IF we could rightly call to our remembrance the promises of God in our afflictions and miseries, it were sufficient enough too make us patient. And by this mean we should render a true proof of our faith: but so soon as we are grieved with any affliction, we by and by wax faint hearted, because we forget all the promises of God: which to our ⟨image 96⟩[…] ⟨p. 89⟩[…] ⟨image 97⟩seeming, we had long before very well understand and learned: Now we should not at the least be forgetful of them, when need requireth, yea, and that when we are thereby enforced. And for that cause we have here a very excellent lesson for the purpose, & worthy the noting: for David doth not only teach us as a Prophet of God, what our duty is, & what the power and virtue of our faith ought too be: but showeth us also the way by his example, how we must be patient in all our adversities, and how we ought not to fall from that: to wit, that we always have our eye fixed upon the promises of God. For that shall be enough to entertain and keep us, in such sort as that we should patiently wait for his saving health, yea, even in calling upon him. But that we might the better profit by this doctrine, we are here to note, that the two first verses are both of one and self-same substance, save that the order of the words are changed. He sayeth in the first place, My soul fainteth for thy salvation, That is to say, O Lord, I have longed, albeit the afflictions and miseries which I have abidden, were very great: and lasted long, and that I see neither end nor issue of them, yet nevertheless I rested altogether hereon, that I always trusted, that thou wouldest be my supporter and aider. Now he addeth the reason how he could so faint: to wit, because he trusted unto the promises of God. In the second verse he sayeth, That he hath failed for the promise of God, yea even looking for this promise, and that he hath said, When wilt thou comfort me? And in the third he handleth that which before he had spoken of: to wit, that although he had been as it were parched and dried, even as a skin bottle in the smoke, so that there remained neither moisture nor substance in him but dried up with very miseries, yet that he had not forgotten the testimonies of God.
IF we could rightly call to our remembraunce the promises of God in our afflictions and miseries, it were sufficient enough too make vs pacient. And by this meane we should render a true proufe of our fayth: but so soone as we are grieued with any affliction, we by and by waxe fainte hearted, bicause we forget all the promises of God: which to our ⟨image 96⟩〈…〉 ⟨p. 89⟩〈…〉 ⟨image 97⟩seeming, we had long before very well vnderstand and learned: Now we should not at the least be forgetfull of them, when neede requireth, yea, and that when wee are thereby enforced. And for that cause wee haue here a very excellent lesson for the purpose, & worthy the noting: for Dauid doth not only teach vs as a Prophet of God, what our dutie is, & what the power and vertue of our faith ought too bee: but sheweth vs also the way by his example, howe wee must bee pacient in all our aduersities, and howe we ought not to fal from that: to wit, that we alwayes haue our eye fixed vpon the promises of God. For that shal be enough to entertaine and keepe vs, in such sort as that we should paciently waite for his sauing health, yea, euen in calling vpon him. But that we might the better profite by this doctrine, wee are here to note, that the twoo first verses are both of one and selfe-same substance, saue that the order of the wordes are changed. Hee saieth in the first place, My soule fainteth for thy saluation, That is to say, O Lorde, I haue longed, albeit the afflictions and miseries which I haue abidden, were very great: and lasted long, and that I see neither ende nor issue of them, yet neuerthelesse I rested altogether hereon, that I alwayes trusted, that thou wouldest bee my supporter and aider. Nowe hee addeth the reason howe hee coulde so faint: to wit, bicause he trusted vnto the promises of God. In the second verse he saieth, That he hath failed for the promise of God, yea euen looking for this promisse, and that he hath said, When wilt thou comfort me? And in the third he handleth that which before hee had spoken of: to wit, that although he had beeene as it were parched and dried, euen as a skinne bottle in the smoke, so that there remained neither moysture nor substance in him but dried vp with verie miseries, yet that he had not forgotten the testimonies of God.
