Fourthly, Let your Meditations work upon those comforting Promises in the Gospel, that hold forth most comfort to a dejected soul. And truly I am persuaded, Christians Meditations running more upon their own failings, and their own jealousies, and upon their own mistakes, then upon Gospel-promises, hath been the great occasion they have lain so long under a spirit of bondage, and under a dark eclipse in the want of the comforts of Gods Spirit. Therefore now let your Meditations work upon those Promises that hold forth most comfort to a dejected and deserted soul. And here I shall name five or six most comfortable Promises in the Word; As Isa. 57.15 The Lord that dwells in the high and holy places, he doth revive the spirit of the humble, and of the contrite one. So Isa. 66.2. The Lord dwells in the Heavens, and yet with him also that is of an humble and contrite spirit, that trembles at his Word; with him will God dwell. So Psal. 34.18. The Lord is nigh to them that are •f a broken heart, even them that are contrite in spirit. So Luke 4.18. Jesus Christ was anointed, that is, appointed by God the Father, to preach the Gospel to the poor, to bind up the broken in heart, and to comfort them that mourn. So Isa. 66.10. The Lord will restore comfort to thee, and to thy Mourners. And Heb. 12.12. The Lord will strengthen the weak hands and feeble knees. And with that remarkable and most glorious Gospel-promise I shall end, Isa. 353, 4, 5, 6. Strengthen the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees. This, saith God, to weaken Christians, whose legs can hardly carry their bodies, and their hands hardly reach to their mouths. Say unto the weak Christian in grace, comfort, and confirm and strengthen them: And say ⟨p. 157⟩unto them that are of a fearful heart, Be strong; Poor fearful doubting souls, that fear every temptation, and fear every corruption, and fear they shall lose the recompense of their reward: Say unto that fearful heart, Be strong and fear not. For your God will come with vengeance, even God will come with recompense and save you. And then the eyes of the blind shall be open, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped; it is not meant of the bodily eye, but those that were blind, and could not see the mysteries of Christ, and could not read their own comforts; then their eyes shall be open.
Fourthly, Let your Meditations work upon those comforting Promises in the Gospel, that hold forth most comfort to a dejected soule. And truly I am perswaded, Christians Meditations running more upon their own failings, and their own jealousies, and upon their own mistakes, then upon Gospel-promises, hath been the great occasion they have layn so long under a spirit of bondage, and under a dark eclipse in the want of the comforts of Gods Spirit. Therefore now let your Meditations work upon those Promises that hold forth most comfort to a dejected and deserted soule. And here I shall name five or six most comforatble Promises in the Word; As Isa. 57.15 The Lord that dwels in the high and holy places, he doth revive the spirit of the humble, and of the contrite one. So Isa. 66.2. The Lord dwels in the Heavens, and yet with him also that is of an humble and contrite spirit, that trembles at his Word; with him will God dwell. So Psal. 34.18. The Lord is nigh to them that are •f a broken heart, even them that are contrite in spirit. So Luke 4.18. Jesus Christ was anointed, that is, appointed by God the Father, to preach the Gospel to the poor, to binde up the broken in heart, and to comfort them that mourn. So Isa. 66.10. The Lord will restore comfort to thee, and to thy Mourners. And Heb. 12.12. The Lord will stre•gthen the weak hands and feeble knees. And with that remarkable and most glorious Gospel-promise I shal end, Isa. 353, 4, 5, 6. Strengthen the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees. This, saith God, to weaken Christians, whose legs can hardly carry their bodies, and their hands hardly reach to their mouths. Say unto the weak Christian in grace, comfort, and confirm and strengthen them: And say ⟨p. 157⟩unto them that are of a fearful heart, Be strong; Poor fearfull doubting soules, that feare every temptation, and feare every corruption, and feare they shall lose the recompence of their reward: Say unto that fearful heart, Be strong and fear not. For your God will come with vengeance, even God will come with recompence and save you. And then the eyes of the blinde shall be open, and the eares of the deaf shall be unstopped; it is not meant of the bodily eye, but those that were blinde, and could not see the mysteies of Christ, and could not read their own comforts; then their eyes shall be open.
