CHAP. XXXIIIL ,Que/lions, andCafes of Confcience about Comforting athers. due(1. _ Fiat roles arewe to obferve about comfortingothers ? Anfu.Firft, labour toknow their cafe, what is the kinde and caufeof their trouble, whether inward, or outward , fpiritual or temporal , refpeCting foul, or body, friends, goods, or name, together with the di- menfions of their forrow, elfe we cannot deal effe- elually with them : The Phyfician mull know his patients difeafe before he can apply a medicine, &c. 'Paul fent Tychicus to Colloffe roknow their Rate, and comfort their hearts, Col.4.8. Secondly, when weknow rhat,we mull pity and fympathize with them :. For cöïnfort comes out of thebowels of mercy. Hence, lob 19. 21. God is Era a Fa- ther of mercier,and then a Godofall confelation, z Cor.1.3,4. Thirdly, when this is done, then we mull apply futable comfortsto their needs : As, (r) If their troublearife from want , then comfò?t them as Chrifi did his Difciples, Mar,6.2 5, &c. . 1. From the confderation of Godsprovidence ,in feeding fowles, cloashimg flowers, &c. 2. FlomGods knowledgeoftheir necelítties,Mat.6.3 z. 3. FromGods promifes, v.33. and ?fa/.34.9,1o. (z.)if it arifes fromloll; offriends, and near relations : See how Fail com- forts the 7'hefalonians, t Thef. 4. 1 3, &c. That Chrill died and role again, v.14. 2, They that die in the Lordfleep in jefas. 3. Cbn&at his comingWill bring their fouls with him, and railing their bodies will reunite their for ever, ver.15,16. 4: They with theirformerlydeceafed friends (hall be caught up to meet the Lord in the air, v.17. 5 They 11141 ever be withthe Lord, v.18. and that it is aduty to comfort o- thers when their friends die, appears bythe exampleof David, z Sain.ro.2. Of theTews,Joh. x r.r 9,31. the negle& is threatned as a fad of li Lion, Jer.s6;6,7. (3.) 1f 4 arife from petfecetion : See how Quill comforts hisDifciples, ác.5 ilia. As, x.That
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