The Souks digaaNcaáit toChriff. allthe mind faith, Let meknow this mercy above all, and defire to know nothing but Chrilt and himcrucified : let mee expeá this mercy, faith hope, thatbelongs to me,and will befall me : de- fire faith, Let me long after it; nay, faith love, let me embrace and welcome it : let me delight in it (faith joy) nay, faith theheart, let me layholdon the handleoffalvation, here we will live,andhere wewill dyeat the footftooleofGois mercy: thus all got ; minde,hope,defire,love,joy,thewill,and all layhold upon the promife, and fay, Let us hake the promife a prey,let us preyupon mercy, as thewilde beaus doe upon their provifion.Thus the faculties of the foule hunt and purfue this mercy,and lay hold thereupon, and fatisfiethem. (elves herein. Hence wee will raife thefe two points. That thewordoftheGofpell, and thewordof the Spirit goeboth together; this is groundedin theText, they mull firft heare, then learne, heare theGofpell,and learne by the Spirit. ThatGodsSpirit gives fpeciall notice ofGods acceptancetoanenlightned foule, and that is the firft voice of the Spirit to the underfîanding. Now to the firft do&tine. Thewordof the Gofpell and theworkeofthe Spirit aiwayesgoe together ; thepoint is groun- ded in the Text, after this manner: they muff firft heare, then learn; heare by theword, and learnby the Spirit. Thehearingof the Gofpell without theiait,is nothingelfe but abeatingof theByre, and *dead Inter. Itis tree, theLord can
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