292 ( The deceitfislneffe of Mans heart. Hof.7.14. z aoha ró.ez $ Cor.7.gt,: us, our grief, together with our finde, fhould out- laft the punifhment. But if once we. have any cafe of our punifhment, wee give over our forrowing forthwith.Which fhewes that with thole Jcwes,we mourn onely for our corn and oyle, &c, z Difcovery is by the property of godly for - row, which is to make a man freíh, and nimble in his fpirita for prayer , and other good duties. Whereas worldly forrow lies heavy,like lead,upon a mans heart , and will make a man fleep fooner, than pray; as in lonas fleeping in the middeft of a terrible tempeft , which drove even the prophane Mariners to prayer; and in the Difciples, who be- ing poffeffed with worldly forrow , were neither a- ble to watch one houre with Chrift inprayer, nor fit to heare that doctrine which Chrift otherwife was ready to have taught them. For fo our Savi- our told them: I have many things tofad untoyou.bit ow are not able to hare them, namely, becaufe their fpirits were dulled, and deaded, with worldly for- row. Which even in this fente allo, may be Paid to caufe death; though yet the oppofition of life, which the Apoftle maketh in that place, a Cor. 7. feemes to reftaine the fenfe to fpirituall death. But it is true that wordly forrow caufeth even this na- turali death. Whereas godly borrow procures a onfcier ce, which is the very health of the bo , a continual! feat. Even in the very a% of mourning is a mans heart light and cheerefull. If then wee finde our fences quickened, our fpirits revived by our borrow, fo that wee feele it to give wings to our prayers , which before lay groveling on
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