A choice Bed of Spices. are good ; he that fincerely defires to believe, he does be- lieve in the account of God. The defire (faith one) to be- lieve in the want of faith, is faith ; though as yet there want firm and lively grace , yet art thou not altogether void of grace ; if thou cant' defire it, thy, defire is the feed, 'con- ception or bud of what thou wanteff. Nov is the Spring-time of the ingrafted Word or immortal feed call into the fur- rows of thy heart, wait -but a while, using the means, and thou (halt fee that leaves, bloffoms and fruits will ihortly follow, &c. Another faith,. Faith in the moll holy is noti perfe& neverthelefs, whofoever feels in his heart an earneD defireto believe, and a 4riving againfl his doubts, he both may and mull affure himtlf, that he is indued with true' faith. And he that fincerely defires to repent, he does re-' pent in the account of God. Holy Bradford writing to Mr. Jo. C arelefs, faith, Thy fins are undoubtedly pardoned, &c. for God hath given thee a penitent and believing heart ; that is, a heart which defireth to repent and believe, for fuch a one is taken of him (he accepting the will for the deed) for a penitent and believing heart indeed. And he that fincerely defires to mortifie fin, he does mortifie fin in the account of God ; and he that fincerely defires to walk with God, he ' does walk with God in the account of God ; and he that fincerely defires to honour God, he does honour God in the account of God ; and he that fincerely defires to deny him- felf, he does deny himfelf in the account of God ; and he that fincerely defires to be weaned from the world, he is weaned from the world in the account of God ; and he that fincerely defires to be conformable to God, he is comform- abte to God in the account of God ; and he that defires to grow in grace, he does grow in grace in the account of God; and he that fincerely defires to improve mercies, he does im- prove mercies in the account of God ; and he that fincerely defires to g,lolifie God in the hour of his vifitation, he does glorifie God in the hour of his vifitation in the account of God. A gracious man may make a better judgment of his effate by his fincere defires, than he can by his duties ; and fo a wicked man may make abetter. .judgment of his elate A a 177 Mr. Pok,ins in his grain of rem- Rain-feed. Mr. Fox. Let thy defires be before God, and he which feeth in iecret, Mali re-, ward thee open- ly; thy defire is thy 133; PI be continual, thy prayer is coati-
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