A glance of Heaven, or, A precious taste of a glorious feastA glance of Heaven, or, A pretious taste of a glorious feast

And with humiliation, ¹take that which always goes with humiliation, thankfulness, ⟨p. 95⟩even before hand. When the Apostle S. Peter thought of the inheritance immortal, and undefiled, &c. he begins, Blessed be God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, &c. He could not think of these things without thankfulness to God. For we should begin the life of heaven, upon earth, as much as may be; and what is that, but a blessing and praising of God? Now we cannot more effectually and feelingly praise God, than by the consideration of what great things are reserved for us: for faith sets them before the soul as present, as invested into them. Now if we were in heaven already, we: should praise God, and do nothing ⟨p. 96⟩else; therefore faith making them sure to the soul, as if we had them, sets the soul on work to praise God, as in Ephes. 1. and in Pet. 1.² Saint Peter and Paul, they could never have enough of this. Thus we should do, and cheer and joy our hearts in the consideration of these things in all conflicts, & desolations: we little think of these things, and that is our fault: we are like little children that are born to great matters, notwithstanding not knowing of them, they carry not themselves answerable to their hopes: but the more the children grow into years, the more they grow in spirit and conceits, and carriage sitting ⟨p. 97⟩the estates they hope for.

And with humiliation, ¹take that which alwayes goes with humiliation, thankefulnesse, ⟨p. 95⟩even before hand. When the Apostle S. Peter thought of the inheritance immortall, and undefiled, &c. he begins, Blessed be God, the Father of our Lord Iesus Christ, &c. Hee could not think of these things without thankfulnesse to God. For wee should begin the life of heaven, upon earth, as much as may bee; and what is that, but a blessing and praising of God? Now we cannot more effectually and feelingly praise God, than by the cōsideration of what great things are reserved for us: for faith sets them before the soule as present, as invested into them. Now if we were in heaven already, we: should praise God, and do nothing