The d fTerence of the comforts or carnall men and of Saints. God the Father to preach glad- tydings to the poore,' fo in the fame I.lace we have Jefes hrift ano`y'n ed to comfort thofe. that mourne, as if Go-d fbould fay, I appoynt thee ô Son to this worke , and certainly Chrill will be faithful! in his Office. Laflly, They i "call be comforted, becaufe the Spirit of God the holy Ghoul hash his denomination from hence, The Com- forter, The Holy Ghoul that is equal! with the Fa.her,and with the Son, and very glorious is his worke ; Now the worke that he bath to do,ic's to comfort the poor mourning Saints of God, to be a comfort unto them : If the holy Ghoul be e juall with the Father, and the Son, hi, worke mull be Flo; ions as weil as the work of the Father and the Son : How glórious is the work of the Father in creating all things by his own word höw glo- rious is the work of the Sonin the work of mans Redem.,tion ! now the worke of the holy (Aloft mull have Tome kind of pro- portionable glory ; It's impartible therefore but that thou mull be comforted ; fo long as there is a holy Ghoul, fö long. thou mull' needs have comfort. O the difference from hence between the comforts of carnal hearts & the Saints : Thou haft comfort,how ?by powring forth drink into thy throat, or by thy. cards or, dice, here's thy com- fort : what difference is there between a mans having comfort by a little beer or wine, or play, and a man that hash comfort by the holy Ghoft defigned by God the- Father and the S n tö be the comforter of him to all eternity ; and thou that doefl flight the comforts of the Saints, and rather haft thy carnall heart to choofe unto thee comfort and joy by eating and drink- ing and.rlaying, what is the language. of.thy foulé in this. but thus, O Lord let me rather have comfortf-om meat ànddrink then from any worke of the holy we hear in thy word that the holy Ghoul is defigned by thy felfe .and, thy Son to be the comforter of the Saints, but thofe are the comforts I have no skill in, I had rather have meare and drinke and fatisfie my lufts,and for the comforts of the holy Ghoft, I will venture them whether I have any part in them yea or no : well bict what ever they doe, ye that are of mournful! fpirits, and God keeps you
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