11.<medies againjl diftontents. faw acompany offrogs more fearfull then they were,tbey began to rake cou- 3D7 rage,andcomfortagain. Conferthineeftatewirh others. SifJtiles aliom':l re-- if ice c.fu<,t>ziti& if! afires .Be content and reft fatJsfied,for th?u art welltn re- nSe""•· fpefrofmhers, berhankfullforrhat thou haft, that God haw done for thee, oSi ....mirt>lt he hath not made thee amonfter, a beafr, a bafe creature, as he might, butai'"'P'":""'· man,aChrifiian, fuch aman; confider aright of it, thou art full well as thou':/.~":;::.£::~~ art. n fl!!.icquidvult habere nentopotejf,no man can have whache wtll,IUudpo- p Stnecadeir•. tejfnoU< quod n~n ~abet, he may chufc wh_et~er he will deGre that which ~e ~;,~~:;;,:;:; bath not: Thy lotts falne,make the bell oflr. I {we fhou!d aUJleepat all ttmu, vitam hanc P•- . ( asEndimi~n isf.1id to have done)who then werehappier thmhis follow~ Our life regrmatione,., is but lhort,a very dream,and while we look abou: p lntmortalita~ adeft, eter- ~:t:::::t~: niry is at hand: 'lOur !tft ti ap tlgrzmage on earth,wh.ch wife 1/Jen palfe lVttb_grtat dio P"'"""."'· alacrity. Ifthou bemwoe,louow,wanr,dtfrrelfe,m pam,or Gcknelfe,rhmk of ~~X,!:f.!~';:.z that ofour Apofl.lc,Gvdchaftifethtbemwhomhe loveth:They thatfow m tears, quodpatienr foal! reap in joy, I'fal. 12 6.6. As the fornace proveth the potters velfll!, {o Jotb yulr, fiJquod temptation trie fltens thoughts, Ecct. Z5·5. 'tisfor •thy good, Periilfes nifipe- t~~':.::[~'· r~ilfls : Hadfr thou not been fo Vlfited, thou hadfr been Utterly undone; df gold non egredirur in th<jire [omen are tried in adverGty. Tribulatiodital: And which camera- nifi '"'"'"" ·riru bath'well fl1adowed inanEmbleme of.atarelherand corn, t";;;~ft: p~,. ' Si trituraabjit palmfont abdtta grana, darnnanru fid NOS CYII·X 1JJUndan/5jeparat 4 pa/ei6: • ~~~~z~ C(JT.. As threlhing feparates from fl.raw the corn, •-11• h•redit•- . By crolfcs from the worlds chatfe are we bo~n. . ~,"',:,~';.:~: 'T JS the very fame wluch *Chryfojlome commenrs,hotn." .m3.M at. Corn ro not f confe.f!G, • [eparatedbttt by thrcfhing, nor menfrom worldly impedinJent 1 but by tribulatim. t N•uc/ern., 'Tis that which tcyprianingeminates,Ser+ de immort.'Tis that which* Hie- ~;~P'~"';"rlirom,whichall the Fathers inculcatc,foarewecatuhifedfor eternity. 'Tis rhat ••,:: ;.;::,~· which the prov~rb inGnuares, NcmnJtntum,docum:ntum; 'Tis that which all ;~~":~:""' theworld nngs !nro our ~ars. Deus umcumhabetjiltllf!J fine p~ccato, nuU11mfine chriftia.;,. ftageUo: God fatth fAr<jlm,hath one fon wtthout Gn,none w tthout correlhon. """'"'•ti• · t An_expert (e~t-man il triedina~uJ~peft_, a ruf!n~r in ar~ce'J aCttptain in abattle,a ';~;:.er e:r4.. valtantmanin adverjity,a Chrijftantn tentatton &mfery.Bajil.hotlt.8. Weare tsen.Hm.fur. fenr as fo many fouldiers into this world, to frri ve wich it, the llelh, thedevil, uid_!o 'De"' •r ourlifeis awarfare,and who knows it not~ t Non ejf adaftra fJJolliJ e terru via: ~~';!::~~~:· 'and therefore teradventurc thu world h<re is made trortbl<{ofJtC unto u•,that,as fl•nrur in ~i,; Gregory notes, wefbouldnot be deli(Thted ~1 the way, andforget 1Vhitber we are obl•vift••. "" going. xJtemencforteS,~bicclja m,agni · f~r;,7,J;.£ju~t D ttcit exempli vi1, ct~rinertes x Boerbitul.s.: Terganudatu.? foperat4 tel!m ';f:;,~t:p,..ult. Sydera donat . ManetfPeflat" Goon then merrily to heaven. Ifthe way betroublefomc,and youinmifery, ';.;floru~j· inmanygrievances, onehe other Gde you have many pleafamr fporcs, objects, a:.:: f::J,;;:_ fweec fmels,dehghtfome tafl.es,muGck,meats,herbs,llowers,&c. to recrea1e m~a, m~tu (upyour fenfe5. 0 r put cafe thou arc now forfaken of the world, dejefrcd, c0n- j.~;~difPe• temned, yet comfort thy felf, as it was faid to Agar in the wildernelfe Y God *Lib.dep""i4. fees thee, he taket notice ofthee : There is a God above that can vindl;ate thy "~tuprd•"fi"""c r h 1· d fi p1unr " - caute, t at can re teve thee. An urely • Seneca thinks he takes delight in quando magno< feetng thee. Thegods are wellpleafedwhen tbeyfeegrtatmencontendingwithad. v~tor coUuflanverjity ,as we are to fee men fight,or aman with abeaft. But thefe arecoies in ~f,:~~;,1:,~ . Rr rcfpea,
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