Heywood - Houston-Packer Collection BV4510.A2 H49 1667

.' ·fi~ttrt~Treafdre~ , · · . . :.. 1s1 , you giv~ ro h.ave.YJ?Ur e~ace~ f~ctirecl-iri ~ lo- . ., . · ting, plundenng, de(ol~mg day? · here ts an '-~ · ~nfuring offic~, t~~-9~d ~f.Heaven wil fecure ·.,~ '"J ) •. ' Fhe wcl-1aden ~hip, >tbat:tt -fhal come fafe to -:-' ,r . " ·fuore -: · c~rt~irily this is a rich privikdgc in a !· ! ; day .w~n we canb~ fure of norhing;t~atjtqat ' -~.-_:'·~ ' ... 9nl-y that can make us· l~appf, that a;'nd no- _··:~· ".i. 'thing elfc canbe mad~ fure. : .; ,. , !; · · · ':_. · .,. = ~-· 8: -God knows -·and owns' ' th~t ::treafure Which!fomedtbes is hid ,from· the ·Poffelfor·:·· this is a ,fweec t<)nfider~tion ;· 'coli 3.:5~· .o~r J'He'is·hid with Cbritl in- q9d; d1at is; fome-- · t_imes it . is-41i~ (ro·~our qwn eyes,.as. ·wel.as. from che c-'fes of others, but ftil 'us htd wtch God;-and he chat bid, can findc ; SaintStare ealled G·od·s hidd£n ones, and cheir,li.fe.~ is. hidd'en,· bdth ·ifi rcfpea. of' {afety; fecrecy,:a·od·· · ~~icuriry : ;a Chriflian may.have more of. God inhim~thanhe khowS'·o'f f it's ~one thing' tn,havegrace, ~nod1~.l' t9know chit w~ hav,e gtace;l ~ , Cpild~ of God ~ay h~ve ~he feefi · and ro·o~ of holitnds; yet Wan( the bud aqd . bloffome of ael:ual comtort i' a fincere fool; bath ·alwaies the foli4 found1tion. f-or , . yei mav at fome6nies be ·withoQt ·tQe aCtual pof- ~ feffibn. fJf divine confolatiotis; {omedtnts . God wid1~dntws the ligh't ofhiscountenance," ·ahd le~~es the fouL inrd)ar'knefs anddefertion» ' tie oft'en (ttfPe.n(is.that act of- theJpirj~, ,which .' m~y evidenceche.fou1s intcrdf~nd fihie.ricy ; fomecirrtest~e Chrifrian is.laiie·, and·'ufeth n.oc .: Ood~ appe1med mearres..eo ·beget affur~nce; ~, o;.Hy -cbinking of more comfort, <tpan:. ~od · is ..· ~'~lH!Ji~'to ilnp~.rt, n1·~y d~ny w.hat he' fiatht;f' . . s ~ ,. ,I " I

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