The Soul's Conflict with Itself

We may desire and long after a change of our condition, when we look upon the grievance it self, but ⟨p. 282⟩yet remember still that it be with reservation, when we look upon the will of God, as How long Lord, holy and ¹true, &c. Out of inferior reasons we may with our Saviour desire a removal of the cup, but when we look to the supreme reason of reasons, the will of God, here we must stoop, and kiss the rod. Thus humbling our selves under his mighty hand, which by murmuring and fretting we may make more heavy, but not take off, still adding new guilt and pulling on new judgements.

Wee may desire and long after a change of our condition, when wee looke upon the greevance it selfe, but ⟨p. 282⟩yet rembember still that it be with reservation, when wee looke upon the will of God, as How long Lord, holy and ¹true, &c. Out of inferiour reasons wee may with our Saviour desire a removall of the cup, but when wee looke to the supreame reason of reasons, the will of God, here we must stoop, and kisse the rod. Thus humbling our selves under his mighty hand, which by murmuring and fretting we may make more heavy, but not take off, still adding new guilt and pulling on new judgements.

1. 1Rev. 6. 10.

3. The way patiently to suffer Gods will, is to inure our selves first to do it. ¹Passive obedience springs from active. He that endures any thing, will endure it quietly, when he knows it is the will of God, and considers that what ever befalls him, comes from his good pleasure. Those that have not inured themselves to the yoke of obedience, will never endure the yoke of suffering, they fume and rage as a wild Bull in a net, as the Prophet speaks. It is worth the considering, to see two men of equal