#hen one is Paid to moitrne in a Jr. cious way. 95 world : yea.who take to heart the aftlicfions of the Church, mourning not only for their own afflictions, but for the of tiiitions of the Church, bleifed are thefe that mourne. And then all thofe that mourne in a Gracious way. You will fay , when cloth one mourne in a Gracious way and manner. Firft, When any evill is upon one , the heart doth freely yeild it felfe up to God, to honour God in Inch a Condition, as God hath put it into, not to doe it by force, but freely. And then fecondly, Thofe whole mourning hath the exer- cife of Grace, in order to regulate their mourning ; when the mournings of men and women are under the Command of Grace, of Faith, of. Love, and of Hope, not mourning as thofe without hope ; when Grace can Command mourning, and can fay to thole waves of forrow , Hitherto d,all ye go; and no further. Thirdly, When in mourning the heart mournes after God ; There's filch a Comfort that is taken away from me, eyther hi way of tef}imonyto Gods truth , or in way of providentiall afflicting of me; but the thing that I mourne for, it is not fo much becaufe the Comfort is gon, but becaufe I am depriv'd of tome good that might helpe me forward towards God, wherein I rnight be forme way furthered in the way of God : Aimd fó;the foule.mournes -after God, in the mourning for any affliv ion that is upon it. Fourthly , When thofe that mourne have great care to doe the_worke of their mourning condition ; that's a fpecall thing tobe Confidered dF in the bleffedneffe of mourning. We that mournes to as he bath care to doe the worke of that môurnii Condition ; To Confider, God bath put me into this mourn- ing, Condition, and what is the duty that God requires of me in this mourning Condition in which God hath fet me. Men and women ordinarily are follicitous about their afRiEtioni, awl their thoughts are altogether poreing won their atllidi- ons. But now a Gracious mourning caufes the foi le to be fol- licitous about the work ; What' "s the work of this Condition that God hath put me, n ;too It is not a fullen mourning, but
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