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Yet further, let us turn the consideration of this so far, to take off our hearts from the things below, as not to be troubled much for any affliction and misery we have here, for they are but for a season; the ¹being for a season, takes away the comfort of the creature, and the being for a season, takes away the bitterness of affliction: Is there any affliction upon you? think this is not eternally though, this is not hell. This is the great complaint of a soul in the time of trouble, O how long shall it be? for ever? But so we cannot say of any afflictions here in this world, that they shall be for ever. In Dan. 11. 25. speaking of the great affliction of the Church, this is brought to alleviate all, yet the end shall be at the time appointed; so long as a man can look to the end ⟨p. 332⟩of an evil, it is not much, it is for a season; if he can but see banks, he is well.

1. 1Qui aeternitaten mente concepit, null los horret exercitus, non terretur turba, null is ad timorem minis agitur. Sen. ep. 103.Qui aeternitaten mente concepit, nul los horret exercitus, non terretur turba, null is ad timorem minis agitur. Sen. ep. 103.

Yea, and the evils that we do endure here, as they are but for a little season, so they are but in the due season, they are in this season, and that is that which should comfort us; because there is not so much danger in any thing we suffer here, while we suffer it in this season. Suppose any of you had your Ship leak, if it leaks when it comes into harbour, though it be an evil to you, and brings trouble, yet you comfort your selves in this, It is not in the main Ocean though: If I had had this leak in the main sea, what had become of me? and so for troubles and sorrows, you may say, It is upon me, but blessed be God, it is upon me here; Indeed if it should prove to be upon me eternally hereafter, it were a great evil, but it is here. S. Augustine said, Here Lord cut me, do