the soukseeíluaflcaPing toChriíf. fox them ifever they were. perfwaded of Gods fa- vour,they fay they thankeGod, they never doub- ted of it; they reply, they wereworfe than Re- probates ifthey fhould, but they have no ground atall to confirme this; this is an undoubted argu- ment of a foule that never had any found evi- dence ofGods love, for where the Spirit comes, it goes upon good ground. Dirdtionand Exhortation; hencewee learneyfe what courfewee mutt take, what pathwee muff tread in, what meanes we muffufe toget this no- tice, and gaine thisevidence of Gods love to our foules,learne the ground,get the witneffeofGods Spirit,get but the Spirit to Peale it,andall is thine. It was the fpeech ofsamefbn, when he propoun- ded a Riddle to the Philiffines, they knew not how toanfwer ir, bcc:.ufe they underflood ir not before he had told hiswife, and íliee them, then they related the Riddle to them, hee confeffeth theiranfwer tobe good, But, faith he, hadyou not plowedwithmy Heifer, youcouldnot have expounded mayRiddle. Iufe the famecomparifon forour purpofe ; ufe Gods meanes, if youwould know Gods m:nde, take counfell of' him that is privie Counceller of Heaven: would you be perfwaded ofGods love and aFFedion towards you? will you knowhow ti our cafe thall goe at the la ft day ? would you know if your name is written in the Bookof life? if you would,why then,know thewaytoobtaine it, feeke it ofthe Spirit of-theLord,for h fearch- eth thech:efe thingsof God: confider what our O Saviour Z.
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