Pray that God will make you profit. Isa. 47.18. I am the Lord thy God Direct. 24 which teacheth thee to profit; make David's prayer, Psal. 119.18. Open thou mine eyes that I may behold wondrous things out of thy Law. Pray to God to take off the veil on the Scripture, that you may understand it, and the veil on your heart, that you may believe it. Pray that God will not only give you his Word as a rule of Holiness, but his Grace as a principle of Holiness. Implore the guidance of God's Spirit, Nehem. 9.10. Thou gavest them thy Good spirit to instruct (u)them. Though the Ship hath a Compass to Sail by, and store of Tackling, yet without a gale of wind it cannot sail; though we have the Word written as our Compass to sail by, and make use of our endeavours as the tackling, yet unless the Spirit of God blow upon us we cannot sail with profit. When the Almighty is as dew unto us, then we grow as the Lilly, ⟨p. 172⟩and our beauty is as the Olive-tree, Hos. 45.6. Beg the anointing of the Holy(x) Ghost One may see the figures on a Dial, but he cannot tell how the day goes unless the Sun shine: we may read many Truths in the Bible, but we cannot know them savingly till God's Spirit shine in our Souls. 2 Cor. 4.6. The Spirit is [Greek or Hebrew], a Spirit of Wisdom and Revelation. Ephes. 1.17. When Philip joined himself to the Eunuch's Chariot, then he understood Scripture. Acts 8.35. When God's Spirit joins himself to the Word, then it will be effectual to Salvation.
Pray that God will make you profit. Isa. 47.18. I am the Lord thy God Direct. 24 which teacheth thee to profit; make David's prayer, Psal. 119.18. Open thou mine eyes that I may behold wondrous things out of thy Law. Pray to God to take off the vail on the Scripture, that you may understand it, and the vail on your heart, that you may believe it. Pray that God will not only give you his Word as a rule of Holiness, but his Grace as a principle of Holiness. Implore the guidance of God's Spirit, Nehem. 9.10. Thou gavest them thy Good spirit to instruct (u)them. Though the Ship hath a Compass to Sail by, and store of Tackling, yet without a gale of wind it cannot sail; though we have the Word written as our Compass to sail by, and make use of our endeavours as the tackling, yet unless the Spirit of God blow upon us we cannot sail with profit. When the Almighty is as dew unto us, then we grow as the Lilly, ⟨p. 172⟩and our beauty is as the Olive-tree, Hos. 45.6. Beg the anointing of the Holy(x) Ghost One may see the figures on a Dial, but he cannot tell how the day goes unless the Sun shine: we may read many Truths in the Bible, but we cannot know them savingly till God's Spirit shine in our Souls. 2 Cor. 4.6. The Spirit is 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, a Spirit of Wisdom and Revelation. Ephes. 1.17. When Philip joined himself to the Eunuch's Chariot, then he understood Scripture. Acts 8.35. When God's Spirit joins himself to the Word, then it will be effectual to Salvation.
- (u)Christu• sedens ad d xtram Dei misit Vicariam Vim spiritus sancti. Tertul.
- (x)1 John 2.20.
