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.5.5

Principles

for

fuffering,

41.

determined

before

hand and

ordered

by

God;

Therefore

you

knowwhat

Chrtff

faith Shall 1

not

drinkthc

cup

that

my.

Fa-

tl?er

path

given metodrinl`,?

13e

fpake

it

of

his

fufferings,

and

fo

fhould every

one

that

is

called

to

fuller for

the truth

reafon

thus with themfelves,

and

beat

down any

rifings

of their

fpirits

againfi

thofe

fufferings

;'

Shall

I

not

drinkthe

cup_

that

my

Fa-

ther hath given

me to

drink?

It's

a

bitter

cup

indeed

that

my

friends fhould

hate me,

that

I

fhould prejudice

my eftate,'and

prejudice

my

liberty,

and

411

thefe outward comforts,

and

live

a-

mtferable

life

for our wards

in

this world,.

I

but !hall

I

not

-drink the

cup

that

my

Father hath

given

.me

tb

drink

?

That's

the

feaventh principle.

Eightly, That

when

ever

we

fuifer for

Chrifi, Chrifi

Puffers

with us, we are partakers of his fufferings, and he

is

partakers

of

our fufferings, in

the

63.Ifa:

9. In

all

their

afflit'f

ons

he

eras

affliEled

:

Why it's

a

great fupport

and

comfort to

one

to

think,

why my

friends do

fimpathife

with'me,and

are affec-

ted

with

my fufferings

;

Know now

that

Jefus:

Chrift

loth

fimpathife with

you in your fufferings, yea

he

Puffers as

much

as

you,

land

mòre

then

you in,all your fufferings,and

therefore

`it's

Paid

of

Mofes,

That

he accounted

the

reproach

ñfChriflgrea

ter

riches

The

confìderation

now

that

they are Chrifts

fuf-

ferings,

is Many

wayes ufefull to

help

the

foulin

fufferings,for

not

only

that

Chtift

will

pitty them,

and compafiionate

them,

but

certainly Chrïfi

fufferingwith

them,

he will

help

them to

bare

them too

?

Why

?

becaufe

thew

are

his

own fufferings?

and

therefore

he will

order

thy

fufferings

,

and

moderate

them; thou:canfinever fufferin the

caufè

of Chrift, but

Chrifi

doth

bare

the

weightieft end of the

ftaffe,

this

now

is

a

mighty

help

againft

fufferins,

and

fupport in

it.

Ninthly, There

is

more evil

in

fufferings

before they

come

in imagination,

then when they

are come:How many that

have

been

imprifoned for

a

good

caufe,

have profeft

they

never

thought imprifonment

was

fo eafie

to

bare asnow they

find

it,

and fo

Joffe

of eftate,

and loffe

of friends, they

are

in-

deed

terrible before they

come , but

ufually

when they

are

upon

the

Saints

they

find

them not

fo hard

and

grievous

to

them.

Tenthly,