• N Jl vv c 0 V Ii N ANT. report,feareofdeath,or whatfoever ;g()eto the Lord, and fay,Lord.,thouhafifaid thattherodof the wickedJl:a!l not rejl upon the lot oftherighteous · thou wilr afflict but in meafure, thou wilt not breakc my bones: as a Father, though he cha– fien his childe,he will not breake the bones of . his childc, the rod ofthe wicked to fome men, is the breaking of the bones, they know not whatto doe, thou hafi faid thou wilt chall:enus · according to our firength, and thou wilt -cha- ·· fiife us for our good: whenitistoo much,thou wilt flay thy hand. As for evi!l report, aMan ·may goe to theLord, and fay, Lord, thou hall: G1id thou wilt blelfethe name of the righteous, thou wilthonourthem that honourrhee. · And f<> for every other particular cafe, be it what it .., will bt', lay hold on the promife, and comfort thy felfe with it: It is a great matter, 'Beloved, when you confider, this, that Godis emred into Covenant with you,when you have the promi– fes once :therefore i_fthou fin de a pt·omile from G6d, build upon this ground-) be atfured-that thou art one within the Covenam:Secondly, i ~ thou finde a promifein Scripture, neverlet thy · hold goe, but be affured of this, that theLord · willfurely doe it, though he deferre long,yet he will doeir,itcannotbe but he will p€rforme ir,&c. So much fhall ferue forrhistime. F IN IS•
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