1amcome intomyGarden -– nace,it is nomatter,ifa fourth he there ttlfo. So, if S BRM. I. Chrilt be with us, the thmes nor nothing £hall hurt us. If in a dungeon,as Paul and SyltUwere.;Tf Ad:.If,5!.' Chrills prefence be there by his Spirit to enbrgeour foules, all is comfortable wharfoever. It changeth the nature of all things, fweetneth every thing, befides that fweetndfe which it brings unto the foule,by the prefenceofrhe Spirit, as we fee in the Aefs,when they hadreceivedthe Holy-Ghoft more abundantly, they cared not what they fuffered, regarded not whipping; nay; w:re igladthat they were ~tccounted worthy to foffer ~tny Aa: f. 4 r. thing for chri ft. whence came this fortitude~ from the prefence of Chrift, and theC()mforter which he hadformerly promifed '?- Th h . So let us have the Spirit ofChrill:that comes ch~~ra;;;~ from him, then it is no matter whatour conditi- (ence;we need on be in the world:upon this ground let us feare feczn: nothing! nothing that !hall befall us in Gods caufe, whatfoever it is.We !ba.ll have a fpirit ofprayer at the worfi. God never takesaway the fpil~it of Supplication from his children,but leaves them that, untillat length he polfelfe them fully of their defires.In all chri.ftsdelAies,let us lo.oke unto the (auft·,and toour Carrit~ge therein:Renewour R.epmtance, that we may be ina fidl:atetogoeto . God, and God tocome to us. Deftre him to fie us for prayer and holy communion with him, that wemay never doubt ofhis prefenc;e. THE
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