Satisfaction, or delight, is nothing else, but that Sabbath, or rest, which the Soul finds in the Fruition of the thing desired; and ⟨p. 128⟩as the thing is less, or more desired; so the delight, and satisfaction in the Fruition of it, is less or more: now Christ did very much desire to see the Fruit of his Travel; I thirst, said he on the Cross, which is the strongest of desires: and what did he thirst after, but the Salvation of Man-kind, the Fruit and Issue of his Travel? The Bread of the labouring man is sweet, saith Solomon; and the word [Greek or Hebrew] here used for the Travel of Christ, signifies such a toilsome labour, as the poor man doth exercise in the sweat of his Brows to get his daily Bread; it is much contentment, and satisfaction which the thirsty man doth find in his Drink, or the hungry man doth find in his Meat, or Bread. Now the word [Greek or Hebrew] here used, and translated, Satisfied, is the same that is used in Psal. 107. The hungry he will satisfy with Bread; and is it not a great satisfaction, delight, and contentment, which the Woman finds in the sight of her Child, which she hath had a sore travel for? Our Saviour tells us, that she forgets her Labour, and Travel, for joy that a Man-child is born into the world: Such a Travel was that of Christs Sufferings, and such contentment doth, and will he find in his issue; and therefore as Jacob said, These are the Children which God hath given me; so doth Christ say, Behold, I and the Children, which God hath given me, Heb. 2. only ye know, that the delight and contentment, will be proportionable to the Travel;1 the greater the Conflict is, and the sorrow of it, the greater will the Joy be in the Conquest; and the lower Christ d d descend in his Sorrows and Travels, the higher he will, and shall ascend in his delights and satisfactions. Now when he •uffered, he did conflict with the Wrath of God, and did endure the torments of Hell: Surely therefore, as he did lie low in his Sufferings, so his heart doth, and shall arise to the highest contentment and satisfaction in the sight and Fruition of the Fruit of his Travel.
Satisfaction, or delight, is nothing else, but that Sabbath, or rest, which the Soul finds in the Fruition of the thing desired; and ⟨p. 128⟩as the thing is less, or more desired; so the delight, and satisfaction in the Fruition of it, is less or more: now Christ did very much desire to see the Fruit of his Travel; I thirst, said he on the Cross, which is the strongest of desires: and what did he thirst after, but the Salvation of Man-kind, the Fruit and Issue of his Travel? The Bread of the laboring man is sweet, saith Solomon; and the word 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 here used for the Travel of Christ, signifies such a toylsom labor, as the poor man doth exercise in the sweat of his Brows to get his dayly Bread; it is much contentment, and satisfaction which the thirsty man doth find in his Drink, or the hungry man doth find in his Meat, or Bread. Now the word 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 here used, and translated, Sa•isfied, is the same that is used in Psal. 107. The hungry he will satisfie with Bread; and is it not a great satisfaction, delight, and contentment, which the Woman finds in the sight of her Child, which she hath had a sore travel for? Our Savior tels us, that she forgets her Labor, and Travel, for joy that a Man-child is born into the world: Such a Travel was that of Christs Sufferings, and such contentment doth, and wil he find in his issue; and therefore as Jacob said, These are the Chi•dren which God hath given me; so doth Christ say, Behold, I and the Children, which God hath given me, Heb. 2. only ye know, that the delight and contentment, wil be proportionable to the Travel;1 the greater the Conflict is, and the sorrow of it, the greater wil the Joy be in the Conquest; and the lower Christ d d descend in his Sorrows and Travels, the higher he wil, and shal ascend in his delights and satis•actions. Now when he •uffered, he did conflict with the Wrath of God, and did endure the torments of Hel: Surely therefore, as he did lie low in his Sufferings, so his heart doth, and shal arise to the highest contentment and satisfaction in the sight and Fruition of the Fruit of his Travel.
- 1Quanto majus erat periculum in prelio tanto majus erit gaudium in triumpho. Austin.
