Of Communion with God the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost

2. Secondly, Men Faint and sink under their trials, and afflictions, Which the Apostle farther reproves, vers. 12. The first despise the assistance of the Holy Ghost through pride of heart: the latter refuse it through dejectedness of spirit, and sink under the weight of their troubles. And who almost is there, that offends not on one of these hands? Had we not learned to count light of the chastisements of the Lord, and to take little notice of his dealings with us; we should find the season of our Afflictions to comprise no small portion of our Pilgrimage.

2. Secondly, Men Faint and sink under their trialls, and afflictions, Which the Apostle farther reproves, vers. 12. The first despise the assistance of the Holy Ghost through pride of heart: the latter refuse it through dejectednesse of spirit, and sink under the weight of their troubles. And who almost is there, that offends not on one of these hands? Had we not learned to count light of the chastisements of the Lord, and to take little notice of his dealings with us; we should find the season of our Afflictions to comprize no small portion of our Pilgrimage.

Now there is no due management of our souls under any affliction, so that God may have the glory of it; and our selves §. 5 ⟨p. 303⟩any spiritual benefit or improvement thereby; but by the consolations of the H. Ghost. All that our Saviour promiseth his Disciples, when he tells them of the great trials and tribulations they were to undergo, is, I will send you the spirit, the comforter, He shall give you peace in me, when in the world you shall have trouble. He shall guide, and direct, and keep you in all your trials. And so the Apostle tells us it came to pass, 2 Cor. 1. 4, 5, 6. Yea and this under the greatest afflictions will carry the soul to the highest joy, peace, rest, and contentment. So the same Apostle, Rom. 5. 3