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

1. The object of your joy is not simply your afflictions: No, no man can delight in them alone, they (indeed) are grievous, as saith the Apostle. But your joy lies in looking unto, what is the issue and event, the end and reward of your Trials by them; and that is it you are to Count the matter of your joy, and ALL JOY. To rejoice in the thing, or the affliction it self, is one thing: And to rejoice in the expectation of the event and issue, is another.

1. The object of your joy is not simply your afflictions: No, no man can delight in them alone, they (indeed) are grievous, as saith the Apostle. But your joy lyes in looking unto, what is the issue and event, the end and reward of your Tryals by them; and that is it you are to Count the matter of your joy, and ALL IOY. To rejoyce in the thing, or the affliction it self, is one thing: And to rejoyce in the expectation of the event and issue, is another.

Then Secondly, If you observe it, the word in the Text is favourable: Says he [Count] it all joy; that is, esteem it so. He doth not say, you shall have all joy (at present); But though you have not, you may count it all joy, that is, you may reckon it [as matter of all joy,] as many Interpreters paraphrase the ⟨p. 124⟩words, and so Reason yourselves into joy in your Judgements, and so esteem it all joy, Appretiativè, as the School speaks: though the passion of joy be wanting.

Then Secondly, If you observe it, the word in the Text is favourable: Says he [Count] it all joy; that is, esteem it so. He doth not say, you shall have all joy (at present); But though you have not, you may count it all joy, that is, you may reckon it [as matter of all joy,] as many Interpreters par•phrase the ⟨p. 124⟩words, and so Reason yourselves into joy in your Judgements, and so esteem it all joy, Appretiativè, as the School speaks: though the passion of joy be wanting.