' I' ( 24) 3. That ou~ inward rpiritual good 1 fs gooc;l fo~ us, fo. far fort~ as it tendS' to .our eternal g<>.>od :,and: , th~ refore grace is. ever got:>d for us. It's ever true; It's good to be hvly, good to be humble, to be in , the fear of G.·od, and to flottritb in his grace. W~ may have too much-Money, too much Credit, but v'-:e can neyer have too much grace. Our greatefl: flourifhiug and fruitfulnefs in grace, will certainly ~bound to our more full reward. · 4· Note; That this is the plain fe-nce and n1ean~ ing.of thepromife, All thingsJh/1/,!l wor~ [for good,] that is, W_hatfoever befalls, iliall cer~ainly ·promote qur it"'ternal, and efernal ,~clfare ; And as far fonh. as the outward Priviledgesof the Cofpel, yea, and ~he rgood things of this life, conduce towards this,, all l11all work for thefe ai[o. If it be good for us to ~e rich,,if it be good for us to be in honour, good fot: ,us to be .'!t liberty ; good fbr our S,ouls, good in :r~- --feren~e to our eternal Hate ; if it be good for us that we enjoy the Minilhy of th~ Gofpel; there lhall noth~ng befall us, that £hall hinder ; there fhall be ·· no~hing ~vanting -to.us 1 ~hat mig~t ~~rther th~s Otft good·. · , . - The fumme is, That all providential di[penfa~ ~ions ilia!!_ b~ f<Yordered, that we {hall want noching but what its hetter wane than have : We t1u11 fuffer ' ' . ; \ . ; ' . I ~othing ,bu; wht.t w~ sanno~ well be wit~out, but w~~t the good of mir Souls requires, ; and r_.hat wh1ch we d0 poifefs, <ltid tha_t which we do fuffer, {hall n~t fail of bringing ~bout its el)d, t)1e adyan– ~ing our ete rnal good. Anq if this be-the me~ning,_ what a glorious J)ro– miie is this ? \'\'bat can a.ny radonil m.:1n defiye more ? nothing tball befall h~m but iliall be f6rh1~. ~ood ~
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