The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment

At first even the dearest servants of God will find their hearts to shake in time of hazards and extremities, but when they come to work upon their spirits, to bring arguments to lay to their hearts, there they get some advantage, that their hearts grow quiet quickly: For that we have a notable text in the example of David, in the 62. Psalm, (saith David there, in the 1, and 2. verses) Truly my Soul waiteth upon God, from him cometh my salvation, he only is my Rock and my Salvation, he is my defence, I shall not greatly be moved; Mark, he begins to exercise Faith, and he says, he shall not greatly be moved, as if he should have said, I confess, I cannot say, but that my heart is somewhat stirred, I am somewhat afraid, and I feel some working in my spirit, ⟨p. 303⟩but I hope I shall not greatly be moved; he falls a working upon his heart more, and considers of his innocency; and of the mischievous device of the ungodly; how long will ye imagine mischief against a man, ye shall be slain all of you; then again in the 5. verse; My soul wait thou only upon God, for my expectation is from him, he only is my Rock: And then he repeats the words again, after he had been rubbing upon his heart the same meditation, then he fetches in the words again, that he had in the 2. verse; He only is my Rock and my salvation; but mark now, what advantage he gets of himself, in the 6. verse, He only is my Rock and my salvation, and my defence, I shall not be moved; before, he is my Rock, my salvation, my defence, I shall not greatly be moved, but after he had been working further upon his own heart, then he gains and says, now he is my Rock, and my salvation, and my defence, I shall not be moved; I have overcome these distracting fears, I have got the advantage and the victory, blessed be God I have overcome them, God is my salvation, and my glory; now he begins to glory and triumph after he had wrought upon himself; So that he in this did indeed stand still in this phrase, by working upon his own heart, though he was stirred a little at first, yet he got the victory: So indeed not to be moved, the 70. turn this word, stand still stete only, but yet the notes upon it, they say it is read likewise stetite, that is, a standing fast, stand fast, it is a word, taken from soldiers in their ranks;

At first even the dearest servants of God wil find their hearts to shake in time of hazards and extremities, but when they come to work upon their spirits, to bring arguments to lay to their hearts, there they get some advantage, that their hearts grow quiet quickly: For that we have a notable text in the example of David, in the 62. Psalme, (saith David there, in the 1, and 2. verses) Truly my Soul waiteth upon God, from him cometh my salvation, hee onely is my Rock and my Salvation, he is my defence, I shall not greatly be moved; Mark, he begins to exercise Faith, and he saies, he shall not greatly be moved, as if he should have said, I confesse, I cannot say, but that my heart is somewhat stirred, I am somewhat afraid, and I feel some working in my spirit,