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 at leasure; ye came out of the world, as Lot came out of Sodom sweerly. Put every day some of your journev over, and ye and he meet; but ye stand still and sleep: ye are like a drunkard that says we are over-long here in the ale house, and yet sit still, and drink on. It were not telling us that the marriage came when we seek in there is a great part of the wedding garment yet still unready.

The marriage-supper of the Lamb. Gospel-promises and mercies are called a marriage-supper. God calls no brass and gold he calls blessedness in Christ a supper and a marriage-supper; wherein are all pleasures that can delight hearing and tasting for music and good chear; it is a supper after which meek men got rest and the night's sleep, for the saints have many a hungry dinner in this world.Pleasures, the husk that the swiny feed on, the devil's draff The pleasures of sin for a season, Heb. xi 25. The have much, oil and labour the long summer day: but here is their blessedness, they know of a hearty meal of meat at night, and rest in the bosom of their well-beloved Christ. After this supper there is no such toil and trouble as is after dinner; men have no rest but are weary and laden till Christ and they meet; they are ay under Satan's yoke till Christ loose them Hab. ii. 13. Jer. ii 20. Of old I have broken thy yoke &c faith the Lord. God's people were in Satan's yoke, and under abominable slavery in Egypt, till upper came, that they got some rest and sleep. Satan has men yoked in a plough and persist pleasure, and honour are his iron pticking ad: Basaam hears of gold and honour, and Juda, of money;