506 Be l in cask. Serin. 6B. cMatk.9.24. Nehcm. a. II. CxAP.S. iftsExpoftionvponthegrJi Vat .16. felled with toy, fora benefit of no efleeme with him ? And who, but aman contenting forne fingular Iweet neffe in the fauours of God, can bee affected with them vnto reioycing Therefore the Lord fenactimes permits vs to fenfeof the want of them, that in the refloringwee might finde fuller comfort. Sweetly Paid BERNARD, Placet cuntlis fecuritas fed ei.magis qui timait. lucunda omnibus lux,fed eaadenti de pote.11ate tenedraríïs iucindior. Tranflijedemorteadvitam, vita gratiam duplicat. It is his opinion ; that though Angels in Heauen haue their Ioy, in that God was p_leafcd to preferue them in the flateofBlelfedneflre ; yet more full is the Ioy of Gods Children, the fonnes of men ; that once fell from their happinefIe, and arc againc adored by the death of Chrifl. Lamentable is the coldneife of our affeûiions in en- ioying the, fauours of God ; that hewfoeucr wee can fometimes fay, God athanke, yet euen his prime fauours, fuch as accompany Saluation, few are fo farte affa}ed withall, as to reioyce in-them ; Ir were well wee did not fometimesmurmureagainflhim, for the titan meafures of Grace bellowed on vs. It feemes little ,to vs, to f fee our infidelity, and ¡lriue ag-air ft it ; though that argue the pretence of Faith ; except wee obraine full viElory a- gainfl all doubtings. Little wee thinke it, that wee haue a t delis e to feare Gods Name ; though euen for that, Nehemiah layes claime to the promife of God, except wee be quite ,rid of all fecuritie, and euen feruilitie in ourfeare. Little, that wee haue received a de/ire in all things to hale hone fi r;though that,in Pauls acknowledge- ment, be the u marke of a good Cenfcience ; except alto our abilities to doe good, bee anfwerable to our will. Oh,B rcthren,conf d er;The fe littlegifts are great fauours; if wee confider our no merits at the Giuers hands ; yea, our deferuings of the contrary. Bee admonifhed to ac- knowledge them according to their worth ; and to make euen
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