a choice and a precious [pipit. 9 The hopes we have of the conti- nuance ofour puce in the happy en- joyment of thofe precious liberties of the Gofpel, that in fogreat mercyhave been continued untous, depends much upon the worke of Gods grace upon your fouls: It God takes offyour fpi- rits from common vanities, the plea- lures ofthe flefh, from the poore low things of theworld , from your own private ends, and caufes the feareofhis great Name to fall upon them , and rai- feth them to the love of, anddelight in the great things ofgodlrncífe, tobe gi- ven up wholly to him , to lift up his great Name ; we {hall then look upon you as the joyful! hopes ofour Souls, that God (till dothand will delight in thebleífing, peace , and profperity of his people : But if we fee darkneffè up- onyour fpirits then a difmall night of darknefe is uponus. As whenwee fee it waxdark in the valleys, we fay , it is towards night ; if it begins to be dark upon the hits , it is, nigh night 5 but if it be dark in theSkie, it is night indeed: Sowhere we fee the works of darkngs amonEft the people, it is a figne that a night 191 ......_
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