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…

Now the Lord carry our hearts fully after himself: As the two blind men, Matth. 20. vers. last, as soon as their eyes were opened, they followed Christ; so were our eyes opened, we would certainly follow after the Lord; were they fully opened, our hearts would follow fully. Many of you have some convictions, some inclinations, stirrings of affections, good resolutions; you begin to have good thoughts of Gods ways, you are almost persuaded: Oh that the work were throughly done! it is pity but that these beginnings should be improved. When Christ saw the good inclinations of the young man, when he came unto him, the Text saith, He looked upon him, and loved him: ⟨p. 364⟩those beginnings are lovely; but how lovely then would the full work be, if these beginnings were brought to perfection?

NOw the Lord carry our hearts fully after himselfe: As the two blinde men, Matth. 20. vers. last, as soone as their eyes were opened, they followed Christ; so were our eyes opened, wee would certainly follow after the Lord; were they fully opened, our hearts would follow fully. Many of you have some convictions, some inclinations, stirrings of affections, good resolutions; you begin to have good thoughts of Gods wayes, you are almost perswaded: Oh that the work were throughly done! it is pity but that these beginnings should be improved. When Christ saw the good inclinations of the young man, when he came unto him, the Text saith, He looked upon him, and loved him: ⟨p. 364⟩those beginnings are lovely; but how lovely then would the full worke be, if these beginnings were brought to perfection?

In this Use we shall show, first, the Motives which may draw our hearts to the following of the Lord fully.