The eáuaflcalling to Chrift. lait when the foule path beone fufficiently hum- bled, the Lord lets in his fweet voice ofmercy, and faith, Thou art my fonre, and thy tannes are pardoned : with that the foule catcheth at that mercy, and faith mercy Lord, and a Tonne Lord, pardon Lord, and love Lord, the foule is mar- vellous willing to heare of that confideration : But is will not a vay from the Lord againe : as they catched at the words of A ;ab, and laid, by brother lived) ; fo the foule faith beleevingly, and eccho- like, pardoned Lord, acceptedLord, love and mercy inChrift Lord : the heart holds it felfe there. It is the fafhion ofa drowning man,when hee Teeth himfelfe goingand tanking, ifany mata corne tohelpe him, when he bath taken hold, hee will rather die, than leave him, hee holds for his life: Juft fo it is with adrowning firmer, that is toflèd upand downe with the floods ofGods in- dignation. He that formerlymade nothing ofall, and a mock ofChrift, and thought hee might goe to heaven with all his lulls, now the Lordopens his eyes, and fets upon him, and rofFes him up and downe, that the heart (mites with it ; and hee feeth hirnfelfe loft, and going downe to the pit, and bee exile&s nothing but damnation ; andat lait the Lord lets ina record ofinercie, and the promife of grace and falvation ; when the foule heares hereof, hee catcheth it greedily, and knowes ifthat faite, his foule mutt needs faite, and therefore he will never let it goe. The third at ofrefting is this, it flings the AR 3. Qq weight 30!
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