Rsales in jêek g after Comfort. ihould prefume in taking Comfort ; but take this rule, If the taking Comfort makes thee more iencible of thine unwo-thi- neiíe,that fence of thine unworthine{iè ihould no hinder thee from taking hold of Comfort : And that might be the lirft rule of Direction as well as a rule of lncouragemenr to thofe that mourns for fin. But yet further , There are divers rules to helpe thofe that are mourners, how to order their fpirits in Peeking Comfort. And the firft rule is, Labour for a quiet patient heart- , for forrow is tedious to'ileih and blood, but now the forrow that is for fin hath a mixture of the Grace of God with it. And therefore if mourning for fin comes tomake the heart to be impatient, to fret and vex , it is no: right ; But mourning for, fin it hath a tweet-wife in it, and therefore it ihould make thee patient under Gods hand, waiting for the time when God will ipeake Comfort to thy foule ; Lord here I lie,and am fencible of io great an evill that is upon me, that I know all the crea- tures in heaven and earth cannot Comfort me in this conditi- on wherein I arn,and therefore I am waiting for the good day, for the time of love , when thou Chair fpeaka peace to my foule. And here I refolve to be waiting upon thee in the ufe of all meanes as I am able till my laft breath what ever be- comes of me : Let that be a rule for Direction how to order thy heart when thou art in a mourning Condition. And then a-feçond rule is this ; Doe not óüely lie poreing upon the dungeon that thou art in, as is were, but while thou art mourning for fin, though yet thou haft no: affürance that thy fins be forgiven thee, yet Tooke up to the promife it may be thou thiikefl it doth not belong to thee ,. but let thine eye be upon ir, looke up.to the brazen Serpent ,. if fin huh flung thee, ;BAs - thofe that were flung in the wildernefs lookt up to- the brazen Serpent , prefent the Covenant of Grace to thy íòu1, - As the prefenting of the Law hath a power to terriFie the heart, fó the prefentin; of the (3oflel, it hath a rover t(4- draw the heart to it There is a q ,ckoiri, in the grace F the Cocpel: when 'tis beheld It is nor as a moere ob- g s àveitue jec £o the eye _or und:rftandiT,: bur. there i'. it ;
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