.418 I 0 F Ta& . ~---'~--------~-~--~--~~--~ ' to-be his Father, becauf~ hee hath heene ac: · '· · quainted with him, becaufe he hath receive~· the Spirit of the Sonne, that telts him inplaine :.. termes he is his Father: when a man can come withholy affettions to theLord, this is the fpi. ·rit of prayer; a wicked man, as we fhewed out of!ob.z7. whenGodcomes to him and rends · and teares hisfoulefrom him ; -that is, he parts with his foule unwillingly, when God puls on t.Lovet9 God and Chrifi:. the one fide, and he on the other, when God puls away his foule, he faith, will the Lord heare hit!), when he cryes to the Almigh– tie~ No,; for he doth nor pray, it is ia– deedea cry,a maninextremitie may cry hard, as a theefe at the barre, he cryes hard, not be– cauft; he loves thejudge,or hath any confidence in him if it were not for the extremity, he would not do.it at al1,£:1ithhe, he prayeth nor, he doth not delight in the Almighty, hegoes notto .him as to a father, and itappeareshence that were there not fuch an extremity, he would not pray : for he will not pr.1y at all times. · Secondly, it breeds love; wherefoever the 1 . wirnelfeofthefpiriti", aiwayes there followcs. 1 it love towards God, and lefmCbrift: for it · - cannot be otherwife, all love comes from ; knowledge} nowwhen ama111 hath feeneJefU:J ' chrij ~fldeed, that is, wherr the Lo.rd harh fbewed his owne felfe untohim, whenhe bath : ~rawtile·ne~re to a man in the.witnetfe ofhis .· S.piri~~ when he bath. mani'fefted himfelfe, it Love comes I From kno·IY.. )edge. _::· can·
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