Christ's Impressions Strong, Sweet, and Sensible on the Hearts of BELIEVERS, Delivered in a Sermon at Athelstonfoord, June 16, 1700. at the Celebration of the Sacred Eucharist. With some Addition, By I: C. M. D. Isai: 8.11. The LORD spoke unto me with a strong Hand. ●er. 31.33. I will put My Law in their Inward Parts, and write it in their Hearts. Flacc: Illyricus in 2. Cor. 3.3. Cor carneum, I: E: Molle, seu spirituale, sentiens Impressiones Verbi Dei. Mantuanus. — Permulcent alacres Proecordia flammae. Printed by John Reid, 1700. POOLS ANNOTATION, on Hebr: 8.10. THE Powerful Spirit of Our Redeemer, who only can reach the Soul, will make Impressions and make clear Characters of Divine Truth on it, 2. Cor. 3.3. None can alter, nor Mould, Frame, and Temper a Spirit. But He— Epigrapso, is a Metaphor, setting out a Real, Actual Powerfull-Work of the Spirit of Christ which leaveth the Express Characters, of all GOD's saving Mind, and will upon the Heart or Soul, as plain as Writing upon Paper, or Engraving upon Stones, such an Operation on the Spirits of Men, as whereby is Conveyed unto them, a new Light, Life, Power, so that they are made by i● Partakers of a Divine Nature. A POETIC Epistle to the Reader, CUm Christus digito pulsat proecordia div●, Interior jugiter rumpitur omnis obe●t. Nonobstante, caroquicquid sat anasveperurgent E contra, ad sese corda proterva trahit, Etquumflammiferam for'rs desuper exerit art in flammamvertitcorglaciaele sacram, Corda arefacta rigans, perfuso rore supernotem Fructus quam salubres, perpetuosque ferunt. Cimmerias longe tenebras dispellit, ad imam Mentem diffundit ter ratilos radios. Praefractis animis validos etiam imprimit ictus Queisin mollitiem saxea corda terit. Mens agitata malis furiis compescitur, omnes Et stimulos mulcet, cunctipotente manu. Denique; divinum transformat adiconacunct●s Affectus animi, Cor renovatque vetus. Solerti sermonem animo pervolve sequentem si Christi forsan tu ' experiare manum. CHrists Heavenly Virtue doth transcend what words or writings can commend, This Sermon doth in part Essay, His sweet Impressions to display. Bright Orient Beams He makes to shine Into the Blinded Misty Mind: The Stubborn will he bends and bows To yield Him all His Sacred Deuce: The Frozen Heart he doth Inspire, Into a Flaming Spiritual Fire. The Withered Soul he doth bedue, Fine Flowers do bud, where Thistles grew On which when gently he doth blow, What Fragrant Odours from them flow: What Heart of stone unbroke can stand Before the Hammer in his Hand? Sweetly, yet strongly doth he draw Hearts t'imitate his Life and Law, He makes a Conscience storm arise, And sends anon calm Halcyon Days, In fine, Christ's virtue doth Imprint, Like fair Coins, new come from the Mint GOD's Image deep on the whole Man, Which neither Sin nor Satan can. Efface, so that this Creature new Shows forth a Heavenly Form and Hue, Reader my Muse Concludes, to Pray Thou from Experience may say, Blessed be Christ. I feel, and find, His sweet Impressions on my mind. Luke 24.32. And they said one to another, did not our Heart burn within us? while he talked with us by the Way, and while he opened to us the Scriptures. OUR LORD JE●US CHRIST having broken the Bonds of Death, and made open the gates of the Grave, that he might notify or make known his Resurrection to His Apostles and Disciples, he appeared to them and Conversed with them, at sundry times, and in divers manners; particularly he manifested himself to two of the Disciples that were going to Emmen: So that if we take a back-look to the 13 verse of this Chapter, and from thence to our Text; We will find that their two Disciples were in a Religious Conference, as is most probable about the Passion, Crucifixion, and Resurrection of Christ, who, while they are thus Exercised, joined himself to their Society, and walking along with them, enquired at them what manne● of Communications they had; In Answer whereunto, Cleophas, one of them, told them what strange things had happened Concerning Jesus of Nazareth, who wa● Crucified, and according to the Report o● some, risen again from the Dead: Bu● they speaking some what darkly and doubtingly about these things, he who always went about doing good, explains to them more fully and clearly out of th● Scriptures, the Prophecies, that concern●● the Messiah, and though for a while th● did not understand so distinctly the Mysteries he was exponing, as applicable and Relative to himself; yet at length he made th● scales fall from their eyes, and darted 〈◊〉 Beam of Divine Light into their Mind● which did both Illuminate and warm thei● Hearts, so that they knew him, and ca●● feelingly to perceive, they had receive Virtue ●●m him, the marvellous energy whereof our Text tells us, did work upo● their Spirits, did not our hearts burn with in us? being thus handed into our Text, Comprehends these three things. 1. A new Conference of their two Disciples going to Emmen, and they said on● it another. 2. The Subject of their Dialogue, did not our heart burn within us? 3. Th' occasion and Cause of this heart burning while he talked with us by the way, an opened to us the Scriptures; Now the cope of the Text is to inform us, what mighty Impressions Christ maketh on hearts, when he pleaseth to exerce and apply his Divine power and Energy, of whom it is said, verse 19 that be was a Prophet mighty in word and in deed, who alway: indeed spoke with an Extraordinary Authority and Efficacy, so as never man spoke, and without who's Assistance; none that speak in His name, can speak to purpose. We shall not insist to Explain the Terms of our Text Critically and Articulatly, for the only Term that is Metaphorical, and so most needs Exposition, will be cleared afterward, when we come to speak of the deep Impressions Christ makes on hearts under the Notion of Fire: So the phrase, did not our hearts burn within us, being the only part of the verse we mind to Preach from, may be thus Glossed; O were there not warm, sweet and Sensible Motions of Christ's Power on out Hearts, that have left deep and abiding Impressions with us, the like whereof we never felt before: Now we come to make a Doctrinal Observation, which shall be the subject of our Ensuing discourse. viz. Where Christ comes he makes deep Impressions and Gracious Dispositions. In Prosecution of this Doctrine we will Handle these particulars. 1 Offer a a few Perliminary propositions, that may give Light to the matter in Hand. 2 Give some Grounds of proof of the Doctrine. 3 Inform wherein Christ makes deep and Sensible Impressions. 4 Tell what we must no● for our parts in order to obtaining and preserving Christ's Impressions. 5. Make some practical use of the Doctrine. 1. An use of Reproof, 2 of Caution. As to the 1 particular, of preliminary propositions. 1. Prop: By Christ's Impressions we mean not, any Extraordinary Motions or Rapide Propensions and Agitations of mind, such as Quakers the Germane Anabaptists, and other Enthusiasts pretend to, and boast oft, carrying them either to say or do, what is contrary too; not warranted by or, above that which is written, in the Holy word of GOD, Understanding nether what they say, not whereof they Affirm, 1, Tim: 1, 7, many are deluded and Imposed upon by their own deceitful dreams, and over heated Imaginations, mistaking the Eccentric and Spurious motiones of their own light Spirits, (not knowing what manner Spirits they are of) for the Inspirations and Impressions of the Spirit of GOD, which yet may be no other, but the Fluxes and Refluxes of their own wild Fancies, or the spunks and sparks of their own kindling: At all times there have been some such deluded Enthusiasts, such as David Georgi, Knipperdoling, and of late the Bu●ignians. 2. Prop: But by Christ's Impressions we Understand, a Supernatural wo●k of his Spirit, whereby he not only brings the heart under a right set, and to a new Spiritual Temper, which may be called the first great stroke of his Hand at Conversion, Printing and Stamping the Image of GOD, on the Soul: but whereby also on all the believers occasions and Exigencies afterwards, he sends such Renewed Inspirations, and Repeated Influences into his Soul, as make and leave Sensible Workings, on the Respective Faculties, and affections of it, in the virtue whereof, the Gracious Believer, is strongly Prompted to that which is truly Good, and Restrained, or made averse from what is ill and Impious, and is daily Excited in his Progressive Motions Heaunward. See Isa: 6.8.8.11.12 Cor. 3: 3.5 Son. 4 16. But lest we anticipate what afterwards may be Discoursed more Conveniently, we say no more here, hoping what is to be said, will Contribute for further clearing of this point. 3. Prop: Some Gracious Souls have more frequent, more Sensible, and deeper Impressions than others, according to the Measure of the Gift of GOD, yea and the same persons may at divers times undergo and Experience very Sensible, Alterations in their Frame and Inclinations, even such Ebb and Flow, such alternate Ups and Downs, as may make them feel and own that they are necessarily dependant on the Spirit of Christ, who blows and Breathes, where, how, and when he lifteth, Pss. 30. throughout. As to the second particular, we will offer some Grounds of Proof of the Doctrine, To wit, that where Christ comes, he makes deep Impressions. 1 It is Congruous and Suitable to his Magnificence and Royalty, Christ is King of Kings, Encircled with most Excellent August Majesty, the Beaming Rays whereof, cannot but make a Mighty dash on those they teach and beat upon: Says Solomon. Eccl. 8.4. Where the Word of a K●ng is, there is Power, Potently pressing the Spirits of them that hear it, when Isaias Eyes saw the King the LORD of Hosts, how deeply was he Affected, and made to cry, w●es me for I am Undone, I am a Man of Unclean Lips: Isa 6 4. Did not all the Camp of Israel tremble, yea and the whole Mount quake greatly, when the LORD made his Majestic Appearance on Mount Sinai, Exod: 19.16.18. 2. The LORD hath promised so to Work upon Souls, as to make great Impressions, and a Sensible Change upon them, Ezek: 36.25.26.27. I will sprinkle clean Water upon you, and ye shall be clean, I will take away the Stonny Heart, and I will give you a new Heart, a Heart of Flesh, I will put my Spirit within you, and Cause you to Walk in My ways: O what mighty Impressiones here, to Bleach and Press filthy Souls to be clean, to make a hard stone turn soft Flesh, and by a Physical Efficacious Touch of His Finger, to 'Cause the refractory Selfish-will, choose and follow his Will, no doubt this is the Result of Enduement with Power from on High, Luke 24, 43. 3. Many instances may be adduced of the Actual Fulfilment of their his Gracious Promises, in the Sensible Sweet Experiences of his People; Let every one of you Retire into the repository of your own Minds, and Memories, Revolve and View Your Diary, And I dare say, If ever thou hast had any Heart Work or Soul Exercise, thou will put to thy seal, thou canst produce thy Witnesses, to attest this thrice sweet Truth: Says the spouse, Son: 2: 3: 4 5: I sat under his shadow with great delight, and his Fruit was sweet to my taste, he brought me to the Banqueting House, and his Banner over me was Love, which made me sick of Love. Son. 5.4. My Beloved put in his Hand, by the hole of the door, and my Bowels were moved; Came not Christ very early to Elizabeth? if we may say so, even when he was (with Respect to his Humanity) but an Embryo in the Womb of his Mother, and yet what a Forcible Impression felt she within her. Luke 1.43.44 Whence is this to me, that the Mother of my Lord should come to me? For lo! as soon as the Voice of thy salutation sounded in mine Ear, the Babe leapt in my Womb for Joy: But what need I more Multiply instances, Out Text being such a plain and Pregnant One, did not our Heart burn within us, when he talked with us by the way, etc. 4, None Eel can make Effectual Impressions on hearts but Christ, this Surpasseth the Power of men and Angels, who must all cry out, who is sufficient for these things? It is neither Paul who planteth, nor Apollo who watereth, but GOD who, (by his Influences) giveth the increase 1, Cor: 3: 6, 7: Suppose one endued with all the Embellishments and advantages, of Natural parts, acquired Abilities, and Supernatural virtues in their prime and the Superlative degree, and that particularly Eloquent in the most charming phrases of finest Language, yet he cannot speak into thy heart, this is Christ's peculiar prerogative, who's proper Elegy it is, never man spoke like this man John, 7: 46. As no person else, so nothing but his mighty power can make Efficacious Impressions: for Imagine that Heaven's gates were cast open, so that thou mightest have a prospect into the Supercelestial Glory and happiness, it would not Court or carry thy Affections to choose and follow Holiness, or Imagine that Hell were opened wide, so as thou mightest see the frightful flames of the Lake, or be admitted to hear the horrible Sk●icks of the damned wights there, it would not prove an Argument forcible enough, to persuade or prevail with thee to leave thy Lusts; no, no, it is only the Victorious Imprease virtue of Christ can perform such Glorious Feats Rom: 9: 16. Phil: 2.13.4.13. 5. The last Ground of proof that where Christ comes he makes great Impressions, we take from several figurative Terms & Denominations, that Christ's Operati●ns get in the Scripture, which Import mighty Efficacy. 1: A Creative power is attributed to Christ & specially as it Terminates in the Formation of the new Creature, the Nations of this Act of Creating is the production of something out of Nothing by such an Almighty Divine Efficiency, as is not Communicable to any Creatures: hence it is According to faith, that all Creatures visible, and Invisible, by the alone word of his power, were at the beginning of Time brought into a real Existence; without any preexistent matter or subject to operate, either upon or by Coll: 1, 16: Heb: 11: 3. Even so it is agreeable both to faith and feeling that they who are Regenerated and Renewed, are made so by the Creative virtue of Christ's Power? therefore they who are Renewed in the Spirit of their mind, are said to be Created after GOD in Righteouseness and true Holiness, Eph: 4: 23: 23: 24: and 34 3: 2: 10. They are GOD'S workmanship created in Christ Jesus unto Good Works. and 2 Cor: 5: 17: They are Called new Creatures, and further, Rom: 12: 2: The are said to be Metamorphosed as the Original word is, or as we Translate it, Transformed: All which Import they are another thing than they were, they pass under a new form and Figure; Now to have the Image of GOD Imprinted where it was not, to be made a new and an other Creature, then before the Application of this Effecacious Divine virtue, what an undeniably Sensible Impression is there made. 2. The Divine hand is said to draw Sinners unto himself, which is such an Act and exercement of Divine power, that they who are drawn, cant but be sensible thereof, for to illustrate this, let us Suppose, when Christ first puts in his hand at the hole of the doo● of the heart of an Elect Sinner, and by hi● Divine Touch sweetly Impresscis the Son to sway and move towards him, thereupon the Devil, the World and the Flesh are all alarmed and stirred to put thei● hand to hold fast the gripp they before had Now these all drawing and pulling upo● the one side as by a strong three fold Cor● of Iniquity; And Christ who is stronger than they all, drawing and pulling on th● other side, it is not imaginable, but tha● the party thus dragged and drawn feels Impressions from both these adverse part● drawing Contrar ways, and from the greater Power the greater Impression, Christ being at length Victorious and Imvincible▪ Hence Jo. 12: 32: And 8. I be lifted up from the Earth (viz. On the Cross, by the attractive virtue of my Crucifixion) will draw all, (the Elect) men unto me: And Jo: 6: 44. No man can come unto me, Except the Father which hath sent me draw him, Yet we would not have any body to misunderstand this attractive ver●ue of Christ, as if by his drawing he did violent the will of the Rational Creature, or did Commit a kind of perforcible Rape upon his Affections, no, but he so works agreeably to our Nature, although by a Supernatural Efficacy, as that he Gently and Sweetly sways our wills, (upon most Rational considerations proposed and suggested to the Intellect at sundry times, and in divers manners) of choice and Compleasantly to Comply with his will, and to yield to his working, whereby of Naturally unwilling, he makes supernaturally willing in a day of his Power, Psal: 110: 3, Therefore we may Imagine it to be such a Drawing as is spoken of Jer: 31: 3: I have loved thee with an Everlasting love therefore with loving kindness have I drawn thee. Or as it is Hos: 11: 4: I drew them with Cords of a man, with bonds of love. 3. Christ's operations are also set off under the Notion of Fire; We need not insist to demonstrate what Exquisitely sensible Impressions fire makes, let any man if he would be satisfied by Experience, but hold his finger to the Flame of a burning Coal or Candle, and he will soon own it makes an Intolerable Impression: the fire purgeth, the fire melteth and makes malles able, the fire Transformeth, and fiercely consumeth, and that the most and hardest things, as Pontanus saith, Excoquit saxum violentus ignis. And the fire still Augmenteth into a greater and more violent flame, and it is fed and furnished with agreeable matter combustibly, so that it may be hard to extinguish it; Hence Solomon comparing Spiritual Love to Fire, saith he, Song. 8.6, 7. Love is as coals of fire, which hath a most vehement flame: many waters cannot quench love, Neither can the floods drown it: The narrow compass of one Sermon will not allow to be so prolix, as to run the parallel, betwixt the various Effects of fire, and the many Analogous or correspondent impressions that Christ makes on hearts, but seeing we may have occasion afterward to touch at some thing of affinity hereunto, we will not now Enlarge further, but let Suffice that Christ's Impressions on the two Disciples Hearts, are in our Text Expressed by the Figure of fire: And John the Baptist saith of Christ, That he Baptiseth with the Holy Ghost, and with Fire. Luke 3: 16. 4: Christ's workings are Represented by wind, and the Blowing of it, the Impressions whereof whoever have their Senses about them, cannot deny to be sensible, this piercing Element affecteth and reacheth all the other Elements; Inquire at the Gardener or Husbandman, and they will tell you what Impressions the wind maketh on the earth and the Fruits thereof; Ask the Merchant or Mariner, and they will Inform you of its mighty power on the Waters; Yea but spear at the Kitchen maid that Blows the bellows, and she can tell you how it forces Sparks into Flames: It is a Common saying Aer est Anima ignis, Air is the Soul of Fire, which quickens and Animates it, hence Paul hath a Phrase. 2 Tim: 1.6. Which alludes to this, Stir up the Gift of GOD which is in thee, the word in the Original Greek is very Emphatical and Significant Anazoporein, i: e: As with Bellows to blow the Coals and to revive or stir up Fire that seems to be extinct and Bur●ed under Ashes: O what would become of the Believer when his Spirit is dull and flat, when his Graces are Languishing and ready to die, if the Inspirations of the Almighty, if the Sweet Breathe of the life giving Spirit of Jesus, did not Influence and stir him up unto Activity and motion in Heavenly things, and Heaven-ward therefore do we find Languishing Christians in their Lazy & flat fritts forced to cry out, Son: 4: 16: Awake O North wind and come thou South, blow upon my Garden that the Spices thereof may flow out: And Christ himself Compares the working of his Spirit to Wind. Jo: 3: 8: 5. Christ's Impressions are whiles set off u●der the Notion of Water, the Notable effects whereof are so many, we cannot insi● to enumerate them all. Hos. 14.5: I will b● as the Dew unto Israel: When Christ please● to make the dew of Heaven come down o● the Bellievers withered and barren Soul, O how do the seeds of Grace and Virtue tak● life? how do they Grow and Fructify? s● that the Believer looks out more Verdant, Fresh, and Flourishing than he did, he Buds and Blossoms like the Lily and the Ross, he revives as Corn from under the Clod. Isa. 55.1. Ho every one that thirsteth, come to the Waters, and he that hath no Money, etc. The scorched Thirsty Believer when he gets a draught of this Water of Life, how refreshful is it and sweet to him, Christ's Water is of more Worth, than other Folks Wine; and yet for as precious as it is, may be had without Price, which makes us the more Unexcusable, if we neglect to go seek and get it, Psal: 65.11. Thy Paths drop fatness, May we not hereunto allude, Considering what Impressions the Droppings of his Pa●nes make on Hearts, Gutta cavat lapidem. The Drops of Rain from Sklates or Tiles of Houses, make holes and Cavities in the very Stones, so the Drops of Christ's Influences pierce Our Rocky Hearts, and make them yield to their frequently Repeated Impulses. Now from these instances, (and many more might be added) is it not Palpably proven, that Christ's Operations are very Impressive and Powerful on Hearts. The 3d. thing we proposed to handle, is to inform wherein Christ makes great Impressions: And that 1st upon the Heart: 2d upon the Conscience: 3d upon all the Senses, and 4th upon the several Affections. As to the 1st of these, we say, Christ makes great Impressions on the Heart, Viz. These 5 ways, 1. By renewing the Heats, chainging it from its Corrupt Natural Constitution into a new Gracious Disposition, so that the renewed Heart hath a new Light, and a new Sight of Things, he sees sin with another Eye than before, even in the Sinfulness and Uglyness of it: He now discerns an Admirable Amiableness and Beauty in Holiness, which before he hated: He sees in Religious Duties what engages his Soul with delight and diligence to perform them, whereas before they were a weariness, he sees in himself so much Wretchedness, Emptiness, and Vanity, that he Wonders he should ever have been Proud or Selfconceited in any case: He sees in GOD, that Majesty and Perfection, which strikes his Soul into deepest Veneration, Highest Love, and Ingenuine Propension to strickest Obedience, and as the Understanding Shares of New Light, so the Will and Desires are brought under a new set, he hath new Principles, and new Projects, he is Prompted by more Pure Principles in the Pursuance of all his Projects, he Projects higher than ever he did, his great and Gracious Soul is not slavishly Chained and Restrained to Earthly, Temporal, and Transitory Things, but Generously aspires after the things that are above, and that in the Nature are Spiritual and Eternal, he now cries out, Whom have I in Heaven but thee, and there is none upon the Earth I desire besides thee, Psalm 73.25. In a word, he Conceives and beholds Celestial Things, under a more August and affecting Aspect, than ever he was Capable to apprehend before, from all which are not these new Qualities and Conditions of the thus Transformed Soul, the Native Resultances of his Powerful Gracious Impressi●ns, Ezek. 36.26. A new Heart also will I give you, etc. Rom: 12.2. Tit. 3: 5. But having spoken somewhat of this before, we superceed further Enlargement now. 2. Christ makes great Impressions on the Heart by opening the Heart, and this he doth sometimes in a more gentle way, as it were softly stealing and slipping in his Hand by the hole of the Door, Thereby making the Bowels easily move and Open for his own Reception and Admission. Son: 5.4.5. This way was Lydias, heart opened Acts 16.14. at other times he opens in a more roughsome manner, as it were making use of the King's Keys, by the Hammer of the Word, forcibly breaking open the Doors, and making the Iron Bares, and Bands of Unbelief and Obstinacy to flee asunder, but whatever way he takes, (The Holy One of Israel not being Limited to stinted Methods and Measures) he makes his Royal Entrance so sensible, that soon or sign the Believer comes to Understand, That the King has made way and access unto his Soul. 3. Christ makes great Impressions on the Heart, by Purging the Heart, when valetudinary Persons under Disorder, or Indisposition of Body get a Purgative potion which Works to purpose, readily they are under violent Pressures and Gripping, so when Christ gives a bitter Potion and Cup of Affliction, it may through his Blessing prove Operative to Purge and Work out heir Peccant ill humours, but not without some Throws and painful Resentments within, Isa: 27 8, 9 By this therefore, (viz. This Chastisement spoken of in the Preceding Verses) Shall the Iniquity of Jacob be Purged, and his sin taken away, when Christ Purges the Temple of the Soul by casting and Scourging out the Buyers and Sellers? Viz. Our Divers evil Lusts, that make Merchandise of us, and sell us into the Hands of Satan, the Lashes of his Cords make Prints and Blac Marks upon us, which to be sure, we have some feeling of: When he Purgeth our House of the old Possessores, Viz Legions of Spirits that have Haunted our Habitation, readily in their departure they make us Cry, and rend us sore. Mar. 9 25.26. 4. Christ makes great Impressions on the Heart by fixing and Establishing the Heart, against all Dangers and Fears, the Fear of Sin, the Fear of Satan, the Fear either of the Wrath of GOD or Man, the Fear of Death and Hell, may shake the Courage of the best sometimes, and nothing may be able to stay and settle them, till Christ's Hand be upon them for good, and thereby they may come to get a Heart established by Grace, Heb: 13.9 When the Heart is like a Wavering Leaf, and a reed shaken with the Wind, yet Christ's Presence can settle the Heart, Ps: 23.4. Psal: 4.6 8 Yea, and bring it to such a consistency of Established Composure, as to be able to say, My heart is fixed, My heart is fixed. Ps. 57.7. 5. Christ makes great Impressions on the Heart, in raising the Heart, and that to these 3 things. 1. Christ Raises the heart too high Elevations of Admiration, doth not the Raised believer, whiles break forth to wonder at the wise and Matchless Contrivance of Redemption by GOD manifested in the Flesh, which is a marvellous mystery indeed, doth he not wonder at the Thoughts of special Differencing Love, that hath chosen him out of the World, while whole Nations, Country sides, and Streets full of others are passed by to perish and pine away, ignorrant of GOD; Insensible of sin, and in hazard every moment of plumping into the pit? Doth he not admite the Transcendent mercy of his GOD, that pardoneth his great and many sins, and Intimateth an Act of Indemnity to his Soul, while many far less guilty are Condemned and Confounded? doth he not also admire that Christ should Assume him, who is by Nature an heir of wrath, and Limb of Satan even as others, to become an united member of his Blessed mystical Body, and to be an adopted apparent heir of Heaven, so that under these Astonishing Impressions he is made to Cry out: Who am I O LORD, and what is my Father's House that thou hast brought me thither too! 2: Sam: 7, 18. And also, John 1, Eph: 3: 1. Behold what manner of Love, the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the Sons of GOD! 2, Christ Rises the heart unto Impatient desires after Communion and Soul intercourses with himself, so that the believer is never in his Right Element but when in Christ's Company, never at true Rest, but when leaning on his bosom, Christ's left hand being under his head, and his Right hand Embracing him. He is never cheerful but when Christ Smiles, and when he frowns then all in the Dumps, and when he withdraws, O what lookings and long till he Return! Or at least show himself through the Lattes, and there are no words drop from his Mouth have such an Air and Accent, as when his love sick Soul cries, O let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth, Son, 1, 2. And whence all these so Fervent desires after Christ's company, but from the Impressions and Resentiments of by gone sweet Enjoyments, one kiss drawing on another, and one visi●e prompting and pressing, to court and cry for another, or rather to have a constant tack of his presence: Hence when Christ was Transfigured in the Mount and the Discipls in his company had a vision and display of the Excellent Glory, they had ill will to flit thence, and therefore Peter says, Master it is good for us to be here, here let us dwell; Mat. 9, 35. 3 Christ Raises the Heart to cheerful Enlarged Praises: O when the believer views his Diary, to Extract an Account of his Received Mercies, Christ Touching his Heart with feeling Resentments thereof, how high doth he Raise his Notes in hearty and thankful Sonnets of Praise, Singing and saying; Praise, Endle, Praise be to thee my Gracious and Bountiful LORD, I Praise thee that ever I heard of thee with the hearing of the Ear, I Praise thee for thy Word and Sacraments, I Praise thee that ever I had heart to Repent and believe I Praise thee, for all thy Gifts and Graces, I Praise thee for Health and Strength and Liberty, I P●aise thee for Food and Raiment, I Praiseing Praise thee for all thy mercies bodily and Spiritual, and thus Procceds the Enlarged believer in the Magnifications of the GOD of all Grace, and we may easily suppose that it is the Finger of Christ, which tunes the harp of his heart, to fit him for this Angelic Work, it is Christ that fixes all the pines and Strings of his Soul, so that he can say, my heart is fixed, my heart is fixed, I will sing and give Praise, awake up my Glory, awake psaltery and harp, 〈◊〉 myself will awake early. Ps. 57.7.8. The second thing wherein Christ makes great Impressions is upon the Conscience, and that these 2 ways. 1. By awaking the Conscience, when GOD Thunders, Conscience Shakes, when GOD Raises a Storm there, O what Perplexing Impressions and Grievous Concussions the stoutest sinner will stoop, when GOD opens his Eyes, and sets his sins in order before his face, and Raises strong Apprehensions in him of Divine Wrath and Vengeance Impendent over his head! he feels then a wounded Spirit who can bear, and that the Tortures of a Troubled Conscience are a piece of Hell before hand, the Intolerable pains whereof have pressed them near to Dispair and Distraction: The Tragic story of Francies Spire, may help to prove what Tormentful Impressions GOD can make on Consciences. 2. Christ makes Impressions on Consciences to calm and quiet the Storms therein: he that by the Word of his Power made the Roaring and Soaring Surges of the Sea be still, and as it were made horrid Tempests to fall into a deep Sleep of silence, Math: 8: 24.26.27: Can also break all the Clouds, settle all the Storms, and allay all the raging Tumults of a Troubled Conscience, after a Rough Storm, he can send calm Halevon days to succeed, for as the Poet says. Nunc pluit, & claro nunc Jupiter aethers fulget. And when this change of Wether is brought to pass by his fatherly Care, Kindness and Indulgence, with what quiet and Serenity is the Soul possessed? Ps: 30, 5, Ps. 126.5. What a Soul Storm had the Jailout! yet within a while, a profound calm of Joy & Rejoicing, Acts 16.29, 30, 34. And sometime it falleth out that they who have been sorrest harassed with severest stripes and strictures of Law-work in their Conscience, have also had the sweetest and highest measures of Peace and Tranquillity of mind, when the Lord hath brought them out of the deeps of their Soul distresses. The 3d thing wherein Christ makes great Impressions, is in affecting all the Senses, which we would have understood in a Spiritual sense According to the Apostels' meaning, when he speaketh Heb. 5: 14. Of having the Senses exercised to discern both Good and Evil. Now we will endeavour to demonstrate how Christ thus affecteth all the 5 Senses. 1 Christ affects mightily the Sense of Hearing, making the voice of his Word, the Voice of his Providence, the Voice of his Spirit, and the Voice of our Consciences, so to reach the cares of the Soul, as that it is raised to advert and Listen to what he speaketh: Son: 5: 2. though the Spouse was slumbering, as it were betwixt Sleeping and Waking, yet she understood it was the Voice of her beloved, that Knocked, saying, Open to me my Love, my Dove, etc. Yea so piercing is his voice, that he makes even the Dead to Hear it, John 5: 25: Never did the terrible rumbles of Loudest Thunderings more forcibly beat the ears of Men than the fearful denunciations of his tremenduous threaten the Souls of those he minds to awaken. Acts 2.37. When Peter is charging them home in his Sermon with the guilt of the Horrid Crimson crime of the Blood of Christ, they were stricken into such a Consternation, that it is said, when they heard this they were pricked in their Hearts, and from the painful Impression of this Divine thrust (as ●he word in the Original will bear) they cried out as men strangely frighted, Men and Brothers what shall we do? and says Habbakuk. 3.2.16. O Lord I have heard thy Speech, and was afraid; When I heard my Belly trembled, my Cups quivered at the Voice. Also never did the sweetest Consort of Music more passionately affect them that delight therein, then ●he Melodious utterance of his Comfortable promises doth raise and ravish the Souls of Believers. In the same Sermon of Peter, Acts 2.39. where after the Commination of threaten, he changes his Tune to speak of the promises, (for the promise, says he, is to you and to your Children) you may see the Effect thereof, verse 46.47. They did eat their Meat with gladness, and Singleness of heart, praising God, their sigh were turned to Sing. 2. Christ mightily Effects the Sense of seeing, when this Sun of Righteousness pleases to dart down the Beams of his Brightness, what an Insufferable display of Light illuminats the Minds of Believers, the Sable Clouds of ignorance are Rend in pieces, and forced last, and far to flee away, we already told the Enlighted Eye of the Believer, is so furnished with New Light, and a clear sight that he Discerns Spiritual Things under other colours than befor● the Scales fell from his Eyes, wherefore w● proceed no further in this point: But sur● a Blind Man that hath his Eyes Opened, cannot but perceive that some strange Affecting Operation hath passed upon him which will Print the Sense and Remembrance thereof on his Thoughts for ever: Was not Zecharias under great Impressions, when he said (what partly he Felt) that the day spring, or (Sun rising, as in the Margin of our Bibles) from on high hath visited us, to give Light to them that fit in darkness, and in the shadow of Death, Luke 1.7.8.7. Must it not be a very Affecting Light? that is called a Glorious Light, or the Light of the Glorious Gospel of Christ, which GOD Commandeth to shine into the Hearts of Believers? 2 Cor: 4.4 6. 3. Christ mightily affects the Sense of Smelling, where ever this perfumed Prince cometh, be sendeth such a fragrant smell through all the Ambient Air, that whoever draw it at their Nostrils, cannot but find it: Never did a● bed of Roses, nor a bundle or Posy of most fragrant Aromatic flowers, yield a more ravishing Scent, than this Rose of Sharon? this Lily of the Valleys Song: 2: 1. & Song: 1.3. Because of the savour of his good Ointments, His Name is as Ointment poured forth, whereby Believers are raised and pressed in Soul to Love and admire Him, and from His Odoriferous presence is it, that all about Him smell strongly of him, the Graces of Believers being stirred and perfumed by His Grace-giving Virtue. Song: 1.12. While the King sitteth at his Table, my Spickenard sendeth forth the smell thereof. Now O Communicants, have ye not this day smelled Christ present at His Table? have not your Spices fl●wed out? are not your Graces more fresh and fragrant than before? 4. Christ mightily affects the sense of Touching; when His Finger touches the heart, when He puts in his hand by the hole of the door, He makes a strange moving of the Bowels, Son 5: 4. O Christian didst thou never touch and feel Him by the Finger of Faith? I hope thou hast, and that thou canst experimentaly say, that thou hast Touched him so Effectually and he hath Touched thee so powerfully, that virtue hath gone out from him to Cure thy flux of Blood, and to cleanse thy Leprosy Mar. 1.41, 42, 5.28, 30. 5. Christ mightily Affects the sense of Teasting, O Communicante, while thou was this day Ea●ing His Flesh, which is Meat indeed and Drinking His Blood, which is Drink indeed, had not this Heavenly Manna, a more Delicious Taste, than any Delicacy ever thou didst Taste? Hast thou not in the Sacrament, senceably Touched, Tasted, and handled sweet Christ: I dare say that the sw●ete●● Carnal Gust, that ever the most sensual Epicure f●und in his swinish fills of bodily pleasures, never came ne●r to be so swee● and ravishing as the Tasting of Christ's spiritual fruits and pleasures: Song: 2.3.4 5. I sat under under his shadow with great delight, and his fruit was sweet to my taste, ●e br●ught me to the Banqueting h●use, and his Banner over me was Love, stay me with flagons, comfort me with Apples for I am sick of Love; We dare no● say she got a surfeit of Christ, but we may ●ay, she got a tastable fill of Christ, for a surfeit occasions to soath and nauseate, but the fill sh● got appetized her, for Christ still more, which may be gathered from the verses Immediately, and the Chapters after following, where she passionately longs, she indefatigably paints and pursues after Christ. And Peter hath a passage also to our purpose, 1. Pet: 2.3. If so be ye have tasted that the LORD is Gracious. O Believer hast thou not tasted and felt the Lord to be Gracious, in accepting and Answering thy Prayers, in healing all thy Diseases, in pardoning all thy sins, in strengthening thee against all thy Temptations and Tribula●ions, in bestowing liberally upon the many Love Tockens and Pledges of his favour, as fore●asts of Glory, and an earnest ●f the future full Inheritance in Heaven, I hope some of you understand in Experience what I say. The 4 thing wherein Christ makes great Impressions, is in raising high all the Affections this Discourse would swell too big, to sp●ak of all the several Affection's and Passions of the Soul that Christ works upon, therefore we will touch but at some few, as a sample h●w far Christ's Impressions g●. 1. Christ raiseth into a flame the Affection ●f Love, did not our Heart's bourn within us? saith the Text, and its small wonder our Love should enkindle towards him, when we consider how much Lovely Christ in pure Love hath done and suffered for us; But how can we moreover but be deeply enamoured with him when we look upon him as the Orient and Glorious Beauty of Heaven and Earth, being the Brightness of his Father's Glory, and the Express Image of His Person, All created Beauties, are but faint and fading Resemblances to His matchless, Comeliness, He is the Beauty of ●aints ●he Admiration of Angels, a●d the dearly beloved of GOD; And this further Commands our Love to him, that t●is excellent Beauty, is content to Cement, and be United to such ugly souls as we a●e; this Son of the King of Kings, we are called, and have Access to be Married unto; and O when the Believer contemplates on this honourable and happy Match, he is raised into Raptures of Love and Admiration, where by his ravished soul is like to faint and expire in inflamed desires after Him, Song 12. 5. stay me with flagons, comfort me with Apples for I am sick of Love, was not this a deep Impression, the flame of Love made o● Her Hear●? 2. Christ Raises the Affection of Spiritual hatred, self Loathing, and shame facedness, with what Confusion is the Soul Perfused, when he thought fully Recounts and Reviews all his Abominations? when he looks on himself as ugglie and Loathsome in the sight of a Holy GOD, at the same time also is he hateful and Loathsome in his own eyes, and can't lift them up towards Heaven, where Lesed Majesty Resides, every look into His Innerman Forces sighs from his heart, tears from his eyes, complaints from his mouth, a Smi●ing upon his Thighs, and makes some penitential Impressi●ns on the whole man: When Jobs eyes were opened, He abhorred himself, and Repent in dust and in ashes Job. 42.5 6. When GOD's hand Reached E●●raim, he Repent, he Smote on his Thigh, yea was ashamed yea even Confounded. ver. 31.19. When the self Abhorring publican was under a working sense of his guilt, he stands a far off, will not lift u● so much as h●s eye unto Heaven, But smits' upon his breast. Luk, 18.13. Look Ezek. 36.31. 3 Christ Raises the Affection of Godly sorrow, the Soul having Received a self Loathing view of all his guiltiness, as said is, his eye. Affects his heart, yea his Rocky heart by a Touch of Christ's finger gushes out into Waters of penitential sorrowings, when he considers how much he hath dishonoured and Angered GOD, how much he ha●h filled and Endangered his precious Soul, he mourns like a Dove, he Chatters like a Cron, and whence all their penitential Boiling in his Bowels but from a look of Christ, and a look to Christ that draws from him a heart melting virtues. Zeck. 12.10. they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn, etc. Luk 22.61 62. It was a piercing look of Christ to Peter over his shoulder, that made weep him bitterly. 4. Christ Raises the Affection of holy fear, a f●at both of sin and Wrath, how anxio●slie Cautious is the Believer, (from this Gracious Principale planted in hi● h●ar●) lest be Offend his Heavenly Father, and how mightily Afraid lest b●cause of his Offences his GOD hid his face and Frown upon him. And when the fear of man, and any thing that he can own in his Malice, or Wickedness, and dread of the great Jehovah, come in competition together, the fear of GOD so strongly overpowers and swalows up all other feats, that it keeps the ascendent in the heart; and restrains the Believer both fr●m Impiety against, and Apostasy from GOD; The which spiritual fear is one of the new Covenant benefits and Blessings. Jer: 32.40. I will make an everlasting Covenant with them, that I will not turn away from them to do them good, but I will put 〈◊〉 fear in their Hearts, that they shall not departed f●om me. 5. Christ raises the affection of Heavenly joy which while overflows all Banks: let me pose thee, exercised Christian, hast thou not sometimes found (specially aft●r deep Humiliation, delight and diligence in thy Devotions, or strike ca●e ●o lead a holy Life) hast th●u not found ● say, an insufferable and swalowing J●y, ●hat the narrow necked V●ss●l of thy Soul could contain no more, dost thou not mind some sp●ing Tides of the ineffable Consolations of the Spirit of GOD, which Christ the Giver of it calls a full joy, John 16.24. Luk: Cap. 24.52. calls a great Joy, Matthew calls an exceeding great joy, Cap. 2: 10. And Peter, A Joy unspeakabl●, and full of Glory. 1. Epist: 1.8. The which joy for as grea● as it is in the sense of us Mortals, yet is but a crumb, a drop of the Heavenly joys, we shall be eternaly satisfied with at our Father's Table in Paradise, where we shall enjoy a far more exceeding and eternal weight of Glory, 2. Cor. 4.17.18. The 4th particular we promised to handle is to tell, what ye must do for your pa●ts, in order to obtaining and preserving Christ's Impressions, as we have touched before in the first proposition, you must not like Enthusiasts look for extraordinary impulses and inspirations, but in the ordinary way of the diligent use of proper means: said the Heathean Poet, Metathenes kai Chaeira. Kimie, with Minerva, put to thine own hand, even so Christian, with Christ put to thine own hand. Then 1. Purge out and abandon all ill impressions: sure I am if thou dost observe the ways of thine own ill heart, and art sensible of the disorderly and distracting motions thereof, many a time, and many may●st thou sigh and say, that innumerable ill Impressions too frequently molest and pervert thy Spirit: let bitter Experience speak? Have not the desires of sensual pleasures, the immoderate ears of this World oppressed and occupied thy thoughts? Have not many imperuous carnal Lusts haunted thy heart, and inflamed thee unto filthy inclinations? Have not malicious and revengeful designs sunken deep in thy mind? Hath not envy grated thy entrailss? Have not many furious p●ssions fired thy bosom, are there not innumerable more inordinate ill Impressions, that daily affect and disorder thy whole Man, that we cannot stay to specify, but whereof thou mayest; be conscious to thyself; All which thou must disgorge, and put far from thy Tabernacle, if thou wouldst have the Spirit of Christ to dwell and wo●k in thee; This tubbish must be removed, thou become a Temple of the Holy-Ghost, at least thou must daily be doing something that may contribute this way: set thy ●elf then O Believer in the Grace and strength of Christ, by deep Repentance by serious mortification, by constant Watchfulness, by active Faith on Christ to weaken and expel all the ill Impressions of thy Spirit, that thus thou mayest be the more fitted and capable to take on Christ's gracious Impressions. Hence 1. Cor: 5.7.8. We are required to keep the Feast (such a Feast as you have been at the day) not with old Leaven, neither with the Leaven of malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened Bread, of sincerity and Truth. Now in order to our being a new Lump, he advises first to purge out the old Leaven: And Peter after the same manner, exhorting, as new born Babes, to desire the sincere Milk of the Word, that we may grow thereby, exhorteth also in order to the words having the deeper Impression and being the more tasteable, that we should lay aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisy, and envies, and all evil speakings, 1. Peter 2.1.2. 3. And Paul also col: 3.2. Recommending to l●● our Affections on things above, that this may be the more readily attained, he requires not to set our Affection on the things on the Earth, which is Equivalent, as if he had said Abstract and withdraw your Affections fro● carnal things, that they may be the mor● pure, spiritual, and less clogged, in thei● mountings and soaring● Heavenwards. 2. Be frequent and ●erve●● in these Duties and pieces of devotion, wherein Christ Usualy Communicate his Impressions: O● Christian, enure thyself to Heavenly Meditation, diligently hear and Read the good word of GOD, and Impartial a●ply b●t● promises and Threaten as th●● a●t concerned, and see thou Neglect no. Christian conferences, for as Iron sharpens Iron, so many one civ●ly Experienced Christian put an edge upon an●ther, And Remember it was whi●e cu●●wo Disciples in the Text, were talking together of Spiritual things that Christ cam● to them and made their hearts to burn, verse, 13.14.15.32.3. More Especially, be much in the Duty of Prayer, O the many sweet visits and Communications of Christ, that Believers have gotten on their knees; While they have been Fervently pouring out their hearts to Christ, Christ has Favourably poured in his Heart upon them, and filled them with Love, Joy, peace, and much grace, if at any time O Believer thou find thy frame fl●t and dull, thy graces Low and weak, what must thou do, but with the spouse cry out. Awake O North wind and come thou South, ●low upon my Garden that the spices thereof may flow ●ut; I● is in Pra●er thou art ●o invite Christ to ●ome into his Garden, and eat his pleasant Fruits Can●: 4.16 Yea see how soon he Answers ●er votes in the very next words. Chap: 5.1 H● puts her not off with a promise that he will come to morrow or the next day, bus says he in the present Tense, I am co●e into my Garden, my Sister, my Spouse, etc. and Ezeck. 36. you may see, tha● GOD will do so Much for Pra●er, that he will do nothing without it. for having given many gracious Promises, V 26, 27.28. he tells them, I will yet for this be Enquired of by the house of Israel to do it for them. 4 Above all make daily use of Christ, the Inexhaustible fountain of all grace, for all our springs are in him, and out of it is, we must derive, and get grace for grace; J●hn 3.15.16. On all thy occasions Act faith on his Bounty and fulnass and this is the True way both to get and to keep Heavenly Impressions Zech. 12.10 It's by locking to Christ, we must come by Spiritual Influences: Paul also tells us, that the holy Spiritual Life which he Lived, was by the faith of the Son of GOD Gal, 2.20; see Job, 15: 5. Phil. 2.13. The fifth and last point in prosecute of this Doctrine is to make some 〈◊〉 of it. 1. Use of Reproof. Two sorts Rebukable. 1. Who are indifferent of having Chri●● Impr●ssions on their hearts, Poor Souls 〈◊〉 know not where your Mercy Lies, are you 〈◊〉 different to be Rich? are you indifferent 〈◊〉 peace and comfort, are you indifferent to 〈◊〉 happy? are you indifferent of going 〈◊〉 Heaven? if you be so, how unspeakabl● miserable? are you, for Christ's working and Impressions, they make us Rich towards GOD, they yield us and abiding peace and Joy? hay prepare us for Heaven and happiness, thorough who ever had any Impressi●ns of grace, shall never have any Impressions of glory? They are Reprovable who mock at a Spiritual work of Grace in Believers, how many men of profain and lose spirits are there, who, under a vogue of wit, Indulge themselves too Rashly to Nickname, and thorough dirt upon exercised Christians, thereby to discredit Religion, and disgrace the grace of GOD, in a work of Conversion and Regeneration, ignorantly Enough, Accounting the Impressions and Experiences that Believers have therein, to be but the Enthusiastic whimsies and Brainesick conceits of Airy fanatics: Alas! mad●ul because ye are strangers thereto our seluse, should y●u therefore Judge ●o body hath the R●al sense and and Expe●ience thereof but only in fancy, It seems ●uch know not that Christ's inward Impressions, & saving grace whereby assurance of salvation ●s given to Believers, in the Scripture style ●nd dialect, is called a white stone, that hath therein written a New Name, which man knoweth, ●aving he that Receiveth it. Revel: 2.17. O be Afraid to be mockers lest your Bands be made strong, and ye be found even to fight against GOD. 1. Use of Caution of Four Things. 1. Have a special Care Ye resist not the Workings of the Spirit of Christ in your Souls, quench not Christ's fire, This, like the Sacred Vestal fire among the Romans, is to be kept always Burning, and therefore. O Believer, make much of Christ's Impressions, Foment and Improve Carefully all the Motions and Impulses of his Spirit, that thereby thy Soul may be both put, and kept in Life, I fear it is our daily Grieving and Quenching the Spirit makes us so dull, Barren, and Cold●●●, in all our performances and Devotions. 2. What Measure of Christ's Impressions how gets, be not so Selfish, as only to improve them for thine own particular Use and Service as we use to say, no Man is born for himself only bu● also for others, S● no Man is Born again for himself, but that he may Employ, the Gifts, Graces, Experiences, and Consolations he ha●h Received, for the help, Comfort, and Furtherance of others, in the way to Heaven: Says Paul, 1 Th●s● 5 11. Comfort yourselves together and Edif●● one another. Heb: 10 24. Consider one another, to provocke unto Love and good Works: Hence also says David, Come and hear all ye that fear GOD, and I will declare what he hath done for my Soul, Psal. 66.16. And did not our Inflamed Disciples here run the very same Hour, while there Hearts were yet Hot, and told to others what had passed betwixt Christ and them? V 33.34.35. 3. Have a care ye mistake not the Wild Spurious and Irregular Motions of your own Spirits for Christ's Genuine Impressions: If thou art Proud, Self conceited, a Despiser of others, making too great Ostentation of thy Profession and Religion, suspect thy Spirit not to be in a right Temper; for the true Workings of christs Spirit, incline to be Holy, Humble, Sincere, Peaceable, Self-denied, M●ek, Patien●; Watchful, and Diligent in serving and Walking with GOD. 4. Have a care that ●he impressions from ●hrist you get, do not wear off, nor decay: ●ow many seem to have great Flashes and ●arm Frames at a Communion Occasion, specially, which yet prove but like Ephraims ●oodness, That is, like a Morning cloud, and 〈◊〉 early dew that goeth away, Hos: 6: 4. And 〈◊〉 Jeremiah says, soon doth this Holy flesh pass ●●om them, chap: 11.15 An● who among ●s all, (that we may Remember our faults this Day) that ever found what a Wo●k of Grace or Conversion Meant; but many must say, that at this time we are under a grea● Alteration to the worse, whereas our ●●●st Love? whereas our Love of Espousals, whereas our Tenderness and Filiar Fear, Whereas our Mighty Joy of the Holy Ghost, Where our Heart Melting and Mournings, ●hen our Hatred and Detestation of sin, where our Heart keeping and Watchfulness, where our Burning Zeal for GOD's Honour? yea we may almost say, where is Our GOD? and not to Multiply more, where are all the Spiritual Impressions and Impulses, that we had in the Younger and Earlier Days of our conversion? Are they not sadly away, have we not Dangerously fallen therefrom; and is not a Carnal, Worldly, Vain ●nd Frothy Frame, come in the place thereof: so that alas! we bring forth but Wil● Grapes unto the Lord, as if we were the Degenerate Plan● of a strange Vine, therefore Remember from whence thou art fallen and Repent & do thy fi●st Works? And lest th●u ma●es● fall still further, O Communicant consider with Fear, that thou art (after their Communion days are over) to be engaged it thy Worldly Bussiness and cares, tho● mayest Rencounter many Temptations, tho● hast a Deceitful Unconstant Heart with hi● thee, and hence art in great hazard of ne●●ill Impressions, that may Juffie out and Expel any Spiritual ones thou hast got at thi● Occasion, and the more thou hast gotten thou art in the greater hazard of satins at tacks; Who like Pirates set not upon Light Vessels, but the most Loaden: put thy Impressions and Experiences in Christ's Han● that gave them, he is the best Hand to kee● them, and will restore them as thou neede● with Increase and Addition: And if tho● sincerely and carefully do their, and th● other things, we have been Recommend in● thou mayest often be Receiving Spiritual Communications and Impressions fro● Christ, whereby thy Heart will he made 〈◊〉 Burn within thee. Amen. FINIS.