4,4 I , { am!!!y -~e/o')eds,. ' Sa &.XIX. comfort, when once he bath enlarged the foulc beforewitha fpacious delire ofhis comming,ro fay, 0 that he would comr, when the foule: is thus firetched with defire .in the fenceofwane, then he fils it againe till it burfi forth, tfity Belo– veditmine,and1amhii.Irwas a good experiment of Btrnard.ao, holyman in ill times, ti6i accidit, &c. fpeaking of Chrifis dealing wirh his Church, he comes and he goeth away for thy good,he comes for thygood to comfort thee,af– ter which if thou be not carefull to maincaine communion with him, then he goeth away for · thygood to correct thyerrour, and to enlarge thy defire ofhim againe, to teach thee to lay fure and fafier hold upon him, when thou haft him 1 not'to let himgoeagain<:'. · r~4t 'ofter.fe~· Ifyouwould fee a paralel plac~ tothis,look in !'fhtc!~~~~; (mt.~.~herethe.re is the likecafeofthe.Spoufe i we mup trait and Chrtft, By mght onmy heJI fought htm, the 'forhim. Church fought Chrifi: not onelybyday but by night, I fought him rvhommy foNle lo't!ed, though file wanted him,yet herfoNlloved him confiant– Though a Chrifi:ians foule have not prefent communion with Chrifi, yet he may truly fay, my foule loves him, becaufe fhe feeks hi111 dili1 geFltly anEJ'.confiantly in theufe ofall the means: 'SowefeerlieChur'hbefore inyText, cals him my beloved ftill, though fhe wanted commu– nionwirh him,well fue goes·on,l Jo~ghthim, hut .'rbU u t'he lfi·II found him not, would the Church giv~ over .reflto~rnofour there ,. nd then fh~ rifeth :tnd goeth about the fer'flent le'fle to • • ' fl L I_ • '- Cbrifl. Clty, and about the ftreets, and ·eeKS mm wnom . . her
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