A Practical Commentary on the Epistle of Jude

6. Murmuring is so bad in none as in Gods children, it doth not become their privileges▪ their vows, their hopes; God, in covenant, is theirs, and he hath all things that hath him that made all things, all things are comprised in God; if our lumber be changed into silver, our silver into Gold, our gold into one rare Pearl, that's all the other virtually; if God hath given us himself, his Christ, his Spirit will not all this content us? It doth not become our vows, and the promises which thou m•d'st to God when thy terrors were upon thee; then thou didst say, Oh Lord let me have ⟨p. 465⟩Jesus Christ, and I will be content, though I should beg my bread, and be reduced to rags and extremity of want; when thy heart was stung with sin, thus desirous wert thou to reckon upon Christ as thy all-sufficient portion; how grew the * consolations of God to be small with thee, now God trieth whether thou wilt stand to thy word, and thou fallest a murmuring; it may be just with God to dip his Arrows in venom and vengeance, and shoot them into thy soul again: Once more, 'tis below your hopes, you should have a spirit as high as Heaven, and will you storm at every petty loss, as he said, Art thou the Kings son in law, and art so lean from day to day? are you Heirs of glory, and stand so much upon trifles? it should not be.

6. Murmuring is so bad in none as in Gods children, it doth not become their priviledges▪ their vows, their hopes; God, in covenant, is theirs, and he hath all things that hath him that made all things, all things are comprised in God; if our lumber be changed into silver, our silver into Gold, our gold into one rare Pearl, that's all the other virtually; if God hath given us himself, his Christ, his Spirit will not all this content us? It doth not become our vows, and the promises which thou m•d'st to God when thy terrours were upon thee; then thou didst say, Oh Lord let me have ⟨p. 465⟩Jesus Christ, and I will be content, though I should begg my bread, and be reduced to raggs and extremity of want; when thy heart was stung with sin, thus desireous wert thou to reckon upon Christ as thy all-sufficient portion; how grew the * consolations of God to be small with thee, now God tryeth whether thou wilt stand to thy word, and thou fallest a murmuring; it may be just with God to dipp his Arrows in venom and vengeance, and shoot them into thy soul again: Once more, 'tis below your hopes, you should have a spirit as high as Heaven, and will you storm at every petty loss, as he said, Art thou the Kings son in law, and art so lean from day to day? are you Heirs of glory, and stand so much upon triffles? it should not be.