when godly mourners fball be comforted. 99 They fhall be comforted. But when, when (hall they be comforted When,Why they (hall then be comfoi.ced when the wicked fhall be iorrowfull, In the 6 5 of Ifa. 13. Where there is let forth the different condition of the Saints, and the wicked and ungodly ; Therefore thus faith the Lord God,behold my fervants fhall eat, but ye fhall be hungry : behold my fervants fhall drinke; but ye fhail be thirfly,behold my fervants fh, It rejoyce; but ye fhall be of hamed ; behold my fervants fhallfsng for joy ofheart, but ye rail cry, for forrow of heart, and (hall bowie for vexation offpirit: Then shall you have comfort when the ungodly shall be a- fhamed. And then fecondly, You it all be comforted,there is a time' when the Lord will communicate unto you the choyceft of his Mercies : Now the Lord communicates himfelfe,butin a very fmall and little way in comparifon to what he do:h intend, this time of a mans life, is not the time of comfort, you know what Abraham laid to Dives, fon remember that in thy life time: thou hadfl thy good things, thy }oyes, thy comforts, and 4-4.2,- zaru-s had his evill shings, he had forrow and g:iefe : It is not belt my Brethren for us to feeke to have our comforts and lior- dons in this life time, becaufe this is not the time for God. to éommudcate the choyce 6f his mercy, but it's a - great deale better that our comforts'liould be referved to that tune -when God (hall wen the rich treafury of his mercy. All the things of this wo ld are but the giving a few crumbs : I remember Luther faith of the whole Turki,h Empire, It': only a crumb of bread, that the great Ma(ler o f the houfe doch ca. fl` unto ddggs: They have but there crumbs here ; but there is a time who God will deàl öut the choyce of his mercies, he will o;,rh all the treafures of his grace, and communicate them unto his Saints. They fball be comforted. And then we ',ball be comforted when we (hall be more ca- pable of comfortthen nov we are, Ind then to be comfo -ted it ìs the belt, `Blef'ed are they that mourne , they fhall'be comforted : And this comfort that the mourners (hail have,. 0 2 Shall
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