follows Godfulls. 267 in gifts it receives, nor in comforts it findes in the creature, nor in enlarge- ments and more inward joyes, but it muft have grace, and God, it muft have force imprefft)nofGod upon it, tocar- ry with it as a Seale of that pretence of God it did enjoy in the duty : it fo ((rives with the Lord, as it reolves not to let him goe , till it bathgot á bleiìng. It is a very Ball expi ef- fon that Saint Bernard hath to this purpofe in two or three words; Owhat a mercy v ere it continually to enjoy that which hee faith ! o Lord, fayth hee, 1 never gee away fen; thee without thee: hemeans henever leaves off du- ty, till he` gets the pretence of God, ard fe) carries theLord along with him, Oh, how oftendoe we goe fromGod wi °hout God ! Wee thinke it enough tPwe have been before him in holy duties, though indeed wee fill abide ffrangcrs to him, and hra to us. How often Both God fend us empty away from his refence, vvhich we fhould account a fore and grievous aff-li6tion± But here is the meery, we are not fen- fibleofthis; ifwe have our defires in the Nunqua n abs re, abrq te recedo. Bern Ep. 126.
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