Riches of mercy to men in misery, or, Certain excellent treatises concerning the dignity…

Secondly I call it a temperature or due frame of the mind, because it sets the soul in order, that is, it sets new ⟨p. 41⟩bits on the faculties, and fit objects for those habits; the soul was before like a disordered instrument or clock that went at random, every thing was out of its place, but when this strength of the inward man is communicated to the soul, it frames it a new, that is, it puts it into a right temper again.¹

Secondly I call it a temperature or due frame of the mind, because it sets the soul in order, that is, it sets new ⟨p. 41⟩bits on the faculties, and fit obiects for those habits; the soul was before like a disordered instrument or clock that went at randome, every thing was out of its place, but when this strength of the inward man is communicated to the soul, it frames it a new, that is, it puts it into a right temper again.¹

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Thirdly it is a frame whereby a man is enabled to please God in all things, because it sets a good hew upon all our actions, for as varnish makes all colours fresh, so doth the strength of the inward man, it sets a deep die upon all our actions, puts a grace upon them, and makes them beautiful, nothing without it will hold trial, every thing that hath the tincture and virtue of the strength of the Inward man will hold good, it sets the stamp of holiness upon them as implanted by the spirit, and therefore they are acceptable unto God.