Bates - BT825 B37 1683

upon DEATH. 6t the natives of the Earth. What is the prelent momentany Life that .fo enamours us ? 'tis furrounded with Temptations, oppre(i with Fears, ardent with irregular de- fires, and continually !pent in va- nity or vexation. In Adverfity 'tis deprefR and melancholy : in Pro - fperity foolifh and proud. 'Tis a real infelicity under the deceitful appearanceof felicity. But above all ocher motives, the evil of Sin fromwhich we cannot be clearly exempted here, Ihould render Death defireable. Thebelt fuffer internal divilions between the law of the Fle fh, and tie lazy ofthe Mind; as Rebecca felt the twins, Ejau and 7acob, repugnant in her Womb, It in,whard is it to be continually watching the Heart that Corrup- tions do not break out, and the Senfes that temptations do not break in ? How difficult to or- der

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