T he fnf ulnef re o f Stnn e. 63 Wards of their righreou/ueff'e, as an acceffion, advantage, and overplus unto the Kingdome ofGod;as tefrimonies of Gods Love, and care of them ; as exercifes of their thankfulneffe ,charitie,mercy, &c. But it may be objected,why then have not the faith - full more abundance of thefe things than w©rdly men ? I anfwer, firft, A little that the righteous bath is better than great po fTef ons of the ungodly. For firft, they have the ma ine fubftance of thefe things as well as the other, they live, and eate,and are cloathed as well as they; and fecondly, they have the comforts more, lea anguifh of' heart,vexation and contention ofminde than the others have. And to them it is all one Whether they goe into heaven thorow the gate, or thorow the wicket. As a Bird with a little eye and the advantage of a wing to loare up withal,may fee farre wider than an Oxe with a greater,fo the righteous with a little eftate,joyned with faith, tranquillity, and devotion, may have more plea - fure, feele more comfort, fee more ofGods bounty and mercie, than a man ofvaf} pofafefons,whofe heart cannot lift it felfe above the earth. Secondly, As Nature when (hee intendeth a farther and more noble perfe&i. on,is leffe curious & elaborate in inferiour faculties :.(As man is exceeded by the Eagle for fight, and the Hound for Pent, and the Hare for fwiftneflè,becaufe Nature in- tending in him a more fpirituall and divine Soule, chofe to be leffe delicate and exac`f in the fenfes)fo God inten- ding to below upon the faithful a farre more exceeding and abundant weight of heavenly glory, doth not al- way fo fully enlarge his hand towards then in thefe earthly things, as to thofe who have no other portion but in this life. We fee then how much it concernes us to looke unto the ground of our Tenure, to obferve in what fervice we hold our eftate, whether as appurte- nances to Gods kingdom;or as mcerely the paflures ofa beafl, which do only fatten againfi the day of flaughter. Seventhly
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