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

Answ. 4 Fourthly: Consider what Christ hath born, and left you to bear: There are but two things to bear; Sin, and Sufferings. Christ hath born all your sins, will not ye bear his Sufferings? He hath born and carried the heavy end of the staff: you have not one sin to bear, and will you not then bear the Sufferings?

Answ. 4 Fourthly: Consider what Christ hath born, and left you to bear: There are but two things to bear; Sin, and Sufferings. Christ hath born all your sins, wil not ye bear his Sufferings? He hath born and carried the heavy end of the staff: you have not one sin to bear, and will you not then bear the Sufferings?

Answ. 5 Fifthly: Consider also, and that frequently and seriously, what abundance of good, you, and others get, or may get by your Afflictions; God by Afflictions, lets out nothing but corrupt blood. Be of good comfort man (said one now in Heaven, to another complaining under his Afflictions) Christ will do thee no hurt in the latter end. God never whips his Children, but for their good, and doth teach both them, and others by them. I was converted (said one, telling the story of his Conversion) by seeing a man executed; for thought I, if a man be thus punished with death for breaking one of the Laws of men, what do I then deserve, who have broken all the Laws of God? Affliction sometimes teacheth the by-stander much; but especially it is teaching to your self, thereby you see and read the fullness of God, the emptiness of the Creature, and the vileness of sin; it recalls sin past, and prevents sin to come; it quickens prayer, and enlarges thankfulness; and it may be thou mayest owe thy Conversion to some Affliction, as a means thereof; and if so much good do come by it, will you be discouraged under it? Think, and think much of the good thereof.

Answ. 5 Fiftly: Consider also, and that frequently and seriously, what abundance of good, you, and others get, or may get by your Afflictions; God by Afflictions, lets out nothing but corrupt blood. Be of good comfort man (said one now in Heaven, to another complaining under his Afflictions) Christ wil do thee no hurt in the latter end. God never whips his Children, but for their good, and doth teach both them, and others by them. I was converted (said one, telling the story of his Conversion) by seeing a man executed; for thought I, if a man be thus punished with death for breaking one of the Laws of men, what do I then deserve, who have broken all the Laws of God? Affliction somtimes teacheth the by-stander much; but especially it is teaching to your self, thereby you see and read the fulness of God, the emptiness of the Creature, and the vileness of sin; it recals sin past, and prevents sin to come; it quickens prayer, and enlarges thankfulness; and it may be thou mayest owe thy Conversion to some Affliction, as a means thereof; and if so much good do come by it, will you be discouraged under it? Think, and think much of the good thereof.