A01981:835
The saints sacrifice
The saints sacrifice: or, a commentary on the CXVI. Psalm Which is, a gratulatory psalm, for deliverance from deadly distress. By William Gouge, D.D.The saints sacrifice: or, a commentarie on the CXVI. Psalme Which is, a gratulatory psalme, for deliverance from deadly distresse. By William Gouge, D.D.
London: printed by George Miller for Edward Brewster, 1632
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13. The uttermost end, whereunto the Saints refer all their endeavours is to be accepted of God. All things which advisedly they do, are but as means for attaining to that end. Now till men attain to that main end at which they aim, they cannot think of a perpetual rest. A traveller hath no settled rest till he come to his journeys end: nor a mariner, nor a soldier, nor any other that proposeth a weighty end to himself.
13. The uttermost end, wherunto the Saints referre all their endeavours is to be accepted of God. All things which advisedly they do, are but as means for attaining to that end. Now till men attaine to that maine end at which they aime, they cannot thinke of a perpetuall rest. A traveller hath no setled rest till he come to his journeyes end: nor a mariner, nor a souldier, nor any other that proposeth a weighty end to himselfe.
11. Let this only true rest be well observed: let us be well instructed therein: and that the rather because all of all sorts desire rest: but most, yea and all that are not thoroughly instructed in this true rest, are deceived thereabout. He that is destitute of the needful things of this world, supposeth that if he had bread to eat and raiment to put on, he should say to his soul be at rest. He that is in pain conceives that if he had ease he should rest, and desire no more. So he that is sick, if he had recovery▪ he that is in prison, if he had liberty: he that is in any distress, if he had release. Yet when their desire is accomplished they are as restless as before. After one thing is obtained, another is desired. Greater contentment is supposed to be in the things of this world by them that want them, then can be found to be by them that enjoy them.