foranaftided confcaence. X27 Saints, who futtained thecroffeeuen from hisyouth vpward : andbefidespouertie,bafe, comfareabte nefie, he trouble el ` ed thatamonthen where deruedhonou ,inrefpeofthedo- mJéu s blrinehe taught them, and in regard of themanifoldmiracles be wrought among them; . as the healing ofthe ficke , the giuing of fightto the blinde, the reboring of life tothe dead : thisvnkindneffe neuertheleffe did not fomuch ¡hikeinto him, But at what time he was let as afacrificefor all,when he was to beare our ingrmitics,and carieour forrowes, at whattimebee was plagued and finittenof God, humbled and wounded for our tranl- greflions, when he fhouldbebroken for Our iniquities, and thechabicement of ourpeace wasupon him; thenhe cr-edour, Aly fiale is beanie areavats thedeath: Thenheprayeth, Lordifitbepofsible, let this cappe parefromme. But howprayeth he? cuto with hveating: how ltveatethher? earn droppesófbloud: How long prayethhee? three times : When endeshis agonie ? not vntill hee was dead : What tank bee baring roadie to dep aree? My God, my God, why haft rhosforfaben me? Was this for his bumaine death, as Lome haue imagined? No, nó, wicked men haue dyed without complaint, whole patience then might time to exceede his; itwas his fuffering in hishumane fpirit, which mcoun- teredwith the wrathof God, hisGod-head fuppretfng it (elkfor a while: bee Buffered indeedemany tormentes in bodie, but muchmoreheartily did thewrath of God iic up- on his foule. Ifthis confideration of an affli&ed fpirit in theft examplesdo not lüfficiently fhee,', what a grievous thing it is to fuftaineawoundedconfcience : let vsproceede to the coin- paring of iii5with other cuits which.fallinto tbe natureof man. There is no fickncff_, butPhyfickeprouideth for itaremedie; diereis no fore, but Chirurgri'ie soulafioord it a lalue;friendthiphelpeth pouertie; there is noimprifonrnent, but there is hope cf üher- tie ; Suiteand fauour recover a man frombanifhment ; authoritie and, time secure away reprocb: But what Phyficke cureth? .whatChirurgeriefalueth? what richesrarfoman? whatcountenancebeareth out? what authoritie aflwageth? whatfauour relieneth a trot- bled confcience? Allthefe banded together inleague(thoughthe wouldconf irçacon- Trnepeáteo/' a y p munde hei, federacie) cannot helpe thisone dittrefieof a troubledminde : and yet this one comfort comfortable ofa quiet minde Bothwonderfully cure,and comfortablyaffxage all othergriefes what- attained. foeuer. For if our afGbance were asan haftof armedfouldiers ; if our .friends were the Princes and theGoucinours of the earth; if out, 1,oflcthonsmercas largeas betwcene the Eab andtheWeft; if ournicateçvere as Mannafrombeauen1ifour appareil were acob- ly asthe Ephod of Aaron ; ifeuery day were asglorious as thedayof Chrifts refurreelion: yetif our nundes be appalled with theiudgments of God, thee things would little coin- fort vs. Let experience1peake: Ifatroubled mindeimpaireth not health,dried) not op theblood, waflethnotthe marrow, pineth not awaythe fiefs, confutnetli not the bones, if it makethnotall pleafüres painefull, and fhortneth not this life :làrenowifedome can cornfclit; no ounfelcan aduifeIt, no aduile can aiLvageit, no aliivagementcan cure it, noeloquence canpert-Wade it, nopower can ouercoüie it, no fcepterwill affrayit, nor in- chanter can charme it. And yet on thecontrary, ifa inan languilh in fickneffe,fo his heart bewhole, andis perfwaded of thehealthof his foule, his uickneffe doch notgrieue him: If a manbe reproched, fo hoebeprecious in the fight of God andhis.Angelles, what bile Bathhe? Ifa man bebanifhed, and yet doubteth notthat beaten is hiscountrie, and that aethingraia he is a citizen among the Saints, it Both not appall him : If a manbe in trouble, and moredifquiet findethpeace of confcience, he will quietly digelt his trouble. But if the mincie be trou- vsifne beat bled,cvhodared]meetewiththe wrath of theLorde of hohes? who can put to fleece " dth ibgh the voyce of defperation ? who will beppe out and make agreement with the Mies to .fi.,,f'hrifi: (pare:vs? who dare make,a covenant with the diuell, that'bee would lay claimevnto atdeettrarr vs? If then a good confcience helpeth all euilles, and all other benefices in this life, in ¿Y, e theinfelues cannot helpe a troubled confcience s wee fee it true inptoofe, which here is inprouerbe, The f irite of á manmill fuflaine his inffmitie: bat amou©ded fpiritemho cats Beare it? Againe, in allother affliátionswe may haue fora comfort againft -finne ; this is ruse M y. accompanied
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