THE
MONVMENT
,
OR
TOMBE-STONE
.
Iob
7.
3.
4.
So
am
I
made
to
possesse
the
moneths
of
vanitie
,
and
wearisome
nights
are
appointed
to
me
:
when
I
lie
downe
,
I
say
,
when
shall
I
arise
,
and
the
night
be
gone
?
and
I
am
full
of
tossings
to
and
fro
,
vnto
the
dawning
of
the
day
.
IN
the
first
verse
of
this
chapter
the
holy
man
Iob
layeth
downe
a
generall
position
,
to
wit
,
that
the
dayes
of
mor●all
man
are
like
the
dayes
of
an
hireing
:
and
this
position
he
laboureth
to
make
good
in
the
subsequent
or
next
ensuing
verses
,
and
that
by
d●claring
wherein
the
comparison
sta●deth
betweene
the
dayes
of
an
hir●ling
and
the
dayes
of
mortall
man
,
these
words
following
:
As
a
serua●
earnestly
desireth
the
shadow
,
and
as
a
hireling
looketh
for
the
reward
of
h●
worke
,
so
am
I
made
to
possesse
the
m●neths
of
vanity
,
and
wearisome
nigh●
are
appointed
for
me
,
&c.
This
is
t●
coherence
.
Now
this
text
is
for
the
matter
it
a
lamentable
complaint
,
where
for
order
and
methods
sake
,
we
m●
take
notice
of
two
points
,
first
of
t●
person
complaining
,
and
that
was
I
in
this
word
I.
Secondly
,
of
the
ma●ter
of
the
complaint
,
which
is
tw●-fold
.
First
,
for
the
vanishing
of
〈◊〉
time
,
in
these
words
,
So
haue
I
ben●
made
to
possesse
the
m●neths
of
vanit●
Secondly
,
for
the
tediousnesse
and
●●tremitie
of
his
paine
,
in
the
rest
of
t●
text
:
And
wearisome
nights
are
appo●ed
vnto
me
:
when
I
lie
downe
,
I
say
,
when
shall
I
arise
,
&
the
night
be
gone
?
and
I
am
full
of
tossings
to
and
fro
vnto
the
dawning
of
the
day
.
So
am
I
made
to
possesse
the
moneths
of
vanity
.
It
may
here
be
demanded
in
the
first
place
,
what
is
meant
in
these
words
by
v●nitie
.
Vnto
which
iust
demand
for
the
clearing
of
the
text
,
I
answer
,
that
this
word
vanity
is
taken
in
two
sences
in
holy
Scriptures
,
viz.
sometimes
for
the
vanity
of
sinne
,
and
so
it
is
vsed
in
Psal.
119.
37.
where
Dauid
intreateth
the
Lord
to
turne
back
his
eyes
from
beholding
vanity
,
that
is
,
from
beholding
sinfull
obiects
.
And
in
deed
my
deare
Christian
brethren
,
sin
is
iustly
styled
by
the
name
of
vanity
,
for
there
is
no
vanity
to
the
vanity
of
sin
.
For
how
vaine
a
practise
it
is
for
a
little
momentanie
pleasure
,
and
for
a
modicum
of
transitory
profit
,
that
a
man
or
woman
should
set
the
glory
of
God
,
the
merits
of
Christ
,
the
kingdome
of
heauen
,
and
their
owne
saluation
to
sale
,
I
leaue
it
to
your
owne
conscience
to
iudge
.
But
for
mine
owne
part
,
I
esteeme
wilfull
and
desperate
sinners
to
be
the
most
vaine
and
foolish
people
in
the
world
.
But
concerning
this
kind
of
vanitie
Iob
doth
not
speake
in
this
place
:
for
it
is
not
meant
that
Iob
had
spent
his
moneths
in
the
vanity
of
sinne
,
as
they
do
which
spend
their
precious
time
in
pricking
&
pinning
,
and
painting
and
pampering
,
in
running
to
stage
playes
,
in
haunting
of
tauerns
and
alehouses
,
in
prosecuting
of
vnnecessary
suites
at
law
,
and
such
like
:
for
Iob
indeed
was
none
of
this
cursed
crew
:
but
he
was
perfect
and
vpright
,
and
one
that
feared
God
,
and
eschued
euill
,
as
God
himselfe
giues
testimony
of
him
in
the
first
chap.
of
this
booke
,
at
the
first
verse
:
yea
this
blessed
Iob
was
such
a
man
,
as
that
there
was
none
like
him
in
all
respects
in
the
whole
world
,
at
the
least
in
his
age
and
●ime
.
For
so
it
is
said
of
him
in
the
second
chapter
and
third
verse
,
of
this
holy
booke
.
We
must
note
therefore
and
obserue
,
that
the
word
vanity
is
taken
also
in
Scripture
for
the
vanity
of
a
sa●ing
condition
;
and
so
it
is
vsed
in
Psal.
144.
4.
where
it
is
said
,
Man
is
like
to
vanity
,
his
dayes
are
like
a
shadow
that
vanisheth
:
and
in
Rom.
8.
20.
The
●reature
is
made
subiect
to
vanity
:
that
●s
,
to
a
fading
condition
.
And
thus
the
word
vanity
is
vsed
in
our
present
●ext
:
I
haue
had
as
an
inheritance
the
●oneths
of
vanity
,
that
is
,
vanishing
and
fading
moneths
,
the
abstract
being
put
for
the
concrete
,
or
vanity
for
vanishing
.
And
wearisome
nights
,
&c.
Here
it
may
be
also
inquired
what
it
was
that
Iob
endured
in
the
night
,
for
the
which
●e
termes
his
nights
wearisome
●ights
,
or
,
as
it
is
in
the
original
,
nights
of
labour
.
To
this
I
answer
:
Iob
endured
three
things
in
the
nights
,
the
which
three
things
made
his
night●xs
the
nights
of
labour
and
vnrest
.
First
,
he
endured
fearefull
dreame
and
visions
,
as
appeareth
in
this
present
seuenth
chapter
and
fourth
verse
where
it
is
said
,
When
I
say
,
my
bed
sha●
comfort
me
,
my
couch
shall
ease
my
complaint
,
then
thou
scarest
me
wit●
dreames
,
and
terrifiest
me
through
visions
.
And
this
was
a
great
passion
;
for
i●
is
grieuous
to
be
scared
with
dreames
●ut
it
is
more
to
be
terrified
with
visions
and
apparitions
of
Angels
whether
good
or
euill
.
The
want
of
naturall
rest
vnto
a
weake
person
is
very
tedious
,
but
this
addition
of
terro●
and
horror
is
much
more
grieuous
.
2
The
second
thing
which
Io●
endured
in
the
night
as
well
as
by
day
,
it
was
anguish
of
mind
and
trouble
of
conscience
:
For
his
calamiti●
was
heauier
then
the
sand
of
the
sea
,
th●
arrowes
of
God
Almightie
were
within
him
,
the
poison
thereof
drunke
vp
his
spirit
,
yea
the
terrors
of
God
set
themselues
in
aray
again●●
him
,
Iob
6.
2.
3.
And
this
was
matter
of
sore
labour
;
for
as
Salomon
saith
,
A
man
will
be
are
his
infirmitie
;
but
a
wounded
spirit
,
who
can
beare
it
?
Prou.
18.
14.
3.
The
third
thing
which
Iob
endured
in
the
night
,
was
extremitie
of
paine
in
his
bodie
,
expressed
by
verie
grieuous
and
dolefull
fits
;
for
when
he
lay
downe
,
he
said
,
when
shall
I
arise
,
and
the
night
be
gone
?
and
he
was
full
,
or
as
it
is
in
the
originall
,
he
had
his
belly
full
of
tossings
to
and
fro
to
the
dawning
of
the
day
.
And
there
is
none
which
haue
had
experience
of
extremitie
of
sicknesse
,
but
I
hope
they
will
easily
acknowledge
,
that
extremitie
of
paine
is
a
sore
labour
.
Thus
much
for
the
clearing
of
the
meaning
of
the
words
.
Now
before
we
come
to
the
doctrines
and
instructions
,
one
maine
question
may
be
moued
concerning
the
practise
of
Iob
in
complaining
,
whether
he
did
well
or
ill
in
it
?
And
to
this
I
answer
,
that
in
many
things
Iob
sinned
in
the
matter
of
complaint
,
as
in
cursing
the
day
of
his
birth
,
Iob
3.
and
in
desiring
for
anguish
to
be
cut
off
before
his
time
,
Iob
6.
9.
and
chusing
to
be
strangled
was
like
wise
a
great
sin
in
him
,
Iob
7.
15.
But
in
these
words
in
the
text
,
I
take
it
that
Iob
did
not
mainly
sinne
,
(
howbeit
I
do
not
excuse
him
altogether
from
infirmitie
,
)
but
for
his
words
vsed
,
they
are
warrantable
;
as
for
his
secret
affection
,
we
haue
nothing
to
do
with
it
,
we
leaue
it
to
God
that
knowes
it
.
You
will
then
demand
,
Is
it
lawfull
therefore
for
such
as
are
in
distresse
to
complaine
?
To
this
I
answer
,
that
all
complaint
is
not
sinfull
.
Dauid
complained
in
the
si●t
Psalme
,
that
his
soule
was
sore
troubled
,
and
●et
he
sinned
not
.
Hezechiah
mourned
like
a
doue
in
his
sicknes
,
Esay
38.
14.
and
yet
for
that
is
not
iustly
to
be
reproued
.
But
lawfull
complaint
in
time
of
extremitie
,
must
be
ioyned
with
these
limitations
.
First
,
it
must
not
be
with
murmuring
or
repining
against
God
,
but
rather
with
a
patient
submitting
to
his
blessed
will
:
so
that
though
we
do
declare
our
griefe
,
yet
we
must
be
content
to
endure
it
,
in
obedience
to
God
;
and
we
must
learne
of
Christ
,
to
say
,
If
thou
wilt
that
I
shall
drinke
of
this
cup
,
thy
will
be
done
.
Secondly
,
our
complaint
must
not
be
to
the
weakning
of
our
faith
:
we
must
so
complaine
,
as
that
still
we
hold
fast
some
ground
of
ioy
.
For
indeed
we
ought
to
reioyce
euermore
;
and
we
should
not
mourne
without
hope
,
as
the
Apostle
speaketh
.
Thirdly
,
our
complaints
must
be
moderate
;
for
there
is
but
a
time
to
mourne
.
We
ought
to
find
time
,
as
wel
for
the
declaring
of
Gods
mercies
which
we
haue
receiued
,
as
to
expresse
our
griefes
,
or
else
we
are
greatly
vnthankfull
.
Thus
much
for
the
meaning
.
Now
come
we
,
by
Gods
permission
and
assistance
,
to
collect
such
doct●ines
and
instructions
as
may
make
for
our
edification
.
Moneths
of
vanitie
.
Where
note
we
,
that
Iob
speaking
of
his
life
,
doth
not
terme
his
moneths
,
moneths
of
certaintie
,
as
though
he
had
a
lease
of
his
life
,
but
moneths
of
vanitle
,
as
implying
that
Mans
life
is
very
fraile
and
subiect
to
vanish
away
.
And
indeed
there
is
nothing
more
fraile
,
&
more
vncertaine
.
For
this
cause
the
Scripture
compareth
our
liues
to
things
that
are
very
inconstant
:
as
sometimes
to
grasse
,
which
in
the
morning
flourisheth
&
groweth
,
&
in
the
euening
is
cut
downe
and
withereth
,
Psal.
90.
5.
6.
And
sometime
to
a
vapour
,
which
appeareth
for
a
very
little
time
,
and
afterwards
vanisheth
away
,
Iam.
4.
14.
Sometime
to
a
weauers
shuttle
,
which
quickly
passeth
from
one
side
of
the
webbe
vnto
the
other
.
Sometime
to
smoke
,
which
is
driuen
away
and
dispersed
with
euery
wind
or
blast
,
Psal.
102.
3.
Sometime
to
a
shadow
which
declineth
,
Psal.
102.
11.
And
sometime
to
vanity
it selfe
,
as
in
my
text
.
Gods
Church
and
people
haue
taken
diligent
notice
of
this
frailty
from
time
to
time
,
and
therefore
haue
made
account
of
short
life
.
Hence
it
is
that
Abraham
in
his
perfect
health
termeth
himselfe
dust
and
ashes
,
Genes.
18.
27.
Hence
it
is
that
Dauid
saith
,
that
his
life
is
alwayes
in
his
hand
,
Psal.
119.
109.
Hence
it
is
that
Paul
saith
,
I
am
readie
to
be
deliuered
,
and
the
time
of
my
departure
is
at
hand
,
2.
Tim.
4.
6.
Hence
it
is
that
the
Church
saith
,
We
haue
here
no
abiding
citie
,
Heb.
13.
14.
And
hence
it
is
that
so
many
faithfull
Christians
do
so
ordinarily
remember
their
mortalitie
&
their
graue
when
they
lye
downe
in
their
beds
.
And
indeed
very
experience
doth
Againe
,
our
liues
must
needs
be
Secondly
,
they
are
subiect
to
the
stroke
of
Angels
,
to
the
layings
in
waite
of
enemies
,
yea
to
Gods
immediate
stroke
.
Thirdly
,
they
are
subiect
to
many
sodaine
accidents
.
If
they
trauell
by
land
,
they
are
subiect
to
be
taken
by
the
eues
and
robbers
,
and
to
be
left
for
dead
.
If
they
ride
,
they
are
subiect
to
fall
from
their
horses
,
and
to
breake
their
neckes
.
If
they
trauell
on
foote
,
they
are
subiect
to
take
immoderate
heate
.
If
they
eate
,
they
are
subiect
to
take
surfet
,
though
they
eate
neuer
so
little
.
If
they
fast
,
they
are
subiect
to
grow
into
weaknesse
.
If
they
sit
in
thei●
houses
,
diseases
will
grow
vpon
them
by
much
sitting
.
If
they
walk●
abroad
,
a
thousand
dangers
both
ouer
their
heads
and
vnder
their
feete
,
and
before
them
and
behind
them
,
and
at
their
right
hand
and
at
their
left
do
attend
&
wait
vpon
them
,
and
therfore
how
fraile
is
the
life
of
man
?
Yea
but
some
possibly
will
obiect
I
do
not
denie
,
but
God
is
able
to
continue
thee
long
vpon
the
earth
,
Yea
but
some
,
it
may
be
,
wil
further
obiect
and
say
,
I
am
strong
and
lusty
,
Alas
poore
soule
,
whosoeuer
thou
Man
in
his
best
estate
,
that
is
,
in
his
best
yeares
,
in
his
best
strength
,
in
the
very
fl●ure
of
his
age
,
is
altogether
vanitie
?
Reade
Psalme
39.
5.
and
it
wil
teach
thee
.
Hast
thou
neuer
read
what
Ioh
saith
in
his
21.
Chapter
and
23.
verse
,
where
he
testisieth
,
that
One
dieth
in
his
full
strength
;
his
breasts
being
full
of
milke
,
and
his
bones
being
moistened
with
marrow
?
Reade
and
consider
,
and
be
not
incredulous
,
but
beleeuing
.
Now
hauing
proued
the
truth
of
this
point
,
to
wit
,
that
the
life
of
man
is
very
fraile
and
vncertaine
;
and
hauing
answered
the
Obiections
which
might
be
made
against
the
same
:
it
remaineth
now
to
make
application
of
that
which
hath
b●ne
deliuered
.
And
a
threefold
vse
we
may
make
of
this
our
frailtie
;
to
wit
,
an
vse
of
Reproofe
,
an
vse
of
Instruction
,
and
an
vse
of
Comfort
.
An
vse
of
reproofe
.
And
it
may
reproue
diuers
.
First
,
such
as
haue
made
a
couenant
For
when
thou
shalt
say
,
Peace
and
safetie
,
then
shall
there
come
upon
thee
sodaine
destruction
.
As
Paul
saith
,
1.
Thess.
5.
Secondly
,
this
may
serue
to
reproue
such
as
immoderately
do
seeke
after
wealth
,
being
as
vnsatiable
in
seeking
riches
,
as
if
they
and
their
children
were
not
mortall
,
but
immortall
;
as
if
indeed
they
were
to
liue
here
alwayes
,
and
were
to
make
prouision
for
an
earthly
eternitie
.
O
foolish
and
filthy
couetousnesse
!
when
wilt
thou
say
,
It
is
enough
?
O
vaine
man
,
thou
prouidest
with
the
danger
of
thy
soule
for
many
yeares
,
when
it
may
be
this
night
thy
soule
shall
be
taken
from
thee
,
and
then
whose
shal
these
riches
be
which
thou
hast
vniustly
gathered
?
Thirdly
,
it
may
make
for
the
iust
reproofe
of
them
which
labour
to
perswade
others
that
they
shall
liue
long
.
These
are
like
vnto
them
which
promise
others
libertie
,
and
are
themselues
the
bondslaues
of
corruption
.
And
in
this
many
Physitians
are
too
much
to
blame
,
which
will
make
such
large
promises
to
their
patients
,
as
though
it
were
in
them
to
recouer
health
at
their
pleasure
,
when
as
in
the
meane
time
the
poore
patient
dieth
vnder
their
hands
.
The
second
vse
is
an
vse
of
Instruction
:
Secondly
,
the
consideration
of
our
frailtie
must
teach
vs
,
not
to
deferre
or
put
off
our
repentance
:
but
whilest
it
is
called
to
day
,
to
call
our selues
to
a
secret
examination
of
our
wayes
and
courses
,
to
humble
our selues
for
them
,
to
renew
our
couenants
with
God
of
our
obedience
,
and
to
turne
from
the
power
of
Sathan
to
God
.
Thou
thinkest
thou
mayest
do
this
soone
enough
when
thou
art
old
:
but
how
doest
thou
know
,
whether
thou
shalt
liue
to
be
old
,
or
no
?
Or
suppose
thou
liue
to
be
old
,
how
doest
thou
know
that
God
Thirdly
,
the
consideration
of
our
frailtie
must
teach
vs
,
first
to
seeke
Gods
kingdome
and
righteousnesse
,
and
to
lay
vp
for
our selues
a
good
foundation
against
the
time
to
come
.
We
must
labour
to
be
rich
in
faith
,
that
when
death
comes
vpon
vs
,
we
may
not
slauishly
feare
it
,
but
rather
chearefully
embrace
it
as
a
most
welcome
messenger
.
It
is
lamentable
to
see
what
paines
men
take
to
go
to
hell
,
how
they
labour
for
the
obtaining
of
their
lusts
and
vnsatiable
desires
,
and
in
the
meane
time
remaine
altogether
voide
of
care
how
they
might
attaine
heauen
.
O
awake
,
awake
,
remember
out
abode
here
,
it
is
but
for
a
short
time
;
but
that
estate
which
is
to
come
,
whether
it
be
for
happinesse
or
woe
,
it
is
eternall
,
and
whithout
end
.
Therefore
striue
and
take
paines
to
enter
in
by
the
straire
gate
.
We
find
by
experience
,
things
of
value
in
the
world
,
to
wit
,
riches
and
honours
,
and
high
places
,
they
are
not
attained
without
great
meane●
vsed
:
and
shall
we
thinke
that
sauing
grace
,
&
Gods
kingdome
will
be
obtained
without
great
striuing
?
Let
no
man
or
woman
deceiue
themselues
:
for
if
the
righteous
which
labour
hard
in
the
vse
of
meanes
,
as
in
hearing
,
in
reading
,
meditating
,
in
the
vse
of
the
Sacrament
,
in
conference
,
in
keeping
●aith
&
a
good
conscience
,
in
prayer
,
and
such
like
:
if
such
,
I
say
,
shall
scarce●y
be
saued
,
notwithstanding
all
their
●are
and
striuing
;
then
what
shall
be●ome
of
such
as
striue
not
at
all
;
or
if
●hey
do
striue
,
it
is
very
coldly
and
negligently
?
Surely
such
,
vnlesse
they
●end
their
pace
,
they
can
neuer
each
their
iourneys
end
,
which
is
the
glorious
kingdome
of
heauen
.
They
will
be
found
like
trauellers
dead
in
●he
way
before
they
halfe
reach
●ome
.
The
third
and
last
vse
is
for
com●ort
Peace
shall
come
,
and
they
shall
rest
in
their
beds
,
Esay
57.
2.
and
Blessed
are
they
which
die
in
the
Lord
yea
saith
the
Spirit
,
they
rest
from
their
labours
,
Reuel.
14.
13.
Secondly
,
the
consideration
o●
shortnesse
of
life
,
may
be
matter
o●
consolation
and
comfort
vnto
such
a●
beleeue
;
for
now
their
saluation
i●
nearer
then
when
they
began
to
beleeue
.
What
knowest
thou
,
but
tha●
there
is
but
a
step
betweene
thee
an●
heauen
?
Thou
art
here
this
yere
,
tho●
mayest
be
in
heauen
before
the
next
thou
art
here
this
moneth
,
tho●
mayest
be
with
Christ
before
th●
next
.
Yea
thou
art
here
to
day
,
tho●
mayest
be
in
blisse
before
to
morrow
O
thrise
happie
estate
!
how
woul●
men
admire
the
happinesse
of
such
begger
as
were
in
possibility
euery
houre
to
be
aduanced
to
a
kingdome
?
And
how
much
more
admirable
is
the
estate
of
euery
true
Christian
,
who
standes
in
continuall
possibilitie
to
be
aduanced
to
such
an
estate
,
as
neither
eye
hath
seene
,
nor
eare
hath
heard
,
neither
can
it
sufficiently
enter
into
the
heart
of
man
to
conceiue
?
1.
Cor.
2.
9.
Thirdly
,
the
consideration
of
our
shortnesse
of
life
may
comfort
all
such
faithfull
Christians
as
do
desire
to
be
freed
from
sinne
.
Though
Satan
Moneths
of
vanity
:
Hence
obserue
That
afflictions
sanstified
are
an
especiall
meanes
●
being
greatly
afflicted
,
and
hauing
his
affliction
sanctified
vnto
him
,
was
enabled
out
of
the
bottom●
of
his
affliction
to
see
that
his
moneths
were
but
vanitie
.
And
the
lik●
may
be
said
of
Dauid
,
who
being
sick●
and
weake
,
obtained
withall
an
hol●
contempt
euen
of
his
very
kingdome
,
and
was
content
that
Salom●●
should
be
crowned
King
euen
in
hi●
life
time
,
1.
King
.
1.
33.
The
like
w●
reade
of
Barzillai
in
2.
Sam.
19.
33.
34
▪
who
when
Dauid
offered
him
grea●
honour
and
preferment
in
his
Court
he
considering
with
himselfe
that
h●
was
now
growne
very
old
,
refused
the
kings
offer
.
And
thus
many
Christians
the
daughters
of
singing
shall
be
abased
:
as
implying
,
that
though
in
health
and
youth
,
men
or
women
stand
too
much
affectionated
to
the
vanitie
of
earthly
delights
,
yet
in
affliction
and
old
age
they
shall
attaine
the
sight
of
the
vanity
of
these
things
.
So
that
afflictions
are
like
vnto
the
clay
wherewith
the
blind
mans
eyes
were
annointed
in
the
Gospell
,
and
whereby
he
came
to
attaine
his
sight
,
which
before
he
wanted
.
Yea
afflictions
are
like
chrystall
spectacles
,
whereby
Christians
are
helped
much
in
the
discerning
and
discouering
of
earthly
vanity
.
And
there
be
two
reasons
for
the
That
afflictions
sanctified
are
speciall
helpes
to
bring
to
sight
the
vanity
of
earthly
things
.
As
first
,
because
men
and
women
in
afflictions
finde
by
experience
the
helplesnesse
of
earthly
things
,
they
find
that
they
may
lie
in
paine
and
miserie
,
yea
that
they
may
die
,
and
be
turned
to
dust
,
for
any
thing
which
their
riches
or
honours
can
helpe
them
:
and
therefore
they
may
easily
conclude
,
How
vaine
ô
Lord
do
I
now
find
these
things
,
vpon
the
which
formerly
(
foole
that
I
was
)
I
haue
so
doted
,
and
set
my
mind
?
Behold
now
I
see
and
say
with
the
Preacher
,
as
I
find
also
by
euident
experience
,
Vanity
of
vanities
,
vanity
of
vanities
,
all
is
vanity
,
Eccles.
1.
2.
Secondly
,
in
sanctified
afflictions
Yea
but
some
,
it
may
be
,
will
be
Vnto
whom
I
answer
,
that
afflictions
But
may
not
afflictions
lawfully
To
this
I
answer
,
that
as
we
are
not
But
to
come
to
the
vse
and
application
Vs●
▪
of
this
point
:
Is
it
so
that
afflictions
sanctified
are
an
especiall
meanes
to
bring
vs
to
the
sight
of
the
vanities
of
earthly
things
?
Then
this
should
teach
vs
in
the
first
place
,
to
take
notice
of
,
and
to
admi●e
the
excellent
power
of
God
,
who
is
able
out
of
darknesse
to
bring
light
.
For
what
is
more
vnlikely
,
in
the
iudgement
of
flesh
and
bloud
,
to
do
good
,
then
afflictions
are
?
For
by
reason
,
when
a
man
is
sicke
,
he
is
more
fit
to
see
the
excellency
of
health
then
the
vanity
of
it
;
and
when
he
is
poore
,
to
see
the
happinesse
of
riches
,
then
to
see
their
impotency
.
And
therefore
great
and
admirable
is
the
worke
of
our
good
God
in
all
things
,
and
particularly
in
the
sanctification
of
afflictions
.
We
may
iustly
say
with
the
Apostle
,
Rom.
11
33.
O
the
depth
of
the
riches
both
of
the
wisedome
and
knowledge
of
God
:
how
vnsearchable
are
his
iudgements
,
and
his
wayes
past
finding
out
!
Secondly
,
this
consideration
of
the
vsefulnesse
of
afflictions
must
be
an
In
the
third
place
we
must
duly
But
if
we
haue
bene
scourged
,
and
yet
are
neuer
the
better
,
we
haue
iust
cause
to
be
humbled
,
and
to
feare
that
our
afflictions
were
neuer
sanctified
vnto
vs
.
The
Lord
hath
smitten
vs
,
but
we
haue
not
grieued
,
he
hath
consumed
vs
,
but
we
haue
refused
to
receiue
correction
;
we
haue
madeour
faces
harder
then
the
rocke
,
we
haue
refused
to
returne
:
as
the
Lord
complaineth
against
the
disobedient
Iewes
,
Iere.
5.
3.
And
thus
much
for
the
second
Doctrine
;
to
wit
,
That
affl●ctions
sanctified
,
are
speciall
helpes
to
bring
vs
to
the
sight
of
the
vanitie
of
earthly
things
.
Painefull
nights
:
Or
as
it
is
in
the
originall
,
nights
of
labour
.
Whence
obserue
we
,
That
it
may
befall
the
deare
children
of
God
,
to
be
visited
with
painefull
and
tedious
visitations
.
They
may
be
sicke
and
grieuously
pained
,
and
that
not
for
a
night
,
or
for
a
day
,
but
for
nights
,
that
is
,
for
many
night●
together
.
The
truth
of
this
we
see
,
first
here
in
Iob
:
Nights
of
labour
,
or
painefull
nights
haue
bene
appointed
vnto
me
:
for
thus
he
complaineth
.
And
that
Gods
children
may
be
visited
with
grieuous
paine
,
and
with
laborious
sicknesse
,
it
is
further
manifest
by
examples
;
as
first
by
the
example
of
Dauid
,
a
man
after
Gods
owne
heart
.
For
,
how
doth
he
complaine
in
the
sixt
Psalme
?
That
his
bones
were
vexed
,
that
he
was
weary
of
his
groning
,
that
his
eye
was
consumed
with
griefe
:
and
in
Psalme
39.
10.
That
he
was
consumed
by
the
blow
of
Gods
hand
:
but
especially
in
Psalme
38.
Where
he
saith
,
That
the
arrowes
of
God
did
sticke
fast
in
him
,
and
his
hand
pressed
him
sore
.
That
there
was
no
soundnesse
in
his
flesh
,
because
of
Gods
anger
:
and
that
there
was
no
rest
in
his
bones
,
because
of
his
sinne
.
That
his
wounds
did
stinke
,
and
were
corrupt
;
that
he
was
troubled
and
bowed
downe
greatly
.
That
he
went
mourning
all
the
day
.
That
his
loines
were
filled
with
a
lothsome
disease
.
That
he
was
feeble
and
sore
broken
:
that
he
roared
for
the
very
disquietnesse
of
his
heart
,
&c.
And
the
like
we
see
in
the
Church
,
Lamen.
1.
11.
12.
where
she
saith
,
Behold
and
see
,
if
there
be
any
sorrow
like
vnto
my
sorrow
,
which
is
done
vnto
me
,
wherewith
the
Lord
hath
afflicted
me
in
the
day
of
his
fierce
anger
:
from
aboue
hath
he
sent
fire
into
my
bones
,
and
it
preuaileth
against
them
.
Yea
,
what
paines
did
Christ
himselfe
endure
in
the
Garden
,
when
he
sweat
water
and
bloud
?
and
what
torment
vpon
the
Crosse
when
he
cried
,
My
God
,
my
God
,
why
hast
thou
forsaken
me
?
I
suppose
,
that
at
that
time
the
paines
of
hell
came
about
him
,
as
it
is
said
also
in
Psal.
18.
5.
I
suppose
that
then
Christ
descended
into
hell
,
when
he
felt
the
very
fire
of
Gods
wrath
in
his
soule
for
our
sins
,
when
the
Lord
withdrew
the
light
of
his
countenance
,
and
left
him
to
the
intollerable
sence
and
feeling
of
his
indignation
.
Now
if
Dauid
,
a
man
so
deare
to
God
:
if
the
Church
,
bought
with
so
deare
a
price
:
yea
,
if
Christ
Jesus
the
Sonne
of
God
,
were
left
to
this
extremitie
of
paines
:
then
it
followeth
vndeniably
,
That
Gods
〈◊〉
deare
Saints
and
children
may
be
〈◊〉
with
very
grieuous
paine
and
sicknesse
,
with
painefull
nights
,
yea
with
nights
of
paine
.
And
for
the
proofe
of
the
second
clause
of
the
Doctrine
,
to
wit
,
that
Gods
children
may
be
visited
with
long
and
tedious
sicknesses
,
as
well
as
with
extremity
of
paine
:
consider
we
first
the
example
of
Aeneas
,
who
kept
his
bed
,
and
was
sicke
of
the
palsey
for
the
space
of
eight
yeares
,
Acts
9.
33.
Secondly
,
the
example
of
the
poore
man
,
Iohn
.
5.
5.
who
had
an
infirmity
for
the
space
of
eight
and
thirtie
yeares
,
lying
at
the
Poole
of
Bethesda
.
Thirdly
,
the
example
of
the
faithfull
woman
,
Luke
8.
43.
who
had
an
infirmitie
twelue
yeares
together
,
and
had
spent
all
her
substance
vpon
Physitians
,
and
could
not
be
healed
of
any
.
Yea
,
as
Saint
Marke
is
bold
to
say
,
She
was
neuer
the
better
for
her
tampering
so
much
with
Physicke
,
but
rather
much
the
worse
,
Mar.
5.
26.
I
might
be
large
in
the
pro●fe
of
this
point
,
but
I
will
abstaine
.
Come
we
to
the
reasons
.
And
there
be
many
causes
wherefore
God
doth
thus
heauily
and
tediously
afflict
his
seruants
.
First
,
that
hereby
he
might
correct
By
this
shall
the
iniquitie
of
Iacob
be
purged
;
and
this
is
all
the
fruite
,
to
take
away
his
sin
.
Some
Secondly
,
God
doth
heauily
afflict
his
people
,
of
purpose
to
weane
desire
to
be
dissolued
,
and
to
be
with
Christ
,
but
by
the
bitternesse
of
afflictions
?
Thirdly
,
God
doth
thus
scourge
Brethren
;
thinke
it
not
strange
concerning
the
fierie
triall
,
which
is
come
vpon
you
to
trie
you
,
&c.
God
afflicts
his
Church
,
partly
for
the
triall
of
their
patience
,
to
see
whether
they
will
submit
themselues
vnto
him
,
as
well
in
suffering
as
in
doing
his
will
:
partly
for
the
triall
of
saith
,
to
see
if
they
will
beleeue
against
sence
and
feeling
,
and
whether
they
will
say
with
Iob
,
Though
the
Lord
kill
me
,
yet
will
I
trust
in
him
,
Iob
13.
15.
Yea
the
Lord
afflicts
for
the
triall
of
wisedome
,
to
see
if
his
children
will
endeauour
to
make
good
vse
of
their
afflictions
and
of
their
crosses
.
Thus
God
I
say
afflicts
for
triall
.
In
the
fourth
and
last
place
,
God
The
affliction●
of
this
present
time
are
not
worthie
to
be
compared
to
the
glorie
that
shall
be
reuealed
,
(
as
the
Apostle
speakes
,
Rom.
8.
18.
)
yet
our
light
affliction
which
is
but
for
a
moment
,
worketh
for
vs
a
farre
more
excellent
and
eternall
weight
of
glorie
2.
Cor.
4.
17.
Thus
the
holy
Martyrs
,
as
they
suffered
most
,
so
no
doubt
they
are
glorified
most
.
And
thus
many
deare
Saints
of
God
,
which
haue
endured
a
very
hell
of
torment
here
,
no
doubt
but
they
receiue
a
more
●xcellent
heauen
of
comfort
hereafter
:
as
they
haue
bene
partakers
of
the
suffering
,
so
they
are
of
the
consolation
.
But
to
come
to
the
vse
and
application
Suppose
ye
,
that
those
Galileans
were
greater
sinners
then
all
other
Galileans
,
because
they
suffered
such
things
?
I
tell
you
nay
,
&c.
And
it
was
the
sinne
of
Iobs
friends
to
iudge
Iob
an
hypocrite
,
or
a
notorious
offender
,
because
the
hand
of
God
was
so
heauy
vpon
him
.
Let
vs
therefore
learne
on
the
contrary
with
Gods
Church
,
Iam.
5.
11
,
To
esteeme
them
happie
which
suffer
.
Let
vs
hope
,
that
afflictions
layed
vppon
our
brethren
or
sisters
,
are
signes
of
Gods
loue
towards
them
,
and
not
of
his
hatred
.
For
whomsoeuer
the
Lord
loues
,
he
chasteneth
,
and
scourgeth
euerie
sonne
whom
he
receiueth
:
as
we
reade
Hebrews
12.
6.
7.
And
therefore
leud
and
vncharitable
is
the
practise
of
all
such
which
take
vpon
them
to
iudge
and
to
censure
many
a
sound
Christian
,
by
their
very
afflictions
,
to
be
hypocrites
,
to
be
dissemblers
,
to
be
some
way
notoriously
wicked
:
For
else
,
say
they
,
God
would
neuer
thus
haue
punished
them
.
O
most
vniust
and
rash
censure
!
Doth
not
God
scourge
euery
sonne
whom
he
receiueth
?
and
shall
we
not
through
many
tribulations
enter
into
the
kingdome
of
God
?
Therefore
let
God
be
true
,
and
euery
rash
iudger
shall
be
proued
a
lyer
.
Secondly
,
are
Gods
owne
deare
children
subiect
to
grieuous
and
tedious
if
iudgement
begin
at
the
house
of
God
,
what
shall
be
the
end
of
such
as
obey
not
the
Gospell
of
God
?
as
the
Apostle
speaketh
,
1.
Pet.
4.
17.
If
God
correct
his
owne
with
strokes
,
surely
he
will
punish
the
wicked
with
scorpions
.
If
he
afflict
Lazarus
here
with
pouerrie
and
sicknesse
,
surely
he
will
punish
Diues
hereafter
with
hell
fire
.
Yea
,
if
God
spared
not
his
Angels
which
sinned
,
but
cast
them
downe
into
hell
,
and
deliuered
them
into
darknesse
,
to
be
reserued
to
iudgement
;
then
how
shall
the
wicked
thinke
that
the
Lord
will
spare
them
,
going
on
in
their
sinfull
courses
?
Oh
therefore
let
all
the
sharp
corrections
layed
vpon
Gods
children
in
this
life
,
be
so
many
warning
peales
to
the
vngodly
speedily
to
repent
,
and
to
turne
to
God
in
time
,
lest
worse
punishments
seise
vpon
them
then
euer
seised
vpon
the
elect
.
Thirdly
,
the
consideration
of
this
truth
,
to
wit
,
that
Gods
children
are
Fourthly
,
considering
that
Gods
Fiftly
,
considering
that
Gods
children
And
thus
much
may
suffice
to
haue
spoken
concerning
the
third
doctrine
,
to
wit
,
that
Gods
deare
children
are
subiect
to
painfull
and
tedious
sicknesses
.
Many
painfull
nights
haue
bene
appointed
vnto
me
.
Where
obserue
,
that
Iob
doth
not
say
,
It
was
my
hard
fortune
to
see
much
miserie
,
or
by
euill
lucke
and
hard
chance
I
came
to
this
affliction
;
but
many
painfull
nights
haue
bene
appointed
vnto
me
:
wherein
is
intimated
vnto
vs
this
truth
,
namely
,
that
There
is
no
affliction
befalleth
any
of
the
children
of
God
,
be
it
neuer
so
sharpe
or
tedious
,
but
it
befalleth
by
the
determinate
counsell
and
purpose
of
God
.
This
is
manifest
out
of
diuerse
texts
of
holy
Scripture
,
as
out
of
Esay
45.
7.
I
forme
the
light
,
and
create
darknesse
:
I
make
peace
,
and
create
euill
:
I
the
Lord
do
all
these
things
.
And
out
of
Amos
3.
6.
Shall
a
trumpet
be
blowne
in
a
citie
,
and
the
people
not
be
afraid
?
shall
there
be
euill
in
a
citie
,
and
the
Lord
hath
not
done
it
?
But
yet
this
point
is
more
especially
proued
by
that
in
Acts
4.
27.
where
it
is
said
,
Herod
,
and
Pontius
Pilate
,
and
the
Gentiles
,
and
the
people
of
Israel
,
were
gathered
together
,
to
do
vnto
Christ
that
which
Gods
hand
and
counsell
had
determined
before
to
be
done
.
Yea
indeed
,
all
things
both
great
and
small
are
gouerned
and
guided
by
the
prouidence
of
God
:
there
is
not
a
sparrow
which
falleth
vnto
the
ground
,
nor
an
haire
which
falleth
from
our
head
,
without
our
Father
;
as
Christ
himselfe
saith
in
Matthew
10.
29.
And
this
truth
the
Saints
haue
acknowledged
from
time
to
time
.
If
Sheme●
curse
Dauid
and
raile
vpon
him
,
Dauid
will
acknowledge
,
that
the
Lord
bids
him
curse
,
2.
Sam.
16.
17.
If
the
Sabeans
take
away
Iobs
oxen
or
his
asses
,
and
the
Chaldeans
depriue
him
of
his
camels
;
if
a
fire
from
heauen
take
away
his
sheepe
,
aad
the
winds
stirred
vp
by
Satan
destroy
his
children
,
yet
he
will
acknowledge
,
that
the
Lord
hath
giuen
,
and
the
Lord
hath
taken
away
,
Iob
1.
21.
Yea
but
this
might
seeme
to
be
an
Nothing
lesse
.
For
howsoeuer
God
let
no
man
when
he
is
tempted
,
say
,
that
he
is
tempted
of
God
;
for
God
cannot
be
tempted
with
euill
,
neither
tempteth
he
any
man
:
but
euery
man
is
tempted
,
when
he
is
drawne
away
by
his
owne
lust
,
and
is
enticed
,
Iam.
1.
13.
14.
But
it
may
be
obiected
further
,
Do
not
many
crosses
fall
out
by
meere
ill
lucke
?
Doth
not
a
mans
experience
tell
him
of
many
ill
chances
which
haue
befallen
him
?
Doth
not
a
man
sometimes
breake
his
necke
,
falling
from
his
horse
?
Doth
not
a
child
vpon
a
sudden
fall
into
a
pit
,
and
is
drowned
?
Doth
not
an
axe
head
fli●
from
the
helue
,
when
no
such
thing
is
intended
,
and
slayes
a
man
?
And
what
is
this
but
hand
lucke
or
bad
fortune
?
These
indeed
may
seeme
to
be
meere
casualties
vnto
vs
,
in
respect
The
lot
is
cast
into
the
lap
,
but
the
disposing
thereof
is
from
the
Lord
.
Therefore
we
must
not
be
like
the
very
heathen
,
ascribing
that
vnto
chance
and
fortune
,
which
we
should
by
right
ascribe
to
the
prouidence
of
God
.
But
to
come
to
the
vse
and
application
.
I
was
dumbe
,
and
opened
not
my
mouth
,
because
thou
diddest
it
.
If
we
consider
,
we
haue
no
cause
indeed
to
murmure
against
God
.
For
first
,
he
layeth
not
vpon
any
of
vs
the
thousandth
part
of
that
which
we
do
deserue
.
And
secondly
,
he
causeth
those
afflictions
which
he
doth
lay
vpon
vs
,
to
worke
for
our
good
:
so
that
we
haue
more
cause
to
giue
him
thankes
,
then
in
any
sort
to
murmure
against
him
.
Secondly
,
considering
that
all
our
afflictions
are
from
God
;
therefore
Thirdly
,
is
it
so
,
that
all
afflictions
We
are
consumed
by
thine
anger
,
and
by
thy
wrath
are
we
troubled
:
thou
hast
set
our
iniquiti●s
before
thee
,
and
our
secret
sins
in
the
light
of
thy
countenance
.
And
it
is
a
blessed
vse
of
afflictions
,
to
make
them
as
our
looking
glasse
,
wherein
we
discerne
and
discouer
some
things
amisse
in
our selues
.
Let
vs
therfore
which
taste
afflictions
,
find
out
our
secret
or
open
sinnes
,
and
then
let
vs
acknowledge
them
to
God
,
and
humble
our
soules
for
them
;
let
vs
renew
our
couenants
with
God
of
new
obedience
.
Yet
let
vs
iustifie
God
in
all
his
proceedings
against
vs
;
and
let
vs
say
,
Lord
,
it
is
thy
great
mercie
that
thou
layest
no
greater
punishment
vpon
me
,
yea
it
is
thy
mercie
that
I
am
not
consumed
and
brought
to
nothing
.
Let
vs
say
with
Daniel
,
To
vs
belongeth
nothing
but
shame
and
confusion
;
yea
let
vs
say
as
the
truth
is
,
that
hell
fire
and
the
second
death
is
due
vnto
vs
.
By
this
humiliation
ioyned
with
resolution
of
newnesse
of
life
for
time
to
come
,
we
shall
obtaine
mercie
and
forgiuenesse
of
sinnes
past
,
Prou.
28.
13.
Secondly
,
we
shall
turne
away
Gods
wrath
and
iudgements
from
vs
for
time
to
come
,
as
Nineue
did
:
and
without
this
repentance
,
there
is
no
possible
escape
from
Gods
vengeance
,
but
his
hand
will
be
still
stretched
out
against
vs
:
he
will
breake
vs
with
one
breaking
after
another
,
vntill
we
be
content
to
breake
off
our
finnes
.
If
we
will
make
no
end
of
sinning
,
let
vs
neuer
thinke
that
God
will
make
an
end
of
ouni●hing
.
Fourthly
,
is
it
so
,
that
God
is
the
The
Lord
hath
torne
,
and
he
will
heale
;
he
hath
smitten
,
and
he
will
binde
vs
vp
.
We
must
not
seeke
to
witches
or
wizzards
for
helpe
,
neither
must
we
trust
in
our
Physitians
as
Asa
did
,
in
2.
Chron.
16.
12
;
but
we
must
seeke
to
the
liuing
God
.
I
speake
not
this
,
to
the
end
we
should
neglect
the
meanes
,
but
that
we
should
not
too
much
dote
vpon
the
meanes
,
as
it
is
the
sinne
of
too
many
.
And
I
speake
it
furthermore
to
this
end
and
purpose
,
that
we
might
be
stirred
vp
the
more
feruently
to
seeke
to
God
by
prayer
and
humiliation
in
the
time
of
our
trouble
.
For
it
is
too
manifest
how
earnest
we
are
in
seeking
after
the
meanes
,
while
in
the
meane
time
we
neglect
to
seeke
vnto
God
by
prayer
for
his
helpe
.
We
are
like
vnto
Rachel
which
cryeth
(
though
otherwise
a
good
woman
)
and
saith
vnto
Iacob
,
Giue
me
children
or
else
I
die
:
not
remembring
that
it
was
in
God
onely
to
giue
children
.
And
so
we
cry
with
feruency
,
Giue
me
this
helpe
or
else
I
die
,
whereas
it
is
the
Lord
onely
which
is
able
to
helpe
.
Fifthly
and
lastly
,
Do
all
afflictions
The
cup
which
my
Father
hath
giuen
me
,
shall
I
not
drinke
it
?
Ioh.
18.
11.
Yea
count
it
for
matter
of
great
ioy
,
that
the
Lord
doth
vouchsafe
to
correct
you
for
your
good
:
for
when
y●
are
iudged
,
ye
are
chastened
of
the
Lord
,
that
ye
might
not
be
condemned
with
the
world
;
as
the
Apostle
speaketh
in
1.
Cor.
11.
33.
And
thus
much
for
the
fourth
doctrine
,
to
wit
,
that
all
afflictions
come
by
the
prouidence
of
God
,
and
by
his
decree
and
determinate
purpose
.
When
I
lie
downe
,
I
sa●
when
shall
I
arise
,
and
the
night
be
gone
?
and
I
am
full
of
tossings
to
and
fro
,
&c.
Whence
obserue
,
That
afflictions
may
be
irkesome
and
troublesome
to
the
very
children
of
God
.
This
is
manifest
by
this
example
of
Iob.
For
it
appeareth
both
by
his
words
and
by
his
gesture
,
how
irksome
his
sicknesse
was
vnto
him
.
The
like
we
reade
of
Dauid
.
For
how
was
he
perplexed
for
the
losse
of
his
sonne
Absolon
:
crying
out
in
a
most
lamentable
manner
,
O
my
sonne
Absolon
,
my
sonne
,
my
sonne
Absolon
:
would
to
God
I
had
died
for
thee
,
ô
Absolon
my
sonne
,
my
sonne
.
The
lik●
we
reade
of
Ieremiah
in
his
fourth
chapter
,
19.
verse
,
crying
out
,
My
bell●e
,
my
bellie
,
I
am
pained
at
the.
very
heart
,
my
heart
maketh
a
noise
in
me
.
The
like
we
see
in
Rachel
,
Matth.
2.
18.
For
,
In
Rama
was
there
a
voioe
heard
,
lamentation
and
weeping
,
and
great
mourning
:
Rachel
weeping
for
her
children
,
and
would
not
be
comforted
,
because
they
were
not
.
The
like
we
see
in
Hezekiah
,
Esay
38.
14.
for
in
his
sicknesse
he
chattered
like
a
crane
or
a
swallow
;
yea
he
mourned
like
a
doue
.
The
like
we
reade
of
the
Church
in
affliction
,
Esay
59.
11.
saying
,
We
roare
like
Beares
,
and
mourne
like
doues
.
Yea
what
shall
we
speake
of
Elias
,
who
was
euen
wearie
of
his
life
,
by
reason
of
the
idolatry
and
persecution
in
the
dayes
of
Iesabel
?
1.
Kin.
19.
4.
What
shall
we
speake
of
Naomie
who
named
her self
Mara
or
bitter
,
in
respect
of
her
bitter
afflictions
?
Ruth
1.
21.
What
should
we
mention
Ionas
,
who
was
exceedingly
vexed
and
troubled
,
when
he
had
no
iust
cause
so
to
be
?
Ionas
4.
9.
Yea
my
beloued
,
it
befell
euen
to
Christ
himselfe
to
be
troubled
,
and
to
be
sensible
of
his
smart
.
For
else
why
doth
he
pray
a-againe
and
againe
,
that
the
bitter
cup
might
passe
from
him
?
Or
,
why
doth
he
crie
,
My
God
,
my
God
,
why
hast
thou
forsaken
me
?
and
the
like
.
Yea
,
the
child
of
God
may
be
so
sensible
of
his
afliction
,
and
his
crosse
may
be
so
irksome
vnto
him
,
as
that
he
may
fall
thereby
into
diuers
dangerous
temptations
.
He
may
come
to
thinke
that
God
hath
forsaken
him
,
as
we
see
in
the
example
of
Dauid
,
Psal.
77.
7.
8.
Will
the
Lord
cast
off
for
euer
?
will
he
be
fauourable
no
more
?
Is
his
mercie
cleane
gone
for
euer
?
Doth
his
promise
faile
for
euermore
?
Hath
God
forgotten
to
be
gracious
?
hath
he
in
anger
shut
vp
his
tender
mercies
?
&c.
Secondly
,
the
child
of
God
in
afflictions
,
may
possibly
be
very
impatient
,
and
may
vtter
dangerous
speeches
,
as
we
see
in
the
forenamed
example
of
Ionas
,
I
do
well
to
be
angrie
.
Yea
,
he
may
come
to
curse
the
day
of
his
birth
,
with
Iob
and
Ieremiah
.
Yea
,
he
may
come
to
haue
his
words
swallowed
vp
that
he
cannot
pray
,
Iob
6.
3.
Thirdly
,
the
very
elect
may
possibly
be
comfortlesse
in
their
affliction
,
according
to
that
in
Esay
54.
11.
O
thou
afflicted
,
tossed
with
tempest
,
and
not
comforted
!
Yea
,
they
may
die
mourning
,
their
gray
haires
may
go
with
mourning
to
the
graue
;
as
Iac●b
speakes
of
himselfe
,
Gen.
42.
38.
And
there
be
great
reasons
why
afflictions
are
thus
irksome
to
Gods
children
:
as
first
,
because
our
nature
is
traile
and
weake
,
our
strength
is
not
the
strength
of
stones
,
nor
our
flesh
of
brasse
▪
as
Iob
speaketh
,
Iob
6.
12.
but
we
are
fl●shie
bodies
,
and
therefore
very
sensible
of
the
least
paines
.
Secondly
,
the
diuell
doth
especially
tempt
vnto
impatiencie
in
the
God
deliuers
his
children
to
much
frailtie
,
that
in
their
weaknesse
his
God
also
suffers
his
deare
children
to
die
vncomfortably
for
their
cause
But
here
some
may
possibly
obiect
:
The
Comforter
shall
remaine
for
euer
with
his
Elect
?
Iohn
14.
16.
Yea
doth
he
not
say
further
,
that
No
man
shall
take
away
their
ioy
?
Iohn
16.
22.
Which
being
true
,
how
can
it
possibly
be
,
that
the
child
of
God
hauing
had
at
any
time
sound
ioy
,
should
die
vncomfortably
?
To
this
I
answer
,
that
indeed
it
is
My
God
,
my
God
,
why
hast
thou
forsaken
me
?
If
any
shall
obiect
further
,
and
say
;
In
that
they
were
thought
wothie
to
suffer
rebuke
for
Christ
?
Acts
5.
41.
And
do
we
not
heare
of
those
holy
Martyrs
in
Hebr.
10.
34.
who
suffered
with
ioy
the
spoyling
of
their
goods
?
Yea
,
do
we
not
behold
with
our
eyes
,
many
Christians
which
depart
out
of
this
life
with
much
heauenly
ioy
?
Therefore
it
may
seeme
,
that
the
end
of
Gods
children
is
a
ioyfull
end
.
I
answer
,
it
is
true
that
many
Christians
,
If
any
shall
obiect
yet
and
say
,
Do
Marke
the
vpright
man
,
&
behold
the
iust
:
the
end
of
that
man
is
peace
?
Therefore
how
is
it
possible
that
the
end
of
the
child
of
God
should
be
vncomfortable
?
It
is
most
true
,
that
the
end
of
Peace
shall
come
,
and
they
shall
rest
in
their
beds
,
Esay
57.
2.
Yea
what
saith
our
blessed
Sauiour
?
In
the
world
ye
shall
haue
assliction
,
but
be
of
good
comfort
,
I
haue
ouercome
the
world
.
Iohn
16.
33.
But
to
come
to
the
vse
and
application
iudge
not
,
that
ye
be
not
iudged
.
For
with
what
iudgement
ye
iudge
,
ye
shall
be
iudged
;
and
with
what
measure
ye
mete
,
it
shall
be
measured
to
you
againe
,
Matth.
7.
2.
In
stead
of
iudging
and
censuring
other
,
in
this
case
rather
learne
to
iudge
thy selfe
:
thinke
thus
with
thy selfe
,
when
thou
seest
signes
of
impatiencie
in
good
people
,
first
,
that
surely
their
pangs
&
paines
are
exceeding
great
,
for
otherwise
they
would
not
thus
complaine
:
and
secondly
suspect
thy selfe
,
that
if
thou
were
in
their
case
,
and
didst
endure
that
which
they
endure
,
thou
thy selfe
wouldst
be
farre
more
impatient
.
Secondly
,
is
it
so
,
that
afflictions
My
God
,
my
God
,
why
hast
thou
forsaken
me
?
Thirdly
,
is
it
so
,
that
afflictions
may
be
thus
tedious
vnto
Gods
children
?
First
,
we
must
take
away
the
sting
of
death
,
which
is
sinne
.
There
is
nothing
which
makes
death
terrible
or
troublesome
vnto
Gods
child
,
but
sinne
:
as
for
the
pangs
,
many
Christians
haue
comfortably
endured
them
,
especially
being
assured
of
Gods
fauour
,
and
also
priuie
to
themselues
of
a
well
spent
life
.
But
as
for
such
which
would
not
be
ruled
,
but
would
still
retaine
a
felfewill
,
their
end
hath
bene
commonly
vncomfortable
.
Therefore
my
deare
brother
and
sister
,
whosoeuer
thou
art
,
let
my
counsell
be
auailable
with
thee
;
cast
away
all
thy
transgressions
whereby
thou
hast
transgressed
.
Spare
not
thy
bosome
sins
.
For
I
say
vnto
thee
,
euery
sinne
which
thou
keepest
vnmortified
,
doth
threaten
to
make
thy
death
vncomfortable
.
Wherefore
let
vs
euery
day
be
lessening
the
sorrowes
of
death
by
our
daily
practise
of
mortification
.
Hast
thou
mortified
lust
,
mortifie
also
Secondly
,
if
we
desire
to
make
a
comfortable
end
,
we
must
walke
faithfully
,
and
labor
to
glorifie
God
in
our
particular
calling
.
How
came
Paul
to
finish
his
dayes
with
comfort
,
but
by
this
,
that
he
had
finished
his
course
?
2.
Tim.
4.
that
is
,
he
had
bene
carefull
to
accomplish
the
worke
whereunto
he
was
sent
.
For
it
is
not
sufficient
,
my
welbeloued
,
that
we
obserue
with
diligence
the
workes
of
pietie
,
and
that
we
walke
faithfully
in
our
generall
calling
as
we
are
Christians
,
but
we
must
also
walk
faithfully
in
our
particular
callings
.
It
is
not
sufficient
to
seeme
to
be
a
good
Christian
,
but
we
must
be
good
Magistrats
,
or
good
maisters
,
or
good
husbands
,
or
good
wiues
,
or
good
seruants
,
or
good
children
,
&c.
We
must
glorifie
God
in
the
ranke
wherein
God
hath
set
vs
,
if
euer
we
meane
to
die
with
sound
comfort
.
Thirdly
,
if
we
desire
to
make
a
comfortable
end
,
we
must
be
carefull
to
thinke
of
our
end
betimes
.
When
sicknes
and
death
come
vnexpected
,
they
are
the
more
vnwelcome
,
they
come
as
vnbidden
guests
:
but
if
we
haue
seriously
thought
of
these
things
before
hand
,
and
made
them
part
of
our
daily
meditation
,
then
they
are
the
lesse
troublesome
,
and
the
more
easily
borne
.
Euen
as
a
heauie
burden
,
if
it
be
throwne
vpon
a
mans
shoulders
at
vnawares
,
it
is
ready
to
breake
his
backe
;
but
if
he
be
aware
of
his
burden
,
and
fit
himselfe
to
receiue
it
,
i●
is
farre
more
tollerable
:
So
it
is
with
death
and
sicknesse
:
if
thou
thinke
of
these
things
before
hand
,
they
will
be
farre
more
easie
;
but
if
thou
put
this
euil
day
farre
from
thee
,
thou
shalt
find
by
wofull
experience
,
that
vnexpected
death
is
the
most
Fourthly
,
if
we
desire
to
make
a
comfortable
end
,
we
must
endeuour
betimes
to
make
our
calling
and
election
Faith
comes
by
hearing
,
as
the
Apostle
speaketh
.
What
is
the
reason
that
so
many
wauer
?
Is
it
not
because
they
are
idle
,
and
because
they
will
not
take
the
paines
to
heare
so
diligently
,
as
their
case
requireth
?
Secondly
,
that
wee
may
make
our
calling
and
election
sure
,
we
must
frequently
receiue
the
Lords
Supper
.
What
experienced
Christian
is
there
,
but
he
is
able
to
tell
you
,
that
the
Sacrament
by
Gods
blessing
hath
a
notable
confirming
and
establishing
power
?
And
therefore
those
negligent
Ministers
are
guiltie
of
the
weaknesse
of
the
faith
of
the
people
,
in
that
they
do
not
so
frequently
as
they
ought
,
administer
the
holy
Sacrament
.
Thirdly
,
if
we
desire
The
occasion
of
this
Sermon
(
as
you
know
)
was
for
the
celebration
of
the
funerall
of
that
excellent
seruant
of
God
,
Mistris
Elizabeth
Iuxon
,
the
late
faithful
wife
of
Maister
Iohn
Iuxon
Citizen
of
this
famous
Citie
of
London
.
And
the
reason
which
moued
me
to
make
choice
of
this
Text
rather
then
of
any
other
,
was
the
request
of
our
deare
sister
deceassed
,
who
vpon
her
death-bed
called
for
her
Bible
,
and
turned
to
this
portion
of
Scripture
,
and
desired
me
to
intreate
of
it
at
her
bu●iall
.
And
indeed
if
I
had
bene
left
to
mine
owne
free
choice
,
I
thinke
I
could
not
haue
made
a
fitter
choice
of
a
Text
in
all
the
Bible
.
For
the
estate
of
Iob
described
in
these
words
,
doth
notably
answer
to
the
estate
of
our
sister
.
For
,
were
the
moneths
of
Iob
,
moneths
of
vanitie
?
did
they
vanish
away
like
smoake
?
did
they
passe
away
quickly
like
the
Weauers
shuttle
?
Euen
so
it
was
with
the
life
of
this
our
sister
;
her
dayes
were
but
few
and
euill
;
her
pilgrimage
here
was
but
short
;
for
she
was
not
full
seuen
and
twentie
yeares
old
when
God
tooke
her
away
,
as
I
am
informed
.
As
it
was
with
Henoch
,
because
he
walked
with
God
,
therefore
the
Lord
tooke
him
away
in
his
middle
age
:
euen
so
it
was
with
this
worthy
woman
;
she
walked
with
her
God
,
and
therefore
he
hath
now
taken
her
vp
vnto
himselfe
in
the
midst
of
her
dayes
.
Secondly
,
did
Iob
endure
a
painfull
and
tedious
griefe
in
his
body
?
Euen
so
did
this
our
sister
;
her
paines
were
very
great
,
her
triall
was
a
fiery
triall
;
yea
her
sicknesse
was
not
onely
dolorous
,
but
likewise
it
was
long
and
tedious
,
continuing
vpon
her
with
great
extremitie
for
the
space
of
a
yeare
and
vpwards
.
God
did
grinde
her
in
the
mortar
of
his
fatherly
correction
like
spice
,
that
so
she
might
be
made
the
more
fragrant
sacrifice
vnto
himselfe
.
Thirdly
,
was
Iob
brought
by
his
sicknesse
to
the
sight
of
the
vanitie
of
earthly
things
?
So
was
this
seruant
of
God
;
she
had
attained
an
holy
scorne
of
the
contentments
of
this
life
.
For
when
I
demanded
of
her
,
whether
the
comelinesse
of
the
roome
where
she
lay
,
and
furniture
of
her
house
did
not
somewhat
tempt
her
to
desire
still
to
liue
:
she
answered
me
,
That
nothing
in
the
world
did
moue
her
to
desire
life
,
no
not
her
very
children
,
which
were
farre
more
deare
vnto
her
,
then
any
worldly
riches
whatsoeuer
.
So
that
I
found
she
was
quite
dead
to
the
world
in
her
mind
,
before
she
was
dead
or
depriued
of
life
in
her
bodie
.
God
grant
that
euery
one
of
vs
may
labour
for
the
like
grace
of
s●und
mortification
.
For
,
if
we
be
dead
and
crucified
vnto
the
world
,
it
is
a
good
signe
that
we
are
aliue
to
God
.
Fourthly
,
was
griefe
and
smart
irkesome
and
troublesome
vnto
Iob
himselfe
?
Then
it
was
the
great
mercie
of
God
,
to
giue
patience
vnto
this
our
sister
in
any
measure
.
And
let
vs
not
thinke
it
strange
if
she
roared
and
cried
with
paine
at
some
times
;
but
let
vs
rather
feare
,
that
if
we
had
bene
in
her
case
,
and
had
tasted
her
sorrowes
,
we
had
bene
like
to
fall
into
greater
extremitie
then
euer
she
fell
.
It
is
the
propertie
of
a
good
child
to
crie
whilest
he
is
a
beating
,
as
well
as
of
a
bad
.
But
here
is
the
difference
;
a
good
child
,
when
the
smart
is
gone
,
will
kisse
the
rod
,
and
loue
his
parents
,
and
be
sory
for
his
fault
;
whereas
a
wicked
child
will
murmure
against
and
hate
his
parents
.
Now
this
our
worthy
sister
shewed
her selfe
to
be
a
good
child
;
for
she
cried
when
she
felt
the
smart
:
but
when
she
had
a●y
mitigation
,
she
condemned
her
i●patiencie
,
and
iustified
God
,
kissing
●is
rod
,
by
shewing
a
very
tender
affection
of
loue
to
God
,
whensoeuer
she
thought
or
spoke
seriously
of
him
.
Fifthly
,
were
these
painfull
nights
appointed
vnto
Iob
,
not
by
fatall
necessitie
,
or
by
chance
and
fortune
,
but
by
the
prouidence
of
God
?
Euen
so
it
was
with
this
our
sister
.
For
ho●so●uer
the
first
occasion
of
her
sicknesse
might
seeme
vnto
vs
to
bee
meerly
casuall
:
yet
the
truth
is
,
that
euen
casualties
themselues
are
guided
by
the
diuine
prouidence
.
For
(
as
Salomon
saith
)
The
lot
is
cast
into
the
lap
,
but
the
whole
disposition
thereof
is
from
Iehouah
,
Prou.
16.
33.
And
thus
I
haue
declared
vnto
you
,
how
fitly
this
text
doth
answer
vnto
this
present
occasion
.
Now
may
it
please
you
further
to
consider
the
spirituall
estate
of
this
our
sister
.
And
her
spirituall
estate
shall
appeare
by
a
strict
and
serious
examination
which
she
tooke
of
her selfe
in
the
time
of
her
health
.
It
is
set
downe
with
her
owne
hand
,
and
was
found
by
her
husband
after
her
departure
,
amongst
the
rest
of
her
things
which
she
most
esteemed
:
and
for
my
owne
part
,
I
know
them
t●
be
no
fables
.
For
I
knew
her
spirituall
estate
,
by
siue
yeares
experience
,
liuing
in
the
house
with
her
.
Now
I
thought
good
to
make
them
publike
,
not
onely
for
a
due
memoriall
of
this
blessed
seruant
of
God
;
but
also
for
the
common
good
of
Gods
Church
:
as
being
indeed
exceedingly
importuned
by
good
people
thereunto
.
If
you
desire
The
Markes
which
this
our
sister
found
to
be
wrought
in
her
,
by
Gods
holy
Spirit
,
are
many
:
I
will
reduce
them
to
as
few
heads
as
I
can
,
for
the
helpe
of
your
memorie
:
I
will
not
adde
any
thing
aboue
the
sence
of
that
which
she
hath
written
;
onely
it
shall
be
my
endeuour
to
bring
that
which
she
hath
written
,
into
distinct
order
for
better
capacitie
,
and
to
declare
vnto
you
my
owne
particular
knowledge
conc●rning
her
estate
.
And
the
Markes
are
these
following
,
being
noted
in
the
small
letters
for
distinction
.
And
behold
,
she
that
is
dead
,
shall
yet
speake
vnto
you
.
The
first
Marke
.
First
,
I
desire
to
be
exercised
in
the
word
day
and
night
:
and
I
finde
a
willing
receiuing
of
Gods
commandements
,
they
are
not
grieuous
.
And
that
this
precious
signe
was
in
this
worthy
woman
,
let
her
practise
shew
it
.
To
my
knowledge
,
when
she
was
in
the
Citie
,
she
heard
for
the
most
part
,
nine
or
ten
Sermons
euery
weeke
;
whereof
foure
of
them
constantly
vpon
the
Sabbath
day
,
besides
catechizing
.
Also
,
she
read
daily
morning
and
euening
some
part
of
the
Scripture
,
from
the
beginning
of
the
Bible
vnto
the
end
thereof
.
And
she
did
not
reade
the
Scripture
as
many
do
,
in
haste
,
but
with
serious
consideration
,
application
,
and
meditation
.
Moreouer
,
Gods
commandements
were
not
grieuous
vnto
her
,
but
she
obeyed
them
with
chearefulnesse
.
I
neuer
made
any
motion
vnto
her
for
any
that
were
in
distresse
,
but
as
soone
as
she
heard
it
,
she
obeyed
.
Yea
,
the
word
was
so
farre
from
being
grieuous
,
as
that
it
was
more
sweete
then
the
hony
and
the
hony
combe
,
(
as
she
acknowledged
.
)
Yea
she
slept
euerie
night
with
this
meate
in
her
mouth
:
the
word
being
her
last
meditations
in
the
night
,
and
her
first
thoughts
in
the
morning
.
And
this
constant
meditation
of
Gods
word
,
is
giuen
as
an
infallible
marke
of
a
blessed
person
in
Psal.
1.
In
that
Law
will
he
meditate
day
and
night
.
And
if
this
be
a
signe
in
any
,
then
much
more
in
this
good
Christian
.
For
indeed
,
vntill
it
pleased
God
to
conuert
her
soule
(
which
was
about
siue
yeares
ago
)
she
walked
according
to
the
course
of
the
world
,
and
maruelled
(
as
she
her selfe
confessed
)
what
people
meant
to
runne
dragling
to
Sermons
.
But
the
Lord
changed
her
mind
,
and
then
I
thinke
she
ran
as
fast
to
Sermons
as
the
rest
of
her
brethren
and
sisters
;
I
meane
as
the
rest
of
Gods
deare
Saints
and
children
.
The
second
Marke
.
The
word
worketh
in
me
a
redresse
of
my
wayes
.
And
that
this
signe
was
in
this
worthy
woman
,
it
was
euident
vnto
me
,
who
was
made
throughly
acquainted
,
by
her
voluntary
confession
,
with
her
estate
.
She
acknowledged
vnto
me
after
her
conuersion
,
how
vaine
her
course
had
bin
in
former
times
.
Yea
she
concealed
not
from
me
the
greatest
sinnes
that
euer
she
committed
in
all
her
life
time
.
And
therefore
I
saw
with
mine
eyes
,
what
an
admirable
redresse
of
wayes
the
word
and
Spirit
of
God
had
wrought
in
h●
.
Now
brethren
,
when
the
word
of
God
workes
a
through
The
third
Marke
.
I
find
a
respect
to
all
the
commandements
of
God
,
desiring
to
obey
in
the
least
commandement
as
well
as
in
the
greatest
;
I
find
a
willingnesse
to
obey
against
profit
,
pleasure
,
credite
,
ease
,
libertie
,
and
the
liking
of
carnall
friends
.
And
that
this
signe
was
in
this
worthy
Christian
,
it
is
also
euident
.
She
hath
desired
to
obey
in
the
least
,
and
much
more
in
the
greatest
commandements
.
She
,
for
her
part
,
made
conscience
,
as
well
of
litle
oaths
as
of
great
;
of
deceiuing
in
a
shilling
,
as
well
as
in
a
pound
;
of
the
lust
of
the
eye
,
as
well
as
of
the
act
of
vncleanenesse
;
of
words
,
as
well
as
of
deedes
;
and
of
thoughts
,
as
well
as
of
outward
practises
.
This
was
manifest
vnto
me
by
her
complaints
against
herselfe
,
in
such
things
as
a
carnall
hypocrite
would
haue
esteemed
but
motes
,
whereas
she
esteemed
them
beames
.
And
that
she
had
a
willingnesse
to
obey
against
profit
,
it
is
likewise
euident
;
for
she
was
an
especiall
meanes
to
perswade
her
husband
,
not
to
incomber
himselfe
with
too
much
worldly
imployment
,
but
rather
to
content
himselfe
with
lesse
worldly
gaine
,
and
to
redeeme
time
for
hearing
Gods
word
,
and
for
other
holy
occasions
.
Secondly
,
she
obeyed
against
And
know
this
my
deare
brethren
,
that
there
is
no
surer
euidence
of
a
good
estate
then
vniuersall
obedience
.
What
was
it
that
confirmed
the
estate
of
Zachary
and
Elizabeth
to
be
a
blessed
and
happie
estate
,
but
this
,
in
that
they
walked
in
all
the
commandements
of
God
,
without
rebuke
?
Luke
1.
6.
The
fourth
signe
or
Marke
.
I
find
feruencie
and
frequencie
in
prayer
,
in
secret
.
Concerning
the
feruency
of
this
good
woman
in
prayer
,
and
that
in
secret
,
I
my selfe
haue
bene
an
eare
witnesse
,
for
I
haue
heard
her
pray
when
she
was
not
aware
of
me
.
And
for
her
frequencie
,
the
family
are
not
ignorant
how
exactly
she
kept
and
obserued
her
religious
houres
in
priuate
.
There
is
no
hungrie
person
doth
more
duely
obserue
his
meale-times
,
then
this
faithfull
person
obserued
her
times
for
prayer
and
reading
.
And
who
will
not
easily
acknowledge
,
that
the
true
spirit
of
prayer
is
a
notable
signe
of
a
blessed
estate
?
For
God
doth
powre
the
spirit
of
prayer
vpon
none
,
but
vpon
such
vpon
whom
also
he
powreth
the
spirit
of
grace
,
Zach.
12.
10.
And
what
saith
blessed
Paul
?
Whosoeuer
shall
call
vpon
the
name
of
the
Lord
,
shall
be
saued
,
Rom.
10.
13.
Yea
what
saith
Christ
himselfe
?
Matth.
6.
6.
Pray
vnto
thy
Father
in
secret
,
and
the
Father
which
seeth
in
secret
,
shall
reward
thee
openly
.
The
fift
Marke
.
I
find
a
striuing
against
the
most
secret
corruptions
of
nature
;
I
bewaile
my
transgressions
against
the
inward
worship
of
God
,
as
well
as
against
the
outward
;
I
bewaile
the
hardnesse
of
mine
heart
,
and
mourne
because
I
cannot
mourne
as
I
ought
.
How
exceedingly
this
holy
Christian
did
bewaile
her
failings
against
the
inward
worship
of
God
,
I
was
not
ignorant
:
for
many
a
time
hath
she
complained
vnto
me
,
what
distractions
she
hath
found
in
prayer
,
and
in
the
hearing
of
Gods
word
.
Yea
she
obserued
the
subtiltie
of
Satan
,
how
he
would
thrust
other
good
motions
and
meditations
vpon
her
vnseasonably
,
of
purpose
to
hinder
her
in
her
present
holy
businesse
:
and
moreouer
,
mine
eares
were
continually
filled
with
her
complaints
in
respect
of
hardnesse
of
heart
,
and
with
her
mourning
because
she
could
not
mourne
as
she
ought
.
And
that
she
had
a
striuing
against
the
most
secret
corruptions
,
it
was
likewise
apparent
vnto
me
,
which
was
made
acquainted
with
her
spirituall
estate
:
for
it
was
her
godly
care
still
to
be
instructed
how
she
might
cast
out
and
resist
euill
motions
,
groning
and
sighing
vnder
them
,
as
vnder
a
most
vncomfortable
,
heauie
,
and
intollerable
burden
.
Now
what
greater
signe
is
there
of
a
good
and
gracious
estate
,
then
to
be
sensible
of
the
combat
of
the
spirit
against
the
flesh
?
What
greater
euidence
was
there
that
Paul
was
now
a
regenerate
person
,
then
this
,
to
wit
,
that
he
found
this
striuing
in
his
heart
,
and
that
he
was
sensible
of
the
law
of
his
minde
resisting
the
law
of
sinne
which
was
in
his
members
?
Rom.
7.
23.
What
greater
signe
was
there
that
Rebeccha
was
conceiued
with
child
,
then
when
she
felt
such
a
struggling
within
her selfe
betweene
the
children
,
as
she
neuer
felt
before
?
So
what
greater
euidence
that
we
are
conceiued
of
Christ
,
then
when
we
feele
him
sensibly
st●uggling
in
vs
against
the
old
Adam
?
The
sixt
Marke
.
I
find
a
dislike
of
sinne
in
all
,
euen
in
them
that
are
most
deare
vnto
me
.
This
marke
I
know
to
haue
bene
in
this
worthy
woman
:
she
grieued
for
sinne
in
kindred
,
in
familiar
acquaintance
,
in
seruants
,
in
children
.
Yea
she
grieued
for
the
very
appearance
of
euill
,
as
when
she
saw
that
some
walked
not
wisely
in
the
vse
of
Christian
libertie
,
as
in
the
vse
of
recreations
and
such
like
.
And
much
more
did
she
grieue
for
the
common
swearing
in
the
land
,
for
Sabbath-breaking
,
for
whoredome
which
is
so
ordinary
,
and
for
all
such
abhominations
.
Now
to
grieue
for
the
abhominations
The
seuenth
Marke
.
I
desire
to
stirre
vp
mine
affection
after
God
,
and
to
auoide
what
might
steale
away
mine
heart
from
him
,
delighting
in
all
the
wayes
whereby
mine
heart
might
be
inflamed
towards
him
.
This
marke
was
apparently
in
this
our
sister
by
these
signes
.
She
feared
both
the
company
and
doctrine
of
such
Ministers
,
as
she
perceiued
would
giue
her
too
much
liberty
.
She
was
likewise
best
pleased
in
the
greatest
strictnesse
,
so
that
it
were
not
curious
but
commanded
of
God
.
She
maintained
in
her selfe
a
godly
iealosie
,
lest
that
riches
and
worldly
contentments
should
lessen
her
affection
to
Christ
.
She
was
fearefull
to
lose
any
part
or
dram
of
her
first
loue
.
She
delighted
most
in
such
conference
,
both
at
her
table
,
and
in
company
,
which
sauoured
of
religion
:
it
was
her
griefe
to
heare
some
how
they
would
spend
their
precious
time
in
frothie
discourfe
,
preferring
trifles
and
toyes
before
such
speech
as
might
haue
ministred
grace
to
the
hearers
.
So
that
it
was
euident
,
that
she
delighted
in
such
wayes
whereby
her
heart
might
be
inflamed
to
loue
God
.
Yea
I
do
suppose
,
that
her
inner
man
was
come
to
that
degree
of
loue
and
zeale
,
that
she
desired
to
heare
no
other
noyse
but
the
noyse
of
Gods
word
,
nor
any
other
knocking
but
the
knocking
of
Gods
Spirit
at
the
doore
of
the
heart
.
She
found
that
want
of
Gods
word
publickly
preached
in
the
time
of
her
long
sicknesse
,
as
that
she
resolued
,
if
God
would
giue
her
but
so
much
strength
to
endure
to
be
carried
in
a
chaire
to
the
Church
,
she
would
desirously
go
.
Now
what
surer
signe
is
there
of
a
blessed
estate
,
then
sincere
inflamed
loue
to
God
?
The
Lord
promiseth
to
shew
mercy
vnto
thousands
of
them
which
loue
him
,
and
keepe
his
commandements
,
Exod.
20.
The
eight
Marke
.
I
find
an
holy
rest
and
quietnesse
of
conscience
,
with
spirituall
boldnesse
,
and
confidence
of
trust
in
God
sometimes
.
She
found
that
degree
of
spirituall
boldnesse
to
my
knowledge
at
some
times
,
as
that
in
her
perfect
health
she
hath
desired
to
be
dissolued
,
that
she
might
not
liue
to
haue
that
confidence
weakened
.
She
acknowledged
vnto
me
in
the
middest
of
many
temptations
vpon
her
death-bed
,
that
the
Lord
had
freed
her
heart
from
bellish
feares
,
and
that
she
found
much
peace
.
Yea
not
many
dayes
before
her
departure
out
of
this
life
,
she
made
a
very
excellent
sensible
acknowledgement
of
the
goodnesse
of
God
vnto
her
,
and
how
she
knew
that
it
should
be
well
with
her
after
this
life
ended
;
blessing
God
withall
for
the
benefit
which
she
had
receiued
by
the
Ministerie
of
the
Word
,
and
exhorting
her
kinred
and
friends
which
were
about
her
,
that
they
should
be
carefull
to
heare
Sermons
,
and
to
meditate
of
them
.
Yea
she
did
so
speake
with
that
euidence
of
Spirit
,
as
that
she
drew
teares
from
them
which
heard
her
at
that
time
.
Now
what
more
euident
marke
is
there
of
a
true
Christian
,
then
a
sound
faith
?
what
surer
testimony
then
the
testimony
of
Gods
owne
Spirit
bearing
witnesse
with
our
spirits
that
we
are
the
children
of
God
?
Rom.
8.
16.
Now
indeed
this
our
deare
sister
did
not
feele
this
full
assurance
at
all
times
,
but
she
groned
many
a
time
vnder
the
sence
of
much
vnbeleefe
.
But
what
experienced
Christian
doth
not
sufficiently
know
,
that
the
deare
children
of
God
are
subiect
to
these
pangs
?
in
so
much
that
we
say
,
That
surely
that
man
or
woman
neuer
beleeued
aright
which
neuer
doubted
.
But
my
deare
brethren
remembe
the
estate
of
that
good
father
in
Marke
9.
24.
No
sooner
did
he
beleeue
,
but
presently
he
was
made
sensible
of
his
vnbeleefe
.
For
thus
he
cries
with
teares
,
Lord
I
beleeue
,
helpe
my
vnbeleefe
.
The
ninth
Marke
.
I
find
a
desire
of
the
practise
of
mortification
of
sinnes
past
and
present
.
There
is
no
sinne
but
I
could
willingly
iudge
my selfe
for
it
,
so
soone
as
I
know
it
to
be
a
sinne
.
This
holy
feruant
of
God
,
she
was
come
to
that
degree
of
mortification
vnto
her
especiall
sinnes
,
that
she
did
not
onely
quite
forsake
the
practise
of
them
,
but
also
she
lothed
them
inwardly
,
and
confessed
to
the
glory
of
God
,
that
she
found
her selfe
quite
dead
to
the
least
pleasing
motion
tending
that
way
.
And
her
especiall
sinne
hauing
bene
the
abusing
of
things
lawfull
,
she
came
so
farre
to
be
mortified
,
as
that
she
was
tempted
to
abhorre
euen
the
lawfull
vse
.
She
was
inclined
not
onely
to
an
holy
reuenge
vpon
her selfe
,
but
euen
to
exceed
in
that
reuenge
and
selfe-iudging
.
Now
what
greater
argument
is
there
of
our
spirituall
rising
with
Christ
,
then
if
we
mortifie
our
earthly
members
?
Coloss.
3.
1.
5.
and
what
greater
signe
that
we
shall
escape
the
iudgement
of
God
,
then
if
we
iudge
our selues
?
1.
Cor.
11.
31.
The
tenth
Marke
.
I
loue
all
Gods
children
,
and
that
for
the
truths
sake
:
I
esteeme
them
the
onely
excel●●nt
people
in
the
world
.
She
loued
poore
Christians
as
well
Now
whosoeuer
they
be
which
haue
their
hearts
sincerely
seasoned
with
true
Christian
loue
,
it
is
an
euident
Euery
one
which
loueth
,
is
borne
of
God
,
and
knoweth
God
,
1.
Ioh.
4.
5.
7.
And
againe
he
saith
,
in
the
16.
verse
of
the
same
Chapter
,
He
that
dwelleth
in
loue
,
dwelleth
in
God
,
and
God
in
him
.
The
eleuenth
Marke
.
I
desire
after
puritie
,
and
to
be
holy
as
God
is
holy
.
This
our
Christian
sister
laboured
against
all
impuritie
both
of
flesh
and
spirit
:
the
least
secret
impure
motion
did
much
vexe
her
,
as
appeared
by
her
feeling
complaints
.
And
as
for
holinesse
,
I
am
perswaded
she
affected
it
farre
aboue
saluation
:
for
what
was
still
her
especiall
request
?
euen
this
,
that
God
would
be
pleased
to
giue
her
a
more
holy
heart
.
And
Moreouer
,
the
more
holily
that
any
minister
preached
,
the
more
was
she
delighted
to
heare
him
.
The
more
holily
that
any
one
conferred
,
or
prayed
,
gaue
thankes
,
the
more
heartily
she
shewed
her
zeale
in
saying
Amen
.
And
indeed
,
as
for
Sermons
,
and
prayers
,
and
thanksgiuing
,
which
seemed
to
be
very
eloquent
,
if
there
was
not
some
holy
zeale
in
them
,
they
were
but
a
burden
vnto
her
.
Yea
shee
stood
so
affected
vnto
holinesse
,
as
that
sometimes
walking
in
her
hall
vpon
the
Sabbath
day
,
and
conferring
of
Gods
word
,
she
hath
heartily
desired
,
neuer
to
go
againe
into
the
world
,
but
if
it
were
the
will
of
God
,
that
shee
might
spend
all
her
dayes
in
that
blessed
fellowship
with
God
.
And
yet
she
was
none
of
those
that
liued
inordinately
or
idlely
,
who
liuing
by
the
sweate
of
other
mens
browes
,
vnder
the
colour
of
giuing
themselues
vnto
holinesse
,
do
altogether
neglect
or
cast
off
their
particular
callings
,
especially
if
they
be
any
thing
painfull
.
But
she
thus
spoke
,
being
carefull
of
that
holy
condition
,
If
it
might
stand
with
the
will
of
●od
.
By
these
symptomes
and
signes
,
we
may
see
how
this
our
sister
stood
affected
for
holinesse
.
And
what
greater
signe
is
there
of
a
true
child
of
God
,
then
holinesse
?
Be
ye
sure
,
saith
Dauid
in
Psalme
4.
that
God
hath
chosen
to
himselfe
a
godly
man
.
And
Saints
or
holy
persons
,
is
one
of
the
names
which
is
giuen
of
God
vnto
his
children
in
the
holy
Scriptures
,
as
you
are
not
ignorant
.
The
twelfth
Marke
.
I
desire
to
be
good
at
home
as
well
as
abroad
,
in
absence
of
others
as
well
as
in
presence
,
in
secret
as
well
as
openly
.
Concerning
the
domestical
goodnesse
of
this
our
sister
,
we
had
sufficient
knowledge
:
for
we
dayly
beheld
her
Christian
practise
.
And
how
constant
she
was
in
her
holy
courses
in
our
absence
,
I
haue
bene
sufficiently
informed
by
others
which
were
in
the
family
.
She
had
attained
that
degree
of
sinceritie
,
as
that
her
studie
was
to
hide
her
graces
,
at
least
so
farre
as
grace
could
be
hid
.
For
you
know
that
grace
is
like
sweete
oile
,
it
will
vtter
it selfe
in
the
sweete
sauour
whether
the
Apothecary
will
or
no.
Fearfull
she
was
lest
any
should
thinke
more
to
be
in
her
,
then
she
thought
to
be
in
her selfe
.
She
hated
vaine
shewes
;
she
could
not
brooke
those
that
would
publikly
make
shew
of
more
then
was
manifest
by
their
priuate
practise
,
was
in
them
.
Yea
vpon
her
death
bed
she
affirmed
,
that
she
had
nothing
in
her selfe
to
comfort
her
but
poore
sinceritie
.
Now
what
greater
signe
is
there
of
a
good
estate
,
then
is
sinceritie
?
What
greater
euidence
was
there
of
Dauids
blessed
estate
then
this
,
to
wit
,
that
he
walked
in
the
vprightnesse
of
his
heart
in
the
midst
of
his
house
?
Psal.
101.
2.
The
thirteenth
Marke
.
I
can
pray
for
mine
enemies
,
and
humble
my
soule
for
them
in
their
distresse
;
I
will
be
at
peace
with
them
without
reuenge
,
I
can
forbeare
them
,
when
I
could
bring
them
to
shame
.
That
this
seruant
of
God
could
pray
for
her
enemies
,
and
humble
her
soule
in
their
distresse
,
we
may
well
beleeue
it
if
she
auouch
it
:
for
great
was
her
truth
in
speech
,
and
throughly
tried
.
I
do
not
denie
but
she
might
sometimes
report
an
vntruth
,
as
receiuing
it
by
report
from
others
whom
she
beleeued
:
But
to
speake
a
lie
,
or
to
speake
against
her
owne
knowledge
,
to
wrong
any
,
or
aduantage
her selfe
,
it
was
farre
from
her
.
Againe
,
that
she
would
be
at
peace
with
her
enemies
,
without
reuenge
,
and
without
seeking
their
shame
,
it
was
manifest
.
For
when
some
had
exceedingly
wronged
her
by
their
slanderous
tongues
,
after
she
had
conferred
with
me
,
what
I
thought
she
might
do
with
a
good
conscience
in
such
a
case
;
she
was
content
to
sit
downe
vnder
the
wrong
,
being
perswaded
that
God
would
cleare
her
innocencie
as
the
light
at
noone
day
.
And
this
was
the
more
excellent
patience
in
this
our
godly
sister
,
because
And
what
greater
euidence
is
there
of
a
good
estate
,
then
to
forgiue
our
enemies
?
For
Christ
him selfe
hath
said
,
that
If
we
forgiue
men
their
trespasses
,
our
heauenly
Father
will
for
giue
us
our
trespasses
,
Math.
6.
14.
The
fourteenth
Maarke
.
I
finde
a
willingnesse
,
to
suffer
any
thing
for
God
,
by
his
assistance
.
She
was
content
(
for
the
present
)
to
endure
the
hatred
of
the
world
for
her
profession
sake
,
to
endure
the
persecution
of
the
tongue
,
and
the
taunts
of
carnall
friends
.
And
these
sufferings
she
did
not
much
respect
.
Nay
further
,
she
was
very
mindfull
of
the
fiery
triall
which
might
come
vpon
vs
:
and
she
for
her
part
looked
And
what
greater
signe
is
there
of
it
is
giuen
vnto
vs
,
not
onely
to
beleeue
in
the
behalfe
of
Christ
,
but
also
to
suffer
for
his
sake
?
Phil.
1.
29.
The
fifteenth
Marke
.
I
desire
to
deale
faithfully
in
the
charge
and
calling
in
which
I
am
,
and
to
discharge
it
in
the
conscionable
feare
of
God
.
This
our
sister
was
not
onely
faithfull
in
her
generall
calling
,
but
also
in
her
particular
.
For
first
,
she
was
a
very
faithfull
wife
,
her
very
desire
was
subiect
to
her
husband
.
I
am
perswaded
,
that
if
her
husband
had
commanded
her
to
dothe
vilest
drudgerie
about
the
house
,
she
durst
not
haue
refused
,
in
verie
conscience
of
Gods
Law
.
And
moreouer
,
whereas
in
her
carnal
estate
,
it
was
her
common
practise
to
put
forth
her
children
to
be
nursed
abroad
,
according
to
the
practise
of
the
proud
women
in
our
times
:
when
the
Law
of
God
beganne
to
be
written
in
her
heart
,
she
durst
no
longer
nurse
her
children
abroad
,
but
tooke
paines
to
nurse
them
with
her
owne
breasts
.
Againe
,
she
did
most
diligently
ouersee
the
wayes
of
her
family
:
and
she
eate
not
the
bread
of
idlenesse
,
but
still
she
employed
her selfe
in
some
commendable
employment
.
And
as
for
her
children
and
seruants
,
she
did
diligently
instruct
them
in
good
wayes
.
She
was
grieued
at
any
prophanenesse
found
in
them
:
she
mourned
for
them
:
she
prayed
for
them
;
she
pitied
their
estate
:
and
as
for
the
soule
of
her
louing
and
kind
husband
,
she
had
an
especiall
care
.
Now
it
is
an
especiall
ma●ke
of
a
true
conuert
,
to
be
found
faithfull
in
the
particular
calling
.
As
we
see
it
is
giuen
by
Paul
as
an
euidence
of
the
truth
of
the
conuersion
of
Onesimus
,
that
now
he
was
become
profitable
vnto
his
maister
,
Philem.
11.
The
sixteenth
Marke
.
I
desire
to
glorifie
God
by
a
fruitfull
profession
.
The
faith
of
this
our
sister
was
no
dead
faith
.
To
my
knowledge
she
was
exceeding
fruitfull
in
good
workes
.
What
money
she
had
of
her
owne
in
the
time
of
her
health
,
she
distributed
it
freely
,
partly
to
poore
Preachers
about
this
Citie
,
partly
also
to
poore
Christians
.
She
was
like
vnto
Now
this
fruitfulnesse
did
argue
the
goodnesse
of
the
Tree
;
for
how
doth
a
Christian
shew
his
faith
,
but
by
his
workes
?
And
the
Lord
(
as
you
know
)
promiseth
a
Prophets
reward
vnto
such
as
do
good
vnto
his
members
,
Matth.
10.
42.
Yea
,
at
the
day
of
iudgement
Christ
will
say
vnto
all
such
fruitfull
ones
,
Come
vnto
me
,
ye
blessed
of
my
Father
,
inherite
the
kingdome
prepared
for
you
from
the
foundation
of
the
world
.
For
I
was
an
hungred
,
and
ye
gaue
me
meate
:
I
was
thirstie
,
and
ye
gaue
me
drinke
:
I
was
a
stranger
,
and
ye
tooke
me
in
:
naked
,
and
ye
clothed
me
:
I
was
sicke
,
and
ye
visited
me
:
I
was
in
prison
,
and
ye
came
vnto
me
.
The
seuenteenth
Marke
.
I
find
a
daily
holy
strife
to
preserue
graces
giuen
vnto
me
,
and
to
preuent
falling
away
.
She
continued
faithfull
to
the
end
in
the
most
substantiall
graces
.
For
howsoeuer
shee
mourned
for
the
want
of
that
degree
of
ioy
which
she
had
felt
in
former
times
,
yet
she
continued
in
repentance
,
in
the
practise
of
holinesse
and
righteousnesse
,
in
a
tender
loue
to
God
,
and
to
his
word
and
children
,
in
holy
zeale
,
and
fruitfulnesse
euen
to
the
last
period
of
her
dayes
.
And
indeed
her
want
of
full
ioy
was
so
sanctified
vnto
her
,
that
it
was
a
furtherance
to
a
better
grace
,
namely
to
repentance
and
selfe-deniall
,
and
base
esteeme
of
her selfe
.
And
I
call
repentance
a
better
grace
then
ioy
,
because
howsoeuer
ioy
is
a
most
excellent
gift
of
the
Spirit
,
yet
vnto
vs
repentance
is
more
profitable
.
For
I
make
no
doubt
but
that
a
mourning
Christian
may
be
saued
without
rauishing
ioy
,
&
that
Christ
may
wipe
away
his
teares
in
heauen
;
but
no
Christian
shall
be
saued
without
repentance
and
selfe
deniall
.
Now
constancie
and
perseuerance
in
a
good
and
holy
course
,
is
an
vndoubted
He
that
endureth
to
the
end
,
shall
be
saued
:
and
Reuel.
2.
10.
Be
thou
faithfull
to
the
death
,
and
I
will
giue
thee
a
crowne
of
life
.
The
eighteenth
Marke
.
I
find
an
vniuersall
change
in
my selfe
,
from
that
which
I
●●ue
bene
in
former
times
.
This
marke
and
the
two
following
,
I
propounded
vnto
her
vpon
her
death-bed
;
which
I
mention
now
because
they
are
as
vseful
for
the
church
as
the
former
markes
which
I
found
n●ted
in
her
paper
.
And
that
this
signe
was
in
our
sister
as
well
as
the
former
,
it
was
euident
.
For
there
was
a
maruellous
change
,
wrought
in
her
mind
and
vnderstanding
.
She
that
before
knew
not
the
right
hand
from
the
left
in
religion
,
she
was
growne
to
a
very
great
vnderstanding
in
so
much
that
she
was
able
both
to
speak
diuinely
,
to
instruct
her
seruants
and
children
,
and
to
write
letters
in
the
very
language
of
Canaan
with
great
sufficiency
.
Secondly
,
she
found
a
change
in
her
will
and
affections
.
For
she
that
was
dead
before
vnto
any
sound
pietie
,
now
she
was
reuiued
aboue
all
things
to
affect
and
to
seeke
Gods
kingdome
.
Thirdly
,
there
was
an
euident
change
in
her
life
and
conuersation
;
this
we
all
knew
which
knew
her
,
and
can
testifie
.
Now
wheresoeuer
this
vniuersall
change
is
,
from
darknesse
to
light
,
from
euill
to
good
,
from
the
power
of
Satan
to
God
;
it
is
an
euident
signe
of
effectuall
calling
;
and
effectuall
calling
is
an
vndoubted
signe
of
election
.
2.
Cor.
5.
17.
If
any
man
be
in
Christ
,
he
is
a
new
creature
;
old
things
are
passed
away
,
behold
all
things
are
become
new
.
The
nineteenth
Marke
.
I
find
an
vtter
deniall
of
myselfe
,
I
know
that
in
me
,
that
is
,
in
myflesh
,
abideth
nothing
which
is
good
.
This
blessed
seruant
of
God
had
attained
a
great
measure
of
selfe
deniall
.
She
groned
long
vnder
the
burthen
of
the
feeling
of
spirituall
wants
.
She
admired
any
ones
graces
saue
her
owne
:
she
lothed
her
own
prayers
for
want
of
sufficiency
and
zeale
:
she
was
alwayes
complaining
for
the
most
part
of
her
spirituall
wants
.
She
was
brought
to
plaine
nothing
in
her
owne
eyes
.
She
esteemed
herselfe
to
be
poore
,
yea
to
be
a
plaine
begger
in
grace
,
as
all
those
knew
which
knew
her
throughly
.
Now
my
beloued
,
what
greater
signe
is
there
of
a
true
disciple
,
then
selfe
deniall
?
What
greater
signe
of
a
safe
estate
,
then
spirituall
pouerty
,
felt
and
groned
vnder
?
For
what
saith
our
blessed
Sauiour
?
Matth.
5.
3.
Blessed
are
the
poore
in
spirit
,
for
theirs
is
the
kingdome
of
heauen
.
Yea
whosoeuer
do
loathe
themselues
for
their
iniquities
,
and
much
more
for
their
spirituall
wants
,
and
for
the
euill
of
their
good
workes
,
it
is
euident
that
they
are
in
the
couenant
of
mercy
,
Ezek.
36.
31.
The
twentieth
Marke
.
I
find
mine
heart
inclined
to
seeke
after
God
and
Christ
in
the
vse
of
diuine
ordinances
with
feruency
.
This
signe
our
sister
acknowledged
vpon
her
death
bed
also
;
for
when
I
demanded
of
her
in
the
sence
of
her
present
wants
,
whether
her
conscience
did
not
testifie
with
her
,
that
in
her
health
she
had
zealously
sought
after
God
:
She
made
me
answer
,
That
her
chamber
,
and
closet
,
and
orchard
,
and
garden
,
and
watergate
,
and
turret
,
and
euery
corner
could
testifie
that
she
had
dearely
and
earnestly
sought
after
God
.
Yea
out
of
that
knowledge
&
experience
,
which
I
had
of
the
holy
courses
of
this
sanctified
woman
,
I
may
well
say
,
that
it
was
with
this
woman
in
some
measure
as
it
was
with
Dauid
,
Psal.
42.
As
the
Hart
panteth
after
the
water
brookes
,
so
panted
her
soule
after
thee
ó
God
.
Now
where
there
is
giuen
this
strong
affection
after
God
,
the
affection
being
constant
,
and
also
ioyned
with
a
feruent
vse
of
the
meanes
,
it
is
an
euident
signe
of
a
bless●d
estate
.
For
blessed
are
they
which
hunger
and
thirst
after
righteousnesse
,
for
they
shall
be
satisfied
,
Matth.
5.
6.
Thus
I
haue
for
the
common
good
set
out
vnto
you
the
markes
and
euidences
of
a
blessed
woman
.
I
haue
spoken
that
which
I
knew
in
her
.
And
the
vses
which
I
would
haue
you
to
make
of
that
which
hath
bene
spoken
are
these
.
First
,
giue
thanks
vnto
God
for
his
wonderfull
worke
vpon
our
sister
.
Secondly
,
learne
henceforth
not
to
iudge
of
Christians
by
the
outward
appearance
.
For
it
may
be
,
many
which
did
not
so
throughly
know
her
,
would
not
haue
thought
that
she
had
bene
so
rare
a
woman
.
Thirdly
,
learne
not
to
enuie
the
good
name
or
praise
of
others
,
but
learne
to
be
of
Salomons
mind
,
Pro.
31.
31
:
where
speaking
of
a
good
woman
he
saith
,
Giue
her
the
fruite
of
her
hands
,
let
her
owne
works
praise
her
in
the
gates
.
Fourthly
,
examine
thine
owne
estate
by
these
markes
,
and
that
by
weighing
euery
particular
signe
,
with
the
explanation
and
confirmation
of
the
same
.
Fiftly
,
pray
vnto
God
that
thou
maist
finde
them
in
thy selfe
.
Sixtly
,
if
thou
doest
find
them
in
thee
vpon
diligent
search
,
then
see
thou
be
thankful
to
God
,
the
giuer
of
all
grace
:
and
say
with
Dauid
,
Psal
16.
6.
The
lines
are
fallen
vnto
me
in
pleasant
places
,
I
haue
a
goodly
heritage
.
Yea
say
with
him
in
Psal.
23
▪
4.
Though
I
walk
through
the
valley
of
the
shadow
of
death
,
I
will
feare
none
euill
.
The
which
childlike
boldnesse
,
and
holy
confidence
,
God
Almighty
giue
vnto
vs
all
,
and
preserue
in
vs
vnto
the
end
,
and
that
for
Christ
Iesus
sake
,
our
onely
Lord
and
Sauiour
,
Amen
.
FINIS
.