A
CORDIALL
FOR
CHRISTIANS
IN
the
time
of
Affliction
▪
MICAH
VII
.
VIII
,
IX
.
Rejoyce
not
against
mee
,
O
mine
enemy
:
when
I
fall
,
yet
shall
Irise
againe
;
when
I
sit
in
darkenesse
,
the
LORD
will
be
a
light
unto
mee
.
I
will
beare
the
indignation
of
the
LORD
:
because
I
have
sinned
against
him
,
untill
Hee
plead
my
cause
,
and
execute
judgement
for
mee
,
hee
will
bring
mee
forth
to
the
light
,
and
I
shall
behold
his
righteousnesse
.
IN
the
former
part
of
this
Chapter
,
the
Prophet
in
the
Person
of
the
Church
complaines
of
the
paucity
of
GODS
people
,
of
the
fewnesse
of
those
that
truly
feare
GOD
,
First
,
by
way
of
resemblance
,
comparing
them
to
the
gatherings
of
Summer
,
and
the
grape-gleanings
of
the
Vintage
,
vers.
1.
Secondly
plainely
,
by
saying
the
good
man
is
perished
out
of
the
earth
,
and
there
is
none
upright
amongst
men
,
they
all
lye
in
wait
for
blood
,
they
hunt
every
one
his
Brother
with
a
net
,
v.
2.
Secondly
,
he
complaines
of
the
plurality
of
the
wicked
,
of
the
horrible
and
universall
corruption
of
the
times
.
First
plainly
,
That
they
may
doe
evill
with
both
hands
earnestly
,
the
Prince
asketh
,
and
the
Judge
asketh
for
a
reward
,
and
the
great
man
uttereth
his
mischievous
desire
,
so
they
wrap
it
up
,
v.
3.
Secondly
,
in
a
borrowed
speech
,
resembling
the
best
to
a
bryar
,
to
a
thorny
hedge-v
.
4.
In
the
miserable
estate
of
all
things
,
it
is
the
counsell
of
the
HOLY
GHOST
not
to
trust
in
man
,
or
to
rely
upon
the
arme
of
flesh
,
v.
5
,
6.
For
the
dearest
,
neerest
,
greatest
,
&c.
will
deceive
and
faile
,
and
proove
as
broken
staves
of
reede
,
Psal
,
62.
9.
The
children
of
men
are
vanity
,
the
chiefe
men
are
lyars
:
to
lay
them
upon
a
ballance
,
they
are
altogether
lighter
then
vanity
.
But
it
is
the
LORD
that
doth
great
things
,
and
therefore
in
him
onely
rejoyce
,
Psal.
126.
3.
Also
Ier.
17.
5.
Cursed
be
the
man
that
trusteth
in
man
,
and
maketh
flesh
his
arme
,
and
withdraweth
his
heart
from
the
LORD
.
For
why
,
Isa.
40.
15
,
17.
Behold
the
nations
are
as
a
drop
of
a
bucket
,
and
are
counted
as
the
dust
of
the
ballance
,
behold
he
taketh
away
the
Isles
as
a
little
dust
,
V.
17.
All
nations
before
him
are
as
nothing
,
and
they
are
counted
to
him
lesse
then
nothing
,
and
vanity
;
Thus
doth
the
Prophet
wish
man
not
to
trust
in
man
,
but
in
the
LORD
.
And
after
this
dehortation
from
trusting
in
man
,
the
Prophet
in
the
person
of
the
Church
,
doth
professe
that
he
will
looke
unto
,
and
rely
upon
the
LORD
,
v.
7.
which
blessed
confidence
,
and
safe
repose
upon
the
all-sufficient
God
,
doth
beget
this
glorious
triumph
over
the
insolency
and
insultation
of
their
enemies
in
the
time
of
their
depression
and
disgrace
,
v.
8.
And
this
excellent
exercise
of
their
faith
,
doth
repell
and
conquer
very
sore
and
sharpe
temptations
,
which
are
wont
to
set
upon
the
servants
of
GOD
in
their
sufferings
under
the
pressures
and
oppressions
of
the
wicked
,
the
cruell
mockings
and
scornefull
insultations
of
the
enemies
to
their
goodnesse
:
Which
is
bitterer
(
saith
Calvin
)
then
the
suffering
it selfe
;
Neque
tantum
est
acerbitatis
in
ipso
malo
,
quantum
in
ludibrijs
improborum
,
ubi
nobis
petulanter
insultant
,
derident
fidem
nostram
&
ingenuis
naturis
semper
est
durior
contumelia
,
quam
ipsa
mors
.
Immediately
upon
the
Churches
profession
of
her
trusting
the
LORD
;
she
bids
her
enemies
not
rejoyce
against
her
,
v.
8.
and
backs
it
with
mighty
and
invincible
reasons
,
which
proves
they
have
no
reason
for
it
.
When
I
fall
I
shall
arise
:
]
If
I
were
downe
without
hope
or
possibility
of
recovery
it
were
something
on
their
side
,
but
as
sure
as
my
GOD
is
alsufficient
,
my
head
CHRIST
above
water
,
the
Angels
my
guard
,
all
the
creatures
my
friends
;
Sunne
,
Moone
and
the
Stars
for
me
,
the
prayers
of
all
that
blessed
communion
of
my
fellow
Saints
presse
continually
for
me
unto
the
throne
of
grace
,
all
the
promises
in
GODS
Booke
are
in
CHRIST
Yea
and
Amen
,
&c.
So
certainely
shall
Jup
againe
,
sooner
or
later
gloriously
for
ever
.
Iob
was
as
deepely
sunck
into
a
comfortlesse
pit
of
outward
affliction
as
ever
any
was
,
yet
the
arme
of
his
GOD
helpt
him
out
againe
.
We
know
what
end
the
LORD
made
,
Iam.
5.
11.
David
was
fearefully
plunged
into
a
dungeon
of
extreame
horror
,
Psal.
77.
Yet
the
right
hand
of
the
most
high
changed
all
this
.
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So
was
Mistris
〈◊〉
M.
Peacocke
and
many
moe
so
downe
and
so
delivered
.
And
it
must
needs
be
so
,
for
the
Almighty
hand
of
GOD
is
under
him
,
Psal.
37.
24.
though
hee
fall
hee
shall
not
be
cast
of
,
for
the
LORD
putteth
under
his
hand
.
Now
must
not
he
needs
up
againe
whom
an
omnipotent
hand
supports
and
upholds
?
What
man
or
divell
,
or
world
of
creatures
can
keepe
him
downe
,
whom
the
LORD
of
Heaven
and
Earth
will
raise
,
either
let
the
malice
of
the
wicked
manacle
the
Almighty
arme
of
GOD
,
which
is
more
then
utterly
and
infinitely
unpossible
,
or
as
sure
as
that
highest
Majesty
is
in
Heaven
,
every
faithfull
servant
of
JESUS
CHRIST
shall
rise
againe
out
of
the
most
desperate
distresse
,
at
the
utmost
,
at
that
great
day
,
which
will
be
most
illustrious
,
when
their
clearing
and
exaltation
will
be
in
the
presence
of
all
the
Angells
in
Heaven
,
and
all
the
sonnes
and
daughters
of
Adam
that
ever
were
in
the
face
of
Heaven
and
Earth
:
Is
it
not
therefore
strange
that
any
wicked
man
should
insult
at
their
fall
,
that
thus
certainly
shall
rise
;
but
the
wicked
themselves
shall
stagger
and
fall
and
rise
no
more
,
for
they
want
this
onely
helping
hand
to
recover
them
.
When
I
sit
in
darkenesse
the
LORD
shall
bee
Nay
in
the
meane
time
in
the
darkest
midnight
of
distresse
,
the
LORD
will
blessedly
shine
into
my
heart
with
the
beams
of
his
favour
,
sence
of
his
love
&
presence
of
his
Spirit
;
yea
many
times
more
gloriously
,
specially
and
comfortably
,
then
in
the
dayes
of
my
peace
,
prosperity
and
rest
.
For
besides
particular
promises
for
that
purpose
,
observe
,
Isa.
43.
2.
When
thou
passest
through
the
waters
I
will
be
with
thee
,
through
the
floods
that
they
doe
not
overflow
thee
;
when
thou
walkest
through
the
very
fire
thou
shalt
not
be
burnt
,
neither
shall
the
flames
kindle
upon
thee
.
For
I
am
the
LORD
,
&c.
GODS
children
in
the
time
of
their
afflictions
and
sufferings
are
wont
to
be
most
faithfull
,
for
then
Faith
is
set
a
worke
onely
to
find
comfort
in
GOD
.
2.
Most
prayerfull
,
Esa.
26.
16
,
17.
LORD
in
trouble
have
they
visited
thee
,
they
powred
out
a
prayer
when
thy
chastening
was
upon
them
,
Like
as
a
woman
in
travaile
is
in
sorrow
and
crieth
in
her
paines
,
so
have
we
bens
in
thy
sight
O
LORD
;
though
they
be
prayerfull
at
other
times
,
yet
this
sets
an
edge
and
heate
to
their
Prayers
.
3.
GODS
children
in
time
of
their
sufferings
be
most
humble
,
&c.
and
to
such
as
be
most
faithfull
,
prayerfull
and
humble
GOD
is
wont
to
reveale
and
communicate
himselfe
with
much
familiarity
and
love
,
no
restraint
,
no
dungeon
can
hinder
the
ascending
of
our
faithfull
,
humble
prayers
unto
GOD
,
nor
the
influence
of
the
love
and
light
of
his
countenance
from
us
;
that
lightsomenesse
came
from
Heaven
that
made
Paul
and
Sylas
sing
at
midnight
in
the
inner-prison
,
their
feet
being
fast
in
the
stocks
.
And
so
did
all
those
sweet
exaltations
of
spirit
which
possessed
our
blessed
Martyrs
in
Queene
Maries
time
and
all
other
Saints
of
GOD
at
any
other
times
,
in
times
of
pressure
and
persecution
.
For
at
such
times
the
presence
,
freedome
,
and
comforts
of
the
blessed
Spirit
are
wont
to
inlarge
,
refresh
and
crowne
their
hearts
extraordinarily
.
I
will
beare
the
indignation
of
the
LORD
.
]
Those
that
are
enemies
to
the
Church
and
GODS
children
were
they
in
the
same
troubles
they
see
the
Saints
of
GOD
in
,
would
indeed
yell
and
howle
and
roare
having
no
protection
nor
antidote
against
the
sting
and
venome
of
their
sorrowes
and
sufferings
,
and
therefore
they
conceive
,
and
thereupon
out
of
their
cruell
and
dung-hill
dispositions
insult
,
that
Christians
are
paid
home
horribly
and
plagu'd
in
such
cases
,
no
knowing
poore
soules
that
the
Saints
have
a
soveraigne
inward
vertue
,
and
vigour
,
I
meane
,
patience
(
to
which
themselves
are
meere
strangers
)
whereby
they
take
off
the
edge
,
and
extinguish
the
poyson
of
all
afflictions
,
whether
from
GOD
,
man
,
or
Satan
,
which
would
eate
up
the
hearts
,
and
drinke
up
the
spirits
,
and
double
the
sting
in
the
wicked
,
whensoever
they
are
sore
vexed
;
as
if
Mordecai
a
better
man
then
Haman
,
doe
not
crouch
to
him
,
it
will
not
onely
vexe
his
heart
,
but
cause
him
to
loose
all
that
sweet
of
his
honour
.
How
would
wicked
men
have
taken
it
,
that
such
a
dog
as
Shemei
should
raile
upon
David
being
a
King
,
and
Kings
you
know
are
impatient
at
opposition
,
yet
Davids
patience
takes
away
the
sting
and
spiritually
answers
,
It
may
be
the
LORD
hath
sent
him
,
observe
how
grace
conquers
,
and
that
Faith
in
GODS
children
begets
not
onely
peace
,
but
patience
,
Rom.
5.
3.
We
rejoyce
in
tribulation
,
knowing
that
tribulation
bringeth
forth
patience
.
Because
I
have
sinn●d
against
him
.
]
The
wicked
in
their
sufferings
doe
looke
upon
the
smart
and
the
creatures
,
as
a
dog
upon
the
stone
that
is
throwne
.
GODS
children
looke
upon
the
offence
,
their
owne
deserts
,
and
the
first
moover
,
GOD
himselfe
,
who
corrects
in
love
and
for
his
good
,
which
causeth
a
vast
difference
either
to
exasperate
and
enrage
,
or
to
mollifie
and
asswage
the
anguish
of
the
crosse
,
the
bitternesse
of
the
trouble
.
Thus
did
Iob
,
Ioseph
,
David
,
and
so
did
all
that
truly
feare
GOD
procure
a
great
deale
of
ease
and
patience
to
their
soules
,
It
is
the
LORD
,
&c.
looking
upon
their
owne
deserts
,
upon
GODS
kindnesse
,
and
their
ingratitude
,
&c.
give
some
ease
:
As
Mauritius
an
Emperour
who
might
have
saved
the
lives
of
many
of
GODS
people
from
the
sword
of
the
enemy
,
but
did
not
;
at
length
an
enemy
came
against
him
,
and
tooke
him
,
and
killed
his
children
before
him
,
he
having
one
little
one
at
nurse
it
was
sent
for
and
also
slaine
before
his
eyes
,
then
he
cried
out
being
sensible
of
his
owne
sins
,
Iust
are
thy
judgements
O
LORD
.
So
holy
Bradford
in
Queene
Maryes
time
,
cried
out
to
the
LORD
that
he
had
deserved
to
die
,
because
of
his
sins
;
but
saith
he
,
Behold
LORD
they
punish
not
my
sins
,
but
persecute
me
because
of
thy
Gospell
,
and
for
standing
for
thy
truth
:
So
might
al
the
Martyrs
have
said
;
so
we
may
cry
out
we
have
sinned
,
we
have
bin
lukewarme
,
we
have
had
a
form
of
godlines
&
denied
the
power
therof
.
Nay
prodigious
villanies
,
we
have
had
sins
rise
up
in
the
Gospel
,
not
before
heard
off
,
fitter
for
the
dark
nooks
of
hel
,
or
midnight
of
Popery
.
How
may
we
therefore
cry
out
,
now
we
all
are
afflicted
,
thy
judgements
O
LORD
are
most
just
.
The
consideration
of
their
deserts
,
and
looking
up
unto
the
LORD
caused
Iob
,
David
and
Ely
to
be
contented
.
Vntill
hee
pleade
my
cause
.
]
GOD
will
cert●inely
and
for
ever
plead
the
cause
of
his
,
Isa.
1●
.
5
,
6
,
7.
Ashur
was
sent
by
GOD
against
the
people
of
GOD
,
and
was
as
the
rod
in
GODS
hand
to
correct
them
,
but
he
thought
not
so
,
but
that
it
was
by
his
owne
strength
,
&c.
Quoties
nobis
negotium
est
cum
improbis
,
duo
sunt
consideranda
.
1.
Improbos
nobis
sine
causa
inferre
molestiam
,
&
ideò
justam
esse
causam
nostram
ipsorum
respectu
.
2.
Nos
tamen
justè
affligi
divinitús
;
quia
semper
reperiemus
multas
causas
cur
Dominus
nos
castiget
.
So
may
many
a
one
tell
the
LORD
,
that
his
sinnes
are
grievous
towards
him
,
But
that
his
persecutors
and
oppressors
ayme
not
at
,
but
at
his
best
part
,
the
good
that
is
in
him
they
set
against
,
And
therefore
desire
the
LORD
to
plead
their
cause
,
But
GOD
will
never
plead
the
cause
of
the
wicked
,
but
will
witnesse
against
them
,
and
so
will
all
his
creatures
,
and
their
owne
actions
help
to
condemne
them
.
And
execute
Iudgement
for
me
.
]
Though
the
Church
of
GOD
goe
downe
for
a
while
;
yet
at
last
most
certainely
the
day
shall
be
theirs
.
For
this
purpose
GOD
is
wont
to
improove
his
owne
Omnipotency
,
all
the
hoasts
of
Heaven
and
Earth
,
the
ordinary
and
extraordinary
agency
of
his
creatures
,
the
Sun
,
the
Sea
,
the
Stars
,
Haylestones
,
&c.
must
miraculously
serve
GODS
turne
for
the
executing
of
this
judgement
for
the
Church
.
All
the
miracles
of
deliverances
from
the
red
Sea
,
and
drowning
the
Egyptians
,
to
the
swallowing
up
of
the
Spaniards
in
the
English
Seas
;
and
the
deliverance
from
the
powder-plot
were
imployed
this
way
,
stay
onely
GODS
season
and
his
owne
houre
,
and
you
shall
see
the
salvation
of
GOD
.
As
Rochell
when
it
was
besieged
,
was
saved
miraculously
,
and
shame
fell
upon
the
opposers
.
So
for
us
here
,
we
or
the
Church
beyond
the
Seas
beene
delivered
a
yeare
or
two
since
,
it
had
not
beene
so
well
in
the
last
of
time
;
for
that
purpose
GOD
will
certainly
deliver
,
this
is
our
hope
,
when
Christians
are
stirred
up
to
Prayer
,
the
time
is
approaching
,
but
howsoever
in
the
best
of
time
it
shall
be
granted
.
He
shall
bring
me
forth
to
the
light
.
]
After
the
execution
upon
the
enemies
and
the
darkenesse
of
distresse
dispelled
by
the
light
of
GODS
countenance
,
ariseth
upon
the
Church
the
Sunne
of
lightsomenesse
,
joy
,
and
comfort
,
as
we
see
in
Moses
song
,
Exod.
15.
The
song
of
Deborah
,
Iudg.
5.
The
feasting
of
the
Iewes
after
the
hanging
of
Hamon
,
the
joy
of
the
Kingdome
after
88.
The
day
of
holy
feasting
for
our
Salvation
from
the
Powder-plot
;
The
LORD
hath
done
great
things
for
us
,
wherefore
we
are
glad
,
Psal.
126.
3.
And
when
the
rod
hath
corrected
,
it
shall
be
burned
,
when
the
fire
hath
purified
the
gold
,
it
ends
it selfe
in
sinder
and
ashes
:
So
when
the
wicked
have
done
their
worke
for
the
good
of
Christians
,
they
shall
be
consumed
themselves
,
as
the
powder-Traitors
were
,
for
which
we
have
a
day
,
as
if
it
were
in
imitation
of
Deborah's
song
.
And
I
shall
behold
his
Righteousnesse
]
In
the
mercifull
performance
of
his
gratious
promises
unto
his
people
,
then
shall
the
Church
find
and
feele
the
truth
of
these
blessed
promises
,
Gen.
15
▪
1.
&
17.
1.
of
the
promise
to
Abraham
and
to
his
Seed
.
So
Exod.
6.
3.
Iosh.
1.
5.
How
sweetly
might
Ioshua
refresh
himselfe
with
the
sence
of
GODS
mercy
and
truth
,
in
making
good
unto
him
that
promise
,
Iosh.
1.
I
will
never
faile
thee
nor
forsake
thee
.
The
Iewes
with
the
sweetnesse
of
that
,
Habak.
2.
3.
Though
it
tarry
,
wait
for
it
,
because
it
shall
surely
come
and
not
stay
,
when
they
returned
so
merrily
homewards
,
Ps.
126.
Queene
Elizabeth
of
that
1
Sam.
2.
30.
Them
that
honour
me
I
will
honour
,
when
the
great
GOD
of
armes
,
with
his
powerfull
arme
had
scattered
like
a
heape
of
dust
before
the
wind
that
mighty
and
(
as
they
cal'd
it
)
invincible
Spanish-fleet
.
Now
looke
backe
upon
all
these
eight
particulars
and
consider
the
contrary
case
of
the
wicked
,
and
then
observe
the
infinite
vast
difference
betweene
the
grounds
and
reasons
of
comfort
in
all
troubles
in
the
one
and
the
contrary
in
the
other
:
There
are
reasons
also
taken
from
the
state
of
the
enemies
why
they
should
not
rejoyce
in
the
troubles
of
the
Saints
,
and
why
the
people
of
GOD
should
be
patient
in
their
pressures
and
persecutions
.
Then
she
that
is
my
enemy
shall
see
it
.
]
When
the
Church
is
delivered
then
the
enemie
must
downe
:
when
the
rod
in
GODS
hand
hath
corrected
his
children
,
it
must
be
cast
into
the
fire
:
When
the
wicked
have
refined
GODS
people
,
themselves
must
be
cast
into
Hell
:
When
GODS
children
have
drunke
of
the
top
of
the
cup
of
GODS
wrath
,
the
wicked
shall
wring
out
the
very
dreggs
,
and
drinke
them
,
Psa.
75.
8.
Esa.
10.
12.
When
Ashur
had
punished
GODS
people
,
and
began
to
burst
with
pride
,
then
GOD
sets
upon
him
and
destroyes
him
.
But
observe
here
the
persecutors
shall
see
the
rising
againe
and
prosperity
,
which
will
burst
their
very
heart
with
envy
and
make
them
gnash
the
teeth
,
as
a
peece
and
beginning
of
that
hellish
gnashing
of
the
teeth
hereafter
,
when
they
shall
see
those
blessed
ones
,
whom
they
have
so
hated
and
persecuted
,
sit
downe
with
Abraham
,
Isaack
and
Iacob
,
in
the
kingdome
of
Heaven
and
themselves
excluded
.
And
shame
shall
cover
her
.
]
And
at
this
sight
she
shall
be
horribly
ashamed
,
especially
because
in
the
time
of
the
Churches
distresse
,
disgrace
,
she
did
pestilently
please
and
applaud
her selfe
with
such
insulting
words
as
these
(
where
is
now
the
LORD
her
GOD
)
she
is
now
downe
she
will
never
rise
againe
,
and
now
she
sees
those
over
whom
she
so
insulted
,
crown'd
with
deliverance
and
joy
,
and
her selfe
covered
with
confusion
and
shame
.
My
eyes
shall
behold
her
.
]
Which
equally
will
rent
the
hearts
of
the
enemies
with
selfe-vexing
rage
,
as
refresh
the
affections
of
GODS
faithfull
children
with
glorious
joy
,
not
because
their
opposites
are
ruined
;
no
such
vile
,
revengfull
spite
must
lurke
in
any
gracious
heart
,
but
because
thereby
the
glory
of
GODS
mercy
and
truth
to
his
,
and
his
justice
to
their
implacable
and
incurable
enemies
is
made
more
illustrious
and
admirable
.
Now
she
shall
be
troden
down
as
the
mire
in
the
streets
.
Or
as
straw
is
troden
downe
for
the
dunghill
,
as
it
is
,
Esay
.
25.
10.
A
fit
end
for
such
Divels
,
as
had
they
might
to
their
malice
,
they
would
swallow
up
quickly
the
whole
Israell
of
GOD
Psa.
124.
3.
Sith
the
Church
of
GOD
sees
and
is
so
sensible
of
the
scornefull
carriage
of
her
enemies
,
and
labours
so
industriously
to
fortifie
herselfe
with
reasons
against
that
temptation
of
being
troubled
with
their
insultations
in
the
time
of
her
trouble
;
I
observe
it
is
the
wont
of
the
wicked
to
rejoyce
when
they
see
GODS
children
downe
:
Let
this
therefore
be
the
point
that
first
naturally
doth
offer
it selfe
.
It
is
the
wont
of
the
wicked
out
of
their
dunghill
,
dogged
,
and
divellish
dispositions
,
proudly
to
insult
and
beare
themselves
insolently
against
the
servants
of
GOD
in
the
time
of
their
sufferings
.
The
wicked
rejoyce
in
the
distresse
and
disgrace
of
GODS
children
.
Proofes
for
this
you
have
,
Ezek.
25.
3
,
6.
Because
thou
hast
cryed
aha
,
and
rejoyced
and
clapped
thine
hand
when
Israell
went
into
captivity
.
Because
▪
thou
hast
clapped
thine
hands
,
and
stamped
with
the
feet
,
and
rejoyced
in
heart
with
all
thy
despite
against
the
land
of
Israel
.
ergo
Eze.
26.
2.
Tyrus
said
against
Ierusalem
aha
she
is
broken
,
Ezek.
36.
2.
The
Enemy
said
,
Aha
,
the
ancient
high
places
are
oursin
possession
,
ergo
,
&c.
Zepha
.
2.
8.
I
have
heard
the
reproach
of
Moab
,
and
the
revilings
of
the
children
of
Ammon
,
wherby
they
have
reproached
my
people
and
magnified
themselves
against
their
border
,
ergo
,
&c.
Psa.
137.
3.
They
that
carried
us
away
captive
,
required
of
us
a
song
,
and
they
that
wasted
us
,
required
of
us
mirth
,
&c.
Because
they
be
limbs
of
Satan
and
he
impoysons
1.
Looke
to
the
cause
and
ground
of
thy
sufferings
,
els
all
is
naught
,
if
that
be
not
good
,
1
Cor.
13.
2.
Thou
must
have
a
calling
to
suffer
and
not
to
thrust
thy selfe
into
it
without
a
calling
.
3.
Thou
must
have
a
cleare
conscience
lying
in
no
knowne
sinne
,
or
else
thy
suffering
may
be
as
Ananias
and
Saphira
,
just
upon
thee
for
thy
hypocrisie
.
4.
Thou
must
have
an
upright
heart
in
it
.
5.
Thou
maist
not
aime
at
by
ends
to
please
thy selfe
.
6.
Thou
must
waite
for
GODS
time
of
deliverance
,
he
that
believes
makes
not
haste
to
get
out
by
ill
meanes
;
if
thou
be
thus
qualified
in
thy
sufferings
the
37.
Psal.
will
afford
variety
of
precious
comfort
for
thee
,
and
terrible
judgements
against
thy
Persecutours
.
Also
observe
these
.
1.
These
persecuting
Belials
shall
(
will
they
or
nill
they
)
glorifie
GOD
either
in
their
conversion
,
or
confusion
.
And
the
day
is
comming
in
the
meane
time
to
cleare
thy
innocency
and
to
discover
their
malice
:
The
Divell
and
thine
enemies
be
chained
,
they
can
goe
no
further
then
they
have
leave
from
GOD
.
GOD
is
about
some
extraordinary
work
,
that
he
is
thus
fitting
thee
for
it
.
2.
If
GOD
turne
them
not
on
our
parts
there
is
most
cause
we
should
pitty
them
,
and
not
envy
at
their
estate
:
Who
would
have
envied
at
Pharoah
,
when
he
was
persecuting
the
Israelites
,
and
presently
after
himselfe
and
all
with
him
cast
away
:
What
became
of
him
?
and
what
befals
one
may
be
fall
all
.
3.
If
thou
desirest
revenge
on
any
in
the
greatest
manner
,
it
is
to
have
them
thrive
in
ill
,
and
especially
in
persecuting
the
good
,
Ezek.
13.
18.
&c.
4.
When
the
wicked
insult
the
whole
Church
is
stirred
up
against
them
,
Mala.
3.
13
,
16.
5.
These
insulting
Enemies
are
but
as
the
Wine-presses
to
wring
out
the
sweet
juyce
of
Patience
and
Prayer
out
of
Christians
,
they
are
but
as
the
Shepheards
dogg
to
keep
the
sheep
out
of
the
severalls
,
and
from
unwholsome
places
;
and
therfore
know
the
time
shall
come
that
you
shall
blesse
GOD
for
them
,
and
confesse
that
you
could
not
have
bin
without
your
sufferings
under
them
.
6.
The
very
Persons
of
the
sufferers
themselves
do
teach
much
sweetnesse
and
comfort
to
others
by
their
gratious
carriage
,
and
also
from
the
nature
of
affliction
it selfe
.
1.
The
generall
end
of
all
affliction
is
to
make
grace
shine
,
or
purifie
the
soule
.
2.
GOD
will
glorifie
himselfe
in
the
preservation
of
his
,
as
of
the
three
Children
,
Dan.
3.
3.
Afflictions
will
quicken
and
heat
the
heart
;
wheras
many
Christians
are
cold
,
&c.
4.
That
it
may
appeare
,
as
unto
Iob
,
that
Christians
serve
not
GOD
mercenarily
.
5.
That
they
may
not
be
overvalued
by
others
,
some
oppose
them
and
get
ability
for
a
time
to
prevaile
.
6.
That
weak
Christians
might
not
be
dejected
when
they
are
troubled
.
7.
That
it
may
appeare
felicity
rests
not
in
these
outward
things
,
which
Salomon
calls
vanity
,
empty
clouds
,
nay
vexation
of
spirit
,
bringing
torment
unexpected
.
8.
That
the
vertues
of
Christians
may
be
delighted
in
,
and
shine
aboundantly
in
thee
.
Thus
every
way
a
good
sufferer
may
receive
comfort
in
the
depth
of
his
misery
,
and
support
his
heart
against
all
dejections
and
discouragements
.
When
I
fall
I
shall
arise
.
]
From
this
first
reason
,
which
is
used
by
the
Church
to
disswade
wicked
men
from
rejoycing
at
her
fall
,
I
observe
,
The
dearest
servants
of
GOD
may
fall
into
the
Because
one
sin
will
keepe
them
downe
,
much
Satan
the
strong
man
procures
all
joy
to
the
All
worldlings
are
kind
one
to
another
,
but
of
GOD
deales
with
his
children
as
with
the
2.
For
Christians
tryall
,
as
Iob.
3.
Sometime
in
Judgement
to
harden
the
wicked
,
whom
they
could
not
win
by
their
goodnesse
,
they
must
now
be
hardened
by
their
punishment
.
He
that
refraines
from
evill
makes
himselfe
a
Many
afflictions
are
proper
to
GODS
children
,
&c.
Nay
sometimes
hideous
suggestions
,
as
were
to
CHRIST
,
that
no
Christian
is
in
that
height
,
for
the
Son
of
GOD
to
be
tempted
to
throw
himselfe
from
the
pinacle
of
the
Temple
:
Nay
he
that
thought
it
not
robbery
to
be
equall
with
GOD
,
to
be
tempted
to
worship
the
Divell
,
was
more
then
ever
any
Christian
had
.
Because
it
is
call'd
a
vale
of
teares
to
Christians
,
Aegypt
,
when
the
Aegyptians
were
there
the
Iewes
were
but
slaves
unto
them
,
and
this
represented
the
naturall
estate
of
man
.
2.
The
bringing
out
of
▪
Aegypt
was
followed
with
a
long
being
in
the
Wildernesse
,
which
signifies
their
gracious
state
;
in
which
they
had
many
troubles
and
wants
,
and
after
many
terrours
came
to
Canaan
a
type
of
Heaven
:
So
till
they
were
there
the
best
was
a
wildernes
or
vale
of
teares
,
because
of
their
severall
troubles
.
To
Comfort
those
that
be
full
of
troubles
;
Let
all
Christians
prepare
for
new
suffrings
;
1.
Get
Patience
,
the
naturall
weapon
to
help
against
all
troubles
,
whither
of
GOD
,
Satan
,
or
men
.
Iob
by
Patience
bore
all
his
troubles
,
the
tithe
of
which
troubles
would
have
made
a
carnall
man
hang
himselfe
,
as
Haman
had
no
comfort
in
wife
or
children
,
or
outward
honour
,
because
he
could
not
with
Patience
look
upon
Mordecai
who
a
little
crossed
him
.
A
small
crosse
will
robbe
a
man
that
wants
Patience
of
the
comfort
of
all
other
outward
things
;
let
therfore
all
Christians
labour
for
Patience
,
and
exercise
it
as
Faith
,
or
love
,
or
any
other
grace
,
for
I
know
not
whither
Christians
so
much
scandalize
Religion
by
any
thing
,
as
by
impatience
,
when
there
is
any
opposition
,
especially
for
meum
&
tuum
.
Get
your
hearts
to
Heaven
,
for
earthly
mindednesse
undoes
all
.
3.
Get
spirituall
Ioy
,
which
makes
us
stand
as
firme
as
mount
Sion
,
it
will
heat
the
heart
and
give
us
right
to
other
delights
:
As
the
heat
of
the
garment
comes
from
the
heart
,
for
the
heart
heats
the
body
,
the
body
the
cloathes
and
a
little
reflects
again
,
so
all
comforts
we
have
come
from
spirituall
Ioy
:
for
carnall
joy
alway
makes
the
heart
melancholy
after
,
Whereas
spirituall
Ioy
eates
out
the
heart
of
worldly
sorrow
:
Follow
that
therfore
with
eagernes
and
observe
the
differences
thus
;
O
death
how
bitter
is
thy
remembrance
to
those
that
live
in
ease
,
in
worldly
prosperity
and
carnall
joy
,
but
it
is
contrary
to
those
that
live
in
spirituall
Ioy
,
they
had
rather
some
of
them
have
death
than
sleep
when
they
are
weary
.
Let
a
Christian
tell
me
(
for
he
knoweth
his
state
was
once
as
the
naturall
mans
,
and
he
laboured
for
joy
,
but
found
it
madnesse
)
now
after
he
is
gone
on
in
a
Christian
course
some
few
yeares
,
and
seeth
his
priviledges
,
and
prizeth
CHRIST
before
all
things
and
allowes
no
wickednes
in
his
heart
,
but
hath
taken
the
yoake
and
will
weare
it
for
ever
,
then
tell
me
what
joy
hath
ceazed
on
his
heart
when
he
hath
CHRIST
,
from
hence
will
spring
as
much
joy
as
the
heart
will
hold
and
more
:
If
a
poore
man
that
lived
in
want
a
long
time
,
had
many
thousands
befalne
him
by
the
death
of
some
great
man
,
with
what
joy
would
he
imbrace
it
?
So
when
a
scorched
heart
with
sight
and
sence
of
sinne
takes
CHRIST
and
hath
Heaven
and
Earth
,
and
takes
possession
of
the
blessed
Word
and
Promises
,
as
farre
then
as
Heaven
surpasseth
the
Earth
and
both
these
that
mans
estate
;
so
this
joy
doth
outgo
the
other
;
therfore
with
the
Apostle
I
bid
such
a
man
rejoyce
evermore
,
showte
for
joy
,
&c.
Saint
Chrysostome
would
have
a
Christians
joy
to
be
like
the
Sea
,
into
which
if
a
sparke
fall
,
it
cannot
dry
up
all
the
moisture
of
the
water
,
but
is
presently
extinct
:
So
should
the
joy
of
a
Christian
extinguish
all
afflictions
;
and
great
reason
,
doth
not
CHRIST
promise
that
what
we
loose
here
for
him
,
we
shall
have
an
hundred
fold
?
What
ever
it
be
,
GOD
is
All-sufficient
and
can
give
the
comfort
of
it
to
his
,
that
we
may
have
an
hundred
fold
of
the
comfort
of
these
things
here
,
and
happinesse
hereafter
:
Labour
than
for
this
spirituall
Ioy
in
having
CHRIST
,
this
will
comfort
in
all
the
troubles
that
befall
any
,
though
they
be
like
the
troubles
of
the
Church
beyond
the
Sea
,
that
men
have
all
things
taken
from
them
,
wives
and
children
slaine
,
or
men
banished
with
them
out
of
the
Land
,
yet
none
can
take
CHRIST
from
us
,
he
is
our
portion
for
ever
:
labour
therfore
for
him
.
Is
it
so
that
the
Church
of
GOD
is
in
many
Then
this
serves
to
trouble
those
that
were
never
troubled
,
their
state
is
woefull
,
it
argues
they
be
bastards
:
Let
none
then
blesse
themselves
that
they
were
never
troubled
in
mind
,
for
I
say
if
any
man
hath
not
beene
troubled
in
mind
for
his
sin
,
nor
be
not
hereafter
troubled
for
sin
to
drive
him
from
all
sin
,
he
shall
be
sure
to
suffer
everlastingly
for
it
:
I
pray
you
let
this
sinke
into
your
hearts
,
and
when
any
is
troubled
say
not
:
O
these
be
the
Hypocrites
that
will
grow
mad
,
&c.
But
let
no
such
word
come
from
any
but
incarnate
Divels
.
Object
.
Why
,
J
have
severall
crosses
and
losses
in
my
estate
,
weakenesse
and
sickenesse
of
body
,
&c.
Therefore
my
spirituall
estate
is
good
and
happy
?
Answ.
There
are
three
things
observable
in
affliction
;
for
affliction
here
ment
is
,
First
,
Sanctified
Affliction
to
cause
us
to
grow
in
the
whole
body
of
Sanctification
and
decrease
in
sin
.
Secondly
,
If
thou
allowest
any
sin
these
afflictions
be
the
beginning
of
Hell
torments
,
as
Christians
spirituall
joy
argues
the
beginning
of
their
joyes
of
Heaven
.
Thirdly
,
All
things
fall
alike
to
all
outwardly
,
both
the
godly
and
the
wicked
may
have
afflictions
,
they
worke
in
the
one
contrary
to
the
other
,
in
the
one
they
work
brokennesse
of
heart
and
humility
,
in
the
other
contrary
:
they
are
fore-runners
of
hell
to
the
one
,
of
Heaven
to
the
other
.
Object
.
But
J
have
no
such
troubles
here
,
therfore
J
am
no
Christian
?
Answ.
It
may
be
thou
art
troubled
that
thou
wantest
trouble
.
Is
not
the
sence
of
the
want
of
troubles
now
a
trouble
unto
thee
?
but
if
thou
hast
none
inward
,
thou
hast
some
outward
,
art
thou
not
smitten
with
the
ill
tongues
of
the
wicked
?
Though
a
Christian
may
goe
so
farre
(
though
very
rare
)
as
not
to
have
ill
tongues
against
him
,
yet
a
Christian
hath
cause
then
to
be
troubled
for
that
,
and
suspect
himselfe
(
though
he
may
be
in
good
estate
)
when
ill
tongues
are
not
against
him
;
for
men
may
have
the
good
word
of
ill
men
about
them
,
because
of
their
faults
,
as
1.
When
they
give
too
much
liberty
to
their
licentiousnesse
.
2.
Not
to
reproove
them
when
they
are
called
to
it
.
3.
When
they
are
spirituall
cowards
,
and
dare
not
shew
themselves
for
God
.
4.
When
they
desire
the
good
word
of
all
;
because
they
thinke
else
,
such
fellowes
will
raile
on
them
;
these
be
base
cowards
,
if
not
stark
naught
:
●et
such
as
are
true
hearted
Christians
say
(
as
one
said
)
what
have
I
done
that
such
wicked
men
speake
well
of
me
:
Saint
Austin
said
,
I
will
by
no
meanes
be
commended
by
a
man
that
lives
ill
,
it
is
a
corrasive
to
my
heart
,
I
cannot
abide
it
.
When
a
man
first
riseth
to
goodnesse
,
his
outward
virtue
like
the
Sunne
rising
casteth
a
great
shadow
;
so
is
there
much
opposition
to
it
at
the
first
:
But
when
the
Sunne
hath
come
to
his
height
,
then
but
a
little
shadow
:
so
the
height
of
grace
and
virtue
may
cause
little
or
no
opposition
,
this
may
be
by
accident
,
by
helpes
of
good
outward
parts
,
and
faire
and
courteous
carriages
,
not
grace
and
goodnesse
,
for
this
will
draw
hatred
from
every
wicked
man
.
FINIS
.