Gofpel Penis ton. God may accept of thee ; but otherwife without this kind of blood there is no remifaun ; that is to fanc`tifie the Name of God, confider this note, it may be of ufe many wayes, that is, to fan- :t;tîe the Name Of God, when there comes to be in myheart a difpofition fuitable to the work ofGod I have to deal withal ; fuitable to the manifeftation ofGod in that thing I have to deal with God in : if any ask, What is it to fantlife Gods Name, I would anfwer thus ; Tofandifie Gods Name in any thing,it is to labour to get an anfwwcrable difpoftion to that thing that. Ihave to deal with God'in ; when I am to deal with God in any work, according to that work I muff have difpofition in my heart fuitable to it ; as to inftance, I fan&ifie Gods Name in Prayer, when I fpeak of Gods glorious Attributes and Titles then, when there is an anfwerable difpofition in my heart to thofe glorious Titles that I fpeak of ; fo I fanétifie Gods Namewhen I confefs my fin before God the Judge of all the World, in having an anfwerable difpofition in my heart fuitable to this Judge ; and then I fanftifie Gods N ime in feeking pardon of fin, when I have an anfwerable difpofition in my heart to the greatnefs of thework of God in pardoning fin ; therefore all ofyou muff be careful, when you intreat God topardon fm, to intreat him alto tò fan&ifie his Name; How is that? intreat God to manifeft that glorious work to your fouls., and then labour to get your hearts into an anfwerable difpofition fuitable to that great work ; you that go to God every day in feeking pardon of fin ; have you been apprehenfive ot the greatnefs of it ; Hach God fhewed you the greatnefs of his work in it ? or further, lince the time that you have heard of the greatnefs of thework.; have you been carting in your fouls how to get an anfwerable difpofition fuitable to thefe Divine Truths ? Certainly, fo far as you are wanting in that,fo far you are fhort of fancifying Gods Name ; and for time to come, this 'mull be the great work of your fouls, to get anfwerable'difpofitions in Peekingpardon of fin, that may be fuitable to the great work of God , in it ; ifone that comes to feek to you, to Petition you to remove forceevil one that hath offendedyou, if hecome !lightly:, youwill fay, you mull come after another manner ; Shall a poor man or woman expect fuch a kindof coming 'froma Child, Servant, or Inferiour ; and yet N z Shall 91
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