n,tcfouo raftb a man know that he repents, believes,` and loves ficut oportet, he cannot know his own Sincerity ; and if he know. his Sincerity, he -knows that he repents, believes, and loves a- right,' A Believer converfes much between Scripture and Confcience, fet. :ping his Nátions from the one, and his evidences from the o- ther. In the Word he fees the Charaders of Grace,' and in the Confcience the ['late of his Soul. True Repentance mourns dyer fin as fin, hates it as the greateft evil, and calls it away as an accurfed thing, faith the Word ; and filch is thy Repentance, faith Confcience. Trae Faith prizes Chrift, overcomes the World and works by Love, faith the Word ; and fuch a Faith is tine, faith Confcience. True Love is inflamed from Gods, fweetly acquiefces in him, and obedientially refignes to him, faith the Word ; and finch a Love is thine, faith Con, fcience. I zterroga cor tuurn, Ask thy heart, If Lòv,e be there, faith St. Auf$ia : Ask again, If Faith and Repentance be there, thou hail an Oracle within , that can 'tell thee ; what ,thou lovelt milli, trufleft in molt, and grieve( for mof° ; that can [hew thee thy tiprightnefs,witne ; s the jruth of thy Graces, and feall thee with Divine Comforts, filch as pats underilanding. It was a great Comfort to the Nobleman, when his Servants met him, and told him, Thy Son liveth,, john 4. 5 i. But oh ! What is it to the Believer when fuch an one as Conficience comes and faith, Thy Faith liveth, or thy Love burneth towards E 4 God, 407
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