That true comfort is to be sought in God alone.
MY soul, thou canst not be fully comforted, but in God, the comforter of the poor, and the helper of the humble.
Wait [♦]awhile, O my soul, wait the divine promise, and thou shalt have abundance of all good things.
[♦] “awile” replaced with “awhile” per Errata
*Use temporal things, desire eternal.
Thou canst not be satisfied with any temporal good, because thou art not created to enjoy them.
Although thou hadst all created good, yet wouldst thou not be happy or blessed; but in God, that hath created all things, thy whole happiness consisteth.
Vain and short is all human comfort.
Blessed and real is that comfort, which is received inwardly from the truth.
A devout man every where carrieth with him Jesus his comforter, and saith unto him, “Be present with me, Lord Jesus, in every place and time.