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17
E
R.
i
;.
Ephefians,
Chap.
;.
389
onefiphorus, his
s_4
qui/a and
Prifiuffa,
whß
would
yieldtheir
nceks to
the
Rom.
16.3.4.
block,
torefcaehim
from
jeopardy.
We
muft
not
be difmayed at thefe
things.
For the Crofte
and
prafeffion
of
Chrift arealmoft
undivided
eom-
paniona
God hath
fo
preordained it:
your felvcsknow
that
we
are
appoin-
7Craf
t'
Theft:s
3
. .
ted
:hereunto.
We
mutt not
take offence at there
things,
becaufe
our
bleffedneffe
Avf«,
s.
doth nand
in
it:
13
leffedare they
that
are
not
a
fended
in me; at
my
fuffe-
rings,
not
only
in
my owne
perfon,but
in
my members,
for
thefe are
Mstth.rr.6.
the
fufferings
of
Chrift,
as
Paul
faith,
Co/off.
I.:4,
Now
I
rejoyce homy
[offerings
or
you,
andfulfill
the
refs
of the
afflillions
of
Cbrifi in
my
fIe/h,
for
his bodies
fake,which
is
the Church.
if
yee
be
railed
on
for
the
name
of
rer
rM
Chrifl,ble
£fed
areyet,
for
the
fpirit of
glory
and
of
God
rrfiah
upon
you.
This
nor falling away
in
times
of
perfecution
is a
tcdtitnony
to
us
of
Aisf
a 3.
found hearts,for
as
hypocrify
is
difcovered
in
the time
of
affliEìion,this
being his
property
that
he
will turne typpet,
and
become any thing
ra-
ther
then
fuffcr
perfecution for
Chrift
crucified
:
fo
on the contrary
there
is
difcovery made
of
him
whofc
heart
is
fincere
this being
the
proper
efTet
t
of
the Spirit
of
ßrength
love
,
and
of
a
found
heart.
a
Tim.
t.
7.
This
is a
gainful(
thing, t»tefes did
account
this
greater
richer then
Rear,
4;
the
treafures
of
Egypt;
yea
bringing above
all hope
great
bleffcdneffe
Heb.t r.
a6.
in
this
prefenr
lice,
Mark. lo. 3o.
He /haü
receive an hundred fold in this
life, and in
the
world
to come
eternal!
life.
In which
confederation
it
muff bee
our care not to
faint
when
our Yß
i.
Minifters
arc
troubled,not
toacknowledge them
in
times
of
liberty,
&
(hake
hands with them
as foon
as
the
cafe
is
altered,fuch
are like
the
(landing
brookes lob
fpeaketh
of,
drat
abound
with
water when there
is
net
lack,
but
in
the
fummerfeafon are
of
dryed
top
andwithered.
And
it
is
good
.100.16.16,
17.
to
confider
that though
theythinketo
fave themfelves
this way
,
yet Made
he
that
dash
fave
his
life
inthit
café,
cloth lofe
it,
and
he
that
lofetb
it
doth
fave
it.
It
may ferve for
a
triall
of
our faith
and
other
graces
:
if
thy
great
Yfe
:,
confidence
in
time
of
profperity,
he
changed into
feave
,
griefe,
anxie-
ty,
in
time
of
trouble
and
temptation
,
fufpest
thy
faith
to
bee
of
the
flefh, and
not
of
the
fpirit.Pfal
.rt2.E'ewi/l
not
be
afraid
ofevil!tidings,
e'fa[.rr
:.r.
i.e.
fo
farre
as
he
is
a
true believer, becaufe his
heart
is
fixed and (table
in
the Lord:
But fo
fare
as
our faith
is
fained, in
thew,
and
fle(hly
,
it
alters
and
degenerates into
flefhly feares
that
we forfake the Gofpell
promifes.
For
4u
çs
,a
double
minded
man
is
,bcaa
b 70-,
unftable.Ifwe
Jun.,.
t
have
firong defires
and
affeûions, purpofes
and
refolutions
in
time
of
ficknefle and
dangers,
and lofe
them
in
time
of
Peace, this
inconftan
Our
5 faith
cy fhewes
they
were not from the heart renewed
by that
confiant
fpi.
what
ha
our
rit or
God.
Howfoever to our
fenfe and
feeling,
wee would
affirme
one
fenfe
they
kcal
n-
and fweare
that wefpeak from
our
hearts, yet let
us
not truftour owne
ry
found.
fenfe
of
our hearts.
For the
true eftate
of
our hearts
can never bee
knowne
by
our
fenfe. Senfe can
only
judge
of
fenfuall
obje
&s
and
things,,