graceand Love beyond ifis. 53 fuffering : But nowOrace bath as good a hand at fu ffering,as it bath at doing. 5 Again,They differ alfo in their abaternent,&in their quen- ching If a man have grace and fal into fin,that fin wil hinder and quench the former adings of his glace; he canot ad now as he did adbefore ; therfore faith the Apoftle,guenchnot the Spirit: But ifa man have gifts only,and no grace,& he fal in- to fin, that fin hinders not his adings, he can pray as he did, and he can converfe as he did,his adinosare not fo much hin- dered or quenched therby; as it is with a Candle, if it be only painted upon a board, & you put it into the water,that is not quenched therby; Why ? becaufe it is a dead Candle,it is not a living Candle : but now come and take a living Candle, a burning Candle, and put that into the water, & that is quen- ched ; Why ? becaufe it is a living Candle, it is a burning' Candle : fo now,take a man that bath gifts only, and let him fal into fin,and his gifts are not quenched with his fin ; Why? becaufe he is but a dead Candle, a painted Candle, and fo he canpray as wel, and converfe as wel, though he fal into fin But now, a man that bath grace in truth,and more then gifts, ifhe fal into fin, Oh ! he cannot ad as he did adbefore, he bath not the fame.face towards God as he had before ; Thus I fay,they differ in their abatements: And therfore now,who-. foeveryou are that make this Objedion, and fear that you have nothing but gifts, and not grace, as it is the fcruple of manyChriflians,011! I fear(faithone)I have nothing but gifts that 1 have not grace at al,but gifts alone ; I appealunto you before the Lord, whoever you are, that labor under his fear, whetherdo you not defire(above apt° know Jefus Chrift and him crucified ? whether are not things bell that corns from a living hand to you ? whether do not your difpofitton lie to- wards the fimplicity of the Gofpel ? and are you hot content and fatisfied there-withal ? whether have you not as good a hand at fuffering,whenGod cals you thereunto,as at doing ? whether are you not quenched, when you fal into fin ? Oh ! Yes, faith the poor Soul : This I muff needs fay, Through grace thus it is with me, the Lord knows I can speak this in H 2 truth
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