Meditations and Observations , Theological'I

the sore-ward, and hope and reward in the rere-ward, marshal!all their forces, and love in the maine battell, or rather tata intuto ft tata in cjvalibtt parre, animates every one to valour andvictory : punishment is servile, and hope of reward is mercena-ry. fhee isa third motive which is the peculiar character of aChristian minde, and that is love. And this wir.ds up a Christi-ans affections to rhit intention ofzeale and fervency. Rewardhath an attractive, and punishment an impulsive, but love haths compulsive facultie : reward drawes him, punishment driveshim, but love hales him forward to the dilcharge of his dutyhope like a tender mother enticeth him with a reward,feare likea severe Master incites him with a punishment, but love like asoveraigne Lord commands him. Hope hales before him, andfeare blowes behind him , and both on each side rowe him,but love within like the very soule of obedience, teacheth hima natural! motion..

LXXVI.

Bees are neate and cleanly creatures, and careful! to carrieforth all drosse, soile, and filth, least their hives should be de-filed ; yet sometimes because of long violent colds, many ene-mies, weaknesses, because of some distempers ,it is requisite forthe Bee master to helpe in the purging of them. The Church ofGod after a long time of peace is apt to gather and contractDr. § bb>, corruption, as water doth by standing, as the ayre it seise will,The Churt lies if it have not the wind to purge it. And as it is in the bodies ofvibration. men, if they be not curiously looked unto (after a certain time)they will gather such a burden of humours, as will rise to a di-stemper, so that they must be let blood or purged, &c. Such isthe infirmitie of mens nature, and the malice of Satan,that ene-my to mankind, that the best of Gods people will quickly ga-ther some distemper or other , and stand in need of purging.And we are as much beholding to Gods corrections as to hiscomforts in this world, without which we should quickly settleupon our dregs.

LXXVI I.

‘ B:e$ in the honey-season befiirre themselves; the winter is

long,