17 That all things shall work together for the best to them that love God, insomuch that neither death, nor life, nor Angels, 2nor Principalities, nor Powers, 3&c. shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Jesus Christ our Lord. 4Assure your self that every pang is a prevention of the pains of Hell; every respite an earnest of heavens Rest: and how many stripes do you esteem Heaven worth? As your life hath been a comfort to others, so give your Friends a Christian example to dye, and deceive the Devil, as Job did. It is but the Cross of Christ sent before to crucify ⟨p. 933⟩the love of this world in thee: that thou mayest go eternally to live with Christ, who was crucified for thee. As thou art therefore a true Christian, take up, like Simon of Cyrene, with both thy arms his holy Cross, carry it after him, unto him: thy pains will shortly pass, thy joys shall never pass away.
17 That all things shall worke together for the best to them that loue God, insomuch that neyther death, nor life, nor Angels, 2nor Principalities, nor Powers, 3&c. shall be able to separate vs from the loue of God, which is in Iesus Christ our Lord. 4Assure your selfe that euery pang is a preuention of the paines of Hell; euery respite an earnest of heauens Rest: and how many stripes doe you esteeme Heauen worth? As your life hath beene a comfort to others, so giue your Friends a Christian example to dye, and deceiue the Diuell, as Iob did. It is but the Crosse of Christ sent before to crucifie ⟨p. 933⟩the loue of this vvorld in thee: that thou maist goe eternally to liue with Christ, who was crucified for thee. As thou art therefore a true Christian, take vp, like Simon of Cyrene, with both thy armes his holy Crosse, carry it after him, vnto him: thy paines will shortly passe, thy ioyes shall neuer passe away.
- 1Rom. 8.28.
- 2Verse 38.
- 339.
- 4Morbus non malis adnumerandus, quia multis utilitèr accidit. Basil. in Hexam. Morbus est utilis quaedā institutio quae docet caduca aspernere, & coelestia spirare. Nazian. a• Philagrium.Morbus non malis adnumerandus, quia multis vtilitèr accidit. Basil. in Hexam. Morbus est vtilis quaedā institutio quae docet caduca aspernere, & coelestia spirare. Nazian. a• Philagrium.
