A plain and familiar exposition of the fifteenth, sixteenth, and seventeenth chapters of the…A plaine and familiar exposition of the fifteenth, sixteenth, and seventeenth chapters of the…

The sense and exposition tendeth to this purpose: All the days of him that hath an evil heart, are as grievous when he is afflicted, as if he were pinched with continual penury: but all the days of him that hath a good heart when he is afflicted, are as joyous as if he were at a continual feast.

The sense and exposition tendeth to this purpose: All the daies of him that hath an euill heart, are as grieuous when he is afflicted, as if he were pinched with continuall penury: but all the daies of him that hath a good heart when hee is afflicted, are as ioious as if he were at a continuall feast.

Doct. Every mans crosses and troubles are burdenous or easy, according to the state of his heart. It shall be needless to show by testimonies, or examples out of the word, how vehemently carnal grief doth torment the minds of them that are destitute of spiritual grace, seeing that experience maketh it manifest, that temporary miseries are more felt and feared of men unregenerate, than is the danger of eternal destruction. But for the other point, that godliness doth bring more contentment and comfort, than afflictions can work vexations and sorrow, let S. Paul witness by trial in himself, who found matter of rejoicing in necessities, in ¹distresses, in stripes, in imprisonments, &c. And let the godly Hebrews, in stead of many others, be produced for the verifying of the same: for besides the reproaches and afflictions which they sustained, being made a very gazing-stock (as the Apostle ²speaketh) they suffered with joy the spoiling of their goods, knowing in themselves how that they had in heaven a better and enduring substance.

Doct. Euery mans crosses and troubles are burdenous or easie, according to the state of his heart. It shall bee needlesse to shew by testimonies, or examples out of the word, how vehemently carnall griefe doth torment the mindes of them that are destitute of spirituall grace, seeing that experience maketh it manifest, that temporarie miseries are more felt and feared of men vnregenerate, than is the danger of eternall destruction. But for the other point, that godlinesse doth bring more contentment and comfort, than afflictions can worke vexations and sorrow, let S. Paul witnesse by triall in himselfe, who found matter of reioicing in necessities, in