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Fourthly Observe, That A people or person may have some sincere desires after Covenanting with God, and yet have much weakness, many infirmities and fears in the accomplishing of that their design. Many poor puzzled and perplexed souls may have this honest desire, and yet not know well how to put the thing in Practice; even like unto these mentioned here, who are going toward Zion to join themselves to the Lord in Covenant, and yet are asking the way: they have covenanting with God in their eye as their great scope, but are ignorant in a Considerable measure of the way; yet they sit not still till they get the way (as it were) described on a Card to them: but they rise and make forward as they may. I nothing doubt, the truth of this Doctrine is known in experience by some Serious, though much tossed and puzzled Souls, who have some honest and earnest longings after him and after Covenanting with him: who yet know not well how to win at him, or ⟨p. 215⟩how to make this Covenanting Practicable: thus the honest well meaning Daughters of Jerusalem ask the Spouse, Cant. 6. Whither is thy beloved gone, that we may see him with thee? There was a sincere desire after him and a fixed Purpose to be at him, and to decline no Labour nor pains in order to coming by him: yet they know not well whither to go for finding of him: even like honest Mary, who John 21. would fain have Christ, and comes to the grave to seek him, and missing him weeps; and when the Angels speak to her to comfort her, that will not do it: She continues still weeping, and tells the cause: They have taken away my Lord, and I know not whe•e they have laid him: It was an evidence of the honesty of her desire, that though she knew not where he was: yet she could not be diverted by any thing from a mournful restless and diligent Pursuit after his presence. This may Proceed Partly, in the First Place, from believers their infirmity, and their not being thorough in the knowledge of Gospel Mysteries: from their ignorance of the Parties and conditions of the Covenant, of the nature, Properties, and promises of it: If they knew how kind and condescending the Lord is: how near he brings his Word: How little he will take of their hand: how solid the Covenant is; how sure the cautioner is, and how their Part of the Covenant is undertaken for as well as Gods; they would not have such doubts and fears; hence,