Of the toyer ofhearten. S3 I world and worldly things with our hearts and affe&2ions, and yetneuertheleffe rife to be poffetfors ofthat glorie, and toenjoy that heauenlyinheritance, notwithfl:anding that all thefe clogs doe hang vpon vs, and keepevs dowse; where- as all the refs ofGods children in former timeshaareby many trtbtlatrons entred into the kingdomeofhearten; and haue inAâ.t4.ss. tefpedl of their heart and affeóhions (though not in regard of the poffelfiotr) fhaken off thefe cumbetfome burthens, and by the contempt of worldly vanities, haue entred into that heauenly happinelfe,and euerlafling glorie? CHAP. III. Of the iorerofhearen; that they are ineffable andvneon- ceiva6le:andofthenames and titleswhich in the Serrpture'areginen veto them. _ Y that v<hich hath been laid it mayappeare, §.set.r. both thatthe world, and the vanities there- That chri(fianr of,areofno true Worth or excellencie; and oughtmuch to altothat though theywere in themlelues ofpreferre heaven fome value, yet not untovs, who are heere before!he earth pilgrims and firangers, and citizens and in- t." heirrdeharit habitants ofanother curie and countrie euen the new leru- film, and heauenly Canaan. For experience teacheth vs, ountrry. that thoughmen in their trauailes doe paffe by lands and kingdomes much more rich,fruitfiill,and pleafant then their owne; yet becaufe they haue neither intereft, nor abiding in them, they preferre before them their owne home, and take their chicle delight in feting (as we fay) the fmoakeof their ownecountrie, becaufc there is the place oftheir refs- ding,whereintheyhauetheirpartandfbare ,ofall the cont, moditiesand delights which it affoordeth,lor the mainte- nance and preferuation olthcir liucs.Andweknow that this- proprietiemaketh poore men all() in the fame-countrie,.to takemore comfort and pleafure,in their ownhou fes,though thatched, and ill furniflsed;,and in their owne gardens,;. fields,and orchards,though they;arerude,difordred,andvn-: pleafanr, ,
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