1 86 The Neceiflty and Advantag~ refl-, and feek our happinefs and .fatisfafti– on in them. But God knows, that thefe 1nay well divert and amufe ·a while, they can never fatisfy or n1ake us happy; that the foul; which he n1ade for hitnfelf, can never reft, till they return unto hin1: and therefore he n1any times findeth it neccef– fary, either to remove our comforts, or imbitter' them unto us; to put aloeJ and "ZVorm7vood on the breafis of the world, -that thereby we may wean our·hearts fronl 3 t, and carry them to .the end of their be– ing, the fountain of their bleifedn~fs and · felicity. The few and little comforts of this life, (faith a perfon of . great quality -.~nd worth), notwith(tandi 1g all the troub– les and eroffes with which they -arc inter– larded, are apt -to keep the heart_s even of good men in too great love of this world. What would become of us, if our whole life ihould be altogether profperous and contenting, without any intermixture of croffes ahd afflictions? ' It is too probable we fhould never look any further; but · · conclude, with Peler on the mount of tr:l.nsfiguration, Lard, it iJ good to be here. As Almighty God hath a very great affec– tion to us, fo he is very_ defirous of our love; not that it bringeth any advantage to
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