Hooker - BT780 H7 1637

TheSouleaefe tua1Icalling to Ch*rift. 217 affrc`tions, and roworke this frame in the heart, namely,by the Spiritofthe Father,whichkindles in an humble and inlíghtned foule, loveand joy, to entertaine and reioyce in the riches of his mercie,as bcfeemes the worth thereof. But how doth the Spirit kindle this love and Qjeß, joy Ianfwer,thus it is, when the Spirit ofthe La-cl 9stir. in the promife lets in tome intimation ofGods love into thefoule, the weight Beth upon there two words; lets in fome inckling, conveyeth form rellìfh ofthe love ofGod into the foule. I befeech you, marke it, when theLord dothex preffe his favour and goodnefffe in that fame . powerful! manner untoa heart humbled, longing for his favour, that it doth force the fòule to bee aff'c ed with it.,and doth.prevaile with the foule, and by a holy. Dinde of might prevaileth, and makes the foule to be affetnred with the rellifh of his favour ; this is the ground : A poíiiblc good f}irres up hope, a neceflarte ,excellencie in. that good fetleth defire, and a relliib In that good fetled,kindles lover S thatin the promife there is a fulneffe to take up the whole frame of the heart.. The phrafe is admrrirable in the Mimes ; The Lord fhallcommand his lovingkindnep -in :he P.PL4 ..a, morning; (a flrange pottage ) it is a phrafe taken from Kings,and Princessandgreat Commanders, whofe word is a law. So that the. Lord (hail fend forthhis lovingkihdne fewithAcommand;. as if he fhould tay,Goe love and everlaífing kindnefíe, take:thycommiffïon, and I charge thee, goe to L e 3 the

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