1fought him but I couldnotfind him. 269 godly finding Chrift in them they droop in the S BR.x:– want.~ of them, aad cannot live without them, Whither Jbt:!l we goe (faith Peter to Chrifl:) thou Ioh 6.68. haft the words of eternall.lifi, I fl~de my foule quickned with thy fpeaktng.Soa foule that feels the quickning power of the ordinances, he will never be kept from the meanes of falvation, but he droops and is never well till he have recove.., red himfelfe againe ~ Againe, another difference may be obferved, CarnaUmen when they find the fence of Gods anger, they feeke not Gods favour,butthiake0f worfe andworfe lUll, and fo run fromGod till they be in hell. But thofe that are Gods chil– drtn,whenthey faileand find d1efenceof Gods difpleafure,they are f~nfible of it, and give not over feeking to God, they run not further and further from him. The Church here though 1he found not Chrill: prefentwith her, yet ibeefeeks him ftill, and never gives over. · Whence againe we may obferve,Thatalthough 0/Jforv~ the church be foid to foile,andnot to find chrijl,yet he is preft»t then with her.For who inabled her to feeke him.To explaine this,there is a double prefence of Chrift. 'rh4t there u a' double preftnce I. Felt. of Gbri~fell 2. Not felt. andnotfelt.~ The prefence filt, is when Chrift isgracioufly H . 1 • prefenr, and ts withall pleafed to let us know fo fel~.prefen&e rnucb,whichisaHeavenupon Earth~ thefoule is in Paradif~ then, when fhe feeles the love of / God
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