rim*. evlaJ1er:.greenhdwr. Ìeaczingf Vede23. Princesalfoádfrite,.md fctkeagain1i mee: hxtthy feruant didmedF'tats irathy fatuter. Hfi.was thus abufed euenby Princes , and there did fpeake.againtî himcues in iudgement, whither he was drawneasamalefador; therefore heprayeth thus earnefilyagainI it. We mull then prepareourfluesfor cuillwords,not onelyofthecommon tots,butalto ofthe chie. left. Deuidh3d comfort in Godsflatutes. When wearethus dealt with rightfully, then let vsbe, humbled.: but ifin agoodcaufe webe rhusdealt with; then.letvs takeheed, for the diucll will go about,eitherromakevs vfevnlawful fartsand meanes,asto reuenge,to lie, or tocontendby our ownewit and policie,and to flatter,and confe(fethat to bea faultwhich is none : orels alto. getlberco defpaire of helpe,orto becarelef eof.our:callmg, and tocallitoff, thatthereby hee mayhaue more aduantage ;for Ise will makevs wearieof well doingby trouble,therefore many areouercontethereby. The helpeagainl}:all there isGoda orde,lorthatwilla(lurevsthatour eaufeisgood, andthat God will helpe vstherein. Verfe 24. Atli, thy teffimonies aremy delight, andmycounfelloters. BY thismeanshadhehelpe by theWord, bymaking it his delight,and counfellonr: for this; the diuell in troublewill goabout, to bringmen to their worts end; orels to breaketheir hearts, and makethem faint, and a wounded (pint whocan beam? He put notaway craft with craft, but made the commandements his counfellours,wherebyhe firfl learned wifedome, and then gootitneanestowitlalland the wicked. Hereby thenWeMali not cutelyhattewsledóme but alfocomfort : weare notconeyet to becalled afore Princes , yetwho fo will line godlyin Chrifl,lhall have troubles, thoughnot aloayes in goods, nor life, norbani(hsüen, yet in re- proch and.contempt, cum from thywife,rhy &roams,' thy.children, thy neighbours, Ike: The wordteacheth,that reproch is not without caufe:forwhen the wayeiefa man pleafe thetord therighteous (half be hisfriend, and thebeans of the fieldfltallbe at leaguewithvs: therefore there is tomehone in vswhich the Lordeby this meanes.wrntld correa;thenlet vsfirfl looke to that, and then lee to the word,shat therewemay findecomfort anda sfedome to fuflaiue vs, For this isrheCaulk shatsi are without comfort inourtroubles, becaniewemedicate not inhis.fla- tutes,and naake themour counfellours.lf thoube Gods child anddefpifell lighter troubleshe wil fende greater, till he have broken thy heart : but ifthou belong not to Cod,the torte (hallbe hid from thee, and thou'halt be eaten vpbefore thou beaware. Thou mull not ntiae a'ith the di. urlaweapons, as torequireeuill for eudl; forfire is notquenchedwith fire,but with water:evil is not ouercomewithcudl,but with good, and therefore rough fpecchesntuftbe ouerconse with gentle: andeuer w henthou arcvncourienufly dealt with, then. confrderthineownehones, and labourto feele them, and thy heart (hall be brought downe:for then (hallthou be broughtto the prefenceofClod, who will notfuffer thee to bee honoured; becanfe thou hail not honoured him;&c. yetconfider that he doth but fatherlycorrect thee, and therefore put thy trull sohim. Marke what wifedome he hash given toho children:oi he like troubles, and thengot tohint by prayer, and layopen thy idle to him with hope and faith , and thou lisalt have comfort But if when thetentation cornmeal, wecannot come to theword, audioprayer, that sherebyas e may findecomfort, we bane not-laidvp thewordir ourheart, Though we can fay it allbyheart:,there- fore we mull turne a new !cafe,and learne afterto lay vp the word inourheart. PORTION. 4. Verf.xy. by fouleeleauetbtothedufL gnicks:nmeaccording toThyword. He comfort andwifedome which lace had, wasby viciffitude, and change, fomctime comfort, fometitne forrow : fo,Gods children finde this change both into eye and for- row; thofe knowthis that haue experience of ir, others know irnot. Here shed isa mirrourofGodschildren; the worldly minded men would alwayes keepeone tenantandntuer be moued : but thechildren ofGod do thus change; they cannot finde this wifedome and com. fort
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