had -withdrawne himfelfe. 'joyespleafehimnot, nor can content t~at fou.le, SaR.lX. which bath ever felt .fweet commumon w1th Chrift. Again,ho-vtl fuould we pray with earnefi:- neffe of affeCtion, Thy Kingdome come (in the time ofprofpetity)except there were fomewhat in this kind to raife up the fouJe to delire to be gone -: Now it is our ~ubjecHon to ~hefe altera· tions and changes, ebbmgs and flowtngs, femetimes tohave the fence ofGods love in Chrifi, and fometimes to want ir,fometimes to feele his love, and fomtimesagaine the fruits ofhis anger anddifpleafure,which ferves exceedingly to !Hr up meosdefires of Heaven. · . ; • In this place here, the efpeciall end was, S' ~ To corrtfl the ftcuritj, ttnd ill carriAge of the ft~:::;:aour church. - And likewife, To prepare the church hy thisde– flrtien,And feeming forfaking for nearer communi– on: For indeed Chrifl: did not for fake her, but to her feeling, to bring her in the fequdl t0 have nearer communion and ·union with himfelfthen ever {he hadbefore; God forfakes, that he may not forfake ; ne feemes ll:range, t hac he may be more friendly:This is Chrifisufage~6eperfonates An ttdverfory, when he intends to Jbew the gr_e4teft effeEisof his love,aswe may fee afterwards in the 6. To prepare t be (oule for anea– rer communion -with him. paffages following. And alfo, To make m to know throNghly the hit7~ terneje offin, t}y.tt we maygrow to a furtherha- That-we nray I tredofthat whlchdepriv.es us offo fweeta corn..._ kno"PI thrt~ug~!Y . W b·" k fi "fll d - . what the btt. mumon : et 10 matn e,an neverknow lt terneffi of fm u enough, till the time-ef temptation, thatconfcience
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