224 The Souks efjelfuallcalling to Chriff, soul is warned, and his love is kindled towards Davidfor his kindnefle, So when the foule con- fiders,whar,is the Lord"thus graciousto me?who ever found an enemy and flew him not? Had it not bane juft with the Lord to take advantage again me? Had it not beene jufl, that Iwhich lived in (iinne, shouldhave red fhed for my finne? Had it not beene juft, that I which lovedmy cor- ruption, fhould haveperifhed for my corrupti- ons ? But that the Lord fhould finde an ene- my and net flay him , nay that the Lord thould finde an enemy, and flnd his Sonne to fave him, is wonderful!. Let my foule for ever love that God, and rejoyce in thatmercy; this wouldwork altnofk upona Devil! If the foule had but the fap and fweerneffe ofthis,it couldnot butwarme the heart ofan humbled finner,and kindle inhim an abundant love to God, whohath beene fo lo- ving tohim. 3 Laïlly,. the grearneffe of the fweetneffe of the Particular mercy ofGod,th is inflames the roule i the fweet- neffe warmes it,thefreeneffe kindles ir, and when the greatneffe meets with thefe, it fers the faille all in a burning flame. This is the ground the Apofflepre&thro the E hefian3, hedefireth that theymay be rooted in love, that is, fiablifhedwith mighty ftronglove,how frail that be? Why the text faith, comprehending pith all Saints, what is the breadth, and length, anddepth, andheight ofthe love of Chri ft which pafeth knowledge : as whofhould lay, canyou but once comprehend the unmea. furable dimenfions of Gods love andgoodneífe; this,
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