362 Howfhould Cbri.Flistn behAve him felf Serm, a?. rife z, be within David, while God flood over him with that outward rod bow God might fet on that outward blow with force irward fmart, and rebuke upon his Spirit in fuch an intimation as this, O ! David, thou that wert fo obliged to me more than thoufands IT make the know 'tis an evil and bitter thing to provoke me, a4 difhonour my. Name as thou haft done,thy child is dead,A6folom is gone with a curfe, and Adonijah (hall follow,and now what haft thou gotten by hearken- ing to temptations, and pleating thy felf in the enticements of thy naughty heart ? no queflion but there were Lome fuch workings of God' difpleafure within him, and therefore no wonder be took on fo heavily, as Ppd. 39. i r. therefore do not pats ferrence upon the Godly in their extremities till thou canft hear and fee ail the bitter. nefs of their Condition. 2. The fecond word is to the Godly. I. They which are not but may be h.fet with this double perplexity. 2, They which are. I. Art thou in a!late of freedom and exemption, 61e Gr,d, thy lot is very comfortable, but be not fecure,indulge not thy frlf with a pertwa Lion, that it will always 1; fl, For i. Thou haft married Chrift wlr h his Crofs, or not,at all, thou art delivered from the Curie indeed, but thou art appointed to the Crofs, and can fl not with integrity except any part thereof, that without or that within. 2. Outward aff ietions and troubles may be many,and heavy; one upon the neck of another, and by reafon of them though they come finge, thou mail endure an hard brunt, and have enough to exercife thy whole flrength of Faith, and patience. 3. Inward Aflli &ion may come, and that's far more heavy and grie- vous, the Soul is infinitely more tender than the body, and yet fcald. ing water upon the eye, can very hardly be endured. O then ! a wound- ed ffirit, who can bear that ? 4. 'f is not improbable , nor unufual that both thefe roes may come upon thee at once,and then thy affli &ton is as a load upon a bro- ken back g now thou, wilt have thy hands full indeed, and very hardly be faved ; now thou wilt need not onely all the ftrength which thou haft, but all which thou rnightfl have had. 2. You'l f .y, Sirs, what (hall we do I Anfwer as in natural dilllempers.) i. You mull take tome pre- paratives,and prophula&icks, to prevent the difeafe if it may be, or at leali to break the llrength of it, if it cloth corne, that we may not f yak µpdcr it. 2. SQIne
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