Bolton - Houston-Packer Collection BX9339.B65 A2 1641

comfortable walkingwith God Y i fary, and preventionofdangers. But this is not diítrefl"efull, but delightful!, becaùfe enloyne'd by God : See iTi000th. 5. 8. (For a performance of Gods Commandement, and the a Guando Irene very a&C ofObedience with finceritie , fhould beget much f bi reagi et i oaa- fpirituall fweetneflè , delight, and joy in the heart.) - And a.vel infufione qua faire, eafie, unangryprovidence for things needfull and time di päñmúsr- to come, fweetnedwith the life of Faith , and a patient rely- ance g,udio ; cúm ati. upon Godswife and merciful! difpofingall our affaires,;cuius vel L udia, veri opera Deo and their fuccefje, is one thing : and a reftleffe carking, and probantur. Imh. purfuite after things uüneceflàry, imaginary , and fometiines De Cain abet impofl'ible, embittered with many ilavifhfearesof famed or future evils, is another, It is profitablealfo to gather mat- ter fromtime part, bycontemplationof youthfullpollutions, crones andcorreiçtions for finfull courfcs, companions in ini- guitie, or any - other aggravating circumftances, for thegin- creafe of godly forrow, andhatred of fame. But this is joy- full, and eafech the heart; for howfoever carnali joy and forrow can never confift together at the fame time ; yet thatwhich isChriftian, b fweetely ought, and may,ofwhat t' Perverrum alg_ fort foever the forrow be. For Eli, cauíes of it, fromwith- quid videtut do- fetmo divi- out, as reproches, perfecutions, fhame, crowne the Chrillia]s nus,cere Flere in head with abundance of g for Y , his heart with joy , his tiä l : & in mmrorc ii foule with ble%dnefle , i Peter q.. 14. Ads 5.4 i C%fit- mmætarrore lætanaudi té these 5. I o, Secondly , if it bee inward, for finiteand cor- Gloziamur,incluit, m tribulationibus ruption, there is great matter of much joy; for it'fweetiy ttom:s3 mks. =h fignifes the foftning and melting ofthe heart, and by confer- &éa.t 36.Betteá quent, theprefence of Gods fanaifying Spirit: Such tearer ridebitisin lacry_ as built out of alieart oppreft with griefe for fitine , are like mis,Idem.Tom.g. an Aprill lhowre , which though it wet a little, yet it be- tag. 1022. gets a great dealeof fweetneffe in the hearbes , flowers, and fruits of the earth. A great man : guilty of high Treafon, cornes to the Blöcke to ioofe his head : in the verynicke, whenhe is ready to-lay downe his necke, a gracious Pardon is fhownfrom theKing , whereuponhe burfls out out aboun- danely into teares , fpringiiìgpartly from anangry indigna- tion agairifi himfelfe., for his traytercus carriage towards fo fiender-heartedaPriuce, partly from an explicable joyfull fenfe.

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