..choice Bed of Spices. that is unfound ? tell me 0 thou fighing Chrillian, if thou mil, where ate thole clear Scriptures that proves the want 'of a good memory for the 'bell things, or the want of thole gifts or abilities that many Chriffians have,to Pray,to (peak, to difcourfe, to openScripture, or to difpute for the con- cernments of Chria and his Kingdom, to be chara&ers of an Hypocrite or of hypocrify, or of one that is unfound I Tell me 0 thou clifireffed Chriftian if-thou canft, where are thofe clearScriptures that will jultify thee to conclude that thou art an Hypocrite, becaufe thou art without the pre fent evi- dence of thy fincerity ? Are there not many of the precious fans and daughters of Zion comparable to fine gold, Lam. 4. 2. who have true Grace and fincerity in their hearts, though for the prefent it be hid from their eyes ? 7ofephs Brethren had their mony in their Packs, though they did not fee it, nor know it till they came to their Inn and "opened them. So many of the dear children of God have fincerity in their hearts; though for the prefent they do not fee it nor know it. 0 Sirs ! tis Chrifis work, not Graes, to evidence it felf fo clearly and fully to our eyes, as to enable us to own it ; tis one thing for the Spirit of cod to work Grace in the Soul, and another thing for the Spirit to Thine upon his own work ; now till the Spirit Chines upon his own work, the Soul is in the dark, the Graces of the Spirit are befi feen in the light of the Spirit, as we fee the Sun belt by his own light : Tis good for doubting Chriflians when they are in the dark, to hold fait this conclufion, viz., that they may be upright, though at prefent they are not able to fee their up- ghtnefs. Now though this will not bring in a full Tyde of comfort into their Souls, yet it will keep them from de- fpair, and it will fupport and uphold their hearts, till, the: Spirit, who is a Meffenger of a thoufand, Mall Thew them their uprightnefs. Tell me 0 thou mourning Chriftian if thou canft, where are thole clear Scriptures that proves deadnefs, dulnefs, and indifpofednefs in duty (though it be fadly lamented, bewailed and mourned 'over, and much Ifni-. yen againa, yea though it be the great grief and burden of the Soul) to be charaCters of Hypocrites; or of hypocrify `L a - or 75 I Con 2. D.
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