368 Goma direllions for a KA i, 2, Deuta6. &Id. 15 Mat. 6.33 4. What canft thou thinke upon, or what canpoffibly befall thee ; out of which thou being turned unto God, and - true ofheart, majeft not coiled matter ofcomfort, and by themighty helpe of faith extraa fome joyful! meditations I. If thou furvay thy graces, with which the free mercyof Godhathglorified thy foul; thou (halt fee in them a faced heavenly Sun.fhine , which is able to illighten thedarkeff midnight of all thineoutwardmiferies ; todifperfe and dif- folve the blackeft and molt ternpeftuous clouds oftempo- rail, troubles. Thou ihalt feele in them filch an inexplicable exceffive fweetneffe, which were the world above thee a Sea of bitternefie and gall, might turne it all into fugal.. Thou (halt finde in them filch an impregnable immortal' vi- gour, that will moil certainelyuphold thy fpirit vnconquera- bly, at thy dyinghour; andbefore that lafk dreadful' barre ; when all impenitent wretches (hall roam like wilde Bulli in a net full of the terrours of God;.and cry upon the Hills and Rockes to hide them from his unquenchablewrath ; which they shall never bee able either to avoide orabide. Hence fprings thatabundant and unexhauftedmatter ofjoy, thatthe joy of harveft, ofdividing great ffroyles, and that which is of fuch ravifhing temper,that we thinke weare but in a dream; is but a toyand trifle, a type and lhadow to it ; and which e- ver predominatesand incomparably tranfcends all manner of mourning. z. If thou lookeout upon thine outward flare ; upon thy wife,, children, friends, health, goods, goodname, Orchards, Gardens, poffeflions, hosours , or whatfoever thou hadattained , or dolt enjoy with good confcienceand fanftifiedly ; thou art bound to rejoyce in them , as tempo- rall tokens ofGods eternall love ; notable encouragements to doe more nobly in his glorious ferviceandcomfortable additions to thine hopeofheaven ; but fo, and in fuch order, that as thycloathes firft receive heate from thybody, before they can comfortablywarrne it : fo force inward joyof re- concilement to thy Creator , muff firft warrrie thineheart, before thou canft take any kindly comfort from the crea- tures. 3. Concerning crofes, afflitlions, troubles, perfectt- tions ;
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