The dead saint speaking to saints and sinners living in several treatisesThe dead saint speaking to saints and sinners living in severall treatises

2. Faith doth sometimes calm the Soul, in a Mild, and persuasive-way; wherein it reasons with the Soul — Why art thou so much cast down, oh, my Soul! Why art thou so troubled! so disquieted within me! In which reasoning, Faith will take an Argument of Patience.

2. Faith doth sometimes calm the Soul, in a Mild, and perswasive-way; wherein it reasons with the Soul — Why art thou so much cast down, oh, my Soul! Why art thou so troubled! so disquieted within mee! In which reasoning, Faith will take an Argument of Patience.

1. From the Author of Afflictions. That is God. Afflictions, troubles arise not out of the dust, but from God, which was the ground of Davids patience. — I was dumb, &c. Because it was thy doing. So of Jobs, — The Lord hath given, the Lord hath taken away. So in case of Shimei his cursing David. David did not bite at the stone, and never mind the thrower: but he looks up; discovers the hand, as well as the stone. — Let him alone. It may be God hath bid him go forth, and curse David.

1. From the Author of Afflictions. That is God. Afflictions, troubles arise not out of the dust, but from God, which was the ground of Davids patience. — I was dumb, &c. Because it was thy doing. So of Jobs, — The Lord hath given, the Lord hath taken away. So in case of Shimei his cursing David. David did not bite at the stone, and never minde the thrower: but hee looks up; discovers the hand, as well as the stone. — Let him alone. It may bee God hath bid him go forth, and curse David.

2. Sometimes from the ground of Gods dealings; and that is sin. Faith produceth sin to be the cause. For this cause; and this stops the mouth.