157 / 186
to
the
Chief of
S'iitnezrs:
147.
to mel·
John-
14.
1, 2,
3, 4·
John
Iti.
33·
Col~
3·
3,
4·
Hcb.
r
2-.
2~,23,
i.4. So
that
fon1etimes '–
\Vhen
I have been tn the favour
of
them, I
l1ave
been able to
laugh
at
Deftruttion,
and
tfl
fear n,either the
Horfo, .
nor his Rider.
I have
had
fweet
fights
of
the forgivenefs
of
tny .Sins
in this
place,and
of
my
being with
Jefus in
another
Wnrld:
0
the Mottnt of
Sion ._the .Hea•
venly
jerufate,n,
the
innutnerAble
Company
of
Angels,
and.GtJd
the ']ttdge
ofall,
and the Spirits
of']tsft Men ma_de
pe~ftH,
and je{tu
have_
been· .
fweet
unto
metn tlus place:
I have
feen
that ·
...
here,that I am,perfwaded l fhall never;
while
·
in this World,be able
to
exprefs; I
have feen
a Truth in that Scriptnre,
whom IJav.ing not
feen,
yet
love
;
in w.1om; though now
yo;,
fee
hirn
not
,ye,t
believz·ng
,yet
rejoyce with
j~y
ftnfpeaka'ble,
and
full
of
Glory.
I
Pet.
1.
8.
324.
1never knew what
it
\Vas
for
God
to
ftand
by
me
at
all turns, and at
every
offer
of Satan to afi1itt
me.,&c.as
I have found him
. fince 1can1e in
hither; for look how
fears
have reprefented themfelves, ·
fo
have
fi.1p·
ports and
encouragme.nts,
yea, when I
have
1tarted, even as
j
t
were,
at
nothL1g
elfe
but
my
fhadow,
yet C?od,
as
being very tender
of
n1e,
hath not fuffered me to be n1olefted, but
\vould with otie Scripture or
andthe·r ·
ftreng~ ,
then
me
agai nfr all1
Infomuch ·
that
·· 1
have
often
fa
id,
,Were
t't
lawful,
I could
pr
~!
for.
g __
ret~ter
trou :J le; for the great&r_
flJmforti
fa-ke,
~eel~
'J.·
14:.
~Cor!
l.
5·
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