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A46836	The exceeding riches of grace advanced by the spirit of grace, in an empty nothing creature, viz. Mris. Sarah Wight lately hopeles and restles, her soule dwelling far from peace or hopes thereof : now hopefull, and joyfull in the Lord, that hath caused light to shine out of darknes ... / published for the refreshing of poor souls, by an eye and ear-witness of a good part thereof, Henry Jesse ...	Jessey, Henry, 1603-1663.; Saltmarsh, John, d. 1647.	1647 (1647)	Wing J688; ESTC R18578	106,320	192

shall 67. l Zacha. 1.8.10 A vision of horses sign Angels 149. b Zac. 12.10 See Christ whom they pier 36. c 54. k. 75. q Zach. 13. 1. Fountain Christ open for sin 17. h Mal. 3. 17. Be mine-when I make up my Iewels 19. g MATTH 1 1-6 House of David is of Iudah* 17. Mat. 3.17 Mat. 17. 5. In him I am well 95. i 150. Mat. 4. 1. Christ was led into Wildernes to be 80. i Mat. 4.4 Man lives not by bread-but by word 58. p Mat. 8. end Mark 5.15 Legion cast 47. b 102.126 Mat. 9.13 I came not to call the righteous 94. g 112. w Mat. 10.42 He that gives a cup of water rew 21. b Mat. 11.28 Come to me yee that are weary and. 72. b Mat. 20. 16. Few are chosen yet many how 131. b * Mat. 21.5 read On an Asse * even on a. * 31.19.38 Mat. 25.6 At midnight cald to goe to Christ. 112. Mat. 26.41 The spirit is willing but flesh weak 62. k Mat. 26.72 Mar. 14.71 Christ dyed for 18. d 46 f 112. Mat. 27.5 Iudas did undo himself or dissolved 129. * MARK 1.30 Anon they tell Iesus-she ministred 136. Mar. 4.28 Corn grows up first the blade then 100. n Mar. 5. 15. Legion 47. b 126. v. 34. Thy faith 100. o V. 41. Talitha cumi Damsel-arose walked and 137. Mar. 10.45 Christ came-to minister give 131.136 Ver. 49. Be of good comfort arise he cals thee 136. Mar. 14.71 see Mat. 26.72 Mar. 16.7 Go 18. e 112. y Mar. 16. 9. Mary Magdalen had seven Devils 46. q V. 17. Beleevers in his name shall cast out Devils 145. * Luk. 1.48 The base estate of his handmaid 54. i 36. b V. 53. Christ fils the hungry with good 18. b V. 79. Christ is light-in darknesse 107. p Luk. 2.7.12 Christ was laid in a manger 16. a 18. a Luk. 3.5 Every mountain shall be laid 28. m 52. b 53. c Luk. 4.18 Christ is sent to open the blind 62. b 104. Luk. 5.20.25 Man thy sins are forgiven thee 136. Luk. 7.14 Young man I say to thee arise 136. Luk. 8. 54. Maid arise and her spirit came and 136. Luk. 10.20 Rejoyce not in this but-that your 145. V. 33. Christ is the good Samaritan that 34. d 40. a Luk. 11.22 Christ the stronger dispossesseth Sat. 19. d V. 31. Queen of Sheba came from far to heare 126. f Luk. 18. 10. 14. Poor publican is justified rather 17. c Ver. 8. Shall be finde faith on the earth 66. i Luk. 9. 6. Christ came not to destroy but save 61. d Luk. 15 14-32 Prodigals father rejoyced over 68. c Luk. 15. 16. Houses our own righteousness satisfi 86. Luk. 18. 27. What 's impossible with men-with 77. y Luk. 19.10 Son of man came to seek save that 48. a Luk. 22. 32. Peter sinned yet was saved 18. d Luk. 24.25.37 Slow to beleeve-count it a delusion 82. V. 26. Christ must first suffer then be glorified 18. p V. 46 47. Repentance to be preacht in Christs 105. JOHN 1. 1. 14. The Word the Son was flesh 121 h V. 16. Of his fulnesse have we all received 117. f Joh. 3.14 Christ heald the stung by Satan 81. n 122. o Joh. 4.10 If thou knewest Christ aske and have 20. f Joh. 5 2-5 Man waiting at Bethesday Christ. 95. c Ver. 8. Iesus said unto him arise-and walk 141.95 o Ver. 40. You will not beleeve and so have life 18. f Ver. 44. How can you beleeve-that seek not-God 119. n Joh. 6.37 All that the Father giveth me shall 120. d Ver. 44. None can come to me except the father 120. c Ver. 51.55 Christs flesh is meat for the. 57. n 90. 124. p Joh. 8.36 The Son makes men free indeed 104. f 111. u Joh. 14. 6. Christ is the way to the Father 95. h Ver. 16. The Spirit is sent in Christs Name 121. k Joh. 16 8-13 Convince- shew-th 114. e 121. n 140. Joh. 19.30 All is finished by Christs death 124. Ver. 24. From his side issued water and. 53. 122. p Acts 2.17.33.38 Spirit powred out 90.140.158 Acts 3. 6. In the Name of Iesus 137. 141. Acts 4. 7. The Name of Iesus is his power 137. Acts 3.25 All kindreds-blessed in Christ. 97. Acts 3.26 Acts 5.31 Christ gives 92. 96. 75. r 80 g Acts 4.29 Grant-that wonders may be done 140. Acts 7.51 Yee have alwayes resisted the Spirit 97. Acts 8. 22. Simon Magus must pray to God 95. r Acts 9.34 AEneas Christ makes thee whole 137. Acts 10.9 Peter going to pray had a vision 95. d Acts 11. 28. Agabus foretold a great dearth 140. Acts 17.30 God commands all to repent 82. Acts 20.35 Iesus said it is more blessed to give 91. d Acts 22.10 Arise goe to Damascus so to Christ 135. Acts 25. 15 16. To have accusers face to face 127. m Acts 26. Paul of straitest sect of our religion 127. * Ver. 16. Stand iepon thy feet to minister 135. ROM 1. 19 20. Creation clearly shews a God 45. a Rom. 5.8.10 God reconciled us who were enemi 69. q Rom. 5.20 Where sin abounded grace is exalted 145. n Rom. 6.14 Not under the Law but under 114. l Rom. 6.17 You-served sin but now-obeyed 74. h Rom. 7.24 25. O wretch-I thank God through 120. b Rom. 8. 3. What the law could not doe 113.115 Ver. 10 11. Spirit that raised Iesus dwells 121. m Ver. 17 If suffer with him-glorified together 18. p Rom. 8.28 All things work together for good 68. Ver. 35-39 What shall separate neither 122. p 134. Rom. 9.16 It s neither in him that willeth 61. f Ver. 25. He cals them his people that were not 72. z Rom. 11.23 He will graff them in because he is 73. d Ver. 34. Who hath been his Counsellor 61. e Rom. 15 4. What was written is for our instr 104. i Rom. 16.20 God will tread Satan 50. c 73. g 149. c 1 COR. 1.29.31 That no flesh should glory 109. g Ch. 2.11 Things of God none knows but-Spirit 124. Ch. 6.3 Saints shall judge the world and Ang. 145. 1 Cor. 6.17 He that joynd to the Lord is one 120. e 1 Cor. 10.4 The Rock Christ followed 46. e 76. t Ver. 10. Murmurers were destroyed yet I saved 36. e Ch. 12. 8.31 Covet earnestly the Spirits gifts 140. 1 Cor. 13.1,2 If I had all gifts yet wanting 83. c 2 Cor. 1. 5. Consolations-be comforted us 50. a 2 Cor. 12.9 His strength appeares in weaknesse Ver. 11. Though I am nothing Christ is all 16 18.g Gal. 1. 15. When God manifested his Sonne 94. f Gal. 2. 20. I am crucified with Christ. 53. g 55. l * Gal. 3. 24 25. How the Law was School-ma 93. * Gal. 4. 1 2. Law was a tutour 93. * Gal. 3. 13. Christ redeemed from curse 94. e Gal. 5. 6. Faith worketh by love 94. c Ephes. 1. 3 4. We were chosen in Christ bef creat 97. Ver. 6,7 Riches of

time The Name of God is to be Preached and Proclaim'd that he is gracious to graceles ones and mercifull to miserable ones and long-suffering and abundant in goodnesse and truth e Exod. 34. 6. to them that have abundance of sin and he would that repentance and remission of sins should be published in his Name f Luk. 24. 47. When he gives you a glimpse of his love you are apt to bely the Lord as Judah did and to say it is not he unlesse it comes with a full perswasion to you yet this hindred not the Lords coming in and healing them Though not a person but the Land was fild with sin against the Holy One of Israel yet Israel hath not been forsaken g Jer. 51. 5. He said I am forsaken and not onely forsaken but forgotten Zion said so and Israel said so yet he is not forsaken For a farewell she said Go and Beleeve the Lord Jesus makes you whole and so Go in peace beleeving its Christ must make you whole and none els May 28. A maid in deep despair came to her The Relator being present writ then also After other expressions the Maid said as followeth Maid It hath been sad with me since it was said to me Repentance is hid from thine eyes and wo unto them when they depart from the living God S. Ans. The Lord saith I le put my feare in their hearts that they shall not depart from me h Je. 32.40 Maid But I have departed from him therefore I am none of his people S. There saith he where it was said i Hos. 1. 12. They are not my people there it shall be said they are the children of God Maid I am without God an enemy to him S. Well let it be so you are without God in the world a stranger an enemy yet such hath he reconciled by the death of his Son k Ephes. 2. 12. all the want is you cannot see it so Maid I am far off from him S. He gives peace peace to them that are far off Maid I had a great deal of light and I departed from it S. So did Judah they departed from the living God and went to dead Idol Gods yet he would marry them Maid I have done so S. So did they before you and yet he married them Maid But I have rejected him S. You can doe nothing els but reject him but your greatest rejecting is to reject * Thus leading her to the root sin that looked at branches more so did shee often a promise from God when he holds one out to you then you say it is not to me Thus I find as you doe in rejecting promises and that was my greatest sin Maid Your sin was not like mine S. No sin was like mine as I judged Mine was against such light that I judged I had sin'd against the Holy Ghost Maid That word terrifies me that was said to me Repentance is hid from thine eyes S. That word when I read it I was ready to teare it out of my book There were three other Scriptures that were terrible to me He that beleeves not is condemned already l John 3. 18. was one Another was He that beleeveth not the Son the wrath of God abides on him m v. 36. A third was He that made them will not have mercy on them n Is. 27. 11. no mercy none at all But above all this Repentance o Hos. 13. 14. is hid from mine eyes Maid Was it so with you and then said The Discoveries of Christ and promises are more terrible to me then the curses of the Law S. Sometimes it was so with me salvation was turnd into condemnation to me promises that were never so sweet were terrible to me Maid When he would have healed me I resisted and would not S. Who hath resisted his will Here is Gods mercy to you that by his Spirit he hath convinced you of sin when you might have gone without any sight of it Maid I have not the light of it S. You see you are in darkenesse Christ came to be light to them that are in darkness p Lu. 1.79 Christ would not unbottome you of your selfe but to bottome you on himselfe q Hos. 2.7.14 Hos. 14.3 Maid He that overcometh to him will he give to sit on his Throne r Re. 3.21 and to eat of the hidden Manna s Re. 2.17 One may goe farre and not overcome He that endures to the end shall be saved t Mat. 24.13 but I fear I shal not S. He saith u 2 chr 20.15 feare not nor be dismayed for the battel is not yours but the Lords you lye down in your shame but he is your strength your al in al. Maid Better never to have known the Truth and holy Command then having known it to depart w 2 Pet. 2. 21. as I have departed S. All the Scriptures you bring are to bring you off from your sandy foundation you would build on something you would finde in your selfe and feed on husks your prodigals portion x Lu. 15.16 Christ is unbottoming you of your own righteousnesse y Phil. 3.7 and of all evill to make known himself his righteousnes to you and to set you on that Rock that is higher then you Maid Not one glimmering light of him have I. S. Ans. Had you these eight yeers enjoyed such light and comforts as you would have had you would have rested in them But God would not have you rest short of himselfe z Isa. 55. 1 2 3. 8. Maid I have sin'd against all the meanes and light he hath given me S. You will the more prize his mercy and the more love him when you shall see his love to you notwithstanding all this a Mic. 7. 18. 1 Tim. 1. 13-17 Maid Iudas after his sin he repented I have not so much as he had S. He had a naturall Repentance you wait for Repentance from Christ b Act. 5. 31. who is sent to give Repentance to them that have no Repentance Maid I have sin'd with Iudas But he saith Returne And I have not returned S. Doth he expect they should returne in their own strength No. But he turns them and they are turned c Je. 31.18 Judah was given over to reproach and to treachery and whoredome and to all manner of sin Their sinnes were such as could not be numbred They would none of God but were weary of him d Isa. 43.24 yet he would not forsake them e Jer. 51.5 but would have mercy on them and would love them freely and would forgive them and blot out their sins for his own sake f 25. that they might not boast of their own righteousnes g 1 Co. 1.29 but glory in the Lord onely Maid I go on in sin and what hope for such S. Ephraim feeds on wind and the house of Israel

so wept that my face was wet when I awoke I apprehended my self violently hurried down a very steep hill and being therewith terrified it was darted into me presently that it was the Hill where the swine that were possessed with Legion ran down violently into the Sea that was at bottome of that steep place And as I was thus hurrying down the same I saw as I apprehended Horses red and white and black and of some other colour were running down before me And being thus carried downe a great way and through the depth of it and darkness that was I could see no bottom of it being overcome thereby I cryed out to God Lord help I perish I perish I am not able I am not able to go down it And wept A voice presently answered me I am able to carry thee upon Eagles wings a Ex. 19.4 And instantly one like the appearance of a man but the Glory of him was so great I cannot express it he came and took me in his armes and carried me down to the bottom of the hill And then he said to me concerning the the appearance of the b As good Angles are sent to and fro Zach. 1. 8.10 So bad ones go to and fro in the earth Iob. 1. 7. 1 Pet. 5. 8. Horses that were hurried down before me These are all thy spirittual enemies and I have trampled them under my feet Rom. 16. 20. And then he carried me in his armes up to the top of the hill and then and not till then he told me the reason why he carried me first down to the bottom of the hill saying I could have carried thee at first to the top and not to the bottome but thus I did that thou maist prize the mercy the more in delivering thee from the lowermost hell and that thou maist prize Heaven the more And he further said I have gone before thee and have made crooked places straight before thee and have broken in pieces the gates of brasse and have cut in sunder the barrs of iron I have done it for thee He that carried me and spake thus to me was so glorious that its beyond what I can expresse Vpon this I awoke my cheeks being wet with weeping And considering and musing about this immediately this was brought to mind Wherein have I made thee accepted Is it not in my beloved Son in whom my soul delighteth Mat. 3.17 Eph. 1.6 The Glory of this was so great she could not tell how to set it forth and then was it brought to minde that it is called in the Scripture Riches of Glory Ephes. 1. 18. Riches of his Glory Eph. 3. 16. Glory of his Grace Eph. 1.6 Riches of his Grace Eph. 1. 7. Exceeding riches of his grace Ephes. 2.7 In the morning the caused Hannah Guy the Maid that attended on her to turn to the places and to read them The Relation hereof was taken as is before-said the 7 th of Iuly 1647. being the day of her going from London into the Countrey to High-gate to be the more retired that here was daily tyred or wearied out by many especially afflicted ones in spirit that daily resorted to her An honoured friend that would not be named affording her the courtesie of the Coach for her better conveyance The LORD having thus far carried on his owne glorious work in an Earthen Vessel and brought things to such a sweet period wee may Conclude with joy in the Lord having heard herein of his so notable and marvellous a work of one he hath brought from the jawes of hell to the joyes of Heaven from such Terrors so occasioned to such perfecting of praise out of the mouth of a Babe enabling such an one now so to improve and make use of the holy Scriptures to despairing souls and otherwaies Raising up not onely her soul but her body also so wonderfully by FAITH in his Son And now Is this nothing to you O ye that pass by you that read or that stand or sit by Is there nothing that the Lord hereby speaks to your heart Mic. 6. 9. The LORDS voice cryeth to the Citie and the Man of wisdom shall see thy Name hear ye the Rod and who hath appointed it Hath the Rod a voice Doth the rod of affliction speak to thee Dost thou hear what it saith And doth this Work of Gods wisdom and mercy speak nothing to thy soul If thou wouldst desire to make the best use thereof but seest thou art not such a man or woman of Wisdom as to see and hear so fully as thou desirest what it may speak to thee What honey may drop to thee out of this Rock And therefore thou desirest to be helped herein What benefit may come to us from this consideration Ans. Much every manner of way if the Lord will please by his Spirit to put an edge to it and to set it home to our hearts with a strong hand 1 Vse Seing the Works of God declare his Glory and are for our edifying as truly and as well as any other Ordinance as Psal. 19. 1. Psal. 8. 3 4. Psal. 145. 5 6 7 10. I say not as much as the word Psal. 138. 2. but as truly and so as well as it Psal. 19.1 7 8. Rom. 1.16.20 Act. 14.17 Act. 17. 26 24.27 Act. 8.4 5 6 7. Act. 10.35.42 1. That therefore the Lords speciall works the workings of his Holy Spirit being honorable and majesticall are to be sought out as most precious things of all that have pleasure or delight in them Psal. 111.2 3. Seing he hath done them to be remembred Why then is there a slacknesse in any of us who professe we delight in God and love him to search out such speciall works as these when we hear some hint of them Thus robbing God of that honour and our selves of that good that might have accrued thereby and shewing our selves like the brutish man Psal. 92. 5 6. Psal. 28. 4 5. Isa. 26.11 2. Vse That we think not strange if we hear of some in deep despair and judge not hardly of such as speak great things against themselves but rather judge what a burden is the least sin if it be felt as t is indeed This is the fruit of sin such may bee neerer the enjoyment of mercy then sinners in Zion that are at ease and then carelesse Daughters Isa. 32.9.11 Isa. 33.7 Psal. 73.3 4.14 15. 3. Vse To be a Caution and as a Warning-Piece both to all Superiours and Inferiours 1. To all Superiours whether Husbands Parents Masters or any Officers in State or Church to beware of urging any by any means to doe speake subscribe or an any thing against their Conscience or with a doubting Conscience though themselves are perswaded of the lawfulnesse of the thing as it was with her superior but yet as you have heard pag. 7. this was one of the first chief occasions of this so terrible a condition to this lately afflicted

handmaid for divers yeeres and was no small occasion of trouble to the said superior afterwards 2. Branch The like Caution it may be also to all Inferiours to wives to children to servants flock and subjects against fearing man that shall dye more then the living God and obeying man rather then God by doing speaking or acting of any thing to please men that the word or conscience shew to be displeasing to God Lest for your so doing your terrors and punishment may be as great or greater then those of this hand-maid for the like offence Yea lest God tear you in pieces and there be none to deliver you Psal. 50.22 and lest both you and your Commander repent when it is too late I heard of a Maid in Suffolk whose Parents feared she should grow too pure and precise and on a Lords day evening the Mother bid her do some work which she judging unlawfull or at least doubting of entreated to be spared in it but her Father threatning to beat her she did it and the next morning she kept her bed and so did shee many weeks together upon it being terrified in Conscience for her preferring man before God being unfit for work it repented her Parents and her self too too late I never could hear that she got any comfort Also a young Gentleman being a scholar of whose deep despairing of ever being saved and of his strong perswasion that he should be damned Master Case Master Whitakers Master Chr. Love and the Relator with many other Preachers and Christians had notice and sad observation His Father a Gentleman in the Countrey brought him up to London to procure some to speak to him and to pray for him having him present with them This Christian duty was solemnly performed by those before-named and by others in several solemn daies of Fasting and Prayer The beginning and chief first moving cause of those so sad perswasions was because of the Oaths and Subscriptions imposed by the Governours in the Vniversity which he submitted to with the multitude that stuck not at them though he had his Conscience warning him yet thus doubtingly or against his Conscience he yeilded to the Ordinances of his Superiours But his thus doing brought great sorrow on his own soul and on his Parents and friends that sympathized with him Amongst others the Relator could more sympathize herein then many others in regard himselfe had been much afflicted in Spirit for his Vniversity Oaths and Subscriptions and yet had found though his sin abounded therein it being done with a staggering or worse with a relucting Conscience yet the n Rom. 5. 20. Grace of God had the more abounded and been magnified towards him in manifesting that he had forgiven so soul and hainous sins After all meanes used with this young Gentleman many severall daies he returned home more wounded and terrified because so many had taken so much pains with him and he was no whit better and therefore far the worse in his account as he shew'd after his returne home in many sad Letters in black lines to the Relator and because he could write no other language but the language of hell as he said he therefore would cease to weary him with it And so he ceased writing And although since that time the Lord hath given him hopes of his love in pardoning his sins and transgressions yet these sad examples and many moe of like nature that might be produced may suffice for a Warning to Heads and Governours in Vniversities and Corporations and to all Magistrates Officers Masters Husbands and Parents all Superiours whatsoever to beware of laying on heavie burdens by o Seeing OATHS should be given and taken onely in such cases and in such ritae and forme as is warranted by the word of God viz. in truth righteousness and judgement Ier. 4 2. Revel 10. 5 6 Oaths Subscriptions or Commands on any persons whose Consciences when they are distressed they are never able to relieve or release from Hellish continual fears and torments Psal. 50. 22. Matth. 27.3 4. To be an end ef all strife Hebrewes 6. 16. Because of Oaths so frequent not warranted this land mourneth Ier. 23. 10 Oh that Reformamation were herein as in all things else And for all Persons to keep the heart and Conscience above a Prov. 4.23 Hebrew Luk. 12.4 5 Act. 5.29 Luk. 14.26 27. 2 Tim. 4 12 13. Heb. 10.26 27. all keeping Fearing God above all Fiftly Learn hence to fly Censuring the most vile and desperate of all sinners Say not they and Reprobates though they are damn'd already in their own perswasion as this Party was So was M ris Honywood M ris Drake c. and yet obtained mercie Sixtly Be not weary therefore of using all good means for help to such as are hopeless and desparate as these parties were The Lord may come in the last hour He is not weary nor b Isa. 40.28 faint in seeking your good daily However your c 1 Cor. 15. 58. labour of love is accepted of the Lord. Seventhly Limit not the Holy One of Israel any outward means whatsoever seeing he gave the Party Faith and glorious joy in himself when she was struck deaf and blind that till that deafness was as one in hell already But rather believe the Proverb Jehovah ijreh Iehovah will be seen in the Mount d Gen. 22. 14. Eightly Exalt the Lord the Creator e Isa. 2. 11. Psal 8.1.2 Act. 3. 12. alone and not the Creature Say not What a one is shee But What a f Mic. ● 18 God is he in all reading and speaking of her or to her For the Lord is jealous of his glory and will not g Isa. 42.8 give it to an image of him Ninthly Behold here what 's the most effectuall means of humbling the heart and melting it and of furthering faith and love and what 's the greatest support and comfort in the greatest troubles and burdens about sin namely the discovery of the abundant h Eph. 2.4 Rom. 4.5 Grace of God in justifying the ungodly in giving his own Son to reconcile i Ro. 5. 6. 10 Isa. 53.5 enemies and the love k Eph. 3.19 Eph. 5.25 Ezek. 16.6 ●2 of Christ whilst we were in our sins and had nothing in us that is lovely that yet he so loved us as that he gave himself for us Tenthly and lastly Let all such as read or heare these wonderfull dealings of the Lord herein Consider how it is with their own soules First If the Lord hath sealed thee by his Spirit to the day of Redemption in the Spirit magnifie God and feed on him and on his Sons love daily in the Gospel promises and priviledges And the more thou hast received be the more humble l 1 Cor. 4.7 and thankfull to God and serviceable to him in m Is. 116.12 the Power of his Son and the more pittifull and tender to others n Tit. 3.2 ● considering thy self o Gal. 6.1 Secondly If thou hast no experience of such kinde of speakings of the Spirit to thee or of such maner or measure of Faith as here is mentioned both of which the Relator wanting waits for 1. Do not decry or cry down what thou knowest not a. Envy not others 3. Be not dejected because more is given to others then to thee But blesse the Lord in his various dispensations that best knoweth what kinde and measure is meetest for all Mat. 25.15 Eph. 4.7 16.4 Pray for more pourings out of his Spirit upon his sons and daughters as he hath promised to do in the last dayes Act. 2. 17. 33.38 39 John 7.38 39. Thirdly If thou art of a sorrowfull spirit by reason of sin fearing because it is so and so with thee that there never was an effectuall work upon thy heart finding such a power of sinne and corruption such dulnes coldnes hardnes of heart lazines filthines pride self-ishnes or the like basenesse Doth not thou so much backward in toiling to make out the former worke and still questioning about it and how bad thou hast been and art since as forward at that abundant GRACE herein magnified and ADVANCED to them that yet are a far off without God ungodly enemies to him to unfitted unprepared ones to the CHIEFEST OF SINNERS Fourthly If thou hast desires after full enjoyment of Jesus Christ and some hopes that he is thine but no assurance of it Blesse the Lord and be thankful to him that hath done so much for thee that did more desire sin and vanity But rest not in such desires but seek and presse hard for assurance And lastly If thou hast long sought and waited for assurance that Christ is thine and yet hast not attain'd it 1. Beware of murmuring and quarrelling against God and by this Example seeing how grieve to her son her murmuring hath been 2. Despair not because she obtain'd mercy that was so deep in that sin 3. Wait humbly and patiently on the Lord that hides himself that thou maist still seek and the more prize his mercy when at last he shal manifest it to thy soule For therefore will the LORD wait that hee may be gracious to you and therefore will hee bee exalted that hee may have mercy upon you For the LORD is a God of judgement BLESSED are all they that wait for him Isa. 30.18 A power to wait is also from him that bids you wait and promiseth that they that murmured shall learn doctrine Isa. 29.24 And to put his law in our heart Heb. 8.10 Namely to enable us to what hee commands us THE GOD OF ALL GRACE perfect the good work he hath begun in thee Phil. 1.6 To him be all glory by Christ Jesus * Greek to the age of ages Eph. 3.21 AMEN From July 7. till the end of Septemb. 1647. she remained at High-gate hoping then to returne to LONDON having eaten no bread nor flesh at all since March last and but very little of any other sustenance through the weaknesse of her stomach and yet looks as well as formerly At the writing hereof in this second Edition September 27 1647. H. J. FINIS