The Soulet efeivalltallingto Chrift. wickedit not fo 2 King. 6. and the lait verfe, dim evillcommeth titleLord, and why Jbould 1wait any longer? Prov.14.33. The hope ofthe mitredit dri- ven away; that thougha roan flood uponhis bor.; tone, and all the world couldnot perfwade him to the contrary, but that he (hould be faved, and bee fhould goe to heaven, though proud f ill, thoughvaine fill, but his hope (hall bee driven away, but the righteous (hall have hope in his death : friends faile,life falle, andwealth faile,but yethe bath hope inhis death. As the firei gth of this hope is great in regard 3 Signe. of all oppofition that commeth to the contrary, fo alto the excellency and furpaffingworthofthis hope, which over(hadoweth all the hopes in the world, that canbeoffered, propounded, defìred; all feeme nothing to this hope, which the foule bath toGod; that when the foule commeth to be drawee to God, and to hope inhim, allother hopes hold no weight : hopeth not for honour, for profit, nor liberty,nor delig rt; it difcovereth the bafeneffeofthefe, fo that the foulecarethnot for any thing elfe in comparifon. Tt is in this cafe with the foule, as wich the hound; the hound haply followeth the game untill heebee fp:nr, and tyred; yet iftherecorn ° a frefh hare, yet the veryfent ofa frefh onewill make him leave all : foit is here, though heretofore beebath had ma- nygames in the world; hehoped forhonour and profit, and his focu'e run all ama'ue upon them; but when the foule hath beenebrought to know theriches ofGods mercy inChrift, it leaveth the 139 old
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