OfDeath andIudyement, 2 81 feelingof thyfaith,on theSaintes which confirmethy faithand increafe thy feeling. ç atria bathmade vsinheritoursof hiskingdome, which he holdeth by two titles, firftby inheritance,then by purchafe.As heobtainedby inheritance,hereferueth that title vycte. to liiwfelfealone, botwhatloeuerhehadby purchale,he bath giucn vs thetitleout. And cb.ljths1deth notonly thisdoch hegiuevs,but alfo the gracesofhisfpirit, though not to oneall, nor to ytmogtlm2 all in onemeafure : An affiiaedmind lèeing one of thechildrenofGod,haue this,another that gift,isgrimed thathebathnot alit is an error,Chrift giuethnot toone all,but deui- deth all amongmany. But thereis one fpeciall grace which'cannot haue, and that is fee- Fetling: ling.Haft thoufaith ? bleflèd art thou that beleeuett and thatwithoutfeelmg.Doe yoube- leeue? you liauea richgift, youmutt not haueall.If'you haveany gifts, it is well, thegifts are deuided.Be contentwith thy portion,andI fay vnto thee,that thyfaith withoutfeeling simile. issnore pretiousto God, thenthy faith withfeeling. Ifbyfaith thouhaft made the Di- Faithwitheat uelladrone, that hecannot fting, anda toothlef 'c dog that he cannot bite, it is fufficient. feeling. Contentthy fehle with thyportion, vntillthe Lord comefrom heauen, vntill he be all in all,andthen thou [halt haste all ioyin allperfeetion. p Two things are neceffary tritely to efpoufe-vs toChrilt; the one is tovfe the pure means : theotherto vlè tholemeanes withapureheart. CHAP. 19. Of Death and Iudgement. Any makenoaccountofthedeath ofthe foule, becaufe theyfed a The deathof it not as they doe the deathof the body. Euery man feared' a tbefasde. Palfie,an Epileptic, and an Apoplexie, becaufethey ftrike dead, but ifaman be in a confumption, where he [hall be decaying feuenyeeres, hethinkes nothing of it. Likewifeifan houfefall simile. fodainly, wefay itperifheth, butdit inoulder awaywelittle re- gard it. InHofheah.S.verf7.Ia. TheLordthreatnethtobeaLion tolfrael, anda mothetolndah. Surely when the wrathof God, as amoche hathfecretly fed on vs ere we know it, ourfoules doe as it werebleed to dead . Foras hethatbleedechto death feeleth little, vntill fodainly his ftrengthfaileth ;. fain tl e death ofthefòule, aman cloth notperceive how hisftrengthis Simile, gone,or euer hebe aware.It may be the Lordwill notbevntovs as aLion,butas amothe, we flail nee happily die ofan Apoplexie, but of aconfumption, andChritt the Saviour fhalllaughatour deftruaion. x Wecan better away tes meditate on death whichSachan couereth with fol- sated/rationof lowing,thenon theday ofiudgement,where weallmuft make ouraccount. iudgement 3 The bare meditation of deaths loth fo farre moue vs from fuffering our delights to dwell on earthly things, as that reafön dilftvadetlt vs not to make any colt about a tene- simile. ment whereweknowwe [hall dwell butawhile.Yet fuelsbareimaginationsof deathmay ateditationof build vp in themean timethe kingdome ofpride invs. Whereforeit thall be snoreauaile-. death. able,ifwith our meditation ofputting off this earthly tabernacle, we thinkealloof put- ting on theheaucnly tabernacle, and ofputting on the royall robe of Chrifts. rigbteouf- nelfe, without winchwe [hall neuer Randwith comfortbeforethe great throne of Gods iudgement. 4 Thecaufe why webefolothto die is, becaufe we cannot finde inour confcience that Lob todie. wehaue donethatgoodthingfor whichwe carne into this life. S Iftherebea defire lattice to die inrefpeaoffome iniurie, .fhake it off; it is better to pyhertfor, . bea hiuingdog,than a dead Lyon : forfo long asthou liueft,there is time torepent, but af- fame delire ter death there is none. Thereforelabour for toFechehis fauor in Chrift,which ifthou doe, todie. thouthalt neuer faile till thou come tohim. 6 God dealeth contrary to thecourfèof our commonPhyfitions, which firltglue one iudgement. Bb 3 medicine,
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