The Christian's charter showing the privileges of a believerThe Christian's charter shewing the priviledges of a believer

3. Whe• God hides his face from his child, his heart may be ⟨p. 55⟩towards him. God may change his countenance, but not his heart. It is one thing for God to desert, another thing to dis-inherit. ^*How shall I give thee up, O Ephraim? Hos. 8.11. This is a Metaphor taken from a father going to dis-inherit his son, and while he is going to set his hand to the deed, his bowels begin to melt, and to yearn over him: though he be a prodigal child, yet he is a child, I will not cut off the entail: So saith God, How shall I give thee up? though Ephraim hath been a rebellious son, yet he is a son, I will not dis-inherit him. Gods heart may be full of love, when there is a veil upon his face. The Lord may change his dispensation towards his children, but not his disposition. The believer may say, I am adopted, and let God do what he will with me, let him take the rod, or the staff, 'tis all one, he loves me.

3. Whe• God hides his face from his childe, his heart may be ⟨p. 55⟩towards him. God may change his countenance, but not his heart. It is one thing for God to desert, another thing to dis-inherit. ^*How shall I give thee up, O Ephraim? Hos. 8.11. This is a Metaphor taken from a father going to dis-inherit his son, and while he is going to set his hand to the deed, his bowels begin to melt, and to yearn over him: though he be a prodigal childe, yet he is a childe, I will not cut off the entail: So saith God, How shall I give thee up? though Ephraim hath been a rebellious son, yet he is a son, I will not dis-inherit him. Gods heart may be full of love, when there is a vaile upon his face. The Lord may change his dispensation towards his children, but not his disposition. The believer may say, I am adopted, and let God do what he will with me, let him take the rod, or the staffe, 'tis all one, he loves me.