ri pa al 'i , I'll (' :.,1;,, ,, 4 iü 4,! 1i àl t; I 5 2 I Saint Pauls Legacy. } flefb o f flefli, yet at length there came an evil! Spirit between them, and they were divided. Great is the enmity of Satan again' mens fweet and comfortable communion. Abraham and Lot fweetly converted and dwelt for divers 1) Gen.' 3.6. dayes together, yet at length they parted, their fubffance was Jo great that they could not dwell together. Much Tweet communi- on and commerce betweenGods people,is'often hindered by the fulnefïe of the world. Singular was the friendfhip, pleafant was the fellowfhip. c between Jonathan and David, their love was wonderful!, patting z Sam,rx6 the love of women, yet by an arrow in the battell Jonathan fell, and their fweet commerce was ended: Death diffolveth all humain fellowfhip. Eliah and Eliflia enjoyed many dayes moíi bleffed and gra- cious communion together, yet at length it came to paffe, d :King, z, i that as they went and talked, there appeared a Chariot of fire, and Horfes of fire, and parted them both afunder. God doth often re- movethe deareft friends and comforters of his fervants, to learn them to depend alone upon Chrift Jefus. God doth fometimes take away the Guides and Teachers of his peo- ple, to Iet them fee, that the choyceft inftruments of mans happinefle, are not of everlafting continuance. Saint Paul hadbeen for divers dayes a Preacher to the men of Corinth, Preaching to ,them many powerfulI and heavenly Sermon, delivering to them many found and wholefome Do&rine, writing alfo a f rff and. fecond Epiftle; yet his Miniftery was not for perpetuity, nor his prefence of everlafting continu - ance ?ga time of feparation came, and his labours grew to an end, and in thefe words he takes his laft leave and farewell of them ? Finally, brethren, farewell: Be perfell, be of good com- fort, be of one minde, live in peace ; and the God of love and peace (hall be with you. The Apoflle Saint Paul had in this whole Epiftle fharply rebuked the Corinthians for oppofing his Do&rine,for flight - ing and defpifing his admonition; and now that they might not thinke he either fpake or wrote out of hatred or diftem- per of fpirit,many arguments and evidences of his great and fingular love are intermixed ; chiefly in this his conclufion, mitigating
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