THE
BALLANCE
OF
THE
SANCTVARY
,
SHEWING
HOW
WEE
MVST
BEHAVE
OVR
SELVES
When
we
see
and
behold
the
people
of
GOD
in
miserie
and
oppression
vnder
the
tyranny
of
their
ENEMIES
.
CHAP.
1.
An
Introduction
to
the
Discourse
of
the
Doctrine
handled
in
the
Treatise
.
MAny
men
beholding
the
prosperity
of
the
vngodly
,
and
the
enemies
of
the
Gospell
,
and
perceiuing
with
what
violence
and
crueltie
,
they
oppresse
those
that
fight
for
and
striue
to
defend
the
truth
,
are
thereby
more
hardned
,
and
become
crueller
,
euen
in
the
highest
degree
.
And
some
of
them
thereupon
take
occasion
,
with
the
foole
,
to
say
in
their
hearts
,
There
is
no
God
,
Psal.
14.
1.
Making
account
that
those
who
most
trust
and
relie
vpon
God
,
are
least
regarded
of
God
:
others
take
occasion
to
murmur
against
God
,
because
he
ruleth
not
,
neither
directeth
things
here
on
earth
,
according
to
their
wills
and
desires
,
and
with
the
Israelites
,
say
in
their
hearts
;
The
way
of
the
Lord
is
not
equall
,
Ezech.
18.
25.
And
others
there
are
who
begin
thereupon
to
suspect
and
call
in
question
,
the
truth
of
Gods
word
,
yea
,
to
forsake
it
,
to
reiect
it
,
and
to
cleaue
vnto
lies
;
saying
with
Gedeon
,
though
in
another
sence
,
If
the
Lord
be
with
vs
,
why
then
is
all
this
befallen
vs
,
Iudg.
6.
13.
Therein
doing
,
and
yet
they
will
be
esteemed
Christians
,
like
certaine
blind
Indians
whereof
we
read
,
who
when
at
any
time
they
are
ouerthrowne
and
destroyed
by
their
enemies
,
are
wont
to
pray
vnto
and
call
vpon
the
Sunne
for
pardon
and
forgiuenesse
,
and
to
acknowledge
the
cause
of
their
proceedings
to
be
vniust
.
And
all
this
hapneth
vnto
these
blind
men
by
the
iust
iudgement
of
God
,
because
they
refuse
to
take
paynes
,
and
to
spend
some
time
to
read
and
looke
into
Gods
booke
,
which
he
himselfe
hath
made
,
touching
the
proceedings
and
course
that
he
hath
determined
to
vse
&
hold
with
the
Children
of
men
here
on
earth
.
For
if
they
had
done
so
,
they
should
soone
see
and
know
,
That
there
is
not
any
thing
done
here
in
the
world
,
nor
that
happneth
vnto
the
people
of
God
,
which
God
himselfe
hath
not
foreshewed
should
come
to
passe
,
and
which
with
his
owne
hand
long
before
he
set
downe
in
the
seuerall
Register
of
those
things
that
are
to
fall
out
in
the
world
,
that
when
they
come
to
passe
,
wee
might
know
and
vnderstand
that
he
had
foretold
it
vnto
vs
,
Deut.
31.
19.
Iere.
16.
4.
Therefore
in
all
such
accidents
and
occasions
we
must
with
the
Psalmist
goe
into
the
Sanctuary
of
God
,
Psal.
73.
17.
that
in
the
true
Ballance
of
the
Sanctuary
,
which
is
Gods
word
,
diligently
pondering
and
examining
all
the
tribulations
,
troubles
,
and
miseries
that
happen
to
Gods
people
,
wee
may
truely
iudge
and
aright
conceiue
therof
,
and
so
we
may
continue
sincere
and
without
offence
till
the
day
of
Christ
,
Phillip.
1.
10.
For
it
is
written
,
Great
peace
haue
they
which
loue
thy
Law
,
and
nothing
shall
offend
them
,
Psal.
119.
165.
And
this
in
the
Treatise
following
,
wee
will
endeuour
so
to
declare
,
that
whosoeuer
he
bee
that
readeth
and
marketh
the
same
with
a
true
and
vpright
heart
,
he
may
surely
&
effectually
find
that
to
be
true
which
the
Prophet
witnesseth
,
where
he
sayth
,
that
the
wayes
of
the
Lord
are
right
,
and
the
iust
shall
walke
in
them
,
but
the
transgressors
shall
fall
therein
,
Hos.
14.
9.
CHAP.
II.
That
the
outward
and
externall
euents
of
this
life
happen
and
fall
out
almost
,
and
in
a
manner
alike
both
vnto
the
godly
and
vngodly
.
SALOMON
sayth
,
all
things
come
alike
to
all
,
there
is
one
euent
to
the
righteous
and
to
the
wicked
,
to
the
good
and
to
the
cleane
,
and
to
the
vncleane
,
to
him
that
sacrificeth
,
and
to
him
that
sacrificeth
not
,
as
is
the
good
so
is
the
sinner
,
and
he
that
sweareth
,
as
he
that
feareth
an
oath
,
Eccl.
9.
2.
And
to
the
same
end
where
the
Scripture
in
one
place
sayth
,
many
sorrowes
shall
be
to
the
wicked
,
Psal.
32.
10.
in
another
place
it
sayth
,
many
are
the
afflictions
of
the
righteous
,
Psal.
34.
19.
This
Iob
alledged
to
his
friends
,
who
therewith
concluded
vpon
and
by
the
miseries
and
troubles
that
had
hapned
vnto
him
,
that
he
was
hated
of
God
;
Arguing
that
wee
cannot
truely
iudge
of
the
good
will
and
fauour
of
God
towards
men
here
on
earth
,
nor
yet
of
their
state
in
regard
of
God
,
by
that
which
hapneth
vnto
them
in
this
transitorie
world
,
because
that
the
Lord
as
Elihu
acknowledgeth
,
giueth
no
account
of
any
of
his
matters
,
Iob
33.
13.
and
dealeth
most
wonderfully
with
the
children
of
men
,
sometime
in
one
manner
,
sometime
in
another
,
obseruing
no
certaine
methode
:
and
yet
doth
all
thinges
righteously
;
yet
as
it
is
testified
vnto
vs
that
it
fareth
with
the
righteous
euen
as
with
the
wicked
,
and
with
the
sinner
as
the
godly
man
:
so
it
is
not
to
bee
vnderstood
,
as
if
euery
godly
,
and
euery
vngodly
man
should
haue
alwaies
one
and
the
same
portion
and
state
of
weale
and
woe
heere
in
this
world
;
for
that
many
godly
men
heere
on
earth
are
subiect
to
great
afflictions
,
and
many
godlesse
men
liue
in
abundance
of
pleasures
;
and
so
on
the
contrarie
:
But
the
meaning
thereof
is
this
,
that
weale
and
woe
shall
not
onely
bee
incident
to
the
wicked
crew
,
or
vnto
the
little
number
of
the
godly
,
but
that
prosperitie
and
aduersitie
,
may
both
of
them
be
fonnd
to
happen
,
and
to
be
giuen
,
both
vnto
the
vngodly
wheresoeuer
they
bee
,
and
the
like
againe
to
the
righteous
,
wheresoeuer
they
remaine
:
which
both
the
word
of
God
,
and
experience
teacheth
vs
to
bee
true
:
for
in
the
word
of
God
,
doe
wee
not
finde
a
righteous
Abraham
,
and
an
vngodly
Nabal
,
and
both
of
them
were
rich
;
A
righteous
Lazarus
,
and
an
vngodly
sort
of
men
,
Iob
30.
1.
2.
3.
4.
that
were
poore
,
yea
beggars
.
Againe
,
are
wee
not
taught
this
by
experience
?
goe
into
the
tents
of
Sem
,
looke
into
the
houses
of
the
righteous
;
there
you
shall
finde
some
in
prosperitie
,
and
some
in
aduersitie
:
one
house
rich
,
another
miserable
.
Goe
into
the
tents
of
Kedar
,
looke
into
the
houses
of
the
vngodly
,
and
you
shall
finde
them
in
the
like
manner
.
All
these
things
the
Lord
doth
according
to
his
free
will
and
mightie
power
,
and
dealeth
with
the
children
of
men
,
according
to
the
absolute
,
vnlimitted
,
and
soueraigne
pleasure
of
his
will
.
CHAP.
III.
That
Gods
proceedings
with
and
towards
the
children
of
men
,
cannot
by
man
be
comprehended
.
THus
then
it
appeareth
,
that
the
wayes
of
God
are
vnsearchable
.
For
who
can
iudge
of
and
imagine
the
reason
,
or
cause
why
God
sendeth
trouble
,
aduersitie
,
pouertie
,
and
miserie
vnto
one
righteous
man
,
that
feareth
God
,
shunneth
euill
,
and
liueth
as
vprightly
as
any
other
of
his
estate
and
degree
can
or
may
doe
;
and
on
the
contrary
exalteth
and
raiseth
another
righteous
man
to
great
wealth
that
is
not
altogether
such
a
one
in
all
degrees
as
the
former
?
On
the
other
side
,
who
can
enter
into
Gods
counsell
,
to
know
why
God
sendeth
great
trouble
and
misery
to
one
vngodly
man
that
is
not
wickeder
then
his
neighbour
:
and
on
the
contrary
,
giueth
another
vngodly
person
,
that
in
no
sort
is
any
thing
better
then
the
other
;
great
wealth
,
happy
state
on
earth
,
and
all
prosperitie
?
Nor
are
we
to
wonder
,
when
we
shall
behold
that
which
oftentimes
wee
see
to
happen
here
vpon
earth
:
That
on
the
one
side
,
a
righteous
man
that
is
zealous
of
Gods
honour
,
fighteth
for
the
defence
of
Gods
cause
,
and
seeketh
to
aduance
and
further
the
same
,
is
many
times
so
much
crost
and
ouerth
warted
in
his
proceedings
,
that
it
seemeth
that
both
heauen
and
earth
are
bent
against
him
,
and
is
in
such
perplexitie
,
that
he
knowes
not
which
way
to
winde
or
turne
himselfe
,
as
Dauid
was
when
the
towne
of
Ziglag
was
spoyled
,
and
his
owne
people
conspired
against
him
,
1.
Sam.
30.
6.
On
the
other
side
,
that
an
vngodly
man
,
that
indureth
no
manner
of
aduersitie
,
is
an
vtter
enemy
vnto
God
,
and
seeketh
by
all
the
meanes
that
the
can
,
vtterly
to
extirpate
and
roote
out
the
memorie
of
his
most
holy
name
out
of
the
earth
,
and
yet
is
oftentimes
so
much
holpen
and
seconded
in
his
wickednes
,
that
heauen
and
earth
and
all
things
therein
seeme
to
hold
with
him
,
and
hee
bringeth
his
affaires
vnto
so
happie
and
prosperous
an
end
,
that
he
is
a
terrour
and
feare
to
the
miserable
and
small
troopes
of
the
righteous
.
Who
can
tell
or
finde
out
the
true
ground
of
these
wayes
of
God
?
See
we
not
that
God
many
times
calleth
a
righteous
man
out
of
this
world
in
the
flower
of
his
youth
,
concerning
whom
in
all
mens
iudgements
it
had
better
,
and
it
might
haue
beene
wished
,
that
hee
might
still
haue
continued
,
and
liued
longer
here
on
earth
,
being
one
that
did
so
much
good
in
his
owne
house
,
in
the
place
wherein
he
dwelt
,
and
in
his
calling
wherein
hee
liued
:
and
on
the
contrary
,
suffereth
an
vngodly
man
to
liue
long
and
many
yeares
here
in
the
world
,
being
an
vnprofitable
member
,
that
fareth
like
a
roaring
Lion
and
a
rauening
Beare
among
his
housh●●d
,
spending
and
consuming
all
that
hee
hath
or
can
come
by
,
wronging
his
wife
and
children
,
defiling
the
place
where
hee
liueth
with
scandalous
and
wicked
actions
,
and
which
is
more
,
leading
many
others
with
him
into
destruction
,
and
by
his
long
life
withholding
and
keeping
others
out
of
some
necessarie
places
of
seruice
,
who
,
were
they
imployed
in
the
same
would
doe
much
good
:
Who
can
declare
or
truly
imagine
the
ground
of
this
proceeding
?
Doth
it
not
oftentimes
fall
out
,
that
an
vngodly
man
is
stricken
with
an
apoplexie
while
hee
is
busie
about
his
wicked
actions
in
some
one
kind
or
other
?
and
also
that
a
righteous
person
is
stricken
by
the
hand
of
God
,
while
hee
laboureth
about
the
furtherance
and
aduancement
of
Gods
glory
and
is
onely
carefull
thereof
?
That
the
Lord
striketh
an
vngodly
Arrius
,
causing
his
bowels
to
burst
,
and
his
guts
to
fall
out
of
his
belly
,
as
hee
sitteth
vpon
the
stoole
to
ease
himselfe
,
and
so
dieth
;
and
that
the
same
God
bringeth
a
righteous
man
his
aduersary
to
the
like
death
:
who
would
not
be
abasht
thereat
,
to
consider
of
such
incomprehensible
wayes
and
workes
of
God
?
And
when
men
shall
obserue
and
weigh
with
themselues
,
in
what
manner
of
opposite
condition
,
they
see
and
behold
both
the
godly
and
vngodly
,
they
must
needes
,
and
cannot
chuse
,
but
acknowledge
and
confesse
that
the
Lord
worketh
most
wonderfully
and
vnsearchably
therein
.
There
are
two
godly
men
of
one
state
and
qualitie
,
that
both
liue
in
great
prosperitie
and
wealth
,
and
two
other
godly
men
,
that
both
liue
in
great
trouble
,
penurie
,
and
miserie
:
also
there
are
two
vngodly
men
of
one
calling
and
condition
,
that
both
liue
in
great
wealth
and
worldly
happinesse
;
and
two
other
vnrighteous
men
,
that
are
vnhappy
and
indure
great
misery
.
And
there
are
two
godly
men
of
one
calling
,
whereof
the
one
prospereth
in
all
his
affayres
,
the
other
is
crost
and
troubled
.
There
are
two
vngodly
men
of
one
condition
,
whereof
the
one
is
crost
in
his
affayres
,
the
other
prospereth
.
There
is
a
godly
and
an
vngodly
man
,
who
although
they
be
both
of
one
calling
in
worldly
affayres
;
but
yet
differ
much
in
their
liues
and
conuersations
touching
Gods
seruice
,
that
both
liue
in
great
prosperitie
:
And
there
is
a
godly
and
an
vngodly
man
,
of
one
condition
for
worldly
matters
,
that
both
are
crost
and
indure
much
trouble
and
aduersitie
.
There
is
a
godly
&
an
vngodly
man
,
of
one
state
and
condition
,
whereof
the
godly
man
hath
prosperitie
,
and
the
vngodly
man
aduersitie
:
And
againe
,
there
is
an
other
godly
man
and
an
vngodly
man
of
one
calling
in
the
world
,
whereof
the
godly
man
hath
much
aduersitie
and
many
crosses
,
and
the
vngodly
man
great
prosperitie
.
What
profoundnesse
of
Gods
workes
are
these
?
what
wonderfull
wayes
of
God
are
these
?
Many
men
passe
these
things
sleightly
ouer
;
but
those
that
haue
vnderstanding
,
and
know
the
word
of
God
,
marking
and
beholding
these
things
daily
to
come
to
passe
in
the
world
,
thereby
note
how
wonderfully
the
Lord
worketh
in
things
that
happen
vnto
the
children
of
men
.
Who
can
enter
into
the
depth
of
these
waies
of
the
Lord
?
who
can
tell
the
reason
thereof
?
In
all
respects
then
,
the
workes
of
God
are
wonderfull
to
the
children
of
men
,
and
wholly
vnsearchable
.
He
hath
his
wayes
in
the
Seas
,
Psalm
.
77.
19.
And
his
footsteps
are
not
knowne
,
and
his
waies
past
finding
out
:
There
is
no
wisedome
nor
vnderstanding
,
nor
counsell
against
the
Lord
,
Prou.
21.
30.
Our
goodnesse
extendeth
not
to
him
,
Psalm
.
16.
2.
Neither
can
our
wickednesse
hurt
him
,
Iob.
35.
6.
7.
8.
Therefore
it
fareth
so
with
the
workes
of
God
,
that
whatsoeuer
God
doth
,
it
shall
bee
for
euer
,
nothing
can
be
put
to
it
,
nor
any
thing
taken
from
it
,
Eccles.
3.
14
;
in
such
manner
as
experience
teacheth
,
that
although
those
that
are
most
diligent
and
carefull
in
their
affayres
,
goe
forward
therewith
,
yet
many
times
,
euen
the
most
diligent
and
carefull
men
faile
and
are
crost
in
their
proceedings
:
so
that
we
may
well
say
with
Salomon
;
I
returned
and
saw
vnder
the
Sunne
,
that
the
race
is
not
to
the
swift
,
nor
the
battaile
to
the
strong
,
neither
yet
bread
to
the
wise
,
nor
yet
riches
to
men
of
vnderstanding
,
nor
yet
fauour
to
men
of
skill
;
but
time
and
chance
happeneth
to
them
all
,
Eccles.
9.
11.
And
therefore
consider
wee
the
time
and
the
chance
,
which
God
the
Lord
hath
onely
reserued
to
himselfe
,
Acts
1.
7.
so
that
it
dependeth
wholly
on
him
.
⸪
CHAP.
IIII.
Why
God
so
ordereth
his
workes
,
as
wee
thinke
,
here
in
this
world
that
in
a
manner
they
follow
of
necessitie
,
and
ruleth
in
such
sort
,
that
it
is
commonly
and
ordinarily
found
,
that
man
by
his
owne
wisedome
or
power
,
can
deither
adde
thereunto
,
nor
diminish
any
thing
from
them
.
SALOMON
expresly
setteth
downe
vnto
vs
,
that
God
so
ordereth
his
workes
and
heauenly
prouidence
,
to
the
end
that
men
should
feare
him
.
Whatsoeuer
God
doth
,
it
shall
be
for
euer
,
nothing
can
be
put
to
it
,
nor
any
thing
taken
from
it
,
and
God
doth
it
that
men
should
feare
him
,
Eccles.
3.
14.
That
is
,
that
men
should
not
forsake
him
nor
dispise
his
workes
,
neither
yet
cleaue
vnto
,
nor
depend
vpon
any
man
,
but
onely
vpon
God
;
That
the
wise
man
may
not
glory
in
his
wisedome
,
nor
the
mightie
man
in
his
strength
,
nor
the
rich
man
in
his
riches
;
but
that
hee
that
glorieth
,
glorie
in
this
,
that
hee
vnderstandeth
and
knoweth
that
God
is
the
Lord
,
which
exerciseth
louing
kindnesse
,
iudgement
,
and
righteousnesse
on
earth
,
Ieremie
9.
23.
24.
By
that
which
before
hath
been
said
,
touching
the
admirable
and
strange
workes
of
GOD
,
wrought
and
brought
to
passe
among
the
children
of
men
:
We
are
taught
,
first
,
not
to
trust
vpon
▪
or
vnto
our
owne
wisedome
,
diligence
,
beautie
,
strength
,
friends
;
riches
,
nor
any
other
terrestriall
thing
whatsoeuer
it
may
bee
,
which
yet
are
many
times
esteemed
to
bee
fit
and
necessarie
for
the
bringing
of
worldly
matters
to
passe
,
and
to
further
our
proiects
:
but
onely
to
feare
the
Lord
our
God
,
and
to
remember
that
hee
holdeth
a
greater
hand
ouer
vs
,
then
all
those
things
doe
,
Eccles.
5.
8.
Secondly
,
before
and
aboue
all
things
to
attend
to
his
good
will
and
pleasure
,
touching
the
euent
thereof
,
as
much
as
in
vs
lieth
,
and
as
much
as
possibly
we
may
,
in
all
the
meanes
and
wayes
which
God
setteth
before
vs
,
and
which
he
will
haue
the
children
of
men
to
vse
,
and
whereby
also
he
commonly
vseth
to
prosper
their
actions
,
and
to
blesse
them
.
And
herein
wee
must
the
rather
be
specially
carefull
,
for
that
the
peruerse
children
of
men
,
who
by
nature
are
wickedly
bent
,
vse
to
draw
another
conclusion
from
this
point
of
doctrine
,
that
all
things
do
in
such
manner
depend
on
God
,
for
they
conclude
not
from
therice
,
that
therefore
aboue
all
things
they
must
onely
depend
vpon
the
Lord
their
God
;
but
on
the
contrary
,
that
they
need
not
therefore
refraine
from
euill
doing
,
but
that
they
may
still
follow
after
their
owne
lusts
,
and
take
their
pleasures
as
long
as
they
can
:
They
take
likewise
further
occasion
thereby
,
to
walke
most
carelesly
and
dissolutely
here
on
earth
,
with
more
greedinesse
to
commit
sinne
and
wickednesse
,
and
desperately
to
enter
into
all
kind
of
mischiefe
;
reasoning
thus
with
themselues
,
and
saying
,
How
can
I
helpe
it
,
seeing
all
dependeth
vpon
God
?
my
resolution
is
therefore
to
lay
hold
on
the
time
,
and
to
take
my
pleasure
while
I
may
.
Whereas
on
the
contrary
,
they
ought
rather
to
learne
much
more
to
feare
the
Lord
,
and
call
to
mind
and
say
,
that
,
seeing
all
dependeth
on
God
,
hew
much
ought
I
to
feare
that
God
who
onely
can
do
good
or
euill
vnto
me
.
Yea
,
so
would
they
both
thinke
and
doe
,
if
they
beleeued
,
that
this
wonderfull
God
,
is
also
a
good
God
.
But
doing
other-wayes
they
shew
thereby
,
that
they
sollow
the
nature
and
steps
of
the
Deuill
that
expecteth
no
good
from
the
hands
of
God
.
This
conceite
of
the
vngodly
must
bee
cleane
banished
from
vs
;
and
we
must
remember
that
all
things
depend
vpon
God
,
and
therefore
so
vse
the
meanes
,
that
before
&
aboue
all
things
wee
seeke
and
labor
to
haue
God
on
our
side
in
euery
thing
that
we
doe
.
We
must
also
feare
him
in
such
manner
,
that
we
must
hold
and
esteeme
all
that
God
doth
to
be
good
,
right
,
and
well
done
,
although
we
cannot
see
nor
perceiue
the
cause
or
the
reason
of
his
actions
.
A
Childe
seeth
his
Father
doe
many
things
in
the
house
whereof
hee
cannot
conceiue
the
reason
,
and
yet
neuerthelesse
he
reapeth
benefit
,
and
fareth
the
better
thereby
;
So
must
we
also
〈◊〉
and
often
times
thinke
with
our selues
,
tha●
Gods
thoughts
are
not
our
thoughts
,
nor
our
wayes
hi●
w●●es
;
for
as
the
heauens
are
higher
then
the
earth
▪
so
his
wayes
are
higher
then
ours
,
and
his
thoughts
then
our
thoughts
,
Esa.
55.
8.
9.
And
consequently
,
that
although
Gods
wayes
vnto
fleshly
men
seeme
not
to
be
right
;
yet
we
must
not
with
the
Israelites
say
,
the
way
of
the
Lord
is
not
equall
,
Ezech.
18.
25.
Nay
,
although
God
suffer
the
vngodly
to
liue
in
great
wealth
,
prosperitie
,
and
pleasure
,
here
in
this
world
,
and
on
the
contrary
maketh
the
godly
to
turne
his
backe
vpon
the
enemie
,
letting
them
that
hate
them
spoyle
them
,
giuing
them
like
sheepe
appoynted
for
meate
,
and
scattereth
them
among
the
Heathen
,
selleth
them
for
nothing
,
and
doth
not
increase
his
wealth
by
their
price
,
maketh
them
a
reproch
to
their
neighbours
,
a
scorne
&
a
derision
to
them
that
are
about
them
,
maketh
them
a
by-word
among
the
Heathen
,
a
shaking
of
the
head
among
the
people
,
so
that
their
confusion
is
continually
before
them
,
and
the
shame
of
their
faces
doth
couer
them
,
for
the
voices
of
those
that
reproch
and
blaspheme
them
,
by
reason
of
the
enemie
and
reuenger
,
Psal.
44.
10.
&c.
Yet
we
must
thinke
well
of
the
wayes
of
God
,
&
must
not
murmur
against
him
,
nor
say
,
that
hee
hath
wrought
iniquitie
,
Iob
36.
23.
Neither
must
we
by
any
meanes
thinke
or
conceiue
,
That
God
should
doe
wickednesse
,
or
that
he
should
commit
iniquitie
,
Iob
34.
10.
or
that
the
Iudge
of
all
the
earth
should
not
iudge
right
,
Gen.
18.
25.
or
that
the
wise
God
that
giueth
the
labourer
wisedome
to
plow
his
Land
,
thereby
to
reape
a
good
haruest
thereof
,
should
himselfe
vse
no
wisedome
in
the
framing
of
his
Children
,
to
make
them
fruitfull
,
Esa.
28.
23.
24.
&c.
But
on
the
contrary
,
although
wee
cannot
conceiue
the
depth
of
the
wonderfull
wayes
of
God
towards
the
sonnes
of
men
,
yet
we
must
hold
this
for
a
generall
rule
,
that
all
the
workes
of
God
are
done
in
truth
and
righteousnesse
,
Psal.
1●1
.
8.
and
that
our
God
is
the
rocke
,
his
worke
is
perfect
;
that
all
his
wayes
are
Iudgement
;
a
God
of
truth
,
and
without
iniquitie
,
iust
and
right
he
is
;
and
that
they
haue
corrupted
themselues
,
and
it
is
a
blot
to
them
that
they
are
not
his
Children
,
but
are
a
peruerse
and
crooked
generation
,
that
turne
away
from
him
for
any
cause
whatsoeuer
,
a
foolish
and
vnwise
,
Deut.
32.
4.
5.
and
therefore
when
any
such
difficulties
enter
into
our
mindes
,
if
we
will
conceiue
aright
thereof
,
we
must
not
forget
the
Lord
,
nor
deale
falsely
in
his
couenant
,
we
must
not
turne
our
harts
from
him
,
nor
our
stepps
from
his
wayes
,
Psal.
44.
17.
18.
And
in
all
these
actions
and
proceedings
how
strange
and
wonderfull
soeuer
they
seeme
vnto
vs
,
we
must
be
dumb
and
not
open
our
mouth
,
because
it
is
God
that
doth
it
,
Psal.
39.
10.
CHAP.
V.
That
notwithstanding
,
that
Gods
workes
done
and
wrought
among
the
Children
of
men
are
so
wonderfull
,
and
vncomprehensible
,
yet
we
may
learne
and
find
out
many
speciall
things
,
&
reape
much
benefit
,
by
his
said
works
so
wrought
and
done
among
them
.
AS
it
is
a
most
godly
and
holy
thing
,
and
very
commendable
,
for
men
in
all
accidents
that
happen
here
on
earth
among
the
Children
of
men
,
to
note
the
finger
of
God
to
bee
therein
,
and
to
ascribe
the
same
to
Gods
powerfull
prouidence
;
so
we
must
not
slightly
refuse
or
neglect
,
to
consider
what
God
the
Lord
in
his
wonderfull
wisedome
hath
secretly
purposed
and
intended
by
this
or
that
course
,
crosse
,
or
calamitie
,
that
hee
bringeth
in
sundrie
wise
vpon
his
chosen
people
,
seeing
experience
teacheth
vs
,
that
the
seuerall
things
that
happen
vnto
vs
during
our
liues
many
times
produce
strange
,
and
far
other
effects
,
then
men
expect
from
them
.
It
seemed
that
our
case
once
would
haue
gone
but
hardly
,
and
would
haue
beene
but
sorily
supported
or
countenanced
,
when
as
long
since
,
hee
on
whom
wee
then
much
relied
,
and
vnder
whose
protection
wee
hoped
to
rest
quietly
,
by
a
wicked
blow
was
taken
from
vs
;
And
yet
neuerthelesse
,
since
that
time
it
hath
gone
with
vs
better
and
better
.
We
were
likewise
once
perswaded
,
that
when
such
or
such
of
our
friends
should
grow
stronger
,
that
our
affaires
would
then
haue
better
successe
,
and
goe
more
prosperously
forward
,
and
yet
secretly
it
fell
out
otherwise
.
This
might
moue
some
men
to
conceiue
and
say
,
that
seeing
it
is
so
with
the
workes
of
God
that
are
wrought
among
the
Children
of
men
,
that
his
wayes
and
his
proceedings
are
so
strange
and
vnsearchable
,
how
can
we
then
out
of
Gods
workes
learne
any
certaine
or
speciall
thing
,
touching
and
concerning
our
owne
states
,
and
our
duties
towardes
God
in
his
workes
,
whereunto
notwithstanding
,
we
are
so
earnestly
,
and
oftentimes
exhorted
,
and
incited
in
the
holy
Scriptures
,
Psal.
92.
6.
7.
Esa.
28.
23.
24.
Hos.
14.
Psal.
107.
Especially
,
seeing
it
falleth
alike
with
the
godly
and
vngodly
man
,
in
all
their
worldly
proceedings
,
wherein
oftentimes
so
vnexpected
things
happen
and
fall
out
,
how
can
we
take
occasion
thereby
to
prayse
and
glorifie
the
Lord
,
or
to
humble
our selues
before
him
,
in
regard
of
his
extraordinary
works
,
as
if
he
had
done
some
speciall
thing
for
vs
,
when
as
we
fare
no
better
then
other
men
commonly
do
,
and
it
is
yet
vncertaine
what
will
further
proceed
thereof
?
I
answere
,
although
instantly
by
Gods
ordinary
or
extraordinary
workes
wee
cannot
conceiue
Gods
fauour
and
affection
towardes
men
,
nor
mans
state
in
regard
of
God
,
thereby
to
take
occasion
,
specially
,
for
the
same
to
prayse
the
Lord
our
God
,
and
to
seeke
after
him
;
notwithstanding
when
we
once
well
know
&
perceiue
mans
state
in
regard
of
God
,
and
our
owne
or
any
other
mens
speciall
state
in
that
kind
,
wee
may
by
the
ordinary
workes
of
God
here
done
amongst
men
,
learne
and
conceiue
many
good
things
;
as
for
example
,
when
we
know
a
man
to
be
one
that
truely
feareth
God
,
and
yet
see
that
notwithstanding
many
crosses
and
troubles
befall
him
,
and
happen
to
him
in
this
life
,
we
may
thereby
learne
,
That
God
the
righteous
Iudge
of
all
the
world
,
findeth
cause
&
matter
enough
,
when
it
pleaseth
him
,
To
try
the
best
men
that
liue
here
on
earth
,
by
laying
great
tribulations
vpon
them
,
and
by
many
miseries
to
proue
their
patience
,
Iob
4
Whereby
also
we
are
further
admonished
,
That
although
we
are
commanded
to
liue
holily
,
and
as
much
as
in
vs
lyeth
to
seeke
to
doe
the
same
,
yet
that
we
must
not
perswade
our selues
,
that
all
things
therefore
here
on
earth
shall
fall
out
well
&
prosperously
with
vs
according
to
our
desires
;
but
rather
must
make
our
account
that
neuerthelesse
many
tribulations
and
crosses
may
fall
vpon
vs
here
in
this
world
,
and
thereupon
prepare
and
arme
our selues
patiently
to
endure
them
.
But
that
we
may
the
better
perceiue
and
vnderstand
how
to
reape
much
profit
by
Gods
workes
done
among
the
Children
of
men
,
we
must
know
that
although
they
are
things
that
are
vnsearchable
by
men
,
to
conceiue
why
God
dealeth
so
diuersly
with
one
vngodly
man
,
in
respect
of
another
vngodly
man
,
that
is
like
vnto
him
,
that
the
one
fareth
cleane
contrary
to
the
other
,
as
for
example
,
giuing
the
one
vngodly
man
much
wealth
and
prosperitie
,
and
laying
much
aduersitie
,
and
many
plagues
vpon
the
other
,
as
also
why
God
imposeth
as
much
,
and
the
very
same
on
a
righteous
man
,
that
he
doth
on
an
vngodly
man
,
and
maketh
no
difference
in
outward
shew
betweene
them
therein
,
giuing
both
the
one
and
the
other
,
eyther
wealth
or
pouertie
at
his
good
will
and
pleasure
,
yet
we
may
by
the
word
of
God
find
out
and
know
,
why
God
doth
so
vnto
them
,
or
to
any
other
man
that
is
godly
or
vngodly
;
For
the
Lord
our
God
,
that
is
a
wise
God
,
hath
opened
many
things
vnto
vs
in
his
Word
,
concerning
his
will
&
dealings
with
the
Children
of
men
,
which
if
we
marke
and
well
consider
the
same
,
wee
shall
learne
many
things
touching
the
ordinary
workings
of
God
among
men
;
whereof
in
the
next
Chapter
I
will
make
a
further
declaration
out
of
the
same
Word
.
CHAP.
VI.
Shewing
diuers
seuerall
things
,
which
the
Lord
hath
opened
vnto
vs
in
his
Word
,
touching
his
good
pleasure
and
dealings
with
the
Children
of
men
here
on
earth
,
necessary
to
put
out
of
our
mindes
all
doubts
concerning
the
workes
of
God
,
and
to
strengthen
them
in
the
contrary
effects
.
FIrst
,
and
before
all
other
things
,
God
in
his
word
openeth
vnto
vs
,
That
he
loueth
men
freely
as
they
are
men
,
Titus
3.
4.
Which
he
witnesseth
,
that
he
doth
by
being
the
Sauiour
of
all
men
,
1
Tym.
4.
10.
Therefore
also
the
Psalmist
witnesseth
,
that
God
preserueth
both
man
and
beast
,
Psal.
36.
6.
And
Iesus
Christ
himselfe
sayth
,
that
God
maketh
his
Sunne
to
rise
on
the
euill
,
and
on
the
good
,
and
sendeth
rayne
on
the
iust
and
on
the
vniust
,
Math.
5.
45.
When
wee
see
therefore
that
the
wrath
of
God
is
reuealed
from
heauen
,
against
all
vngodlinesse
and
vnrighteousnesse
of
men
,
Rom.
1.
18.
we
may
thereupon
certainely
conclude
,
That
there
is
something
wanting
in
men
,
and
that
for
many
causes
man
deserueth
punishment
for
sin
,
which
God
disliketh
,
Rom.
3.
23.
and
thereby
we
may
further
learne
,
that
sinne
is
the
mother
of
all
miseries
,
and
that
there
is
nothing
in
the
world
which
we
should
with
more
care
&
caution
,
hate
,
shun
,
and
abhor
,
then
sinne
,
as
the
onely
thing
that
moueth
our
Creator
to
dislike
of
vs
,
and
maketh
all
vs
that
are
his
creatures
abhominable
in
his
sight
.
Secondly
,
God
in
his
word
sheweth
vs
,
that
he
hath
a
care
of
those
that
feare
him
,
and
of
such
as
are
godly
;
and
seeketh
to
do
them
good
,
but
how
any
of
vs
are
made
godly
and
righteous
,
all
of
vs
by
nature
being
wicked
and
lost
sheepe
,
Rom.
4.
3.
Ephes.
2.
5.
Is
not
at
this
time
to
be
spoken
of
;
and
on
the
contrarie
,
that
he
hateth
the
vngodly
,
and
powreth
out
his
wrath
and
indignation
vpon
them
.
The
eyes
of
the
Lord
are
vpon
the
righteous
,
and
his
eares
are
open
to
their
cry
;
The
face
of
the
Lord
is
against
them
that
doe
euill
,
to
cut
off
the
remembrance
of
them
from
the
earth
,
Psal.
34.
15.
16.
which
he
sayth
he
will
do
when
he
thinketh
good
,
when
the
dayes
of
visitation
,
and
of
recompence
are
come
,
Hos.
9.
7.
Exod.
32.
34.
Then
he
will
wretchedly
destroy
those
wicked
men
,
Mat.
21.
41.
And
on
the
contrary
,
when
the
righteous
call
,
the
Lord
heareth
and
deliuereth
them
out
of
all
their
trouble
,
Psal.
18.
27.
Thereby
vnderstanding
,
that
hee
deliuereth
them
,
by
taking
them
like
a
wise
workeman
,
out
of
the
furnace
of
aduersitie
,
when
they
are
sufficiently
purified
and
clensed
;
That
is
,
in
the
time
of
need
,
Heb.
4.
16.
From
whence
it
followeth
without
contradiction
,
in
regard
that
God
is
so
diuersely
affected
towards
the
godly
and
vngodly
man
,
that
in
that
respect
,
when
he
sendeth
one
and
the
like
prosperitie
and
aduersitie
,
both
on
the
godly
and
vngodly
,
hee
doth
it
not
for
one selfe
same
intent
,
nor
to
one
end
.
That
which
God
himselfe
witnesseth
vnto
vs
,
on
the
one
side
,
that
whatsoeuer
tribulation
or
misery
hee
sendeth
to
the
godly
man
,
it
is
for
his
good
and
great
benefit
,
yea
euen
the
crosses
themselues
are
so
;
for
God
inlighteneth
their
darkenesse
,
Psalm
.
18.
28
▪
and
so
it
falleth
out
,
That
all
things
worke
for
the
best
to
them
that
loue
God
,
Rom.
8.
28.
So
that
the
troubles
of
the
godly
,
are
vnto
them
as
an
entrie
into
life
euerlasting
,
an
earnest
penny
,
and
as
it
were
the
first
fruites
of
heauenly
ioyes
,
Psal.
23.
6.
As
also
the
crosses
of
the
godly
,
are
vnto
them
as
a
precious
medicine
to
heale
their
soules
,
and
a
true
meanes
to
prepare
the
way
for
them
to
enter
into
the
kingdome
of
heauen
,
Acts
14.
22.
And
in
this
manner
all
things
are
a
blessing
to
the
godly
;
For
godlinesse
is
profitable
vnto
all
things
,
hauing
the
promises
of
this
life
that
now
is
,
and
of
that
which
is
to
come
,
1.
Tim.
4.
8.
On
the
other
side
,
whatsoeuer
the
vngodly
indure
,
it
is
altogether
a
curse
vnto
them
,
for
God
carseth
their
blessings
,
Matt.
2.
2.
So
that
whether
it
bee
prosperitie
or
aduersitie
,
it
happeneth
vnto
them
,
it
falleth
out
amisse
with
them
:
for
all
things
are
vncleane
vnto
them
;
because
their
mindes
and
consciences
are
vncleane
,
Tit.
1.
14
Deut.
8.
15.
The
aduersity
then
of
the
vngodly
is
a
feeling
of
,
&
a
preparatiue
to
euerlasting
condemnation
,
an
earnest
penny
,
and
the
first
fruits
of
the
paines
of
hell
,
Iud.
5.
7.
and
their
prosperitie
is
like
a
poysoned
drinke
vnto
them
,
for
by
their
wickednes
,
the
more
they
abuse
their
prosperitie
,
the
more
they
spoyle
their
owne
soules
,
and
so
it
become
a
powerfull
meanes
to
carrie
them
vnto
hell
,
and
to
the
kingdome
of
darkenesse
,
Apcc.
18.
7.
This
God
openeth
vnto
vs
plainly
in
his
word
,
whereby
wee
may
openly
learne
and
vnderstand
that
the
state
of
the
vngodly
,
whether
it
bee
aduersitie
or
prosperitie
,
is
altogether
miserable
;
and
on
the
contrarie
,
that
the
aduersitie
or
prosperitie
of
the
godly
,
is
a
happines
vnto
them
.
For
it
is
most
certain
,
that
if
the
vngodly
man
doth
not
in
time
repent
and
amend
his
life
,
at
the
last
hee
shall
bee
sure
of
after
condemnation
,
and
the
godly
man
of
euerlasting
ioy
and
felicitie
,
as
wee
haue
a
manifest
example
thereof
in
the
state
of
the
rich
man
,
and
of
poore
Lazarus
,
Luk.
16.
19.
And
who
seeth
not
,
that
the
rich
man
for
all
his
wealth
and
worldly
prosperitie
,
was
an
accursed
wretch
,
and
that
poore
Lazarus
in
his
greatest
miserie
was
happie
and
blessed
?
what
man
is
hee
,
that
would
not
rather
choose
,
looking
into
the
end
of
them
both
,
to
liue
in
this
world
in
the
state
of
poore
Lazarus
,
then
in
that
of
the
rich
glutton
?
So
you
see
,
that
from
these
different
affections
of
God
,
both
vnto
the
godly
and
the
vngodly
,
which
hee
hath
shewed
vnto
vs
in
his
word
,
and
by
their
last
ends
which
thereupon
ensue
,
the
grounds
of
the
hope
and
comfort
that
the
godly
haue
and
receiue
in
the
midst
of
their
aduersitie
and
troubles
:
And
the
grounds
of
the
feares
and
miseries
,
which
the
vngodly
are
like
to
fall
vnto
,
whiles
they
possesse
worldly
prosperity
and
pleasure
.
But
hearken
yet
further
,
what
the
Lord
himselfe
saith
vnto
his
seruants
and
messengers
touching
them
both
:
Say
vnto
the
righteous
that
it
shall
bee
well
with
him
,
for
they
shall
eate
the
fruite
of
their
doings
:
Woe
vnto
the
wicked
it
shall
bee
ill
with
him
,
for
the
reward
of
his
handes
shall
be
giuen
him
,
Esa.
3.
10.
11.
Now
if
wee
consider
this
well
,
and
take
good
heed
,
and
earnestly
marke
the
end
,
both
of
the
godly
and
of
the
vngodly
,
we
shall
be
throughly
perswaded
,
from
the
doubtfull
conceite
that
wee
haue
in
our
mindes
,
touching
the
workes
of
God
done
here
vpon
earth
among
men
,
when
we
oftentimes
behold
and
see
the
vngodly
to
prosper
so
much
in
this
world
,
and
the
godly
liue
in
pouertie
and
aduersitie
,
which
for
that
it
is
a
matter
of
great
importance
,
in
the
next
Chapter
I
will
more
at
large
open
the
same
vnto
you
.
CHAP.
VII
.
That
there
is
no
cause
at
all
,
why
men
should
make
any
doubt
or
question
,
when
they
see
many
vngodly
men
here
prosper
in
the
world
,
and
diuers
godly
men
liue
in
pouertie
and
aduersitie
.
THere
are
two
special
reasons
,
that
moue
men
to
become
carelesse
and
licentious
here
in
the
world
,
when
they
see
and
behold
how
it
fareth
,
both
with
the
godly
and
vngodly
in
this
world
.
The
first
is
,
that
many
times
they
see
,
that
those
that
feare
God
are
in
great
miserie
and
calamitie
,
and
the
vngodly
prosper
and
abound
in
wealth
.
This
many
men
cannot
brooke
,
while
they
are
perswaded
,
that
it
standeth
not
with
the
great
Maiestie
of
the
God-head
,
and
the
Iustice
of
God
to
deale
in
such
manner
;
and
the
reason
is
,
because
they
looke
vpon
nothing
but
the
outward
shew
,
and
consider
not
the
end
for
which
God
doth
it
;
for
if
in
the
lest
degree
they
did
but
thinke
and
remember
,
that
God
meaneth
well
to
the
godly
,
and
that
their
oppressions
are
wholesome
medicines
for
their
soules
,
the
better
to
prepare
them
for
the
life
to
come
:
And
on
the
contrarie
,
that
the
prosperitie
of
the
vngodly
is
like
the
Quale●
to
the
children
of
Israel
,
that
died
while
they
were
in
their
mouthes
,
then
they
would
presently
see
and
perceiue
that
they
haue
no
cause
to
doubt
of
,
or
to
misconster
and
stumble
at
the
workes
of
God
.
For
to
speake
the
truth
,
who
is
he
that
will
longer
stumble
at
,
or
thinke
it
strange
to
see
,
that
God
loseth
and
slacketh
the
bridle
to
the
children
of
the
world
,
but
tu●●reth
,
holdeth
in
,
restraineth
instantly
,
and
suffereth
not
his
children
to
haue
their
wills
,
when
hee
remembreth
that
the
Lord
doth
it
to
his
children
,
to
the
end
that
they
may
become
the
more
spirituall
and
better
prepared
for
the
kingdome
of
heauen
:
doe
wee
not
the
like
in
matters
of
lesse
importance
,
continually
in
our
houses
to
our
children
,
wee
suffer
our
dogs
that
we●
breed
in
our
houses
,
to
runne
at
libertie
loose
and
vntied
,
and
haue
no
regard
what
they
doe
,
nor
how
it
fareth
with
them
,
but
is
it
not
our
manner
to
looke
narrowly
to
our
children
,
to
keepe
them
short
,
to
teach
and
instruct
them
;
and
why
doe
we
so
,
but
onely
to
bring
them
vp
to
all
vertuous
actions
,
and
for
their
better
preferment
.
So
that
it
is
to
a
speciall
end
,
that
wee
haue
so
great
a
care
of
our
children
,
which
in
no
wise
wee
doe
intend
to
our
dogges
,
but
let
them
runne
where
they
list
.
The
word
of
God
therefore
aduiseth
vs
,
to
cast
off
all
doubts
and
feares
touching
the
workes
of
God
,
and
to
rid
vs
thereof
,
willeth
vs
not
to
looke
onely
vpon
the
outward
end
of
the
children
of
men
,
and
to
consider
of
nothing
else
,
but
the
course
of
this
present
world
,
euen
as
the
state
of
the
rich
glutton
,
and
of
poore
Lazarus
,
is
set
downe
and
declared
vnto
vs
by
Iesus
Christ
himselfe
,
Luk.
16.
So
the
Apostle
Saint
Paul
warneth
vs
,
saying
;
Remember
those
that
haue
the
rule
ouer
you
,
who
haue
spoken
vnto
you
the
word
of
God
,
whose
faith
follow
,
considering
the
end
of
their
conuersation
,
Heb.
13.
7.
And
to
the
same
end
Saint
Iames
sayth
,
Behold
wee
count
them
happy
which
indure
;
you
haue
heard
of
the
patience
of
Iob
,
and
haue
seene
the
end
of
the
Lord
;
for
the
Lord
is
very
pittifull
,
and
of
tender
mercy
,
Iames
5.
11.
Touching
the
prosperity
of
the
vngodly
,
who
would
be
grieued
thereat
,
when
wee
marke
and
thinke
vpon
their
endes
;
they
stand
vpon
slipperie
ground
and
soone
fall
downe
:
and
then
comes
in
the
hard
and
heauie
reckonings
which
they
must
make
at
the
latter
day
,
see
the
49.
Psalme
;
What
is
hee
that
grudgeth
at
the
good
that
men
doe
to
those
that
are
condemned
to
die
,
or
at
the
friendship
that
is
shewed
vnto
them
by
some
,
when
they
are
led
to
execution
to
be
broken
on
wheeles
?
or
who
would
not
chuse
to
passe
thorough
a
troublesome
and
durtie
way
,
to
inioy
a
great
inheritance
,
then
thorough
a
faire
and
pleasant
way
to
goe
to
execution
?
doe
not
many
honest
housholders
,
dislike
of
swaggering
companions
,
that
dayly
and
hourely
haunt
the
best
Innes
and
Tauernes
in
the
Citie
,
and
consume
their
wealth
in
banket
after
banket
,
as
long
as
their
credits
last
?
and
doe
they
not
thinke
them
men
of
little
wisedome
or
consideration
?
and
is
it
not
found
to
bee
so
when
they
make
vp
their
reckonings
at
home
in
their
houses
?
So
it
stands
with
the
prosperitie
of
the
vngodly
many
times
here
in
this
world
,
they
haue
great
wealth
and
abundance
:
but
they
spend
vpon
their
owne
stockes
,
and
a
hard
reckoning
followeth
after
it
:
whereas
on
the
contrary
godly
men
,
that
in
this
world
are
kept
short
and
spend
vpon
their
fathers
purse
,
whether
it
be
superfluously
or
otherwise
,
as
their
father
thinkes
it
good
,
haue
no
feare
of
an
after
reckoning
,
all
is
freely
forgiuen
them
:
Thus
their
ends
differ
much
one
from
another
.
This
when
the
Psalmist
considered
,
although
before
touching
this
point
of
the
workes
of
God
,
how
the
vngodly
prosper
,
and
the
godly
liue
poore
and
miserably
,
hee
was
somewhat
troubled
,
and
muttred
thereat
,
yet
at
last
hee
was
perswaded
,
as
hee
himselfe
witnesseth
,
saying
;
When
I
thought
to
know
this
it
was
too
painefull
for
mee
,
vntill
I
went
into
the
Sanctuary
of
God
,
then
vnderstood
I
their
end
,
Psalm
.
73.
16.
17.
CHAP.
VIII
.
That
there
is
no
cause
why
men
should
bee
so
much
abashed
,
when
they
shall
consider
how
the
enemies
of
Gods
people
,
when
they
incounter
in
battaile
with
the
people
of
GOD
,
and
haue
the
vpper
hand
and
ouerthrow
them
.
YET
this
is
not
all
,
that
which
causeth
greatest
dislike
in
the
hearts
of
many
men
,
touching
the
workes
of
God
done
among
the
sonnes
of
men
;
the
chiefest
reason
consisteth
herein
,
that
men
oftentimes
see
and
behold
,
that
not
onely
many
vngodly
men
liue
in
great
prosperitie
,
and
many
righteous
men
in
great
miserie
,
but
that
men
see
and
obserue
that
the
vngodly
oftentimes
oppresse
the
godly
,
and
that
when
Gods
people
and
their
enemies
,
encounter
in
battaile
and
fight
together
,
many
times
their
enemies
haue
the
victorie
and
ouercome
them
.
This
is
the
point
that
produceth
greatest
difficultie
,
and
many
men
cannot
be
resolued
,
how
it
should
come
to
passe
that
the
seruantes
of
the
most
high
God
,
that
haue
his
cause
in
hand
,
that
are
iealous
of
his
glory
,
and
fight
for
his
truth
,
should
be
ouercome
by
those
that
are
Gods
enemies
,
that
Gods
cause
should
turne
the
backe
,
and
falshood
and
deceit
haue
the
vpper
hand
;
this
by
many
men
cannot
be
conceiued
nor
considered
as
it
should
bee
,
for
that
as
things
are
brought
to
passe
,
they
see
nothing
but
contrary
effects
.
The
vngodly
are
hardened
in
their
vngodlinesse
,
and
the
godly
weepe
and
mourne
,
all
thinges
are
worse
and
worse
,
and
the
name
of
the
Lord
by
this
meanes
slandred
,
and
euill
spoken
of
,
and
his
truth
blamed
.
I
answer
,
we
must
needes
confesse
and
acknowledge
,
that
these
are
most
profound
wayes
of
God
,
but
the
Lord
also
in
his
holy
word
hath
giuen
vs
to
vnderstand
,
what
the
meaning
is
of
these
his
most
wonderfull
workes
,
and
telleth
vs
that
he
hath
reason
so
to
doe
,
both
in
respect
of
the
godly
,
and
the
vngodly
,
and
of
his
people
,
and
their
enemies
;
and
first
giueth
vs
to
vnderstand
,
that
in
these
occurrents
hee
is
patient
,
and
long
suffering
,
Luk.
18.
7.
That
he
is
not
so
hastie
as
wee
are
,
Psal.
116.
11.
Hee
can
indure
that
his
cause
,
and
his
peoples
cause
should
sometime
bee
hindred
,
and
that
the
vngodly
should
domineire
,
as
if
Baal
or
As●aroth
,
and
not
the
God
of
Israel
ruled
and
gouerned
the
world
,
and
teacheth
vs
further
that
he
suffereth
it
so
to
bee
,
thereby
the
more
to
aduance
his
honour
,
when
hee
once
begins
so
to
rise
vp
,
that
his
enemies
are
driuen
backe
,
and
that
he
lifteth
vp
againe
the
heads
of
his
people
,
which
before
were
deiected
and
cast
downe
.
Thus
he
witnesseth
,
that
for
the
same
cause
he
suffereth
his
people
of
Israell
to
be
humbled
,
that
afterward
he
might
aduance
them
,
and
that
so
all
the
world
might
see
that
it
was
neither
their
policie
,
wisedome
,
nor
power
,
but
his
blessings
that
had
releiued
,
and
raysed
them
vp
,
Deut
,
8.
9.
Here
what
the
Lord
to
this
end
sayth
by
the
Prophet
;
The
earth
mourneth
and
languisheth
,
Lebanon
is
ashamed
and
hewen
downe
,
Sharon
is
like
a
wildernesse
,
and
Basan
and
Carmell
shake
off
their
fruits
;
now
will
I
rise
sayth
the
Lord
,
seeing
my
people
are
so
much
confounded
,
and
euery
man
thinketh
,
that
they
are
wholy
ouerthrowne
,
now
will
I
be
exalted
,
now
will
I
lift
vp
my selfe
,
Esa.
33.
9.
10.
I
haue
a
long
time
houlden
my
peace
,
sayth
he
,
I
haue
beene
still
and
refrayned
my selfe
,
now
will
I
cry
like
a
trauelling
woman
,
I
will
destroy
and
deuoure
at
once
,
Esa.
42.
14.
the
enemies
of
my
people
.
This
is
Gods
purpose
when
he
suffereth
his
people
for
a
time
to
be
ouer-run
and
mastred
by
their
enemies
:
which
if
we
consider
well
,
we
will
no
longer
bee
abashed
thereat
,
nor
stumble
at
Gods
workes
,
though
things
goe
neuer
so
crosse
for
a
time
with
Gods
owne
people
,
and
that
the
enemies
of
the
Gospell
thereby
seeme
to
growe
strong
.
When
we
reade
of
the
prosperitie
of
Hammon
the
cruell
and
sworne
enemy
of
Gods
people
,
and
vnderstand
that
he
proceeded
so
farre
,
that
all
the
people
of
Israell
were
iudged
to
die
,
and
that
hee
being
their
greatest
and
bitterest
enemie
,
had
the
execution
thereof
committed
to
him
,
would
not
men
therby
conclude
,
looking
vpon
the
outward
vntoward
proceedings
,
that
the
Lord
had
abandoned
and
forsaken
his
people
of
Israell
;
yet
we
know
in
the
end
,
that
the
higher
that
Hammon
the
enemie
of
Gods
people
did
clime
,
the
neerer
the
destruction
of
the
Children
of
Israell
seemed
to
be
,
and
the
more
the
enemies
of
Gods
people
being
disappointed
of
their
purposes
were
confounded
,
the
more
honor
the
Lord
did
then
reap
vnto
himselfe
,
by
the
deliuerance
of
his
people
.
So
wonderfull
is
God
the
Lord
in
his
workes
:
wherby
it
appeareth
,
that
euen
then
when
he
suffereth
the
cause
of
his
people
in
a
manner
to
fall
vnto
the
ground
,
he
still
houldeth
the
rudder
in
his
hand
,
and
hath
an
eye
on
them
,
and
a
care
that
they
shall
not
altogether
be
ouerthrowne
.
And
so
all
the
mis-vnderstanding
,
wrong
iudging
,
mis-construing
&
stumblings
at
Gods
workes
consists
herein
,
that
we
onely
looke
vpon
exterior
things
,
and
neuer
remember
to
goe
into
the
Sanctuary
of
God
,
to
looke
into
the
end
of
his
wayes
,
and
what
his
secret
meaning
is
therein
.
Marke
what
I
say
.
Queene
Ester
that
was
a
great
friend
to
the
people
of
God
,
and
sought
what
meanes
she
could
to
deliuer
the
people
of
Israell
from
that
danger
,
and
to
bring
Hammon
to
confusion
,
what
course
did
shee
take
.
Shee
inuited
the
King
and
Hammon
with
him
to
be
her
guests
,
shee
receiued
and
intertained
him
friendly
,
and
Hammon
could
perceiue
no
other
but
that
he
was
very
welcome
to
the
Queene
,
and
boasted
thereof
to
his
friends
;
And
yet
that
was
not
enough
,
Hester
bad
him
to
be
her
guest
the
second
time
,
and
shewed
him
a
fayre
countenance
from
time
to
time
.
Now
what
might
the
Iewes
that
knew
not
Queene
Hesters
meaning
,
haue
conceiued
and
iudged
hereof
?
might
not
they
haue
thought
,
that
Hester
also
consented
with
Hammon
to
helpe
to
root
out
and
confound
the
Iewes
?
But
the
meaning
was
cleane
contrary
:
shee
sought
to
bring
Hammon
to
confusion
,
and
to
deliuer
the
Iewes
from
death
;
the
issue
thereof
sheweth
it
plainely
,
Hest.
5.
7.
Thus
the
Lord
our
God
many
times
worketh
with
the
enemies
of
his
people
,
hee
seemeth
for
a
while
to
draw
them
on
,
and
to
leaue
his
owne
people
,
to
make
them
the
more
confounded
and
ashamed
,
when
vnexpectedly
hee
ouerthroweth
them
,
and
deliuereth
his
people
from
them
.
Touching
these
wayes
of
God
therefore
wee
must
attend
Gods
pleasure
,
and
in
the
meane
time
patiently
expect
his
leisure
.
And
this
God
declareth
vnto
vs
in
his
Word
touching
his
strange
workings
aforesayd
,
which
to
men
seeme
so
offensiue
,
yea
,
which
is
more
,
our
good
God
sheweth
vs
yet
more
speciall
and
waightier
causes
,
wherefore
at
sometimes
he
suffereth
his
owne
people
to
be
oppressed
by
their
enemies
,
and
letteth
them
fall
into
great
miseries
and
troubles
,
whereof
some
conceiue
,
the
enemies
of
Gods
people
,
others
Gods
people
themselues
.
Touching
his
owne
people
,
somtimes
he
suffereth
them
to
fall
into
the
hands
of
their
enemies
,
and
by
that
meanes
ladeth
them
with
a
heauie
yoake
;
because
they
did
not
endeuour
themselues
wisely
,
and
as
it
became
them
,
to
beare
his
Fatherly
yoake
on
their
necks
.
Heare
what
the
Lord
to
that
end
sayth
to
his
people
:
Because
that
thou
seruest
not
the
Lord
thy
God
with
ioyfulnesse
,
and
with
gladnesse
of
heart
,
for
the
aboundance
of
all
things
;
therefore
shalt
thou
serue
thine
enemies
,
which
the
Lord
shall
send
against
thee
,
in
hunger
,
and
in
thirst
,
and
in
nakednesse
,
and
in
want
of
all
things
,
and
he
shall
put
a
yoake
of
iron
vpon
thy
necke
,
and
all
this
the
Lord
doth
,
as
hee
himselfe
also
witnesseth
,
that
his
people
might
know
what
difference
there
is
betweene
seruing
of
him
,
and
seruing
the
Kingdomes
of
his
enemies
,
2
Chro.
12.
8.
Therefore
for
that
his
people
by
the
subtiltie
of
Sathan
,
the
temptations
of
the
world
,
imbecilitie
and
carelesnesse
sometimes
esteeme
not
of
the
sweete
yoake
of
Christ
,
and
calme
running
water
of
Shilo
as
they
should
doe
,
the
Lord
layeth
a
heauie
yoake
vpon
them
,
and
bringeth
them
into
deepe
,
and
many
waters
of
oppression
;
wherein
what
strange
thing
doth
the
Lord
?
What
doth
he
I
say
,
that
should
moue
men
in
any
manner
to
dislike
?
When
we
vse
to
do
the
same
(
and
thinke
and
perswade
our selues
that
we
doe
wisely
)
with
our
owne
Children
;
that
sometimes
wee
put
to
hard
Schoole-maisters
,
and
cruell
teachers
for
a
tyme
,
that
they
might
learne
and
know
how
easie
a
yoake
they
beare
on
their
shoulders
in
their
Fathers
houses
,
which
yet
when
we
doe
,
it
is
out
of
meere
loue
,
and
for
the
good
and
profit
of
our
Children
.
On
the
other
side
,
touching
the
enemies
of
Gods
people
,
although
then
they
seeme
specially
to
bee
happie
and
blessed
,
when
in
that
manner
they
get
the
vpper
hand
of
Gods
people
,
and
deuoure
them
like
bread
;
yet
the
truth
is
,
that
no
greater
plague
can
happen
vnto
them
,
then
when
they
are
permitted
to
oppresse
and
wrong
the
people
of
God
,
and
to
wash
their
hands
in
their
bloud
;
which
the
Lord
in
his
great
wrath
sometimes
permitteth
to
be
done
,
when
hee
determineth
to
suffer
them
to
fill
vp
the
measure
of
their
wickednesse
,
and
to
hasten
their
Iudgement
,
and
vtter
destruction
.
Euen
then
when
they
ouercome
and
spoyle
the
people
of
God
,
and
lead
them
Captiues
away
with
them
as
a
prey
,
They
doe
nothing
els
but
in
a
manner
heap
vp
a
great
deale
of
wood
,
stubble
,
and
straw
,
with
coles
of
fire
vnder
them
,
which
at
the
last
burnes
them
all
vp
.
For
so
the
Lord
himselfe
witnesseth
,
saying
;
In
that
day
will
I
make
the
wildernesse
of
Iudah
like
a
harth
of
fire
among
the
wood
,
and
like
a
torch
of
fire
in
a
bundle
of
straw
,
Zach.
12.
6.
And
againe
,
And
in
that
day
will
I
make
Ierusalem
a
burthensom
stone
for
all
people
;
all
that
burthen
themselues
with
it
shall
bee
cut
in
peeces
,
though
all
the
people
of
the
earth
bee
gathered
together
against
it
,
Zach.
12.
3.
Hearken
what
the
Lord
in
this
respect
againe
and
againe
commaundeth
,
and
oftentimes
willeth
his
Prophets
to
shew
to
the
world
:
Thou
Son
of
man
sayth
he
,
Prophesie
to
the
mountaines
of
Israell
,
and
say
;
Ye
Mountaines
of
Israell
,
heare
the
word
of
the
Lord
;
Thus
sayth
the
Lord
;
Because
the
enemie
had
sayd
against
you
,
Aha
,
euen
the
auncient
high
places
are
ours
in
possession
,
Therefore
prophesie
and
say
;
Thus
sayth
the
Lord
God
;
Because
they
haue
made
you
desolate
,
and
swallowed
you
vp
on
euery
side
,
that
you
might
be
a
possession
vnto
the
residue
of
the
Heathen
,
and
yee
are
taken
vp
in
the
lips
of
talkers
,
and
are
an
infamie
of
the
people
,
Therefore
yee
Mountaines
of
Israell
,
heare
the
word
of
the
Lord
God
;
Thus
sayth
the
Lord
God
to
the
mountaines
,
and
to
the
hills
,
to
the
riuers
,
and
to
the
valleyes
,
to
the
desolate
wasts
,
and
to
the
Citties
that
are
forsaken
,
which
are
become
a
prey
and
derision
to
the
residue
of
the
Heathen
,
that
are
round
about
.
Therefore
thus
sayth
the
Lord
,
surely
in
the
zeale
of
my
ielousie
I
haue
spoken
against
the
residue
of
the
heathen
,
and
against
all
Idumea
,
which
haue
appoynted
my
Land
into
their
possessions
,
with
the
ioy
of
all
their
heart
,
with
dispitefull
minds
,
to
cast
it
out
for
a
prey
,
Prophesie
therefore
concerning
the
Land
of
Israell
,
and
say
vnto
the
mountaines
,
and
to
the
hils
,
and
to
the
riuers
,
and
to
the
valleyes
;
Thus
sayth
the
Lord
God
,
Behold
I
haue
spoken
in
my
ielousie
,
and
in
my
fury
,
because
you
haue
borne
the
shame
of
the
heathen
,
therefore
thus
sayth
the
Lord
God
,
I
haue
lifted
vp
mine
hand
,
surely
the
heathen
that
are
about
you
they
shall
beare
their
shame
.
But
yee
O
Mountaines
of
Israell
,
you
shall
shoot
forth
your
branches
,
and
yeeld
your
fruit
to
my
people
of
Israell
,
for
they
are
at
hand
to
come
,
Ezech.
36.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
And
for
that
the
Lord
intendeth
to
deale
in
this
manner
with
his
owne
people
,
and
with
their
enemies
when
they
ouercome
and
oppresse
them
;
he
pronounceth
a
woe
vnto
Assyria
,
by
the
Prophet
Esay
;
&
that
for
this
cause
,
because
they
were
to
ouer-run
and
oppresse
the
people
of
Israell
for
a
tyme
,
like
durt
in
the
streete
;
saying
,
O
Assyrians
the
rod
of
mine
anger
,
and
the
staffe
in
their
hand
is
mine
indignation
.
I
will
send
him
against
an
hypocriticall
Nation
,
and
against
the
people
of
my
wrath
,
(
where
hee
vnderstandeth
his
owne
people
,
that
because
of
their
sinnes
had
a
long
tyme
sore
offended
him
)
I
will
giue
him
a
charge
to
take
the
spoyle
,
and
to
take
the
prey
,
and
to
tread
them
downe
like
the
mire
in
the
streets
,
Esa:
10.
5.
6.
To
this
end
also
the
Lord
witnesseth
,
that
hee
delayed
to
take
reuenge
for
the
bloud
of
his
Children
,
vntill
more
of
them
were
slaine
for
his
truth
sake
,
that
at
one
time
he
might
visite
the
enemies
of
his
truth
in
their
owne
houses
&
make
a
iust
reckoning
with
them
,
Apo.
6.
9
10.
11.
Wherby
it
is
manifestly
to
be
seene
,
That
the
Lord
suffereth
the
enemies
of
the
truth
somtimes
to
haue
the
vpper
hand
,
because
that
alreadie
by
reason
of
their
great
sinnes
and
offences
committed
against
him
,
they
haue
in
such
manner
offended
him
,
that
in
his
wrath
he
thinketh
it
fit
to
slacke
the
bridle
vnto
them
,
and
to
suffer
them
to
proceed
from
bad
actions
to
worse
,
for
their
heauier
iudgement
and
condemnation
.
This
also
must
be
vnderstood
and
conceiued
in
matters
of
lesse
moment
,
wherein
the
Children
of
the
world
without
reason
and
lawfull
ground
,
get
the
vpper
hand
ouer
the
Children
of
God
,
as
when
they
meete
together
in
battaile
in
the
field
,
or
in
any
towne
,
or
in
prayer
,
or
at
a
marriage
,
or
such
like
,
and
there
are
slaine
,
murthered
or
spoyled
,
&
in
all
other
such
like
occurrents
.
And
thus
the
Lord
findeth
occasion
both
in
regard
of
his
owne
people
,
and
of
their
enemies
,
now
and
then
to
make
his
people
the
foote
and
not
the
head
,
that
he
suffreth
them
to
lie
vnder
feete
,
and
the
enemies
of
the
truth
to
tread
vpon
them
;
which
whosoeuer
well
waigheth
and
considereth
with
an
vnderstanding
heart
,
hee
shall
soone
perceiue
&
see
,
that
there
is
no
cause
of
doubt
to
be
made
,
or
scandall
to
be
found
in
these
workes
of
the
Lord
.
CHAP.
IX
.
Further
Iustification
of
the
aforesaid
Doctrine
,
which
the
Lord
sheweth
vs
out
of
his
word
,
touching
his
proceedings
with
the
Children
of
men
,
against
the
people
of
God
in
our
age
.
THat
wee
may
further
Iustifie
this
poynt
touching
Gods
proceeding
with
his
people
,
and
their
enemies
,
and
discusse
the
difficulties
and
troubles
which
in
these
times
are
in
diuers
places
brought
vpon
Gods
people
by
their
enemies
,
we
must
after
the
like
manner
,
with
due
respect
speak
generally
,
both
of
the
proceedings
of
the
people
of
God
,
and
of
their
enemies
.
That
the
light
of
the
Gospell
hath
long
tyme
shone
most
clearly
in
this
age
,
as
those
that
know
any
thing
as
they
ought
to
doe
,
can
tell
;
and
that
the
same
hath
beene
sleightly
regarded
,
both
by
friendes
and
foes
,
all
those
plainely
see
it
,
that
haue
receiued
any
light
at
all
from
the
Lord
our
God
.
Many
both
great
and
small
,
both
mightie
Potentates
and
meane
men
,
long
since
and
oftentimes
,
with
all
their
mights
,
haue
strouen
against
the
same
,
and
sought
vtterly
to
dam
and
smother
it
vp
,
by
all
the
meanes
they
could
;
esteeming
that
to
be
a
false
light
,
which
is
only
able
to
lead
and
guide
them
to
the
way
of
saluation
.
Others
,
that
in
some
sort
had
a
liking
thereunto
,
haue
made
no
great
account
nor
estimation
thereof
,
but
haue
suffered
it
in
such
sort
to
shine
,
and
so
serued
their
turnes
therewith
,
that
they
were
content
to
liue
where
it
was
,
and
sometimes
to
come
where
it
shoane
,
without
making
any
reckoning
to
accept
,
or
,
to
make
profession
thereof
.
And
amongst
those
that
proceeded
so
farre
,
that
they
haue
accepted
thereof
as
a
rule
of
their
faith
,
and
an
order
of
liuing
well
;
there
are
many
found
that
haue
no
care
orderly
,
and
as
they
ought
to
doe
,
to
walke
in
the
light
thereof
:
so
that
on
this
side
also
many
lamentable
offences
haue
beene
ministred
,
and
doubts
beene
raised
to
cause
controuersies
and
errours
.
This
the
Lord
God
,
the
Father
of
lights
hath
seene
and
beheld
from
the
highest
heauens
,
the
place
of
his
holy
habitation
;
and
it
grieued
him
much
to
see
and
perceiue
,
such
great
vnthankfulnesse
and
ingratitude
for
so
excellent
a
gift
,
then
the
which
(
next
vnto
saluation
it selfe
)
no
better
hath
beene
giuen
by
God
vnto
the
children
of
men
:
For
which
cause
hee
hath
suffered
the
vnthankefull
world
,
and
that
would
not
accept
the
loue
of
the
truth
,
to
fall
into
strong
delusions
and
great
doubts
,
whereby
they
tooke
occasion
,
to
cleaue
vnto
and
beleeue
lies
.
So
that
in
this
our
age
,
wee
haue
seene
in
the
reformed
countries
of
the
world
,
many
great
and
very
dangerous
disputations
to
arise
,
and
controuersies
to
grow
touching
religion
:
whereby
many
men
,
that
looke
no
further
then
vpon
the
outward
shew
and
face
thereof
,
were
so
much
amazed
and
abashed
thereat
,
that
they
began
more
and
more
to
dislike
it
,
and
to
leaue
it
:
These
are
deepe
wayes
of
God
,
which
therefore
ought
to
haue
mooued
all
Christian
hearts
to
search
into
the
intent
and
meaning
of
God
;
and
withall
to
take
occasion
to
shake
off
the
aforesaid
vnsauoury
ingratitude
,
and
to
bend
their
mindes
vnto
a
more
wholesome
course
of
obedience
.
But
this
hath
beene
practised
by
very
few
,
and
at
this
day
is
yet
too
much
neglected
.
For
which
cause
the
wrath
of
God
hath
beene
more
and
more
kindled
,
and
his
out
stretched
arme
hath
not
holden
backe
;
but
in
his
anger
he
is
gone
foorth
,
and
hath
suffered
the
vngodly
world
that
hardeneth
it selfe
,
to
fall
into
more
hardnesse
and
delusion
;
as
euery
man
knoweth
how
much
the
blind
world
now
hardneth
and
imboldneth
it selfe
,
each
one
in
his
errours
,
vpon
occasion
of
the
present
troubles
that
daily
happen
to
the
people
of
God
in
these
dayes
:
for
the
enemies
of
the
Gospel
,
thereby
take
occasion
to
thinke
and
perswade
themselues
,
that
they
haue
done
great
and
good
seruices
vnto
God
and
yet
doe
,
when
they
persecute
and
seeke
to
roote
out
the
protectours
and
professours
of
the
truth
,
and
those
that
haue
halted
betweene
both
,
thinke
themselues
happie
that
they
(
as
many
others
)
haue
not
throwen
their
lot
into
the
lap
of
those
whose
chance
they
thought
might
alter
and
change
.
Thus
the
Lord
as
he
hath
threatned
,
letteth
it
raigne
snares
,
fire
,
and
brimstone
,
and
a
horrible
tempest
vpon
the
vngodly
,
Psal.
11.
6.
wherein
they
shal
be
taken
&
spoyle
themselues
.
For
in
all
these
things
,
those
wretched
men
doe
not
once
remember
,
that
when
to
fulfill
their
owne
pleasures
they
doe
so
,
they
iudge
vniustly
of
Gods
truth
,
and
thereby
offend
against
the
generation
of
his
Children
,
Psalm
.
73.
15.
How
oftentimes
was
Israel
troubled
and
vexed
with
contentions
and
warres
amongst
themselues
,
yea
and
ouer-runne
also
by
the
Philistines
and
other
enemies
?
whereas
notwithstanding
,
the
Israelites
were
the
onely
people
of
God
,
and
onely
had
the
light
of
saluation
among
them
:
What
inuasions
and
incursions
haue
the
cruell
Heathen
diuers
times
made
vpon
the
Christians
?
and
yet
wee
know
that
the
Christians
,
and
not
the
Heathens
haue
the
truth
on
their
side
.
But
these
things
the
Lord
sometimes
suffereth
,
to
fall
vpon
and
come
against
his
owne
people
,
to
cleanse
them
,
to
try
their
faiths
,
&
to
the
end
that
those
that
remaine
obstinate
might
haue
that
which
they
haue
deserued
.
1.
Corinth.
11.
19.
Matth.
18.
7.
And
thus
it
falleth
out
that
such
miserable
men
,
that
glorie
and
take
most
delight
,
to
behold
the
troubles
&
persecutions
of
Gods
people
,
that
boast
off
and
perseuer
in
their
enmitie
and
peruerse
proceedings
,
are
those
certainely
that
are
most
plagued
thereby
;
for
that
by
such
meanes
they
are
hardened
in
their
errors
and
delusions
,
which
lead
them
into
perdition
.
Can
greater
plagues
then
these
bee
any
wayes
bee
thought
on
?
and
all
this
also
is
iust
and
righteous
with
God
,
that
those
that
receiued
not
the
loue
of
the
truth
,
that
they
might
be
saued
,
might
fall
into
strong
delusions
and
beleeue
lies
,
2.
Thes.
2.
10.
11.
And
that
those
that
are
the
causes
of
reuolting
and
doubts
raised
,
and
sometimes
strongly
mainetaine
them
,
should
haue
the
same
measure
mett
vnto
them
,
and
thereby
fall
into
perdition
.
Thus
it
fares
with
them
(
by
the
wonderfull
prouidence
of
God
)
as
the
Psalmist
saith
;
As
they
loued
cursing
(
for
they
delighted
in
errour
)
so
let
it
come
vnto
them
,
Psalm
.
109.
17.
Besides
all
the
curses
that
yet
hang
ouer
their
heads
,
for
the
oppression
,
shame
,
disgrace
,
and
wrongs
by
them
done
vnto
the
children
of
God
in
their
troubles
and
aduersities
:
for
it
is
most
true
and
certaine
,
that
although
the
Lord
God
suffer
his
people
for
a
while
to
bee
oppressed
by
their
enemies
,
when
he
hath
once
finished
all
his
workes
vpon
Mount
Sion
,
and
sufficiently
punished
his
people
,
he
will
goe
to
visite
their
enemies
in
their
owne
houses
,
and
cast
the
rodde
of
his
anger
into
the
fire
,
Esa.
10.
12.
Behold
how
excellently
the
Psalmist
setteth
this
forth
,
saying
,
When
God
heard
this
(
that
is
,
that
his
children
many
times
rebelled
against
him
,
)
hee
was
wrath
and
greatly
abhorred
Israel
;
so
that
he
forsooke
the
Tabernacle
of
Shiloh
,
the
tent
that
he
had
placed
among
men
,
and
deliuered
his
strength
into
captiuitie
,
and
his
glory
into
the
enemies
hand
,
he
gaue
his
people
ouer
also
vnto
the
sword
,
and
was
wrath
with
his
inheritance
.
The
fire
consumed
their
young
men
,
and
their
maidens
was
not
giuen
to
marriage
,
their
Priests
fell
by
the
sword
,
and
their
widdowes
made
no
lamentation
.
Thus
farre
it
went
on
Gods
enemies
side
,
as
we
read
,
1.
Sam.
4.
but
marke
what
followeth
:
Then
the
Lord
awaked
as
one
out
of
sleepe
,
and
like
a
mightie
man
that
shooteth
by
reason
of
wine
:
and
he
smote
the
enemies
in
the
hinder
parts
,
hee
put
them
to
a
perpetuall
reproch
,
Psalme
75.
59.
60.
61.
62.
63.
64.
65.
66.
which
also
wee
read
in
the
first
of
Samuel
the
fifth
,
This
is
the
heritage
of
the
seruants
of
the
Lord
,
and
their
righteousnesse
is
of
mee
,
sayth
the
Lord
,
Esa.
54.
17.
That
the
Lord
God
in
his
time
shall
recompence
tribulation
to
those
that
trouble
them
,
and
giue
rest
to
those
that
are
troubled
,
2.
Thess.
1.
67.
euen
in
the
time
of
need
,
Heb.
4
▪
16.
And
thus
it
appeareth
alwayes
,
that
although
the
Lord
seemeth
to
haue
forsaken
his
people
for
a
while
,
and
to
hold
with
their
enemies
,
yet
in
truth
,
and
certaintie
this
standes
firmely
,
That
God
will
not
cast
away
righteous
man
,
neither
will
hee
helpe
the
euill
doers
,
Iob
8.
20.
how
much
soeuer
he
seemeth
to
stand
against
his
owne
people
,
and
to
strengthen
the
hand
of
the
vngodly
.
These
are
the
wonderfull
wayes
of
our
God
and
this
is
the
certaintie
of
his
workes
done
among
the
children
of
men
,
which
mooued
the
Psalmist
,
that
had
a
spirituall
eie
in
some
measure
,
to
looke
into
the
waies
of
God
,
and
to
set
downe
the
truth
thereof
,
to
breake
out
into
this
speech
and
say
;
O
Lord
how
great
are
thy
workes
,
and
thy
thoughts
are
verie
deepe
,
a
brutish
man
knoweth
not
,
neither
doth
a
foole
vnderstand
this
,
Psalm
.
92.
5.
6.
Thus
wee
may
see
,
that
although
the
workes
of
God
,
done
among
the
children
of
men
,
for
the
most
part
are
hidden
from
vs
,
and
incomprehensible
,
yet
that
which
our
good
God
hath
openly
made
knowne
vnto
vs
in
his
word
,
instructeth
and
inableth
vs
with
speciall
profit
,
fruit
,
and
comfort
,
to
marke
and
looke
into
the
workes
of
God
.
It
remaineth
then
,
that
wee
set
downe
and
further
speake
of
certaine
notable
fruits
that
grow
out
of
that
which
wee
haue
before
set
downe
;
which
wee
will
doe
in
the
Chapter
following
.
(
⸪
)
CHAP.
X.
That
without
contradiction
it
appeareth
by
the
aforesaia
order
of
the
workes
of
God
,
done
among
the
children
of
men
,
that
there
shall
bee
an
after
reckoning
made
,
with
all
the
children
of
men
in
the
world
to
come
.
SEEING
,
that
it
is
euidently
knowne
,
that
God
the
Lord
is
a
righteous
Iudge
;
For
the
workes
of
man
shall
bee
rendred
vnto
him
,
and
he
will
cause
euery
man
to
finde
according
to
his
wayes
,
Iob
34.
11.
and
that
it
is
alwayes
found
,
that
the
Lord
in
this
world
maketh
no
euen
reckoning
with
the
children
of
men
,
when
hee
suffereth
a
godly
man
all
his
life
time
to
liue
in
great
trouble
and
aduersitie
,
and
to
dye
therein
;
and
sendeth
great
riches
and
ioy
to
an
vngodly
man
all
his
life
long
;
and
they
haue
no
crosses
,
but
their
strength
is
firme
,
Psal.
17.
14.
and
Psal
▪
73.
4.
And
also
by
experience
in
the
common
course
of
the
world
,
it
is
found
that
many
of
the
deare
children
of
God
,
are
persecuted
and
euilly
dealt
withall
,
onely
because
they
take
Gods
cause
in
hand
,
are
iealous
of
God
honour
,
seeke
the
spreading
abroad
of
the
Gospel
,
and
the
prosperitie
of
his
people
,
and
that
it
oftentimes
fareth
so
with
them
,
that
they
are
oppressed
and
lose
their
liues
:
therefore
,
as
it
happeneth
also
to
many
other
Martyrs
of
God
,
and
faithfull
witnesses
of
his
truth
,
Apoc.
2.
13.
wee
must
of
necessitie
therefore
hence
conclude
,
That
God
for
certaine
will
make
an
after
reckoning
in
the
world
to
come
,
for
it
can
by
no
meanes
stand
with
the
righteousnesse
and
goodnesse
of
our
God
,
that
hee
should
indure
or
suffer
his
owne
children
,
and
his
faithfull
seruants
,
who
for
the
fulfilling
of
his
will
,
did
not
refuse
to
yeeld
their
liues
into
the
enemies
handes
and
to
dye
,
and
that
for
his
cause
were
shamefully
handled
,
cursed
,
abased
,
and
slaine
,
should
not
be
reuenged
,
Luke
18.
7.
8.
Apocal.
6.
9.
10.
11.
Could
a
iust
and
an
vpright
Prince
endure
that
his
trustie
seruants
and
officers
,
should
be
assayled
,
persecuted
,
and
slaine
by
his
subiects
,
because
they
seeke
to
mainetaine
and
vphold
his
lawfull
commandements
,
and
to
see
them
executed
,
without
taking
their
causes
in
hand
,
reuenging
their
blood
,
and
punishing
the
offendours
as
they
had
deserued
?
Much
lesse
,
will
the
Lord
suffer
the
hard
dealing
with
,
and
handling
of
his
children
that
are
slaine
and
murthered
in
this
world
,
to
goe
vnreuenged
.
Therefore
,
if
there
were
no
other
reasons
then
that
onely
,
for
which
God
should
make
a
common
reckoning
with
the
children
of
men
at
the
latter
day
,
yet
were
this
cause
enough
for
it
.
So
the
Apostle
setteth
downe
the
necessitie
of
the
last
day
of
iudgement
,
to
consist
vpon
this
;
That
the
godly
are
here
oftentimes
so
cruelly
oppressed
by
the
vngodly
,
and
saith
to
the
Thessalonians
,
that
it
is
a
manifest
token
of
the
righteous
Iudgement
of
God
,
that
yee
may
be
counted
worthie
of
the
kingdome
of
God
,
for
which
yee
also
suffer
,
seeing
it
is
a
righteous
thing
with
God
,
to
recompence
tribulation
to
them
that
trouble
you
,
and
to
you
who
are
troubled
,
rest
with
vs
,
when
the
Lord
Iesus
shall
bee
reuealed
from
heauen
with
his
mightie
Angells
,
2
Thess.
1.
5.
6.
7.
Then
also
it
shall
be
made
manifest
,
though
it
bee
neuer
so
much
forgotten
here
in
the
world
,
and
how
little
regard
or
knowledg
soeuer
seemes
to
be
taken
of
the
godly
,
and
those
that
are
righteous
,
That
God
harkened
,
and
heard
it
,
and
a
booke
of
remembrance
was
layd
before
him
,
for
them
that
feared
the
Lord
,
and
thought
vpon
his
name
,
and
accordingly
it
shall
then
also
be
knowne
,
what
difference
there
is
betweene
the
righteous
and
the
wicked
,
betweene
him
that
serueth
the
Lord
,
and
him
that
serueth
him
not
,
Mala.
3.
16.
17.
18.
Herewith
the
godly
also
must
comfort
themselues
,
as
the
Prophet
also
witnesseth
;
and
take
heede
,
that
they
partake
not
with
the
vngodly
,
of
whom
Salomon
sayth
,
Because
sentence
against
an
euill
worke
is
not
executed
speedily
,
therefore
the
heart
of
the
sonnes
of
men
is
fully
set
in
them
to
doe
euill
,
Eccl:
8.
11.
But
they
must
rather
,
seeing
God
here
in
this
world
permitteth
things
to
passe
in
such
manner
,
bee
thereby
more
certainely
assured
,
that
hereafter
there
shall
come
a
great
day
of
judgement
,
wherein
all
things
shall
be
made
right
,
and
set
straight
,
and
euery
one
shall
be
rewarded
according
as
hee
hath
done
,
whether
it
be
good
or
euill
,
Act.
3.
21.
and
2
Cor.
5.
10.
And
accordingly
the
more
crossely
and
confusedly
we
see
things
done
and
executed
here
in
this
world
,
the
more
must
wee
learne
to
make
reckoning
of
the
great
day
of
Iudgement
,
make
full
account
thereof
,
and
prepare
our selues
for
it
,
holding
for
certaine
,
as
Salomon
also
in
the
aforesaid
place
witnesseth
,
That
though
a
sinner
doe
euill
an
hundred
tymes
,
and
his
dayes
be
prolonged
,
yet
surely
I
know
,
it
shall
be
well
(
not
with
the
vngodly
,
but
)
with
them
that
feare
God
,
which
feare
before
him
,
Eccl.
8.
12.
This
therefore
should
moue
all
the
godly
to
long
for
the
last
day
,
&
the
comming
of
the
Lord
,
when
we
shall
not
onely
be
reuenged
for
all
their
hard
speeches
which
vngodly
sinners
haue
spoken
against
him
,
Iude
15
:
And
all
instruments
that
are
formed
against
vs
shall
not
prosper
,
Esa.
54.
17.
But
besides
that
all
the
partes
and
pieces
of
that
great
worke
of
the
prouidence
of
God
ouer
the
things
of
this
world
,
that
here
are
so
confusedly
cast
together
vpon
a
heape
,
shall
be
seene
to
be
laid
very
orderly
,
by
the
wise
and
powerfull
hand
of
our
God
,
and
from
them
wee
shall
see
a
most
notable
peece
of
worke
to
bee
framed
and
brought
forth
,
wherein
the
vngodly
with
their
wicked
workes
,
shall
serue
as
shadowes
,
Eccl:
8.
13.
to
set
more
beautie
and
luster
vpon
the
great
glory
of
the
Children
of
God
,
who
shall
then
glister
like
the
Sunne
.
Mat.
13.
34.
As
also
the
godly
are
to
expect
the
same
for
this
cause
,
that
howsoeuer
they
cannot
here
conceiue
why
this
or
that
thing
comes
so
to
passe
,
yet
they
may
assure
themselues
,
when
the
Lord
shall
come
to
Iudgement
,
to
make
all
straight
,
and
to
bee
glorified
in
his
Saints
,
2
Thess.
1.
10.
Hee
will
then
bring
forth
so
glorious
a
peice
of
worke
,
and
shew
it
vnto
vs
,
that
wee
shall
alwayes
reioyce
therein
,
and
prayse
and
glorifie
our
God
for
the
same
world
without
end
.
CHAP.
XI
.
That
not
all
outward
prosperitie
is
a
signe
,
that
the
Lord
loueth
that
man
to
whom
he
sendeth
the
same
.
SIth
by
all
that
which
is
said
before
it
manifestly
appeareth
,
that
God
many
times
sendeth
great
wealth
and
prosperitie
to
the
vngodly
,
it
is
euident
and
not
to
be
contradicted
,
that
not
all
wealth
&
prosperitie
is
a
signe
or
token
that
God
fauoureth
that
man
to
whom
he
giueth
it
,
for
the
Lord
our
wonderfull
God
giueth
in
his
wrath
and
anger
to
some
men
that
which
they
wish
and
desire
;
as
he
gaue
Quailes
to
the
Children
of
Israell
at
their
desire
,
but
they
dyed
while
they
were
eating
of
them
,
Numb
.
11.
Many
a
man
hath
earnestly
desired
,
and
also
obtained
that
which
in
the
end
was
his
ouerthrow
.
So
that
it
is
most
certaine
,
that
the
wealth
and
prosperitie
of
the
vngodly
is
nothing
else
,
but
as
it
were
a
pasturing
of
Beastes
for
the
day
of
slaughter
.
This
God
taught
Ieremie
,
when
touching
the
prosperitie
of
the
vngodly
hee
looked
into
and
searched
the
wayes
of
God
;
Righteous
art
thou
O
Lord
,
when
I
plead
with
thee
,
yet
let
me
talke
with
thee
of
thy
Iudgements
.
Wherefore
doth
the
way
of
the
wicked
prosper
?
Wherefore
are
all
they
happie
that
deale
very
trecherously
?
Thou
hast
planted
them
,
yea
,
they
haue
taken
roote
,
they
grow
,
yea
,
they
bring
forth
fruit
,
thou
art
neere
in
their
mouth
,
and
farre
from
their
reines
.
But
thou
O
Lord
knowest
me
,
thou
hast
seene
me
and
tryed
mine
heart
towardes
thee
.
Put
them
out
like
sheepe
for
the
slaughter
,
and
prepare
them
for
the
day
of
slaughter
,
Iere.
12.
1.
2.
3.
This
is
the
cause
why
those
that
prosper
in
this
world
reioyce
,
though
they
are
vngodly
,
they
glory
in
themselues
because
all
things
goe
well
with
them
,
and
are
perswaded
,
that
it
shall
alwaies
be
so
with
them
,
yea
,
and
that
God
fauoureth
and
liketh
them
,
which
notwithstanding
is
not
so
.
The
Lord
often
times
in
this
life
giueth
great
wealth
and
prosperitie
,
and
whatsoeuer
they
wish
or
desire
,
vnto
those
,
to
whom
after
this
life
he
will
giue
hell
and
vtter
damnation
for
their
reward
:
Gods
wayes
in
these
thinges
are
not
like
the
wayes
of
men
:
to
those
that
men
hate
and
cannot
abide
,
they
wish
no
good
,
no
not
so
much
as
may
continue
the
twinckling
of
an
eye
.
But
it
is
not
so
with
our
God
,
hee
endureth
the
vessels
of
wrath
with
great
patience
,
&
beares
long
with
the
vngodly
,
to
see
if
they
will
once
repent
and
turne
from
their
wicked
waies
,
and
feare
that
good
God
,
from
whom
they
haue
receiued
so
many
good
things
,
which
if
they
doe
not
,
but
●●●ll
continue
in
their
wickednes
,
Then
vndoubtedly
,
such
is
the
case
of
the
vngodly
,
that
the
more
wealth
and
prosperitie
they
haue
in
this
world
,
the
more
hated
and
accursed
of
God
they
are
.
For
this
is
most
certaine
,
that
there
can
come
no
greater
plague
in
the
world
then
this
to
the
Children
of
men
,
when
doing
euill
it
falleth
out
well
,
as
they
imagine
with
them
:
for
thereby
they
imbolden
themselues
in
their
wicked
wayes
,
and
take
such
a
course
that
they
shun
no
wickednesse
,
and
then
that
draweth
more
vnto
them
,
which
the
Psalmist
sayth
,
When
the
wicked
spring
like
the
grasse
,
and
when
all
the
workers
of
iniquitie
flourish
,
it
is
that
they
shall
be
destroyed
for
euer
,
Psal.
92.
7.
Therefore
the
Prophet
cryeth
out
against
the
Children
of
this
world
,
in
this
manner
;
saying
,
O
that
they
were
wise
,
that
they
vnderstood
this
,
that
they
would
consider
their
latter
end
,
Deut.
32.
29.
Reioyce
not
then
,
you
Children
of
the
world
,
because
you
flourish
and
prosper
here
,
for
behold
and
see
that
it
standeth
thus
with
you
,
as
long
as
you
feare
not
the
Lord
,
for
you
can
finde
nothing
to
make
for
you
out
of
any
place
in
the
word
of
God
,
but
that
Gods
intent
and
meaning
is
,
to
feed
you
in
this
fatt
pasture
for
the
day
of
slaughter
,
Ier.
12.
3.
And
that
in
this
world
hee
will
bring
that
vpon
you
which
you
deserue
;
as
it
hapned
to
Absolon
,
Hammon
,
and
others
.
This
is
most
certaine
,
you
stand
vpon
slipperie
ground
,
and
God
that
iudgeth
you
is
strong
,
and
in
the
twinckling
of
an
eye
can
throw
you
downe
.
God
,
I
say
,
whom
you
feare
not
(
and
therefore
is
against
you
)
comes
to
Iudgement
as
a
theefe
in
the
night
.
Therefore
looke
before
hand
,
that
you
stand
vpon
your
gard
;
turne
speedily
vnto
him
,
and
repent
,
least
with
the
couetous
rich
man
,
for
a
short
and
transicorie
worldly
life
you
bee
soone
carried
away
from
hence
into
euerlasting
paine
and
damnation
.
CHAP.
XII
.
That
all
worldly
crosses
and
tribulations
are
not
a
shew
or
signe
that
God
will
refuse
that
man
to
whom
he
sendeth
them
.
SEeing
that
by
the
reasons
and
proofes
aforesaid
it
is
cleare
and
euident
,
that
God
also
suffereth
crosses
and
tribulations
,
to
fall
vpon
the
most
godly
men
that
are
here
in
this
world
,
it
appeareth
thereby
also
without
contradiction
,
that
all
tribulations
and
troubles
are
not
a
crosse
of
God
,
neither
an
argument
,
that
God
will
ouerthrow
,
and
at
once
consume
vs
,
when
he
layeth
tribulations
vpon
vs
;
but
on
the
contrary
,
God
sometimes
suffereth
his
owne
louing
and
dearest
children
,
whom
he
liketh
well
,
and
approueth
of
,
to
fall
into
great
miseries
and
calamities
sometimes
.
So
wonderfull
is
God
in
his
workes
to
mankind
;
those
that
he
loueth
,
and
most
certainely
determineth
to
giue
vnto
them
the
kingdome
of
heauen
,
and
euerlasting
ioy
,
yet
them
giueth
hee
oft
into
their
enemies
hands
,
Ier.
12.
7.
For
so
hee
witnesseth
vnto
vs
in
his
word
.
And
he
is
wont
to
Chasten
as
many
as
he
loueth
,
Apo:
3.
19.
For
whom
the
Lordloueth
hee
chasteneth
,
and
scourgeth
euery
sonne
whom
he
receiueth
,
Heb
12.
6.
Yea
,
because
hee
loueth
them
,
and
because
hee
liketh
them
,
therefore
he
instructeth
and
chastneth
them
the
more
:
hearken
what
he
sayth
to
that
purpose
to
the
Children
of
Israell
,
his
darlings
;
You
onely
haue
I
knowne
of
all
the
families
of
the
earth
,
therefore
I
will
punish
you
for
all
your
iniquities
,
Amos
3.
2.
He
will
come
to
visite
you
at
home
,
to
make
you
better
,
that
you
may
not
perish
with
the
wicked
world
,
1
Cor.
11.
32.
This
might
abashe
those
that
are
so
plagued
,
and
yet
are
happie
,
who
otherwise
in
their
weaknesse
many
times
when
crosses
fall
vpon
them
are
wont
to
say
as
Sion
sayd
in
her
griefe
,
The
Lord
hath
for
saken
me
,
and
my
God
hath
forgotten
me
,
Esa.
49.
14.
But
what
sayth
Gods
answer
?
Can
a
woman
forget
her
sucking
Child
,
that
she
should
not
haue
compassion
on
the
sonne
of
her
wombe
?
though
they
may
forget
,
yet
will
I
not
forget
thee
.
Behold
,
I
haue
grauen
thee
vpon
the
palmes
of
my
hands
;
thy
walles
are
continually
before
me
,
thy
Children
shall
make
hast
,
thy
destroyers
,
and
they
that
make
thee
wast
shall
goe
forth
of
thee
.
I
i
ft
vp
thy
eyes
round
about
,
and
behold
,
all
these
gather
themselues
together
,
and
come
to
thee
,
as
I
liue
sayth
the
Lord
,
thou
shalt
surely
cloth
thee
with
them
all
as
with
a
raiment
,
and
bi●●
them
on
thee
as
a
bride
doth
;
for
thy
wast
and
thy
desolate
places
,
and
the
land
of
thy
destruction
shall
euen
now
be
too
narrow
,
by
reason
of
the
Inhabitants
,
and
they
that
swallowed
thee
vp
shall
be
far
away
,
Esa.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
Therefore
all
you
godly
people
,
that
are
in
any
trouble
or
aduersitie
,
remember
this
,
and
perswade
your selues
hereof
,
that
Gods
heart
,
Gods
loue
,
and
Gods
fauour
is
not
with-drawne
from
you
,
although
it
appeareth
,
that
your
outward
state
is
changed
;
the
Lord
loueth
you
now
as
well
as
he
did
when
you
were
in
your
greatest
prosperitie
.
God
loued
Dauid
as
well
when
hee
was
in
trouble
,
and
hunted
vp
and
downe
like
a
hound
,
as
he
did
,
when
he
sat
vpon
his
Princely
throne
.
Yea
,
Gods
fatherly
heart
(
if
I
may
so
speake
with
reuerence
)
is
then
more
friendly
vnto
you
,
when
your
state
is
most
crosse
and
feeble-some
,
as
wee
see
that
a
louing
mother
is
much
more
mooued
to
pittie
and
compassion
,
to
seeke
reliefe
for
her
Childe
,
when
it
is
sicke
then
when
it
is
whole
and
sound
.
This
did
Iob
beleeue
,
and
therewith
comforted
himselfe
,
and
boldly
sayd
vnto
God
,
that
then
shewed
so
strange
a
countenance
towardes
him
(
as
Ioseph
did
seeme
to
shew
a
strange
countenance
towardes
his
brethren
,
as
if
hee
would
haue
punished
them
,
and
yet
meant
it
not
,
Gen:
42.
7.
)
and
these
things
hast
thou
hid
in
thine
heart
,
I
know
that
this
is
with
thee
,
Iob
10.
13.
and
therefore
concludeth
,
and
sayth
;
Though
he
slay
mee
,
yet
will
I
trust
in
him
,
Iob
13.
15.
So
the
Lord
also
himselfe
witnesseth
,
that
hee
doth
not
willingly
suffer
his
people
to
fall
into
any
trouble
,
but
is
moued
thereunto
,
that
he
may
doe
them
good
at
the
latter
end
,
Deut.
8.
16.
Vpon
this
ground
did
Dauid
also
comfort
himselfe
in
all
his
troubles
,
and
said
to
his
afflicted
soule
;
Why
art
thou
cast
downe
,
O
my
soule
?
and
why
art
thou
disquieted
within
mee
?
hope
thou
in
God
:
for
I
shall
yet
prayse
him
,
who
is
the
health
of
my
countenance
,
and
my
God
,
Psa.
42.
11.
Yea
,
at
the
last
it
shall
for
certaine
goe
well
with
the
godly
;
and
to
that
end
heare
what
the
Psalmist
saith
,
Marke
the
perfect
and
behold
the
vpright
:
for
the
end
of
that
man
is
peace
.
But
the
transgressours
shall
bee
destroyed
together
;
the
end
of
the
wicked
shall
bee
cut
off
.
But
the
saluation
of
the
righteous
is
of
the
Lord
;
hee
is
their
strength
in
the
time
of
trouble
.
And
the
Lord
shall
helpe
them
and
deliuer
them
;
he
shall
deliuer
them
from
the
wicked
,
and
saue
them
,
because
they
trust
in
him
,
Psalme
37.
37.
38.
39.
40.
And
although
the
godly
here
in
this
world
endure
tribulation
and
anguish
with
Lazarus
,
yet
they
shall
receiue
the
more
comfort
,
Luke
16.
25.
All
teares
shall
be
then
wipt
away
from
their
eyes
,
Apoc.
7.
17.
and
euerlasting
ioy
shall
bee
vpon
their
heads
,
they
shall
obtaine
ioy
and
gladnesse
,
and
sorrow
and
sighing
shall
flee
away
Esay
53.
10.
and
51.
11.
Therefore
,
let
the
godly
comfort
themselues
with
these
words
,
in
all
their
sorrowes
and
troubles
.
(
⸪
)
CHAP.
XIII
.
That
wee
cannot
measure
the
state
of
men
,
in
regard
of
God
,
by
wealth
or
pouertie
,
by
prosperitie
,
or
aduersitie
,
that
befalleth
them
in
this
world
.
BY
all
that
hath
beene
said
and
shewed
before
,
it
plainely
appeareth
,
that
in
this
world
it
fareth
(
for
the
most
part
)
alike
,
both
with
the
godly
and
vngodly
:
from
whence
it
followeth
vndoubtedly
,
and
cannot
be
denied
;
that
we
cannot
measure
the
state
of
men
,
in
regard
of
God
,
by
that
which
happeneth
vnto
them
here
on
earth
.
Iobs
friends
may
imagine
,
because
hee
was
so
sore
plagued
,
that
certainely
hee
was
a
very
wicked
man
,
and
hated
of
God
.
And
men
by
nature
are
much
addicted
by
outward
appearance
,
to
iudge
of
the
state
of
a
man
in
regard
of
GOD
,
looke
touching
this
,
Acts
28.
4.
5.
6.
Luk.
13.
1.
2.
Deut.
29.
19.
20.
And
marke
wee
how
contrarily
the
blind
Idolaters
being
of
this
opinion
,
iudged
of
their
state
to
God-ward
in
Ieremies
dayes
.
But
we
will
certainely
(
say
they
)
doe
whatsoeuer
thing
goeth
foorth
out
of
our
owne
mouthes
,
to
burne
incense
to
the
Queene
of
heauen
,
and
to
poure
out
drinke
offerings
vnto
her
as
wee
haue
done
,
wee
and
our
Fathers
,
our
Kings
and
our
Princes
,
in
the
Cities
of
Iuda
,
and
in
the
streets
of
Ierusalem
:
for
then
we
had
plentie
of
victuals
,
and
were
well
,
and
saw
no
euill
:
But
since
we
〈…〉
off
to
burne
incense
to
the
Queene
of
heauen
,
and
〈…〉
drinke
offerings
out
vnto
her
,
wee
haue
wanted
all
things
,
and
haue
beene
consumed
by
the
sword
,
and
by
famine
,
Ier.
44.
17.
18.
But
Christians
must
neither
doe
nor
thinke
so
,
else
they
shall
often
by
occasion
of
such
actions
,
M●ke
the
heartes
of
the
righteous
sad
,
whom
the
Lord
hath
not
made
sad
,
and
strengthen
the
handes
of
the
wicked
,
Ezechiel
13.
22.
Since
that
wee
haue
now
sufficiently
shewed
,
that
the
Lord
oftentimes
in
his
anger
sendeth
men
prosperitie
,
and
in
his
fauour
aduersitie
.
Must
we
,
may
some
say
,
make
no
account
at
all
of
that
which
happeneth
vnto
the
children
of
men
here
in
this
world
be
it
prosperitie
or
aduersitie
,
but
passe
it
ouer
as
it
is
,
I
answer
;
no
,
we
must
haue
a
due
respect
and
regard
to
that
which
befalleth
men
,
and
marke
what
prosperitie
or
aduersitie
happeneth
vnto
them
,
and
how
it
fareth
both
with
them
and
vs
;
yet
not
to
this
end
,
by
the
exteriour
accurrents
of
this
life
,
to
iudge
what
the
state
of
man
is
towards
God
:
but
on
the
contrary
,
by
the
aduersitie
or
prosperitie
of
men
,
to
know
what
we
are
to
conceiue
of
the
worke
of
God
wrought
amongst
men
,
and
by
the
knowledge
of
the
seuerall
accidents
of
prosperitie
or
aduersitie
,
that
happen
vnto
the
children
of
men
,
in
what
manner
soeuer
they
bee
laid
vpon
them
,
or
receiued
by
them
,
learne
to
know
Gods
affection
,
intent
,
purpose
,
and
speciall
marke
whereat
he
aymeth
in
sending
prosperitie
or
aduersitie
:
As
for
example
,
some
great
crosse
and
tribulation
befalleth
a
godly
man
,
by
which
yet
wee
must
not
iudge
that
he
himselfe
,
or
his
cause
is
bad
,
but
that
the
same
trouble
which
happeneth
vnto
him
,
is
sent
for
a
further
triall
and
purging
of
him
.
1.
Pet.
1.
6.
7.
Tribulation
also
falleth
vpon
an
vngodly
man
,
that
therein
hardeneth
his
heart
towards
Gods
punishments
:
herevpon
wee
must
conclude
,
that
the
trouble
that
falleth
vpon
such
a
man
(
as
farre
as
we
can
iudge
)
is
as
it
were
a
consuming
fire
,
and
smoke
of
the
eternall
fire
,
1.
Sam.
2.
25.
and
Chapter
4.
Againe
,
some
godly
man
hath
much
ioy
and
prosperitie
;
this
when
we
behold
,
we
must
conceiue
that
it
is
a
blessing
that
God
bestoweth
vpon
him
,
to
incourage
him
the
more
to
goe
forward
in
the
way
of
godlinesse
,
Psalme
1
18.
and
some
other
man
that
is
vngodly
,
hath
great
wealth
and
much
pleasure
,
and
yet
hee
is
rather
worse
and
more
wicked
then
he
was
before
,
Deut.
29.
19.
Wherevpon
we
may
conclude
,
that
his
prosperity
(
as
farre
as
we
can
coniecture
)
is
a
meanes
of
fatting
him
for
the
day
of
slaughter
,
Ier.
12.
3.
In
like
manner
,
when
the
people
of
God
sometimes
forget
themselues
,
touching
their
proceedings
in
their
good
course
of
religion
;
by
meanes
whereof
,
many
times
they
doe
not
follow
the
same
so
earnestly
as
they
should
,
and
is
conuenient
to
be
done
,
and
that
as
they
march
in
battaile
against
their
enemies
,
they
are
not
warie
,
according
to
the
counsell
of
the
Lord
,
to
keepe
themselues
from
euery
wicked
thing
,
Deut.
23.
9.
it
happeneth
that
God
,
who
is
more
specially
iealous
ouer
his
people
,
and
is
wont
to
visit
their
offences
home
in
their
houses
,
Amos
3.
2.
For
that
cause
,
many
times
suffereth
them
to
be
ouerthrowne
in
a
cause
which
otherwise
is
good
;
as
it
happened
twise
to
the
children
of
Israel
,
fighting
against
the
Beniamites
,
Iudg.
20.
Now
when
any
such
thing
happeneth
,
the
people
of
God
vpon
that
occasion
must
not
doubt
of
,
or
call
their
religion
into
question
,
but
they
must
looke
into
their
own
proceedings
in
that
action
touching
the
defence
of
their
religion
in
a
good
cause
,
and
thereby
take
occasion
to
inquire
,
what
thing
either
in
generall
or
particular
,
hath
beene
done
among
them
in
their
proceedings
,
that
might
displease
God
;
in
regard
whereof
hee
hath
so
crost
them
,
and
hauing
found
it
out
,
humble
themselues
before
God
,
and
amend
their
faults
.
And
if
in
that
case
,
they
cannot
finde
any
thing
,
which
they
may
conceiue
to
be
the
cause
of
their
ouerthrow
,
then
they
must
ascribe
the
same
vnto
Gods
wonderfull
prouidence
,
which
is
not
to
bee
comprehended
by
vs
,
but
must
by
euery
man
,
with
all
humilitie
and
submission
bee
accepted
and
well
thought
of
,
Iob
13.
23.
24.
Iob
24.
Thus
the
word
of
God
teacheth
vs
,
how
to
iudge
of
those
tribulations
and
that
prosperitie
that
befalleth
the
sonnes
of
men
,
which
if
some
worldly
wise
men
would
looke
well
into
,
they
would
not
so
vnaduisedly
scoffe
at
the
actions
of
Gods
children
;
who
,
when
they
haue
had
a
glorious
victorie
ouer
their
enemies
,
therevpon
conclude
,
not
that
their
cause
was
good
(
which
the
other
in
their
wrong
iudgement
doubt
of
)
but
that
God
hath
graciously
holpen
them
in
their
good
cause
;
and
hauing
receiued
any
ouerthrow
,
thence
conclude
;
that
the
Lord
for
their
sinnes
,
thereby
humbleth
them
,
and
that
by
such
hard
blowes
he
would
awake
and
rouze
them
vp
:
not
to
make
them
imagine
that
their
good
cause
is
bad
,
but
to
mooue
them
to
amend
their
sinfull
liues
,
that
they
may
not
thereby
hinder
their
good
cause
,
and
to
cause
them
in
all
occurrents
to
depend
vpon
the
truth
,
and
when
they
prosper
,
to
giue
God
the
Lord
the
honour
and
glory
,
and
when
they
are
ouerthrowne
and
punished
,
to
ascribe
the
fault
thereof
to
themselues
:
this
,
I
say
,
no
worldling
would
scoffe
at
,
as
they
vnaduisedly
doe
,
if
they
had
learned
this
infallible
truth
of
God
.
Which
neuerthelesse
is
true
,
that
is
,
that
by
the
knowledge
of
the
seuerall
chances
,
that
happen
vnto
the
children
of
men
,
wee
must
measure
the
meaning
and
intent
of
God
,
in
sending
prosperitie
and
aduersitie
vnto
men
:
for
it
is
true
,
that
Gods
children
,
as
wee
finde
in
the
holy
word
of
God
,
alwayes
praised
the
Lord
,
when
they
had
the
victorie
ouer
their
enemies
,
as
Dauid
saith
;
Lord
,
I
know
that
thou
louest
mee
,
in
that
thou
hast
not
deliuered
me
into
the
handes
of
mine
enemies
;
nor
giuen
them
occasion
to
triumph
ouer
me
.
Psal.
41.
11.
And
againe
,
humbled
themselues
for
their
sins
,
when
they
were
ouerthrowne
,
Lament.
3.
39.
not
once
in
regard
thereof
making
any
doubt
of
their
religion
,
or
imagining
that
Idolatry
had
iustly
gotten
the
vpper
hand
,
against
the
true
seruice
of
God
.
Besides
this
,
we
must
further
know
,
that
the
thinges
of
this
world
haue
not
their
issue
and
effect
,
alwayes
according
to
their
owne
nature
and
properties
,
but
as
the
Lord
(
who
ruleth
them
all
)
pleaseth
to
order
them
.
By
meanes
whereof
it
falleth
out
,
that
aduersitie
(
which
of
it selfe
is
hurtfull
)
yet
procureth
great
good
to
the
godly
,
and
that
prosperitie
(
which
of
it selfe
is
pleasing
)
doth
yet
bring
great
hurt
to
the
vngodly
.
And
hereby
it
commeth
to
passe
,
that
all
things
worke
together
for
the
good
of
them
that
feare
God
,
Rom.
8.
28.
And
on
the
other
side
,
that
all
things
worke
together
for
the
worst
to
them
that
hate
God
;
in
regard
that
their
mindes
and
consciences
also
are
vncleane
and
accursed
,
Tit.
1.
15.
Let
an
vngodly
man
be
aduanced
,
and
set
aboue
all
his
other
neighbours
;
he
will
become
proud
and
insolent
,
and
ouer-throw
himselfe
thereby
▪
Againe
,
let
a
godly
man
haue
any
tribulation
befall
him
;
hee
will
humble
himselfe
and
become
better
thereby
;
and
so
to
the
pure
all
things
are
pure
,
but
vnto
them
that
are
defiled
,
nothing
is
pure
,
or
profitable
,
Tit.
1.
15.
And
this
proceedeth
from
hence
,
that
the
godly
on
the
one
side
,
are
a
godly
plant
,
and
a
heauenly
branch
,
hauing
so
great
and
admirable
a
power
in
it
,
that
the
man
that
is
godly
is
so
framed
by
Gods
grace
,
that
whatsoeuer
hapneth
vnto
him
,
or
is
layd
vpon
him
,
how
troublesome
,
aduerse
,
hurtfull
,
or
mischieuous
soeuer
it
be
of
it selfe
by
nature
,
is
turned
to
the
best
vnto
him
,
and
to
his
good
and
prosperitie
;
for
,
Godlinesse
is
profitable
to
all
things
,
hauing
promises
of
the
life
that
now
is
,
and
of
that
which
is
to
come
,
1.
Tim.
4.
8.
And
on
the
other
side
,
the
vngodly
being
a
plant
of
he
Deuill
,
and
a
branch
of
hell
,
hath
so
venimous
a
stalke
,
and
so
poysonfull
a
nature
,
that
the
man
who
is
rooted
therein
,
and
will
not
be
brought
to
leaue
and
abandon
it
,
but
still
keepeth
it
by
him
,
it
is
certaine
,
that
whatsoeuer
happeneth
vnto
him
,
how
good
,
profitable
,
and
beneficiall
soeuer
it
be
by
nature
it
turneth
to
his
hurt
and
destruction
,
in
such
manner
,
that
euen
the
pleasing
and
sweet
sauour
thereof
,
is
contrary
vnto
him
,
and
is
with
him
the
sauour
of
death
vnto
death
.
And
whereas
the
godly
,
sauour
life
euerlasting
in
Christ
,
and
eternall
saluation
:
The
vngodly
sauour
nothing
but
death
in
Christ
,
and
euerlasting
condemnation
,
2.
Cor.
2
16.
Hence
it
euidently
appeareth
,
that
by
outward
things
which
happen
vnto
men
,
wee
must
not
by
any
meanes
measure
,
nor
iudge
their
state
to
God-ward
at
the
first
dash
;
but
on
the
contrary
by
their
state
to
God-wardes
iudge
,
what
we
are
to
conceiue
of
the
outward
thinges
that
happen
vnto
,
and
fall
vpon
them
.
By
this
that
hath
beene
said
,
may
many
men
learne
to
reforme
their
erronious
opinions
:
and
not
those
only
of
whom
we
spake
in
the
eleuenth
Chapter
,
who
are
wont
to
take
occasion
by
their
outward
prosperitie
,
to
boast
themselues
of
their
actions
,
and
are
perswaded
that
both
they
and
their
actions
please
God
well
,
because
outwardly
they
haue
wealth
and
prosperitie
,
whereas
they
should
not
iudge
their
state
in
regard
of
God
,
by
their
outward
prosperitie
,
but
their
prosperitie
by
their
state
.
But
others
also
,
that
are
perswaded
and
imagine
that
all
men
,
when
soeuer
any
trouble
or
aduersitie
falleth
on
them
,
and
that
they
are
many
wayes
molested
,
as
stricken
sicke
on
their
beds
,
or
troubled
by
their
enemies
,
are
wont
thereupon
to
flatter
,
and
sooth
vp
themselues
,
and
to
grow
thereby
into
some
good
perswasion
,
that
hereafter
they
shall
fare
the
better
for
the
same
,
because
they
haue
endured
so
much
here
in
this
world
,
and
that
it
be
certainely
concluded
thence
,
that
they
are
Gods
Children
,
&
that
God
loueth
them
well
,
because
they
are
troubled
,
and
much
tribulation
here
befall
them
.
But
this
is
no
certaine
token
that
God
liketh
well
of
vs
,
because
he
sendeth
vs
trouble
and
aduersitie
,
for
hee
doth
the
same
to
the
vngodly
,
as
wee
haue
alreadie
declared
.
And
therefore
wee
must
not
by
outward
things
,
which
happen
vnto
men
,
either
our selues
or
others
,
iudge
or
censure
our
owne
or
their
state
to
God-ward
;
but
on
the
contrary
,
by
our
state
to
God-ward
,
we
must
iudge
the
state
of
such
outward
things
,
whether
they
bee
sent
vnto
vs
as
signes
of
Gods
grace
,
or
of
his
wrath
.
It
behooueth
all
those
then
whom
God
suffereth
to
fall
into
any
tribulation
,
or
misery
,
to
be
certainely
perswaded
,
that
by
the
same
(
as
the
godly
vse
to
doe
)
they
ought
to
become
better
and
better
,
and
to
be
purged
and
cleansed
,
that
doing
so
they
may
bee
certainely
perswaded
in
their
consciences
,
that
they
are
punished
by
God
in
loue
.
To
which
purpose
our
heartie
wish
and
prayer
vnto
God
is
,
that
all
those
that
beare
the
name
of
Gods
people
,
would
take
occasion
by
the
visitation
which
the
Lord
God
sendeth
vpon
his
people
in
these
our
dayes
,
to
weigh
well
,
and
consider
seriously
their
owne
present
estate
,
and
to
looke
diligently
into
themselues
,
that
they
might
find
out
their
owne
sinnes
and
misdeedes
,
for
it
is
most
certaine
,
that
no
man
can
haue
any
true
comfort
from
the
ground
of
Gods
word
in
any
tribulation
,
that
falleth
vpon
the
people
of
God
,
but
he
who
findeth
himselfe
to
be
thereby
so
affected
,
that
he
doth
not
onely
grieue
for
the
common
misery
of
Ierusalem
,
but
is
also
stirred
vp
to
amend
his
owne
life
in
whatsoeuer
he
findes
amisse
in
himselfe
,
for
so
it
is
written
,
that
we
shall
then
know
,
&
be
certainely
perswaded
,
that
God
punisheth
vs
out
of
his
loue
,
when
by
the
punishments
of
God
we
become
better
,
and
more
zealous
towardes
him
.
As
many
as
I
loue
I
rebuke
and
chasten
,
be
zealous
therefore
and
repent
,
Apoc:
3.
19.
And
this
we
must
bee
so
much
the
more
perswaded
of
,
for
that
although
the
Lord
vseth
so
to
deale
with
his
people
,
that
he
sendeth
them
some
reliefe
,
and
in
part
easeth
them
of
their
troubles
,
when
they
are
fallne
into
them
,
and
in
them
call
vpon
him
;
yet
that
his
arme
is
still
stretched
forth
,
and
his
wrath
is
not
asswaged
,
vntill
his
people
put
away
from
them
,
and
cleane
cast
off
that
which
displeaseth
and
disliketh
him
,
and
for
which
hee
doth
visite
them
.
Which
with
all
our
hearts
wee
wish
might
by
euery
one
bee
well
and
earnestly
thought
vpon
.
It
is
not
to
be
doubted
,
but
that
all
the
troubles
which
in
our
tymes
haue
fallne
vpon
the
people
of
God
,
haue
had
their
beginning
from
hence
,
that
we
haue
not
so
thankefully
(
as
we
ought
to
haue
done
)
receiued
the
holy
Gospell
,
and
the
truth
of
Gods
word
.
For
we
haue
many
tymes
begun
to
neglect
the
light
of
Gods
truth
,
which
hath
grieued
the
Lord
,
and
for
the
same
he
hath
visited
vs
at
home
,
which
wee
haue
also
in
part
begun
to
obserue
and
acknowledge
,
and
haue
thereupon
made
a
shew
as
if
wee
would
amend
and
reforme
it
,
and
haue
humbled
our selues
before
God
with
fasting
&
prayer
,
making
diuers
faire
shews
and
promises
,
as
if
we
meant
to
become
better
and
better
,
and
to
earry
our selues
with
more
obedient
hearts
towardes
God
then
formerly
we
had
done
.
Whereupon
the
Lord
our
God
,
who
is
good
and
long-suffring
towards
vs
,
hath
againe
begun
to
blesse
vs
,
done
great
things
for
vs
,
and
according
to
our
hearts
desire
filled
vs
with
great
hope
and
expectation
,
that
he
would
more
and
more
lift
vp
our
heads
,
and
giue
vs
many
good
things
.
But
in
all
these
things
wee
doe
not
once
remember
,
or
thinke
on
our
promises
and
vowes
that
we
made
so
solemnely
vnto
him
,
both
in
the
beginning
of
our
troubles
,
and
now
also
in
these
latter
dayes
,
while
we
were
in
trouble
and
necessitie
,
Psal.
68.
14.
For
what
I
pray
you
hath
since
that
time
beene
amended
?
Who
hath
since
begun
to
be
more
zealous
for
the
honour
of
God
?
Who
hath
begun
to
put
forth
his
hand
for
reformation
of
the
notable
abuses
that
are
common
amongst
vs
,
which
euery
man
noteth
,
which
euery
man
complaineth
of
,
which
euery
man
disliketh
,
and
yet
no
man
amendeth
?
and
yet
wee
made
promise
and
vowed
vnto
God
euery
man
for
his
particular
,
to
looke
vnto
it
.
Now
while
the
dayes
of
our
fasting
and
humiliation
lasted
,
and
brought
such
solemne
power
and
promises
with
them
,
by
meanes
of
those
promises
and
vowes
,
for
a
tyme
we
procured
the
threatning
hand
of
God
to
hold
vp
,
and
a
beginning
of
such
great
matters
appeared
.
But
since
that
wee
haue
not
performed
those
promises
made
vnto
God
,
neyther
haue
come
any
thing
neere
vnto
the
performance
of
them
,
as
at
this
day
it
appeareth
,
what
wonder
is
it
now
,
when
wee
are
not
true
of
our
word
;
when
we
suffer
all
things
to
run
at
six
and
seuens
,
and
as
they
will
,
and
doe
not
as
we
should
,
begin
to
pay
our
vowes
and
promises
vnto
the
most
high
God
,
and
euery
man
to
amend
that
which
is
amisse
with
him
,
from
the
particular
house-houlder
,
and
so
vpward
to
those
of
highest
degree
:
what
wonder
,
I
say
,
now
is
it
,
that
God
hath
begun
to
lift
vp
his
threatning
hand
againe
,
and
that
he
suffereth
vs
to
fayle
of
that
we
hoped
and
expected
,
and
sends
vnto
vs
hard
messages
,
that
may
againe
warne
vs
in
Gods
name
to
pay
our
vowes
,
and
keepe
our
promises
with
God
,
or
that
els
he
will
execute
his
Iudgment
vpon
vs
,
&
thrust
vs
out
of
all
that
we
haue
,
as
one
that
is
our
creditor
,
and
with
long
patience
hath
borne
with
vs
,
whom
we
haue
still
payd
with
faire
words
,
but
haue
not
once
beene
moued
in
our
hearts
to
find
the
meanes
to
keepe
our
promises
,
and
to
moue
●●m
to
mercies
,
whereon
notwithstanding
our
sa●etie
,
&
well-fare
specially
consisteth
,
yea
,
wholy
dependeth
?
Therefore
once
againe
I
say
and
wish
with
all
my
heart
,
that
this
may
be
well
&
carefully
lookt
into
,
for
it
stands
vs
vpon
and
importeth
vs
much
.
And
if
that
we
shall
be
serious
and
earnest
therein
,
then
all
the
aforesaid
prosperities
of
the
Children
of
God
will
powerfully
ouer-shadow
vs
;
and
we
shall
alwayes
finde
that
the
Lord
is
with
vs
,
and
that
it
is
all
in
vaine
for
our
enemies
to
seeke
to
destroy
vs
;
for
,
If
the
Lord
be
with
vs
,
who
can
hurt
or
harme
vs
?
Rom.
8.
31.
Psal.
27.
1
,
2.
CHAP.
XIIII
.
That
by
all
that
hath
beene
sayd
and
shewed
before
,
we
must
learne
to
liue
in
the
true
feare
of
God
,
and
sincere
holinesse
,
and
more
and
more
practise
the
same
.
SEeing
the
case
then
so
standeth
,
as
most
euidently
appeareth
,
that
whatsoeuer
men
doe
,
whether
they
liue
holily
and
godlily
,
or
wickedly
,
and
irreligiously
,
yet
it
auaileth
them
nothing
in
this
respect
,
to
wit
,
that
they
cannot
thereby
wholy
free
and
deliuer
themselues
from
all
troubles
and
aduersities
of
this
life
,
nor
yet
bereaue
themselues
vtterly
of
all
outward
wealth
and
prosperitie
,
but
that
the
same
things
may
happen
vnto
them
whither
they
liue
godly
or
wickedly
,
&
that
also
it
further
standeth
so
with
men
that
if
they
liue
godly
both
their
prosperitie
and
aduersitie
are
blessings
vnto
them
,
and
on
the
contrary
,
that
if
they
liue
wickedly
,
as
well
their
prosperitie
as
their
aduersitie
is
a
curse
vnto
them
;
and
that
to
either
of
them
in
so
high
a
measure
and
degree
,
that
the
prosperitie
and
aduersitie
of
the
godly
are
either
of
them
a
furtherance
vnto
them
to
euerlasting
saluation
,
and
as
it
were
,
a
pawne
,
that
hereafter
both
here
and
for
euer
it
shall
goe
well
with
them
Psal.
23.
Phillip.
1.
28.
2
Thess
1.
5.
6.
7.
Whereas
vnto
the
vngodly
,
both
their
prosperitie
and
aduersitie
are
a
meanes
to
further
their
eternall
damnation
,
and
as
it
were
,
a
pawne
and
assurance
vnto
them
,
that
hereafter
both
here
and
eternally
it
shall
goe
euilly
,
and
hard
with
them
,
Leuit.
26.
Luke
16.
19.
Apoc.
18.
7.
We
must
learne
therefore
,
and
be
admonished
hereby
,
if
we
haue
not
made
a
couenant
with
hell
,
and
giuen
our selues
ouer
to
the
Deuill
,
to
forsake
and
abandon
wickednesse
,
which
is
so
much
accursed
,
and
so
damnable
;
and
on
the
contrary
to
cleaue
vnto
godlinesse
,
which
is
so
happie
,
and
so
much
blessed
;
and
in
this
regard
should
we
in
this
manner
argue
and
reason
with
our selues
;
I
know
very
well
that
a
godly
course
of
life
and
conuersation
,
is
much
better
then
a
loose
vngodly
,
and
wicked
course
,
as
yet
I
haue
so
much
feare
of
God
in
me
,
and
if
I
can
in
any
sort
effect
that
which
I
desire
by
good
and
honest
meanes
,
I
rather
desire
so
to
liue
,
then
to
follow
lewd
,
wicked
,
and
vngodly
courses
,
and
to
vse
wicked
,
wrong
,
and
euill
practises
to
obtaine
onely
some
profite
,
pleasure
,
credit
,
furtherance
,
and
benefit
,
which
thereby
I
hope
to
get
.
But
now
I
am
taught
,
that
in
respect
of
the
outward
things
of
this
life
,
it
fareth
almost
alike
both
with
the
godly
&
vngodly
,
therefore
I
may
much
better
attaine
vnto
an
vpright
life
by
the
way
of
godlinesse
,
then
by
the
way
of
vngodlinesse
.
And
withall
,
if
I
consider
it
well
,
I
cannot
but
remember
,
that
to
the
godly
,
both
prosperitie
and
aduersitie
are
blessings
;
and
on
the
contrary
,
that
to
the
vngodly
,
both
prosperitie
and
aduersitie
are
curses
,
for
that
there
is
an
after-reckoning
to
bee
made
in
the
world
to
come
,
wherein
euery
one
shall
bee
rewarded
according
to
that
which
he
hath
done
,
whether
it
be
good
or
euill
,
and
after
that
followeth
the
eternall
Iudgement
,
whereby
the
vngodly
are
disposed
of
,
and
presently
sent
downe
to
the
bottome
of
hell
,
where
there
is
weeping
,
and
wailing
,
and
gnashing
of
teeth
,
world
without
end
;
and
on
the
contrary
,
the
godly
are
taken
vp
into
heauen
,
where
all
joy
aboundeth
,
and
happie
life
eternall
is
obtained
for
them
by
our
Sauiour
Iesus
Christ
.
And
if
in
any
wise
I
should
doubt
of
these
things
to
come
,
yet
the
same
are
of
so
great
waight
and
consequence
,
that
it
behooueth
euery
man
earnestly
to
thinke
on
them
,
and
to
haue
a
care
to
make
sure
worke
thereof
,
seeing
that
wisedome
teacheth
vs
,
not
to
prepare
onely
for
difficult
inconueniences
,
which
wee
know
certainely
will
come
,
but
to
bee
carefull
also
to
preuent
such
as
may
come
vpon
vs
▪
and
the
rather
cause
to
seeke
to
attaine
vnto
these
outward
things
that
I
desire
by
godly
meanes
,
for
that
by
following
godlines
in
true
faith
,
without
feare
of
any
aduersitie
,
my
meate
will
not
be
lesse
sauory
,
nor
my
sleepe
lesse
sweete
,
yea
,
all
my
actions
will
thereby
bring
and
procure
more
fruit
and
comfort
vnto
mee
;
and
how
much
more
,
since
that
then
I
shall
liue
without
feare
of
death
and
hell
,
and
in
an
assured
hope
of
heauen
,
and
eternall
saluation
?
In
regard
hereof
therefore
I
am
fully
determined
to
leaue
and
aband
on
all
vngodlinesse
,
and
to
follow
godlinesse
,
and
to
deny
my selfe
,
and
to
giue
my
mind
wholly
to
serue
the
Lord
my
God
,
and
no
longer
to
fullfill
the
desires
of
the
flesh
,
whereon
so
many
miseries
do
depend
,
but
to
follow
the
will
of
God
,
(
which
onely
is
good
)
during
my
mortall
dayes
,
that
hereafter
I
may
alwaies
liue
eternally
in
heauen
.
In
this
manner
,
or
the
like
by
thinking
vpon
the
things
before
declared
,
should
we
set
our
harts
vpon
the
way
of
godlinesse
and
the
feare
of
God
,
&
so
cast
our
lot
into
the
lap
of
the
godly
,
knowing
that
without
doubt
it
shall
goe
well
with
such
men
.
And
to
the
end
that
wee
may
bee
enduced
and
enabled
the
more
diligently
to
follow
godlinesse
,
by
meanes
of
Gods
workes
done
here
vnto
vs
and
others
,
which
he
bringeth
to
passe
in
this
world
,
wee
will
endeuour
further
to
declare
and
show
how
,
and
in
what
manner
wee
must
prepare
our selues
,
to
know
,
learne
,
and
reape
some
good
out
of
Gods
workes
,
for
the
furtherance
of
the
feare
of
God
and
godlinesse
in
vs
,
and
what
speciall
fruits
we
may
reape
thereby
.
CHAP.
XV.
How
wee
may
profit
by
all
the
workes
of
God
which
hee
doth
vnto
vs
,
and
other
men
in
this
world
.
THat
we
may
reape
good
and
conuenient
fruit
here
on
earth
,
by
the
workes
of
God
done
among
men
,
wee
must
by
that
which
happeneth
vnto
vs
,
as
also
to
others
,
yea
and
out
of
all
things
that
are
done
in
the
world
,
and
which
are
known
vnto
vs
;
diligently
consider
,
and
be
thereof
thoroughly
perswaded
,
how
true
euery
word
and
sillable
of
Gods
holy
word
is
,
how
firmely
and
certainely
it
is
fulfilled
,
and
how
constantly
and
peremptorily
that
daily
proceedeth
and
falleth
out
in
this
world
,
which
he
saith
in
his
word
,
that
hee
will
bring
to
passe
:
that
in
all
things
,
and
at
all
times
we
may
say
with
the
Church
of
God
;
As
we
haue
heard
,
so
haue
wee
seene
in
the
Citie
of
the
Lord
of
hosts
,
in
the
Citie
of
our
God
,
God
will
establish
it
for
euer
,
Selah
,
Psalm
.
48.
8.
And
with
Salomon
speaking
to
the
Lord
;
That
which
thou
hast
promised
to
him
,
and
spakest
with
thy
mouth
to
thy
seruant
Dauid
,
my
father
,
and
hast
fulfilled
it
with
thy
hand
,
as
it
is
this
day
,
2.
Chron.
6.
15.
And
to
the
end
that
this
may
bee
thus
effected
to
our
comfort
and
benefit
,
we
must
indeuour
our selues
in
the
whole
course
of
our
liues
,
narrowly
and
earnestly
to
marke
and
consider
whatsoeuer
falleth
out
,
of
any
weightie
consideration
,
that
we
here
see
done
,
or
suffer
in
this
life
,
be
it
temporall
,
or
spirituall
,
and
whatsoeuer
is
against
vs
that
is
done
in
the
world
,
and
commeth
to
our
knowledge
,
and
compare
them
with
that
which
God
hath
made
manifest
in
his
word
,
and
protested
that
he
〈…〉
,
bring
to
passe
,
or
effect
;
and
accordingly
n●t●
and
consider
seriously
and
vndoubtedly
,
that
what
soeuer
God
hath
foreshewed
in
his
word
,
hee
daily
bringeth
to
passe
in
his
workes
.
To
this
purpose
,
God
hath
giuen
vs
a
liuing
soule
,
and
hath
taught
vs
more
then
the
beasts
of
the
earth
,
and
made
vs
wiser
then
the
fowles
of
heauen
,
Iob
35.
11.
to
this
end
hee
hath
set
vs
vpon
the
stage
of
the
world
,
that
wee
might
plainely
see
and
marke
(
for
our
comfort
and
consolation
)
the
waies
of
the
children
of
men
here
vpon
earth
,
together
with
the
seuerall
euents
,
that
proceed
and
spring
from
thence
by
Gods
heauenly
prouidence
.
Vnreasonable
beasts
that
liue
here
among
vs
,
as
Dogs
and
Catts
,
see
what
is
done
in
the
world
,
and
see
it
with
as
cleere
eyes
,
and
many
times
better
and
plainlier
then
men
doe
.
If
man
then
doe
not
endeauour
himselfe
(
with
the
inward
eyes
of
his
vnderstanding
)
not
onely
to
see
and
marke
what
is
done
,
or
what
passeth
in
the
world
,
but
which
is
more
,
to
marke
the
finger
of
God
to
bee
therein
,
and
thereby
to
learne
the
truth
and
constancy
of
God
,
such
a
man
differeth
not
much
from
a
beast
or
an
vnreasonable
creature
,
Psal.
49.
21.
Psal.
32-11
.
in
regarde
of
spirituall
life
,
whereon
the
difference
betweene
the
one
and
the
other
wholy
dependeth
,
yea
hee
is
therein
,
worse
then
an
vnreasonable
beast
,
for
heauie
plagues
hang
ouer
the
heads
of
such
carelesse
and
brutish
persons
as
haue
no
regarde
vnto
the
workes
of
the
Lord
.
Heare
what
the
Psalmist
sayth
;
because
they
regard
not
the
workes
of
the
Lord
nor
the
operation
of
his
handes
:
hee
shall
destroy
them
and
not
build
them
vp
:
Psal.
28.
5.
which
in
truth
is
a
most
fearefull
threatning
and
sheweth
that
God
esteemeth
and
holdeth
such
carelesse
men
to
bee
most
wicked
:
To
which
purpose
also
Salomon
sayth
:
Wicked
men
regard
not
that
which
is
right
,
but
those
that
feare
the
Lord
marke
all
things
:
Pro.
20.
5.
For
this
cause
wee
are
often
times
warned
and
aduised
to
this
diligent
marking
in
holy
Scripture
,
Seeke
you
out
of
the
booke
of
the
Lord
and
reade
,
noe
of
these
shall
fayle
,
none
shall
misse
her
mate
,
for
his
mouth
it
hath
commaunded
,
and
his
spirit
it
hath
gathered
them
together
:
Esay
34.
16.
Iosu.
23.
14.
this
also
Iobs
friendes
and
Iob
himselfe
also
marked
diligently
,
in
the
whole
course
of
their
liues
,
as
in
the
whole
booke
of
Iob
it
is
sufficiently
declared
;
And
all
the
misvnderstanding
that
they
had
among
themselues
,
touching
Gods
workes
partly
consisted
heerein
,
that
they
vnderstoode
not
the
word
of
God
so
plainely
as
wee
doe
,
and
partly
also
by
reason
of
the
extraordinary
strange
and
vnaccustomed
dealing
of
GOD
with
IOB
,
which
hee
as
then
for
a
time
layd
vpon
him
,
for
a
warning
comfort
and
strengthening
of
all
his
people
as
long
as
the
world
should
endure
,
as
also
to
that
end
he
causeth
it
to
bee
written
,
Ier.
4.
13.
Now
from
hence
also
it
further
appeareth
,
that
to
the
end
wee
may
truely
to
our
comfort
,
and
with
some
fruite
consider
of
all
the
workes
of
▪
God
wrought
among
the
children
of
men
,
there
are
4.
thinges
specially
,
and
very
necessarily
to
bee
obserued
.
First
,
some
distinct
knowledge
of
Gods
proceedings
manifested
vnto
vs
in
the
holy
Scriptures
.
Secondly
,
a
diligent
marking
of
all
Gods
workes
,
wrought
heere
among
the
children
of
men
.
Thirdly
a
comparing
of
that
which
he
doth
in
this
world
,
with
that
which
hee
witnesseth
in
his
word
.
Fourthly
a
constant
noting
of
the
seuerall
fruites
,
that
springe
from
the
finding
out
of
the
truth
of
God
opened
vnto
vs
in
his
word
and
works
.
And
of
all
these
4.
in
the
chapters
ensuing
,
wee
will
speake
some
what
more
at
large
.
CHAP.
XVI
.
Of
the
distinct
knowledge
of
these
things
which
God
in
his
word
(
touching
the
gouernement
of
this
world
)
hath
manifested
vnto
vs
,
being
very
fit
and
necessarie
for
the
drawing
of
spirituall
profitt
from
workes
of
God
wrought
heere
among
men
.
THat
the
certaine
knowledge
of
the
will
of
God
opened
vnto
vs
in
the
holy
Scriptures
touching
the
gouernment
of
the
world
,
is
necessarily
to
be
had
,
that
wee
may
reape
profit
by
the
works
of
God
done
among
the
children
of
men
,
it
is
manifest
,
for
how
can
any
man
else
knowe
and
vnderstande
whether
that
which
happeneth
in
the
world
,
agreeth
with
that
which
God
hath
written
in
his
word
?
Since
it
must
needs
be
that
if
a
man
doe
not
vse
to
reade
Gods
word
,
nor
know
what
God
therein
setteth
downe
vnto
vs
,
they
must
of
force
erre
when
they
take
▪
vpon
them
to
iudge
of
Gods
workes
,
and
to
them
it
may
be
sayd
,
as
Christ
sayd
to
the
Saduces
,
You
erre
not
knowing
the
Scriptures
,
Mat.
22.
29.
For
this
cause
as
many
learned
men
,
that
are
well
read
in
the
letter
of
the
holy
Scriptures
,
yet
many
times
can
not
well
iudge
of
the
actions
and
proceedings
of
men
,
because
they
haue
not
vsed
to
compare
that
which
God
hath
spoken
in
his
worde
,
with
that
which
dayly
by
his
hand
hee
bringeth
to
passe
in
the
gouernment
of
the
world
,
so
it
is
certaine
that
those
that
are
not
accustomed
to
reade
&
peruse
the
holy
Scriptures
,
and
therefore
know
them
not
,
can
not
with
any
spirituall
vnderstanding
or
profit
,
marke
Gods
works
here
on
earth
among
the
sonnes
of
men
.
It
is
necessary
therefore
for
euery
one
,
that
wil
discharge
and
vnburthen
his
conscience
therein
,
to
be
conuersant
in
the
holy
Scriptures
.
And
it
is
a
most
notorious
in
gratitude
,
vnthankefulnes
,
and
a
damnable
carelesse
slouth
,
among
great
&
smale
,
young
and
old
,
that
seeing
God
our
great
God
(
the
maker
of
the
whole
world
)
that
setteth
vp
and
puileth
downe
Kinges
.
Dan.
2.
12.
hath
vouchsafed
as
it
were
with
his
owne
hande
to
write
a
booke
for
vs
,
touching
the
order
that
hee
doth
,
and
will
hold
and
obserue
in
the
gouerning
of
this
worlde
,
that
thereby
wee
might
certainely
and
sufficiently
knowe
his
meaning
and
order
our
wayes
,
and
by
the
light
of
the
same
booke
,
might
be
holpen
well
and
wisely
to
iudge
of
all
Gods
workes
touching
the
gouernment
of
the
world
for
our
comfort
and
consolation
,
Rom.
15.
4.
that
wee
miserable
poore
and
wicked
children
of
men
,
that
many
times
are
so
curious
to
search
into
and
to
read
the
Histories
and
Iournals
of
mortall
mens
actions
,
that
scarce
haue
trauelled
through
any
small
parte
of
the
world
,
and
that
would
esteeme
it
a
great
honor
and
fauour
,
and
would
with
all
thankefullnes
embrace
and
run
after
it
,
If
wee
might
be
permitted
to
enter
into
the
studie
of
a
great
potentate
of
this
worlde
,
to
reade
Arcana
Imperij
the
order
that
hee
holdeth
in
his
gouernement
,
that
yet
I
say
,
we
poore
simple
wretches
are
found
to
be
so
slow
and
carelesse
of
the
looking
into
Gods
booke
,
whereas
notwithstanding
the
same
booke
so
highly
,
both
in
generall
and
perticular
specially
concerneth
vs
,
being
that
which
setteth
downe
vnto
vs
,
the
state
of
our
euerlasting
saluation
,
or
condemnation
,
and
how
wee
must
heere
on
earth
behaue
our selues
vnder
the
gouernement
of
our
God
,
that
heereafter
in
the
worlde
to
come
,
wee
may
alwayes
and
for
euerliue
with
him
in
heauen
,
Iohn
3.
39.
This
in
truth
is
an
vnreasonable
ingratitude
,
and
a
most
woefull
and
damnable
contempt
.
Therefore
if
hitherto
we
haue
beene
slow
and
carelesse
of
making
diligent
search
into
the
Bible
,
which
is
the
Booke
that
God
himselfe
,
that
made
vs
all
,
hath
made
;
let
vs
with
all
speede
amend
that
fault
all
of
vs
▪
euen
from
the
highest
to
the
lowest
.
For
Kings
and
Princes
themselues
,
how
great
soeuer
their
affayres
here
in
this
world
are
,
must
not
neglect
this
Booke
of
God
the
King
of
Kings
,
to
reade
it
diligently
all
the
dayes
of
their
liues
,
as
in
Gods
behalfe
,
in
his
owne
booke
it
is
expressely
commanded
,
Deut.
17.
18.
19.
Now
concerning
the
spirituall
order
of
Gods
workes
wrought
among
the
Children
of
men
,
as
is
opened
and
manifested
vnto
vs
in
Gods
Word
,
by
diligent
search
it
must
be
more
and
more
learned
and
found
out
▪
and
to
that
end
the
exposition
made
in
the
whole
Discourse
of
this
Treatise
,
will
be
helpfull
,
and
giue
men
some
light
how
they
from
henceforth
may
iudge
and
discerne
of
the
order
of
Gods
workes
,
wrought
among
the
Children
of
men
,
and
be
more
and
more
comforted
therein
.
⸪
CHAP.
XVII
.
Of
the
diligent
obseruation
of
all
Gods
workes
,
among
the
Children
of
men
,
needfull
for
the
drawing
of
spirituall
profit
out
of
Gods
workes
among
vs
.
THe
second
thing
that
is
needfull
and
requisite
hereunto
,
that
out
of
Gods
works
done
among
the
Children
of
men
,
we
may
more
&
more
learne
the
feare
of
God
and
godlinesse
,
is
that
we
should
narrowly
marke
&
consider
of
all
such
his
works
.
If
any
man
though
well
seene
and
learned
in
that
which
God
himselfe
witnesseth
vnto
vs
in
his
word
,
that
he
intendeth
to
doe
among
the
Children
of
men
touching
the
gouerning
of
the
world
,
should
withdraw
himselfe
,
like
an
Hermite
into
some
solitary
place
of
this
world
,
where
hee
●ould
see
no
man
,
nor
haue
the
company
of
any
,
or
should
shut
himselfe
vp
whole
dayes
,
weekes
,
and
moneths
in
his
studie
,
still
poaring
vpon
his
Books
,
or
if
he
were
so
continually
taken
vp
with
the
cares
of
this
world
,
that
with
blind
eyes
hee
should
looke
into
that
which
is
done
and
hapneth
in
the
world
among
the
sonnes
of
men
,
such
a
man
notwithstanding
all
the
knowledge
that
he
could
haue
of
Gods
word
,
could
draw
no
fruit
,
nor
comfort
,
out
of
the
workes
of
God
done
among
the
Children
of
men
.
It
is
necessary
therefore
,
for
men
narrowly
to
marke
what
is
done
,
and
hapneth
in
the
place
where
they
dwell
and
abide
,
as
namely
,
how
it
fareth
with
the
good
and
the
bad
,
as
well
in
generall
as
in
particular
,
when
they
are
sound
in
the
way
of
righteousnesse
or
wickednesse
,
as
they
are
in
prosperitie
or
aduersitie
,
how
both
the
one
and
the
other
behaue
themselues
therein
,
and
how
they
liue
,
what
they
doe
,
what
their
vprising
,
going
forth
,
and
proceedings
are
;
all
this
men
must
warily
and
narrowly
note
,
in
the
places
where
they
liue
;
as
also
,
the
condition
,
conuersation
,
employments
,
blessings
,
punishments
,
sicknesses
,
diseases
,
death
and
ends
of
the
Children
of
men
,
and
consider
thereof
;
for
there
is
no
working
,
no
proceeding
,
nor
any
thing
that
is
done
in
this
life
touching
prosperity
or
aduersity
,
from
the
which
a
Christian
man
,
like
a
Bee
,
may
not
draw
some
good
fruit
.
That
man
therefore
that
hath
any
iudgement
,
must
note
and
marke
all
things
in
such
manner
,
that
from
day
to
day
hee
may
bee
more
and
more
instructed
,
and
become
wiser
:
and
to
that
end
the
Psalmist
sayth
,
That
it
is
a
wise
mans
worke
to
make
all
these
things
,
that
he
may
vnderstand
the
louing
kindnesse
of
the
Lord
,
Psal.
107.
43.
And
Salomon
sheweth
vs
that
it
was
his
practise
to
consider
all
things
,
euen
vnto
the
field
of
the
slothfull
,
and
to
that
end
sayth
;
I
went
by
the
field
of
the
slothfull
,
and
by
the
vineyard
of
the
man
voyde
of
vnderstanding
,
and
loe
,
it
was
all
growne
ouer
with
thornes
,
and
nettles
had
couered
the
face
thereof
;
and
the
stone
wall
thereof
was
broken
downe
:
then
I
saw
and
considered
it
well
,
I
looked
vpon
it
,
and
receiued
instruction
,
Pro.
24.
30.
31.
32.
But
especially
,
it
concerneth
a
Christian
,
narrowly
to
note
and
marke
Gods
proceedings
,
and
dealings
with
and
concerning
himselfe
,
and
how
it
fareth
with
him
in
the
course
of
his
life
,
whether
hee
followeth
Gods
will
and
Commandements
,
or
is
carelesse
thereof
.
And
we
must
euery
one
of
vs
particularly
consider
,
how
ioyfull
and
good
a
thing
it
is
,
to
behold
a
childe
of
God
haunt
Gods
house
,
to
be
released
and
freed
from
the
dulnesse
of
his
peruerse
nature
,
and
from
the
gouernment
of
sinne
and
Sathan
,
to
be
shrowded
vnder
Gods
wings
,
and
to
haue
him
for
his
protection
and
defence
,
and
how
gratiously
he
then
dealeth
with
vs
when
we
so
doe
,
preserueth
vs
from
a
thousand
burdens
of
heauie
and
grieuous
sinnes
,
whereunto
otherwise
we
were
wholly
addicted
,
and
would
easily
haue
fallen
into
,
how
comfortably
he
maketh
vs
to
grow
vp
and
encrease
in
knowledge
and
grace
for
the
more
assurance
of
his
fauour
towardes
vs
,
and
of
our
eternall
saluation
.
And
wee
must
yet
narrowly
and
specially
marke
and
consider
on
the
one
side
,
What
blessing
,
what
comfort
,
and
what
peace
wee
haue
found
for
our
soules
in
all
occurrents
of
prosperitie
or
aduersitie
,
as
long
as
wee
serued
God
,
and
that
our
hearts
were
not
turned
backe
,
neither
did
our
stepps
decline
from
his
way
,
Psal.
44.
18.
Ier.
6.
16.
And
on
the
other
side
,
into
what
troubles
,
griefes
,
perplexities
,
disquietnesse
of
Conscience
,
distrust
,
and
feares
we
haue
fallen
,
when
by
any
temptations
,
we
fell
from
the
Lord
our
God
,
and
how
after
our
fall
when
wee
truely
considered
the
same
,
and
humbled
our selues
before
the
Lord
our
God
,
and
againe
turned
vnto
him
with
true
repentance
,
with
all
our
hearts
,
and
a
true
desire
to
serue
him
,
we
were
againe
by
him
receiued
into
grace
,
and
restored
into
our
former
blessed
,
and
comfortable
state
,
as
the
same
is
at
large
notably
set
downe
vnto
vs
in
the
story
of
the
prodigall
child
.
Thus
euery
one
of
vs
must
particularly
enter
into
the
Closet
of
his
owne
Conscience
,
and
well
&
narrowly
marke
in
what
proceedings
we
haue
beene
best
furthered
and
thrust
forward
to
a
spirituall
life
,
which
is
the
speciall
marke
that
wee
should
ayme
at
,
and
what
comfort
we
haue
thereby
receiued
and
therein
found
for
our
soules
,
that
we
may
with
the
Church
of
God
say
,
when
wee
haue
forsaken
our
God
and
gone
astray
,
I
will
goe
and
returne
to
my
first
husband
againe
:
for
then
it
was
better
with
me
then
now
,
Hos.
2.
7.
CHAP.
XVIII
.
How
we
must
compare
that
which
God
doth
in
this
world
with
that
which
hee
hath
set
downe
in
his
word
,
that
we
may
draw
some
good
fruit
from
the
workes
of
God
for
our
comfort
THe
third
thing
that
is
needfull
hereunto
,
that
out
of
the
workes
of
GOD
done
among
the
Children
of
men
,
we
may
know
the
truth
of
God
set
downe
in
his
word
for
our
comfort
and
consolation
is
,
that
we
collect
and
gather
together
whatsoeuer
by
diligent
searching
into
the
word
of
God
;
and
narrowly
marking
of
Gods
workes
,
touching
Gods
proceedings
and
dealings
with
the
sonnes
of
men
,
we
haue
learned
,
that
by
comparing
spirituall
things
with
spirituall
things
,
by
meanes
thereof
we
may
duely
and
clearely
begin
to
perceiue
and
vnderstand
the
truth
and
certaintie
of
Gods
word
,
and
how
that
heauen
and
earth
shall
sooner
passe
away
then
one
tittle
of
Gods
word
shall
fayle
;
so
that
we
may
be
able
to
say
being
holpen
by
the
aforesaid
obseruation
.
That
this
was
done
in
England
,
this
in
France
,
this
in
Germany
,
this
in
our
Countrie
,
in
our
towne
,
in
our
village
,
in
our
house
,
according
to
that
which
the
Lord
witnesseth
in
this
or
that
place
of
his
Booke
,
that
it
should
fall
out
so
and
in
such
manner
,
although
in
mens
opinions
it
was
otherwise
expected
to
be
done
.
Now
further
,
that
wee
may
bring
these
things
the
better
about
,
and
thereby
to
reape
that
profit
and
fruit
,
which
we
desire
to
doe
by
these
thinges
that
are
done
and
happen
here
in
this
world
,
we
must
specially
adde
these
two
thinges
thereunto
.
First
,
and
before
all
that
we
accustome
our selues
in
all
things
that
happen
to
fall
out
,
and
come
to
our
knowledge
,
to
note
the
finger
of
our
God
to
be
therein
,
and
withall
hold
this
for
certaine
,
and
most
true
,
that
as
in
all
things
that
we
see
and
behold
men
to
doe
,
not
the
body
of
man
worketh
onely
,
but
the
soule
especially
which
we
see
not
,
so
that
likewise
the
Lord
our
God
,
which
gouerneth
all
things
by
his
mightie
Word
,
hath
his
finger
secretly
in
all
things
that
are
done
,
much
more
then
Ioab
had
his
hand
in
the
businesse
of
the
woman
of
Tekoa
,
2
Sam.
14.
though
in
an
holy
manner
,
and
that
altogether
incomprehensible
,
whereby
he
alwayes
worketh
well
,
and
produceth
much
good
,
euen
by
meanes
of
the
wickedst
instruments
in
the
world
,
by
vngodly
Assur
,
that
is
,
the
rod
of
his
anger
,
and
by
the
Deuill
himselfe
,
whom
hee
vseth
often
times
to
plague
his
people
by
,
Esa.
10.
5.
6.
and
1
Chron.
22.
20.
So
that
we
must
endeuour
to
bring
our selues
to
see
the
working
of
Gods
finger
to
be
alwayes
in
euery
thing
that
is
done
in
the
world
,
and
to
thinke
and
perswade
our selues
,
that
it
is
the
Lord
our
God
that
hath
done
this
,
thus
and
in
this
manner
,
either
by
furthering
,
or
by
hindring
the
same
in
this
or
that
manner
,
and
causing
or
suffering
it
to
fall
out
the
one
way
or
the
other
.
And
accordingly
whatsoeuer
hapneth
to
crosse
the
proceedings
of
Gods
children
,
learne
alwayes
to
say
vnto
our
soules
,
behold
,
this
our
God
hath
done
,
or
permitted
to
be
done
.
This
the
vngodly
vse
not
to
doe
:
they
doe
not
once
marke
the
finger
of
God
in
any
thing
that
hapneth
vnto
the
Children
of
men
;
but
their
manner
is
,
to
ascribe
it
to
the
lowest
and
nearest
causes
,
and
to
depend
wholy
thereupon
,
looking
no
higher
,
nor
further
then
the
gates
of
the
Towne
wherein
they
dwell
,
vnlesse
it
be
a
thing
that
is
vnaccustomed
,
and
such
as
doth
not
vsually
fall
out
;
and
then
it
may
be
they
will
suppose
,
that
it
proceedeth
from
God
,
as
the
sorcerers
of
Egypt
,
marked
the
finger
of
God
to
be
in
the
lice
that
Moses
brought
vpon
the
Egyptians
,
because
they
could
conceiue
no
naturall
cause
whereby
it
might
be
effected
,
Exod.
8.
17.
18.
19.
but
such
as
are
godly
and
know
Gods
word
,
note
the
finger
of
God
in
all
things
,
as
that
which
is
most
necessary
to
bee
considered
,
they
thereby
may
obserue
the
workes
of
God
,
to
fall
out
according
to
his
word
,
and
may
draw
and
reape
conuenient
fruits
from
the
same
.
Secondly
,
that
we
accustome
our selues
when
any
thing
worth
the
noting
falleth
out
in
the
course
of
our
liues
,
that
is
,
against
our selues
,
or
others
,
whether
they
bee
particular
persons
,
or
whole
Nations
,
to
quicken
our
witts
thereby
,
and
to
stirre
vp
our
memories
,
to
call
to
mind
and
remember
,
whether
there
be
no
one
place
of
Scripture
,
that
witnesseth
something
touching
the
same
,
whereby
it
is
foretold
,
or
whereunto
it
may
be
likened
:
as
for
example
,
we
see
a
man
run
vp
and
downe
about
his
worldly
affayres
vpon
the
Sabboth
day
,
and
when
he
hath
done
,
we
see
all
that
he
did
was
in
vaine
;
heare
should
we
remember
,
what
is
sayd
vnto
vs
,
Exod.
16.
27.
to
wit
,
And
it
came
to
passe
that
there
went
some
of
the
people
on
the
Sabboth
day
(
which
was
the
rest
of
the
Lord
)
for
to
gather
Manna
,
and
they
found
none
.
This
was
the
practise
of
Christs
Disciples
,
and
God
gaue
them
vnderstanding
thereby
:
see
Ioh.
2.
16.
17.
22.
and
Ioh.
11.
16.
Now
to
finde
conuenient
places
of
Scripture
,
touching
these
thinges
that
may
bee
compared
with
that
that
hapneth
in
the
world
,
wee
must
in
that
that
is
done
diligently
consider
what
the
speciall
causes
were
why
those
things
fell
out
and
came
so
to
passe
as
they
did
,
as
namely
,
why
such
and
such
things
hapned
so
well
or
so
ill
;
and
wherein
they
finde
themselues
to
haue
a
part
in
the
gracious
promises
of
the
Lord
,
and
the
Lord
hath
promised
such
good
to
come
to
them
,
as
they
then
finde
,
or
wherein
they
feele
and
know
themselues
culpable
of
the
threatnings
of
God
,
whereby
things
haue
so
happened
vnto
them
as
they
haue
fallen
out
.
And
if
we
can
finde
no
certaine
speciall
cause
thereof
,
but
the
contrary
rather
,
then
we
must
,
as
in
Iobs
case
,
ascribe
the
event
to
the
mighty
power
of
God
,
and
accordingly
behaue
our selues
therein
.
CHAP.
XIX
.
Of
the
seuerall
fruites
that
spring
from
the
searching
into
and
finding
out
of
Gods
truth
,
and
certaintie
declared
vnto
vs
,
in
his
word
,
and
in
his
workes
.
THe
fourth
and
the
last
of
the
foure
necessary
points
required
hereunto
,
that
by
the
workes
of
God
done
among
the
sonnes
of
men
,
we
may
be
enduced
to
lay
more
hold
vpon
the
feare
of
God
,
and
godlinesse
is
,
that
wee
diligently
note
and
consider
the
seuerall
fruites
that
are
hereby
reaped
,
and
which
by
finding
out
Gods
truth
,
and
the
certaintie
thereof
,
are
declared
vnto
vs
in
his
Word
,
which
must
be
earnestly
and
well
considered
of
,
because
this
is
the
ende
,
scope
,
and
speciall
marke
whereunto
all
tendeth
,
that
hath
formerly
beene
deliuered
.
Now
the
fruites
that
spring
from
the
aforesaid
considerations
are
notable
,
both
many
and
great
,
whereof
some
(
that
we
may
orderly
place
them
in
certaine
ranckes
)
concerne
the
holy
Scriptures
themselues
;
by
the
light
whereof
wee
may
bee
able
to
proue
and
to
iustifie
all
the
aforesayd
arguments
and
declarations
,
other
some
concerne
Gods
workes
,
and
a
third
sort
our
obedience
,
which
wee
are
to
yeelde
and
shew
vnto
the
word
of
God
and
the
holy
Scriptures
.
Touching
the
first
sort
of
fruites
concerning
the
holy
Scriptures
they
are
three
.
For
in
the
first
place
,
wee
learne
out
of
the
aforesayde
considerations
,
the
truth
of
the
holy
Scriptures
,
that
the
same
is
most
certaine
and
immutable
,
and
that
it
shall
neuer
faile
in
any
one
tittle
thereof
,
therein
contained
.
And
heereby
are
wee
confirmed
and
assured
in
our
consciences
,
as
by
experience
we
find
,
that
what
soeuer
the
Lord
hath
spoken
,
by
his
owne
mouth
in
his
worde
,
that
with
his
hand
hee
effecteth
and
bringeth
the
same
to
passe
in
gouerning
of
the
worlde
.
Now
this
is
a
most
notable
fruit
;
for
vntill
such
time
as
that
wee
doe
dewly
and
truly
marke
how
true
Gods
word
is
,
and
how
truely
God
performeth
&
bringeth
that
to
passe
continually
in
the
gouerning
of
the
world
,
which
in
his
word
hee
hath
promised
and
threatned
to
doe
,
wee
shall
neuer
esteeme
of
feare
,
nor
submit
our selues
vnto
Gods
worde
,
and
on
the
contrary
,
when
by
our
owne
dilligent
obseruation
,
wee
find
out
and
are
perswaded
of
the
truth
and
certaintie
of
Gods
worde
,
wee
are
thereby
at
all
times
led
and
induced
to
the
loue
of
Gods
word
,
and
incouraged
to
beleeue
it
,
and
to
esteeme
well
thereof
,
Iohn
2.
12.
It
is
sayd
that
the
worde
of
God
,
is
quicke
and
powerfull
and
sharper
then
any
two
edged
sword
.
Heb.
4
12.
Now
no
man
doth
easily
beleeue
this
,
but
hee
that
by
feare
of
the
word
of
God
is
moued
therunto
in
his
heart
,
Acts
2.
37.
and
1.
Cor.
14.
24.
25.
and
he
that
is
so
affected
,
doubteth
no
more
thereof
,
then
hee
doth
that
the
Sunne
is
bright
and
cleare
;
and
he
that
hath
this
feeling
of
the
worde
,
working
in
his
soule
,
hath
vndoubtedly
already
made
a
good
entrance
into
the
way
to
Gods
kingdome
,
for
this
is
most
certaine
and
sure
,
that
all
the
sinnes
and
misdemeanours
which
those
men
commit
that
withstand
the
written
worde
which
is
the
liuely
truth
of
God
,
proceede
from
this
,
that
they
do
not
beleeue
that
the
same
word
is
so
true
and
certaine
as
it
is
.
The
second
fruit
is
,
that
wee
learne
by
the
aforesayd
declarations
,
the
abundant
largenesse
and
copiousnes
of
the
holy
Scriptures
,
psal.
119.
96.
It
is
not
to
be
spoken
(
if
wee
woulde
apply
our
minds
earnestly
and
as
wee
ought
to
find
out
places
in
the
Scriptures
,
that
may
bee
applyed
to
those
things
that
happen
and
are
done
in
this
world
)
what
a
rich
mine
of
gold
wee
should
find
the
Scriptures
to
bee
,
and
should
hardly
,
after
we
had
once
conuersed
therein
,
fayle
of
some
one
fitt
place
or
other
therein
that
might
bee
applyed
to
all
the
thinges
that
while
wee
liue
we
should
haue
neede
of
,
or
are
to
be
done
by
vs
,
2.
Tim.
3.
16.
which
if
the
Papists
had
done
,
they
would
soone
haue
perceaued
and
knowne
that
there
was
no
neede
nor
necessitie
,
to
finde
out
and
invent
many
new
Lawes
and
Rules
for
the
ordering
of
mens
liues
,
thereby
to
bring
men
to
saluation
,
as
they
haue
done
,
whereby
the
holy
Scriptures
are
by
them
brought
into
contempt
,
and
in
a
manner
abandoned
and
thrust
wholy
out
of
vse
.
The
third
is
,
that
we
are
by
the
aforesaid
considerations
holpen
and
better
furthered
in
the
vnderstanding
of
the
holy
Scriptures
.
It
is
not
to
be
expressed
nor
spoken
how
the
earnest
and
serious
marking
of
Gods
proceedings
with
the
children
of
men
,
and
with
our
owne
soules
,
giueth
a
singular
great
light
to
the
true
vnderstanding
of
many
places
of
holy
Scriptures
,
whereof
otherwise
,
those
that
haue
no
experience
nor
knowledge
of
things
touching
and
concerning
a
spirituall
life
,
can
neuer
conceiue
any
thing
,
as
may
appeare
in
many
places
of
the
Psalmes
,
which
otherwise
cannot
so
well
bee
conceiued
how
they
hang
and
depend
one
vpon
another
;
we
can
truely
witnesse
,
that
sometimes
from
the
mouthes
of
simple
plaine
men
,
wee
haue
receiued
a
verie
fit
and
conuenient
sence
and
interpretation
of
some
places
,
which
otherwise
were
very
intricare
,
which
they
by
their
owne
obseruations
haue
learned
and
found
out
,
to
be
so
and
in
such
manner
vnderstood
:
and
it
falleth
out
often
times
that
vpon
occasion
of
that
which
we
haue
heard
&
seene
to
happen
among
men
,
we
were
aduertised
,
and
haue
beene
taught
the
meaning
of
diuers
places
of
Scriptures
,
which
touched
vpon
such
occasions
,
and
whereof
before
we
could
not
finde
out
the
true
meaning
.
This
is
expressely
taught
in
the
proceedings
of
Christs
Disciples
,
of
whom
it
is
sayd
,
that
notwithstanding
that
Christ
spake
plainely
of
his
death
&
resurrection
,
yet
that
they
could
not
vnderstand
it
,
nor
diue
into
the
depth
thereof
,
Luk.
18.
33.
34.
but
that
afterwardes
by
obseruing
the
event
of
things
,
they
vnderstood
it
,
Ioh.
2.
22.
And
thus
a
godly
heart
that
is
wont
to
looke
into
Gods
workes
,
becommeth
an
Interpretor
to
it selfe
of
many
places
of
holy
Scriptures
.
Touching
the
second
sort
of
Benefits
concerning
Gods
workes
,
we
reape
hence
this
speciall
fruite
,
in
that
we
learne
by
the
declaration
aforesayd
,
not
to
become
so
peruerse
,
nor
resolute
concerning
many
things
&
actions
that
are
done
and
happen
in
the
world
,
whereas
many
simple
men
,
that
haue
not
busied
their
braynes
about
looking
into
the
word
of
God
,
nor
in
marking
of
the
course
of
Gods
workes
,
become
obstinate
thereby
,
and
grow
carelesse
and
slacke
to
regard
the
spirituall
life
,
in
regard
of
the
prosperitie
of
the
vngodly
,
and
the
aduersitie
of
the
godly
,
which
at
the
first
they
could
not
vnderstand
,
nor
conceiue
;
and
therefore
gaue
a
wrong
interpretation
of
them
,
because
they
entred
not
into
the
sanctuary
of
the
Lord
,
which
now
is
his
worde
,
for
when
wee
wholy
relie
vpon
the
word
of
God
in
all
worldly
accidents
,
wee
attayne
vnto
the
right
vnderstanding
of
things
that
belong
vnto
God
,
and
are
not
thereby
hardened
,
but
rather
instructed
and
made
better
;
psal.
92.
6.
7.
psal.
73.
Iob.
17.
8.
9.
Touching
the
third
sorte
of
fruits
concerning
the
manner
of
our
obedience
,
which
according
vnto
the
word
of
God
,
wee
owe
vnto
him
,
there
are
three
fruites
.
In
the
first
place
wee
are
by
the
aforesayd
declaration
,
instructed
to
discerne
our
owne
and
other
mens
ouersights
,
and
are
therby
aduertised
both
how
sinne
on
the
one
side
,
by
carelesnesse
of
liuing
,
the
pleasures
of
the
worlde
and
all
maner
of
wicked
actions
doth
oftentimes
procure
diuers
inconueniences
and
perplexeties
,
vnto
those
that
are
adicted
thereunto
,
and
in
all
occurrents
,
makes
their
prosperitie
a
cursed
vnto
them
,
which
putteth
vs
in
great
feare
&
doubt
to
enter
into
that
way
,
that
is
so
full
of
danger
&
so
troublesome
as
that
we
our selues
by
our
own
experience
can
say
vnto
our
soules
;
Oh
my
soule
enter
not
into
this
way
,
I
haue
seene
many
fall
therein
I
my selfe
haue
often
beene
hardly
besied
therein
,
and
so
long
as
wee
will
goe
into
this
way
,
our
prosperitie
will
become
a
curse
vnto
vs
,
and
be
a
meanes
to
ouerthrow
vs
,
and
if
wee
can
say
thus
much
by
our
owne
experience
to
our
soules
,
it
will
be
a
powfull
meanes
to
diuert
vs
from
the
way
of
the
vngodly
,
and
againe
on
the
other
side
,
when
by
the
aforesayd
declaration
,
wee
finde
and
see
that
the
feare
of
God
,
constancie
,
righteousnesse
,
good
workes
and
godlinesse
,
for
certaine
haue
the
promises
of
this
life
and
the
life
to
come
,
yea
and
that
those
that
are
indued
therewith
,
haue
great
peace
of
conscience
,
and
are
preserued
from
many
mischances
whereinto
wickednesse
and
sinne
draw
men
,
and
that
in
all
dangers
and
perplexities
they
are
comforted
and
imboldened
,
we
can
not
but
be
therby
strongly
prouoked
and
effectually
drawne
to
the
practise
of
godlines
,
so
that
we
can
say
vnto
our
soules
,
Surely
this
is
a
good
way
,
it
hath
beene
prosperous
vnto
the
end
,
to
all
those
that
followed
it
,
and
all
those
that
enter
into
it
shall
endure
vnto
the
end
:
Heb.
13.
7.
and
if
any
aduersitie
or
tribulation
happeneth
vnto
vs
,
yet
wee
shall
bee
of
good
comfort
and
imboldned
:
for
God
will
then
be
with
vs
,
his
Rod
and
his
Staffe
shall
comfort
vs
,
Psal.
23
4.
5.
The
second
is
,
that
wee
are
also
by
the
aforesayd
considerations
made
very
prouident
,
learned
,
and
wise
,
for
that
by
those
thinges
that
are
past
,
and
which
wee
haue
well
considered
of
and
beheld
how
they
were
done
,
we
learne
to
know
and
find
out
what
will
follow
vpon
,
and
proceed
from
such
&
such
the
like
actions
,
and
what
good
or
euill
we
are
to
expect
,
if
we
doe
such
and
such
things
,
and
so
we
obtaine
the
gift
of
Approbation
,
Phil.
1.
9.
and
become
wise
as
the
children
of
Israell
were
(
to
counsell
our selues
and
others
what
at
other
times
is
best
to
bee
done
,
or
not
to
be
done
.
1.
Chro.
12.
33.
as
for
example
,
wee
haue
in
former
times
found
that
vppon
Masse
dayes
and
other
Papisticall
feast
dayes
,
much
hurt
hath
beene
done
,
by
drunkennesse
,
fighting
,
quarelling
,
and
other
mildemeanors
,
which
for
the
time
to
come
we
thereby
learne
to
be
warie
of
,
and
are
warned
to
shunne
them
vpon
other
masse
dayes
,
and
to
withdraw
our selues
and
others
from
them
,
wee
are
also
taught
,
that
the
healths
which
are
drunke
in
signe
o●
loue
,
haue
caused
much
trouble
at
feasts
and
banquets
,
and
induced
great
inconueniences
,
and
therefore
we
learne
to
shunne
them
,
and
as
horne
Beasts
,
to
banish
them
out
of
our
feasts
,
Exod.
21.
28.
29.
30.
And
thus
by
meanes
of
the
aforesaid
declarations
(
Gods
grace
helping
vs
)
we
learne
how
to
guide
and
carrie
ourselues
in
these
wicked
and
dangerous
dayes
,
that
are
so
full
of
inducements
,
stopps
,
stumbling
blockes
,
and
offences
,
holily
and
safely
into
the
way
of
peace
,
and
therby
daily
fit
and
further
ourselues
in
our
iourney
towardes
Gods
kingdome
in
heauen
,
the
place
that
we
aspire
vnto
.
The
third
is
,
that
we
are
likewise
by
the
aforesaid
considerations
made
alwayes
prompt
and
readie
in
all
the
things
aforesaid
,
and
in
all
other
things
that
belong
to
a
spirituall
life
,
and
the
seruice
of
the
most
high
God
,
to
direct
our selues
,
&
to
goe
forward
therein
with
all
boldnesse
,
confidence
,
and
spirituall
strength
.
For
touching
boldnesse
,
and
courage
,
when
by
experience
with
Dauid
we
haue
found
,
that
Gods
word
and
workes
agree
so
well
together
,
strengthen
so
much
one
the
other
,
and
keepe
so
friendly
and
fast
the
one
to
the
other
,
We
are
not
affraid
to
speake
thereof
before
Kings
and
Princes
when
neede
requireth
,
Psal.
119.
46.
Yea
,
then
with
all
boldnesse
we
will
vphold
,
defend
,
and
aduance
Gods
cause
,
being
well
assured
,
that
maintaining
the
same
wee
shall
not
be
ashamed
thereby
.
Secondly
,
we
shall
also
doe
it
with
confidence
of
heart
,
not
as
those
that
heare
of
it
onely
by
report
,
but
that
by
our
owne
experience
and
good
knowledge
speake
and
further
that
which
we
doe
.
The
Apostle
witnesseth
,
that
being
confident
in
the
feare
of
the
Lord
,
hee
moued
many
to
the
like
confidence
,
2
Cor.
1.
10.
And
it
is
strange
to
consider
,
how
certainly
they
haue
spoken
of
heauen
,
of
hell
,
of
the
comfort
of
the
holy
Ghost
,
of
guiltinesse
of
Conscience
,
of
the
joy
of
the
godly
,
and
of
the
hellish
liues
of
the
vngodly
,
that
haue
noted
and
marked
such
things
,
and
haue
found
them
true
by
experience
in
themselues
,
or
in
others
:
lastly
,
wee
shall
also
doe
all
this
with
strength
,
and
that
not
in
this
regard
onely
,
because
doing
it
with
boldnesse
and
confidence
,
we
shall
thereby
the
more
forciblie
worke
vpon
mens
mindes
;
but
further
also
in
that
being
holpen
by
the
aforesaid
experience
,
we
shal
be
able
the
more
fitly
to
apply
the
places
of
holy
Scripture
to
the
vnderstanding
of
those
wee
shall
haue
occasion
to
deale
with
,
whereby
they
may
the
better
perceiue
and
know
,
that
God
speaketh
by
vs
,
and
may
thereby
be
moued
to
fall
downe
on
their
knees
,
and
honor
God
,
1
Cor.
14.
24.
25.
CHAP.
XX.
The
conclusion
of
all
,
wherein
is
shewed
,
that
we
must
onely
refer
our selues
vnto
God
,
and
not
forsake
a
good
cause
,
because
it
seemeth
,
not
to
goe
forward
as
we
wish
it
should
.
BY
all
that
hath
formerly
beene
sayd
,
we
may
also
learne
to
be
contented
with
that
condition
,
state
,
and
manner
of
life
,
whether
it
be
prosperous
or
not
prosperous
(
or
whatsoeuer
it
be
)
that
the
Lord
shall
be
pleased
to
allot
vnto
vs
,
and
to
expect
a
good
end
and
issue
thereof
.
For
by
that
which
we
haue
before
shewed
,
wee
may
plainely
see
and
perceiue
that
wee
are
not
wise
enough
to
rule
and
gouerne
our selues
,
that
wee
haue
not
earnestly
sought
the
same
,
but
refused
it
,
which
we
now
wish
that
wee
had
obtained
,
yea
,
that
often
times
with
might
and
maine
wee
haue
sought
to
put
that
from
vs
which
afterward
wee
haue
found
to
be
very
needfull
and
necessary
for
vs
,
and
might
haue
done
vs
much
good
,
and
that
the
Lord
our
God
hath
alwayes
much
better
directed
our
cause
,
then
we
could
either
deuise
,
or
had
power
to
conceiue
,
yea
,
and
that
in
our
greatest
troubles
a
blessing
hath
beene
cast
thereupon
,
and
that
wee
haue
beene
so
carelesse
and
heedles
thereof
,
that
it
was
our
owne
faults
that
wee
perceiued
it
no
sooner
,
but
rather
that
our
hearts
for
a
tyme
haue
in
a
manner
beene
ouercome
with
griefe
and
heauinesse
.
Againe
,
thus
may
we
be
also
comforted
in
all
tribulations
,
and
aduersities
,
when
by
our
owne
experience
our
soules
are
able
to
set
before
themselues
the
gracious
care
which
our
Lord
God
hath
alwayes
had
of
those
that
are
his
people
,
in
all
their
necessities
,
and
although
matters
seeme
to
be
prolonged
,
and
our
deliuerance
to
bee
delayed
,
yet
we
must
not
doubt
thereof
,
for
we
haue
learned
by
the
former
considerations
,
that
the
Lord
is
wont
oftentimes
to
goe
round
about
,
and
to
fetch
matters
a
farre
off
,
in
the
comforting
and
helping
of
his
people
,
that
so
hee
may
haue
the
more
honour
,
and
may
minister
more
cause
of
comfort
to
his
Children
,
when
vnexpectedly
hee
helpeth
them
,
and
by
one
meanes
or
other
vnlooked
for
,
procureth
their
deliuerance
,
as
it
euidently
appeared
in
the
Children
of
Israels
cause
in
Hammons
tyme
,
as
also
in
Iosephs
,
Dauids
,
and
others
causes
,
whom
he
intended
to
exalt
;
and
yet
daily
in
many
accidents
that
befall
Gods
children
in
this
age
,
yea
,
and
in
our
owne
affayres
,
for
how
often
haue
wee
also
before
this
tyme
beene
layd
in
the
mire
to
the
very
knees
and
ell-bowes
,
and
trod
vnder
feete
by
proud
persons
,
and
yet
at
the
last
hath
the
Lord
lifted
vp
our
heads
,
and
hath
made
vs
a
free
people
,
as
at
this
day
it
appeareth
;
So
that
in
this
respect
when
it
seemeth
to
goe
against
vs
,
wee
may
speake
of
the
Lord
our
God
,
vnto
our
soules
,
as
Naomi
said
to
Ruth
of
Boaz
,
Sit
still
my
daughter
vntill
thou
know
how
the
matter
will
fall
out
,
for
the
Lord
will
not
be
at
rest
vntill
he
haue
brought
it
to
a
good
end
,
Ruth
3.
18.
And
we
must
learne
with
all
patience
and
quietnesse
of
minde
to
commend
all
our
affayres
to
God
,
as
we
see
that
the
Lord
Iesus
Christ
did
,
who
in
the
greatest
dangers
,
and
those
that
seemed
to
be
most
preiudiciall
to
Gods
cause
,
was
still
and
quiet
,
and
committed
the
matter
vnto
God
,
that
iudgeth
righteously
,
as
when
he
was
tolde
that
Herod
the
King
had
cut
of
the
head
of
Iohn
his
forerunner
,
a
cruell
deed
,
and
such
a
one
as
seemeed
to
be
very
preiudiciall
to
Gods
cause
,
he
put
it
vp
peaceably
,
suffered
it
to
goe
on
,
tooke
care
for
himselfe
and
his
Disciples
,
and
the
better
to
secure
them
,
&
to
get
out
of
cruell
Herods
handes
,
went
apart
into
another
place
,
but
proceeded
still
in
his
vocation
,
and
the
worke
which
his
heauenly
Father
had
appoynted
him
to
doe
.
And
thus
beeing
holpen
by
the
consideration
aforesayde
,
and
the
experience
which
thereby
wee
haue
reaped
,
to
the
comfort
and
consolation
of
our
heartes
in
all
troubles
and
oppressions
,
wee
may
alwayes
bee
assured
of
this
,
that
all
the
troubles
that
be
fall
the
children
of
God
,
is
vnto
them
as
the
trouble
of
Ioseph
,
as
the
holy
Scripture
calleth
it
,
that
is
,
such
manner
of
trouble
as
whereby
great
ioy
prosperitie
and
great
promotion
is
layd
vp
in
store
for
them
.
For
wee
knowe
all
right
well
,
that
all
the
miseries
and
troubles
that
fell
vpon
Ioseph
,
all
the
misfortunes
and
tribulations
that
for
a
time
hapned
vnto
him
,
the
hatred
of
his
brethren
against
him
,
their
selling
of
him
,
his
bondage
,
his
false
accusation
,
of
adultery
by
Potiphers
wife
imposed
on
him
,
and
his
wrongfull
imprisonment
that
followed
there
upon
,
that
all
these
things
did
altogether
worke
for
and
procure
Iosephs
good
,
Rom.
8.
28.
and
did
altogether
strengthen
him
,
and
was
a
great
furtherance
of
his
promotion
and
aduancement
,
as
wee
may
reade
in
Gen.
37.
39
40.
41.
42.
And
of
the
like
nature
are
all
the
troubles
and
mis
▪
fortunes
,
which
Gods
people
and
his
Church
indure
for
a
time
,
which
in
the
end
therefore
shall
turne
to
their
good
,
and
are
nothing
meane
while
,
but
as
a
preparatiue
to
their
future
aduancement
.
And
therefore
are
the
troubles
of
Gods
Church
and
children
,
their
cruell
persecutions
,
their
great
ouerthrowes
,
the
death
of
Martyrs
,
and
what
soeuer
else
seemeth
most
of
all
to
crosse
them
,
by
the
Prophet
termed
in
a
speciall
manner
the
troubles
of
Ioseph
,
Amos
6.
6.
This
wee
must
seriously
thinke
vpon
,
and
with
long
suffering
and
patience
bend
our selues
and
abide
,
and
in
all
our
aduersities
assure
our selues
,
that
when
the
Lord
hath
done
all
his
workes
vpon
Mount
Sion
and
among
his
people
,
hee
will
then
rise
vp
,
and
lift
vp
his
peoples
heads
againe
,
in
the
fit
time
of
their
neede
,
as
he
did
with
Ioseph
when
the
time
of
his
aduancement
was
come
,
and
strike
their
enemies
in
the
hinder
partes
,
and
lay
a
perpetuall
shame
vpon
them
:
Furthermore
this
may
teach
and
instruct
vs
,
that
what
troubles
soeuer
fall
vpon
the
people
of
God
,
we
must
not
doubt
of
their
good
cause
and
religion
,
nor
abandon
a
good
matter
,
and
withdraw
our
handes
from
it
,
because
it
proceedeth
not
well
at
the
first
,
but
remembring
that
the
Lord
our
Lord
hath
not
eyes
of
flesh
,
nor
seeth
as
men
doe
,
Iob
10.
4.
wee
must
thereupon
conclude
,
that
the
Lord
suffereth
such
troubles
to
fall
vppon
vs
▪
thereby
to
proue
vs
,
and
to
see
whether
wee
will
cleaue
vnto
him
,
and
holde
with
his
people
,
not
onely
when
they
are
in
wealth
and
prosperitie
,
but
then
also
when
they
are
in
trouble
and
aduersitie
,
and
withall
part
with
and
impart
to
them
of
our
meanes
,
as
much
as
conueniently
we
may
,
for
the
easing
and
helping
of
the
poore
oppressed
Saints
and
seruants
of
God
:
and
such
as
haue
no
meanes
to
doe
it
,
must
earnestly
endeuour
by
their
prayers
vnto
God
,
beseeching
him
to
ayde
his
people
,
and
to
fight
for
them
,
when
they
are
in
distresse
,
praying
in
the
Spirit
,
as
Gods
people
doe
,
when
they
haue
no
other
meanes
,
and
saying
to
the
Lord
with
them
▪
Remember
this
,
that
the
enemies
haue
reproched
thee
O
Lord
,
and
that
the
foolish
people
haue
blasphemed
thy
name
.
O
deliuer
not
the
soule
of
thy
turtle
Doue
,
vnto
the
multitude
of
the
wicked
,
forget
not
the
congregation
of
thy
poore
for
euer
,
haue
respect
to
the
Couenant
,
for
the
darke
places
of
the
earth
are
full
of
the
inhabitations
of
crueltie
.
O
let
not
the
oppressed
returne
ashamed
;
let
the
poore
and
needie
prayse
thy
name
;
arise
O
God
,
plead
thy
owne
cause
,
remember
how
the
foolish
man
reprocheth
thee
daily
;
forget
not
the
voyce
of
thy
enemies
;
the
tumult
of
those
that
rise
vp
against
thee
encreaseth
continually
,
Psal.
74.
18.
19.
20.
21.
22.
23.
But
those
that
haue
better
meanes
must
employ
all
their
meanes
to
that
end
,
as
those
godly
Princes
OBEDIAH
and
NEHEMIAH
;
and
as
all
the
Iudges
of
ISRAELL
did
,
who
tooke
the
cause
of
GODS
people
in
hand
when
it
was
in
greatest
distresse
,
and
by
GODS
blessing
brought
it
to
a
happie
ende
,
to
their
owne
prayse
,
and
the
peoples
comfort
:
for
which
their
names
also
shall
be
blessed
to
the
worldes
ende
.
Whereas
on
the
contrary
,
a
fearefull
threatning
is
denounced
against
EDOM
,
Israels
brother
,
euen
that
he
should
bee
rooted
out
,
For
his
violence
against
his
brother
Iacob
.
And
obserue
I
pray
you
what
this
his
violence
was
,
at
such
tyme
,
sayth
the
Lord
,
as
thou
stoodest
on
the
other
side
,
in
the
day
that
the
strangers
carried
away
captiue
his
Forces
;
and
forreners
entred
into
his
gates
,
and
cast
Bolts
vpon
Ierusalem
,
euen
thou
wast
as
one
of
them
.
And
let
euery
man
marke
this
last
sentence
concerning
the
manner
of
his
ruine
and
rooting
out
,
and
thinke
well
thereupon
;
Therefore
shall
shame
couer
thee
,
and
thou
shalt
bee
cut
off
for
euer
,
Obadiah
,
verses
10.
and
11.
And
no
marvell
:
For
Meros
was
curst
,
not
because
it
holpe
the
enemies
of
GOD
,
but
onely
because
it
did
not
ayde
GODS
people
;
Curse
yee
Meros
,
sayth
the
Angell
of
the
Lord
;
Curse
yee
bitterly
the
enhabitants
thereof
,
because
they
came
not
to
the
helpe
of
the
Lord
,
to
the
helpe
of
the
Lord
against
the
mightie
,
Iudges
the
5.
Chapter
▪
and
the
23.
verse
.
Ruben
also
th●
eldest
of
the
Children
of
Iacob
,
from
whom
most
helpe
was
expected
,
was
gently
admonished
,
and
that
for
with-drawing
himselfe
;
saying
,
Why
abodest
thou
among
the
Sheepe-foulds
,
to
heare
the
bleatings
of
the
Flockes
,
for
the
divisions
of
RVBEN
there
were
great
thoughts
of
heart
,
Iudges
the
5.
Chapter
,
and
verse
14.
To
conclude
,
Let
all
godly
hearted
men
therefore
in
the
neede
and
necessitie
of
Gods
people
,
thinke
seriously
vpon
the
Commaundement
of
the
LORD
,
which
hee
giueth
when
his
people
are
in
trouble
;
saying
,
The
Inhabitants
of
the
Land
of
TEMAN
brought
water
to
him
that
was
thirstie
;
they
prevented
with
Bread
him
that
fled
.
For
they
fled
from
the
sword
,
from
the
drawne
sword
,
and
from
the
bent
Bow
,
and
from
the
grieuousnesse
of
warre
,
ESAY
21.
14.
15.
And
hauing
ripely
waighed
and
considered
all
thinges
,
follow
MOSES
the
Prince
of
ISRAELL
;
Choosing
rather
to
suffer
affliction
with
the
people
of
GOD
,
then
to
enioy
the
pleasures
of
sinne
for
a
season
:
Esteeming
the
reproch
of
Christ
greater
riches
then
the
treasures
of
Egypt
,
Hebr.
11.
25.
26.
Yea
,
this
will
all
those
doe
that
haue
the
eye
of
Fayth
with
MOSES
;
For
he
had
respect
vnto
the
recompence
of
the
reward
,
which
by
Grace
is
prepared
for
all
those
,
that
following
GODS
counsell
,
come
to
helpe
his
people
in
their
neede
,
and
rightly
judge
of
their
afflictions
;
For
so
it
is
written
,
Blessed
is
hee
that
considereth
the
poore
,
the
Lord
will
deliuer
him
in
the
time
of
trouble
.
Psal.
41.
1.
⸪
FINIS
.