i16 How mourners fhould order their mourning. that they may fay, there are :bleifed, though in a fad conditi- on. Now for this I would intreat you to take notice of theft Rules. Firíl of all , ( which I delire you would principally mind ). In your mourning be fure that you keepe good thoughts of God, whatsoever your troubles be, let them not raise tumults and hard thoughts of God ; Let not the Devill prevaile fo far over you as to caufe your hearts to rife againft God : This bath the great care of the Saints to keepe down -their hearts this dillemper. In the 43 Pfal. g v, fee how David there chides his own heart , and rebukes ir, he gives it a fe- cret checke, and a curbs why art thou cat dome.; ,my foule thou wouldefl be,a riling again(i God now, but cóme done ; why art thou call downe, Ile goe unto God my exceeding joy, It's a good thing when the have any reafonings in our hearts about the fadnefie of our flares , to lay this concluffon in the bottome ; Ter Clod is,good to Ifrael; yet God is wood, though. I am under misery and forrow, yet God is good CO the Saints, thofe that are in a fad Condition : Thofe that are in a fad con- dition, love to be inuring and meditating on their forrows and a111iction3 in their thoughts : But when thou doefl thus be fure you lay this foundation, firíl before ever you thinke of your forrowes, Ter the Lord is ,good ; whatfoever becomes of me, the Lord is good, and his counfells are fure and fteadfafl. David was much call downe in his fpirit in the 13 Pfal. I. yet fee how he laies this for a Conclufion, Ter. god is good to Ifrael ; fo fay thou thus , yet the Lord is good to my foule., whatfoever fence faith,& whatfoever temptations fay,or Satan would make me beleeve, yet god isgood to Ifrael, yet God is good to my foule..So in the z a of 3 er: 1. R ghteous art thou Lord, when I plead with thee, yet let me takke with thee of thy yudgements; Marke how he laies this before he would goe to reaíon the cafe,he Juflides God, Thou art righteous ô Lord, jet let me reafon with thee : fo when thoughts arife in our hearts about our fad conditions,when we ponder and mule upon them in our hearts, yet let us be Pure to fay, Thou art righreouu O Lord ; and tl enwe may confider of our afflic }ions, and weigh them
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