The seules efíluatIcalling to Chrift, 405 and their miferies,becaufe they fee not their title to mercie, nor their evidence of Gods love; in 2King. 6. 16, t 7,n hen Etifhawas befit with an armie ofhis enemies, thefervant of the Prophet faid, good Majier, what fhallwe doe, they are many, andwee are few, they are armed, and wee are naked? then faid the Prophet, Lordopen hieeyes, that he may fee, and God did it, and then hee faw thofe bib fulloffierie charetr, and then hee faw that there were more with them, thanwere againfir them, and then bee was quiet : now the armies and the chariots were there before, but hee law them not,and therefore he could not be quieted : foit is with every faith- full foule, the Lord hath caufed his Angels to pitch their tents about the eleft, wee have God on our fide, and Chrifl:,and the Angels, but wee fee nor our privileges, and the interefi that wee have ir, the mercie and goodnefie of the L( rd; wecrie out as he did, good Mailer, what (hall we doe? fo many lanes, and fo many corruptions, how (hall we be fuccoured? the Lord open our eyes, that we may fee the freeriches ofhis grace, and the fulneffe ofhis mercie : this is all ours,that wemay fee his love to us, and his Angels waiting upon us, and his bidinggoing with us ; this would quiet our hearts I will not now adde, howyou may doe this, and how you may make your evidencecleere,thatyou have a title tomer- cie ; this viere to multiply a divilion upo'i a di- vifion : only judge your efiateby the word, and take one evidence from the word, as good as ten thoufand; this is the fault ofpeople: it may be F ff Come
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