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Fourthly, when thou losest God in following him, art thou sensible of ¹the want of his presence, and doest thou never leave crying and seeking till thou enjoyest him again? Certainly this is a true choice spirit, that will carry on fully in following the Lord, when thousands of glorious Hypocrites shall vanish and come to nothing.

Fourthly, when thou losest God in following him, art thou sensible of ¹the want of his presence, and doest thou never leave crying and seeking till thou enjoyest him again? Certainly this is a true choyce spirit, that will carry on fully in following the Lord, when thousands of glorious Hypocrites shall vanish and come to nothing.

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If it be this choiceness of spirit, ¹that is the only thing that will fully ⟨p. 428⟩carry after the Lord, then let us learn to look to our spirits: Keep thy heart with all diligence, for out of it come the issues of life: Do not so much complain of temptations, oppositions, troubles you meet withal; but look to your spirits, & all is safe and well. If there be the spirit of love & of a sound mind, there will be the spirit of power; for these are joined together by the Apostle; there need not be ²the spirit of fear; for the spirit of a sound mind, & the spirit of fear, are opposed one to another in the same place. But wherein should we look ³to our spirits? First, take heed to your judgments, keep your judgements clear for God & his truth; as it is said, Es. 33