Some general directions for a comfortable walking with God delivered in the lecture at…Some generall directions for a comfortable walking with God deliuered in the lecture at…

But in the very nick and needful time, as you may see in the Story, the blessed Spirit did suddenly shine into his dark and desolate soul, with the glorious beams of his own immediate comfort, and so sensibly filled it with such overflowing Rivers of spiritual joys, that no doubt they mightily abated and quenched the rageful fury of those Popish flames, wherein he sweetly fell asleep. It was a special and immediate springing of the holy Ghost in his heart, which made Master Peacock, after many days of extremest horror, profess, that The joy which be felt in his conscience, was incredible. We feel and acknowledge by daily experience, that Satan doth immediately inject; and shall not the blessed Spirit, after his holy and heavenly manner, immediately also suggest sometimes?

But in the very nicke and needfull time, as you may see in the Story, the blessed Spirit did suddenly shine into his darke and desolate soule, with the glorious beames of his owne immediate comfort, and so sensibly filled it with such ouerflowing Riuers of spirituall ioyes, that no doubt they mightily abated and quencht the ragefull fury of those Popish flames, wherein hee sweetely fell asleepe. It was a speciall and immediate springing of the holy Ghost in his heart, which made Master Peacock, after many dayes of extremest horrour, professe, that The ioy which be felt in his conscience, was incredible. We feele and acknowledge by daily experience, that Satan doth immediately iniect; and shall not the blessed Spirit, after his holy and heauenly manner, immediately also suggest sometimes?

Neither is this to be reputed an extraordinary revelation, ⟨p. 328⟩or ^aEnthusiasm, without or beside the Word of God (I heartily abominate all Anabaptisticall fooleries and frenzies:) For that which the Spirit so reveals unto our consciences, we our selves may collect and conclude out of Gods Word, upon the conscience of our faith, repentance, other saving endowments and holy graces shining in our souls, and uprightly exercised in our whole conversation. When we by these means have assured our souls, that we are the children of God, which is the testimony of our own renewed spirits; the Spirit of God, as another witness, secondeth and confirmeth this assurance, by divine inspiration, and by sweet motions and feelings of Gods special goodness, and glorious saving presence; and so according to the Apostles phrase,