CHRISTIAN
CONSOLATIONS
FOR
THE
AFFLICTED
SPIRIT
.
CHAP.
I.
The
necessitie
of
comfort
in
this
life
.
AS
in
this
estat
of
mortalitie
our
weak
bodies
stand
in
continual
need
of
reparation
,
as
well
by
Phy●icall
purgations
,
to
dissolve
and
cast
out
ill
humours
,
which
through
distemper
either
of
ayre
or
dyet
have
crept
in
upon
us
,
as
continually
by
seasonable
refreshings
,
and
some
exercise
to
gather
&
maintaine
strength
and
health
;
so
,
and
much
more
our
weaker
Spirits
,
in
this
sinfull
world
so
subiect
to
backsliding
,
have
much
necessity
of
continuall
comfort
,
as
well
to
raise
up
our
fainting
soules
,
when
they
are
staggering
through
unbeliefe
;
as
to
under-prop
and
hold
them
fast
,
when
they
stand
by
faith
.
For
Comfort
in
the
large
sense
being
nothing
else
,
but
the
fortifying
the
heart
against
the
assault
of
evill
,
it
cannot
be
denied
,
but
that
malicious
enemy
of
man
,
especially
of
Christian
men
,
holds
every
one
in
a
straight
siedge
,
and
failes
not
to
make
battery
by
all
manner
of
engines
against
soule
and
body
with
temporall
and
spirituall
evils
.
The
most
have
most
need
of
comfort
,
but
no
sense
of
their
need
:
for
they
suppose
they
are
strong
,
But
Comfort
in
the
stricter
sense
,
being
nothing
else
but
a
●enitive
plaister
for
a
wounded
Spirit
,
is
by
our
heavenly
Physitian
prescribed
onely
to
an
heart
sicke
of
sinne
,
and
broken
with
godly
sorrow
.
To
apply
that
Balme
of
Gilead
to
any
other
Patient
,
we
(
his
Apothe●aries
)
have
no
warrant
;
but
to
administer
it
unto
these
wee
have
strait
charge
and
commandement
.
Certainly
,
our
most
bl●ssed
Saviour
purpos●ly
tooke
upon
him
our
infirmities
,
that
being
himselfe
touched
with
the
●eeing
of
our
weaknesse
,
he
might
be
a
mercifull
high
Priest
:
most
unlike
those
Pharisaical
Priests
by
himselfe
condemned
;
They
bound
heavie
burthens
,
and
g●ievous
to
be
borne
,
and
laid
them
on
mens
shoulders
,
but
would
not
touch
them
themselves
with
one
of
their
fingers
.
light
(
his
Commandements
not
grievous
)
and
yet
he
beareth
it
first
himself
,
and
receiveth
the
whole
weight
upon
his
owne
shoulders
.
As
hee
therefore
commands
his
Disciples
to
take
up
their
crosse
and
follow
him
and
shuts
out
of
his
company
all
such
as
refuse
(
as
being
unworthy
of
him
;
And
to
this
end
he
doth
not
only
command
his
Mess●ngers
to
rebuke
sharpely
,
that
men
may
be
sound
in
the
faith
,
&
the
dead
rotten
flesh
of
our
corrupt
nature
may
be
cut
out
;
but
chargeth
them
to
comfort
;
comfort
you
,
comfort
you
my
people
,
Speake
comfortably
to
Ierusalem
.
As
therefore
wee
are
most
willing
to
bring
,
so
must
thou
who
art
a
Christian
be
as
ready
to
receive
this
m●ssage
.
I
am
one
(
the
least
and
lowest
,
yet
one
)
of
these
Messengers
:
and
who
are
the
Israel
of
God
,
and
his
true
(
suppose
never
so
weak
)
servants
,
but
those
that
desire
to
fear
his
name
?
be
refreshed
,
hee
that
is
laden
?
wherefore
hath
God
given
a
tongue
of
the
learned
,
minister
a
seasonable
word
to
h●m
that
is
weary
?
and
if
wee
are
weary
,
why
doe
we
not
accept
,
nay
greedily
take
hold
of
the
refreshing
offered
?
whosoever
thou
art
who
groanest
under
the
burthen
of
sinne
,
and
sighest
to
feele
the
fetters
of
thy
strong
corruptions
;
whosoever
breakest
thy
heart
,
disquietest
,
and
vexest
thy
spirit
in
the
sight
and
sense
of
thy
rebellious
flesh
,
crying
out
,
Who
shall
deliver
me
from
this
body
of
death
?
wilt
thou
enlarge
my
heart
,
that
I
may
runne
in
the
way
of
thy
Commandements
?
know
the
Lord
Iesus
was
purposely
annointed
for
thee
,
to
heale
the
broken
hearted
,
to
set
at
libertie
them
that
are
bruised
:
know
that
all
the
comforts
of
the
blessed
Spirit
are
thy
portion
;
and
not
onely
the
Minister
,
but
every
member
of
Christ
upon
occasion
bound
to
reach
it
forth
to
thee
,
and
charged
to
comfort
the
feeble
minded
.
God
of
all
mercy
and
compass
on
give
every
weary
soule
an
hand
to
take
fast
hold
of
it
,
and
to
hold
it
fast
;
to
receive
it
re●dily
,
and
stedfastly
to
retaine
it
.
Verily
to
this
end
the
Father
of
our
Lord
Iesus
Christ
,
the
father
of
mercies
,
&
God
of
all
comfort
doth
comfort
us
in
all
our
tribulation
,
that
wee
may
be
able
to
comfort
them
which
are
in
any
affliction
,
by
the
comfort
wherewith
we
our selves
are
comforted
of
God
.
Let
not
therefore
the
Consolations
of
God
seeme
a
small
matter
unto
us
.
CHAP.
II.
Where
comfort
is
to
be
found
:
even
in
all
things
;
and
first
in
affliction
it selfe
.
SUrely
it
is
not
the
least
of
our
miseries
,
which
sinne
brought
in
upon
us
,
that
with
the
losse
of
all
spirituall
comfort
,
wee
lost
also
all
knowledge
where
to
seeke
&
finde
it
.
How
easily
can
we
by
our
taste
discerne
the
best
meates
and
drinkes
,
how
easily
can
we
learne
where
,
and
how
to
procure
them
?
but
in
what
consisteth
our
true
comfort
,
the
strength
and
solace
of
our
poore
,
naked
,
miserable
Spirits
,
and
where
to
search
for
it
we
are
wholly
ignorant
,
blind
as
stones
,
nay
worse
,
wilfully
blinde
.
What
foole
will
let
downe
a
nett
for
fish
in
the
mountaines
,
or
set
a
toyle
for
Deere
in
the
Seas
?
Doe
men
looke
for
grapes
of
thornes
,
or
figs
of
thistles
?
yet
this
madnesse
is
common
to
natural
men
,
who
thinke
to
finde
strength
in
vanity
,
and
comfort
in
vexation
:
when
seekes
a
rich
man
for
shelter
against
the
evill
day
?
His
wealth
is
his
strong
City
,
&
an
high
wall
in
his
conce●t
.
Eat
,
drink
,
and
be
merry
,
thou
hast
goods
laid
up
for
many
yeeres
.
Nay
,
the
drunken
Hog
thinks
to
drinke
downe
sorrow
in
his
swil-tub
;
Let
us
eat
and
drinke
,
for
to
morrow
we
shall
dye
.
Come
,
and
I
will
bring
wine
,
and
wee
will
fill
our selues
with
strong
drinke
,
and
to
morrow
shall
be
as
this
day
,
and
much
more
abundant
:
as
if
a
man
should
seeke
for
Paradise
under
the
frozen
Poles
,
for
heaven
in
hell
.
Now
as
nothing
is
more
vaine
then
to
search
for
comfort
against
the
sorrowes
of
this
world
in
this
world
of
sorrowes
,
so
as
fond
were
it
for
a
Christian
to
rake
out
any
comfort
from
the
puddles
of
heathen
and
naturall
men
.
Their
best
Physitians
and
medicines
can
never
possibly
worke
upon
the
part
affected
,
th●t
is
,
the
Conscience
.
The
choice
of
them
are
but
as
Io●s
friends
,
m●serable
comforters
.
Their
barrennes
in
this
fruit
will
yeeld
us
an
excellent
document
how
beggar-poore
our
nature
is
in
any
grace
;
when
we
obserue
what
weake
comforts
those
strong
wits
with
all
their
studie
,
and
helpe
of
nature
produced
in
the
necessities
of
themselues
,
and
their
friends
.
Looke
what
difference
wee
finde
in
swoons
and
qualmes
,
betweene
hot
water
and
small
beere
,
such
,
&
infinitely
more
shall
wee
obserue
betweene
the
consolations
given
by
God
in
the
Scriptures
,
and
naturall
men
in
their
writings
.
See
it
in
some
instances
.
As
first
against
affliction
in
generall
:
All
calamities
(
say
they
)
are
either
casuall
,
and
a
wise
man
will
despise
chanceable
events
;
or
else
fatall
,
such
as
by
destiny
are
set
out
for
us
,
and
therefore
cannot
be
avoided
,
but
must
be
borne
.
Now
consider
what
vertue
there
is
in
such
a
plaister
to
heale
the
least
scratch
of
any
trouble
.
Compare
with
this
the
comforts
of
the
blessed
Spirit
.i.
God
offers
himselfe
to
thee
in
affliction
as
a
Father
:
armeth
thee
with
proportionable
strength
to
passe
through
it
:
clenseth
thy
defiled
heart
by
this
purging
fire
,
and
purifies
it
from
the
drosse
of
sinne
;
prevents
eternall
condemnation
,
and
embrightens
thy
heavenly
crowne
by
it
.
And
what
wound
so
deepe
,
which
these
ingredients
will
not
perfectly
cure
,
and
skin
soundly
?
Come
to
particulars
:
In
banishment
,
the
Phylosopher
will
tell
thee
,
Every
soyle
is
a
valiant
mans
Country
.
In
disgrace
and
infamy
,
It
is
but
popular
breath
,
lighter
than
ayre
.
In
death
;
Cities
(
say
they
)
States
,
the
whole
world
of
men
are
mortall
.
Now
alas
what
strength
is
there
in
these
weake
reeds
to
beare
up
a
soule
plunged
,
and
even
swallowed
up
in
feare
and
horror
?
Certainly
,
if
a
man
were
sinking
before
,
these
comfortours
would
be
so
farre
from
raising
his
dejected
heart
,
that
they
would
rather
utterly
overwhelme
,
and
drowne
it
in
all
hopelesse
perplexity
.
But
our
great
comfort
maks
us
to
see
,
here
we
are
strangers
and
Pilgrims
:
Blessed
are
you
when
men
revile
and
persecute
you
,
and
say
all
manner
of
evill
of
you
.
Reioyce
,
and
leape
for
ioy
,
for
great
is
your
reward
in
heaven
.
Hee
maketh
us
to
know
that
death
is
bu●
a
sleepe
in
the
Lord
,
a
rest
from
all
labou●
,
which
cannot
separate
from
the
love
of
God
,
but
uniteth
us
unto
Christ
.
Therefore
passing
by
these
dry
pits
,
which
will
hold
no
water
,
let
us
come
to
the
spring-head
,
even
our
glorious
head
,
the
Lord
Iesus
(
who
is
both
the
Physitian
,
and
medicine
of
the
broken
heart
)
and
to
his
holy
Ordinances
,
the
channels
(
full
channels
)
of
all
heavenly
consolation
.
For
I
purpose
not
here
to
summe
up
all
the
Cordials
,
which
may
refresh
and
glad
an
humbled
,
dejected
Spirit
,
(
that
must
bee
the
worke
of
greater
gifts
and
longer
time
)
Verely
as
the
Bee
drawes
honey
from
every
herbe
,
eve●
weeds
and
venemous
plants
;
so
the
faithfull
Christian
may
extract
comfort
from
all
things
,
even
the
most
grievous
and
fearefull
.
If
he
looketh
up
to
heaven
,
it
was
made
for
him
;
here
to
light
him
,
hereafter
to
harbor
him
:
If
downe
to
the
earth
,
it
is
given
to
the
Sonnes
of
men
,
especially
the
Sonnes
of
God
,
as
a
Nurs●
of
their
temporall
life
,
and
a
bed
in
death
.
All
the
Creatures
are
his
;
nay
,
death
and
hell
yeeld
him
this
comfort
,
(
not
onely
that
he
is
delivered
from
them
,
but
)
that
they
shall
revenge
him
of
his
enemies
,
and
torment
his
tormentors
.
But
I
desire
to
bee
short
,
&
therefore
wil
confine
my selfe
to
narrower
limits
.
Now
as
in
any
great
house
there
are
not
onely
Cisternes
retaining
,
and
by
divers
pipes
conveighing
water
unto
every
Office
,
but
specially
a
living
well
,
or
fountaine
,
feeding
these
Cisternes
:
So
in
the
Church
,
(
which
is
Gods
house
)
wee
shall
find
certaine
Ordinances
of
God
,
wherein
he
layes
up
,
and
whereby
h●e
conveyes
these
sweet
refreshings
unto
our
soules
:
Afterward
,
they
will
lead
us
on
unto
the
Well-head
,
that
River
of
God
,
nay
,
Seas
and
Oceans
of
all
consolation
,
even
the
God
of
all
comfort
.
First
,
therefore
,
(
to
omit
many
)
the
Lord
hath
stored
up
for
us
,
&
bringeth
home
to
us
much
comfort
,
as
well
in
other
holy
meanes
,
as
in
affliction
it selfe
.
But
(
as
Nathaniel
of
Nazareth
,
so
)
some
Christian
,
perhaps
,
will
speake
of
affliction
:
Can
any
good
thing
come
out
of
evill
?
CHAP.
III.
The
description
and
distribution
of
Afflictions
.
TRue
it
is
,
that
Affliction
is
of
it selfe
the
very
Spring
of
bitternesse
,
worldly
sorrow
,
and
death
:
The
naturall
fruit
of
it
is
no
other
but
murmuring
,
cursing
,
and
desperate
blaspheming
;
but
is
wholly
changed
through
the
grace
of
God
,
powerfully
working
in
it
.
Looke
as
the
waters
of
Marah
were
very
bitter
,
himselfe
consecrate
through
Afflictions
,
)
and
with
that
Salt
of
his
Spirit
,
he
maketh
them
wholesome
and
pleasant
.
The
Crosse
,
therefore
,
is
as
some
wine
,
which
though
of
it selfe
it
be
tart
&
unpleasant
,
yet
seasoned
with
a
little
Sugar
,
it
will
not
only
goe
down
with
delight
,
but
warme
the
stomacke
,
and
make
the
heart
merry
.
Now
Affliction
is
nothing
else
(
as
wee
know
)
but
some
evill
and
grievance
pressing
us
either
in
body
or
soule
,
drawn
in
by
sinne
,
and
sent
in
by
our
just
God
;
in
generall
,
(
as
an
Herald
of
Armes
)
to
summon
all
men
to
lay
downe
their
rebellion
,
and
come
in
by
Repentance
:
in
particular
,
a
Messenger
of
wrath
,
and
beginning
of
hell
to
the
reprobate
and
disobedient
,
but
an
Embassadour
for
peace
,
and
the
narrow
gate
to
heaven
to
the
Elect
and
faithfull
.
Briefly
to
runne
over
this
discription
:
That
Affliction
is
a
grievous
evill
,
shall
need
no
other
witnesse
but
our
sense
;
yet
further
testified
by
that
infallible
Truth
:
No
chastisement
for
the
present
seemeth
to
bee
ioyous
,
but
grievous
.
That
it
is
the
attendant
of
sinne
,
is
evident
:
Death
entred
by
sinne
,
and
the
wages
of
sinne
is
death
temporall
and
eternall
.
Wherefore
is
the
living
man
sorrowfull
?
Man
suffereth
for
his
sinne
.
Your
iniquities
have
hindered
good
things
from
you
,
and
your
sinnes
have
turned
away
these
things
.
In
a
word
,
reade
Deutr.
28.
from
the
15.
ver.
to
the
end
,
and
,
wee
shall
there
finde
,
that
the
disobedience
&
breach
of
Gods
law
(
which
is
sinne
,
1
Ioh.
3.4
.
)
is
that
needle
,
which
draweth
after
it
the
whole
file
,
and
long
thred
of
misery
and
evill
.
Againe
,
that
God
is
the
soveraigne
disposer
,
who
ordereth
it
according
to
his
owne
pleasure
,
is
most
evident
:
Out
of
the
mouth
of
God
proceedeth
not
evill
,
and
good
?
yes
answereth
the
same
Prophet
,
&
Spirit
:
We
have
transgressed
and
rebelled
,
and
thou
hast
not
pardoned
.
Thou
hast
covered
with
anger
;
and
persecuted
us
;
thou
hast
slain
,
and
hast
not
pittied
;
thou
hast
covered
thy selfe
with
a
cloud
,
that
our
prayer
shold
not
passe
through
;
thou
hast
made
us
the
of-scouring
and
refuse
in
the
midst
of
the
people
.
Shall
there
be
any
evill
in
a
Citie
,
and
the
Lord
hath
not
done
it
.
I
make
peace
,
and
create
evill
?
Moreover
,
that
the
generall
end
,
and
office
of
affliction
is
as
a
trumpet
,
to
summon
and
call
us
into
the
Courts
of
God
,
to
lay
downe
our
rebellion
,
and
acknowledge
our
fealty
,
is
every
where
manifest
in
Scripture
:
I
prepare
a
plague
,
and
purpose
a
thing
against
you
,
returne
therefore
every
one
.
I
have
given
you
cleannesse
of
teeth
,
yet
have
you
not
turned
unto
me
.
I
have
with-holden
the
raine
,
yet
have
you
not
returned
unto
me
.
Pestilence
have
I
sent
among
you
,
yet
have
you
not
returned
to
mee●
I
have
over-throwne
you
as
Sodome
and
Gomorra
,
yet
have
you
not
returned
to
me
:
where
the
Lord
most
plainly
discovereth
his
end
of
sending
in
so
many
grievances
among
them
,
namely
,
that
they
might
returne
by
repentance
.
I
have
smitten
your
children
in
vaine
,
they
have
received
no
correction
.
Affliction
is
no
good
end
,
when
correction
,
or
amendment
followeth
not
.
Wherfore
should
you
be
smitten
any
more
?
you
fall
away
more
and
more
.
The
speciall
end
why
God
smiteth
ceaseth
when
men
reject
repentance
.
Fur●hermore
,
that
Affliction
is
a
messenger
of
wrath
,
and
indeede
the
gate
of
hell
to
the
Reprobate
,
will
easily
appeare
by
many
plaine
testimonies
.
Fire
is
kindled
in
my
wrath
,
and
shall
burne
to
the
bottome
of
hell
.
I
will
send
plagues
among
them
,
I
will
bestow
mine
arrowes
upon
them
.
Such
were
those
afflictions
laid
upon
Caine
,
Saul
,
Iudas
,
&c.
Especially
this
truth
wil
be
cleared
in
those
plagus
spent
on
Pharaoh
and
Egypt
;
which
were
not
appointed
by
God
,
or
ever
intended
as
means
to
reclaime
him
(
else
God
would
have
rebuked
Satan
,
and
not
suffered
him
to
harden
the
heart
of
that
heathen
King
by
them
to
further
obstinacy
)
but
,
1.
to
make
his
resistance
more
unexcusable
;
2.
to
be
fore-runners
to
his
destruction
of
body
and
soule
.
For
,
to
this
end
God
appointed
him
,
to
shew
his
power
in
him
:
even
that
power
of
the
Potter
over
the
clay
,
to
mak
one
vessell
to
honour
another
to
dishonour
:
that
power
,
whereby
hee
hath
mercy
on
whom
hee
will
have
mercie
,
and
whom
be
will
he
hardeneth
.
Compare
Exod.
9.
16.
with
Rom.
9.17.18.21
.
But
that
Afflictions
are
Embassadours
of
peace
to
the
faithfull
,
and
indeede
a
narrow
gate
,
(
yet
a
gate
)
leading
to
their
happinesse
shall
most
clearely
bee
shewed
by
that
which
followeth
,
and
in
the
meane
time
may
be
sufficiently
manifested
by
the
testimony
of
the
Apostle
,
Wee
must
through
many
afflictions
enter
into
the
kingdome
of
God
.
Now
all
afflictions
may
be
differenced
eyther
from
the
subject
,
in
which
they
exist
,
or
the
end
for
which
they
are
sent
.
The
subject
in
which
they
exist
is
either
soule
or
body
(
where
I
so
farre
extend
the
words
,
as
to
include
in
them
al
necessaries
belonging
to
both
.
)
Thus
blindnes
,
hardnesse
,
deadnesse
of
heart
,
terrors
,
griefe
,
desertions
of
the
Spirit
,
sinful
infirmity
,
&
many
other
may
be
reckoned
among
the
evils
and
afflictions
of
soule
:
so
sicknesse
,
payne
,
losse
of
friends
,
poverty
,
disgrace
,
and
infinite
other
hanging
upon
the
body
and
bodily
estate
.
Againe
,
they
may
be
considered
from
their
end
,
why
they
are
sent
by
God
;
namely
,
for
correction
to
some
,
to
others
for
confusion
;
&
thus
they
are
chastisements
to
his
children
,
to
rebels
punishments
It
will
therfore
m●ch
further
our
proceeding
,
if
wee
briefly
lay
downe
the
difference
between
chastisment
&
punishment
First
then
it
is
more
apparent
then
can
be
denied
,
that
in
the
matter
of
them
there
is
none
or
little
difference
:
For
in
outward
evils
,
All
things
come
alike
to
all
,
the
same
cond●tion
to
the
just
&
unjust
,
to
him
that
sweareth
,
and
to
him
that
feareth
an
oath
.
So
likewise
many
spirituall
evils
are
common
to
al
;
which
is
evidently
cleared
in
the
testimonies
of
many
afflicted
Saints
;
The
arrowes
of
the
Almighty
are
within
me
,
the
poyson
whereof
drinketh
up
my
spirit
:
the
terrours
of
God
doe
set
themselues
in
array
against
me
.
Thou
writest
bitter
things
against
mee
,
and
makest
me
possesse
the
iniquities
of
my
youth
.
Secondly
,
it
must
bee
remembred
,
that
by
reason
of
this
neerenesse
in
their
matter
,
they
are
sometimes
used
one
for
another
:
and
punishment
called
chastisement
,
and
chastisement
used
for
punishment
,
&
though
not
of●en
,
yet
sometime
even
the
Scripture
useth
these
termes
promiscuously
,
affirming
the
godly
to
be
punished
,
and
the
heathen
chastened
.
But
in
propriety
of
spee●h
there
is
very
much
,
and
palpable
difference
:
For
,
Divine
chastisement
is
such
affliction
which
God
of
his
fatherly
wisedome
and
love
layes
upon
his
children
,
for
the
triall
and
increase
of
his
grace
in
them
here
,
and
their
glory
in
him
hereafter
,
sustayning
them
in
the
meane
time
by
his
Spirit
,
and
so
bringing
forth
in
them
the
fruit
of
holinesse
and
righteousnesse
.
Contrary
,
Divine
punishment
is
that
affliction
which
God
in
wrath
and
hatred
layeth
upon
the
wicked
,
as
an
enemy
to
their
confusion
,
and
further
damnation
,
with-holding
the
comfort
,
and
saving
worke
of
his
holy
Spirit
,
which
therefore
produceth
in
them
murmuring
,
despayre
,
and
blaspheming
.
CHAP.
IIII.
The
difference
betweene
punishnishment
and
chastisement
.
OBserve
from
hence
five
manifest
differeces
wherby
the
chastisements
of
God
are
distinguished
from
his
punishments
.
The
first
is
from
the
fountayne
,
or
cause
,
whence
they
issue
.
Chastisement
is
from
a
fatherly
love
,
and
faithfulnesse
in
his
Covenant
.
Whom
the
Lord
loveth
he
chasteneth
,
&
scourgeth
every
●on
whom
he
receiveth
.
As
many
as
I
love
,
I
rebuke
&
chasten
.
See
also
Pr.
3.12
.
His
promise
in
his
Covenant
is
,
If
they
break
my
Statuts
&
keep
not
my
Commandements
:
Then
will
I
visite
their
transgression
with
the
rod
,
&
their
iniquity
with
strokes
:
My
Covenant
will
I
not
break
,
&c.
I
haue
sworn
by
my
holinesse
I
will
not
faile
David
.
The
Prophet
knowing
this
,
confesseth
,
I
know
that
of
very
faithfulnes
thou
hast
afflicted
me
.
Contrarily
,
the
punishment
of
the
wicked
is
from
the
wrath
of
God
,
as
an
Enemy
:
The
wrath
of
God
is
revealed
from
heaven
against
all
ungodlinesse
and
unrighteousnesse
of
men
,
which
with-hold
the
truth
in
unrighteousnesse
.
Vpon
them
that
disobey
the
truth
,
shall
be
indignation
and
wrath
.
Thus
when
the
Lord
had
set
down
the
great
provocations
of
that
rebellious
people
,
he
infers
;
Fire
is
kindled
in
my
wrath
,
and
shall
burne
to
the
bottome
of
hell
.
I
will
make
thee
to
passe
with
thine
enemies
into
a
land
which
thou
knowest
not
;
for
a
fire
is
kindled
in
mine
anger
,
wh●ch
shall
burne
upon
you
.
The
second
difference
is
in
the
subject
.
Divine
chastisement
is
proper
to
the
children
of
God
,
but
punishment
b●longeth
to
rebels
.
God
scourge●h
every
son
whom
he
receiveth
,
but
bastards
are
without
correct●on
:
(
chastise
)
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
,
which
is
derived
from
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
,
a
sonne
,
or
childe
.
Reason
also
will
further
confirme
it
;
For
correction
being
the
cutting
off
the
offence
,
that
the
offender
may
be
reconciled
,
belongeth
therefore
to
children
:
But
punishment
is
the
cutting
off
the
offender
,
that
others
may
take
heede
and
beware
;
and
therefore
is
due
to
rebels
and
traitors
.
The
third
difference
is
the
finall
cause
,
or
end
unto
which
these
afflictions
are
aymed
.
The
end
of
chastisement
is
amendment
of
life
,
whence
it
receiveth
the
mine
of
corr●ction
;
which
signifieth
to
set
righ●
,
or
strait
.
Before
I
was
affl●cted
I
went
astray
,
but
now
I
keepe
thy
word●
As
many
as
I
loue
I
rebuke
and
chasten
;
be
zealous
therefore
,
and
amend
.
Another
end
is
trial
and
exercise
of
our
faith
,
love
,
patience
,
and
other
graces
.
Hence
afflictions
called
a
fiery
triall
to
prove
us
.
The
triall
of
our
faith
.
fruit
to
those
that
are
exercised
by
it
.
For
as
trees
shaken
with
the
winde
are
better
rooted
:
so
grace
after
a
storme
is
more
firmly
setled
.
Patience
is
wroght
out
,
&
perfited
by
tribulation
,
&
grows
fruitful
in
experienc●
:
Remembring
the
gall
and
wormewood
,
my
soule
is
humbled
within
mee
.
Thus
when
Peter
arrogantly
preferreh
his
faith
and
love
above
all
his
fellow
Apostles
,
and
all
men
;
If
all
men
be
offended
because
of
thee
,
yet
will
I
never
bee
offended
:
strooken
downe
with
that
triall
,
and
sifted
,
hee
left
his
swelling
conceit
behinde
him
in
the
sieve
,
and
laying
aside
his
comparisons
,
answereth
in
a
more
modest
streine
,
Simon
,
lovest
thou
mee
more
then
these
?
Lord
(
saith
hee
)
thou
knowest
that
I
love
thee
So
also
that
choice
vessell
of
God
was
kept
downe
by
the
buffeter
of
Satan
:
this
cause
have
I
appointed
thee
,
that
I
might
shew
my
power
in
thee
.
The
fourth
difference
is
in
the
adjunct
:
The
assistance
of
Gods
holy
Spirit
(
with
strength
comfortably
to
beare
whatsoever
is
imposed
)
is
ever
adjoyned
to
chastisement
:
God
is
faithfull
,
who
will
not
suffer
you
to
be
tempted
above
that
which
you
are
able
,
but
will
give
the
issue
with
the
temptation
,
that
you
may
be
able
to
beare
.
God
comforteth
us
in
all
our
tribulations
.
This
we
evidently
see
exemplified
in
Iob
,
who
being
assailed
with
al
maner
of
temptations
,
yet
was
even
mightily
supported
by
that
powerful
Spirit
,
by
whom
in
the
middest
of
that
fiery
furnace
(
which
like
that
of
Nebuchadnezzar
,
was
heated
seven
times
more
than
usual
)
he
was
strongly
sustayned
in
faith
:
Though
he
slay
me
,
I
will
trust
in
him
:
He
shall
be
my
salvation
:
I
know
I
shall
be
iustified
:
I
am
sure
my
Redeemer
liveth
.
Contrary
,
the
punishments
of
the
wicked
are
no
way
lightned
by
this
blessed
Comforter
,
and
therefore
they
instantly
sinke
under
them
:
as
Saul
,
Caine
and
Iudas
.
Observe
this
truth
in
one
instance
:
I
will
both
lay
me
downe
in
peace
,
and
sleepe
,
for
thou
Lord
only
makest
me
dwel
in
safety
.
On
the
otherside
,
Saul
was
at
liberty
,
had
a
strong
army
,
had
often
vanquished
those
enemies
yet
no
sooner
hard
of
death
(
&
that
by
the
divel
,
the
father
of
lies
)
but
fals
along
on
the
earth
,
was
sore
afraid
,
and
there
was
no
strength
in
him
,
and
though
he
could
not
but
be
very
hungry
,
as
having
eaten
no
bread
all
day
and
night
,
yet
refuseth
to
eate
.
Whence
came
this
feare
?
from
naturall
cowardise
?
nay
certainly
,
Saul
was
a
man
used
to
dangers
,
and
naturally
of
more
courage
than
Peter
,
a
poore
Fisher-man
;
but
the
cause
was
,
The
Spirit
of
the
Lord
(
even
in
his
ordinary
gifts
,
as
valour
,
&c.
)
was
departed
from
Saul
:
how
then
could
any
strength
be
in
him
?
The
last
difference
betweene
chastisement
and
punishment
,
is
in
the
fruits
of
them
.
There
is
no
fruit
comparable
to
that
of
divine
chastisement
:
He
chastiseth
us
for
our
owne
profit
,
that
wee
may
be
partakers
of
his
holinesse
.
It
bringeth
forth
the
pleasant
fruit
of
righteousnes
to
them
that
are
thereby
exercised
.
This
momentarie
light
affliction
causeth
unto
us
a
most
excelling
excellent
(
so
is
the
original
)
eternall
weight
of
glory
.
Now
what
can
all
the
world
boast
of
in
the
least
degree
comparable
to
this
?
I
call
every
christian
soule
to
witnesse
,
that
all
is
dung
and
losse
in
comparison
of
these
sweet
fruits
;
even
that
(
by
carnall
men
)
so
much
despised
holinesse
,
is
the
image
and
beauty
of
God
stamped
upon
a
christian
,
the
divine
nature
;
infinitely
therefore
above
all
earthly
excellencies
,
which
perish
with
the
using
.
But
what
is
the
fruit
of
divine
punishment
,
when
the
visitation
of
the
judge
comes
upon
them
,
either
in
that
generall
day
of
those
great
Assises
,
or
the
more
particular
of
his
private
Sessions
;
some
despaire
,
as
Caine
,
Saul
,
Iudas
;
some
murmure
,
as
the
rebellious
Israelites
;
CHAP.
V.
What
comforts
a
Christian
soule
may
gather
from
affliction
it selfe
.
FIrst
therefore
is
it
a
small
comfort
that
this
evil
commeth
not
only
from
God
as
a
Father
,
but
from
the
wisdom
,
love
,
faithfulnes
of
such
a
father
?
The
Lord
in
his
gracious
love
determineth
to
do
us
good
,
maketh
an
everlasting
covenant
with
us
(
not
to
please
our
flesh
&
blood
,
but
)
to
do
us
good
,
putteth
his
feare
into
our
hearts
,
that
we
shall
never
depart
from
him
,
yea
,
to
delight
in
us
to
doe
us
good
:
and
in
his
wisdom
knowing
that
there
is
in
us
naturally
a
deceitfull
heart
,
starting
aside
like
a
broken
bow
,
an
evill
and
unfaithfull
heart
readie
to
depart
from
the
living
God
;
Can
we
thinke
that
God
taketh
any
pleasure
in
the
smart
of
his
children
?
(
which
after
our
owne
pleasure
)
have
no
delight
in
the
griefe
of
our
infants
;
oh
then
let
our
owne
affections
teach
us
,
that
hee
who
is
love
,
who
is
infinit
love
,
doth
not
afflict
willingly
,
nor
grieve
the
children
of
men
:
were
not
our
necessity
more
then
his
pleasure
,
wee
should
never
taste
of
chastisement
.
How
then
should
we
rejoyce
(
if
not
in
the
smart
of
the
correction
,
yet
)
in
the
love
of
the
Correctour
?
Shall
a
little
Sugar
sweeten
,
and
make
pleasant
to
our
taste
many
things
,
which
in
themselves
are
sower
and
bitter
;
and
shall
not
the
love
of
Christ
,
which
is
better
than
wine
,
is
better
than
life
it selfe
,
if
Christ
Iesus
,
who
is
wholly
delectable
,
and
his
love
,
which
to
us
is
the
most
delectable
thing
in
him
,
cannot
take
away
the
bitternesse
of
some
gentle
,
nay
,
the
most
sharpe
correction
.
Secondly
,
how
soveraign●
a
Cordiall
is
it
to
an
afflicted
Spirit
,
when
hee
remembers
that
all
his
troubles
are
eyther
such
as
the
world
layeth
upon
him
to
draw
him
from
God
to
it selfe
,
or
God
layeth
upon
him
,
to
draw
him
to
himselfe
from
the
world
?
Seeing
both
of
them
are
the
very
portion
of
Gods
children
.
For
the
former
,
persecutions
of
wicked
men
,
slanders
,
reproches
,
and
the
scofs
of
the
world
are
ranked
among
chiefe
blessings
,
and
are
bequeathed
by
Christ
as
his
legacie
:
See
,
Mar.
10.30
.
and
we
in
such
a
case
commanded
by
our
Saviour
to
rejoyce
,
God
is
offered
to
us
(
so
is
the
word
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
)
as
unto
Sonnes
.
Is
there
any
gift
in
the
world
,
or
is
the
world
it selfe
a
gift
comparable
to
God
?
Seeing
then
that
God
offereth
himself
to
us
in
these
chastising
afflictions
,
how
welcome
should
they
be
unto
us
,
and
how
great
pleasure
should
wee
take
in
them
,
not
for
any
thing
indeed
in
them
,
but
for
that
which
they
bring
unto
us
?
Is
not
their
estate
wofull
,
who
being
in
the
visible
Church
,
and
making
no
other
account
but
to
share
the
inheritance
,
shall
at
length
be
found
bastards
,
and
thrust
out
of
doores
(
like
scornfull
Ismael
)
to
their
eternall
shame
and
confusion
?
Another
especial
comfort
we
may
receive
from
the
end
or
purpose
of
God
;
namely
,
that
his
grace
which
he
hath
given
us
may
be
tried
,
and
so
himselfe
glorified
.
Now
this
triall
implyeth
not
onely
the
proofe
,
or
manifestation
of
it
,
that
others
might
take
example
by
it
,
and
God
might
have
glory
,
but
also
a
defaecation
(
as
I
may
say
)
or
purifying
it
,
taking
away
the
rust
,
soyle
and
filth
which
it
gathereth
by
our
corruption
.
That
the
tryall
of
your
faith
being
much
more
precious
then
gold
,
though
it
be●ried
by
fire
,
might
be
found
unto
praise
,
and
honour
,
and
glory
.
So
Iob
,
He
knoweth
my
way
,
and
tryeth
mee
,
and
I
shall
come
forth
as
gold
.
A
speech
worthy
to
be
(
as
indeede
it
is
)
eternized
for
ever
,
and
fitly
written
down
by
the
finger
of
that
blessed
Spirit
,
by
whose
mouth
it
was
also
spoken
.
The
Lord
(
saith
that
holy
Patient
)
knoweth
all
my
wayes
;
hee
knoweth
how
dearely
,
more
than
my
appointed
food
,
I
have
occounted
his
Word
:
hee
knoweth
that
I
have
followed
his
steps
yet
he
trieth
me
,
(
not
because
he
is
ignorant
of
any
thing
in
mee
,
for
hee
knoweth
all
my
wayes
,
but
)
first
,
that
as
in
a
furnace
the
most
precious
mettal
leaveth
behind
it
some
drosse
,
so
I
from
this
tryall
might
come
forth
much
more
purified
and
clensed
from
my
sinfull
steynes
and
pollution
;
and
secondly
,
that
I
might
be
current
in
his
kingdome
,
even
a
patterne
,
as
well
of
his
powerfull
grace
in
upholding
me
,
as
of
patience
to
them
which
shall
be
herafter
exercised
by
like
afflictions
.
A
Christian
who
hath
seene
and
loathed
the
filthinesse
of
his
sinfull
heart
,
what
will
hee
not
bee
willing
to
doe
or
suffer
,
that
he
may
have
it
cleansed
?
Many
weake
women
will
endure
much
to
mend
some
deformity
in
their
bodies
,
and
shal
not
a
Christian
suffer
the
divels
image
to
bee
scoured
off
(
although
it
bee
with
smarting
water
)
that
the
beauty
of
God
may
be
imprinted
upon
him
?
But
especially
it
should
much
refresh
us
to
know
,
that
hee
who
hath
guided
us
into
this
narrow
way
of
affliction
,
will
safely
lead
us
through
it
,
and
bring
our
feet
into
a
large
place
,
even
the
liberty
of
Gods
children
:
going
along
with
us
in
all
our
evil
,
and
upholding
us
in
it
for
our
good
,
and
Gods
glory
.
Surely
,
if
the
Furnace
heated
at
once
as
for
seven
times
,
Lastly
,
the
many
excellent
delightfull
fruits
springing
from
this
bitter
roote
,
will
abundantly
recompence
,
and
with
great
,
yea
,
infinite
usury
repay
all
that
evill
which
can
possibly
bee
in
any
affliction
.
First
(
which
before
was
mentioned
,
The
blewnesse
of
the
wound
serueth
to
purge
the
evill
,
and
the
stripes
within
the
bowels
of
the
belly
.
It
purgeth
out
the
old
leven
,
and
maketh
us
a
new
lump
.
Secondly
,
the
fire
of
affliction
softneth
our
yron
hearts
,
and
prepareth
them
for
the
hammar
of
the
Word
,
It
bringeth
forth
the
pleasant
fruit
of
righteousnesse
.
Now
what
is
there
in
all
the
world
,
which
if
wee
might
wish
and
have
,
wee
would
preferre
or
equall
with
this
holinesse
?
Neither
should
it
too
much
trouble
,
nay
in
some
respect
it
should
cheere
us
that
we
find
inward
terrors
,
&
grievances
,
doubts
,
desertions
,
buffeters
of
Satan
;
we
apply
outward
medicines
to
infants
and
weake
ones
,
but
inward
Physicke
,
as
it
is
given
by
expert
Physicians
,
to
the
strong
,
so
it
worketh
more
strongly
.
Inward
stripes
worke
on
the
bowels
,
clense
the
inward
man
:
this
shaking
rooteth
our
faith
more
strongly
,
and
this
disease
of
doubting
occasionally
,
se●leth
us
in
more
fulnesse
and
assurance
of
faith
.
CHAP.
VI.
The
application
of
this
comfort
by
meditation
.
NOw
when
we
have
well
tasted
and
swallowed
this
Cordiall
,
let
us
by
some
meditation
,
and
particular
appli●ation
labour
to
digest
it
,
and
even
incorporate
this
spirituall
food
into
our
soules
.
For
as
it
is
with
this
earthly
,
so
is
it
with
that
heavenly
fire
of
the
Word
;
it
will
soone
bee
extinguished
,
or
else
lye
dead
&
uselesse
,
unlesse
it
be
blown
up
by
meditation
.
Thus
therfore
let
the
afflicted
spirit
confer
and
commune
with
it selfe
.
Is
it
not
my
gracious
God
who
reacheth
forth
this
bitter
cup
of
wormwood
to
me
?
Commeth
it
not
from
his
wonderfull
love
,
and
faithfulnesse
in
his
Covenant
;
who
promising
to
doe
mee
good
,
hath
therefore
in
my
necessity
tempered
this
potion
for
me
?
My
unfaithfull
heart
requireth
it
,
his
faithfulnesse
giveth
it
.
My
dead
,
cold
heart
,
and
the
sicke
sinfull
matter
in
my
soule
calleth
for
it
:
his
flagrant
love
,
his
wisedome
and
compassion
administreth
it
;
and
shall
not
I
then
receive
it
?
If
hee
sent
it
in
wrath
,
should
not
I
take
it
with
humility
and
patience
?
and
if
he
reach
it
to
mee
in
love
and
faithfulnesse
,
shal
not
I
receive
it
with
chearefull
thankfulnesse
?
Oh
shal
not
I
drinke
of
the
Cup
which
my
Father
hath
given
me
?
Had
it
beene
a
Messenger
of
confusion
,
well
might
I
tremble
and
mourne
,
yet
not
murmure
,
but
being
an
Embassadour
of
peace
,
employed
purposely
for
my
Soveraigne
,
and
Supreme
good
,
and
his
glory
,
shall
I
not
make
it
welcome
?
And
will
not
hee
worke
his
owne
ends
by
it
?
Shall
no●
this
bitter
root
,
by
his
sanctifying
power
,
shoot
forth
that
most
pleasant
fruit
of
holinesse
and
glory
?
Oh
thou
ravishing
beauty
of
Divine
holinesse
,
thou
most
excellent
Image
,
and
nature
of
God!
Oh
thou
unspeakeable
and
unconceivable
happinesse
with
God
in
glory
!
Shall
any
thing
be
unwelcome
which
bringeth
you
to
me
,
or
carrieth
me
to
you
?
Were
it
water
,
fire
,
were
it
hell
it selfe
,
should
I
not
passe
through
it
to
attayne
you
?
This
light
affliction
bringeth
with
it
a
weight
of
glory
:
This
momentary
affliction
,
an
eternall
glory
:
this
despised
affliction
,
an
excelling
excellent
glory
;
and
can
then
the
root
bee
so
bitter
,
as
the
fruit
delightfull
?
Can
I
with
a
good
will
,
nay
,
with
plea●ure
,
eat
a
bitter
or
sowre
sallat
,
as
helping
to
purge
out
some
mellancholy
humours
,
and
to
whet
the
dull
appetite
;
and
shall
I
not
much
more
swallow
this
Pil
which
is
bitter
onely
in
the
mouth
,
but
in
the
stomacke
ful
of
sweetnesse
and
nourishment
?
Nay
,
are
not
all
these
afflictions
(
being
sanctified
by
God
)
especiall
evidences
of
my
adoption
and
filiation
through
Christ
?
Are
not
these
stripes
so
many
witnesses
that
I
am
his
child
?
And
this
smart
,
a
sure
testimony
that
I
am
genuine
and
no
bastard
?
And
with
all
the
res●
,
hath
not
he
promised
and
assured
me
not
to
fayle
,
nor
forsake
me
,
but
to
uphold
mee
in
it
,
and
bring
mee
through
it
,
and
comfort
me
by
it
,
and
glorifie
me
after
it
?
Have
not
all
the
members
of
that
glorious
body
,
and
the
Head
himselfe
,
the
Prince
of
glory
,
beene
perfited
through
afflictions
?
crying
out
with
strong
cryes
,
and
bitter
,
to
him
that
is
able
to
save
them
,
setting
the
joy
before
them
,
have
endured
the
crosse
,
despised
the
shame
,
and
are
now
set
downe
in
the
glory
of
God
.
Now
therefore
,
rejoyce
my
soule
in
tribulations
,
knowing
that
tribulation
bringeth
forth
patience
,
and
patience
,
experience
;
and
expertence
,
hope
;
and
hope
maketh
not
ashamed
,
because
the
love
of
God
is
shed
abroad
in
our
hearts
by
the
holy
Ghost
,
who
is
given
to
to
us
.
Nay
count
thou
it
exceeding
joy
,
when
thou
falle●t
into
these
temptations
,
knowing
that
the
triall
of
faith
bringeth
forth
patience
.
Onely
thou
(
oh
my
gracious
God
)
who
scourgest
every
Sonne
whom
thou
receivest
,
receive
mee
whom
thou
scourgest
.
Thou
who
chastisest
where
thou
lovest
,
oh
love
this
poore
soule
which
thou
chastisest
!
Thou
who
correctest
not
for
thy
pleasure
,
but
for
our
profit
,
oh
teach
me
to
profit
by
thy
correction
!
Make
my
soule
to
partake
of
thy
Sonnes
holinesse
,
and
then
lay
on
what
measure
thou
seest
good
of
his
affliction
.
Oh
let
me
be
conformed
to
his
death
and
sufferings
,
that
I
may
bee
conformed
to
his
life
and
resurrection
.
Gracious
Father
,
after
thou
hast
crowned
mee
with
his
thornes
,
crowne
mee
also
with
his
glory
.
CHAP.
VII
.
Comforts
arising
from
the
Word
.
NOw
as
good
Chyrurgians
often
heale
some
sores
with
lancing
,
and
cure
with
wounds
;
so
the
Lord
most
frequently
openeth
some
passage
by
affliction
,
and
maketh
an
issue
for
the
sinfull
corruption
of
our
soules
,
to
drayne
them
,
and
draw
out
the
sinfull
matter
which
is
in
them
;
and
maketh
a
lesser
wound
to
cure
the
greater
.
But
as
hee
useth
these
lancers
and
corrosives
,
so
also
hath
he
singular
lenitives
and
anodynes
to
comfort
and
strengthen
the
wounded
Spirit
.
Three
especiall
meanes
hath
the
wisedome
of
God
set
out
for
sovereigne
Cordials
to
a
sicke
soule
.
First
,
his
Word
:
Secondly
,
those
holy
mysteries
which
we
ordinarily
call
Sacraments
:
Thirdly
,
Prayer
:
all
of
them
fitted
by
his
wisedome
to
our
necessity
,
and
excellent
helpes
,
as
well
to
preserve
the
sound
,
as
to
heale
the
bruised
heart
.
For
Prayer
is
as
the
opening
of
a
festered
wound
,
and
letting
out
the
filth
of
the
soule
,
that
corrupt
core
of
the
old
Adam
,
which
filleth
it
with
payne
&
anguish
.
The
Word
is
as
the
playster
,
which
applying
the
death
and
resurrection
of
Christ
unto
the
sore
,
as
well
rotteth
and
draweth
out
the
sinful
matter
,
as
also
quickneth
the
sounder
part
,
and
causeth
the
spirit
to
grow
and
wax
in
health
and
strength
.
The
Sacraments
are
as
Roulers
binding
on
,
keeping
close
and
fast
the
playster
to
the
pa●●
affected
.
Of
all
these
something
would
be
noted
severally
,
but
briefly
.
To
begin
with
the
Word
,
I
purpose
not
to
gather
thence
all
those
comforts
which
are
every
where
stored
up
in
it
,
this
taske
would
take
up
al
the
time
of
Methuselah
.
It
shall
be
sufficient
evidently
to
demonstrate
,
first
,
That
God
hath
given
his
Word
to
be
a
comfort
to
his
chosen
;
and
secondly
,
wherein
generally
it
may
be
applyed
unto
us
as
a
soveraigne
Cordiall
.
Neither
doe
I
intend
to
distinguish
between
the
Word
written
and
preached
,
the
substance
being
in
both
the
same
,
and
the
difference
onely
in
the
meanes
and
manner
of
conveyng
it
unto
us
;
the
one
being
as
the
Salve
in
the
lumpe
,
the
other
as
the
same
Salve
,
spread
and
applyed
.
Sufficient
is
it
,
that
whether
it
bee
delivered
by
hand
or
mouth
,
it
is
our
comfort
in
affliction
,
and
that
which
quickneth
us
.
When
wee
are
ready
to
perish
in
afflict●on
,
it
is
our
delight
.
Oh
when
the
spirit
of
a
man
is
wounded
with
the
sting
,
and
vexed
with
the
smart
of
sinne
,
when
being
strucken
with
the
curse
of
the
Law
,
it
is
sicke
at
the
heart
,
striving
and
strugling
for
life
with
hellish
agonyes
;
How
sweet
then
are
his
promise
,
unto
our
mouth
?
more
then
honey
unto
our
taste
.
Looke
as
a
weary
and
fainting
Traveller
,
stifled
with
dust
,
and
melted
with
heat
,
is
revived
with
a
coole
streame
,
and
gentle
breath
of
ayre
,
so
the
soule
of
an
humbled
sinner
tyred
and
tormented
with
fiery
temptations
,
is
wonderfully
refreshed
with
those
sweet
breathings
of
the
blessed
Spirit
,
and
these
waters
of
Life
flowing
from
the
Sanctuary
.
As
are
cold
waters
to
a
weary
soule
;
so
are
good
newes
from
a
farre
Countrey
.
Never
did
the
chased
,
and
embossed
Hart
so
longue
for
the
rivers
of
water
,
or
more
greedily
plunge
,
or
bathe
himselfe
in
them
when
he
had
found
them
,
as
the
afflicted
Conscience
,
pursued
by
Satan
,
and
hunted
by
the
cryes
of
his
owne
lowd
sins
,
thirsts
,
pynes
,
and
even
faynts
for
those
joyfull
newes
of
peace
brought
downe
from
heaven
.
Now
to
this
very
end
was
the
Word
written
,
That
wee
might
have
comfort
from
the
Scriptures
.
comfort
one
another
with
those
words
.
That
they
might
administer
a
word
in
season
to
him
that
is
weary
;
who
are
therefore
with
a
fearefull
adjuration
straitly
charged
to
comfort
,
English
(
exhort
.
)
And
verily
,
therefore
themselves
are
ordinarily
more
exercised
with
afflictions
,
Is
it
a
small
comfort
to
a
weake
and
sliding
foo●
,
travelling
in
a
darke
and
dangerous
way
,
to
have
a
light
before
him
,
directing
where
to
step
and
tread
safely
?
Is
it
not
a
great
vexation
when
wee
are
journeying
in
a
vast
and
perillous
desert
,
that
wee
neyther
know
the
way
,
nor
have
any
hope
of
direction
?
Are
we
hungry
?
it
is
our
food
:
Are
we
thirsty
:
it
is
a
Well
of
Life
:
Are
wee
stung
with
that
fiery
Serpent
?
it
holdeth
out
the
bra●en
Serpent
unto
us
:
Are
we
assaulted
with
strong
enemies
?
It
is
the
sword
of
the
Spirit
wounding
that
crooked
Serpent
,
Principalities
,
powers
,
and
spirituall
wickednesses
in
high
places
.
Are
wee
resisted
in
our
possession
by
these
cursed
Canaanites
(
whose
stature
and
wals
were
up
to
heaven
)
our
sinfull
corruptions
?
It
is
the
mighty
ordinance
of
God
to
batter
downe
these
strong
holds
,
and
high
towers
exalted
against
the
knowledg
of
God
,
and
to
bring
every
thought
in
subjection
to
Christ
.
But
above
all
the
rest
,
how
sweet
a
comfort
is
it
that
even
in
the
horrours
of
death
,
and
agony
of
temptations
we
comfortably
finde
and
feele
it
in
us
as
a
powerfull
seede
of
life
,
quickning
and
repayring
our
fainting
soules
,
so
that
when
wee
are
sunke
in
the
depths
of
tryall
,
and
seeme
even
inclosed
in
the
belly
of
hell
,
it
underproppeth
the
weary
hand
,
&
sharpneth
the
voyce
of
our
drooping
faith
,
saying
,
yet
God
is
good
to
Israel
.
Surely
,
when
I
heare
the
Lord
with
his
owne
voyce
testifie
,
when
this
better
part
is
chosen
,
it
shall
not
bee
taken
away
:
Spirit
witnesseth
to
our
spirits
,
you
are
borne
not
of
mortall
but
immortall
seed
,
the
Word
of
God
.
All
fl●sh
is
grasse
,
and
the
glory
of
it
as
the
flower
of
grasse
:
The
grasse
withereth
,
and
the
flower
thereof
falleth
away
;
But
the
word
of
the
Lord
endureth
for
ever
:
and
againe
strongly
assureth
us
,
that
we
cannot
fall
wholly
,
or
finally
away
by
sinne
,
because
the
Seed
of
God
remaineth
in
us
.
Riches
have
wings
as
an
Eagle
,
and
flye
away
.
Hell
hath
opened
her
mouth
wide
to
swallow
the
glory
,
pompe
,
and
joy
of
the
mighty
.
Beauty
is
vanity
,
and
favour
deceitfull
.
All
our
strength
but
sorrow
and
labour
.
Every
man
in
his
best
earthly
estate
altogether
vanity
:
My
Spirit
,
and
my
Word
which
I
have
put
in
thy
mouth
,
shall
not
depart
out
of
thy
mouth
,
nor
out
of
the
mouth
of
thy
seed
,
nor
out
of
the
mouth
of
thy
seeds
seed
from
henceforth
,
sa●th
the
Lord
,
for
ever
.
Verily
,
were
there
no
other
comfort
to
a
Christian
,
but
only
that
word
of
Truth
,
the
seed
,
and
food
of
everlasting
life
,
begetting
him
to
God
,
and
still
remayning
and
waxing
in
him
,
it
were
sufficient
,
(
if
the
ballance
be
even
,
and
the
hand
steddy
which
weigheth
it
)
to
sinke
downe
all
the
discomforts
of
this
world
,
and
to
establish
a
Christian
heart
with
strong
consolations
,
and
glorious
rejoycings
.
CHAP.
VIII
.
More
speciall
comforts
from
speciall
parts
of
the
Word
.
LEt
us
descend
into
some
few
specials
,
and
insist
a
●ittle
upon
the
mayne
parts
of
these
holy
writings
.
Now
the
Scriptures
,
(
as
I
conceive
)
may
not
unfitly
bee
divided
into
these
foure
generall
heads
.
First
,
the
Doctrinall
,
wherin
the
blessed
Spirit
teacheth
and
instructeth
us
in
all
necessary
truths
.
Secondly
,
the
Historicall
,
in
which
as
wel
the
good
examples
of
the
Saints
,
and
their
happy
successe
,
as
also
the
perverse
behaviour
of
wicked
Rebels
,
and
their
miserable
issues
are
set
before
us
.
Thirdly
,
the
Propheticall
(
so
more
specially
called
)
where
the
men
of
God
encourage●
strengthen
,
and
excite
us
to
walke
in
that
good
way
which
is
pleasing
and
acceptable
to
the
Lord
.
Fourthly
,
Practicall
(
as
the
Psalmes
,
&c.
)
wherein
the
constant
practice
of
the
faithfull
,
and
their
actions
,
as
well
within
as
without
,
are
lively
represented
to
our
eyes
.
Now
what
great
helps
and
comforts
in
every
one
o●
these
doth
that
holy
Spirit
reach
forth
unto
us
?
Consider
our
estate
,
and
their
use
.
Wee
are
Travellers
through
this
wildernesse
of
sinne
,
toward
the
heavenly
Jerusalem
,
ignorant
,
and
wandring
,
soone
weary
and
faint
.
How
usefull
then
,
how
helpfull
are
all
these
unto
us
?
The
first
is
as
an
open
Kings
high-way
to
conduct
us
.
The
second
is
as
a
Guide
,
treading
,
and
beating
a
path
before
us
.
The
third
as
goads
&
nayls
to
rouze
up
our
sluggish
nature
,
and
hold
fast
our
slippery
feete
from
back-sliding
.
The
fourth
as
chearefull
company
,
heartning
&
refreshing
our
drooping
spirits
,
when
our
weake
hearts
begin
to
tyre
,
and
those
good
wayes
wax
tedious
to
sinfull
flesh
.
Let
us
now
handle
some
of
these
particulars
in
severall
.
Surely
,
whatsoever
comforts
a
wayfaring
man
could
wish
in
his
journy
,
are
in
these
helps
offered
,
and
given
him
:
The
first
thing
that
a
Traveller
desires
,
is
a
good
way
:
oh
when
the
wayes
are
first
plaine
,
and
easie
,
not
hard
to
finde
:
Secondly
,
when
they
are
cleane
,
not
deepe
and
miery
:
Thirdly
,
when
they
are
even
;
not
mountaynous
,
and
rocky
:
Fourthly
,
when
they
are
strait
,
not
crooked
and
winding
,
then
are
they
accounted
very
good
,
and
are
no
little
helps
&
comforts
to
any
Traveller
:
Nay
,
in
such
wayes
we
goe
not
only
with
patience
,
but
with
delight
.
Thus
the
wayes
of
God
in
his
Word
,
plaine
to
him
that
understandeth
:
not
onely
a
plaine
way
,
but
light
too
,
in
the
way
,
Psal.
119.
105.
not
like
these
earthly
,
but
that
heavenly
way
.
For
as
that
(
via
lactea
)
or
milkey
path
,
(
as
it
is
called
)
in
heaven
,
which
by
the
infinite
lights
,
stucke
very
thicke
in
it
,
embrightens
it selfe
:
the
path
of
the
just
,
is
as
the
shining
light
which
shineth
more
and
more
unto
the
perfect
day
.
Secondly
,
they
are
cleane
and
pure
,
very
pure
(
Psa.
119.140
.
)
not
a
spot
of
sinful
mire
in
them
;
so
farre
from
entangling
,
and
encombring
our
feet
,
that
they
rather
hasten
and
quicken
us
.
Thirdly
,
they
are
very
even
&
smooth
,
not
stony
and
troublesome
;
Vallies
filled
,
mountaines
plained
,
and
roughnesse
smoothed
:
easie
and
light
.
Mat.
11.
30.
no
way
grievous
,
1
Ioh.
5.3
.
nay
,
very
pleasant
,
and
sweet
above
the
honey
,
and
honey-combe
.
And
what
marvell
then
,
if
they
who
have
walked
in
those
wayes
,
have
beene
wonderfully
delighted
,
and
even
ravished
in
such
paths
?
They
are
wayes
of
pleasantnesse
,
and
paths
of
peace
,
in
which
we
finde
all
the
rich
treasures
and
jewels
of
wisedome
,
eternall
life
,
and
perfect
blessednesse
.
A
second
comfort
that
a
Traveller
would
wish
in
his
journey
,
is
a
perfect
Guide
.
Now
then
when
we
remember
our
stupid
,
and
more
than
beastly
ignorance
,
that
even
when
the
way
is
plaine
and
strait
,
yea
,
pleasant
,
yet
we
can
make
no
progresse
without
a
Guide
,
as
is
manifest
by
the
confession
of
that
good
Eunuch
(
Acts
8.31
.
)
and
the
experience
of
every
good
Christian
,
what
a
comfort
is
it
that
God
hath
given
us
so
many
directions
,
and
excellent
Guides
,
walking
in
every
good
path
before
us●
If
wee
desire
to
travell
in
the
way
of
faith
,
the
Father
of
the
faithfull
will
lead
us
the
way
,
and
chearefully
call
us
after
him
,
Who
against
hope
beleeved
in
hope
,
and
being
not
weake
in
faith
,
considered
not
his
owne
body
now
dead
,
nor
the
deadnesse
of
Sarahs
wombe
:
He
staggered
not
in
the
promise
through
unbeleefe
.
So
likewise
that
Guide
and
Captaine
of
Gods
people
,
who
went
before
them
from
AEgypt
unto
the
land
of
Canaan
,
will
march
before
us
in
that
way
of
faith
to
the
land
of
Promise
,
whose
piercing
eye
of
faith
beholding
him
who
is
invisible
,
and
fastened
on
the
recompence
of
the
reward
,
despised
the
wrath
of
the
King
,
and
chose
the
afflictions
of
Gods
people
before
the
pleasures
of
sinne
,
esteeming
the
reproach
of
Christ
greater
riches
than
the
treasures
of
Egypt
.
Would
we
walke
in
love
?
We
have
choyce
of
excellent
Guides
.
In
that
love
of
Christ
how
chearfully
will
that
holy
Penitent
(
converted
Mary
)
point
,
and
tread
out
that
path
for
us
?
Who
having
much
forgiven
her
,
loved
much
;
and
thought
nothing
too
deare
,
o●
precious
for
the
beautiful
feet
of
that
great
Apostle
,
and
Prince
of
peace
.
How
did
the
love
of
Christ
constraine
him
?
How
did
hee
rejoyce
in
tribulations
,
bonds
,
and
death
it selfe
for
Christ
?
How
did
his
heart
burne
and
flame
in
charity
,
who
could
willingly
spend
,
and
●e
spent
for
them
whom
the
more
abundantly
hee
loved
,
the
lesse
hee
was
loved
againe
?
Who
weying
the
profit
of
the
Churches
with
his
own
glory
in
Christ
,
was
in
a
strait
,
If
we
desire
a
Guide
in
the
way
of
patience
;
that
holy
Patient
offereth
himselfe
unto
us
.
He
steeling
his
resolution
,
and
whetting
it
upon
a
strong
faith
,
Though
hee
slay
me
,
yet
will
I
trust
in
him
:
When
hee
hath
tried
mee
,
I
shall
come
forth
as
gold
.
Consider
now
how
comfortable
to
the
Israelites
in
the
Desart
,
was
that
Piller
of
a
Cloud
,
and
fire
,
walking
before
them
,
and
pointing
out
fit
lodgings
for
them
:
But
oh
●ow
much
more
chearefull
is
this
Cloud
of
the
faithfull
Saints
,
Author
&
finisher
of
our
faith
,
who
in
all
these
,
and
every
other
good
path
,
not
onely
guideth
us
with
his
foot
,
but
upholdeth
us
with
his
hand
,
and
maketh
his
example
as
well
a
patterne
to
governe
our
steps
,
as
a
staffe
to
support
our
weak
soules
,
till
wee
rest
for
ever
with
him
in
glory
.
CHAP.
IX
.
Comforts
from
the
Propheticall
and
Practicall
Scriptures
.
ANother
confortable
help
in
a
long
journey
especially
if
the
beast
which
carryeth
us
be
dull
,
or
stumbling
,
is
good
furniture
:
In
such
an
occasion
who
would
willingly
set
out
without
strong
reynes
,
a
sharpe
snaffle
,
a
spur
and
switch
to
quicken
his
slow
beast
.
Oh
then
what
solid
and
plentifull
consolation
will
those
Prophetical
Scriptures
poure
forth
unto
us
.
For
when
wee
consider
our
untoward
disposition
,
by
reason
of
so
much
sinne
cleaving
yet
stil
so
fast
unto
us
,
when
wee
remember
how
slow
and
slippery
our
affections
are
,
which
carry
on
our
actions
in
the
wayes
of
life
,
it
cannot
but
be
a
great
comfort
that
the
Lord
hath
given
us
meanes
to
cast
out
this
frowardnesse
,
and
to
bring
into
order
our
disorderly
nature
.
I
will
insist
onely
in
two
particulars
of
our
corruption
.
First
,
although
our
gracious
God
hath
by
the
light
of
his
Word
as
well
discovered
the
way
of
life
leading
to
himselfe
,
and
cleared
our
eyes
to
discerne
it
,
although
hee
hath
given
us
the
hystorie
of
his
Saints
as
excellent
Guides
,
to
direct
us
,
yet
how
dull
and
sluggish
are
we
,
how
heavy
in
every
good
duty
?
How
dull
of
hearing
?
How
slow
of
heart
to
beleeve
?
Our
hands
hang
downe
,
our
knees
how
feeble
?
Secondly
,
wee
are
as
slippery
as
we
are
sluggish
.
I
appeale
to
any
Christian
who
hath
any
knowledge
of
himselfe
,
what
trouble
,
griefe
,
and
wrastling
hee
findes
in
himselfe
to
hold
fast
his
heart
from
starting
and
wandring
in
every
service
of
God
.
If
we
looke
to
our
minds
,
how
slippery
our
memories
?
In
retayning
that
good
word
of
God
,
very
●ievs
.
In
which
respect
we
often
enforce
our
gracious
Teacher
to
chide
with
us
.
Can
a
Maid
forget
her
ornaments
,
or
a
Bride
her
attire
?
yet
my
people
have
forgotten
me
dayes
without
number
.
Doe
you
not
remember
the
five
loaves
,
&c.
You
have
forgotten
the
exhortation
.
Our
harts
and
affections
how
sliding
?
Nothing
so
deceitfull
:
readie
to
depart
from
the
living
God
.
Salomon
loved
the
Lord
,
and
walked
in
the
waies
of
David
his
father
:
plucke
out
their
eyes
,
and
give
them
to
him
.
But
how
soone
left
they
to
be
zealously
affected
in
that
which
was
good
?
Speake
thou
unto
us
all
that
the
Lord
our
God
shall
speake
unto
thee
;
and
we
wil
heare
and
doe
it
.
how
suddenly
had
they
corrupted
themselves
,
and
turned
out
of
the
good
way
?
How
earnestly
was
Peter
resolved
,
and
vehemently
promised
,
that
he
would
dye
with
Christ
,
and
not
denie
him
.
But
oh
how
soone
,
how
easily
,
and
fearefully
he
slipt
,
and
headlong
fell
into
an
utter
denyall
with
oathes
and
curses
.
Now
then
when
a
Christian
is
cast
downe
in
the
sight
of
this
his
sinful
corruption
,
how
comfortable
is
that
Ordinance
of
God
(
which
hee
knoweth
to
bee
appointed
,
assisted
,
and
sanctified
by
the
blessed
Spirit
)
as
nayles
,
fastned
and
driven
home
,
holding
in
,
and
keeping
close
his
starting
heart
unto
the
feare
of
God
,
and
not
suffering
it
to
warpe
by
this
treacherous
revolting
?
Certainly
,
as
that
Word
spoken
by
Christ
,
fiered
the
hearts
of
his
Disciples
,
them
to
burne
within
,
while
he
discoursed
with
them
,
&
opened
the
Scriptures
.
So
those
faithfull
Christians
,
who
give
up
their
hearts
unto
a
constant
reading
,
hearing
,
and
meditating
in
that
holy
Word
,
shall
experimentally
find
and
feele
it
to
bee
a
fire
to
thaw
their
frozen
,
dead
,
and
sluggish
spirits
;
to
put
forward
and
quicken
them
;
strong
bonds
to
tye
and
knit
their
wavering
affections
unto
all
constancie
,
and
chearefulnesse
in
Gods
service
.
How
doth
that
reproving
Word
awaken
David
,
runne
in
the
way
of
Gods
Commandements
.
The
same
effects
of
this
blessed
Ordinance
our
experience
teacheth
us
,
in
which
respect
not
onely
those
precious
promises
,
but
even
those
sharpe
reproofes
also
are
sweet
and
comfortable
:
bitter
indeede
in
the
mouth
,
but
sweete
and
very
cordiall
to
the
inward
man
;
stirring
up
our
sleepy
nature
,
dashing
out
that
sl●ggishnesse
,
and
binding
our
hearts
more
close
and
fast
in
that
feare
of
God
,
which
is
the
very
knot
of
our
Covenant
.
Lastly
,
how
welcome
to
a
weary
Traveller
is
good
companie
,
who
will
goe
along
with
him
in
the
same
way
,
and
intend
to
lodge
in
the
same
Inne
.
Much
comfort
therefore
will
arise
to
us
from
those
practicall
Scriptures
,
(
Psalms
,
&c.
)
For
how
are
we
refreshed
in
our
journey
by
those
pleasing
conferences
which
we
enjoy
with
those
blessed
Saints
.
Looke
as
in
our
Travell
nothing
more
cheareth
,
and
maketh
us
forget
all
wearinesse
,
than
good
Company
,
discoursing
of
things
profitable
,
and
delightfull
:
So
,
when
we
goe
along
with
these
blessed
Saints
,
in
those
practicall
writings
,
opening
their
very
hearts
unto
us
,
and
unfolding
the
whole
frame
of
the
inward
man
,
how
are
wee
recreated
and
strengthned
?
How
sweetly
do
we
forget
,
&
with
little
or
no
trouble
swallow
many
difficulties
&
hard
passages
in
our
journy
throgh
this
wretched
world
?
How
confortable
is
the
Communion
of
Saints
,
even
in
this
life
?
Our
conversation
with
them
is
a
little
Paradise
.
Oh
how
infinite
joy
will
flow
from
that
holy
fellowship
in
heaven
?
It
is
one
,
and
not
the
least
part
of
our
happinesse
,
we
shall
come
to
that
general
assembly
,
and
the
Church
of
the
first-born
which
are
written
in
heaven
?
Now
then
when
wee
here
converse
and
conferre
with
them
,
it
cannot
but
be
a
great
delight
and
refreshing
to
our
soules
.
And
the
more
,
because
in
all
occurrents
and
occasions
they
will
furnish
us
in
any
duty
.
In
receiving
of
any
blessing
,
how
shall
we
see
their
hearts
swell
,
and
their
lips
overflow
with
all
thankfulnesse
?
How
doe
they
melt
in
humiliation
,
and
swimme
in
teares
?
How
doe
they
sharpen
their
voyces
in
fervent
petition
?
In
any
desertion
,
what
expressions
of
longueings
?
What
sighing
,
pining
,
mourning
?
How
doe
they
fill
their
mouthes
with
insinuating
arguments
to
wooe
the
Lords
returne
,
and
regain
the
sense
of
his
favor
,
CHAP.
X.
The
application
of
this
comfort
by
meditation
.
HEnce
also
may
an
afflicted
Spirit
take
words
unto
it selfe
,
and
say
;
Why
doe
I
thus
vexe
mine
owne
heart
,
and
disquiet
my selfe
in
vaine
?
Doe
I
not
still
enjoy
the
holy
&
blessed
Word
of
my
God
?
Is
there
any
losse
which
it
doth
not
richly
supply
?
Can
I
be
poore
,
who
possesse
those
precious
Promises
?
posts
of
his
dores
,
and
heare
him
?
If
I
lose
father
,
mother
,
house
,
lands
,
have
not
I
a
promise
of
an
hundred-fold
for
the
present
,
beside
that
eternal
life
to
come
?
Mar.
10.30
.
If
I
am
in
any
distresse
,
have
I
not
a
promise
,
that
when
Father
and
Mother
forsake
mee
,
he
well
take
me
up
?
Psal.
27.10
.
Have
I
not
his
command
to
cast
my
care
upon
him
?
Psal.
55.
22.
and
his
promise
,
That
hee
will
care
for
me
,
1
Pet.
5.7
.
Have
I
not
his
word
,
that
he
will
never
turne
away
from
me
to
doe
me
good
?
that
he
will
rejoyce
in
mee
to
doe
me
good
?
His
promise
is
,
that
I
shall
want
nothing
that
is
good
;
Promise
of
this
life
,
and
the
life
to
come
?
Why
then
,
oh
my
soule
,
art
thou
cast
downe
,
and
troubled
within
mee
?
Is
not
that
immortall
seed
of
the
Word
cast
into
thy
heart
?
Doth
it
not
still
abide
and
remaine
in
thee
?
Yea
,
though
I
walke
in
the
valley
of
the
shadow
of
death
,
I
will
feare
no
evill
,
for
thy
rod
and
staffe
comfort
me
.
Is
not
thy
Word
my
way
?
a
way
leading
mee
to
life
?
a
lamp
in
the
way
,
enlightning
mee
,
and
a
Guide
with
a
light
directing
me
?
a
burning
light
quickning
my
frozen
heart
,
when
it
is
dull
;
a
sweete
Companion
,
refreshing
me
when
I
am
weary
?
Is
it
not
a
plaine
way
,
an
even
way
,
a
cleane
way
,
a
strait
,
delightfull
,
and
pleasant
way
?
Diddest
thou
ever
,
oh
my
soule
,
tread
one
step
in
it
,
but
that
thou
foundest
some
precious
Jemme
and
Jewell
?
What
treasures
of
knowledge
,
and
wisedome
,
of
faith
,
hope
,
love
,
and
every
rich
grace
have
there
offered
,
and
even
thrust
themselves
into
thy
hands
?
Oh
what
lovely
fellowship
,
what
heavenly
company
,
what
sweet
and
ravishing
conferences
have
,
and
doe
I
there
enjoy
!
No
sooner
stepped
I
into
that
path
of
faith
,
but●
instantly
that
Father
of
the
faithfull
went
before
me
,
and
with
an
hundred
sweet
comforts
drew
me
on
to
those
his
steps
;
that
walking
in
the
same
faith
,
I
might
obtaine
the
same
blessing
.
Godly
sorrow
,
and
true
Repentance
,
how
cheerfully
did
that
weeping
Marie
leade
and
conduct
me
?
When
I
set
my
foot
into
the
way
of
heavenly
love
,
how
fervently
did
that
most
zealous
Apostle
draw
mee
after
him
?
See
,
see
how
many
glorious
Saints
;
see
,
oh
see
the
King
of
Saints
and
glory
,
thy
gracious
Saviour
,
in
every
good
way
directing
,
sustayning
,
cheering
,
and
even
carrying
thee
along
to
that
heavenly
Paradise
.
What
my
soule
?
Shal
those
three
Easterne
Sages
,
when
one
Starre
alone
leading
them
to
Christ
,
(
then
a
poore
despised
Infant
)
went
before
them
;
they
rejoyce
,
rejoyce
with
exceeding
great
joy
?
And
wilt
thou
,
or
for
very
shame
canst
thou
hang
downe
the
head
,
when
so
many
heavenly
lights
,
when
the
Sunne
of
righteousnesse
himselfe
,
comforting
thee
with
his
owne
,
and
such
his
Starres
presence
,
and
chearefull
beames
,
leadeth
and
conducteth
thee
to
that
inheritance
of
light
,
and
infinite
glory
?
Oh
then
thou
eternall
Word
,
Way
,
and
Light
,
who
hast
brought
my
feet
,
and
entred
them
into
thy
Word
(
a
lightsome
way
)
settle
me
yet
more
deepely
in
it
,
that
my
heart
may
stand
fast
in
thee
my
way
.
Put
thy
Word
into
my
mouth
,
that
my
mouth
(
ever
talking
of
it
)
may
grow
fruitfull
in
edification
:
Oh
cleare
mine
eies
with
this
true
heavenly
light
,
that
I
may
behold
with
joy
,
the
light
of
thy
countenance
.
CHAP.
XI
.
Comforts
sealed
up
in
the
Sacraments
.
IT
hath
also
pleased
our
gracious
God
to
adde
seals
to
his
Word
,
That
by
two
immutable
things
,
wherein
it
is
impossible
that
God
should
lye
,
wee
might
have
strong
consolation
.
Heaven
and
earth
shall
passe
,
but
not
a
word
that
he
hath
spoken
.
God
hath
not
therefore
annexed
seales
to
his
Covenant
,
that
it
,
or
his
purpose
,
but
that
our
weake
hearts
might
bee
strengthned
and
confirmed
.
How
unspeakable
is
this
comfort
,
that
the
Lord
should
be
so
farre
from
despising
our
weake
faith
,
and
disdaining
our
poore
soules
,
strugling
under
unbeleefe
,
that
hee
should
yeelde
to
our
weaknesse
,
and
underprop
it
with
these
powerfull
abetters
of
his
truth
?
Hee
might
shake
the
head
at
us
when
hee
seeth
so
little
credite
given
to
his
Word
;
but
hee
rather
strengthneth
us
with
these
sacred
mysteries
;
which
are
to
us
as
the
hand
of
Christ
,
reached
out
to
Peter
,
to
save
our
wavering
soules
ready
to
sinke
through
unbeleefe
.
The
Covenant
of
God
is
,
I
will
be
their
God
,
and
I
will
not
turne
away
from
them
to
doe
them
good
,
but
will
put
my
feare
into
their
hearts
,
that
they
shall
never
depart
from
mee
:
Yea
,
I
will
rejoyce
over
them
to
doe
them
good
.
The
consolations●
flowing
from
this
Covenant
thus
sealed
,
how
strong
,
how
full
?
For
first
,
throw
downe
a
man
thus
sealed
up
in
this
covenant
of
grace
,
from
all
the
joyes
of
this
world
,
into
a
very
hell
upon
earth
;
Had
hee
lost
all
his
substance
,
children
,
health
of
body
;
nay
,
peace
of
soule
also
,
in
some
measure
,
as
Iob
;
yet
may
hee
thence
,
with
strong
comfort
,
infallibly
conclude
,
That
this
estate
is
good
for
him
;
nay
,
best
for
him
.
For
God
is
faithfull
,
and
his
Covenant
sure
,
(
beyond
all
possibility
of
deceiving
,
or
being
deceived
)
who
hath
promised
,
and
sealed
his
promise
to
doe
him
good
,
to
rejoyce
over
him
in
doing
him
good
.
Hence
the
faithfull
soule
will
build
this
conclusion
,
and
rest
upon
it
:
It
is
good
for
me
to
be
thus
afflicted
.
It
is
good
for
mee
to
beare
the
yoake
in
my
youth
.
Oh
,
if
my
faith
were
as
strong
as
my
sense
,
I
should
taste
much
more
sweetenesse
in
Gods
goodnesse
,
than
bitternesse
in
his
affliction
.
Againe
,
especially
when
wee
consider
the
matter
of
these
Sacraments
,
and
nature
of
these
seales
;
what
rivers
of
comfort
must
needs
flow
into
the
heart
of
him
who
rightly
partaketh
them
?
Look
as
Princes
grave
their
owne
portraitures
in
their
seales
,
sitting
in
state
upon
their
Thrones
,
invested
with
their
royall
apparell
,
adorned
with
their
Crownes
and
Scepters
:
So
the
Lord
Jesus
Christ
in
these
his
Signets
hath
lively
represented
himselfe
in
his
death
,
conquering
,
triumphing
and
leading
captive
all
our
enemies
,
and
even
trampling
them
under
our
feete
.
But
Princes
can
grave
nothing
on
their
seales
but
their
dead
Images
:
Not
so
here
;
For
in
these
the
very
person
of
the
Lord
Jesus
is
given
us
,
as
being
not
onely
represented
,
but
presented
and
exhibited
to
the
faithfull
.
The
body
of
Christ
feeding
and
strengthning
,
the
blood
of
Christ
,
washing
,
and
(
more
than
wine
)
cheering
up
our
fainting
spirits
,
is
there
offred
and
given
us
who
reach
out
the
hand
of
faith
to
receive
him
.
Now
how
hee
should
be
unhappy
,
who
hath
Christ
,
or
misse
of
comfort
,
whose
soule
is
filled
with
the
Lord
Jesus
,
it
is
not
possible
to
conceive
.
But
let
us
consider
them
a
little
severally
.
Baptisme
is
that
Sacrament
wherein
God
applyes
the
bloud
of
Christ
to
wash
us
from
all
the
pollution
of
our
sin
,
and
to
communi●●te
unto
us
his
own
glorious
purenes
.
Let
us
therefore
take
some
notice
,
first
,
as
well
of
the
filthinesse
of
sinne
,
as
our
filthinesse
by
it
,
and
then
of
this
excellent
purenesse
.
Certaine
is
it
,
that
our
created
understanding
cannot
find
power
in
it selfe
to
conceive
,
much
lesse
words
to
expresse
the
infinite
loathsomnesse
of
sinne
.
Hence
is
it
that
in
Scripture
the
wisedome
of
God
resembleth
it
to
all
those
things
which
are
to
our
senses
most
abhorred
:
sinne
to
stinking
mudde
,
a
sinner
to
aswine
wallowing
in
that
mire
:
sinne
to
a
loathsome
vomit
,
a
sinner
to
a
dogge
licking
up
his
vomit
:
in
a
word
,
sinne
to
death
,
a
sinner
to
a
rotten
carkasse
,
and
his
throat
to
an
open
Sepulchre
,
exhaling
,
and
belching
out
stench
and
putrefaction
:
so
infectious
,
that
one
sinne
entring
into
the
world
,
tainted
and
slue
the
whole
world
with
sinne
,
turning
Saints
into
swine
,
Angels
into
Divels
:
so
loathsome
,
that
even
both
the
materials
of
man
,
Secondly
,
ponder
well
what
is
this
image
of
Christ
,
which
Baptisme
imprinteth
upon
us
:
It
is
even
the
Divine
nature
,
that
glorious
beauty
of
holinesse
,
which
,
in
God
,
the
blessed
Angels
(
above
all
other
attributes
)
admire
and
prayse
.
Esa.
6.3
.
Surely
,
if
any
thing
can
be
in
God
more
excellent
than
other
,
then
holinesse
is
it
:
As
the
face
is
in
the
body
,
so
is
holinesse
in
the
Lord
,
the
very
beauty
of
the
Divine
Nature
.
And
as
a
passionate
Lover
is
even
ravished
with
the
presence
and
sight
of
his
beloved
;
so
is
it
the
compleate
happinesse
of
the
creature
to
behold
that
face
of
God
shining
with
that
ravishing
bewty
of
holinesse
.
Men
sweare
by
the
greater
,
his
holinesse
.
Againe
,
the
Lords
Supper
is
that
holy
Mysterie
wherein
the
Spirit
perfecteth
this
worke
which
hee
hath
begun
in
us
,
and
throughly
assures
us
Christ
.
Looke
as
when
the
wax
is
hard
,
the
first
impression
changeth
the
forme
,
and
mak●th
some
,
though
no
perfect
print
of
the
Image
ingraved
in
the
seale
:
so
that
Image
of
God
,
which
by
Baptisme
is
stamped
upon
us
,
but
by
reason
of
our
sinfull
hard
hearts
,
as
yet
in
part
onely
,
is
by
often
applying
the
Lord
in
that
other
Seale
more
perfectly
expressed
,
and
more
lively
pourtrayed
in
us
.
So
being
entred
into
life
by
Baptisme
,
wee
are
nourished
by
the
Lords
Supper
,
and
more
strengthned
,
till
wee
attaine
unto
full
growth
and
ripenesse
.
CHAP.
XII
.
Meditation
in
these
comforts
given
in
the
Sacraments
.
NOw
here
againe
let
us
commune
with
our
owne
hearts
,
and
say
;
Why
,
oh
my
soule
,
art
thou
so
distracted
,
and
rent
with
doubts
and
distrustfull
feares
?
Hast
thou
not
the
seales
of
Gods
Covenant
for
thee
,
yea
,
in
thee
?
If
hee
will
doe
thee
good
,
shall
any
creature
bee
able
to
hurt
thee
?
If
he
will
knit
my
heart
to
him
in
his
feare
,
what
shall
separate
it
from
his
love
?
Oh
be
perswaded
(
for
which
thou
hast
so
strong
evidence
and
assurance
)
That
no
tribulation
,
nor
anguish
,
nor
life
,
nor
death
,
nor
principalities
,
nor
powers
,
nor
things
present
,
nor
things
to
come
shall
be
able
to
seperate
thee
from
the
love
of
God
,
which
is
in
Christ
Iesus
our
Lord
.
Now
therefore
cast
thy
burthen
upon
his
truth
;
leane
and
stablish
all
thy
hopes
upon
these
his
sealed
Promises
.
Oh
let
perfect
love
cast
out
all
distrust
and
feare
.
Assure
thy selfe
hee
will
not
,
nay
,
in
his
truth
cannot
faile
thee
in
such
assurances
.
How
should
not
he
pitty
his
owne
(
though
never
so
weake
)
life
in
thee
,
who
pittied
thy
death
in
sinne
?
How
should
hee
hate
thee
now
his
childe
,
who
loved
thee
once
an
enemy
?
Oh
my
God
,
as
thou
hast
given
me
an
eye
,
in
some
measure
,
to
see
my
sinfull
filthinesse
;
so
hast
thou
given
me
an
heart
,
in
the
same
measure
,
to
loath
my selfe
so
polluted
and
filthy
.
Lord
,
thou
hast
made
mee
to
know
,
and
I
desire
with
more
feeling
,
to
acknowledge
that
I
am
beyond
measure
,
beyond
mine
owne
apprehension
,
in
nature
,
horrible
and
lothsome
:
my
roote
,
rottennesse
;
my
stalke
,
corruption
;
my
fruit
,
contagion
;
more
vile
than
the
earth
I
tread
on
,
more
polluted
than
the
dung
I
scorne
to
tread
on
.
But
(
oh
incomprehensible
heigth
,
depth
,
bredth
and
length
of
thy
grace
!
)
those
thine
infinitely
pure
eies
could
even
then
with
compassion
behold
this
unmeasurably
impure
and
infectious
mire
,
when
no
eye
pittied
me
,
when
I
had
no
pitty
on
my selfe
,
even
then
hadst
thou
compassion
on
me
.
thine
owne
beauty
upon
me
.
Manna
,
That
bread
of
heaven
,
which
giveth
life
unto
the
world
:
And
daily
dost
thou
vouchsafe
to
renew
mee
after
thine
image
,
and
to
strengthen
thy
life
and
nature
in
me
.
And
now
my
God
,
is
there
any
thing
like
this
,
to
be
like
to
thee
?
Oh
what
an
honour
,
what
a
Crowne
is
this
unto
me
?
In
all
other
endowments
every
creature
may
excell
me
.
Stones
more
durable
,
Plants
more
vegetative
,
Beasts
more
sensible
,
even
Divels
more
wise
and
understanding
:
But
herein
hast
thou
magnified
thy
grace
toward
me
thy
abject
Creature
,
that
I
excell
other
workes
of
thy
hands
in
that
,
wherein
thou
(
my
glorious
God
)
excellest
thy selfe
:
that
thou
hast
printed
thy
holinesse
,
thy
Divine
image
and
beauty
upon
me
,
and
crowned
me
with
thy
glory
and
honor
.
Rejoyce
then
,
oh
my
soule
,
in
the
Lord
,
and
dance
for
joy
.
His
grace
hath
prevented
,
and
farre
out-runne
thy
wishes
:
As
the
first
Adam
lost
all
his
happinesse
by
his
ambitious
desires
to
bee
like
unto
God
in
knowing
good
and
evill
,
so
the
second
Adam
hath
restored
all
happinesse
,
by
satisfying
our
ambition
,
in
making
us
like
himselfe
,
in
loving
good
,
and
hating
evill
.
The
life
and
estate
which
thou
enjoyest
in
Christ
,
the
nourishment
of
that
life
,
and
the
assurance
of
that
estate
,
equalleth
,
and
transcendeth
thy
most
ambitious
desires
and
wishes
.
Rejoyce
then
in
the
Lord
,
againe
I
say
rejoyce
:
for
the
world
is
thine
,
things
present
,
and
to
come
,
are
thine
,
life
and
death
are
thine
,
nay
,
the
Lord
of
life
is
thine
,
thy
portion
,
the
seale
of
thy
portion
,
and
of
thine
inheritance
in
glory
.
CHAP.
XIII
.
Comforts
arising
from
Prayer
.
A
Third
Ordinance
of
God
in
which
hee
yeeldeth
us
much
consolation
,
is
Prayer
:
wherein
whether
we
consider
the
privilege
which
wee
enjoy
,
namely
,
that
we
dust
and
sinfull
ashes
may
speake
unto
the
glorious
Lord
of
heaven
,
and
upon
all
occasions
,
at
any
time
of
need
,
boldly
,
through
Christ
,
high
Priest
for
us
,
mercifull
,
sensible
,
and
tender
of
our
weaknesse
?
Hath
he
appointed
this
Angell
of
the
Covenant
,
to
incence
and
perfume
our
praiers
with
his
most
fragrant
mediation
,
&
so
to
bring
them
into
his
presence
?
Hath
hee
exempted
no
time
,
but
made
every
howre
,
every
minute
a
season
for
this
holy
Ordinance
so
that
the
oftner
wee
come
,
the
more
welcome
;
and
the
more
importunate
our
suit
,
the
more
sweete
and
pleasing
?
Hath
hee
not
permitted
,
but
commanded
,
Call
upon
mee
in
the
day
of
trouble
;
and
instantly
promised
,
and
I
will
deliver
thee
?
Hath
he
not
bid
,
you
shal
receive
?
Doth
hee
wish
us
,
Be
carefull
for
nothing
,
but
in
all
thiugs
let
your
requests
be
shewne
to
God
in
prayer
?
And
because
we
know
not
how
to
pray
as
we
ought
,
Spirit
to
helpe
our
infirmities
,
and
to
make
intercession
for
u●
,
with
grones
which
cannot
be
uttered
?
And
can
any
man
want
comfort
,
who
enjoyeth
this
privilege
of
Gods
children
,
and
of
the
favourits
of
the
King
of
heaven
?
But
some
,
perhaps
,
will
reply
here
,
Doe
not
wee
see
many
Saints
complaine
,
and
have
not
I
found
by
experience
,
that
God
doth
not
alwayes
grant
what
wee
aske
?
Ans.
The
Rules
here
of
that
Ancient
Father
,
are
good
:
Aug.
de
ser.
Dom.
ser.
53.
Sometimes
God
giveth
in
wrath
what
is
asked
of
him
:
sometimes
denieth
in
love
.
And
againe
,
The
Lord
is
gracious
,
who
often
giveth
not
what
we
aske
,
that
hee
may
give
what
wee
should
aske
.
And
yet
againe
,
God
alwaies
heareth
us
,
not
alwaies
our
wils
,
but
alwaies
our
profit
.
God
giveth
the
Israelites
flesh
in
wrath
,
and
with
store
of
flesh
,
leanenesse
of
Spirit
.
Now
then
,
if
the
Lord
should
satisfie
us
in
our
mistake
,
granting
the
particular
which
we
conceive
to
be
good
and
he
knoweth
evill
)
and
so
should
deny
us
the
good
which
he
knoweth
we
intend
and
purpose
;
this
(
under
a
seeming
grant
)
were
a
plaine
denyall
;
whereas
the
contrary
seeming
a
deniall
,
yet
is
,
(
and
wil
hereafter
plainly
appeare
to
be
)
an
evident
grant
,
though
not
of
that
which
wee
ignorantly
aske
,
yet
of
that
which
in
truth
we
desire
.
Certaine
is
it
,
that
by
reason
of
our
great
ignorance
in
asking
,
every
faithfull
Christian
prayeth
with
al
subjection
to
Gods
will
and
wisdome
(
so
we
are
taught
as
well
by
precept
,
Thy
will
be
done
,
Not
my
will
,
but
thy
will
be
done
;
CHAP.
XIV
.
An
Answer
to
some
further
objections
.
BUt
some
weake
dejected
Christian
will
bee
ready
to
reply
;
All
things
indeed
are
possible
to
him
that
beleeveth
,
but
,
alas
,
I
have
no
faith
to
pray
.
True
it
is
,
that
prayer
is
but
the
speech
of
faith
,
And
how
can
they
call
upon
him
in
whom
they
beleeve
not
.
Faith
(
saith
that
excellent
Father
)
gives
life
to
prayer
,
and
praier
gets
strength
for
faith
.
Aug.
de
verb.
com●
ser.
36.
For
answer
,
let
an
humble
soule
well
consider
how
a
man
,
with
griefe
,
should
sensibly
feele
want
of
faith
,
if
he
had
not
some
faith
to
give
him
sense
and
feeling
?
How
should
spiritual
sense
be
without
life
,
or
spirituall
life
without
faith
.
As
he
in
the
Gospel
first
found
his
sight
in
the
defect
of
it
,
(
that
hee
saw
men
like
trees
,
)
So
might
weake
Christians
easily
discerne
some
measure
of
true
faith
,
even
in
this
griefe
,
and
complaints
for
want
of
faith
.
Againe
,
we
shall
easily
perceive
,
in
these
Complainers
,
much
detestation
of
sinne
,
not
onely
in
others
,
but
especially
in
themselves
,
and
passionat
desires
to
glorifie
God
in
all
faithfull
service
.
And
from
what
root
can
these
fruits
arise
,
but
from
that
faith
which
purifieth
the
heart
.
Some
others
complaine
,
I
know
well
that
fervent
prayer
prevaileth
much
;
but
I
have
no
heat
,
no
life
,
no
fervour
of
prayer
;
but
in
such
duties
find
a
wonderfull
coldnesse
,
d●lnesse
,
and
even
deadnesse
of
spirit
.
But
let
such
know
,
and
continually
remember
,
that
these
feelings
are
very
common
to
Gods
dearest
Saints
on
earth
:
I
am
afflicted
verie
much
,
(
saith
David
,
quicken
mee
,
oh
Lord
,
according
to
thy
Word
.
Nine
severall
times
doth
that
holy
Prophet
call
for
quickning
grace
in
that
onely
Psalme
;
which
evidently
argueth
much
sense
of
spirituall
dulnesse
and
deadnesse
.
At
such
times
therefore
(
because
the
Word
quickneth
us
)
Now
these
grounds
are
either
such
as
are
within
,
or
without
us
:
Those
within
are
first
some
feeling
of
a
grievous
defect
and
want
;
secondly
,
some
apprehension
of
good
in
the
things
desired
.
The
outward
are
,
first
,
the
ability
,
secondly
,
the
bounty
of
those
whom
wee
aske
.
Now
as
where
in
much
want
there
is
no
feeling
of
any
defect
,
or
if
there
bee
sense
,
yet
no
desire
of
supply
,
there
no
man
will
seeke
out
for
helpe
:
So
,
when
all
these
concurre
,
yet
will
wee
not
aske
,
where
either
there
is
wrll
,
but
no
power
,
or
much
power
but
no
wil
to
succour
us
.
But
when
a
man
findes
at
home
nothing
but
want
and
beggery
(
as
wel
want
of
all
necessaries
,
as
want
of
strength
in
himselfe
to
procure
them
)
and
this
want
stirreth
up
hunger
,
hee
will
soone
leave
his
owne
bare
walls
,
to
get
reliefe
of
some
rich
and
bountifull
person
.
And
according
to
the
measure
of
these
grounds
will
be
his
diligence
in
using
meanes
,
and
seeking
help
:
where
there
is
much
sense
of
much
want
,
strong
desires
of
supply
,
certaine
knowledge
of
great
ability
and
bounty
in
some
neere
neighbour
,
there
also
the
putting
forth
of
meanes
to
procure
relief
wil
be
answerable
.
Now
then
let
a
Christian
,
wh●
desireth
to
sharpen
his
voyce
in
prayer
,
whe●
his
heart
with
serious
meditations
:
1.
Of
his
desperate
wants
;
want
of
all
necessary
grace
,
want
of
all
power
to
supply
it
of
himselfe
.
Consider
that
thou
art
poore
,
wretched
,
miserable
,
blind
and
naked
:
no
sufficiencie
in
thee
to
thinke
one
good
thought
.
All
things
are
dung
and
losse
in
comparison
of
the
excellen●
knowledge
of
Christ
,
the
v●rtue
of
his
resurrection
,
and
comformitie
to
his
death
.
By
this
meanes
thou
wilt
finde
thy
desires
to
bee
kin●led
within
thee
.
Then
●et
before
thine
eyes
that
Father
of
Lights
,
from
whom
(
as
beames
from
the
Sunne
)
flow
out
infinite
streames
of
grace
and
goodnesse
toward
his
creatures
:
weigh
diligently
that
hee
is
rich
,
infinitely
rich
to
all
that
call
upon
him
:
How
much
more
shall
your
heavenly
Father
give
the
holy
Spirit
to
those
that
aske
him
?
as
being
the
light
of
the
world
)
there
was
both
infinit
power
,
and
grace
,
(
as
denying
none
that
came
unto
him
laden
&
oppressed
)
never
ceased
crying
,
Iesus
thou
sonne
of
David
have
mercy
on
me
.
They
discourage
and
rebuke
him
that
he
should
hold
his
peace
:
what
then
?
Did
he
sit
downe
and
cease
?
No
,
but
whetted
with
the
remembrance
of
his
own
misery
,
and
Christ
his
mercy
,
Cried
out
so
much
the
more
a
great
deale
,
Iesus
thou
sonne
of
David
have
mercy
upon
mee
.
Remember
how
earnestly
,
and
uncessantly
he
sued
;
remember
how
he
prospered
in
his
suit
.
Now
goe
thou
,
and
doe
likewise
.
Sharpen
thy
desires
with
serious
meditation
on
thy
wants
:
set
before
thine
eies
this
power
and
bounty
of
the
Lord
,
and
then
intreat
,
beg
,
sue
,
importune
his
favour
,
and
never
give
him
over
,
till
hee
give
thee
in
thy
request
.
CHAP.
XV.
The
application
of
this
comfort
by
meditation
.
NOw
then
when
thou
findest
thy
Spirit
cast
downe
within
thee
,
rowze
it
up
with
some
such
meditation
.
How
is
it
(
my
Soule
)
how
is
it
,
oh
thou
of
little
faith
,
that
thus
in
the
day
of
trouble
thou
refusest
comfort
?
Is
any
man
afflicted
?
let
him
pray
.
Oh
my
my
Lord
,
Shall
all
flesh
come
unto
thee
,
because
thou
hearest
praier
?
how
often
thou
hast
enclined
thine
eare
unto
me
,
shall
not
I
call
upon
thee
as
long
as
I
live
?
In
the
verie
day
that
I
cried
,
thou
hast
answered
mee
,
and
strengthenest
mee
with
the
strength
of
thy
right
hand
in
my
soule
.
Can
I
then
want
comfort
,
who
have
thine
eare
to
heare
me
,
thy
compassion
to
pitty
me
,
thy
strong
hand
to
relieve
mee
?
this
barren
and
thirstie
land
,
my
soule
panteth
and
fainteth
for
thy
presence
,
and
for
that
holy
Spirit
,
w●ereby
I
call
upon
thee
Abba
Father
?
Oh
how
shouldst
thou
not
(
according
to
thy
Covenant
)
delight
in
me
to
doe
me
good
,
and
as
thou
hast
promised
,
rejoyce
over
me
to
give
me
my
hearts
desire
?
Now
then
thou
,
my
gracious
Father
,
who
art
more
ready
to
give
thy
Spirit
,
Call
upon
mee
in
the
time
of
trouble
,
and
hast
promised
,
I
will
heare
thee
;
Heare
now
rhe
supplication
of
thy
servant
,
and
when
thou
hearest
,
be
mercifull
.
Thou
who
commandest
,
Seeke
my
face
,
and
hast
given
thy
servant
an
heart
to
answer
,
Lord
thy
face
will
I
seeke
:
oh
hide
not
thy
face
from
me
,
nor
cast
thy
creature
away
in
displeasure
:
Yea
,
oh
my
God
,
quicken
thy
servant
in
the
sense
of
my
want
and
miserie
,
and
in
the
knowledge
of
thy
powerfull
grace
and
mercy
,
alwaies
to
pray
,
and
never
to
faint
:
though
I
walke
in
the
midst
of
troubles
,
thou
wilt
revive
me
,
and
perfect
that
which
concerneth
me
.
CHAP.
XVI
.
Comforts
arising
immediatelie
from
God
himselfe
.
And
first
in
generall
.
LOoke
as
a
vessell
,
which
is
coutinually
driven
downe
by
the
current
of
any
River
,
will
at
length
fall
into
the
maine
Sea
,
which
being
the
common
store-house
of
waters
,
both
supplieth
the
want
,
and
receiveth
the
over-plus
of
lesser
streames
;
So
when
our
soules
have
beene
carryed
along
within
these
narrower
bankes
of
comforts
,
they
will
easily
bee
wafted
into
that
wide
Ocean
,
whence
every
consolation
floweth
,
and
into
it
ebbeth
againe
,
and
emptyeth
it selfe
.
Certainly
,
the
final
comfort
of
a
Christian
soule
,
into
which
all
the
rest
are
resolved
,
is
God
himselfe
,
infinit
in
all
goodnes
,
&
unchangeable
in
his
love
,
and
therefore
an
unexhausted
Well
,
a
standing
&
overflowing
fountaine
of
infinite
consolations
.
Hence
as
hee
challengeth
this
title
,
and
calleth
himselfe
The
God
of
patience
and
consolation
;
The
God
of
all
comfort
;
My
flesh
(
saith
hee
)
faileth
,
and
my
heart
also
;
but
God
is
the
strength
of
my
heart
,
and
my
portion
for
ever
.
How
strong
and
invincible
was
that
faith
,
and
by
it
that
comfort
of
Iob
?
Although
he
kill
me
,
yet
will
I
trust
in
him
,
and
hee
shall
beé
my
salvation
.
And
how
answerable
was
their
practice
to
this
their
profession
?
Doe
but
consider
what
wee
read
of
these
holy
men
.
David
being
driven
from
his
native
Countrey
,
and
from
his
Fathers
house
,
in
disgrace
with
the
Court
,
and
in
displeasure
,
nay
,
deadly
hatred
of
his
Prince
,
deprived
of
all
his
deserved
honours
,
the
just
recompence
of
his
noble
service
,
by
the
malice
and
tyrannie
of
Saul
;
and
(
which
he
accounted
,
farre
above
the
rest
,
the
greatest
miserie
)
banished
from
the
holy
Assemblies
,
and
the
house
of
God
;
affamished
,
and
even
starved
for
want
of
that
Word
,
(
which
hee
preferred
above
all
the
earth
)
not
onely
thrust
out
from
abiding
in
the
inheritance
of
the
Lord
,
but
by
the
rage
of
his
Adversaries
inforced
to
seeke
Sanctuary
in
idolatous
Countries
,
Sam
,
chap.
30.
from
the
1.
to
the
7.
vers
.
Doe
we
not
find
the
like
,
nay
,
more
in
Iob
?
His
estate
was
lost
,
and
for
outward
blessings
(
goods
,
and
children
)
hee
was
stript
as
naked
as
he
was
borne
:
His
wife
left
him
,
but
as
a
snare
:
His
friends
come
to
comfort
him
,
but
through
the
craft
of
Satan
,
shake
him
more
thau
all
the
rest
of
his
afflictions
.
His
life
was
yet
whole
in
his
body
,
but
his
body
broken
and
wounded
with
sore
plagues
from
the
crowne
of
the
head
to
the
sole
of
the
foot
:
But
yet
the
Spirit
of
a
man
will
sustaine
his
infirmitie
.
wounded
spirit
,
who
can
beare
?
The
inner-man
embroyled
by
Satan
,
and
terrors
of
the
spirit
joyned
to
griefes
and
troubles
of
the
body
;
without
,
changes
,
and
armies
of
sorrowes
set
against
him
;
the
arrowes
of
the
Almightie
shot
at
him
,
sticking
in
him
,
and
their
venime
drink●ng
up
his
spirit
;
the
terrours
of
God
fighting
against
him
,
made
him
the
most
afflicted
,
and
(
if
it
were
possible
for
the
faithfull
to
be
miserable
)
the
most
wretched
man
on
earth
:
But
even
then
his
poore
soule
,
over-wrastled
with
temptations
,
cast
downe
within
him
,
and
almost
smothered
with
this
load
and
heape
of
afflictions
,
could
lift
up
the
head
to
search
out
the
Redeemer
,
and
find
unspeakable
comfort
in
him
.
I
am
sure
my
Redeemer
liveth
,
and
I
shall
see
God
in
my
flesh
,
&c.
What
was
left
to
those
three
royal
young
men
(
Dan.
3.
)
in
that
burning
anger
of
the
Tyrant
,
and
that
seven-fold
heated
furnace
?
What
to
the
Apostle
persecuted
by
Jewes
,
disgraced
by
Heathens
,
stoned
by
the
consent
of
both
,
and
(
as
a
dead
carrion
)
dragged
,
and
cast
out
of
the
City
;
yea
,
too
little
esteemed
,
nay
,
judged
by
his
owne
children
in
the
Spirit
?
yet
were
they
then
even
full
of
comfort
in
God
.
Oh
consider
with
what
noble
courage
those
three
noble
Captives
defie
the
roaring
of
that
Lyon
,
even
the
fiercenesse
of
that
proud
King
,
and
tell
him
to
his
Beard
,
Our
God
can
,
and
will
deliver
us
out
of
thine
hand
?
With
what
Christian
valour
could
that
great
Champion
of
the
Lord
Jesus
,
compassed
in
,
and
pressed
downe
with
all
the
most
bitter
persecutions
of
this
world
cry
out
Victory
,
and
sing
his
Triumph
?
not
onely
saying
with
the
Heathen
,
How
light
are
all
these
things
,
how
slightlie
doe
I
weigh
them
?
nay
,
These
light
momentarie
afflictions
cause
to
us
an
excelling
excellent
eternall
weight
of
glory
,
2
Cor.
4.17
.
but
,
In
all
these
things
wee
are
more
than
Conquerors
through
him
that
loveth
us
.
So
right
is
it
,
oh
thou
Eternall
Truth
,
which
thou
hast
spoken
:
I
,
even
I
am
hee
that
comfort
you
;
who
art
thou
,
that
thou
shouldst
feare
a
mortall
man
,
&
the
son
of
man
which
shal
be
made
as
grasse
.
Sure
is
it
God
cannot
but
be
the
greatest
comfort
to
them
whom
enjoy
him
,
because
he
is
the
greatest
good
:
For
even
those
heathens
(
as
truly
observed
that
most
judicious
Divine
,
August
.
de
doct.
Chris.
l.
1.
c.
7.
and
learned
Father
)
who
consider
him
by
the
eye
of
the
understanding
,
and
not
by
sense
,
preferre
him
above
all
visible
,
and
corporall
,
above
all
intelligible
,
and
spiritual
natures
:
Nor
can
(
saith
he●
any
man
be
found
,
who
thinketh
God
to
be
that
,
than
which
any
thing
can
be
better
.
In
this
all
men
consent
,
that
they
advance
him
above
all
things
.
Let
us
therefore
,
from
this
incomprehensible
Sea
of
consolation
,
draw
out
some
especiall
and
particular
comforts
.
CHAP.
XVII
.
The
more
speciall
comforts
which
are
in
God
:
And
first
in
the
Father
.
NOw
as
that
glorious
one
God
is
distinguished
into
three
persons
,
so
may
we
discerne
in
Scripture
a
threefold
relation
betweene
us
,
and
every
person
;
full
of
unspeakable
joy
and
sweetnesse
:
God
the
Father
vouchsafeth
to
bee
our
father
;
God
the
Sonne
hath
undertaken
to
be
our
Saviour
;
The
blessed
Spirit
giveth
himselfe
unto
us
to
be
peculiarly
,
and
in
more
specialty
,
our
Comforter
.
First
,
then
God
the
Father
maybe
considered
in
this
relation
either
to
God
,
or
the
creature
:
In
the
first
kinde
he
is
a
Father
onely
to
the
Sonne
,
by
an
essential
communication
of
his
substance
.
In
the
second
,
he
is
a
Father
either
generally
to
all
reasonable
creatures
,
by
creation
;
to
Angels
(
Iob
1.6
.
)
who
are
there
called
the
children
of
God
:
Thou
art
our
Father
,
and
wee
the
worke
of
thy
hands
:
and
hence
Adam
stiled
the
Sonne
of
God
:
divine
nature
;
Blessed
be
the
God
and
Father
of
our
Lord
Iesus
Christ
,
who
according
to
his
abundant
mercy
hath
begotten
us
.
Of
his
own
will
the
Father
of
lights
hath
begotten
us
.
It
is
altogether
impossible
in
this
land
of
darknesse
to
behold
the
infinite
light
of
heavenly
comfort
which
floweth
from
this
relation
.
For
what
comparison
betweene
any
earthly
estate
,
and
our
adoption
into
heaven
?
The
children
of
Nobles
,
and
of
the
greatest
Princes
in
revolution
of
no
long
time
fall
backe
into
as
meane
a
condition
as
the
lowest
:
Ioseph
and
Marie
lineally
descended
from
David
(
a
great
and
potent
Monarch
)
how
soone
could
they
slide
downe
in
the
current
of
this
world
into
a
very
low
estate
?
Hee
a
poore
Carpenter
,
Shee
his
Spouse
:
Thus
is
it
in
all
earthly
creatures
:
Looke
as
in
plants
many
little
threeds
grow
up
into
a
bigge
roote
,
and
that
shoots
forth
into
a
strong
and
mighty
body
,
which
yet
being
divided
into
many
armes
and
branches
,
at
length
endeth
in
small
twigs
:
So
is
it
with
all
the
glory
of
this
world
;
gloriously
it
seemeth
to
glister
for
a
short
time
in
a
fleshly
eye
,
and
to
flame
and
glitter
to
the
admiration
of
silly
men
,
but
as
it
is
blowne
up
from
a
poore
sparke
,
so
it
quickly
sinketh
into
a
little
dust
and
ashes
.
But
in
this
spirituall
estate
there
is
no
measure
in
the
glory
,
or
time
:
but
as
their
Father
,
and
elder
Brother
,
so
are
they
Kings
:
for
glory
,
unspeakeable
;
for
durance
,
eternall
.
For
when
the
Almighty
,
All-wise
God
,
accepteth
,
and
adopteth
us
for
children
unto
himselfe
,
he
entreth
into
an
everlasting
Covenant
with
us
of
grace
and
love
,
and
bindeth
up
our
unstable
,
starting
,
and
warping
soules
in
the
bundle
of
life
with
a
double
tye
;
first
,
of
his
love
to
us
;
secondly
,
of
our
love
to
him
;
I
will
never
turne
away
from
them
to
doe
them
good
:
yea
,
I
wil
delight
in
them
to
doe
them
good
:
and
I
will
put
my
feare
into
their
hearts
,
that
they
shall
never
depart
from
me
.
Doe
but
consider
what
Spring-tides
of
infinite
consolations
flow
into
our
empty
soules
from
this
Sea
of
comfort
.
Certainly
,
children
recejve
some
comfort
from
bad
parents
,
much
more
from
good
.
But
what
earthly
comfort
can
that
child
want
(
which
is
in
the
power
of
man
to
give
)
whose
Parent
aboundeth
in
love
,
wisedome
and
riches
.
Were
a
Father
onely
loving
,
or
onely
rich
,
or
wise
onely
,
yet
even
from
any
of
these
●ingle
in
a
parent
some
benefit
would
be
reaped
by
the
children
;
but
when
they
all
meet
sed
with
much
evill
in
this
world
?
nay
,
are
any
men
so
full
of
wants
and
griefes
?
Surely
they
neither
want
any
true
good
,
or
are
oppressed
with
any
thing
which
indeed
is
evill
,
whose
wants
on
earth
are
richly
supplied
with
excellent
treasures
of
grace
and
glory
,
and
evils
of
sense
made
fruitfull
in
all
spirituall
bles●ings
.
For
this
is
an
especiall
privilege
of
Gods
children
,
that
as
the
wicked
are
ever
cursed
,
even
in
their
blessings
,
Mal.
2.2
.
so
the
faithfull
are
ever
blessed
,
even
in
earthly
curses
;
all
things
working
together
for
their
good
;
and
that
they
know
,
Phil.
1.19
.
Doe
but
observe
what
a
strong
foundation
is
here
laid
for
every
faithfull
Christian
to
build
up
his
soule
in
unspeakeable
comfort
,
and
to
solace
himselfe
even
in
his
worst
estate
.
Can
any
reasonable
man
deny
,
but
that
such
a
condition
is
good
,
comfortable
,
nay
,
best
,
and
most
happy
for
a
man
,
which
commeth
to
him
from
infinite
love
,
assisted
with
infinite
power
and
wisedome
:
Now
then
thus
will
a
faithful
Christian
conclude
in
his
most
grievous
aff●ictions
&
crosses
.
Have
not
I
a
sure
word
,
and
infallible
,
that
all
these
things
come
unto
me
,
not
only
from
Gods
power
and
wisedome
,
but
from
his
love
?
He
maketh
the
heavens
by
his
wisedome
:
In
wisedome
hath
hee
done
all
his
workes
.
Come
not
all
his
chastisements
from
love
,
from
his
fatherly
love
?
So
againe
,
an
afflicted
soule
will
hence
cheere
up
it selfe
in
the
midst
of
all
troubles
.
Howsoever
these
grievances
are
bitter
in
the
mouth
,
and
seeme
(
when
they
are
tasted
by
sense
and
carnall
reason
)
very
unpleasant
and
evill
;
yet
indeede
,
if
I
better
consider
them
,
&
their
nature
,
looking
on
them
with
a
spirituall
eye
,
I
shall
discerne
nothing
but
an
outside
,
and
shew
of
evill
,
but
full
within
of
much
sweetnesse
,
and
precious
treasure
.
As
that
Heathens
staffe
which
hee
dedicated
to
his
Idoll
,
made
of
horne
without
,
but
within
filled
with
gold
;
or
as
some
fruites
bitter
in
the
rine
,
but
pleasant
in
the
pulpe
of
them
:
So
is
there
here
an
appearance
of
evill
covering
a
world
of
good
;
when
I
have
taken
away
the
paring
,
I
shall
taste
the
fruit
very
delightfull
and
wholesome
:
they
seeme
messengers
of
death
,
but
they
bring
life
;
they
seeme
full
of
sorrow
,
yet
cause
much
rejoycing
;
they
threaten
poverty
,
but
fill
with
riches
.
The
evill
is
in
seeming
onely
,
but
the
good
and
profit
reall
.
It
was
a
prerogative
not
proper
to
the
Apostle
,
but
common
to
all
the
members
of
Christ
,
that
they
are
as
dying
,
but
(
certainly
,
nay
,
eternally
)
living
;
as
sorrowfull
,
yet
alwaies
rejoicing
,
as
having
nothing
,
but
indeede
possessing
all
things
.
Read
2
Cor.
6.
9,10●
CHAP.
XVIII
.
Applying
these
comforts
by
Meditation
.
NOW
when
wee
have
throughly
beheld
,
considered
,
and
by
faith
applyed
this
truth
to
our
hearts
,
let
us
by
some
short
meditation
stir
up
our
fainting
spirits
,
and
quicken
them
in
remembrance
of
this
great
priviledge
given
us
by
God
.
Let
us
take
words
with
us
,
turne
into
our
owne
soules
,
and
say
,
Why
art
thou
cast
downe
my
soule
,
and
why
art
thou
disquieted
within
me
?
Hath
not
the
Lord
commanded
thee
,
&
doubled
,
and
often
repeated
that
command
,
Rejoyce
in
the
Lord
,
againe
I
say
reioice
?
Reioice
evermore
.
none
in
earth
with
thee
:
And
hath
not
he
said
unto
thee
,
as
to
them
;
I
will
not
faile
,
nor
forsake
thee
?
And
wilt
not
thou
then
conclude
,
If
Father
and
Mother
(
and
all
the
world
)
forsake
me
,
yet
the
Lord
will
gather
me
up
.
Hath
not
thy
gracious
Lord
and
glorious
creatour
adopted
thee
unto
himselfe
,
brought
thee
home
into
his
house
,
setled
thee
in
his
Family
?
Hath
he
not
cast
into
thy
heart
that
immortall
seed
of
his
Word
,
and
so
begotten
thee
unto
himselfe
?
Hast
thou
not
found
his
almighty
power
,
put
forth
in
this
quickning
word
,
to
raise
thee
up
from
that
grave
of
lusts
,
in
which
thou
layest
dead
in
sinnes
and
trespasses
,
rotting
,
and
even
crawling
with
the
wormes
of
hell
?
Is
the
Lord
then
of
heaven
and
earth
,
the
Father
of
Christ
,
the
Father
of
lights
become
thy
Father
,
and
canst
thou
want
any
thing
that
is
good
?
were
there
not
much
more
good
in
this
conflicting
,
and
afflicted
state
then
evill
,
nay
,
were
not
this
by
his
over-ruling
hand
converted
wholly
to
thy
good
;
how
should
it
come
from
him
who
is
infinite
goodnesse
,
to
thee
whom
he
hath
infinitely
loved
?
True
,
oh
most
true
!
his
love
is
better
then
life
:
How
then
shall
hee
not
with
him
give
thee
all
things
also
?
He
hath
given
thee
his
holy
Spirit
,
the
life
of
thy
life
,
and
his
owne
glorious
selfe
;
and
can
he
with
himselfe
(
the
infinite
incomprehensible
good
)
give
any
thing
which
is
not
good
?
Assure
thy selfe
whatsoever
is
given
by
and
with
him
,
cannot
but
be
(
through
him
)
good
,
exceeding
good
,
beyond
that
which
thou
dost
,
or
canst
conceive
.
Now
therefore
remember
,
It
is
his
covenant
to
do
thee
good
.
Know
then
,
(
know
it
of
a
truth
)
and
throughly
perswade
and
settle
thy selfe
in
it
,
that
as
now
thou
art
under
the
rod
,
because
it
is
good
for
thee
to
be
afflicted
;
so
when
it
shall
be
good
for
thee
,
thou
shalt
rest
from
al
thy
tro●ble
,
and
sh●lt
b●
satisfied
with
abundance
of
peace
.
Oh
then
,
my
soule
,
bee
not
thou
of
an
hasty
spirit
,
For
he
that
beleeveth
w●ll
not
make
hast
.
H●d
Ioseph
appointed
the
time
of
his
deliverance
;
Had
the
oppressed
Israelites
set
out
the
limits
of
their
AEgyptian
bondage
;
or
those
three
young
captive
Champions
prescribed
their
fiery
triall
,
how
would
they
all
have
hindred
their
owne
happinesse
,
and
Gods
glory
?
If
my
righteous
Brethren
smite
me
,
it
is
a
kindnesse
,
their
reproofe
is
an
excellent
oyle
:
Rolle
then
thy
way
upon
the
Lord
,
and
hee
shall
bring
it
to
passe
:
wait
upon
his
hand
;
and
remember
hee
is
not
alwaies
chiding
:
For
a
smal
moment
hee
may
forsake
,
but
with
great
mercies
he
will
gather
me
;
In
a
little
wrath
hee
may
hide
his
face
for
a
moment
,
but
with
everlasting
kindnesse
will
hee
have
mercie
upon
me
.
Oh
then
,
my
heavenly
father
,
who
vouchsafest
to
wait
,
that
thou
maist
be
gracious
to
me
,
give
me
power
with
patience
to
waite
upon
thy
grace
:
Thou
who
makest
it
thy
exaltation
and
glory
to
shew
me
mercy
,
oh
give
me
an
hart
to
attend
thy
mercy
,
till
thou
receivest
mee
to
thy
glory
.
CHAP.
XIX
.
Comforts
taken
from
the
second
person
of
Trinity
.
AS
God
the
Father
hath
vouchsafed
us
that
unspeakeable
comfort
and
honour
to
be
our
Father
,
so
the
Sonne
yeeldeth
us
no
lesse
,
in
that
hee
undertakes
to
bee
the
Saviour
of
all
the
faithfull
;
and
not
in
part
,
but
an
entire
and
perfect
Saviour
from
all
evill
.
For
evill
may
be
considered
either
in
the
roote
,
or
fruit
of
it
;
and
our
Saviour
hath
utterly
abolished
both
for
us
.
The
greatest
evill
,
and
the
very
root
of
all
other
is
sinne
:
and
the
fruit
of
sinne
is
principally
(
as
including
al
the
rest
)
the
wrath
of
God
and
death
.
Now
our
Lord
saves
his
people
(
first
)
from
sinne
,
perfect
sacrifice
(
Heb.
10.
14
)
and
consequently
,
a
propitiation
for
all
their
sinnes
;
I
Ioh.
2.2
.
Secondly
,
he
delivers
his
people
from
wrath
,
the
curse
,
Death
,
Sinne
,
and
the
curse
of
the
Law
,
hee
hath
swallowed
up
into
victorie
,
1
Cor.
15.
55
,
56,57
.
rebelling
against
the
law
of
my
mind
,
and
leading
me
captive
to
the
law
of
sinne
?
How
am
I
delivered
from
death
,
when
nothing
is
more
sure
to
me
than
death
,
&
I
dye
daily
?
Ans.
It
is
no
more
I
that
doe
it
,
but
sinne
that
dwelleth
in
me
.
Sinne
in
the
faithfull
,
is
as
sicknesse
in
the
body
,
getting
up
now
againe
,
and
having
overcome
,
yet
not
wholly
freed
from
al
incombrance
of
the
disease
.
Now
as
when
our
children
,
through
bodily
distemper
,
and
sickly
weakenesse
,
cannot
doe
what
they
desire
,
and
endevour
to
doe
,
and
doe
some
things
which
they
hate
themselves
,
and
are
to
us
offeusive
,
we
impute
to
them
neither
their
omissions
or
commissions
:
so
dealeth
God
with
his
children
.
Secondly
,
as
the
Lord
by
Jesus
(
the
Sonne
of
Nun
)
brought
in
his
people
into
the
land
of
Canaan
,
and
trod
all
their
enemies
under
their
feet●
yet
left
some
of
the
Ca●anites
among
them
for
divers
ends
:
So
is
i●
with
us
;
(
For
all
that
story
of
Israels
passage
from
Egypt
to
the
land
of
rest
,
is
but
as
a
type
,
or
picture
of
Gods
dealing
with
all
his
Saints
;
)
The
Lord
our
God
hath
given
us
the
true
Jesus
to
lead
us
into
possession
of
that
heavenly
Canaan
our
eternall
life
,
and
kingdom
of
glory
.
Now
hee
hath
already
entred
us
into
that
eternall
life
(
for
hee
that
beleeveth
hath
eternall
life
.
For
in
him
wee
alreadie
sit
in
heavenly
places
.
)
He
hath
conquered
our
enemies
,
and
led
them
in
shew
&
triumph
,
yet
for
some
ends
hath
left
some
of
these
enemies
;
and
hath
)
not
yet
fully
destroyed
them
.
And
as
among
that
people
some
of
those
Ganaanits
were
reserved
as
enemies
,
some
as
servants
;
the
former
to
prove
Israel
,
whether
they
would
hearken
to
the
Commandements
of
the
Lord
,
and
to
teach
them
warre
:
the
other
to
helpe
them
in
some
workes
,
as
the
G●beonites
(
Iosh.
9.21.27
.
)
so
hath
the
Lord
in
the
faithfull
,
left
some
of
these
inhabitants
of
our
corrupt
nature
,
as
well
to
teach
us
spirituall
warfare
,
as
to
prove
us
whether
wee
will
cleave
to
him
:
from
Iehoshuah
his
filthie
garments
,
and
set
a
faire
Diadem
upon
him
:
clothed
him
with
royall
appa●ell
,
set
the
Crowne-royall
on
his
head
,
and
brought
him
into
the
presence
of
the
great
King
.
Now
then
looke
as
it
was
with
those
Israelites
,
and
the
fierie
Serpents
,
when
God
had
,
by
the
sight
of
the
Brazen
Serpent
,
cured
them
of
their
wounds
and
bitings
,
especially
if
withall
hee
had
pulled
out
their
stings
,
they
might
be
truly
said
to
bee
perfectly
saved
from
those
Serpents
,
although
they
were
yet
among
them
,
and
did
many
wayes
annoy
and
encumber
them●
So
,
when
the
Lord
hath
not
onely
cancelled
our
sinne
,
and
healed
those
poysonous
bitings
of
it
,
Surely
then
this
truth
,
that
the
Sonne
of
God
blessed
for
ever
is
our
Saviour
,
is
a
privilege
wonderfull
;
especially
if
wee
consider
the
manner
how
he
wrought
salvation
for
us
.
Looke
then
first
to
his
Incarnation
,
wherein
he
fitted
himselfe
for
our
redemption
;
then
to
his
passions
and
exaltation
,
whereby
he
hath
p●rfected
our
happinesse
,
and
we
shall
finde
unspeakeable
consolations
in
every
one
of
them
.
First
,
there
is
no
Creature
can
boast
of
so
glorious
a
prerogative
,
as
a
fai●hfull
man
;
that
God
refusing
the
nature
of
Angels
,
hath
taken
our
nature
into
him
,
and
become
man
l●ke
us
in
all
things
:
The
Word
was
made
flesh
,
Ioh.
1.14
.
of
the
seede
of
Abraham
,
Heb.
2.
16.
and
of
David
,
Rom.
1.
3.
conceived
in
the
wombe
of
a
Virgine
,
Flesh
of
our
flesh
,
and
bone
of
our
bone
:
so
nearely
was
this
our
nature
united
to
him
,
that
as
body
and
soule
make
up
one
man
,
so
God
and
man
make
one
Christ
;
that
as
the
Word
is
sayed
to
bee
flesh
,
so
the
blood
of
that
flesh
is
called
The
Bloud
of
God
.
Secondly
,
in
this
our
flesh
hee
gave
full
satisfaction
to
the
Justice
of
God
,
by
suffering
in
that
nature
,
in
which
God
was
offended
.
This
Prince
of
our
salvation
was
consecrate
through
afflictions
.
Hee
gave
his
backe
to
the
smiters
,
his
cheekes
to
the
nippers
,
he
held
not
his
face
from
shame
and
spitting
.
Hee
was
attached
,
bound
,
accursed
,
and
condemned
as
an
offender
,
in
whose
mouth
there
was
no
guile
,
by
the
same
Iudg
,
who
knew
and
confessed
himselfe
innocent
:
he
was
rejected
by
the
heathen
,
by
his
owne
people
,
abused
,
mocked
,
and
scorned
by
all
sorts
,
nayled
to
the
Crosse
,
there
dyed
,
and
after
buried
;
and
not
onely
swamme
through
his
owne
bloud
,
but
waded
through
the
fiery
streame
of
Gods
wrath
for
us
.
Oh
then
,
if
he
hath
loved
us
to
his
death
,
how
much
more
will
hee
love
us
to
our
life
?
Will
the
Lord
after
all
his
sufferings
lose
the
soule
for
which
he
suffered
?
Or
can
he
,
who
thus
loved
us
,
being
then
enemies
,
that
hee
chose
to
beare
off
the
wrath
of
God
for
us
,
by
drawing
it
on
himselfe
,
suffer
any
part
of
that
wrath
to
fall
upon
us
,
now
that
hee
hath
redeemed
us
to
himselfe
,
killed
the
enmitie
,
and
drawne
our
hearts
to
thirst
,
longue
,
and
pine
for
him
and
his
righteousnesse
.
Thirdly
,
that
he
might
perfect
us
,
as
hee
dyed
for
our
sinnes
,
so
he
rose
againe
for
our
justification
:
descend
with
the
shout
of
an
Angell
,
and
the
trumpet
of
God
,
to
raise
,
quicken
a●d
receive
us
to
glorie
.
I
cannot
but
here
,
therefore
,
insert
that
sweet
meditation
of
holy
Augustine
in
Psal.
148.
From
his
heavenly
Countrey
hee
brought
all
good
things
unto
us
,
and
in
our
Countrey
endured
all
our
evils
;
yet
promised
us
,
that
wee
should
be
there
,
from
whence
he
came
,
and
said
,
I
will
that
where
I
am
,
they
may
be
also
with
me
.
So
wonderfull
was
his
love
,
that
because
hee
was
with
u●
in
our
habitations
,
wee
should
be
with
him
in
his
Mansions
.
Oh
mortall
man
,
what
hath
he
promised
thee
that
thou
shalt
live
for
ever
;
And
dost
thou
not
beleeve
him
?
Beleeve
,
beleeve
.
It
is
more
that
hee
hath
alreadie
done
,
then
that
which
hee
hath
promised
.
What
hath
hee
done
?
hee
died
for
thee
.
What
hath
hee
promised
?
that
thou
should'st
live
with
him
.
It
is
more
incredible
,
that
the
Eternall
should
once
dye
,
then
that
a
mortall
should
live
for
ever
.
Now
wee
hold
fast
what
is
harder
to
beleeve
.
If
God
dyed
for
man
,
shall
not
man
live
with
God
?
Shall
not
a
mortall
live
aeternally
,
for
whom
hee
dyed
,
who
liveth
aeternally
?
Verily
,
the
afflictions
of
this
life
are
so
farre
from
being
worthy
of
the
glory
which
is
purchased
for
us
in
the
life
to
come
,
that
rather
they
are
nothing
to
those
comfortable
,
nay
glorious
privileges
,
which
wee
presently
enjoy
:
For
what
can
any
earthly
misery
,
(
which
at
the
furthest
proceedeth
to
a
temporall
death
)
shew
comparable
with
this
union
with
God
,
and
glorious
fellowship
with
the
Father
through
Christ
?
Wee
are
united
to
God
by
affinity
,
by
a
spirituall
,
and
therefore
indissoluble
bond
of
marriage
:
he
hath
married
our
nature
,
nay
,
our
persons
:
hath
set
his
owne
image
on
us
,
&
given
us
his
,
even
the
divine
nature
:
and
so
as
he
is
our
flesh
,
so
we
flesh
of
his
flesh
,
and
bone
of
his
bone
.
We
are
one
Spirit
with
him
,
1
Cor.
6.17
.
that
as
there
is
no
union
like
that
of
the
Trinity
of
persons
in
the
unity
of
the
God-head
,
so
wee
also
should
be
united
spiritually
to
our
God
,
That
as
the
Father
is
in
Christ
,
and
Christ
in
the
Father
,
so
wee
may
bee
one
in
them
.
Goe
to
now
;
Let
all
the
world
conspire
against
us
,
to
load
our
harts
with
affliction
:
let
sinfull
flesh
joyne
with
the
world
,
and
all
the
infernal
spirits
with
both
,
if
thou
hast
tasted
this
cordiall
,
if
ever
thou
hast
truly
relished
the
sweetnesse
of
the
Lord
Jesus
,
(
the
strength
of
thy
heart
)
all
they
shall
effect
is
but
this
;
somewhat
the
sooner
,
and
closer
to
knit
thy
soule
unto
God
in
Christ
,
and
by
with-drawing
earthly
&
sensuall
,
to
heap
upon
thee
spirituall
and
eternall
comforts
.
CHAP.
XX.
The
more
close
applying
of
this
comfort
by
meditation
.
NOw
that
wee
may
thoroughly
digest
this
cordiall
,
and
finde
some
heart
and
strength
in
it
,
let
us
quicken
it
by
some
such
meditation
.
Oh
my
soule
,
is
there
any
thing
to
bee
compared
unto
the
Lord
Jesus
?
Is
not
al
in
the
world
,
nay
,
all
the
world
,
and
a
world
of
worlds
in
respect
of
him
losse
and
dung
?
Hadst
thou
received
no
other
pledge
of
Gods
love
,
no
other
comfort
but
Christ
alone
,
were
no●
this
sufficient
,
abundant
,
nay
,
an
infinite
testimony
of
his
eternall
love
,
and
a
con●●lation
beyond
all
miserie
?
But
when
hee
is
given
thee
,
what
is
not
given
thee
?
when
thou
hast
him
who
is
Lord
of
all
,
thou
hast
all
things
with
gim
:
Thou
art
that
true
light
,
Thou
art
the
brightnesse
of
thy
fathers
glorie
,
making
and
sustaining
all
things
.
Thou
art
the
expresse
Image
of
thy
fathers
person
;
God
,
equall
to
thy
father
:
The
mighty
God
,
the
everlast●ng
Father
,
the
Prince
of
peace
.
Thou
art
the
King
of
glorie
,
the
King
of
Kings
,
and
Lord
of
Lords
.
how
faire
,
how
pleasant
,
how
full
of
ravishing
delights
is
thy
love
?
Thy
cheekes
as
a
bed
of
spices
,
as
sweet
flowers
;
thy
lips
like
Lill●es
,
dropping
sweet-smelling
mirrhe
;
thy
mouth
most
sweet
:
Thou
art
altogether
lovely
.
How
is
it
then
that
I
have
found
favour
in
thy
sight
?
who
although
once
framed
by
thee
after
thine
image
,
yet
wilfully
giving
up
my selfe
unto
sinne
and
Satam
,
became
the
most
deformed
,
the
most
abject
,
the
most
polluted
,
and
silthy
off-scouring
of
the
world
.
Oh
my
Lord
,
I
am
●nfinitely
unable
to
conceive
either
thy
glorious
excellence
,
or
my
lothsome
vilenesse
,
yet
hast
thou
set
thine
heart
upon
such
an
one
to
love
mee
,
and
expressed
that
love
by
such
effects
,
that
neither
I
can
finde
words
to
utter
it
,
nor
thoughts
to
apprehend
it
;
yet
faine
would
I
kindle
and
inflame
my
cold
heart
in
the
sight
and
sense
of
it
.
If
I
cast
downe
mine
eye
to
look
upon
my
bottomlesse
miserie
,
I
see
my selfe
shut
up
,
and
imprisoned
in
unbeleefe
,
Snares
,
fire
,
brimstone
,
and
an
horrible
tempest
,
this
was
the
portion
of
my
cup.
And
as
my
state
was
infinitely
fearefull
,
so
altogether
helpelesse
:
No
creature
had
either
power
,
or
pitty
to
succour
mee
;
nay
,
mine
owne
soule
so
farre
from
compassion
of
it selfe
,
that
it
rejoyced
and
triumphed
in
this
depth
of
hellish
misery
.
From
this
,
and
farre
greater
calamitie
then
in
this
,
or
any
word
can
be
expressed
hast
thou
graciously
rescued
me
.
Thou
reachedst
forth
thy
hand
,
and
hast
pl●cked
me
out
of
the
belly
of
hel
.
Thou
hast
drawne
me
out
of
the
horrible
pit
,
where
no
stay
was
,
&
hast
set
my
feet
upon
the
rocke
in
a
large
place
.
Now
if
I
lift
up
mine
eyes
to
take
view
of
that
glory
,
to
which
thou
hast
so
graciously
advanced
me
,
I
find
my
tongue
and
heart
yet
farre
more
unaable
to
utter
or
conceive
it
.
Hadst
thou
left
me
to
my self
,
(
now
after
this
deliverance
)
in
health
and
safety
,
yet
oh
how
wonderful
had
thy
grace
bin
?
But
this
great
,
this
infinit
mercy
was
a
smal
thing
in
thine
eies
,
O
Lord
God
:
never
eye
saw
,
neuer
eare
heard
,
neuer
entred
into
the
heart
of
man
.
Ob
height
,
depth
,
bredth
,
and
length
of
thy
love
!
how
incomprehensible
is
thy
grace
,
how
heavenly
my
consolation
?
And
how
hast
thou
wrought
all
this
for
me
?
O
my
God
,
my
Lord
,
my
gracious
Redeemer
;
where
shall
I
seek
words
,
or
thoughts
to
set
out
this
mercy
?
wonderfull
is
thy
love
in
all
the
rest
,
and
that
my
soule
knoweth
right
well
;
but
in
this
how
farre
beyond
all
possibility
of
apprehension
,
&
all
expressions
of
wonder
?
That
my
miserable
mortality
might
be
clothed
upon
,
knewest
it
to
be
no
robberie
to
be
equall
to
God
;
and
wast
borne
in
my
weake
nature
,
and
found
in
the
servileforme
of
my
fleshly
infirmities
.
Thou
gavest
thy
body
,
thou
gavest
thy
soule
for
my
sinne
;
thou
wast
bound
,
thou
wast
mockt
,
thou
wast
scourged
,
condemned
,
nailed
,
and
dead
on
the
crosse
:
Thou
(
oh
mirrhor
,
oh
infinite
miracle
of
mercy
!
)
thou
(
the
love
of
the
Father
)
didst
taste
not
onely
gall
and
vineger
,
but
even
wrath
,
&
hel
for
me
the
child
of
wrath
,
and
brand
of
hell
.
Oh
my
dead
soule
,
canst
thou
see
all
this
,
and
want
confort
?
Can
one
cup
of
wine
cheere
thy
heart
,
and
shall
not
such
fruit
of
such
a
Vine
fill
thee
with
joyes
unspeakeable
and
glorious
?
Oh
what
is
thy
portion
,
when
such
is
the
price
?
what
thine
inheritance
,
when
such
the
purchase
?
Rejoyce
then
oh
my
soule
,
rejoyce
evermore
in
such
a
Lord
,
and
such
a
love
;
for
whatsoever
thou
hast
lost
,
thou
hast
gained
Christ
,
&
lost
but
dung
:
with
him
thou
receivest
whatsoever
is
truly
good
,
and
partest
for
him
with
nothing
,
but
what
in
some
respect
is
evill
:
Have
I
lost
Parents
,
Children
,
friends
,
lands
,
livings
,
yet
I
have
not
lost
Christ
,
nor
my
Lord
will
not
lose
mee
.
If
I
lose
my
life
with
the
rest
,
yet
shall
I
not
lose
the
life
of
Christ
;
he
is
my
life
,
hee
in
life
and
death
is
my
advantage
.
Onely
,
thou
my
Saviour
who
hast
loved
mee
to
death
,
make
me
ever
to
live
in
thee
,
and
in
thy
love
:
thou
who
hast
dyed
for
mee
,
plant
thy
death
in
mee
,
and
burie
my
corruptions
in
thy
grave
.
Tho
who
wast
crucified
for
me
,
crucifie
the
world
to
me
,
the
flesh
in
mee
,
and
graft
in
mee
the
life
of
thy
resurrection
:
make
,
oh
make
me
to
re●oyce
in
the
fellowship
of
thy
sufferings
,
and
in
thy
good
time
change
this
crowne
of
thornes
,
into
that
of
glory
.
CHAP.
XXI
.
Comforts
which
flow
from
the
holy
Ghost
.
AGaine
,
with
those
former
(
drawn
from
the
two
first
persons
of
the
blessed
Trinity
)
annexe
the
consolations
of
Gods
holy
Spirit
,
who
dwelleth
in
the
faithfull
.
Sweete
and
excellent
are
these
comforts
:
Neither
is
it
in
vaine
,
that
in
specialty
the
holy
Ghost
is
called
the
Comforter
;
as
being
that
person
,
who
is
sent
by
the
Father
,
and
the
Sonne
,
by
himselfe
to
worke
this
effect
in
us
.
Let
us
then
remember
that
this
blessed
Spirit
doth
not
onely
dwell
in
us
by
his
gifts
,
faith
,
love
,
&c.
but
personally
,
which
is
evidently
expressed
Ephes.
1.13,14
.
You
are
sealed
with
the
holy
Spirit
of
promise
,
which
(
or
rather
,
who
)
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
in
the
Greeke
,
cannot
in
ordinarie
construction
of
Grammar
,
agree
with
that
of
Spirit
,
the
one
being
of
the
neuter
,
the
other
of
the
masculine
,
but
the
gender
purposely
changed
against
use
,
to
shew
that
the
person
of
the
blessed
Spirit
is
with
us
,
in
us
,
and
so
continues
,
and
stayes
as
an
earnest
of
our
inheritance
,
and
our
full
redemption
;
in
which
respect
wee
are
called
his
Temples
,
1
Corinth.
6.
19.
Thus
also
when
the
holy
Ghost
is
promised
us
,
Ioh.
16.
13
,
14.
our
Saviour
alters
the
gender
,
and
useth
the
masculine
(
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
)
hee
,
the
Spirit
of
Truth
:
and
againe
,
he
(
not
it
)
shall
glorifie
me
:
to
shew
that
the
very
third
person
of
Trinitie
is
given
us
:
yet
hee
dwels
not
in
us
,
as
sometime
in
the
Temple
made
with
hands
,
but
as
the
soule
rather
dwels
in
the
body
,
so
doth
the
holy
Ghost
dwel
in
the
faithfull
,
quickening
,
sustaining
,
&
leading
them
on
to
the
rest
of
their
soules
,
and
Lieging
with
us
.
Look
as
in
the
body
the
hart
and
Head
produce
life
,
sense
,
and
motion
by
the
vitall
,
and
animall
spirits
;
which
being
sent
by
them
,
and
diffused
into
every
particular
member
,
quicken
,
and
move
it
;
So
the
Spirit
of
Christ
flowing
from
him
into
his
mysticall
bodie
,
fils
every
part
with
life
,
sense
,
and
motion
.
It
is
the
Spirit
,
that
quickens
.
Therefore
is
he
called
our
life
;
the
Spirit
,
walk
also
,
or
move
in
the
Spirit
.
There
is
also
spirituall
sense
;
a
taste
,
spirituall
man
savours
the
things
of
the
Spirit
;
Lord
takes
away
the
heart
of
stone
,
and
gives
an
heart
of
flesh
:
spirituall
man
discernes
all
things
:
is
as
an
Oyntme●t
powred
forth
.
Now
the
holy
Ghost
doth
not
onely
worke
this
comfort
in
us
by
faith
,
givi●g
us
power
to
apprehend
things
absent
,
or
to
come
,
but
applieth
them
more
immediately
by
this
verie
sense
,
so
that
the
soule
shall
even
feele
with
joy
unspeakeable
,
the
consolations
of
God
flow
into
it
.
Thus
the
blessed
Spirit
doth
first
speake
peace
unto
us
from
God
,
and
then
gives
o●r
spirits
an
open
eare
to
heare
his
voyce
,
and
know
our
peace
,
that
so
we
may
come
to
finde
our selves
children
of
God
,
and
heires
with
Christ
.
Hence
commeth
it
that
a
Christian
can
rejoyce
in
tribulation
,
because
this
holy
spirit
sheds
abroad
in
our
harts
that
love
of
God
which
is
better
than
life
,
Thus
as
the
sufferings
of
Christ
doe
abound
in
any
of
his
members
:
Ruffin
.
lib.
1.
cap
36
Famous
is
the
Storie
of
that
thrice
famous
Martyr
,
Theodorus
,
recorded
by
Ruffinus
;
who
being
apprehended
by
an
Officer
of
that
cursed
Apostata
,
Iulian
;
and
from
the
verie
spring
of
day
,
torme●●ed
grievously
till
ten
of
the
clocke
,
yet
all
that
time
in
many
changes
of
torments
and
tormentors
;
such
(
saith
hee
)
as
no
age
ever
saw
the
like
,
did
nothing
else
but
with
a
calme
,
and
chearefull
countenance
,
sing
that
Psalme
;
Let
them
be
confounded
who
worship
graven
Images
,
and
trust
in
their
Idols
.
Afterward
,
being
demanded
by
Ruffinus
,
concerning
his
sense
of
these
paines
,
aff●rmed
that
he
had
little
feeling
of
any
bodily
griefe
,
but
that
there
stood
by
him
a
certaine
young
man
,
who
wiped
off
the
sweat
with
a
most
shining
cloth
,
and
often
poured
on
him
cooling
waters
,
that
he
was
ravished
with
delight
,
a●d
could
not
but
bee
more
sad
when
hee
was
let
downe
from
the
racke
.
Above
all
the
rest
,
when
the
faithfull
heart
feeleth
in
it selfe
that
holy
Spirit
sealing
up
his
happinesse
,
and
lying
there
as
a
pledge
,
and
earnest
untill
he
be
fully
instated
into
it
;
it
is
altogether
impossible
to
expresse
the
unspeakable
joy
,
and
glorious
comfort
which
flowes
into
it
.
This
made
the
Hebrewes
rejoyce
in
the
spoyling
of
their
goods
;
laboured
more
than
all
,
so
was
in
stripes
above
measure
,
so
oft
in
prison
,
so
oft
in
danger
,
and
in
death
;
when
his
heart
overflowed
with
an
unutterable
rejoycing
,
and
hee
thus
expresseth
it
:
I
am
filled
with
comfort
,
I
am
exceeding
joyous
;
or
(
as
the
word
properly
signifies
)
I
am
more
than
redundantly
joyous
in
all
our
tribulation
.
There
was
no
ability
in
his
tongue
,
nor
possibilitie
in
words
to
set
out
that
flowing
affection
running
over
in
his
heart
.
Oh
then
what
trouble
should
deject
us
when
hee
is
our
Comforter
?
Art
thou
dull
of
hearing
,
art
thou
very
unteachable
?
That
Spirit
is
thy
Teacher
,
who
maketh
the
rudest
Fisher-men
the
most
learned
Doctors
of
the
world
,
who
taught
them
all
tongues
,
and
knowledge
in
an
instant
:
Art
thou
very
forgetfull
?
This
blessed
Spirit
is
given
thee
to
bring
all
things
to
thy
minde
.
Art
thou
slow
in
duty
,
faint
,
and
soone
wearie
?
This
holy
Spirit
is
sent
to
quicken
thee
,
to
baptize
thee
with
fire
.
Wantest
thou
any
grace
,
or
any
measure
of
grace
?
They
are
all
fruits
of
the
Spirit
,
Love
,
joy
,
peace
,
long-suffering
,
gentlenesse
,
goodnesse
,
faith
&c:
Art
thou
assaulted
with
feare
and
doubting
?
untill
the
redemption
of
the
possession
.
CHAP.
XXII
.
How
to
apply
these
comforts
by
meditation
.
NOw
when
wee
have
thoroughly
weighed
this
great
privilege
,
and
in
it
our
many
comforts
,
let
us
lay
them
neerer
to
heart
,
&
fasten
them
there
by
some
meditation
.
Thus
confer
with
thy
soule
:
O
gracious
Comforter
,
who
hast
taken
possession
of
this
worthlesse
heart
for
my
Lord
and
Saviour
,
and
keepest
it
unto
his
use
,
and
kingdome
;
how
should
I
want
consolation
,
who
enjoy
thee
the
onely
Comforter
?
How
should
I
want
that
joy
of
the
Spirit
,
who
enjoy
the
Spirit
of
Life
,
and
oyle
of
gladnesse
?
Thou
art
my
life
,
which
canst
not
dye●
thou
my
strength
,
and
the
length
of
my
dayes
.
Thou
hast
opened
mine
eyes
to
behold
that
heavenly
honour
,
and
excellent
glory
,
those
wonderfull
joyes
,
and
infinite
happinesse
which
is
given
me
by
my
Father
,
and
purchased
by
my
gracious
Redeemer
:
Thou
hast
bored
mine
ears
to
heare
those
more
than
heavenly
strains
of
that
Angelicall
song
:
On
earth
peace
,
good
will
toward
man
.
Thou
hast
quickned
my
pallate
to
tast
how
good
and
sweet
the
Lord
is
.
Thou
hast
caused
my
soule
to
sent
those
precious
oyntments
,
so
that
I
finde
that
costly
Spiknard
,
spent
on
my
Saviours
head
,
had
all
the
sweetnesse
from
the
head
on
which
it
was
spent
.
Thou
hast
ravished
my
soule
with
those
delectable
feelings
of
peace
,
and
love
,
which
is
better
than
life
,
and
the
most
heavenly
sense
of
thy
gracious
presence
.
The
spirit
of
a
man
will
sustaine
his
infirmities
,
how
much
more
wilt
thou
,
most
gracious
Spirit
,
who
art
God
Almighty
,
beare
up
,
and
sustaine
thy
weake
fainting
creature
,
who
leaneth
upon
thee
,
liveth
by
thee
,
and
wholly
giveth
up
his
soule
unto
thee
?
When
I
am
dull
,
thou
quicknest
me
;
when
forgetfull
,
thou
promptest
mee
;
when
cold
,
thy
fiery
baptisme
warms
me
;
when
doubtfull
,
thou
confirmest
me
;
when
sad
thou
cōforrest
me
.
Now
then
thou
my
gracious
Comforter
,
persit
the
temple
which
thou
art
building
;
forsake
not
the
worke
of
●hine
hands
;
prosper
,
oh
prosper
thy
handy-worke
;
enliven
,
strengthen
,
quicken
,
sustaine
mee
,
that
I
may
live
in
thee
,
walk
in
thee
,
abide
in
thee
,
rejoyce
in
thee
,
serve
,
praise
,
and
blesse
thee
for
ever
.
CHAP.
XXIII
.
Further
confirmation
for
the
weake
soule
.
EXcellent
are
these
comforts
(
will
many
a
weakely
Christian
say
,
who
(
as
yet
)
is
held
downe
by
strength
of
tentation
)
singular
refreshings
and
soveraigne
cordials
,
able
not
onely
to
cure
a
sicke
,
but
revive
a
dead
spirit
:
but
,
alas
,
I
have
no
portion
in
them
.
Oh
could
I
feele
in
my
soule
this
glorious
heavenly
relation
to
God
,
could
I
by
any
search
finde
,
by
any
(
but
one
)
good
and
sure
proofe
be
assured
that
I
were
the
least
of
Gods
children
,
the
lowest
of
Christ
his
members
,
a
living
,
though
never
so
little
stone
of
that
blessed
Temple
of
the
holy
Spirit
,
all
the
discomforts
of
this
present
world
,
poverty
,
losse
,
contempt
,
reproaches
,
and
scoffes
of
men
should
never
trouble
me
.
Oh
then
how
cheerefully
could
I
wade
through
any
griefe
,
any
tentation
?
But
woe
is
mee
,
I
feele
my
soule
snared
,
chained
and
enthrald
in
sinfull
fetters
.
Easily
and
cleerely
I
perceive
many
signes
rather
of
a
naturall
estate
,
stil
subject
to
sinne
,
and
Satan
;
no
power
to
get
up
from
under
my
corruptions
;
but
no
good
signe
can
I
disc●rne
,
at
least
no
certaine
evidence
of
such
an
happinesse
.
Now
indeed
it
is
most
true
that
howsoever
these
consolations
are
most
approved
medicines
,
yet
have
they
none
or
not
their
perfect
operation
,
where
either
they
are
not
wel
and
close
applied
,
or
(
soone
after
this
applying
)
are
rubbed
off
with
some
tentation
.
In
the
last
place
therefore
it
will
not
be
amisse
,
nay
,
very
expedient
by
some
few
,
but
apparent
notes
,
and
infallible
markes
of
regeneration
,
to
cleere
the
eyes
of
an
afflicted
Spirit
,
dimmed
and
deluded
in
the
mists
of
Satan
.
True
it
is
,
that
the
Adversary
,
and
his
Antichristian
Popish
Teachers
wrest
,
&
streine
al
their
wits
to
perswade
men
that
this
assured
knowledge
of
thir
election
,
and
salvation
by
ordinary
means
is
a
dangerous
(
nay
so
provdly
peremptory
are
they
without
all
warrant
)
a
damnable
doctrine
,
encouraging
men
to
all
presumption
,
&
fleshly
liberty
.
Hence
the
Council
of
Trent
fastens
an
anathema
upon
it
;
&
no
marvel
:
For
that
subtill
Serpent
knowing
well
how
much
labour
of
love
,
and
even
contention
in
all
holy
obedience
,
what
readinesse
to
serve
,
and
fervour
in
their
service
this
certainty
of
Gods
favour
brought
forth
in
all
the
Saints
;
contrarily
,
what
uncheerefulnesse
and
heartlesnesse
in
all
duty
springeth
from
distrust
and
doubtfulnesse
,
strives
with
all
his
might
,
either
utterly
to
roote
out
,
or
much
weaken
this
assurance
of
faith
,
whereby
they
hold
fast
the
profession
of
their
hope
without
wavering
.
deceitfull
workers
,
transforming
themselves
into
the
Apostles
of
Christ
,
joyne
issue
with
him
,
as
knowing
this
Doctrine
would
not
only
quench
their
Purgatory
,
but
which
is
worse
,
wonderfully
coole
their
kitchin
.
In
the
Epilogue
,
therefore
,
and
conclusion
of
this
discourse
,
I
will
very
briefly
(
as
in
such
a
subject
I
may
)
lay
downe
and
handle
these
three
propositions
:
-
First
,
That
the
faithfull
by
ordinary
revelations
may
attaine
the
certaine
and
infallible
perswasion
of
their
salvation
by
Christ
.
-
Secondly
,
That
it
is
a
Christian
duty
to
labour
for
it
.
-
Thirdly
,
That
this
assurance
is
the
gift
of
God
,
which
every
one
of
his
children
doe
not
presently
receive
,
nor
so
retaine
,
but
that
the
sense
of
it
sometimes
may
faile
them
.
-
And
lastly
,
I
will
set
downe
some
meanes
whereby
wee
may
secure
our
soules
in
this
assurance
of
our
happinesse
,
which
is
the
Sunne
of
al
comfort
:
First
,
then
,
that
a
faithfull
Christian
may
by
ordinary
,
without
extraordinarie
revelations
(
by
visions
,
Angels
,
&c.
)
bee
fully
assured
of
the
life
of
grace
already
in
his
possession
,
and
of
glory
certainly
reserved
for
him
,
will
appeare
,
first
,
by
divers
cleare
Testimonies
of
Gods
word
;
secondly
,
by
the
examples
of
the
Saints
;
thirdly
,
by
evident
reason
.
CHAP.
XXIIII
.
Proofe
of
Scriptures
testifying
in
the
faithfull
a
possibilitie
to
assure
their
salvation
by
ordinarie
meanes
.
FOr
the
evidence
of
this
truth
,
consider
that
discourse
of
the
Apostle
,
1
Cor.
2.
9,10,11,12
verses
●
a
place
much
wrested
by
Papists
,
and
grosly
abused
;
but
as
all
the
words
of
Wisedome
,
(
Pro.
8.
9.
)
plaine
to
him
that
will
understand
.
Thus
you
shal
finde
the
Apostle
affirme
:
1.
That
no
eye
hath
seene
,
eare
heard
,
or
ever
entered
into
the
thought
of
man
those
things
which
God
hath
prepared
for
his
chosen
:
2.
God
hath
revealed
even
these
things
unto
us
by
his
Spirit
;
for
,
because
no
man
can
know
the
minde
of
man
,
save
the
spirit
of
the
man
which
is
in
him
,
and
those
to
whom
hee
unfolds
himselfe
in
evident
expressions
,
much
lesse
can
anie
man
know
the
things
of
God
,
but
the
Spirit
of
God
,
and
they
to
whom
that
Spirit
reveales
them
,
therfore
(
because
our
dull
understandings
cannot
pierce
into
the
secrets
of
God
)
the
Lord
hath
given
us
his
Spirit
,
to
this
very
purpose
,
that
we
might
know
the
things
which
are
given
us
of
God
.
Observe
hence
,
that
God
doth
not
only
preordaine
his
children
unto
glory
,
such
as
eye
hath
not
seene
,
&c.
but
by
a
second
gift
of
his
Spirit
manifesteth
this
his
decree
unto
them
;
which
blessed
Spirit
openeth
their
eyes
to
discerne
this
grace
bestowed
,
not
on
othe●s
onely
,
but
themselves
.
To
this
testimony
in
the
next
place
,
adjoyne
that
also
in
the
Rom.
8.
15,16,17
.
which
will
both
cleare
,
and
much
confirme
the
former
;
You
have
not
received
the
spirit
of
bondage
to
feare
againe
,
but
you
have
received
th
Spirit
of
adoption
,
whereby
wee
cry
Abba
Father
.
The
Spirit
himselfe
beareth
witnesse
with
our
spirits
that
we
are
the
children
of
God
,
and
if
children
,
then
heires
;
heires
of
God
,
and
joynt
heires
with
Christ
.
Where
marke
a
double
grace
,
and
gift
of
God
:
1.
That
dignity
,
and
unspeakeable
honor
of
being
children
,
and
heires
to
himselfe
,
and
joynt
heires
with
Christ
,
which
is
conferred
on
all
the
faithfull
,
not
onely
Apostle
,
and
others
of
eminent
gifts
,
and
place
in
the
Church
,
but
commonly
on
all
those
true
Beleevers
at
Rome
.
2.
That
Spirit
of
bondage
(
cau●ing
feare
)
is
cast
our
,
and
the
Spirit
of
adoption
(
even
the
Spirit
of
God
)
is
given
them●
but
to
what
end
?
even
to
witnes
unto
th●ir
consciences
,
that
they
are
sonnes
,
and
heires
of
God
,
and
joynt
heirs
with
Christ●
Now
this
is
such
a
witnesse
,
as
neither
can
deceive
,
or
be
deceived
;
and
this
Testimony
of
the
Apostle
so
cleare
,
that
even
the
great
Cardinall
(
the
late
Champion
of
Rome
)
hath
no
shift
for
any
defence
,
which
every
childs
eye
will
not
easily
pierce
through
:
Take
a
third
from
2
Cor.
5.
1.
Wee
k●ow
if
this
earthlie
house
of
our
Tabernacle
were
dissolved
,
wee
have
a
building
of
God
,
not
made
with
hands
,
but
eternall
i●
the
heavens
:
For
in
this
wee
groane
,
earnestly
desiring
to
bee
cloothed
upon
with
our
house
,
which
is
from
heaven
.
And
in
the
9
ver.
the
Spirit
gives
us
this
reason
;
For
wee
walke
by
faith
,
not
●y
sight
;
where
as
the
Apostle
speaketh
generally
of
the
faithfull
,
so
also
he
mentioneth
no
conjecture
,
no
ghesse
or
flickering
earthly
hope
,
but
a
plaine
evident
knowledge
,
full
of
heavenly
confidence
,
even
groaning
in
desire
of
dissolution
,
that
so
they
may
bee
cloathed
upon
.
And
how
commeth
this
knowledge
?
by
some
extraordinary
revelation
?
no
;
walking
by
faith
,
not
by
sight
and
sense
.
Lastly
,
not
to
be
(
as
were
very
easie
)
too
copious
in
a
matter
often
cleared
,
see
that
testimony
of
another
Apostle
,
1
Iohn
.3
.
1
,
2.
Behold
what
manner
of
love
the
Father
hath
bestowed
upon
us
,
that
wee
should
be
called
the
sonnes
of
God
,
&c.
Therefore
the
world
knoweth
us
not
,
because
it
knew
him
not
.
Beloved
,
now
are
wee
the
sonnes
of
God
,
and
it
doth
not
yet
appeare
what
we
shall
be
,
but
wee
know
when
hee
shall
appeare
,
wee
shall
be
like
him
;
for
we
shall
see
him
as
he
is
.
Carefully
attend
the
Apostle
.
Hee
magnifies
the
wonderfull
love
of
God
,
and
calleth
us
out
with
joy
and
admiration
to
take
view
of
it
,
especially
in
two
effects
:
1.
The
glorious
dignity
to
which
he
preferreth
us
;
namely
,
To
be
his
children
:
2.
The
manifestation
of
this
our
happy
estate
,
not
indeed
to
the
world
(
which
thinketh
us
the
most
abject
of
creatures
)
but
to
our
owne
consciences
,
so
that
we
now
perceive
our selves
to
be
children
,
and
though
yet
wee
know
not
the
parcels
,
and
particulars
of
that
excellent
estate
,
untill
wee
come
to
enjoy
it
,
yet
so
much
already
we
know
,
(
not
ghesse
)
that
when
Christ
appeareth
,
wee
shall
appeare
with
him
in
glorie
,
and
be
like
unto
him
,
by
that
beatificall
vision
of
God
,
seeing
him
face
to
face
.
Adde
onely
to
this
a
further
confirmation
from
the
mouth
of
the
same
Spirit
,
by
the
hand
of
the
same
Pen-man
;
1
Ioh.
4.
16.
And
wee
have
knowne
and
beleeved
the
love
that
God
hath
to
us
.
Knit
it
to
the
former
,
and
how
strongly
will
it
binde
up
our
hearts
in
this
point
of
faith
?
Behold
(
saith
he
)
and
admire
the
fatherly
love
of
God
to
us
poore
abjects
in
the
world
;
hee
hath
made
us
children
,
despised
indeed
by
worldly
men
,
but
by
himselfe
so
magnified
,
that
when
Christ
appeares
,
wee
shall
also
appeare
with
him
in
glorie
,
and
be
eternally
happy
in
beholding
his
face
:
This
love
hee
hath
testified
,
this
Testimonie
wee
have
knowne
,
and
attained
this
knowledge
by
faith
.
To
which
very
end
I
have
wrote
this
whole
Epistle
,
That
you
may
know
you
have
eternall
life
:
See
1
Ioh.
5.13
.
CHAP.
XXV
.
Further
confirmation
from
the
examples
of
the
Saints
,
and
testimonies
of
the
Ancient
.
LEt
us
looke
now
to
the
evidence
which
riseth
from
the
examples
of
the
Saints
,
&
to
the
testimony
of
our
predecessors
,
the
ancient
Doctors
in
the
Christian
Church
.
How
transparently
doth
this
confidence
,
and
assurance
of
faith
shine
forth
in
the
practice
of
the
faithful
?
Upon
what
grounds
could
Abraham
so
readily
forsake
his
own
native
Covntry
,
&
his
fathers
house
;
so
cheerfully
confesse
himself
a
sojorner
in
the
earthly
Canaan
;
so
earnestly
look
for
an
heavenly
habitations
;
so
obediently
sacrifice
his
onely
sonne
,
in
whom
were
shut
up
all
the
promises
,
but
from
this
assurance
of
faith
?
What
was
it
in
Moses
that
caused
him
to
refuse
the
adoption
of
Pharaoh
but
the
knowledge
of
his
adoption
by
God
?
What
made
the
reproach
of
Christ
more
glorious
in
his
eyes
than
all
the
treasures
of
AEgypt
,
but
this
respect
to
the
recompence
of
the
reward
?
of
which
had
hee
not
a
full
assurance
,
hee
could
not
so
easily
have
left
(
as
we
say
)
a
bird
in
the
hand
for
two
in
the
bush
.
What
was
it
that
hardened
his
heart
,
and
steeled
it
against
the
rage
of
the
King
,
to
cut
through
all
impediments
,
but
this
assurance
of
Gods
favour
?
But
had
these
Saints
,
in
this
point
,
no
extraordinary
revelations
?
What
testifies
the
Spirit
?
By
faith
they
did
all
these
things
;
that
faith
,
which
made
them
acknowledge
,
not
onely
that
God
is
,
but
that
he
is
a
rewarder
of
all
that
diligently
seeke
him
:
Read
Heb.
11.
Whence
sprung
all
those
confident
speeches
of
Iob
,
in
the
midst
of
a
very
hell
in
earthly
misery
?
He
shall
be
(
saith
that
holy
Patient
)
hee
shall
be
my
salvation
.
I
know
I
shall
bee
justified
.
Himselfe
points
out
the
fountaine
whence
he
drew
these
strong
comforts
:
Though
hee
slay
me
,
yet
will
I
trust
in
him
,
Iob
13
15.
16.18
.
Whence
also
hee
undauntedly
averres
,
I
know
,
(
not
the
Redeemer
generally
of
the
faithfull
,
but
)
that
my
Redeemer
liveth
,
and
I
shall
see
him
(
I
shall
enjoy
that
beatificall
sight
of
God
)
for
my selfe
.
How
boldly
doth
David
professe
,
Thou
shalt
guide
me
by
thy
Counsell
,
and
after
receive
me
to
glorie
.
And
againe
,
Wherefore
should
I
feare
in
the
daies
of
evill
,
when
the
wickednesse
of
my
heeles
compasse
mee
?
But
these
examples
are
verie
frequent
,
and
every
where
meete
us
in
the
paths
of
holy
Scripture
.
Unto
this
practice
of
the
Saints
,
let
us
annex
some
authorities
of
the
ancient
Fathers
in
the
Church
,
who
,
no
doubt
,
spoke
from
their
knowledge
,
and
feeling
.
Hilar.
in
Mat.
c.
5.
The
Lord
will
have
us
hope
for
the
kingdome
of
heaven
without
anie
wavering
of
an
inconstant
will
;
Otherwise
there
is
no
justification
by
faith
,
if
faith
it selfe
be
doubtfull
.
So
Chrysostome
in
Rom.
Hom.
9.
We
boast
,
or
glorie
(
saith
the
Apostle
)
That
thou
maist
know
what
minde
he
must
have
,
who
hath
pledged
his
faith
to
God
.
For
hee
must
not
onelie
have
a
full
perswasion
of
those
things
which
he
hath
received
,
but
of
those
which
are
to
come
,
as
if
alreadie
given
him
;
For
a
man
glorieth
of
that
which
hee
alreadie
possesseth
:
Because
,
therefore
,
our
hope
is
as
firme
of
future
things
,
as
of
present
,
therefore
(
saith
he
)
we
rejoice
,
or
glorie
of
these
,
as
of
the
other
.
But
to
omit
many
other
,
verily
that
of
Bernard
,
who
lived
in
the
very
darkenesse
,
and
almost
midnight
of
Popery
,
is
not
to
be
neglected
.
Thus
he
writes
in
Annunc
.
ser.
1.
It
is
necessary
for
thee
first
to
beleeve
,
that
thou
canst
have
no
pardon
of
sinne
,
but
by
Gods
indulgence
,
&c.
Lastly
,
that
thou
canst
not
d●serve
,
by
any
workes
,
the
kingdome
of
heaven
,
but
that
it
also
must
be
freely
given
.
But
these
are
not
sufficient
:
they
are
but
the
beginnings
and
foundations
of
faith
.
If
therefore
thou
beleevest
that
thy
sinnes
cannot
be
forgiven
,
but
by
him
against
whom
they
are
committed
,
thou
dost
well
.
But
to
this
,
adde
yet
further
,
that
thou
beleeve
this
also
,
namely
,
that
thy
sinnes
by
him
are
forgiven
.
This
is
the
testimonie
of
the
holy
Spirit
,
who
witnesseth
unto
our
hearts
,
saying
,
Thy
sinnes
are
forgiven
thee
.
Thus
the
Apostle
determineth
,
that
a
man
is
justified
by
faith
freely
.
So
thou
must
also
have
the
testimonie
of
the
same
Sp●rit
,
that
thou
by
the
gift
of
God
shalt
attaine
eternall
life
.
Thus
farre
Bernard
.
Adde
to
these
some
reason
for
further
confirmation
,
and
so
we
will
finish
this
point
.
It
cannot
bee
denyed
that
true
faith
may
ordinarily
apprehend
,
by
infallible
certainty
,
any
promise
which
God
hath
revealed
.
For
this
is
by
all
confessed
to
bee
the
very
end
of
faith
,
that
wee
might
bee
certainely
perswaded
(
without
doubting
)
of
Gods
promises
.
But
God
hath
promised
to
every
true
Beleever
eternall
life
(
as
cannot
be
denyed
)
Ioh.
5.24
.
&c.
and
hath
many
wayes
confirmed
his
promise
by
oath
,
seales
,
earnest
:
hence
it
must
necessarily
follow
,
that
the
faithfull
may
bee
infallibly
assured
of
their
salvation
and
glory
.
But
some
here
object
;
Indeed
if
men
could
surely
know
that
they
had
true
faith
,
then
they
might
be
surely
perswaded
:
but
how
should
they
come
to
this
knowledge
?
Certainly
that
we
may
attain
this
knowledge
,
&
power
of
discerning
our
faith
,
is
not
only
apparent
by
that
sentence
of
the
Apostle
,
exhorting
the
Corinthians
to
prove
and
examine
their
faith
,
I
beleeve
,
helpe
my
unbeliefe
.
But
some
object
further
;
The
promise
(
say
they
)
is
only
generall
:
we
have
no
particular
promise
,
Thou
Peter
,
or
Iohn
shalt
be
saved
:
therefore
no
sufficient
warrant
to
apply
that
generall
promise
to
our selves
in
particular
.
But
this
is
both
fond
,
and
false
.
For
as
every
man
hath
a
particular
command
in
the
generall
precept
;
(
where
God
chargeth
al
men
to
beleeve
,
obey
,
feare
,
there
he
chargeth
every
one
singly
,
Thou
Peter
,
Iohn
shalt
beleeve
,
&c.
So
hath
everie
singular
person
a
speciall
promi●e
to
himselfe
beleeving
in
the
generall
,
where
glory
is
promised
unto
every
Beleever
.
CHAP.
XXVI
.
That
it
is
everie
Christians
dutie
to
labour
for
this
assurance
.
AS
now
it
is
sufficiently
cleared
,
that
the
faithfull
by
the
ordinary
revelation
of
the
holy
Ghost
in
the
Word
,
may
grow
up
by
faith
,
to
an
infallible
assurance
of
Gods
gracious
purpose
to
justifie
,
and
glorifie
them
;
so
will
it
as
plainely
appeare
,
that
it
is
their
duty
to
labour
for
this
growth
,
and
to
give
their
soules
no
rest
,
till
they
finde
this
blessed
estate
sealed
up
,
and
throughly
setled
upon
them
:
which
will
be
manifested
unto
us
,
first
,
by
many
testimonies
;
secondly
,
by
some
reason
taken
from
the
Word
.
Thus
our
Saviour
chargeth
us
,
Feare
not
,
little
Flocke
,
for
it
is
your
Fathers
good
pleasure
to
give
you
the
kingdome
.
Where
our
gracious
Lord
laying
downe
that
ground
(
namely
)
the
certaine
purpose
,
and
promise
of
God
fully
decreeing
,
nay
,
delighting
to
give
us
the
crowne
of
glory
,
thence
raiseth
up
this
command
,
and
teacheth
how
to
expect
it
,
even
without
feare
.
The
like
is
that
in
the
Heb.
10.
19.23
.
where
the
Apostle
premising
that
boldnesse
of
faith
,
whereby
wee
may
enter
into
the
holiest
by
the
bloud
of
Christ
,
builds
up
this
confidence
of
faith
by
this
exhortation
:
Let
us
hold
fast
the
profession
of
our
faith
without
wavering
,
For
he
is
faithfull
that
hath
promised
:
Who
will
also
doe
it
.
Very
obvious
,
and
frequent
are
such
places
condemning
this
wavering
,
and
distrust
of
Gods
gracious
purpose
toward
us
,
and
commanding
us
with
assurance
of
faith
to
lay
hold
of
these
promises
.
Adde
to
these
that
vehement
,
and
evident
exhortation
of
the
Apostle
;
Examine
your selves
whether
you
be
in
the
faith●
Prove
your
owne
selves
:
Know
you
not
your
owne
selves
,
how
that
Iesus
Christ
is
in
you
,
except
you
be
reprobates
?
Where
●irst
hee
taketh
it
as
granted
,
that
Christians
may
by
examination
know
themselves
,
whether
Christ
dwel
in
them
:
secondly
,
he
earnestly
exciteth
them
to
make
triall
,
&
proofe
of
this
their
estate
.
Beyond
all
exception
,
and
cavill
,
is
that
charge
of
the
Spirit
:
Wherefore
the
rather
,
Brethren
,
give
all
diligence
to
make
your
calling
,
and
ele●tion
sure
.
But
here
also
some
difficulty
is
objected
.
For
although
wee
now
finde
our selves
in
a
good
estate
,
and
have
firme
assurance
of
our
present
happinesse
,
yet
how
should
wee
bee
certaine
so
to
continue
unto
the
end
?
without
which
perseverance
there
can
bee
no
salvation
.
True
is
it
,
that
the
sense
and
feeling
of
this
our
blessed
estate
in
the
sense
of
Gods
favour
,
may
bee
withdrawne
for
a
time
:
but
where
faith
is
,
it
faileth
not
;
where
the
life
of
grace
is
planted
,
it
dyeth
not
:
You
have
not
chosen
mee
,
but
I
have
chosen
you
,
and
ordained
that
you
should
goe
and
bring
forth
fruit
,
and
your
fruit
should
remaine
:
De
correp
.
et
grat
.
c
12
(
not
as
if
his
testimonie
could
adde
any
thing
unto
Christ
,
but
that
we
may
know
what
was
the
common
beleefe
of
the
Church
at
that
time
,
and
may
bee
armed
against
Popish
errour
,
)
When
Christ
(
saith
he
)
hath
affirmed
,
I
have
ordained
that
you
bring
forth
fruit
,
and
that
your
fruit
remaine
,
who
dares
say
,
Perhaps
it
shall
not
remaine
?
How
unanswerable
is
that
testimony
of
David
:
The
righteous
shall
flourish
like
a
Palme
,
Those
that
be
planted
in
the
house
of
the
Lord
,
shall
flourish
in
the
Courts
of
the
house
of
our
God
:
They
shall
still
bring
forth
more
fruit
in
their
age
;
they
shall
be
fat
and
flourishing
.
As
full
is
that
of
his
Son
Salomon
;
The
path
of
the
just
is
as
the
shining
light
,
which
shineth
more
and
more
unto
the
perfect
day
.
And
this
floweth
not
from
any
thing
in
man
,
either
of
nature
or
grace
,
but
from
that
covenant
,
and
faithfulnes
of
God
,
who
seeing
the
first
Adam
could
not
stand
in
the
covenant
of
workes
(
Doe
this
and
live
)
hath
renued
with
the
faithfull
,
in
the
second
Adam
,
a
covenant
of
grace
,
in
which
he
hath
undertaken
to
worke
all
our
workes
for
us
:
De
bono
perseveran
.
c.
2.
and
so
great
shall
be
my
feare
,
which
I
shal
put
into
their
hearts
,
that
they
shal
with
perseverance
keepe
close
unto
me
.
And
fully
to
confirme
and
setle
thy
soule
in
assurance
of
thy
perseverance
,
and
infallible
attaining
that
purchased
possession
;
1.
Remember
that
not
onely
God
hath
wrought
that
eternall
mansion
for
thee
,
but
also
wrought
thee
for
it
,
2
Cor.
5.1.5
.
2.
Build
on
that
promise
,
that
he
that
hath
begotten
thee
to
that
incorruptible
inheritance
,
not
onely
reserves
it
in
heaven
for
thee
,
but
preserves
,
and
keeps
thee
by
his
power
unto
this
salvation
.
But
further
Papists
reply
;
This
is
a
doctrine
that
opens
a
wide
gate
to
all
sinful
liberty
,
&
utterly
loosneth
the
bond
of
feare
,
and
care
to
please
God
.
For
Answer
;
First
,
how
doth
,
or
can
this
estate
in
Gods
covenant
loosen
,
or
slacke
that
bond
of
gracious
feare
,
when
it
is
apparent
that
this
everlasting
covenant
bindes
our
hearts
fast
unto
God
in
this
feare
?
Secondly
,
is
there
nothing
to
be
feared
in
God
,
but
his
condemning
Justice
?
Oh
how
fearf●ll
(
to
his
children
)
are
his
rods
and
scourges
?
how
very
fearefull
?
Nay
,
his
very
frowne
,
his
threatning
word
so
ful
of
terrour
,
that
it
shakes
the
heart
of
the
faithfull
:
they
tremble
,
they
melt
at
it
.
When
I
heard
,
(
saith
Habakkuk
)
my
bellie
trembled
,
my
lips
quivered
at
the
voice
:
Rottennesse
entred
into
my
bones
,
and
I
trembled
in
my selfe
,
that
I
might
rest
in
the
day
of
trouble
.
Sure
I
am
(
and
no●e
so
impudent
who
dare
deny
it
)
that
when
our
blessed
Saviour
and
his
faithfull
members
,
Paul
,
Peter
,
&c.
had
this
heavenly
assurance
fully
acquieting
their
soules
,
it
was
so
far
from
cooling
their
zeale
,
and
slackning
their
fervent
diligence
to
please
God
,
and
ply
his
worke
,
that
nothing
more
furthered
their
holy
ambition
to
be
serviceable
&
acceptable
unto
him
.
In
the
next
place
,
let
us
confirme
this
truth
by
a
reason
,
or
two
:
1.
It
will
be
confessed
that
a
Christian
ought
to
labour
for
such
an
estate
,
wherein
he
should
continually
rejoyce
in
the
Lord
,
bee
ever
praising
,
and
blessing
his
name
,
and
have
strong
consolation
:
For
it
is
the
command
of
God
to
delight
our selves
in
the
Lord
,
to
rejoyce
evermore
,
alwaies
to
rejoice
in
the
Lord
,
in
everie
thing
to
be
thankefull
:
that
wee
might
have
strong
consolation
)
but
without
this
certainty
of
faith
,
&
assurance
of
our
happinesse
,
&
the
eternall
favor
of
God
,
we
cannot
attaine
such
an
estate
,
in
which
we
can
from
the
heart
rejoyce
in
him
,
ever
praise
him
,
and
enjoy
solid
confort
from
him
:
For
what
sound
joy
can
that
soule
find
in
Christ
,
who
thus
hangs
between
heaven
&
hell
,
and
hath
no
assurance
whether
the
Lord
will
come
to
him
as
a
Judge
to
condemne
,
or
as
a
Savior
to
free
&
acquit
him
?
How
can
a
man
bee
heartily
thankefull
to
God
for
Christ
,
and
blesse
him
for
such
a
gift
,
when
he
is
altogether
in
doubt
whether
he
hath
any
portion
in
his
meditation
?
how
can
he
poure
out
his
soule
in
blessing
the
Lord
Jesus
for
his
love
,
and
fruits
of
it
,
when
he
is
uncertaine
whether
he
shall
be
built
upon
,
Secondly
,
that
which
God
offereth
us
in
his
Word
,
confirms
by
oath
,
conveies
by
his
seales
,
and
(
above
all
the
rest
)
unchangeably
assureth
by
his
Spirit
(
as
a
very
pledge
,
and
ea●nest
unto
this
end
)
that
estate
not
onely
is
firme
,
and
irrevocable
,
but
)
ought
with
all
laborious
endevor
and
vehement
contention
be
sought
and
made
fast
and
sure
upon
us
:
Now
it
is
most
apparent
,
that
by
all
these
meanes
the
Lord
offereth
the
assurance
of
salvation
to
the
faithfull
:
and
offereth
them
to
this
very
end
,
that
they
might
bee
stablished
in
the
assurance
of
his
gracious
purpose
;
(
as
even
in
earthly
covenants
,
w●itings
,
oathes
,
●eales
,
pawnes
are
given
for
no
other
purpose
but
to
confirme
the
intent
of
the
giver
,
and
the
state
of
the
receiver
.
Be
this
then
throughly
setled
in
us
,
to
give
all
diligence
to
make
our
election
and
calling
sure
.
CHAP.
XXVII
.
That
this
assurance
is
the
gift
of
God
,
the
feeling
of
it
sometimes
with-held
,
sometimes
with-drawne
from
the
faithfull
.
LAstly
,
that
this
full
perswasion
of
faith
,
assuring
our
election
,
and
salvation
is
the
gift
of
God
,
cannot
be
denied
,
and
therefore
shall
not
neede
any
copious
,
or
exact
proofe
:
For
we
all
know
,
and
acknowledge
that
everie
good
and
perfect
gift
is
from
above
,
and
commeth
downe
from
the
Father
of
lights
,
with
whom
is
no
variablenesse
,
nor
shadow
of
turning
.
Among
which
gifts
,
even
the
Giver
himselfe
is
the
chiefe
,
and
the
very
summe
of
all
the
rest
,
namely
,
that
blessed
Spirit
given
by
the
Father
(
Ioh.
14.
16.
)
who
testifieth
to
our
spirits
,
that
we
are
Sonnes
of
God
,
and
Heires
with
the
Lord
Jesus
Christ
:
and
who
bringerh
with
him
as
wel
that
gift
of
faith
(
1
Cor.
12.
9.
)
and
the
fulnesse
of
it
,
as
also
that
spiritual
life
,
and
sense
whereby
wee
see
,
and
feele
the
ex●ellent
things
which
are
given
us
by
God
,
things
which
eye
hath
not
seene
,
eare
h●th
not
heard
,
nor
ever
entred
into
the
heart
of
man
.
Secondly
,
as
it
is
manifest
that
it
is
the
gift
of
God
,
so
is
it
as
apparent
that
it
is
not
given
at
all
times
to
all
Beleevers
.
For
first
,
when
wee
are
new
borne
Babes
,
wee
finde
our
faith
so
farre
from
any
full
assurance
,
that
others
discerne
our
life
in
our
earnest
longings
after
the
Word
,
and
our
fervent
desires
that
wee
could
beleeve
,
rather
than
our selves
in
feeling
that
wee
doe
beleeve
.
For
whereas
it
is
impossible
to
come
to
any
assurance
of
our
salvation
without
a
spirit
of
discerning
,
whereby
being
able
to
try
things
that
differ
,
wee
can
examine
and
prove
our
faith
in
God
,
and
love
to
his
Saints
(
and
so
come
to
the
knowledge
of
our
dwelling
in
Christ
,
and
that
wee
are
translated
from
death
to
life
)
this
spirit
of
discerning
is
not
ordinarily
given
to
Infants
in
understanding
.
Looke
as
the
Children
of
great
Princes
(
yet
in
their
infancy
)
much
rejoyce
in
their
costly
Robes
,
Coronets
,
&c.
but
have
not
yet
discretion
to
gather
thence
their
Noble
parentage
and
dignity
,
to
which
they
are
borne
:
so
Christian
Babes
,
though
they
see
themselves
richly
adorned
with
those
heavenly
graces
of
God
and
doe
not
a
little
rejoyce
in
the
preseut
estate
which
they
feele
,
yet
cannot
in
this
their
infancy
,
by
a
reflected
act
of
the
judgement
,
gather
thence
their
sure
title
,
and
claime
to
all
those
precious
promises
of
God
,
and
their
future
glorie
,
which
depend
on
the
former
.
Secondly
,
yet
further
,
when
the
children
of
God
〈…〉
up
to
s●me
ma●u
〈…〉
ye●
i●
pleaseth
the
Lord
,
(
as
for
many
reasons
best
knowne
to
his
owne
wisedome
,
so
certainly
for
his
own
glory
in
them
,
and
their
glory
in
him
)
to
exercise
them
with
many
temptations
,
and
manifold
trials
;
so
that
being
encumbred
with
much
wrastling
against
unbeleefe
,
and
other
corruptions
,
they
cannot
for
the
present
attaine
this
certainty
.
But
when
the
eye
of
faith
is
strengthned
,
and
these
mists
of
tentation
over-blowne
,
the
faithfull
soule
seeth
cleerely
the
love
of
God
in
Christ
,
by
his
holy
Spirit
leading
him
to
salvation
,
and
evidently
discernes
his
everlasting
happinesse
sealed
up
to
his
soule
in
the
new
Covenant
.
And
yet
even
then
wee
are
subject
to
lose
,
though
not
the
favor
of
God
,
yet
the
sense
of
his
favour
,
and
consequently
,
that
comfortable
perswasion
of
our
eternal
life
.
For
as
some
men
by
much
neglect
of
seasonable
refreshings
decay
in
bodily
strength
,
and
livelinesse
of
spirit
;
and
some
other
by
great
distemper
fall
into
sicknesse
and
weaknesse
;
so
the
strongest
Christian
who
could
say
as
David
,
Though
I
walk
through
the
shadow
of
death
I
will
feare
no
euill
,
for
thou
art
with
me
:
Surely
,
goodnesse
and
mercy
shall
follow
me
all
the
daies
of
my
life
;
yet
either
by
neglect
,
or
coldnes
in
the
means
,
(
Word
,
Prayer
,
&c.
)
or
by
some
grievous
sinne
may
finde
that
joy
of
his
salvation
utterly
hidden
and
clouded
;
as
did
also
that
holy
Prophet
(
Psal.
51.12
.
)
after
he
had
committed
that
foule
sinne
upon
Vriah
and
his
wife
.
CHAP.
XXVIII
.
What
meanes
must
be
used
for
obtaining
this
assurance
.
SUrely
,
the
land
of
Canaan
was
the
glory
of
al
lands
,
Abraham
,
Isaac
,
Iacob
,
and
their
seed
,
even
to
his
owne
deare
children
on
earth
.
As
a
father
therfore
,
intending
some
portion
for
his
beloved
childe
,
will
build
,
plant
,
furnish
,
and
adorne
it
with
all
commodious
helps
,
&
convenient
pleasures
for
his
good
;
Lord
cared
for
this
land
,
his
eyes
were
continually
upon
it
from
the
beginning
of
the
yeere
to
the
ending
.
Hence
as
it
flourished
with
Corne
,
Balme
,
Oyle
,
&c.
so
was
it
watered
with
showers
,
and
flowing
Rivers
of
Milke
,
Wine
,
and
Hony
:
yet
was
this
earthly
,
but
a
darke
shadow
of
that
heavenly
Canaan
:
which
land
of
eternall
life
the
Lord
legac●ed
onely
to
his
heires
,
even
the
joynt-heires
with
Christ
.
How
rich
therefore
is
it
in
glory
,
how
ravishing
in
divine
pleasures
?
If
the
outward
courts
of
heaven
dazle
the
strongest
eye
with
surpassing
beautie
and
brightnesse
?
Oh
what
is
the
inward
retiring
,
and
Presence
of
that
great
King
?
How
unspeakeably
,
how
incomprehensibly
bright
and
glorious
?
No
marvell
then
if
the
Children
of
God
(
having
tasted
some
fruits
of
this
heavenly
Countrey
)
labour
for
full
assurance
in
the
conveyance
of
this
purchased
possession
.
Now
then
in
the
next
and
last
place
,
let
us
consider
by
what
meanes
a
Christian
may
attaine
this
security
,
and
finde
his
soule
firmely
instated
and
setled
in
it
.
Verily
,
as
in
the
material
,
so
is
it
in
this
spiritual
building
:
hee
that
will
build
sure
,
must
digge
deepe
,
and
casting
out
loose
●ands
,
lay
a
fast
,
and
strong
foundation
,
and
then
set
up
the
walls
,
and
roofe
.
So
hee
that
would
build
up
his
soule
in
assurance
of
his
heavenly
Mansion
,
must
first
fling
out
loose
waverings
of
a
distrustful
heart
,
and
doubtful
appearances
cast
into
his
mind
by
Satan
;
and
then
lay
his
ground
upon
the
Rocke
,
the
sure
and
unmoveable
promises
of
God
in
Christ
.
I
have
often
observed
divers
of
the
faithfull
,
strong
in
many
graces
,
and
in
this
only
(
to
sight
)
weake
,
who
have
by
the
plaine
evidence
of
the
Spirit
in
the
Word
bin
clearely
convinced
,
that
the
Lord
hath
planted
,
and
rooted
the
life
of
grace
in
their
hearts
,
and
so
have
beene
(
for
the
present
)
not
a
little
cheered
,
and
comforted
;
yet
after
by
some
tentation
to
have
bin
wholly
disheartned
,
and
cast
downe
againe
in
themselves
from
all
their
joyes
and
consolations
;
concluding
that
all
their
religion
was
meere
hypocrisie
,
and
themselves
bare
forms
and
images
without
life
:
This
(
I
am
perswaded
)
proceeds
especially
from
want
of
a
thorough-grounding
their
perswasions
:
much
suspense
,
and
unsetlednesse
remaining
in
them
.
Now
then
it
will
be
very
needefull
and
expedient
,
(
as
briefly
as
may
bee
)
to
set
downe
how
farre
the
way
of
hypo●risie
(
in
appearance
)
lyes
in
our
way
to
life
,
and
the
period
of
it
,
where
it
stops
.
First
then
it
cannot
be
denied
,
but
that
a
man
of
meere
shewes
,
without
the
life
of
God
,
may
in
his
outward
carriage
to
the
Word
,
and
ordinance
of
God
,
keepe
way
with
a
faithfull
and
sincere
Christian
;
heare
,
frequent
,
invite
others
,
honour
th●
Word
,
and
the
Messengers
of
it
.
Most
of
these
are
found
in
Herod
,
Hee
heard
Iohn
,
and
knowing
him
a
just
,
and
holy
man
,
feared
,
and
observed
him
;
when
hee
heard
him
,
did
many
things
.
So
those
hypocrites
(
Ezek.
33.
30,31
,
32.
)
come
to
the
Word
,
as
Gods
people
,
sit
there
as
the
people
of
God
,
and
call
on
others
to
the
same
dutie
.
Thus
farre
they
seeme
to
hold
way
with
the
Saints
;
where
doe
they
part
?
1.
In
the
ground
,
and
end
of
this
their
frequent
hearing
:
2.
In
the
effects
and
issues
following
their
attendance
.
The
ground
,
and
end
of
hearing
the
Word
,
in
an
hypocrite
,
is
sometimes
his
carnall
delight
,
when
his
lustfull
eare
is
tickled
with
the
soft
eloquence
,
and
sweet
tongue
of
the
Speaker
,
and
his
itching
heart
clawed
with
carnall
wisedome
:
Sometimes
he
is
driven
by
the
cryes
of
his
yelping
conscience
:
His
best
end
is
by
further
informing
his
understanding
to
set
a
faire
glosse
upon
his
profession
,
and
that
he
may
not
sit
as
a
mute
,
stand
as
a
Cipher
,
when
matters
of
Religion
are
in
discourse
,
and
handling
.
But
the
faithfull
soule
,
out
of
a
deepe
loathing
of
sinfull
matter
in
himselfe
,
&
an
unflaked
hunger
and
thirst
of
righteousnes
,
knowing
the
word
to
be
both
the
physicke
of
the
soule
,
whereby
it
is
throughly
clensed
;
and
the
food
,
whereby
it
is
nourished
,
presents
himselfe
before
the
Ordinance
of
God
,
that
hee
may
finde
it
Gods
power
to
his
salvation
,
in
purging
out
all
sinfull
filthinesse
,
and
filling
him
with
the
fruits
of
righteousnesse
.
Thus
are
they
described
,
Esa.
2.
3.
They
shall
say
,
Come
ye
,
and
let
us
goe
up
to
the
mountaine
of
the
Lord
,
and
hee
will
teach
us
his
wayes
,
and
wee
will
walke
in
his
paths
.
Where
the
faithfull
plainly
expresse
their
end
of
comming
to
God
in
his
Word
,
not
onely
that
it
may
be
a
light
to
teach
,
and
point
out
the
right
way
,
but
that
it
may
give
strength
to
their
feet
,
and
enable
them
to
walk
in
every
good
path
?
Secondly
,
they
differ
in
the
effect
and
fruit
of
hearing
:
For
where
the
heart
thus
drawes
neare
to
God
,
as
that
holy
Cornelius
,
to
heare
(
as
in
the
presence
of
the
Lord
)
all
things
commanded
by
him
:
This
cannot
stand
with
hypocrisie
:
because
(
as
in
a
Tombe
)
there
must
be
both
a
beautifull
front
without
,
and
a
dead
heart
within
.
An
hypocrite
must
have
a
shew
,
else
hee
is
an
heathen
:
and
but
a
shew
,
else
a
true
Beleever
.
But
he
is
a
neuter
to
both
:
Not
a
plaine
Infidell
,
for
hee
hath
a
forme
of
godlinesse
:
not
faithfull
indeed
,
for
his
heart
still
cleaves
to
much
sinfull
filthinesse
,
and
is
not
purified
from
the
whorish
love
of
some
darling-sinnes
.
Many
things
(
as
Herod
)
he
may
;
all
,
not
onely
he
doth
not
,
but
he
will
not
doe
.
CHAP.
XXIX
.
Containing
other
markes
differencing
the
true
,
from
the
seeming
Christian.
NOr
onely
in
the
walls
without
,
but
in
some
more
inward
roomes
we
shall
finde
the
hypocrite
fairely
dressed
and
painted
.
If
wee
looke
to
his
understanding
,
we
shall
see
it
often
very
live-like
portrayed
with
the
forme
of
knowledge
;
so
that
the
braine
may
bee
even
printed
with
the
Word
,
that
he
may
be
a
light
,
and
Teacher
of
others
,
Rom.
2.19,20
.
Secondly
,
in
the
affection
also
there
may
bee
some
joy
in
hearing
:
And
thus
farre
in
the
inward
man
,
the
dissembler
may
keepe
companie
with
the
faithfull
;
where
doe
they
break
?
1.
The
knowledge
of
an
hypocrite
is
,
at
least
in
some
points
,
meerely
speculative
,
ann
workes
not
upon
the
will
,
and
affection
to
chose
,
and
love
the
good
which
hee
knowes
.
Much
of
Gods
will
hee
knowes
,
and
hates
:
as
Ahab
and
Herod
:
I
hate
him
a
Prophet
,
indeed
,
of
God
,
of
whom
wee
may
inquire
;
but
I
hate
him
,
for
hee
speakes
not
good
to
mee
,
but
evill
:
Yet
could
this
King
in
some
things
humble
himselfe
,
rent
his
clothes
,
put
sackcloth
on
his
flesh
,
and
fasted
:
Hence
the
promises
of
God
,
thus
by
himselfe
abused
,
are
welcome
,
and
a
false
joy
followes
a
false
hope
.
But
the
command
of
God
,
much
more
the
threatning
word
,
and
reproofe
for
breach
of
the
command
,
is
grievous
to
him
,
and
insupportable
;
hated
as
cords
,
as
bonds
,
as
death
,
and
the
very
Crosse.
For
esteemi●g
his
lusts
to
bee
himselfe
(
and
indeed
he
is
little
else
)
he
accounts
himselfe
in
them
wounded
,
fettered
,
and
crucified
:
when
his
lust
is
restreined
,
he
is
imprisoned
:
when
his
sinne
is
pierced
,
his
very
heart
is
wounded
:
when
his
corruption
languishes
,
he
faints
,
and
is
dead
in
the
nest
,
and
with
as
much
joy
will
he
goe
to
the
Gallowse
,
as
to
that
Crosse
of
Christ
,
whereby
the
world
is
crucified
to
him
,
and
he
unto
the
world
.
See
this
exemplified
in
that
noted
hypocrite
,
Herod
.
The
preaching
of
Iohn
,
(
as
of
Christ
and
all
his
Messengers
,
Mar.
1.
14
,
15.
)
consisted
of
two
maine
points
,
Repent
,
and
Beleeve
.
Repent
,
for
the
kingdome
of
God
is
at
hand
:
Behold
the
Lomb
of
God
which
taketh
away
the
sinnes
of
the
world
,
Ioh.
1.29
.
Now
it
is
easie
to
finde
what
,
in
the
preaching
of
Iohn
,
this
incestuous
beast
hard
so
gladly
.
Is
it
any
marvell
if
such
a
wretch
(
fancying
a
remission
of
sin
,
without
forsaking
sin
,
&
impunity
by
Christ
)
should
with
much
joy
heare
of
such
a
Savior
as
he
blasphemously
supposed
?
But
that
other
necessary
part
of
the
Gospell
,
Repentance
,
rising
from
faith
,
Let
every
one
which
nameth
the
name
of
Christ
,
depart
from
iniquitie
)
this
hee
hated
,
and
the
Preacher
of
it
to
the
death
.
Now
then
had
it
beene
the
truth
of
God
in
which
he
rejoiced
,
the
doctrin
of
repentance
,
&
forsaking
sin
would
have
bin
as
wel
entertained
as
the
doctrine
of
remission
,
and
pardon
of
sin
;
because
both
are
equally
the
word
of
the
same
God
:
but
when
we
see
the
one
received
with
joy
,
&
honor
of
the
messenger
,
the
other
rejected
with
hate
,
&
death
of
the
speaker
,
who
discerns
not
that
his
joy
sprung
from
that
fond
dream
of
his
rotten
spirit
,
that
though
he
walked
according
to
the
stubbornnesse
of
his
own
wicked
heart
,
he
should
have
peace
.
Most
unlike
is
the
joy
of
the
faithfull
hearer
,
who
loves
the
Word
with
a
most
entire
,
unexpressible
affection
:
Oh
how
I
love
thy
Word
,
pure
word
,
an
unreconcilable
enemy
to
all
sinful
filthinesse
:
and
when
he
heares
that
double
promise
,
the
one
of
remitting
,
the
other
of
snbduing
sinne
;
when
he
heares
of
glory
,
and
holinesse
,
he
is
(
as
the
Apostle
)
in
a
strait
,
and
knowes
not
which
to
preferre
,
esteeming
the
conformitie
to
the
death
,
and
life
of
Christ
brought
in
the
Word
,
nothing
lesse
,
then
the
fellowship
with
him
in
glory
.
Take
a
further
view
of
this
in
some
instances
.
The
uprightnesse
of
Davids
,
and
Hezekiahs
heart
with
God
was
seene
in
this
:
For
when
that
bitter
reproofe
touched
the
quicke
,
David
taketh
all
the
blame
upon
himselfe
;
I
have
sinned
:
Hezekiah
further
confe●seth
the
Word
,
not
onely
just
,
but
good
,
Esa.
39.8
.
But
Amaziah
,
who
did
that
(
in
the
generall
)
which
was
right
,
but
not
with
an
upright
heart
like
his
father
David
(
2
King
.
14.3
.
)
discovers
that
hypocrisie
of
heart
in
rejecting
the
Word
,
when
it
came
neere
,
and
home
to
his
sinne
,
2
Chro.
25.2.16
.
To
couclude
this
point
:
remember
this
palpable
difference
betwixt
an
upright
,
and
dissembling
heart
:
The
faithfull
loves
,
&
rejoyces
in
that
part
of
the
word
of
God
which
the
hypocrite
hateth
;
and
in
the
selfe
same
respect
,
the
one
detests
&
grieves
at
it
,
the
other
loves
and
rejoyceth
in
it
:
why
doth
the
rebuke
of
Christ
sound
as
death
to
the
dissembler
,
but
as
the
glad
tidings
of
life
to
the
upright
?
In
both
,
because
it
is
the
trumpet
of
God
to
sound
an
alarum
against
sin
,
that
(
as
the
wals
of
Iericho
)
it
shal
fall
at
this
blast
,
and
be
destroyed
.
This
very
nature
,
and
effect
of
the
Word
,
that
it
is
the
Sword
of
the
Spirit
,
piercing
every
sinfull
lust
to
the
heart
,
and
mortifying
these
earthly
members
,
hee
cannot
delight
in
it
,
Ier.
6.
10.
CHAP.
XXX
.
Differencing
the
zeale
,
and
desires
after
Christ
in
the
hypocrite
,
and
faithfull
.
ANd
yet
further
even
in
godly
zeale
,
and
earnest
longings
after
Christ
the
hypocrite
wil
seem
to
hold
pace
with
the
soundest
,
&
best
Christian
:
he
can
be
very
zealous
in
divers
things
:
Ieh●
had
a
zeale
●or
the
Lord
;
yet
a
transparent
dissembler
:
See
2
King
.
10.
16.
28
,
29
,
31.
Hee
tooke
no
heed
to
walke
in
the
law
of
the
Lord
with
all
his
heart
.
Paul
before
his
conversion
,
and
other
Iewes
,
all
persecutors
,
yet
zealous
of
the
Law
of
God
,
Acts
22.3
.
Rom.
10.
2.
And
certainly
for
tha●
holy
Apostle
,
it
is
hard
to
say
,
whether
before
,
or
after
conversion
hee
were
more
fervent
against
,
or
for
Christ
,
and
his
truth
.
How
zealous
was
the
Pharises
in
the
observation
of
their
fore-fathers
Traditions
?
How
zealous
of
old
those
false
Teachers
in
abstinence
:
Touch
not
,
taste
not
,
handle
not
,
humble
,
neglecting
the
body
,
and
giving
it
no
honour
,
&c.
So
the
Papists
●t
this
day
,
with
much
shew
o●
zeale
,
maintaine
their
traditions
,
abstinence
from
flesh
,
from
marriage
,
lying
in
haire-cloth
,
&c.
But
where
is
the
difference
?
1.
The
Dissembler
is
very
hot
in
some
particulars
,
which
concerne
Gods
glory
,
but
hath
his
owne
ends
in
them
all
,
and
therefore
when
those
ends
faile
,
is
as
cold
in
other
things
,
which
are
as
,
or
more
needful
than
the
former
.
How
zealous
was
Iehu
against
Ahabs
Idols
?
He
rooted
out
the
Baalims
.
Not
so
much
warme
against
Ieroboams
Idols
,
but
served
the
Calves
of
Bethel
;
whereby
hee
plainly
uncovered
his
dissembling
heart
,
and
manifested
his
hypocrisie
to
every
eye
.
2.
The
hypocrites
zeale
is
all
externall
,
flaming
out
in
bitter
termes
against
some
other
who
dishonour
God
,
but
never
moved
to
see
God
dishonoured
in
his
owne
heart
and
actions
.
But
the
faithful
,
as
they
cannot
but
grieve
,
and
burne
when
they
see
others
grosly
offending
,
blaspheming
and
provoking
God
,
so
are
they
most
vexed
with
their
own
(
though
farre
lesse
)
rebellions
and
failings
.
3.
Lastly
,
the
dissembler
spends
his
heat
in
matters
of
no
moment
;
his
indignation
wil
be
much
more
kindled
in
the
use
or
disuse
of
matters
of
indifferency
,
then
in
the
weightiest
things
of
the
Law
or
Gospell
.
But
the
upright
heart
knowes
well
,
that
there
are
some
things
in
which
he
must
contend
earnestly
;
hee
must
not
strive
:
Gods
Church
hath
no
such
custome
(
1
Cor.
11.16
.
)
In
the
last
place
,
as
in
zeale
,
so
in
earnest
desires
an
hypocrite
will
seeme
to
run
as
fast
to
Christ
,
to
thirst
&
long
for
him
,
as
the
most
faithfull
:
For
when
the
hard
skin
of
his
seared
cons●ience
is
flayed
off
,
by
those
knives
of
circumcision
(
the
sharp
law
of
God
)
and
the
terrours
of
hell
gate
upon
his
galled
soule
,
in
the
sense
of
these
agonies
he
will
value
Christ
as
highly
,
desire
him
as
heartily
(
as
wel
to
the
sight
of
others
,
as
to
his
owne
sense
)
as
any
true
member
of
Christ
:
What
in
the
world
would
hee
not
give
,
nay
,
a
whole
world
to
purchase
one
drop
of
that
precious
bloud
?
This
goes
very
farre
(
will
some
say
)
can
any
Christian
goe
further
?
Yes
verily
:
For
the
faithfull
soule
,
in
the
day
peace
,
continues
still
as
highly
and
dearely
to
esteeme
the
Lord
Jesus
,
even
after
reconciliation
:
when
he
heares
the
blessed
Spirit
speaking
peace
to
him
,
hee
esteemes
all
things
dung
and
losse
in
comparison
of
the
knowledge
of
Christ
.
Here
the
hypocrite
leaveth
him
.
In
the
storme
hee
will
runne
as
fast
to
Christ
,
(
the
rocke
and
refuge
from
the
tempest
of
Gods
wrath
)
as
any
:
The
one
desires
him
for
justification
in
the
day
of
wrath
,
to
wipe
off
his
reckoning
,
and
enter
him
into
glory
:
The
other
also
for
sanctification
to
clense
him
from
sinne
,
and
beautifie
his
soule
in
the
glorious
image
of
God
:
If
the
Lord
would
give
the
hypocrite
free
leave
to
take
his
pleasure
in
sinne
,
without
feare
of
judgement
,
how
would
he
rejoyce
,
as
in
a
great
and
speciall
privilege
?
hee
would
account
himselfe
as
happy
in
his
liberty
to
sinne
,
as
in
his
exemption
from
the
reward
of
sinne
.
But
oh
how
wofull
a
captivity
,
how
lothsome
a
grave
,
how
base
a
drudgery
,
&
miserable
thraldome
would
a
faithfull
soule
account
of
such
a
licence
?
as
much
ha●ing
the
filthinesse
of
sinne
,
as
the
punishment
;
the
spirituall
death
,
as
the
eternall
.
CHAP.
XXXI
.
Applying
these
things
for
removing
tentations
rising
from
conceit
of
hypocrisie
.
NOw
then
,
seeing
we
know
how
farre
an
hypocrite
may
seeme
to
goe
in
the
good
way
,
let
us
proceed
to
remove
that
wavering
which
beares
downe
many
a
weake
Christian
in
a
very
painfull
&
discomfortable
estate
.
I
find
two
especiall
temptations
,
applied
by
Satan
,
to
shake
the
faith
of
a
weake
soule
,
and
to
hold
it
in
suspence
,
that
it
cannot
rise
up
to
any
strong
consolation
in
the
sense
and
feeling
of
Gods
grace
&
favor
.
The
first
and
chiefe
is
,
that
whatsoever
●hey
do
,
is
done
in
hypocrisie
.
True
it
is
,
they
can
heare
the
Word
,
they
can
frequent
the
assemblies
,
reverence
the
sincere
Teachers
of
it
,
invite
others
to
the
fellowship
of
the
same
grace
,
rejoyce
in
the
Word
,
but
all
this
(
saith
the
Tempter
,
and
truly
)
may
bee
in
an
hypocrite
,
and
in
themselves
they
thinke
it
is
all
no
better
than
dissembling
.
They
have
some
zeale
(
they
confesse
)
to
the
truth
,
but
an
hypocriticall
zeale
;
some
desire
and
longing
after
Christ
,
but
hypocriticall
;
all
is
meere
hypocrisie
.
Thus
they
say
,
thus
they
thinke
.
Now
let
such
a
Christian
,
1.
seriously
consider
,
that
the
subtle
Serpent
doth
not
onely
tempt
men
to
presumption
,
but
also
to
distrust
;
as
is
apparent
in
those
assaults
,
by
which
he
set
upon
our
blessed
Saviour
:
As
hee
allures
him
to
a
presumptuous
casting
himselfe
downe
from
the
pinacle
of
the
Temple
,
because
the
Angels
waited
on
him
to
lift
,
and
beare
him
up
;
so
also
he
laboureth
to
draw
him
to
a
distrust
of
Gods
providence
,
and
therefore
(
as
the
sonne
of
God
)
to
command
the
stones
to
be
made
bread
:
See
Matth.
4.
3.
6.
And
as
the
ignorant
and
carelesse
worldling
is
the
most
ordinary
object
upon
whom
hee
workes
grosse
,
presumptuous
dreams
of
salvation
;
(
those
hee
perswades
,
God
is
mercifull
,
Christ
came
to
save
all
men
,
and
therefore
when
he
heares
the
word
of
the
curse
,
he
causeth
him
,
from
these
grounds
,
to
blesse
himselfe
in
his
heart
,
saying
,
I
shall
have
peace
,
though
I
walke
after
the
stubbornnesse
of
mine
owne
heart
,
adding
drunkennesse
to
thirst
;
thus
he
rocks
him
in
a
dead
sleep
of
sinne
.
)
As
thus
he
workes
grosse
presumptions
upon
the
carelesse
and
blinde
professour
,
so
hee
never
pursues
any
with
those
weapons
of
distrustfull
,
and
unbeleeving
feares
,
but
those
who
are
either
quite
gone
,
or
now
going
,
or
at
least
setting
their
faces
to
goe
out
of
his
AEgypt
,
in
travell
toward
the
heavenly
Canaan
.
So
then
when
hee
assaults
thee
with
this
weapon
,
know
assuredly
that
Satan
plainely
discerns
that
God
hath
wakened
,
and
raised
thy
soule
from
that
drowsie
cradle
of
sinne
,
in
which
hee
so
long
had
lulled
thee
in
deep
security
.
Againe
,
remember
thy
corrupt
heart
is
very
deceitfull
,
not
onely
to
hide
up
sinne
in
it
,
and
to
flatter
thee
with
faire
,
but
false
hopes
,
and
so
to
breede
pride
,
and
presumption
;
but
as
cunning
also
to
conceale
any
grace
which
is
in
it
,
and
so
to
affright
thee
with
likely
,
but
false
feares
:
It
will
bee
then
a
necessary
point
of
wisedome
not
to
give
full
,
and
rash
credite
to
either
hope
,
or
feare
,
but
diligently
to
weigh
thy
estate
in
that
ballance
of
the
Word
,
which
is
the
truth
,
and
cannot
deceive
thee
:
First
then
(
humbling
thy
soule
by
prayer●
and
intreating
the
assistance
of
that
holy
Spirit
,
after
his
covetousnesse
,
Againe
,
both
a
sound
,
and
rotten
heart
rejoyce
in
the
Word
:
But
thou
findest
love
to
the
word
,
not
in
thy
mouth
as
the
dissembler
,
Ezek.
33.
31.
when
indeede
his
soule
hates
it
,
(
at
least
some
part
of
it
)
but
in
thy
heart
.
He
receives
not
the
love
of
the
truth
,
2
Thes.
2.
10.
and
therefore
rejoyces
not
in
the
truth
of
God
,
but
in
the
lyes
of
Satan
,
promising
life
without
reformation
:
but
thou
out
of
love
to
the
Word
,
even
because
it
is
a
purifying
word
,
rejoycest
in
it
,
especially
that
power
of
it
,
whereby
thy
soule
is
washed
,
and
clensed
from
thine
owne
wickednesse
.
The
upright
and
dissembler
both
burne
in
zeale
;
but
thou
findest
thy
heart
angry
,
and
grieved
,
not
with
some
,
but
al
sins
,
not
with
others
only
,
but
most
with
thine
owne
,
whereby
God
is
dishonored
.
Lastly
,
the
hypocrite
can
thirst
for
Christ
at
sometimes
,
when
he
is
in
the
furnace
,
as
iron
,
his
heart
for
the
present
is
softned
,
but
as
soone
as
it
is
out
of
the
fiery
triall
,
returnes
to
his
hardnesse
,
and
indeed
was
onely
troubled
,
never
changed
.
But
thou
findest
a
deepe
,
and
unquenched
thirst
of
Christ
and
his
righteousnesse
,
ever
burning
in
thy
soule
;
so
that
even
in
the
dayes
of
peace
thy
heart
is
ever
sighing
after
him
,
and
esteemest
him
as
the
onely
medicine
for
thy
sicke
spirit
,
so
the
onely
food
when
thou
art
healthy
and
strong
.
In
all
of
these
may
the
faithfull
soule
easily
perceive
that
hee
hath
outstript
the
hypocrite
,
and
left
him
farre
behinde
,
and
is
certainely
entred
into
the
true
way
of
grace
to
glory
.
CHAP.
XXXII
.
Removing
that
tentation
which
riseth
from
comparison
with
other
Christians
.
ANother
ordinary
tentation
of
Satan
,
is
,
when
he
worketh
the
humbled
soule
to
compare
the
graces
of
some
other
with
their
owne
,
and
the
meanes
either
common
,
and
equall
to
both
,
or
perhaps
lesse
to
others
,
who
yet
(
as
he
conceives
)
outstrip
him
in
grace
;
and
so
to
discourage
,
and
overthrow
this
worke
of
faith
in
him
.
Oh
(
sayes
a
dejected
spirit
)
I
have
had
more
time
,
more
seed
,
more
labour
bestowed
on
mee
,
farre
more
than
such
,
or
such
a
Christian
,
and
yet
how
fruitfull
are
they
?
But
I
,
how
barren
,
and
bare
in
knowledge
,
in
faith
,
in
love
,
&c.
how
wonderfully
have
they
outgrowne
me
?
But
first
,
let
such
a
troubled
heart
observe
,
that
this
depressing
,
despising
,
and
condemning
our selves
in
respect
of
unfruitfulnesse
,
whereby
we
seeme
to
come
short
of
others
,
is
an
eminent
grace
of
God
,
unto
which
,
by
promise
,
he
hath
tyed
all
his
other
graces
.
God
gives
grace
to
the
●umble
.
S●condly
,
they
are
often
deceived
in
their
judgements
.
For
know
this
,
and
remember
it
as
a
sure
truth
;
the
more
thou
hast
profited
in
grace
,
and
art
enriched
in
this
durable
substance
,
the
more
covetous
will
thy
heart
be
of
spirituall
gifts
.
When
a
worldling
begins
to
taste
the
sweetnesse
of
earthly
lucre
,
oh
how
greedily
doth
hee
thirst
after
it
?
And
though
hee
lay
up
treasure
as
dust
,
&
gulp
downe
sinfull
pleasure
as
water
,
yet
a
dry
drop●ie
possesseth
him
.
The
more
he
drinks
,
the
more
he
thirsts
:
so
is
it
with
that
soule
which
being
weaned
from
this
,
and
in
love
with
that
world
to
come
,
is
fired
with
an
holy
,
and
heavenly
covetousnesse
of
spirituall
riches
:
The
more
he
bags
up
of
those
evelasting
treasures
,
the
more
poore
will
he
seeme
to
himselfe
:
oh
how
good
a
signe
is
it
,
when
the
riches
of
grace
make
thee
poore
in
spirit
:
I
know
thy
tribulation
and
poverty
,
but
thou
art
rich
.
For
as
it
is
a
certaine
signe
that
he
who
supposes
he
knowes
,
beleeves
,
loves
much
,
knowes
nothing
as
hee
ought
to
know
:
that
when
we
thinke
we
are
increased
in
goods
,
and
want
nothing
,
then
there
is
nothing
which
we
want
not
,
Wee
are
wretched
,
poore
,
miserable
,
blinde
,
and
naked
:
so
when
the
desires
sayling
to
the
heavenly
Jerusalem●
&
filled
with
the
breath
of
that
holy
Spirit
,
are
carried
so
swiftly
,
that
they
thinke
the
actions
stand
still
,
and
either
move
not
,
or
goe
backeward
;
certainly
that
heart
which
sends
forth
these
desires
,
is
strong
,
and
fervent
in
the
life
of
grace
.
Thirdly
,
if
those
whom
thou
thus
preferrest
before
thy selfe
,
were
asked
their
opinion
,
thou
shouldst
heare
them
heartily
,
and
earnestly
professe
,
and
protest
with
sighes
their
many
infirmities
,
as
farre
preferring
thee
,
as
thou
them
.
But
withal
,
and
above
all
remember
,
and
apply
to
this
purpose
that
common
axiom
,
That
truth
,
or
substance
is
not
capable
o●
more
,
or
lesse
.
Suppose
thy
mis-conceit
true
,
that
thou
wert
farre
inferiour
in
grace
to
many
,
who
are
farre
younger
in
the
life
of
grace
than
thou
;
this
hinders
not
,
but
that
thou
hast
the
true
life
of
Christ
and
his
Spirit
,
as
well
,
though
not
so
full
as
they
.
Neither
in
this
life
,
nor
in
the
other
,
the
eldest
are
ever
the
strongest
.
But
as
a
childe
,
or
weake
man
,
troubled
with
much
sicknesse
,
hath
as
true
and
very
life
as
hee
that
is
strong
,
and
never
tasted
one
sicke
houre
;
so
the
weake
Christian
,
held
downe
intentation
,
hath
as
verily
the
life
of
God
,
as
they
who
have
out-wrastled
Satan
,
and
sinne
,
and
enjoy
much
liberty
,
and
enlargement
of
spirit
.
Who
doubts
but
that
Paul
,
after
conversion
,
though
borne
out
of
time
,
excelled
in
grace
many
of
the
Apostles
themselves
:
yet
were
they
not
onely
living
,
but
eminent
members
of
Christ
.
Apply
these
things
to
thy
soule
,
and
so
cast
out
this
wavering
in
spirit
,
and
those
feares
whi●h
breed
painfulnesse
:
CHAP.
XXXIII
.
Containing
some
infallible
signes
of
our
Calling
and
Election
.
MAny
sure
,
and
evident
markes
hath
the
Lord
Jesus
Christ
set
upon
his
Sheep
,
which
as
by
the
hand
of
his
Spirit
in
the
Scripture
he
hath
graven
,
so
hath
he
by
the
same
hand
printed
them
upon
us
,
that
considering
our selves
marked
out
by
them
,
we
may
come
,
not
onely
to
a
probable
hope
,
but
full
assurance
of
faith
,
that
we
are
his
chosen
Flocke
,
and
Sheepe
of
his
pasture
,
who
shall
never
perish
,
never
be
plucked
out
of
his
,
and
his
Fathers
hand
.
Of
very
many
I
will
insist
onely
upon
some
few
.
First
then
,
read
advisedly
that
Scripture
,
1
Ioh.
3.
1
,
2.
Behold
what
manner
of
love
the
Father
hath
bestowed
upon
us
,
that
wee
should
bee
called
the
Sonnes
of
God●
And
,
we
know
that
when
hee
shall
appeare
,
we
shall
be
like
him
,
for
we
shall
see
him
as
he
is
.
Hence
,
in
the
first
place
,
it
is
evident
,
that
those
whom
the
Father
hath
made
children
unto
himselfe
,
hee
hath
most
dearely
,
and
everlastingly
loved
:
(
see
also
Ier.
31.
3.
)
And
againe
,
that
when
wee
know
our
filiation
,
(
when
wee
are
made
Sonnes
,
)
wee
know
also
that
when
Christ
shall
appeare
,
wee
shall
see
him
as
hee
is
,
and
bee
glorified
with
him
:
This
then
is
cleare
,
that
when
wee
are
children
of
God
,
wee
are
eternally
beloved
by
him
,
and
shal
reigne
with
him
in
eternity
.
But
how
shall
wee
know
that
we
are
made
children
?
Looke
into
the
9
verse
of
that
chap.
The
seed
of
God
remaineth
in
them
who
are
borne
of
God
:
he
begetteth
us
by
the
Word
of
truth
.
That
immortall
seede
brings
forth
in
us
an
immortall
life
.
Hence
also
is
it
manifest
that
when
God
hath
powerfully
and
effectually
sowne
this
seed
in
the
heart
of
any
man
,
then
the
life
of
God
,
(
that
eternall
life
)
is
given
him
:
in
which
regard
the
Gospell
is
often
called
the
power
of
God
to
salvation
.
We
are
borne
not
of
mortall
,
but
immortall
seed
,
the
word
of
God
:
this
Word
endureth
for
ever
:
and
this
is
the
Word
which
by
the
Gospell
is
preached
unto
you
.
Wherefore
laying
aside
,
&c.
As
new
borne
babes
●esire
(
or
thirst
for
)
the
sincere
milke
of
the
Gospell
,
that
you
may
grow
thereby
.
From
all
these
Scriptures
linked
together
,
observe
how
plainly
,
and
necessarily
,
beyond
all
contradiction
,
these
two
conclu●ions
are
gathered●
1.
Whosoever
thirsteth
for
the
sincere
milke
of
the
Gospell
to
grow
up
by
it
in
grace
,
and
all
obedience
,
hee
is
certainely
new
borne
,
and
a
babe
,
(
at
least
)
in
this
immortall
life
.
2.
Whosoever
is
borne
of
God
by
this
seed
of
his
Word
,
is
everlastingly
beloved
of
God
,
and
shall
appeare
with
Christ
in
glorie
.
When
therefore
we
finde
that
whereas
heretofore
,
being
full
,
we
loathed
this
hony-combe
;
sweet
unto
us
:
so
that
wee
can
truly
say
,
All
the
words
of
God
,
even
his
commands
,
and
judgements
,
as
wel
as
his
promises
,
pleasant
unto
our
taste
,
more
than
home
unto
our
mouth
;
that
frequently
,
as
the
Infant
for
the
brest
,
wee
longue
for
it
,
not
for
custome
,
feare
,
or
knowledge
onely
,
but
to
grow
up
in
all
obedience
to
God
,
then
may
we
,
without
all
question
,
conclude
;
Seeing
God
hath
effectually
applied
this
Word
unto
my
soule
,
and
in
his
eternall
love
begotten
mee
as
a
childe
,
and
heire
to
himselfe
,
joynt
heire
with
Christ
,
I
know
that
nothing
shall
seperate
mee
from
the
love
of
God
,
which
is
in
Christ
;
nothing
shall
plucke
mee
out
of
the
hand
of
my
gracious
Saviour
,
and
my
Almighty
Father
.
Againe
,
whosoever
is
partaker
of
the
victory
of
Christ
,
so
that
now
not
sinne
,
but
Christ
reignes
in
him
,
is
certainly
a
true
member
of
the
Lord
Jesus
,
and
one
of
them
,
for
whom
Christ
hath
dyed
:
See
Rom.
8.37,38
.
We
are
more
than
Conquerors
through
him
that
loved
us
:
I
am
perswaded
,
therefore
,
that
nothing
shall
seperate
us
,
&c.
God
hath
given
us
victorie
through
our
Lord
Iesus
Christ
.
So
then
,
when
by
the
Word
the
strong
holds
of
Satan
are
battered
,
and
beaten
downe
in
us
,
&
every
thought
subdued
to
the
obedience
of
Christ
;
when
the
dominion
of
sinne
is
deposed
in
us
,
and
the
Scepter
of
Christ
,
and
his
Throne
set
up
in
our
hearts
,
we
are
in
the
state
of
grace
,
(
Rom.
6.14
.
)
and
members
of
his
mysticall
body
,
baptised
into
his
death
,
quickened
in
his
resurrection
,
as
is
apparent
in
the
whole
course
of
that
chapter
.
But
how
should
I
be
assured
that
Christ
reigneth
in
me
,
and
not
sinne
?
Why
?
Know
you
not
that
to
whom
you
yeeld
your selves
servants
to
obey
,
his
servants
yon
are
to
whom
you
obey
.
Marke
then
,
obedience
in
service
must
bee
from
a
yeelding
willingnesse
,
and
love
:
(
With
good
will
doing
service
:
)
If
then
thou
obeyest
,
thou
yeeldest
up
thy selfe
,
(
not
forced
)
with
love
,
and
good
will
to
do
what
is
commanded
:
See
then
,
and
con●ider
not
so
much
what
thou
doest
,
but
what
thou
wouldst
doe
,
and
whom
thou
obeyest
.
Thou
doest
the
evill
thou
wouldst
not
doe
;
thou
doest
not
the
good
thou
wouldest
doe
:
Then
this
is
no
obedience
,
when
it
is
done
,
but
not
with
good
wil
:
oh
wretched
man
that
I
am
,
who
shall
deliver
me
?
And
hee
certainly
is
a
servant
,
and
member
of
Christ
,
who
,
pressed
with
sinfull
weakenesse
,
would
doe
what
hee
cannot
,
and
doth
what
hee
can
.
Take
a
more
through
view
of
this
truth
in
a
familiar
,
and
confessed
instance
:
Spai●e
is
truly
said
to
be
under
the
dominion
of
the
Spanish
King
;
because
the
people
acknowledging
themselves
Subjects
,
willingly
live
under
his
lawes
:
but
Holland
is
as
truly
said
not
to
be
under
his
dominion
,
because
having
shaken
off
his
yoake
,
they
live
not
under
his
lawes
,
nor
will
heare
of
his
service
.
And
although
sometime
in
fight
they
are
overcome
,
yet
doe
they
renew
their
forces
,
and
both
openly
professe
,
and
behave
themselves
as
enemies
.
Thus
is
it
with
the
faithfull
:
They
were
the
servants
of
sinne
,
but
now
from
the
heart
they
have
obeyed
that
forme
of
doctrine
which
was
delivered
them
.
They
hate
,
and
reject
the
Law
of
sinne
in
their
members
.
But
doth
not
sinne
fight
against
them
?
Yes
,
and
they
against
it
:
And
this
is
a
signe
of
enmitie
,
not
obedience
:
But
it
often
prevailes
also
.
True
,
but
it
prevailes
as
an
Enemie
;
therefore
they
renew
their
strength
by
prayer
,
plucke
up
their
hearts
,
and
set
themselves
in
order
to
resist
,
and
subdue
it
:
No
signe
of
dominion
in
all
this
,
but
rather
of
that
deadly
feod
mentioned
by
the
Apostle
,
The
spirit
lusteth
against
the
flesh
,
and
the
flesh
against
the
spirit
,
and
these
two
are
contrarie
.
Hence
again
we
may
know
that
we
have
claime
to
Christ
,
and
all
that
hee
hath
done
for
the
Elect.
For
,
if
I
am
not
under
the
dominion
of
sinne
,
I
am
under
grace
,
and
the
true
subject
of
Christ
,
even
a
member
of
his
body
.
But
I
plainly
finde
in
me
a
rebellion
against
sinne
;
within
,
by
loathing
it
as
a
body
of
death
,
and
a
stinking
carrion
;
without
,
by
opposing
it
in
all
my
actions
,
and
labouring
to
free
my selfe
not
onely
from
subjection
,
but
from
the
encumbrance
,
and
molestation
of
it
,
utterly
to
root
it
our
,
as
the
spirituall
Canaanite
.
Certain
am
I
therefore
,
that
Christ
hath
subdued
sinne
in
me
,
setled
me
in
his
kingdome
,
and
in
his
bodie
:
Nothing
can
separate
mee
from
him
.
As
it
is
very
easie
to
see
the
soule
in
the
body
(
though
invisible
in
the
substance
)
by
the
effects
and
workes
of
it
;
so
will
it
be
no
difficult
matter
to
discerne
the
blessed
Spirit
dwelling
in
us
,
by
his
many
,
and
manifest
operations
:
For
as
in
the
whole
body
of
Christ
,
so
in
every
member
the
holy
Ghost
is
ever
working
:
Looke
as
in
the
bodie
the
soule
is
never
idle
,
but
ever
in
action
,
even
in
swoones
when
we
feele
it
not
,
yet
then
it
ceaseth
not
;
and
though
at
such
times
wee
have
no
sense
of
it
,
yet
others
conversing
with
us
,
evidently
perceive
it
working
for
life
;
so
in
the
new
man
,
It
is
the
same
Spirit
which
worketh
all
in
all
:
so
that
when
we
feele
it
not
our selves
,
others
easily
see
it
.
Two
maine
actions
of
the
Spirit
,
comprehending
the
rest
,
are
mortification
,
opposing
,
resisting
,
and
working
out
the
old
man
,
(
all
sinfull
matter
in
us
,
)
or
Vivification
,
quickning
,
repairing
,
and
strengthening
the
new
man
.
No
sooner
the
Spirit
enters
,
but
it
discovers
to
us
much
ignorance
;
and
then
stirres
up
to
incline
the
eare
unto
wisedome
,
and
apply
the
heart
to
understanding
,
the
tongue
to
crie
for
knowledge
,
and
lift
up
the
voyce
for
understanding
.
When
now
the
i●●elligible
part
is
somewhat
cleared
,
and
light
brought
forth
in
this
new
Creation
;
strait
the
dulnesse
,
and
deadnesse
of
the
concupiscible
part
(
the
will
,
and
affections
)
is
laid
open
.
Then
the
heart
longues
,
and
the
tongue
calls
out
for
quicke●i●g
grace
.
Take
notice
of
this
in
the
Saints
:
Thus
David
begs
for
more
light
,
Open
mine
eyes
,
that
I
may
see
the
wonders
of
thy
Law
.
Teach
me
,
O
Lord
,
the
way
of
thy
S●at●tes
.
Give
mee
understanding
.
But
now
when
by
the
grace
of
God
,
in
the
exercise
of
the
Word
,
hee
was
growne
wiser
than
his
enemses
,
and
of
more
understanding
than
all
his
teachers
;
then
strait
his
eye
was
upon
that
sluggishnesse
,
and
deadnesse
of
spirit
:
and
how
loud
,
and
frequent
is
he
for
quickning
?
Quicken
me
according
to
thy
Word
;
quicken
me
according
to
thy
judgement
;
quicken
me
according
to
thy
loving
kindnesse
:
how
often
repeated
in
that
one
Psalme
?
Certaine
is
it
,
that
as
wee
can
never
in
this
life
wholly
shake
off
all
sinfull
infirmities
;
so
that
blessed
Spirit
will
never
suffer
us
to
rest
in
any
:
Looke
as
in
the
earthly
Canaan
the
Israelites
(
untill
the
reigne
of
Salomon
)
were
never
in
full
peace
;
sometime
vexed
with
Iabin
of
Canaan
,
sometime
with
the
Philistims
,
but
ever
victorious
:
Remarkable
is
it
,
that
ever
their
vexation
was
a
sure
signe
of
their
enlargement
;
and
oppression
by
the
enemy
,
ushered
in
the
destruction
of
the
oppressor
:
(
for
when
Israels
soule
was
grieved
with
the
Canaa●ites
,
soule
was
grieved
for
his
Israel
:
)
So
in
the
state
of
grace
,
till
that
true
Salomon
,
the
Prince
of
peace
,
shall
fully
reigne
over
all
his
,
and
our
enemies
,
wee
shall
ever
be
in
continuall
strife
with
our
sinfull
corruptions
;
first
with
one
,
then
with
another
;
and
nothing
should
more
fully
assure
us
that
God
hath
certainly
purposed
to
cut
off
any
sinfull
affection
in
us
,
then
that
discovering
it
to
our
eyes
,
and
giving
us
sense
of
the
burden
;
he
gives
us
no
rest
,
that
wee
may
give
him
no
rest
,
but
seek
importunately
for
helpe
,
till
we
finde
it
subdued
,
and
destroyed
in
us
.
Neither
doth
the
blessed
Spirit
,
by
his
baptisme
of
fire
,
onely
mortifie
,
and
purge
out
the
drosse
of
our
sinfull
nature
,
but
quickens
us
by
that
heat
of
life
in
vivification
;
so
that
the
soule
,
enflamed
with
the
thirst
of
grace
and
glory
,
can
make
no
stay
in
his
race
,
till
it
touch
the
marke
;
with
all
diligence
adding
to
faith
,
vertue
;
to
vertue
,
knowledge
;
to
knowledge
,
temperance
:
Hence
is
it
that
even
in
the
depth
of
tentation
when
our selves
(
judging
by
sense
)
suppose
that
all
is
lost
;
standers
by
(
as
they
say
)
see
further
then
wee
,
and
can
easily
discerne
this
Spirit
mightily
working
in
us
,
grieving
under
the
load
of
sinne
,
and
unutterably
groaning
under
this
oppression
,
judging
our selves
,
sighing
for
grace
.
By
this
then
may
wee
evidently
dis●rne
the
Spirit
dwelling
in
us
,
that
we
are
ever
in
spirituall
motion
,
action
,
and
exercise
;
sometime
mortifying
,
sometime
quickning
,
ever
leading
us
forward
to
perfection
:
(
See
Rom.
8.11.13
,
14.
)
so
that
we
can
never
rest
,
or
sit
downe
in
a
contented
estate
,
till
wee
are
fully
compleat
in
happinesse
,
and
glory
.
Lastly
,
another
signe
whereby
we
may
,
without
all
faile
,
conclude
,
that
we
are
translated
from
death
unto
life
,
our
love
to
the
Brethren
.
For
certainely
,
He
that
receiveth
a
Prophet
in
the
name
of
a
Prophet
,
shall
receive
a
Prophets
reward
:
and
he
that
receiveth
a
righteous
man
in
the
name
of
a
righteous
man
,
shall
receive
the
reward
of
a
righteous
man
;
and
hee
that
gives
a
cup
of
water
to
a
Disciple
in
the
name
of
a
Disciple
,
verilie
hee
in
no
wise
shall
lose
his
reward
:
Nay
this
token
of
our
love
proves
and
makes
good
all
the
former
;
namely
,
that
God
is
our
Father
,
the
Lord
Iesus
our
Saviour
,
and
we
Temples
of
the
holy
Ghost
:
whosoever
beleeveth
that
Iesus
is
the
Christ
,
is
borne
of
God
,
and
every
one
that
loveth
him
that
begot
,
loveth
him
also
that
is
begotten
of
him
.
Behold
,
let
us
love
one
another
:
for
love
is
of
God
,
and
every
one
that
loveth
,
is
borne
of
God
,
and
knoweth
God
.
Where
the
love
of
Gods
children
is
set
out
by
the
Spirit
as
a
sure
token
both
of
our
love
to
God
,
and
our
new
birth
by
God
.
Againe
,
our
Saviour
appointeth
it
as
the
Badge
of
his
Disciples
;
By
this
shall
all
men
(
how
much
more
our selves
)
know
,
that
you
are
my
Disciples
if
you
love
one
another
.
This
is
his
command
,
that
we
should
beleeve
,
and
love
one
another
:
and
he
that
keepeth
this
Commandement
dwels
in
him
,
and
he
in
him
.
And
hereby
we
know
that
he
abideth
in
us
by
the
Spirit
he
hath
given
us
.
The
two
great
commandements
of
the
Gospell
,
are
Faith
,
and
love
,
which
when
they
are
written
in
our
hearts
by
the
Spirit
,
and
he
stirres
us
up
to
cleave
unto
our
head
by
faith
,
unto
our
fellow
members
by
love
,
it
is
manifest
that
we
dwell
in
Christ
,
and
Christ
in
us
by
that
holy
Spirit
.
Hence
also
may
a
faithfull
soule
surely
gather
;
God
himselfe
hath
most
clearely
testified
,
that
if
I
love
the
Brethren
,
I
am
translated
from
death
to
life
,
that
I
am
borne
of
God
,
and
therefore
love
the
children
of
God
,
because
being
my selfe
his
childe
,
I
love
my
Father
.
Christ
hath
set
his
badge
,
and
cognizance
upon
me
in
that
love
,
and
that
holy
Spirit
is
●hee
,
which
by
his
presence
hath
brought
my
heart
into
obedience
of
this
precept
.
Certaine
then
is
it
,
that
this
love
to
the
Saints
,
is
proper
onely
to
the
Saints
,
even
to
those
whom
God
hath
begotten
by
his
Word
,
saved
by
his
death
,
and
sanctified
by
his
grace
.
Seeing
then
I
finde
this
love
to
the
Saints
rooted
in
my
heart
,
that
my
soule
cleaves
to
their
persons
,
delights
in
their
fellowship
,
admires
their
excellencies
,
sure
am
I
that
the
same
grace
which
I
love
f●ourishing
in
others
,
is
planted
in
my selfe
,
that
their
Father
is
my
Father
,
their
Head
my
Head
,
and
that
Spirit
which
dwels
in
them
,
resteth
on
me
,
and
will
abide
with
me
forever
.
CHAP.
XXXIV
.
Recollecting
and
applying
these
things
by
short
meditation
.
NOw
then
in
the
last
place
let
the
troubled
soule
in
some
inward
conference
,
underset
,
and
prop
up
his
shaken
faith
by
applying
these
assurances
unto
himselfe
.
Say
then
in
thy
heart
:
How
long
(
oh
my
soule
)
how
long
wilt
thou
suffer
this
feare
,
which
hath
torment
,
Search
,
oh
my
Spirit
,
search
ou●
in
these
heavenly
Records
those
sure
evidences
,
whereby
thy
Lord
hath
graciously
conv●yed
unto
thee
this
happy
and
blessed
estate
.
Are
they
not
layed
up
in
the
middest
of
thy
heart
?
See
here
first
divers
strong
assurances
that
God
hath
clensed
thee
from
reigning
hypocrisie
,
that
hee
hath
given
thee
a
thirst
of
righteousnesse
,
not
onely
a
desire
to
know
him
,
but
to
walke
with
him
in
all
sincerity
of
obedience
.
That
hee
hath
given
thee
an
unfeined
delight
,
and
joy
,
not
onely
in
the
Promises
,
but
in
every
Commandement
of
thy
Lord
,
liking
,
and
heartily
loving
that
purifying
fire
of
the
Word
,
whereby
thou
art
refined
as
gold
,
and
seperate
from
this
sinfull
drosse
,
which
is
so
mixed
,
and
incorporate
with
thee
.
A
zealous
anger
,
and
griefe
burning
within
thee
,
detesting
every
sinne
whereby
thy
Saviour
is
dishonoured
;
and
above
all
,
thine
owne
,
in
which
thou
(
unthankefull
wretch
)
too
often
forgettest
that
incomperable
,
incomprehensible
love
,
wherewith
hee
hath
compassed
,
and
embraced
thee
.
A
continuall
longing
after
the
Lord
Jesus
,
after
his
death
,
that
thou
maist
be
buried
in
it
;
after
his
resurrection
,
that
thou
maist
be
quickened
by
it
;
and
not
only
justified
in
that
other
,
but
sactifi●d
in
this
life
,
and
renewed
after
that
his
glorious
image
,
and
divine
beauty
.
True
indeed
,
my
weake
soule
,
too
true
thou
art
full
of
infirmities
,
very
unfruitfull
,
very
unprofitable
:
every
one
out-strips
thee
,
and
those
who
have
set
out
long
after
thee
in
this
heavenly
race
,
are
now
much
before
thee
:
But
yet
comfort
thy selfe
,
for
even
in
this
estate
thy
gracious
Saviour
leaves
thee
not
altogether
comfortlesse
,
but
still
affords
thee
some
token
of
his
eternall
love
:
for
seeing
thy
weakenesse
,
thou
art
humbled
within
me
,
and
broken
with
griefe
of
thy
barrennesse
.
But
rise
,
my
dejected
soule
,
oh
rise
up
in
strong
consolations
,
and
glorious
rejoycings
.
See
here
,
oh
see
thou
hast
an
infallible
evidence
that
the
Father
of
lights
hath
begotten
thee
through
the
word
of
Truth
:
and
that
thou
art
borne
anew
,
not
of
mortall
,
but
immortall
seede
,
the
Word
of
God
;
and
therefore
entred
not
into
a
corruptible
,
but
eternall
life
.
For
,
seest
thou
not
that
seede
of
thy
Father
abiding
in
thee
?
feelest
thou
not
an
unslaked
thirst
of
that
sincere
milke
of
the
Gospell
,
not
that
thou
mightst
have
it
in
thy
mouth
for
discourse
,
but
in
thy
heart
for
growth
;
growth
in
all
obedience
,
growth
in
all
holinesse
and
perfection
.
Behold
also
,
behold
with
joy
unspeakeable
,
Thy
Saviour
hath
assured
his
victory
unto
thee
,
and
hath
already
throwne
downe
the
dominion
of
sinne
in
thee
.
It
is
,
indeed
,
an
enemy
,
a
strong
,
a
grievous
,
encombring
,
vexing
,
and
ah
too
often
prevailing
enemy
,
but
an
enemy
:
thou
professest
no
obedience
,
but
proclaimest
open
warre
to
every
sinne
:
how
much
more
will
he
,
who
conquered
it
reigning
,
subdue
it
rebelling
in
thee
?
yea
,
certainely
,
the
Lord
Jesus
hath
set
up
his
victorious
Crosse
in
thee
,
and
he
that
now
hangs
out
a
flagge
of
defiance
,
will
shortly
set
up
his
banner
of
triumph
,
trample
all
thine
enemies
,
and
bruise
under
thy
feet
both
sinne
,
and
Satan
.
Consider
also
that
the
ble●sed
Spirit
(
the
life
of
thy
spirit
)
dwelleth
,
and
continually
worketh
in
thee
.
It
cannot
bee
that
uncleane
spirit
(
the
Prince
of
disobedience
)
it
cannot
bee
the
spirit
of
the
world
,
or
that
fleshly
sinfull
spirit
within
thee
,
which
is
ever
washing
thee
from
uncleannesse
,
seperating
thee
more
and
more
from
the
world
,
and
the
corruption
which
is
in
the
world
through
lust
,
which
drawes
and
frames
thy
desires
and
actions
to
all
obedience
unto
the
Lord
Jesus
;
which
gives
thee
no
peace
in
sinne
,
suffers
thee
not
to
rest
in
any
imperfection
,
discovers
thy
corruption
,
causeth
thee
to
groane
under
it
,
puts
thee
forward
in
thy
race
,
enflames
thy
affections
,
and
orders
thy
feet
to
turne
out
of
the
evill
,
into
the
good
way
,
and
to
runne
in
it
.
Dost
thou
not
finde
in
thee
an
unfeyned
love
to
the
Brethren
?
Doth
not
thy
judgement
highly
esteeme
them
?
Doth
not
thy
will
,
doe
not
thy
affections
entirely
love
,
and
honour
them
?
Doth
not
thy
whole
soule
blesse
them
?
How
dost
thou
cleave
to
them
in
heart
?
How
dost
thou
admire
those
that
excell
upon
the
earth
in
holinesse
?
How
doest
thou
delight
in
them
,
and
art
ravished
with
their
heavenly
fellowship
?
Looke
now
to
thy
evidence
;
sworne
by
the
Father
,
written
by
the
Spirit
,
sealed
by
the
bloud
of
thy
Saviour
.
Is
not
hee
borne
of
God
,
who
loves
the
children
of
God
?
Is
not
hee
a
member
,
who
loves
a
fellow-member
?
Is
not
hee
quickened
by
the
same
Spirit
,
who
is
united
in
the
same
spirituall
love
to
those
who
live
&
walk
in
the
Spirit
?
Rejoyce
then
,
oh
my
sonle
,
rejoyce
in
the
Lord
,
and
in
these
assurances
of
his
everlasting
truth
,
and
favour
.
Cast
out
this
spirit
of
bondage
,
this
servile
,
this
tormenting
feare
.
Bring
in
that
joy
of
the
Spirit
,
seat
it
in
the
midst
of
thy
heart
.
There
let
it
abide
,
there
let
it
reigne
,
making
thee
to
delight
in
the
Lord
,
to
turne
,
and
tune
thy
grones
and
sighs
,
to
hymnes
and
spirituall
songs
,
ever
blessing
him
,
who
never
ceaseth
to
blesse
thee
;
to
love
his
glory
,
and
glory
in
his
love
,
to
serve
him
in
joy
,
and
rejoyce
in
his
service
.
CHAP.
XXXV
.
Con●luding
all
with
Prayer
.
OH
glorious
Trinity
of
persons
,
in
the
unity
of
one
God
,
draw
mee
nearer
into
that
holy
fellowship
,
that
more
than
heavenly
Fellowship
,
which
you
purposed
,
purchased
,
and
sealed
to
mee
.
Things
present
,
and
things
to
come
,
all
are
mine
:
Some
are
mine
to
use
,
some
to
enjoy
:
to
use
this
world
,
not
abusing
it
;
to
enjoy
thy selfe
,
and
the
world
to
come
.
Oh
then
let
me
not
seeke
to
enjoy
those
things
which
I
should
onely
use
,
lest
I
be
held
from
those
things
which
I
should
enjoy
.
Give
mee
every
day
more
clearely
to
perceive
that
I
am
on
earth
a
stranger
,
and
so
journer
,
a
Traveller
toward
thy
heavenly
Jerusalem
:
teach
me
to
cast
behinde
my
backe
what
I
know
I
must
shortly
leave
bhinde
me
;
and
set
my
face
fully
toward
thee
.
For
what
inheritance
have
I
in
the
world
?
What
portion
on
earth
?
Thou
art
my
rich
inheritance
,
my
All-sufficient
God
;
oh
cast
mee
not
away
from
thee
,
thou
Supreme
good
,
and
highest
happinesse
,
so
shal
I
never
want
any
thing
that
is
truly
good
and
happy
.
Oh
my
gracious
Saviour
,
my
soule
panteth
after
thee
;
weary
of
this
sinfull
world
,
more
weary
of
this
sinfull
flesh
,
chained
miserably
to
this
body
of
death
,
and
led
captive
after
sinne
;
it
lookes
up
to
thee
,
and
sighes
after
thee
my
glorious
deliverer
;
when
shall
I
appeare
in
thy
presence
?
When
shall
this
weather-beaten
Tabernacle
be
dissolved
,
to
be
builded
up
againe
,
and
fashioned
according
to
that
Temple
of
thy
glorious
body
?
O
Lord
,
truly
I
am
thy
servant
,
I
am
thy
servant
,
and
the
son
of
thy
handmaid
:
thou
hast
broken
my
bonds
.
Now
therefore
take
,
and
challenge
thine
owne
.
Other
Lords
beside
thee
have
had
dominion
over
me
;
but
I
will
remember
thee
onely
,
and
thy
name
.
Cruell
,
imperious
,
and
shamefull
Lords
have
tyrannized
over
me
,
and
wasted
my
soule
:
The
false
world
,
and
worse
than
it
,
Satan
;
and
worse
then
hee
,
Sinne
;
their
service
,
slavery
;
their
wages
,
death
:
When
I
was
theirs
,
I
was
neither
thine
nor
mine
owne
.
But
Lord
rescue
the
price
of
thine
owne
blood
,
restore
mee
to
thee
,
and
to
my selfe
:
Nay
,
cut
me
off
from
my selfe
,
that
I
may
be
grafted
,
and
abide
wholly
in
thee
;
empty
me
of
my selfe
that
I
may
be
filled
with
thee
;
let
me
dye
in
my selfe
,
that
I
may
live
in
thee
;
let
mee
bee
nothing
in
my selfe
,
that
I
may
be
all
in
thee
.
Oh
ravish
my
heart
with
thy
beauty
,
and
teach
me
to
abhorre
the
painted
harlotry
of
this
sinfull
world
;
unite
my
heart
unto
thee
by
faith
,
and
knit
it
fast
in
love
:
And
seeing
thou
hast
sought
up
this
lost
sheepe
,
and
brought
mee
into
thy
flocke
,
fold
me
in
thy
protection
,
and
feed
me
in
these
greene
pastures
,
till
I
rest
with
thee
for
ever
.
Oh
thou
holy
and
blessed
Spirit
,
who
sealest
unto
mee
those
precious
promises
,
apply
powerfully
this
signet
to
my
heart
,
and
seale
it
up
in
thy
Covenant
.
Open
mine
eyes
,
and
fasten
them
on
Christ
,
and
those
things
where
Christ
sitteth
at
the
right
hand
of
God
:
Make
mee
to
know
,
and
remember
that
I
can
lose
no
good
thing
,
so
long
as
I
enjoy
thee
:
Oh
,
with
all
thy
other
graces
,
I
beseech
thee
speake
peace
to
this
troubled
heart
,
and
give
thy
servant
to
heare
what
thou
speakest
.
Say
to
my
soule
,
The
Father
of
Christ
is
thy
father
,
the
Lord
Jesus
is
thy
wisedome
,
thy
righteousnesse
,
sanctification
,
and
redemption
.
I
am
thy
life
,
thy
pledge
,
and
earnest
of
that
purchased
inheritance
;
I
am
thy
stay
,
I
am
thy
Comforter
:
Feare
not
,
peace
be
unto
thee
,
be
strong
,
and
of
a
good
courage
,
so
shall
thy
weake
Temple
be
strengthened
,
so
shall
all
earthly
sorrow
,
and
tormenting
fears
vanish
as
a
morning
cloud
,
and
my
soule
shall
ever
rejoyce
in
thee
my
most
mercifull
God
,
my
most
gracious
Redeemer
,
and
sweetest
Comforter
.
Amen
,
Amen
.
FINIS
.