btybowelswere mo-vedinme. Such aone is in danger to fall int~ fGme iliarp punifhment,or intofome fin; tor of all fiates and tempers, God will not fuffer a Chrifiiao te-he in .a fecure, ln.ie, dead fiate, when he cannot per– forme things C9mfonably to God,. or himfdfe, or to others ; a dead fecure efiate is fo hatefull to him(decay in our firfi love,this lukcwarme rem– per) that he will not endure it, ir eitli!er goesbe– fore fomegreat finne,croffc, affl1dion, or judgement. · My howels were movedin me. . And good reafon,. it was afutable corredion to the finne wherein f11c offended : For Chri Lt his bowels were turned towards her in loveand pitty, My love, my dove, my undifiled, in"' hich cafe fi1e-negleCting him, ic was fit thee iliould find moving if bowels in another fence (out of Ilove too) but in iliame and mourning. Chrifi here leaves her to feeke afrer him, that had waited and attended her leifure 'before,.as we !hall fee c:fcer. Thenext thing-we mayhenceobferve in that, That her bowels were turned in herfrom fomething left in the hole of the doore by the Spirit of Chrifl:,is, · 'IhaJ chrijl hath our 4feCJ{ins in his govern– ment. He bath our bowels in his rule and govern– menr,morethenwe ourfelves have. We cannot of our felves rule our griefe, fi1ame, forrow,. or fuch affettions as thefe. The wifdl man in the s B 1\.IX. 06flrv. world,cannot award griefe) and forrow, when ' God · I .~----~----~~---------------t
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