CHAP. XI.
Of the fourth disposition, which is Love-sickness. 1. Parts of the Text. 2. The meeting of Believers for godly conference is owned by the Lord. 3. Smal∣ler means of grace, and short visits of Christ, are to be highly esteemed, especially when flowings are negle∣cted. 4. Sense is prouder then Faith. 5. With∣drawings of Christ teach us profitably. 6. Except we find Christ, we cannot pray as becomes. 7. The real withdrawings of Christ make no real change in moral or legal interests; four great interests stand entire and safe under desertion. 8. What love∣sickness is. 9. The wisedome of God in suspended influences of grace. 10. The wisedome of Sove∣raignty therein, and how dependance on the Lords guiding is best. 11. How we may deprecate the pain of love-sickness, and pray for comforts and influen∣ces, and 12. may contradict the Lords permissive will. 13. We are to have peace as touching the sa∣tisfied for guilt of sin, when we have not peace with the inherent blot. 14. How Love-sickness rightly pains. 15. Pain of Love-sickness. 16. Sense a∣bove faith. 17. The Idol of moderation. 18. Of spirtual savouriness.
Cant. 5. v. 8. I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, if ye find my beloved, that ye tell him that I am sick of love. 9. What is thy beloved more then another beloved, O thou fairest among women? what is thy beloved more then ano∣ther beloved, that thou dost so charge us?