The Sincere Convert. 141 Again, the falle fpirit having given a mate d ión spot comfort and peace, Puffers a man to relit in that i himféIf. eftate ; but the true fpirit having made the:, f.q foul tafie the love ofthe Lord, flirrerh up the The true foul to do and work mightily for the Lord. ()Dirk, Now the foul ccryetb out ; What fiall I dofor when it Chrif, that bath done wonders for me ? If of bath tasted. every hair on my head were a tongue to (peak defires of his goodnefs, it were too little. Neh.8. z o, more of The joy of the Lord is our (trength,Pfal.5 1.12. 'God. Vpheld mewith thy freefpirit ; or as the Chal- dean Paraphrafe bath it thy Kinglyfpirit ; the Spirit ofAdoption in Gods child is no un- derling, fuffering men to lie down, and cry, My defires are good , but fiefin is frail ; No, it is a Kingly fpirit that rtign.c where it liveth. IV.' Palle appling of true Promifes, is the laft caufe offalle peace'. And when a 'mars bath Gods fpirit within,and Gods handand promife (( as he thinks) for his eftate; now he thinks all fafe. This did the 7ews ; they fail, We have Abraham to our Father; and to reputed them- (elves fate, God having made them promife, I will be a God oftheednd of thy feed. Puthhere is a difference bei:ween a childofGods appli- cation (Of Them, and a wicked mans ; The firft applied) them fo to him, as that he liveth upon them, and nothing but them ; and to whom doth the dug belong, but to the child that lives upon it ? The other lives upon his lulls, and creatures, and yet catcheth hold one the promife. By thefe four means is begot a ballard falle peace. Thus The Jews thought t hennetves hippy, be- csufe they had Abra- ham to their fay they,
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