··. lJodJ'edllfu:fficienciu. 1 -497 _· · . was tOPilul; A window was opened tohir:n i~ I -– heaven,as jr \V ere,to looke into Gods l.A11-flt(-1 jtiencyto fee thetreafiJresthere,to fee Godspo- 1 wer,and eternity and blcfiednes:&whenhewalked in aconrinuall fight ofthis AU-fojficienciu Paul cared not whither he went, nor wh::zt became of him ; it was nothing then for him to paffe from prifon to prifon,from affliction to affiiction.So,as long as am~nwalkes inacominoall fight of Gods Al!.fr~fficicncie as long as he __ 1 fees him that is invijiMe,fo long heis fl-ll ofeom· forr,foJong heisabictodoanything;burwhen · once his fight is taken from him, when once he is left in darkenelfe, that Torches and Candles begjnto app.eare great lights untoh~m, (as you know irisin thedarke night)that isa figqethat .aman is inaarkendfe,when the feare oftpen,& rh_efavour ofmen, feeme great unto him: So it ·will be whenGo_dcloth but leave tis alittle,when he doth but cloud us,when he withdrawes from us th:tt light ofhisAllfufficiency,' then we are ready tb finke, and to faile in our duty, and t@ turne afide,to balkethe waies ofrighteoufnelfe. And therefore"ifyou would have the ufeof this AU-fujficiency,if you would be perfwaded that all things are in Go_ds hands, befeech h~m. ~-<? teach you to depend upon him. '· · Eel0-vedit is certaine, that the holiefr men that , H1 oly 1 men · - 1 ove t g:m• are,haveas much love of themfelues as others, , telue;, :1s well they defiretheir f.1fety,as ~vel asothers,theyde,.. ! as others. . fire to have liberty,& life~swellas o'thers ~,·but ·here is al die·ditference,they·are pe ffwadedthat Goa: --------------------~>--~~----~--~- ~
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