Cr-tAP.2.2. .ACommerrtarie 2Tiorsthe 36o Pal.aaó.s. 3 Iab rar. 4 Pfal.fo: 5 1. Du:anee. I3111.;.7, plowingand lowing titne,he hath nothing but his labour for his pairies, hegoeth oat weeping, but carrieth with him a preciomr feede ; his reioyfiug, lyeth in the fruits of his field and trauell;in that he is lure he (hall bring` in hisfheameswith ioy: and although he foweth in teares, yet hereapeth in to third fruit of found patience , is thankefmine)i'e in affh6fion: t. Theff. 5. 18. In all things giue thanker. Iobs pra&ife is recomníended in Scripture for our imitation , whobleffed the Lord as well in taking a- way,as in giuiug. We entity yeeld thankes to God for good things, and therefore we ought for afiófions, the which the Lord feeth to be good for his children , and maketh them often both fee and fay fo much; as Dauid,P fai, t 19. It isgoodfor methat Iwas afflicted, that Imight learne, &c. The fourthfruit, is the expe6lation of Gods deliuerance : 2. Sam. ¡6.. I2. It mty bee the Lord will lookson mine afliélion, anddoe meegood thin day : not makingdoubt(for neither did Danid in generall)but conffant- 1 y cleaning to the promife , Call vponmein the day of trouble, andfwill de_ lister thee. Prayer for deliuerance mug be ioyned with this expeífati- on of our deliuerance, not prefcribing time, nor meanes nor manner, much lc(fe vGng vnlawfullmeanes : but referuevnco the Lord theglory ofhis wifedome,in ordering the whole matter,andcircumffances ofour deliueratxe. The fifth fruit,is a totali refignation of amans felfe to the will of God, and a voluntarie fubie&ionvino his good pleafure,who knoweth out of his wifedome what is the beff, and out of his loue maketh euery prefent elate worke to thebefi to his children : example hereofwe hone in Da- mid, 2.Sam, t 5. z6. Behold here am 1, let him doe asfeemeth good in bes eyes: yea euen ifhe fhould lay, Ihaste no deilght in thee. The third point wherein the foundriesofpatience confificth, is in the found durance and laffing of it. And indeed not euery patience andcol- letance ofeuill is here meant, but fuch as implyeth a delay, and continu- ance veder fume weight or burchen; nay the very word imporceth fo much, fignifying as well perfeuerance, aspatience :neither is this found patience a fuffering only, but a long fuffering,nor a patience, but a long patience, fuch as thehmsbandwan waiterh withal' unto the harueff ; fuch as the Prophets endured all hard meafure by, fuck as our felues muff poffeffe our foules by : and euery poffeflion is of continuance ;Tisch as makethnot hail , yea fuch as mutt mitevntillthe cotnmingofthe Lord. Iames in the place alledged, exhorterh to bee patient till the ramming of the Lord: which is not meant of his laff comming to iudgemenr, but of this particular executions beforehand for thedeliuerie of his chofen , and the
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