616 Meditations and Difcourfes rnents are infeparable, as their neceflary effects-~ No fuch thing, as the ltfiing up of the LiJ!,ht ~f Grds countenance upon us, zvhich :vt!! put. gla;lne{s into cur hearts ; that gladnefs whtch ' compnzeth all the things mentioned ; No filch thin& as refoicinJ!, upon Believing ?vith JOY unfpeakable andfull of Glory; no fnch thing as ChriHs ]hewing mid manifefting him.:. [elf unto ttS, jitpph'J I!; zvith us, and giving us of !.Pis _,.. .1/ver. ; that the divine promifes of a (eaft offat ·thin_t,s, 'a·ndwim 1mll refined in Gofpel-Mercies, a-re emp:y a11d inllgnificanr words; ·rhat all rhofe r avifhing joys and exulrations of. fpirit that m:Ultitudes of faithful 1l1arryrs of old, and in lat~.r ages have enjoyed by a· view of tl'Ji Glory of God iri- Chriftand a fen 'e of his love , whereuntb they gave tefi:imony unto their Jafl: m.omen~s in the midft of th ,; r torments, were but fancies and lma - ginat'ons. ·But it is the height "of impudence i_n thefe profane fcoffers, : that they proclaim their own Ignorance of rhofe things which are the real powers of our Religion. OTHEi S there are, who will not _deny the truth of thefe things. They Clare not rife up in com~adicrion unto thofe e.xprefs Teftimonies of the Scripture, wherewith. they are confirmed. And they do ft1ppofe that fome are partakers of them, ar 1eafr there were fo for·merly ; but as tor their pans, they have no experience of them, nor do judg it their dury to endeavour after it. They can make a ihi r to liv_e on hopes of Heaven and. future Glory: As umo what is prefent they de.- :fire no more, but to be found in the performance of (ome duties in anfwer unto their convi(t"oris, wh:ch gives theri1. that forry peace whid~ they do
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