Milne: of irisand f feeling. 2 g7 we arealto mortal!, and after deathwe (hallbe immortal!, when nothingfhall hurt vs.Por as we wouldnot be immortallnow being fubie& tofinne andmiferte, fowe fhalíthennot be mortal!, when we (hallbe recompenced with righteoufneffe and felicitie. Now bycon- fidering of this (hors time of mortalitie,andof theglorie of our immortalitie wee fuffer withoutfainting,we fancienot manydales here, whichmight difcouragevs, but wethink our yeere maywant months, ouranoneth daies,our daieshoures, and fo weAre incoura- ged. Anotherthing is this, leis forewe loue this life by a ruleof follie, in trufting tothis 3. life, checkwill be long(for oureftiination of a thinggrowes bythe continuanceof it)and rh thereforeifwecould bepertvadedof the fhortnesof,tbrs life, it would draw vs to the con- rhtrpre/eet traryruleof wifedome. But wee,are all Demas hisdifciples, weecommend thingsprefent, life. howbeit; it werebetter to haueMofes our Matter, who inhis time began to number, and yet weknowthat hemight banebeenCure that the day of iudgement wouldnotbee in his time,forthat thepromifed Mefliahwas notyet come:wefeare itleffe,and number nothing fofalt, vpon whomthe dayitfelfe may as fuddeniy come, as vponthem, who tariefor no- thingto it, but for the fulfillingof the ele&,& theaccomphthment of thenumberofthem that (hall befaued. Sothat we bothby deathand iniefpeétofthe laftday,arenot tocount of any long abode. But aboue all thereis one principal( rulewhich allowed asan Tlarteand high point ofwifdom inMarie,in that thee madefofit a choice of her timesin bellowing Martbaer them in fuels a thing, as Ihould not be takenfromher, asno times (hould bereauc her of it, mieedorme; whereinweare taught tothink,that thofetimes which webeftow onGodhis wor hip,fhal notend withiti thenumber ofour daies,but they fhallhauetheir abidingfruit for euer,and thiswil comfort vs afterwards.But'whenwe areoccupiedinMarthaesbufnes,wemay ley, and what is this?what profit wil thisafoord indeath,fhal notiny dares be cutoff, and what will this auailemee? So that it is good tobeexercifed in things which concerne the tiine which runsbeyond the numberofour daies,&fhalleft as long asGod himfeif(hal endure. CHAP. 2I. Dulnes of/biritand offeeling. Vch is the corruptionofournature, that albeit weehaue beenwonderfully de- Dafnerwben lighted with Gods graces,yet whenwe aboundwith them,weleffeefteeme them, Godhatb then whenwebegan to enioy them. chedvrwith a Wee muffdefreand endeuour tokeep e our felues fromdeadnes and dnlnes,and to bis graces. tieourhearts euerrn thankfulnesvnto God. Afterour meatsreceiued it is good to fpeake fomethingto thegloryof God:ifGod giueany goodmatter, to take it as offeredvntovs of God: If nothingwere doneor fpoken but al Glent,it were good tofeeke fomegood oc- cationof fpeech,by reading,fingingorfpeaking. And we may not tie our feluesmuch to Goodfpeecher any-one meanes, foraccuftomable vfe of anyone thing', bringethlellè reuerence. And in conference. thenmuffwe endeuour fpecially to ftirrevpone another ingood fpeeches, when fuchbe prefent asGodmakes inftruments toteach the fameMore effe&ualiyuntoothers: and this theApoftle byhisexample teacheth ses, 2.Tim.z.2. 3 Thereis a kern , inward, andfpirituallbleffing, which the ele&feele,whentothe 4fpiritaall wodth ferule accurfed. and thereisafecret cork tothewicked,when apparently they b gin rl be 4 - As it is no fnall benefit thoughwee haue not the bright Sun.fhining, yet tohaue thelight of ittogouerne theday,theheatofit to turne away thecold,theeffe&sof it in o- r- a ¡ee and ther works ofnature: fo firs nofnallmercy, thoughwehaac not the (hiningcountenance kegcoue- of theLord, yet tohaue the guiding of ouraffe&ions bythe light of it, thepoffetfing ofnmueof the our fouks in patience by tome feeling of it, and the fruites thereof in the peace of our Lord. mindes : althoughwefeele`not theprefent beames; yetwe (hall fee them Thinehereafter; If webane not this ioyofour mindeas wewouldin thedayof our vocation, theLord wil plentifullygiuekits in the dayofourcoronation. 5 They may be truelyfaide tohaue profited well, vvhiehbeleeue tbeworde- beforethey To beleme tbs. feele
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