Notes of tryall itbout true Com fort from fal fe. not before in all thy life : &faith one, I rind my heart troubled for fin, and mourning for fin, F \\ ould, have comfort,. and God knowes l read the word, and there I find precious and excel lent truths, 1 but they do' not get to my heart; veil, I come to heare the word , atld I find that I get nothing thereby ; I but I wincome again, and waste at the poole to fee when the Angel will come and ftirre in my heart : well, now though it . come not yet, yet at length thou il,alc be able to fay as Mr Clover that fpake to his Friend A:-tfin, thoughlie could have. no Comfort fora long time, yet at length when he came in fight of the flake, he cryes.to his Friend,. O he is come, he. is. come: So in the nfe ofineanes waite while the word foal! come: and clofe with thy .heart, that thou mayea have Comfort. Wel1,.I carenar fay but that God harp Comforted my foule in., . my mourning Condition, O that I;did.but,know whether it were the Comfort of Jefus- Chriít yea or no : --- Well, Ile: give you two or three notes to,know whether it be the Gram fort ofJefus ChriP or no. In the firfl' place If thy. Joy and Comfort be the. joy of the Lord, why then it is thy ftren th : fo.Nehemiah faith to Nehctr. ,.to. the people : you find Joy brings strength, Comfort bringst firength to your foules : As thus ; Canft thou fry, well through Gods mercy,. though' I were weak heretofore, and could not overcome fuch and inch Corruptions , fine God hash fpoken peace to my Soule, I have foundmore firength to. come into: my heart to overcome my corruptions then ever I.did before, why is this thy Comfort ? loth it work thus ? Peace to thee,it is from. God ; that that carries unto God, it comes from him, it is a Delufhon, or a Fanfie : hypocrites are difcovered in this as much as in any thing ; though when they are in terrors, then. they will take heed of fin, and fet upon duty ; but when they have peace, then they grow more loofe ; but it is otherwife is: fuch whofe hearts are fincere with God: Secondly , That that:is the true Comfort of Chriflians, is; fed by that that at finii wrought it : Look what begets a thing loth nourith it, fo the Philofophers fay ; It's fo in nature;and +. k's fo in the heart of man;;.ioake what nouriilees thy Coin - ., fort,, 143
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