u6 'The Saints Jure l cor.so.IJ• wif/lttf/tr ftJJ 1110re UJ'III them, than het Jli/J I»J.Ikt then. ,sble tobe1-re. Hee gives them comfort in all their afHittions, deliverance from them, and benefit by them. In all noubles, hee moll: ccrtainely either quite frees them, or gracioufly preferves them,in them; fo farre as is bell: for his glory,and . the.i:r good ~ and ufefuU for the Church, and his other children. · Let no child of God then be difmayed or d jfcouraged for aony crofi'es, flanders, or perfe– cutions , which befall h~m for his profe+ffion, . and pra&ice of hoHnetfe and finceritie. Though Sathan bath his worke in them, and propbane and wicked men a part: yet our graciOU$ God, · fo loving and tender-hearted a Father, bath the rincipall fi roake and chiefe finger in them : · Sathans. worke, and end is , _to vexe and dif- ••CJpriaJS F.pijl. 4d-Anttmian. ti/J.+~·· ~~~ . I . . It-if evermore the rror·ke 6f the Dtt:i/1, ( faith one of the * ancient Fathers) that hee m-'y with : Lyu telf.re the fertt'allt! of G{)d, and by falfe ()pinions ffread coHcerning them 1 may defame their glo1'iom ·· 1uzme ; that fuch .Jl 11re bright in the l~e,ht of their . r owne Confcien.ce, may b~ d~Jrkentdi a11d dif!/Actfl· ~) ; t the r~port.r~ o.f otherJ~ . ~ Why1hewic· • \Vieked and propbanemen, becaufetneyare ; ked hate and . in D~rkereffe,and theirwor~esareevill,rheycan- ~ P~1f~utuho. · notcndnrethechildrcnoftighr-,and theirholi- ~ . g 1 J; ndfe of life. For t'his is the root and·fountaine ; .: of all' their malice and' crudtic ; as appeare-s . i lbhb.),r~ ! t !oh.?,. 12. CAbl PtnJ hi! brotlier; ttnd flbereffJYtflew ; 1he·him i Btt"aufe hit ownew.~ktJ_rJPere: tvill, ,And;hil hrD- ~ 'tbtrJ.• '
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