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A glance of Heaven, or, A precious taste of a glorious feastA glance of Heaven, or, A pretious taste of a glorious feast
A glance of Heaven, or, A precious taste of a glorious feast wherein thou mayst taste and see those things which God hath prepared for them that love him / By R. Sibs ...A glance of Heaven, or, A pretious taste of a glorious feast wherein thou mayst taste and see those things which God hath prepared for them that love him / By R. Sibs ...
London: printed by E. G. for John Rothwell, 1638London: printed by E. G. for Iohn Rothwell, 1638
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
And let us comfort our selves in all the slightings of the World. 1A man that hath great hopes in his own coū try, if he be slighted abroad, he thinks with himself, I have other matters reserved elsewhere, and I shall have another manner of respect when I come home. The world it knows not God, nor Christ, nor us: shall not we be content to go up and down as unknown men here, when God the father, and Christ our Saviour are unknown?2 There are better things reserved at home for us: therefore let us digest all the slightings and abusage of carnal men. And let us not envy them their condition that is but for term ⟨p. 99⟩of life, use it as well as they will; that hath a date that will be out we know not how soon? Alas all their happiness it is but a measured happiness, it is within their understandings, their eyes can see it, and their ears can hear it: and when they can neither see nor conceive more in this world, then there is an end of all their sensible happiness. Shall we envy when they shall shortly be turned naked out of this world to the place of torment?3 We should present them to us as objects of pity, even the greatest men in the world, if we see by their carriage they be void of grace; but not envy any condition in this world. But what affection ⟨p. 100⟩is due and suiting to the estate of a Christian? If we would have the true affection, it is admiration, and wonderment. What is wonderment? It is the state, and disposition of the soul toward things that are new, and rare, and strange, that we can give no reason of, that are beyond our reach. For wise men wonder not, because they see a reason, they can compass things: But a Christian cannot but wonder: because the things prepared, are above his reach: yea when he is in heaven, he shall not be able to conceive the glory of it: he shall enter into it, it shall be above him, he shall have more joy, and peace then he can comprehend, the joy that he hath ⟨p. 101⟩