True marriage affection in all Gods people to Christ Jesus, yet with much difference.
It is in the heavenly as in the earthly marriage, there are degrees of marriage affection, and yet all true: The affections of some are more lively and strong, of some more dull and weak: When yet the truth and life appears in a true and longing desire to enjoy the Lord Jesus, in what way soever, himself is pleased to appoint, and to turn from the bed and bozome, (that is the worships) of all false Christs, and strangers.
Gods children have no peace in sin unrepented of.
A 9th. discovery of true spirituall life, in weaknes, I find to be a painfull and a restles mind, in temptations to sin, in yeelding to sin, and lying in sin, the breach not being made up with the Lord in humble confession and suit for mercy, in the blood of a Saviour. This was Davids painfull case in his silence, Psal. 32. When I kept silence my bones waxed old, through my roaring all the Day.
So that as a Fish out of the water (its element) as a bone broak or disjoynted, is the troubled mind of a child of God, upon his discovered or but (strongly) suspected, sinfull way or practice.
Obj. May not Hypocrites be troubled in the sence of Gods displeasure for sin, as Saul, Ahab, and Judas, &c.
Only Gods people can truly desire peace with God.
I answer, an Hypocrite like some Traytor or murtherer, may desire a pardon from the King of Kings, whose person he hates, so did Saul and Ahab, and so may any dissembler for his own ends of peace and safety, &c. But Gods children, and they only grieve at Gods displeasure and grievance. Only a true Wife and Spouse of Christ Jesus can grieve and mourn for the displeased absence of Christ Jesus, and cries out in humble bitterness of soul, saw ye him whom my soul loveth?
Two sorts of Gods people enquiring & longing after Christ Jesus.
The liking of Gods gracious Spirit in others, a true Argument of the same Spirit in ourselves.