In a word, the _Lord_ is fain to force _affliction_ upon an _Hypocrite_, as men force down a _drench_ into the throat of an _Horse_, but a true _child_ of _God_, (if under _Gods rod_,) desires to joyn with the _Lords hand_, and the _Lords ends_, as a child of some understanding is willing to have its _wormes_ killed, and therefore strives (_willingly_, _unwillingly_) to swallow down the bitter _aloes_, or other bitter _medicine_. An 8th: Triall of true _life_, (though in _weaknes_) is a _true_ (though _faint_) _willingnes_ and inclination to enjoy more and more of _Christ Jesus_, in the _society_ of his _Saints_, after his own _appointment_, although with _hardship_ and _difficulty_ attained unto. [Sidenote: Gods people long after Gods true worship in Christ Jesus.] Hence the _Spouse_ was both _asleep_, and _awake_, toward _Christ Jesus_: _Cant: 5._ She was _willing_, and _unwilling_ to rise to _open_ to _Christ Jesus_: Hence she thinks she hears her _Husbands voice_: It is the _voice_ of my _Beloved_: She thinks _Christ_ is knocking at the _door_ of her _heart_, and _will_, in such and such _arguments_, in such and such _Scriptures_, in such and such _professions_, and _professours_, in such and such their _suffrings_, &c. _Obj._ May it not possibly be that the true _children_ of _God_, not only may neglect, but even deny the _Ordinances_ of _Christ Jesus_, appointed and practised in his first _Churches_. [Sidenote: Gods people both awake & asleep as to Christ Jesus.] I answer, _Gods Israel_ and _people_ under the _Gospel_, may as possibly be spirituall _slaves_ and _captives_ to _Egypt_ and _Babylon spirituall_, as _Israel_ of old was to _Babell_, _literall_ and _materiall_, in respect of the _worshipping_ of _God_, according to the _appointment_ of _Christ Jesus_. In respect of false _worship_, _Gods Israel_ may be a _slave_, and _asleep_, and yet _awake_, and _free_, in true _inclinations_ and _desires_, _willing_ (though mixt with _sleepy unwillingnes_) to be at any pains and cost, to enjoy her _souls beloved Christ Jesus_, in his own appointments. Hence such _expressions_ with _sighs_ and _tears_, if I were perswaded of _Gods will_, if I were perswaded of the _necessity_ of such public _ordinances_ and _formes_. [Sidenote: Gods people cannot but be full of strugling of spirit as to the visible worship of God in Christ Jesus.] Hence others _expressions_, if I were perswaded of _such_ and _such ordinances_, that _such_ a people, or _such_ a people were in the true way of enjoying _Christ Jesus_, how _joyfully_ should I joyn with them? Hence holy _David_, though not so thoroughly awaked, to enjoy the _Ark_ and _presence_ of _God_, he and all _Israel_ brings up the _Ark_ of _God_ with _rejoycing_, though not after the _Lords_ due _order_, which caused his holy _jealousie_ to send that _perez Uzza_ that _breach_ of _Uzzah_ amongst them.