--~----------------------~---- __!fough~ ~imbut I couldnotfind.him. 275 Church though hee feemed to turn~ his Sn 1t .XI. backe. But howjha!lweknowthAtGodhettrts,OIIftJril"~~trs? How to know r J tfat God heart Amongfi many other things this is one;when he gives us inward peace, then he heares our prayer~,for fo is the connexion,Phil.4.6,7. Orftcondly, Ifwe find aSpirit topray frill, a Spirit to wait and to hold Olit, .it is an argu– ment that God dther bath or will heare thole prayers. And as it is an :~rgument that God he.ares our prayers, fo is it of the prefence of Chrifi ; for how could wee pray but from his inward our prq,yerr, If he therewith - gives Ut inwtml p.:'ace. Phil +· 'l. A f}i~it to hoiJI tUt tn p•aper tbough without! pea>e. \ ·prefence '? Chrift \vas now prefent, and more prefent with the Church when he feemed not · to be found of her, then he was when fhe was fecure, for wher.ce elfe comes this ettgernejfeof dtjire, thu f}irit ofprttyer, this earnejlrulfeoffoeking-: I ca!led,lut hegave nD ttn[wtr,&c. Diredions how to carry our {elves in fuch an dlate.How{hall we carry our fdves when ic fals out that our beans faile ofrhat we fetke for, when we pray without fucceffe, and find not a prefent -anfwer, or~re inanyfuchlike fiatc of defertion ~ 1. We mt~fl heleeve again.ft heliefe (as it were) Rom-4 hepeAgain.ft hope>and trNjl in God, Howfoever he {hewes himfelfe to us asanoppofire.l'c is no matter what his prefent dealing with his Church and Chtldren here is, the nature of Faith is to breakthrough all oppolition, tofee the Sunbe- .::. Cor.6. 1' 2 hind : ------·· --------------~-
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