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Tenthly, Gods people are often in an afflicted condition, ¹as chastisements for their sins, they bring many evils upon themselves, by their loose walkings, by their indiscretions, by their pride, by their self-seeking, by their forwardness, by their wilfulness, and worldliness: God chastens even whom he loves: the Apostle tells the Corinthians, that they were chastened of the Lord, that they might not be condemned with the world. Those whom God would never condemn, yet he will chasten: God will have his children feel something of the evil of their sins, and will have them and others see how displeasing sin is to him, in the fruits of his displeasure, upon those who are his beloved ones, who are exceeding dear, and precious in his eyes: because the Lord is careful of his honour, therefore if his children sin, he will chastise them, hence the Greek word for chastisement, signifies ²care of honour. GODS children may come to be children under anger, though not children of wrath: yea God usually holds a more strict hand over his people, then over any, he quickly brings them under the rod, when he lets other go on, and rot in their sins; yet he comes not upon his children as a revenging Judge, to destroy the person for the sins sake: but as a gracious Father, to destroy the sin for the persons sake: he is angry that they have sinned, but especially angry that they might sin no more.

Tenthly, Gods people are often in an afflicted condition, ¹as chastisements for their sins, they bring many evils upon themselves, by their loose walkings, by their indiscretions, by their pride, by their selfseeking, by their forwardness, by their wilfulness, and worldliness: God chastens even whom he loves: the Apostle tells the Corinthians, that they were chastened of the Lord, that they might not be condemned with the world. Those whom God would never condemn, yet he will chasten: God will have his children feel something of the evil of their sins, and will have them and others see how displeasing sin is to him, in the fruits of his displeasure, upon those who are his beloved ones, who are exceeding dear, and precious in his eyes: because the Lord is careful of his honour, therefore if his children sin, he will chastise them, hence the Greek word for chastisement, signifies