'The Saints, the actors, lees his minde runne along, panaking • and fympathizing with the variety of occurrents, anddoti=1 in conceit and imagination wholly pof– fetfe himfelfe of etll the happineffe, glory of fuc– cesfull atchievements : Such onely is the comf,Jrt the formall profeffour hath in the prerog~tivesof .the Saints : But the true.Chrifl:ian is as it werea partyandafror in fuchafiorie; he truly.and re~llly fighrs,conqgers, and is crowned•. ::. Secondly, I have told ·you before ·that the · fornull Profeffo~r by the-power of-temporary_ faith may tafte of thepowers ofthe world to come, of the heavenlygift) andofthegoodWord ofGo?/: But marke the difference; Theformall Profeffour cloth onely ·tafre of the (weetnelfe ofGods mercie) the com– forts of godlinetTe, and rhe favin'g graceo(Chrifr in the Gofpell, that is, they have fame little glim• rnering, fuperficiall delights, and confufed appre– henfion in the bJetfingsofHeaven, iathewayes of falvation; and'·of the ;oyes of the worl,d to .come. Bur rhe true ChrifHan dorh feed''and filt himfelfe with them, hee doth daily and hourly feed upyn them; by their O:rength and vigour is in fpirituaUhealth, fat and flour· fhipg;inall fpirituall graces, The form: ll Profeifqur doth· tafte rhem~ but whenhe iliould let themdowne fordigefrion · and nout·Hhmenr, his prophane heart: doth fri!l mfe artd chooke them, and thefweer:nelfe of hts .bof'lme t1nne dorh "'ttnones breed aloorhing and · difl:.tlle..But the trne Chrillian doth nor onely tafte them, but with many fweet a1d fercret confoktti– ons receives theminto the bowelsof his heart, and'' bofome
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