Head n. , in t'od 'Terms rwith Deat'h .. ·~ 305 Secondly , Confi der-T he mijeryand tr1ubles rhat attend it,. ' ' l..efi is deft rabl e, but.i t is not ·to be found on this fide' of ' the grave. \Vorld ly troubles attend all men in this 1i~e. · This world is a fea of troubl'e, where one wave .rolls upoa another. They, wbo fancy the,nfelves beyond the r-each of t rouble are mifi aken : no fiate, no fiage of life, is exempt- . ed from it. The crowoed head is furrounded with thorny, cares . Honour many times paves the way to deep difgrace : rich,es, for the' mofi part, are kept to' the hurt of the o~neis. The fairell: rofe wants not prickles ; and the heavteff: crofs is fomet imes found wtapt up in the greatefl: earthly comfor t. Spiritual ·troubles attend the faints in this life•• , They are .like travellers. t ravelling· in a · cloudy night, i• which the moon fome times breaks orlt fr9m under .one doud , but quickly bides her head ag·ain under another: no' • wonder they long to be at .their journey's end. The fuddea alterations t he befi frame of fpirit is liable to, the perplexin1. doubts, confounding fears., fhort -liv'd joys,<and long run– n ing fo rrows, ,which have a certain affinicy with the pre lent life , mufi needs create in the faints a defire to be wita Chrill, which is bell of all. Lafi.fy, Confider the great impdr.fcE!ion.tattendingth~s lifeo· While the foul is' lodged in this cottage of clay, the fteceflitiea ®f the body are many ; it is always craving. The m,ud walls mull: be repaired: arid patched up daily, till the day couage fall down fo'r,good and alL Eatin-g, drinking, Heepin,g, and ' t be l i ke ~ are in themfelves but mean emph)yments for ·a ra– tional creature; ~nd will be reputed fuchby the heaven~bor•· foul. They are badg-es of impeFfellion, and as fuch uop!ea– f:ant to the m!nd, afpiring unto that life and immortality,. wbich is brought to light thro' the gofpel; and woulcl ' be very grievous, if this fiate of things we~eoflong cuntinu;mce.,, D oth not the gr~cious foul often find itfelf yoked with · the body, as with a companion in tr·avel , unabie to keep pace with· it? When the fpirit is wiillng, the fi efh,is weak . ~"hen · the fou l would mount upwatd, the body is a·s a·clog upon it, an4; as a fione tied to tlie foot of a bird attempting tO fly. T he' t ruth is, 0 ·believer! thy foul in this body: is, at befr,. but , 1 ~ke a diamond in a ring, whe~e much of it is obfcured-· i~. JtS.far funk in the vile clay, till relieved by death. !l c.onclude this fubjeCl: with a few tUreCJio:m-how ro ·pre., c: c 3·· , par."e'
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