4 6 The SouleseffcEtualicatiiny;to Chriíl. fìnntr, that heebath no faith, nor no abilities to wotke it of himfelfe, this the wordworkes firfir, but we are not yet at the bottom. a SeconeLy, when the Spirit bath Chewed thee that thou art anunfaithfull foule, and that thou haft no power to worke it of thy felfe, then the Spirit of the Lord by the word breathes upon the foule ofa poore firmer, and by the fWeetneffe thereofovermaffers,andbreakes downeall thofe fecret curled diffempers of heart, that brought under the foule, and kept hint inhimfelfe : every tmn is brought in bed with his corruptions, as ¡ob fpeakes, namely thus, Thespirit ofGod in the word drives the foule to a rcjf}lrfè difquiet,andmake, himfee that he muffnotfay here, but hee muff feeke out,andgoefromhence,arzdfeekeforanother condition, or elfe bee mull' perifh fir ever : ref} not here, faith the Spirit, you muff bee gone; and the foule faith, If I reft here, I am an undoneman; thereforehee will outand feeke for another con- dition. Thirdly, as the Spirit of God dotti overpower tholediftempers,anddrives thefoule to areftlef1 condition,till it looke our fora better condition, fo lafily the Spirit ofGod fhcwes that poore foule an impoflìbilitie of finding mercie, but from God, and therefore turnes the face, and Pets the frame of the heart that way, to leo;,e God-ward, and to be for God,and this is themeaningofthat place, lohn a 6.9. when the Spirit ofGod comes tobring faith and peace to the confcience, the text faith, Hes Pallconvince theworld offinne, be- caufe
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