themunwellea the left, AndSaint Iohn faith, The isráee isVietht.i7ewell ") W!.!F,s finne, Thiswas inDauid, who when he did anyeuill, hit hurtfx, me biro. d. Sarn.24.I o. Out ofthisdoíìrine iífiteth a notabledifferencebetwixt the wic- ked and the godly : In the godly when they are tempted to Panne, there is a fight betweene the heart and the heart; that is, betweene the heartand it felfea In thewicked alto there is a fight,when theyare tempted to finne:but this fight isonlybetween the heart and the confcience. The wicked man whatfoeuer R0.2 4.P S is, bath tomeknowledge orgood ?& euill : and therefore when he is in doing a- ny eui.l, his confcience accufeth, checketh & conrrouleth him,and he feeles it tintingin him,as ifit wereforge liui.ngthing that craúled in his body,& gnaw- edupon hisheart, _ there:,pon he is veryoft grieued for his fstts,yet for al that he liked) hisfins veryv ell,and loueth them, & could finde inhis heart tocon_ t,.3 t4 . tinue in theist for euer: fo that indeedc whenhe fnneth, hebath in hisheart a dfriuing &a confliéi-,but thatis onely betwecne himfelf&hisconfcience. But Pf,0.17; i r, thegodly haue another kinde ofbattel &confli &, fornotonly their confcien- Pïai. i t 9. ces prick themand reproue them for fin, but alfotheir hearts are fo renewed 1o4,11s.. that they rife in hatred &detefiation oftin;and when theyare tempted toculll Pons.7.1 5 by theirfielh andSathan,theyfeelealul}anddelire todo that which isgood; LII I I. The fecond temptation is a difquietneffe in the heart of a Chrif}ian, be- fce4 caufe heecannot according tohis defire,hauefellow flip `pith Chrif} Iefus, he ling' is exercifed in thistemptationon this manner. a Cant06.% I a Chriff lets him fee his excellency and howhe is affceoted towards him, I I.bThen the Chrit}ianconfidering this, defrethChrili andhis righteoufttes. b rerf °'° I IL Hedelighteth himfelf inChriff,and hath force enjoying ófhis benefits. I V.eThéhecomes intop affablyoftheChurch as intoGods vvineceller,that e inthe word &Sacramats hemayfide a greater meafureofthe loueofChrif}, V. But he*falles loue ficke:that is, he becomes troubled in fpirit, becaufe he ' a'trf,,m cannot enioy the refenceofChrif}in the fayd manner, ashe would. VI. d In thishis fpirbtuall fickncs he firU fides the power ofChrift iú ortin e rts,9q him, that the fpirit benot quenched, & he hezres Chriû as it werewl fpering avr3s. inhis heart, as a máfpeaks to his friend whc he is cóming towards hima far off. VII. f After this Chril}comes neerer, butthe Chrit}bancanno otherwifeen. f =1,9, byhim, than a man enioyes the company ofhis friend, who is on the other fide ofa wall, looking at him through thegrate or latteife. V I I I. Then his eyes are opened,to fee the caufcs,wbyChriflfo withdrawes e,t r,t as hitnfdfc , to bee his g own fecuritie and negligence in Pecking toChrif},his I ? t ear f, lackries in fpiritual exerc.ites, as inprayer and thankfàiuing, the deccitfúlnelfe and malice offallé teachers, i rerf;t 7,. I X. í Then hecornestofeelemore lively hisfellowf°nip withC'hrif}, Nofceling. X. Lally, heprayeth that Chrif} would continue with him to the end. LV. The, thirdtemptatió is,trouble ofmind,becaufethere is no feeling o:Chrif}at al: li
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