is o The Soule, eräFuat7dallinA toChrift. t Firft, thou mutt not thinke tohave joy and re- frefhment,before thougoof} to the promife : but thinke to expect it when thou doeft beleeve, when thou doers chew and Led upon the pro. rnife,and continuef} fo doing : know,thatjoy and fweet refrefhtnent, h is a fruit that comes from faith : firft beleeve, and then have joy doe not thinke tohave joy, and t henbeleeve 5 theheart is filled with peace and joy, not before beleeving, but by beleeving, and after beleeving, then re- joyce with joyunfpeakable and glorious ; when faith is rooted in the Bears, and 'bath hadmany funfhines of Gods favour upon it, thenexpat thofeadmirable ravifhments, and fweet confola. Lions, which theword fpeakes of, and thou main obtaine. Secondly,thefe joyes,and fenfe,and feeling, are things which maybe feparated from faith, a mm mayhave a good faith, and a f}rong faith, and yet not 'have that comfort and fweet refrefl,ment a (inner lookes for and defires 5 a man may want fparkes, and yet want neither lifenorheat; a tree maywant laves, and yet not want lap ; fo it is with thofe confolations: faith may bee thong, whena mans feelingmay be nothing ; Rejlore to mee she joyofthyfalvation, faithDavid. hee was ju- ftified and fanûified, andhad faith, and yet had not this joy ; nay lob had faith, andyet he hadno fenfeand feeIingofGods favour : Tboa makeft me abutt to Jboot at, faith he, and ;Fine arrowes have drunks upmyfririts;and yet he faith,Thouyhhe kill trtr, yawillimoil in him; his faith was ftrong, though
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