ABSTRACT

And I would haveallto endeavor diligently for the injoyment of the. Spirit, and hearken every one that hath an ear: what itfpeaks, for the teachings thereof are very glorious *, it makes a foul live as it were in hea­ ven while on earth. Surely when Darnels faith was made ftrong by the injoyment of this blefl'ed Spirit of God, fo as nothing could hinder him from the worship of God. Oh.' what fweet communion did he injoy with G od, and although thrown into the lions den, yet there wonder­ fully and comfortably preferved, I have found this, that vve are too ready to difpife or flight the Spirit of G od, when it appears in fomething be­ yond us, or out of our reach, but let us take heed of this evil alfo.-

This good Spirit of God is that which will enable us to chufeto fuffer rather then to fin, and in all our fuifering it will wonderfully affift and uphold us, and carry through the foreftfiry tryals, and if we be throw n into fufferings for Chrift fake, be fure he w il make one with us to uphold us in the furnis j and w e need not ftudy how w e shall be delivered from our ennemies,for God will deal w ith them as he did w ith Daniel, and the threeChildren j for he will recompence the wickednefs of the wicked upon th e ir ow n heads; therefore fear n o t , but ftand ftill and w a it, andyovr shall feethefalvationofGod. And I do not think that thele things be gi­ ven in to me from the Lord for my ovvnefake only, but for your benefit, to whom it may come; and I hope 1 am fo far from having high thoughts of my felf,that the more 1 fee of God, and injoy from God,fo much the more caufe 1 have to be humble and if others find theirhearts as bad as I have found mine, they will fee caufe enough to ufe all means with them; and when allisdone; it muft be faith inJefusChrift mull remove this mountain^ faith will carry us out of our felves unto Chrift, and caufe us to reft on him to do all our vvorkes for us, and in us, do ye cherish a holy fear agair.ft fin, and an holy bouldnefs to cometo G od, and a holy confidence in him for what we come for, and let not thefearof man hinder f ro m any duty God calls thee unto; to conclude, I only commend unto you that word in Micha 6 :8. S o shal I leave this to the blelfing ofthe Lord,and the confideration ofthe wife.