OF
THE
FELICITIE
,
OF
THE
Life
to
come
.
WEe
see
,
that
according
to
the
saying
of
the
Psalmist
;
The
miseries
are
manye
,
The
other
question
is
,
Why
righteous
men
do
voluntarilie
suffer
and
vnderlie
those
troubles
which
they
might
easilie
eschew
;
and
takes
vp
patiently
the
reproches
&
wrongs
,
which
they
might
resist
,
and
acquite
?
which
is
a
thing
most
hard
of
digestion
to
fleshe
and
blood
,
and
is
plaine
repugnant
to
mans
owne
nature
and
inclination
.
The
first
question
contains
two
parts
:
The
one
is
,
why
God
giues
not
all
kinde
of
temporall
benefits
to
his
servants
according
to
their
hearts
desire
?
The
other
part
is
:
Why
God
doth
so
miserablie
afflict
his
servants
in
this
life
?
To
the
first
,
it
is
answered
,
That
the
Lord
is
a
wise
&
discreet
stewart
,
and
dispensator
of
his
benefits
:
and
seeing
he
hath
created
and
made
vs
,
I
come
nowe
to
the
other
part
of
the
first
question
:
Why
the
Lord
not
onelie
denies
prosperitie
to
his
servants
,
in
such
measure
as
they
would
wishe
:
but
also
,
doeth
visit
them
with
great
trouble
and
affliction
in
this
life
?
The
causes
are
many
and
divers
,
wherefore
the
Lord
doth
afflict
his
own
servants
:
First
,
forasmuch
as
wee
haue
no
permanent
dwelling
,
or
long
residence
here
,
he
visits
vs
with
troble
,
to
the
effect
,
that
our
minde
and
delectation
be
not
fixed
on
earthly
things
,
but
rather
should
be
lifted
vppe
,
to
the
place
where
our
everlasting
residence
should
be
:
which
if
the
Lord
did
not
,
the
nature
of
man
is
so
corrupt
,
and
the
vanities
of
the
world
so
agreeable
to
him
,
that
without
all
question
,
hee
would
be
more
carefull
,
and
mindfull
of
the
earth
,
and
earthly
things
,
which
are
daily
present
before
his
eies
;
nor
of
the
heaven
and
of
heavenly
things
which
hee
sees
not
,
and
are
onely
to
come
,
and
not
present
.
Secondly
,
by
affliction
the
heart
of
man
is
stirred
vp
to
serue
God
,
and
to
be
charitable
towards
his
neighbour
:
For
we
see
that
in
time
of
sicknes
,
of
povertie
,
of
sorrowe
,
of
apparent
or
imminent
danger
,
wee
are
very
devout
,
and
loving
one
to
another
,
and
will
both
crye
vnto
the
Lord
for
help
,
and
will
haue
compassion
vpon
such
as
are
in
distresse
;
which
in
time
of
prosperitie
wee
regard
but
little
:
For
when
wee
haue
things
flowing
with
vs
according
to
our
hearts
desire
,
Incontinent
,
we
fall
in
a
carelesse
securitie
,
and
becomes
colde
and
slothfull
in
religion
,
and
froward
one
towards
another
,
which
thing
,
adversitie
doeth
remoue
and
remeid
.
Thirdly
,
the
Lord
by
trouble
lets
vs
knowe
when
wee
are
cast
downe
,
howe
vnable
we
are
to
helpe
our selues
:
And
likewise
,
he
lets
vs
knowe
his
great
mercie
,
and
power
in
raising
vs
vp
againe
:
which
makes
vs
to
drawe
neere
vnto
him
in
time
of
trouble
,
and
to
feare
to
offend
,
and
fall
from
him
,
when
wee
haue
once
apprehended
him
,
and
tasted
of
his
mercie
&
loving
kindnes
.
Fourthlie
,
the
seed
of
sinne
,
and
of
all
vice
which
is
naturallie
sowen
in
all
our
hearts
,
is
snibbed
and
pressed
down
with
trouble
:
But
in
time
of
prosperitie
,
it
ever
springs
vp
,
and
brings
forth
the
fruits
of
iniquitie
.
Fiftly
,
affliction
brings
forth
greate
patience
in
vs
;
for
beeing
experimented
with
the
discipline
and
correction
of
the
Lord
,
that
experience
of
his
justice
and
mercie
,
It
is
here
then
to
be
marked
,
that
the
righteous
receiues
not
their
chiefe
reward
in
this
world
,
but
in
the
worlde
to
come
:
For
the
reward
promised
,
is
an
euerlasting
reward
,
and
in
this
world
wee
see
that
nothing
is
everlasting
,
but
all
temporal
&
momentine
.
This
is
a
stumbling
block
to
naturall
and
worldly
men
:
To
wit
,
that
the
rewarde
of
the
godly
(
as
appears
to
them
)
is
long
in
comming
,
&
that
they
must
die
the
death
before
they
receiue
it
.
But
ô
thou
naturall
man
,
thou
speakes
as
a
man
,
and
what
higher
can
dust
and
ashes
go
nor
the
earth
?
neither
is
that
reward
far
off
,
(
as
thou
esteems
it
to
be
)
neither
yet
is
that
deth
which
maketh
the
seperation
betwixt
the
soul
and
the
body
,
much
to
be
feared
:
For
the
time
which
David
prescribes
to
the
age
and
life
of
man
,
But
vnto
such
as
constantly
beleeues
the
same
,
and
hopes
for
the
reward
of
everlasting
life
,
I
will
briefly
declare
(
by
the
grace
of
God
)
the
joye
and
felicitie
thereof
,
in
so
far
as
the
Lord
hath
revealed
the
same
to
vs
by
his
word
,
&
as
the
weak
wit
of
man
is
able
to
conceiue
.
In
the
first
,
the
Apostle
Paule
testifies
,
that
the
eie
hath
not
seene
,
the
eare
hath
not
heard
,
A
Description
of
the
celestiall
dwelling
place
.
AS
to
the
Name
and
Description
of
the
dwelling
place
:
It
is
called
by
the
spirite
of
God
,
the
Heaven
,
an
holy
mountaine
,
But
forasmuch
as
the
bewtie
and
excellencie
of
that
place
,
shal
be
most
liuely
set
down
before
our
eies
,
by
making
comparison
of
the
same
with
bewtiful
places
here
vpon
earth
,
which
we
may
see
with
our
eies
,
and
conceiue
by
our
vnderstanding
:
Let
vs
enter
in
the
consideration
&
description
of
a
bewtiful
place
,
which
may
be
devised
here
vpon
Earth
:
For
if
there
appeare
any
singularitie
or
magnificence
in
the
one
,
it
may
be
easily
considered
that
the
other
is
much
more
singular
and
magnifick
.
I
presuppose
,
that
there
is
a
faire
Pallace
situat
on
a
pleasant
greene
field
,
on
the
head
of
a
devalling
banke
,
which
is
devised
by
most
skilful
Architectors
,
and
is
builded
by
most
perfite
and
cunning
artificers
in
Geometrie
,
in
the
Mecaniks
and
in
all
kinde
of
handicrafts
:
hauing
at
their
will
all
kinde
of
fine
materialls
,
requisite
for
building
:
as
Marble
,
Porphyre
,
Alabaster
,
timber
,
yron
,
brasse
,
Ivorie
,
leade
,
glasse
,
gold
,
and
azor
.
The
which
place
is
garnished
within
with
all
kind
of
pretious
movables
&
plenishing
.
At
the
foot
of
the
devalling
bank
,
there
is
plaine
,
greene
,
and
fertill
haughs
,
and
a
faire
portatiue
River
running
by
,
replenished
with
divers
kindes
of
fishes
:
and
not
far
from
the
Pallace
,
there
is
a
faire
Forrest
,
wherein
is
great
store
of
Harte
,
Hynde
,
Roe
,
and
of
fallow
Dear
,
and
of
al
other
sorts
of
four
footed
beasts
,
&
of
fouls
which
are
either
plesant
to
behold
,
or
profitable
for
the
vse
of
man
:
There
is
store
of
faire
Cedar
,
Firre
,
oak
,
and
of
pyne
trees
.
And
neer
vnto
the
Palace
are
planted
faire
and
pleasant
Gardens
,
distinguished
with
vallies
,
and
casten
with
knots
,
and
laberinths
,
of
all
sortes
of
odoriferant
and
savorie
flowers
:
Wherein
there
is
also
cleare
ponds
,
replenished
with
divers
sorts
of
rare
and
delicate
Fishes
:
Volories
prepared
for
pleasant
and
well
singing
birds
;
&
medalls
of
sattyres
,
and
of
all
kind
of
creeping
things
.
There
is
aboundance
of
Oliues
,
Oranges
,
a
bricois
,
and
all
kinde
of
fruite
trees
,
which
brings
forth
their
delicius
fruits
in
their
owne
seasons
:
and
in
the
Sommer
season
,
while
the
weather
is
temperat
&
calme
,
and
the
bright
Sun-shining
in
the
cleare
firmament
,
which
to
behold
,
the
birds
&
the
fowles
makes
a
loud
noyce
,
and
naturall
melodie
among
the
greene
trees
;
who
would
not
think
but
this
place
were
pleasant
and
delectable
to
dwell
in
?
But
if
wee
think
that
there
is
any
bewtie
or
excellencie
into
this
place
,
which
may
be
devised
by
the
wit
of
man
:
There
is
no
doubt
but
that
place
where
the
Majestie
of
God
doth
remaine
and
dwel
,
is
much
more
bewtifull
and
excellent
:
Considdering
,
that
he
is
the
chief
Architector
and
artificer
of
all
others
,
and
hath
both
created
all
the
world
,
and
hath
giuen
the
A
Declaration
of
the
Company
which
we
shall
inioye
in
the
World
to
come
.
AS
to
the
Companie
which
we
shall
haue
in
that
heavenly
habitation
,
it
is
first
to
be
marked
,
that
wee
shall
be
quite
of
all
evil
company
:
For
all
wicked
men
shall
be
perpetually
banished
from
that
faire
cuntrie
.
Know
ye
not
,
saith
the
Apostle
Paul
,
that
the
vnrighteous
shall
not
inherite
the
kingdome
of
God
?
A
Rehearsall
of
the
Pleasures
which
we
shall
inioy
in
the
world
to
come
.
LET
vs
nowe
come
to
the
pleasures
,
whereof
we
shal
be
made
participant
in
the
life
to
come
.
Like
as
the
Geographor
by
symmetrie
and
proportion
,
describes
all
the
Cuntries
of
the
earth
,
into
the
bounds
of
a
litle
globe
,
and
is
accostomed
to
write
throughout
the
partes
thereof
:
This
is
a
cuntrie
,
this
is
a
famous
Citie
,
this
is
a
river
,
these
are
mountains
,
this
is
an
arme
of
the
sea
,
&
this
is
a
port
or
hauening
place
.
Nevertheles
,
he
is
so
far
distant
from
the
likenes
,
and
perfection
of
the
things
which
hee
describes
,
that
if
it
were
possible
that
the
Geographor
were
transported
vnawares
into
any
strange
Cuntrie
,
hee
should
neither
knowe
the
cuntrie
,
the
cities
,
nor
what
way
to
go
betwixt
them
,
for
all
his
Geographie
,
while
it
were
first
shewen
&
declared
vnto
him
:
Even
so
,
although
I
be
as
farre
distant
,
in
describing
the
joies
of
the
Life
to
come
,
from
the
perfection
thereof
,
as
a
thing
vnperfite
is
from
that
which
is
perfite
;
or
the
thing
finite
and
bounded
,
from
the
thing
infinite
and
without
bounds
:
Notwithstandng
,
I
wil
point
out
as
the
Geographor
doeth
,
a
certaine
similitude
and
likenesse
thereof
by
comparing
the
same
vnto
joies
earthlie
,
and
pleasures
which
may
be
devised
in
this
life
:
For
if
the
one
appeare
notable
and
great
,
which
is
but
temporal
and
imperfit
of
it self
,
the
other
shal
appeare
farre
greater
,
and
shall
be
easilie
conceived
to
transcend
it
by
many
degrees
,
seeing
it
is
called
by
the
spirit
of
God
,
an
eternall
and
perfit
felicitie
,
and
therefore
lacks
nothing
that
is
requisite
to
perfection
.
The
pleasures
which
man
can
receiue
in
this
life
,
they
are
either
bodily
and
sensual
,
whereby
the
outward
senses
are
delighted
:
or
else
,
they
are
inwarde
pleasures
of
the
mind
,
whereby
the
heart
and
soule
of
man
is
rejoiced
:
But
so
long
as
the
body
and
the
soule
are
joyned
togither
,
there
is
such
an
vnion
and
concord
between
them
,
that
that
thing
which
delights
the
one
,
delights
also
the
other
;
and
that
which
is
displeasant
to
the
one
,
is
likewise
displeasant
to
the
other
:
That
which
is
delectable
to
the
body
and
outward
senses
,
is
delectable
also
to
the
spirit
,
and
makes
the
heart
to
rejoice
:
And
that
which
contents
the
mind
,
and
rejoiceth
the
heart
,
doth
likewise
recreat
and
plesure
the
body
after
a
marvelous
maner
.
To
returne
then
to
those
pleasures
,
whereby
the
outwarde
senses
and
body
are
delighted
:
Is
it
not
extreame
pleasant
to
the
eies
to
beholde
the
face
of
a
Princes
Court
,
and
the
great
assemblies
of
bewtifull
and
great
personages
,
both
of
men
and
women
,
apparelled
with
all
kinde
of
pretious
and
costly
garments
,
and
attyred
with
riche
jewells
,
togither
with
all
the
rest
of
precious
&
glistering
planessing
,
which
is
accustomed
to
be
in
the
houses
of
greate
Princes
,
at
a
solemne
feast
,
or
at
their
first
entrie
in
a
potent
and
opulent
Cittie
?
Or
to
beholde
from
the
top
of
an
high
mountaine
,
in
the
time
of
Sommer
,
or
of
Harvest
,
while
the
ayre
is
cleare
and
purified
,
the
noble
&
faire
Cities
adjacent
about
,
the
green
hilles
and
dales
,
the
faire
woods
and
forests
,
the
cornes
,
wines
,
and
fruits
of
the
ground
,
the
fresh
Loches
and
rivers
,
and
the
sapheir
firmament
,
the
bright
Sunne
and
Moone
,
and
the
glistering
starres
arrayed
in
good
order
?
Or
to
beholde
a
great
armie
of
horsemen
,
and
of
foote
al
in
their
cleare
armour
,
well
arrayed
and
marching
in
battell
:
To
see
their
glauncing
harnes
,
and
armour
both
invasiue
and
defenciue
,
their
Plumages
,
standarts
and
displaied
hand
seignes
,
togither
with
their
couragious
bairded
Horses
,
Elephants
,
and
Drummodaries
?
Or
to
behold
a
faire
Navie
of
shippes
,
of
Gallies
,
and
of
Galliasses
,
all
vnder
saill
on
the
smooth
Sea
,
with
their
streamers
,
flaggs
,
aires
,
and
great
artillerie
?
Or
to
beholde
a
publick
Faire
or
Mercat
place
,
wherein
all
kinde
of
bewtiful
and
pretious
wares
are
exposed
and
laid
forth
to
be
sold
?
To
see
the
faire
bords
of
divers
sorts
of
viue
and
liuely
portrators
,
the
faire
rapestrie
of
silkes
,
and
cloth
of
golde
,
all
kinde
of
cullours
of
fine
and
well
lustered
stuffes
for
apparelling
of
the
body
,
the
cleare
polist
vessell
of
silver
and
of
gold
,
the
fine
varnished
musical
Instruments
,
with
many
other
proper
inventions
,
and
vtensils
devised
and
wrought
by
subtill
handie
crafts
for
the
vse
and
ease
of
man
?
These
I
say
,
and
such
like
sights
,
are
very
pleasant
and
delectable
to
the
eies
,
and
consequently
comfortable
and
recreatiue
to
the
spirit
.
In
like
maner
,
it
were
very
delectable
to
the
eares
,
to
heare
notable
and
good
doctrine
out
of
the
mouth
of
a
cunning
&
eloquent
teacher
:
To
heare
rehearsed
plesant
and
notable
histories
,
delectable
novelties
of
rare
and
strange
things
,
glad
and
good
tydings
,
and
to
heare
thy selfe
well
reported
off
,
and
thy
workes
rehearsed
and
praised
in
thine
own
presence
:
To
heare
the
merry
interloquutors
of
facetious
Dialogues
,
pretty
and
quicke
conceits
,
and
rancounters
of
Comediens
,
in
their
comedies
,
and
stage
plaies
:
To
hear
the
singing
and
natural
melodie
of
the
sweet
singing
birds
firdoning
their
notes
after
their
kinde
,
and
on
divers
waies
,
in
the
time
of
sommer
,
or
of
spring
time
:
but
most
of
all
,
earlie
in
the
morning
as
the
day
begins
to
dawne
,
when
al
is
vnder
great
silence
,
and
every
thing
quiet
and
at
rest
,
then
to
heare
the
pleasant
harmonie
of
Musicall
Instruments
cunninglie
handeled
,
as
of
Cornets
,
or
fine
Violls
:
Or
to
heare
the
sweet
and
delicat
voices
of
cunning
singers
,
intermedled
with
the
melodious
sound
of
Lutes
,
Cisters
,
Clairshoes
,
or
of
other
quiet
Instruments
of
that
kinde
:
which
I
esteeme
worthie
to
be
reckoned
among
the
chiefest
of
earthly
pleasures
.
What
thing
can
be
more
delectable
to
the
taste
&
appetite
of
man
,
nor
to
haue
a
table
at
all
times
richly
decked
,
with
all
manner
of
savoury
and
delicate
meates
,
finely
prepared
?
as
of
fat
&
tender
fleshe
,
rare
and
delicious
fishes
,
al
kind
of
fruits
hearbs
,
spices
,
of
drogs
wet
and
dry
,
and
other
confections
pertaining
to
the
Apotecarie
:
And
in
like
maner
to
haue
redie
at
mans
desire
,
all
kinde
of
delicious
and
delicate
drinks
and
lickquors
?
as
Milk
,
meid
,
hony
,
sweet
and
sharp
wines
,
hypocrise
,
and
fined
wines
,
with
al
manner
of
fresh
refreshing
drinks
,
which
may
be
either
agreable
to
the
mouth
,
or
meat
for
the
sustentation
of
mans
body
.
As
to
the
sense
of
smelling
,
it
is
delighted
with
pleasant
and
sweet
odours
:
as
of
sweete
smelling
flowers
,
perfumes
,
pretious
ointments
,
goomes
,
and
with
fine
odours
mixed
and
prepared
by
the
Apotecars
.
And
finally
,
is
it
not
delectable
and
pleasant
to
the
body
of
man
,
when
in
time
of
cold
he
is
fostered
with
warmnes
,
and
in
time
of
heat
is
refreshed
with
temperat
coldnesse
?
Likewise
when
his
bodie
is
annointed
and
refreshed
with
balme
,
and
with
oyle
,
or
when
he
is
purged
and
purified
in
the
bathstoffs
,
or
is
eased
&
releeved
of
his
naturall
infirmities
,
by
such
volupteous
pleasures
as
are
naturall
vnto
him
,
and
falles
vnder
the
sense
of
feeling
?
Al
these
aboue
rehearsed
are
sensuall
and
bodely
pleasures
,
which
man
would
esteeme
a
great
happines
,
to
injoye
alwaies
at
his
pleasure
,
being
very
delectable
first
to
the
body
,
and
then
to
the
spirit
,
as
vnto
that
which
hath
a
naturall
&
perfit
conjunction
with
the
bodie
:
For
if
it
were
separated
from
the
bodie
,
it
would
not
be
delighted
with
no
such
sensuall
pleasures
.
But
those
pleasures
which
do
chiefly
content
the
mind
,
and
inwardly
rejoiceth
the
heart
&
soul
of
man
,
are
much
more
excellent
,
and
doeth
farre
exceede
the
pleasures
of
the
fleshe
,
in
dignitie
and
worthines
.
Were
it
not
a
great
contentment
to
the
mind
,
to
haue
thy
body
als
bewtiful
,
and
of
seemlie
proportion
as
thy
heart
would
wishe
?
And
that
thou
were
equall
in
strength
,
speed
,
and
agilitie
with
any
other
man
?
Likewise
that
thou
were
of
such
skil
and
dexteritie
at
al
games
and
exercitions
of
the
body
,
aswell
these
that
are
naturall
vnto
man
,
as
in
these
which
needes
art
and
instruction
,
(
as
summing
,
balling
,
handeling
of
thine
armour
,
and
others
such
like
)
that
none
were
able
to
out-match
thee
?
and
therewithal
to
haue
thy
bewtie
ever
flourishing
&
never
to
fade
,
and
thy
body
never
to
decay
,
but
ever
to
remaine
in
perfite
vigour
and
strength
?
Moreover
,
wouldest
thou
not
think
it
a
great
felicitie
,
to
be
so
pregnant
&
quick
of
spirit
,
that
nothing
could
seeme
hard
or
difficil
vnto
thee
?
But
that
thou
hadst
the
knowledge
of
all
artes
and
sciences
,
of
all
tongues
and
languages
,
and
with
thy
knowledge
to
haue
a
facund
and
ornate
tongue
to
vtter
the
conceptions
of
thy
mind
?
Farther
,
is
it
not
very
delectable
to
the
heart
of
man
to
haue
obtained
a
great
victory
,
and
to
haue
defait
the
enemies
of
his
natiue
cuntrie
,
&
brought
the
same
to
libertie
and
freedome
by
his
owne
deedes
and
vertue
(
as
the
stronge
Sampson
did
in
subduing
the
Philistims
,
David
in
slaying
of
Goliah
,
Iudith
in
killing
of
Olophernes
,
or
as
the
valiant
Roman
Cockles
did
)
with
great
praise
and
commendation
of
all
men
?
It
is
also
no
litle
contentment
to
the
spirit
,
to
haue
found
out
a
singular
and
subtile
devise
,
which
may
bring
both
great
pleasure
,
and
great
commoditie
with
it
,
not
onely
to
the
inventor
thereof
himselfe
,
but
also
to
the
whole
estate
of
a
common
wealth
.
Wee
reade
that
Pythagoras
for
finding
out
by
his
own
ingyne
&
study
,
of
a
proposition
of
Geometrie
,
(
which
indeed
is
esteemed
to
be
very
excellent
,
and
of
great
vse
in
the
Mathematicks
)
and
is
the
47.
Proposition
of
the
first
book
of
the
Elements
of
Euclide
:
for
very
joy
he
came
forth
of
his
cabinet
,
running
,
and
crying
with
a
loude
voice
,
as
though
he
had
bene
transported
:
I
haue
found
it
!
I
haue
found
it
!
and
thereafter
made
a
solemne
sacrifice
and
oblation
of
an
hundreth
Oxen.
See
we
not
also
howe
great
rejoycing
it
is
to
the
heart
of
him
that
hath
done
a
notable
and
noble
act
,
pronounced
a
wise
sentence
,
or
made
a
cunning
&
ornat
harangue
,
to
the
great
admiration
and
praise
of
the
hearers
and
beholders
?
And
were
it
not
a
pleasant
thing
to
be
promoved
by
a
greate
Monarche
,
from
the
estate
of
a
poore
miserable
cotter
,
to
the
estate
of
a
welthie
&
potent
Lord
,
and
to
be
received
in
great
familiaritie
&
credite
with
the
same
monarche
?
To
be
short
,
I
think
the
greatest
joyes
which
man
can
wish
or
imagine
,
are
these
:
To
haue
all
thinges
that
the
heart
doth
require
,
and
to
lack
nothing
:
To
haue
knowledge
of
all
things
,
and
to
be
ignorant
of
nothing
:
To
be
ever
glad
,
and
never
sorrowfull
:
To
be
ever
careles
,
and
without
feare
,
and
never
careful
nor
in
dread
:
To
be
ever
in
pleasure
,
and
neuer
in
paine
:
To
be
alwaies
wel
content
,
and
never
miscontent
nor
displeased
:
To
be
ever
in
securitie
,
and
never
in
danger
:
To
be
ever
in
peace
and
at
rest
,
and
never
troubled
nor
disquieted
:
To
be
ever
at
libertie
,
and
never
in
thraldome
:
To
be
ever
in
health
and
in
good
disposition
,
and
never
sick
nor
diseased
:
To
be
ever
in
a
constant
and
stable
estate
,
and
never
subject
to
change
nor
alteration
:
To
be
free
from
all
naturall
infirmities
of
the
body
,
and
all
passions
and
perturbations
of
the
mind
,
but
in
special
,
from
the
thraldome
of
sinne
,
and
to
haue
an
absolute
power
over
all
our
affections
&
concupiscenses
:
To
be
delighted
with
every
thing
,
and
never
to
see
nor
heare
that
thing
which
is
grievous
or
displeasant
:
To
hate
or
envy
no
man
,
nor
yet
to
bee
hated
or
envied
of
any
:
But
to
loue
and
like
all
,
and
to
be
loved
and
liked
of
all
men
:
To
be
honoured
and
esteemed
of
all
men
:
but
in
speciall
to
be
in
the
favor
of
God
,
and
to
be
reciprocklie
beloved
of
them
whome
wee
loue
most
intirelie
:
and
to
be
sure
and
certaine
never
to
die
,
but
to
liue
for
ever
.
What
then
of
al
these
joies
and
pleasures
?
were
they
ever
injoied
by
any
man
,
or
is
it
possible
that
any
man
can
injoy
them
in
this
life
?
No
certainlie
,
they
cannot
be
fully
injoyed
so
long
as
wee
dwell
here
vpon
earth
,
and
remaines
in
this
tabernacle
of
fleshe
and
blood
:
But
these
are
heavenly
joyes
,
pertaining
to
the
life
to
come
,
which
all
the
faithfull
shall
vndoubtedlie
injoye
:
yea
,
and
greater
nor
these
also
:
For
the
wit
&
ingine
of
man
is
able
to
comprehend
and
vnderstand
these
joies
before
rehearsed
:
But
the
perfit
joy
and
felicitie
of
the
life
to
come
,
passeth
all
vnderstanding
.
But
nowe
,
let
vs
see
what
warrant
we
haue
of
the
word
of
God
against
these
things
,
and
howe
the
spirit
of
God
doth
certifie
vs
hereof
.
We
are
first
certified
by
the
spirit
of
God
,
that
in
the
life
to
come
wee
shall
be
exeemed
from
all
griefe
and
sorrow
,
so
that
our
joy
and
pleasure
shall
not
be
mixed
with
sorrowes
,
as
the
pleasures
of
this
life
are
:
For
the
Evangelist
Iohn
saith
,
My
delight
in
her
)
and
thy
Land
BEVLAH
,
or
Maried
:
For
the
Lord
delights
in
thee
,
and
thy
Land
shall
haue
an
Husband
:
for
as
a
young
man
marieth
a
Virgine
;
so
shall
thy
sonnes
marrie
thee
:
And
as
a
bridegrom
is
glad
of
the
bride
:
so
shall
thy
God
rejoice
over
thee
.
And
in
the
Apocalips
,
Hallel-uiah
,
hallel-uiah
,
salvation
,
and
glory
,
and
honour
,
and
power
be
to
the
Lord
our
God
:
For
true
and
righteous
are
his
judgements
.
Thus
much
concerning
the
plesures
which
we
shall
injoy
in
the
life
to
come
.
Of
the
Permanence
of
the
world
to
come
.
IT
rests
now
,
that
we
speake
somewhat
concerning
the
time
and
space
,
howe
long
the
heavenly
dwelling
place
,
the
company
,
and
the
pleasures
foresaid
shal
indure
.
To
augment
our
joy
and
felicitie
it
is
to
be
vnderstood
that
,
that
celestiall
dwelling
,
that
blessed
societie
,
and
those
inestimable
pleasures
shall
never
take
an
end
:
but
shall
indure
eternally
,
without
any
limitation
of
time
:
For
it
is
called
a
blessed
immortalitie
,
and
an
everlasting
life
.
So
that
ten
thousand
years
,
or
thousand
millions
of
years
,
hath
not
so
great
a
proportion
with
the
length
thereof
,
as
a
moment
of
time
hath
,
with
thousande
millions
of
yeares
:
For
so
much
,
as
no
prolixitie
of
time
,
can
approch
in
any
wise
to
the
bounds
or
end
thereof
:
For
the
life
everlasting
,
is
without
bounds
or
end
whatsoeuer
.
I
suppose
,
that
if
any
Prince
or
potent
man
vpon
earth
,
which
liues
welthelie
and
well
,
could
be
certified
that
he
shuld
continue
in
that
estate
,
and
should
liue
and
not
see
death
vnto
the
end
of
the
worlde
:
I
suppose
(
I
say
)
that
albeit
the
pleasures
and
prosperitie
of
this
life
be
mixed
with
innumerable
sorrows
&
griefs
:
Nevertheles
,
he
should
rejoyce
therein
exceedingly
,
and
count
himself
happy
aboue
al
other
men
.
How
much
more
then
ought
wee
to
rejoyce
,
which
shall
dwell
in
that
celestiall
kingdome
,
accompanied
with
the
saints
,
with
the
holy
Angels
,
and
with
the
Father
,
Sonne
,
and
holy
Ghost
?
And
shall
injoye
all
the
pleasures
aboue
rehearsed
,
and
more
nor
the
wit
of
man
is
able
to
devise
,
and
shall
liue
and
continue
in
that
estate
without
diminishing
,
intermission
,
or
alteration
thereof
for
ever
and
ever
?
O
felicitie
aboue
all
felicities
!
the
hope
whereof
,
causes
the
faithfull
to
suffer
great
things
,
makes
their
extreame
pains
to
appear
but
gentle
&
small
,
and
makes
the
heart
to
spring
for
joy
with
the
very
remembrance
thereof
.
O
sweete
Iesus
Christ
,
when
shall
we
be
made
partakers
of
that
promised
felicitie
?
When
shall
we
see
the
glory
which
thou
hast
with
thy
Father
?
Doubtles
,
even
at
thy
comming
againe
,
Lord
,
and
at
thy
appearing
in
the
cloudes
:
Come
then
,
sweet
Saviour
,
for
we
look
and
long
for
thy
comming
,
and
deliverance
.
Thy
litle
members
are
grievouslie
afflicted
,
they
sigh
and
sob
daily
vnder
thy
crosse
,
and
werieth
of
the
yoke
and
burden
of
sinne
:
Thine
enemies
rejoyce
and
persecutes
thy
litle
flock
,
they
haue
taken
a
liberty
,
they
delight
in
wickednes
,
and
followes
the
lusts
and
affections
of
their
own
hearts
:
because
they
esteeme
the
day
of
thy
comming
to
be
farre
off
,
they
attend
it
not
,
but
esteems
thee
slowe
&
slack
,
like
vnto
themselues
.
Thou
beholdest
these
thinges
,
O
Lord
,
Make
hast
therefore
,
and
put
end
to
the
troubles
of
thy
servants
,
and
to
the
rage
and
insolencie
of
Sathan
,
and
of
all
his
supposts
,
that
we
may
dwell
with
thee
in
thy
holy
montaine
,
lauding
and
praising
thee
,
thy
Father
,
and
the
holy
spirit
,
in
eternall
vnitie
,
with
all
kinde
of
heavenly
praise
,
for
ever
and
ever
,
world
without
end
,
Amen
.
FINIS
.