Thesoaks efeb uaII catIánp to Chrift. 549 marke this, when all meanes under heaven faile, when the figge tree bloffbmes not, when thevine flourifhethnot; whenall meansfaile, yet there is mercy with the Lord, there ispower and ftrength and fut iciency in the Lord,todoemy foulegoods and fay thou, thoughmyGanes begreat, and ex- ceed nggreat,thoughmy heart behard and comes not under the power ofGodsordinances,and the means ofgracework not uponmy foule,yet I will looke up to the Lord,andmy eyes fhal be towards him ; my eyes (hall not bee inward to looke upon any thing in my felfe, but my e, es (hail looke up to the Lord, and expe& all from him : and thus much ¡hall fuffice for the fecond hinderance. The third hinderance, which hinders a poore 3 finner from comming toChrift, is the want of Thndera;ace fenfeand feeling, and therefore thediftrefled (in- ner complaines, Inever knewwhat it was to have theafliaranceof Gods love, I never received any ©b El. found enfiblecomfort untomy foule, and (hall I thinke that I have grace? (hall I thinke that my heart is fitted ro receive that mercie whichGod bath promifëd to his Saints ? the Scripture re- veales it not, the Saints have found ir, that they which beleeve rejoyce in theLord, but I am a ftranger to that joy, and that is a ftranger tome, howcan I thinke then, that I have any inrereft to the promife ? or any faith whereby I may depend upon thepromife ? I anfwer, this hinders not that thou mai11 not .flt,r. comeuntoGod by beleeving, and receive good Elora him:therfore remember thefe 3.partìculrs: Aaaa Firft,
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