4 z whàt thingsarerequired in true repentance. Methird offznnc, they earneflly delire to be eafcdand releafed ofit; ;teedefre tor for as thofe who are ouerpreffedwith a heauieburthcn,defire be freed from aboue all things to be freed from it; fo thofe who feele the our !hints. waight offinnepreflìng them down, and arewearyand tired in bearing ofit, they inof+ earneflly delire to bee eafed of this intolierableburthen, and will neuer bee at rea till their delre beeaccomplifhed. This kite ye- This defre-in the Scriptures is refembled to hunger and fembled to thirfi; inwhich thefe two things concurre ; firf} a fenfe of hunger and ourwant, and fecondly an appetite or carnal delire to bet thirst.. fatiffied, and tohaue our want fuhplied: and fo in thefe fpi- r_ituall things,firf} we fecle the INant of Gods graces and Chril}esrighteoufiicflè; and then wee earr,ef}ly delire that we may be filled and fatiffiedwith them. So that tohunger and thirfl after the grace ofGod, and the righteouf[ueffe of Chrif},and to be wearie and heauie laden,are much alike,and both arebleffed of.the Lord ; for as -thole who hungerand thirfi after righteoufiieffe, are bleffed hecaufe they fhall bee fatiffied, as it is,Mat.5.6. So they are bleffedwho are wearie and heauie ladenwith the burthen oftheir finnes ; for fuch Chrifi calleth vnto him, and hath promifed to cafe them, that is, to giue vnto them the remiflìon oftheir finnes,and to releafe them of this burthen,, by taking it vpon his owne fhouiders. And as our Sauiour calleth and inuiteth vnto him fuch as are wearie and heauie laden, Matth.i i .28. So in di- uers other places, he inuiteth and calleth thofe who hun- ger and th.irí} after his righteoufnes. SoEfa.5'5.a. Ho emery one that thirfleth comeyce to the waters,andyee that haue no fill ¡ter come buy, andgate, come ifay buywine, ancimilke, without money: and Iohn.7.' 7. lefus cryedfaying; Ifanyman thirfl,let himcome v.et o meand drinke. Apoc.21.6. I izill'Qiue tohimwho isathirfi, ofthe wellof thewater oflifefreely. and. ".2..17. Let him that is a tbirß come, and let whafoetter will; take of the well ., ofthewater oflife freely. Anotable exa[nple.of this thiii ing 'Pfil,,63.t.any1 ere haue in Dauid, Pfal.63.2 :O Clod thouart my God,early rrrd thee,my foule thirfleth for thee: and 4z.1.As theFart lnrayethfor the ricersofwater, fo panteth my /öulc after thee O Go & 2:02yfattle thirfletb for God, eucnfor the li, ins God. And lath, 5.6, Efay.51.i. 3011.7.3 7. ri pG'C:t 1-6. and zz.37- Pfal,
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