ctAP.2.13. íi1Commentarieupon the 486 . Rom.7.:4. 4 roh.s.se. Reu.rg.7. otts¢ itch. ;,a. ;'fO0ndeffc , whichárt a1[ó boom. I prefent, which are indeed but prifon-ioyes, in comparifonof the ioyes of :heaven ; but ( as crazed perlons ) beeuer complaining , and wifh- ing, Oh who shall deliver mefrom this 6odie ofdeath ? Nowwho feeth not that this qualitieincludeth an carnet+ loue of Iefus Chrìß, whom° we therefore waste for, becaufe we loue him: whence the Apofile Paul fitly knitterh thefe two together, 2. Theft 3. S. The Lord guideyour hearts to the lose of God, and the waitingfor of Chr : concluding thence that we cannot waite on the Lord refus Chritl , vnletfe wee firfl loue him. The fourth qualitie,is a reioycing in that our hopes that certenly come: Rom. g. 2. Wereioycevnder thehope of theglorie of God, that is, that wee (hall partakeone dayof his glorie. Excellent is that place in a. Per.r.8. Whomweehaue.notfeene, andyetwe lone:him, and beleerre in him, and reioyce with ioy vnfpeal¿eableandglorious, receiving the endeoffaith which itfaluati_ on. And furely, ifAbraham the fatherof our faith, reioyced to fee the dayof Chrifis humilitiefofarreoff, euen 2000.'yeares, how ought wee his beleeuing children reioyce to fee the day of his and our owne glorie approaching fo neere, that now is euen the lafi minuteof the lafl houre? how fhould we reioyce in that the time of refrelhing and relloring, all things is co:ue?and if we be fpoufes ofthis bridegroome,we cannot but (as we are exhorted) reioyce in that the marriage of the Lambe is come, and the day of our owne coronation with an incorruptible crowne of glorie. . The third thing to trie the foundneffeofthis expe&ation , is by theef- feîts of it,,and thefe be fowre. a. It purifieth and purgeth the heart and life, whofoeuer loath this hope, purgeth himfelfe: for he that waiteth for Chriff, waiteth for this ende, to be like him: and therefore conformeth hìtnfelfe dailyvntohis fimiltrude, and becommeth pureas hee ispure: the whichpuritie (howfoeuer it be efleemedof in the world) whofoeuer profireth no: in, he cannot hope nor waite for Chrifl. If a man after the tearme of a fewe yeares hope for a large reuenew, he cannot, nor wil not in the rneane time take the way to cut off all his hopes , but rather make waies for the accomplifhment, and preuent whatfoeuer would come be- tweenehim and them. It is true that the blood of Chrifl purgeth vs. from all finne, by fatisfying forit, andmeriting the fpirit offan6lificati- on for heleeuers; but yet wemuff purgeour felues, by manifefling that we teceiuenot this grace in vaine,nor negle&the means wherein were ro teflifieout`thankefulneffe, which is by (lrining againtl iniquirie. The Scripture noterhhire to bean euill feruant , that faith, he waiteth for his mailers commin.g, and yet hebeatethhis fellowe feruants, and fitteth downe with drunkards: fuch hopes as thefe ende in vaine perfwafion, when
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