Part tr. .A Saintor~tBruti: _'l79 ( whicn is an aCt: of Love ) is pleafant to us. If the L~fljrt have a pleafure in their 'l:lil.e Deji.~es, an_d the Ambitious and the Covmus ba've a pluzfun 111 thetr VA_m flnd dilufory de fires, the wife well-guicled defires of a true behever mull needs be plea. fanr. 4· Efpecially when De fire is· accompalilied with Hope. -All the plealures of this world, are far £hort of affording that Rel1 and quiet to the foul, as the rbpe of Glory doth to the be– liever. 0 happy foul that is acquainted by experience, with the lively Hopes of the Clerlafl:ing Happinefs r it is not the Hope of corruptible Riches,nor of af~ding inheritance, but of ·the Crown that fadeth not, and of the preci~us, certain, clt:Jra– ble treafure! It is not a Hope in the promife of a de<:eitf~l· man·~ but in the word of the everlivingGod !· The foul that hath this Anchor, needs not be toffed with tbofe fears and cares and anxieties of mind, that worldly men are fubjett to. 1his Hope will never make thema-£hamed. If a man were in aconfurnpri– <>n, or fentencc-d to Death, would not the Hopes of Life, upon · certain Grounds, be pleafanrer to hit:!t, then fport, .or mirth, or Jufiful objects; or· any fuch prefe,nt fenfitive delights? Much more if with the hopes of Life, he had the hopes of all tne felici– ties- of Life, and of the perpetHity of all thefe ? 9 may I but be enabledby faith to lift up the eye of my foul to God, and · view the everlafting inanfions. and byhope to take pofidlion of them, and fay, All this is mine in Title, even upon the Promifeof the'Jaithful ·Goq ! what greater Pleafure can nw foul pofiefs, till it enter on thefull Poffefilon of rhofe eternal Pleafures ! 0 · · poor deluded worldly men r What is the Pleafure of your wealth to this?. 0 brutifh Gnners ! . what is the Pleafure of your mirth and jollity, your meat and drink, your pride and bravery, your lu~ and filthinefs in comparifon of this !" 0 poor Ambitieus dreammg men, . that make fuch a fl:ir for the Honour and Greatnefs of this world ! What is the Pleafure of your Idol-honour, and ihon vainglory in comparifon of this !.while ._ y<'u have it, you h~ve n~ H~pe of K'ceping it : you are tro\lbled ..<– with the thought 01 lea-vmg1t: Had we no bi.gher Hopes . then · ,: yours, how miferable ibonlC:i we be? S; 1he Truft and repoje of the foul on God, which is another ·· part of the life of grace, is exceeding Pleafant and quitting to · :· the fqul. Tofind that we fiahd upon a Roc-k_, .a.nd that under u~ ·· . · I ar~ i '" ..
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