1 He slumbers and is half a sleep in the pleasures of this world.
2 Christ by his word and spirit labours to withdraw him from his pleasures, and ato make him more heartily receive his beloved.
3 But he bdelayeth to do it being loth to leave his ease and sweet delights.
4 cThen Christ awakes him and stirs up his heart: by making him to see the vanity of his pleasures.
5 He then begins to be more earnestly affected towards Christ.
6 dWith sorrow he sets his heart to have fellowship with Christ after his old manner: and this he expresseth by bringing forth sweet fruits of righteousness.
7 eThen he feeleth that Christ hath withdrawn his spirit.
8 He almost despairs for this.
9 Yet by private prayer seeks for Christ.
10 fWhen that will not help, he resorts to the ministers of the word, at whose hands he finds no comfort, but discomfort.
11 gNot recovering his first estate, through impatience of the love of Christ, he makes his misery known to strangers, ⟨p. 97⟩to see if they can comfort him, and he somewhat comforts himself in describing Christs excellency to them.
12 hThey then are ravished with him to seek Christ, and require then to know where to find him.
13 iAnswer is made in the assemblies of the Church.
14 kAfter this communication the Christians faith and feeling reviveth, Christ returning to him again.
15 lThen Christ assureth him in his hart, of his love and liking towards him.
16 Giving further assurance to him that he shall grow up and be made fruitful in every good grace.
17 m After this the Christian comes in such a high measure to love Christ, that nothing shall be able to sever him from Christ.
1 He slumbers and is halfe a sleepe in the pleasures of this world.
2 Christ by his word and spirit labours to withdrawe him from his pleasures, and ato make him more heartilie receiue his beloued.
3 But he bdelayeth to doe it beeing loth to leaue his ease and sweet delights.
4 cThen Christ awakes him and stirres vp his heart: by making him to see the vanitie of his pleasures.
5 He then beginnes to be more earnestlie affected towards Christ.
6 dWith sorrowe hee settes his heart to haue fellowship with Christ after his olde manner: and this he expresseth by bringing foorth sweete fruites of righteousnes.
7 eThen hee feeleth that Christ hath withdrawen his spirit.
8 He almost dispaires for this.
9 Yet by priuate praier seeks for Christ.
10 fWhen that will not helpe, he resorts to the ministers of the word, at whose hands hee finds no comfort, but discomfort.
11 gNot recouering his first estate, through impatience of the loue of Christ, hee makes his miserie knowen to strangers, ⟨p. 97⟩to see if they can comforte him, and hee somewhat comforts himselfe in describing Christes excellencie to them.
12 hThey then are rauished with him to seeke Christ, and require then to knowe where to finde him.
13 iAnswere is made in the assemblies of the Church.
14 kAfter this cōmunication the Christians faith and feeling reuiueth, Christ returning to him againe.
15 lThē Christ assureth him in his hart, of his loue and liking towards him.
16 Giuing further assurance to him that he shall grow vp and be made fruitfull in euerie good grace.
17 m After this the Christian comes in such a high measure to loue Christ, that nothing shal be able to seuer him from Christ.
- aver. 2.
- bver. 3.
- cver. 4.
- dver. 5.
- ever. 6.
- fver. 7.
- gver. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13 14. 15. 16.
- hver. 17.
- iCap. 6. ver. 1.
- kver. 2.
- lver. 3. to the 7. ver. of cap. 7.
