230: VERSE 2 , Efai.66.th Efai.61.1,24. Efai,42.3. Mat.tz.zo., °riftsCare oaf ha Church. 11........,....... ......,........ very tender, weake, and fearefull ; and thefe he gathers with his arme, and carries in his boforne, fhewes them that hiscare doth not only reach unto the 'call of his kingdom; but that his companions are moll enlarged to thofe that are too weake to helpe themfelves, that hee hath brefis of confolation to fatisfie and delight with abundance the fmalleft infant of his kingdome. Some are broken-hearted, and thole he bindeth ; fome are captives, to thofe hee proclaimeth liberty; fome are mourners in Sion, and for themhe hath beautie,and oileof joy, andgarments of praifc : fomc are bruized reedes, whom every curie or commination is able to crufh, and fome are fmoaking flax, whom every temp- tation is able to difcourage and yet even thefe dothbee fo carefully tend, and furnifh with fuch proportionable fupplies ofhis Spirit ofgrace, as makes that feede and fparkle of holineffe, which hee began in them, get up above all their owne feares,or theirenemies machinati- ons, and grow from a judgement oftruth, and fincerity (as it is called by the Prophet) untoa judgementofvi- t.-tory and perfeetion, as it is turned by the Evangelifl. In one word,fome are flrongand others arc weake; the flrong hee feedeth, the weakehecurcth, the flrong hee confirmeth, the weake hee refloreth, hee hath trials for the firong toexercife their graces, and licehath cordials for the weake to flrengthen theirs. According unto the reverall crates, and unto the fecret demands of each members condition ; fo doth the Care of Chrifl le- malty thew it felfe towards the fame in his Word: there is provifion for any want,medicine for anydifeafe, comforts for any difireffe, promifes for any faith, an- , fweres toany doubt, diretaions in any difficulty, wea- 1 ponsagainft any temptation, prefervatives againft any finne, refloratives againft lapfe ; garments to cover my nakedneffe, matte to fatisfie my hunger, phy- ficke tocure my difeafes, armour toprom& myperfon,a treafure
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