o8 TheSPuleseffiltuallcalling toChrift. ne+wes ; but this will beare up a mans heart, if hee canbut Tooke up to heaven,and rakegood tidings and notice of Gods favour, this will joy and re- . freth a mans foule. 2. Motive. As this molt concernes ns, fo Satan is moft cunning todeprivens of thefame, if Lee can ftop any intelligence, , nd take away any evidence of Gods love and merdie to the foule : this is that Sa. tan labours for ; for if the heart gets evidencethis way, andhave notice under the hand of the Spi. rit, what love, what joy, what power and venue will be in the foule,what courage and undaunted- nefl'ewill be in theheart, to walke in the wayes of godlineffe ; then learne from the Devil' hirnfelfe, belabours to keepe from you what will doe you molt good ;therefore be youascareful' toget this :noticeof Gods love to your foules, from the Spi- rit in the promife, as Satan is to hinderyou from the fame. vfe 3. Inftru6lion': Hence !conclude, that the poo reft humbled finner,ofthe mean, ít capacity-loth -know more of fpirituall truths, concerning grace and falvaton, and Gods love in Chrift, than the molt wifeand learned in the world that are rot humbled. In a word, tale the ineaneff Saint.thz,t ever breathed on theearth, and the greareftfchol- kr for outward parts , and learning and reach and policie, the meaneft ignorant foule , that is alrnoft a naturali Poole , that foule knower and underftands more of grace and mercy in Chrift, than all the ,wifeff and learnedit in the world, than all thegreatefl fchollers, and moft pompous
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