S 482 of Cónberfon, er?urninguntoGod. a c TAX. are to promote the walesof tin, to furtherthe Kingdome of Satan, thou mayeft quickly conclude thouart far from converlion. As pa adjured David, Then love" thy, enemies betterthen thy friends : to moyeft thouexpostulate with thy. own foul , Thatit entertainethher owndamnable enemies,rather thenherfriends who would bring the greaten good to her. ;. Hearty convcrftongoeth further Rill,and loveth nothing equally withhim'; for whereall the heart is, there all the heart cannot be any where elfe God will have all or roue. It was the falfe motherthat was willing tohave the child divi- ded; the divel will take half, bccaufe in that he bath all. Laftly , Still higher the true Convert goeth, for heentertainethnothingwith God : Minna toamat, quitecumalignid amar. So that God being the Center, and the ultimate reposeofthe foul, he entertaineth nothing with him in that relation. There areTome things that do fo challengea primacy, that theyadmit nothing with them , as we fay in our controverfies with the ChurchofRome : It is a contradi- &ion to fay, a primary head, and a fecondary head ; foa primary husband , and a fecondary husband; and thus it is here : God is the head, thespouse ofeveryfaith. full foul, and fo hewill haveno co- partner with him. And although we areallow. ed to love lawful comforts here below, yet becaufe all are in fubordination tohim, and becaufe ofbim,thereforeRill God is onely beloved. As we fay,Such anhook is full a mans, becaufe though there be many servants, many attendants, yet becaufe they are but fervants, and one matter only, therefore it is his houfe only : fo it is bete; The heart cf a Converted man is onlyGods, and forhim, becaufe though other things be received, yetas fervants onely, and withreference meetly to God. Thus we are Paid to turn tohimwith alloarheart. Oh then if all thefe thingsgo to an hearty Convection , In how narrow a compaffe will this work be found ? Who that heareth thefe things may not cry out, 0411who thee can be Paved? Who maynot begin tomake a Rtietersearch intohis heart? In the next place , Confider the dial of this hearty Convection unto God. And j- Firh, Jr isirfeparabl e forthefut tere.l-letbathathturned from his fins edCod Thn effects of with all his heat t, will never go back again, as Hypocrites, and Apoftates do; fuch heartycomer- baelRtding argueththat they never were rooted, or built up upon this rock fee lion to God. howconfidently that eminent Convert Paultryumphs, Who can (eparate to from the loveof god inChrifì? Rom. 8. And therehe challengeth all things that can benamed ; fo true is that , Fle Which drinkerb of this heavenly water, hall never tiirf more, John 6, 35. He becomeseven likeGod: He prayeth, heareth, be. bevel , and lovethGod ; and in these thingshe changeth not. Oh this incon- Aarcy and unfetledneffe, is a plain enemy tohearty Convection. Secondly, Hearty cenverfonto God irinsatiable: ir hathneverenough ofGod, Rill it wouldhave more in him, as we fee in 'David, how full oflongingand pant- ing eaprefllons after Goc 1 It will never repent him that hedid turn to God a He will never lay, It was better withme when I enjoyedmy pleafures, and my lulls, then fnce I took God for myportion. And now here is one thing more to Solo. moms four things that never fay There isenossh, and that is a Godly heart enjoy- ingGod. Thirdly, This turningwith the wholeheart is invincible, nothing can cengeter it This fire will dry up all waters : A man that hash an half heart, or a Weak and lazy heart,will quickly be beaten back. A Lionin theway, or tall Giants will loon difcourage fome men from Canaan: but where the whole heart is fixed, there it will break through hone walls : Chril becameour Saviour with his whole heart; and becaule this Lawwas written in hisheart, hear how readily he speaks, Be- hold , Icome todo thy will , OGod, Pfalm go. 8. This made him codawith Death, and all Agonies through his Fathers difpleafure. No wonder then, till thy whole heart be in Convection, if thou delayef, and fìndeff out manyex- cuter. Lsaly,
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