By way of Demonstration. First: If his Condition be carved out unto him by the hand of his Father, who is of infinite wisdom, and love; then he hath no reason to complain, or to be disquieted. Now look into Psal. 16. see what David saith of Christ, and Christ of the Saints, at verse 6. My lines are fallen unto me in a pleasant place; yea, I have a fair Heritage, or a goodly Heritage; Why? (verse 5.) The Lord is the portion of mine inheritance, and of my cup. Three Things are most considerable ⟨p. 306⟩here. First, These words are plainly spoken of our Lord and Saviour Christ, and of his great Sufferings, as appears by verse 10. For thou wilt not leave my soul in Hell, neither wilt thou suffer thine holy One to see Corruption. Men, and Brethren (saith the Apostle in Acts, 2.29.) Let me speak unto you of the Patriarch David, that he is both dead and buried, and his Sepulchre is with us unto this day; therefore being a Prophet, and God had sworn unto him, that of the fruit of his Loins according to the Flesh, he would raise up Christ to sit on his Throne; he seeing this before, spake of the resurrection of Christ. At verse 27. of the 2d chapter, ye have the same words that you have here in Psal. 16. Thou wilt not leave my soul in Hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption. So that plainly, the words of the Psalm are spoken of Christ, and of his great Sufferings. But now in the Second place; Though his Sufferings were very great and many, yet saith he, My lines are fallen unto me in a pleasant place, and I have a goodly Heritage; But why so? The Reason is (in the Third place) in verse 5. The Lord is the portion of my Inheritance, and of my Cup; the Lord, my Father, saith he, hath drawn out my lines for me, he hath measured out my condition, and the Lord himself is my portion, and the portion of mine Inheritance. Thus now, may every godly man say; My lines are fallen unto me in a pleasant place, yea, I have a goodly Heritage; Why? for the Lord is the Portion of mine Inheritance, and of my Cup; Surely, therefore he hath no reason to be discouraged, whatever his Condition be. Again,
By way of Demonstration. First: If his Condition be carved out unto him by the hand of his Father, who is of infinite wisdom, and love; then he hath no reason to complain, or to be disquieted. Now look into Psal. 16. see what David saith of Christ, and Christ of the Saints, at verse 6. My lines are fallen unto me in a pleasant place; yea, I have a fair Heritage, or a goodly Heritage; Why? (verse 5.) The Lord is the portion of mine inheritance, and of my cup. Three Things are most considerable ⟨p. 306⟩here. First, These words are plainly spoken of our Lord and Savior Christ, and of his great Sufferings, as appears by verse 10. For thou wilt not leave my soul in Hell, neither wilt thou suffer thine holy One to see Corruption. Men, and Brethren (saith the Apostle in Acts, 2.29.) Let me speak unto you of the Patriark David, that he is both dead and buried, and his Sepulchre is with us unto this day; therefore being a Prophet, and God had sworn unto him, that of the fruit of his Loyns according to the Flesh, he would raise up Christ to sit on his Throne; he seeing this before, spake of the resurrection of Christ. At verse 27. of the 2d chapter, ye have the same words that you have here in Psal. 16. Thou wilt not leave my soul in Hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption. So that plainly, the words of the Psalm are spoken of Christ, and of his great Sufferings. But now in the Second place; Though his Sufferings were very great and many, yet saith he, My lines are fallen unto me in a pleasant place, and I have a goodly Heritage; But why so? The Reason is (in the Third place) in verse 5. The Lord is the portion of my Inheritance, and of my Cup; the Lord, my Father, saith he, hath drawn out my lines for me, he hath measured out my condition, and the Lord himself is my portion, and the portion of mine Inheritance. Thus now, may every godly man say; My lines are fallen unto me in a pleasant place, yea, I have a goodly Heritage; Why? for the Lord is the Portion of mine Inheritance, and of my Cup; Surely, therefore he hath no reason to be discouraged, whatever his Condition be. Again,
