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

And observe this too, that when we would understand any thing of heaven, and see any thing, say, This is not that happiness I look for, I can ⟨p. 142⟩see this, but that is not to be seen. And when we hear of any thing that is excellent, I can hear this, it is not my happiness: and when we comprehend any thing, I can comprehend this, therefore it is not the happiness I look for: but those things that are above my comprehension, that are unutterable, and unexpressible.

And observe this too, that when wee would understand any thing of heaven, and see any thing, say, This is not that happinesse I look for, I can ⟨p. 142⟩see this, but that is not to be seene. And when we heare of any thing that is excellent, I can heare this, it is not my happinesse: and when we comprehend any thing, I can comprehend this, therefore it is not the happinesse I looke for: but those things that are above my comprehension, that are unutterable, and unexpressible.

Moreover, Let us be stirred up to think it a base thing for a Christian to lose the comfort and assurance he hath of these thing: that eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, for any earthly thing whatsoever. We account it a poor thing of Esau, to sell his Birth-right for a mess of pottage. And we all smart ⟨p. 143⟩for Adams ill bargain that he made, to sell paradise for an Apple. And it was a cursed sale that Judas made, that sold Christ himself for 30 pieces of silver: surely it is that that every carnal man doth, and howsoever we cannot lose heaven, yet it should be our endeavour to enjoy heaven upon earth, to enjoy the assurance of this condition. When we do any thing to weaken our assurance, and to weaken our comfort, what do we but with Adam lose heaven for an Apple, and with Esau, part with our birth-right, as much as the assurance, and comfort of it is, for a mess of pottage? Therefore let us account it a base thing to be