",,-a"'x-: :"...a :.,..s-.:,m..`} .=' r:..-^`. s,`_`._-`',<_'" _ 2 2 Awhcleforne Caveat , lyprecious, andexceeding deaar in thy heart , thy heart breaks not for griefthat thouhail fo much flighted hits, fo little bornhim of thy heart ; It is a fign that theLord bath begun to reveal himfelfto thy foul, when he gives thee a heart tomourn for thy handing out againft him, but this never came to thy foul. Certainly, here is the wound ofmany men The Go- fpell ofGod never bath its proper effect , till the Lord 'help thee togive thy whole heart thus to a Saviour, to a God, to the Prince of peace ; and till this is done, the Gofpel is iiieffes`ivall, it Both nothing. It was a fweet prayer of him, Make thy Son dear, very dear, exceeding dear, only dear and precious, or not at all ; If thou hadft a thoufandhearts, it was too little for Chrift to love him, and do`ft grudge him one ? when thou haft imparted thy hearr;and efteem to thy hafts and creature,do'ft thou love the Lord with part of thyheart ? but a vile lull, a poor creature much have a (hare, and the remnant will ferve Chrift, is he not the onely pearl of thy, heart, togive him drily communion,know this thou art a ftranger to.Hearye defrifeis, andwonder, and peril!), Godwill worle a work,in - yoer C ayes. What is that? the infinit God cannot exprefs as it were the wrath that (hall come againitfuch a foul, nor i cannot expiate the wrath that (hall come upon fuel/ a dk fi ifer of the Lord Jefus. G.ve him all thy heart or none: if thou haft the Lord,thou haft his whole heart; File had a thouauid lives, he would have laid them all down for thee : He paured out his blond for every one cf his, but for the prcfent thou art out of the Kingdomof God to this day. 2. Whet/ thewhole foul clofeth with the whole will of Chrift, having thus received him, for if a Prince be come, and people will not be ruled by him, nor any Iaws that he rakes; though-never fo good, but what they lift, the Kiirgdome is call off ; For, beloved, there is amarvel- lous common deceit in mens hearts, they would not for all the world but have Chrift;; ay, but the will of C,lrriti is negirc`led , that is a clog,. and the burden of the ì.,c rd of Hofls ; Chrift is fweet and his will is hhaerh Chrift is precious, and his will is vile. Why do you m kc him a King, and ye will make laves for (;!rift, and you will rule Chrift, and his will (hall not florid? her e is no King; Such kind of idle Libertines were i i the A oftles time, z Job. 1.6. If we fay we have fellow- Jiip
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