A Divine Cordial

There are two things, which I have always looked upon as difficult: The one is, to make the Wicked sad; they want not cause of sadness, they are taken captive by Satan^*: This is all that is gotten by fighting on the Devils side; he doth not make his Soldiers Captains, but Captives, he leads them Prisoners before him, and at last will give them damnable pay: Yet so are sinners blinded by the God of this world^*, that they cannot see the chains they are held in, but kiss their fetters, and go laughing to Hell. The other puzzling difficulty, is, to make the Godly joyful: Though they have enough to rock their troubled hearts quiet, & may encourage themselves in the Lord •heir God; yet like the froward child, •hey put away the breast, and refuse to ⟨image 3⟩be comforted. Amnon, though a Kings Son, was lean^*. This dejection in the Godly, ariseth from a double Spring; either because their inward comforts are darkened, or their outward comforts are disturbed: To cure both which troubles, I have put forth this ensuing Piece, hoping by the blessing of God, it will buoy up their disponding hearts, and make them look with a more pleasant aspect; I would prescribe them to take now & then a little of this Cordial. When the Prophet Elijah's spirits were ready to faint under the Juniper Tree the Angel set before him a Cake, and a Cruse of Water, & when he had eaten he was cheered, and went in the strength of that meat, till he came unto Horeb the Mount of God