Direáiosu te thsfe that are mourners, 149; have a hard heart,yet if thou wilt power that fpirit of thine up- onme, I (hall mourne, therefore look up to God and ylead the promife : -- And then that oL her pronnfe, líe tuf e away the heart of ftone'and give them a heart o f flesh, why Lord this pro- mile of thine is 'not to fuch and filch, upon fuck and fuch condi dons, but a free and abfolute promise. And then, Ft's a good Nay to converse with mourners, to gti into the çompany of fuch as are broken hearted Chrititins r It will make a man think thus, why Lord God, filch a one that walks fo in offenfively, fo gracioufly, yet what a broken heart bath fuch a one : I have a wretched heart and yet I cannot find . my heart break, thus the very fociety of poore broken hearts will be:a mighty helpe to thee.. And then Fourthly, If you cannot mourne, then mourn that you cannot mourn; O this will be acceptable unto God : You will fay, I cannot have command over my heart to mourne for fin as I define, I but canft not thou goe toGod and make thy . mane and complaine of this as the greatefl evil that is upon thee : Lord I account this dull hard, heart of mine as a moll fearefuli.evill upon me: And then.Fifthly,. Do not give wayto your felves to take any joy or comfort in any thing in this world till you, get your hearts broken for your-fn: will not my heart yeeld in way of mourning for fin, it trot rejoyce then; -Twill not let it out to any vain mirth and' joy until' I canget a to break; and al- though heretofòre I tooke content in fuch` and fuch company,. and in the ufe of the creature: It's true, it is lawfull for a man: to také comfort, but is it convenient for fuch a minas I that can never mourn for my fin: Nay Ile charge this upon my, heart, full to labour to 6e affè &ed for fin and tomourne for fin, and' then I hope I` shall take more comfort' both, in G od and his creatures. then heretofore. And then Laflly, O' take heed of finning after mourning . thou thatwouldell have fuch a mourning heart as is here fpo .ken of in this hay text, for thy fin.Take heed that if ever God beginsto break thy heart and helpe the to mourne, that thou do not fin wilfully after mourning. If God b,:gins to wound. thy'
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