The deceit fulnef e of Mans heart. 269 I true praai1e of godlinefle, though not in like man- ner, whence it is, that they finde Inch untvenneffe in their lives,that they are fo off, and on, fo out and in ; now in good frame, but by and by fenfibly di- ftempered,and altogether unlike themfelves. Some- times how are we hoyfed up to the eery skies, in aboundance of pure and heavenly meditations and confolations, as it were rapt up with Pahl in- to Paradife, or afcending in Elias fiery Chariot into heaven 3 Otherwile againe caft down into :the very deeps ofhell,not able to pray,heare, meditate, with any feeling of comfort? Sometimes in prayer transformed in our foule (fo are wee ravifhed) as Chrifl was in body, when he prayed. Ocher -while againe as heavy in prayer as the fleepy Difciples L9.:g. with CE:rift in the Garden ; the wings of our faith being clipt , our prayers lie groveling on the ground. Sometimes fo comfortable and couragi- ous,that we can fay with David,Thougb Iwere in the 3 valley ofdeath }yet would I f are none ill : otherwhile againe fo deaded and deje&ed in our fpirits, that we are like him,when he faid.Ove a Ifball die by the c Sam;s7,z. hand of said. Sometimes fo thong in faith, that wee can overcome the greater dangers, and with Peter can walk upon the fwelling waves : By and by fo faint, and brought to fo low an ebbe that cite fall down even in farre leffer dangers, as Peter began to fluke at the riling of the winde. Sometimes fo patient that wee can quietly beare the greaten in- dignities; prefently after fo impat ient, that we can- not put up the emailen unktndneffe : As David, pa- tient in wish perfecudion, impatient in Na bah dif- courrefie.
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