Confiderations. to quicken our hunger. no great matter whit becomes of me in the world, what be- comes of my name or eítare, if I have but that to cloath . me I {hall be madefor ever, ô that the heavens might hear of the cryes of fome foules this - evening after this righteouíheife, or if fo be that forme of you upon the hearing of what is laid may butthink what is the meaning of-this ; however let there be this fruit of what bath been fpoken, as to get alone between God and your felves and cry to him to help you ro t;nderfland what hath been faid, for certainely it's one of the great mifte- ris of Godlinefs, you are undone for ever if you doe not Therefore at leaf do thus much, cry to God that he would reveale this to you, and that will be forme good way made for die furring up your appetites after this righteoufneife. There are two orthree things that may ferve for the quickning of our appetites. Firl+, Confider that thou haft to deal with a righteous God, we have a notable Scripture, in the io Rom: 3. ver: For they being ignorant of Gods rtghteoufneffe andgoing about to e gabli(h their own righteoufneffe, have not fubmitted themfelves unto the righteoufnefs of God : Mark, they are ignorant of Gods righte- oufnefle, and fo they go about to eftablith their owne,and have not fubmitted themfelves to the righteoufneife of God, as if the Holy Ghoft fhould fay,did they but know Gods righteouf nefs, they would never ref in their own righteoufnefs, but be- ing ignorant of Gods righteoufnefs they feeke to eítabliih their own, righteouinefs : O that God would but this night caufe one manifeftation Of his in!inite righteoufne(fe to thy foule , this would caufe thee to hunger and thirf after it indeed.. Secondly, Confider this , That the Lord is abfolutely re- folved that he will have his juftice twisted, that no foule ever be fav'd, but he will have juflice fatis5ed for that lode; this is Gods derermination,and the right unierítanding of this, and laying this for a_cer .aine..&onclufion wiil.mighrily (tirre .up. the heart to Peek after this righteoufne(fe : what is God a God of infinite righteoufne(fe, and is this a certaine truth ,hat no fdul4 (hall ever be fav'd, but God will be honoured in his infi- M m nice
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