.I l J SEtt. X. 1Jought him but I couldnotfind him, ( - lcurfed with the Devil/ and hi! cAngels. I Rut you fee the Childe of God is deane of ' another rcrnper,he cannot be content tobewith- ! out the prefence of God and of his Spirir en- / lighming,quickning, firengtheningand bldftng i ofhim in fpirituallrefpeds. Whenhefindsnor his prefence helping him, when he finds Chrifr his life is abient from him, he is prefendy dif– couraged : For, chrijl uour lifi. Now when a I mans life fayles all t1yles, when therefore a man / finds his fpirituall tafl: and comfort nor as it was , bc.fJre, then oh, the life ofmy life h:Jth with– drawne himfelfe, and fo is never qu·iet till hee have recovered his life againeJ for chri.ft ishiJ life. And becaufe there is aprefence of God and of Chrifi in the Word and Sacraments, a fweet prefence: the godly fouie he droops and failesif he be kept from thde, he will nor excommuni– cate htmfelfe as many doe) that perhaps are aileepwhen they fl1ouJd be at rhe ordinances of God ; bur if he be excommunicated and bani– th:d,O how tJkes heit to hearr! P(al.~, 2.r. cAs the .lfart pantethafter the water 6rooks, fo longeth my joule after thee,o God. fhe whole 84.Pf,llme is to that purpofe, 0 howt~miaMeare thy Ta6crna– cles o Lorri~fHojl:s? Hc- finds aprefence ofGod in his \Vord and Sacraments~ and when he doth not tafl: a fweet prefence of God therein, he droops and links~ ··· ., · · , A carnalJ mari neve-r heeds thefe things be-· caufe he finds no fweetndfe in them, bur the ,......._...,..._--~----~---~_Jodl¥1
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