2 86 Sorrowfor fin conf ent with AJjuranee. Pfal. i 30 and rebellion againfi God , without any impeachment of his Affurance. Sorrow for 2. Deep frrowfor fin is confifient with Affurance offorgivenE/J, dfin confi- ent with Yea it is a great means or prefirvation of it. Godly forrow) Aílivance. mourning, humiliation, contritenefs of Spirit, are no lets Go- 'pa Graces, and fruits of the Holy Ghofi, than Faith it felt; and fo are confiftent with the high( (i flourifhings of faith what.. ever. It is the work ofHeaven it fell, and not of the Affurance of it, to wipe at tears from our eyes. Yea thefi Graces have the moil eminent Prornifes annexed to them, as Ifa. 57. 15. chap. 66.2. with bleffednefs it fell, Math. 5.4. yea they are them. fèlves the matter of many Gracious Gofpel Promifes, Zeds. ì 2. i o. fo that they are affuredly confffelt with any other Grace or Priviledge that we may be made partakers of; or are pro- mifed unto us. Some finding the weight and burden of their fins, and being- called to mourning and humiliation on that ac- count, are fo taken up with it, as to lofe the fenfe of Forgive - nefÌ, which rightly improved, wouldpromote their forrow, as their forrow teems direly to Jweeten their fenfe of forgive - nefs. Sorrow abfolutely exelufive of the faith of forgivtnefs, is legal1, and tendeth unto death. Affuranceabfaluttly exclufve of Godly forrow is prefumption, and not a perfwafionfrom him that calieth u:._ Eut Gofpel Sorrow, and Gofpel Affurance may well dwell in the fame breafi at the fame time. Indeed as in all worldly 1oyes there is a ficret wound ; So in all Godly forrow and mourning confidered in its felf, there is a feeret joy and refrefhment ; H.nce it doch not wither and dry up, but rather enlarge, open, and fweeten the heart. I am perfwaded that generally theymourn molt, who have molt Affurance. And all True Gofpel mourners, will be found to have the root of Affurance fo grafted in them, that in its proper feafon (a time of trouble) it will undoubtedly flourifh. Sente of 3. A deep fnfi of the indwering power offin, is confiffent with the power Gofpel Affurance. Sente of indwelling fin will caufe manifold finent with perplexities in the Soul. Trouble, difquietments, forrow, and Affurance. anguifh of heart , exprefling themfflves in fighs, mourning, groaning
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