An exposition with practical observations continued upon the fifteenth, sixteenth, and seventeenth chapters of…An exposition with practicall observations continued upon the fifteenth, sixteenth, and seventeenth chapters of…

Again, if God be the God of all consolation, then go to God for consolation; as the Angel said to the women when they came to the Sepulchre enquiring for Christ, Why seek ye the living among the dead, he is risen, he is not here: So I may say, Why seek ye living comforts among dead or dying creatures; Seek them there no longer. Job complains in this Book, When I said my bed shall comfort me, then thou scarest me with dreams (Chap. 7.) Job went to a wrong place, when he went to his bed for comfort; most souls miss of comfort, because they go to a wrong place for it: one goes to his bed, another to his friend for comfort, a third to his wife and Children, these, saith he, shall comfort me; alas, why seek ye the living among the dead, none of these can comfort, though these may be means of comfort. Who or whatsoever is the instrument, God is the author of all our comfort; whatsoever hand brings it, God sends it; God (saith Paul) who comforteth those who are cast down, comforted us by the coming of Titus (2 Cor. 7.6.) Titus was a good man and brought good tidings, yet Paul doth not say that ⟨p. 37⟩the coming of Titus did not comfort them; but, saith Paul, God comforted us by the coming of Titus; Tis not your friend who comforts you, but God who comforts you by the coming of such a friend, when you are in sorrow; by sending in such relief, when you are poor; by sending such medicines, when you are sick, such salves when you are sore, such counsel when you are in doubt and know not what to do.

Againe, if God be the God of all consolation, then goe to God for consolation; as the Angel said to the women when they came to the Sepulcher enquiring for Christ, Why seek yee the living among the dead, he is risen, he is not here: So I may say, Why seek yee living comforts among dead or dying creatures; Seeke them there no longer. Job complaines in this Booke, When I sayd my bed shall comfort me, then thou scarest me with dreames (Chap. 7.) Job went to a wrong place, when he went to his bed for comfort; most soules misse of comfort, because they goe to a wrong place for it: one goes to his bed, another to his freind for comfort, a third to his wife and Children, these, saith he, shall comfort me; alas, why seeke yee the living among the dead, none of these can comfort, though these may be meanes of comfort. Who or whatsoever is the instrument, God is the author of all our comfort; whatsoever hand brings it, God sends it; God (saith Paul) who comforteth those who are cast downe, comforted us by the comming of Titus (