Invisibles, realities, demonstrated in the holy life and triumphant death of Mr. John Janeway,…

Is not all the world a shadow, compared with one quarter of an hours enjoyment of him, even on this side of Glory in some of his own Ordinances? O therefore strive to get your interest in this comfort secured, and then all's well. He that hath Christ, hath all things. If God be reconciled to you through him, then he will withhold no good thing from you. We poor foolish creatures do scarce know what is good for our selves, but it's no small encouragement to the people of God that Wisdom it self takes care of them, and one that loves them better than they love themselves, looks after them: And he hath given his promise for it, that all shall work together for their good. And what better foundation of comfort can there be in the whole world than this! Why may you not then say with ⟨p. 34⟩the Psalmist, Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope in God. Let not your soul sink under afflictions, for what reason have you to be discomfited under them? Can you gather from thence that the Lord doth not love you? No surely, but rather the contrary, for whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every Son whom he receiveth: What Son is he whom the Father chasteneth not? Wherefore lift up the hands which hang down, and the feeble knees.

Is not all the world a shadow, compared with one quarter of an hours injoyment of him, even on this side of Glory in some of his own Ordinances? O therefore strive to get your interest in this comfort secured, and then all's well. He that hath Christ, hath all things. If God be reconciled to you through him, then he will withhold no good thing from you. We poor foolish creatures do scarce know what is good for our selves, but it's no small incouragement to the people of God that Wisdom it self takes care of them, and one that loves them better than they love themselves, looks after them: And he hath given his promise for it, that all shall work together for their good. And what better foundation of comfort can there be in the whole world than this! Why may you not then say with ⟨p. 34⟩the Psasmist, Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope in God. Let not your soul sink under afflictions, for what reason have you to be discomfited under them? Can you gather from thence that the Lord doth not love you? No surely, but rather the contrary, for whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every Son whom he receiveth: What Son is he whom the Father chasteneth not? Wherefore lift up the hands which hang down, and the feeble knees.