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Fourthly, You that are the Servants of God, and ⟨p. 223⟩¹God hath so ordered it, as you are mean in the world, mean in your parts and estates, and mean in regard of your friends, be not discouraged, do not think, I am a poor contemptible man or woman, no body looks at me, or regards me; God hath a high esteem of you, the Angels have a high esteem of you, the Saints have a high esteem of you, and therefore be not discouraged. As you have it in Isaiah 56. 3, 4. Let not the Eunuch say, I am a dry tree, for if he will take hold of my name, and keep my Sabbath, I will give him an everlasting name, better then of sons and daughters: Many, because they are outwardly mean, do go on discouraged, and say of themselves, We are dry trees: If thou didst but see the thoughts of Gods people, and see the thoughts of wicked men, as if thou couldst but unfold the consciences of wicked men, they do reverence thee, and wish they were in thy condition, if they were to dye; though you have not that respect from the godly which they seem to show to others, that they have more use of, and are more serviceable to them to do their business, and so there is a show of more outward familiarity, yet do not think but that you are more highly esteemed then they are.

Fourthly, You that are the Servants of God, and ⟨p. 223⟩¹God hath so ordered it, as you are mean in the world, mean in your parts and estates, and mean in regard of your friends, be not discouraged, do not think, I am a poor contemptible man or woman, no body looks at me, or regards me; God hath a high esteem of you, the Angels have a high esteem of you, the Saints have a high esteem of you, and therefore be not discouraged. As you have it in Isaiah 56. 3, 4. Let not the Eunuch say, I am a dry tree, for if he will take hold of my name, and keep my Sabbath, I will give him an everlasting name, better then of sons and daughters: Many, because they are outwardly mean, do go on discouraged, and say of themselves, We are dry trees: If thou didst but see the thoughts of Gods people, and see the thoughts of wicked men, as if thou couldst but unfold the consciences of wicked men, they do reverence thee, and wish they were in thy condition, if they were to dye; though you have not that respect from the godly which they seem to shew to others, that they have more use of, and are more serviceable to them to do their business, and so there is a shew of more outward familiarity, yet do not think but that you are more highly esteemed then they are.