Ver. :,2. crafngDifireés. 29 these poor creatures ; they were once intrufled with a flock of Grace in themflves ; this they cati away, and thetnfelves into the utcnofi alii7?.ry thereby. That they might not utterly pee rich a feco:.d .ne, their portion and flock is now laid up in anon ther ; a faf .i Teafurer ; in him are their lives and comforts fee cured. Eut fee their 'wretched negligence; they venture all, ra- ther than they will attend to him for fuccour. And what think we is the heart of Chrifl, when he fees his Children giv- ing way to conscience wailing finis, without that application unto him, which the life and peace of their own foulscalls up- on them for. Thefe are not fins of daily infirmity which can- not be avoided ; but their guilt is alwayes attended, with a neglet more or lets, of the relief provided in Chrifl againfi them. Themeans of prefervation from them is bleffed, ready, nigh at hand; the concernment of Cürift in our prefervation great, ofour fouls unfpeakable; to negleft and defpife, means, Chris{, fouls, peace and life, muff needs render guilt very uilty. Thirdly, Much to the fame purpofe may be fpoken about thatfignal provifion that is made againg fuch fins as tbefi in the Covenant of Grace, as hath been already declared. But I shall not farther carry on this difcourfe. And this may fuffice,.as to the Rate and condition of the foul in this Pfalm, reprefented. We have feen what the depths are wherein it is intangled, and by what wayes and means any one may come to be call into them. The next thing that of- fers it felfunto our contderation, is the deportment of a gra- cious foul in that (late andcondition ; or what-courfe it fleas towards a delivery. Th
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