A choice Bed of Spices. Sixthly, Godly forrow is a divorcing forrow, it divorces the heart from fin, it breaks that ancient league that has been between the heart and fin ; there is a flrong firm league be-: tween every firmer and his fin, If d. 2g. 15118. but when, god- ly forrow enters, it diffolves that league, it feparates between a firmer and his fin, it fets the foul at an everlafling diflance from fin. The union between the toot and the branches, the foundation and the buildiig, the head and the members, thel, father and the child, the husband and the wife, the body and I the foal are all neer, very neer anions ; yet that between a (inner and his fin Teems to be a neerer union. Obfervable is the Rory of Phaitiel. You know when David had married )Mithol; Said injurioufly gave her to another ; but when Da- vid came to the crown, and fent forth his Royal commands that his wife fhotild be brought to him, her husband dares not but obey, brings her on her journey; and then not with- out great reluaancy of fpirit, takes his leave of her. But what was Phaltiel weary of his wife, that he now forfakes her? 0 no, he was enforced, and though the was gone, yet he had many a fad thought about parting with her, and he never leaves looking till he fees her'as far as Bahtirine, weeping and bemoaning her abfence Jufl thus Rands the heart of every unregenerate man towards his fins, as Phaltiel's heart flood towards his wife. But when the fprings of godly forrow rife in the foul, the league, the friendfhip, the union that vas be- tween the firmer and his fins, comes to be-diffolved and bro- ken in piece,, Hal-eau!. 8. A!1 godly forrow, lets the heart againfl fin; he that divinely mourns over fin can't live in a courfe of fin ; when of all bitters God makes fin to be the areatefl bitter to the foul, then the foul bids an everlallin. "farewel to fin ; now the foul in good'earnefl bids adieu to fin for ever. 0 Sirs i this is a moll certain Maxim (to live and the with) that either a mans fins will make an end of his mourning, or elfe his mourning will make an end of his fin ; for he that holds on finning, will certainty leave olf mourn- ing (no man can make a trade of fin, and vet keep his heart In a mourning frame) 'but he that holds on mourning for fin; will certainly leave off the trade of fin ; holy grief for fin, G 225 6. It is an excellent laying of auflin, He dOth truly be- wail the fins he hash comm:tted$ who never coin. mits the fins he hub bewailed. Sam.3.14) 16. rtt
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