An expository comment, doctrinal, controversial, and practical upon the whole first chapter to the…An expository comment, doctrinal, controversal, and practical upon the whole first chapter to the…

Secondly, It belongs to the faithfulness of God in his Promises, to make comforts abound, where sufferings. For, by what reason God out of his faithfulness ¹will give any support at all, by the same reason he will double and treble his consolations as need requireth. It is a rule among the Schools, Sicutse habet simpliciter ad simpliciter, ita magis ad magis, & maximum ad maximum. Now then, as God hath promised and engaged to support under sufferings, so also as these do abound, his comforts must abound; otherwise, his people would be overcome by their temptations, which is against his Promise. For as such a degree of heat will not warm cold water, unless it be made more intense; so neither will comfort simply, unless made more and increased, serve against grievous afflictions. An ordinary boat would not be like the Ark, when that deluge of waters did overflow: This support, this joy thou hast now, would not serve, if God should exercise thee with greater trials. The widows food of Sarepta might have served her in an ordinary way, but when the famine came, and no supply could be had, then her stock would quickly be spent. Therefore urge God, and say, Lord, if thou bringest me in a wilderness, thou wilt provide Manna for me; by what reason thou givest me any comfort, give ²me more now that my sufferings are more.

Secondly, It belongs to the faithfulnesse of God in his Promises, to make comforts abound, where sufferings. For, by what reason God out of his faithfulnesse ¹will give any support at all, by the same reason he will double and treble his consolations as need requireth. It is a rule among the Schooles, Sicutse habet simpliciter ad simpliciter, ita magis ad magis, & maximum ad maximum. Now then, as God hath promised and ingaged to support under sufferings, so also as these do abound, his comforts must abound; otherwise, his people would be overcome by their temptations, which is against his Promise. For as such a degree of heat will not warm cold water, unlesse it be made more intense; so neither will comfort simply, unlesse made more and increased, serve against grievous afflictions. An ordinary boat would not be like the Ark, when that deluge of waters did overflow: This support, this joy thou hast now, would not serve, if God should exercise thee with greater tryals. The widows food of Sarepta might have served her in an ordinary way, but when the famine came, and no supply could be had, then her stock would quickly be spent. Therefore urge God, and say, Lord, if thou bringest me in a wildernesse, thou wilt provide Manna for me; by what reason thou givest me any comfort, give