/ J ·"' , ... I .r ~14 Htart-Tr~afore~ , family ; which may reflect a lufire to the whole Church. 7• But alas , faith the Soul , J am fa far from encreafing intoa treafure , thac I fear I am on the lo!ing hand; I .am in fpending, wa~in.g, decreafing by finful praClices, what lga1n In a Duty or Ordinance,I lofe by an act ot fii1ning, and have much ado to recover my{elf,oh this inconftanc,unftable fpiritlwhat ibal becon1e of me? I anfwer, the ca{c is fad, and much to be lamented, but fo it is with tbe befi of Gods Children, Dt-tvid faith, thou haft lifted meup, · and cafi medown, while we are toiled upon the fiu6l:uadng Waves of the Sea, we. mu!t .Pfai.t417· expel.l: Mariners motion, to mount up to i6. Heaven, and go down rq the depths, tohave rich enjoymenrs , and (adder abatements, that we may know both how to want, and how to abound in point of inlargement: {ometimes our hearts are opened, as theheart of Lidia, to·receive of that grace which be– ~comes our treafure, then again our hearts are lhut up, a_nd we are in danger t0 fhu~. out di– vine incomes ; fometimes the Sailes of ou~ fouls are {pread,to entertain the livelieguefts · of the holy fpirit, but how often are they. ' contraCted, 4nd we then t:cfifl: the bleffcd motions thereof ? lets complain of this, as our fin and lliame ; buc thus it mufl be in this (ublunary ftate, to difiinguilli bec~ixt this Vale of rnutabilicie,and the heavenUe·Mount, ot uochangab1e felicity : yet take notice, that !he fouls treafure may be maintained, and even .
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