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2. Sometimes God answers in part; He speaks as it were out of a Dark Cloud; He gives some little Ease, but He speaks not full Peace: In this manner He speaks to the Woman; Go thy way, and sin no more: He doth not say; Go in Peace, thy Sin is forgiven thee; ¹No, no; but, Go thy way, and sin no more. Hereby Faith usually gets a little Strength, and looks after the Lord with more Hope; It begins to plead with God, as Moses did; O Lord, Thou hast begun to show Grace unto Thy Servant; go on, Lord, to manifest unto me all Thy Goodness. Here Faith takes a little hold on the Covenant of Grace: It may be the Hand of Faith is feeble, shaking and trembling; yet it takes a little Hold, it receives some Encouragement, it finds that its former Seeking is not in vain.

2. Sometimes God answers in part; He speaks as it were out of a Dark Cloud; He gives some little Ease, but He speaks not full Peace: In this manner He speaks to the Woman; Go thy way, and sin no more: He doth not say; Go in Peace, thy Sin is forgiven thee; ¹No, no; but, Go thy way, and sin no more. Hereby Faith usually gets a little Strength, and looks after the Lord with more Hope; It begins to plead with God, as Moses did; O Lord, Thou hast begun to shew Grace unto Thy Servant; go on, Lord, to manifest unto me all Thy Goodness. Here Faith takes a little hold on the Covenant of Grace: It may be the Hand of Faith is feeble, shaking and trembling; yet it takes a little Hold, it receives some Encouragement, it finds that its former Seeking is not in vain.

1. 1John 8.11.

3. Sometimes God answers more fully and satisfactorily; He applies some Promise of Grace to the Conscience by His Spirit; He lets the Soul feel & taste the Comforts of himself, or of such and such a Promise, more effectually than ever before: Fear not,