Comfort
for
a
weary
soule
humbled
for
sinne
.
CHAP.
1.
All
men
are
weary
.
MAn
that
is
borne
of
a
woman
,
is
of
short
continuance
,
and
full
of
trouble
:
Surely
every
childe
Job
.
14.
1.
of
Adam
is
altogether
vanity
:
for
all
that
is
under
the
Sunne
is
vanitie
,
and
vexation
Psal.
39.
11.
of
the
spirit
;
Which
the
wise
man
declares
by
his
owne
example
,
and
very
Ecles
.
1.
14.
deare
experience
.
And
if
that
wise
and
peaceable
King
of
the
Lords
peculiar
people
,
and
glorious
type
of
Christ
the
1
Tim.
1.
1.
Prince
of
peace
,
and
author
of
our
hopes
and
happinesse
,
Psal.
39.
5.
was
on
the
highest
spheare
and
top
of
all
his
earthly
prosperity
,
and
rest
,
altogether
vanity
,
what
shall
wee
say
of
Epict.
our selves
,
who
are
but
punies
,
and
Wretches
,
yea
mappes
of
miseries
and
calamities
,
in
comparison
of
him
?
Now
this
universall
labour
of
mans
mind
,
and
unresisted
vexation
of
his
spirit
,
is
properly
when
wee
can
neither
obtaine
that
which
wee
desire
,
nor
shun
that
which
wee
loath
.
And
as
the
mutinous
perturbations
and
affections
of
our
hearts
and
wils
,
and
the
desires
of
our
flesh
are
in
number
and
variety
many
,
so
are
the
afflictions
and
vexations
of
the
spirit
;
for
every
affection
a
severall
affliction
.
Every
carnall
desire
causeth
sorrow
,
&
sorrow
is
a
tedious
labour
and
toyle
to
the
mind
,
Pro.
15.
13.
Every
carnall
affection
causeth
griefe
,
because
it
is
alwayes
confounded
and
disappointed
.
What
if
the
carnall
heart
obtaine
all
that
it
desires
?
yet
is
it
frustrated
,
and
disappointed
still
;
for
it
hoped
for
more
comfort
in
its
perishing
hopes
and
earthly
transitories
than
ever
they
can
possibly
afford
:
the
hope
of
earthly
comforts
is
better
than
the
fruition
and
injoyment
of
them
.
Thus
every
man
labours
,
is
heavy
laden
The
labour
of
the
unregenerate
.
and
weary
under
the
burthen
of
vanity
.
The
proud
and
ambitious
man
labours
for
honour
and
glory
,
and
curryes
the
applause
of
the
world
with
all
his
might
,
to
touch
heaven
,
like
Herod
,
with
his
finger
,
and
the
firmament
,
as
Lysimachus
,
with
the
point
of
his
lance
,
and
all
is
vanity
.
The
mammonist
and
idolatrous
worldling
covets
to
wax
plentifull
Eph.
5.
5.
Col.
3.
5.
Mammon
in
the
Syriack
dialect
is
the
desire
of
riches
.
and
rich
;
this
is
the
moiling
toile
of
his
miserable
carkeis
by
day
,
and
watching
vexation
of
his
restlesse
spirit
by
night
.
This
labour
is
never
at
an
end
in
this
life
:
for
mammon
increaseth
as
fast
as
money
,
the
love
of
riches
increaseth
with
the
vanity
loved
:
The
Epicure
and
voluptuous
man
labours
for
pleasure
,
and
to
plunge
himselfe
with
the
sow
in
the
mire
of
sensuality
,
and
perishing
delight
.
This
is
the
most
brutish
labour
of
all
:
for
hereby
a
man
Crescit
amor
nummi
,
&c.
Iuven.
is
,
as
it
were
,
metamorphozed
and
turned
into
a
beast
.
The
envious
man
labours
to
annoy
and
endammage
his
neighbour
:
Thus
did
those
forty
men
travell
with
mischiefe
,
that
vowed
Pauls
death
:
their
labour
was
painfull
;
for
they
would
neither
eat
nor
drink
,
till
they
had
effected
their
purpose
,
Act.
23.
12
,
&c.
Thus
all
men
labour
by
nature
,
and
all
are
weary
,
and
all
these
labours
are
sinfull
.
The
Saints
and
spirituall
Ones
of
the
Lord
also
labour
,
but
after
another
manner
;
theirs
is
a
blessed
labour
,
for
it
is
for
the
remission
of
sinnes
,
and
peace
of
conscience
:
they
are
weary
under
the
burthen
of
Iniquity
,
and
therefore
cry
out
every
one
with
David
,
Psal.
51.
2.
Wash
mee
throughly
from
mine
iniquity
,
and
cleanse
mee
from
my
sinne
;
and
with
the
holy
Apostle
,
O
wretched
man
that
I
am
,
who
shall
deliver
mee
from
the
body
of
this
death
?
CHAP.
2.
All
finde
not
rest
.
ALl
our
cares
tend
to
this
end
(
saith
Saint
Augustine
)
No
true
rest
for
the
wicked
.
that
wee
may
enjoy
the
thing
wee
desire
.
And
the
heart
findeth
rest
when
it
obtaines
that
which
it
hopeth
and
labours
for
.
Now
Christ
will
never
fulfill
any
carnall
desire
,
therefore
the
naturall
and
carnall
heart
shall
never
finde
content
and
rest
;
there
is
none
for
such
in
Christ
,
for
Cassiodor
.
Psalm
.
6.
A
narrow
sea
betweene
the
haven
Aulis
of
Beotia
and
Eubaea
,
Arist.
Isa.
57.
21.
carnall
men
are
none
of
his
,
whom
nothing
can
please
but
the
new
creature
,
Gal.
6.
15.
For
they
have
not
the
Spirit
of
Christ
,
Rom.
8.
9.
And
without
Christ
there
is
nothing
but
labour
and
toile
,
vexation
and
wearinesse
.
The
world
is
like
an
Irish
sea
,
wherein
is
nothing
to
be
expected
,
but
the
stormy
tempests
of
adversity
.
It
is
like
Euripus
,
which
ebbeth
and
floweth
seven
times
a
day
,
constant
onely
in
inconstancy
.
Behold
therefore
the
carnall
mans
folly
,
though
there
be
no
peace
to
the
wicked
,
saith
my
God
;
yet
will
hee
seeke
for
content
and
rest
by
the
meanes
of
his
owne
labour
,
and
to
quiet
his
discontented
heart
by
his
owne
wayes
,
but
all
is
in
vaine
.
Riches
cannot
possibly
satisfie
the
covetous
man
;
if
Jupiter
(
as
the
heathen
reporteth
)
should
multiply
his
sheepe
still
at
his
request
,
hee
would
mutter
notwithstanding
:
Pauperis
est
numerare
pecus
,
hee
is
but
a
poore
man
that
can
number
his
flock
.
The
Epicure
and
sensuall
man
thinketh
to
satisfie
the
concupiscence
and
lusts
of
his
flesh
,
by
obeying
and
following
the
same
,
but
hee
is
grossely
deceived
:
for
as
oyle
being
cast
into
the
sea
mitigates
the
violent
surges
of
the
same
,
but
for
a
moment
,
and
by
and
by
they
become
a
great
deale
fiercer
:
so
the
thing
that
a
voluptuous
man
desires
,
though
it
abate
the
toile
of
his
labouring
minde
,
it
is
but
for
a
while
,
and
never
fully
,
but
presently
afterward
it
befalleth
him
as
it
did
the
monster
Hydra
;
when
Hercules
Simile
▪
had
cut
off
one
head
,
two
did
rise
in
the
place
,
so
the
Epicures
labour
,
and
vexation
of
his
swinish
heart
,
after
it
is
a
little
mitigated
,
increaseth
,
and
ariseth
to
an
higher
pitch
than
ever
it
did
afore
.
As
then
he
that
hath
the
dropsie
can
never
quench
his
thirst
by
drinking
,
so
can
no
carnall
and
unregenerate
man
content
and
quiet
his
spirit
with
the
vanities
of
this
world
,
nor
the
sensuall
soule
its
brutish
desire
with
pleasures
.
CHAP.
3.
All
and
onely
the
weary
members
of
Christ
are
refreshed
.
HO
,
every
one
that
thirsteth
come
yee
to
the
waters
,
&c.
for
thus
saith
hee
that
is
high
and
excellent
,
hee
Isay
55.
1.
that
inhabiteth
the
eternity
,
whose
name
is
the
holy
one
.
I
dwell
in
the
high
and
holy
place
,
and
with
him
that
is
of
a
contrite
and
humble
spirit
,
to
revive
the
spirit
of
the
humble
,
and
to
give
life
to
them
that
are
of
a
contrite
heart
,
Isay
57.
15.
And
againe
,
Come
unto
me
all
ye
that
labour
Mat.
11.
28.
and
are
heavy
laden
,
and
I
will
give
you
rest
.
Such
as
feele
the
burthen
of
their
sinnes
originall
and
actuall
,
and
grone
under
the
same
,
labouring
to
have
the
release
and
ease
of
Matth.
5.
3.
them
,
and
such
as
are
poore
in
spirit
,
and
sensible
of
their
spirituall
wants
and
weaknesse
,
lowly
in
heart
,
and
base
in
their
owne
esteeme
,
and
therefore
labour
for
the
free
pardon
of
all
their
offences
for
the
righteousnesse
of
Jesus
Phil.
3.
9.
Christ
,
which
is
by
faith
,
and
a
joyfull
sense
of
the
love
and
favour
of
God
,
which
is
better
than
life
it selfe
,
and
pray
for
that
peace
of
God
,
even
that
tranquillity
of
conscience
that
passeth
all
naturall
understanding
;
such
as
are
thus
humbled
,
are
fit
objects
of
mercy
and
compassion
:
C.
4.
7.
for
the
Lord
giveth
grace
unto
the
humble
:
they
are
capable
of
rest
and
refreshment
.
Such
broken
hearts
are
the
sacrifices
Iam.
4.
6.
Psal.
51.
17.
of
God
;
a
broken
and
a
contrite
heart
,
O
Lord
,
thou
wilt
never
despise
;
who
so
doth
pray
with
David
,
hide
thy
V.
9
,
10
,
11
,
12.
face
from
my
sinnes
,
and
blot
out
all
mine
iniquities
:
Create
in
mee
a
cleane
heart
,
O
God
,
and
renue
a
right
spirit
within
mee
;
Cast
me
not
away
from
thy
face
,
and
take
not
thy
holy
spirit
from
me
:
Restore
unto
mee
the
joy
of
thy
salvation
,
&c.
that
poore
soule
shall
be
liberally
comforted
,
and
fully
refreshed
in
the
bowels
of
Christs
endlesse
compassions
.
Never
did
any
Faithfull
penitent
heart
depart
from
the
throne
of
Grace
without
some
sensible
consolation
.
Never
did
Christ
since
the
foundations
of
the
Isa.
1.
world
,
reject
any
of
his
poore
ransomed
members
;
but
though
their
sinnes
were
as
red
as
crimson
,
they
became
as
white
as
snow
,
so
that
the
bones
which
the
Lord
had
broken
,
did
ever
thereafter
rejoyce
in
his
mercy
.
CHAP.
4.
The
reason
of
the
former
point
.
ALl
the
weary
Saints
of
Christ
are
refreshed
,
whether
Gal.
3.
28.
Eph.
6.
9.
these
be
rich
or
poore
,
Jewes
or
Greeks
,
bond
or
free
,
mals
or
female
:
for
with
God
there
is
no
respect
of
persons
,
but
as
many
as
walke
according
to
this
rule
,
peace
shall
be
upon
them
,
and
mercy
,
and
upon
the
Israel
of
God
.
Who
Gal
6.
16.
else
should
be
invited
unto
the
participation
of
mercy
,
to
be
partakers
of
the
privileges
and
comforts
of
the
Kingdome
Phil.
2.
8
,
9.
of
Christ
,
but
such
as
he
came
into
the
world
to
save
?
whom
should
he
refresh
,
but
those
whom
he
hath
redeemed
?
Matth.
10.
6.
And
whom
should
hee
exalt
,
but
those
for
whose
sakes
he
was
humbled
,
and
afterward
highly
exalted
?
Now
it
is
evident
that
Christ
was
sent
of
the
Father
into
the
world
,
not
to
call
the
righteous
,
but
sinners
to
repentance
,
and
to
save
the
lost
sheepe
of
the
house
of
Israel
,
for
the
same
was
prophesied
of
him
,
by
the
holy
Ghost
,
long
before
his
Incarnation
,
Isa.
61.
1.
&c.
And
when
Christ
himselfe
came
to
Nazareth
,
where
he
had
beene
brought
up
,
he
went
(
as
his
custome
was
)
into
the
Synagogue
on
the
Sabbath
day
,
and
the
booke
of
this
Prophecie
being
delivered
of
the
Minister
unto
Luke
4.
him
,
he
expounded
the
same
:
The
Spirit
of
the
Lord
is
upon
me
,
because
he
hath
anoynted
me
,
that
I
should
preach
the
Gospell
to
the
poore
:
hee
hath
sent
mee
,
that
I
should
heale
the
broken
hearted
,
that
I
should
preach
deliverance
to
the
captives
,
and
recovering
of
sight
to
the
blind
,
that
I
should
set
at
liberty
them
that
are
bruised
,
and
that
I
should
preach
the
acceptable
yeere
of
the
Lord
,
Luk.
4.
16
,
17
,
18
,
19.
Hence
it
is
evident
,
that
our
blessed
Saviour
was
sent
of
God
the
Father
not
for
his
owne
cause
,
but
for
his
afflicted
members
sake
,
neither
came
he
to
be
Lord
over
all
,
but
to
redeeme
all
his
owne
.
So
God
the
Father
delivered
Mat.
11.
27.
all
things
unto
him
,
he
gave
him
all
power
both
in
heaven
,
and
in
earth
,
&
made
him
Lord
over
all
;
that
hee
might
deliver
C.
28.
18.
us
,
wretched
soules
,
from
the
jawes
of
hell
,
and
pull
us
out
of
the
pawes
of
that
infernall
Lion
Satan
,
whose
bondslaves
we
were
,
sitting
in
darknesse
,
&
in
the
region
and
shadow
of
death
,
till
that
day-spring
from
on
high
visited
Isay
9.
1.
Luke
1.
us
,
and
set
us
at
libertie
.
Thus
our
blessed
Redeemer
sitteth
at
the
right
hand
of
God
,
and
maketh
intercession
for
us
,
he
helpeth
his
afflicted
servants
,
and
sends
them
release
in
Rom.
8
34.
Gen.
45.
5.
their
distresses
.
So
was
Joseph
sent
into
Egypt
by
God
,
and
there
exalted
for
the
preservation
of
his
Church
,
and
so
he
was
a
type
of
Christ
.
So
David
was
preferred
,
and
advanced
Psal.
18.
unto
the
Kingdome
of
Israel
,
and
so
was
hee
likewise
a
figure
of
Christ
,
2
Sam.
22.
CHAP.
5.
Damnable
is
the
case
of
all
such
as
are
strangers
from
Christ
.
WHat
shall
wee
say
then
of
those
that
are
enemies
unto
the
Crosse
of
Christ
Jesus
?
what
is
the
condition
Eph.
2.
of
such
as
are
strangers
from
the
life
of
God
,
aliens
from
the
common
wealth
of
Israel
,
and
forrainers
from
the
Covenants
of
promise
,
who
have
hope
,
but
are
without
God
in
the
world
,
walking
according
to
the
course
of
the
same
,
according
to
the
Prince
of
the
power
of
the
aire
,
the
spirit
that
now
worketh
in
the
children
of
disobedience
?
Their
estate
is
most
damnable
&
wofull
;
the
tragicall
plight
of
all
such
impenitent
and
senselesse
sinners
is
to
be
deplored
even
with
teares
of
bloud
.
The
Atheist
,
that
is
abominable
and
disobedient
,
and
unto
good
works
reprobate
,
though
his
cauterized
conscience
,
and
senselesse
heart
hardened
through
the
custome
and
habit
of
sinne
,
seeme
to
rest
and
sleepe
for
a
while
;
yet
shall
hee
be
awakened
with
a
The
misery
of
the
Atheist
.
dolefull
wakening
,
when
the
dreadfull
sense
of
the
wrath
of
the
Lord
of
hosts
shall
lash
and
whip
him
naked
,
as
hee
did
Cain
,
and
as
the
furies
of
hell
did
monstrous
Nero.
Then
shall
he
cry
out
with
cursed
Caligula
:
A
wounded
conscience
Gen.
4.
Sueton.
in
Ner.
who
can
beare
it
?
Where
shall
he
rest
then
?
all
his
former
pleasing
courses
then
shall
he
condemne
,
as
Job
did
his
friends
:
miserable
comforters
are
ye
all
,
Job
.
16.
1.
Thus
Pro.
18.
14.
is
the
wicked
like
the
raging
sea
that
cannot
rest
,
whose
waters
cast
up
mire
&
dirt
,
there
is
no
peace
to
the
wicked
,
saith
my
God
,
Isay
57.
20
,
21.
The
proud
Pharisee
and
Justiciarie
Hypocrite
,
that
flatters
and
deludes
his
soule
with
a
groundlesse
opinion
of
his
owne
righteousnesse
,
shall
in
stead
of
peace
and
rest
inherit
trouble
and
sorrow
:
for
all
his
righteousnesse
is
instar
panni
menstruati
,
like
a
filthie
Of
the
proud
Pharisee
.
clout
,
Isay
64.
6.
and
therefore
when
Isaiahs
hungry
man
,
after
his
dreame
,
Isay
29.
8.
and
Passets
,
the
Juglers
guests
shall
be
satisfied
,
&
filled
with
the
phantasticall
shewes
,
and
vaine
appearances
of
imaginary
and
vanishing
dishes
;
then
shall
the
hypocrites
heart
be
quieted
and
refreshed
through
Isay
.
29
8.
his
owne
righteousnesse
:
for
his
most
plausible
workes
of
morality
,
and
seeming
devotion
,
are
so
imperfect
,
&
polluted
,
Jewel
.
that
they
are
not
able
to
abide
the
examination
of
Jehovaes
all-seeing
eye
,
and
triall
of
his
dreadfull
tribunall
:
none
but
that
pure
and
perfect
righteousnesse
of
Christ
can
endure
it
:
none
but
the
contrite
heart
,
that
is
clothed
and
armed
therewith
,
shall
ever
bee
able
to
stand
before
him
.
If
such
smooth
formalists
finde
no
true
rest
,
what
shall
Of
those
that
seeke
for
helpe
of
wizzards
&c.
we
say
then
of
such
as
seeke
for
comfort
and
ease
,
not
through
any
appearance
of
goodnesse
,
or
so
much
as
any
shew
of
holinesse
;
but
by
the
meanes
of
the
devill
,
as
wizzards
,
and
witches
?
cold
is
their
comfort
:
it
is
like
a
draught
of
cold
water
to
a
man
that
is
sick
of
the
dropsie
;
as
that
hasteneth
him
to
his
grave
,
so
doth
this
diabolicall
comfort
drive
the
Sonnes
of
Belial
to
the
pit
of
hell
.
What
fruit
reaped
Saul
by
his
conference
and
consultation
with
the
witch
at
Endor
,
and
with
the
devill
himselfe
?
A
wofull
answer
:
Tomorrow
shalt
thou
and
thy
Sonnes
be
with
mee
,
&
the
Lord
shall
give
the
host
of
Israel
into
the
hand
of
the
Philistines
.
And
what
was
the
effect
of
this
answer
?
Surely
nothing
but
bitter
feare
,
and
fainting
infirmity
,
1
Sam.
28.
20.
Ahaz
died
the
death
because
he
sent
to
enquire
of
Baalzebub
the
devill
,
god
of
Ekron
,
2
Kin.
3.
4.
Thus
are
all
the
enemies
of
Christ
,
and
such
as
are
strangers
from
him
,
ever
confounded
.
CHAP.
6.
An
Exhortation
to
come
unto
Christ
.
WHosoever
then
would
find
rest
unto
his
weary
soule
,
must
come
unto
Christ
:
for
hee
is
that
Ladder
1
Sam.
28.
Christus
scala
coeli
.
which
Jacob
in
the
way
to
Haron
,
saw
reaching
to
Heaven
,
whereby
God
and
man
are
joyned
together
,
and
by
whom
the
Angels
minister
unto
us
:
all
graces
,
joyes
,
and
rest
by
him
are
given
unto
us
,
and
we
by
him
ascend
into
heaven
,
Gen.
28.
12
,
13.
Neither
is
there
salvation
in
any
other
:
for
among
men
there
is
given
none
other
name
under
heaven
,
whereby
wee
must
be
saved
,
Act.
4.
12.
And
this
is
our
glorious
prerogative
,
and
consolation
,
that
if
any
man
sinne
,
Jesus
Christ
the
just
is
our
Advocate
with
the
Father
,
and
he
the
atonement
for
all
our
sins
.
1
John
2.
1
,
2.
For
the
office
of
his
intercession
and
redemption
are
joyned
together
.
And
howsoever
he
prove
a
stumbling
block
to
the
Jewes
,
and
foolishnesse
unto
the
Grecians
:
yet
unto
them
which
are
called
,
both
of
Jewes
and
Grecians
,
Christ
1
Cor.
1.
23
14
is
the
power
of
God
,
and
the
wisedome
of
God
,
yea
hee
is
all
in
all
,
Col.
3.
11.
Hee
is
our
hope
,
1
Tim.
1.
1.
Without
Christ
then
,
and
the
grace
of
his
Kingdome
,
there
is
nothing
in
the
world
but
vanity
and
vexation
of
spirit
.
Learning
,
and
victory
,
plenty
,
and
pleasure
,
honour
,
and
length
of
dayes
,
vanity
of
vanities
,
without
Christ
all
is
vanity
.
As
Aristotles
learning
increased
,
so
did
the
care
and
toyle
of
his
restlesse
&
wandring
spirit
,
ever
till
the
first
borne
of
death
had
the
dominion
over
him
.
As
Quint.
Curt.
V●us
Pellaeo
Iuveni
non
sufficit
orbis
,
&c.
Iuven.
Sat.
10.
was
the
master
,
so
was
his
Scholler
.
Alexander
the
great
,
when
he
had
conquered
and
subdued
Grecia
,
Asia
,
and
India
,
all
these
triumphant
victories
could
not
content
his
unsatiable
heart
,
but
he
wishes
that
Phlegra
field
had
beene
full
of
Giants
,
like
Porus
,
that
most
magnanimous
and
mightie
Indian
Prince
,
to
fight
withall
,
and
that
the
vast
Ocean
had
beene
firme
land
.
There
is
no
earthly
materiall
thing
that
can
satisfie
the
heaven-borne
,
immateriall
soule
,
none
but
that
infinite
God
of
spirits
is
able
to
content
Eccles.
12.
7.
mans
unsatiable
spirit
.
For
the
Lord
made
it
for
himselfe
,
to
feed
on
his
immortall
joyes
and
dainties
:
Plutarch
therefore
derides
and
mocks
the
Epicure
and
sensuall
man
,
that
would
delight
and
please
the
soule
with
the
pleasures
of
the
body
.
This
is
impossible
:
Let
the
Ruffian
labour
to
drowne
his
melancholy
fit
,
and
cheare
up
,
and
refresh
his
pensive
and
languishing
heart
,
with
quaffing
,
and
swilling
,
and
healthing
;
yet
shall
he
be
confounded
;
drink
may
make
him
mad
,
but
never
truly
merry
;
he
may
roare
,
but
never
rejoyce
,
for
this
is
the
privilege
of
the
sober
Saints
of
Christ
Jesus
,
Psal.
32.
11.
Be
glad
in
the
Lord
,
rejoyce
ye
righteous
,
and
shout
for
joy
,
all
yee
that
are
upright
in
heart
.
But
some
man
will
object
,
What
?
did
not
the
noble
Object
.
and
brave
Philosophers
,
and
learned
of
the
Gentiles
,
as
Socrates
,
(
who
called
,
as
it
is
reported
,
and
brought
as
it
were
Philosophy
downe
from
Heaven
)
and
divine
Plato
,
who
taught
the
Art
of
prayer
,
and
wise
Seneca
,
who
wrote
so
In
Alcib.
2.
vel
de
voto
.
Null
.
secund
,
Plutar.
learnedly
of
the
tranquillitie
,
and
peace
of
the
mind
,
&c.
Did
they
never
attaine
unto
true
blessednesse
and
rest
?
Surely
no
:
for
though
they
sought
and
searched
for
consolation
and
peace
to
their
troubled
minds
;
yet
did
they
never
labour
for
this
peace
of
God
,
which
passeth
all
naturall
understanding
,
Phil.
4.
7.
For
they
knew
it
not
,
and
why
?
Because
they
knew
not
Christ
,
the
Lord
of
glory
and
peace
,
1
Cor.
2.
8.
So
without
Christ
the
way
unto
peace
,
they
wandered
out
of
the
path
of
peace
,
without
Christ
the
Truth
of
peace
,
they
obtained
at
the
most
but
Iohn
14.
6.
a
shadow
of
peace
,
as
Ixion
embraced
an
empty
cloud
in
stead
of
his
beloved
Juno
,
and
without
Christ
the
life
of
peace
,
they
ended
their
lives
,
and
their
peace
together
.
Wherefore
,
if
any
man
would
live
in
peace
and
joy
with
God
and
his
owne
conscience
,
which
is
Gods
continuall
Deputie
,
he
must
begin
,
continue
,
and
end
in
Christ
.
No
beginning
of
true
peace
,
till
a
man
begin
truly
to
live
in
Christ
;
and
no
continuance
and
perpetuity
of
rest
,
unlesse
1
Pet.
2.
25.
hee
continue
and
rest
in
that
God
of
rest
.
If
after
wee
are
received
in
the
sheepfold
of
that
Shepheard
,
and
Bishop
of
our
soules
,
wee
goe
astray
at
any
time
,
and
passe
beyond
the
limits
and
bounds
of
his
blessed
will
,
then
doe
wee
disquiet
and
trouble
our
soules
;
wee
refuse
Isay
8.
6.
the
waters
of
Shiloah
,
that
runne
softly
,
and
sweetly
,
and
goe
to
the
swelling
and
raging
waters
of
Jordan
.
What
trouble
and
sorrow
,
and
bitter
anguish
of
heart
did
poore
David
suffer
by
the
meanes
of
his
sinnes
?
how
heavy
complaints
and
lamentations
did
he
expresse
,
Psal.
6.
25.
32.
And
how
strong
teares
and
prayers
sent
he
up
to
the
Lord
againe
for
mercy
and
forgivenesse
,
and
for
the
renewing
of
his
holy
Spirit
of
peace
,
and
joy
in
him
?
Psal.
51.
So
doth
every
sanctified
sensible
soule
feele
the
smart
of
sinne
,
and
breach
of
peace
by
the
same
.
When
God
is
offended
,
the
conscience
is
troubled
;
and
till
he
be
pacified
,
peace
cannot
bee
recovered
.
Therefore
the
wounded
soule
must
runne
unto
Christ
,
and
rest
in
him
.
Now
the
man
that
commeth
unto
Christ
for
mercy
How
we
should
come
unto
Christ
.
and
peace
,
hee
must
run
unto
his
Redeemer
,
with
the
two
spirituall
feet
of
faith
and
repentance
;
of
faith
,
because
it
is
impossible
without
faith
to
please
God
:
for
he
that
commeth
to
God
,
must
beleeve
that
God
is
,
and
that
hee
is
a
rewarder
of
them
that
seeke
him
,
Hebr.
11.
6.
And
he
that
asketh
and
beggeth
of
Christ
what
he
needeth
,
must
aske
in
faith
,
and
not
waver
:
For
hee
that
wavereth
,
is
like
a
wave
of
the
Sea
,
tossed
of
the
wind
,
and
carried
away
.
Neither
let
that
man
that
doubteth
of
Gods
will
,
thinke
that
he
shall
receive
any
thing
of
the
Lord
,
Jam.
1.
6.
7.
He
must
runne
likewise
with
the
foot
of
Repentance
:
For
wee
know
that
God
heareth
not
impenitent
sinners
,
contemners
of
God
,
and
such
as
delight
in
wickednesse
,
John
9.
31.
Which
that
blessed
man
,
after
Gods
owne
heart
,
confessed
,
Psal.
66.
18.
If
I
regard
wickednesse
in
mine
heart
,
the
Lord
will
not
heare
mee
.
Hee
that
commeth
unto
Christ
to
bee
comforted
and
exalted
,
must
first
bee
1
Sam.
13.
14.
humble
and
dejected
,
and
in
the
humiliation
and
lowlinesse
of
his
heart
enter
in
at
the
strait
gate
,
and
walke
in
the
narrow
way
that
leadeth
unto
life
:
For
the
man
that
is
stuffed
up
with
sinne
,
and
puffed
up
with
pride
and
arrogancy
,
with
lust
and
covetousnesse
,
with
a
naturall
conceit
of
righteousnesse
,
with
malice
and
envy
,
&c.
such
a
one
is
too
too
big
to
enter
in
at
that
strait
gate
,
and
walke
in
Matt
7.
13.
that
narrow
way
;
he
can
no
more
get
in
and
walke
there
,
than
a
Camell
can
goe
through
the
eye
of
a
needle
.
But
the
contrite
and
broken
heart
,
the
soule
sorrowfull
for
sinne
entreth
in
at
that
gate
,
and
walketh
in
that
narrow
way
,
which
leadeth
it
assuredly
unto
solid
and
true
rest
.
The
Jer.
6.
16.
true
penitent
is
conducted
and
led
unto
true
rest
,
and
his
joy
is
certaine
:
For
Christ
promiseth
the
same
assuredly
,
Matth.
11.
28.
Refocillabo
vos
,
I
will
give
you
rest
.
He
promiseth
more
than
any
corporall
Physician
dare
,
or
can
doe
to
his
patient
:
he
can
but
offer
his
paines
,
and
promise
to
doe
his
best
endevour
;
but
he
cannot
promise
recovering
of
health
to
the
sicke
:
But
Christ
doth
infallibly
assure
his
spirituall
patient
of
true
health
,
and
peace
to
his
soule
.
Never
was
there
from
the
foundations
of
the
world
,
any
contrite
spirit
disappointed
of
this
joyfull
refreshment
,
nor
ever
shall
be
.
A
broken
and
a
contrite
heart
,
O
God
,
thou
wilt
never
despise
,
Psal.
51.
17.
Christ
the
God
of
truth
hath
ever
fulfilled
his
promise
.
And
as
this
rest
is
certaine
,
so
is
it
solid
and
true
:
the
remission
of
sins
,
the
sense
of
Gods
love
,
and
the
peace
of
conscience
,
is
heaven
upon
earth
:
is
it
a
continuall
Feast
,
which
maketh
a
chearfull
countenance
,
and
causeth
good
health
,
Prov.
17.
22.
yea
it
sustaineth
and
beareth
the
infirmities
,
and
all
the
crosses
,
and
vexations
of
this
life
,
Prov.
18.
14.
Prov.
15.
13.
And
finally
,
being
the
first
fruits
,
and
beginning
of
eternall
blisse
,
it
is
the
infallible
note
and
token
of
the
same
.
Who
so
findeth
,
and
enjoyeth
this
rest
,
the
same
shall
be
glorified
after
this
life
with
Christ
in
the
heavens
world
without
end
.
Amen
.
FINIS
.