A most sweet and assured comfort for all those that are afflicted in conscience…A most sweete and assured comfort for all those that are afflicted in consciscience…

But let us come to the children of God, who have in some degree felt this wound of mind; and it will appear both in the members and in ⟨image 10⟩the head, of all burdens to be a thing most intolerable to sustain a wounded Conscience. And to begin with, let us set in the first rank Job, that man of God commended unto us by the holy Ghost for a mirror of patience, who although for his riches he was the wealthiest man in the land of Huz; for his authority, might have made afraid a great multitude; and for his substance, was the greatest of all the men in the East: Yet when the Sabeans violently took away his cattle; when the fire of God falling from heaven burnt up his sheep and his servants; when the ⟨image 10⟩Chaldeans had taken away his Camels; when a great wind smote down his house upon his children; although indeed he rent his garments, which was not so much for impatience, as to show that he was not unsensible in these evils: Yet it is said that he worshipped and blessed the name of the Lord, saying: Naked came I out of my mothers womb, and naked shall I return thither again: The Lord giveth and the Lord taketh away, Blessed be the name of the Lord.

But let vs come to the children of God, who haue in some degree felt this wound of minde; and it will appeare both in the members and in ⟨image 10⟩the heade, of all burthens to bee a thing most intollerable to susteine a wounded Conscience. And to begin with, let vs set in the first ranke Iob, that man of God cōmended vnto vs by the holy Ghost for a myrrour of patience, who although for his riches hee was the wealthiest man in the land of Huz; for his authoritie, might haue made afraid a great multitude; and for his substance, was the greatest of all the men in the East: Yet when the Shabeans violently tooke away his cattell; when the fier of God falling from heauen burnt vp his sheepe and his seruaunts; when the ⟨image 10⟩Chaldeans had taken away his Cammels; when a great winde smote down his house vpon his children; although indeed he rent his garments, which was not so much for impatiencie, as to shewe that he was not vnsensible in these euils: Yet it is saide that hee worshipped and blessed the name of the Lorde, saying: Naked came I out of my mothers vvombe, and naked shall I reture thither againe: The Lord giueth and the Lord taketh away, Blessed be the name of the Lord.