Sibbes - Houston-Packer Collection BX9339.S5 B6 1641

27 ,. I Jo11ght himb11t I couldnotfind him, 1 Sn a. X. Wefhould labour theref~re to anfwer Chrifis : Vfo z. deale in futable apprehenfi0ns of foule, when .Wefbould de· he is thus prefent fecretly, though hee feeme ~eh~~;~:~ in regard of fome comforts and former expe· (eeming a;. rience of his love to withdraw himfelfe. It fen". fhonld teach us to depend upon him , and to beleeve though we~ feele not comfort, yea againfl: comfort, when we fede lignes of dif– pleafure. If he can love and fupport me, and ffrengthen my foule, and thew it aprefence of that whiCh is fit ·for mee. Certainly I lhould anfwer thus with my faith, I will depend up· on him (though he kill me) as Job did ; our foules fhould never give over. feeking of Chrifr, praying and endeavouring, for there is true love where he feems to forfake and leave; · therefore I onght in thefe Q~fertions to cleave to ¥ him in life and in death. THE •.

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