A fourth volume containing one hundred and fifty sermons on several texts of Scripture…

1. There was Fear in it of approaching Dangers: Christ was to depart, and they were to be left to an unquiet World; John 14.27. Let not your Heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. They were afraid what should befall themselves, when their Master and Guide was gone, from whose Direction and Protection they promised themselves so much Comfort and Safety. Future things are to be left to God's Providence. Every Day that bringeth its Cares and Difficulties, bringeth also its incident Comforts; Matth. 6.34. Take no Thought for the Morrow, for the Morrow shall take Thought for the things of it self: sufficient unto the Day is the Evil thereof. We must not be over solicitous about future Contingencies; nor be anxious for that to Day, which may be soon enough cared for to Morrow. But we usually anticipate our Troubles, and make our present Condition more grievous, by hearing the Charge and Burden of the future also; and so by our Cares and Fears about Futurity, oppress, and so both overwhelm our selves, and take God's Work out of his Hands.

1. There was Fear in it of approaching Dangers: Christ was to depart, and they were to be left to an unquiet World; Iohn 14.27. Let not your Heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. They were afraid what should befal themselves, when their Master and Guide was gone, from whose Direction and Protection they promised themselves so much Comfort and Safety. Future things are to be left to God's Providence. Every Day that bringeth its Cares and Difficulties, bringeth also its incident Comforts; Matth. 6.34. Take no Thought for the Morrow, for the Morrow shall take Thought for the things of it self: sufficient unto the Day is the Evil thereof. We must not be over sollicitous about future Contingencies; nor be anxious for that to Day, which may be soon enough cared for to Morrow. But we usually anticipate our Troubles, and make our present Condition more grievous, by hearing the Charge and Burden of the future also; and so by our Cares and Fears about Futurity, oppress, and so both overwhelm our selves, and take God's Work out of his Hands.