---------~------~~~----~--------- 7'he Saints fore · Ill and are glued fo fall:~and to life upb~thoar heads . and hearts to Heaven, and to tfie gloty which is - to be ~~vealed, I.onginglyto defire the comming of Cbnft; the L1fe that lafteth, and to tJe'clothed ·: with our Houfe,whicb is from above. I To fee fut\her 4 Laftly, they are as fbarpe and preeious eyed l · iat~ the: myfalves, to cleare and enlarge the fpirituall fi~ht of ftcne of got!· r.. I - hd· d dd k · · Jinc:ife. our 10U es, too muc · Jmrne an ar ene w1th ' · earthly dtift, and with gazing too long on the pa-inted glory of the World ; that fo wee may , tee fur_tber into the great myfterie of godlinelfe, , deeper into the maffe and dunghill of Ol1T owne corruptions and frailties, wider upon ~he vanities of the World, ·and higher into the nappineffe of f(eaven, and that great Beautie, Glory, and Ma– je.fi:ie above: They ferve unto us as fowre Sawces, and bitterWormewood, to bring us out of love w.ith our fweet finnes , and to breed a Elifialle in our mouth againft tranfitorie delights : They are as fharpe pruning-knives, to lop and .cut away the exce!fes, vanities, and unnecetfarie cares that grow upon us; and fo to trimme us,that wee.may bring forth more profitable, plentifull, and fai~er fruits in godlineffe and Chrifi:ianitie~ Thus Sathan is difappointed in his plots, and policie ; his malice makes a medicine for our foules: ~ee purpofeth and hopes;by ·croffes and afflictions to turne us backe,or make us wearie in our courfe of holimeffe; but by the mercy ofGod, they become as fpurres, to pricke us forward in our.Cbriftian Race; and as hedges to keepe us in, from wa-ndering out eftheway. · · Now,
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