Heaven upon earth in the serene tranquillity and calm composure, in the sweet peace…

The more confused your case be, seek to take it so much the more to God, and to draw the nearer to him; let it be made a motive to set you on to deal the more seriously with him, to dispel your darkness and confusion; As Je• does, while he says, Chap. 10. v. 15. I am full of confusion, therefore see thou to my affliction, As if he had said, Lord, I cannot rid, no• order my case, therefore see thou to it, and give me clearness; For, though a person have a confused condition, yet he may be somewhat distinct, in laying it out before God, as it is, and may be clear in what Conscience sayeth of it, when it sayeth that it is confused. 5ly. Whether our condition be confused or no•, we would be suitably affected with every particular that we find in it; and this may be one reason of our confusion, that we have more clearness, then we improve well; we see many things to be wrong, but the •ight affects us not, neither do we suitably endeavour to repent of the evils which we see, nor to amend them, nor do […] flee to Jesus Christ to get them pardoned and ⟨p. 212⟩cured: But when the little clearness that we have is well improved, it's the way to get more; but what need is there of more light, and of more clearness, when that which we have is not duly made use of?

The more confused your case be, seek to take it so much the more to God, and to draw the nearer to him; let it be made a motive to set you on to deal the more seriously with him, to dispel your darkness and confusion; As Ie• does, while he sayes, Chap. 10. v. 15. I am full of confusion, therefore see thou to my affliction, As if he had said, Lord, I cannot ridde, no• order my case, therefore see thou to it, and give me clearnesse; For, though a person have a confused condition, yet he may be somewhat distinct, in laying it out before God, as it is, and may be clear in what Conscience sayeth of it, when it sayeth that it is confused. 5ly. Whether our condition be confused or no•, we would be suitably affected with every particular that we find in it; and this may be one reason of our confusion, that we have more clearness, then we improve well; we see many things to be wrong, but the ight affects us not, neither do we suitably indeavour to epent of the evils which we see, nor to amend them, nor do flee to Jesus Christ to get them pardoned and