upon the Epiflle of J A M I s. VBttS.~. againil: fu<:h Doctrines as this is, and think we are legal when we prefs Humiliation. f:Iow ~ay thl! poor Minifiers of .the Gofpel_go to God, and fay as MofeJ dtd? Exod 6.12. 7 he chzfdrcn of ljrac.t . have' not harkfned unto me, how then foall Pha.raoh hear me? lord, the Profelfors will not brook fuch DoCtrine as this is, how lball we hopf to prevail with the poor,blmd,carnal world? Certain· ly it is very fad, that that which was wont to be abadg of prof::rne- ...nefs,men fhould nowadopE it into their Religion ; I mean, fcoffing .at Doctrine'S of Rep~ntance and Humiliation. z, ·ris anecdfaryauty, Tho[11 tl1~t wilL6e Chriftif(;nJ muft Iodz.. Obfervt<t. t. to mourn. The Spirit clefcencled in the form of aDove, to· note bothmeek!re{s and mottrn-i<tg. Chrifrian affdt:ions wfll be tender: Gods glory cannot be violated,- but your lleart wdlhenbieed if it be right : Pfa/, I H). 1 36. Rivers of tet~tr J run down 1fJine eyer, be– caufe thy Law u made voyd. When fins are common, your Souls will Weep fore t'nfecret places, Jer.I3· 17. If affirdions light o!'l Godshericage, youwill have _a fdlow-feeling, Rcm.I2..J). Nay there wiU be not only occafions offered without, but within: Your ewn fhu, your ownwants. Your fins, Larn.5 .16. Wo u PA ,for we have .finned. Times lhall come, when you !ball have occafion to mourn like the Doves of the valleys; Oh wo the time that ever I finned againfl: God 1 Your wants and needs; all gracious fupplies are to be fetched oot this w~y : The difciple is not above hts Lord: By prayerJ,andteP~.rs,rmdftrong cries,&c.lieb.~q. His Requefis were uttered with deep fighs : Chrifl: that lhed his blood, did alfo ·lhed te~rs; and ifbe were aman of farrows, certainly we mufi not be men and women of pleafures. Well then, do not call Mourning Melagcholy : The world· dealeth perverfly with the Children of God, they provoke their forrow, and then upbraid them with it; your fins and injuriesgive them occafion to mourn, and then you blemilh the holy Profeffion, as if it were mepifhnefs and melancholy. Thofe tears tha,t you f-ee upon the eyes of Gods children, are either fh-?~ for their own fins OJ yours: If for yours, ~oufuouldnot L!pbratd them, but bear them company ; mourn wtth thefe Doves of the valleys: If for their own, a ftrimger doth notirrtermeddle with their joy·.r; the Sun thine~h many times while it ratneth : There maybe joy in thetr hearts whildl there are tears in their eyes. Again,it ferveth toprefs os to this-duty ; better be amourner in Sion, then afinne.r inSi1n: Themour~erswere marked for prefervation. Q..q q ~ Though /
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