.A L L - s Vp F I c I E N c Y. that difc.ipline an9 nurture, which the childe is fubjeet ro;and he hath rnoney,in his pm-fe many times, when the fonne hath none:he bath many liberties, whichthechildeis deprived of. The reafon is, becaufe it is the time of his nurture, andfo fayth the Lord' to Ifrad, I coul~ haue .brought youinto the land ofCanaan at the firll:: it wasnodifficult thing tome,butJledyf!u fortie years;towhat pm·pofe':' De(Jt. 8. that I might te_acl; thee(faythhe)th4t I might"nurture thee,thatthou · mighrfl: learnetoknowme,&to know thy felfe: that I might humhleyou>that you .mightlearne by that tofeethevanitie andemptineffe of thecrea– ture.SotheLordd~ales with his children;butyet whyfhould you not becontenttohaue him alone for your portion~ Hehathalfgood for you, it is no.t for want ofgoodwill towards.you, that you haue it not,. it is not for want of power, but be'- In this life Gods chil– dren are nur. tured byaf· fliaions • Deut. S.z. f• .caufe it is bdt for you to,wantir:Therdorethat alfois anfwered, that thechildrenofGodwant, & thofe thatarehis enemieshaue abundancc,hut theyarebutland-iloudsofcomforts,that make a ·great thew,&hauefomereality itnhem tocomfort for the prefent,butit is but apond,itis buta· Simiie. land-floud,thefpi'ingofcomfort bdongsonely" · . . to the Saints,itmayhe, theirsarebutlittle_, but The"comforrs yet t~yare fpringing,they are renewed·ro them• ot Gods~chtl. _from day to d:ay, they are fuch fpringsas make ~;~ fprJng. gladtheheart ofaHthe houihold' ofGod:;,A-nd·' therfore,whatifGodsenemies h:me abundance~- it isbut as fummer- flowers, though they be fetin • ·gawdieplaces, yet.they arebut:llipper-y:.places, though . '·
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