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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…
An expository comment, doctrinal, controversial, and practical upon the whole first chapter to the second epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians by Anthony Burgess ...An expository comment, doctrinal, controversal, and practical upon the whole first chapter to the second epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians by Anthony Burgesse ...
London: printed by A.M. for Abel Roper, 1661
AN EXPOSITION WITH Practical Observations UPON THE First Chapter of… › Sermon 49
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Thirdly, If God should not increase the strength and comforts of his people, according to the increase of their afflictions, then he who is the fountain of all pity and wisdom, should be exceeded by man, who is but a cistern receiving from this ⟨p. 217⟩fountain. For such is the care and compassion of a man to his beast, that he will say no more burdens on it, then it can bear, and when he puts it to more labour, he giveth it more meat to strengthen it. Now shall man do thus to his beast, and not God to his Children? So the Artificer, the Refiner of gold, when he throweth his gold into the fire, he lets it be no longer then the dross is purged away; it shall not stay a moment longer then will serve for the preparing it to excellent use: And shall not the great God of Heaven use such wisdom to his people, when in afflictions, which are called their fire to try them?
Thirdly, If God should not increase the strength and comforts of his people, according to the increase of their afflictions, then he who is the fountain of all pity and wisdom, should be exceeded by man, who is but a cistern receiving from this ⟨p. 217⟩fountain. For such is the care and compassion of a man to his beast, that he will say no more burdens on it, then it can bear, and when he puts it to more labour, he giveth it more meat to strengthen it. Now shall man do thus to his beast, and not God to his Children? So the Artificer, the Refiner of gold, when he throweth his gold into the fire, he lets it be no longer then the drosse is purged away; it shall not stay a moment longer then will serve for the preparing it to excellent use: And shall not the great God of Heaven use such wisedom to his people, when in afflictions, which are called their fire to try them?
Lastly, If God should not give proportionable comfort in sufferings, his glorious 1end would not be obtained in bringing these upon us. For these are to demonstrate and draw out our graces; That we may be more then conquerors,