The Soul's Conflict with Itself

The Spirit of God works like new •ine, enlarging the spirit from one degree ¹of praising God to another; and because it foresees the eternity of Gods love, (as far as it can) it endeavours an eternity of Gods praise; a gracious heart upon taste of favour showed to it self, is presently warmed to spread the praise of God to others, and the more it sees the fruit of trusting God, and his truth in performing promise, the more it still honours that trusting, as knowing that it lies upon Gods honour, to honour those that honour him; blessing will ²procure blessing; the soul hath never such freedom from sin, as when it is in a thankful frame; for thankfulness issues from a heart truly humbled, and emptied of it self, truly loving and rejoicing in God; and upon any sin the spirit is grieved and straitened, and the lips sealed up in such a heart; for the conscience upon any sin, looks upon it not only as disobedience against ⟨p. 449⟩Gods will and authority, but as un•ankfulnesse to his goodness, and this •elteth a godly heart most of all; When Nathan told David God had done this, ³•d this for him, and was ready to do nore, he could not hold in the confessi• of his sin, but relented and gave in presently.

The Spirit of God workes like new •ine, enlarging the spirit from one degree ¹of praising God to another; and because it foresees the eternity of Gods love, (as farre as it can) it endeavours an eternity of Gods praise; a gracious heart upon taste of favour shewed to it selfe, is presently warmed to spread the praise of God to others, and the more it sees the fruit of trusting God, and his truth in performing promise, the more it still honours that trusting, as knowing that it lyes upon Gods honour, to honour those that honour him; blessing will