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O Lord saith he, I desire now to be dissolved, and free from the bondage of sin▪ which so long hath inhabited in my mortal body, for now he is come, by whom thou ⟨p. 25⟩hast promised to free us and set us at liberty, he is come by whom thou hast promised to break the serpents head, and he is come that will heal our infirmities, and give strength against sin and Satan by faith, & peace towards God through love. And now saith he, I have embraced him, and thankfully do receive him, I believe and am persuaded that this is the same Messiah whom the Father promised, and the Prophets foretold, all Israel longed & expected for, who is the light of the Gentiles, the glory of Israel, & the God of the whole world. Simeon was desirous to live no longer in this mortal life, when he saw perfect life, but like Adam when he ¹came out of Paradise, was desirous to come in again, or like the fish which is taken in the net out of the sea struggleth to get in again. Seeing now he is come for whom Simeon longed, therefore what are the troubles that are past, and the sorrows that are come to an end? So they which love the trueth of God, and wait with desire to be filled with the knowledge thereof, such shall not die until they have their hearts desire with contemplation thereof. For as Peter was sent to ²Cornelius, and Philip to the Eunuch: so the Lord will stir up such of his servants, as may be fit instruments to minister the same