1192 As the woman of Canagn laid, The d9ggs have crams ; fo fay thou, I am but a dogg, yet Lord let me have a doggs portion, Ile thankfully accept of it at thy hands : O be thankful! for the 1ealt mercy, and it is the ready way to have more : And the Lord in his time will give out more mercy to thee. SERMON VIII. vR How mourners Amid order their mourning. MATx: y. 4.. Bleféd are they that mourne, for they jZ all be Cons- forted. 5. Hen thou art in a mourning Condition thy felfe, take heed of envying at others that are not in fuch a fad condition as thou art in ; Though thou wanteI many Comforts that thou doeft defire, yet blefloGod that others have them ; That heart is in a very good temper, and a good way of preparation for Comfort, that can heartily blefle God for the comforts that others have. But this is ufuall , when. the heart is diflempered with forrow, if lobe that they are in an under Condition and afflieTion, they are ready to envie at o hers that are more profperous , but take heed of fuch a di ltemper, for it will keepe thee under forrow mare, and make it more bitter to hee. Lailly, according to thy mourning condition let there be much praying, be lure to add much prayer to much forrow; never give way to thy heart to much forrow that cannot Rand with
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