Cautions to them th4t doe hruéger. 27 I in him, the venturing of the foul upon this perfeì glorious righteoufnefs,it is this that gives right' unto the foul,and there - fore do not fare, but come then thou bunging and thirfting foule after this righteou:nelfe, and open thy mouth and thy heart wide that it may be filled, and call thy foule here upon this righteoufnefs, venter thy foule and thy eternall eflate, that's the'beft Say, and the fooneft way to have the comfort of it: Thofe that are hungring and thirfling after this righteouf- nefs. Take thefe Cautions. The fill} Caution I !hall give you, Take heed you that are feeking after your part in this, and to have your foules to be. juflified through this rìghteoufnefs;Take heed that you do not fatisfie your helves with any righteoufnefs beneath this, wich any under righteoufnefs,' for the Devill will be ready to come in here, and he doth prevaile with many, when their fins do lye upon their confciences, and they fee they hand as guilty be- fore the great God, as thofe that are bound over unto eternal} death, and they heare that there is no way of falvation but by Chrift, and they feeke after_Chrifl, now the Devil Peeks to put them off with fome other righteoufnefs betides this : O take heed that nothing fatisfies you but this righteoufnefs: It's true, through Gods mercy I have broken off many of my finfull cour- fes'and I find this in my heart, that I would not for all the world commit any one known fin againfl confcience (though in fecret) This is well, but do not reft in this, but know there is a righteoufneffe beyond this, do not think this is enough to fátisfie your confciences that you are brought to this ; No, nothing thalifatisfie my confcience but the Application of the blood of Chrifl and his righteoufneffe to my foule. Secondly, Take heed that you be not put off and fatisSed with comfort, it may be you fhall_have mighty flashes of com- fort given you; when you are at prayer, perhaps you (hall have_ fuck flashes of comfort and joy as are more then ever you have had; force may, and have had itfo, and yet afterwards it hath come to nothing, therefor4 you mull not farisle your £elves in that, but think thus; Is this the fruit of Chrifis righteoufnefs,_ yea,
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