comfortable walking with God. 175 the heart fpiritually merry with imcomparable fweetnefhe, and he addeth no forrowwith it. 3. Ofdignitie and divine temper. Carnali ¡oyes have for their foundation the fadingarme of flefh , and the fafhion of this world, fraile andfleeting as themfelves ; earthly power and policy for theirprop and fupport : For their Object, the Garbage of the earth, Gold and Silver, food for fwinifh worldjings; noble captivities, guilded fetters,' meane, unde- ferved dignities,honours, offices, greatneffe, and high roomes, the onely ayme ofambitious Shebnaes ; the filth and froth of brutifh pleafiires,fewell for Sodomiticall flames and fuchlike trafh,pelfe,and vanitie : For their companions,feares, jealou- fies, guiltygripings : The fènfes for their feate : Time for their limit; for their end,endleflègriefe and horrour of heart : Forall earthly pleafure determines in heavinefle, as the Sun fets in darkeneffe. But now on the other fide ; fpirituall Toy is the bleffed Spirits fweete and lovely Babe, grounded upon thePure Co- venant of everlafling Love, Mercy, and Peace in Iefus quid crrim - Chriif : The matter ofit is the light a of Gods countenance, c,ldius , quJáum the Garments of falvation , the precious Robe of Chrlfls net Patriserpo.. righteoufleffe, interefl in his deareft Blond, and all the rich m`"' "`° "cii;a- a rio,quàmveiitatis pirchafes ofhis P?ffion; looking uponour names in heaven revelatio, quám through the glaffe of fan6ification, Gods.hol Image ti a renu- a "Drum rec °"`' o, quàm tanto- ed upon our foules, and the illuflrious beames of heavenly rum reno crimi- graces flied from the Throne ofGrace and fhinin there ever nuns venia ? qua g y major voluptas +Meet promife in his bleffed Booke : Ina word, Iehova, Ifa, quàm faftidiun, 61.10. Habakkuk 3. it 8. Phil.} 4. and that glorious Name qàm f iipt tis, proclaimed, Exod.34 .6,7. a well fpring of unfpeakable re- es eontemotuc, frefhing to every truely broken and bleeding heart; being quàmámason well opened by a reeling and fruitfull meditation : For mea e»ria nrrgra, quä fure, it is imineafurable, without bound or flint, and päfleth vita °ft'.etens qua all underflanding, no. ffran er doth internieddle with it nei- lus ?era g , quòd cateas ther can any manpofibËy co.ucrtveit,. but bee that enjoyes it dens Nationum, expèllis, quód medicinas faci quòd revelationes pet<, quòd Den vivis ? l- æ voluquaard es fandd ia pecuæ, &c. Tofu!, lib. de ffeefat. ca=. as Sofpitát;,D;mnus mcerentés erigir quia Eleaorum men- s non de prafentis vita infauía , fed de cesutudine aterna faluns i ila efett.. jregor. ise4ji. 5. leb. Rai,. 11. It
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