s e c ibeGay4tgïfval3teelandlanvi=ïfird, call theeio attitehear of the day, refufenot to tabour in theVineyard. While thouart fearing and doubting abic thy condition che day is fpending,and night iscoming on ; fo that though thou fbouldeft:granr,' that all whichhuhbeen done, bythee, kath been inHypocrifie, and on falfe grounds ; yet now begin to lay the firfi [lone in a good foundation t Say,O Lord, Let all thefe fears,.all thefe doubts be fanetified tome, tomake a fiarework dubitat,nil difcit He that doubt., Msof nothing, will never feekout tolearn ; and it may be well for thee that God bath fhaken theethan, it maybe to ma-k_ the root [lronger ; There may a clearer calm after theft boifteroas troubles. This may fuffice to comfort thofewho (landthus fufpended fromGod, and raft jII3 like e4bfolam from David,. face. What incouragementsmay be given to that Incourage,- Chriftian,whofindes indeed San tification inhim,but in a low degree, he isaBabe, meats tothoea a child, not a grownman : now to loch an one, no comfort ought tobe admini. who find San fired, fo as to make him fit (till, that he fhould have a nilultra. No, Paul et`fication in- them bnc in himfelf who ran like the Sun (wifely fulfilling his race, Phil. 3.yet forgets ,hat low degree. itbehind, andmakes fall on to what ie before: fo chat ro grow in grace is a neceffary duty, and we ought tobe carryed on ro perfeétion,Heb.d. Yea it many times may giveground of lufpition to Godspeople, whether theyhave grace in them, or no;. becaufe they are at fuch a Band : yea not to well, but fometimes in decayes and great dulneffe; fo that if the increafe of riches add to the delire of them, how much rather lhould the increafe of grace fä11 provoke thee more and more ? But yet thou art not without many grounds of hope andcomfort. Forfirft, In that God bath beftowed the leaf* degreeoffanl ification upon thee, to he bath done moreunto thee then if hefhould give theeall theglory and honour of this world. Tobe rich in faith,though poor in the world, isbetter than to be rich in the world and poor in faith. Oh then with what thankfulnefle [houldit thou admireGods goodneffe to thee? Hath he given thee but this little Muftard- feedof Grace ? Hach hebut begun thisgreat work in thee t This is happier and more excellentthan all theoutward advantagesof /the earth. Itsawoeful thingto baveour portion in this world. As Ifmael had manygreat gifts, but Ifaac had the inheritance; foit may be Godgives thee great outward abundance; but as for the fpiritual inheritance, that be giveth toothers i rejoyce then, and be excee= ding glad, all you whofind but the very firft fruitsof this happineffe. Secondly, The promife of juftification and pardon is made unto the cloth of Grace, not ro the meafureand degreesof it: The little hand of*Child,mayhold a Pearl, as well as a Giantsband fo that though thou haftnot as muchgrace and godline[fe asa Paul, or a David,yet thou maifl ascomfortably apply the Covenant of Grace to thy foul,as they did. Its not, hethat beleeveth thus much (hall be fa- ved, gut he that beleeveth, John 6. 35. Thirdly, Thou Whoart weak, yetfeet this and bewaileft it, haft this advantage, 3; which a stranger bath not, to walk more humbly, to depend more firmly and ftrongly uponChrilt. Sometimes great Cedars, as Davidand Peter fall fouly, when leffe fhrubsRand (till. The more eminent a Chriltian is, the more danger he is in, of gride,andfelf.confidence, and thereupon they fall more fouly; but the little child , that is afraid togo, will not let the Mothers handgo, is kept from falling. Fourthly, The weaker thouart, in force refpeéts God bath the more care and 4. tender refpeaover thee. Chrift will not quench the fineakjngFlax, Mat. r a. ao. Thehusbandman is molt careful of his teadereft plants Ariffotle faith, Nature bath put it into parentsto have molt love to their youngelt'and weakeft children. Thus God takes thofe that areweake[t, and giveth them more eonfolations and the greater fupport. Fitly, There isno Chriftian foweak, but he may fame way orother doe God much fervice : and this he fhouldcomfort himfelf in, as the greateft honour he is capable off. The Apoftle often ufeth this fimilitude of a mans body, and fbeweth F f f how 4o t
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