The saints delight. To which is annexed a treatise of meditation

4. ¹He that bears love to Christ, this lovely object, will not entertain any other Lovers; What have I to do any more with idols? Hosea 14.8. The Hebrew word is with sorrows^*: Indeed sin raiseth a tempest of sorrow in the soul, and he that is espoused to Christ hath now changed his judgement, those sins he before looked upon as Lovers, now he looks upon as sorrows. He that loves Christ can look a tentation in the face and turn his back upon it^*. When Cyrus would have tempted ⟨p. 397⟩the chaste wife of Tygranes, she took no notice of him, (though a King) she had a husband at home; When sin like Mercuries rod with a snake about it, would wind it self subtly into the soul, he that loves Christ dares not give it entertainment, he saith all the rooms are taken up already for Christ, and a better guest cannot come, for He is altogether lovely.

4. ¹He that beares love to Christ, this lovely object, will not entertaine any other Lovers; What have I to do any more with idols? Hosea 14.8. The Hebrew word is with sorrowes^*: Indeed sinne raiseth a tempest of sorrow in the soule, and he that is espoused to Christ hath now changed his judgement, those sinnes he before looked upon as Lovers, now he looks upon as sorrowes. He that loves Christ can look a tentation in the face and turne his back upon it^*. When Cyrus would have tempted ⟨p. 397⟩the chaste wife of Tygranes, she took no notice of him, (though a King) she had a husband at home; When sinne like Mercuries rod with a snake about it, would winde it selfe subtilly into the soule, he that loves Christ dares not give it entertainment, he saith all the rooms are taken up already for Christ, and a better ghuest cannot come, for He is altogether lovelie.