a ballance they are altogether lighter than vanitie Noted All the glory of flesh can no more bee called weightie then a painted maâ— can bee called a man It is indeede some-what like vnto it but it hath nothing of its definition It is but a painted glory like a feast in print wherein is no meate but resemblances figures coloures and representations Now let vs proceede Afterwards thou shalt reeeiue mee to glory Note GLory as yee see heere is the resting place of the Saints There is no right rest for a Soule till it be received there the place is called GLORY because GOD there manifesteth his glory There the eyes of thy Soule O man shall see the thinges which h: 1 Cor 2 9 eye never sawe There thine eares shall heare that which eare never heard There bee such things that coâ—â—d never enter into the heart of man This place is called our i: Mat 25 21 Masters joy a k: Luk 23 43 Paradise or Garden of Pleasures Everlasting l: Luk 16 9 Tabernacles a building m. 2 Cor 5 1 of GOD a house noâ— made with hands it is also called GODS n. Heb 3 11. rest signified by that Canaan which for that which it signifiâ—d was called his rest In the names of Heaven many comforts be infolded The doctrine If while we are â—eere wee are crossed and tossed with much griefe and sorrow our Comfort is this Math. 25 21 that Heaven is our o Masters joy If wee loath abhorre the filthie stink of sinne Heaven is a p: Luk 23 43. â—aradise a Garden of Heavenly â—owers where is the q: Cant 2 1 Rose of Saâ—â—n and the Lillie of the Valleyes â—here is the sweet savour of GOD 〈◊〉 whom is the savour r: 2 Cor 2 16 of lyfe vnâ—â— lyfe of the lyfe of grace vnto â—he lyfe of glory If wee bee heere 〈◊〉 lodged aboue are prepared for â—s these everlasting Å¿: Luk 16 9 tabernacles â—ven a building t: 2 Cor 5 1 of GOD not made â—ith hands If wee bee wearied Pilgrims heere there is an everlasting rest If wee bee naked heere there wee shall be arrayed u: Revel 7 13 in white robes If wee bee hungrie heere there is the x. Revel 22 2 Tree of lyfe If wee bee thirsty heere there is that pure cleane cleere and Cristall River whereof the streames make glad the Citie of GOD. 1 Psa 46.4 Heere let vs obserue diverse vses of this Doctrine and that both for Comfort and for Counsell for comfort wee haue both for the living and dying The 1 Vse This should bee a chiefe comfort for the dying Seeing there be such commodities in that other world wee should desire gladely to flit and remoue from this sinfull world y: 2. Cor. 5 2 In this wee grone earnestly desiring to be clothed vpon with our house which is from Heaven While wee are at home in this body wee are absent from the Lord Heere is meekle toile and turmoile meekle shame and sorrow and which is the mischiefe of all heere is meekle sinne and iniquitie but there is glory joy rest peace and Z Psal 16.11 pleasures for evermore While I think on these thinges a. Psal 42.2 my Soule thirsteth for GOD even for the living GOD O! When shall I come and appeare before GOD Note Let all Godly men comfort themselues with this against the feare of death Note after that b. Iob. 14.14 the time of their changing is come the LORD shall receiue them to glory Note The voice came from Heaven with a command to write Write said the Spirit to Iohn What shall I write said Iohn Write c. Revel 14.13 Blessed are the Dead which die in the LORD from hencefoorth yâ—â— saith the Spirit that they may rest from their labours Such goe not away without good companie â—or as the Spirit said to Iohn their â—orkes doe follow them The hearing 〈◊〉 this should make all sanctified â—oules say with the Apostle d. Philip. 1.23 I deâ—â—e to bee dissolved and to bee with â—HRIST which is meekle better â—or mee O what if there were a Counâ—â—ey on earth Note which were such a â—â—nd of the Living where death were discharged to come where sinne sicknesse sorrow hunger cold and nakednesse might get no entrie O what multitudes would swarme thither Two e. 2. King 5.17 Mules burden of that earth should bee more precious than burdens of gold All that a man hath gladly will hee giue f. Iob. 2.4 it for his life How meekle then should wee thinke our selues obliged to GOD who hath prepared a Countrey of glory for vs a Countrey where the Tree g. Revel 22.2 of life groweth where the indwellers shall liue in everlasting happinesse which for greatnesse can not enter into the heart of man Oh that wee had faith to beleeue this so should wee not delight so much to wallow in the muddie mires of sinful mortalitie Oh that wee had faith to beleeue so should wee cry h. Psal 55.7 O who will giue vs the wings of a Doue that wee might flie vp to that Palace of i. Psal 16 11. Pleasures for evermore The tongues of Angels can not expresse the least glory that is there St. Augustine hath a notable speach concerning this Facilius possumus dicere quid non 〈◊〉 vitâ aeternâ quam quid ibi sit August Non est ibi mors luctus lassitudo faâ—â—s sitis aestus c. Quid autem ibâ—â—â—sit vis nosse Haec nec oculus vidiâ—â— nec auris audivit nec in cor homâ—nis ascendit Si in cor hominis noâ—â— ascendit cor hominis illuc ascendat â—hat is It is more easy to tell what 〈◊〉 not then what is in eternall lyfe 〈◊〉 here is neither death nor sorrow nor wearinesse nor hunger nor thirst nor heat c. But wilt thou know what is there That which eye hath not seene nor eare heard neither â—â—th it ascended into the heart of man If it can not ascend into the heart of man let the heart of man â—scend vnto it Againe heere is a comfort for 〈◊〉 living that mourne for the dead The 2 vse It is naturall to mourne for the absence of these whom wee haue loâ—â—d heere Note When Elisha sawe Eliâ—â—â— caught vp and caried away thorow the clowdes hee cryed k, 2 King 2 12 My â—ather my father the chariot of Israell and the horsemen thereof Hâ— lamented sore his absence but in thâ— was his great comfort that he iâ— him received to glory Yee who 〈◊〉 fatherlesse or motherlesse Note Looâ— not to the Church-yeard where yoâ— fathers and mothers are rotting 〈◊〉 rotten comfort your selues in thâ— GOD hath received them to gloâ—â— Yee once busbands and now wâ—dowes remember your wiues whâ—â— once were your glory The l, 1 Cor. 11 7 womâ—â— is the glory of the man heere 〈◊〉 your comfort the LORD hath râ—ceived them to glory Likewise yâ—â— women who nowe heavily regraâ—â— these whose glory once yee werâ— It was a great glory indeede fâ—â— them to haue such subjects as yoâ— for this cause is the woman called tâ—â— glory of the man Comfort your selueâ— with this the glory of your huâ—bands is greater now they are râ—ceived to glory So is it of youâ— Children and dearest friends who arâ— departed out of this lyfe CHRISâ— hath received them all to glory whicâ— is the perfection of all the guifts of God A 〈◊〉 â—is doctrine serues for the comâ—â—â—â—â—oth of the living The 3 vse and of the 〈◊〉 so also it serues for counsell 〈◊〉 living The counsell is this 〈◊〉 these who are guided with Goâ—â— counsell are afterward receivâ—â—â—o glory striue yee to be guided 〈◊〉 this counsell If yee desire to be 〈◊〉 after this life if also yee desire 〈◊〉 â—aue a comfort behind you to 〈◊〉 that shall lament your absence 〈◊〉 well so long as yee are heere 〈◊〉 we may comfort your mourners 〈◊〉 this that CHRIST hath receiâ—â— you to glory When a wicked man is dead Note I kâ—â—w not what to say to his spouse â—â—â—n a wicked wyfe is dead I know 〈◊〉 what to say to her husband what â—â—â—uld I say to such Such haue alreaâ—â—â—heir comforts in their bosome that 〈◊〉 or she is well away Such quieâ—ly â—â—â—â—gh in their sleeue while for shame â—â—â—nly they must seeme to mourne This is the just recompence of reâ—â—â—d Note that these who serue not GOD in â—â—â—ir life shall not bee lamented at â—â—â—ir death They that serue not the LORD heere let them goe let them swelt in their sweate let them burne and boile the world is well quite of them Note When the Scripture speakes of that most vile traitour Iudas it giveth him a disdainfull Epitaph that m, Act 1 16 hee was guide to them that tooke IESVS He would never be guided with CHRISTS counsell and therefore now like a mischant traitour he lyes hauing this Epitaph which shall bee read so long as the world stands Heere lyes the Traitour that was guide to them that tooke IESVS at his death hee was not lamented There was not one of the Apostles that ever said once Alas n, 1 King 13 30. my brother A Prayer Now GOD of his grace so guide vs all by his counsell that AFTERVVARD he may receiue vs to glory Amen Amen FINIS LAVRVS
hee bee willing Note The LORD is most willing to guide all wandering sinners His delight is to doe good to the Children of men Hee will most lovingly say to a wearied sinner that which DAVID saith in the Psalme h. Psal 32.8 I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way that thou shalt goe and I will guide thee with mine eye 4. As GOD is wise and willing so is he able to make way vnto his owne whether it bee thorow fire or water nothing can withstand his power In the firie fornace he made a way vnto the i. Dan. 3.25 three Children The k. Exod. 14.21 red sea hee divided for to make a passage for his owne Israel Hee who made the l. 2. King 2.14 mantle of Elijah to divide the Iordan that Elisha might passe through And Hee who can of a m. Mark 10.25 Camell make a threed for to passe thorow a needles eye can easily guide his owne through all dangers and difficulties whatsoever were it through the n. Psal 23.4 Valley of the shadow of death The doctrine I gather heere is The doctrine that the LORD is hee who is the surest guide in the world Flesh o. Psal 73.26 and heart may faile man but the LORD never faileth There bee no man so wise in guiding but his wisedome at last like p. 2. Sam. 17.14 Ahitophels Counsell may bee turned into folie but q. 1. Cor. 1.25 the folie of GOD is wiser than all the wisedome of men The vse The vse Let this ever bee a part of our prayer that the LORD would be our guide Note He who guided the two kine to r. 2. Sam 6.9 Bethshemesh though they lowed for the loue of their Calues can easily find to vs an outgate in the greatest throng of all our temptations and that vnto the praise of the glory of his grace THE SECOND PART WHO IS GVIDED NOW let vs see whom the LORD is said to guide heere Thou shalt guide mee saith the Seer Note Consider and weigh well I pray you how this great man of GOD a Prophet a Seer trusteth not into his owne wits but committeth himselfe altogether to GODS guiding The doctrine The doctrine I obserue is that weake is the wit of man All men haue neede to bee guided by the LORD If any haue neede of a guide fooles haue neede wee are all but fooles by nature David in this Psalme acknowledgeth his folly So foolish saith hee was I and ignorant I was a beast before thee v. 22. Note While a man sinneth hee is like a man runne out of his wits while hee repenteth hee is like one returned to his wits againe A man once out of his right wit can never know the way to returne vnto it vntill the LORD guide him home againe The vse The vse Let none of vs all rely vpon our owne wisedome Å¿. Ier. 9.23 Let not the wise man glory in his wisedome nor the strong man in his strength When David both a King and a Prophet declareth that he hath neede to be guided who is he who by his owne wisedome can walke t. 2. Pet. 2.21 in the way of Righteousnesse All men are sinners By sinne a man is misled from the right way Note Sinne maketh a man both like a PLANET and a COMET like a COMET in substance filthy like a PLANET in course ever wandring to and fro All the wicked are but corruptible COMETS and vnconstant wandering PLANETS which wander so farre from the LORD that the spirit of GOD hath giuen out this verdict against them u. Psal 119.155 SALVATION is farre from the wicked All the wicked are but wandring creatures who can never learne that last point of GODS counsell which is x. Micah 6.8 to walke with their GOD. Wee all naturally are blind like Moules wee can not see ante pedes posita the things which are directly before vs. Note Our case spiritually is worse than that of the Moule for though it see not it is most quicke in hearing if it bee blind it is not deafe the least stirring of ones foot will giue it warning and it will haste it selfe to its owne strength Note But wee all naturally are deprived of all our spirituall senses The eyes and eares of our Soules are like the eyes and eares of idoles which y. Psal 135.16 haue eyes and see not and eares and heare not Wee are more deafe than the z. Psal 58.4 Adder which is wilfully deafe against the voice of the Charmer Our eares are made heavy Our eyes are Pharisaicall full of beames To every one of vs may bee said as CHRIST said to the Pharisee Thou a. Math. 7.5 blind foole cast out first that beame that is in thine eye The sence of savoring is gone While the word is preached there is a b. 2. Cor. 2.16 savour of life vnto life Where CHRIST the c. Cant. 2. â— Rose of Sharon and the Lilly of the Valleys is preached there may bee felt d Ephes 5.2 a sweet smelling savour like that costly e. Iohn 12.3 Spikenard of Mary which filled the house with a sweet odour but wee are naturally like these who are ever amongst odoure and dung not able to find any savour at all Our touching and our tasting is lost Thomas after hee had f. Iohn 20.29 touched by grace hee beleived By grace also the g. Math. 9.21 bloody woman in touching was healed But all men by nature are like these h. Luke 8.45 multitudes which in the throng touched CHRIST but were not touched with that vertue that came out of him As for our tasting none by nature can i. Heb. 5.14 taste and see how good is the LORD It is onely by grace that wee haue our senses exercised Note Thus as yee see the Soule of man is naturally deprived of its fiue senses which are the fiue guides vnder GOD appointed for to lead the Soule from grace to glory Note And which is the mischeefe of all not onely are wee naturally deprived of all our fiue spirituall senses but also of that Commoun sense wherewith wee should judge of the other senses Note The blind man by no sense but by commoun sense can know that he is blind and so of the deafe man But if hee while hee is deafe and blind hee think that hee heares sees hee hath lost his commoun sense This is the folie of man while hee wants the spirituall senses hee knows not his wants Note This was the disease of Laodicea shee said that shee k. Revel 3.17 had neede of nothing but GOD said that shee had lost her commoun sense because shee knew not that shee was wretched and miserable and poore and blind and naked To all such the very wisedome of GOD is foly till GOD begin to guide them