-------------- 200 A Box of precious Ointment : Or, thick clofs one to another, their love of Religion, a nd one of another, proved firmer than that of nature. They feem to take away the Sun out of the world (faid the Orator) who take away friend.thip fiom the life of man ; for we do not rnofe need fire and water, than conilant friendfhip. Though wicked men may pretend great love to the Saints, yet their love is not contiant ; God fometimes indeed over-rules Gen.3 & 33. 1, Z, 3 4 5'. their fpirits with a very thong hand, as he did Laban's and Efatis, or as he over-ruled the fpirits of the Lions to pre- Dan. 6. ferve Daniel, and of the Ravens to feed Elij4b ; 'but fo foon as that over-ruling providence is over, they are as they were before. God for a time gave the /frac/hes favour in the eyes of the Egyptiwas, but before and after they were their utter enemies. But now a gracious foul, he loves the Saints at all times, his love to them is conflant. But, 14. Fourteenthly, That foul that dares not fay that he has grace, yet can truly fay before the Lord, that he prizes the _kali dram of grace above ten thoufand thoufand worlds, certain- ly that foul has true grace in him. Doubtlefs there are none mic. 6. 6,7. that can prize grace in their underflandings and judgments Phil. 3.18,1. above all the world, but fuch as a firit taken out of the Mat9 16.to-24. Pfal. II. world by grace. There is no man on earth whofe heart is void and empty of grace, but fets a higher value and price upon his lufts, or upon his relations,- or upon his honours, or riches, or pleafures, or upon this or that worldly enjoy- ment, than he does upon grace, or the fountain of grace ; yea, how many thoufands are there that fet a higher price or value upon a Hound, a Hawk, a Horfe, a Harlot, a good Trade, a fair Eitate, a rich inheritance, yea upon the very toyes and trifles of this world, than they do upon God,. or Chrill, or grace ? 'Twas never yet known in the. world, that ever God fent filch a man to hell, who prized grace above heaven it felf, who had rather have grace and holinefg 'with- out heaven, than heaven it felf without grace and holinefs. Fifteenthly, That foul that dares not fay that his condi- tion is good, yet can fay in truth of heart before the Lord, that
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