VE RS.I2. An Expojition, 'With Notes evils, and foon felt by a carnal heart~ yet.the Prophet, in che per– ton of all Beleevers, faith, Haba~ ~. I 8. l\vill joy in the Lord, and rejoyce in the God of myj a!v,~tion ~ In thfi' greatefi defect and want of earthly things there is happinefs, and comfort enough ina Covenant-intereft. . 2. Sometimes aH1itl:ionsencreafe their happinefs, as they occaGon more comfort, and furrherexperierce of grace; God {eldom af· fliUeth in vain : SucbjolemlJ providences and difpenfations leave us better or worfe, the childrend . God gainprofit by them, for 'cis Gods courfe to recompence outward loj{eswith inward mjoy– ments, 2 Cor. I. 5. Forao thefujferings of Chri.ft abound in ur, fo alfo confolatirm aboundeth by Chrift; that is, inward comforts and cxpe1·iences, according to the rate of outward fufferings :– Now he hath not the heart ofa Chriftian that can think.. himfelf more happy in temporal commodtties, then JPiritual experiences: Awil.Zernefs thac giveth us more ofGod is to be preferred above all thepleafures and treafures of Egypt. Learn then, Thrtt they may 6e blejfedwhom men count mij{rrtble: They are not always happy, to whom all things happen according to their defires, but they that endure evil with vktory and patience; theWorld judgethaccord– ing to outward appearance, and therefore is often mifiaken : N em a "'Sal. de gub. aliorumfenfa mifer eft fedfurJ faith-!< Salvian ; A godly mans hap– dei:~lib. x. pinefs, or mifery, is net to be judged by the worldsf; nfe or feeling , but his own; his happinefs and yours differ : The Apofile faith,. I Cor. I). I 9· If our hopes were onely in thu YVor/d, we were of all men mofl mifr:rab!e; Ifwo~ldly enjoyments were om blejfd– nefs, aChrifiian might not onely bem~(erable,but moft mifer,;eble: The main difference be'tween a worldly man and agraciovu mfln is in their chiefeft go:Jd,tmd their t-ttmoft end;and therefore a worldly ~ man cannot judg ofa fpiritml mms happinefs : But, faith the A– pofile, I Cor, 2. 1). TIJe JPiritual man judge.th all things, andhe himfelf is jt-1dged ofnoman: You think....that their efiate i·smifery, but they k....now that yours is vanity: You cannot judg them, but by the light of the Spirit they judg alt things : They that count God their chiefeft good, know no uther evil but the dark..ening of his countenance; in all other cafes, Blejfed is he thllt endureth.: they lofe nothing by affiitl:ion,but their fins. , Ob[ervat! 2., 2..' Of all affiiClions thofe ~re fweeteft ~hich w_e endure for Chrifls fa/.:!~ Ihe ApoH~e f~Ith, Btejfed ~r_e they that endure · temptation
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