z ..---- The souks eeïluali' calling toChrifi. comes in and fpeakes plainly, but it will doe the Poore man no good to heare the witneh^e, !mic e he underffand it : fo though we heare the Spirit, and doe not underftand the language of the Spi. 'rit, it is as ifwe never heard it.Now the language of the Spirit is nothing elfe but the tenour of thofegracious promifes, whichGodbath made to poore humbled (inners. Now ifwe benot able to caft the {ènfe and meaning of the promife, it is likean uncerta:nc found, though the witnefle bee goodand plaine,yet I cannotbe comforted there: by. 2Cor. 6. r6,17. This if the language of thespi- rit ; Now let a poore humble hearted foule come and lay his heart lcvellto the promife, one faith, it is true, W it were fowithmee, thenGodwould be myGod; that promife is made to them that touch no uncleane thing, but I am defiled with finsand abominations,andcarried aside by them; thereforeno {hare in this promife. Now themea- ning ofthe teftimony is miftaken, thewitneffe is as good ascan be, and will caft thecaufe onyour fide ; but youunderfl:and not themeaningofthe witneffe, therefore we will fpell the words, what is it to touch no uncleane thing, it is not tobee lightly acqua'ntedwith it thereforeartthou con. tent to fue out a bill of divorcetoall thy fins, how ever heretofore thou wert married to them, yet now thou art refolved tobed with them nomore: art thou contented God thould make k!ìowne whatever is amiffe in thy foule, and fulxlueeve- rydiftemper, that is the meaningof the promife, and if itbe thuswith thee, thepromife belongs to thee,. Labour
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