The Soul's Conflict with Itself

4. A general apprehension of Gods goodness and mercy may stand with ¹desperation. Take away My from God, ²and take away God himself in regard of comfort; what comfort was it for Adam, when he was shut out of Paradise to look upon it after he had lost •t? The more excellencies are in God, […] more our grief if we have not our •rt in them: the very life blood of ⟨p. 484⟩the Gospel, lies in a special application of particular mercy to our selves. All relations that God and Christ have taken upon them, imply a necessity of application; What if God be a rock of salvation if we do not rest upon him? What if he be a foundation, and we do not build on him? What if he offers himself as a husband, if we will not accept of him, what avails it us? How can we rejoice in the salvation of our souls, unless we can in particular say, I rejoice in God my Saviour.

4. A generall apprehension of Gods goodnesse and mercy may stand with ¹desperation. Take away My from God, ²and take away God himselfe in regard of comfort; what comfort was it for Adam, when he was shut out of Paradise to looke upon it after he had lost •t? The more excellencies are in God, 〈…〉 more our griefe if we have not our •rt in them: the very life blood of ⟨p. 484⟩the Gospell, lyes in a speciall application of particular mercy to our selves. All relations that God and Christ have taken upon them, imply a necessity of application; What if God be a rock of salvation if we doe not rest upon him? What if he be a foundation, and we doe not build on him? What if hee offers himselfe as a husband, if we will not accept of him, what availes it us? How can we rejoyce in the salvation of our soules, unlesse we can in particular say, I rejoyce in God my Saviour.