CXLV expository sermons upon the whole 17th chapter of the Gospel according to St.…

¹And first, Christ never calls his people to any danger and temptations but as he removeth some mercies from them, so he makes a supply otherwise; If they are in greater straits and difficulties then before, So if they do observe they shall find some mercies they had not before; Christ will not let thee be a loser by any thing he doth to thee; Neither will he be in thy debt, if he takes away any mercy, he will recompense it otherwise; So that still his love is as great if not greater; See this notably Joh. 14.1, 2, 3. Let not your hearts be troubled, viz. at the sad things I have told you of my departure, and the rage of the world, For I go away to prepare a mansion place for you; It's expedient I should go away, you shall not be the worse for it; Therefore v. 18. I will not leave you comfortless or Orphans, I will send the Spirit of God to comfort you and abide with you; Thus you see, though Christ removed his corporal presence from them, yet he gave them a spiritual presence; If then the Spirit of God can be a Comforter to supply the room of Christs corporal presence, how much more of a husband or father, If God take any of these away, pray that he would send his Spirit the Comforter, and if that can be better then Christs bodily presence, much more then than ten thousand Fathers or Husbands; Oh then let not the Children of God deject themselves, either with the condition they are in, or they fear may be in; If such and such things fall out, ⟨p. 273⟩what would become of me? Oh remember it's Christs way when he takes away one mercy to make it up otherwise again.

¹And first, Christ never cals his people to any danger and temptations but as he removeth some mercies from them, so he makes a supply otherwise; If they are in greater streights and difficulties then before, So if they do observe they shall finde some mercies they had not before; Christ will not let thee be a loser by any thing he doth to thee; Neither will he be in thy debt, if he takes away any mercy, he will recompence it otherwise; So that still his love is as great if not greater; See this notably Joh. 14.1, 2, 3. Let not your hearts be troubled, viz. at the sad things I have told you of my departure, and the rage of the world, For I go away to prepare a mansion place for you; It's expedient I should go away, you shall not be the worse for it; Therefore v. 18. I will not leave you comfortlesse or Orphans, I will send the Spirit of God to comfort you and abide with you; Thus you see, though Christ removed his corporal presence from them, yet he gave them a spirituall presence; If then the Spirit of God can be a Comforter to supply the room of Christs corporal presence, how much more of a husband or father, If God take any of these away, pray that he would send his Spirit the Comforter, and if that can be better then Christs bodily presence, much more then than ten thousand Fathers or Husbands; Oh then let not the Children of God deject themselves, either with the condition they are in, or they fear may be in; If such and such things fall out,