Howto live byfaith in times of troubles, &c. AndI-ere, if the diftrcffed Chriftian have wafted his fpirits w ith violent and continuati forrow, he muff be admonifhed not to thinke, that prefentlyhe fhould reco- ver former livelineffe andability. Sathan will not ceafe to fulgef} , that thiscourfe he bath now fet upon is vaine and fruitleffe, becaufc he finds more dulneffe and lo;giflinefte, then formerly. But he mull tell himfelfe, thät naturali powers, once weakened, are not footle re- paired ; and in fuch cafe, when ftirrings be leffe, the worke of grace may be more found then heretofore. Livelineffe and ac4iveneffe is greateft in youth, bur the truth of grace greater in age. Therefore he mull not fcrupulouftyquefkionhis Rate, becaufe he feeles himfelfe more feeble, and lcffe alive then in former times. CHAP. VII. How re live byfaith in the timesoftrouble and ad- verfsty,tiecially when we be exertfed with many and long of f iflions A Ffi ionsare not more ordinary, then bardenfome .n. andheavy tobe borne. Ullany are the troubles of the righteous, and manifold the infirmities of the righte- ous in their troubles. Sometimes they take email coun- fell ; fometimes they fret and murmur; fometimes they faint and defpairefor a fit. 'Davidfaid inhis heart, I,j%all nowperijhone day by the handofSaul:there is nothingbetter for me,then that I fbouldipeedily efcape into the land of the Philiflines. I faid in my hafle, I ane cut of from before thineeyes. I rememb,redGodandwas troubled : Icomplai- ' ned, and my fpirit was over-whelmed. Will the Lord call offer ever? andwill beebefavourable nomore ? Is his mer- cycleane goneforever : cloth hispremifefaileforevermore ? X4 which atz ON..- Pfal.44.rg: Sam0.7.1. MI.; 1.22. Verfe 7. Verfe t.
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