Moses his choice with his eye fixed upon Heaven, discovering the happy condition of…

Besides, there is little cause we should envy all their jollity, they must give an account for it, and dear. When a Soldier was to dye for taking a bunch of grapes against the Generals command, and going to execution he went eating his grapes, one of his fellows rebuked him, What, are you eating your grapes now? The poor man answers, I pray thee friend do not envy me these grapes, for they cost me dear; so they did indeed, for they cost him his life: and so will these vain delights of wicked men, they will cost them their lives.

And yet further consider, ere long things will turn, Gods people shall have pleasure, and the world shall have afflictions: Affliction did I say? nay, Misery with torment; time is at hand, when it shall be said to every wicked man, Son, remember in thy life time thou hadst pleasure, and my servants who walked faithfully with me had affliction, but now thou art ⟨p. 104⟩tormented, and they are comforted. Time is at hand when that Scripture shall be fulfilled, Isaiah 65. 13, 14. Behold, my servants shall eat, and ye shall be hungry; my servants shall drink, and ye shall be thirsty; ¹my servants shall rejoice, and ye shall be ashamed; my servants shall sing for joy of heart, and ye shall cry for sorrow of heart, and shall howl for vexation of spirit.

And yet further consider, ere long things will turn, Gods people shall have pleasure, and the world shall have afflictions: Affliction did I say? nay, Misery with torment; time is at hand, when it shall be said to every wicked man, Son, remember in thy life time thou hadst pleasure, and my servants who walked faithfully with me had affliction, but now thou art ⟨p. 104⟩tormented, and they are comforted. Time is at hand when that Scripture shall be fulfilled, Esay 65. 13, 14. Behold, my servants shall eat, and ye shall be hungry; my servants shall drink, and ye shall be thirsty;