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1 Opposition may stop the outward actions a man would perform, but the inward gracious disposition cannot be hindered; they cannot take away his heart, he hath as great a heart to love duty, ⟨p. 95⟩and when a mans actions are by force hindered, God accepts the will for the deed, 2 Cor. 8.12.¹

1 Opposition may stop the outward actions a man would performe, but the inward gracious disposition cannot be hindred; they cannot take away his heart, he hath as great a heart to love duty, ⟨p. 95⟩and when a mans actions are by force hindred, God accepts the will for the deed, 2 Cor. 8.12.¹

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2 Though a man cannot follow God in one kind, yet he may in another, though some graces may be hindered, yet others will be furthered, and that is the duty God requires at that time, Jam. 1.4.¹ Let patience have her perfect work, that is, God puts a man on several trials, sometimes in person, sometimes in disgrace; now patience plays at all weapons, and when she hath borne all, she conquers all. Look, as it is with soldiers in summer, they go into the field, and in winter they lye in Garrison, yet they are soldiers still; so some duties are summer-duties, as hearing and the like; these are in the time of prosperity, but when the winter of persecution comes, and besiegeth the heart, then God calls for patience. You hear the word, that is a summer-duty, but when you are scattered asunder, God requires patience, and self-denial, yet in both we follow Christ. If a Saint should dye, yet he forsakes not obedience, for he hath followed Christ as far as he can nay Christ could go no further then death, after death a man is considered as a conqueror, then the battle is ended,