The Godly Man's Picture

2. The Promises: The Promises are comfortable: 1. For their sureness, Rom. 4. 16. God in the Promises hath laid his truth to^* pawn. 2. For their suitableness, being calculated for every Christians condition. The Promises are like a Physic-garden, there is no disease but some herb may be found there to cure it; but the Promises of themselves ⟨p. 97⟩cannot comfort, only the spirit enables us to suck these Honey-combs: The Promises are like a Limbeck full of herbs, but this Limbeck will not drop, unless the fire be put under: So when the spirit of God (which is compared to fire) is put to the Limbeck of the Promises, then they distil Consolation into the soul. Thus we see how the spirit is in the godly by its virtues.

2. The Promises: The Promises are comfortable: 1. For their sureness, Rom. 4. 16. God in the Promises hath laid his truth to^* pawn. 2. For their suitableness, being calculated for every Christians condition. The Promises are like a Physick-garden, there is no disease but some herb may be found there to cure it; but the Promises of themselves ⟨p. 97⟩cannot comfort, only the spirit inables us to suck these Honey-combs: The Promises are like a Limbeck full of herbs, but this Limbeck will not drop, unless the fire be put under: So when the spirit of God (which is compared to fire) is put to the Limbeck of the Promises, then they distil Consolation into the soul. Thus we see how the spirit is in the godly by its virtues.

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