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ObjeEliors
anfirered.
fuffici;.nt
to fupport
the
foul
in
the
darkeff of
times of
forrow.
and when
thou findeft
the
lead
comfort in thy
foule in
fence,.
then
Bye
to
the word
and
fetch
it
out
by
faith.
Thirdly, Confider
though
it be
long
before comfort come,
yet
this
is
no
ffrai
ge
thin?,
that thou art
kept
without comfort
for
a
while, The moll
precious
Saints
that
ever
God
had,
have
been kept
a
longtime without comfort,though they
have done
God
much
fervice,
and have
been very
faithfull with him,
yet
they
have
walked
in
darks
efle for
all
this,
and
their
hearts
have
been at
a
difiance from
God
in
point
of
comfort,
as
we
may fee
in
Hemanì
pp
88.7.14)1
ç.See how he fpeaks
there,
T
hr
wrath
lyeth
bard
upon
me,
I
am
pre9'ed
down
even
unto
hell,
and thou
haft
affiiL
ed
me
with all
thy
waves; the
terrors
of
the
4I1mighty
they
Rick
faff
upon
my
(rats
;
Lord
why
cafte thoú
off
my foule, why
Weft
thou
thy
face from me ?
Shall
I
never
be
remembred any
more
?.
I
am afffa
led
and
ready
to dye
from
my
youth up,
while
IPuffer
thy
terrors
I
am
diftraEl
-ed.
He
was
even
a
man
of
forrowes
;
here
is
the condition
of
a
Godly
and wife
man;
So
David in
the
rig
Pfal:
8r,8ä.
verfes. M)foui
fainteth
for
thy
falvation%,
mine
eyes
fable
for
thy
word,
fray_
ing,
when
wilt
thou
comfort me
.
When I
read thy word
I
read that
which may
comfort
me, but
I
cannot be com-
forted,
I
read
thofe Scriptures
that
have
comforted others, but
alas,
I
cannot find
any comfort
for
me,
they
fpeak
no peace to
me
;
Lord
when
wilt
thou comfort
me
?
So
that
this
is
rto
flrange
thing, thou haft
compactions
in this
thy
farrow, in
this
heavy
aCfii6tion
of thine, do
nor
fay
God
never
did
the
like
to
any
:No,
there
are
records in Scripture
you fee
of
otherguef e
men then
you
are who have
been
in
the
clouds.
Fourthly, Confider,
All this while though
comfort
play,
yet
thy
farrow
is
a
working comfrfrt for
thee,
thine
attic
&ions
are but
working
greater
C-
otífolations,and whetícornfort comes
thou wilt
fee caufe
toMetre
God
that
comfort
came no
fooner,
thou
wik not
have
any
caufe
to
repine
but robletlè
Cod
that
comfort
was
fo
long
delayed,
thou
wilt
fay
then,I
had
been
undone had
I
beery
delivered
fooner.
It
was
the Speech
of
Mr.
Bates
inprifon,
1Pere
God
I
am
not
in
m)
crone
or
an
my
enerni