Moses his choice with his eye fixed upon Heaven, discovering the happy condition of…

Again, then we may be assured there will come good of them, and that we shall be carried through ¹them; consider three or four things here for our help in this, to assure us of a blessing in these our sufferings. First, were it that we only did know that God had a love to us, and were merciful to us, that were enough to assure us. But, secondly, God may have love and not bind himself by promise; but as he hath love, so he hath engaged himself by promise to help his people in sufferings, and that is more. But, thirdly, we have the experience of Gods dealings with his people, that he never left them in suffering. And fourthly, we may rise higher, it is Gods own case, we have further assurance by this: If a man love me, I hope it will be well with me; if he promise me, that is more; if others have had experience, I am more assured: but if it be his own cause, I am sure enough. If a man go to sea, and he knows the Mariner hath skill, and he loves me, and the Mariner promises he will have care, and others have had experience of his care, this is much: but when I consider, my life is the Mariners life, if I perish, he perishes; this assures me, that as far as the Mariner can do it, ⟨p. 417⟩it shall be well with me. Luther writing to Melancton troubled with fears; If we fall, saith he, Christ ²falls.

Again, then we may be assured there will come good of them, and that we shall be carried through ¹them; consider three or four things here for our help in this, to assure us of a blessing in these our sufferings. First, were it that we onely did know that God had a love to us, and were merciful to us, that were enough to assure us. But, secondly, God may have love and not binde himself by promise; but as he hath love, so he hath engaged himself by promise to help his people in sufferings, and that is more. But, thirdly, we have the experience of Gods dealings with his people, that he never left them in suffering. And fourthly, we may rise higher, it is Gods own case, we have further assurance by this: If a man love me, I hope it will be well with me; if he promise me, that is more; if others have had experience, I am more assured: but if it be his own cause, I am sure enough. If a man go to sea, and he knows the Mariner hath skill, and he loves me, and the Mariner promises he will have care, and others have had experience of his care, this is much: but when I consider, my life is the Mariners life, if I perish, he perishes; this assures me, that as far as the Mariner can do it,