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Jeonfilatiors
for
filch
45.
deenot
feele
their
faith.
53
t
f'eeme fo fieke
in
the
fenfe
of
finite,
that
there appeareth
no
not
Ícrblie
ligne
of
iFe,yet the
Lord
wil raife
vs
vp
againe,and
reflore
vs
difeerne
it.
to perfea
health; though
now
wee
fee
no
fruites
of
faith,
whileft
we are
nipped
with the
winter
oftemptations,yet the
Lord
wil
water
vs
with
his
holy fpirit,and warme our
frozen
hearts with the
liuely beames
ofhis
loue
and fauour,fo
as
we
(hall
bring
forth abundant
fruits in due
time
and
feafon;
though
now there
appeare
not
a
fparke
ofgrace
in
vs,by rea-
fon
all
is
coucred
with the
afhes
ofourcorruptions,yet the
Lord
wil
furely
ad
a fre'fh
fupply,and
blow
vpon
vs
by
his
ho-
ly fpirit,fo
that
our
light
and heate (hall appeare
to
our
felues
and others;and though now
our
fpirits
bee
oppreffed
with
drowfie dulnes,yet the
Lord
in
his
good
time will
caufe
vs
to
awake by
hearing
his
voice, founding
in
our
Bares
out ofhis
holy word.and
wil againe quicken and reuiue
vs
with
his
ho-
lyfpirit,
fo
as
.after
this
fleepe
wee
fhhall
bee enabled
to fol-
low
with
chearefulne
%,our
labours
and workes,both which
concerne his feruice, and thofe duties alío which concerne
our
brethren,
onlie
let
vs
not
tempt
the
Lord
in
prefcribing
him
a
time,but
waite
his leafure,and he
will
furely helpe
vs.
CHAP.
XLIIII.
Horn
the
weake
Chi-Oran
is to
comfort
himfeife,
when bee
is
deprirsed
of
thefenfe
offaith,
and
fenfib
y
feeleth
the
contra
-
rie
corrwptionto
Vt thou
wilt fay,howis it
poffible
that
my
foule
fhould
receiue
any comfor,
or
that I
fhould
preferue my
fenfe
from falling
into
utter der-.
perationjeeing
I
cannot
feele
in me any
good
thing, nor
difcerne any
fparke
of
grace
?
what
hope.remaineth,when
as
I plainelie=difcerne
in
Head
offaith,
doubting
and infidelitic;
in
(lead
of
the loue
Of
God,
hatred
and rebellion;in (lead
of
zeale,
coldneffe and drowfie
dul-
neffe,and
in
Head
ofall
fan
&ifying
graces,
nothing
els
but
a
beanie
maffe
of
filthie
corruptions
?
I'
anfwere,that when
thou
haft
no comfort
in
thy
prefent
fenfe
and
feeling,
then
M
In
_2
thou
f.Secá.
i.
That
the
Chri-
,Rian
in
the
vvant
of
pre
font
fenfe, mn
ft
comp,t
him.
felfevv'ith
his
formerfeeling.