,l;fftl:r~-\'(r~afo~· / I Bp . that fome'may polijbly h'ave asmn~h .cam- . fort ~s- they Call defire. But 'I nevd:; read, or ' heard of. chat Saint_that had too nlud1grace, or fomi.1ch as they,dGiire·: AUihaveb~wail- . ' ed their defe6l:s,-living and dying ~·- and the , ~ efi 'men have been;mofi covetous .of divine . _.: _i11gs,'youngand old; 'Tis·(aid.o(:good Mr. } . Herbert Palmer, wheh he was ot the age· o.f fqur c>.r ti,ve yeare-s,_ ~that he would ~r1 to go to bu 1 LadJ·morher, t~Plt he migh~ ·~~ar,"fom,ethi~g of Go4. And of old Gryn~m (that~~avoune -. · Germ:an.e Divine,) 'ljs ·.recorded ., ..tlJat when ,- fome perfons weredifcoudingby his Death· . -' bed, be lift uphimfelf, fayi1~g; I Jhall dJe with : ,nJorecomfort, if I, maydye_,)e-~rningfomethi.r~g for 'I -. the good of m-y Joule. Now Sirs, who, or . ·. ' what are you ? Areyeu wife enough , good ,' ' ' ~ . en~ugh ? .Are yoU: ' affraidof being too like , God -? or of havin-g too roMchofGod in and · ·' · .. / :with 'your foules ? Ar.e Y?U loath t_oget to~ ~ '• ~ ~ .. . · r~ady for, or too re~dtly tn.toHeaven? A-·_st ~" x1fi1 , _ ' la~, al_as, You maycall your · efrate -~nto qne· ~~~hfi:fl; .· - n.lOO, lf you fay you.have\ grac~enough, or I ~ ~re ·go~ enough, or if you Hacken your en· deavours to get m~)re graceupon a conceit ... you bav~ enough ·~ ,?,cislas natural for a li · · ,~ I. ~-- . • ving SaintJ:-O call for g~ace , : as for ·a_JiveHe ,' •·. ~ - Childe to cry-for food; in(atiabl.e deGre .at- · ·· ;.. ter grac_e~ is a·clear teft of the truth of grace; I Oh fha.n1e thy felfe then, for tl)y negle6t, · , ·· -~nd. hu~ble thy foule {or tby non-profici- · ·· · \ enctC•' ..-- .. . . ~ ~· Do you certainlyknow wha.~treafure , ~ Y9U mayneed? ~he11 yo.u go a: Journey, .·.r . ,- . .·., G 4 " · :· y~u ~ , / • . ... . ~ . ..... ; \ '· . '
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