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First,¹ It is the primary work of this grace, wherein the very being of it consists: for the soul to cast it self ⟨p. 153⟩upon God in Christ, for all the good and happiness it ever expects; to rely here for all, to roll it self upon God, as an all-sufficient good, to make an absolute resignation of all unto him, so as to betrust him with all, and to commit all unto him for ever. Now this implies the taking off the heart from the things of the world, for faith takes off the heart from its self, therefore much more from any thing in the world; and where this is, sufferings cannot be very grievous, because the whole good of the soul is now in God, Psal. 37. 7. Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently; where the soul pitches upon God, as the rest, and the all-sufficient good of it, it will wait patiently, whatsoever hard thing befalls it.

First,¹ It is the primary worke of this grace, wherein the very beeing of it consists: for the soule to cast it selfe ⟨p. 153⟩upon God in Christ, for all the good and happinesse it ever expects; to relye here for all, to roule it selfe upon God, as an al-sufficient good, to make an absolute resignation of all unto him, so as to betrust him with all, and to commit all unto him for ever. Now this implies the taking off the heart from the things of the world, for faith takes off the heart from its selfe, therefore much more from any thing in the world; and where this is, sufferings cannot be very grievous, because the whole good of the soule is now in God, Psal. 37. 7. Rest in the Lord, and waite patiently; where the soule pitches upon God, as the rest, and the al-sufficient good of it, it will waite patiently, whatsoever hard thing befalles it.

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