Gods Children afflictedhere. Church . For howfoever they arealwayes in foul e re.feetgs afflidted,theyhave alway fomething to a- bafe them, yet the. times ofthe Church are fom- times more glorious in the eyes of the world; hey have the upper handof the world fometimes. and fometimes againe the childrenof. God they walk in the abundance ofthe comforts ofthe Holy Ghott, and increafe and .multiply, as it is in Ail 9. When Saul was converted . to be Paul, The Church increafcd and grew, andwent. .on in the feare oftheLord, andthecomforts ofthe .Holy Ghoft. There be good dayesand times for the Church fometimes: but for the molt part in this world, Gods Church and children are under Comecloud. I will not enter into the-common placeofit, bat only touch it inaword:ortwo. God . will have it fo: becaufe it is fic the body fhould beconformable to thehead . Youknow our bleffedSaviourwhenhe wrought oar falva i- on, hewrought it in a Bateofabatement: and we in working out thatfalvatinn, ingoing to that falva- rion that hebath wrought for us; we mutt go ro it(for the moil part)in a flareofabafement in one kind orother : for wearechofen to be:conforma- ble ro ourhead, and we areas well chofen tooar portion in aflliuions, as tograceand glory. God hash fetus apart to Beare fuch , a (hare and portion oftroubles in this world, to fuller, as well as to do . Frommy youth ap(fait h the Church)theyhave of :riledme; the plowers haveplowed uponmy Backe, andmade long!towns -: that is, from the infancy. of the Church, in allthe growth of. it, this hash beene 95 na.o. Rear r. To conh,r:ne as to Ch. ,..
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