6 The right manner ofdrawing nigh And by this meaner we come to livemolt holy lives. We read of 'Merushe was upon the mountain fourty daies with God, and when he came down his face did fo Shine, that the people were not able to bear it ; What's the reafon ? is was from hence, be- caufe he was fo nigh toGod : Would you have your faces to thine in a holy converfation before men ? converfe much with God, be often with God, be nigh to him, and that wil make you thine as lights in the midlt of a crooked and perverfe genera- tion. We find it fo with fome that converfe much withGod, there is a thineupon their very countenances. And further, it is a ipecial fign of our adoption to love, to be nigh to God. What fhould a Child love molt but tobe in the prefenceof his Father ? Would you know whether you have received the fpiric of ado Lion ea or no ? I can harciVe------65 any one ign o c eer as this or to ove to bo into Godspre eric-E As David faid,/ ryasg ad yr en t eyfatd, Come,an et ufgo up unto the rEloufe ofthe Lord. You fhal have many that love tobe in Gods_prefence fo as the thinkon it over nighs,and long for the time till it comes ; never am better than when I am with God, me thinks when Iget into Gods prefence, either in pray- er or anyduty of Gods Worfhip, I find my heart warmed and quickned, &c. They are ready to fay with Peter, Matter, it is good being here. And that's another thing, It is that which will put us in mind of the life ofHeaven, it is the only thing in Heaven to be iti the prefence of God. VVhy the more thou art nigh God in theDuties ofVVorfhip the more thou art in Heaven, anddoeft not thou pray, That the VVill of God may be done in Earth as in Heaven 1 Now the Saints and Angels are alwayes efore God ArVorfhipingof Him ; then be as much as thou canft in the pre- fence of God, if thou wouldettbe in Heaven, be there : Many of the Saints they find it fo : It is not fo withcarnal hearts, they are 'weary prefencly, when they are in Prayer, or hearing the VVord, it is not fo to them : yea, that's becaufe thou haft not the pretence ofGod, as in 'Mal. i. what wearinefs is there ?Thou card beayamin till one or two a clock at ni he and th-ou elfilibil*ttloo et y upper,or the won o t y amity, it is aassfa-cee to be exaciforlin thnie things that leafith
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