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M Great heart. Yes, ’ewas the Belief of this that cut thofe
brings, that could not be cut by other HontMtr!
ertfeans, and t« as to give .him a Proof ^ w
i:if the Vertue of this, that he was r, ;n.. ,
suffered to carry his Burden to the igrdluKm
»Crofs. •mere cut.
one Chrift. I thought fo, for tho* my Heart may lightful and
10 foyoUf before, yet it is ten times more light feme and joyous'
anijfijp And I am perfwaded by what I have felt, tho* /■
m'jave felt but little as yet, That if the mo/f hurdled Man
0in the World was here, and did fee and believe as I now dop
wjtwould make his Heart the more m.rry and blithe.
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Great-heart. There is not only Com¬
fort, and the Eafe of a Burden brought H:w affection
mt;o us, by the Sight and Confideration to Chrift is
mt)f thefe, but an endeared AfFeftion be- begot in the
:ret.yot in us by it: For who can, if he Soul.
forifoth but once think that Pardon comes'
ioohot only by Promife, but thus ; but be affe&ed with,
anc.-he Way and Means of Redemption, and fo with the
ooMan that hath wrought it for him.
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'M Chrift-. True, methinks it makes my Heart bleed to think
yd‘hat he ftould bleed for me Oh ! thou lo ving One Oh \
»81hou bhffed One: Thou defervejl to have me, thou hajl bought
an<W : Thou defervejl to have me all, thou
fob aft paid fir me Ten Thoufmd times more 1 Part, p. 5-4*
than I am worth No ntjarvT that this Caufe of Ad-
made the Water fland' in my Husband's miration.
:k,Eyes and that it made him trudge fo nim-
nbly on, I am perfwaded he w floed me with him, but vile
~/i Wretch that I was, I let him come all alone O Mercy,
nth at thy Father and Mother were here ; yea] and Mrs Timo-
W’rous alfo: Nay, I wif) now with all ray Heart, that here
was Madam Wanton too. Surely, furely their Hearts would
tk be ajfefted ; nor could the Fear of the one, nor the powerful
l.ujts of the other, prevail with them to go Home again, and
r fufe to become good Pilgrims. Great* v