1< 18 HIM' mourners fhould order their mosarning, mercies t ith our afiliòtions : when ever we reckon up our forrowes, number our mercies with them. In the Io Pfai.2. ,David Was there flying for his life , and yet we fee what a wonderful! fweere frame his fpirit was in, how HI of praifes was he Praife the Lord O myfoule, andforget not all his bene- fits : praifing of Cod in a fad condition is fwecte melody-in the ears of the most High. Thirdly , Take heed of a fullen dogged difpòf tion, either towards God or man in thy forrowes : It is very ufuall for men in a troubled condition, when they are in furrow ro add frowardneffe to mourning, but we fhould labour ro take heed Of this.as a great evill, labour for a quiet and meeke 1hirit. Men when they are pleated , then they are merry and chear-, full, and of a very gdod difpofition , but when they are in af- fliaion, when they are in paine or forrow , then they are rug- ged and dogged, fò that no man knowes how to fpeake to them aitnotf, they are, fo froward and tutchey, this is a ve- ry ill difj ofition, and God doth not allow of it in trouble of fin. Fourthly, Take heed of determining again(} a Comfortable condition in forrow,that it will never come ; fay not that com- fort will never come, becaufe thou hall it not for the prefent ; And therefore when Comfort doth come, many are fo unto- ward that they will not receive it , becaufe they will make their determination good. God faith to fuch a foule, Peace be to thee ; but faith the foule , This is too good nerves to be true, I will not receive it becaufe I will make my determina- tion good ; As Rachel, who refuted to be Comforted ; fo many in their trouble of fpirìt refufe comfort from the word, this is unkind dealing with God. In the t ç of ob i t.Seemeth the Confolations of the Almighty a fmall thing to thee ; know that the Lord expeels that thou fhould'f} thankfully fall down and accept of a crum of mercy that he tenders to thee ; looke upon thy unworthinèffe , that thou art unworthy that Cod íhould fpeake a word of Comfort to thee , but if the Lord Mall come in with his Confolations of Free Grace welicome them, Wife God thou mayeft have mercy uponany terns ; As
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