whenwe be exercifed withmany 6. long .a f ions. truely godly, and loving of God. If God throw us downe, we mull waite to be comforted of him, accor- ding to the yeares .wherein we have felt afflictions, To fay, we cannot th rke that fuch a thing {ball ever doe us good, that ever we foel1 al efcape ont offuch a danger, that ever we í1;a1l feegood dayesafter thefe and there tryals, dr,,th argue great weaknefle andunbeliefe. For what can- not he make for ourgood, in what dillreile and anguith cannot revive, who calleth light out of darknefle, and things that are not as ifthey were , ifwewill give glory to his Word by teeing upon it ? The heart knoweth the bitternej e thereof, and theoranger (hall not meddle with it!joy, Tins living by faith in times of' triall and viftation; dath fit and . prepare the heart to thankfulneffe when light flhail thine fromon high ; and thatfo much the more, as our affiaionshave beene the fharper,or of greater conti- nuance. Returne, 0 Lord, how long, and let it repent thee concerning thyfervants;0far isfae ins early with thy mercy ; that wemay reloyce and be glad all our dayes. Thou haft turne¡for nse my mourning into dancing ; thou haft put of myfackçloth, andgirdedme with gladne fj'e : To the end that myglory maylingpraire to thee, andnot befilent:0 Lordmy God, Iwillgive thankes unto theefor ever. If one heale a trifling difeafe, it neither fo bindeth the patient, nor corn- mendeth the Phyfician : hut if ore heale us of force deadly incurable malady , O we fay then wee could never have met with fuch a Phytìcian , not the like in the world as=,aine. Thou broughteft us into the net, thou la: o offlîEZion upon our laines, those haft cats/err men to ride over our heads, we went through fire, and through water ; but thou broughtefi us ant into awealthy place. I will goe into thy koala with burnt Offrings, I will pay thee nay vowes. It will beobje6ed , That in afi&ion faith feemeth to bemoll weake, and corruptionmoll flirting. And true it is, that many doubtful' thoughts afcend in1 Z 3 Chri- 34I. PfaLgo, 15. Pfa1.85.6. Cor.4.6. Ram.4. 1 7. áro.14. 10. Pfal.go:131t4; îfal.3ò. I I, a. Pfa1.3 5.z8. Pfa1.66. IT, 12,13, Prevention of Obie t!ions. That inaffriE ió faith is weake CI' corruption furring.
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