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 and they go sweating up the furrows: So are God's children yoked, till he loose and ease them, and call then to his supper; and then they rest from their long summer day's toil. Ye marvel to see the wicked get so good cheer, and to wallow in pleasures; and ye startle at Providence here, when ye see the godly in trouble; but the reprobates are not called to the marriage-supper of the Lamb. Wonder not that God gives a greedy dog a bone; and so indeed is the world to them Let them get their bellyful of it, but they shall, for all that, ly down in sorrow, without tasting of the marriage-supper. Isa I. II.

And be said unto me These are the true sayings of God Angels has got a taste of Christ at the beginning and have learned something that they had never known, if men had not fallen; and though they be but beholders, and eat not of the supper, as we do, yet when Christ's meat is on the table, it casts a good smell, and they delight to learn something sore of Christ which they knew not before. If they say, much more cause have we to say so that God's word is faithful and true: all the messes of the supper are for us; his flesh is meat indeed to us, and his blood is drink indeed to us. Say ye, will not all men, as well a angels, say so? Do any deny God's word and savings to be true? It will be thought men for shame will not give God the lie in his face. Indeed in general, we say God's word is true, but when it comes to practice, we stand not to give him the lie in his face Like archers, who set their eye upon the mark. and when all is done, the bow it breaks and the arrow falls at their foot.— Whilst conference keeps in general, and is