-Comforts-, to theft that hunger after Sanlifacation. 293 of thy grace, ; know that thy hungrings are better- then the worlds fillings. Secondly, Thefe , defires of thine, they are better then all _common gifts, the greateft parts andnaturali endowments that the moft glori tis hypocrite in the world }path, many can pray excellently,repeate largely,and thou thinkeft,had'tI thou their gifts and part, how happy ihouldeft thou be, thy hungrings are better then thole enlargements, for they are but common workings,and no diftingutlhtng charaóers, but thefe hungrings and Ehirflings after this righteoufnefs, they are the breathings of the Spirit ofGod, the fpeciall workings of the Spirit. Thirdly, This is the thing that hath been the comfort of the molt precious Saints in all the world; Thofe who are now at rei} in the bofome of the Father, they have comforted them - felves i r thefe hungrings and thirftings; perhaps thou canft not fee the full manifeftation of this in the affurance of it; neither could they; but they hunaer'd and thirfted after this, that God would lift up the light ofhis countenance upon them; look that choife Scripture, and meditate upon it as thy portion ; Mark, how Nehemiah expreffes himfelfe,.O-Lord let thy ears be atten- tive to the prayer of thyfervant, and thy fervants who defire to feare thy. name : as if he should fay, Lord thou knoweft though there be many weakneffes in us, yet the defires of our fouls are to feare thee, comfort thy felfe with this Scripture when thou canft not find that righteoufneife thou- wouldeft have : when thou haft fad deje Ied thoughts within thee that God perhaps wil rejet thee,make ufe of this Scripture:Lord thou knoweff the defires of ourfoules are to feare thy name, Lord, Let me have this: and I am happy, though corruption prevailes oveme, yet this fpark is alive in me for which I bleffe' thy. name, I defire to feare thee; And Chrift faith in the Text; Bleffed are they that hunger andthirff after ri hteau fnef , It's very obfervable, he dots not fay, Bleffed is he that doth thus and thus, No, But bleffed is he that hungers and thirfls after righteóufneffe, though they are bleffed that do this, yet for the comfort of weak ones this is faid, Bleffed are they that doe defire to hunger and, third after righteoufneffe,bleffed are they who find the want of it,
RkJQdWJsaXNoZXIy OTcyMjk=