TheSpirituall Sane-/hip. 35f indeed, but Only a worldlyforrow, caufingdeathahereis a thinglikeholine§, which idnot helinetfe,buthypocrifie: thereis fomewharlike prayer, which is not prayer,butlipdeuotion:fo there is fomewhat commeth veryneerethe te- ftimony oftheSpirit, which is not it, but meerecollation. You haue fcar(e a wholefome heath in thegarden , but youhaueCome hurtfull weed lathe field which is like it; bee thatis notskilfu6,maybefoone deceiued, as was he that i s tng.4.39: gatheredCob/Maras for hispottage. Letvs learne a little then, howwe may difcerne betwixt the truetefiimonyof the Spirit , and thehitting of the Ser- pent. Two fpeciall markes there babywhich we may diftinguifh them : Firft, that affurance ofadoption,which isfelt and perceived in'the heart,thenwhen theheart is al downc,and ishkeD4aídshearc,Mybeo: Ss like waxe,itit molten inthemidIIofmy bowels k,thatfamè isvndoubtedly the voiceofGods Spieit,the kPfa¿u.14. teftimony of the holyGhoft. My teafon is this : In the day ofa mansfecuri- ty,when beehash little or no apprebenfionoffinne, further thenaccording to the commonlaying. thatwsars4Nfnner,, itis polüble for hisowne vnfán&ifi_ ednature,tocherifhhimvp aridtofeedhimwithagroundleshope ,ofIknow not what: Itis poffible that Satan thouldpuffe him vp with a prefuming con- ceit, that nodoubt he (hall beefaued. But take me a man confounded in him. felfewith the conscience of(nne likeEzra, troaing for thegriefs o fhis heart with t Ezraqa. David. , mourningas adacewiahFíezekiah e, baainginhim thearomaoftheN!- mPfalgaß. mighty, thevenime thereofdrinksngvp btr/pirir,andebe terror, ofGod fighting agamf en ó6 ó3$'4M binwish lob : Take me(ffay) a manbroughtto thisexigent, andTeeming to feele the veryfcorchingofhallfier; nature can afford himnotefrefhng, but matter rather ofmoreperplexity :the diuell willnot thenfeeketo cheare him vp,butrather(ifitbe polfible)tothrust him forward into titter defpaire?That hopeoffaaourwich God throughChrift , then , which then fprings vp in the heart, ( as it were a hand fuddenly cart out to faun aman at the verypoint ofdrowning)mast needsbetheworkeofGodsSpirit;becauf it is contrary tci the coven and reafonofnatttre,contrary to thefpite and policy ofthediuell, thataman fhould then recoueranycomfort. Letno ChriüianCoule then for get this diltin&ion, as fore a rule to knowan illufionofSatan , from aperfwa- fionof theholy Ghoft , as Shibboleth and Sibbolethwas to know an EpIraimite fromaGdtadite r. The(econd marke is this:That teftimonyofadoption,ivhich p Iadg. tì.6: isbegotten by the holyGhoft,is wroughtin, and by thevfeofthemeanes, preaching,reading,meditation ofGods word,prayer, the right and reverent vfe of theSacraments : For theLord iseuer a preferuerand maintainerof that courfewhich himfdfehash fanelified.If he appoint a meanes, hecloth not (or_ dinarily)work,burby that meanes.The diuell laboureth thecontempt, hr elfe thecareleffevieofthe meanes.Wbatneed(faithhe)femuchbearing? towhatend is a man, fimach bafying himfelfeahemtheword? lie is the author ofcold,fuper- ficiall, and feldomepray isg, of negligent retorting to theLordsboard, yet he bttzzetlt intoa mans earn&' heart,a confidentexpe&ation oflifeeternall.This thenI fayyam thee, Art thou a diligent andcareful] hearer? doeft thou giué attendance at the Inge of theLordsdoors 9 ? Is hisword the ioy and reioyciüg ofthe 4 Ptnn. S. ;. beartr! Are the promifitofGod fweetyato thy mouth f? Is ita delight varo thee rIér;rsad. to bee anoften guelt with the yell ofGods people,at theheavenly banquet offNont.s03. hisholy Supper?Loutfl than to potsreoatthyheart byprayer beforehim': and bath tFfsL6s.S that hope of adoption which thou haft, been wroughtin thee by there helpes? And don thonfind it to be cherifhed,and tobe more flrong,and effeànal,and burly, by thy diligent and confcionableattendingon them ? Surely thou haft Gods Spirit within thee,who hashgmen thee thatwhite !lone of deíelrarge from u lteuei.s.ry. the guilt ofhnne ° : He is consto remainswiththeex, tobe the earnerl ofihm,lobe- rotastenand to!tale thee varo the day ofredemption. ? But on the other fide ; Art y rph.. ta thou like Gallo,one that eartífnotfor thefefpirituaAthings .? Or an Atbeni,n,who C iapls 430. Ii 3 when mAdsta.r,5.
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