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IF we might have whatsoever we would desire & wish, in very deed we should be the better at ease, and without any grief. And this is it that man naturally desireth. But in the mean while we are to consider, that God will exercise us with diverse afflictions, so long as we are in this world. Wherefore such is the condition and state of Christians, so long as they shall live here upon the earth: That is, they must strive, & be exercised with diverse sorts of grieves, sometimes of the body, and otherwhiles of the soul. And therefore for this cause must we arm our selves to the end we be not overcome in the midest of our conflicts. Now the principal piece of our armour is, to pray un-God, and to call upon him to help us. And to bring this about, we are throughly to consider how all the faithful which lived long before our time, proceeded herein, too the end we might order our selves after their example, as in this text here, we see how David was even extremely afflicted. Again, we see also how he behaved him self in all his afflictions, which although they were very vehement, yet did they not hinder him too have recourse unto God, and of him he was rescued and saved. See then what we have to meditate upon, too the end that we might do the like.

IF wee might haue whatsoeuer we would desire & wish, in very deede wee should bee the better at ease, and without any griefe. And this is it that man naturally desireth. But in the meane while wee are to consider, that God wil exercise vs with diuerse afflictions, so long as we are in this worlde. Wherefore such is the condition and state of Christians, so long as they shall liue heere vpon the earth: That is, they must striue, & be exercised with diuerse sortes of greeues, sometimes of the body, and otherwhiles of the soule. And therefore for this cause must we arme our selues to the ende we be not ouercome in the midest of our conflicts. Now the principal peece of our armour is, to pray vn-God, and to call vpon him to helpe vs. And to bring this about, we are throughly to consider howe all the faithfull which liued long before our time, proceeded heerein, too the ende we might order our selues after their example, as in this texte heere, we see howe Dauid was euen extreemely afflicted. Againe, wee see also howe he behaued him selfe in all his afflictions, which although they were very vehement, yet did they not hinder him too haue recourse vntoo God, and of him he was rescued and saued. See then what we haue to meditate vppon, too the ende that wee might doe the like.