Eighthly, The abundance of present good that Christ will bring unto the Hearts of the Saints that shall swallow up all the trouble of affliction, the abundance of present good shall swallow up all the bitter of affliction. As thus, now suppose you have a little Vinegar, one drop of Vinegar if there were a pint or quart of the sweetest liquor in the world put into it, could you taste the Vinegar? the taste would be taken away: So now the Soul that comes to Christ, and exerciseth Faith upon him, Christ brings in the present good, besides that that it shall have hereafter, the present good that is enough to sweeten all ⟨p. 365⟩things, and to satisfy the Soul. Christ sets up such a light in the Heart, that such a one hath light in the midst of darkness, though there be darkness round about, yet there is such satisfying Contentments in Christ, that is enough to overcome all the bitterness that is in the world, such a one though never so afflicted, yet is able to say with David, as before, My Soul return unto thy Rest. And indeed all afflictions, to those that are believers, and have the exercise of Faith, I do not speak of all believers, one may be a believer and yet not have Rest in affliction, but if he be a believer and have the exercise of Faith, then all afflictions will be no more, but as if a poor Woman were married to a great prince, and had all the nobles about him, and all kind of dainties upon his table, and he should hear the Rain rattling upon the tiles, that is in the windy weather abroad, what would this be to hinder the Rest of such a ones spirit? The truth is, had we but the exercise of Faith, all outward troubles in the world would be no more to us, no more trouble then this is. If thou wert come to Christ, and married to him, and come to sup with him, there would be that satisfaction unto thy Soul in Christ, that all outward troubles would be no more at all, then the rattling of the Rain upon the Tiles to such a one that hath all content within doors. You are not yet acquainted with such blessed things that are in Christ who are troubled at any thing in the world, certainly the soul that is acquainted with that, will say, it hath enough, let what will become of my estate, of my body, of my House, of my Lands, yet I have enough in Christ, how have the blessed Martyrs cried out of the fullness of Rest in Christ?
Eightly, The abundance of present good that Christ will bring unto the Hearts of the Saints that shal swallow up all the trouble of affliction, the abundance of present good shall swallow up al the bitter of affliction. As thus, now suppose you have a little Vinegar, one drop of Vinegar if there were a pinte or quart of the sweetest liquor in the world put into it, could you tast the Vinegar? the tast would be taken away: So now the Soul that comes to Christ, and exerciseth Faith upon him, Christ brings in the present good, besides that that it shal have hereafter, the present good that is enough to sweeten all ⟨p. 365⟩things, and to satisfie the Soule. Christ sets up such a light in the Heart, that such a one hath light in the midst of darkness, though there be darkness round about, yet there is such satisfying Contentments in Christ, that is enough to overcome all the bitterness that is in the world, such a one though never so afflicted, yet is able to say with David, as before, My Soul return unto thy Rest. And indeed all afflictions, to those that are beleevers, and have the exercise of Faith, I do not speak of all beleevers, one may be a beleever and yet not have Rest in affliction, but if he be a beleever and have the exercise of Faith, then all afflictions wil be no more, but as if a poor Woman were married to a great prince, and had all the nobles about him, and all kind of dainties upon his table, and he should hear the Rain rattling upon the tiles, that is in the windy wether abroad, what would this be to hinder the Rest of such a ones spirit? The truth is, had we but the exercise of Faith, all outward troubles in the world would be no more to us, no more trouble then this is. If thou wert come to Christ, and married to him, and come to sup with him, there would be that satisfaction unto thy Soul in Christ, that al outward troubles would be no more at all, then the rattling of the Rain upon the Tiles to such a one that hath al content within dores. You are not yet acquainted with such blessed things that are in Christ who are troubled at any thing in the world, certainly the soul that is acquainted with that, will say, it hath enough, let what will become of my estate, of my body, of my House, of my Lands, yet I have enough in Christ, how have the blessed Martyrs cryed out of the fulness of Rest in Christ?
