-- . I8, , C H A P.I. An Expofitiors vpon thefecond V E It.4, ° Hcb.io.35, r36. 2 vlic.7.9. '" z Sam S 6,r r. f zSam.rtiz. tHcb. rz rr. Cor.4.17. * Apoc 3.r9. X z Cor.1. S. y Hoe s.19. zzáiOr 14J Mar.Io.30, b PCa1.89.3r,3s. °zChro,3a.31. 4 I Pf6.4.1a. e z COL rz.9. r $eb.6.18. if Pal ,77.5'. h a Cor.1,9, I fay as `fetal, o ye haue neede of patience : and P call not away your confidence : they are principals in the Chriflian proofe Armour, meanes of patience. r. Meditation of our q merit. 2. Of' Gods hand in affíitrion. 3. of the fruit of affliò-lions. I. they f make way for bleflings.. 2. bring r fruit of righteoufiiefie. 3. a worke our glory. Heipes to faith vuder the Croffc. i. Perfwafaon of Gods loue. 1. God protefleth his * loue to them he rebukes. a. v- fually proportions. X comforts to our tribulations. if we wait, we fhall fee the fruit; r. Affet5lions weaned from the world. 2. Grace languifhingr excited. 3. Sinne Z preven- ted or mortified. 2.. Beliefe of his promirs. r. Rightly vnderfland how the blefliags are conueied in the Couenant. Temporals. r. with limitation to expediencie. 2. difiundtiuely, either the particulars, or the a equivalent. 3. with exception of the ctofí'e, and referuation of power to the promifer, to bchaflen our mifdemeanour. Spirituals. r. duoadeffenti_ am, non clssoad Cjradum eminentiorem. 2. with power re- ferued to withdraw the exercife ; C leaue to our felues : a_ bate the fervour, &c. Nothing makes faith more doubt full or wauering,then mifunderflanding of the promifes. 2. Confider,how God oft brings his purpofes to pafle, by meanes moil vnlikely, in the eye of flefh : fometimes moil oppofite to their accomplifhment. 3. Meditate ends of permitting to extremities. r d to trie. 2 to manifefl Grace of his children. 3 to magnifie.'his e power in their fupport or refcue. Confidencein hismercie. r. Thou hail his promife, his oath ; f two immutable thins wherein its impofble that God Awl dlie. 2. Who euer perifhed being innocent,and where hath"the righteous bin forfaken ? Experiments God hath,giuen vs in others; experience of his mercie in our felues. a Remember the tiles of old. 3. God would by this meanes loofe our hold -fails on flefh, and teach vs to h rely wholly vpon himfelfe. And of Paul, proenie hi- therto : the Coufolation followes. VER.
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