The saints inheritance and the worldlings portion representing the glorious condition of a child…

At the first I wondered that men should be so vile to fight to make themselves slaves: but when I considered, they shall have slaves under them, and have their lusts, and the other side be more curbed, then I was satisfied, and wondered that God should cast the scale the other way, they having all the advantages in a carnal way more then the other. Only here it is, we have people that have prayed, and this hath cast the scale. Love prayer, and praying people, and join with them, be on their side, for God is with them, and will not suffer them to pray in vain: a praying Christian is a useful Christian in the world.

At the first I wondred that men should be so vile to fight to make themselves slaves: but when I considered, they shall have slaves under them, and have their lusts, and the other side be more curbed, then I was satisfied, and wondered that God should cast the scale the other way, they having all the advantages in a carnall way more then the other. Only here it is, we have people that have prayed, and this hath cast the scale. Love prayer, and praying people, and joyn with them, be on their side, for God is with them, and will not suffer them to pray in vain: a praying Christian is a usefull Christian in the world.

Again, make this use of all that hath been done. Look how far thou thinkest the adversaries would have been hardened if they had prevailed against the cause of God, be thou so much the more resolute in the cause of God. If they had prevailed how would they have blasphemed? and many thousands of Atheist; would have been made more then there was before: what a mighty offence, and stumbling block would this have been? Now since God hath turned it the other way, justify God and his cause; settle your hearts in the love of God, and his cause, and settle your selves more strongly in the reformation in hand.

Again, make this use of all that hath been done. Look how far thou thinkest the adversaries would have been hardned if they had prevailed against the cause of God, be thou so much the more resolute in the cause of God. If they had prevailed how would they have blasphemed? and manie thousands of Atheist; would have been made more then there was before: what a mightie offence, and stumbling block would this have been? Now since God hath turned it the other way, justifie God and his cause; settle your hearts in the love of God, and his cause, and settle your selves more strongly in the reformation in hand.