. The considerations of Drexelius upon eternity . itory and tempa-ral, that finally we lofe not the thingswhich are EiernaU and give us grace towalk in their fteps, andto follow their goodexample, of whom Saint Augnjtinefyczk-cth ; Many there are, faith he, that wil-lingly come under the yoke, and of proudand haughty men, become humble andlowly, defiring to be what before theydefpifed, and fiating to be what before theywere; patting by, like {hangers, thingsprefent, and making halte with greedinefsafter things to come. They pant in theirrunning towards their Eternal Country,E,4 P«- jQ The thir
. The considerations of Drexelius upon eternity . itory and tempa-ral, that finally we lofe not the thingswhich are EiernaU and give us grace towalk in their fteps, andto follow their goodexample, of whom Saint Augnjtinefyczk-cth ; Many there are, faith he, that wil-lingly come under the yoke, and of proudand haughty men, become humble andlowly, defiring to be what before theydefpifed, and fiating to be what before theywere; patting by, like {hangers, thingsprefent, and making halte with greedinefsafter things to come. They pant in theirrunning towards their Eternal Country,E,4 P«- jQ The third Confide rat ion preferring Abftinence before Fulnefs,Watching before Sleep, and Poverty be-fore Riches, accounting labour in theconquer! of vices to be but pleafure, lo-ving their enemies, palling by injuries;and all for the hope of an Eternal who then would not fuffer any extre-mity and labour, to purchafe unto thenv-iclves an Eternal reward? THE 9*7 Xhtve conJicUreJL-tke dtvyej ef oUL+Jkzyesirej ef nxiiettt lurt&r. Tf: y€.$. Thy ammtjfafr by-rn*ike voit* ofthTnanhtUrewuL abtmt »*■&* arrows effrefmtvnn^ upn Eternity* J)i THE FOURTH CONSIDERATION UPON ETERNITT. How holy David meditated upon Ete rntiyand how we Jhould imitate him. THat God fiiould punifh the Ap-fiate Angels and Men condemnedat the laft day, with Sternal pu-•nfhments, this hath feemed fo ftrange toFome and fo incredible, that Origen him-felf (a man otherwife of an admirable witind excellent learning, very well skilledn Scripture, ) hath been lb bold as toteach, That the Devils and the Damnedafter a certain time, when they (hall befufficiently purged by the fire from theirfins, fhall at length be reftored £/&. grace. But St. Augujline and ^ *^jothers convince him and con- tatej)eidemn him of this his error. cA±2z*Yet notwithstanding this error ^£* *. hath found in the world many ■ favourers. 8fc The third Confederation favourers. Certain Hereticks called theAnitiy have difleminated
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