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Insanabilia. An essay upon incurables; handling that case, What shall people do under their…
Insanabilia. An essay upon incurables; handling that case, What shall people do under their griefs, when there is no curing of them? And aimed at the comfort and counsel of the many, who encounter those grievous things, for which there is no remedy but patience. : [One line epigram in Latin]Insanabilia. An essay upon incurables; handling that case, What shall people do under their griefs, when there is no curing of them? And aimed at the comfort and counsil of the many, who encounter those grievous things, for which there is no remedy but patience. : [One line epigram in Latin]
Boston: printed by T. Fleet for Samuel Gerrish, 1714
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But this Advice cannot leave us, without an Admonition; Heaven-born Souls, Long for Heaven! Since the present State will and must be a Grievous one, even bear it, as long as God shall please to keep you in it. But then, methinks, the Future state should be Preferred with you; should be Desired by you: A Better state, you may depend upon it. Sirs, You shall not therein do, according ⟨p. 22⟩to the Things which you do here this Day. Nor shall you therein suffer such Abasements, and such Encumbrances, and such Inconveniences, as are now the Grievous Things of your Pilgrimage. O determine this; I shall never be well, till I come to Heaven.
But this Advice cannot leave us, without an Admonition; Heavenborn Souls, Long for Heaven! Since the present State will and must be a Grievous one, e'en bear it, as long as God shall please to keep you in it. But then, methinks, the Future state should be Preferr'd with you; should be Desir'd by you: A Better state, you may depend upon it. Syrs, You shall not therein do, according ⟨p. 22⟩to the Things which you do here this Day. Nor shall you therein suffer such Abasements, and such Encumbrances, and such Inconveniencies, as are now the Grievous Things of your Pilgrimage. O determine this; I shall never be well, till I come to Heaven.
Secondly. There is a Variety of more particular Circumstances in our state of Life, which will cause Grief unto us; but the Grievous Things will be found such as cannot be Cured. In the Course of Life, we must meet with many Things, which we could very much wish were otherwise than they are. But our Wish will signify nothing; 'Tis to no purpose to Propound it. We read, Eccl. I. 15. That which is Crooked cannot be made Straight; and that which is wanting cannot be Numbered. There are Grievous Things, which the Decree of God has assigned for us, and Sorrows which He distributes in His Anger: A Decree which cannot be Revoked, cannot be Resisted;