146 biredions to thofe that are mourners, countenance was even changed: ATel,would he call-it offnow? no, but I kept the matter in my heart for all that I verily beleeve that force of you coming to heare the word, there is fometime darted into your fpirits that that cloth trouble your thoughts,, when you lye upon your beds and awake in. the night feafon, there is fomerhing that troubles your hearts, and you will go into company to put it otf: Ono, but you (Mould keepe it ra ther : How.doef} thou knowbut that now the Lord is in way to make thee bleifed ? Thou did'1} -g0 on before in a way that tended to wrath and miîery , in a curfed way ; now the: Lord Chril} is coming to thee to -make thee blefled.for ought thou kno.weft; and thou haft an opportunity for bleffednffe that perhaps if thou ('halt teec} thou (halt never have againe; Thou wilt now-put off the word that doth nowbegin to worke.: with thee it may be, If thou lhould'ft, the Lord may fay, let the word never f }Tike thy heart more, let the fpirir never ac company this word more, and then upon thy fick -bed .when, thou would(} have comfort, this Scripture may he brought againfl thee, Bleffed are they that mourn for they fhall be corn fòr -- ted, and thou had'(} a wretched heart,. that did'(} rejee`}'the wayes of the fpitit, that would have made thee mourn : O as ever any of you would have comfort ut on your fick -beds, and death-beds, be willing to mourn, and follow. on the work of the Holy Chofl, when it eorh .begin. to flit your hearts in a mourning way for your fin, and be not put off by any conceit whatfoever , though forte perhaps have taught a new way tó make people wholÿ abandon mourning, yet know that it is the old-way which the Saints of God have gone on heretofore in; and therefore embrace this,and to the end that thou mayeflem brace it, take thefe few Directions. In the firf} place, It's a good way for men that find their hearts begin to be troubleddfor their fin, for' them to get alone, to get out of the way from other company and to retire them felves At any time when thou findef} thy heart -begin to be troubled,' retire thy felfe, get alone, 'be mufing of thy:fin, and lay the rule to thy, heart all alone betweene God and thy foule, it's a very eNcéllent obfervation that we May have from that of Peter
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