Gospel reconciliation, or, Christ's trumpet of peace to the world

If one Mercy be but an inlet to another Mercy, then this should teach all the people of God, to be content to bear one affliction, though it be but a way making for another affliction; the argument runs thus, It is true there cometh an affliction, and by and by another, and that makes way for another, and so the clouds rise after the rain, and how many poor weak hearts are plunged and dejected, they can bear one affliction, I, but when another cometh, and another cometh, at length they fall down under the weight of their afflictions, but if thou be one that belongest to God, and hast the assurance of ⟨p. 402⟩this point that I have this day been preaching to thee, then use it as an argument to uphold thy heart, It is true one affliction cometh after another, and one affliction maketh way for another, and hath not one mercy come after another too, and hath not one mercy made way for another too? I am sure I have had mercies thick and three fold, and one hath made way for another, and though I have new afflictions making way one for another yet let me bear them, considering how long a time I have had mercies making way one for another; yet further in the sixth place, the sixth Use of this may be of great consequence too.

If one Mercy be but an inlet to another Mercy, then this should teach al the people of God, to be content to beare one affliction, though it be but a way making for another affliction; the argument runs thus, It is true there cometh an affliction, and by and by another, and that makes way for another, and so the cloudes rise after the raine, and how many poor weak hearts are plunged and dejected, they can bear one affliction, I, but when another cometh, and another cometh, at length they fal down under the weight of their afflictions, but if thou be one that belongest to God, and hast the assurance of