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A41838	Directions and instigations to the duty of prayer how, and why the heart is to be kept with diligence. Pressing arguments and directions for hearing the voice of the rod. Being the sum and substance of nine sermons (not heretofore printed,) by Mr. Andrew Gray, late minister of the Gospel at Glasgow.	Gray, Andrew, 1633-1656.	1669 (1669)	Wing G1607A; ESTC R224166	127,013	196

he is indeed under bitternesse but the day is approaching when we may call a Christian Noami when he shall be comforted with the consolations of God The third Consideration to press you to guard against discouragment is there is no duty that a Christian is called to when he is under discouragement but it makes it a burthen to him according to that word Jer. 20. 9. discouragement brought forth that resolution then I said I will not make mention of him nor speak any more in his Name c. A soul that is under the exercise of Faith moves swiftly as the Chariots of Aminadab but a soul that is under the exercise of discouragement moves as the Chariots of Pharaoh heavily Lastly there is this Consideration to presse you to guard against discouragement and it is this misbelief and discouragement is the mother of Apostacie as is clear in Lam. 1. 8. she sigheth and what followeth upon and turneth backward And it is no wonder discouragement grow big with child of Apostacy because it makes duties become tastelesse Now the rest of the things which we would have a Christian keeping his heart from we shall onely but name them briefly unto you The third frame that a Christian should keep his heart from is from an impatient frame he should study to make his heart keep silence to any crosse that comes to him from the hand of God Fourthly he should keep his heart from 〈…〉 sting frame not to be taken up in an immo 〈…〉 ate pursuite after the things of the world 〈…〉 ly he should keep his heart from an un 〈…〉 der frame he should study alwayes to keep 〈◊〉 heart tender that he may have that Divine 〈…〉 ness that his heart may melt likewise he 〈◊〉 to keep his heart from an unpraying frame 〈◊〉 be at every occasion in a sit temper of spi 〈…〉 for the duty of prayer Lastly he is to 〈…〉 p his heart from a secure frame alwayes to 〈…〉 pon the watch tower and wait for the mo 〈…〉 of Christ and there are three things the 〈…〉 tions of which a Christian should take up 〈…〉 st He should take up the motions of Christ 〈◊〉 hear if he can take up the motions of the 〈…〉 d of Christs feet coming over the moun 〈…〉 ns of Bether Secondly He should take up 〈…〉 e motions of his conscience that he may not 〈◊〉 sleeping when sin awakes Thirdly He 〈…〉 ould take up the motions of the heart to see 〈…〉 at frame it is in A Christian should be able 〈◊〉 write a diurnall of his own heart that in 〈◊〉 an hour of such a day I was in a believing 〈…〉 e and in such an hour of such a day I was 〈◊〉 discouraged frame and in such an hour of 〈…〉 h a day I sought him whom my soul 〈…〉 eth and at such an hour of such a day he 〈…〉 ought me to the banqueting house and his 〈…〉 er over me was love The summe of all is 〈◊〉 ye would keep your hearts ye must give 〈…〉 i st them to keep for that is the best way to 〈…〉 p them well it is only to Christ ye must 〈◊〉 the keeping of them Ye know man 〈◊〉 but his heart a short time in keeping and 〈◊〉 lost it and I shall before I close because it is the great design of the preaching of the Gospel give you five considerations that may provoke you to give your hearts to Christ. The first Consideration is will ye consider t 〈…〉 matchless and transcendant excellency which in precious Christ O! doth not that transcendant beauty preach My son give me t 〈…〉 heart Psal 24. 7. The Psalmist presseth opening to Christ upon this accompt Lift up y 〈…〉 heads O ye everlasting doors and gates A 〈…〉 what is the argument wherewith he presse 〈…〉 it and the King of glory shall come in I woul● only ask this at you O ye hard hearted is 〈◊〉 not marvelous presumption for you to refus 〈…〉 the precious offers of such a glorious King The second Consideration to press you to giv● your hearts in keeping to Christ Take a vie 〈…〉 and a comprehensive look of the precious act 〈…〉 of the infinite condescentions of Christ Do 〈…〉 not his coming down from heaven preach th 〈…〉 doctrine My son give me thy heart Doth no 〈…〉 his being born under the Law preach that doctrine My son give me thy heart And do 〈…〉 not his being born in so low a condition pre 〈…〉 that doctrine My son give me thy heart A 〈…〉 if nothing will perswade you to give yo 〈…〉 hearts to Christ ye would take a look of tho 〈…〉 five wounds which he received in his bless 〈…〉 body First Doth not the wound that he r●ceived in his right hand preach this My s 〈…〉 give me thy heart Secondly Doth not t 〈…〉 wound that he got in his left hand preach th 〈…〉 doctrine My son give me thy heart Thirdly Doth not the wound that he received in his pr●cious side preach this soul-concerning doctrine My son give me thy heart And likewise do 〈…〉 not the wounds which he receiv'd in his blessed 〈…〉 ggs preach this doctrine My son give me thy 〈…〉 eart O! were ye never constrained to wish 〈…〉 r ten thousand hearts to ware and bestow 〈…〉 em upon him Oh? what hearts have yee which refuses the offers of so noble and conde 〈…〉 ending a Prince The third Consideration is If ye will look up●n these things which intreats you to give ●hrist your hearts ye cannot but give them ●nto him Christ cryes O come and give me 〈…〉 our hearts Necessity cryes O go and give ●hrist your hearts and we say likewise O give ●hrist your hearts to keep The fourth Consideration is Will ye look up 〈…〉 n these unspeakable disadvantages which at 〈…〉 nds those that will not give their hearts to ●hrist I would say this by the way there are 〈…〉 o ballances upon which we weigh our hearts 〈…〉 irst some weighs their hearts in the ballance 〈…〉 f the Sanctuary and they are found light Se 〈…〉 ndly some weighs their hearts in the bal 〈…〉 nce of deceit and they are found without 〈…〉 lt but now I say this to the persons which 〈…〉 ill not give their hearts to Christ I defy all 〈…〉 e Angels in heaven to speak forth their un 〈…〉 eakable disadvantages yea sense shall be the 〈…〉 st preacher of it in that day and I shall name 〈…〉 ese three inexpressable disadvantages to you 〈…〉 rst if ye give not Christ your hearts Christ 〈…〉 all be your eternal enemy and in the con 〈…〉 to that precious doctrine which he once 〈…〉 eached Come unto me hee shall pronounce 〈…〉 at sad sentence against you Depart from me 〈…〉 d therefore as ye would not engage Christ to your eternal enemy yee would give him your hearts O the Gospel-vengeance of a crucified Saviour will be more terrible sad an● fearfull then the

●elieve it if the grace of humility were more 〈…〉 r exercise in secret prayer certainly we 〈…〉 ould enjoy more of him then we do This is 〈…〉 ar in 1 Pet. 5. 5 6. where he saith God 〈…〉 veth grace to the humble but he resisteth the 〈…〉 oud And it is likewise clear from Isai. 57. ●5 though he be that high and lofty one that 〈…〉 habiteth eternity and whose Name is holy 〈…〉 t he saith I dwel in the high and holy place 〈…〉 i th him also that is of a humble and contrite 〈…〉 irit to revive the spirit of the humble and to re 〈…〉 ive the heart of the contrite ones And although 〈…〉 e be that high and holy one he loveth one 〈…〉 at is of a pure and contrite spirit O! might 〈…〉 e not alwayes say that we are not worthy that 〈…〉 ou should even condescend so far as to come 〈…〉 nder our roof Modesty and reverence might 〈…〉 ake us admire such wonderful and precious 〈…〉 isits Whence is it saith Elisabeth that the 〈…〉 other of my Lord should come to me Much more 〈…〉 ay we say whence is it that our Lord himself should come to us We may challenge our ●●lves that our enjoyments of God are not more then they are Now we shal speak secondly a little to you before we shut up our discourse how a Chri●●ian may be helped after his enjoyments in ●rayer and after he hath been admitted to taste of that pure river that flowes out from b 〈…〉 neath the Throne of God to rest in his love 〈◊〉 Christ and not to stir him up nor awake hi● before he please We confess it is as much di 〈…〉 ficulty if not more to maintain communio 〈…〉 with God when it is gained as to gain it wh 〈…〉 it is lost Oh! but satan hath oftentimes ca 〈…〉 ched much advantage over the people of Go 〈…〉 after their enlargements When was it th 〈…〉 John fell down to worship the Angel Was 〈◊〉 not when he had seen the Bride the Lam 〈…〉 wife adorned as is clear from Rev. 19. 10. co●pared with the preceeding verses and it 〈◊〉 clear again from Johns practice Rev. 22. 〈◊〉 compared with the fore-going words A●● when was it that the disciples did rove n 〈…〉 knowing what they spoke Was it not wh 〈…〉 they were upon Mount Tabor and did see 〈◊〉 fashion of his face change before them M 〈…〉 17. 2 4 6. Though we confess we must give● indulgence unto that it was nothing but t 〈…〉 rovings of holy love that made them do so which ●lace is not much heard in these day● we rove in a more impertinent manner A 〈…〉 we think a Christian after his enjoyments a 〈…〉 enlargements ought especially to stand on 〈◊〉 watch and to pray lest he enter into temptati 〈…〉 for the stroak that he doth receive after enjo●ments and enlargements is one of the most d 〈…〉 couraging stroaks and most anxious that 〈◊〉 meeteth with it hath been the occassion 〈◊〉 much misbelief and hath made his own 〈◊〉 mourn not only over the foundation but al 〈…〉 even to raze it down arguing thus with the●selves if that when Christ was present wi●● them upon whom their strength was la 〈…〉 they were led captive unto the obedience of 〈…〉 eir lusts Rom. 7. 23. how much more shall 〈…〉 ey be led captive with them when Christ shall 〈◊〉 absent and away They have been put to ●aw that conclusion One day shall I fall by the end of some of mine enemies We should guard 〈…〉 ainst such a stroak because it doth alwayes 〈…〉 most make the Christian call in question the 〈…〉 ality of his enjoyments It is hard for a Chri 〈…〉 an to receive a stroak by the hand of his ini 〈…〉 ities after enlargements and not presently 〈…〉 ll in question the reality of them yea more 〈◊〉 call in question his estate in grace for they 〈◊〉 thus often debate with themselves If i● had 〈…〉 en he who visited me would he not have enabled 〈◊〉 to sing a new song of triumph over my lusts 〈…〉 d also ye would guard against it because it 〈…〉 one of the most dishonourable indignities and 〈…〉 ronts that can be put on precious Christ and ●here were no more to provoke you to guard 〈…〉 ainst it may it not be sufficient unto you that 〈…〉 at stroak which ye have received by your ini 〈…〉 ties after your enlargements enjoyments 〈◊〉 God if it be by your own consent believe 〈◊〉 and be perswaded of it that in a manner it 〈…〉 h this much to you that ye have preferred 〈…〉 dol and lust even to Jesus Christ We think 〈◊〉 Jews preferring Barrabas before Christ 〈…〉 en the crown of thorns was upon his head 〈◊〉 when he was spitted upon and buffeted is 〈…〉 ot such an indignity and disgrace that ye 〈◊〉 upon him when ye prefer your lusts and 〈…〉 s unto him even when he is appearing 〈…〉 h a crown of glory and majesty unto you with a robe of righteousnesse and of joy 〈◊〉 are ye even in his presence prefer any thing before him Might not Angels and the souls 〈◊〉 just men now made perfect and all that 〈◊〉 round about the Throne might not they 〈◊〉 take up that lamentation over you Do ye it 〈…〉 require the Lord O foolish people and unwise A 〈…〉 we think there are these three woful evils th 〈…〉 readily befals a Christian after enlargeme 〈…〉 and enjoyments that he meets with There is this first evil of security Cant. 5. 〈◊〉 compared with the first verse where G 〈…〉 when he was come into his garden and 〈◊〉 gathered his myrrhe with his spices and 〈◊〉 eaten his honey-comb with his honey and 〈◊〉 drunk his wine with his milk and yet for 〈◊〉 these enjoyments the Spouse was sleeping 〈◊〉 likewise in Zech. 4. 1. compared with the p 〈…〉 ceeding chapter where the Prophet fell a 〈…〉 after his enjoyments until the Angel came 〈◊〉 awaked him Ah we readily sleep in the bed 〈◊〉 love and that hath impeded many excell 〈…〉 visits we might have O what a visite was 〈◊〉 of the Spouse Cant. 5. 2 we may questi 〈…〉 whether ever she got such an one while was here below And secondly that woful evil of pride 〈◊〉 certainly presupposed in 2 Cor. 12. 7. wh 〈…〉 lest Paul should be exalted above measure thr 〈…〉 the abundance of revelations there is a messe 〈…〉 of Satan sent to buffet him O! but it is a d 〈…〉 gerous exercise for a Christian to search his 〈◊〉 glory We confess we do not search to stre 〈…〉 then our own confidence or our love bu 〈…〉 add oyl to that fire of pride in our reflexi 〈…〉 upon our selves The wind doth lift us upon 〈◊〉 wings and we ride upon it till our substanc 〈…〉 dissolved And there is that third evil which is n●t so 〈…〉 ious but no doubt doth oftentimes he●