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

Christian Patience is m• Subject: and the Pe• fect work of Patience […] 4. But as an Introduct• on thereunto, I must first open some things of the words in […] 1, 2.

CHristian Patience is m• Subject: and the Pe• fect work of Patience 〈…〉 4. But as an Introduct• on thereunto, I must first ope• some things of the words in 〈…〉 1, 2.

§. 1 As to the PERSONS […] writes to, they were [the Twelve Tribes scattered] that had bee• and were bereft of their inheritance, in their native Country and quitting that, had betak•• themselves to banishment; mu• titudes of them, (I do not sa• ⟨p. 3⟩all) as appears Acts 8. 1. And at that time there was a great Persecution against the Church which was at Jerusalem, and they were [all scattered] abroad throughout all the Regions of Judea & Samaria, except the Apostles. And Acts […]. We find them travelled as far as Phaenice, Cyprus, Antioch; who went from thence afterwards into other Countries. The other Apostle who wrote to the same Persons comforts them with this: (1 Epistle 1. v. 4.) That they were begotten again to a better Inheritance, then that of Canaan, which now they were deprived of.

§. 1 As to the PERSONS 〈…〉 writes to, they were [the Twelve Tribes scattered] that had bee and were bereft of their inheritance, in their native Countrey and quitting that, had betak themselves to banishment; mu titudes of them, (I doe not sa