406 Air. Lye's sunstn4ry Reheaalal to the Kingdom of God : from a crofs into Heaven think it -not arange, no not of the fiery tryal, thou (halt fuffer. Whatever fut.,. ferings the people of God either are , or may be in , they have no caufe, ground, or reafon of fear, i, e. of difpondingo diarua- ing , dutraaing fear. Tae Arguments for this point are in the Text, I. The confideration of who it is that brings the people of God into full. ring is it God ? God is the Difpofer, but who is the great Executioner ? the Devil, whomGod hates more than thou cana, Tim Devil flIall call, &c. 2. 'Tis the Dew/ in a chain , the Devil bath two forts of chains, a chain of clarknefs , in which he is kept to theday of judgement chain of providence, he is refrained in that, &c. 3. The ali y of the fuffering thould keep them from fearing : Ile /hall call tome ofyou into Prifon, not into Hell. 4. The Deign, to dearoy you ? No , but to try you ::;tis well you are gold elie you would prefently be dearoyed and burnt. 5. The Duration , could the Devil have his delign , it fhould be for ever : 'tis but for ten dayes, 6. God over-rules all that befalls ais Chria alwayes (}ands by the believer, to take notice of every (ripe, as well as of every hair of thy head , to own thee in all thy fufferings , to fympathize with thee, to have a fellow-feeling and compatTion unto thee, to compofe us, and to fan6fifie all unto us, toorder the iffue ofall , that it (hall be fure, fpeedy, and good, and by all thefe to make us as like God God.man, as poffible. Ilfr. Then do not fear t Here we were fore. warned , and :ore. ottn..d. T. Fore-warned, Our fufFerirc, b is like to be °rear nay, it may be -b greater than we may fuppofe, this to be fure, if our ftiff,rings do but keeppace with our finrongs I believenever fuch friffering3 in Eng- land If God lay righteoufnefs to the Line , and j. dgernent to the Pltmrnet, never fuch matter for his juffice in England. 2, We fhould not fear , becaufe that is the (ping of many °the; fins; fainting; running, lying , perjury, and to do any thing in the vvo, ld, 3. The bell ofmen in fuch had times, it will be as much as ever they cando to keep themfelves Ileady. 2, We were Fore-armed. x, In reference to the Church of God c Io no ar thtyCkir0 of God is dear to thee , but 'tis dearer to'God. The intoteft of God is more concerned in the life, peace , and truthof the Church , than
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