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

And Secondly, There being many poor Souls(as of such that were weak, and some New Converts) amongst them, whom he wrote to, who might and did then (as many now-a-days, that yet are sincere-hearted) in the sense of their own weakness, find and apprehend themselves so far off, and remote from such high principles, and attainments; and therefore upon his thus discoursing, were like to be utterly discouraged; thinking with themselves, (judging themselves by the present frame of their infirm Spirits) both that their hearts had never yet, nor would ever be wrought up to this Pitch. What to count it all joy! (think they) is that it, you exhort us unto? Alas! our hearts tremble at the very thoughts of ⟨p. 150⟩entering into such sudden, and so great tentations, as you here forewarn us of And of all graces else, it is this, of a Patient suffering frame, and strength of • Spirit thereto, that is and hath been our want. This is it [WE LACK] nor do we know how to manage our selves wisely, under such Trials; so as to glorify GOD; yea, and not shamefully to dishonour him: Nay, if we should fall into such trials, and sufferings, we are liker utterly to fall away under them, rather then to rejoice, when we fall into them.

And Secondly, There being many poor Souls(as of such that were weak, and some New Converts) amongst them, whom he wrote to, who might and did then (as many now-a-days, that yet are sincere-hearted) in the sense of their own weakness, find and apprehend themselves so far off, and remote from such high principles, and attainments; and therefore upon his thus discoursing, were like to be utterly discouraged; thinking with themselves, (judging themselves by the present frame of their infirme Spirits) both that their hearts had never yet, nor would ever be wrought up to this Pitch. What to count it all joy! (think they) is that it, you exhort us unto? Alas! our hearts tremble at the very thoughts of ⟨p. 150⟩entering into such sudden, and so great tentations, as you here forewarn us of And of all graces else, it is this, of a Patient suffering frame, and strength of • Spirit thereto, that is and hath been our want. This is it [WE LACK] nor doe we know how to mannage our selves wisely, under such Trials; so as to glorifie GOD; yea, and not shamefully to dishonour him: Nay, if we should fall into such trials, and sufferings, we are liker utterly to fall away under them, rather then to rejoyce, when we fall into them.