The Godly Man's Picture

7 The patient soul doth most sweetly enjoy it self; an impatient man is like a troubled sea, that cannot rest; he tortures himself upon the wrack of his own griefs and passions, whereas patience calms the heart, as Christ did the sea, when it was rough, and now there is a sabbath in the heart, yea, an heaven, Luk. 21. 19. In your patience possess ye your souls: By faith a man possesseth God, and by patience he possesseth himself.

7 The patient soul doth most sweetly enjoy it self; an impatient man is like a troubled sea, that cannot rest; he tortures himself upon the wrack of his own griefs and passions, whereas patience calms the heart, as Christ did the sea, when it was rough, and now there is a sabbath in the heart, yea, an heaven, Luk. 21. 19. In your patience possess yee your souls: By faith a man possesseth God, and by patience hee possesseth himself.

8 How patient have many of the Saints been, when the Lord hath broken the very staff of their comfort, in bereaving them of Relations; The Lord took away Jobs children, and he was so far from murmuring, that he falls a blessing, Job 1. 21. The Lord hath taken away, blessed be the name of the Lord. God fore-told the death of Eli's sons, 1 Sam. 2. 34. In one day they shall dye both of them; but how patiently did he take this sad news, 1 Sam. 3. 18. It is the Lord, let him do what seemeth him good: See the difference between Eli and Pharaoh, Pharaoh saith, who is the ^*Lord? Eli saith, it is the Lord: When God struck two of Aaron's sons dead,