IV. The mystery of the first and second Adam, of the fall and
restoration, of the law and gospel, of shadows and substance, of the
servant's and Son's state, and the fulfilling of the scriptures in Christ
and by Christ the true light, in all that are his, through the obedience
of faith, were much of the substance and drift of his testimonies: in all
which he was witnessed to be of God: being sensibly felt to speak that
which he had received of Christ, and was his own experience, in that
which never errs nor fails.
V. But, above all, he excelled in prayer. The inwardness and weight of
his spirit, the reverence and solemnity of his address and behaviour, and
the fewness and fulness of his words, have often struck even strangers
with admiration, as they used to reach others with consolation. The most
awful, living, reverent frame I ever felt or beheld, I must say, was his
in prayer. And truly it was a testimony he knew and lived nearer to the
Lord than other men; for they that know Him most, will see most reason to
approach him with reverence and fear.
VI. He was of an innocent life, no busy-body, nor self-seeker: neither
touchy nor critical: what fell from him was very inoffensive, if not very
edifying.
Pages:
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
80
81
82