ofInefec ual Hearing the l71orcl. the word)of Gods grace, of the exceeding riches of Gods grace, and the love ofGod to him, that he may be in a little heaven at that time ; ravithed in the admira- tion ofthat mercy, that ever God fhould look tó him. it is fo, and the word (ayes fo, and the foul is ravifhed withwonderment at it ._; yet God is gone again, and the foul lofes it. Now the foul thinks, I have loft the efficacy of Gods word, but it is not fo ; for thus it may be preferved. Oh that I may fee this God as I have done : And all his life-time the foul may find the want of this, Be yet it may be preferved in a fpirit of prayer. For whetn the Lord hath given once a g!impfe of his glom; the foul it cannot beat reft, but it breatheth for moretlofthat mercy and prefence ; a Chri.`:ian may find his fpi- rit marvelloufly refrefhed at the ward, he may tafle how good the Lord is ' and he may lofe it again : but this may be preferved in a oflongingafter this God,and pretence again. And I will fay this, Brethren , A Chriftian may find no good by the word to his appre- henfion; he fees the admirable blef ed efìate of the Saints, and exceeding richesof God in Chrift,fees the fweetaefs of the wales ofGod;goes home &thinks within himfeif,Hap- py they that are in this condition: Bief%d are they that can walk thus with God ; But I cannot, faith the foul. I fay it may find it thin, when he cannot find the reall ef- ficacy of the word as he would do; he may receive the benefit of that word, ií the Lord do but only give him a heart to define it. Oh that the Lord wouldbut thus ma- nifeft hirufelf to me ; the foul may go away poor and ,hungry from the word, and the Lord may yet referve a fpirit of thirfling after that good which a man defires to find; and there is the efficacy of die word there. As now there are two golden veffels ; one a man fills, and it is every day dropping, and he preferves .it; ano- ther veffel he do's not fill,but with fonathing that hebath, He is every day widening of it. So forte Chrnftians, the Lord he's a filling of them; orhrs, the Lord he do's not fill themwith fuch peace and toy ; ay, hut though the Lord is not fillingof them, he is a widening of them there isfuch a vet me that the Lord do's enlarge the heart with fecret defires and longings after more ofGods grace, and Chrifts : The Lord he faith, I intend to make this ;man a veftell ofglory ; and I intend he fhall have a great deal of glory and peace at the Taft. The Lord he Icav:s ¢$ 3 fuck lot
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