The greatest sinners exhorted and encouraged to come to Christ, and that now without…

4. Communion with God, is a most sweet and comfortable thing to a gracious soul. Indeed Unregenerate men do not think so, because they never had Experience of it, but they that know what communion with God means, have found Sweetness and Delight therein which cannot be expressed. Hence David could say, One day in Thy Courts, is better than a thousand else-where. Psal. 84.10. Excellent was the Reply of a Noble Protestant, when ⟨p. 139⟩the Papists tempted him with offers of money to forsake the Truth, and to turn Papist, Let that man's money perish with him, that does not prize one hours Communion with God, above all the gold and silver in the world ▪ Communion with God in hearing his Word is sweet. Hence the Church saith of Christ▪ His mouth is most sweet, Cant. 5.16. When a Promise is set home upon the soul by the Spirit of God, how sweet is it! Or, when a man has been in great doubts and darkness about his spiritual estate▪ or concerning his way and Duty, but some word of God does enlighten and direct him, how sweet is it! what refreshing does his soul within him find! The statutes of •he Lord are right, rejoicing the heart, sweeter also than the honey and the honey comb. Psal. 19.8, 10. And Communion with God in Prayer is sweet, Isai. 56.7. I will make them joyful in my house of prayer. Some of God's Children have found that Joy & Comfort therein, as to make them forget their outward Afflictions. A holy man once having buried a Child who was dear to him▪ after he had gone and poured out his soul before God in secret, was cheerful, an intimate Friend enquiring the reason, he gave this Answer, I could be content to bury a child ⟨p. 140⟩every day, on condition that I might meet with as much of God every day as I have done this day.