Lu the ground , then have wee an: argument it is found, and good. For godly Corrow is alwayes mixed with, nay indeed proceeds from faith , which,, in the apprehenfion of merci; yeelds mat- ter of joy, to allay the bitterneffe of our teares. But if wee have no hearts to pray , if our forrow make us fpiritually, both dumbe, that wee cannot (peak to t, od,and deafe,t hat we cannot, with thole Ifrae- lites, heare God (peaking to us , then have wee caufe to fufpeû our forrow, as unfound, and de- ceitful!. x °ß'c'9 2 Deceit ofour forrow, when our own private 2. farrow is covered with the title of forrow for the Doenotmany publique evils of the Church, where we live, Vfu- ally it falleth out, that every one of us in mourn in the particular ty of are intereffed in the publike calamities of the flare beecaufe he where we live, and fo are pinched with the fence of mourn for their (mart. Hence many deceitfully imagine, they their own are grieved for the publike evils, when Y try ?Oh no otherwife for the publike then a indeed sreat corral), as they touch don 6t them in particular. hearts ! ph Here the difcovery is pit mlelFe i In the feparatio picofhypocri- n of our stun caufe from the lie ! G; eesh, Churches. As when,it going ill with the Church, 1t iv goes well with us in particular. , very, If then wee can D,rc °Very. difiafi our own private felicities, and call them kabob, as that good woman did her fonre, when the arke was caprived; if then we are as penfive,as it i s wee our felves in our own perlons CuCrained that a n4. :i. which the Church doth, then it is an argument our griefe is fincere. As in N hemiah, whom his own cafe, and great grace, and authority in the Dings X Court. The deceitfulnefe of Man, heart. r 293
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