H6 VIRS.II. .AnExpofiti~n,withNottl CHAP.). proportio':l and likeneife there is between the cafe of the prefent ~ated part1es, and the cafe of Chri!l: and his Apofiles in the primitive nmes. Thirdly, We, may imply (and fo I think chiefly) thejudge~ ment Of the children ofGod , as it is oppofed to thf judgement-of the.world; 'Behold we count thefll happy th"t endure~ we that are enhgbmedby the fpirit ofGod. I prefer this la£1: confideration , be- · caufe this fentence hach·reference to apaifage ofScripture, Blefed iJ_ he thAt w.;~iteth, Dan. I 1. I 2. where the Sept. have p.ttxttete- ov'i'l'oObforvt~t. p.~vc.:v• .fromilrence note, That the judgement of the SAints, and tht ;udgment ofthe w6r/J, ltbout t~Jjlillions u fAr different_; they · have different principles, the fpirit ·ofthe world, and the [pirit of flotl! they have different lights and rules,that ofFaith , and that of Senfe; Acarnall man judgeth by appearance, but a fpiricuall man k>oketh within the vaile, the world judgeth affliCtions miferable, they happinetft! ; •cis notable, that all thebeatitudes are affixed to , unlikely conditioas,Mat.; .to thew that the judgement ofthe word, and the judgement of the worldare contrary. Well then, doe not hear~t:n to the judgement of the world about afflitlions, but to the judgement of the fpirir, not to what fenfe fedeth, bu.t to what faith expeCteth:.the men of the world are inftlicitcrf.elica, miferable in th~ir happi nejfe, but the children ofGodarehappJ in their miftr]• Bnt you will fay wherein!' Ianfwer. I. The very fuffering for righte– o'!lfne{fe fake is a kind of grace which Goddothus, r·Per.3.I4., h~rppy Areye,&c.fo,Bief[ed11re the],&~ Mat.; .u.tbtyrejoyetd,&c. ACts 5·41· GodjPrgive me this gre~t tmthanVulnejs, for this ex– ceeding greiu mercy, (faith Bradfora) that he ckoofeth me for one inn~m he 'l-Vi/1 fulftr, Secondly, yee have gain by the affliclions, experience, hope, and grace, Rom. ;. 3,4. Heb. a. Il. as ~lfo •% Corl 1 ·S• "'the fweec fen[e of divine confolations. ~· God.hath promtfed.· bout][ifully. to reward it , there is abkffing in hand, but more in. hope,. fee Jam. r, 12. Ob[trv 11 t, Te have heard~Jthe patief1ce ofJ~b.] He infi:anceth in .!ohbe– "" ,A'?To 7'jj~ caufe he was an eminent inftance of mifery : from the citation we. nvttt~ A.tt[J.• maynote; That the book_of Jo~ W.,es not aparable, bHt an hi{iory '7TeJ1~f@· £Ji- (Jf"'hat ·was reail} ~a~d. Aga·m from that [Je have h1Ard]wee .-i7o ChrJf. had never beard oflob, had he not been brought fo low; " Affli– .,. CI;Ht~ ~\): Elion rwtk,.eth Saints eminent : 1obs poverty made him rich in ho-– cmem ~agnour aodefie~m,Stars doe not ihine butin the night, • the le!fe .we num {tclt. Se· ~re made: byprovidence» tbe greatex :.. you may oppofe this a~amft ncca. · · the , ,' .
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