The Practice of Piety

5 God sendeth affliction, to demonstrate unto the world, the trueness of his children's love and service. Every hypocrite will serve GOD, whilst he prospereth and blesseth him: as the Devil falsely accused Job to have done:¹ but who (save his loving child) will love and serve him in adversity; when GOD seemeth to be angry and displeased with him? yea▪ and cleave unto him most inseparably; when he seemeth (with the greatest frown, and disgrace) to reject a man, ⟨p. 832⟩and to cast him out of his favour? yea, when he seemeth to wound and kill as an enemy; yet then to say with Job, Though thou Lord kill me, ²yet will I put my trust in thee. The loving, and serving of God, and trusting in his mercy in the time of our correction and misery: is the truest note of an unfeigned child, and servant of the Lord.

5 God sendeth affliction, to demonstrate vnto the world, the truenesse of his childrens loue and seruice. Euery hypocrite will serue GOD, whilest he prospereth and blesseth him: as the Diuel falsly accused Iob to haue done:¹ but who (saue his louing childe) will loue and serue him in aduersity; when GOD seemeth to bee angry and displeased with him? yea▪ and cleaue vnto him most inseperably; when hee seemeth (with the greatest frown, and disgrace) to reiect a man, ⟨p. 832⟩and to cast him out of his fauour? yea, when he seemeth to wound and kill as an enemy; yet then to say with Iob, Though thou Lord kill me, ²yet will I put my trust in thee. The louing, and seruing of God, and trusting in his mercy in the time of our correction and misery: is the truest note of an vnfained child, and seruant of the Lord.

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