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Having spoken to the Second Branch of the Doctrine, viz. Chri ts Assurance of Issue, and his •ight thereof; the Third Branch now follows, which is,¹

HAving spoken to the Second Branch of the Doctrine, viz. Chri ts Assurance of Issue, and his •ight thereof; the Third Branch now follows, which is,¹

1. 1Delectatio see habet in affectibus sicut quies naturalis in corporalibus est enim aliqua convenientia seu connaturalitas. Aquin.Delectatio se habet in affectibus sicut quies naturalis in corporalibus est enim aliqua convenientia seu connaturalitas. Aquin.

The Contentment, delight, and satisfaction which he doth, and shall find therein.

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