He that teacheth the Husband-man discretion, about the fit time and season of Ploughing, Tilling Sowing, Harrowing, and Reaping of every kind of Seed and Grain, according to its Nature; and how to Thresh out these several sorts of Seed and Grain by fit means and instruments, can, being wonderful in Counsel, and excellent in ⟨image 4⟩Working, with infinitely more wisdom, skill, judgment, discretion, and tenderness, pitch the fittest seasons, kinds▪ measures and durations of his Peoples Afflictions, according to their several Necessities, Dispositions, Standings, Capacities, and Abilities. And since withal, our Sovereign Lord the King, the King of Saints, out of the absoluteness of his Dominion, and the super-abundance of his richest Grace hath imposed upon every Cross that his People meet with, not excepting (to say so) Vessels of the greatest Burden of Affliction that Sail up and down the Sands, as it were, of the troublesome Sea of this World, the Toll and Custom of some spiritual Good to be payed to them▪ Allowing, Warranting, and Commanding them by his Commission granted to them under his Great Seal for that effect, to demand, require, and exact it from every occurring Cross and Affliction: And if there shall be any demur or delay, let it be seeming den •al to pay this Custom ▪ to wait and search for it, and, with a piece of holy peremptoriness, to persist in the exacting of it, as being most certainly, without a possibility of misgiving, to be got there; for which the Commission (more and more endeavoured to be really believed and made use of according to the Gran •er's mind) should be produced; wherein he hath given the highest security that All things (having a special look at all their Afflictions, as the context, in the confession of most, if not all Judicious Commentators putteth beyond debate) shall work together for good to them that love God, and are the called according to his purpose, where he hath, to speak so with reverence to his Majesty condescended some way, to abridge his own Sovereignty and absolute Dominion, engaging himself by Covenant, that though he may do what he will, yet he shall will to do nothing but what shall be for his Peoples good;
He that teacheth the Husband-man discretion, about the fit time and season of Plowing, Tilling Sowing, Harrowing, and Reaping of every kind of Seed and Grain, according to its Nature; and how to Thresh out these several sorts of Seed and Grain by fit means and instruments, can, being wonderful in Counsel, and excellent in ⟨image 4⟩Working, with infinitely more wisdom, skill, judgment, discretion, and tenderness, pitch the fittest seasons, kinds▪ measures and durations of his Peoples Afflictions, according to their several Necessities, Dispositions, Standings, Capacities, and Abilities. And since withal, our Soveraign Lord the King, the King of Saints, out of the absoluteness of his Dominion, and the super-aboundance of his richest Grace hath imposed upon every Cross that his People meet with, not excepting (to say so) Vessels of the greatest Burden of Affliction that Sail up and down the Sands, as it were, of the troublesome Sea of this World, the Tole and Custom of some spiritual Good to be payed to them▪ Allowing, Warranting, and Commanding them by his Commission granted to them under his Great Seal for that effect, to demand, require, and exact it from every occurring Cross and Affliction: And if there shall be any demur or delay, let it be seeming den •al to pay this Custom ▪ to wait and search for it, and, with a piece of holy peremptoriness, to persist in the exacting of it, as being most certainly, without a possibility of misgiving, to be got there; for which the Commission (more and more endeavoured to be really believed and made use of according to the Gran •er's mind) should be produced; wherein he hath given the highest security that All things (having a special look at all their Afflictions, as the context, in the confession of most, if not all Judicious Commentators putteth beyond debate) shall work together for good to them that love God, and are the called according to his purpose, where he hath, to speak so with reverence to his Maiesty condescended some way, to abridge his own Soveraignty and absolute Dominion, ingaging himself by Covenant, that though he may do what he will, yet he shall will to do nothing but what shall be for his Peoples good;
