' .. .• . i ".~~ .. He.art-Tr~4}4re~ :. .. ,, . :i ;.:& $j. ~~rcai.1l:r joy .and comfort willpring forth (pee9ily;.~eace,. .is the u[ual.re!plt of the .exer~ Ci[e of~!ace, ~ and as.,che fin~tng ,.of Flint. and Steel togeth~r produceth Ftre, to the ltvely . acriqgot ' {inc;er~ ·grace,..,. upon .its preper ob· t~fr, ' bege.ne~h ·~he l.~ht a.nd he~t of joy i~d '.' ~? .' \ w.a.rmth: ~Yea 'tts the .obferva~ton of a good·Mr. t»rn~ .. ~· Div.ine, that the.cqmfprt Qf lerting .ouc our ·iough's. on· hearts to G0d; is a greater· ~omfo~:t, . ·than Hof. ~(1·9. 'any comfo,rt we :.eau have Jt~i rece.iving any_ pag.,_6o~~ ~hing fro~ 'God·: But ,this. is . .fur~· , _if,yotl · have a. trcafu.re of graces, Go4, ~tl tn, du_e t,ime give you a. tr~~fure.of coinfo:rts; ~nd if lie do not fil .you Wttb . oy and peace tn.be- . lieving; yet he wii in4-1ntain his incereft .in· .you, -and keep you' from .faintipg,it you have.· not (piritual Cuavities, you ilial have fecrec (uftentati'on, .if your ftate. be not ~\~eet, . ye~--· . ~t fual be fure,' hisgrace ilial be fuffi.cient for . ., you, and ch,ac'-s ~equ~valen~ r:o the mercy de- . ~~ed, and the lefs comforc .you · have in the ,r way, the more:·ypu ih~l have in th_e end ; :J,nd it matters, not -much whether comfor~. coineanhour be(orede2,th, ior ' an hour after,: finc;:e it wiLcenainly ~ome, .. as .a Man of ·God , qnce:faid ;.. .Jnthe:nlean·time, ·approve.rour· . qearts ~o ($oU, h~ Je~rchech ·the he4rts, and • k.noweth what you areandqave, tl1ougb nei- ; ther your felves nor othet:s k11ow it, he fees. I~ow your · prin~iple~ lie ·witbin ·,.you, and : -, / knows, ·i.e. : 'approV.es the ,way · of the righ· ·P~Ji t • 6· . t~ous, and cho~gh · your wa·y·be rroublefome, Pfal. 37·' ' ~~f your e,u~~ fl:.al beJ~e~ce ; an& tbough_. yo : -nuy be ready ro rrilf...Judge :: YOU{ !late ~n~t - · I s 2 ( ~as,
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