The truly blessed man, or, The way to be happy here, and forever being…

3. That Gods own Children may, by missing the opportunity, pray a long time before God will let them know that he hears them. God makes them tarry long before he pours the balm of comfort into their Souls. Hence their complaints, that they are not heard though they cry, that they seek, and cannot find him; and their Sins mean while oppress, and almost sink them; see, Psal. 31. 9, 10. 38 begin. If when a Child of God hath been trepanned into ⟨p. 360⟩any sin, he presently resents it with Godly sorrow, and maketh hast to the throne of Grace, humbling himself, and imploring forgiveness; how readily will he be accepted? whereas, how often are we remorseless, stupid, seek to cover our sins, and keep silence; and so suffer our wounds to fester, and grow corrupt? Now we begin to despond, and are afraid to come to God and so still hide: this provoketh him, and he will make us to know our folly, and accordingly to wait a great while before he will give us an answer of peace.

3. That Gods own Children may, by missing the opportunity, pray a long time before God will let them know that he hears them. God makes them tarry long before he pours the balm of comfort into their Souls. Hence their complaints, that they are not heard though they cry, that they seek, and cannot find him; and their Sins mean while oppress, and almost sink them; see, Psal. 31. 9, 10. 38 begin. If when a Child of God hath been trepan'd into ⟨p. 360⟩any sin, he presently resents it with Godly sorrow, and maketh hast to the throne of Grace, humbling himself, and imploring forgiveness; how readily will he be accepted? whereas, how often are we remorceless, stupid, seek to cover our sins, and keep silence; and so suffer our wounds to fester, and grow corrupt? Now we begin to despond, and are afraid to come to God and so still hide: this provoketh him, and he will make us to know our folly, and accordingly to wait a great while before he will give us an answer of peace.