.- after riPubeotifréffe, yet znaiit`gromth in righteoufneffr, 325 mother, but lyes fprawling, crying, and is troublefome to the hóufe, what delight can 1 e take in it then, but her bowels yearne towards-it, and the child is lick, faith she; to the un- righteoufneffe that romaines, it's the fickneffe of the foul, and the bowels of Gods compaifìons are towardshis fick children, as well-as towards his firong children, I'le put this to a father or mother, fuppofe that thou hall a child that is weake, but would faine do whatfoever you would have him,and this child is got alone info a room,: and the door (hut upon him, fo that the child thinks no body fees it, well it may thou looker through a Key -hole and feel the child what he is a doing, he is crying and bemoaning himfelf : O that I fhould be fo tanrc- ward as I am, O. that I thould not pleafe my father and mother more, O how little am I able to doe for my father and mother, O that I ere able to fhew'my felfe more dutífull then I have been, O that I could fo walk before them as I might never be undurifull any more, this would be the happinel1e of my life, if I should never be any more undutiful to father and mother; fuppofe any of you fliould look through the key-hole and fee your child thus bemoaning himfelfe becaufe he can be no bet- ter, and thus defiring that he might live tobe more dutifully would riot your bowels yea rne... towards fuch a child ? you know the child doth not think you fee him, but by accident you do come to fee him, would not your bowels yearn now toward him ? Know that God is á compaffionate Father, from whence is it thatyou.have fuch compa$lion, toward your children, is it not a drop of that infinite corn aflìon is in God ? when thou geiteui alone, and art bewayling thy felfe that thou cant} not live to the honour of Godiiore, if thou couldefl:, thou woúl- def} account thy life to be happy, know God hears all this, God looks upon thee and bbferves all this ;, Surely God will -notcalloffudi -an one-as bath his heart thus- hungrily and thirfling after what might be acceptable unto God, you know thé Scripture compares Chrif,} to a Shepheard, ` and beleevers to fheep, now faith he, My fheep heare my voice ; That expref- fion is taken from the way of thofe Countries where ihep- ,heards did ufe their (beep fo ro the voice of them as if they calla
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