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

Remember that Scripture, and let it have its due impression upon your spirit; He that loves Father or Mother, Brother or Sister, yea or Children more than me, is not worthy of me. O labour to have your affections therefore more raised up to him who is most worthy of them, let him have the uppermost & greatest room in your heart, and let your love to all other things be placed in subjection to your love of God, be ruled by it, and directed to it. Be our earthly afflictions never so great, yet let this love to God poise our Souls so that they may not be overweighed with grief on the one side, ⟨p. 35⟩or stupidness on the other side. Again let our souls be awed by that glorious power and omnipotency of God, who is able to do any thing, and who will do whatsoever pleaseth him both in Heaven and in Earth; at whose word and for whose Glory all things that are were made. And what are we poor creatures that we should dare to entertain any hard thought of this God! 'Tis dangerous contending with God! Let us learn that great lesson of resigning up our selves and all we have to God; let us put our selves as instruments into the hands of the Lord to do what he pleaseth with us, and let us remember that it was our promise and covenant with God to yield our selves up to him, and to be wholly at his disposal. The Soul is then in a sweet frame when it can cordially say, It is the Lord, let him do what seemeth good in his eyes. Not my will, but thine be done. Again, let us know that though we cannot always see into the reasonableness of the ways of God, (for his ways are often in the thick Cloud, and our weak Eyes cannot look into those depths in which he walketh) yet all the ways of God are just, holy and good. Let us therefore have a care of so much as moving, much more of entertaining any unworthy thoughts against God. But let us submit willingly to the yoke which he is pleased to lay upon us, lest he break us with his terrible judgments. And now it hath seemed good to God to lay this stroke upon you, I pray labour rightly to improve it, ⟨p. 36⟩and let this trial prepare you for greater. And seeing the uncertainty of all worldly things, endeavour with all your might to get your heart above them;

Remember that Scripture, and let it have its due impression upon your spirit; He that loves Father or Mother, Brother or Sister, yea or Children more than me, is not worthy of me. O labour to have your affections therefore more raised up to him who is most worthy of them, let him have the uppermost & greatest room in your heart, and let your love to all other things be placed in subjection to your love of God, be ruled by it, and directed to it. Be our earthly afflictions never so great, yet let this love to God poise our Souls so that they may not be overweighed with grief on the one side,