/ Opened and Afplied. . 1 g7 when rhe old world grew fenfual ic grieved God ro the heart ; keep thefe in reimembrance ; what ple.tfure canll: thou rake in rhat which makes the Lord (igh ( 4• Theead will be bitttrnefs, Pfal.73·17. · Secondly, , Ta~e heed you mifs_not ~fthat Faith which will bririg in fGppfy, Heh+ I ,2. Tak~ h~ed kll: :i protm~e berns left, any falllho rr of thar rell: which comes by the promrle, by an unbe)Ievmg.hearr ;_ for many deiir~ the Lord, and rell: upon the Lo rd, a_nd t~ey are !;ms~ed with rh err h,unger, and wuh rheir reHon him', without rece!Vmg life ftotn h1m; trul yyou wrll fall from rhe Lord then; for if the Lorddorh nor daily drop lif~ inro your hearrs, JOU will grow weary of him ; and Ordinances they are empry wells , and Promlfes they are dry brea!ls: if you have br~d, bur it feed you nor, youwill nor care for ir. ~ '··· , S E C T. 1X. O!!elt.H. Ow [hall I get this F airh ? , A~tfw.I. Honor an~ ~dvan.ce rhe Lord's rich grace in thy heart, b~fo re rhougoeH ro him for rhe Spmr of life; rhus rhat poor woman, If I ' "" bttt t•uch hi~ sk,irt, I (h~tll be whole; _ifl can come eo liim, I fhall have help ; many can rhmk ~fore they go to ChnH, I .fhall never fpeed1 I lhall never o..: ve~;c~me rhefeevlls; and henterhe Jfraelms are excluded C.en.f!lln : though I know the Lord dorh pity his. poor people vvheil theybelieve, though not rhus far ; as it is with in en, if you ;'.iould get their hearts from them, commend them ; , fohere; and thoughrhisdoth not moverheLord, yer it is an Ordinance; 'tis a 1 ' way of God,Micah7.I7,1S. . z. Take up afirm refolutionnever to let rhy heart go from feeking the Lord rill this is wroughr, Pfal. 2 7-4- tbu I wilt fee"-. afi er ; fee char thou mull: rieeds have this; andhencedo notfay, I have defiredandgone rothelord, andno help comes, and now fit down; no, but rake advantage hereupon to deiiretbe more, and to make the Lord's denials or delays rhe ground of rhy crys; as the ' r anaaniti[h woman, crums; as 'facob by wre!Hing agalnfi the Angel, he h~d i:he ble!Tingat lafi; Say,as ir ha~h been long, fo therefore Lord help f:iecaufe ofthat. But fins are many, and rhe heart is worfe: Oh the more need of Grace; Moj'es !Exod.j3.I_8. If thou wiltn•t go 'Jllith us, c11rry us not up he-:c ·. , . 3. ,Wait for the Lord qu1etly, and look out when will 1.c be better. lf~t. '<>4-4- eye bath not feen; and wait for him firft; and fo for other rhings, !fa. 30. I 8. Bleffe:d are thq that wait for him. "'· ·If the Lord gives not; yet feek to give him content, though he dorh not Content rh<;e; as M ar;, [oh. z. when they wanred wine, I Joh.3 .22 . we do what pleafcth him; and hence have our anfwer; this wilf fetch ir.
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