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the bidden Manna, which no one knows, but be that has it. Therefore does he Apply himself to each Individual, to every One in particular. And out of his own infinite Fulness and Goodness, minifters to 'em all, the unspeakable Dainties and Delights, which will Satisfy without Loathing, and Fill without Cloying, and mcft fweetly Please always, without ever if gufting or Wearying.

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Pake Bed-chamber, Miniftring yet further Pleafure; According to Pfal. 149. 5. Let the Saints Joyful in Glory; Let them Sing aloud upon their Beds. And what mean thefe Beds, but the moft perfect Rest of God's Saints? And the fweet Sleep that be gives his Beloved; Pfal. 127. 2.

What is it, but the full Discharge from all their Labours? Rev. 14. 15. A compleat Freedom from all that fhould ever Weary or Disturb 'em? Which, O how great a Good; Peculiar only to the Bleffed above! For in this Life, none is at Reft. No; F 4

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Even the Noble and the Rich, whom fome might imagine to be sure of it, are most commonly fome of the furtheft from it. And none more liable to Lose it; Because none lefs able to Bear any Preffures upon em, that come to Try 'em. None Lye more Open, as the wideft Mark to be hit: None more ready, when Touch'd, to Cry `out. Not without caufe therefore did our Lord compare Riches to Thorns. Mat. 13. 22. Not only for Choaking the Word, which fhould Save the Soul; But • alfo for Piercing the very Flefh, which they are fancied the moft fovereign Anodynes, to Eafe and Pleafe. So much Cumber about 'em, and fuch frequent Disappointments from 'em; Yea, fo many • Cafes, in which they can do no manner of Good; and as many, in which they do a great deal of burt; That he who had the Largest Experience of 'em, cry'd out, Nothing but Vanity and Vexation in 'em. Ecclef. 2. 11. And with all that ever he had, no Reft under the Sun could he find. Man is born to Trouble; faid that man of Sorrows, Job: Chap. 5. 7.

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But moft copious upon this Subject is the Son of Syrach, Ecclus. 40. begin. Great Travel is created for every man: and a heavy yoke is upon the fons of Adam; From the day that they go out of their mothers womb, till

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the day that they return to the mother of all things. The Imagination of things to come, and the day of Death trouble their thoughts, and caufe Fear of heart. From him that fits on a Throne of Glory, unto him that is humbled in the earth and ashes; from him that weareth Purple and a Crown, to him that is cloathed with a Linnen Frock;

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nothing is his Reft; and he is difquieted in his very Sleep. Such things happen to all Eleft. But 'tis feven-fold more upon Sinners.

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Some can Weary and Difeafe themfelves with their very Recreations; Hunting and Playing, and feeking Pleasure ; and then break off complaining, Quite Tyr'd out! Sick of the Sport, and know not what to do with themselves. Nay, while they are fancied fo much above. other men, They come behind the very Beafts. As by their longer Sight, fetching in more Frights; and from Looking out to the Future, filling themselves with nothing but Uneafinefs for the prefent. And while the Labouring Beafts are Eas'd of the Yoke at Night, Thefe carry their Yokes with 'em to Bed; and there find the tormenting Ghoft haunt their very Pillows; either quite to drive away, or very much to Interrupt and break their Reft. And when nothing elfe falls Cross, Yec even all their Life, they are in Bondage thro' fear of Death. Hebr. 2. 15... FS

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But the faddeft Plague of all to them that fet not themselves to feek the Heavenly House, is that they muft bear for ever yet a far more grievous Yoke, than any was upon 'em in this Life.

For tho' here, none is free from Troublé Yet have all fome Eafe intermixt: But in Hell will be the foreft Weight and Grief, without any Intermiffion or Relief. Only in the bleffed House of God' there remains a Reft to the people of God. Heb. 4. 9. Where they do not Eafe themfelves, (as here,) by Sleep, only < to Forget their Sorrows; but Sing on their Beds: As knowing and feeling, with Eternal Thanksgiving, the bleffed Good of that moft joyful Reft from all Labour, Dolour, Fear, Sin, or any thing else whatsoever > any more to Difturb 'em. 'Tis not then, Falling into an eternal Apathy and Sleep; But the Eternal Enjoyment of moft perfect Eafe and Peace.

And were it nothing but Everlasting Reft, Yet O how well worth the Purchafing, even with all the Labours and Troubles of this prefent Life! And were there no other Torment in Hell, but the perpetual Watching, without any manner of Sleep and Rest; Yet were it not cheaply. Redeem'd and bought off, even with all

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the daily and nightly Prayers and Tears, that could be pour'd out in this whole Life? For as fweet as it will be to the Saints, to find an End of all their Labours and Sorrows; So bitter will it be to the Wicked, in the fame Exit, Exit, To find that their Labours and Sorrows will never have an End. Death is call'd the Laft of all Terribles: And because it. feems to bring fome kind of Reft, The miferable that are caft into Hell fhall feek Death it felf; for fome kind of Relief expected by it; But they shall not find it and defire to Dye; but it Shall be far from 'em. Rev. 9. 6. Therefore fhall the want of Reft be counted a greater Evil, even than the Last of Terribles. Yet, O the ftupid and deplorable Blindness of Mortals in this World, That even for Nothing, They will Lofe everlasting Reft; and go down to the Place, where their Torment will admit of no manner of Reft!

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