Opened and Applied. my mid~ight groan?, and dayli~ht complaints, and ~hofe daily iighings after thee whtch have an[en from dus forrowful heart? dtd the Lord never work this in thee ? if extremity comes, and thou hafl: no fuch thing to wimefs for thee, do you think that you lhall meet the Bridegroom in peace ? Oh no ! go home, and make thy mom .over thy,own Soul ; the Lord is far from me; if many fee/z_ to enter and fhall net•er he able, what will become of me? Hence f::e hmv many people deceive t h~mfelves in th~ir evidencing of a V[< 3· good eflate, who b~caure they fee no oyl in their vellel, nor r~e no lhi t~i no in their Jives, yet . b~caufe rhey deiire it, they think hereupon the Lord acc~pts thegJ and their cfefires, and ther~fore the Lord will fullill them; this very conceit k~eps rhouf:tnds in their fins and miferies, and that under conviC1:ion of rhem; yet I d~fire it were berrer with me ; and they think Hypocrites make !hews of rh is and that, yei' they have not unfeigned defires ; and here thoufands refi, and this flays tliem, as ProV.27·5 · 'Th~ de}ires of the jhsgf.trd . kjlls him. .' y . . . ----~---:-:-:---.-.-. -·--.-----.-:------; ' \ s'-E e T. · ·m·. L Qgell.BUt doth not the Lord r~JPeCI the gr.anings of hu people? d?tiJ not ' (/>rift fay, ]oli. 4.1o; 1f thou hadll a5ked, &c.. doth not the Lord l•af:.. "Pm the mner man , th: ;;er! frame; ·'"'j' , dejirn thAt .have been, paft ? ' c~ ; · , Anfw. Yes, rhe re'be fome defires which are'evi'denccs; fome which are not ·.; I !hall difcover them that be unround in the partic~lar eX'il11ple of thefe fooli(11 Virgins,&c. · . • . Firll, Thore are Uflfound defires,which luife in the fouleafily, without feeling a need of theLords almig~~y ·~;,oivyr and Spirit_of life to work' them at fi ~lt. ; we Jhall finde that the delireo- ofregenera~e Chn!hans do ndn:om.e eallly, h.J:tt· they findea need ?i the Lord tQ dra"Y them. Jer. )I· Io:L"m:'5·?-I. but rh~ de~ fit:e~ 9f orh7rs fpr!ng ,up eafily ai;l9 ,q~t.l.ckly; as rhefe fooh_l11 Vtrgms, they wanted oyl, they could.qUickly defire·lt ~ "and theygo.J:o rnell· fellow-breth :·en for help, Oh give ru of Y!'" o;!. ·J,.o6~~sic is wich wilde Rye afld Peafe, ' they ~ill cotljlt: up at rhe feafon of che y<;ar rn ab:m~ance; ·wttho~r (<?wwg or plowmg, the gronnd bears them naturally;' but other ccm.and gram w11l not co:pefo eaJ lily; your ground will110t bear ir,till plmved and digged, and·clreh rhe hand of man 1/lullfetir, and dye ir mull; o~fore ir c;u1 rJiv1!again ·; Cohere, if defires comeand fpringup eafily, it is·a llg~ 'tbeyarnvifr.!e; rhe L<lrd ; muH break .ch~ hearc, and ehen fow·rhefe, a'nd 'f"F~IJt ihefcfro'm hea,'en ·, and ;tau m~ll [ercfl. ic. our of heaven, elfe ic is naught >· fur whm rhe'Lord works faving delires .indeedip;ever fows them i.n a br.:>keii heart;· ~'!litl't .is througb l y . biqken~ind:ed·';, · when.God fees the fmoakmg fh! ?'~ G.re . ( wbl~~ · f_re <kfires) he firll brutfet!i the reedu felf. ..,_ · ~ ·· L.. .r.· • Secondly,. The fubjeCl: in 1vhirh'rpef~ de!J r~~ a~e ; aman had:i a .Son ·and~ Servant; rhe Son hath ,all his cfe!\n~s grant<X!.h1in,• becaufe he ·harh 'a fonly ..fpi, i rit; all the Fa ther hath is for him, tlm mny b(l good fo< hinl:;· aSetvapi;Q!r:, .ftres imporrunarely, b~c he praysfr.om the fpiriryf a Servant, and aU that'bi>· Maller liath is nor for him; and therefore ir ht :pray foti the inherirancqor a , part of it, of the portion of the Son, ,fl1all he bavt: it~ no, he!hall have wgat is lit for aServant; fair is here ,the1.ord harhforrte Sons in his:Cburches; thefe praying and defirinz from a fan-like fpirit, all rh1t God h.uh b~ing thei rs.;·:tbey K k k 2 !hall
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