A S~Jnt~rct Brtitc, Part IJ.' i;;; -:Jt) Houfe.of Prapr. J What a joyful thing is it toagracious foul, wher1 he may f~e the reconciled face of God , a·nd fed his Fatherly reviving Love,and among his Saints may fpeak his Pra~fe ·and proclaim his great ~nd ?Id1ed name , even in hh· Temple: whereeve.ry man jpeak.eth of h!J4 Glory! 'Pf~tlm 2.9. '9· If the Proud :.:~re Jetigf;ted in their 11wn praife, how much more will the hum~le hol.J fo.ul, be delighted in the Praife of God ! When the Lo·ve of God is foed ahrMd in the heart , and Faitb doth fet us as before his Throne, or at leall cloth fomewhat withdraw the veil , and fhew us him that lives for ever, and when the force of Love dorh open _()Ur lips, that our mouthes mtflJ /htw forth his praife , it is pleafant both toGod and UJ. The Lord hirnfelf dorh {;JUt on joy , a1 d-e– lighting in his peoples prni(e; and when they joyn obedience with boly wodhip, they are pleafant in his eyes, ]er. 9 · 24. lja.6 2.4. &42. I. Zeph. 3. I 7. He meetrthhim that Rejoyc~th ~znd wor-k.Jtb righteoufnefs, and that remembers him in his wayu, l(a. 64. J. Would you tafie of the .fweetdt life on earth ? Learn then to. Delightyour {elves in God. Do you want recruttion? Be a.cquaint– ed wtth his PrFZi(e. Is there not a better cure for Melancholy bere among the fervants of the Lord, then in an Ale·houf(, or in the company of tranfgreffors ? Their carnal pleafure~ are un. '¥11h@/(om for you, like lufciem fruits that will make you tick : But the delights of Faith fire fafe and healthful. Flefhly . plea[Hrc is wiNd) and deceitfttl, an·dwutk.§nethand befools the foul : But the roy e[ the Lord is Mr .ftrength , Neh. 8. ao. A little may be too muGh of ~efhly pleafures; and it is of very hard digeflion, and leaves that behind that fpoils the fport : But the further yougo in the Delights of Faith, the better they are, and the fweeter you will find them. You may quickly catch aaangerous.jurfet ofyotlr flelhly pleafures; but of fpirimal Delights, themore, the better: For they are curing, reviving , and much coN~rm and exalt the · ·foul. Our fpirirual pleafures are fo heavenly , and have fo much of Godand Glory in them, that they mt:1fi needs prepare tbe foul for heaven and be excellent helps to our falvation. 0 therefore if you would live a ~leafant life' ·, draw. near [0 God, and by Faith behold him, and by Love ~dhere to ~tm , and t ake a view of his infinite Goodnefs and all hts perfethons; and behoM him in his womderous works, and theri break forth into his d~earful praifes, and you £hall -rafle fuch ple~fures- as the ean? affordeth nor. Lanch forth into the boundlds Ocean of, Eternt:- . . -· :- . . cy , . ~ .
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