A cordial for Christians in the time of affliction. Or, A sermon preached at…A cordiall for Christians in the time of affliction. Or, A sermon preached at…

Those that are enemies to the Church and GODS children were they in the same troubles they see the Saints of GOD in, would indeed yell and howl and roar having no protection nor antidote against the sting and venom of their sorrows and sufferings, and therefore they conceive, and thereupon out of their cruel and dung-hill dispositions insult, that Christians ⟨p. 7⟩are paid home horribly and plagued in such cases, no knowing poor souls that the Saints have a sovereign inward virtue, and vigour, I mean, patience (to which themselves are mere strangers) whereby they take off the edge, and extinguish the poison of all afflictions, whether from GOD, man, or Satan, which would eat up the hearts, and drink up the spirits, and double the sting in the wicked, whensoever they are sore vexed; as if Mordecai a better man then Haman, do not crouch to him, it will not only vex his heart, but cause him to loose all that sweet of his honour. How would wicked men have taken it, that such a dog as Shimei should rail upon David being a King, and Kings you know are impatient at opposition, yet Davids patience takes away the sting and spiritually answers, It may be the LORD hath sent him, observe how grace conquers, and that Faith in GODS children begets not only peace, but patience, Rom. 5. 3. We rejoice in tribulation, knowing that tribulation bringeth forth patience.

Those that are enemies to the Church and GODS children were they in the same troubles they see the Saints of GOD in, would indeed yell and howle and roare having no protection nor antidote against the sting and venome of their sorrowes and sufferings, and therefore they conceive, and thereupon out of their cruell and dung-hill dispositions insult, that Christians ⟨p. 7⟩are paid home horribly and plagu'd in such cases, no knowing poore soules that the Saints have a soveraigne inward vertue, and vigour, I meane, patience (to which themselves are meere strangers) whereby they take off the edge, and extinguish the poyson of all afflictions, whether from GOD, man, or Satan, which would eate up the hearts, and drinke up the spirits, and double the sting in the wicked, whensoever they are sore vexed; as if Mordecai a better man then Haman, doe not crouch to him, it will not onely vexe his heart, but cause him to loose all that sweet of his honour. How would wicked men have taken it, that such a dog as Shemei should raile upon David being a King, and Kings you know are impatient at opposition, yet Davids patience takes away the sting and spiritually answers, It may be the LORD hath sent him, observe how grace conquers, and that Faith in GODS children begets not onely peace, but patience,