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

3. That you seem to grow worse under the Desertion. You think that if God had a love for you, and intended you good by it, there would some spiritual advantage accrue to you from it; but all your Graces languish, and your corruptions gather strength under it; and no doubt, it may be so to sense, whiles God is preparing of you for the good of this trial; the peaceable fruits of righteousness which are to be produced by it, are to came afterwards, Heb. 12.11. see what a sudden change there was with David in this regard Ps. 116 11, 12 I said in my haste, all men are liars. What shall I render to the Lord for all his benefits towards me!

3. That you seem to grow worse under the Desertion. You think that if God had a love for you, and intended you good by it, there would some spiritual advantage accrue to you from it; but all your Graces languish, and your corruptions gather strength under it; and no doubt, it may be so to sense, whiles God is preparing of you for the good of this trial; the peaceable fruits of righteousness which are to be produced by it, are to came afterwards, Heb. 12.11. see what a sudden change there was with David in this rega•d Ps. 116 11, 12 I said in my haste, all men are liars. What shall I render to the Lord for all his benefits towards me!

2. Take heed of mistaking those things for Desertions, which are not so in themselves. Gods Children are too apt to ce• sure him, and discourage themselves in this regard, and so create to themselves ⟨p. 131⟩