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So that if you perceive your dulnesses, if they griev• and displease you, if you will not rest in them, if you yet set out to the means of removal, assuredly your hearts are sincere; God seeth that the bent is honest, that thou art indeed willing; and take this for thy comfort, that if it be thus with thee, God (for present) accepts of thy services, and ere long thou shalt be freed of these indispositions which do accompany thee in thy services: God will drive this sleep from thine eyes, and these fowls from thy sacrifice. Once again though, note, that

So that if you perceive your dulnesses, if they griev• and displease you, if you will not rest in them, if you yet set out to the meanes of removall, assuredly your hearts are sincere; God seeth that the bent is honest, that thou art indeed willing; and take this for thy comfort, that if it be thus with thee, God (for present) accepts of thy services, and ere long thou shalt be freed of these indispositions which doe accompany thee in thy services: God will drive this sleepe from thine eyes, and these fowles from thy sacrifice. Once again though, note, that

3. The cause of all acceptation is in Christ: therefore do not doubt that God will reject thy services because of thy indispositions, but believe he will accept of thy ⟨p. 191⟩sincere endeavours, because […] Christ. Beloved, it […] for us to consider all things about duty. A sincere heart must set it out, a gracious God must take it, and a mighty Redeemer and Intercessor must present it. ¹Christ presents that to his Father, which we present to Christ: The duty belongs to us, but the reason of acceptation is not in the Petitioner, but in the Intercessor: God accepts not for our fullness, not for our liveliness, but for his Sons worthiness,