2 I 2 C H A P.Z. An Expoliti©n vpon the fecond V& R.17. 38.14 a Hcb.IZ.4. VERS. 7. Comfort your hearts, and ft 6lif you in every goad word and worle. TH E blefiing prayed for, as necefrary to prevent fe_ ducement. i Comfort. 2 Srablifhment. Comfort, what it is, fee fupra. Sometimes forrow op- prefl'eth, Oppreffit me, t Dominefuccurremihi; her com- fort is refrefhing, (Moab. r I. 23. reuiuing. Ifai 57. z 5. Taoa¡zuFllo. `peace to the heart of Ierufalem. Ifai 40. 2. Sometimes feare furchargeth, comfort is then encourage- ment; augaxt.rhrts, the exciting of our fainting and langui- fhing (pints. Queji. How prayed for, when already given. Rep. z To be continued. 2 Encreafed. Neceffitie of it, and prayer for it, to our perfeuerance eafely appeares. r Perpetuitie of pteffures and temptati- ons, as waues in the fea, following one in the necke of an- other. z U Pofibilitie of greater. 3 O wne readineffe, to multiply our owne feares, and forrowes. 4 Fearefull *a Cor.z.7. iffues of withdrawing it. t A Swallowing vp offarrow. 2 Slow pace in goodneffe. 3 Dulneffe of ipirit in perfor- mance. S Little or no encouragement to goodneffe the times afford vs. The Father of mercies, and God of all confolatiou, grant it vnto vs. The rather confidering the feafon, prefently dolorous, likely to be more. Confidering our bones, there are but ¿oyat aim, the beginnings of forrowes. This yet comforts. I God bath promifed not to leave vs comfortlefl'e. 2 To X gine irue with the temptation. 3 To caul comforts abound as our aficiions, 4 And bath plentifully exemplified ìt,in the cloud ofwitnejes,, hat haue gone before vs. Onely let vs not be wanting to our felues. z Store you Pfsl.119.50. with knowledge, and meditation of Scriptures, z that !ball be our comfort in onr trouble. 2 Amend what is a mi fe;-trho knytves 1 Vf?. xrCor.zo.t;. Y s Cor.1: s.
RkJQdWJsaXNoZXIy OTcyMjk=