The Sautesejfelnagcatling teChrift. againft the holy Ghofl, onely adding malice to thy rage; thou oppofeft thyFather, haply theSon . mediates for thee; thoudefpifeft the Sonne, hap. Ly the holyGhoft pleads for the: but ifthou oppo.. fell the Spirit, none can fuccour thee, therefore Tooke to it. DircEtion. Hence we may obferve theground why many of Gods faithfull people underftand not that theyhave the Spirt of God, nor yet the increafe of it; they looke not to the promüe by which it is conveyed , but tocorruption by which it ishindred; you liftennot totheverdit of the Gofpell. Let every one ask this great queftion,Howmay I knowwhen tl:e Spirit is in me ? Thatyou know it not, the fault is your owne ; look into t' e word. It is with a poore foule,as with little children; the childe in the night being hungry, feckes for the dug, but if heBoth not lay hold of ir, he gets no goodby it; fo thou haft been a long time muffing about a dry chip, andhaft got no comfort. Be fure therefore to layhold upon the promffe, hold it, and thyfpirit ¡hall be filled with marrowand fat- nefle. If there be marrow in a bone, thou mull: breake it beforu thou canfl get any out. So it is with thepromifes ; they are full of fweetnetfe, but youmuff chew them,breake them,andbellow thy heart on them. An Alchimilt that Mills oyle, dothdrawout the fpiritofmetalls, but it isby di- Ilillation: fo it iswith the promifes, they are ex- cellent metall, there is a great deale ofcomfort in them, but ifyou will have benefit by them, you
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