374 Genera11 direllionsfor a defcribed, Ephef: 6. Theglorious fplendour whereof, is a- . Er quoniarn de hie todazle thedivels eyes, to daunt his courage, and a drive hoc 1 e.lo hcet e- ° tom fcemints tn. him out of the field. For he well knbwes it tobe tryed, and "Than; tuft pe of proofe, wattle by our Captaine Chrift lelia, who foild zzh"t,atTriorPjaut,1`: himby thefwerei of the %pipit, in that great combate in the tae ducts certam Wildernefle, e,fatth.4. And it is that, by which the wea- fi:cwe'ne,,,"Int keit Chriftians (hall Aortly, by the bleffing of the God of tcrpnoifria In a ru liren- Peace, * bruife S4tan under thewfiete. re procedas ad The femme is ; The heavenlyattireoft fanaified foul; is ferxhum fpiritua.; farce fairer and more amiable then the exquifite concurrence Diablc.Palcubmi of all earthly beauties and vifible * glory. Were the light of twoCXerC,:tt1 fuo. all the fiarres aboveCollefted intoStinnes (which b Aaron°. M me .Eefitr.ialdetnl, mersfaywouldmake many)andaddedunto that great bright ,- Rom. i6. ve. ;o. i` Nat. 24. vet 23. Body, thePrince of all the lampes in heaven :nay,if befides, b Out of the tamed there werean acceffion of all the orient fplendour of all the 4-g" of tbeflarres, Pearles and Jewels, ofall the Cryftall and glittering things in exbunt foles. ; tn. faith Crifinao. P. e this lower world - and all compaeted intoonebeautiful' bo- vtirot. cap.4. pas dy, it would be Cut as a lumpe of darkeneffe, to theglory 153. yt in nu oum numerum pona- and faireneffeof a fandific'd foule. For the beauty and ami- mus; aut vox. ableneffe of anholy Soule, inflames the heartand affedions ris, aut Mercurn fydera 3 nee corn- of the Soule of God, with an extraordinary pangof fpiri- putemus lien" tuall- ferventlove, Cant.4. 9, whereas not, all the glory of govern, quas ob- fcuras,aut gumq;, theworld, though reprefented tohis eye with the faireft lu- uas minas ap penant,vd riebu. fire, and in the molt refined forme, could move him ever a tam, nun. etiam whit, Matth.48,90 o. 'Platowas wont to fay, if' morall numero habea- rums infinitas all- VertUes could bee feene with the outward eye ; they would as, quz fextoor- 'Erre p in the heart extraordinary flames of admiration Rine font mmores. and love : what unfpwakeable ravifhments then would Chriftian graces enkindle , were they vifible to the car- nail eyes ? They..would bee able to make Perfecutors, Profeffors ; to turne even Drunkards into Puritans , as they call them; the molt finfhall Epicure, into a mortified Saint. For the fecond, Let thy fpirituall appetite feed Merrilyup. on that fweeteft place, Ilai.25. 6. And in this mountainefball the Lord of I-lofts,e.c. Heere is provided, as wet" may fee, a magnificent and glorious feaft, eompofedall of marrow aeffndc,,
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