The Christian's charter showing the privileges of a believerThe Christian's charter shewing the priviledges of a believer

and 2 Corinth. 5.2.¹ In this we groan earnestly, desiring to be clothed upon with our house which is from heaven: we would put off the earthly clothes of our body, and put on the bright robe of immortality; we groan, [Greek or Hebrew]. 'Tis a Metaphor taken from a mother, who being pregnant, groans and cries out for delivery. Austin longed to die, that he might see that head which was once crowned with thorns. We pray, Thy Kingdom come: and when God is leading us into his Kingdom, shall we be afraid to go? The times we live in should, me thinks, make us long ⟨p. 78⟩for death: we live in dying times, we may hear as it were Gods passing Bell, ringing over these Nations. Foelix Nepotianus, qui haec non videt, as Hierome said in his time; Nepotian is an happy man, that doth not see the evils which befall us: they are well that are out of the storm and are gotten already to the haven: To me to die is gain^*.

and 2 Corinth. 5.2.¹ In this we groane earnestly, desiring to be cloathed upon with our house which is from heaven: we would put off the earthly cloathes of our body, and put on the bright robe of immortality; we groane, 〈non-Latin alphabet〉. 'Tis a Metaphor taken from a mother, who being pregnant, groanes and cries out for delivery. Austine longed to die, that he might see that head which was once crowned with thornes. We pray, Thy Kingdome come: and when God is leading us into his Kingdome, shall we be afraid to go? The times we live in should, me thinks, make us long ⟨p. 78⟩for death: we live in dying times, we may heare as it were Gods passing Bell, ringing over these Nations. Foelix Nepotianus, qui haec non videt, as Hierome said in his time; Nepotian is an happy man, that doth not see the evils which befall us: they are wel that are out of the storm and are gotten already to the haven: To me to die is gaine