in the Soul of Mat!. 43 fron1 that feverity. . Nay, he would re- - joice that though God did not the will of fuch a worthlefs and fooliih creature as himfelf, yet he did his own will, and ac– comolifhed his own defigns, which are in– finit~ly n1ore holy and wife. T·he exercifes of' religion, which to others are infipid and tedious, The duties do . yield the highefl: pleafure o'f~elgion are and delight to fouls poffeifed d~hghtful to with divi'ne love. · They rejoice Ium. r when they are called to go up to th~ hoNj~ of the LrJrd, that they 1nay fie his power and his glory, as they have formerly fien it in his janBuary *. They never think then1felves fo happy as when having reti– red fron1 the world, and gotten free fron1 the noife and hurry of affairs, and filen– ced all their clat;norous paffions, ( thofe troublefome guefts within), they have pla– ced themfelves in the prefence of God, and entertain fellowihip and communion with him. They delight to adore his perfeCtions, and recount his favours, and to proteft their affeCtion to him, and tell him a thoufand times that they love him; to lay out their troubles or wants before hi1n, and diiburthen their hearts in his . bofom. Repentance itfdf is a delightful exercife, when it floweth from the priq..:. c1ple * pr I 1 ... Jil , Xlll, 2.
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