In the rise and ground of it; the Lord leaves upon the Understanding of a […] sinner, a real apprehension of his own […] in such […], and about such conditions, and yet […] of the experience and knowledge of others, and […] of Providence in such difficulties beyond his reach; both which lead the […] and apprehension of a man to look out, and provokes the heart in this […] condition, to put forth […] endeavour, because all the […] of possibilities, are not stopped up, and […] of relief wholly taken away. For be it he know none; yet this also he […], there may be some way, and others may and do […] conceive more […] of succour than his shallow conceiving is able to know, or hath […] to […] therefore look out he will, and expect what further may be made to appear in the way of Providence, and from Direction and skill of ⟨p. 599⟩others. And hence it is they come here upon the […], […] and Brethren, What shall we do? We […] […] are […] a […] in our own thoughts, we are strangers to our own hearts and distempers, and distresses, unto which through our just deservings we have brought our selves: yet you that have more experience, and better acquaintance with the Dispensations of the Almighty in such dealings with miserable Creatures, though we know not what may help […] selves, yet we know that we have need to seek for succour, and we know not but we may speed; therefore we are resolved to put it to the trial, put it to the venture, see what will become of it. Upon this ground the Ninevites resolve to betake themselves to seek out for their own preservation from the destruction […] and now drawing on, Jonah, 3. 9 Who can tell if God will turn, and show mercy, that was perish not? […] can […] it is beyond all the skill we have to contrive, and the power we have to accomplish any thing for our own […]; but yet we cannot tell but God may turn from his […] wrath, and leave a blessing behind him […] of a curse; as men who fall into strange and desperate sicknesses, the danger they see, but cannot see how to cure themselves; yet the apprehension of their own ignorance, and consideration of the experience and wisdom of others, is thus far a help, as to provoke them to seek out, not altogether without expectation of supply from them;
In the rise and ground of it; the Lord leaves upon the Understanding of a 〈…〉 sinner, a real apprehension of his own 〈…〉 in such 〈…〉, and about such conditions, and yet 〈…〉 of the experience and knowledg of others, and 〈…〉 of Providence in such difficulties beyond his reach; both which lead the 〈…〉 and apprehension of a man to look out, and provokes the heart in this 〈…〉 condition, to put forth 〈…〉 endeavor, because al the 〈…〉 of possibilities, are not stopped up, and 〈…〉 of relief wholly taken away. For be it he know none; yet this also he 〈…〉, there may be some way, and others may and do 〈…〉 conceive more 〈…〉 of succor than his shallow conceiving is able to know, or hath 〈…〉 to 〈…〉 therefore look out he wil, and expect what further may be made to appear in the way of Providence, and from Direction and skil of ⟨p. 599⟩others. And hence it is they come here upon the 〈…〉, 〈…〉 and Brethren, What shall we do? We 〈…〉 〈…〉 are 〈…〉 a 〈…〉 in our own thoughts, we are strangers to our own hearts and distempers, and distresses, unto which through our just deservings we have brought our selves: yet you that have more experience, and better acquaintance with the Dispensations of the Almighty in such dealings with miserable Creatures, though we know not what may help 〈…〉 selves, yet we know that we have need to seek for succor, and we know not but we may speed; therefore we are resolved to put it to the trial, put it to the venture, see what wil become of it. Upon this ground the Ninivites resolve to betake themselves to seek out for their own preservation from the destruction 〈…〉 and now drawing on, Jonah, 3. 9 Who can tell if God will turn, and shew mercy, that was perish not? 〈…〉 can 〈…〉 it is beyond al the skil we have to contrive, and the power we have to accomplish any thing for our own 〈…〉; but yet we cannot tel but God may turn from his 〈…〉 wrath, and leave a blessing behind him 〈…〉 of a curse; as men who fal into strange and desperate sicknesses, the danger they see, but cannot see how to cure themselves; yet the apprehension of their own ignorance, and consideration of the experience and wisdom of others, is thus far a help, as to provoke them to seek out, not altogether without expectation of supply from them;
