The many Vicissitudes attending from the Worldly-Spirit, striving and thronging for the laying of somewhat of offence still in our Garden-Walks, where only we should be enteretained with Heaven's-Gales, blowing up the Odoriferous Sweets. But unsavory Weeds yet are permitted to spring, and to give for the evil scents, so that hereby we do find great grievance, till all of that kind be displanted. We cannot find Spiritual ease, and we cannot live all serene as in a Lebanon-Spring, till all evil Essences and Spirits be cast out. The pure Unction is hereunto assuredly driving us before him, lest we should linger and lagg behind. Who upon my Soul's groanings did give in this Word. Your burthens shall be all born away upon the Shoulders of Immanuel, who is touched with your grievances, and will break away the Yoke that is heavy, and set you free, that ye may follow God fully in a Warfare unknown, and that ye shall be discharged of all those entanglements, that have been so detarding to your rising-Life. Only mind your Advocate with earnest Prayer, for the accomplishment of this thing.
This Word came to me, upon some dubious working thoughts in my mind, saying, Dost thou indeed love the Lord thy God with all flowings from thy Heart? Then fear not to trust him withal, whatever does to thee pertain. Who will assign to thee Wisdom, Strength, and Honour, which shall be thy stability.
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