19 4 Golel P einjsiora, workings as they have had heretofore, and cannot find them, and fo are ready to conclude that all is naught and lie down as people difconfolate, becaufe their condition is not good, they cannot find fuch Evidences as heretofore they had ; now in ibis cafe, the bcft way is, if I cannot find my Evi- dences, or theufe of them I had before, to renew them ; the time I fpend in feek Tg and difcouraging of my heart, if I fpent it in ad ings-and workings of my heart after God , for the renewing ofmy Evidences, perhaps I might have renewed them in that time ; as in matters between men and women in this world, they have Evidences that would clear the mat- ters in differences ; but perhaps they cannot find them , or they are grown fo old that they cannot read them, and they fpend a great deal of time about them whereas pofíibly, did theygo to the Court of Roles , they might have them re- newed with lefs charge and time ; fo iris with the foul when it cannot find fuch and fuch Evidences, it fpends a great deal of time, and fits down in difcouragement and difquiet- nefs of heart , when as perhaps in lefs time thou mighteft have renewed them ; as thus, fuppofe thou art looking after this Evidence ofthy Calling for God calls whom he jufti- fies Now thou art looking after thy call, and thou art troubled that thou doff not remember how Goddid work upon thy heart then, or heretofore, and a great deal of time is fpent ; cannot you find how 'twas with you then ? No then fall upon this courfe, liften to what voice of God thou heareft now in thy heart fay to thy foul, Do not I now findthe workof God in me ; do not 1 findhim now drawing of myheart out ofthe 'world unto himfelf, and does not my heart liften tint-at/2m call? for the call of God is not only at firft conversion, but God is alwayes calling and drawing the heart from the world unto himfelf; if thou can'ii not make ufe of the work of God heretofore make lifeof his present workupon thee : Again, thofe whom God juftifies, they en- ter into Covenant with God ; for it was by way of Cove- nant (as I told you) they give up themfelves to God in an everlafting Covenant : But when did I come into Covenant with God ? I am afraid I am not the man or woman in Co- venant
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