Seven treatises containing such direction as is gathered out of the Holy Scriptures, leading…Seuen treatises containing such direction as is gathered out of the Holie Scriptures, leading…

So when we are able to say we have in our troubles humbled our selves to God, confessed our sins, and sought pardon in faith, and had hope to see a good end of it,¹ and patience to bear it, and have (though it seemed very unlike for the time) found and obtained it; this is a clear demonstration to us, that therefore in the like trouble, we shall find the like blessing by the like means using. And this experience never faileth, if we rightly ground it, that is, if that which we have marked to be wrought by God,§H hath been agreeable to that which in his word hath been spoken by him. This we find to have often stirred up the dear servant of God,² David, both to be comforted in his affliction, because before he had so been, and also to be constant in a godly life, because that he had marked that it ever bringeth a peaceable end.³

So when we are able to say we haue in our troubles humbled our selues to God, confessed our sinnes, and sought pardon in faith, and had hope to see a good ende of it,¹ and patience to beare it, and haue (though it seemed very vnlike for the time) found and obtained it; this is a cleere demonstration to vs, that therefore in the like trouble, we shall finde the like blessing by the like meanes vsing. And this experience neuer faileth, if wee rightly ground it, that is, if that which wee haue marked to bee wrought by God,§H hath been agreeable to that which in his word hath been spoken by him. This wee finde to haue often stirred vp the deare seruant of God,² Dauid, both to bee comforted in his affliction, because before he had so been, and also to bee constant in a godly life, because that hee had marked that it euer bringeth a peaceable ende.³

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