The Godly Man's Picture

The trial of a Pilot is seen in a storm; so is the trial of a Christian seen in affliction; he hath the right art of navigation, who when the boisterous winds blow from heaven, doth steer the ship of his soul wisely, and not dash upon the •rock of impatience; a Christian should always keep a decorum, not behaving himself unseemly, or disguising himself with intemperate passion, when the hand of God lies upon him. Patience adorns suffering; affliction in Scripture is compared to a net, Psa. 66. 11. Thou broughtest us into the net. Such as have escaped the Devils net, yet the Lord suffers them to be taken in the net of affliction, but they must not be as a wild Bull in a net, Isa. 51. 20. to kick and fling against their maker, but lye patiently till God break the net, and makes away for their escape. ⟨p. 174⟩I shall propound four cogent Arguments, to excite patience under those evils which God inflicts on us.

The trial of a Pilot is seen in a storm; so is the tryal of a Christian seen in affliction; hee hath the right art of navigation, who when the boistrous winds blow from heaven, doth steer the ship of his soul wisely, and not dash upon the •rock of impatience; a Christian should alwaies keep a decorum, not behaving himself unseemly, or disguising himself with intemperate passion, when the hand of God lies upon him. Patience adorns suffering; affliction in Scripture is compared to a net, Psa. 66. 11. Thou broughtest us into the net. Such as have escaped the Devils net, yet the Lord suffers them to bee taken in the net of affliction, but they must not be as a wild Bull in a net, Isa. 51. 20. to kick and fling against their maker, but lye patiently till God break the net, and makes away for their escape. ⟨p. 174⟩I shall propound four cogent Arguments, to excite patience under those evils which God inflicts on us.