84 CHRIST 'S ,alarm them : this is the way -malting for the Spirit of Gods com- ming in. Fourthly, Take no denyall, let not ill-fucceffe beat you offsthis is that whichthru(teth back thoufands : They finde little fucceirc at the firft, and Co they give over. But, Belo- ved, this is it, howfoever we finde cold fucceffe in our holy' labours at the firft, yet wee mutt goe on, though wee doe not finde our lufts die, though wee doe not finde that fpee- ding in Prayer that we could with , that prevailing in our endeavours that wedoedefire, yet (till we arc to goe on, and (till wait upon God, in abounding in our care, untill the Lord grant us better fucceffe. The hard fucceffe that wee have, mutt not hinder us, as the Apo(tle faith, Let ou not be weary in well. doing, for in due time we [hall reap, if we faint not, Ga1.6.9. That is, let us not bee difcouraged with hard fucceffes, or any other fuch like thing : certainly, if we goe on we (hall (peed. When the Wife -men came fecking for Chrift at 3erufalem, they had no good fucceffe there , they did not find him there,yet they would not return back with- out him; But they went down to Bethlehem, and fought for him there. When the Church had fought Chrifi in her bed, the had no fucceffe for that time. I fought him, Byes the, but I found him not, Cant. 3.r. What, would Thee give o- ver becaufe of her bad fucceffe at the fiat ? No,(he trudged out into the lanes and the flreets,fhe enquired of the watch- men and Rill thee had little or no fucceffe. But the Text faith, fhe would never give over, till (he lit upon him. Be- loved, wee mutt take heed of this. It isthe impatience of mens hearts, if they cannot finde a bleffing at firft da(h,they will f eek no further, then they (trike into,a former , or a worfe condition : In the ff r(t of Haggai, yee may read,that when the J ewes had been hindred.by Cambyfer, from buil- ding of the Temple,for afit, they gave over : Becaufe they had no fucceffe, they would build no more, but fell a..buil- ding their own hordes, ver. 4. ye know it was their fiu,and the Lord plagued them for ft. Therefore, Brethren, it, mutt beo our care, although we doe, not (peed at the fir ft, not to flackeo
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