And the holy Apostle verifies this in himself, that he had learned thus to be as Content when he wanted, as when he abounded And in this frame we find, elsewhere, ⟨p. 119⟩his mind to have been in the midst of all, not wants only, but pressures of all sorts: Which also shows, that Patience and Endurance, through sufferings, had been his Tutors and Instructors thereunto: For in a Cor. 6. chapter, He having first reckoned up his sufferings, v. 4. and made a Catalogue of them, then in his final conclusion, v. 10. he sums up all in this. As SORROWFUL, yet always REJOICING: [As poor] yet making many rich: As HAVING NOTHING, YET POSSESSING ALL THINGS. In which few words he compendiously speaketh, what either out of that to the Corinthians 9. chap. I have now insisted on, or that Paradox in my Text doth amount unto. For those words [as sorrowful] in respect of divers Temptations [yet always rejoicing], are all one with [Count ⟨p. 120⟩it all joy when ye fall into divers Tentations] as in the Text. And His [having nothing, yet possessing all things] there, is adequate and equivalent to the Corinthian• supposed, outward abounding always, and in all things. But then his [being poor, yet making many rich] Therein he exceeded and transcended, what they, or any the most liberal-hearted rich man that ever was in the World, could boast of, in any of their, or his abounding in any or every good (or Charitable) Works, in relief to others. So we see it is possible and attainable, that a Christian may in the want of all have an all-self-sufficiency: super abounding the fullness of him in outward things, who aboundeth most. And all this was the fruit of his Patience, and continual abiding under sufferings: For he speaks this of himself, whilst he is enumerating his sufferings, ⟨p. 121⟩which in that Chapter he doth at •arge. Thus perfect will Patience make you, that as here the Apostle in my Text speaks, you •hall want nothing, even in outward things, when you have lost •ll.
And the holy Apostle verifies this in himself, that he had learned thus to be as Content when he wanted, as when he abounded And in this frame we find, elsewhere, ⟨p. 119⟩his mind to have been in the midst of all, not wants only, but pressures of all sorts: Which also shews, that Patience and Endurance, through sufferings, had been his Tutours and Instructiours thereunto: For in a Cor. 6. chapter, He having first reckoned up his sufferings, v. 4. and made a Catalogue of them, then in his final conclusion, v. 10. he sums up all in this. As SORROWFƲL, yet alwayes REJOYCING: [As poor] yet making many rich: As HAVING NOTHING, YET POSSESSING ALL THINGS. In which few words he compendiously speaketh, what either out of that to the Corinthians 9. chap. I have now insisted on, or that Paradox in my Text doth amount unto. For those words [as sorrowful] in respect of divers Temptations [yet alwayes rejoycing], are all one with [Count ⟨p. 120⟩it all joy when ye fall into divers Tentations] as in the Text. And His [having nothing, yet possessing all things] there, is adaequate and aequivalent to the Corinthian• supposed, outward abounding alwayes, and in all things. But then his [being poor, yet making many rich] Therein he exceeded and transcended, what they, or any the most liberal-hearted rich man that ever was in the World, could boast of, in any of their, or his abounding in any or every good (or Charitable) Works, in relief to others. So we see it is possible and attainable, that a Christian may in the want of all have an all-self-sufficiency: super abounding the fulness of him in outward things, who aboundeth most. And all this was the fruit of his Patience, and continual abiding under sufferings: For he speaks this of himself, whilst he is enumerating his sufferings, ⟨p. 121⟩which in that Chapter he doth at •arge. Thus perfect will Patience make you, that as here the Apostle in my Text speaks, you •hall want nothing, even in outward things, when you have lost •ll.
