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A token for mourners, or, The advice of Christ to a distressed mother bewailing…
A token for mourners, or, The advice of Christ to a distressed mother bewailing the death of her dear and only son wherein the boundaries of sorrow are duly fixed, excesses restrained, the common pleas answered, and divers rules for the support of Gods afflicted ones prescribed / by J.F.
London: printed for Robert Boulter, 1674
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Few dare to vent it in such language, But how many have their hearts embittered by discontent, and secret risings against the Lord? which if ever the Lord open their eyes to see, will cost them more trouble than ever that of affliction did, which gave the occasion of it.
Few dare to vent it in such language, But how many have their hearts imbittered by discontent, and secret risings against the Lord? which if ever the Lord open their eyes to see, will cost them more trouble than ever that of affliction did, which gave the occasion of it.
I deny not, but the best heart may be tempted to think and speak frowardly concerning these works of the Lord, that envious adversary the Devil, will blow the coals, and labour to blow up our spirits at such time into high discontents. ⟨p. 37⟩The temptation was strong even upon David himself, to take up hard thoughts of God, and to conclude, Verily I have cleansed my heart in vain. q. d. How little privilege from the worst of evils hath a man by his godliness? but he soon supperest such motions. If I should say thus, I should offend against the generation of thy children: Meaning, that he should condemn the whole race of godly men through the whole world; for who is there among them all, but is, or hath, or may be afflicted as severely as my self?
I deny not, but the best heart may be tempted to think and speak frowardly concerning these works of the Lord, that envious adversary the Devil, will blow the coals, and labour to blow up our spirits at such time into high discontents. ⟨p. 37⟩The temptation was strong even upon David himself, to take up hard thoughts of God, and to conclude, Uerily I have cleansed my heart in vain. q. d. How little priviledge from the worst of evils hath a man by his godliness? but he soon supprest such motions. If I should say thus, I should offend against the generation of thy children: Meaning, that he should condemn the whole race of godly men through the whole world; for who is there among them all, but is, or hath, or may be afflicted as severely as my self?