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…

4 The soul that fully follows ¹the Lord, follows him without delay, in the use of all means, and in all the ways of his Commandments; the delaying and putting off, is an argument of remissness. Davids▪ soul followed hard after the Lord, as you heard before in the 63. Psalm: and this made him seek the Lord early, Verse 1. O God, thou art my God, early will I seek thee, saith ⟨p. 254⟩lie; the present time is the fullness of time with such a soul. We read of Haman, Ester 3. 5. that he was full of wrath, and hence he procures, that the Posts should be hastened about his work in destroying the Jews, Verse 15. And it sets upon all means, what way soever it may be brought near to God, either by ordinary means, or else by extraordinary; useth all ordinances conscionably in their season, will abstain from all occasions of evil, avoids all hinderances, in that which is good; if he knows any thing may further him in the bringing of his heart nearer to God, he readily and thankfully embraces it, and makes use of it; he useth all means, and yet resteth not in any means.

4 The soule that fully followes ¹the Lord, followes him without delay, in the use of all meanes, and in all the wayes of his Commandements; the delaying and putting off, is an argument of remissenesse. Davids▪ soule followed hard after the Lord, as you heard before in the 63. Psalme: and this made him seeke the Lord early, Verse 1. O God, thou art my God, early will I seeke thee, saith ⟨p. 254⟩lie; the present time is the sulnesse of time with such a soule. We reade of Haman, Ester 3. 5. that he was full of wrath, and hence he procures, that the Posts should bee hastened about his worke in destroying the Jewes, Verse 15. And it sets upon all means, what way soever it may be brought neare to God, either by ordinary meanes, or else by extraordinary; useth all ordinances conscionably in their season, will abstaine from all occasions of evill, avoids all hinderances, in that which is good; if he knowes any thing may further him in the bringing of his heart nearer to God, he readily and thankfully embraces it, and makes use of it; hee useth all meanes, and yet resteth not in any meanes.