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Posted by BAM on January 14, 2008, 6:19 pm
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broken with
apprehensions of divine wrath, and sunk into an abyss, under a sense of
guilt which they were ready to think was beyond the mercy of God. Their
joyful surprise has caused their hearts as it were to leap, so that they
have been ready to break forth into laughter, tears often at the same
time issuing like a flood, and intermingling a loud weeping. Sometimes
they have not been able to forbear crying out with a loud voice,
expressing their great admiration. In some, even the view of the glory
of God's sovereignty, in the exercises of His grace, has surprised the
soul with such sweetness, as to produce the same effects. I remember an
instance of one, who, reading something concerning God's sovereign way
of saving sinners, as being self-moved-having no regard to men's own
righteousness as the motive of His grace, but as magnifying Himself and
abasing man, or to that purpose-felt such a sudden rapture of joy and
delight in the consideration of it: and yet then he suspected himself to
be in a Christless condition, and had been long in great distress for
fear that God would not have mercy on him.
Many continue a long time in a course of gracious exercises and
experiences, and do not think themselves to be converted, but conclude
otherwise; a
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