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22 ſtrengthen his Doubts and Fears. Do but look off Chriſt, and preſently (like Peter) you ſink in Doubts.

A Chriſtian never wants Comfort, but by breaking the Order and Method of the Goſpel, looking on his own, and looking off Chriſt's perfect Righteouſneſs, which is to chuſe rather to live by Candle Light than by the Light of the Sun. The Honey that you ſuck from your own Righteouſneſs will turn into perfect Gall, and the Light that you take from that to walk in will turn into black Night upon the Soul. Satan is tempting thee, by putting thee to plod about thy own Grace, to get Comfort from that, then the Father comes and points thee to Chriſts Grace (as rich and glorious, infinitely pleaſing him) and biddeth thee ſtudy Chriſts Righteouſneſs; (and his Biddings are Enablings) that's a bleſſed Motion, a ſweet Whiſpering, checking thy Unbelief; follow the leaſt Hint, cloſe with much Prayer, prize it as an invaluable Jewel; it's an Earneſt of more to come. Again,

If you would pray, and cannot, and ſo are diſcouraged, ſee Chriſt praying for you, uſing his Intereſt with the Father for you. What can you want, John 14. 17. and ch. 17. If you be troubled, ſee Chriſt your Peace, Epheſ. 2. 14. leaving you Peace when he went up to Heaven, again and again charging you not to be troubled, no not in the leaſt (ſinfully troubled) ſo as to obſtruct thy Comfort or thy Believing, John 14. 1, 27. He is now upon the Throne, having ſpoiled upon his Croſs (in the loweſt State of his Humiliation) all whatſoever can hurt or annoy thee; he hath borne all thy Sins, Sorrows, Troubles, Temptations, &c. and is gone to prepare Manſions for thee.

Thou who haft ſeen Chriſt all, and thyſelf abſolutely nothing, who makeſt Chriſt all thy Life, and art dead to all Righteouſneſs beſides, thou art the Chriſtian, one highly beloved, and who hath found favour with God, a Favourite of Heaven, do Chriſt this one Favour for all his Love to thee, love all his poor Saints and Churches (the meaneſt the weakeſt, notwithſtanding any difference in