--------------------- MJbowels weremo~edinme. 1'57 --------------- - - -- pe4ceofGodwhicheaJJeth ~t!l tmdcrftandingjhould SBR.IX. [guard] their foules, &c. So the word is in the original]. It is a great matter for the keeping of Gods people, to have their foules guarded. Her!Jowels were turnedin her. Here againe, as the conclufion of all this, we feeing this eftate of the Church, may wonder at Chrifts carriage towards her in this 1 T hef ~ · world. Chrlll is wonderfull in his Saints, and in his geodneffi towards them ; fometimes alluring them, as wee fee Chrift the Church here ; wondrous in pt~tience, notwithfl:anding their provocatioo of him ; wondrous in his defenions ; wondrous in leaving fomething hehind him i» deflrtions. Thofe that are his, bee will not leave them without grace, whereby they tball feeke him againe. Nay, the falliAg out of lovers tball be the rtnewing of frdh and new love, more conftant then .ever the former was. Thus our bldfed Saviour goes beyond Rom,S.tS. · us in our defertsJ taking advantage (even ) of 1 our fecuriry (for our grfater good) making all ) worke to good in the iffue, which fball end in : a more neare and clofe communion between ; 1 Chrifi: aad his Church , then ever before. ! Carnall n:en feele not thefe change~, ebbings I! and flowtngs ; they are not acquamred with Gods forfakings. Indeed their whole life isno- ! thing but .a forfaking of God, and Gods for- ! faking ofthem, who gives them outward corn· \ · forts, peace and friends in the world , where-· l . S :inj
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