. ~1o~l _IammyBelo~eds,. s E R .. XVIII ans from Chtifiians ; but a fpirit of reparation fn~m the wail witd~ilderndfc ofthe world ; as ·we fay of ~re, congregat hlfl'l~genea ~ tiifgregAt heterogenea,tt congregates all hcmogemal things, as gold)which it gatl)ers,but difgregates betero- ,geniall things, ·confutneth droife :fo the Spiritof God fevers thorn~s and ga,thers Lillies, gathers Chrifl:ians!ogethe~ in the Churah, andwill ga– therthem for ever mHeav~n. · 'rb~St tbe iffue Thus we fee the aafwerof theChurch to the j(,~~!tJZ800,:; il4ughters. o/Ierufolem,what it was,with theocca• . at lt~ft, rfoug, fion thereof:theQQell:ion oft bedattghters of I eru– fl4t. an.d dull at, {alem, whither u thy B·elovwl gone ? fo that the · begr~mg. Chur~h was beholding to the d~hters if ltmi 't 'i fol!m fbt)niniftring f~ch a quefiion to give her . occafion to-know betterwhat her.Beloved was: Indeed we many timesgaineby ..weaker Chrifti– ans;good queftions, though fromweake ones, minifi:erfutable anfwers:It is aGreek Proverbe, . that douhting ./;egets plent'j 11:wd ahunti~tnce, for d~ubtiagat thefirfi ·begets refolutionat laft. 0 tha~ wecouldtakeoccalioo hence, to thinke of , this, what excellent vertue is in the communion ofSaints,when they meet about heavenly exer– : 'ifes, what a bltffiag fol1owes, when thoughat the entry, ,their affeCtions may be·flat and dull, yet theypart not fo, Chrift ·heates and inflames their hearts todoe much good to otle-another. 0 thofe that fhall for ever live together inHeaven, fllOuld they ·not delight to live more together on earth ~ '. THE ' j ... ---~~·~~=--~----- ......... """"""' ... =-""""""......:...--,.;.._--- I
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