Ioav we fhould mourn for the off;Wont of Saints. 167 men you cannot but be affected, but now are you moll affecIed upon fpirituall grounds, becaufe the Saints do fuffer, becaufe the liberties of the Ordinances are taken from them, becaufe the adverfaries of Gods people doe moil. prevaile, becaufe re- ligio is trampled under foote, doe you mourne therefore ? It's true, thefe are'mourning times, moll people they mourne becaufe of fear of outward danger; of for their great taxes, and they have not things as they vere wont to have, buta fpirituall mourning is upon ipirirual grounds, And then fecondly, Spirituali mourning will put much upon prayer, that we fpeak to in the-general, when we (hewed hòw thoíé that are in a mournfull condition themfelves,rhey illould pray much; So.here : thofethat doe mourne for the Chur- ches, it they mourne in a fr irituail 'way, they will pray much for the Church s': I a ,peale to your confciences in this thing, you hear many. tirares fadnewes concerning the fufferings ok your brethren abroad : It may be you will fay, the Lord have mercy upon them, or fo; but when did you get alone between God andyour foules, and poure forth your foules before God in fecrer, on the behalfe of the Churches of God, or it may be you have done fo fometimes, but is this in your hearts to do fo man ordinary way ? If your children be affli&ed, perhaps.you will go to prayer then, and wring your hands, but you ,have heard of the afic} ions of the Churches, and have Your hearts been fo affe&ed as to go and break your fpi its before the Lord in prayer, now that's a fniritual mourr.in?,for to have a fadnefle upon your ïpiriv, upon the hearing oi th:ltmay be but in a natural way, but for your hearts to break before God in prayer for the '_ hurch, that's in a fpiritual way..Nowr the Chur- ches fuffer more then they have done, and are your prayers in- larged more then to.merly for them, this isfpirituall, and blet- fed are they that fo mou ne ; as that they are put tpon prayer, and inlarged in prayer by their mourning, And Thirdly, If your, hearts be fpirituall in your mourning why then looke what God dorh (pare you in, in that ÿou do not fpend your flren thinjfti erinr as others doe, it will taufe you to -be fo t ch the pore- eàncdl and` Willing to -fpend your flrengrh
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