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Such would be the language of sense, if that were suffered to be the Speaker. But faith will speak in another Dialect. And therefore amongst my other Counsels, that I shall send you, this shall be the first.

Judge not of the present Providences, by the conduct of sense, but by the eye of Faith. Faith will see that we are then-most honoured, when we are most vilified, and reproached, and set at nought for the sake of Christ; and that we are then most happy, when the World hath done its worst to make us miserable. Faith will tell you, that GOD is a very present help, when you seem quite to fail of help; and will show you the Well of water, that is near, when the Water in the Bottle is spent. What though you seem to have lost Ministers, Husbands, Friends for a Season? Faith will tell you, that they are well bestowed, and that it will be both your, and their advantage, in the Day of Retribution.

Judge not of the present Providences, by the conduct of sense, but by the eye of Faith. Faith will see that we are then-most honoured, when we are most vilified, and reproached, and set at nought for the sake of Christ; and that we are then most happy, when the World hath done its worst to make us miserable. Faith will tell you, that GOD is a very present help, when you seem quite to fail of help; and will shew you the Well of water, that is near, when the Water in the Bottle is spent. What though you seem to have lost Ministers, Husbands, Friends for a Season? Faith will tell you, that they are well bestowed, and that it will be both your, and their advantage, in the Day of Retribution.

Brethren, what are you for? are you for the present world or for that that to come? are you for your temporal enjoyments, or do you seek for Glory, Honour, and Immortality? If you are for this World, you have made a very imprudent choice, in taking up the Profession of Godliness and cleaving to and owning the hated ways of the Lord; But if you are for Glory, and for Eternity, then be of good cheer, all these things do make for us. You are witnesses how often I have told you of these things, and I can say with the Apostle, I believe therefore have I spoken, and therefore I am nothing moved with all these things, nor with the things that do yet further betide me. I believe, and therefore. I told you, that you should never be losers by Jesus Christ. Nay do I say I told it you, you know the Lord Jesus Christ hath showed you, that the persecuted are doubly blessed; that such should rejoice, and leap for joy, because great is their reward in Heaven Hath not God said, that if we suffer with him we shall also Reign with him; and that these light afflictions work for us a weight of Glory? And if this be