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'Ufes
uee
are
to
rrtàke
of
the
JLtinífiry
ofthe
C.ofpere
have
been
amazed at
it,
but
we feeing
the
Sunne .every
day,
therefore
we prize
it not,
and
fo we
prize not the Minil'ery,
becaufe it
is fo
ordinary
a.:
ong(1
us, and
fò
common, but
if
it
,.were
not
fo
common amongll us, we fhouid prize
it
more
;
the
light of the Gofpel
we
(hould rejoyce
at
ir,
what
an
altera-
tion
would
it
make
in
our
hearts,
if
wee prized it
as
we ought
to doe,
the enjoyment of the Gofpel
it
recompenceth
any
af-
fli
&ion whatfoever, I will give
you
an
excellent Scripture for
that
in
'lead of
all, in
the
;o
Chap.
of Ifaiah,
20,
2á verfes.
.And
though
the
Lordgive
you
the bread
of
adverfity, and
the
water
of
ajfitUion,
yet
not
thy teachers
be
removed
into
a
corner any more, but
thine
eyes
'hall
fee
thy
teachers.
And
thine
.4ares'hall
heare a
word
behind
thee,faying
;
This
is tLe
way,
walke
ye
in
it,when ye turne
to
the
right
band,and
when ye turn
e
to
the left. Although faith
he, the Lord
fhall
give
you
the
bread of
affliC`ìion,
and
the water of
ofiic`lion,is
there
any
thing
can
recompence
this
?
yes
there
is
fomewhat
that
can
recont-
pence this,
although he gives
this, yet
your
teachers
!Lill
be
removed into the corners
no
more,
you (hall
have
them that
(hall
convey
the Miniffery
of the
Gofpel unto
you.
Now
the
putting
out of our lights
is
not
fo
much
in
the power
of
proud
men
as
heretofore,
but the Lord
bath
delivered
us
from
them,
this
is
a
mercy
to
be
prized,
and we
should
be willing
to en-
duré
forne
trouble that
wee
might
have
light
,
we
love
lil;htA
'fònie
houfes, we are loth
to
live
in
dungeons
and dark houfes,
if
you would have
light, yotrmuft
endure
fume trouble
by
breaking
the
walls for
a
window
for
to let
in
fome
light, but
he
is
loth to
endure trouble,
and
fo
fits in
darknefs,
you
would
.
account this
man
to
be
£óoli(h,
;
if
a
child feeth
his
father
breaking a place 'in the wall,'
the
child wöndreth
what
his
fa-
`ther
doth,
but
the
father
is
willing
to endure
trouble
fo: to
have
light thereby
;
there
bath
been
a
great
deale
of
trouble
and difquiet
in
our
Kingdome,
as
if
it
had
been
a
breaking
in
peices,
but
we hope
it
is
but
for
the letting
in
of
light,
nay
there
is
now
a
great deale
of.
errour
prevailes more then e-
'ver,
for
the Deviii
envies
at the light
of
the Gofpel,
and
he
raifeth
out
of
the bóttom ofchi pit
fumes and foggs
and
miffs,
he