I. B·ooke. Cafes of Confcience. 29 but miferie and contempt, ycr ~1e beleeued in A rcceiuedcomforr. Daniel humbled himfelfe D•n.9.I<>> Chro (!,and wasfaued.In aword, Chri!l himbefore God, for his owne Gnncs, and for the "• felfc, when heewas forfakenof all men, and unncs of Gods people, making roque!l •·nro voide ofal worldly comforr,and felt nothing God earnellly ior them, &euen when hewas bur the depth ofthe wrath of God, in his a· iA theaCl ofpraying, thelord fcnt hisangell agonie and paflion ; yet by the faith of his Gabriel, togiue him nottce of deliucrancc. manhood,hoe Claied himfelfe, and faid, MJ Lallly,rhe Church ofGod, vnder rhe crolfc, God,'11JGod, performed rhelike dury:Letvs fo.rrch andtric Lom.3; 40 ; Thirdly,rheyvfe ro pleade,rhattheircafe (1/tr waiet,& turn( to the .!Ard,and God in meris defperate,rhatneuer any was in fuch a llate cygaue an eare vnro her mourning&!amen· as they are, neuer any touched with the like ration. By all thefe places it is apparenr,that di!lrelfe ofminde. rhcreis no better remedy in theworld,for the .dnfw. It is falfe :For the holy Gholl bath mindeofman,grieued by meanesofoutward penned three notable placesofScripture,the affiiClions, then the praCli{c of the dutiel bebookeof lob, &two Pfalmes of Dauid,Pfal. forenamed. 6.& 77·wherein are propounded vntovs the , StfJ, t . examplesoflob and Dauid,Gods own deare B The next thingvnto PraClife, is the Mcdi- Mediud. (eruants, who were in as great diflrelfe, as etatwnof the comfortable doctrines that are onsin cafe ofAftUfu, uerrhey,or anyother haue beene. And they fctdawne in thewordofGod,touchiogaf- on, may not thinke,that they euer could be able lliClions. All which dotlrines may bee reto endure greater paines then Chri!l, who duced to fiue principall and maine grounds notwithllandtng in the angui01 of his [oule of comfort, and fllill belaid downe 10 their vpon rhe Crotfe, cryed our, Myqod,"'J God, order, ! whJ ha(l thouforfak!n me ? The fir!l Ground is,thataUajfimions from Grourtds. And rhus much touching the firll kinde of theleaft tothegreAttfl~doecome topAJft,not hy IIC~ l trouble ofconfcience,callcdthediuine tempciJmr,chaunce,orfortutte, burb7theJPeciAfl pro. Godspro• tation. uidcncc •f God, I explaine it thus: In cuery uidence. particular cro!Te and affiiClion, there is the hand of Gcds particular prouidence, and .. CHAP. IX. that in three regards, • Firfi,bccau(e Goddecrm,,and fort·appoinOftht fwndSpecia/1 Di/lref[e,ari}ing tethcucry particularcrolfe. Markethe wards from oHtJ¥;erdajflil!ions. c of Paui,Rom.8. 1 S.Whom Godhathfortk_nown, them ht bAthpredej/inate, tohemadel•k; vntothe THefecond kind ofDifirelfe,is thatwhich imagcofhu(onnc ;andwhat is this image1no· ariferh from oot,.ard ajfiifJi.ns. By .djfii. thtng elfe but aconformitie vmo Chrill in fJions I vnd<rlland,al manner of mtferies and aiRicbons for this life, ~nd io glorie for the calamities in this hfe, from the leaO to the life to come. Now ifGadhath decreed,that greareU,from the paineofthelittle finger, to thafe whome bee tore-knew, lhould bee conrheverypangsof death. formable vnto his Sonne in thefe refpeCls, Now rhe ~Oion is, how theTrouble of then hath bee alfo dccreede the affiiClions minde,arifing by afHiClions,may bee remedithemfelues, ed. For rhe an[wer of which que!lion, two Secondly,God doth not onely barely per· thinges arc required of the party diCirelli:d 1 mine affi_idions to bee, but alfo hee tjfctferh Prn{}i(eland MeditAtion. them,ano brings them intoexecution,asthcy Sc!J,r. are cro!fes,correaions,trials,&punilhmenli. , Pr~llire!n The Pr.mfo is thar,which isro beevfed in lma~cpcAcc([aith theLord,Efa.45·7·)""d I i _care of Af. all dtllrclfes of-minde what{oeuer. And it is crwetuill,that is,nottbe euill ofGnne, but of Biltaon. a dillg~nt examin4tion of the confcience in D puni1hmenr, which is euill in our fcnfe and l regard of finne: an earne[i and heartyc.nfcfti:eling. For things are rearmed euilltwo I {ionthereof ~nto God :anddeprecation, that is, waies:fomearc euill indeed,fome are euill not earne!ltra1er vntohim for the pardon ofthe iudccd,but in regard ofour fenfe,apprchenli· fame. hcfe three rhi~gs beeingdone truly on, and eOimation ;and ofthislatter fort are I and vnfainedly from die heart, are aprefent afflictions, which God is [aid to creAte. And remedie again!! this trouble, and bring with rothi• purpofe is the faying of the Prophet them much comfort. Amos,Sh~tlthtre be eMit intheCitie~~end the lArd Manalfcs the king of Iudah, that had bath not doneit I Amos 3.6. committed much wickcdnelfe, when hee was Thirdly,as Godcaufcth afflictions, fo bee 2.Chro,ll· carried captiue to Babel, and there put in ordmthanddifPo(eth thcm,rhat Is, he limiteth u.u. chaines, heehumbled htmfelfe, acknowledand appointeth the beginning, rhe ende, the ged his Gnnes, andprayedearnefily vnro the meafure or quantitie, and rbe continuance Lord1 and the i!Tue was good, for God was thereof. Yea he alfo ordereth theJn to their mtreatedof him, and gaue him deliu<rance. right ende5,namcly,his owne glory,the good lob beeing long in outward affiiaion, humof his feruants,and the benefit ofhis Church, bled him(clfe in like manner, and at length Thus God is faid to correCl hi• people in c 3 itJdgemCnt,
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