3-56 Comfort to thefe that are of mercifdl fpirits. . Secondly, This is a moll certaine argument of thy el Lion_ iin:o mercy who haft a merciful! heart, CtL. fJ: 3. 1 2. Brethren, ar the ele t of god : What, plat on bawels of mercy, As the elebt of God put on bowels of mercy : 'Tis mercy that God gives the meines to relieve others, that God gives thee wherewith- al! to help them that are in ziiftreffe, know: it ismore to have a heart to (hew mercythen an efttre to !hew mercy;' fis a grea- ter mercy to thee for God to make thee willing to thew mer- cy,t hen if thou had'ft an efface and not willing to thew mercy;. And therefore wherein do you account your riches, in having the world at will, in being in great pastes, and to do what thou wilt, is hear thy happineile, doll thou account it thy tithes to be great in the world and to have places and rule ? If this be . thy happineffe know that thou haft little evidence to thy route of thy elution, but if thou wert truly gracious thou would'il fay, Lord, I bielle thee for my eflate, for my parts, and riçhes,: I but Lord I bleflè thee more for a heart to piny them that are in difireife,' I blefle thee that thou haft given me a heart to. chew mercy to them that are in mifery, and I blelle thee that I,may be more ferviceable then others by_my etlite to them which want fuch an eftare. I therefore prize my efface becaufe it doth help me robe more fervkeable to God then others, this is as lure a fig= of grace as can be ; Suppofe God hath given you aneítate, but withal! had left you to a penurous co- vetous heart, know thy eltate had been a curie to thee, but if thou haft a large eflate, and a large heart to do goòd with thy eflate, it's a good figne of true grace. Thirdly, Thou nnyefl with comfort expe& an enlarged heart in prayer : You complain many times that your hearts are fo itraitned and dead, would you but examine, is not this the caufe, you are focruel to others? And when thou cornea to any affliction, the Lord will: re- member, and remember what thou wouldeft have done,, a. fames 13. Thou would. &. pray better, the Lord will accept of that delire of thine, to pray better : lllercyrejoycetb againft 3udgement, there's a Sc: pture which though you have often' read, you donor it may be fo well underfland, or at lèafi-wife it
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