heavy upon mee, I doubt it will breake my heart. Oh how wofull and miserable is my state, that thus must converse with Hell-hounds! When By-standers asked, if Hee would pray: Hee answered; I cannot. Suffer us, say they to pray for you. Take not, replyed Hee, the Name of God in vaine, by praying for a Reprobate. What grie∣vous pangs, what sorrowfull torments, what boyling heates of the fire of Hell that blessed Saint of God,Acts and Monum. I the story of Master Ro∣bert Glover. p. 1551. Iohn Glo∣ver, felt inwardly in his spirit, saith Fox, no speech out∣wardly is able to expresse. Being young, saith Hee, I re∣member I was once or twice with Him, whom partly by His talke I perceived, and partly by mine owne eyes saw to bee so worne, and consumed by the space of five yeeres, that neither almost any brooking of meat, quietnes of sleep, pleasure of life, yea, and almost no kind of senses was left in Him. Vpon apprehension of some back-sliding, Hee was so perplexed, that if Hee had been in the deepest Pit of Hell, Hee could almost have despaired no more of His sal∣vation: saith the same Author: In which intolerable griefes of minde, saith Hee, although Hee neither had, nor could have any ioy of his meate, yet was Hee compelled to eate against his appetite, to the end to differre the time of His damnation, so long, as Hee might, thinking with Him∣selfe no lesse, but that Hee must needs bee throwne into Hell, the breath beeing once out of his Body. I dare not passe out of this Point, lest some Childe of God should bee here discouraged, before I tell you, that every One of these three last named, was at length blessedly reco∣vered, and did rise most gloriously out of their severall Depths of extremest spirituall misery, before their end. Heare therefore also Mistris BretterghsIn the fore-cited Dis∣course. triumphant Songs, and ravishments of spirit after the returne of Her Welbeloved: O Lord Iesu doest Thou pray for mee? O blessed and sweete Saviour, How wonderfull! How won∣derfull! How wonderfull are thy mercies! Oh thy love is unspeakeable, that hast dealt so graciously with mee! O my Lord and my God, blessed bee thy Name for evermore, 0