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And when sufferings come, then stir up, and put forth the grace of Faith in the exercise of it, look up to God for strength and assistance,¹ commit your self and cause wholly to him; plead the promise, plead your call that he hath called you to this; plead the cause that it is his. Master Tyndale in a Letter of his to Master Frith, who was then in prison, hath four expressions of the work of Faith in time of suffering. If you give your self, cast your ⟨p. 260⟩self, yield your self, commit your self wholly and only to your loving Father, then shall his power be in you, and make you strong, he shall set out his truth by you wonderfully, and work for you above all your heart can imagine.

And when sufferings come, then stir up, and put forth the grace of Faith in the exercise of it, looke up to God for strength and assistance,¹ commit your selfe and cause wholly to him; plead the promise, plead your call that hee hath called you to this; plead the cause that it is his. Master Tindall in a Letter of his to Master Frith, who was then in prison, hath foure expressions of the worke of Faith in time of suffering. If you give your selfe, cast your ⟨p. 260⟩selfe, yield your selfe, commit your selfe wholly and onely to your loving Father, then shall his power bee in you, and make you strong, hee shall set out his truth by you wonderfully, and work for you above all your heart can imagine.

1. 1Qui mihi oneris est author, ipse fiat administrationis adjutor dabit virtutem qui contulit dignitatem.

And observe this rule, labour to strengthen and exercise your Faith, before your heart be too deeply affected with your affliction. We usually have our first and chiefest thoughts upon our Troubles, and spend the strength of our spirits in poring upon them, and tyre our selves in the workings of our unbelieving discontented spirits, giving liberty to the reasonings of our hearts, so that we are sunk before any promise can come to us, we are not able to raise up our selves, to look at a promise: But our way should be, whatsoever our condition is, first, to endeavour to strengthen our Faith, and then to make our moan to God.