to drowfie SA 1NTS. Baden, or give out : As Ifaae Would (till be digging Wels, he digged one, and that had no fucceffe, fo he digged ano- ther, 1,nd that had as bad;Itill there fell out (trife,what then? did he give over fo ? No, hee never would have done , till the Lord'gave him a Rehoboth,a Well that there was no (hi- ving about, Gen. z 6.2 a, fo, we Ihould never be quiet untill the Lord give us his holy Spirit ; though we doe not feele his workings in us at the firft, no bad fucceffes, though ne- ver fo many, fhould make us weary : But Hill we fhould go on a Ceeking of the holy Spirit of God. Thus, as we know where to have the Spirit of God, namely in Chrift, fo wee know howtoo, and therefore we are without excufe,if we fuller our felves to be void o_ f Gods holy and.blefied Spirit ; this is the fecond ufe. Thirdly, another Life, is, to you that doe indeed corn - plaine of great want of the Spirit : here you fee where yee may have fupplies even from our Lord J efus Chrift,he hath the leven Spirits of God.Then labor to know Chrift more & more : this is the way to have more and more of the Spirit, as the ApoRle faith: That the God of our Lord Je its Chrift, the Father of glory,may give unto you the fpirit of wifdom, and revelation in the knowledge of him, Ephef. i, 17. Get the knowledge of Chrift more and more,and thus the fpirit (hall come to thee more and more. It is Paid of the Indian Gymnofophifts, that they would lye all the day long, look -. ing upon the Sun in the Firmament,fo Ihould Chriltians do, tqey (hould lye looking upon Chrift, the more [pmt. [till they (hall have, if they doe fo. Firft, May bee yee want fpirit to make you know the Lords will, you find your felves backward from day to day: little or no heart to Gods Commandements; look up to Chrift, and fay,Lord there is enough fpirit in Chrift , and he bath it for all them that doe want,and would have the fame; O give me fome together with him,as he fayes,l rvill put my Spirit into you , and eaufe you to walkg in my Statures,Ezt- kiel 30. 27. Q d, look up tome, Iwill doe this for jon.. M Secondly,_
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