ConQQderations to fupp.rrt the hearts of thofe that hunger &c. 3 23 may have grace : As we read of the poore people in Egypt, they wanted corn, and were hunger bitten, they came and brought their money to jofeph to buy corn, then they brought their cartel, and they cold their Lands and Poileffions that they might have corne, and then they came and fold themfelves to be as bond -Haves unto Pharoah,that they might have corne to fatisfie their hunger. Nothing flood in their way that fo they might have their hunger fatished : thus it is, the foule will trample dowse any thing that's in it's way, and will be contented to part with any thing for the furtherance of the grace ofGod in it : And thus much for the rules to be obferved in our hungring and thirfting after righteoufnefs. The next thing is to (hew what may fupport the hearts of them that hunger and thirff after righreoufnef e, but find not that they do grow righteous. The f rGG is this, Confider that if there be but the leaft de- gree of grace, it is as true, and as fure an earneft of eternal( life, as the greateft degree is : it may be fome that are carnal( may abufe what is Paid out of the word ; but let not chil- dren bole their portion for that : the foule that finds bitch a working as this is after righteoufnelie, though thou haft not righteoulnefhe as thou dolt delire, yet this may fupport thee, that the leaft degree of true Grace, the leaft feed of it ( and fome feede there mull needs be in that foul that hat] this de- fire) is as true, and as fure an earneft of eternal( life, as the greateft of all is : --- I do not freak this that you should reft in any degree of Grace,for that's a bare fpirit ro fay, what need have I then of more,but I fpeak ro thole whole hearts are up- right, that will not to abufe it. It's called the camels of the ffri- rit, and a man in a bargaine, when he gives earned, though the maker be not great, he can bind a bargaine if he give but twelve pence, as well as if he give tweny íhillin s, fo 'tis here, though its true, where there is a little grace there can - nor be` fo much honour to God as where there is a great deal, yet the leafl degree of Grace binds the. bargain with God for eternall life, and makes it as fure t6, _bee as if thou had'il as much Grace as 4bráhám, Ifaise,.and 9acob; it may be becaufe thou. T t
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