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he, by his Spirit, dwells in you, Eph. iii. 17, whereby of his life and grace, John i. 12 - 16, you receive life and grace; and so you are made partaker of the divine nature, shunning the corruption which is in the world through lust.

2d. Affect your heart with joy unspeakable, and with peace in believing, Rom. xv. 13, considering that you are justified through our Lord Jesus Christ, Rom. v. 1 - 3, Phil. iv. 4. This joy of the Lord, Neh. viii. 10, as a cordial, will exceedingly strengthen grace in the inner man.

3d. Take heed of quenching or grieving the Spirit, 1 Thess. v. 19 - 21, but nourish it by the frequent use of holy meditation, prayer, hearing and reading the word, receiving the sacrament, by a Christian communion with such as fear God, Acts i. 12 - 14, ii. 42 - 46, iv. 32, 33, and by attending to the motions of the Spirit of God; which you shall know to be from it, when the thing whereunto it moves is, both for matter and circumstance, according to the Scripture, the word of the Spirit. This is to be led of the Spirit; and this will be to walk in the Spirit, and then you shall not fulfil the lusts of the flesh, Gal. v. 16 - 18,

There remains yet one principal work wherein consists the chief business of the day of your fast, for which all hitherto spoken makes way, and by which, with the former means, you may attain to true reformation of yourself, and reconciliation with God; which is invocation and earnest prayer to God, in the name of Christ, through the Holy Ghost, 1 Sam. vii. 6, Neh. i. 4, &c., Neh. ix. 5, &c., Dan. ix. 3, &c., in particular, large and hearty confessions and complaints against yourself for your sins, asking forgiveness, making known your holy resolutions, asking grace, and giving thanks that God is at peace with you, having given Christ for you and to you, (upon your believing in him) and that he has given you a mind to know him, 1 John v. 20, and the power of his resurrection; with other first-fruits of the Spirit, which is the earnest of your inheritance, Eph. i. 13, 14.

Let this solemn and more than ordinary seeking of