,ofInefeEual Hearing theWord. ios rvillnot break thebruited reeed, nor quench the fmoakingflax, till judgement come to vilory ; Therefore there may be judgement, but it may not come to vietory, there may be finoak and fire, and it may almoft go out, and the Lord he blowes it up again,and at the laft, though it be weak and little , andlhe think with himfelf he 1114 never get frengthagain, yet the Lordwill give viaory in his time. Only be cautious here ; I told you there is an incom- pleat victory, the Lord never fets his people at variance with their fin,but they have vitaory,but it's an incompleat victory; Saith the Lord , Iwill drive out the Hittites, and ,,Canaanites, and Perizzites before you, but I will do it by little and little. There is many a Chrifian that findes within hinifelf a Spirit of warfare againft his fin, and did he cumin hinmfelf, he fhould find a Spirit of vittory; but hee thinkes he hath none becaufe his victory is not ;compleat. If he had a heart fo to believe as never to doubt more, and fuck quickning as never to be dead more, never to depart from God more, now I fhould think the word comes with power; but /find that thefe evils prevaile againft me. There is many a one does fcorn the kindueffe of CI rift, becaufe he finds not compleat vi to- ry, butdarkneflé remaines fill, and finfull lufts remain hill, therefore the Word dothme no goodat all,faith he. The Lord he hath given thee a SpiritofConflia, and bath Cat thee at an everlafting diftance with thy fin, and he Both give theeCome viaory. Beloved, a Chrifian may decay in the power of the grace ofChrif, which he bath received from the Word, and voice of God, in the Word, send he maydecay, and grow to a very low eflate ; yet he all find this, the Word of the Lord hath come with power to him, it will recoverhis foul again, and fo the efficacy of the Word, is eternali. Pfalm. 72. irsfaid of 'Chrift, that his People flàaii fear himfo long as Sunand Aeon flail endure, that is, continually, all their life- time. it may' be Paid, there be many that find decay of their fervice and obedience, and lofe their fear of the Lord, and their dread, and their humble walking before him , He (hall come as the rain on the mowen graffe: many times a C hrifian hath his flourifhing time as the graffe, but when the graffe is mowen, it is as a dry chip; fo the foul it may grow dry, as dry as a chip. Now ye hat is your fap and favour? but, I tell you, ifyou belong to r:
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