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Answ. It is certain, that whensoever any wicked man doth an evil act, and a good man doth well, and serveth the Lord with a perfect heart, that there is a sentence of good and evil goes with it; but God doth often suspend the reward to the godly, and of punishment to the wicked; the execution of them is deferred. Besides, we are often mistaken; for that which we think to be ill to us, is many times for our good; and that which we think is very happy and prosperous, may be hurtful to us. As for example, when Jacob came from Laban, GOD said to him; Be not afraid, I am with thee, and I will do thee good. You see, Jacob was no sooner gone, but Laban follows him, and would have done him much hurt, had not the Lord taken him off: No sooner was Laban gone from him, but Esau comes against him, and when the Lord had rescued him from him; when he was come nearer home, when he might have expected some rest after his weary journey; yet then his daughter was ravished, and his two sons were rebellious, and committed murder; after that Rachel died, and Deborah, who was Rebekah's ⟨p. 41⟩nurse, who was a good woman, and therefore a great loss to his family; after all this, a famine fell upon him; yet for all this, God said that he would do him good; and doubtless, God was as good as his word, and he did him good: for that medicine is good, that doth us good, though it be bitter, and so was it with these afflictions. So Paul, he prayed that he might have an happy journey to Rome, and no doubt, the LORD heard his prayer, as appeareth by the Lords appearing to him; yet see what a kind of prosperous journey he had; what a deal of trouble did he meet with? Being in great afflictions, he went to Jerusalem, thinking there to be comforted by the Saints; and when he came thither he went into the Temple, thinking he had well provided for himself; but then he was hardly entertained, put into prison, and sent bound to Caesarea, and afterwards, was in many perils upon the sea. And this was the prosperous journey that Paul had, and surely it was happy, and did much good to his own soul, whereby he did good to others; a journey that led him into many experiments of Gods providence, and goodness towards him: therefore we must not judge according to the outside, or that which the world accounts of, and appears to be evil, for they may be causes of much good to us:

Answ. It is certaine, that whensoever any wicked man doth an evill act, and a good man doth well, and serveth the Lord with a perfect heart, that there is a sentence of good and evill goes with it; but God doth often suspend the reward to the godly, and of punishment to the wicked; the execution of them is deferred. Besides, we are often mistaken; for that which we thinke to be ill to us, is many times for our good; and that which we thinke is very happie and prosperous, may be hurtfull to us. As for example, when Iacob came from Laban, GOD said to him; Be not afraid, I am with thee, and I will doe thee good. You see, Iacob was no sooner gone, but Laban follows him, and would have done him much hurt, had not the Lord taken him off: No sooner was Laban gone from him, but Esau comes against him, and when the Lord had rescued him from him; when he was come neerer home, when he might have expected some rest after his weary journey; yet then his daughter was ravished, and his two sonnes were rebellious, and committed murther; after that Rachel died, and Deborah, who was Rebeccah's