ao what true hungring and t1;r:flin.? of the fßul &s, Ady faule thirfleth for thee, my fíefh longeth for thee, faith the Palm ill, but then mark what tollowes in the S ver: My foule followeth hard after thee, faith David, that will be the fruit of gracious delres, if thou hail a delire to get grace, to ;et ri4h- re5tüneile, if thou doca thira for it, then this will follow, thy heart will follow bird after God in the ufe of all means du: God is pleated to afford, if there be any ordinance of God- that may further the work of thy grace, thou wilt. delire that to, and if there be any -paines, if ordinary meaner will not doe it, thou wilt be willing to fet upon extraordinry meanes, there's Such a corruption that thou complaineft of, and ordinary means will not doe the work, well though it be to beate down.: the body, to beate down the faeth, wharfoever thou doh croîe thy felfe in, yet this is, the thing that thou art reolved,if pory- er again(} corruption can be had, thou wilt have it, thou wilt rather doe or fuffer the harde(f thing in the world, then not have thefe thy delires accotnplifht. -Eightly, they are abiding delires, they will continue and never be quiet until' the thing be done, In the 1 59 Pfal: 0; v. before named, My foule breoð for the longing that it hash unto thy judgements, marke, at all times, there are fore of you that in fome good moodes, you have even breakings in ycur foules, mighty defires,.O that God would give me, grace, and you can pray mightily, and fend mighty cryes to heaven for grace in force good moods. It may be when you have been up- on your lick- beds -and affraid of death, or when you have b:_n firred Ina Sermon, you have gone home and havem:tíiife(red your delires to heaven,that the Lord would pleafed to help you, and purge your hearts, and, give you grace, but is it a t ál1 times, at other times you are faire enough from any fucf king of Spirit after this righteoufneffe, but it was in Dav,'d, his foule did break after the judgements of God at all timer, by judgements we are to underhand the Statutes, the Commande- ments, the will of God; that is, that :he might have his heart futable to the will of God revealed -in his word,- and in -the 143 Flak 6. verf My foul' thirfleth after thee, ..as a ibirffy land. Now you know the thirfy-land it gapes for want òf Barer,
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