Again, if a man set his Faith awork to believe these things, he would be able to use the World as if he used it not, he would not care for losses & crosses, he would not grieve for them, as one that is not able to bear them. Thus we should learn to set faith on work, in believing these privileges, that we may be able to walk with God, as Enoch did, and as Paul, and Moses did; to walk with him in the upper Region, above the storms: There is much variety of weather when a man is below here, now it is fair, and then it is foul; if a man were above these, there is a continual serenity; So a man that hath his heart in Heaven, a man that walks with GOD, that hath his heart raised ⟨p. 146⟩above others; if you would do this, if you would use Faith, if thou wouldest consider this, it would set thee aloft, above these things; thou wouldest soar aloft as the Eagle, thou wouldest care no more for these things, then the Eagle cares for the chirping of Sparrows: they are trifles, thou wouldest overlook them all. If we did consider this seriously, how would it alter our course? It would work another disposition, another affection in us. A man would consider, that if GOD be sure, what matter is it if a friend die? If I have GOD, what is the loss of any creature? And so, if a man suffer wrong in his name, what is it, if he have praise of GOD? If thou believe, and see GOD in his greatness, to have praise of such a one as he, will make thee to contemn the rest. And so for wealth: What is poverty? What account did Paul make of it? It is nothing to one that hath Treasure in Heaven, to one that believes indeed, to one that seeth he hath all GODS Treasures opened to him. Thou shouldest learn to do this in good earnest. If a man would set this Faith awork to believe it, his heart would be fixed, he would be afraid of no evil tidings, he would say with himself, if there be no ill tidings from heaven, it is no matter from whence they come on earth. If a man would build, through faith, upon the promise, and consider it really. This is the use of Faith: thus a mans heart should ⟨p. 147⟩be filled with joy, a man would be able to go through ill report and good report, through want and through abundance, without being much troubled with either;
Againe, if a man set his Faith aworke to beleeue these things, he would be able to vse the World as if he vsed it not, he would not care for losses & crosses, he would not grieue for them, as one that is not able to beare them. Thus we should learne to set faith on worke, in beleeuing these priuiledges, that we may be able to walke with God, as Henoch did, and as Paul, and Moses did; to walke with him in the vpper Region, aboue the stormes: There is much variety of weather when a man is below here, now it is faire, and then it is foule; if a man were aboue these, there is a continuall serenity; So a man that hath his heart in Heauen, a man that walkes with GOD, that hath his heart raised ⟨p. 146⟩aboue others; if you would doe this, if you would vse Faith, if thou wouldest consider this, it would set thee aloft, aboue these things; thou wouldest soare aloft as the Eagle, thou wouldest care no more for these things, then the Eagle cares for the chirping of Sparrowes: they are trifles, thou wouldest ouerlooke them all. If we did consider this seriously, how would it alter our course? It would worke another disposition, another affection in vs. A man would consider, that if GOD be sure, what matter is it if a friend die? If I haue GOD, what is the losse of any creature? And so, if a man suffer wrong in his name, what is it, if he haue praise of GOD? If thou beleeue, and see GOD in his greatnes, to haue praise of such a one as he, will make thee to contemne the rest. And so for wealth: What is pouerty? What account did Paul make of it? It is nothing to one that hath Treasure in Heauen, to one that beleeues indeede, to one that seeth hee hath all GODS Treasures opened to him. Thou shouldest learne to doe this in good earnest. If a man would set this Faith aworke to beleeue it, his heart would be fixed, hee would bee afraid of no euill tydings, hee would say with himselfe, if there bee no ill tydings from heauen, it is no matter from whence they come on earth. If a man would build, through faith, vpon the promise, and consider it really. This is the vse of Faith: thus a mans heart should ⟨p. 147⟩be filled with ioy, a man would be able to goe through ill report and good report, through want and through abundance, without being much troubled with either;
