I. Scripture-light the most sure light ... delivered in three sermons on 2 Pet.…

so long as a man is in a condition, and that is held close unto him, he doth not see his own carriage therein, but at a distance he doth; wherefore the Lord doth remove him to some distance from his former condition, and so he sees, and observeth what he was, and did therein. It is an easy thing for a man to sing when the Psalm is set, a Child can do it; but it requires some skill to begin, it requires some singing skill to turn readily from one tune to another; but when the Psalm is begun, every one can go on then. A poor weak Horse can go on in the Road, so long as he keeps the same way; but when he comes to turn out of that way into another, then he stumbles; it requires some strength in a Horse to go readily over the Cart-wracks, to go readily from one way into another, this requires strength. So every poor, weak man, may go on in the same way, and in the same condition, this requires no great store of strength; but to carry the sameness of heart towards God in variety of Conditions, this argues strength, this requires skill: What therefore if the Lord will lead you from one condition to another, and so draw out your skill, and strength, and hath no design but of Love upon you, will you then be discouraged? Thus it is with all the Saints; surely therefore they have no reason to be cast down in this respect.

so long as a man is in a condition, and that is held close unto him, he doth not see his own carriage therein, but at a distance he doth; wherefore the Lord doth remove him to some distance from his former condition, and so he sees, and observeth what he was, and did therein. It is an easie thing for a man to sing when the Psalm is set, a Child can do it; but it requires some skil to begin, it requires some singing skil to turn readily from one tune to another; but when the Psalm is begun, every one can go on then. A poor weak Horse can go on in the Road, so long as he keeps the same way; but when he comes to turn out of that way into another, then he stumbles; it requires some strength in a Horse to go readily over the Cart-wracks, to go readily from one way into another, this requires strength. So every poor, weak man, may go on in the same way, and in the same condition, this requires no great store of strength; but to carry the sameness of heart towards God in variety of Conditions, this argues strength, this requires skil: What therefore if the Lord wil lead you from one condition to another, and so draw out your skil, and strength, and hath no design but of Love upon you, wil you then be discouraged? Thus it is with all the Saints; surely therefore they have no reason to be cast down in this respect.