The truly blessed man, or, The way to be happy here, and forever being…

1. The best of Gods Children may be under affliction, when they walk most in their integrity. What an account doth that Holy man. Heman give of himself? Psal. 88. It is not a certain argument of a mans being apostatized, merely because he is ••cted: God […] Sovereign, and they must counsels him to be so, Joh 42. 2. He hath many ways wherein he will be glorified in his people, in the ••yal of their graces; and if when they walk in their integrity, they are brought into many sorrows, •or the exercise of their faith, patience, &c. and he affords them his Spirit to help them in it, he thereby honours them, and they have cause to re••• in tribulation.

1. The best of Gods Children may be under affliction, when they walk most in their integrity. What an account doth that Holy man. Heman give of himself? Psal. 88. It is not a certain argument of a mans being apostatized, meerly because he is ••cted: God 〈…〉 Soveraign, and they must consels him to be so, Joh 42. 2. He hath many ways wherein he will be glorified in his people, in the ••yal of their graces; and if when they walk in their integrity, they are brought into many sorrows, •or the exercise of their faith, patience, &c. and he affords them his Spirit to help them in it, he thereby honours them, and they have cause to re••• in tribulation.

2. But such times do call Gods people to search and •ry themselves. We should acquaint our selves with the reason why God afflicts us, how else all we obtain the end and benefit of it? Now usually this is the occasion, viz. We grow remiss, and wanton, and negligent of our selves, and God in displeasure brings us into trouble: and it he this, it calls us to Repentance; and if we would be able rightly to judge of this, we must observe our frame, and carriage; and that;