io 8 Gerttrall direcáiotas for a felves with evils part, or fearing any to come; but thorow their whole life enjoy entirely and with full fecuritie,ali con. tentments and pleafures incident to their natures, fave onely when they are pinchedwith fenfe of relent paine. What a (have then is is toMan, who being honoured with the ex- cellencyof an understanding, reafonable, andprovident fpi- rit, whereby hee out-fhines all other creatures, like an An- gel upon earth , fhould by the abufe and milimployment thereof, make it a 'manes untohimfelfe, to become more miferable in this refpe& then a brutebeat} sec Roeez.;.aa, Nowmany and fweet are the places and promifes inGods Book; whichmay ferve as precious counter- poifons , and cordials,againft thiscarkingvenome, which haunts with too often infinuations, even themolt heavenlymiede; but eates continually like a Canker into the carnali heart : They are fuch as thefe : Iwillnever leave thee nor forfake thee. He- breves 13.r Shouldeft thou fall into the fiery triall, affured- lythy merciful! God would either fupply thee with a fùper- naturall andextraordinary power and patience over that molt exquifite paine; or elfe, abate and leflen the rage ofthe flames for thy fake. Allthings worke together for good, to them that loveGod, Rom. 8.2 8. Sinne, in its owne nature, is the deadlieft and rankelt poyfon to the foule; and in it felfe , thegreateft evill that isor can bee; yet Gods ii:finite Power and W donae, which at final drew light out of darkenefle, as a skilfull ,Apothecarie deales withpoyfon, fo orders and tempers it to his, that byaccident it proves medicinable muchmore doth Hee turne to their good, crofles, difgraces , lofles of earthly things, povertie,want,life,death, any thing,every thing. rod isfaithfull, who will notfuf fer you to bee temptedabove thatyou are able; brat will with the temptation alto nuke away to efcape, thatyee may bee able to beareit,r Cor.io.Y3.ltis Gods Childs peculiar, in the cafe of afhiaionsand all future troubles, to expea fupportation in them, benefit by them, deliverance out ofthem. HeethatJarednot his owne Sonne , how (hall hee not withhim alfofreelygive tts all things, Rom. 8. 3 2. If Iefus Chriftbe ours 'it is infinitelyabfurd to feare flavifhly, either hurt
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