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I cannot give you the grounds, I'll only compare a Scripture or two together (and so conclude all) to see the evenness of the heart of a godly man in all conditions, let them be what they will. In Psal. 57. To the chief Musician Al-taschith, Mictam of David, when he fled from Saul in the Cave. That's the Title of the Psalm. A Psalm that David made in his very great affliction, when he fled from Saul for his life in the Cave. See what he saith, and comparing that same with Psal. 60. where it is, To the chief Musician upon Shushan-Eduth, Mictam of David; to teach, when he strove with Aram Naha•aim, and with Aram Zobah, when Joab, returned and smote of ⟨p. 74⟩Edom in the Valley of Salt, Twelve thousand. David was low when he fled from Saul in the Cave, there David had not the Kingdom; well but afterwards David was high and had the Kingdom, Joab was his Officer, and smote of Edom in the Valley of Salt Twelve thousand: Now you would think that this different condition of David, should have made a different work in his Spirit; yet you shall find a great part of that Psalm to be the very same: In the 57th. Psalm, ver. 7. My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed; I will sing and give praise; awake up my Glory, awake Psaltery and Harp, I my self will awake early, I will praise the Lord among the People, I will sing unto Thee among the Nations, &c. Why, you shall find likewise, that David in the 60th. Psalm, he hath much of this, of blessing God as well in his Prosperous state in which he was, as in his Afflicted estate. Let us compare this with the 108th. Psalm, ver. 5. Be thou Exalted, O God. There David was in his Prosperous estate: And here's the same Expression; O God, my heart is fixed, saith he, I will sing and give praise with my Glory. Awake Psaltery and Harp, I my self will awake early: I will praise Thee, O Lord, among the People, and I will sing Praises unto Thee among the Nations, &c. Just he goes on in the very same words.

I cannot give you the grounds, I'll onely compare a Scripture or two together (and so conclude all) to see the evenness of the heart of a godly man in all conditions, let them be what they will. In Psal. 57. To the chief Musician Al-taschith, Mictam of David, when he fled from Saul in the Cave. That's the Title of the Psalm. A Psalm that David made in his very great affliction, when he fled from Saul for his life in the Cave. See what he saith, and comparing that same with