but yet as old as he was, he lived to see all working for his good, before he went to his long home. Under all fiery dispensations, God will make good that Golden Promise, Rom. 8. 28. And we know that all things work together for good, to them that love God. Mark, the Apostle doth not say, we suppose, or we hope, or we conjecture, but we know. I know, and you know, and all the Saints know by daily experience, that ⟨p. 85⟩all their sufferings and afflictions work together for their good: the Apostle doth not say de futuro, they shall work, but de praesenti, they do work. All second causes work together with the first cause for their good who loves God, and who are called according to his purpose. The Greek word [Greek or Hebrew], work together, is a Physical expression. Look as several poisonful ingredients put together, being well tempered and mixed by the skill and care of the prudent Apothecary, makes a Sovereign Medicine, and work together for the good of the Patient. So all the afflictions and sufferings that befall the Saints, they shall be so wisely, so divinely tempered, ordered and sanctified by a hand of Heaven, as that they shall really, and signally work for their good. Those 1dreadful Providences which seem to be most prejudicial to us, shall in the issue prove most beneficial to us. Look as vessels of Gold are made by fire, so by fiery dispensations, God will make his people Vessels of Gold, 2vessels of Honour. Commonly the most afflicted Christians, are the most golden Christians, Zechary 13. 9 And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined; and will try them as gold is tried: they shall call on my name, and I will hear them: I will say it is my people, and they shall say, the Lord is my God. The fire of London was rather Physic, than Poison; there was more of a Paternal chastisement, than there was of an extirpating vengeance in it: and therefore certainly it shall work well, it shall issue well.
but yet as old as he was, he lived to see all working for his good, before he went to his long home. Under all fiery dispensations, God will make good that Golden Promise, Rom. 8. 28. And we know that all things work together for good, to them that love God. Mark, the Apostle doth not say, we suppose, or we hope, or we conjectur•, but we know. I know, and you know, and all the Saints know by daily experience, that ⟨p. 85⟩all their sufferings and afflictions work together for their good: the Apostle doth not say de futuro, they shall work, but de praesenti, they do work. All second causes work together with the first cause for their good who loves God, and who are called according to his purpose. The Greek word 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, work together, is a Physical expression. Look as several poisonful ingredients put together, being well tempered and mixed by the skill and care of the prudent Apothecary, makes a Soveraign Medicine, and work together for the good of the Patient. So all the afflictions and sufferings that befall the Saints, they shall be so wisely, so divi•ely tempered, ordered and sanctified by a hand of Heaven, as that they shall really, and signally work for their good. Those 1dreadful Providences which seem to be most prejudicial to us, shall in the issue prove most beneficial to us. Look as vessels of Gold are made by fire, so by fiery dispensations, God will make his people Vessels of Gold, 2vessels of Honour. Commonly the most afflicted Christians, are the most golden Christians, Zechary 13. 9 And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined; and will try them as gold is tried: they shall call on my name, and I will hear them: I will say it is my people, and they shall say, the Lord is my God. The fire of London was rather Physick, than Poison; there was more of a Paternal chastisement, than there was of an extirpating vengeance in it: and therefore certainly it shall work well, it shall issue well.
- 1Gen. 50. 20.
- 22 Tim. 2. 20, 21.
