. upon the Epiflle of J A M- J s. VE R S.l2. 4 • That ~tu good to oppofe the glory of our hopei ag~tinft the a- Obfervat. 4• bafure ofour fulferings. H€re are tryals, but weloo~ for-aG_rown ofglory~ This i.s the way to counterpoyfe the temptatton,and m ~he confliCl: between the flejh andJPirit, to come in to the relief of the . better part: Thus, Paul faith; the inward man is firengthene~; Whtn we look_ mt to the things that are feen, but the things that are not [em · ; for the things· that arc feen are tempo– ral 6ut the things that are not Inn are eternal' 2 Cor. 4· I 8. Adiretl oppofttion of our hopes to our fufferings maketh them . feem light and caftc. Thus our Saviour biddeth us confider, When you are perfecutedfr;r rightconfneJS faks, yours is the Kingdom of G1.1d,Mar.5,IO, Though ye bedeprived ofall you have, yet ye can– not bedenrivd of heaven : Remember,heaven u fliUyours : You r 'J f * , . may lofe an efi:ate, but you have an aifu·rance o a Crown of glory:- ~v.p.w~. o , Thus Bafil fpeaketh of feme Martyrs that were cafi out all night ")(!i{J.(rJI!,t~.Mt~. naked in a cold frofiy time, and were to be burned the next day, ')'.\u)(.J~ a7rd.– how they comforted themfelves in this manner, *The Winter u ef.!'H~(<J)-.d.J...~ foarp, but Paradife u fweet; here we .fhiver for cold, 6ut the bo- '}'m~ ~ p.ngu fom of Abrahamwill maks amends for all, &c. Well then, make b ... r.' nl'i:~:~. n ufe ofthis heavenly wifdom, confider your hopes,theglory of them, d.7r6"(JJJ~" the truthof them. · {J.t)(.e9v d.vt~.- I. The glor1 of them : There are two things trouble men in p.~vr.Jp.~11 '!1 o their fuff~rings, difgracc anddeath: S~e what provifto~ God bath )(.6J...7r(ir- np.rh madeagamfi thefe fears, he hath promtfed aCrown agatnft the iu· ~dJ...-fc., ~ nominy ofyour futferings,. and againft tempo~a! death aCrown~~f 7r~:~.lv.d~x'd, life; aman can lofe nothmg for God~ bm 'tts abundantly recom- &c.Ba'il ad penfed and made up again; the Cr~w1t. of thorns is turned into a 4o.M~rljr. Crown of glory+<, and lo[ing of life JS the ready way t() fave it: .. Mat . h . d ( r ) fc . 'I0•39· T us'Cls goo you tee to oppo e our hopes to our farrows, and not altogether to look to th~ prefen~ *d~ngersandfujferings,but to • P~r~cula non the Crown, the Crown of life that 15 lard up for us. Extream mi- rr{p1czt Mar- . [cry, without hope ofredrefs, overwhelmeth the foul· and the>re- ty~, .corontU re– fore the promifes do every where oppofe a proper co,;,fort to that fphf 1{; Bafil cafewhcre thefeelingis liketobejoreff, thatFaith mayhavea.u upra• . prefent a~d ready_ anfwe~ to fu~h extremities M fenfe urgeth ; as Steploen, mthe mrdft ofh1s fuffermgs, look..ed ftcdfafllJ into heaven, 11nd'[aw the glorJ of God, and {ef m ftanding at the right hand of God, Atls 7· 55. There was fomewhat of miracleand extraordinary e;ctafie in that vifion,theglory of.heaven bei-ng not only .repre~ fented ·
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