Ch rift the choifef Riches. 211 ioyce not in this (faith Chrifl) that the JJiritrare made fubitEl rento you, but rather reielce in this, that year nacres .,re mitten in I-leasen, that 3 ohave a -name with Cod, that you arc by adoption the children of Cod`, that you are fanc`tified and clearfed from your fames : The workeof holintfie niinifters more joy to Cods fervants, then thegift of working mira- cles ; there is more comfort arifeth from the fubiugationof our corrupt t #fc°Nions, thin from having allthe world put un- der 6.Ridres. us. 6,Where Chrift lives there is the ioy ofriches,hecannot be pcore and n.iferal le that bath thrift living in him, Chrift is unfearchable riches, as Gideon faidofE;hratm, the .gleanings of Ephraim Are betterthen the tintcge ofAbiezer : fo theglea- nings, the fmalldt gatherings of Chrift, are better then the vintage, then the greateft abundance of the world. (brills fpirituall gifts and graces are the choifeft of all riches; all the riches ofthe world are but ftraw aid nubble to this pearle; he that bath this bath caufe of holy gloryiteg & rejoycing inhis wealth, as the Merchant in the Parable had joy upon the fin- dingof the precious pearle : The rich man inSaint Luke ha- ving pulleddowne his banes, budded them greater, and fil- led them with worldly {lore, bid his foule (thtugh upon Luke r weake grounds) eat, drinkeand be merry, becaufe he hadgoods s' enough laid upfor many ycares. The man that hath pulled downe his lu{ts, new built his heart, and received Chrift to live and dwell there, may upon better grounds bid his foule eat,drinkandbe merry; for having Chrift hehath a full and an peace, abiding fubftance,he bath treafure enough for ever. 7. Where Chrift lives, there is the icy ofpeace, reconciliation, and fweet communion ; he bringsus nigh to God, as 7ofeph brought his brethren nigh to Pharaoh ; he makesGod a father and friend to us ;fie caufeth the face of God to thineupon us more com- fortably then Sunne, and filleth us with that peace which paffeth all under(landing, and thus he makes the life of them in whomhe.lives avery fweet and pleafant life, a lifeofchoi- fett comforts, a life fordelights, lurpallìng the lives of rich men, Nobles, 'Conquet'ours, and all pleafure-hunters, as the Paradife doth furpaffe the wilderneffe, and theglorious Sunne therotten glue-worme. But Y 2
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