I Mans natura/J Imaginations. 473 j thmtht(and oftbtfrajb-.r~.And the Church A io greataffi>Cl<o cals rhus topa!Tegm,(i) Be- ' L:un. 1 ,11., iraiJ~, an4 fu1{ therebe IIPIJ jQrrowb/e! vnt' rtJ} fwrow wbich i4 done thdo mu: and rhat it is the This want mull ~e conlidered either in re.– fpeCI of u"'pora/1, or ofJPirft••il thing•. By umpora/lthings I meanefuch worldlyaifaircs and action!, as concerne mansnatural! life; th'oughr ot' euc·ry·m~ns heart n~urally, ap– peamh by experi<nce: for let aruan be in di· J!re!feoutwardly, or e![e touched in confci– ~Hce for his unnes; ·whenyou!hallJabourro iDiniller eOfort vnto him according eoGods word: hewill anfwer,that ,uutr""} WM i11lik.! eafet• him.(• gfie•••Jll tormmted.,Jajfii{led .u hte u, An~ indeede it is rhe property of •Jon.•. 8,9· mansnaturall heart,to eCtcemc -tcJiulccrolfcs to beexceeding grear,yea ofterimcs ro deem rhar to beacrolfe,which is noneat al:rhe rei– fan is, rhe want of iudgemenr rightly ro d1f· cerne the !lare of their affiiction, & rhe want • Pro.tvo of !lrengrhrofup~orr ir aSJtis:~~)'FcrifrhoH b'faint in theda] of~'d•er{lrJ,Ih] /lri'gth Ufmal. For rhemn<dieofrh'is euiJI thought, 6r(l wemun feeke to rccti6e the Imagination, by bringing the minde eoaright conc·eit of the affi<Clion: this isa fpeciall courfe to be obfcr– ued in dealing with them that bee opprelfed with any diflrelfe: for a!lrongconcertof a mans owne m1fer1e doth many times more hurt,rhen the mrfery ir fdfe: rherfore be Cure , the IUdgment be well infonned,and then the cure" halfewroughr. This done, the partle aflliCied may we!confider the defert of Gone, id tlie endles torments ofthe damned, wh1ch I the Lord preueuteth in his.children by tern· ILCor,II.JI 'porallcbal1ij<me•ts in this life: (I) For when w~puiudged,weArecba/lrneJof tbe L~ml, thtd we might not be condemned with the world: And I folabouring robe humbled foi finne,and ra' 1 • lay holdeon Gods mercy in Chrifl,rhrough whome all things, euen afflictions,111orke to· l gether for rhe bell, no doubt.hee will beable ~ Mkh. 7 . 9 rofay,(.,) lwillbtarnbe,.rath of the L..-d,bt– • P(iJ.f· <'Uuje I h<ue {innedagainl1 him: And(n)t>hJ art thou <Ajld•wn,ohm] foule,wh; Art th•u (•di{quieted withinmelwAit 0111 God;for IwiU7tt giHe him thankf;beis mJ prefent hllpe,a•dm] God. Thuo much of mans euill thought3 concerning himfelfe. CHAP. VI. Ofthewaltt•fgood tboughtsi•tNerJ ma,.nAtura8J. Sef.l. I, Go<dtbfughts about temporAKthi•gtbe mHGh WAntiNg. f-J Auing fpoken of mans narurall euill though to concerningGod, hio nerghborJ and htm.felfe:wecome tothefecond poinrro' bcebbferucd in the textJro wit,Th~tt there is A ·wAnt of g(XId thoughtJ Audconfideratirm in esur1 I man n4tHrA'!J: for the Lord .here faith, his l tho•i '"'"" tui/1 from h11JDHih I and Chap.6. v. ~. TheJ are ondJ euill '""l d•y : now looke wheretHiU isondy, andconti11Ma0], there good 1 mull nc:edes bewanting altogerher. I wherein though good confidcrarion bee nor quireaway, yet weemufl know,that rhefarue "corrupt,and \'ety weake & imperfect,euen as rea{on is; and there iS much want in euery man in.this beho!fe.7hmi!Dntalont(faith(a) , Ec<l. 4•s. Salomon)andtbm it""n(econd: ,.bzch harh n~ither(onnt, ,orbrother,]tt there is noflttndt of his traueD,nmlur CA11hil tyt 6t fatkfied.with ri· chts ineitb~doth bttbink.,e,for1Phomt doe ltrA· ••fl--1 here behold anotable example ofthis want of good confiderarion about earthly things: that aman lhouldfpend both bi• wir B and Urengthiu heapingvp riches, & k.nowes not to whomc bee Orallleaue them. &ut wee need not beinquifJtJuc for examples: for we may daily oblerue in our felues and others, •?parent want ofgood confiderarion in th<fc worldly ail'aires : which mull not feeme ftrangevnro vs, feeing that rcafon it felfe,rhe gronnrl of confiderat<on is greatly blcmi– Jhed, through the corruption of nature, a– bout thefe earthly thing•. Sect. •· Goodtboughtti•m•ttm JPiritNa0,6t · t~ltogttber WAnt;ng. I~ things fplfituall, which concernethe kingdome of God,there is in ournature an a9folure want of good confiderarion, herein C ofourfelueswehauenogoodthoughrs:W~e "'' •ot•(ourf•l•es(faith (b) Paul) fuffieient to C rhinkl4n]thing,tharis,anygoodthing, a&~f b1.. ~·3·1 oHr f""*"' The whole body of the G•JP•II is . thereforecalled am]f/er1, becau[c the things therein contained and reuealed arefuch, as (c) neuer cam: into mans heArt to think.t. This cr.Cgr.:.SI · want wee may obferue efpecially In foure things: J,in refpect ofGodo prefence&pro– uidence:z. of Gods Iudgement>: 3. ot our owne finries·:.4.ofour dury roGod. F<~ll,manby naturedoth nottbinke ol,or The6dl conhder,.Godt prt{t•ce And prouidence to be- good hold& fO remember al hi• waies,in thought, rho"gh< [ word,and deed:hereof rbe Lordcomplaincs wanung. agam!l EphrAJmand Snm.ria, (•)faying:they , llofq.x.,. D hauedealt falfly-,and they<D•fider notin their htAr/J shAt 1remem~er all thelr wickednelfe : And the fame is the !late ofeuery natural! man beeing leftto himfelfe:fot all bynature are equally corroptw.ith originall finne, and fa arede!litute of this good thought: which yet may appearethemore plain by this,thar naturally mano heart ts-polfelfcd cf the clcanecontrary,towit, qod fottlJnot fu, Cjod ,;r/ notreg•rd, a• bath beene 01cwed before. P•g eo And indeede ir is aworke of grace to haue • · the heart·ri~;htly aifected with this thought GodbeholdsniiWJ WAitJ, hectmfiderJ and rtmtm~ 6m euerything I doe; flelb and blood cannot attainevntoir. Thefccond Secondly;a manbynaturedorb nor cofider ,~~:~h< or thmkeof I he l•dgmmttofGod,remporal & w•n,mg. Rr 3 erer·
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