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

Happiness is the mark, and centre which every man aims at. The next thing that is ⟨p. 2⟩sought, after being, is being happy; and surely, the nearer the soul comes to God who is the fountain of life and peace, the nearer it approacheth to happiness; and who so near to God as the Believer, who is mystically one with him? he must needs be the happy man: And if you would survey his blessed Estate, cast your eyes upon this text, which points to it, as the finger to the Dial: For all things are yours. The text may not unfitly be compared to the Tree of Life^*, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month; there are many precious clusters growing out of this text, and being Skilfully improved, will yield much fruit.

HAppinesse is the mark, and centre which every man aimes at. The next thing that is ⟨p. 2⟩sought, after being, is being happy; and surely, the neerer the soul comes to God who is the fountain of life and peace, the nearer it approacheth to happinesse; and who so near to God as the Beleever, who is mystically one with him? he must needs be the happy man: And if you would survey his blessed Estate, cast your eyes upon this text, which points to it, as the finger to the Diall: For all things are yours. The text may not unfitly be compared to the Tree of Life^*, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every moneth; there are many precious clusters growing out of this text, and being Skilfully improved, will yield much fruit.

1. *Rev 22.2.

In the words we have the Inventory of a Christian, All things are your; A strange paradox, when a believer can call nothing his, yet he can say,