I. Scripture-light the most sure light ... delivered in three sermons on 2 Pet.…

Answ. 2 Secondly, You have now lost your comforts, and the shinings of Gods face: either God hath withdrawn himself for your sin, or not, if not for your sin, he will return again, and that quickly too; if for your sin, labour more and more for to find it out, and to be humbled for it.

Answ. 2 Secondly, You have now lost your comforts, and the shinings of Gods face: either God hath withdrawn himself for your sin, or not, if not for your sin, he wil return again, and that quickly too; if for your sin, labor more and more for to find it out, and to be humbled for it.

I know you will say, O! but now in this condition I cannot be humbled.

I know you wil say, O! but now in this condition I cannot be humbled.

But withal remember, that in this condition, that goes for ⟨p. 37⟩humbling which doth not before, and God will take that for humiliation now, which he would not take before. Psal. 32. saith David, I said I will confess my transgression unto the Lord, and thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin. Dixit non fecit, saith Austin, he said he would do it, but did not do it fully, yet thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin, God took his humiliation although it was very low. Why? vers. 3.4. we find him under temptation, and in much discouragement, for (saith he) My bones waxed old with my roaring all the day long, day and night thy hand was heavy upon me: my moisture is turned into the drought of Summer, yet how ready was God to receive an acknowledgement, and a little humiliation from him, at this time.