~Q~iitanl'utr., l rhe inlargement God's., ·he is a free, Agent, a~d work~ when he pleafeth, he .loves to fee poor fouls tug and A ftr~;tggle with their own hea1t~., ~ho~gh they can get lit– tle forward, y~t c~ey w~pulp . ~e J>e~.re~ an~ do_better~· The · F~ther· ta~e.~ tt . w~~~ ythen theCJjJid, 1s ftnving to ol?ey ,hip:1," though it.falJ very far fhort : 'FJe fees, the· , ~P,i.rjt is w.illing, t~ough th!! flelh bewe~k, an,4 ~~~~prs ofupright endeavours: Nay, obferve tt, a ChJJftJans . conf~i'entjo_as ~tt.endance , upon God without inlarg~i ~en't~, Jnay be riJqr.~.acceptabJe t9;~ God than when·he hatlt . th~ fweetefl:>inl~'~g~ments; ~eca~fe there is mo~· · ~~eiiieiic~in thp~e dq_i~es? b,ui ;~ ·the' qth,er a9hritlian is ( 4s.it were.) :hi.r_eQ ,toperform~nse~ by the·Earnell:; _ ~erY, .0,[ ~nl~rge~·e~~~.: .Oh, ·r~~ a ·b_ra.ve thing topetfe-· ~~r~ to.duty u~de~ dtfc~ur~~emen_~~; , he tha~can,t\rad_e · when ttmes.are Jo.~e~~' that ;~ll ~us wares lye ~fon hts · ~atid~_yet trades'nior6; Jurely hi~ 'f\oc;k is .great~ ~o 'ti~ an evidence of much ' Fajth,'J.,o·v~, S~nce~ity, wpen th~ ·. Soul ~an m~~ntain tpjs I-feavenlyT~~ide, l \Yh~n his fenfi– .l:>l~ iqc~~es at~ (rpaU ~ . Yef whe~ God th~s wjchdraws frp~ yo~, youmufl: ·deeply lay 'tt tohe~rr, inquire th~ . c;~~fe,ma'ke your p~ace withhi~,and plyth~Throne of ~~ace with gre~t~r im~?rtutlity: r_rhu~ tp.u~~ briefly, for tbefe Cates.of Confctences. · : < An:~ now, ~~·q·v~~ . Friends?. ~ naye difpatcht thi~~ .S~l?i~~ ~pnc~rnjru~ Cl~~~t·p~yer: Wh~t remains, but that' we fuould all fall clof~ to ~he . ~oqftant p~attice.of ~his . ti4ty? Wha~. do ' Min~£1:ers preaFh Sermons; or prin~ (Sool(s for? Is it to be feen and heard inpublict'( lslt to,~be appl~uqe~f? Or, is it not ~ather to do good t~ · plopfesfou.,s? 1\q~ ;~~n,people~etany .goo~byhe~~ing j1 f?~n~ of, w~y~~; ··. ~~ ~~~~Q~Pt~m~nt~l. -~~~~i~&1 w~~t; is wrtt~en..? Is tlt~r.e~oot. fometh,ng ,el.f~ requued of yo~~ now, .. evena(ettinga~out the ~onftienti~u$pra(lice · wiiat,is ·before you ? .\Y~at fay you fi!s, tothi~ Po~~t Js Clofet..Prayer a<;hr~ij~~~ duty, or ts ~~not~ If tt ' · ·. •· · ·a·- +; . . ;, n :-r t J 3 . l . ,
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