111 THE WORLD. 469 him desire to depart and to be with Christ, even independently of his higher hope. The joy unspeakable, 'the crown of glory, and all those other splendid images of theblessedness of heaven, exalt and delight his mind. But it is, though with a higher, yet with a more inde- finite delight. He adores, 'without fully comprehending the mighty blessing. But the promise of rest is more intelli- gible to the heavy-laden Christian ; he better understands it, because it is so exactly applicable to his present wants and feelings : - this is not our rest. It offers the relief longed for by a weary, frail, and feverish being. He who best knew what man wanted, promised to His disciples peace and rest, and His Divine Spirit has represented the state of heaven under this image more fre- quently than under any other, as being in more direct contrast to his present state -a state of care, anxiety, and trouble, and a state of sin, the cause of all his other troubles. Perhaps this less
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