.Book :JV. SAINTS COMPARED TO PALM-TREES. 737 METAPHO~ PARALLEL Jefus Chrift; and that he dejired nothing 1/Mre, than to ki!OW Ch rijl, and h:m cruci.fitd,. Phi/. iii. 8, 9, 10. 1 Cor. ii. 1, ·2. If a Man could be f,tved by lm own RJghreou(oefs, Chrifl: came into the \Vorld, and died in vain, and the Law, which was a perfeCt Rule of Righreoufnefs, had then been fullicient to bring Men to Heaven: l:lelides, how do we come to be delivered from the Curfe, Curft'd is every one that to;;tinueth i/.ot in all 'l'hings that are written in the Book of tbe Law, to do tbem? Gal. iii. 10. 6. The Gxth Adverfary is P1·e[umption, a bnld conf:dent Fellow, that cries, Caft yourfelf upon the Mercy of God in Ch1if!, the Lord Jefus died for Sinners; tro11ble your I-Iead no more you fl1aH be faved. Though I am a Sinner, and am now and then dr11nk, and let fly an Oath fometimes before I a:n aware, yet I doubt not but it will go well with me; my Heart is good, and Chrifl: died for Cuch as I a:n . Thi~ Man fins becaufe Grace hath abounded, and forgets that Chrifl: came to lave Men from their Sins, and not in their Sins.; and th-2t rhat Faith that juftifies, is attended wirh good Fr11its, and purifieth the Heart and Life of him that obrains it, /J[fs X\'. 9· 1 ]oh11 iii. z. 7· The fevemh Enemy is Pain-Glory. If Satan cannot enlcare the Soul by any or· the other Ways, he flrives to puff it up with Pride and Self. conceit. No·.v Vam-Glory is a deadly Enemy, therefore take heed of him. lt becomes Chrif!ians to be lowly minded: L<ar71 of me, faith Chrift, for I am meek a11ti iowly in !f,art; and ye jhal!finJ Rejl to your Souls, Matt. xi. 2 ~, 29. XI. A Pilgrim is glad when he comes at !ail: ro his defired Place, and f~rgets all his former Trouble .and AffliCtions, which attended him in his Way. XL So a Sainr, when he comes to Heaven, or hath obtained the End of his Hope, •·iz. the Sal– vation of his Soul, greatly njoiceth, and fOrget~ <all the Sorrow and Trouble he met with in this World, 1 Pet. i. 9· 'l'beyjhallretm·n, mzd come to .Zion with Songs, e·urlaf/ing Joy jha!! foe upon their Heads. 'They /hall obtain Joy and Gladncfs, and :,orra-w and Szghing jha/1 flee away. !fa. XXXV. IO. and li. I•l. N F E ·R E N C .E S. I. THIS may ferve to inform· Go~'s People, what their Scate and Condirion is, .and wtll be, wh1llt they remam In thiS World. 'l'bzs rs not )'OUr Rejl, .&c. }.fie. ii. 10. Here we-have 110 co1ltinuing City, but we feek one to come, lleb. xiii. 14. 11. Therefore it fharply reprehends thofe Chri(bans, that fettle them fel ves as ln·ha– bitants and Dwellers here below, like other People. Alas ! Sirs, ye forget that ye are Strangers and Ptlgrims, and bur Sojourners as it were for a Night. Why do .ye feek great Things for yourfelves, and leem tO be fo much taken with the Pleafures and Pro- ·fits of this Life? re are not of this World, John xv. ' 9· L et fuch as regard no h-igher Thmgs, take their Fill here, and delight themfelves in thei r Portion, tor it is all the Good they are ever likely to have; but let them remember thofe difmal Sayings of our bleffed SavJOr: rvo unto )'Oil that are rich, /01' ye haw received )'OZ!r Conjolation; WO unto )•ou that are full, for )'e ji:a!l hunger; wo tmto )'Ol! that laugh now, for ye }hall Jnourn and weep; wo zmtoyou that al! l>ien [peak wdl of, &c. Luke vi. 24, 25, 26. SAINTS COMPARED TO p A L M- T R E E s. '!'he Righteous jha/1 jlourifh like a Palm 'l'ree, &c. Pfal. xcii. 12. '!'his thy Stature is lzke a Palm <Tree, &c. Cant. vii. 7· I [aid, I will go up to the Palm 'l'ree, &c. Ver. viii. 'THE Palm Tree and Date Tree is one and the fame Tree, called in Hebrew '!'ha– mar, in Greek Pbenix. Why the Saints and People of God are compared to the Palm 'J'ree, will appear in the following Parallel. MET APH·o R. I. T HE Palm Tree is an excel– lent Tree, amiable to look PARALLEL. I. THE Righteous, who are compared ro a Palm Tree, are a choice and excellent Peo9 B ple;
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