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Of the meanes to obtain sontentation. 475 tinuall appetite, fo as they do atthe fame time fatisfie and in- flame delire, prouoke and quench the thirff, and fo inlarge the heart perpetually,as that they alto fill vid content it ; and whereas the worlds pleafures like chit- blanesin the feete,do itch and ake both together, and like the itch make vslofe that pleafttre by fmarting, which we tooke in fcratching; thefe heauenly ioyes bring fulnes and perpetuity of content, without the mixture of any trouble:. fo the Pfalmift telleth vs, tharin Gads prefenceisfflneffeofiay, and at his right hand Pfalmea . there are pleafstres forevermore; that wefhall be fetitfied with and 36.s the fatneffe ofgods howfe, and that God dill giste vs dringe one ofthe ?inert ofhiapleafares: for God fhall be vnto vs all In alt, t.Cor.1f.1S. andbeholding his face in righteoufneffe we fhall be fatisfi- Pfalme 17.1fá. cd with his image, as the Scripture teacheth vs: for what can fufficeifGod fatisfie not, feeing he is infinit in all goodneffe, loue, louelinefl'e,beautie,wifdomeand allperfthions? And therefore if we be once certaine ofthefe ioyes, though it be but by the affurance of faith and hope, we (hall not mourne with difcontent in the abfence of worldly vanities, feeing we (hallwant them no more,ifoncethis diuine brightnefle hach illuminated our hearts, then we want the candle light when the Sun fhineth.Noev ifwe would attaine vnto this al. furance of there heauenly ioyes, we muff make Chrift our way, for none climeth thither but by this a ladder, and by a'lohna.ta.fr. finely faith be ingrafted into him, that fo in hint being re- conciled, iuflified and adopted, wemay being h foes, be alto b Rom.8.1f.17.. heires of euerlafling happiueflè; as alto we mull thew the fruits ofour faith in fanaification oflife, feeing the Scrip- tures plainely teach vs,that if wee bee not e fan&ified,we are a Ro111.8.30. not iuftified, and ifwe be not iuftified, we (hall neuer be fa- ued, that without d holineffe we (hall neuer fee God, that d Hcbr.1a.14. e nothing vncleane (hall enter in thither, and that vnleflè we Apoc.11.17, bet regenerate and borne againe, we can neuer enter into rlohn3.3.. the kingdonle ofheauen: and therefore ifwe would be citi- zens of the kingdome ofglorie we snuff firft paffc thorow the fuburbsofgrace; we mull do God feruice, if we expect toreceiueg wages; and h ouercomethe fpirituall enemies oft \ianh.2.o.4. our h A'ocal.