Eleventhly, God is able, and will deliver us, and send a gracious issue out of all, whereof we have a promise, Psal. 50. 15. Call upon me in the day of trouble, and I will deliver thee: so shalt thou glorify me. And 1. Cor. 10. 13. No temptation hath laid hold upon you, but that which befalleth unto men. Now God is faithful, and will not suffer you to be tried above that you are able, but together with the temptation will make an issue, that you may be able for to bear. For the Church of God, howsoever it be in continual float, tumbling, and tossed with contrary winds, yet can never be sunk, but is like to a iBush burning in the fire, but not consumed: and to the kMyrrh Tree, which, though it grow in a bottom, in a place that lieth open to all kind of tempestuous weather, yet is ever green and flourishing, full of fruit, sweet and odoriferous: God so tempering their afflictions, that even lthen when he is angry with us for our sins, yet he doth but sprinkle upon us a few drops, and letteth out a small quillet of his wrath, that he might not waste us with the extremity of the heat (as he doth his mfoes) but disple us with the shaking of his Rod, to bring us home unto himself. Whereupon the Apostle saith, nIn all things we are pressed, but not distressed; doubting, but not despairing; persecuted, but not forsaken in it; cast down, but perish not. This is it which maketh so large a difference ⟨p. 485⟩between Gods Children and the ungodly; that whereas a little trouble amazeth the one, that their heart, with oNabal, is as heavy as a stone, and ready to dye within them, the other joyfully undergo whatsoever affliction; because, come life, come death, come what will else, they know it is from God, who is able, and will set them free. The Psalmist noteth that diversity, when he saith, pMany are the afflictions of the just, but JEHOVAH delivereth them out of all; but one affliction killeth the wicked man. Again, qGreat and many are the sorrows of the wicked man: but he that trusteth in JEHOVAH, kindness shall compass him about. And Solomon in his Proverbs, Though rthe righteous man fall seven times, yet he riseth up again: but the wicked at one evil fall down-right. sChildren, saith the Prophet ISAIAH, faint and are wearied, and young men fall down flat:
Eleuenthly, God is able, and will deliuer vs, and send a gracious issue out of all, whereof wee haue a promise, Psal. 50. 15. Call vpon mee in the day of trouble, and I will deliuer thee: so shalt thou glorifie mee. And 1. Cor. 10. 13. No temptation hath laid hold vpon you, but that which befalleth vnto men. Now God is faithfull, and will not suffer you to be tryed aboue that you are able, but together with the temptation will make an issue, that you may bee able for to beare. For the Church of God, howsoeuer it be in continuall floate, tumbling, and tossed with contrarie windes, yet can neuer be sunke, but is like to a iBush burning in the fire, but not consumed: and to the kMirrh Tree, which, though it grow in a bottome, in a place that lyeth open to all kind of tempestuous weather, yet is euer greene and flourishing, full of fruit, sweete and edoriferous: God so tempering their afflictions, that euen lthen when hee is angry with vs for our sinnes, yet hee doth but sprinkle vpon vs a few drops, and letteth out a small quillet of his wrath, that hee might not waste vs with the extremitie of the heate (as he doth his mfoes) but disple vs with the shaking of his Rod, to bring vs home vnto himselfe. Whereupon the Apostle saith, nIn all things we are pressed, but not distressed; doubting, but not despayring; persecuted, but not forsaken in it; cast downe, but perish not. This is it which maketh so large a difference ⟨p. 485⟩betweene Gods Children and the vngodly; that whereas a little trouble amazeth the one, that their heart, with oNabal, is as heauie as a stone, and readie to dye within them, the other ioyfully vndergoe whatsoeuer affliction; because, come life, come death, come what will else, they know it is from God, who is able, and will set them free. The Psalmist noteth that diuersitie, when he saith, p
- iExod. 3. 2.
- kZach. 1. 8.
- lIsaiah 42. 25.Esay 42. 25.
- mIsaiah 66. 15.Esay 66. 15.
- n2. Cor. 4. 8, 9.
- o1. Sam. 25, 37
- pPsal. 34. 20, 22
- qPsal. 32. 7.
- rPro. 24. 16.
- sIsaiah 40. 30, 31Esay 40. 30, 31
