355 SPIRITUAL HEARTS EASE, O The VVay to Tranquility. SERMON. XXXI. jóhn r4. r, z,3. r. Let notyour hearts be troubled, youbelieve in sod, believesift inme. z. Inmy Fathersbottle aremanyManioíts, ifit perenotfo, 1 wouldhave toldyou, Zgo toprepareaplaceforyou. 3. s4nd if l.go andprepare aplaceforypte, Itill come again, andreceive you untomy [elf, that "hereIam, thereyenta' be a$ . N the .33. verfe of the former Chapter, our Saviour Chrift told his.Difciples, that he muft now go away from them; Little children, yet a little mile lamwith yea, andyoushall seekme,andso ¡laidto the Jews, whether I goyou cannot come, Nay Isaw toyou. This meffage ofthe departure ofChrift from the earth,of his being took from them, did exceedingly fad their hearts, and veryMuch perplex and,difquiet their spirits ; theyknew what a cbtnfort.they hadin the prefence ofChriá;they knewwhat a faithful Teach - er he was, .what a mighty Prote'torhe had been, how gracious and full ofHeavenly comfort he had;manifefted himfelfto them at alltimes inhis being with them t and they cotild not now thinkofparting withhim.without muchperplexity and difquiet, and trlanble of (pint. Therefore thewords that I havenowread, are the (peeth of ourbkifodSaviour to comfort them, ftrengthening their hearts againft thofe dif= :quiets under which they wereexceeded ; In which words you may briefly obfervr.thefe three things,.fortime will not fuffer me áo$tand muchupon them. Firft, a dutywhereunto they are exhorted. Secondly, The sum of the words. Divifton.
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