;z8 Signes of a New Creature. SEx. II, is aired, thou lookeft with another eye upon another felfe, than thou didft before, and therefore thou deni- eft that which before thou tookeft for thy felfe, and nourifhed'ft for thy felfe. Nowa man looks upon God with another eye,now he fees his beauty,and his excel- lency,he fees there is nothing in the world to be defired in comparilon of him; before he was (hie of him, and ran away from him, as Adam did. It is the (late of eve - ry carnall man,he prefents God terrible,he bath no de- light in God, he lookes upon him, as upon a Iudge, as one he ferves of neceffity; but I fay then,you will know the Lord,ler, 3 r . when you are taught of me, :hen you Mall know the Lord; when you are made Neon Creatures, then you (ball know me, that is, you fha11 fee me in ano- ther fafhion than ever you did, you (hail looke on me with another eye, youihall know me then, as to love me, to delire mee, to long after nothing fo much as Communion with me. I might runne thorow more inftances, but the time calls mee. away. Thou wilt look upon every thing with another eye, they will be prefeRted with another fhape, for there will be a new Heaven and anew Earth tothee,I fay,all will be new to thee: for mark the newneffe of any fenfe, or of any fa- culty, when it is renewed by any infufed quality, it is not fo much difcerncd by it Idle, as by the objed; as, if a man have a new tafle, and a new favour,a new tafle in health, how (hall he know it t' Give him meat and drink ;,and what you will,in all the objects of the tafle, you fhall finde a new reli(h, Fatuities So if you would know of your heart,if it be new,go k ownßy to the obje 1s that thy heart is converfant about, fce if thou lookeft upon them in another fafhion, if thou have
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