Pccíauo JFait. Another Grace a&uated by Faith, is Pati- ence. This is Meeknefs towards God, as Meek - nefs is Patience towards Man, and refpea-eth Gods Difpoling Will as Obedience doth his Commanding : This is a Subjection to God, a PoffetIìon of our. Selves, and an Admirati- on to Others. Hence the Conftancy of Annas Burgos a Senator of Paris,fuffering for the Pro - teflant Caufe, made many curious to know what Religion that was for which he fo pati- ently endured death. To promote this Grace, Faith in the fìrft place looks up to God as fit- ting at the Bern and ruling all ; every AfHi- ¿tion is a piece of his Government ; to mur- mur againft it is rebellion : in fuch a cafe no- thing becomes us fo much as with Aaron to hold our peace ; or if we open our lips to do it with fob, BleJng the name of the great Gi- ver and 'Taker. Is he not the Lord, and may he not do as he will in his own World, and a- mong his own Creatures ? Should not all flefh be filent before him ? None but himfelf may or can be Re6tor of the World, and yet in every aec of Impatience we afpire and virtu - tually would be fuch our felves : and is he not Infinitely wife and juft in all that he doth ? Every Wheel hath an eye in it, and every Crofs its juft proportion, and to think that it might have been better is to blafpheme Pro- vidence. This made that holy Man Mr. Dod in his Sicknefs after extream fits of pain fay to his Servant, 0 think,tvell of God for it, for it is molt ju(tly and wifely done whatfoever he Both. And
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