The saints inheritance and the worldlings portion representing the glorious condition of a child…

Now though you may think that such are in most danger, they show plainly they are men of another country, and should be most honoured; and take but this principle with you, the more any one gives up ⟨p. 102⟩his estate to God, the more comfort he hath in his estate, whether in the enjoyment of it, or in the loss of it; I express it thus: when one resigns up all he hath, his estate, liberty, name, life to God, the oftener it comes into Gods hands, the better it comes, when God gives it him again; a carnal heart when once he hath these things, he will not trust God with them, but he will have them in his own keeping; but a gracious heart, though he hath all these from God, yet every day he is willing to give up all to him, and to trust God with them again; though he be a rich man, he is willing every day to come and beg his bread at his Fathers gate, and give up all; now he gives up all in the truth of his heart to God, and God gives it him all again; as long as in a lawful way he enjoys it, he hath it a fresh from God; now this (I say) the oftener any thing comes out of Gods hand, the sweeter & the better it is; wicked mens estates come but once out of Gods hands, and therefore there is not so much comfort ⟨p. 103⟩in them, but a godly mans estate comes 100. and 100. times from God; for every resignation gives it to God, and God gives it him again; & therein is comfort, and O blessed are they that live so, as that they declare they look for another Country, and that their portion is not here; let the men of the world think them foolish, that will venture themselves so, God and his Saints have declared that their portion it not here.

Now though you may think that such are in most danger, they shew plainly they are men of another countrey, and should be most honoured; and take but this principle with you, the more any one gives up ⟨p. 102⟩his estate to God, the more comfort he hath in his estate, whether in the enjoyment of it, or in the losse of it; I expresse it thus: when one resignes up all he hath, his estate, liberty, name, life to God, the oftener it comes into Gods hands, the better it comes, when God gives it him again; a carnall heart when once he hath these things, he will not trust God with them, but he will have them in his own keeping; but a gracious heart, though he hath all these from God, yet every day he is willing to give up all to him, and to trust God with them again; though he be a rich man, he is willing every day to come and beg his bread at his Fathers gate, and give up all; now he gives up all in the truth of his heart to God, and God gives it him all again; as long as in a lawfull way he enjoyes it, he hath it a fresh from God; now this (I say) the oftener any thing comes out of Gods hand, the sweeter & the better it is; wicked mens estates come but once out of Gods hands, and therefore there is not so much comfort