1 50 fGrace A!Joun.Jiitg art th~u like t>o have for thy P~rtion in this World? Tho'J mull: be beaten,muft beg,ftdfer hunger, cold,nakednefs,and a thoufand Cala– mities,thoug!l I c;mnot now endUre the Wind 1hould blow upon tllee; Bnt yet recalling my felf,thought I,Imill!: Yenture you all withGod, though it goetb to the quick to hmve you ; 0, I fawin this condition I was asaMan whowas pulling dt>wn liis:Honfeupon the Head of his ~ife a}ld Ch!ldr~o ; ,yet thought I, I ~uft do lt, I muft do It~: An<[no.w 1thought-of thofe ' . t'W• Milcb, l(int that ·Dttre to tllrt y the Ark of · God.intq an1ther Country.and tfl leave theirCalves iehindth1m, l.: .. SaQl. 6. 1 o,t J, 12. . 3J,o. But th~.~~hich helped me in this 1ernptatioD,was"diverscgnfiderations,ofwhich three in fpecial here.I: will name;. the firfr. was the confideration .. nf thofe two Scrip ~ ures, LeAVe thy F.ukerlefs Children I willprefor7JC·l·h~m. sdive,4ndlet thy Wid~s trr1]f inme. And.again, 7he Lord f.tid, Verily it }hall go well nnth thy Remnant, verily I will caufe the Enemy to en~reat thee ~veil in t·he timt of evil, &c. Jer. 4·9· I I. Chap I 5· n. . . 331. I had alfo this confideration, that 1f I' 1 £'10L11d now vent~re a!l _ for God, 1 en.gag~d . God to take-care of my concernments; but it~ · j forfook hirn and his way.s,, for fear of any trouble that fhould come to tne or mine; then 1 lliou!d no~ only falilfie my prqfeffion but ~ .ihould cotint~lfo t-hatnJyConcernments were not f\tf~1rt) if left at God~ feet)wbilfi ~ fi._ood • - - - -·· - - - - - • · ·- ·· • ·· - · I to
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