Spiritual desertions discovered and remedied. Being the substance of divers sermons preached for the…

2. Expect that there is some extraordinary either Service or Trial near to you. Gods Extraordinary Visits are usually to prepare us for Extraordinary Exercises. The time when Christ took his Disciples with him into the mount wa• a little before he was to be taken from ⟨p. 110⟩them, and they had hard Service to engage in. When Paul was to be peculiarly used in Christs work, and exposed to greater trials than any of the other Apostles, he had glorious visions of Christ. It is good for the Children of God to Rejoice with Fear. Expect now to be called into the field, and to have your graces proved with great Temptations. Lay in then for it, and be sure to take down by faith, large draughts of these flagons of consolation, which may be for suitable support under such trials: and helping you with resolution to go through them: this will be your best wisdom, and so shall you be prepared for such an hour.

2. Expect that there is some extraordinary either Service or Tryal near to you. Gods Extraordinary Visits are usually to prepare us for Extraordinary Exercises. The time when Christ took his Disciples with him into the mount wa• a little before he was to be taken from ⟨p. 110⟩them, and they had hard Service to engage in. When Paul was to be peculiarly used in Christs work, and exposed to greater tryals than any of the other Apostles, he had glorious visions of Christ. It is good for the Children of God to Rejoyce with Fear. Expect now to be called into the field, and to have your graces proved with great Temptations. Lay in then for it, and be sure to take down by faith, large draughts of these flaggons of consolation, which may be for suitable support under such tryals: and helping you with resolution to go through them: this will be your best wisdom, and so shall you be prepared for such an hour.