228 r.r3. 7. Mmes. Jer.3 1.34. Pauls Cornvcrrion. it is Chritts promife to give him, if you want him, it is becaufe you do not aske him;aske there- fore that you may have him, and be humbled. The 7th. meanes is this, that as we mua get the fpirit, fo we mua adde the word : it is true that the fpirir is the onely meanes to make us humble, it is the efficient meanes, without which nothing will humble us, it is as true allo of the Word:becaufe the Spirit makes the Word , as the inftrumenrall meanes to humble us, and therefore if you would be humble, you mutt joyne with the Spirit the Word, and that you may have the Word effeQu- ally to humble you, you mua doe thole things. Fitt', you muff labour to get the Paving know- ledge of the Word , becaufe it is the meanes to humble you, that is, the Word with the Spirit in. lightens the foule:for as a man that is in the darke, cannot fee any thing till hee have a candle, fo bee that is ignorant of the Word, he is in darkenes and cannot fee his finnes in fuch a manner, as to hum- ble him : or as a man cannot fee the motes that are in the houle, till the Surine thine into the houle, though they were in the houfe before; fo hee that bath not the faving knowledge of the Word in his heart , cannot ice the feverall windings and twinings,and corners,and corruptions of his heart, till by the Spirit he come unto the laving know -'. ledge of the Word. Ahab law not the chariots and Horlemen of Ifrael which ci icba law, becaufe he was ignorant of the Word; and therefore the Lord faith, Terem.3 ¡.34. They Jhall know mee from the
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