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

Considerat. 4 4. Delight in Religion will make the business of Religion more facile to us. ¹Delight makes every thing easy; there's nothing hard to a willing mind; Trahit sua quemque voluptas; ⟨p. 45⟩— delight turns Religion into recreation; 'tis like fire to the sacrifice, like oil to the wheels, like wind to the sails, it carries us full sail in duty; he that delights in Gods way, will never complain of the ruggedness of the way; a child that is going to his fathers house, doth not complain of bad way. A Christian is going to heaven in the way of duty; every prayer, every Sacrament, he is a step nearer his Fathers house; sure he is so full of joy he is going home, that he will not complain of bad way. Get then this holy delight. Beloved, we have not many miles to go, death will shorten our way, let delight sweeten it.

Considerat. 4 4. Delight in Religion will make the businesse of Religion more facil to us. ¹Delight makes every thing easie; there's nothing hard to a willing minde; Trahit sua quemque voluptas; ⟨p. 45⟩— delight turnes Religion into recreation; 'tis like fire to the sacrifice, like oyle to the wheeles, like winde to the sailes, it carries us full saile in duty; he that delights in Gods way, will never complaine of the ruggednesse of the way; a childe that is going to his fathers house, doth not complain of bad way. A Christian is going to heaven in the way of duty; every prayer, every Sacrament, he is a step nearer his Fathers house; sure he is so full of joy he is going home, that he will not complain of bad way. Get then this holy delight. Beloved, we have not many miles to go, death will shorten our way, let delight sweeten it.

1. 1Delectatio conservat operantem in opere suo A quinas Arist Eth. lib. 10.