Two sermons tending to direction for Christian carriage [sic] both in afflictions incumbent, and…Two sermons tending to direction for Christian cariage [sic] both in afflictions incumbent, and…

6. How we have abused, as well Gods Judgments, as his Mercies; how we have either refused or ⟨p. 73⟩neglected to hearken as well to the sound of Gods R•d as to the Voice of his Word; what afflictions have formerly been inflicted on us, whereof little or no use at all hath been made by us. For that is also usually Gods manner, when men profit not by such crosses as he hath formerly exercised them with, ^kto proceed from shorter to some of longer continuance, from milder to sharper courses. He dealeth with the sons of men, as the Physician doth with his patient; ^lwho when he findeth that the potion which he hath given his patient will not work with him, he secondeth it with some stronger purge; when he perceiveth the disease to be so settled, that sudden courses will not serve, he prescribeth him a course of some longer continuance. So our Saviour³ fore-warned the poor man, whom he had healed, That ^mif he sinned again, some worse matter would befall him: his not profiting by the former, would procure unto him some further, some far heavier cross. And ⁿGod threateneth his People, that if lighter matters would not amend them, he would lay harsher and heavier things on them, till they were even in a manner wasted and consumed with all.

6. How we haue abused, as wel Gods Iudgments, as his Mercies; how wee haue either refused or ⟨p. 73⟩neglected to hearken as well to the sound of Gods R•d as to the Voice of his Word; what afflictions haue formerly been inflicted on vs, whereof little or no vse at all hath beene made by vs. For that is also vsually Gods manner, when men profit not by such crosses as hee hath formerly exercised them with,