Ddul frlonging, andDruids lone. ß.iá roue? What js the thing that thoumofl affeâei? Whatis that which thou dock trucly thiuke thy telle molk happy if thou mighteftonceobtainc? What is it . chich hath molt exercifed thy thoughts, and for the procuring whereof thou haft beenemoftpenfiue? What h ir, thedifcourfes and the diCcoueries whereof haueBeene with the great&appetitereceived by thee ? What is ir, for the thin- kingwhereon, thy foule bath even languifhed within thee ? Speake the truth the preCenceof God, whöcannotbe deluded a Is itthe faluation of thyroute ?Is it tobe affured in thy bode the forgiueneffe of thynnes ? Is the favourofGod in Chrift lefts ? Is it that theHand-writingwhich wasagainit theeis cancelled, and that there is peace in heauen for thee, and a place provided in that king- dome which cannot befhake`h ? Is ir, that when thisearthly houle ofthis Taber- nacle (hall beedeftroyed, thou may ft bee receivedintoeuerlafting habitations How fay!". thou ? Are there chino's Krangers to thy thoughts, or doe they take a chieferoome in thy affedtions ? Are they deeplyapprehended, or are they but flightlyand curforily entertained ? Art thy meditations touching there, fetled, and fuch as holde thee long, or are they but like flyingmotions, which are as Toonevanìlhed as perceived ? Though thy tongue, if thou fhouldefinot fpeake forthy Celle happely would diffc.nble, yet I am Pure that ifthou ralke carnally with thy confciemce, that will nor flatter thee. Howfoeucr it bee, this Imuf tell, thee,that Cuch as thy deliresareherein, Cuch is thy eftate : doeft themlong with David ? than] finkhe Cared withDavid. Is faluation (ifthou wilt fpeake the truth) Ieaft is thy longing? Then band fowl:and heare thy ìudgement; thou (halt becalled the lealiin the kingdomie of God.T helonging Coule hall be filled, thecarelnlib and fall gorged fpiritslhall be lentempty away. This is the truevfe ofthisdoCtrine. Howbeit thisbethe generali ruleofthis point, yet becaufe ° the heart ofnva P Ier:o it deeeitfiufabout al thirogo, and there is a spritsailGuile which cleauethclofe vn. q Plat. ;i;t. to vs, Co that thou mayit both makemet beleeueby proreiations, and thy belle thinkeby idle perfwalions, thatthou truely longue for faluation, when there is - nofachmatter, therefore I pray thee to pardon my feare, and fuffermeero bee jealousonce thee with a godly iealoufie, and tell to thee, whichart fo readÿ upon the firft hearingofthis point, to anfwer foc thy felfe,to tell thee Ifay, that I doe. muchdoubt, it is nor fo well with theeas thou dead fuppofe. If thou askeft a reafonofme, why I Ihould be fo hardofbeleefe, asnot to creditthee,when thou fayef andproreier, that thou longef for faluation .a I anfwer thee, that Í ant fulpicious,rhut the ground oftrue longing is altogether wanting in thee. Iwill 'tellthee what that is, and fo leant theeto thine owneiudge. It is this, a lively feelingofthineowne wretchednetfiandmifery through finne. This is the thing whichwillmake a man longto be faued,whìch will make the melfageofthe Go. pelteobe glad tidings t the. fetlingof finne cannot chufe but bring forth adelire echase the pardonof finse. Andindeed, in reafon it mullneeds befo. For asa man whichbath offended thelaw, and isappointed todeath, (ordinarily,except. beehea man defperate) would rather haue a pardon, thenany thing in theworld brides, becaufe without it, bee knowes bee can haue ioy in nothing : fo bee which bath offendedGod, and findeth himfelfe in the rigourofGods iatice, to be the childeofdeath, cannotchufe but more highly praifethe fauourof Godin the remifsion ofhis firms, thenall the ereafures and riches ceder heauen. When menare rectum, and without feeling offinne, though the graceofGod inChrilk be neuerfo plentifully offeredunto them, yet hey dice= it not, it feemeth to them as a bale thing,they regard it not, but ifonce a man leek the flingof finne, thenbee would gluethe world for one little dropof Gods mercy. The prodi- gal] forewhen lacehued at home with hisfather, andhadmare and drinke e- nough, andknewno want,then he wasweary ofhis abundance, and would needs T 4 aduen-
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