A
COMFORTABLE
TREATISE
for
the
afflicted
.
Rom.
8.26
,
&c.
Likewise
the
Spirit
also
helpeth
our
infirmities
:
for
we
know
not
what
to
pray
as
we
ought
:
but
the
Spirit
it selfe
maketh
request
for
vs
with
sighes
,
which
cannot
be
expressed
.
27
But
he
that
searcheth
the
hearts
,
knoweth
what
is
the
meaning
of
the
Spirit
:
for
he
maketh
request
for
the
Saints
,
according
to
the
will
of
God
.
28
Also
we
know
that
all
things
worke
together
for
the
best
vnto
them
that
loue
God
:
euen
to
them
that
are
called
of
his
purpose
.
29
For
those
whome
he
knew
before
,
he
also
predestinate
to
be
made
like
to
the
image
of
his
Sonne
,
that
he
might
be
the
first
borne
among
many
brethren
,
&c.
THe
generall
intent
and
purpose
of
the
Apostle
here
is
,
to
intreat
of
the
matter
of
afflictions
,
to
this
ende
,
that
he
might
shew
,
that
none
of
them
shall
be
able
to
hinder
vs
from
our
saluation
,
that
so
beeing
well
perswaded
of
them
,
and
of
the
goodnes
of
God
towards
vs
in
them
,
we
might
be
the
better
prepared
for
them
,
and
haue
more
comfort
in
the
bearing
of
them
.
For
he
hauing
prooued
before
,
that
we
are
iustified
&
saued
by
faith
in
Christ
,
for
the
further
assurance
of
all
those
that
relie
vpon
Christ
for
their
saluation
,
he
remooueth
out
of
their
minds
,
those
things
that
might
seeme
to
weaken
their
faith
herein
.
And
namely
,
first
of
all
the
consideration
of
our
naturall
corruption
,
cleauing
fast
vnto
vs
;
hindering
vs
from
that
which
is
good
,
and
drawing
vs
to
that
that
is
euill
,
euen
after
such
time
,
as
we
do
beleeue
:
of
which
he
hath
spoken
in
the
former
chapter
,
For
answer
vnto
which
he
saith
,
that
by
the
imputation
of
the
perfect
holinesse
of
our
Sauiour
Christ
,
the
guiltines
of
this
is
taken
away
,
and
is
not
imputed
vnto
vs
before
the
iudgment
seat
of
God
:
and
therefore
he
saith
,
And
this
communion
and
fellowship
that
herein
we
haue
with
Christ
for
the
discharging
of
vs
from
the
guilt
of
our
naturall
corruption
,
we
know
by
two
infallible
tokens
:
the
one
is
the
Spirit
of
sanctification
,
which
we
haue
receiued
from
him
,
whereby
it
commeth
to
passe
,
that
we
walk
not
after
the
flesh
any
more
,
but
after
the
Spirit
.
The
second
testimonie
hereof
is
the
Spirit
of
adoption
,
which
he
giueth
vs
,
to
assure
vs
of
his
fauour
,
and
to
deliuer
vs
from
our
feares
in
measure
,
and
to
teach
vs
chearefully
and
comfortably
to
pray
vnto
God
,
as
to
our
most
merciful
Father
:
for
he
saith
that
this
spirit
of
sanctification
,
Another
thing
whereby
our
faith
is
assaulted
and
often
weakened
,
is
the
consideration
of
those
manifold
and
grieuous
afflictions
which
may
and
doe
befal
vs
in
this
world
;
whereby
it
might
seeme
vnto
vs
,
that
our
waies
are
not
so
acceptable
vnto
the
Lord
,
that
we
might
haue
comfort
in
them
.
For
answer
vnto
which
,
hee
sheweth
,
that
of
what
nature
or
kind
soeuer
they
be
,
they
shall
bee
so
farre
from
hindering
vs
from
the
fauour
of
God
,
&
from
our
saluation
;
as
that
in
them
wee
haue
Christ
Iesus
,
who
went
before
vs
in
all
our
afflictions
,
further
then
wee
can
,
and
yet
at
the
last
came
vnto
glorie
:
and
therefore
if
we
patiently
abide
,
as
we
haue
not
onely
the
Prophets
,
and
Apostles
,
&
Martyrs
,
and
other
holy
men
;
but
euen
Christ
himselfe
to
be
our
fellow
in
them
;
so
we
shall
be
fellowes
with
him
,
&
like
vnto
him
in
glorie
:
for
he
saith
,
And
least
that
it
might
seem
grieuous
vnto
vs
,
to
goe
to
so
happie
an
estate
through
so
grieuous
&
painfull
a
way
,
and
so
might
thinke
,
that
the
kingdome
of
heauen
,
though
it
bee
neuer
so
pretious
in
it self
,
we
should
buie
it
too
deerely
;
he
telleth
vs
assuredly
,
that
by
considering
the
afflictions
of
this
world
on
the
one
side
,
and
the
felicitie
of
the
kingdome
of
heauen
on
the
other
side
,
and
so
casting
vp
the
account
of
the
one
and
the
other
,
hee
hath
found
the
totall
summe
of
them
both
to
bee
so
farre
differing
,
that
all
the
afflictions
of
this
miserable
and
wretched
world
indured
by
any
,
and
from
the
first
houre
of
their
birth
,
vnto
their
last
breath
,
are
not
to
bee
compared
in
greatnesse
or
continuance
,
vnto
that
glorie
and
happinesse
that
shall
there
be
reuealed
and
bestowed
vpon
vs
,
according
to
the
expresse
wordes
of
the
text
:
I
count
,
And
as
this
glorie
is
thus
great
,
so
it
is
most
sure
and
certaine
,
though
we
doe
not
presently
enioy
it
;
and
therefore
we
need
not
in
any
wise
to
doubt
of
it
:
for
all
the
other
creatures
of
God
,
besides
man
,
which
are
vnreasonable
and
dumbe
,
haue
in
their
kind
a
certaine
sense
and
feeling
of
it
;
for
though
they
bee
now
subiect
,
(
and
that
yet
but
for
a
time
)
vnto
this
vanitie
,
that
is
,
corruption
and
abuse
,
which
they
are
in
:
yet
by
the
instinct
of
nature
they
doe
most
earnestly
,
&
as
it
were
with
their
heads
lifted
vp
,
and
neckes
stretched
out
,
that
they
might
see
a
great
way
off
,
looke
for
the
reuealing
of
the
sonnes
of
God
,
that
so
they
themselues
also
might
then
be
redeemed
from
bondage
into
their
glorious
libertie
;
and
they
shall
not
bee
disappointed
of
their
hope
.
Therefore
much
more
we
that
haue
receiued
the
first
fruits
of
the
spirit
,
should
with
greater
patience
in
trouble
abide
the
will
of
God
a
while
,
and
with
more
certaintie
and
earnestnesse
of
desire
looke
for
an
happy
change
of
all
our
afflictions
in
that
most
glorious
day
.
Which
the
Apostle
setteth
out
in
much
more
patheticall
and
significant
wordes
then
I
haue
expressed
,
and
therefore
I
could
not
passe
them
ouer
;
for
he
saith
,
Which
condition
of
ours
in
affliction
,
though
grieuous
for
a
time
,
but
most
happie
in
the
ende
,
that
we
might
not
refuse
to
vndergoe
,
with
the
rest
of
the
creatures
,
and
our
brethren
&
sisters
:
he
calleth
vs
to
consider
the
wise
order
which
God
hath
appointed
in
sauing
of
vs
,
which
is
by
hope
:
But
now
because
the
hope
that
is
deferred
,
is
the
fainting
of
the
heart
,
as
Salomon
saith
,
that
is
,
So
that
it
shall
be
all
one
with
vs
,
as
with
a
young
childe
,
vpon
whose
shoulder
the
father
laying
a
heauie
burden
,
which
of
it selfe
were
able
to
presse
him
downe
to
the
ground
;
hee
should
so
put
his
hand
vnder
it
,
that
hee
should
beare
the
whole
waight
almost
and
stresse
of
it
himselfe
,
and
so
he
should
make
him
carry
it
.
Now
if
the
earthly
father
wil
not
of
his
naturall
affection
ouerlade
the
poore
childe
,
then
wee
neede
not
to
feare
,
but
that
the
Lord
our
spiritual
father
will
so
increase
our
strength
,
according
to
the
measure
of
our
afflictions
,
that
we
shall
find
this
promise
to
be
true
by
experience
,
That
his
holy
spirit
shall
helpe
our
infirmities
.
And
thus
Dauid
commendeth
the
mercie
of
God
vnto
vs
,
And
the
blessed
Apostle
confesseth
of
himselfe
,
that
he
was
partaker
of
the
fruit
of
this
praier
;
for
beeing
in
many
afflictions
that
were
able
to
haue
ouercom
him
,
yet
by
the
power
of
Gods
spirit
,
he
did
hold
out
happily
in
them
:
And
this
grace
of
God
also
vpholding
him
in
great
weaknesse
against
most
dangerous
temptations
he
acknowledgeth
in
an
other
place
:
for
when
he
felt
himselfe
so
sore
troubled
with
them
to
his
continuall
grief
,
as
if
he
had
had
a
pricke
thrust
into
For
the
Apostle
sheweth
that
this
which
hee
found
by
experience
in
himselfe
,
by
the
goodnes
and
mercie
of
God
,
belongeth
to
all
the
rest
of
the
faithfull
,
when
he
writeth
thus
to
the
Corinthians
:
Thus
the
Lord
increaseth
the
comforts
of
his
Spirit
in
his
seruants
according
to
their
afflictions
,
so
that
they
doe
not
onely
equall
them
,
but
also
exceede
them
in
time
:
and
so
beeing
supported
by
the
Spirit
,
they
are
able
to
beare
them
.
And
this
promise
of
God
,
that
his
Spirit
shall
help
vs
in
our
infirmities
,
is
so
much
the
more
worthie
to
be
considered
of
vs
,
because
it
is
so
generall
,
that
it
shall
helpe
vs
,
not
in
some
few
onely
,
but
in
all
our
infirmities
whatsoeuer
:
for
he
speaketh
indefinitly
,
and
not
limiteth
the
promise
to
any
one
.
So
that
there
can
be
no
weakenesse
in
vs
so
great
,
or
infirmities
so
many
vpon
vs
,
in
which
the
Spirit
shal
not
strengthen
vs
,
euen
to
the
bearing
of
the
greatest
crosse
,
that
God
shall
lay
vpon
vs
;
as
we
haue
seene
it
in
the
Apostle
before
,
who
said
,
that
God
did
comfort
him
in
all
his
tribulations
,
and
his
consolations
in
Christ
did
abound
,
euen
as
his
sufferings
did
abound
.
But
in
the
meane
season
Paul
giueth
vs
to
vnderstand
,
that
the
afflictions
of
Gods
children
are
oftentimes
so
great
,
that
they
farre
passe
any
strength
that
is
in
vs
to
beare
them
;
and
that
we
are
not
able
to
doe
it
of
our selues
:
yea
,
that
we
are
very
weak
of
our selues
,
and
subiect
to
many
infirmities
,
though
we
haue
receiued
the
Spirit
of
sanctification
,
and
of
adoption
:
for
the
same
Spirit
doth
not
cleane
ridde
vs
of
them
,
whiles
wee
are
in
this
world
,
but
doth
onely
help
vs
in
them
:
according
to
the
expresse
words
of
the
Apostle
,
Likewise
the
Spirit
also
helpeth
our
infirmities
.
In
so
much
that
he
confesseth
not
onely
of
other
the
faithfull
,
but
also
of
the
Apostles
,
and
of
himselfe
,
in
whose
name
he
speaketh
,
and
ioyneth
himselfe
with
them
,
that
they
were
not
able
to
haue
vndergone
so
many
and
great
things
,
as
they
did
,
being
fraile
men
like
vnto
vs
,
but
that
they
had
the
Spirit
helping
them
in
their
infirmities
:
for
hee
doth
not
say
,
that
the
Spirit
helpeth
your
weaknes
,
but
vs
,
that
are
the
strongest
,
and
helpeth
vs
in
our
infirmities
:
then
no
man
must
thinke
to
be
free
from
them
,
it
is
and
must
be
sufficient
for
vs
that
the
Spirit
doth
helpe
vs
in
them
.
The
truth
of
which
may
likewise
appeare
in
the
great
complaint
of
Dauid
,
Iob
,
and
the
rest
of
Gods
seruants
,
who
though
they
did
patiently
beare
many
great
things
,
yet
not
without
the
bewraying
of
many
great
infirmities
in
themselues
:
for
Iob
though
he
be
commended
vnto
vs
as
a
most
tried
patterne
of
all
patience
;
yet
how
many
and
great
infirmities
appeared
in
him
it
is
euident
,
when
he
thus
cried
out
against
himselfe
,
Let
the
day
perish
,
Therefore
we
are
not
to
imagine
of
such
a
portion
of
Gods
Spirit
,
that
might
swallow
vp
all
our
infirmities
,
and
cleane
ridde
vs
of
them
,
(
for
then
we
should
be
no
men
)
but
it
must
be
sufficient
,
that
we
are
aided
with
the
strength
of
it
,
so
that
we
finally
fall
not
downe
,
and
lie
stil
vnder
the
heauie
burden
of
affliction
,
yeilding
to
our
infirmities
,
and
so
ouercome
of
them
:
so
that
there
is
a
●●xt
thing
,
as
it
were
in
vs
;
namely
,
our
owne
infirmities
to
humble
vs
,
and
the
strength
of
Gods
Spirit
to
inable
vs
to
beare
our
afflictions
.
So
that
hauing
so
strong
and
so
able
an
helper
,
to
beare
with
vs
the
burden
,
we
may
be
comforted
with
hope
of
induring
the
greatest
thing
,
that
may
befall
vs
in
this
world
,
though
continuing
vpon
vs
neuer
so
long
.
Not
indeed
alwaies
in
that
manner
,
that
we
ought
,
and
doe
desire
,
but
so
as
it
may
be
acceptable
vnto
God
,
and
so
farre
forth
as
his
holy
Spirit
shall
helpe
vs
in
our
infirmities
:
for
though
there
be
nothing
in
vs
but
infirmities
,
yet
there
is
helpe
for
vs
from
the
Spirit
of
God
.
And
that
we
might
euen
in
our
infirmities
,
by
the
helpe
of
the
Spirit
of
God
beare
all
afflictions
as
we
ought
,
the
Apostle
further
addeth
,
that
the
same
Spirit
shall
likewise
stirre
vs
vp
in
all
necessities
of
ours
,
to
pray
vnto
God
for
helpe
,
and
for
his
grace
,
and
to
make
our
moane
vnto
him
,
as
to
our
father
,
and
we
shall
be
heard
of
him
therin
,
Wherein
we
are
first
of
all
to
consider
,
that
though
wee
haue
receiued
the
spirit
of
God
,
euen
the
spirit
of
adoption
,
whereby
we
crie
Abba
,
Father
,
which
spirit
teacheth
vs
to
pray
,
and
by
which
wee
haue
many
times
called
vpon
God
with
great
assurance
and
comfort
,
both
for
and
with
our selues
and
others
also
;
yet
there
may
be
a
time
,
&
that
very
often
,
wherein
wee
may
be
so
dishorted
by
some
great
affliction
,
and
in
such
a
case
,
that
beeing
as
it
were
astonished
and
ouercome
with
the
greatnesse
and
strangenesse
of
it
,
wee
cannot
well
tel
what
to
pray
,
or
what
to
aske
of
God
.
And
though
prayer
at
such
a
time
especially
be
our
only
refuge
,
according
to
the
saying
of
the
Prophet
,
O
what
a
wonderfull
thing
is
this
!
but
yet
most
true
;
and
that
which
is
to
be
found
not
in
some
fewe
meane
persons
onely
,
that
are
ignorant
,
and
haue
not
accustomed
themselues
to
prayer
;
but
in
the
most
excellent
seruants
of
God
,
euen
the
Apostles
themselues
;
as
Paul
here
bringeth
himselfe
in
with
the
rest
for
an
example
,
and
in
this
great
infirmitie
maketh
himselfe
like
vnto
the
rest
,
saying
;
For
we
know
not
what
to
pray
as
we
ought
.
And
though
there
be
many
excellent
praiers
in
the
old
&
new
Testament
,
by
which
wee
might
learne
how
to
pray
;
and
especially
wee
haue
a
perfect
forme
of
prayer
prescribed
by
our
Sauiour
Christ
to
direct
vs
in
all
things
needfull
for
vs
:
yet
in
temptation
wee
aske
those
things
many
times
,
which
if
we
had
them
,
would
bee
hurtfull
vnto
vs
:
and
when
wee
doe
aske
that
that
is
profitable
and
good
,
yet
euen
then
by
prescribing
vnto
the
Lord
the
time
when
,
&
the
manner
how
,
and
the
meanes
whereby
wee
would
bee
deliuered
,
according
to
our
owne
minde
,
wee
pray
with
such
impatience
and
distrust
,
that
it
may
be
truely
said
of
vs
,
Wee
cannot
tell
what
to
pray
as
wee
ought
.
This
was
the
estate
of
that
good
King
Hezekiah
,
when
he
was
sicke
vnto
death
;
at
what
time
beeing
greatly
pained
in
his
body
,
and
sore
troubled
in
his
minde
,
and
out
of
all
hope
of
life
,
he
turned
his
face
vnto
the
wall
,
and
praied
vnto
the
Lord
;
but
how
?
hee
doth
expresse
it
in
these
words
.
Like
a
Crane
or
a
Swallow
so
did
I
chatter
,
Such
was
the
perplexitie
&
more
then
infirmitie
of
Dauid
,
when
as
in
his
great
afflictions
,
in
stead
of
praying
,
he
roared
all
the
day
long
,
as
hee
saith
of
himselfe
;
Thus
wee
see
,
that
these
most
excellent
seruants
of
God
in
their
greatest
conflicts
and
agonies
,
were
so
farre
from
beeing
able
to
pray
vnto
God
in
any
tolerable
manner
,
that
in
their
own
sense
and
feeling
they
did
but
roare
&
crie
,
sob
and
sigh
,
weepe
,
mourne
and
complaine
;
and
that
also
very
confusedly
,
euen
like
the
Crane
,
the
Swallow
,
the
Pellican
,
the
Sparrow
,
euen
the
shreeke
Owle
it selfe
:
so
distracted
were
they
in
themselues
,
and
full
of
disorder
,
and
fallen
into
so
many
great
disorders
at
once
.
Therefore
we
may
not
iudge
of
our selues
,
or
of
others
,
by
any
one
such
accident
,
or
few
particular
cases
,
least
we
should
deceiue
our selues
,
saying
,
I
haue
not
the
spirit
of
God
,
for
I
cannot
pray
nor
call
vpon
God
in
mine
affliction
;
and
if
I
doe
at
any
time
,
it
is
not
as
I
ought
:
for
this
is
that
which
Paul
confesseth
of
himselfe
,
&
of
other
the
seruants
of
God
,
and
which
wee
haue
seene
in
these
two
excellent
Kings
,
Hezekiah
and
Dauid
,
that
in
affliction
oftentimes
we
cannot
tell
what
to
pray
as
we
ought
.
But
yet
in
this
great
vnfitnesse
of
ours
,
we
must
not
be
like
to
the
wicked
,
who
then
giue
ouer
all
prayer
,
because
they
are
vnfit
for
it
:
and
we
are
subiect
vnto
this
temptation
,
to
put
off
praier
,
because
we
see
that
we
cannot
pray
as
we
ought
,
and
so
wee
are
made
to
thinke
,
that
wee
should
offend
God
in
praier
.
But
wee
must
then
striue
earnestly
against
this
infirmitie
of
ours
,
and
so
pray
to
God
that
we
might
pray
;
and
as
the
Disciples
said
vnto
Christ
,
For
no
doubt
these
men
that
we
spake
of
before
,
Hezekiah
and
Dauid
,
euen
at
those
times
,
when
they
could
not
tell
what
and
how
to
pray
of
themselues
;
yet
the
Spirit
of
God
helping
their
infirmities
,
they
did
pray
in
some
good
acceptable
manner
,
and
there
were
at
the
least
vnspeakeable
sighs
and
groanes
stirred
vp
in
them
:
for
it
is
said
of
Hezekiah
,
And
thus
is
it
saide
of
the
whole
Church
of
God
in
Egypt
,
at
what
time
,
This
is
then
a
most
notable
comfort
in
all
afflictions
,
that
wee
beleeuing
in
Christ
,
and
made
thereby
partakers
of
his
holy
spirit
,
it
shall
so
helpe
vs
in
all
our
infirmities
,
that
when
we
cannot
tell
what
,
or
how
to
pray
as
we
ought
,
it
shall
teach
vs
so
to
doe
it
,
as
wee
may
haue
hope
and
comfort
of
beeing
heard
.
For
this
is
that
which
Paul
addeth
in
the
next
verse
,
For
as
wee
haue
seene
euen
now
,
hee
heard
the
crie
of
the
Israelites
,
when
they
did
but
sigh
&
make
their
moane
,
and
did
deliuer
them
from
their
cruell
bondage
;
&
he
did
heare
king
Hezekiah
chattering
in
his
praier
like
a
Crane
,
and
raised
him
vp
from
death
,
and
added
fifteen
yeares
more
vnto
his
life
;
For
euen
as
a
father
or
mother
hauing
a
young
infant
sicke
of
some
sore
disease
,
though
the
childe
cannot
speake
and
call
for
this
and
that
,
yet
they
are
readie
to
helpe
it
;
and
if
it
be
elder
,
and
can
speake
,
yet
being
full
of
paine
,
it
cannot
call
for
things
as
it
ought
:
neuerthelesse
,
if
they
can
by
any
signes
guesse
at
the
meaning
of
it
,
they
will
accept
as
much
of
it
,
as
though
the
childe
had
spoken
very
distinctly
,
and
vsed
many
words
:
Euen
so
the
Lord
,
who
is
infinitely
filled
with
the
bowels
of
compassion
towards
vs
in
Christ
,
farre
aboue
any
father
or
mother
;
insomuch
as
the
Lord
saith
,
Can
a
woman
forget
her
childe
,
And
hereupon
it
commeth
to
passe
,
that
the
Lord
in
his
iust
mercie
imputeth
not
vnto
his
seruants
the
manifold
rebellions
of
their
flesh
,
or
great
complaints
in
their
praier
;
as
hee
did
not
vnto
Iob
nor
to
Dauid
,
who
were
full
of
them
,
as
wee
haue
seene
before
;
because
he
hath
respect
vnto
the
meaning
of
his
spirit
in
them
:
As
the
mother
is
not
so
much
grieued
or
offended
with
the
murmurings
,
impatiencie
,
and
froward
outcries
of
her
poore
sicke
childe
;
as
she
by
the
least
token
guesseth
at
the
meaning
of
him
,
and
taketh
that
in
good
part
,
and
giueth
to
him
accordingly
.
What
shall
we
say
to
these
things
?
Is
it
true
indeede
,
that
the
Lord
will
vouchsafe
to
looke
vpon
the
low
degree
of
his
seruants
;
and
haue
respect
vnto
poore
sinnefull
creatures
,
who
when
they
are
fallen
into
the
bottom
of
their
iust
deserued
miserie
,
and
euen
then
can
not
pray
vnto
him
one
word
aright
;
and
when
they
begin
to
speake
vnto
him
,
euen
then
their
tongue
cleaueth
to
the
roofe
of
their
mouth
;
that
he
will
yet
heare
their
sighs
,
and
their
cries
?
yea
vndoubtedly
,
he
that
of
his
great
mercie
will
beare
with
such
great
weaknesse
in
men
,
Therefore
in
all
our
necessities
let
vs
goe
vnto
the
Lord
in
Christ
with
great
boldnesse
,
and
come
vnto
the
throne
of
grace
:
and
though
we
can
not
vtter
many
wordes
,
yet
let
vs
speake
vnto
him
:
for
surely
the
acceptation
of
our
praiers
consisteth
not
in
the
multitude
or
well
placing
of
our
words
,
but
in
the
request
and
desire
of
our
hearts
:
and
therefore
if
we
can
pray
but
two
or
three
words
,
&
say
with
the
poore
Publican
,
Lord
,
Yea
,
if
we
do
but
lift
vp
our
minds
vnto
God
,
and
pray
in
our
spirite
,
though
we
vtter
not
one
word
,
as
that
godly
woman
Hannah
the
mother
of
Samuel
did
;
And
as
this
may
be
no
small
comfort
vnto
vs
in
our
affliction
,
so
the
Apostle
Paul
in
the
next
verse
following
doth
for
our
further
comfort
shew
what
is
the
ende
of
all
the
afflictions
of
the
children
of
God
;
namely
,
their
benefit
and
good
,
when
he
saith
,
Whereupon
he
boldly
concludeth
,
that
no
affliction
shall
be
able
to
hurt
them
,
seeing
that
the
Lord
is
with
them
in
the
same
,
meaning
thereby
to
doe
them
good
:
for
he
speaketh
after
a
most
confident
maner
,
What
shall
we
then
say
to
these
things
?
Therfore
when
he
saith
,
All
things
worke
together
for
the
best
to
them
that
feare
God
,
it
is
most
true
,
whether
we
take
it
generally
,
as
the
words
may
be
expounded
,
namely
,
not
onely
prosperitie
but
aduersitie
also
,
not
onely
health
but
sicknes
,
not
onely
libertie
but
imprisonment
,
not
onely
honour
but
dishonour
;
make
for
the
best
to
those
that
loue
God
.
Or
whether
it
be
restrained
to
this
particular
purpose
of
his
;
namely
,
to
affliction
of
what
nature
or
kind
so
euer
.
It
is
no
doubt
the
intent
of
the
Apostle
to
speake
of
this
latter
,
and
to
shew
,
that
all
afflictions
doe
not
onely
not
hinder
the
saluation
of
the
godly
,
but
doe
greatly
further
the
same
.
Which
saying
of
his
,
though
it
containeth
an
whole
and
entire
matter
by
it selfe
,
yet
beeing
inferred
vpon
the
former
wordes
,
he
seemeth
therein
to
answer
a
secret
obiection
,
which
might
arise
in
mens
mindes
from
thence
;
namely
,
that
it
seemeth
many
times
that
the
Lord
doth
not
heare
the
praiers
of
the
afflicted
,
because
their
afflictions
be
not
onely
not
remooued
,
according
to
their
praiers
,
but
somtimes
increased
contrarie
to
their
earnest
desire
.
Therefore
wee
must
remember
,
what
hath
beene
alreadie
said
touching
this
matter
,
namly
,
how
the
Lord
in
graunting
our
requests
,
looketh
not
so
much
to
the
particular
things
which
we
desire
,
as
to
the
meaning
of
his
Spirit
in
vs
:
and
granteth
that
,
in
turning
our
afflictions
to
our
singular
good
:
wheras
if
they
were
presently
remooued
,
the
Lord
seeth
that
it
would
be
far
worse
with
vs
,
though
we
imagine
the
contrarie
.
For
as
if
one
in
a
burning
feauer
should
in
the
middest
of
his
fit
impatiently
desire
to
be
washed
with
colde
water
;
and
then
the
skilfull
Physitian
standing
by
,
beeing
his
friend
also
should
giue
him
some
wholesome
conserues
or
other
cooling
thing
,
hee
should
in
denying
that
particular
thing
demanded
,
graunt
vnto
his
generall
meaning
,
which
was
,
that
he
might
haue
some
thing
giuen
him
,
that
might
do
him
most
good
,
though
now
beeing
distempered
,
he
was
not
able
to
iudge
of
it
,
but
did
mistake
one
thing
for
an
other
,
and
thought
that
to
be
best
,
as
to
be
plunged
into
the
colde
water
,
which
indeede
is
the
worst
:
So
wee
whatsoeuer
we
aske
in
our
distresse
by
praier
vnto
God
,
our
meaning
is
and
must
be
,
if
it
be
ruled
by
Gods
spirit
,
that
we
would
haue
that
giuen
vnto
vs
,
which
might
procure
our
best
good
,
and
further
our
saluation
most
of
all
.
Therefore
if
the
Lord
suffer
our
crosses
to
remaine
,
and
turne
them
to
our
good
,
though
we
in
particular
praied
for
the
cleane
taking
of
them
away
,
hee
fulfilleth
both
these
promises
vnto
vs
at
once
;
namely
,
he
giueth
vs
according
to
the
measure
of
his
spirit
in
vs
;
and
hee
also
causeth
them
to
worke
together
for
the
best
to
those
that
loue
God
.
Thus
then
Paul
besought
the
Lord
thrice
,
that
is
,
very
often
,
And
thus
also
the
Lord
hath
verified
from
time
to
time
vnto
the
rest
of
his
seruants
the
truth
of
that
promise
of
his
,
which
is
vttered
by
the
mouth
of
the
Prophet
Salomon
,
Euen
so
the
Lord
fulfilleth
the
desire
of
his
seruants
,
by
making
an
exchange
,
when
as
they
name
one
thing
,
and
he
giueth
them
an
other
as
good
,
or
better
:
as
it
is
saide
in
the
Psalme
,
And
this
was
the
case
of
his
faithfull
seruant
Moses
,
But
further
touching
this
matter
,
we
are
more
generally
to
vnderstand
,
that
the
Apostle
saith
not
onely
,
that
the
crosse
shall
turne
to
our
good
,
but
that
this
shall
be
verified
of
all
the
crosses
that
euery
way
come
vpon
vs
,
be
they
neuer
so
strange
,
or
vnlooked
for
:
whether
it
be
sicknes
,
pouertie
,
imprisonment
,
banishment
,
losse
of
husband
,
wife
,
children
,
father
and
mother
,
friends
and
kinred
,
losse
of
name
and
credit
,
or
any
thing
els
:
as
sorrow
and
griefe
of
minde
,
and
affliction
of
the
spirit
.
Which
is
wisely
to
be
marked
of
vs
,
least
at
any
time
we
might
be
deceiued
,
to
think
when
the
Lord
shall
lay
his
hand
vpon
vs
,
as
it
pleaseth
him
,
that
if
it
were
some
other
affliction
,
then
that
which
now
is
come
vpon
vs
,
we
could
haue
some
good
hope
in
it
;
but
this
is
so
great
,
it
toucheth
vs
so
nearely
,
that
we
can
not
possibly
see
,
how
or
which
way
it
should
bring
vs
any
good
.
And
as
the
Deuill
is
readie
to
assault
vs
with
this
temptation
,
so
we
by
reason
of
our
corruption
are
too
prone
to
yeild
vnto
his
perswasion
therein
,
and
so
by
impatiencie
to
be
wearie
of
the
crosse
,
as
not
able
to
looke
for
any
good
from
it
.
We
therfore
that
wee
might
comfortably
withstand
this
temptation
of
his
,
besides
that
we
must
holde
our selues
fast
to
the
words
of
the
Apostle
,
who
saith
,
that
all
things
worke
together
for
the
best
to
those
that
loue
God
;
But
with
the
children
of
God
it
is
not
so
,
the
goodnesse
of
God
towards
them
ouercommeth
the
malice
of
the
deuill
against
them
.
And
as
in
the
wildernesse
the
sting
of
the
fierie
serpents
were
healed
in
the
bodies
of
men
by
looking
vp
to
the
brasen
serpent
;
For
the
Physition
through
his
skill
can
cure
a
man
by
Gods
ordinance
and
blessing
,
and
so
make
him
stronger
then
hee
was
before
,
by
taking
away
some
part
of
his
blood
,
euen
that
wherein
the
life
consisteth
;
and
by
taking
away
other
humors
,
&
so
diminishing
a
great
part
of
his
flesh
:
and
the
Chyrurgion
by
cutting
and
piercing
the
flesh
with
an
hotte
yron
,
or
eating
it
away
with
some
corrasiues
,
is
able
by
these
woundes
and
hurtfull
things
,
to
preserue
the
state
of
the
members
of
the
bodie
:
Then
the
Lord
much
more
by
that
which
in
it selfe
would
hurt
our
soules
,
is
able
to
cure
them
;
and
to
doe
them
good
.
And
if
the
Apothecarie
can
so
temper
that
which
in
it
owne
nature
is
poyson
(
as
the
Vipers
flesh
)
so
temper
it
I
say
,
with
other
wholesome
ingredients
,
and
correct
it
with
those
that
be
cordiall
;
that
of
it
hee
will
make
a
most
soueraigne
Treacle
,
and
such
an
wholesome
confection
,
as
shall
expell
poyson
,
and
driue
it
from
the
heart
;
and
so
make
that
which
of
it selfe
would
cause
death
,
to
bee
a
speciall
preseruer
of
life
:
Shall
not
the
Lord
by
his
infinite
wisedome
,
goodnesse
,
and
almightie
power
,
the
Lord
I
say
,
Therefore
when
we
would
looke
for
good
from
our
afflictions
,
and
so
be
comforted
in
them
,
patiently
bearing
them
,
in
hope
of
the
blessed
fruit
that
we
shall
reape
by
them
;
wee
must
not
so
much
looke
to
the
things
themselues
,
how
fit
they
bee
for
vs
,
nor
to
our selues
,
how
wee
bee
fitted
for
them
;
as
to
the
truth
of
Gods
promise
made
vnto
vs
concerning
this
matter
,
&
so
be
sure
that
the
Lord
wil
worke
our
good
thereby
,
because
he
that
is
true
and
al-sufficient
hath
said
said
it
.
And
this
one
perswasion
no
doubt
,
should
worke
in
vs
great
patience
in
all
our
afflictions
;
yea
it
should
make
vs
cheerefully
,
and
with
our
heads
lifted
vp
,
&
not
hanging
down
,
to
beare
them
;
for
how
many
grieuous
things
will
naturall
men
indure
willingly
,
if
they
see
that
they
will
make
for
the
bettering
of
their
estate
?
As
what
will
not
the
sicke
patient
suffer
at
the
hands
of
the
Physition
or
Chirurgion
by
launcing
,
purging
,
fearing
,
diet
,
&c.
when
he
is
perswaded
that
they
will
procure
his
bodily
health
?
should
not
a
Christian
man
and
woman
much
more
indure
hard
things
at
the
hands
of
God
,
seeing
he
hath
said
that
they
shall
procure
the
health
of
his
soule
,
&
worke
his
good
that
way
.
But
indeede
herein
lieth
the
point
of
this
matter
,
and
this
is
all
in
all
,
namely
,
that
the
poore
afflicted
soule
knoweth
not
,
that
the
Lord
by
his
affliction
will
work
his
good
:
and
that
maketh
him
so
vnquiet
,
and
euer
complaining
:
for
giue
him
this
faith
,
and
the
feeling
of
it
,
that
his
affliction
shall
be
turned
vnto
his
good
,
and
lay
vpon
him
whatsoeuer
you
will
,
he
is
content
to
beare
it
.
Therefore
for
the
satisfying
of
our selues
herein
,
let
vs
hearken
to
that
which
the
Apostle
saith
,
Wee
know
,
And
in
this
thing
wee
ought
to
giue
credit
vnto
the
Apostle
so
much
the
more
,
because
vnto
his
own
word
and
saying
,
he
ioyneth
the
testimony
of
many
other
,
saying
,
Wee
know
,
meaning
the
rest
of
the
Apostles
and
ministers
,
and
men
of
experience
;
he
saith
,
that
all
of
them
knew
it
,
&
therfore
this
word
beeing
confirmed
by
the
mouthes
not
of
two
or
three
witnesses
onely
,
but
hauing
(
as
the
Apostle
speaketh
)
so
great
a
cloud
of
witnesses
for
it
,
So
no
doubt
this
should
correct
the
too
much
feare
that
is
in
vs
,
of
beeing
hurt
by
the
crosse
,
when
we
heare
so
many
excellent
and
famous
men
,
very
skilfull
therein
,
to
speake
so
boldly
vnto
vs
of
the
benefit
of
it
:
euen
those
,
whome
seeing
that
we
are
most
readie
to
beleeue
in
all
other
things
,
why
should
we
not
giue
credit
vnto
them
in
this
also
?
But
that
we
might
doe
it
the
rather
,
let
vs
a
little
consider
in
particular
of
the
benefit
of
the
crosse
.
And
though
the
Apostle
name
one
great
one
here
,
which
might
be
sufficient
;
yet
before
we
come
to
it
,
let
vs
see
,
what
other
endes
of
it
the
Scripture
affoardeth
vnto
vs
.
And
first
of
all
,
we
shall
finde
it
to
be
a
speciall
meanes
to
draw
vs
from
the
too
much
loue
of
this
world
;
that
according
to
the
saying
of
the
Apostle
,
For
this
cause
the
holy
Patriarkes
suffered
so
many
afflictions
in
the
daies
of
their
pilgrimages
,
as
appeareth
in
their
seueral
stories
;
in
respect
of
which
one
of
them
said
,
Thus
also
the
Lord
dealeth
with
many
before
their
death
,
laying
long
and
grieuous
diseases
vpon
them
,
as
he
did
vpon
his
seruant
Iob
,
that
they
finding
no
rest
in
this
world
,
might
be
willing
to
goe
out
of
it
when
hee
shall
send
for
them
,
and
say
with
olde
father
Simeon
,
Lord
,
Moreouer
by
affliction
the
Lord
bringeth
vs
to
a
more
thorough
repentance
and
sorrow
for
our
sinnes
,
and
worketh
that
in
vs
therby
,
which
the
word
did
not
before
;
when
wee
finde
by
woefull
experience
what
great
miseries
our
sins
haue
brought
vs
vnto
,
and
how
iust
and
true
God
is
in
all
his
threatnings
.
The
like
may
bee
said
of
the
brethren
of
Ioseph
,
who
after
that
they
had
sold
him
into
Egypt
,
and
made
their
father
beleeue
that
hee
was
torne
in
pieces
of
some
wilde
beast
;
though
we
may
presume
of
them
,
that
they
beeing
brought
vp
,
and
still
liuing
in
the
house
of
their
godly
father
Iacob
,
they
did
secretly
repent
them
of
their
ill
dealing
towards
their
brother
Ioseph
:
yet
many
yeares
after
,
euen
twentie
or
thereabout
,
when
they
were
in
aduersitie
,
the
memorie
of
it
renued
it selfe
afresh
,
and
thereby
they
were
brought
more
seriously
to
iudge
themselues
for
it
;
for
they
said
one
to
another
,
So
that
affliction
in
this
respect
is
compared
to
fire
that
purgeth
the
gold
,
and
consumeth
the
drosse
of
it
;
and
vnto
a
file
that
scowreth
off
the
rust
of
yron
,
and
maketh
it
bright
;
&
vnto
a
purgation
,
that
expelleth
the
corrupt
and
superfluous
humors
out
of
the
bodie
.
Therefore
euen
as
the
fire
doth
not
hurt
the
gold
in
consuming
the
drosse
,
neither
the
file
hurteth
the
yron
in
taking
away
the
rust
,
neither
doth
the
purgation
hurt
the
bodie
in
expelling
of
ill
humors
:
So
afflictions
causing
vs
to
abhorre
and
leaue
some
sinne
or
other
,
which
if
we
continued
in
,
would
destroy
vs
,
may
truely
be
said
not
to
hurt
vs
,
but
to
worke
our
good
,
of
what
nature
or
kinde
soeuer
they
bee
:
according
to
the
saying
of
the
Apostle
,
All
things
worke
together
for
the
good
of
those
that
loue
God
.
In
the
third
place
,
this
is
the
benefit
of
affliction
,
that
it
preserueth
vs
from
many
sinnes
,
which
otherwise
through
our
owne
corruption
,
and
the
temptations
of
the
world
and
Satan
we
might
fall
into
;
but
that
being
vnder
the
hand
of
God
,
as
it
were
vnder
the
rodde
,
we
are
thereby
kept
in
more
awe
:
So
that
as
Physicke
serueth
not
only
to
cure
vs
of
the
diseases
which
we
are
alreadie
fallen
into
,
but
also
and
especially
to
preuent
them
,
and
to
keepe
vs
in
some
tolerable
estate
of
health
:
So
the
crosse
recouereth
vs
out
of
sinne
,
when
we
are
fallen
into
it
,
and
preserueth
vs
from
many
,
which
otherwise
might
creepe
vpon
vs
.
And
therefore
as
some
sickly
bodies
are
driuen
to
diet
themselues
,
and
are
in
a
continuall
course
of
physicke
,
to
preuent
that
which
their
corrupt
estate
would
otherwise
necessarily
pull
vpon
them
:
So
others
by
reason
of
the
corruptions
of
their
soules
,
and
the
manifold
offences
that
they
liue
amongst
,
are
alwaies
,
or
the
greatest
part
of
their
liues
in
the
diet
of
affliction
,
as
it
were
the
physicke
of
their
soules
:
not
so
much
to
bring
them
from
grosse
and
grieuous
sinnes
,
which
they
are
as
yet
free
from
;
as
to
keepe
them
from
falling
into
them
,
which
the
Lord
foreseeth
they
are
most
readie
to
do
,
in
respect
of
their
ages
,
callings
,
and
places
,
that
they
liue
in
.
If
then
the
Lord
at
any
time
deale
with
vs
,
as
men
do
with
vnruly
co●●
,
or
vntamed
heyfers
,
which
are
kept
from
straying
out
of
their
pastures
with
hedges
and
ditches
,
so
that
they
can
not
break
out
without
their
own
hurt
:
so
the
Lord
puts
thornes
and
bryars
as
it
were
in
our
waies
,
that
is
,
laieth
affliction
vpon
vs
,
and
so
stoppeth
the
way
against
vs
,
that
wee
might
not
breake
forth
by
any
kinde
of
disobedience
either
on
the
right
hand
,
or
on
the
left
,
to
our
own
hurt
must
we
not
needs
say
,
that
euen
this
way
,
as
well
as
any
other
,
the
Lord
worketh
by
affliction
our
singular
good
?
And
this
is
that
,
which
God
promised
to
his
owne
people
among
the
idolatrous
Israelites
,
namely
,
that
by
his
afflictions
he
would
so
keepe
them
in
,
and
bring
them
to
such
straitnes
,
that
they
shold
haue
no
lust
to
play
the
wantons
,
and
to
fall
away
from
him
by
idolatrie
after
the
example
of
others
:
when
he
faith
,
I
will
stoppe
thy
way
with
thornes
,
And
this
as
it
is
a
singular
ende
of
affliction
,
so
Dauid
pronounceth
them
blessed
that
are
partakers
of
it
to
that
ende
,
and
can
make
that
good
vse
of
it
to
themselues
,
saying
,
Blessed
is
the
man
,
whome
thou
chastisest
,
O
Lord
,
Fourthly
,
afflictions
in
the
Scriptures
are
called
trialls
,
because
that
by
them
the
Lord
trieth
vs
,
and
prooueth
what
is
in
vs
:
not
that
he
is
ignorant
of
it
;
for
Dauid
saith
vnto
God
,
And
thus
speaketh
the
Apostle
S.
Peter
of
the
afflictions
of
the
church
,
comparing
them
vnto
fire
,
whereby
mettalls
are
tried
,
when
he
saith
,
Now
for
a
season
(
if
neede
require
)
ye
are
in
heauines
,
Thus
it
is
truly
said
,
that
God
did
prooue
Abraham
,
And
thus
our
Sauiour
Christ
in
the
Gospel
by
a
parable
sheweth
,
how
it
is
knowne
,
who
haue
receiued
the
seede
of
Gods
word
into
good
hearts
,
and
who
into
bad
:
namely
,
they
that
continue
in
the
obedience
of
it
in
the
time
of
temptation
and
triall
,
and
they
that
fall
away
,
saying
,
They
that
are
on
the
stones
,
After
this
manner
were
the
Israelites
tried
and
prooued
in
the
wildernesse
by
the
space
of
fourtie
yeares
,
in
which
time
some
of
them
prooued
themselues
murmurers
,
some
fornicators
,
some
idolatours
,
some
disobedient
,
some
faithfull
:
and
all
this
was
by
the
seuerall
afflictions
and
crosses
that
did
befall
them
.
And
thus
also
by
the
great
afflictions
that
did
befall
Iob
in
one
day
,
as
the
losse
of
all
his
goods
and
children
,
it
appeared
what
great
vprightnes
and
sinceritie
,
and
faithfull
obedience
was
in
him
:
when
as
he
saide
,
Naked
came
I
out
of
my
mothers
wombe
,
For
though
Satan
tooke
him
to
be
like
other
men
,
and
that
he
serued
God
more
for
his
commodities
sake
,
because
he
blessed
him
,
then
of
conscience
,
and
therefore
said
,
And
thus
lastly
by
triall
appeared
the
great
weakenes
of
the
Apostle
S.
Peter
,
and
the
rest
of
the
Disciples
,
who
though
as
a
most
resolute
man
he
had
said
,
Therefore
,
if
it
bee
good
for
vs
not
to
be
ignorant
of
our selues
,
as
indeede
hath
beene
thought
to
bee
a
point
of
greatest
wisdome
,
for
a
man
throughly
to
know
himselfe
,
that
so
he
might
not
be
deceiued
with
an
ouerweening
of
himselfe
;
if
it
be
good
I
say
,
for
any
man
to
see
his
wants
&
weaknesses
,
that
he
may
be
humbled
by
them
,
and
seek
to
haue
them
supplied
;
if
it
be
good
to
know
certainely
that
we
haue
receiued
such
&
such
graces
of
the
spirit
of
God
,
&
in
that
measure
that
wee
haue
,
that
so
wee
may
be
thankfull
to
God
for
them
,
&
comforted
in
our selues
ouer
them
:
Then
seeing
that
affliction
and
the
crosse
bringeth
forth
all
this
fruit
at
once
,
and
by
triall
wee
finde
what
faith
,
hope
,
loue
,
patience
,
obedience
,
&c.
is
in
vs
,
and
what
not
;
insomuch
,
that
whatsoeuer
we
seemed
to
be
before
to
our selues
,
and
to
others
,
yet
now
we
know
certainly
that
wee
are
thus
and
thus
,
and
no
otherwise
:
it
can
not
be
denied
but
that
affliction
worketh
much
good
vnto
vs
,
and
wee
ought
vpon
experience
to
say
,
that
we
know
it
to
be
so
,
euen
as
the
Apostle
doth
here
;
We
knowe
that
all
things
worke
together
for
the
best
to
those
that
loue
God
.
Which
also
wee
may
so
much
the
more
confidently
say
,
when
we
shal
see
(
omitting
to
speake
of
many
moe
vses
that
the
crosse
hath
)
that
last
and
greatest
of
all
,
which
is
spoken
of
in
the
verse
following
,
in
these
words
;
For
those
whom
he
knew
before
,
So
that
as
in
all
other
things
there
is
not
onely
the
present
possession
,
&
enioying
of
them
,
but
there
is
the
vse
and
comfort
of
them
;
insomuch
that
men
may
haue
great
store
of
goods
and
possessions
,
and
yet
haue
no
vse
of
them
,
as
Salomon
by
his
great
wisdome
obserued
,
and
set
it
downe
in
the
booke
of
the
Preacher
,
saying
,
There
is
one
alone
,
Seeing
then
afflictions
are
common
both
to
the
good
and
the
bad
,
and
God
layeth
them
vpon
them
both
alike
,
and
they
must
beare
them
whether
they
will
or
no
;
the
one
must
labour
for
the
good
which
the
Lord
offereth
to
them
therby
,
which
the
other
not
once
so
much
as
looke
after
:
of
which
dutie
of
theirs
,
when
Gods
children
are
somewhat
more
carelesse
of
then
they
should
,
then
no
doubt
the
Lord
in
wisdome
and
in
mercie
continueth
his
rod
vpon
them
longer
;
yea
,
and
often
increaseth
than
,
because
his
purpose
is
to
doe
them
good
thereby
:
and
so
herein
dealeth
with
them
as
a
most
louing
and
tender
father
(
as
indeede
he
is
)
who
spareth
not
the
rod
,
vntill
his
childe
bee
thereby
humbled
,
and
brought
to
the
confession
and
amendment
of
his
fault
:
because
his
purpose
is
,
by
his
fatherly
correction
to
doe
him
good
.
Wherein
parents
often
put
a
difference
betweene
their
children
and
their
seruants
;
for
often
they
let
their
seruants
alone
,
and
leaue
them
as
incorrigible
,
when
they
will
not
profit
by
words
,
or
a
few
stripes
,
as
not
caring
for
them
,
because
they
purpose
not
alwaies
to
be
troubled
with
them
:
but
their
children
,
because
they
see
that
they
cannot
cast
off
naturall
affection
from
them
,
therfore
they
leaue
them
not
after
once
or
twice
correction
,
but
still
follow
them
with
the
rodde
,
till
they
amend
:
So
the
Lord
,
when
he
spareth
the
wicked
in
their
sinnes
,
and
reserueth
them
for
a
further
and
more
heauie
iudgement
at
the
last
,
correcting
his
owne
children
in
the
meane
season
againe
and
againe
;
he
sheweth
that
his
purpose
is
thereby
to
doe
them
,
aboue
all
other
,
much
good
.
Therefore
let
no
man
in
the
continuance
of
his
afflictions
,
though
long
and
grieuous
,
be
too
much
discouraged
,
as
though
the
Lord
were
continually
angrie
with
him
,
or
had
a
purpose
to
destroy
and
make
an
ende
of
him
thereby
;
for
he
could
do
that
in
a
moment
at
once
:
but
let
him
rather
thus
thinke
with
himselfe
,
and
reason
but
of
the
word
of
God
;
Now
I
know
assuredly
,
that
the
Lord
loueth
me
indeede
,
because
hee
purposeth
to
doe
me
good
by
all
things
,
euen
by
affliction
,
according
to
his
promise
:
and
therefore
whereas
I
through
the
vntowardnes
of
my
nature
,
haue
not
profited
sufficiently
by
his
former
chastisements
,
according
to
his
good
meaning
towards
me
,
he
hath
sent
me
a
new
fatherly
correction
,
thereby
at
the
last
to
worke
my
further
good
:
and
whereas
I
thorough
the
crookednesse
and
vntowardnesse
of
my
sinnefull
disposition
doe
not
yet
profit
by
them
,
as
hee
would
haue
me
;
therefore
I
see
,
that
in
much
mercie
and
louing
kindnesse
he
continueth
it
,
that
so
I
might
get
good
by
it
at
the
last
.
Wherein
the
Lord
dealeth
with
vs
like
a
wise
and
conscionable
Physitian
;
who
purposing
not
so
much
to
giue
physicke
vnto
the
sicke
patient
,
and
to
practise
on
him
for
his
owne
gaine
,
as
to
cure
him
by
those
medicines
that
he
applieth
to
him
,
and
so
seeketh
his
health
and
recouerie
:
if
the
first
medicine
will
remooue
the
disease
,
them
there
he
leaueth
him
,
and
goes
no
further
;
if
not
,
he
ministreth
an
other
medicine
after
that
,
and
it
may
be
the
third
&
the
fourth
,
because
he
hath
a
care
of
him
,
and
seekes
his
health
.
And
if
at
any
time
he
maketh
any
intermission
in
the
course
of
his
physicke
,
and
ceaseth
to
practise
any
further
on
him
,
it
is
not
because
he
meaneth
to
leaue
him
,
&
to
giue
him
ouer
,
but
because
of
the
patients
weaknes
,
that
he
might
gather
some
further
strength
,
and
haue
a
breathing
time
to
that
ende
.
Euen
so
the
Lord
purposing
according
to
his
gratious
promise
,
to
doe
vs
good
by
affliction
,
and
he
hauing
sanctified
it
by
the
crosse
of
Christ
to
that
ende
;
when
by
the
first
crosse
we
profit
not
,
as
we
ought
,
them
either
he
letteth
the
same
lie
the
longer
vpon
vs
,
that
it
might
do
vs
good
at
the
last
;
or
els
taking
it
away
,
leaueth
an
other
in
stead
of
it
to
the
same
ende
.
Which
though
hee
doe
not
presently
,
because
we
were
not
then
able
to
indure
,
yet
sometime
afterwards
,
when
it
seemeth
best
to
his
heauenly
wisdome
.
Therfore
the
best
thing
for
euery
man
is
,
soone
to
profit
vnder
the
crosse
,
that
God
hath
laid
vpon
him
,
that
so
it
might
speedily
be
remooued
:
and
not
to
labour
so
much
for
the
remoouing
of
it
,
as
for
the
fruit
of
it
;
least
it
going
away
without
profit
,
and
not
working
that
in
vs
,
for
which
God
did
send
it
,
the
Lord
bring
vpon
vs
some
greater
afterwards
,
seeing
it
is
his
purpose
thereby
most
assuredly
to
doe
vs
good
.
Moreouer
,
by
this
we
know
,
that
whereas
euery
man
naturally
desireth
that
which
is
best
for
him
,
and
yet
most
men
erre
in
the
particulars
,
they
desiring
that
which
is
most
pleasant
,
profitable
,
and
honourable
,
&c.
in
this
world
:
which
desires
of
theirs
the
Prophet
expresseth
in
these
words
;
Euen
as
when
a
mans
bodie
is
greatly
distempered
with
abundance
of
blood
,
or
ouerladen
with
superfluous
and
grosse
humors
,
or
hath
some
member
greatly
putrified
:
then
and
in
these
respects
it
is
best
for
him
to
haue
his
blood
taken
away
,
and
his
humors
,
that
his
flesh
may
be
abated
,
and
fall
away
;
yea
it
is
best
for
him
in
these
cases
to
be
launced
and
cut
,
to
be
seared
;
and
to
haue
a
part
cut
off
,
that
the
rest
might
be
saued
.
Which
though
they
be
grieuous
in
themselues
,
yet
at
this
time
they
are
most
profitable
,
and
to
be
desired
.
Therefore
when
any
affliction
or
calamitie
doth
befall
vs
,
let
vs
not
be
discontented
therewith
,
as
with
that
that
is
hurtfull
for
vs
,
neither
be
too
impatient
and
wearie
,
as
of
a
thing
that
we
would
faine
be
ridde
of
;
but
submitting
our
iudgements
and
wills
to
the
iudgement
and
will
of
God
reuealed
in
his
word
,
let
vs
quietly
indure
,
seeing
that
euen
now
the
Lord
giueth
vs
that
,
not
which
we
fondly
desire
,
as
the
best
;
but
which
he
knoweth
to
be
,
and
is
indeede
at
this
time
the
best
.
Seeing
then
it
is
so
,
(
for
the
further
clearing
of
this
truth
)
what
I
pray
you
is
the
cause
,
why
not
onely
the
wicked
and
vngodly
,
who
are
not
able
to
iudge
of
this
matter
,
by
all
the
wit
and
reason
that
they
haue
;
but
euen
the
very
godly
,
who
beeing
enlightened
by
the
spirit
of
God
,
ought
to
know
this
doctrine
to
be
true
,
and
to
beleeue
it
,
that
they
,
I
say
,
doe
so
grieuously
complaine
of
their
afflictions
,
as
those
which
are
the
worst
for
them
that
can
be
?
and
as
those
that
should
not
onely
doe
them
no
good
,
but
much
hurt
:
when
as
wee
haue
seene
alreadie
how
many
waies
they
worke
their
good
,
and
therefore
are
the
best
for
them
indeede
.
Why
did
Iob
,
seeing
his
afflictions
were
sent
vnto
him
by
God
for
his
triall
,
and
for
his
good
,
why
did
he
so
complaine
of
them
?
If
these
afflictions
of
theirs
did
worke
their
good
,
why
did
they
thus
complaine
of
them
?
Truely
it
cannot
be
denied
,
but
that
men
for
the
most
part
doe
more
complaine
of
their
afflictions
,
then
they
ought
to
doe
,
and
are
more
full
of
murmuring
and
impatiencie
vnder
the
hand
of
God
,
then
they
should
be
:
and
they
doe
not
so
comfortably
beare
their
crosses
as
they
should
and
might
yet
all
this
hindereth
not
,
but
that
the
Lord
by
them
seeketh
their
good
,
&
they
should
labour
to
profit
,
&
to
be
bettered
by
their
afflictions
,
and
bee
perswaded
that
they
shall
worke
together
for
the
best
vnto
them
,
thogh
they
be
full
of
complaints
,
whiles
they
are
in
the
middest
of
them
.
For
who
euer
complained
more
of
their
afflictions
,
then
these
two
men
,
Iob
and
Dauid
,
and
yet
who
had
more
profit
,
or
gote
more
good
by
them
then
they
?
both
of
them
being
thus
tried
,
&
in
the
triall
found
to
bee
most
faithfull
and
patient
,
and
constant
vnto
the
ende
.
And
concerning
this
pronenesse
in
vs
to
complaine
,
we
must
consider
that
such
is
our
nature
,
that
we
must
needes
haue
the
feeling
of
our
afflictions
,
vnlesse
our
hearts
were
hardened
,
like
yron
or
steele
,
and
so
wee
were
senslesse
like
stocks
and
stones
,
and
not
as
men
.
And
therefore
seeing
it
is
otherwise
,
namly
,
our
hearts
naturally
are
soft
and
tender
,
and
readie
to
be
broken
with
affliction
,
and
some
more
,
and
some
lesse
;
it
cannot
possibly
be
,
but
that
euery
thing
that
befalleth
vs
,
should
worke
vpon
vs
,
and
that
we
should
bee
mooued
according
to
the
nature
and
qualitie
of
it
;
either
to
ioy
or
sorrow
,
loue
or
hatred
,
anger
or
feare
,
and
such
like
:
&
therefore
tribulation
must
needes
trouble
vs
,
and
affliction
must
needs
afflict
vs
,
and
the
crosse
cannot
but
crucifie
vs
;
&
yet
we
may
and
ought
for
all
that
bee
perswaded
,
that
it
is
for
our
good
,
and
looke
for
it
from
thence
,
and
pray
to
God
in
faith
that
we
may
finde
it
.
Euen
as
the
sicke
patient
,
&
painfull
languishing
creature
vnder
the
Physitians
hand
,
cannot
as
he
is
a
naturall
man
,
indued
with
sense
and
reason
,
but
feele
to
his
great
griefe
the
launcing
with
sharpe
kniues
,
and
the
searing
of
his
flesh
with
redde
hotte
yrons
,
&
so
complaine
of
them
with
much
heauinesse
,
and
many
teares
;
yea
crie
out
and
roare
for
the
extremitie
of
his
paine
,
though
he
knoweth
it
be
best
for
him
then
thus
to
be
handled
:
and
therefore
though
he
be
sometimes
bound
in
the
dressing
both
hand
and
foote
,
or
violently
held
by
men
;
yet
after
a
sort
hee
doth
most
willingly
suffer
it
.
And
this
is
one
cause
of
complaining
in
affliction
,
though
they
are
perswaded
that
it
is
for
their
good
,
euen
the
infirmitie
and
tendernes
of
our
nature
,
whereby
all
crosses
worke
on
vs
as
they
doe
.
But
there
is
an
other
cause
more
principall
then
this
,
which
proceedeth
from
ignorance
,
or
want
of
faith
:
for
many
are
too
full
of
complaints
in
their
affliction
,
because
they
are
not
perswaded
at
all
,
or
not
at
that
time
,
when
they
are
in
temptation
,
that
aduersitie
,
or
the
crosse
is
for
their
good
;
or
at
least
not
that
particular
crosse
,
and
in
that
manner
,
that
it
is
vpon
them
:
which
if
they
could
come
vnto
,
whatsoeuer
should
be
laid
vpon
them
,
they
would
not
greatly
complaine
of
it
,
for
the
hope
of
future
good
would
mitigate
and
asswage
all
.
Therefore
all
such
are
to
meditate
vpon
that
which
hath
alreadie
beene
spoken
concerning
this
matter
;
namely
,
how
many
waies
by
affliction
the
Lord
doth
vs
good
.
In
the
latter
part
of
the
verse
,
when
he
saith
,
To
them
that
loue
God
;
that
is
,
all
things
worke
together
for
the
best
vnto
them
that
loue
God
:
as
he
thereby
restraineth
this
general
promise
,
because
it
is
not
made
to
all
;
so
he
sheweth
to
whome
it
appertaineth
;
namely
,
to
those
that
beleeue
in
Christ
,
and
are
sanctified
by
his
Spirit
,
whereof
this
is
one
speciall
fruit
;
The
loue
of
God
.
For
he
intreateth
here
of
the
certentie
of
the
saluation
of
those
that
belong
vnto
Christ
,
as
appeareth
by
the
first
words
of
the
chapter
;
And
thus
the
Apostle
also
in
an
other
place
ioyneth
faith
and
loue
together
,
as
those
that
are
inseparable
,
when
he
saith
,
But
hee
taketh
this
thing
rather
then
any
other
,
(
The
loue
of
God
)
as
that
,
that
is
most
fit
for
his
purpose
:
for
speaking
of
affliction
he
saith
,
that
by
this
we
shall
trie
our
faith
,
if
our
loue
to
God
continue
euen
then
:
so
that
wee
cease
not
to
loue
God
,
though
he
afflict
vs
.
For
whereas
the
very
wicked
will
pretend
to
loue
God
in
prosperitie
,
and
as
long
as
all
things
goe
well
with
them
,
they
will
professe
that
they
loue
God
,
as
much
as
any
,
yea
;
and
that
they
were
worse
then
the
bruit
beasts
,
if
that
they
did
not
loue
him
,
and
that
with
all
their
heart
,
who
bestoweth
all
things
vpon
them
so
liberally
,
and
many
such
glorious
words
they
will
vtter
:
but
in
aduersitie
,
and
when
God
layeth
affliction
vpon
them
,
their
loue
is
changed
:
yea
,
they
fall
into
open
hatred
and
defiance
with
God
,
yea
euen
vnto
plaine
cursing
and
banning
;
as
appeareth
by
the
example
of
Iobs
wife
,
who
saide
vnto
her
husband
;
And
herein
the
wicked
too
manifestly
bewray
vile
mindes
,
and
seruile
natures
;
that
like
as
seruants
loue
not
their
masters
,
nor
maidens
their
mistresses
,
if
they
once
beginne
to
correct
them
for
their
faults
;
&
so
grow
wearie
of
them
,
and
are
readie
to
run
away
from
them
:
as
the
maid
seruant
Hagar
the
Egyptian
did
from
her
mistresse
Sarai
.
And
this
corruption
to
be
in
the
nature
of
all
men
generally
,
euen
by
affliction
to
fall
away
from
the
loue
and
seruice
of
God
,
Satan
knew
well
enough
,
and
therefore
thought
to
haue
found
it
in
Iob
,
though
he
did
not
,
when
he
saide
vnto
the
Lord
,
Doth
Iob
loue
,
or
feare
,
Therefore
if
we
be
free
from
this
vice
,
and
so
cease
not
in
affliction
to
loue
God
,
and
in
loue
to
serue
him
,
we
shall
be
sure
,
that
he
will
fulfil
this
promise
of
his
vnto
vs
,
of
turning
all
things
to
our
good
:
and
causing
all
our
crosses
to
make
together
for
the
best
vnto
vs
,
so
long
as
we
loue
God
:
and
this
vnfained
loue
that
we
finde
we
beare
in
our
hearts
vnto
God
,
is
a
sure
testimonie
vnto
vs
of
it
,
and
we
ought
thereby
to
be
perswaded
of
the
vndoubted
truth
of
it
,
&
so
comfort
our selues
for
the
time
present
,
that
God
will
doe
vs
good
by
this
correction
of
his
,
euen
because
wee
loue
him
.
Moreouer
,
seeing
that
the
Apostles
purpose
here
is
,
to
intreat
of
patience
in
affliction
,
and
to
prepare
vs
for
it
;
this
no
doubt
is
most
fit
for
the
fame
,
namely
,
the
consideration
of
that
loue
,
which
we
ought
to
beare
vnto
God
,
whereby
we
might
be
mooued
to
take
all
things
in
good
part
,
that
he
sends
vnto
vs
,
because
we
loue
him
,
and
in
loue
are
desirous
to
please
him
.
For
we
see
daily
in
all
worldly
matters
,
what
great
things
all
sorts
of
men
will
beare
at
the
hands
of
them
,
whome
they
loue
:
as
how
many
grieuous
things
doth
the
mother
put
vp
at
the
hands
of
her
froward
child
,
whome
shee
tenderly
loueth
?
And
the
husband
passeth
ouer
with
silence
many
things
that
are
offensiue
proceeding
from
his
wife
,
because
shee
is
deare
vnto
him
,
and
his
loue
towards
her
causeth
him
not
to
regard
them
;
yea
for
her
sake
he
beareth
with
many
things
at
the
hands
of
others
.
As
it
is
said
of
Iacob
,
And
no
doubt
wee
would
thus
beare
all
crosses
laid
vpon
vs
by
God
for
our
good
,
a
great
deale
more
patiently
then
we
doe
,
if
there
were
in
vs
that
loue
vnto
his
maiestie
,
that
there
ought
.
When
he
addeth
these
wordes
in
the
ende
of
the
same
verse
,
(
which
are
called
of
his
purpose
)
as
he
doth
in
them
further
shew
to
whome
this
promise
doth
appertaine
,
namely
,
that
all
afflictions
shall
worke
for
their
best
:
euen
vnto
such
as
are
effectually
called
vnto
the
knowledge
of
their
saluation
in
Christ
,
according
to
the
good
purpose
and
decree
of
God
towards
them
:
So
he
sheweth
the
cause
,
why
all
afflictions
are
made
profitable
vnto
them
especially
,
and
turned
vnto
their
good
in
the
ende
:
which
is
not
any
worthines
of
theirs
,
that
they
deserue
it
at
Gods
hands
,
or
any
right
behauing
themselues
vnder
the
crosse
,
as
though
they
were
able
to
worke
it
out
themselues
;
for
of
themselues
they
are
as
weake
,
and
fraile
,
and
impatient
vnder
it
,
as
any
other
:
but
the
free
loue
of
God
towards
them
in
Christ
,
whereby
before
the
beginning
of
the
world
,
he
purposed
to
do
them
good
,
and
therfore
in
time
effectually
called
them
.
Which
purpose
of
his
nothing
can
alter
,
but
he
maketh
all
things
to
further
it
,
yea
sometimes
contrarie
to
their
nature
,
as
afflictions
.
So
that
from
the
first
vnchangeable
cause
of
their
saluation
,
and
of
all
good
intented
towardes
them
,
he
sheweth
the
certentie
of
this
,
that
all
afflictions
shall
worke
together
for
the
best
to
those
that
loue
God
:
for
who
can
hinder
or
frustrate
the
determinate
purpose
of
God
in
any
thing
?
None
in
the
world
,
no
not
the
deuill
himselfe
:
and
therefore
afflictions
can
not
hinder
the
good
that
he
meaneth
to
his
children
,
because
he
hath
purposed
to
doe
them
good
.
Which
purpose
of
his
for
their
good
hath
alway
appeared
by
their
fruitfull
and
effectuall
calling
.
For
when
he
had
purposed
to
saue
them
by
his
sonne
Iesus
Christ
,
he
called
them
by
the
ministerie
of
the
Gospel
in
his
good
time
some
sooner
some
later
vnto
the
knowledge
of
it
;
and
from
the
same
purpose
of
his
it
came
to
passe
,
that
the
word
was
made
effectuall
vnto
them
by
the
inward
operation
of
his
holy
Spirit
,
working
in
them
faith
and
repentance
:
and
so
became
vnto
them
The
power
of
God
vnto
their
saluation
,
So
then
the
Lord
continuing
the
same
purpose
of
his
towards
them
,
it
shall
vndoubtedly
come
to
passe
,
that
though
al
other
men
should
not
profit
by
their
afflictions
,
but
waxe
worse
and
worse
,
as
commonly
the
wicked
doe
,
as
we
see
in
the
example
of
Pharaoh
king
of
Egypt
,
who
after
many
grieuous
plagues
brought
vpon
him
,
And
truly
it
is
worthie
our
consideration
,
to
remember
how
many
things
haue
beene
in
the
way
to
hinder
the
calling
of
men
vnto
saluation
,
yet
none
of
them
could
doe
it
,
because
God
had
purposed
.
As
who
would
euer
haue
thought
,
The
like
may
be
said
of
some
other
,
as
of
Manasseh
king
of
Iudah
,
But
to
let
these
passe
;
let
euery
man
consider
the
manner
of
his
own
calling
,
&
see
how
many
things
were
within
him
,
and
without
him
,
that
might
haue
hindred
him
from
comming
to
that
measure
of
grace
,
that
he
hath
now
receiued
,
that
so
he
may
acknowledge
vpon
his
owne
experience
,
that
nothing
is
able
to
hinder
the
good
purpose
of
God
towardes
those
that
loue
him
.
And
then
he
shal
finde
,
that
the
great
ignorance
,
idolatrie
,
or
Atheisme
,
in
which
all
his
kinred
were
left
might
haue
staied
this
good
worke
,
but
that
God
did
draw
him
out
of
them
,
as
he
did
Abraham
,
And
so
we
shall
be
the
better
perswaded
,
that
the
Lord
of
the
same
vnchangeable
goodnesse
of
his
hauing
purposed
euen
by
the
crosse
,
and
all
manner
of
affliction
to
doe
vs
good
,
how
many
things
so
euer
may
seeme
to
our selues
,
or
to
others
to
be
against
it
,
that
he
will
verifie
this
promise
vnto
vs
,
and
we
shall
find
it
to
be
true
,
as
well
as
others
,
that
all
things
shall
worke
for
the
best
to
those
that
loue
God
,
euen
those
that
are
called
of
his
purpose
.
Now
concerning
the
former
of
these
two
points
,
namely
,
that
no
affliction
commeth
by
casualtie
,
or
befalleth
vs
by
happe
hazard
,
as
we
say
,
neither
that
any
thing
is
done
by
fortune
or
chance
,
but
by
the
very
speciall
appointment
of
God
:
he
not
onely
willingly
suffering
it
,
and
beholding
it
,
and
vs
in
it
with
his
own
eies
,
but
laying
it
vpon
vs
himselfe
,
euen
with
his
owne
hands
,
and
first
of
all
ordaining
it
:
this
,
I
say
,
not
onely
containeth
in
it
most
notable
comfort
,
and
singular
consolation
,
considered
alone
and
apart
by
it selfe
:
but
also
is
that
,
vnto
which
the
whole
Scripture
of
the
old
&
new
Testament
beareth
very
plentiful
witnes
.
For
seeing
that
we
beleeue
,
according
to
the
first
article
of
our
faith
,
that
God
made
all
things
of
nothing
,
therefore
also
we
are
assured
,
that
whatsoeuer
are
the
means
knowne
or
vnknowne
,
of
any
thing
that
befalleth
vs
,
that
the
Lord
himselfe
is
the
doer
of
the
same
:
for
that
which
they
did
,
they
did
by
his
speciall
power
,
seeing
that
of
themselues
they
were
first
nothing
,
and
therfore
without
him
could
not
doe
any
thing
.
And
thus
the
Psalmist
professeth
his
faith
,
in
the
name
of
the
rest
of
the
seruants
of
God
,
acknowledging
that
the
Lord
himselfe
hath
brought
all
their
troubles
vpon
them
,
which
they
suffered
by
the
violence
and
crueltie
of
their
aduersaries
;
and
that
he
alone
did
in
the
ende
deliuer
them
out
of
their
hands
:
when
he
speaketh
thus
,
Praise
our
God
,
ye
people
,
Whereunto
agreeth
that
most
excellent
saying
of
Iob
,
containing
the
like
profession
of
his
faith
in
this
very
point
;
that
God
bringeth
all
affliction
vpon
men
,
though
he
vseth
men
,
or
any
other
meanes
,
or
the
deuill
himselfe
,
as
instruments
and
meanes
to
work
vnder
him
in
the
same
thing
.
For
when
Satan
had
desired
the
Lord
to
stretch
out
his
hand
,
Thus
we
ought
so
beleeue
and
confesse
,
that
whatsoeuer
doth
befall
vs
either
by
wicked
or
vngodly
persons
,
or
by
Satan
himselfe
,
and
all
his
hellish
power
,
that
the
Lord
is
the
doer
of
the
same
:
for
the
very
deuills
themselues
were
constrained
to
acknowledge
vnto
Christ
,
when
he
was
vpon
the
earth
,
that
they
could
doe
nothing
without
his
permission
,
or
rather
without
his
warrant
and
speciall
commaundement
:
and
that
not
onely
vnto
men
,
but
euen
to
the
worst
and
meanest
of
his
creatures
.
For
when
he
was
in
the
countrey
of
the
Gergaseus
,
there
met
him
two
men
possessed
with
many
deuills
;
S.
Marke
speaketh
of
it
more
significantly
,
namely
,
that
they
said
vnto
him
,
Send
vs
into
the
swine
:
and
then
as
S.
Matthew
saith
,
he
did
not
onely
suffer
them
,
and
giue
them
leaue
so
to
doe
,
but
bade
them
goe
,
and
so
sent
them
to
them
:
whereupon
they
entred
into
them
,
and
caried
them
headlong
from
the
hill
into
the
sea
,
and
so
choaked
them
there
.
So
that
they
confesse
,
that
they
could
doe
nothing
but
by
the
power
of
Christ
,
sending
them
,
ruling
them
,
and
restraining
them
at
his
pleasure
.
Thus
also
it
is
written
of
our
Lord
and
Sauiour
Christ
Iesus
,
The
consideration
of
this
should
not
onely
make
vs
patient
in
all
afflictions
,
and
willingly
to
beare
them
,
because
they
come
from
God
,
that
loueth
vs
:
but
also
to
looke
for
some
good
from
them
in
the
ende
,
because
that
he
,
who
hath
promised
to
worke
our
good
thereby
,
doth
lay
them
vpon
vs
himselfe
.
And
vnlesse
we
be
thus
perswaded
of
them
,
we
shall
be
readie
to
fret
,
and
storme
,
and
impatiently
to
beare
them
;
much
more
shall
we
thinke
them
to
be
for
our
hurt
,
rather
then
for
our
good
.
If
Iob
when
he
lost
all
,
if
he
had
looked
vnto
the
violence
and
robberie
of
the
Chaldeans
And
thus
the
Lord
,
though
he
detesteth
such
sinnes
as
these
in
men
,
yet
he
often
vseth
them
to
his
glorie
:
which
when
men
can
wisely
consider
of
,
and
discerne
the
one
from
the
other
,
it
will
make
them
quietly
to
beare
great
things
at
the
hands
of
men
,
because
they
stay
not
in
them
,
but
cast
vp
their
eyes
vnto
God
:
whereas
if
they
should
onely
looke
vnto
men
,
and
goe
no
further
,
they
know
that
they
in
their
doings
mean
them
no
good
,
but
hurt
:
and
knowing
that
they
haue
deserued
no
such
measure
at
their
hands
,
they
would
be
like
the
dogge
that
bites
the
staffe
wherwith
he
is
beaten
,
and
considers
not
of
him
that
striketh
him
:
therefore
in
all
afflictions
,
let
vs
beleeue
that
we
haue
to
deale
with
God
,
so
shall
we
be
patient
,
and
comfortable
vnder
the
same
.
And
this
is
that
,
no
doubt
,
that
staied
the
old
man
Heli
the
Priest
,
when
he
heard
that
message
from
the
Lord
by
Samuel
,
which
otherwise
would
haue
beene
a
great
deale
more
vncomfortable
vnto
him
,
as
appeareth
by
his
words
,
and
answer
,
that
he
gaue
vnto
him
.
For
when
he
told
him
,
that
God
would
iudge
his
house
for
euer
,
For
this
is
all
one
,
as
if
the
sicke
patient
should
haue
a
Phisitian
to
deale
with
him
,
who
were
his
father
,
his
brother
,
or
his
friend
:
who
should
not
onely
prescribe
the
quantitie
of
all
the
ingredients
for
his
medicine
,
knowing
well
the
qualities
and
working
of
them
;
but
should
also
make
the
confection
himselfe
,
bring
it
vnto
him
,
and
minister
it
with
his
owne
hands
:
of
whose
fidelitie
and
care
towards
him
,
and
desire
of
his
health
,
because
he
doubteth
not
one
whit
;
that
would
make
him
most
willing
to
receiue
it
,
though
very
bitter
and
vnpleasant
:
and
though
at
the
first
he
found
it
in
the
working
somewhat
churlish
,
yet
he
would
hope
to
receiue
some
good
by
it
in
the
ende
;
knowing
who
made
it
,
and
brought
it
vnto
him
.
And
after
this
manner
,
and
vnder
this
very
comparison
,
our
Sauiour
Christ
speaketh
of
his
owne
afflictions
,
and
did
most
willingly
indure
the
crosse
,
which
others
would
haue
put
off
from
him
,
because
it
was
that
,
that
his
father
did
lay
vpon
him
.
For
when
Iudas
and
the
rest
came
with
weapons
to
take
him
,
If
when
the
child
hath
offended
his
father
,
he
should
say
to
one
of
his
seruants
in
his
anger
;
Take
him
out
of
my
sight
,
and
punish
him
so
and
so
:
this
would
be
more
grieuous
and
fearefull
a
great
deale
vnto
an
ingenuous
child
,
then
if
the
father
should
take
correction
of
him
himselfe
;
because
he
was
better
perswaded
of
the
goodnes
of
his
father
towards
him
,
then
of
the
seruants
,
and
so
might
looke
for
more
mercie
from
the
one
,
then
from
the
other
,
Euen
so
it
may
minister
vnto
vs
no
small
comfort
in
all
our
afflictions
,
that
we
beleeue
,
that
in
them
we
are
vnder
our
fathers
hand
,
and
he
himselfe
dealeth
with
vs
,
and
that
he
hath
not
in
his
displeasure
deliuered
vs
to
any
other
to
be
tormented
by
them
.
Againe
,
if
one
that
were
blinde
,
offending
his
father
,
should
be
suddenly
taken
away
,
and
caried
to
some
punishment
,
he
knew
not
whether
,
nor
by
whome
,
he
might
iustly
feare
what
would
be
the
ende
and
measure
of
it
:
but
if
he
knew
it
were
his
father
,
part
of
his
feare
would
be
diminished
,
and
he
would
be
the
lesse
vnwilling
to
goe
with
him
,
and
more
quietly
submit
himselfe
vnto
his
correction
:
So
we
if
at
any
time
through
our
ignorance
and
blindnes
doe
not
rightly
conceiue
of
our
crosses
,
and
of
the
author
of
them
;
but
as
vncertaine
we
ascribe
them
to
this
,
or
to
that
,
or
to
we
know
not
what
,
we
are
so
much
the
more
timerous
&
fearefull
:
but
if
the
eyes
of
our
minde
by
faith
in
Gods
word
be
so
opened
,
that
we
see
clearely
God
to
be
the
author
of
them
,
and
that
we
are
in
the
hands
of
none
but
of
our
father
;
our
minds
are
so
much
the
more
pacified
,
and
we
shall
finde
a
wonderful
alteration
in
our selues
,
ouer
that
was
in
vs
before
,
in
respect
of
the
patient
bearing
of
our
present
estate
,
whatsoeuer
it
be
.
Or
(
to
shew
it
in
an
other
comparison
)
if
one
should
be
so
hardly
dealt
withall
,
as
is
the
manner
in
the
Spanish
Inquisition
;
in
which
men
are
examined
for
their
faith
in
Christ
,
and
religion
to
God
,
that
the
poore
soule
might
be
put
into
the
greater
feare
,
and
so
the
sooner
abjure
his
faith
;
if
he
should
haue
a
tormentor
sent
vnto
him
very
ougly
disguised
,
more
like
a
deuill
then
a
man
,
who
should
carie
him
into
some
dark
dungeon
he
knew
not
whether
,
and
there
lay
him
vpon
the
racke
:
this
would
no
doubt
increase
the
griefe
of
his
affliction
so
much
the
more
,
because
he
knew
not
who
did
deal
with
him
,
and
so
could
looke
for
no
mercie
at
his
hands
.
But
now
,
if
when
he
were
in
the
midst
of
his
torture
he
should
heare
the
voice
of
his
father
speaking
vnto
him
,
though
thus
disguised
,
that
might
somewhat
vphold
him
,
and
ridde
him
of
a
number
of
thoughts
that
he
was
troubled
with
before
.
So
all
afflictions
must
needes
be
so
much
the
more
vncomfortable
vnto
vs
,
as
long
as
we
looke
not
vp
vnto
him
,
that
sendeth
it
;
and
are
so
blind
,
that
we
consider
not
,
who
striketh
vs
.
Yet
when
we
heare
out
of
the
word
the
voice
of
our
father
speaking
vnto
vs
,
and
telling
vs
that
it
is
he
that
dealeth
with
vs
,
how
straunge
and
deformed
so
euer
the
tormentor
may
seeme
to
be
,
that
is
,
how
grieuous
and
vnlooked
for
so
euer
the
affliction
be
,
and
contrarie
to
our
nature
;
let
vs
not
be
too
much
discouraged
,
because
that
then
when
he
striketh
vs
,
he
still
loueth
vs
,
and
the
bowels
of
his
compassion
doe
yearne
vpon
vs
,
And
this
is
that
,
which
the
Prophet
Ieremie
speaketh
of
in
the
person
of
the
Lord
,
shewing
how
he
standeth
affected
towards
them
when
he
doth
most
of
all
afflict
them
.
Where
first
of
all
he
bringeth
in
the
Church
of
the
Iewes
sorowing
for
the
greatnes
of
their
affliction
,
which
God
had
laid
vpon
them
for
their
sinnes
:
and
in
the
same
committing
themselues
wholly
to
God
,
and
praying
to
him
for
his
saluation
;
when
he
saith
,
I
haue
heard
Ephraim
lamenting
Thus
we
see
,
that
all
afflictions
are
ordained
,
and
sent
of
God
,
&
that
for
our
good
,
&
that
he
beareth
the
same
fatherly
affection
towards
vs
in
them
,
that
he
did
before
.
And
therefore
that
the
saluation
of
the
Church
,
and
of
euery
member
of
the
same
is
by
Gods
decree
ioyned
with
bearing
the
crosse
:
in
so
much
that
we
are
not
to
looke
to
be
free
from
it
,
vnlesse
we
will
peruert
this
order
established
by
God
himselfe
.
Neither
neede
we
to
feare
it
,
when
as
the
Lord
,
who
hath
determined
to
saue
vs
,
hath
appointed
this
way
and
meanes
also
to
saue
vs
by
,
and
to
worke
our
good
:
and
so
his
decree
and
purpose
of
sauing
vs
can
not
be
seuered
from
his
decree
of
exercising
vs
vnder
the
crosse
.
And
that
none
of
vs
all
might
looke
to
be
freed
from
the
crosse
,
or
feare
,
that
it
should
hinder
vs
in
our
saluation
,
or
in
any
gift
that
might
further
vs
thereunto
:
the
Apostle
telleth
vs
,
wherfore
the
Lord
hath
thus
decreed
of
the
whole
Church
,
to
exercise
them
vnder
the
crosse
;
namely
,
seeing
that
his
owne
dearely
beloued
sonne
,
For
euen
as
a
noble
man
wil
haue
all
his
seruants
to
weare
one
liuerie
,
and
all
of
them
to
haue
the
same
cognizance
,
that
they
may
be
knowne
whose
they
are
:
So
the
Lord
would
haue
all
his
seruants
and
children
,
to
be
knowne
from
the
rest
of
the
world
by
one
and
the
same
badge
:
&
though
there
be
some
other
marks
of
them
,
whereby
they
may
be
discerned
,
as
the
outward
profession
of
his
worship
and
seruice
,
and
his
holy
Sacraments
;
yet
there
is
one
more
special
:
now
the
badge
that
hee
put
vpon
Christ
Iesus
his
eldest
sonne
,
was
affliction
and
trouble
in
this
world
:
according
to
that
that
was
prophesied
of
him
,
We
see
by
experience
,
that
in
euery
family
great
is
the
prerogatiue
and
priuiledge
of
the
eldest
brother
aboue
all
the
rest
,
he
by
the
law
of
God
was
by
his
double
portion
preferred
aboue
all
the
rest
:
and
Iacob
in
blessing
all
his
children
,
In
like
manner
seeing
it
hath
pleased
the
Lord
,
For
indeede
howsoeuer
there
is
great
difference
betweene
the
head
and
the
rest
of
the
members
,
and
all
of
them
are
farre
inferiour
vnto
it
:
yet
there
is
and
must
be
a
certaine
conformitie
betweene
the
one
and
the
other
;
that
is
,
a
certain
likelihood
and
agreement
betweene
the
members
of
the
same
bodie
and
the
head
:
So
howsoeuer
there
is
no
comparison
betweene
Christ
and
vs
,
yet
we
must
thus
farre
agree
with
him
,
that
we
must
not
thinke
to
be
aboue
him
,
and
therefore
we
must
not
refuse
any
condition
,
that
he
hath
vndergon
before
:
vnlesse
we
would
most
disorderly
preferre
our selues
the
members
,
before
him
our
head
:
which
thing
to
doe
,
were
to
darken
the
glorie
of
him
that
is
the
first
borne
,
and
to
staine
the
honour
of
him
that
is
truly
called
,
The
Prince
of
our
saluation
.
For
what
a
confusion
were
it
in
the
commonwealth
,
if
the
Nobles
,
yea
the
meanest
of
the
subiects
would
refuse
to
doe
that
,
which
the
King
&
Prince
had
done
before
?
or
what
disorder
wold
there
be
in
a
family
,
if
the
yonger
brethren
should
think
much
and
disdaine
to
be
brought
vp
that
way
,
that
the
heire
of
the
house
had
beene
before
:
Euen
so
when
we
shall
refuse
to
beare
the
crosse
,
which
our
Lord
and
Sauiour
Christ
Iesus
by
the
appointment
of
his
father
hath
born
in
greater
measure
,
then
we
shall
or
can
:
it
is
nothing
els
but
pride
and
selfe
loue
to
lift
vp
our selues
aboue
him
,
and
to
say
by
our
deedes
,
that
we
will
not
in
this
thing
be
conformable
vnto
him
,
as
to
our
Prince
or
eldest
brother
.
And
then
consider
I
pray
you
,
what
an
intolerable
thing
this
were
,
that
we
beeing
worse
then
dust
and
ashes
,
and
wormes
meat
,
yea
nothing
els
but
a
lumpe
of
sinne
,
should
desire
to
be
spared
aboue
the
onely
sonne
of
God
,
whome
he
hath
made
heire
of
all
things
;
But
rather
let
this
comfort
and
vphold
vs
in
all
trouble
and
aduersitie
,
that
we
can
neuer
be
pressed
downe
so
low
with
it
,
but
that
Christ
Iesus
our
Lord
and
Prince
hath
been
more
deepely
plunged
in
it
before
:
&
therfore
the
more
that
we
suffer
,
the
more
like
we
are
vnto
him
.
In
so
much
that
if
it
were
possible
for
vs
to
haue
the
afflictions
of
Iob
doubled
vpon
vs
,
yea
if
we
could
goe
downe
into
hell
,
and
so
suffer
all
the
torments
of
a
damned
and
desperate
creature
both
in
soule
and
bodie
;
hauing
the
worme
of
our
conscience
knawing
in
vs
continually
;
euen
in
them
we
should
be
most
like
vnto
Christ
in
his
fearefull
agonies
,
and
deadly
sorrow
that
he
fell
into
,
complaining
that
his
soule
was
heauie
euen
vnto
the
death
:
But
if
all
this
doe
not
suffice
vs
,
and
we
further
demaund
,
why
the
Lord
should
appoint
so
hard
a
way
for
vs
vnto
saluation
,
and
why
he
should
ordaine
the
gate
to
be
so
strait
,
For
when
we
are
come
thither
,
in
the
presence
of
God
is
the
fulnes
of
ioy
,
At
what
time
we
shall
finde
the
happines
of
that
life
in
many
degrees
to
surmount
all
the
troubles
and
aduersities
that
we
haue
suffered
in
this
life
,
to
surmount
them
I
say
both
in
greatnes
,
and
in
continuance
without
any
interruption
.
As
the
Apostle
saith
,
who
had
so
great
experience
of
all
kind
of
afflictions
,
that
he
saith
of
himselfe
,
And
then
we
shall
neuer
repent
vs
of
the
hardnes
of
the
way
,
by
which
we
came
through
manifold
afflictions
vnto
so
great
and
eternall
glorie
;
no
more
then
the
sicke
patient
is
sorie
that
by
induring
so
many
hard
things
vnder
the
physitians
hands
,
he
attained
vnto
perfect
health
at
the
last
.
But
rather
as
it
was
a
great
comfort
vnto
Ioseph
,
And
as
Iacob
was
not
sorie
,
that
he
came
to
inherite
his
fathers
blessing
at
the
last
by
induring
a
long
exile
from
his
fathers
house
by
the
space
of
twentie
yeares
,
and
a
tedious
kind
of
seruice
vnder
his
cruell
master
Laban
,
who
did
often
change
his
wages
,
and
caused
him
to
be
pinched
with
the
frost
in
the
night
,
and
to
be
scorched
with
the
heate
of
the
sunne
in
the
day
.
So
it
shall
be
no
griefe
of
heart
at
all
vnto
vs
then
,
that
by
patience
vnder
many
crosses
here
,
we
are
come
to
inherit
the
blessing
of
our
heauenly
father
in
the
kingdome
of
heauen
,
which
was
prepared
for
vs
before
the
foundation
of
the
world
.
But
as
the
Israelites
when
they
were
quietly
possessed
of
the
land
of
Canaan
,
that
good
land
that
flowed
with
milke
and
honie
,
for
ioy
thereof
neuer
remembred
their
long
iorney
trauailing
by
the
space
of
fourtie
yeares
through
a
vast
desart
and
forlorne
wildernes
,
in
which
sometimes
they
wanted
water
,
sometimes
food
,
sometimes
were
in
daunger
of
their
enemies
,
sometimes
were
stung
with
fierie
serpents
,
and
sometimes
were
put
in
great
feare
of
other
calamities
:
So
wee
when
wee
are
come
to
that
land
of
promise
,
whereof
this
was
out
a
type
and
figure
;
where
is
the
tree
of
life
indeed
,
To
conclude
,
as
Dauid
did
not
repent
him
,
that
he
came
to
the
kingdome
of
Israel
at
the
ende
of
many
yeares
,
in
which
he
suffered
so
many
hard
things
vnder
the
tyrannie
of
Saul
,
as
he
did
;
when
as
sometimes
he
would
haue
smit
him
through
with
his
speare
vnto
the
wall
,
Where
to
perswade
the
Galatians
and
vs
to
go
on
constantly
in
all
good
courses
vnto
the
end
,
he
makes
a
promise
of
great
reward
which
God
will
bestow
vpon
all
them
that
shall
so
doe
,
not
so
much
in
this
life
,
as
the
life
to
come
,
when
euery
man
shal
receiue
the
things
that
are
done
in
his
bodie
,
So
we
in
all
afflictions
and
in
all
difficulties
continuing
in
well
doing
,
must
comfort
our selues
with
the
hope
of
that
reward
,
that
God
hath
promised
in
the
kingdom
of
heauen
:
according
to
that
,
that
is
said
in
the
Psalme
,
they
that
sow
in
teares
,
And
this
Paul
applieth
vnto
seruants
,
whose
condition
of
life
,
especially
of
bondseruants
,
and
vnder
heathen
and
vnchristian
masters
in
those
daies
was
very
hard
:
and
willeth
them
to
doe
their
duties
conscionably
,
as
seruing
the
Lord
,
knowing
that
of
him
,
they
shall
receiue
their
reward
:
when
he
saith
,
And
this
made
Moses
the
man
of
God
to
refuse
all
the
riches
and
pleasures
,
that
he
might
haue
inioyed
in
Egypt
,
as
beeing
the
reputed
sonne
of
Pharaohs
daughter
,
and
to
choose
rather
to
ioyne
himselfe
with
the
people
of
God
though
in
great
affliction
,
And
so
I
may
conclude
with
that
most
excellent
exhortation
of
the
Apostle
in
the
chapter
following
:
Wherefore
let
vs
also
,
Where
also
that
we
might
not
faint
vnder
the
burden
,
we
are
to
consider
of
the
circumstance
of
time
,
when
we
shall
reape
the
fruit
of
our
labours
,
And
seeing
the
Lord
hath
of
his
wisdome
and
goodnes
set
downe
the
time
,
when
we
shall
be
comforted
&
receiue
our
reward
;
we
must
in
faith
and
patience
waite
vpon
him
for
it
.
And
as
the
husbandman
that
hath
sowne
his
field
,
doth
not
looke
for
his
croppe
the
next
day
,
or
the
next
weeke
,
but
tarieth
till
the
haruest
come
;
so
must
we
sow
the
seede
of
obedience
vnto
God
,
euen
vnder
the
crosse
,
though
with
teares
,
and
looke
for
the
fruit
of
it
at
the
great
day
of
haruest
,
when
we
shall
reape
it
with
ioy
,
euen
with
that
ioy
that
is
vnspeakable
and
most
glorious
:
when
he
shal
separate
the
sheepe
from
the
goates
,
and
giue
them
their
reward
,
saying
,
Come
ye
blessed
of
my
father
,
And
seeing
the
Lord
hath
beene
patient
in
waiting
for
our
amendement
from
day
to
day
:
let
vs
patiently
expect
the
accomplishment
of
this
his
gratious
promise
from
day
to
day
,
and
from
yeare
to
yeare
.
Setting
before
our
eyes
the
example
of
the
dumbe
creatures
,
which
expect
with
a
feruent
desire
to
be
deliuered
from
that
bondage
and
corruption
,
FINIS
.