\ z;o 1 lhawputoffmycoat>&c, J ' IS a R. VIII. Grace,tbat will carry us through all difcourage- · ments \vh:u:foever, becaufe ic will fet greacer things before us, then the difcouragemenrs · are. Are we afraid of men ~ P.tith ir fets Hell ! befbre us. Are we allured by the world '! , it 1 fers Heaven before us. It conquers the world with all the difcouraging temptations thereof. Are the difcouragemems from impoffibilities~ 0, Itis hard, I cannot doe it. I but (faith Paul) Phil-4- x3· I am a!J/e to doe all things through ChrijlthAtJlreng. thens 11ie. There is a kinde of omniporenQy in Mat . tf. faith,o woman 6eitunto thee ~Uthou wilt. We have abundance of firength.in Chrill, Faith is but an emp:y hand that goes to Chrifl: to draw from him what ithath need of; In ChriJl Icandoeall things. . So, To have our htdrts warmed with love to him ; this Grace ofthe Spiti~ will make us paffe through all difcouragements ; for it hath a confl:raining· power ; The lfhJ~ of Chrijl con2. Cor·S'· '4· jlraines tU (faith the ApofHe) Ifour hearts once be warmed with rhe love of Chrit1, this will make us to thinke nothing too dearefor Chrifi, andwill cot off all excufcs and pretences what– foever, which come from coldndfe of affecti. Cant.S. on. love 15 jlrong ItS death, as we have it in this 1 Booke, c.../f/!uch water cannot quench it. All ope pofitions and difcouragemems whatfoever, all the water which the Devill and rhc wor!d h3th or.ufeth, cannot quench the heavenly fire of love, when ir is kindled in ~ny meafure. Whtlt t carried the. hlej[ed Saints and c..Yf.-!artyrs of G~d( m·\.
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