302 'Me Souks efet1uall calling toChrifc. waight of all its occalions and troubles upon Chrift, as the porter that is weary of his waight, and hathno way tohelpe himfelfe, but to be ea- fedofhis burden : fo when the foule bath faft- ned uponChrift, it layes all the waight of all its guilt and power of corruptions upon the Lord Jefus Chrift : Chrift hath promifed togive eafe andpower topardon ; and the foule now layes all upon him, as rfal. 3 5.7. Commit shy way to the Lord, and truft inhim; commit thy way, that is, the waight of all thy occafions : roule thy way upon the Lord, as it is with a barrell that is tum- bledupand downe ; the earth beares thewaight of the barrell, but Tome body moves it : fo the foule calls the waight of all its difgrace, difho- nour, temptation, and all upon Chrift : Efay 50. zo. Hee that walkes indarknefê and bath no light, let him trufi in the name ofthe Lord, and flay upon his God; that is,ifany man be in extremes,hopeleffe, in mifery, and feeth no helpe for himfelfe, nei- ther inhimfelfe,nor the creature? and walkes in defperate difcouragement, and hath no light of comfort; let him tru l upon the name of the Lord,and flay uponhis God : as when aman can- not goe of himfelfe, hee layes the waight of all his body on another ; fo the foule goes to a Chrift, and layes all the waight of it felfe upon Chrift, and faith, I have nocomfort, all my dif - comforts I lay uponChrift-, and I relie upon the Lord for comfort and confolation : and when the foule hath thus leaned upon Chrift, it leaves it felfe there, and fucks and drawes all the good that
RkJQdWJsaXNoZXIy OTcyMjk=