The excellency of a gracious spirit Delivered in a treatise upon the 14. of…The excellency of a gracious spirit Deliuered in a treatise upon the 14. of…

Thirdly, The Lord hath an especial eye upon and delight to dwell ¹with these, who are of choice and excellent spirits; He will dwell with the contrite heart, to revive the spirit of the humble, Isaiah 57-15. He hath a special care of these spirits, that they do not fail before him; he puts under his hand, to support, comfort, revive them. When we beat ordinary spices, we heed not so much every dust, but some flies out and falls on the ground; But if Bezarstone, or some special choice costly spice be beaten, then there is care had of every dust, that the least be not lost; So though God may afflict the choicest spirits of his servants, yet he is very careful that their spirits fail not before him; as for other common ordinary spirits, he cares not much to let them fail, and ⟨p. 122⟩sink in their affliction, but this is the merciful care of God over those spirits, whom he highly esteems of.

Thirdly, The Lord hath an especiall eye upon and delight to dwell ¹with these, who are of choice and excellent spirits; Hee will dwell with the contrite heart, to revive the spirit of the humble, Esay 57-15. Hee hath a speciall care of these spirits, that they doe not faile before him; hee puts under his hand, to support, comfort, revive them. When wee beate ordinary spices, we heed not so much every dust, but some flies out and falls on the ground; But if Bezarstone, or some speciall choice costly spice bee beaten, then there is care had of every dust, that the least bee not lost; So though God may afflict the choicest spirits of his servants, yet hee is very carefull that their spirits faile not before him; as for other common ordinary spirits, hee cares not much to let them faile, and ⟨p. 122⟩sinke in their affliction, but this is the mercifull care of God over those spirits, whom he highly esteems of.

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