⟨the⟩ ſufferings and tears of the ſaints ſhall be ⟨wiped⟩ away and removed, but not fully, while the life ⟨to⟩ come; for here is Chriſt's welcome home to poor ⟨sinners⟩; for they come all to him with wet faces, ⟨and⟩ bleared with tears for ſin, and the manifold ⟨troubles⟩ in this Life; and Chriſt meets them at the ⟨door⟩ with a fair ſoft Napkin in his hand, and puts ⟨up⟩ his hand to their faces, and ſays, Hold your ⟨tongue⟩, my dear bairns, ye ſhall never weep again. ⟨And⟩ indeed, in my judgement, it is a ſpeech borrowed from a mother that has a bairn with a broken ⟨face⟩ all bloody, and all bleared with tears, and it ⟨comes⟩ to her, and woes her heart to ſee him ſo, ⟨and⟩ ſhe ſits down and wipes the tears from his eyes, ⟨and⟩ lays her hand ſoftly on the wound, and lays ⟨his⟩ head in her breaſt, and dights away the blood, ⟨and⟩ lays her two arms about him, and there is no ⟨end⟩ of fair words. So when Chriſt and we ſhall ⟨meet⟩ in heaven, he will huſs us up, and wipe ⟨away⟩ all tears, and lay our heads in his boſom. See how he alludes to this place, Iſa. liv. 11. 'O thou afflicted, toſſed with tempeſt, and not comforted: behold, I will lay thy foundation with ſapphires,' &c. It is there, to ſpeak ſo, our Lord ⟨is⟩ ruing that ever he had handled his ſaints as he ⟨did⟩, Iſa. lxv. 18. 'Be glad and rejoice for evermore in that which I create; for behold, I create Jeruſalem a rejoicing, and her people a joy.' verſe 19. 'And I will rejoice in Jeruſalem, and joy in my people, and the voice of weeping ſhall be no more heard in her, oor the voice of crying.' If ⟨ever⟩ there was a blyth meeting between two, it muſt be between the bridegroom and the bride in the marriage-day. And what a meeting there is of joy betwixt ſuch a bridegroon and bride cannot be conceived: For Chriſt that day will have on all his
