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53a.
Preparations
for
fleeting.
what
you
build
upon, and
let it
no be enough
that the
WC
rd
bath
a
little
affected your hearts,,
and
you
have gone
away
wit'
joy:
you
know.
the
{foray
ground
did
fo,
but when troubles
d
a:ife,
by and
by
they
wee
o
:f
,nd.:d, the Scripture
faith
Therfore
when
.you
hear the word,
and
are
a
little
affected,
do
no
r
think.
that the
work
is
done prefently,
O
but
labour
to
get
the
foundation to
be
laid
deep,rhe
main
foundation
it
is
for
thee
to underfland aright the
way
of the Covenant
of
grace,
be.
throughly inform'd
in
ir,&
likewife
let
your
hearts be throughly
humbled before
God,that
fo rhj
ough
the
work
of
humiliation,,
there
may be
a
foftning
of
the
heart
for the feed to
soak
in, and
lo to
take
route
:.
That
man or woman
that ever
bath
been made
fenfible
of
the dreadful
breach
that
fin
bath made
between
God
and
their
fouls,
will
not much regard perfecutions.
I
remem-
ber
Dither
fpeakes
of
himfelf divers times,
that
though,he
was
a_
man.
that
was
threatiled
with perfecutions
as much
as
any man,.
yet he
was
fo
acquainted with trouble of fpirir, & humiliation
for
fin,
yet
he
was nor
afraid
of
all
the
Bulls
of
the Pope
;
We
read
of
Part
that faith
that
all
mull
fifer
perfecutions,
and
it
was
told
him
affoon.as
he
was
converted
what
iae
mull
fuller;
for Chrifls
fake,
but
how
did
the Lord prepare the heart
of
Paul
He knew
that
as
he
was
to
be
a
chofen
vefhell
to beare
the
name
of
Chrill,fo
he
mull
fulfer hard things
;
how
did God,
humble
him, he firikes him down
otf
his
horfe,
makes
him cry'
our, Lord, Lord,
what
milt thon
have
me
to
doe
?
I,
this
man
was
fitted
ro
fuller
any
thing for
Chrifl:
afterwards
:
So
thofe
that
ever
knew
what
fin
meant
they
will
not thinkmuch
of
fuffering
The
reafon
why
fufferings are
fo
heavy
to
us,
it
is becaufe
fin
is
fo
light
unto
us
:
Labour
therefore at
firfl
to be deeply rooted
and
grounded
upon
Jefus Chrill,and
fenfible
of
the evill
of fin;
And learn that great
leffon,
that prepares,
in
r6
Mattb:
24.
Then
faid
j
eft,
i
f
any man
will
be
my
Di
fciple,let
him
deny
him
-
fef,
and take
up
hip creffe,
and
follow
me.
That
man
or
woman
that
hath
learned the leifon
of
felf-
denyall,
will learne to
cake
up the croup
:
Denying
our felf- excellency, our
felf- efleeme,
our
felf
-will,
and
our felt-lulls,
there
are
á
great
many felfes in
one mans
fell; I
fay,
there's
felkxcellency,and
felf
-e
ieeme,
and