Box of precious Ointment : Or, thern 5 Ingood earneft (faith he) I would udy the promfes, and go into my clofet, and lock the door, and there plead them to God,i and fay, th.at I would not go forth, till he gave me fome fente of 651 love. He would often mention and try hirnfelf by thefe three Marks : Firfl, a fince.re defire to fear the name of God,' which he grounded upon that, Secondly, a fincere 1 &lire to do the will of God in all things required ; whichl he grounded upon PP/. i a9.6. Thirdly, a fill purpofe cf heart to chive to the Lord,- which he grounded upon Att 23 Thefe he. would often prefs upon others, and cliCcovery / grace in thy heart th fe he frequently tryed himfelf by) and from thefe he had t. hough but one much affurance and comfort. Mr. Stephen Mar gal in a Ser-' i °grain, and that o aifure than of thy muttard-feed,will moil of his, on if f. 9. 2. fait?, Look and examine, whether thou dation and final loath thy Pelf as a bafe creature ; and dolt thou make this falvation. nothing? Secondly, Doll. thou not in thy heart value and prize orris fFilit of pri.0% 1).2 42 w. the meanefi ckild of God, more- than the greatefl men in the world, that have not the image of God, the image of grace and holinefs liampt upon them, I pray God (faith Mr. cAlarfhal) that many - of God's pe lie do not want thefe evidences. If our fouls (faith another Mall like of Chrift for a Si& o,-, when we find nn other Mr. Dad °tithe jointure but the Crofs, we may be fore we are C hri bans. A man conartkOdriacnts may want the reeling of his flith, and cry and call again and again Pa..fe313) 34. for it, and feel nothing all this while, and yet neverthelefi have true and found faith : For the feeling of, and mourning for the want of faith, and the came and confiant defire of it, is an in- fallible fign of faith. For this is a Pure Rule, that fo long as one feeleth himfelffick he is not dead ; and the high eflimation of faith, joined with a vehement defire of it is a fingular evidence that there U a found and lively root of faith in oar hearts. All the el ell of Pet./.a. Mr. Love, his zealKts God (hall have the fapRification of the Spirit unto obedience, and Chnftia 1, pas.2.9. the fprinkling of the bloud of Chrifi upon their hearts, fooner or laik part. later. 1 do not prefs the having of thefe things gradually, tut fin- cerely ; an elect perfon may want many a degree of grace, but if Dr.sibbs,his corn- he have them in fincerity,thomgh in the leaft meafure,it is afp297cient nlentary on the evidence of his eleelion. An earnefl is little in regard of the Brit Chapcl *ale ter of the fecon whole ; perhaps we have but a "billing to fecure us of mon, pounds °Maul to the Co- fo then the point is this, That howfoever we may be affored of our vinthiaas, ver.12. eflate in grace, and likewife that we p4u hold out, yet the (ground of i Pag4914,z. thie. ' --.......-...............--.-
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