Secondly, Christs love and care appeareth in that if he call to greater dangers and afflictions, he will then give more strength then ever to bear them, 1and more comfort then ever even to rejoice in them: If then thy afflictions are more then ever what art thou the worse? If thy strength be greater then ever; God will not lay a Giants burden upon a child's back; But if he prepare a Giants burden for thee, he will enable thee with a Giants strength; Thus these Apostles because they were to encounter with the rage and madness of the whole world; Therefore did the Spirit of God come in an extraordinary manner upon them; They were commanded to stay at Jerusalem till they were endowed with power from above, Luk. 24.49. Thus before also, when our Saviour told them, They should be hated before Kings and Governors for his Names sake, he addeth, It shall be given them in that day to know what to speak, in that day; Oh then when thy dejected heart saith, What shall I do if the Lord bring this and that sad trouble upon me! If this or that temptation come upon me, it will grind me to powder; Oh remember it shall be given thee in that day: If with Job he deprive thee of thy Estate, and Goods, and Children at once, it shall be given thee in that day to bear it; Do not then measure or compare a great affliction with that little strength thou hast at present; No, if God make the waters to increase, he will provide an Ark for thee, the Apostles could not work miracles when they would, as they could not cast out some kind of devils, but when they were called to it, and their miraculous faith was increated then they could do it; Thus it is here, If God should give thee no more faith, no more patience, no more heavenly-mindedness then thou hast at the present; Thou wert never able to bear such mountains and loads of trouble that happily God may bring on thee, but God proportions thy strength to •hy afflictions, as our Saviour said, Mat. 9.17. New Wine is not put into old bottles, They must not fast while the Bridegroom was with them, but the time was coming when they should fast;
Secondly, Christs love and care appeareth in that if he call to greater dangers and afflictions, he will then give more strength then ever to bear them, 1and more comfort then ever even to rejoyce in them: If then thy afflictions are more then ever what art thou the worse? If thy strength be greater then ever; God will not lay a Giants burthen upon a childes back; But if he prepare a Giants burthen for thee, he will enable thee with a Giants strength; Thus these Apostles because they were to encounter with the rage and madnesse of the whole world; Therefore did the Spirit of God come in an extraordinary manner upon them; They were commanded to stay at Jerusalem till they were endowed with power from above, Luk. 24.49. Thus before also, when our Saviour told them, They should be hated before Kings and Governours for his Names sake, he addeth, It shall be given them in that day to know what to speak, in that day; Oh then when thy dejected heart saith, What shall I do if the Lord bring this and that sad trouble upon me! If this or that temptation come upon me, it will grinde me to powder; Oh remember it shall be given thee in that day: If with Job he deprive thee of thy Estate, and Goods, and Children at once, it shall be given thee in that day to bear it; Do not then measure or compare a great affliction with that little strength thou hast at present; No, if God make the waters to encrease, he will provide an Ark for thee, the Apostles could not work miracles when they would, as they could not cast out some kinde of devils, but when they were called to it, and their miraculous faith was increated then they could do it; Thus it is here, If God should give thee no more faith, no more patience, no more heavenly-mindednesse then thou hast at the present; Thou wert never able to bear such mountains and loads of trouble that happily God may bring on thee, but God proportions thy strengtht to •hy afflictions, as our Saviour said, Mat. 9.17. New Wine is not put into old bottles, They must not fast while the Bridegroom was with them, but the time was coming when they should fast;
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