The souks Tedteat?calitnt toChrift. 199 but the Lord Jefus Chrift opened the scriptures to them : the richesofgrace and falvation wereun- locked, and by Chrift opened, and then their hearts burned againe with defire; Oh that Chrift, and that merde, and that pardon, &c. So view thou thepromífes ofChrift, and grace, and falva- don, you doe not fee the value and riches that are therein,but ifyou will but talkeand conferre about them, your hearts will burne with defire, doe not caft aneye and be gone, doe not looke over a promife and away; no wonder though yourhearts arenot affeefed,becaufe theexcellent things therein contained arenot opened and pro- pounded toyou. In the fourth and laft place, after all this, thou 4. Means. muff know that it is not in thy power to bring thy heart todefire grace, thou canft not hammer out a defire upon thine owne anvill, digge thy owne pit, and hew thy owne rock as long as thou wilt, that is a workeout of thyabilitieand flrength. Nay let all theAngels in heaven, and all the Minifterson earth provoke thee,yet ifthe handof the Lord be wanting, thou (halt not lift up thy heart, nor fiep one (tep towards heaven; therefore I befeech you marke and acknowledge this, and goe to him who is onely able to worke this defire in thy foule. It is the complaint of Chriftians, and they mourne under it, and it is a great miferie. Oh they are troubled,becaufe they cannot fetch a good define from their owne foules, and one falls, another finkes, and a third (hakes, and they are overwhelmed with difcou- C c 2 ragement
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