Certain select cases resolved specially tending to the right ordering of the heart, that…

3. The third act is this, Seeing God hath promised absolutely such good things in the Second Covenant, but hath not set down the time when, or how much grace he will give; and seeing only he can help, therefore look up, and wait upon the Lord in the use of all known means, until he makes good what he hath promised to do, and perform, and work for you. Say as beggars that have but one door to go to for bread, if none hear, or hearing help not, lay themselves down at the door, and say, I will wait here, I am sure I perish if I go away, or quarrel with them in the house, because they help me not so soon as I would, and therefore I will wait, for it may be their compassions may move them as they pass by to help me. So do you, Many a Soul comes and longs for the good of the promises, but if the Lord do not speedily help him, he goes with discouragements, fears, and discontents, or despair, or sin away, and saith one of these two things, either I shall never have help, or I come not truly, and hence I feel no help. Oh remember that bread is only to be had at the door, to be distributed when ⟨p. 37⟩the Lord seeth need, not when we would, or think we have need, and therefore wait here and say, if I perish, here I will, at the feet of God, and at the feet of the promises and covenant of God, &c.

3. The third act is this, Seeing God hath promised absolutely such good things in the Second Covenant, but hath not set downe the time when, or how much grace he will give; and seeing onely he can helpe, therefore looke up, and waite upon the Lord in the use of all knowne meanes, untill he makes good what he hath promised to do, and performe, and worke for you. Say as beggars that have but one doore to go to for bread, if none heare, or hearing help not, lay themselves downe at the doore, and say, I will wait here, I am sure I perish if I goe away, or quarrell with them in the house, because they helpe me not so soon as I would, and therefore I will waite, for it may be their compassions may move them as they passe by to helpe me. So doe you, Many a Soul comes and longs for the good of the promises, but if the Lord doe not speedily help him, he goes with discouragements, fears, and discontents, or despair, or sinne away, and saith one of these two things, either I shall never have helpe, or I come not truly, and hence I feel no helpe. Oh remember that bread is only to be had at the doore, to be distributed when ⟨p. 37⟩