i - Opened and App#ed. . 4 ' I 131 \ memb~r this , thou !halt have thy fill of hi111 hereafter; he· is abl1:nc now, 1 bur thou {iult be with him ;' he hides his face now, but he will arile upon thee' and never !er mo re, and will fupply all thy wants. T~us d]e ApoiHe perfwades ro love rhe S~ript~res, though they gave but a little light , 'and they were in darknefs ~ unnl thts . ~ay-(lar arofe; fo then all_ cl~rknefs t1Jall be aboli'lh!d; fo the Samts cc;>f!lplalQ, If a -,S.on, ,why fo un.ltke ,Chnfl? y~r . ~:e - i member IFhen he appearr we jhall bef,k_: h1m, I J•hn 3.2. Co!.I.3. Ob;eCl:. But the[e thinf'f im to; ~me , how q:''i 'J be_to~tcnt ,npw? • - Anfw.x. Carnal hearts fee? th~mfely_es c~ t ~fty w:w hop~s, and f~ Ife hopes of bafe thingsto come ; why Will nqt you/now '!"lth. filn~? '1\.oo/·5·2> 3·."' ' 1.e;o;a inhope, andbve by hope. J • • • ; ; ,· , r ., • _, · ' . 7-; Faith makes things ab(er;rt .irefen~, He b.. :1 1Jr 13 ~! ':{hq .fi4 1f the. promifer afar off, .md were perf waded 'fln,d ·anbMceP, them .~ .fo, :.d,b . you l. aqd , .the · Lord in them here , · but the fru~ion and pqif~!Iion of tb9fe t~ings pro~lf~d 1 is more. ...~ · ,.· · · 1' ' ·1 l .• · ... T3 • Though there is not ~:erfeCl: and ·full:fruiriopr. £f the· Lord here, · yer 1 it is in part here, wh•ch giVes _unkm?wn fweerne,s, Reve!· .:u ; 23• .They need not tht Sun, but rhe L am}i u .(hdrght ,of 1 t~fit T t(l!ple, Pl ~f.z 3,u!r. . 4· Wh~t chougn-,_the Lord ,keeps_ thee fhot:_t, · ye~ tor . hi~Jake.~~ content whiks he.keeps chee ~ want ; ' rhere 1s not a ppfs. ~~r . the, ).P~d ~Wh, For._n:tY _fake bear lt; nor ademal of any :nercy,nor a-p.yffJpg §y a~y · ~F~yer, bu.r Clir1H faith, Fo_r.my fake !'e conrentWtth 1t, as they Pfal. 1il·f-~ ... ~ngp~, con~p~ jl little wh1le; glory 1s' not yet ready for ,thee, npr , tfiou fo~ u. ;1.now ,l y.~ thJs . prevail 'wit~ you; be conteJ;lt rq be affii~ed, buff~w:d, fo~fake,n ; qtJ!e,ti!lg rhe hem wuh th1s, I jhall Dne day 6e wuh the Lotil ; ChuH was thu.s for· thee. · · .- ;, ;· , iJGI ; ~'"'r.r· , )· ,· . .~ : . An~ as for you rhat never had .~e~litro __receive ,Chril~}et ~ .o!t:S~Sf. f!~s thing iiught make your hearts come oft fto!T\-ali .G~ea,rurf.S to,htnr;, .!{>~ . I' hV¥/i; iJend 7ou r• t<r mo11y for no bread, and for t{>~ 'wh¥:-b [atufi:eJ noi, ~d ' (Q,r ilw. which continues not; what though thou I. of~ by . parting Wirli diy l ~ fi's ~,'il l! comforrs,friends, favorof men,gain? thou lha lt find all there in him; lore him, ' and thou canfl nor finde chefe in rhem: Oh but this you will noJ eom::. ro; _bur yet rememba , J'fal, 8I .'n. He6.5.9. and rherefore 1s there any foul here that as H"nnab was praying for a Child, ro you fo n€hrilt alone? l offer thee ChriR; in the name of the Lord take him; thou canlt not exalt Chri!t more by any aCl: rhan by raking him; and_ rherefore, as hers, foler t hy heart .~o lwl!'le ~lJie{~~, mourn no more, and let u ever bear .up thy hearr, .as cbe .a:rkabov(! all waters, <hat thou arc lhipt fafe in him. · "f (. • : l1 ~ , d : -~ :r ., SECT. XIV. · . ·r ..;:_, OH therefore be as nearrhe Lord Jefus now as you can be in t.his,world ~ ll:fe Ufe 5. as much alone with him as you can ; rhere will b: a very near conjutticm and communion between you and Chrilt anor·her day ; and ·herein :ilor\e !yes your bld fednefs; you are yet in your race, and abfent from home; ·yet. be as •near home, and reachini after the prier "f _your hig'h c'a!ling; w·hen · David :couid not comt; to the Temple, yet his heart was as ne.tf ir as it .could ; he·would 1 be coming after it,. and accounting them happy rha_r mi5ht be' near, even 1 the ·vhy Swallows. That is the nature of love 1 Wliere. i.t c;mnot go, ic:vvill ' creep; it will be as nearche thing beloved as ircan: So here. ' , ·, ; r i · ;r'li~ Saints when they were cafi from the Temple, when they could no~ go l '· ro· i~, yetthey would look towards, and pray towards it.; Dt.nieldid it though' __ Rrr2 he
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