The harmony of the Gospels in the holy history of the humiliation and sufferings…

1. Poverty cutteth off, depriveth, bereaveth us of those creatures of God over which we are to have dominion in this low world, for our comfort and use. God made man Lord over the works of his hand, gave him wisdom to use and improve them to the glory and service of God, and for his own honour and comfort. but sin hath stripped us of this our dominion; we have forfeited and lost all, see a bereaved condition described, Psal. 89.38, to 46. thou hast cast off and abhorred, thou hast been wroth with thy anointed, thou hast profaned his crown, by casting it to the ground thou hast broken down all his hedges, thou hast made his glory to cease, and cast his throne to the ground. alas, how poor hath sin left man! Adam suffered the greatest loss & downfall that ever man suffered! poor Adam! he lost the Lordship of the whole world, both from his own possession, and his Children's after him. Only God did of his mere bounty and goodness restore unto him a little under the government of Christ, so much as might serve his turn in a poor manner, to pass through the pilgrimage of man in this world. By this fall of Adam, and loss of his dominion, the Devil hath got it in a great measure by the permission of our Lord, into his hand, and all his study▪ and care, is to bring all dominion, riches, and worldly honour into the hands of the wicked and ungodly world; who will be real and vigorous promoters of his affairs and Kingdom.

1. Poverty cutteth off, depriveth, bereaveth us of those creatures of God over which we are to have dominion in this low world, for our comfort and use. God made man Lord over the works of his hand, gave him wisdome to use and improve them to the glory and service of God, and for his own honour and comfort. but sin hath stripped us of this our dominion; we have forfeited and lost all, see a bereaved condition described, Psal. 89.38, to 46. thou hast cast off and abhorred, thou hast been wroth with thy anointed, thou hast prophaned his crown, by casting it to the ground thou hast broken down all his hedges, thou hast made his glory to cease, and cast his throne to the ground. alas, how poor hath sin left man! Adam suffered the greatest loss & downfall that ever man suffered! poor Adam! he lost the Lordship of the whole world, both from his own possession, and his Childrens after him. Only God did of his meer bounty and goodness restore unto him a little under the government of Christ, so much as might serve his turn in a poor manner, to pass through the pilgrimage of man in this world. By this fall of Adam, and loss of his dominion, the Devil hath got it in a great measure by the permission of our Lord, into his hand, and all his study and care, is to bring all dominion, riches, and worldly honour into the hands of the wicked and ungodly world; who will be real and vigorous promoters of his affairs and Kingdome.