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Fourthly, When ever you think of any thing which is in it self terrible, or matter of discouragement, be sure that you mingle the ⟨p. 56⟩Consideration thereof, with those sweet things which God hath given and prescribed to you. There is nothing terrible, but God hath joined some comfortable thing with it: the Name of God is terrible, he is called the great and dreadful God; but to sweeten this, he is called the God of all Consolations: Death is terrible, it's called the King of Terrors; but to sweeten this, it is called a Sleep: The day of Judgment is terrible; but to sweeten that, our present Advocate shall be our future Judg; yea, our best Friend, and our dear Husband. Now if you abstract the terror of any Object from the sweetness of it, no wonder if you be much discouraged. It is our Duty to behold things as God presents them, and to take things as God doth give them. What God hath joined together, no man may put asunder. If you consider the sweetness of an Object or Condition, without the sourness of it, then you may grow too wanton: if you consider the terror of an Object or Condition, without the sweetness of it, then you may be too fearful: But if you think on both together, then you will fear, and believe; and believe, and fear, and so be kept from Discouragement.

Fourthly, When ever you think of any thing which is in it self terrible, or matter of discouragement, be sure that you mingle the ⟨p. 56⟩Consideration thereof, with those sweet things which God hath given and prescribed to you. There is nothing terrible, but God hath joyned some comfortable thing with it: the Name of God is terrible, he is called the great and dreadful God; but to sweeten this, he is called the God of all Consolations: Death is terrible, it's called the King of Terrors; but to sweeten this, it is called a Sleep: The day of Judgment is terrible; but to sweeten that, our present Advocate shal be our future Judg; yea, our best Friend, and our dear Husband. Now if you abstract the terror of any Object from the sweetness of it, no wonder if you be much discouraged. It is our Duty to behold things as God presents them, and to take things as God doth give them. What God hath joyned together, no man may put asunder. If you consider the sweetness of an Object or Condition, without the sowrness of it, then you may grow too wanton: if you consider the terror of an Object or Condition, without the sweetness of it, then you may be too fearful: But if you think on both together, then you will fear, and beleeve; and beleeve, and fear, and so be kept from Discouragement.