Of rayand(rrbn 349 with circunit#ances. The fiat, Chryfeflome calleth angelicall ioyes, and lillarie calleth them ioyes ofthePajace, or fudi ioyes asare in tliecourr. Theft arethebelt, and in thefè weemay bee l'ecure, ifyee feparate not ioyefrom theglorie of God. There bee foure angelicall ioyes. The firft is the touchltone, whetherwee reioyce truely or no, Pfalm. t 137. Lenny tonguecleaue to the roxfe ofmymouth, if Iforget, nay, ifjpreferrenot lerufa.- leminmymirth. Gods glorie burned: molt, When the Churchflourtfherb, and there- forethat is thetrue ioye: but there .are fomethat can fatten their hearts, whenterufalem lyetliin theduft. The fecond ioyeis angelicallin deede ; foour Satiiour Chriitcalleth z it, when, a firmer returneth to the Lorde, then the Angels reioyce, and this alto is a fafe ioye. When the prodigall Sonne returned , his Father did well to receiué-hies with fuch ioye, though Isis brother did hange the groineat ic: 'and one of theFathers faith, though it was but ahomliefpeech, thatit was the heft calfe that euer hee killed, the belt peece of veale that euer bee beftowed. At this day there is but fnall turning of(inners, and finallreioyciug for it, and l thinke this to bee the caufeofthat pouerrie, for that they being: come Bonne, none will giue them aring,a gowne, &c. Luke 15. Thethird ioyeis, Pfahne.izz. ¡reioyced mhen theyfeyd; come let vsgee to the houfè ofthe Lord. Fitt}, to reioyce in the enenne, offaluation, as in. Sermons, .in:Preachers, and fucli like ; this is angelicall, and Dauidr ioye: I reioyced when one tolde mee-there was a Sermon in the Lordes houfc, and fayd, come let vs got. AFather fayth, thouma- keft hafte to a banquet, but not tothe Templet thy/mirth is not good, thy life is not good. Thou:canft watchall nightin dicing, but not in meditation. The fourth kinde ¢ of ioye, is Prouerbszz.z5. In the cell a man may counterfeire a reioycing, but this pafeth all hypocrite, which is the ioye of the iult, to doe riehtetonfneffe, judgement andequitie. Shew thy confcience all the goodly things in the world, it (hall not re- ioyce at them fo much as at one good worke . This ioye will neuer depart, their workerfollwe them, and fo !hall the ioye of them. The Apoftles went away after their whipping, and reioyced, not onely thatthey could fitffer fceurges, but that they tri- umphed. What ioye fo euer wee haue elk, ifwee thinke upon iudgement, then wee fayvnto ourmirth, thouartmarines, Ecelefialt.chap. z. Thefecond kinde ofioyes,,Chry- l'hefeeosd fojieme calleth pettieioyes: Hlarietermech then the folaceofpriloners, whoBate and kindeofioyes; drinke fora while, butfhortely the Iudge commeth and condemneth theta, and they Pettieigyes; are executed. This Salomon calleth bitter fineete ioyes, Proverbes 14.13. This is cer- Liver fm'eetc Caine, euery one willliane thcone or the other : if they cannot get Penelope, they will ioyes. beefuters toher maidenes: thefe bee teeming ioyes, andwee thinke them to bee great, seemingioyer becaufe wee knowe no better. For if wee knewe the ioyes of the righteous, wee would laugh atthefe vaine ioyes. It is noted in Cain, after bee had loft his place in Heauen, bee got him as good a place in earth as her could. Mal her found out organestomakehis Graundfather merrie. Whar, isit then vnlawfull ? I will tellyoia what the Fathers fayde concerning it : The beleeuer can never finde timefor laughter. Nilarie faith, that whatfoeuer wee loue in the world, wee take thereby occafion of laughter inprifon; and this is phreufe. Iftheft men lined nowe, they wouldbee ac- counted precife fooles, Stoikes, blockes without affections, for there bee the oppro- brious fpeeches which the wicked vie againít good men: butif any man can reioyce in Pralines and fpirituall"tongs, ifhee can fndean bony-combe in the word, and with David can daunce beforethe Lorde; GOD forbid, that I, or any Mould plaie Michol tomockehim. Nay, Iwill lay wins HoJu, I would all tise Lordes people were astheIr bee: and tooke pleafure inthefe things, for thus weeought tobee, and Iwill fay with Paule, would to GOD youwould praitife there thingswhich Reach. But where the Spirite is carnali (as Bernard faith) where there isa mouldie foule, a drie heart, where Amostdie the Spirite is turned -into tlefh, there men love thefe pettie ioyes, and bitter fweetes. faule,anda But yet (not to folder any mans imperfeftions) the Church bath children ofperfe6t 'trio bears. age, Thee bath babes, yea, euen fuci, as are in their lumpe like the Bearcs whelpe, wee cannot come from Beerfheba to Bethel at one (teppe. Tinefe ahtions in them- simile, felves are not vnlawfull, but trifles are for babes which the Church bearer!' with, Hh vntill
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