Frmitftell. valleyes cheerfoll in every tryall and trouble, able tocount it all toy to :fall, into manifold temptations ,; 7 rcfarable under atfli- aton, as the eine under the hard of the Pi rifler drefling it; capablecf the word of-Cod, as the broken ground of the feed, and tilt empty vt all ofwater : I very word of Godisa Star of forne light, a flower of forne comfortable ftnell,and acloud of forne refrefhhnment to thehumble : This fils the foule 'with very clean, andiayfull, highand honourable apprehenfions ofgod. He that bath the 1weft tbou,hts of hirnfeife, bath the higheft thoughts of God This makes (hr& very wel- come, very amiable in the eye of die foule, the faireft-of ten thoufand : As the Sunne to hit, that is in darkeneffe, as the river to him that thirfieth, or the Phyftttan to him that is extreatnely pained, mans fence Of" f lf- emptinef e, makes Chrift very precious : This fweetens the word of God as the famine fweetens bread, and makes the meflen- ger of (-cod as an Angell of God , orone of a thoufand-: his difpofeth man to every good duty ; this makes the yoake of t. hrift cafe, the fervice ofCFrift pleafant, and ftif. fering for Chrift comfortable : This makes the inward -man very jnyfull, when the outward man is loa.den with much afflie1ion, the'vv*hole man heavenly minded, `gracìouflydif- pofed.., holily exercifed, abundantly thriving in all well- , doing , and inceffant in the way tending to the heavenly, Kingdomc. And thus you have feene the myfterie , the worth and dignitie, the fruit and excelleneie of Selfe- denyall. loft fweet and bleffed is that mans Condition, who is truly humble, happy is the foule inwhich God bath wrought a through Self=denyall. 2 t7 T.4 CHAP.
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