O•r comforts in this world are usually mixed with sorrows, our enlargements with straits; yet •he Lord is able to give us sorrowless comforts, and such enlargements as shall not have the least shadow of a st eight in them. As Jesus Christ saveth us to the uttermost of soul straits, o• we are saved through Christ to the uttermost of our sins, that is, of our guilt and danger of condemnation ⟨p. 285⟩by sin; so he can save us also to the uttermost of outward troubles, he can give a perfect temporal salvation, such a salvation as shall have nothing of fear or danger in this life: Elihu speaks of such a salvation. The Lord can save us to the uttermost of present perils, and set us beyond the reach of peril, even in such a place, where there shall be no fear, no suspicion of annoyance. 'Tis said (Pro. 10.22.) The blessing of the Lord maketh rich, and he giveth no sorrow with it. The Lord makes some men rich, or gives them a great estate, yet they find sorrow enough with it; but the Lord, through his blessing, can give riches, and add no sorrow with it, put no gravel in our bread, nor gall in our cup, but all shall be sweet to us; that's bringing us into a large place, where there is no present straightness, no, nor appearing cause to fear any. Thus the Nations are brought in rejoicing at the fall of Babylon, (Isa. 14.7, 8.) The whole earth is at rest, and is quiet, they break forth into singing, yea the fir-trees rejoice at thee, and the Cedars of Lebanon, saying, since thou art laid down, no feller is come up against us. 1The Lord will work full deliverance for his people by Babylons fall; when that falls, Zion shall not fear the coming of any more fellers, Christ will then give his faithful people such enlargement as shall know no straits.
O•r comforts in this world are usually mixed with sorrows, our enlargements with streights; yet •he Lord is able to give us sorrowless comforts, and such enla•gements as shall not have the least shadow of a st eight in them. As Jesus Ch•ist saveth us to the uttermost of soul streights, o• we are saved through Christ to the uttermost of our sins, that is, of our guilt and danger of condemnation ⟨p. 285⟩by sin; so he can save us also to the uttermost of outward troubles, he can give a perfect temporal salvation, such a salvation as shall have nothing of feare or danger in this life: Elihu speaks of such a salvation. The Lord can save us to the uttermost of present perils, and set us beyond the reach of peril, even in such a place, where there shall be no feare, no suspicion of annoyance. 'Tis said (Pro. 10.22.) The blessing of the Lord maketh rich, and he giveth no sorrow with it. The Lord makes some men rich, or gives them a great estate, yet they find sorrow enough with it; but the Lord, through his blessing, can give riches, and add no sorrow with it, put no gravell in our bread, nor gall in our cup, but all shall be sweet to us; that's bringing us into a large place, where there is no present streightness, no, nor appearing cause to feare any. Thus the Nations are brought in rejoycing at the fall of Babylon, (Isa. 14.7, 8.) The whole earth is at rest, and is quiet, they break forth into singing, yea the fir-trees rejoyce at thee, and the Cedars of Lebanon, saying, since thou art laid down, no feller is come up against us. 1The Lord will work full deliverance for his people by Babylons fall; when that falls, Sion shall not feare the coming of any more fellers, Christ will then give his faithfull people such enlargement as shall know no streights.
- 1Positio vel requies. Heb: a radice [Greek or Hebrew] quod est requiescere Metonymia adjuncti. Pisc. Est abstract•m pro concreto, •ositio & requies, pro i•s quae s per mensam deponuntur a serculariis; Quemadmodum jumenta vocantur, servitus hominum, quia hominibus serviunt. Bold: Vicinae sunt radices [Greek or Hebrew] quievit •• [Greek or Hebrew] posuit; quod enim ponitur in aliquo loco, ponitur ut requiescat. Merc:Positio vel requies. Heb: a radice 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 quod est requiescere Metonymia adjuncti. Pisc. Est abstract•m pro concreto, •ositio & requies, pro i•s quae s per mensam deponuntur a serculariis; Quemadmodum jumenta vocantur, servitus hominum, quia hominibus serviunt. Bold: Vicinae sunt radices 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 quievit •• 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 posuit; quod enim ponitur in aliquo loco, ponitur ut requiescat. Merc:
