Opentomemy Sifttr,&c. tj1 r him coLazartU,faying>LDrd,He whomtbou lovefl. 5 VI ''- h h h 'J" Io~- .,. 11·. ~. • .J il jicke. Sofay we, The {tJurc w om t ouloveft, l·l > that u thy ontly love. In whom thy love iJ concenteSimilt. rate (as it were) ttndgathered to ahead(as thotlgh thou hadf\: no oth'e_r Jovt in the world butthy Church) this thy love Uin this_ftateAYJd C8rJ.dition. It is good to thinke of prevailing argumems,not to.move God fo much as our owne hearts, to flrengthen our faith to prevaile withGod,which is much fortified with the: confideration of Chrifl:s wondrous loving cxprdiion to his poore Church. Then come to Chrifl:, offerthy felfe,and he will meet thee. Are not two loving wdl-wifhers well met. when thou o.!foreft thy felft to him,and he fetks·thy love'>wili he rejetl thee when thou commejl tl him that feeks thy love, and feeketh it in this paffionate, dfeetionate manner 1 as hecloth ~ Therefore,be ofgood comfort,he is more willing to entertaine us then Wft are to corn~ tohim. · , And for thofe th3t have relapfed :.mykinde of That the Re· I I h 'b d' r d lapfod needr.ot l W3~, · et t :m not e ncourage ~o r~turne de f} erately to agam to Chnft;the Church .herew_as maarow- be aifiouraged. ( 1 fie fleepy eftate, and ufedhtm unkmdly, yet he · is fo paticn~, that be waits her leifure as it were:. and faith,open tomemy Sijler,my Love,&c. Thfl, mMwas foum:oward,that h.ewouli not beleeve, Ynlefe he did (ee the prt'nt of the nailes, &c. in Chriftsbody. Yet Chrifr was fo gracious, as he condefcendeth to poore 'IhomtU, [o to Peter af- . ter he was fallen ) and to the Church after backfliding. ~ . ------~---------------open
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