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

But my Brethren, Faith brings ⟨p. 54⟩home to the heart, a message of an higher Sovereignty, even of love from God born to you, and tells all you, that sincerely profess an interest in God, that God hath shown his absolute Dominion already, towards you, in saving your Souls. (It is an absolute Dominion, that, as Rom. 9. shows.) And what else is the meaning of that speech, I will be merciful to whom I will be merciful? It is a speech of Dominion. Well: Hath God showed his Dominion in saving thy Soul with difference, hath he shown it on this, the good side? Then truly thou mayest very well give him leave to exercise his Dominion over all else that thou hast; thou mayest very well be content, He show his Dominion upon thy lumber, and thy appurtenances. He might have shown his Dominion in destroying both your Goods, and Souls too, as he did the ⟨p. 55⟩Sodomites, when he burnt their City.

But my Brethren, Faith brings ⟨p. 54⟩home to the heart, a message of an higher Soveraignty, even of love from God born to you, and tels all you, that sincerely profess an interest in God, that God hath shewn his absolute Dominion already, towards you, in saving your Souls. (It is an absolute Dominion, that, as Rom. 9. shews.) And what else is the meaning of that speech, I will be merciful to whom I will be mercifull? It is a speech of Dominion. Well: Hath God shewed his Dominion in saving thy Soul with difference, hath he shewn it on this, the good side? Then truly thou maist very well give him leave to exercise his Dominion over all else that thou hast; thou maist very well be content, He shew his Dominion upon thy lumber, and thy appurtenances. He might have shewn his Dominion in destroying both your Goods, and Souls too, as he did the ⟨p. 55⟩Sodomites, when he burnt their City.