TheSeulesejfil`uall calling to Chrift. Life to fay, they want nothing but fealing ; now when they are fealed, every man takes his owne, and the.bargaine is thorow : Juft fo it isbetweene the Lord and the foule ; theArticles of agree- ment, whereby God paffeth over his promife to a poore (inner, are thfe : Ifwee will partfrom cur (elves and our finnes, the Lord Jefus faithall this grace and mercy is yours : yòu that are thus burthened, .Chrift will eafe ) ou ; andyou that are thus loft., Chrii will findeyou. But now ifa man will not fet to his leale, and lithe fouledoe not take all this to it felfe, and enter poffeflionof it in this kinder and Pealeanddeliver (as wee ufe to fay) it will never prove authentical! ; but when it is fealed and delivered, then it is aznthen- . ticall : So when the foule makes an application ofthe promifes to it felfe, then it is authentical!, and the foule feedsupon it, and refrelleth it felfe therewith for ever. Secondly, faith jogs the handofGod, and fors 2. Gods power on worke, and makes way for the ft.reame ofGodspromife providence, that it may take place : I fay it makeswayfor the worke of the promife, that fowhatfoever is good, may flow in amaineupon theheart, andbe communi- cated to it, as it is inother conrfes of providence. WhenGodPets upa courfe ofprovidence in the ufe ofmeans, then in the ufe of thofe means as he ordinarily workes. Now God will nourifh a man ifhe will eat his meat, andufe themeans ap- pointed for his nourifhment, andhee that will take up thecourfe that Godbath appointed, may R r expel. 309
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