foin the ce '4fideration of the afiféions of others. I6yi. fuch a darkneffe upon the face of the Land, and upon fo many thoufands of their brethren:- lt is not lawfull for to give that full liberty to the faticfyirg of the fiefh as in other times you may do, I might flew it out of divers Scriptúres, but that I haiku to that remaines. But Secondly, The f coed -duty is to be ready to help them in their afficions,to lemur our, (elves for their comforr,ieeing that Chriil harh faid,7hofe :hat mourn (hall be comforted, every -one of us fnould indeavour to mike good what Chrifl bath (aid, that is, to comfort them by our eflares, to comfort them by all the meaner that pofliibly we can: And never to think it much- that you are frequently fent unto to pity them that are iii an- atilicied condition, though you have often contributions, yet co do it freely and cheerfully : you can't performe the duties that God requires of you in your being fenfible of their mournfull condition except you will put to your hand to cotñ- fort them. You can't pray to God to comfort them but you take Gods name invaine except you likewife are willing to de what you are able. And then, the Third duty is this; We should put our felves into the fame condition that they are in, in our medications r and confider what we would do ifGod should put us really in- to the fame condition that they are put into : when you hear of thofe that have loft their effaces; and are banished and driven -.up and down to feek bread that were wont to live comfortably, you fhould put your felves into fuch a condition : Lord what would become of me if I were fo ? Suppofe I were under the enemies mercy as they are, what would becóme of me ?in what ,a fad condition should I be in ? -- But you will fay, Why fhould we fo trouble our- felves feeing God delivers us, to put our felves in-o the fame condition in our meditation as ow brethren are in. To thatIanfwer, That God requires this, you cannot be fo throughly fenúble of their eflates as you fhould, nor make that ufe of that affli&ed condition that they are in except you dopat your felves fotnetimes into their conditions , and think With your felves ; what should I do if r wefe in their eflate ? And Z for
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