The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment

First, When God is in a way of salvation, yet he may and doth divers times bring his people into very great straits. Truly, this straight in the text is exceeding remarkable: but I'll show you further, how when God was about to save this people of Israel out of the Egyptian bondage, (which is the work God hath now to do with us to save us out of the Egyptian bondage that we were in, and that we were going further into,) after they were delivered from this straight, from Pharaoh and all his host; yet in the 15. Chap. you shall find, (the very next Chapter;) after they were come out of the Sea, they presently wanted water to drink, yea, the waters were bitter that they could not drink them (saith the text 15. vers.) The waters were bitter, they could not drink them, they were ready to perish for want of water: As soon as ever they were delivered out of that strait, mark the 16. Chap. they were in another as bad as that, there you shall find they want bread, and were ready to starve for hunger; in Chap. 16.2, 3. And all the Assembly were ready to be killed for hunger (the text saith:) well, Moses cries to God, and God delivered them out of that straight too: In the next Chap. they were in as great a straight too: They pitched at Rephidim, and there they had no water to drink again: I might go through the story, and show you in the wilderness, what great straights God put them in, and yet God was working salvation for them. When they come to possess the land, (because I will not go through the story the time will not permit) they have Jordan to pass over without any bridge, whether the ⟨p. 312⟩bridges were cut down, or whether there were none, I cannot tell; but it was more danger to pass over the bridges (if there were any) because at that time (the text saith) it was that Jordan flowed over all his banks: so then it was at the worst time that could be, when the banks of Jordan were all overflowed, yet God delivered them out of that straight; When they were got over, there I might show you many other straights, but I shall mention only one, that was this:

First, When God is in a way of salvation, yet he may and doth divers times bring his people into very great staits. Truly, this straight in the text is exceeding remarkable: but I'le shew you further, how when God was about to save this people of Israel out of the Egyption bondage, (which is the work God hath now to do with us to save us out of the Egyptian bondage that we were in, and that we were going further into,) after they were delivered from this straight, from Pharaoh and all his host; yet in the 15. Chap. you shall find, (the very next Chapter;) after they were come out of the Sea, they presently wanted water to drink, yea, the waters were bitter that they could not drink them (saith the text 15. vers.) The waters were bitter, they could not drink them, they were ready to perish for want of water: As soon as ever they were delivered out of that strait, mark the 16. Chap. they were in another as bad as that, there you shall find they want bread, and were ready to starve for hunger; in Chap. 16.2, 3. And all the Assembly were ready to be killed for hunger (the text saith:) well, Moses cries to God, and God delivered them out of that straight too: In the next Chap. they were in as great a straight too: They pitched at Rephidim, and there they had no water to drink again: I might go through the story, and shew you in the wildernesse, what great straights God put them in, and yet God was working salvation for them. When they come to possesse the land, (because I wil not go thorow the story the time wil not permit) they have Jordan to passe over without any bridge, whether the