Captives bound in chains, made free by Christ their surety

4. The troubles of God's holy, humble, sanctified people, they are but light as well as short: True indeed in themselves they may be heavy, and to flesh and blood they may be heavy, but comparatively they are but light. Compare them with that weighty ⟨p. 64⟩Crown of Glory that shall be put upon their Heads, and so they are but light, 2 Cor. 4.11. not worthy to be compared with it, Rom. 8.18. And compare their troubles here with the sufferings of the Devil's captives hereafter, and still they will be found to be but light. The sufferings of the one are from angry and displeased men, but the sufferings of the other are from an angry and offended God: and is the arm of men to be compared with the arm of of God? the wrath of Men to the wrath of God? and can feeble man lay on such blows as can a strong and mighty God? Can a Child strike such a stroke as a mighty Giant can? Oh you shall shortly feel the heavy weight of God's revenging fury; and if you think it will not be so bad, nor so heavy upon you, but you shall do well enough to bear it; tell me why then do you so cry out and roar under extremity of the Tooth-ache? why do you complain and say you cannot rest, nor sleep? why do you make so great a stir under a fit of Colic, Gout, or Stone? why do you not say, this is nothing to be born? this is easy to be endured? why do you then so frown and fret, and make such bitter lamentation? but alas what is this to the torments of the damned? to lying in a fiery furnace? in a place ⟨p. 65⟩of utter darkness, where shall be weeping and wailing and gnashing of teeth for ever? where the worm never dies, and the fire shall not be quenched? what is this to lying in those flames which God on purpose hath caused to burn, for the punishment of sin? to lying in that place, which God on purpose hath provided for the showing forth the glory of his Justice, and his Holiness, and his utter hatred of sin, in pouring out his fury, and his sorest indignation in the punishment of the sinner. Oh that God would break this bond, that hereby you might be no longer kept as bond-slaves to the Devil.

4. The troubles of God's holy, humble, sanctified people, they are but light as well as short: True indeed in themselves they may be heavy, and to flesh and blood they may be heavy, but comparatively they are but light. Compare them with that weighty