Patience and its perfect work under sudden & sore trialsPatience and its perfect work under sudden & sore tryals

And as to the Christians hope, I understand by the early and latter rain, according to the course of the similitude, to be signified, those illapses from heaven, those refreshing bedewments, which the holy Ghost vouchsafeth, all along to such an expectants Soul, as earnests of heaven, and pledges of Gods certain intending to give him his expected harvest, accord ⟨p. 101⟩ing to the proportion of his Patience and waiting: But still all these hopes wholly respect that other life: But as to this life, the Apostle gives no other hopes for them. Nor no more doth the Apostle to the Hebrews, chap. 10. 36. whilst he thus speaks, Ye have need of Patience (even to the end of your lives.) For it follows, that after you have done the will of God, you may inherit the Promises: Still you will need Patience, to your very last. We use to speak the same, to a man, whose case is remediless, you had need of Patience; for your condition is not like to be bettered. These had suffered the spoiling of their goods already, v. 33. and had endured a great sight of afflictions (as there.) Well, but the storm is not yet over: you have need of Patience still, you are like never like to have your goods and estates again, and I ⟨p. 102⟩can give you (says he) no other hope but that you would patiently wait for the restitution of all things, which is to be at the day of judgment, for so it follows v. 37. For yet a little while, and he THAT SHALL COME, WILL COME, and will not tarry. And therefore cast not away your confidence, which hath great recompense of reward, verse 25. So that, all the hope in this life is, That the time will not be long.

And as to the Christians hope, I understand by the early and latter rain, according to the course of the similitude, to be signified, those illapses from heaven, those refreshing bedewments, which the holy Ghost vouchfafeth, all along to such an expectants Soul, as earnests of heaven, and pledges of Gods certain intending to give him his expected harvest, accord ⟨p. 101⟩ing to the proportion of his Patience and waiting: But still all these hopes wholly respect that other life: But as to this life, the Apostle gives no other hopes for them. Nor no more doth the Apostle to the