! - --.,-----.. --ih-;Epi;1/eV-;dic~;;J;~ - _ J_._ ~. !- -- \Ne doe reade in Gods word of m1ny kindsofrcmprarions: God,saehJn,Man, 1hd j- -- 1 1 world, and the Flefl;, arc faid to tempt. Gotl <cmprcrh man to rric hisobedwnce, 8alan'! I rempterh him to make him difof?.cdienr: M en doe rcmpr, men to tric \Vh~r is in them: ; 1 1 and m•P. tempre_th God to rric what is in him. ~he world is .a rempc;( 0Jo ke~pe man I' fronJ G.od: and 1heft'fl' is a tempter, ro bong man ro dte,Qp\lill, , So. G'od,r'ctnpred A l l ~raba,t)' 111 rhcoff:rmg of his fonne: Saw; >\e\n,p,red lob in,the lqffc .11.f-.j1is go<J<is: a b {:h':;;· c Qecenetempred Salomon 111 trytng Ius wtfcd.on}e: ~me'! ~r!!mptcd Gpd by chlhu(l!on1 l ~ ~~:J :;;· I rhc dcfcrr: the world tempted Dpnas,' when he .fodcwk,c r!Jc Apofll~s:lland rhcflefh \' ; ,,,., .rl tempted ballld, r w,hen he fell by adultcnc. l)orh God tempt vs! ra~c hee.ieof hypo) 1 r,s,,-.,.,,, · cnMc: doth Satan tempt vs> t>.kc hccde of l11s fiJb,tilt Je·doth man temp! !)'lan ?take he~d 1 . I of diifembhng: cloth man tempt God? rake heed of wquirmg: doth the world rcmp~ .. < man 1 take heed of apo!hfic: dath <!le Oc(h r<:mpt man I take heed ofcarnal(tie.Bur doe 1 ' ' we (o? arc we warie of thefi: tempters? N u, we are nor, and therefore w;:f~ll. VVe·fa!l j 'I on rhe right hand, by temptations i11 p.r~fperitie, and we fall-on the le_(t,.!ly r~mptarions _ in aduerfitie.Of<he one it may be faid,it bath Jhine g thoufands:ofthe other,!Ollt it batlt .. ll o.$.m.tl. flaioe ten rhou(mds. ' ., • --:: ,. I , When we come and fecciriesdifpeopled,l/oufes dcfaced,and Walls pulle.d down;w.& . . ' fay ,the fo\tldier harh bceuc there:and when we fee pride in the;, rich, difco.n.tenr in.. th<l'l 1 ' ••• poore,and finne in ail,we may iu£Hy fay,rhcTetnprcr harb beenc there. .i _ ·'--; - ~ . Now of all othenemptarions, it pleafeth Gt>d to fi1ffer his Church robe tempted· · witb afflicrions. lt is neuer free either from tlje (;vord of l(hmael; which is• a·reuiling , o<M•:i· wngue:or thefword of Efau,a bperfccuciug hand.Ncitherwas there yet euer Cbri[tian.'\ · 0 ,.,., 7 ,,. i man fotmd,wh" had n.qthis .pa,q ip the cup ofaftlicrion. We mufr drinke ofthe 'fame.'· Mm ., •., 1 cup our mafrerdid: • 1 rhe Difciple is nor abouc his ma!ler. ,., ~ "'"·'•·••· The reafons why God doth vi fit vs rhus with afAicrions, are; r. To humble vs. 2. To ' ""ro'"'''YI· weatle vs: 3· To winnow VS·4·To preucnt vs. 5· To reach vs. 6. To enlighren vs' J.-To· ~~j~'t!~~~li honour vs. 8. To cure vs.9.To crownevs. ro. To comfort vs. r r. To protect vs. 12. To' '''M""· . . ad0pt vs. And laCtof all, ro reach and comfort others. To ., humble vs, that we be.not ' Eo.,.,d. proudc: f to weanc vs , that we loue noc this world, ;; to winnowe vs, that we be n.ot ~7:t~:·,~:' . chaffe: h to preucnt vs, thac we doe not fint'le: ' to reach vs, thac we be patient in ad- \\:'i,i";;.~~'': uerfitie: tok enlighten vs, char_we fee ourerrours: tot honour vs, rhar out Wrhmay' ••·'· . be manifefr : to cure vs, that we m furfer noc of fecuriric: to n crowne vs; that we may ~~~:;•;,~•' liue eternally: to ocomfort vs, that bee may fend his fpirit : toP protet5i vs, rhadiee m o,,.,,, may guide vs ·by his Angells: to ' :adopt vs, that w~may be his fo nnes, band to reach' :,'; Tim.,.j . others, thattbeyfceinghow finne is punifhcd in vs, they may takeheede it be not1 ,;~";:~;•;: , found in them: thatthcy' feeii1g.our.comfons in troubles, may not be ·difcouragcd in1 1 J: ~;,~; ::{:. the like trialls. .: o.Cui.•.•• Thus a Chriflian mans diet is more fowre the (I fwecte: his phyficke··is,morc aloes.. then bony : his life is more a pilgrimage then a progrdfe: and his de:Rb i,. more dc.– fpifed rhen honoured. This if men would .thinke ofbef.1re, afflicrions would be as vlelcometo thefoulcof man, asdaftli~edRmh was to the fielde of Boaz. _Bm becau(c aRo<b.;.i,'. wclooke nor forrhem before ·chey come, tbinke not on Gods doing when they art [ · cOJI]e, and doedefire robe happie borhhereandherc:)frer: therefore we canawa~ , with the name of Naomi, but in no cafe would be called 'Mara. Wef fee the Sea, 1 ol!""'·"'•· \ not the V~i.halc: tbc 3Egyprian; nor rbefa!uation: rhehLyons mourh, oor himthar:- ~~;~!;~;,, llopperh the Lyons momh. If we could fee God in our troubles, as i Elifha did io·. ~.~'"·6·' 6• his, then would we fay: There are more with vs, then there arcagainfr ys. Bm becaufe ;,.Ki"g•.•• I we doe nor, therefore at cuery alf•ulr of the Alfvrians, we fav, as the fer<.:ant ro k E!ifha, k •·"i,·g .•:.; did: Ala. Maller, what fhall we doe? and wirh.thc Difciple~:' CJrefr thou not Mafler, '""·"•· that we perifh' Yet it is good for vs coft,ffer aftlicrion:"' Blcffed i.s the m~n that endu' ~ L'",.""·~ retb temptation : for when he is tried, bee fl1all rcceiuc rhe crowne of life,. which the I 0 ·S·•t· Lord bath promifed to ehem that loue him. /r is' commanded by God, bpracrifed.by , Pm,"· Chrifr,' ycelded to by the Saints," afligned by Gods promdcnce, and good for\\s ' ,~ ~.~~:.;:;•;'; each w>.y. We arc Gods c trees, we l11all growe better by pntnin?:: Gods pomander, :","''' " '· f111:ll bwcr !:y rubbing.: Gods fpice, be more profirablc by brufing : and G ods con- ~ Pr,,,, •· ~r_s_, wee are the becrcr by running. Let vs fuffe:_afflic!ious, thcy~~cf momcnratiie f>.co'+ ' 7 · . .. , -- L 11 z i<1
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