The souls implantation into the natural olive. By T.HThe soules implantation into the naturall olive. By T.H

(Still you must understand, that the Lord always speaketh by the Ministry of the ⟨p. 193⟩Word, and therefore look for no strange dreams and visions) while the Lord saith, Thou art he that longs for my salvation, go thy way, I have heard thy prayers, thy pardon is granted and drawn, it shall be delivered to thee afterward. Now when a poor sinner finds some cheering of heart, he may say, The Lord spake to me, its done in heaven, mercy is coming towards me, the pardon is now granted, and is in drawing, and shall be delivered to me in due time: now again his heart leapeth within him, and he saith, Bless the Lord, O my soul, who ever heard of such mercy? what? my sins be pardoned? and is the pardon granted and drawn? if I never hear more of it, and if I go down to hell, it is enough, that God hath once smiled upon me in his love, it is enough though I have the pains, of hell upon me for ever for it. Esa 40.12. Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God. Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem, and cry unto her, that her warfare is accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned. So the Lord saith to poor sinners, after they have waited long enough, and God hath seen their desires to be sound, the Lord, I say, saith, Tell that poor man from heaven, and from the Lord Christ, and under the hand of the Spirit, that his sins are pardoned, and he shall be received to mercy. Esa. 66.1, 2, 3. The ⟨p. 194⟩Lord looks to him that is poor, and of a contrite spirit, and trembles at his word. The poor creature comes and trembles at every truth; and when he hears of mercy, he saith, Oh that is sweet mercy indeed, but it is not mine, and he shakes in the consideration of mercy, that he should hear of it, and not receive it. The Lord looks to him, that is, he casts a sweet look upon him, and lets in some sweet intimation of mercy, and saith to the poor creature, I have an eye to thee, and my love is unto thee in the Lord Jesus Christ; and with that his heart leaps in his bosom. Of this kind I take that to be, Jer. 31.18, 19, 20. I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning and lamenting himself thus (there is a heart humbled, broken, and thirsting) thou hast chastised me, and I was chastised, as a bullock unaccustomed to the yoke: turn thou me, and I shall be turned, thou art the Lord my God. Surely after that I was turned I repented: