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The promises
The promises: or, A treatise showing how a godly Christian may support his heart with comfort against all the distresses which by reason of any afflictions or temptations can befall him in this life. Containing all the most comfortable places through the whole Bible, orderly digested. By N. Bifield preacher of Gods Word at Isleworth in Middlesex.The promises: or, A treatise shewing how a godly Christian may support his heart with comfort against all the distresses which by reason of any afflictions or temptations can befall him in this life. Containing al the most comfortable places through the whole Bible, orderly digested. By N. Bifield preacher of Gods Word at Isleworth in Middlesex.
London: printed by G. Purslowe for Ralph Rounthwaite, 1619
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3 Thirdly, if we consider 1the wonderful compassion of God in the afflictions of his people: he doth not willingly afflict, but regards us with pity, and with love thinks of redeeming us, and sends the Angel of his presence to comfort and save us, and in all our afflictions is afflicted with us, Isay 63. 8, 9.
3 Thirdly, if we consider 1the wonderfull compassion of God in the afflictions of his people: hee doth not willingly afflict, but regards vs with pitty, and with loue thinkes of redeeming vs, and sends the Angell of his presence to comfort and saue vs, and in all our afflictions is afflicted with vs, Isay 63. 8, 9.
- 1Of Gods compassion.
4 Fourthly, if we consider 1the high estimation that God holds of his servants, notwithstanding their afflictions. Crosses may make men love us the less, but they do not a jot discommend us before ⟨p. 52⟩God. He can take notice of his servants in their distresses, as well as if they did shine in the greatest outward splendour in the world. This is the consolation that God speaks to us (even when he corrects) as to his children; and for that reason we should not refuse his chastening, Hebr. 12. 6. Prou. 3. 11. We may be honourable in Gods sight, though we be in a most forlorn and despised condition in the world: We may, I say, be precious in Gods sight, and greatly beloved,