3. It apprehendeth the sweetness and blessedness of the nature of
the godhead, and thence persuadeth the soul to desire here communion
with him, that it may be holy, and the enjoyment of him when this
world is ended, that it may be happy in and by him for ever.
There is a man sows his field with wheat, but as he sows, some is
covered with great clods: now, that grows as well as the rest,
though it runs not upright as yet; it grows, and yet is kept down.
So do thy desires--when one shall remove the clod, the blade will
soon point upward I know thy mind; that which keeps thee that thou
canst not yet arrive to this, to desire to depart and to be with
Christ, is because some strong douht or clod of unbelief as to thy
eternal welfare lies hard upon thy desiring spirit. Now let but
Jesus Christ remove this clod, and thy desires will quickly start up
to be gone.
UPON THE SWALLOW.
This pretty bird, O how she flies and sings! But could she do so if
she had not wings? Her wings bespeak my faith, her songs my peace.
When I believe and sing, my doubtings cease.
TRUST.
Why, this is the case, thou art bound for heaven, but the way
thither is dangerous. It is beset everywhere with evil angels, who
would rob thee of thy soul. What now? Why, if thou wouldst go
cheerfully on in thy dangerous journey, commit thy treasure, thy
soul, to God to keep.
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