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             The checqver-work of God's providences, towards His own people, made up of blacks and whites, viz., of their abasements, and advancements, their distresses, and deliverances, their sullying tribulations, and beautifying relaxations represented in a sermon preached at the funeral of that faithful servant of the Lord, Mary the late wife of Joseph Jackson esq, alderman of the city of Bristol, on the 5 day of May, Anno Dom. 1657 / by Francis Roberts ...
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           THE
           CHECQVER-WORK
           OF
           GOD'S
           PROVIDENCES
           ,
           
             Towards
             his
             own
             People
             ,
          
           Made
           up
           of
           
             Blacks
          
           and
           
             Whites
             :
             VIZ
             ▪
          
           Of
           their
           Abasements
           ,
           and
           Advancements
           ;
           Their
           Distresses
           ,
           and
           Deliverances
           ;
           Their
           Sullying
           
             Tribulations
             ,
          
           and
           Beautifying
           
             Relaxations
             :
          
           Represented
           in
           a
           SERMON
           Preached
           at
           the
           
             Funeral
          
           of
           that
           Faithful
           Servant
           of
           the
           LORD
           ,
           
             MARY
          
           the
           late
           Wife
           of
           
             Joseph
             Jackson
          
           
             Esq
          
           Alderman
           of
           the
           City
           of
           
             BRISTOL
             ;
          
           on
           the
           5.
           
             day
          
           of
           
             May
             ,
             Anno
             Dom.
          
           1657.
           
           By
           
             Francis
             Roberts
             ,
          
           Pastor
           of
           the
           Church
           at
           
             Wrington
             .
          
        
         
           Job
           23.
           10.
           
        
         
           When
           he
           hath
           tryed
           me
           ,
           I
           shall
           come
           forth
           as
           Gold
           .
        
         
           Acts
           14.
           22.
           
        
         
           We
           must
           through
           much
           Tribulation
           enter
           into
           the
           Kingdom
           of
           God
           .
        
         
           
             LONDON
             ,
          
           Printed
           by
           
             R.
             W.
          
           for
           
             George
             Calvert
             ,
          
           at
           the
           sign
           of
           the
           
             Half-Moon
          
           in
           
             Pauls
          
           Church-yard
           .
           1657.
           
        
      
       
       
       
         
           To
           My
           much
           Honoured
           friend
           IOSEPH
           IACKSON
           Esque
           Alderman
           of
           the
           City
           of
           Bristol
           ;
           As
           also
           ,
           To
           all
           the
           entirely
           beloved
           CHILDREN
           of
           MARY
           his
           late
           Dear
           and
           Gracious
           Yoke-fellow
           ,
           Now
           sleeping
           in
           IESUS
           ,
           yea
           living
           with
           IESUS
           ;
           Grace
           ,
           Mercy
           and
           Peace
           ,
           from
           the
           Father
           of
           Mercies
           ,
           and
           God
           of
           all
           Consolation
           .
        
         
           
             My
             dear
             Christian
             friends
             ,
          
        
         
           WHen
           ,
           upon
           your
           desires
           ,
           I
           had
           Preached
           this
           ensuing
           
             Sermon
          
           at
           the
           late
           sad
           Funeral
           of
           such
           a
           
             Wife
             ,
          
           of
           such
           a
           
             Mother
             ,
          
           as
           you
           not
           long
           since
           had
           ,
           I
           thought
           my
           work
           about
           this
           Particular
           had
           been
           at
           a
           Period
           .
           Since
           which
           ,
           through
           the
           importunity
           of
           divers
           my
           Near
           and
           Dear
           
             Relations
          
           (
           whose
           
             Request
          
           is
           to
           me
           a
           
             virtual
             command
          
           )
           thinking
           better
           of
           it
           then
           I
           my self
           ,
           I
           have
           been
           induced
           to
           Publish
           it
           ,
           for
           
           the
           benefit
           of
           them
           and
           other
           .
           The
           good
           LORD
           add
           his
           Blessing
           both
           to
           what
           was
           then
           spoken
           ,
           and
           is
           now
           written
           :
           for
           
             furthering
             of
             their
             faith
             ,
             and
             helping
             of
             their
             joy
             .
          
           And
           now
           I
           present
           the
           
             Sermon
          
           
             a
          
           
             Revised
          
           (
           and
           where
           it
           was
           needful
           a
           little
           
             enlarged
          
           )
           unto
           you
           :
           Who
           ,
           from
           her
           own
           Designation
           ,
           recommended
           the
           present
           
             Text
          
           to
           me
           .
           The
           
             Jewel
          
           in
           the
           words
           deserves
           a
           richer
           
             Cabinet
             ;
          
           yea
           and
           her
           
             sacred
             Dust
          
           a
           better
           
             Monument
             :
          
           But
           till
           you
           meet
           with
           
             Richer
          
           and
           
             Better
             ,
          
           let
           this
           be
           favourably
           Accepted
           .
        
         
           Not
           long
           since
           ,
           
             b
          
           my self
           was
           (
           by
           reason
           of
           a
           
             continuing
             Fever
             )
          
           not
           far
           from
           
             the
          
           
             c
          
           
             hand
             of
             the
             Grave
             :
          
           but
           the
           
             living
             God
          
           
             d
          
           hath
           
             loved
             my
             soul
             from
             the
             Pit
             of
             corruption
             .
          
           So
           that
           in
           this
           
             Sermon
          
           I
           have
           Preached
           ,
           mine
           own
           
             Experiences
             ,
          
           and
           her
           
             Expectations
          
           of
           deliverance
           .
           The
           Gracious
           LORD
           ,
           (
           whose
           methods
           of
           mercy
           are
           many
           )
           hath
           Released
           us
           both
           from
           our
           respective
           extremities
           ,
           as
           from
           the
           
             e
          
           
             Pots
             :
          
           Me
           
             From
             Death
             ,
          
           That
           I
           might
           live
           to
           his
           Praise
           a
           while
           on
           Earth
           :
           Her
           ,
           
             By
             Death
             ,
          
           That
           she
           may
           live
           in
           his
           Praise
           for
           ever
           in
           heaven
           .
           Thrice
           blessed
           be
           the
           God
           and
           
             Father
             of
             Mercies
             ,
          
           for
           all
           the
           Mysteries
           of
           his
           Mercies
           .
        
         
           May
           I
           now
           speak
           a
           few
           words
           of
           Advice
           to
           you
           that
           
             survive
             :
          
           especially
           to
           you
           the
           dear
           and
           
             Hopeful
             children
          
           of
           so
           
             Happy
             a
             Mother
             ?
          
           My
           sincere
           love
           to
           her
           ,
           mine
           ●rdent
           longings
           after
           your
           salvation
           ,
           constrain
           me
           :
           And
           I
           cannot
           hold
           my
           Peace
           .
           Let
           me
           stand
           a
           while
           as
           in
           your
           late
           
             Mothers
          
           stead
           .
           O
           let
           my
           counsel
           be
           accepted
           and
           embraced
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           
             Become
             Godly
             and
             Religious
             betimes
             .
          
           
             f
          
           Know
           ,
           fear
           ,
           love
           and
           serve
           God
           from
           your
           very
           youth
           .
           
             g
          
           
             Remember
             your
             Creator
             in
             the
             daies
             of
             your
             youth
             .
          
           
           Early
           Christians
           are
           Happy
           Christians
           .
           Under
           the
           Old
           Testament
           God
           called
           for
           the
           
             h
          
           
             First-fruits
          
           of
           the
           ground
           ,
           and
           the
           
             i
          
           
             Firstlings
          
           of
           the
           Flock
           ;
           Much
           more
           he
           expects
           the
           firstlings
           of
           our
           daies
           ,
           of
           our
           youth
           ,
           of
           our
           strength
           .
           Think
           of
           
             k
          
           
             Samuel
             ,
          
           
             l
          
           
             David
             ,
          
           
             m
          
           
             Solomon
             ,
          
           
             n
          
           
             Obadiah
             ,
          
           
             o
          
           
             Josiah
             ,
          
           
             p
          
           
             John
             Baptist
             ,
          
           
             q
          
           
             Timothy
             ,
          
           and
           
             r
          
           
             Jesus
             Christ
          
           himself
           :
           how
           Religios
           they
           were
           in
           their
           very
           youth
           ,
           and
           tread
           in
           their
           steps
           .
           Oh
           what
           sins
           and
           iniquities
           are
           prevented
           :
           What
           experiences
           of
           God
           are
           up-heaped
           :
           How
           large
           a
           seed●
           time
           of
           Grace
           and
           good
           works
           is
           obtained
           :
           How
           long
           opportunities
           of
           
             s
          
           
             making
             our
             Calling
             and
             Election
             sure
          
           are
           enjoyed
           ,
           by
           giving
           up
           our selves
           to
           God
           betimes
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           
             Be
             sincerely
             and
             entirely
             Religious
             .
          
           Hypocrisie
           ,
           is
           a
           meer
           mockery
           in
           Religion
           :
           which
           occasions
           
             t
          
           the
           deeper
           
             condemnation
             .
          
           Content
           not
           your selves
           with
           
             u
          
           
             a
             name
             to
             live
             ,
          
           but
           be
           alive
           indeed
           .
           Rest
           not
           in
           
             x
          
           
             the
             Form
             ,
          
           but
           look
           to
           
             the
             power
             of
             godliness
             .
          
           
             y
          
           
             Serve
             the
             Lord
             with
             a
             perfect
             heart
             .
          
           Seek
           ,
           love
           ,
           and
           obey
           him
           
             z
          
           
             with
             the
             whole
             heart
             .
          
           Let
           the
           whole
           soul
           be
           as
           it
           were
           
             Woaded
          
           in
           Grace
           .
           Fill
           your
           
             judgements
          
           with
           knowledge
           and
           truth
           ,
           your
           
             consciences
          
           with
           purity
           ,
           your
           
             wills
          
           with
           ●ractableness
           ,
           your
           
             hearts
          
           and
           
             affections
          
           with
           heavenliness
           ,
           
             &c.
             
          
           Approve
           your selves
           throughout
           to
           God
           :
           that
           you
           may
           say
           as
           
             Peter
             ;
          
           
             a
          
           
             Lord
             thou
             knowest
             all
             things
             ,
             thou
             knowest
             I
             love
             thee
             ,
          
           I
           fear
           thee
           ,
           I
           trust
           in
           thee
           ,
           
             &c.
             
          
        
         
           3.
           
           
             Maintain
             sweet
             Communion
             with
             God
             in
             Jesus
             Christ
             .
             Walk
          
           closely
           
             with
             God
          
           every
           day
           ,
           as
           
             b
          
           
             Enoch
             ,
          
           
             c
          
           
             Noah
             ,
          
           
             d
          
           
             Abraham
             ,
          
           
             e
          
           
             David
             ,
          
           &c.
           
           
             Think
          
           of
           him
           frequently
           ;
           
             Desire
          
           him
           vehemently
           ;
           
             Love
          
           him
           entirely
           ;
           Be
           never
           well
           but
           in
           his
           Presence
           .
           Accept
           all
           stirrings
           
           of
           his
           Spirit
           ,
           glimpses
           of
           his
           face
           ,
           tasts
           of
           his
           love
           .
           Open
           with
           him
           every
           morning
           ,
           shut
           with
           him
           (
           like
           the
           Sun-flower
           )
           every
           night
           ,
           Turn
           towards
           him
           ,
           and
           pant
           after
           him
           all
           the
           day
           long
           .
           Say
           
             f
          
           
             Whom
             have
             we
             in
             heaven
             but
             thee
             ?
          
           &c.
           Thus
           you
           shall
           recover
           the
           lost
           
             Paradise
             ,
          
           Thus
           you
           shall
           live
           as
           in
           an
           
             Heaven
             on
             earth
             :
          
           and
           when
           you
           come
           to
           die
           ,
           you
           shall
           but
           exchange
           
             one
             Heaven
          
           for
           
             another
          
           and
           a
           better
           ;
           A
           
             Spiritual
             Heaven
          
           of
           grace
           for
           an
           
             Eternal
             Heaven
          
           of
           Glory
           .
        
         
           4.
           
           
             Let
             JESUS
             CHRIST
             be
             your
             All
             :
          
           your
           
             g
          
           
             Wisdom
             ,
          
           to
           guide
           you
           :
           your
           
             Righteousness
             ,
          
           to
           justifie
           you
           :
           your
           
             Sanctification
             ,
          
           to
           cleanse
           you
           :
           your
           
             Redemption
             ,
          
           to
           save
           you
           .
           If
           you
           hunger
           ,
           he
           is
           
             h
          
           
             Mannah
             :
          
           If
           you
           thirst
           ,
           he
           gives
           
             i
          
           
             living
             water
             :
          
           If
           you
           faint
           ,
           he
           is
           
             k
          
           
             the
             consolation
             of
             Israel
             :
          
           If
           you
           pray
           ,
           he
           is
           
             l
          
           
             an
             Advocate
             with
             the
             Father
             :
          
           If
           you
           conflict
           with
           spiritual
           enemies
           ,
           he
           is
           your
           
             m
          
           
             Victory
          
           and
           
             Triumph
             ,
             :
          
           If
           you
           live
           ,
           he
           is
           
             your
          
           
             n
          
           
             hope
             :
          
           If
           you
           die
           ,
           be
           is
           your
           
             o
          
           
             gain
             :
          
           If
           you
           be
           buried
           also
           ,
           he
           is
           your
           
             p
          
           
             Life
             and
             Resurrection
             .
          
           O
           let
           him
           be
           the
           
             q
          
           
             Alpha
             and
             Omega
             ,
          
           The
           Center
           and
           Circumference
           ,
           yea
           the
           very
           
             r
          
           
             All
             in
             All
             ,
          
           your
           Desires
           ,
           Loves
           ,
           Ioyes
           ,
           Delights
           ,
           Endeavours
           and
           Undertakings
           .
           If
           you
           want
           Christ
           ,
           you
           want
           all
           things
           :
           If
           you
           have
           Christ
           ,
           you
           want
           nothing
           .
           In
           all
           your
           
             joyes
             ,
          
           Christ
           is
           the
           highest
           
             Exultation
             :
          
           In
           all
           your
           
             sorrows
             ,
          
           Christ
           is
           the
           sweetest
           
             Consolation
             :
          
           In
           all
           your
           
             Gains
             ,
          
           Christ
           is
           the
           chief
           
             Remuneration
             :
          
           In
           all
           your
           
             losses
             ,
          
           Christ
           is
           the
           richest
           
             Compensation
             .
          
           In
           him
           make
           up
           the
           loss
           of
           Wife
           and
           Mother
           .
           All
           Sweetness
           ,
           Dearness
           ,
           Tenderness
           ,
           Fulness
           ,
           Contentment
           ,
           Satisfaction
           ,
           Consolation
           and
           Happiness
           is
           a
           thousand
           fold
           in
           him
           more
           then
           in
           these
           ,
           or
           all
           the
           Relations
           of
           the
           world
           .
           These
           are
           but
           
             glimmering
             Lamps
             ,
          
           He
           is
           
           the
           
             glorious
             Sun
             ;
          
           These
           are
           but
           
             broken
             Cisterns
             ,
          
           he
           is
           the
           living
           
             Fountain
             ;
          
           These
           are
           but
           
             little
             drops
             ,
          
           he
           is
           the
           
             boundless
             Ocean
             .
          
           Now
           therefore
           turn
           all
           your
           desires
           and
           a●fections
           towards
           him
           ,
           and
           be
           fully
           satisfied
           .
           One
           Christ
           ,
           is
           beyond
           ten
           thousand
           worlds
           .
        
         
           5.
           
           
             Strive
             after
             well-grounded
             Assurance
             of
             a
             good
             spiritual
             state
             .
          
           Labour
           not
           only
           ,
           That
           God
           ,
           Christ
           ,
           Grace
           ,
           and
           Glory
           may
           be
           yours
           :
           but
           also
           ,
           That
           ye
           may
           know
           assuredly
           they
           are
           yours
           .
           
             Assurance
          
           is
           possible
           ;
           For
           
             s
          
           
             Gods
             Spirit
          
           is
           given
           to
           help
           us
           to
           it
           ,
           
             &c.
             
          
           
             t
          
           Many
           have
           attained
           it
           .
           
             Assurance
          
           is
           necessary
           :
           for
           God
           hath
           charged
           us
           to
           endeavour
           after
           it
           ;
           
             u
          
           
             Give
             diligence
             to
             make
             your
             calling
             and
             election
             sure
             ,
          
           &c.
           
           And
           Assurance
           is
           very
           comfortable
           ,
           and
           advantagious
           to
           our
           
             x
          
           Perseverance
           .
           This
           held
           up
           
             y
          
           
             Job
          
           under
           all
           his
           misery
           .
           This
           cheared
           up
           
             z
          
           
             Paul
          
           against
           approaching
           death
           .
        
         
           6.
           
           
             Contend
             exceedingly
             ,
             That
          
           
             a
          
           
             Grace
             may
             still
             be
             growing
             ;
             and
             sin
             be
             dying
             .
          
           The
           more
           
             Grace
             ,
          
           and
           the
           less
           
             Sin
             :
          
           the
           less
           like
           
             Satan
             ,
          
           the
           more
           like
           
             God
             ;
          
           the
           further
           from
           
             Hell
             ,
          
           the
           nearer
           to
           
             Heaven
             .
          
           The
           
             b
          
           Abolition
           of
           sin
           ,
           and
           the
           Perfection
           of
           Grace
           ,
           are
           the
           suburbs
           of
           Glory
           .
        
         
           7.
           
           
             Live
             to
             God
             ,
             and
             upon
             God
             in
             Christ
             ,
             that
             you
             may
             live
             with
             God
             and
             with
             Christ
             .
          
           
             c
          
           Live
           to
           God
           ,
           in
           all
           holy
           ,
           heavenly
           ,
           and
           blameless
           conversation
           ;
           
             d
          
           live
           upon
           God
           ,
           in
           all
           constant
           faithful
           dependance
           :
           That
           you
           may
           
             e
          
           
             live
          
           with
           God
           and
           Christ
           in
           immediate
           eternal
           enjoyments
           .
        
         
           8.
           
           
             Live
             in
          
           
             f
          
           
             love
             one
             to
             another
             ,
             and
             towards
             all
             Gods
             People
             .
          
           Love
           entirely
           ,
           love
           affectionately
           ,
           love
           Christianly
           in
           order
           chiefly
           to
           Spirituals
           and
           Eternals
           .
           Sincere
           love
           is
           the
           
             g
          
           
             Badge
          
           and
           
             Character
          
           of
           
             Christs
             Disciples
          
           on
           earth
           ;
           and
           
             h
          
           
             Love
          
           will
           be
           part
           of
           the
           
           Crown
           of
           Christs
           Members
           in
           Heaven
           .
           Oh
           ye
           dear
           children
           that
           tumbled
           in
           the
           same
           bowels
           ,
           still
           retain
           the
           
             i
          
           
             same
             Mind
             ,
             Heart
             and
             Affection
          
           one
           towards
           another
           .
           You
           shall
           have
           adversaries
           enough
           in
           the
           world
           :
           and
           therefore
           never
           be
           one
           anothers
           adversaries
           .
           So
           live
           in
           
             love
          
           together
           on
           
             E●rth
             ,
          
           as
           those
           that
           look
           to
           live
           in
           
             ravishments
          
           together
           in
           
             Heaven
             .
          
        
         
           9
           
             Highly
             prize
             and
             frequent
             All
             the
             Means
             of
             Grace
             in
             Publick
             and
             Private
          
           Gods
           Ordinances
           are
           his
           Sacred
           Channels
           wherein
           alone
           in
           ordinary
           ,
           his
           streams
           of
           grace
           do
           flow
           .
           Haw
           did
           
             David
          
           
             k
          
           
             exult
          
           in
           the
           enjoyment
           of
           them
           !
           How
           did
           he
           
             l
          
           
             lament
          
           in
           the
           want
           of
           them
           !
           Christians
           ought
           
             to
          
           
             m
          
           
             observe
             all
             Christs
             Commandments
          
           and
           Ordinances
           .
           They
           
             n
          
           must
           
             not
             forsake
             the
             Assembling
             of
             themselves
             together
             ,
             as
             the
             manner
             of
             some
             is
             ,
             ●
          
           
             o
          
           
             blessed
             is
             that
             people
             that
             know
             the
             joyful
             sound
             !
          
           The
           
             p
          
           
             New
             Covenant
             ,
          
           and
           the
           Administrations
           thereof
           are
           to
           continue
           till
           
             the
             end
             of
             this
             world
             :
          
           and
           therefore
           they
           ought
           still
           to
           be
           attended
           upon
           by
           all
           Gods
           
             New
             Covenant
          
           People
           .
        
         
           10.
           
           
             Be
          
           
             q
          
           
             constant
             ,
             stedfast
             ,
             persevering
             ,
             and
             abounding
             in
             Faith
             ,
             Obedience
             ,
             and
             all
             goodness
             unto
             the
             End
             .
          
           Be
           
             faithful
             to
             the
             Death
             :
          
           Then
           
             r
          
           
             you
             shall
             receive
             a
             Crown
             of
             life
             ;
          
           then
           
             s
          
           you
           shall
           
             receive
             a
             full
             reward
             .
          
           
             t
          
           
             Be
             not
             weary
             of
             well-doing
             ,
             for
             in
             due
             time
             ye
             shall
             reap
             if
             ye
             faint
             not
             .
          
           How
           constant
           and
           stedfast
           to
           the
           end
           was
           your
           gracious
           
             Mother
          
           in
           Faith
           ,
           Patience
           and
           Godliness
           ,
           although
           
             no
             small
             Tempest
          
           of
           Pain
           and
           Trouble
           lay
           upon
           her
           .
           The
           best
           of
           
             Saints
          
           may
           be
           exercised
           with
           the
           worst
           of
           
             sorrows
          
           here
           :
           But
           the
           Lord
           is
           
             u
          
           with
           them
           in
           the
           furnace
           of
           their
           Tryals
           ,
           yea
           ,
           was
           with
           her
           to
           uphold
           her
           
             in
             the
             valley
             of
             the
             shadow
             
             of
             Death
             .
          
           Hence
           ,
           though
           she
           was
           
             x
          
           
             Troubled
             on
             every
             side
             ,
          
           yet
           was
           she
           
             not
             distressed
             ,
          
           though
           
             perplexed
             ,
             yet
             not
             in
             despair
             ;
          
           though
           
             cast
             down
             ,
             yet
             not
             destroyed
             .
          
           
             y
          
           
             We
             count
             them
             happy
             that
             endure
             .
          
           O
           let
           not
           sharpest
           tryals
           or
           troubles
           ever
           make
           you
           
             faint
          
           or
           flag
           at
           any
           time
           .
           They
           that
           
             z
          
           
             put
             their
             hands
             to
             Gods
             plough
             ,
             and
             look
             back
             ,
          
           render
           themselves
           
             unfit
             for
             the
             Kingdom
             of
             God
             .
          
        
         
           11.
           
           Lastly
           ,
           
             Mourn
             moderately
             in
             the
             loss
             of
             her
             ,
             and
             other
             earthly
             comforts
             .
          
           When
           holy
           Iacob
           dyed
           in
           
             Egypt
             ,
          
           
             a
          
           The
           Israelites
           the
           children
           of
           
             Jacob
          
           mourned
           
             seven
             daies
             ,
          
           but
           the
           
             b
          
           Egyptians
           
             seventy
             daies
             :
          
           This
           was
           not
           because
           the
           Egyptians
           had
           more
           love
           to
           
             Jacob
          
           then
           the
           Israelites
           ;
           but
           because
           the
           Israelites
           had
           more
           Grace
           ,
           and
           Hope
           ,
           and
           Moderation
           ,
           then
           the
           Egyptians
           .
           Natural
           affection
           is
           commended
           :
           
             c
          
           
             excess
          
           in
           mourning
           is
           condemned
           .
           
             d
          
           
             Jesus
          
           himself
           
             wept
          
           at
           
             Lazarus
          
           his
           Grave
           :
           and
           yet
           Christs
           members
           
             e
          
           must
           not
           mourn
           
             as
             others
             that
             have
             no
             hope
             for
             them
             that
             sleep
             in
             Jesus
             .
          
           Were
           she
           still
           lying
           among
           the
           sullying
           
             pots
             ,
          
           in
           midst
           of
           her
           sighs
           ,
           groans
           ,
           dolours
           and
           extremities
           ,
           you
           might
           well
           bleed
           over
           her
           and
           lament
           her
           ;
           but
           that
           she
           is
           delivered
           from
           all
           her
           sins
           and
           sorrows
           ;
           is
           
             as
             the
             wings
             of
             a
             Dove
             ,
             covered
             with
             silver
             ,
          
           &c.
           hath
           laid
           aside
           her
           earthly
           sables
           ,
           and
           is
           cloathed
           in
           heavenly
           white
           :
           Is
           in
           
             f
          
           
             Abraham's
             bosom
             ,
          
           in
           
             g
          
           
             Paradise
             ,
          
           
             h
          
           with
           Saints
           ,
           Angels
           ,
           and
           with
           God
           in
           Iesus
           Christ
           ,
           
             which
             is
             far
             best
             of
             all
             ,
          
           &c.
           
           Now
           rejoyce
           in
           her
           joyes
           ,
           triumph
           in
           her
           triumphs
           ,
           
             i
          
           
             she
             is
             not
             so
             much
             dead
             ,
             as
             delivered
             by
             death
             :
             she
             hath
          
           (
           as
           
             Hierom
          
           said
           of
           
             Nepotianus
             )
             not
             so
             much
             lost
             her
             friends
             ;
             as
             changed
             them
             ,
          
           and
           changed
           them
           for
           better
           :
           she
           is
           not
           so
           much
           
             k
          
           
             uncloathed
             ,
             as
             cloathed
             upon
             ,
          
           her
           
             mortality
             being
             
             swallowed
             up
             of
             life
             .
          
           Let
           her
           have
           your
           
             Imitations
             ,
          
           rather
           then
           your
           
             Lamentations
             .
          
           Her
           graces
           and
           gracious
           deportments
           towards
           God
           and
           Man
           ,
           and
           more
           especially
           towards
           you
           ,
           In
           her
           health
           and
           sickness
           ,
           in
           her
           life
           ,
           and
           at
           her
           death
           were
           very
           Christian
           and
           exemplary
           .
           In
           all
           ,
           
             l
          
           
             do
             ye
             follow
             her
             ,
             as
             she
             followed
             Christ
             .
          
           Let
           her
           vertues
           still
           
             live
             in
             you
             :
          
           so
           shall
           she
           in
           some
           sense
           still
           
             live
             with
             you
             .
          
           And
           inasmuch
           as
           ,
           
             m
          
           
             The
             Resurrection
             of
             the
             dead
             ,
             is
             the
             peculiar
             Hope
             and
             Consolation
             of
             Christians
             ,
          
           consider
           ;
           she
           
             n
          
           
             sleeps
             in
             Jesus
             ,
          
           she
           shall
           at
           last
           
             awake
          
           and
           be
           
             Raised
             again
          
           by
           Iesus
           :
           And
           ye
           shall
           
             meet
          
           again
           ;
           
             meet
             ,
          
           and
           never
           part
           ;
           
             meet
             ,
          
           not
           to
           sigh
           and
           mourn
           together
           ,
           but
           to
           sing
           and
           triumph
           together
           .
           
             Ye
             shall
             be
             caught
             up
          
           with
           her
           and
           with
           all
           the
           Elect
           
             together
             ,
             to
             meet
             the
             Lord
             in
             the
             air
             ,
             and
             so
             shall
             ye
             be
             ever
             with
             the
             LORD
             .
          
           Amen
           .
           So
           prayeth
           .
        
         
           
             Your
             affectionate
             friend
             ,
             and
             brother
             in
             the
             Lord
             ,
             for
             the
             furtherance
             of
             your
             Faith
             and
             joy
             ,
             
               Fran
               :
               Roberts
               .
            
          
           
             Wrington
             
               Iune
               12.
               1657.
               
            
          
        
      
    
     
       
       
         
           THE
           Checquer
           Work
           of
           Gods
           Providences
           towards
           his
           own
           people
           ,
           Made
           up
           of
           BLACKS
           and
           WHITES
           :
           VIZ.
        
         
           Of
           their
           Abasements
           ,
           and
           Advancements
           ;
           Their
           Distresses
           and
           Deliverances
           ;
           Their
           Sullying
           Tribulations
           ,
           and
           Beautifying
           Relaxations
           ,
           &c.
           
        
         
           
             PSAL.
             68.
             13.
             
          
           
             Though
             ye
             have
             lien
             among
             the
             Pots
             ;
             yet
             shall
             ye
             be
             as
             the
             wings
             of
             a
             Dove
             covered
             with
             silver
             ,
             and
             her
             feathers
             with
             yeallow
             Gold
             .
          
        
         
           GOD's
           dearest
           people
           ,
           may
           for
           a
           long
           time
           
             a
          
           
             walk
             in
             darkness
             ;
          
           yet
           at
           last
           the
           
             b
          
           
             light
          
           of
           refreshing
           consolation
           shall
           shine
           upon
           them
           :
           May
           
             c
          
           
             sit
             down
          
           with
           
             Job
          
           a
           great
           while
           
             among
             the
             ashes
             ;
          
           yet
           at
           length
           shall
           be
           lifted
           up
           ,
           
             God
             turning
             their
             captivity
             :
          
           and
           may
           
             d
          
           
             lie
          
           with
           ISRAEL
           (
           Gods
           only
           people
           under
           the
           Old
           Testament
           )
           
             among
             the
             Pots
             ,
          
           for
           many
           ages
           :
           but
           in
           fine
           
           shall
           safely
           escape
           ,
           like
           
             silver-winged
          
           and
           
             golden-feathered
             Doves
             ,
          
           from
           all
           the
           blackish
           sulliedness
           of
           their
           Afflictions
           .
           The
           sharpest
           
             storm
          
           ends
           in
           a
           grateful
           
             calm
             :
          
           and
           the
           darkest
           
             night
          
           hath
           its
           succeeding
           
             Day
             .
          
           This
           Mercy
           here
           
             Promised
             ,
          
           was
           (
           according
           to
           the
           purpose
           of
           the
           most
           high
           )
           
             Performed
          
           to
           Gods
           
             Israel
             :
          
           And
           this
           blessing
           is
           in
           some
           sense
           accomplished
           to
           our
           late
           dear
           
             Sister
          
           deceased
           ,
           
             an
             Israelite
             indeed
             .
          
           This
           was
           her
           condition
           :
           she
           long
           
             walked
             in
             darkness
             ;
             sate
             down
          
           with
           
             Job
             in
             ashes
             :
          
           and
           
             lay
          
           with
           
             Israel
             among
             the
             Pots
             :
          
           But
           at
           last
           the
           Gracious
           LORD
           hath
           turned
           ,
           Her
           
             Darkness
          
           into
           Light
           ,
           Her
           
             Ashes
          
           into
           Beauty
           ,
           Her
           
             Pots
          
           of
           sad
           affliction
           into
           glory
           .
        
         
           These
           words
           were
           First
           and
           Immediately
           Directed
           to
           the
           
             Jewish
             Church
             ,
          
           which
           had
           been
           a
           long
           time
           exercised
           with
           very
           many
           and
           heavy
           afflictions
           :
           but
           are
           extensive
           also
           ,
           in
           like
           condition
           ,
           to
           the
           
             Christian
             Church
          
           which
           is
           incorporated
           into
           it
           ,
           and
           
             e
          
           
             of
             the
             same
             Body
             :
          
           yea
           and
           applicable
           also
           ,
           in
           a
           due
           Rule
           of
           Proportion
           to
           any
           
             Particular
             Christian
          
           in
           a
           like
           parallel
           case
           of
           darksom
           distressing
           tribulations
           .
           
             A
             Particular
             Promise
          
           first
           directed
           to
           one
           single
           Person
           is
           sometimes
           improved
           to
           the
           
             General
             Consolation
          
           of
           Christians
           :
           As
           that
           sweet
           Promise
           to
           
             Joshuah
             ;
          
           
             f
          
           —
           
             I
             will
             not
             fail
             thee
             nor
             for
             sake
             thee
             ,
          
           is
           urged
           by
           the
           Apostle
           ,
           as
           a
           General
           ground
           of
           
             Contentment
          
           to
           all
           Christians
           in
           any
           troubles
           or
           oppositions
           .
           How
           much
           more
           may
           a
           
             General
             Promise
          
           to
           the
           whole
           Church
           ,
           as
           here
           ,
           be
           Applyed
           to
           the
           comfort
           of
           a
           
             Particular
             Member
             .
          
           And
           therefore
           I
           cannot
           but
           impute
           it
           to
           the
           Christian
           judgement
           and
           apprehensiveness
           of
           our
           deceased
           
             Sister
          
           (
           now
           with
           the
           LORD
           ,
           )
           that
           she
           could
           appropriate
           the
           consolation
           of
           this
           more
           
             General
             Promise
             ,
          
           to
           
           her self
           in
           
             Particular
             :
          
           and
           that
           ,
           though
           the
           sense
           and
           comfort
           of
           this
           Promise
           be
           wrapped
           up
           and
           infolded
           in
           obscure
           
             Metaphorical
          
           expressions
           .
           The
           words
           were
           often
           in
           her
           heart
           and
           lips
           in
           the
           daies
           of
           her
           
             Tribulation
             :
          
           whence
           doubtless
           she
           supported
           her self
           with
           pertinent
           and
           comfortable
           
             Meditation
             .
          
           For
           ,
           1.
           
           
             Here
          
           she
           had
           ,
           (
           in
           the
           Churches
           abject
           ,
           blackish
           ,
           deformed
           ,
           and
           despised
           condition
           ,
           that
           had
           
             lien
             among
             the
             Pots
             ,
          
           )
           A
           lively
           Po●●traiture
           or
           delineation
           of
           her
           own
           extream
           Distresses
           .
           And
           ,
           if
           the
           whole
           Church
           of
           God
           
             lay
             among
             the
             Pots
             :
          
           why
           might
           not
           she
           ?
           This
           might
           administer
           to
           her
           much
           matter
           of
           Patience
           ,
           Contentedness
           ,
           and
           Consolation
           ,
           
             g
          
           It
           s
           some
           Consolation
           ,
           not
           to
           be
           alone
           in
           heavyest
           Tribulation
           .
           2.
           
           
             Here
          
           she
           had
           ,
           (
           in
           the
           Churches
           Promised
           Felicity
           ,
           that
           should
           
             be
             as
             the
             wings
             of
             a
             Dove
             covered
             with
             Silver
             ,
             and
             ●er
             Feathers
             with
             yeallow
             Gold
             ,
             )
          
           a
           foundation
           of
           Hope
           touching
           her
           Deliverance
           at
           last
           out
           of
           all
           her
           extremities
           .
           If
           the
           Church
           should
           be
           brought
           from
           her
           black
           sullying
           
             Pots
             ,
          
           to
           
             the
             wings
             of
             a
             silver
             and
             Golden-coloured
             Dove
             :
          
           from
           darkest
           miseries
           to
           brightest
           felicities
           :
           Why
           might
           not
           she
           ,
           in
           Gods
           due
           time
           ,
           one
           way
           or
           other
           ,
           expect
           the
           like
           happy
           transmutation
           ?
           This
           might
           sweetly
           nourish
           her
           F●ith
           ,
           Hope
           and
           Christian
           Expectation
           .
           
             This
             Scripture
          
           was
           so
           suitable
           to
           her
           condition
           ,
           and
           so
           much
           in
           her
           thoughts
           ,
           that
           discoursing
           about
           her
           expected
           dissolution
           ,
           she
           said
           ;
           
             I
             think
             this
             must
             be
             the
             Text
             at
             my
          
           Funeral
           ;
           
             h
          
           
             Though
             ye
             have
             lien
             among
             the
             Pots
             ,
             yet
             shall
             ye
             be
             as
             the
             wings
             of
             a
             Dove
             covered
             with
             silver
             ,
             and
             her
             Feathers
             with
             yeallow
             gold
             .
          
           And
           hereupon
           ,
           I
           have
           been
           requested
           ,
           by
           some
           of
           her
           nearest
           
             Relations
             ,
          
           to
           make
           these
           words
           the
           
             subject
             .
             matter
          
           of
           my
           discourse
           upon
           this
           sad
           Occasion
           .
        
         
         
           This
           
             Scripture
             ,
          
           (
           and
           so
           this
           
             Psalm
             ,
             )
          
           is
           very
           mysterious
           and
           intricate
           :
           One
           thing
           being
           expressed
           ,
           another
           intended
           :
           As
           is
           usual
           in
           
             Metaphors
          
           and
           
             Allegories
             .
          
           For
           removing
           the
           obscurity
           of
           the
           words
           ,
           and
           improving
           them
           to
           our
           present
           utility
           ,
           consider
           we
           ;
           1.
           
           
             Their
             coherence
             with
             the
             context
             .
             2.
             
             Their
             true
             sense
             and
             meaning
             .
             3
             The
             Lessons
             or
             Doctrinal
             Propositions
             intended
             in
             them
             .
          
           We
           must
           take
           more
           pains
           then
           ordinary
           to
           attain
           the
           right
           meaning
           of
           these
           words
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           
             The
             Coherence
             of
             these
             words
             with
             the
             context
             ,
          
           may
           be
           briefly
           represented
           as
           followeth
           ,
           
             viz.
             
          
        
         
           Of
           this
           Psalm
           ,
           (
           most
           justly
           stiled
           by
           
             R.
             A.
             EZra
             ,
          
           
             i
          
           
             A
             very
             excellent
             Psalm
             )
          
           1.
           
           The
           
             Penman
             :
             ●
             .
             Matter
             :
             3.
             
             Occasion
             :
             and
             4.
             
             Parts
          
           are
           as
           followeth
           .
        
         
           I.
           The
           Instrumental
           Author
           ,
           
             or
          
           Penman
           ,
           
             was
             DAVID
             ,
             that
          
           
             k
          
           sweet
           Psalmist
           of
           Israel
           .
           
             See
             ,
          
           Title
           of
           the
           Psalm
           .
        
         
           II.
           
             The
             Subject-Matter
             ,
          
           is
           of
           a
           mixt
           Nature
           :
           being
           made
           up
           of
           Petition
           and
           Gratulation
           ,
           of
           Doctrine
           and
           Exhortation
           ,
           of
           History
           and
           Prophecy
           .
           And
           containing
           such
           an
           Eminent
           Prophecy
           of
           Christs
           Triumphant
           Ascention
           into
           Heaven
           ,
           and
           of
           the
           Benefits
           thereof
           :
           
             l
          
           
             Thou
             hast
             ascended
             on
             high
             ,
             thou
             hast
             led
             captivity
             captive
             ,
          
           &c.
           it
           may
           deservedly
           be
           ranked
           among
           the
           
             Prophetical
             Psalms
             .
          
        
         
           III.
           
             The
             Occasion
          
           seems
           to
           be
           ,
           1.
           
           
             Either
             Davids
          
           
             m
          
           bringing
           up
           of
           the
           Ark
           of
           God
           into
           the
           place
           prepared
           for
           it
           in
           
             Sion
             ,
          
           in
           the
           
             City
             of
             David
             :
          
           as
           some
           .
           2.
           
           
             Or
             ,
          
           some
           
             n
          
           difficult
           and
           eminent
           expedition
           of
           
             DAVID
          
           against
           his
           enemies
           :
           wherein
           he
           aforehand
           assures
           himself
           of
           desired
           success
           and
           victory
           ,
           both
           from
           the
           assistant
           power
           of
           the
           mighty
           God
           ,
           and
           
           from
           
             Israels
          
           constant
           experiences
           of
           like
           nature
           :
           as
           other●
           .
           3.
           
           
             Or
             ,
          
           some
           ●amous
           and
           Renowned
           victory
           obtained
           :
           as
           others
           .
           4.
           
           
             Or
             ,
          
           (
           As
           to
           me
           seems
           most
           probable
           )
           a
           Complexive
           Series
           and
           Heap
           of
           victories
           over
           his
           and
           his
           Kingdoms
           enemies
           subdued
           under
           him
           ,
           even
           from
           
             N●lus
          
           to
           
             Euphrates
             ,
          
           recorde●
           in
           2
           
             Sam
             8.
             
             &
             1
             Chron.
          
           18.
           whereupon
           he
           is
           by
           some
           supposed
           to
           have
           Penned
           two
           Triumphant
           Psalms
           ,
           
             viz.
             Psalm
             47.
             
             See
             vers
             .
             5.
             
             &
             Psal.
             68.
             
             See
             vers
             .
          
           18.
           
           Herein
           King
           
             David
          
           being
           a
           special
           Type
           of
           
             CHRIST
             ,
             the
             King
             of
             Kings
             ,
          
           that
           subdues
           all
           our
           spiritual
           enemies
           ,
           and
           
             Captivates
             our
             Captivity
             ,
          
           As
           
             o
          
           part
           of
           this
           
             Psalm
          
           applyed
           to
           and
           interpreted
           of
           
             CHRIST
             ,
          
           doth
           clearly
           intimate
           .
           And
           throughout
           the
           whole
           current
           of
           this
           
             Psalm
             ▪
          
           besides
           the
           immediate
           
             literal
             sense
          
           of
           it
           touching
           
             David
          
           and
           his
           Temporal
           Kingdom
           ,
           there
           is
           easily
           observable
           a
           Mediate
           ,
           Spiritual
           and
           
             Mystical
             meaning
          
           touching
           
             CHRIST
          
           the
           
             true
             DAVID
          
           and
           his
           spiritual
           Kingdom
           .
           Let
           this
           be
           still
           remembered
           :
           lest
           we
           lose
           much
           of
           the
           spirituality
           of
           this
           heavenly
           
             Psalm
             .
          
        
         
           IV.
           The
           Parts
           or
           Branches
           
             are
             chiefly
             three
             ,
          
           viz.
           1.
           
           Petition
           ,
           2.
           
           Exhortation
           ,
           and
           3.
           
           Gratulation
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           A
           Prophetical
           Petition
           .
           
             Let
             God
             arise
             ,
          
           &c.
           
             ver.
          
           1
           ,
           2
           ,
           3.
           
           This
           was
           the
           
             p
          
           Prayer
           at
           the
           moving
           of
           the
           
             Ark
             ,
          
           that
           singular
           Token
           of
           
             q
          
           Gods
           Presence
           ,
           Type
           of
           
             r
          
           Iesus
           Christ
           ,
           and
           
             s
          
           
             Glory
          
           in
           
             Israel
             .
          
        
         
           2.
           
           A
           Pathetical
           Exhortation
           ,
           or
           Hortatory
           incitation
           ,
           unto
           the
           High
           Praises
           of
           God
           ,
           
             ver.
             4.
             to
          
           19.
           
        
         
           3.
           
           A
           grateful
           Exultation
           in
           the
           LORD
           ,
           for
           his
           many
           Blessings
           and
           victories
           ,
           
             verse
             19.
             to
             the
             end
             .
          
        
         
         
           This
           13.
           
             verse
          
           falls
           under
           the
           
             second
             branch
             ,
          
           viz.
           the
           
             Exhortation
             .
          
           The
           Psalmist
           
             exhorts
          
           to
           the
           Praises
           of
           God
           ,
           from
           two
           sorts
           of
           Motives
           especially
           ,
           
             viz.
          
           I.
           
             From
          
           Gods
           more
           General
           and
           Common
           
             Acts
          
           of
           Providence
           ,
           1.
           
           To
           the
           Fatherless
           .
           2.
           
           To
           the
           widows
           .
           3.
           
           To
           the
           solitary
           .
           4.
           
           To
           the
           Captives
           .
           
             ver.
          
           4
           ,
           5
           ,
           6.
           
           II.
           
             From
          
           Gods
           more
           Special
           and
           Peculiar
           Providences
           towards
           his
           own
           People
           
             Israel
             :
          
           and
           this
           chiefly
           in
           four
           observable
           intervalls
           of
           Time
           that
           came
           over
           them
           ,
           
             viz.
             ●
             .
             When
          
           they
           came
           out
           of
           
             Egypt
             ,
          
           and
           marched
           through
           the
           wilderness
           .
           
             ver.
             7
             ,
             8.
             2.
             
             When
          
           they
           were
           newly
           possessed
           of
           ,
           and
           planted
           in
           the
           Land
           of
           
             Canaan
             ,
             ver.
             9
             ,
             10.
             3.
             
             In
          
           the
           troublesom
           and
           unsetled
           times
           of
           the
           Iudges
           ,
           
             ver.
             11
             ,
             12.
             4.
             
             In
          
           the
           more
           composed
           and
           happy
           daies
           of
           
             David
             ,
             ver.
          
           13
           ,
           
             to
          
           19.
           
           In
           this
           last
           Particular
           note
           two
           things
           ,
           
             viz.
             
          
        
         
           (
           1
           )
           
             The
             Preface
          
           to
           this
           matter
           of
           Praise
           and
           Thankfulness
           for
           Gods
           Providential
           goodness
           which
           should
           be
           to
           
             Israel
          
           in
           the
           daies
           of
           
             David
             ,
          
           more
           then
           in
           former
           times
           :
           
             Though
             ye
             have
             lien
             among
             the
             Pots
             ,
          
           yet
           shall
           ye
           be
           
             as
             the
             wings
             of
             a
             Dove
             covered
             with
             silver
             ,
          
           &c.
           
             ver.
          
           13.
           
           That
           is
           :
           In
           the
           three
           former
           times
           ,
           in
           
             Egypt
          
           and
           the
           Wilderness
           ,
           In
           
             Canaan
             ,
          
           and
           Under
           the
           Iudges
           ,
           
             ye
             have
             lain
             as
             among
             the
             Pots
             ,
          
           low
           ,
           debased
           ,
           blacked
           ,
           deformed
           ,
           
             &c.
          
           with
           many
           ,
           and
           sore
           afflictions
           :
           But
           now
           under
           
             Davids
          
           Dominion
           ,
           especially
           under
           Christs
           ,
           
             ye
             shall
             be
             as
             Doves
             wings
             and
             feathers
             of
             silver
             and
             golden
             colour
             :
          
           ye
           shall
           escape
           and
           be
           delivered
           ,
           ye
           shall
           be
           advanced
           to
           a
           more
           joyous
           ,
           prosperous
           and
           happy
           condition
           ,
           and
           have
           better
           times
           then
           ever
           formerly
           .
           Ye
           shall
           be
           taken
           from
           
             among
             the
             Pots
             ,
          
           and
           adorned
           with
           opposite
           Beauty
           and
           Glory
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           
             The
             Particular
             Arguments
          
           inciting
           
             Israel
          
           to
           Praise
           
           and
           Thankfulness
           hereupon
           ,
           are
           drawn
           ,
           1.
           
           
             From
          
           Gods
           victoriousness
           over
           his
           enemies
           ,
           to
           his
           Peoples
           prosperity
           ,
           
             ver.
             14.
             2.
             
             From
          
           the
           Eminency
           and
           Fertility
           of
           Gods
           Hill
           ,
           
             Sion
             :
          
           especially
           of
           the
           Church
           of
           God
           shadowed
           out
           by
           it
           ,
           
             ver.
             15.
             3.
             
             From
          
           the
           Lords
           constant
           Residence
           in
           ,
           and
           Al-sufficient
           Protection
           of
           ,
           his
           own
           Hill
           ,
           his
           Church
           and
           people
           ,
           
             ver.
             16
             ,
             17.
             4.
             
             From
          
           Gods
           Triumph
           over
           all
           his
           ,
           and
           his
           Peoples
           enemies
           :
           which
           was
           to
           have
           its
           chief
           
             t
          
           accomplishment
           in
           
             IESUS
             CHRIST
             Ascending
             up
             into
             heaven
             ,
             and
             leading
             captivity
             captive
             ,
          
           &c.
           
             ver.
          
           18.
           
           Thus
           stands
           the
           
             coherence
             :
          
           by
           which
           you
           may
           receive
           much
           satisfaction
           touching
           the
           right
           
             meaning
          
           of
           the
           words
           .
        
         
           11.
           
           
             The
             sense
             and
             meaning
             of
             the
             words
             will
             now
             be
             the
             more
             easily
             extracted
             .
          
           Here
           's
           one
           
             Hebrew
             word
          
           in
           the
           Original
           which
           especially
           renders
           the
           Scripture
           intricate
           ,
           
             viz.
             
               {non-Roman}
               {non-Roman}
               {non-Roman}
               {non-Roman}
               {non-Roman}
            
             Shephattajim
             :
          
           which
           ,
           being
           a
           word
           of
           divers
           Significations
           and
           Translations
           ,
           occasions
           various
           Interpretations
           .
           It
           is
           Rendered
           ,
           1.
           
           
             Limits
             ,
          
           or
           
             Bounds
             .
             2.
             
             Lots
             ,
          
           or
           
             Inheritances
             .
             3.
             
             Pots
             ,
          
           or
           
             Pot-ranges
             .
          
        
         
           1.
           
           Some
           render
           it
           ,
           
             Two-limits
             ,
          
           or
           
             Two-bounds
             ,
          
           (
           the
           word
           being
           of
           the
           
             Dual
             number
             ,
             )
             viz.
          
           the
           
             u
          
           
             two
             limits
             ,
          
           bounds
           or
           coasts
           of
           the
           enemies
           ,
           ready
           to
           afflict
           ,
           vex
           ,
           and
           infest
           them
           on
           each
           hand
           .
           Or
           ,
           two
           confines
           of
           the
           Countrey
           where
           they
           fortified
           themselves
           against
           their
           enemies
           .
           This
           sense
           some
           later
           writers
           embrace
           .
           And
           its
           
             x
          
           one
           of
           the
           Interpretations
           
           which
           
             Ainsworth
          
           gives
           ,
           though
           not
           in
           the
           first
           place
           .
           But
           ,
           this
           version
           seems
           here
           very
           unsuitable
           :
           for
           that
           it
           quite
           destroies
           the
           Elegancy
           and
           fitness
           of
           the
           Opposition
           betwixt
           the
           two
           
             Metaphors
             ,
          
           representing
           
             Israels
          
           different
           conditions
           ,
           
             before
          
           and
           
             under
             Davids
          
           Government
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           Some
           render
           it
           :
           
             Two-lots
             ,
          
           or
           
             Two-Inheritances
             .
          
           So
           the
           lxx
           .
           
             {non-Roman}
             {non-Roman}
             {non-Roman}
             {non-Roman}
             {non-Roman}
          
           ;
           that
           is
           ,
           
             Amidst
             the
             Lots
             ,
          
           or
           
             between
             the
             Inheritances
             :
             Inheritances
          
           (
           as
           in
           
             Canaan
             )
          
           being
           antiently
           set
           out
           by
           
             lots
             .
          
           This
           
             Hierom
          
           seems
           to
           follow
           ,
           turning
           it
           ;
           
             Si
             dormiatis
             inter
             medios
             cleros
             .
          
           And
           thus
           he
           expounds
           it
           ,
           
             y
          
           
             When
             thou
             believest
             the
             two
             Testaments
             ,
             in
             both
             thou
             shalt
             find
             the
             Holy
             Ghost
             .
             And
             though
             there
             be
             a
             beauty
             ,
             even
             according
             to
             the
             letter
             to
             know
             what
             thou
             readest
             :
             yet
             the
             force
             of
             all
             the
             comliness
             is
             in
             the
             sense
             .
             Therefore
             the
             outward
             Ornament
             of
             the
             words
             is
             demonstrated
             by
             the
             name
             of
             silver
             ,
             but
             the
             more
             secret
             mysteries
             are
             contained
             in
             the
             hidden
             gifts
             of
             gold
             ,
          
           &c.
           
           So
           that
           ,
           with
           him
           ;
           The
           
             two
             Lots
             ,
          
           are
           the
           
             two
             Testaments
             ;
          
           The
           
             Dove
             ,
          
           is
           the
           
             Holy
             Ghost
             ;
          
           Her
           
             wings
             covered
             with
             Silver
             ,
          
           the
           
             outward
             letter
             of
             the
             Testaments
             ;
          
           The
           
             feathers
             of
             yeallow
             gold
             ,
          
           the
           
             inward
             ;
             spiritual
             ,
             and
             mysterious
             sense
             .
          
           But
           this
           is
           rather
           a
           witty
           
             Allegorical
             All●sion
             ,
          
           then
           a
           judicious
           and
           
             solid
             
             Exposition
             .
          
           
             z
          
           
             Augustine
          
           also
           expounds
           the
           words
           much
           to
           this
           effect
           :
           but
           altogether
           as
           unsatisfactorily
           .
           The
           antient
           
             Fathers
          
           are
           not
           alwaies
           the
           best
           
             Expositors
             .
          
        
         
           3.
           
           But
           most
           do
           render
           the
           word
           ,
           
             Pots
          
           or
           
             Pot-ranges
             .
          
           Thus
           ;
           
             Although
             ye
             have
             lien
             among
             the
             Pots
          
           (
           or
           ,
           
             between
             the●
             Pot-ranges
             :
          
           or
           ,
           
             between
             the
             two
             banks
             ,
          
           or
           
             rows
             ,
             viz.
          
           of
           stones
           to
           hang
           pots
           on
           in
           the
           Camp
           or
           Leaguer
           )
           yet
           shall
           ye
           be
           
             as
             the
             wings
             of
             a
             Dove
             covered
          
           (
           or
           ,
           
             decked
             with
             silver
             ,
             &
             her
             feathers●
             with
             yeallow-greenish
             gold
             .
          
           And
           they
           observe
           in
           the
           words
           a
           double
           
             Metaphor
             :
          
           1.
           
           The
           one
           of
           
             Israels
             lying
             among
             the
             Pots
             ,
          
           as
           
             scullions
          
           lie
           among
           the
           pots
           ,
           kettles
           or
           cauldrons
           in
           the
           camp
           or
           leaguer
           in
           time
           of
           war
           ,
           and
           so
           are
           blacked
           ,
           soiled
           ,
           smutted
           ,
           deformed
           :
           denoting
           
             Israels
          
           abject
           ,
           low
           ,
           mean
           ,
           sullied
           ,
           deformed
           and
           despicable
           condition
           under
           afflictions
           and
           extream
           distresses
           in
           time
           past
           in
           
             Egypt
             ,
          
           the
           Wilderness
           ,
           
             Canaan
             ,
          
           and
           in
           the
           time
           of
           the
           Judges
           .
           2.
           
           The
           other
           of
           
             Israels
          
           being
           like
           
             the
             wings
             of
             a
             Dove
          
           (
           which
           is
           of
           very
           
             a
          
           speedy
           flight
           for
           escape
           )
           
             of
             bright
             silver
             ,
             and
             beauteous
             golden-colour
             :
          
           representing
           their
           escape
           and
           deliverance
           at
           last
           out
           of
           all
           their
           blacking
           ,
           smutting
           and
           deforming
           afflictions
           ,
           into
           the
           contrary
           ,
           beauteous
           ,
           prosperous
           and
           happy
           state
           ,
           under
           the
           Kingdom
           of
           
             DAVID
             ,
          
           especially
           of
           
             IESUS
             CHRIST
          
           the
           
             true
             DAVID
             .
             Blackness
          
           notes
           extream
           affliction
           and
           misery
           :
           
             Doves
             wings
             ,
          
           escape
           :
           white
           
             silver-colour
          
           and
           beauteous
           
             golden-colour
             ,
          
           Prosperity
           and
           Felicity
           .
           Thus
           ,
           the
           
             Metaphors
          
           are
           elegantly
           opposed
           one
           to
           another
           ,
           and
           very
           significantly
           set
           forth
           the
           several
           conditions
           of
           
             Israel
             ,
          
           first
           as
           lying
           among
           the
           pots
           of
           deep
           afflictions
           in
           former
           times
           ,
           but
           after
           as
           assured
           of
           deliverance
           ,
           of
           
           better
           daies
           ,
           and
           that
           they
           should
           be
           as
           a
           
             silver
             winged
          
           and
           
             golden-feathered
             Dove
             ,
          
           full
           of
           beauty
           ,
           comeliness
           ,
           prosperity
           and
           felicity
           .
           To
           this
           effect
           ,
           
             b
          
           
             R.
             David
             Kimchi
             ,
          
           
             c
          
           
             Pagnin
             ,
          
           
             d
          
           
             Calvin
             ,
          
           
             e
          
           
             Muis
             ,
          
           
             f
          
           
             Foord
             ,
          
           
             g
          
           
             Ainsworth
             ,
          
           and
           
             h
          
           
             others
          
           expound
           these
           words
           .
           And
           
           in
           my
           judgement
           this
           
             Exposition
          
           seems
           most
           genuine
           and
           proper
           :
           as
           being
           ,
           without
           forcing
           ,
           most
           agreeable
           both
           to
           the
           intent
           of
           the
           Context
           ,
           and
           Propriety
           of
           the
           words
           .
           And
           thus
           they
           are
           very
           suitable
           to
           this
           present
           
             sad
             Occasion
             .
          
        
         
           The
           words
           ,
           thus
           explained
           ,
           are
           1.
           
           
             Narratory
             ,
             2.
             
             Promissory
             .
          
           For
           Here
           's
           1.
           
           
             A
             Narrative
          
           of
           
             Israels
          
           former
           deep
           affliction
           and
           misery
           ;
           
             Although
             ye
             have
             lien
             among
             the
             Pots
             .
          
           They
           had
           been
           in
           former
           times
           ,
           in
           
             Egypt
             ,
             Wilderness
             ,
             Canaan
          
           and
           
             under
             the
             Judges
             ,
          
           as
           so
           many
           scullions
           among
           the
           
             Pots
             ,
          
           abased
           ,
           smutted
           ,
           spotted
           ,
           made
           black
           and
           deformed
           with
           many
           and
           great
           tribulations
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           
             A
             Promise
          
           of
           
             Israels
          
           future
           Deliverance
           ,
           Prosperity
           and
           Felicity
           ;
           yet
           shall
           ye
           be
           
             as
             the
             wings
             of
             a
             Dove
             ,
             covered
             with
             silver
             ,
             and
             her
             feathers
             with
             yeallow
             Gold
             :
          
           They
           should
           not
           alwaies
           lie
           blacked
           and
           sullyed
           in
           the
           smoak
           and
           
             among
             the
             Pots
             ,
          
           they
           shall
           be
           
             as
             the
             wings
             of
             a
             Dove
             ,
          
           speedily
           escaping
           ,
           they
           shall
           be
           delivered
           out
           of
           their
           dark
           and
           black
           condition
           ,
           and
           be
           made
           bright
           ,
           beauteous
           ,
           and
           every
           way
           prosperous
           ,
           as
           white
           
             silver-coloured
          
           and
           
             yeallow-greenish-golden
             feathered
             Doves
             :
          
           most
           naite
           ,
           pleasant
           and
           beauteous
           .
        
         
           III.
           
             The
             third
             thing
             that
             remains
             ,
             is
             ,
          
           The
           observation
           of
           the
           
             i
          
           
             Doctrinal
             Positions
             ,
          
           or
           
             Lessons
          
           here
           intended
           .
           The
           words
           are
           somewhat
           like
           the
           
             Cloudy
             Pillar
          
           in
           the
           Wilderness
           ;
           Which
           had
           ,
           
             
               1.
               
            
             A
             black
             side
             ,
          
           full
           of
           darkness
           :
           and
           
             
               2.
               
            
             A
             bright
             side
             ,
          
           full
           of
           light
           .
           In
           the
           
             Black
             side
          
           we
           may
           read
           this
           
             Lesson
             ;
          
           1.
           
           That
           ,
           
             Sometimes
             Gods
             Israel
             ,
             Gods
             own
             endeared
             People
             ,
             may
             lie
             ,
             as
             it
             were
             among
             the
             Pots
             ,
             in
             deepest
             distresses
             and
             afflictions
             .
          
           In
           the
           
             Bright
             side
             ,
          
           on
           the
           other
           hand
           ,
           we
           may
           read
           this
           
             Instruction
             ;
          
           2.
           
           That
           ,
           
             Gods
             distressed
             
             and
             afflicted
             People
             shall
             not
             alwaies
             lie
             among
             the
             Pots
             ,
             but
             at
             last
             ,
             as
             with
             Doves
             wings
             ,
             escape
             out
             of
             all
             their
             distress
             and
             misery
             ,
             and
             enjoy
             all
             contrary
             Mercy
             ,
             Prosperity
          
           and
           
             Felicity
             .
          
        
         
           Let
           me
           speak
           a
           little
           briefly
           to
           both
           these
           
             Observations
             ;
          
           which
           notably
           set
           forth
           the
           Diversity
           of
           Gods
           dispensations
           towards
           his
           own
           people
           .
           As
           it
           were
           the
           
             Checquer-work
             of
             Gods
             Providence
          
           to
           them
           ,
           Their
           
             Black
          
           and
           
             White
          
           conditions
           :
           God
           one
           while
           
             abasing
          
           them
           by
           sullying
           Tribulations
           ,
           and
           after
           
             advancing
          
           them
           by
           beautifying
           Relaxations
           .
        
         
           
             Doctrine
             I.
             
          
           
             That
             ,
             Sometimes
             Gods
             Israel
             ,
             Gods
             own
             endeared
             People
             ,
             may
             lie
             ,
             as
             it
             were
             among
             the
             Pots
             ,
             in
             deepest
             Distresses
             and
             Afflictions
             .
          
           
             This
             
               Doctrinal
               Lesson
            
             is
             evidently
             fluent
             from
             the
             
               first
               Branch
            
             of
             the
             
               Text
               .
            
             For
             Unfolding
             and
             Improving
             whereof
             ,
             I
             shall
             chiefly
             Manifest
             .
             1.
             
             
               That
               ,
               Gods
               People
               being
               in
               deep
               Distresse
               and
               Afflictions
               ,
               is
               like
            
             lying
             among
             the
             Pots
             .
             2.
             
             
               Why
               God
               suffers
               his
               Church
               and
               dearest
               People
               sometimes
               thus
               to
            
             lie
             as
             among
             the
             Pots
             ,
             
               in
               deepest
               distresses
               and
               tribulations
               .
               3.
               
               What
               Inferences
               may
               readily
               result
               here
               upon
               .
            
          
           
             I.
             That
             ,
             
               The
               lying
               of
               Gods
               endeared
               People
               in
               deepest
               Distresses
               and
               Afflictions
               ,
               is
               like
            
             lying
             among
             the
             Pots
             .
             For
             ,
          
           
             1.
             
             
               They
               that
               lie
               among
               the
               Pots
               are
               in
               a
               very
               low
               ,
               mean
               and
               abject
               condition
               ;
            
             Scullions
             ,
             of
             the
             meanest
             rank
             ,
             are
             wont
             in
             the
             Camp
             or
             Leaguer
             to
             lie
             among
             the
             Pots
             :
             So
             they
             ,
             that
             are
             in
             deep
             Distresses
             and
             Afflictions
             ,
             
             are
             in
             a
             very
             low
             ,
             mean
             ,
             and
             abject
             state
             ,
             in
             the
             eye
             of
             the
             world
             .
             
               Israel
               ,
            
             in
             affliction
             ,
             was
             in
             a
             very
             low
             condition
             :
             
               k
            
             —
             
               who
               remembred
               us
               in
               our
               low
               estate
               .
               Low
            
             in
             
               Egypt
               ;
            
             when
             they
             
               l
            
             toyled
             in
             the
             clay
             ,
             and
             must
             make
             brick
             
               without
               straw
               .
               Low
            
             at
             the
             Read-Sea
             :
             when
             nothing
             but
             
               m
            
             present
             death
             was
             before
             their
             eyes
             ;
             Egyptians
             being
             behind
             them
             ,
             the
             Sea
             before
             them
             ,
             and
             mountains
             on
             each
             hand
             .
             
               Low
            
             in
             the
             Wilderness
             ;
             when
             
               n
            
             they
             had
             neither
             bread
             to
             eat
             ,
             nor
             water
             to
             drink
             ,
             
               &c.
               
               Low
            
             in
             the
             Land
             of
             
               Canaan
               :
            
             
               o
            
             when
             they
             were
             delivered
             into
             their
             enemies
             hands
             ,
             which
             swarmed
             about
             them
             like
             
               Bees
               ;
            
             yea
             when
             the
             
               Ark
               of
               God
               was
               taken
               from
               them
               ,
            
             yea
             when
             
               Saul
            
             and
             
               Jonathan
            
             were
             destroyed
             .
             
               Low
            
             in
             
               Babylon
               :
            
             when
             they
             were
             visibly
             as
             helpless
             and
             hopeless
             as
             people
             dead
             and
             
               P
            
             buried
             in
             their
             very
             
               Graves
               .
            
             Thus
             ,
             
               Joseph
            
             was
             very
             
               low
            
             in
             his
             Affliction
             :
             when
             he
             was
             
               q
            
             clapt
             up
             in
             Prison
             in
             
               Egypt
               ,
            
             and
             
               laid
               in
               Irons
               ,
            
             having
             not
             one
             friend
             in
             all
             
               Egypt
            
             to
             help
             him
             out
             .
             
               Job
            
             very
             
               low
               :
            
             when
             smitten
             with
             
               r
            
             
               sore
               boyles
               from
               the
               sole
               of
               his
               foot
               to
               his
               crown
               ,
            
             so
             that
             he
             
               scraped
               himself
               with
               a
               pot
               heard
               ,
               and
               sate
               down
               among
               the
               ashes
               .
               David
            
             very
             
               low
               :
            
             when
             he
             ,
             in
             fear
             of
             his
             life
             ,
             
               s
            
             
               changed
               his
               behaviour
               ,
            
             feigning
             himself
             mad
             before
             
               Achish
            
             King
             of
             
               Gath
               :
            
             and
             when
             he
             
               t
            
             
               fled
               from
               Absalom
               his
               son
               ,
            
             going
             up
             
               Mount
               Olivet
               barefoot
               ,
               weeping
               and
               having
               his
               head
               covered
               ,
            
             &c.
             
             
               Jonah
            
             very
             
               low
               ;
            
             when
             he
             
               u
            
             was
             as
             it
             were
             twice
             buried
             ,
             once
             in
             the
             
               Sea
               ,
            
             and
             again
             in
             the
             
               belly
               of
               the
               Whale
               ,
            
             and
             the
             
               weeds
               were
               wrapped
               about
               his
               head
               .
            
             And
             
               Lazarus
            
             extreamly
             
               low
               :
            
             when
             he
             
               x
            
             lay
             hunger-bitten
             ,
             
               full
               of
               sores
            
             and
             ulcers
             at
             the
             rich-mans
             gate
             ,
             
               desiring
            
             his
             
               crums
               ,
            
             which
             
               none
               gave
               unto
               him
               ,
               the
               dogs
               coming
               and
               licking
               his
               sores
               .
            
          
           
           
             2.
             
             
               They
               that
               lie
               among
               the
               Pots
               are
               apt
               to
               be
               spotted
               ,
               fullyed
               ,
               fouled
               ,
               blacked
               with
               the
               Pots
               :
            
             So
             they
             that
             are
             in
             deep
             affliction
             and
             distress
             are
             rendred
             in
             the
             eyes
             of
             others
             ,
             deformed
             ,
             sullied
             ,
             black
             ,
             tanned
             ,
             Sun-burnt
             ,
             
               &c.
               
            
             Distressed
             
               Job
            
             said
             :
             
               y
            
             
               My
               skin
               is
               black
               upon
               me
               .
            
             The
             afflicted
             Church
             confesseth
             ;
             
               z
            
             
               I
               am
               black
               ,
               —
               as
               the
               Tents
               of
               Kedar
               :
            
             Even
             as
             the
             black-hair-cloath-weather-beaten-Tents
             of
             
               Kedar
               .
            
             And
             again
             ;
             
               a
            
             
               Look
               not
               upon
               me
               because
               I
               am
               black
               ,
               because
               the
               Sun
               hath
               looked
               upon
               me
               .
            
             Great
             afflictions
             make
             the
             very
             Church
             her self
             
               black
               ,
            
             or
             
               blackish
               ,
            
             and
             
               Sun-burnt
               ;
            
             how
             much
             more
             her
             particular
             members
             .
             Thus
             
               Jeremiah
            
             lamented
             ;
             
               Our
               skin
               was
               black
               like
               an
               Oven
               ,
               because
               of
               the
               terrible
               famine
               ,
               Lam.
               5.
               10.
               
               The
               Nazarites
               visage
               is
               blacker
               then
               a
               coal
               ,
            
             &c.
             
             
               Lam.
            
             4.
             7
             ,
             8.
             yea
             our
             blessed
             Saviour
             
               IESUS
               CHRIST
            
             himself
             was
             in
             his
             comeliness
             deformed
             and
             marred
             extraordinarily
             by
             his
             sore
             afflictions
             and
             sufferings
             ;
             
               b
            
             
               His
               visage
               was
               so
               marred
               more
               then
               any
               man
               ,
               and
               his
               form
               more
               then
               the
               sons
               of
               men
               .
               —
               He
               hath
               no
               form
               nor
               comeliness
               ,
               and
               when
               we
               shall
               see
               him
               ,
               there
               is
               no
               beauty
               that
               we
               should
               desire
               him
               .
            
          
           
             3.
             
             
               They
               that
               lie
               among
               the
               Pots
               ,
               being
               deformed
               ,
               sullyed
               and
               blacked
               ,
               are
               wont
               to
               be
               slighted
               ,
               despised
               ,
               abhorred
               ,
               men
               look
               strange
               at
               them
               ,
               are
               ashamed
               of
               their
               company
               ,
               cannot
               abide
               to
               come
               near
               them
               :
            
             So
             they
             that
             lie
             in
             deep
             distress
             and
             misery
             ,
             are
             usually
             neglected
             ,
             despised
             and
             rejected
             of
             others
             ;
             yea
             oft-times
             their
             very
             kindred
             ,
             friends
             and
             familiar
             acquaintance
             are
             estranged
             from
             them
             ,
             and
             stand
             aloof
             from
             their
             calamity
             .
             Thus
             
               Job
            
             in
             his
             extream
             afflictions
             complained
             ;
             
               c
            
             —
             
               He
               hath
               put
               my
               Brethren
               far
               from
               me
               ,
               and
               mine
               acquaintance
               are
               verily
               estranged
               from
               me
               .
               My
               kinsfolk
               have
               failed
               ,
               
               and
               my
               familiar
               friends
               have
               forgotten
               me
               .
               They
               that
               dwell
               in
               mine
               house
               ,
               and
               my
               maids
               ,
               count
               me
               for
               a
               stranger
               ;
               I
               am
               an
               alien
               in
               their
               sight
               .
               I
               called
               my
               servant
               ,
               and
               he
               gave
               me
               no
               Answer
               ;
               I
               entreated
               him
               with
               my
               mouth
               .
               My
               breath
               is
               strange
               to
               my
               wife
               :
               though
               I
               entreated
               for
               the
               childrens
               sake
               of
               mine
               own
               body
               .
               Yea
               young
               children
               despised
               me
               ;
               I
               arose
               ,
               and
               they
               spake
               against
               me
               .
               All
               mine
               inward
               friends
               abhorred
               me
               :
               and
               they
               whom
               I
               loved
               are
               turned
               against
               me
               .
            
             Thus
             
               Heman
            
             the
             
               Ezrahite
            
             in
             his
             sad
             afflictions
             lamenteth
             ;
             
               d
            
             
               Lover
               and
               friend
               hast
               thou
               put
               far
               from
               me
               ,
               and
               mine
               acquaintance
               into
               darkness
               .
            
             And
             ,
             though
             our
             blessed
             Saviour
             
               bear
               ,
            
             not
             his
             own
             ,
             but
             
               our
               griefs
               and
               our
               sorrows
               ,
            
             yet
             even
             for
             them
             he
             was
             exposed
             to
             extream
             contempt
             ;
             
               e
            
             
               He
               is
               despised
               and
               rejected
               of
               men
               ,
               a
               man
               of
               sorrows
               ,
               and
               acquainted
               with
               grief
               ;
               and
               we
               hid
               as
               it
               were
               our
               faces
               from
               him
               :
               he
               was
               despised
               ,
               and
               we
               esteemed
               him
               not
               .
            
             Oh
             how
             hard
             a
             thing
             is
             it
             for
             the
             dearest
             of
             Gods
             Saints
             to
             be
             
               deeply
               distressed
               ,
            
             and
             not
             to
             be
             
               greatly
               despised
               !
            
          
           
             
               II.
               But
               ,
            
             Why
             is
             it
             ,
             that
             the
             LORD
             suffers
             his
             Church
             and
             his
             own
             endeared
             People
             ,
             thus
             to
             lie
             sometimes
             ,
             
               as
               among
               the
               Pots
               ,
            
             in
             deepest
             distresses
             and
             tribulations
             ?
          
           
             The
             
               LORD
            
             Permits
             ,
             Orders
             ,
             Directs
             and
             Over-powers
             the
             sharp
             afflictions
             and
             distresses
             of
             his
             own
             dear
             people
             for
             their
             Manifold
             Benefit
             .
             He
             lets
             them
             
               lie
               among
               the
               Pots
               ,
            
             then
             even
             this
             may
             turn
             to
             their
             
               f
            
             and
             
               g
            
             
               co-operate
               for
               their
               good
               ,
            
             for
             their
             manifold
             good
             .
             For
             ,
          
           
             1.
             
             
               By
               these
               ,
            
             The
             sins
             and
             failings
             of
             Gods
             people
             are
             more
             clearly
             detected
             .
             
               He
               with-draweth
               not
               his
               eyes
               from
               the
               righteous
               :
            
             
               h
            
             —
             
               And
               if
               they
               be
               bound
               in
               fetters
               ,
               and
               be
               holden
               in
               cords
               of
               affliction
               :
               Then
               he
               
               sheweth
               them
               their
               work
               ,
               and
               their
               transgressions
               ,
               that
               they
               have
               exceeded
               .
            
             The
             distress
             of
             
               i
            
             
               Josephs
            
             Brethren
             in
             
               Egypt
               ,
            
             revived
             afresh
             upon
             their
             consciences
             ,
             their
             old
             offences
             against
             
               Joseph
               ;
            
             Afflictions
             awaken
             their
             sleepy
             souls
             and
             drowsie
             consciences
             .
             As
             the
             
               Suns
               Ecclipse
            
             is
             best
             discerned
             in
             water
             :
             Or
             as
             
               Blots
            
             run
             most
             abroad
             in
             wet
             paper
             :
             so
             their
             sinful
             blots
             and
             ecclipses
             are
             most
             evidently
             discovered
             in
             their
             waters
             of
             affliction
             .
          
           
             2.
             
             
               By
               these
               ,
            
             They
             are
             more
             throughly
             melted
             and
             humbled
             for
             their
             sinful
             failings
             discovered
             .
             The
             
               fire
            
             melts
             the
             mettle
             in
             the
             furnace
             ,
             that
             it
             will
             run
             into
             any
             mould
             .
             When
             
               k
            
             
               wrath
               was
               upon
            
             good
             
               Hezekiah
            
             for
             the
             Pride
             and
             lifting
             up
             of
             his
             heart
             ,
             how
             quickly
             did
             he
             humble
             himself
             under
             the
             hand
             of
             God!
             That
             Phoenix
             King
             
               l
            
             
               Josiah
            
             exceedingly
             melted
             and
             
               wept
               before
               the
               LORD
               ,
            
             when
             he
             discerned
             the
             Judgements
             of
             God
             but
             hanging
             over
             their
             heads
             for
             sin
             ,
             in
             the
             clouds
             of
             the
             threatnings
             .
          
           
             3.
             
             
               By
               these
               ,
            
             their
             spots
             ,
             stains
             and
             sins
             ,
             Detected
             and
             Lamented
             ,
             are
             very
             notably
             cleansed
             ,
             rubbed
             out
             ,
             and
             purged
             away
             ,
             
               m
            
             
               By
               this
               shall
               the
               iniquity
               of
            
             Jacob
             
               be
               purged
               ,
               and
               this
               is
               all
               the
               fruit
               to
               take
               away
               his
               sin
               .
               Dav●d
            
             himself
             acknowledged
             this
             advantage
             by
             his
             Afflictions
             ;
             
               n
            
             
               Before
               I
               was
               afflicted
               I
               went
               astray
               :
               B●t
               now
               have
               I
               kept
               they
               word
               .
            
             So
             true
             is
             that
             of
             
               Elihu
            
             to
             
               Job
               ;
            
             
               o
            
             
               Then
               he
               openeth
               their
               ear
               to
               Discipline
               ,
               and
               commandeth
               that
               they
               return
               from
               iniquity
               .
            
             Our
             afflictions
             do
             
               launce
            
             out
             out
             corruption
             ;
             
               Scour
            
             away
             our
             spots
             and
             stains
             ;
             
               File
            
             off
             our
             rust
             and
             canker
             ;
             
               Fan
            
             away
             our
             chaff
             ;
             
               Segregate
            
             our
             Dross
             ;
             And
             ,
             like
             the
             
               p
            
             
               Fiery
               furnace
               ,
            
             burn
             off
             the
             
               bands
               and
               cords
            
             of
             our
             corruptions
             ,
             that
             we
             may
             walk
             at
             liberty
             .
             Even
             
               Manasses
               ,
            
             that
             
             Monster
             of
             wickedness
             )
             when
             
               taken
               among
               the
               thorns
               ,
               and
               bound
               in
               fetters
               ,
            
             &c.
             repented
             and
             reformed
             ,
             2
             
               Chron.
               33.
               1.
               to
            
             20.
             
          
           
             4.
             
             
               By
               these
               ,
            
             Their
             graces
             are
             Tryed
             and
             Proved
             ,
             whether
             they
             be
             sincere
             ;
             Not
             that
             God
             doth
             not
             know
             what
             is
             in
             us
             :
             but
             that
             we
             do
             not
             know
             what
             is
             in
             our selves
             .
             
               q
            
             
               Think
               it
               not
               strange
               concerning
               the
               fiery
               Tryal
               ,
               which
               is
               to
               Try
               you
               .
            
             
               r
            
             —
             
               That
               the
               tryal
               of
               your
               Faith
               being
               much
               more
               precious
               then
               of
               Gold
               that
               perisheth
               ,
               though
               it
               be
               tryed
               with
               fire
               ,
               might
               be
               found
               unto
               praise
               ,
               and
               honour
               ,
               and
               glory
               .
            
             Some
             
               writings
            
             cannot
             be
             read
             but
             at
             the
             
               fire
            
             or
             in
             the
             
               water
               .
            
             So
             some
             gracious
             endowments
             and
             inscriptions
             on
             our
             hearts
             ,
             as
             Faith
             ,
             Patience
             ,
             Self-denyal
             ,
             
               &c.
            
             cannot
             so
             well
             be
             discerned
             as
             in
             the
             
               fire
               and
               water
               of
               Tribulations
               .
            
             The
             
               Furnace
            
             tries
             the
             
               Mettal
               ;
            
             The
             
               Touch-stone
            
             tries
             the
             
               Gold
               ;
            
             The
             
               Storm
            
             tries
             the
             
               Pilot
               ;
            
             The
             
               Battle
            
             tries
             the
             
               Souldier
               :
            
             So
             the
             Furnace
             ,
             Touch-stone
             ,
             Storm
             and
             Battle
             of
             Afflictions
             trie
             the
             Faith
             ,
             Patience
             ,
             Courage
             ,
             Constancy
             and
             Graces
             of
             the
             Christian
             .
             Our
             true
             spiritual
             
               Beauty
            
             becomes
             the
             more
             Beauteous
             by
             this
             washing
             ,
             when
             thereby
             
               paint
            
             and
             counterfeit
             colours
             are
             wiped
             away
             .
          
           
             5.
             
             
               By
               these
               ,
            
             Their
             Graces
             and
             Spirituals
             are
             much
             advanced
             and
             improved
             .
             As
             the
             body
             by
             a
             
               Growing
               Ague
               ,
            
             or
             as
             the
             grass
             by
             an
             
               April●
               shower
               .
            
             
               s
            
             
               Tribulation
               worketh
               Patience
               ,
               and
               Patience
               Experience
               ,
               and
               Experience
               Hope
               ,
               and
               Hope
               makes
               not
               ashamed
               ,
            
             &c.
             
             What
             a
             rich
             and
             strange
             crop
             is
             this
             !
             Here
             's
             
               Grapes
               on
               Thorns
               ,
            
             and
             
               Figs
               on
               Thistles
               .
            
             By
             
               rubbing
               ,
            
             the
             
               Pomander
            
             smells
             far
             sweeter
             :
             By
             
               treading
               ,
            
             the
             
               Camomile
            
             grows
             the
             better
             ;
             by
             
               wearing
               ,
            
             the
             
               nail
            
             becomes
             the
             brighter
             :
             So
             ou
             Spirituals
             become
             more
             bright
             ,
             fragrant
             and
             
             flourishing
             ,
             by
             being
             exercised
             with
             Afflictions
             .
             Opposition
             and
             Difficulties
             excite
             their
             Activities
             .
             Had
             not
             the
             Afflictions
             of
             
               Job
            
             been
             so
             extream
             ,
             
               t
            
             the
             
               Integrity
            
             and
             
               Patience
            
             of
             
               Job
            
             had
             not
             been
             so
             renowned
             .
          
           
             6.
             
             
               By
               these
               ,
            
             Their
             Spiritual
             Activity
             in
             Meditations
             Prayer
             ,
             Self-examinations
             ,
             Self-denyal
             ,
             Obedience
             and
             all
             Christian
             Duties
             ,
             is
             exceedingly
             actuated
             and
             awakened
             .
             When
             
               u
            
             
               Jacob
            
             was
             in
             fear
             and
             danger
             of
             Destruction
             by
             his
             Brother
             
               Esau
               ,
            
             he
             
               wrestled
               all
               night
            
             by
             Prayer
             with
             the
             Angel
             of
             the
             Covenant
             ,
             and
             
               would
               not
               let
               him
               go
            
             without
             a
             
               Blessing
               .
            
             While
             
               David
            
             was
             exercised
             under
             
               Sauls
            
             oppressive
             persecutions
             ,
             and
             other
             sad
             afflictions
             ;
             he
             breathed
             out
             to
             God
             his
             most
             Coelestial
             Devotions
             .
             Then
             he
             said
             ,
             
               x
            
             
               It
               s
               good
               for
               me
               that
               I
               have
               been
               afflicted
               that
               I
               might
               learn
               thy
               Statutes
               .
            
             When
             
               David
            
             was
             
               lowest
            
             in
             
               Affliction
               ,
            
             he
             was
             
               highest
            
             in
             
               Devotion
               .
            
             Yea
             ,
             Jesus
             Christ
             himself
             ,
             
               y
            
             
               being
               in
               an
               Agony
               ,
               Prayed
               the
               more
               earnestly
               .
            
             As
             the
             Birds
             in
             the
             Spring
             tune
             most
             sweetly
             ,
             when
             it
             rains
             most
             sadly
             ;
             Or
             ,
             As
             a
             
               musical
               Instrument
               ,
            
             when
             the
             strings
             are
             
               struck
               ,
            
             sounds
             most
             melodiously
             :
             So
             when
             God
             
               rains
            
             down
             troubles
             upon
             us
             ,
             and
             by
             his
             chastisements
             
               strikes
            
             the
             very
             
               strings
            
             of
             our
             hearts
             ,
             oft
             times
             our
             spirits
             make
             the
             sweetest
             melody
             in
             the
             ears
             of
             God
             .
          
           
             7.
             
             
               By
               these
               ,
            
             They
             are
             
               z
            
             Conform
             to
             Iesus
             Christ
             their
             Head
             and
             Elder
             Brother
             ,
             who
             was
             
               a
               man
               of
               sorrows
               ,
               acquainted
               with
               grief
               ,
               and
               perfected
               ,
            
             or
             consecrated
             
               through
               sufferings
               .
            
             And
             
               a
            
             
               if
               we
               suffer
               with
               him
               ,
               we
               shall
               be
               glorified
               together
               .
            
             If
             now
             we
             be
             conform
             to
             him
             in
             his
             
               Cross
               ,
            
             we
             shall
             hereafter
             be
             conform
             to
             him
             in
             his
             
               Crown
               .
            
             It
             s
             the
             
               Perfection
            
             of
             
             the
             
               Members
            
             to
             be
             conform
             unto
             their
             
               Head
               .
            
          
           
             8.
             
             
               By
               these
               ,
            
             These
             child-like
             Relation
             to
             the
             heavenly
             Father
             is
             sweetly
             Ascertained
             ,
             while
             they
             are
             enabled
             to
             bear
             and
             endure
             his
             chastisements
             with
             filial
             patience
             and
             submission
             .
             
               b
            
             
               If
               ye
               endure
               chastening
               ,
               God
               dealeth
               with
               you
               as
               with
               sons
               :
               for
               what
               son
               is
               he
               whom
               the
               Father
               chasteneth
               not
               ?
               But
               if
               ye
               be
               without
               chastisement
               ,
               whereof
               all
               are
               partaker●
               ,
               then
               are
               ye
               bastards
               and
               not
               sons
               .
            
             The
             heavenly
             Father
             will
             take
             pains
             with
             his
             
               own
               children
            
             to
             chastize
             ,
             discipline
             and
             nurture
             them
             for
             their
             good
             ;
             when
             he
             will
             not
             wear
             his
             rods
             upon
             
               Bastards
            
             and
             Castawaies
             .
             And
             how
             useful
             is
             that
             his
             
               Paternal
               Affliction
               ,
            
             which
             discries
             his
             
               Fatherly
               affection
            
             unto
             us
             ,
             and
             our
             Son-like
             Relation
             unto
             him
             !
             I
             am
             well
             contented
             to
             be
             under
             the
             
               Rod
               of
               the
               Almighty
               ;
            
             that
             so
             I
             may
             be
             distinguished
             from
             the
             
               Bastards
            
             of
             this
             world
             ,
             and
             numbered
             among
             the
             
               sons
            
             of
             God
             .
          
           
             9.
             
             
               By
               these
               ,
            
             They
             
               are
            
             
               c
            
             
               chastened
               of
               the
               Lord
               ,
               that
               they
               should
               not
               be
               condemned
               with
               the
               world
               .
            
             And
             that
             's
             an
             happy
             
               Castigation
               ,
            
             that
             helps
             to
             prevent
             Eternal
             
               Condemnation
               .
            
             Who
             would
             not
             say
             with
             him
             ?
             
               d
            
             
               Here
               burn
               me
               ,
               here
               cut
               me
               ,
               that
               thou
               mayest
               for
               ever
               spare
               me
               .
            
          
           
             10.
             
             Finally
             ,
             
               By
               these
               sharp
               afflictions
               and
               distresses
               ,
            
             God
             fits
             and
             prepares
             his
             afflicted
             servants
             for
             their
             Eternal
             Glory
             .
             Christ
             was
             first
             
               e
            
             
               Abased
            
             before
             he
             was
             
               exalted
               :
            
             and
             passed
             by
             his
             
               Cross
               ,
            
             unto
             his
             
               Crown
               ;
            
             through
             
               f
            
             his
             
               Sufferings
               ,
            
             into
             his
             
               Glory
            
             And
             his
             members
             must
             follow
             him
             :
             
               g
            
             
               Through
               muc●
               tribulation
               we
               must
               enter
               to
               the
               Kingdom
               of
               God
               .
            
             We
             shall
             meet
             with
             
               Tribulation
               ,
               much
               Tribulation
               ;
            
             that
             's
             the
             wa●
             we
             must
             go
             :
             but
             
               through
            
             this
             
               much
               tribulation
               we
               
               must
               Enter
               into
               the
               Kingdom
               of
               God
               ,
            
             that
             's
             the
             blessed
             end
             of
             this
             way
             .
             If
             it
             were
             ,
             
               Tribulation
               ,
            
             and
             
               much
               Tribulation
               ,
            
             and
             after
             that
             no
             
               entrance
               into
               heaven
               ;
            
             that
             were
             the
             tribulation
             of
             tribulation
             ,
             a
             doleful
             way
             to
             a
             more
             doleful
             journeys
             end
             :
             but
             in
             that
             through
             this
             
               tribulation
               ,
            
             yea
             through
             this
             
               much
               tribulation
               ,
            
             we
             shall
             at
             last
             
               enter
               into
               a
               Kingdom
               ,
            
             and
             that
             
               the
               Kingdom
               of
               God
               :
            
             This
             renders
             all
             our
             
               much
               tribulation
               ,
            
             as
             in
             effect
             no
             tribulation
             at
             all
             .
             And
             ,
             
               h
            
             
               The
               momentany
               lightness
               of
               our
               affliction
               worketh
               for
               us
               a
               far
               more
               exceeding
            
             (
             Gr.
             
               from
               Hyperbole
               to
               Hyperbole
               ;
            
             or
             
               an
               Hyperbolical
               Hyperbolical
               )
               eternal
               weight
               of
               glory
               .
            
             Our
             
               Afflictions
               work
            
             this
             transcendent
             
               glory
               for
               us
               ,
            
             by
             working
             and
             disposing
             us
             for
             this
             transcendent
             glory
             .
             And
             the
             
               sharper
            
             are
             our
             sorrows
             here
             ,
             the
             
               sweeter
            
             will
             be
             our
             joyes
             hereafter
             .
             As
             
               health
            
             is
             most
             acceptable
             after
             the
             sharpest
             
               sickness
               :
               liberty
            
             most
             sweet
             after
             rigorous
             
               bondage
               :
               rest
            
             most
             delightful
             after
             toylsom
             
               weariness
               :
            
             and
             the
             
               harbour
            
             most
             welcome
             after
             the
             sorest
             
               storms
               :
            
             So
             
               heaven
            
             and
             glory
             it self
             will
             be
             most
             grateful
             and
             glorious
             after
             sharpest
             
               afflicting
               extremities
               .
            
             Thus
             of
             the
             Causes
             why
             the
             Lord
             suffers
             his
             ,
             To
             lie
             among
             the
             Pots
             .
          
           
             III.
             
               Inferences
            
             or
             
               Corollaries
               ,
            
             Hence
             resulting
             are
             divers
             .
             As
             ,
          
           
             1.
             
             Hence
             ,
             
               Behold
               here
               the
               mysterie
               and
               wisdom
               of
               Gods
               Providential
               Dispensations
               .
            
             His
             own
             people
             ,
             (
             though
             his
             
               Jewels
            
             )
             shall
             
               lie
               among
               the
               Pots
               ,
            
             and
             be
             most
             sadly
             afflicted
             :
             
               i
            
             when
             the
             
               wicked
            
             shall
             
               flourish
               like
               a
               green
               Bay-tree
               ,
            
             in
             all
             Prosperity
             .
             This
             strange
             Dispensation
             of
             Gods
             Providence
             did
             exceedingly
             puzzle
             and
             perplex
             holy
             
               David
               ,
            
             till
             he
             
               went
               into
               the
               Sanctuary
               of
               God
               ;
            
             then
             he
             
               saw
               the
               end
            
             of
             those
             wicked
             prosperous
             
             men
             ,
             that
             they
             were
             
               set
               in
               slippery
               places
               ,
            
             —
             that
             they
             
               are
               brought
               into
               desolation
               ,
               as
               in
               a
               moment
               ,
            
             &c.
             
             Godly
             
               k
            
             
               Lazarus
            
             lay
             
               full
               of
               sores
               ,
            
             among
             the
             dogs
             at
             the
             rich
             mans
             gate
             ,
             Destitute
             of
             his
             very
             crums
             to
             satisfie
             his
             hunger
             :
             while
             the
             wicked
             rich
             man
             was
             in
             his
             
               Purple
               and
               fine
               linnen
               ,
               and
               sured
               sumptuously
               every
               day
               .
            
             Assuredly
             ,
             Then
             ,
          
           
             (
             1
             )
             
               No
               man
               knows
            
             Gods
             Peculiar
             
               l
            
             
               love
               or
               hatred
            
             by
             these
             External
             Dispensations
             :
             
               by
               all
               that
               is
               before
               him
               .
            
          
           
             (
             2
             )
             Happiness
             or
             Misery
             consists
             not
             ,
             In
             having
             or
             wanting
             of
             these
             outward
             blessings
             :
             Nor
             in
             escaping
             ,
             or
             enduring
             the
             sharpest
             sorrows
             or
             afflictions
             .
          
           
             2.
             
             
               Hence
               ,
            
             Saddest
             Extremities
             of
             Ou●ward
             Afflictions
             and
             miseries
             in
             this
             present
             If
             ,
             are
             not
             inconsistent
             with
             the
             gracious
             condition
             of
             God
             ▪
             own
             People
             .
             
               Yea
               ,
               most
               usually
               Gods
               own
               people
               in
               this
               world
               are
               of
               all
               other
               the
               most
               afflicted
               ,
               when
               as
               others
            
             
               m
            
             
               enjoy
            
             the
             Pleasutes
             of
             sin
             for
             a
             season
             .
             
               O
               what
               extremities
               of
               sufferings
               and
               deaths
               have
               the
               faithful
               undergone
               in
               all
               ages
               !
               Consult
               that
               little
            
             Book
             of
             Martyrs
             
               in
               the
               Epistle
               to
               the
            
             Hebrews
             ,
             
               h
            
             They
             were
             tortured
             not
             accepting
             deliverance
             ,
             that
             they
             might
             obtain
             a
             better
             Resurrection
             .
             And
             others
             had
             tryal
             of
             cruel
             mockings
             and
             scourgings
             ,
             yea
             moreover
             of
             bonds
             and
             imprisonment
             .
             They
             were
             stoned
             :
             they
             were
             sawn
             asunder
             :
             were
             tempted
             :
             were
             stain
             with
             the
             sword
             :
             they
             wandered
             about
             in
             Sheep-ski●s
             ,
             a●d
             Goats-skins
             ,
             being
             destitu●e
             ▪
             afflicted
             ,
             tormented
             .
             Of
             whom
             the
             world
             was
             not
             worthy
             :
             they
             wandered
             in
             Desarts
             ,
             and
             in
             Mountains
             ,
             and
             in
             Dens
             and
             Caves
             of
             the
             earth
             .
          
           
             Oh
             what
             strange
             Similitudes
             ,
             Emblems
             and
             Expressions
             
             are
             used
             in
             Holy
             Scripture
             for
             representing
             of
             Gods
             peoples
             calamities
             !
             As
             ,
          
           
             
               A
            
             
               o
            
             
               smoaking
               furnace
               :
            
             to
             denote
             the
             affliction
             of
             
               Abrahams
            
             seed
             in
             
               Egypt
               .
            
          
           
             
               A
            
             
               p
            
             
               Bush
               burning
               with
               fire
               ,
            
             all
             on
             a
             light
             flame
             .
             :
             to
             express
             
               Israels
            
             former
             and
             future
             sharp
             and
             fiery
             calamities
             .
          
           
             
               Their
            
             
               q
            
             Souls
             
               being
            
             bowed
             down
             to
             the
             dust
             ,
             and
             their
             bellies
             cleaving
             to
             the
             earth
             .
          
           
             
               Their
               being
            
             sore
             broken
             in
             the
             place
             of
             Dragons
             ,
             and
             covered
             with
             the
             shadow
             of
             death
             .
          
           
             Yea
             the
             Jews
             in
             
               Babylons
            
             captivity
             ,
             said
             ;
             
               r
            
             
               Our
               bones
               are
               dryed
               ,
               and
               our
               hope
               is
               lost
               ,
               we
               are
               cut
               off
               for
               our
               Parts
               .
            
             And
             they
             were
             as
             so
             many
             dead
             bodies
             that
             were
             buried
             in
             their
             very
             
               Graves
               .
            
             And
             therefore
             extremity
             of
             distress
             in
             this
             present
             life
             ,
             is
             not
             only
             consistent
             with
             ,
             but
             very
             incident
             unto
             ,
             the
             sincerest
             heirs
             by
             grace
             of
             the
             life
             to
             come
             .
          
           
             3.
             
             Hence
             ,
             
               Let
               Christians
               learn
               patiently
               and
               contentedly
               to
               bear
               their
               heavyest
               pressures
               and
               afflictions
               ,
               sith
               no
               temptation
               hath
               befallen
               them
               ,
               but
               what
               is
               humane
               ,
            
             1
             Cor.
             10.
             13.
             
             
               Yea
               sometimes
               it
               is
               the
               lot
               of
               the
               Church
               of
               God
               ,
               and
               of
               〈…〉
               ,
               to
               lie
               even
               among
               the
               blackest
               Pots
               .
            
             Seest
             thou
             ,
             
               Joseph
            
             
               f
            
             
               laid
               in
               Irons
               ;
            
             Iob
             
               t
            
             
               sitting
               in
               the
               ashes
               ;
               Lazarus
               ,
            
             
               u
            
             
               lying
               among
               the
               dogs
               ,
               full
               of
               sores
               ;
            
             and
             Jesus
             Christ
             himself
             so
             
               x
            
             
               full
               of
               sorrows
               :
            
             and
             dost
             thou
             think
             much
             at
             thine
             affliction
             ?
             Oh
             fret
             not
             against
             Gods
             dispensations
             ,
             faint
             not
             ,
             but
             endure
             thy
             tribulations
             :
             sith
             Iesus
             Christ
             himself
             ,
             and
             his
             choicest
             members
             are
             therein
             thy
             companions
             .
          
           
             4.
             
             Hence
             ,
             
               How
               unsafe
               and
               imprudent
               is
               it
               to
               Despise
               ,
               Abhor
               or
               Censure
               others
               of
               Hypocrisie
               ,
               or
               of
               a
               null●●y
               of
               
               grace
               ,
               because
               of
               their
               sad
               ,
               doleful
               and
               strange
               afflictions
               !
            
             For
             ,
             in
             so
             doing
             we
             may
             rashly
             
               condemn
               the
               Generation
               of
               the
               righteous
               ,
            
             before
             we
             be
             aware
             .
             Gods
             own
             endeared
             people
             oft-times
             
               lie
               among
            
             these
             blacking
             
               Pots
               .
            
             O
             think
             of
             
               David
            
             and
             
               y
            
             
               all
               his
               afflictions
               ,
            
             how
             he
             was
             hunted
             as
             a
             
               Partridge
               up
               and
               down
               the
               Mountains
               ,
            
             how
             
               all
               the
               day
               long
               he
               was
               plagued
               ,
               and
               chastened
               every
               morning
               ;
            
             Of
             
               Paul
               ,
            
             
               z
            
             in
             
               Perils
            
             and
             
               Distresses
            
             on
             every
             side
             ;
             Of
             
               Jeremiah
               ,
            
             
               a
            
             cast
             into
             the
             myrie
             dungeon
             ,
             and
             (
             as
             some
             think
             )
             sinking
             up
             to
             the
             Arm-holes
             in
             the
             myre
             :
             Of
             
               Daniel
            
             
               b
            
             flung
             into
             the
             filthy
             and
             fatal
             Den
             of
             the
             hungry
             Lyons
             :
             Of
             the
             
               Prophets
            
             persecuted
             and
             slain
             by
             the
             Iews
             ,
             
               Acts
            
             7.
             52.
             
             Of
             the
             
               three
               Jews
            
             
               c
            
             bound
             hand
             and
             foot
             and
             cast
             into
             the
             hot
             burning
             fiery
             furnace
             ,
             heat
             seven
             times
             hotter
             then
             ordinary
             ,
             for
             not
             worshiping
             the
             golden
             Image
             ;
             Of
             
               Job
               ,
            
             covered
             all
             over
             with
             
               d
            
             
               sore
               boils
               from
               the
               sole
               of
               his
               foot
               unto
               his
               crown
               :
               Hierom
            
             thinks
             ,
             
               e
            
             
               Satan
               left
               only
               his
               tongue
               free
               ,
               that
               therewith
               he
               might
               blaspheme
               his
               LORD
               :
            
             Of
             
               Lazarus
               ,
            
             
               f
            
             
               full
               of
               sores
            
             and
             ulcers
             ;
             Of
             
               Hezekiah
               ,
            
             smitten
             with
             a
             mortal
             
               g
            
             
               boil
               :
            
             Of
             the
             godly
             ,
             
               h
            
             
               killed
               all
               the
               day
               long
               ,
               and
               counted
               as
               sheep
               for
               the
               slaughter
               :
            
             Of
             the
             Martyrs
             ,
             
               Heb.
               11.
               35
               ,
               &c.
            
             Of
             the
             cruel
             
               Primitive
               Persecutions
               :
            
             And
             of
             Jesus
             Christ
             himself
             the
             spot
             less
             Son
             of
             God
             ,
             
               i
            
             put
             to
             death
             ,
             and
             
               crucified
               by
               wicked
               hands
               ,
            
             and
             hung
             (
             for
             the
             greater
             infamy
             )
             between
             two
             thieves
             ,
             upon
             the
             cursed
             Tree
             ,
             O
             think
             deliberately
             upon
             these
             Instances
             ,
             
               viz.
            
             Of
             the
             
               unquestionable
            
             yea
             
               incomparable
            
             piety
             of
             thei●
             Persons
             ,
             and
             of
             the
             
               unutterable
            
             extremities
             of
             their
             Passions
             and
             then
             take
             heed
             of
             the
             errour
             of
             
               Jobs
               friends
               ,
            
             of
             Despising
             ,
             Abhorring
             or
             Censuring
             any
             the
             servants
             
             of
             the
             Lord
             ,
             though
             
               lying
               among
               the
               Pots
               ,
            
             though
             implunged
             under
             heavy
             ,
             unusual
             and
             extream
             calamities
             .
             Do
             you
             think
             the
             worse
             of
             a
             piece
             of
             
               gold
               ,
            
             because
             it
             is
             besmeared
             with
             soot
             ?
             Or
             do
             you
             ever
             the
             less
             value
             
               *
            
             a
             
               Jewel
               ,
            
             because
             it
             s
             fallen
             into
             the
             myre
             ?
             It
             s
             
               gold
            
             still
             ,
             though
             colleyed
             :
             Its
             a
             rich
             
               jewel
            
             still
             ,
             though
             bemyred
             .
             Why
             then
             should
             we
             harbour
             more
             hard
             ,
             mean
             ,
             despising
             ,
             undervaluing
             thoughts
             of
             afflicted
             
               David
               ,
               Paul
               ,
               Job
               ,
               Lazarus
               ,
            
             or
             of
             any
             of
             the
             distressed
             Saints
             of
             God
             ;
             which
             in
             Gods
             account
             are
             precious
             
               gold
            
             still
             ,
             rich
             
               jewels
            
             still
             ,
             though
             besmeared
             and
             blacked
             with
             most
             deforming
             and
             amazing
             miseries
             ?
          
           
             5.
             
             Hence
             ,
             Finally
             ,
             
               Behold
               ,
               one
               noted
               difference
               betwixt
               the
               condition
               of
               Gods
               people
               in
               earth
               and
               in
               heaven
               .
            
             Here
             Gods
             endeared
             people
             may
             
               lie
               among
               the
               Pots
               ;
            
             may
             be
             smutted
             ,
             soyled
             ,
             blacked
             ,
             
               &c.
            
             in
             the
             eyes
             of
             men
             ,
             with
             deep
             and
             sore
             afflictions
             :
             But
             when
             once
             the
             last
             Messenger
             hath
             summoned
             them
             ,
             and
             when
             once
             they
             shall
             set
             foot
             in
             heaven
             ,
             they
             shall
             never
             
               lie
               among
               the
               Pots
            
             any
             more
             ;
             they
             shall
             never
             be
             
               k
            
             
               black
               as
               Kedars
               Tents
            
             any
             more
             ;
             they
             shall
             never
             be
             tanned
             with
             misery
             ,
             or
             Sun-burnt
             with
             affliction
             any
             more
             .
             But
             they
             shall
             perfectly
             
               l
            
             
               rest
               from
               all
               their
               labours
               ,
            
             of
             Sin
             ,
             Temptation
             and
             Tribulation
             .
             Then
             ,
             
               no
               more
               Sea
               ,
            
             no
             more
             
               Pain
               ,
            
             no
             more
             
               Crying
               ,
            
             no
             more
             tears
             ,
             
               &c.
               
            
             Then
             
               Job
               ,
            
             that
             here
             
               sate
               down
            
             
               m
            
             
               among
               the
               ashes
               ,
            
             shall
             there
             set
             up
             among
             the
             Angels
             .
             Then
             
               n
            
             
               Lazarus
               ,
            
             that
             here
             
               lay
               among
               the
               dogs
               ,
            
             shall
             there
             be
             lodged
             
               in
               Abrahams
               bosom
               .
            
             Then
             the
             endeared
             Saints
             and
             servants
             of
             God
             ,
             that
             here
             oft-times
             
               lay
               among
               the
               Pots
               ,
            
             
               o
            
             
               shall
               walk
               with
               Christ
               in
            
             triumphant
             
               White
               ,
            
             and
             be
             counted
             worthy
             .
          
           
           
             And
             thus
             I
             pass
             from
             the
             
               Dark
            
             to
             the
             
               Bright
               side
            
             of
             the
             Text
             ;
             yet
             shall
             ye
             be
             
               as
               the
               wings
               of
               a
               Dove
               covered
               with
               silver
               ,
            
             &c.
             
             Hence
             ,
             note
             ;
          
        
         
           
             Doctrine
             II.
             
          
           
             That
             ,
             Gods
             afflicted
             and
             distressed
             people
             shall
             not
             alwaies
             lie
             among
             the
             Pots
             ,
             but
             at
             last
             (
             as
             with
             Doves
             wings
             )
             shall
             escape
             out
             of
             their
             deepest
             misery
             ,
             and
             enioy
             all
             contrary
             Mercy
             ,
             Prosperity
             and
             Felicity
             .
          
           
             They
             may
             
               for
               a
               time
            
             lie
             in
             distress
             ;
             but
             not
             
               alwaies
               .
            
             Their
             outward
             misery
             may
             be
             
               great
               :
            
             but
             shall
             have
             
               an
               end
               .
            
             They
             
               p
            
             may
             for
             a
             few
             years
             be
             oppressed
             in
             
               Egypt
               ,
            
             and
             wander
             in
             the
             
               Wilderness
               :
            
             but
             at
             last
             they
             shall
             come
             to
             
               Canaan
               ,
            
             the
             Promised
             
               Rest.
               
            
             
               q
            
             
               Weeping
               may
               lodge
               for
               a
               night
               ,
               but
               shouting-joy
               in
               the
               morning
               .
            
             
               r
            
             
               In
               a
               little
               wrath
               God
               may
               hide
               his
               face
               from
               his
               ,
               for
               a
               moment
               :
               but
               with
               everlasting
               kindness
               will
               he
               have
               mercy
               on
               them
               .
            
             For
             a
             season
             they
             may
             
               lie
               among
               the
               Pots
               ,
            
             like
             black
             ,
             soyled
             and
             deformed
             
               Scullions
               :
            
             but
             at
             length
             they
             shall
             be
             
               as
               the
               Wings
               of
               a
               Dove
               ,
               covered
               with
               silver
               ,
               and
               her
               feathers
               with
               yeallow
               gold
               .
            
             That
             is
             ,
             They
             shall
             escape
             :
             Escape
             harmless
             :
             Escape
             beauteous
             ,
             happy
             and
             prosperous
             .
             Consider
             well
             the
             expressions
             in
             the
             Text
             ,
             
               viz.
               1.
               
               They
               shall
               escape
               .
            
             This
             is
             noted
             by
             ,
             
               Wings
               .
               They
               shall
               be
            
             (
             not
             as
             a
             
               Dove
               ,
            
             but
             )
             
               as
               the
               wings
               of
               a
               Dove
               .
               Wings
            
             are
             swift
             :
             A
             
               Doves
               wings
            
             are
             eminently
             swift
             .
             Hereby
             the
             Scripture
             sets
             forth
             a
             swift
             and
             speedy
             escape
             from
             distress
             and
             trouble
             ;
             
               s
            
             
               O
            
             (
             saith
             
               David
               )
               that
               I
               had
               wings
               like
               a
               Dove
               ,
               then
               would
               I
               flee
               away
               and
               be
               at
               rest
               ,
            
             &c.
             
             Thus
             ,
             they
             that
             
             
               lie
               among
               the
               Pots
               ,
            
             shall
             at
             last
             be
             
               as
               the
               wings
               of
               a
               Dove
               :
            
             they
             shall
             have
             a
             
               t
            
             way
             of
             escape
             .
             2.
             
             
               They
               shall
               escape
               harmless
               and
               innocent
               .
            
             Why
             else
             doth
             he
             mention
             
               the
               wings
               of
               a
               Dove
               ,
            
             rather
             then
             of
             any
             other
             fowl
             ?
             
               Doves
            
             are
             commended
             by
             our
             Saviour
             for
             their
             
               Simplicity
            
             and
             
               Harmlesness
               ;
            
             
               u
            
             
               Be
               ye
               wise
               as
               Serpents
               ,
               and
               harmless
            
             (
             Or
             ,
             
               unmixed
               )
               as
               Doves
               .
            
             Gods
             people
             
               x
            
             
               when
               they
               are
               tryed
            
             in
             the
             furnace
             of
             affliction
             ,
             
               shall
               come
               forth
            
             as
             refined
             
               gold
            
             and
             silver
             .
             They
             shall
             be
             
               y
            
             
               purified
               ,
               and
               made
               white
               ,
               and
               tryed
               .
            
             They
             shall
             leave
             their
             dross
             behind
             them
             .
             3.
             
             
               This
            
             is
             not
             all
             .
             For
             ,
             
               They
               shall
               so
               escape
               out
               of
               distresses
               ,
               as
               to
               enjoy
               the
               contrary
               mercies
               and
               felicities
               .
            
             This
             seems
             to
             be
             imported
             in
             the
             
               Doves
               white
               ,
               silver-coloured
               ,
               and
               golden-coloured
               feathers
               :
            
             or
             ,
             as
             the
             Hebrew
             word
             properly
             signifies
             ;
             
               z
            
             
               her
               feathers
               with
               a
               greenish
               yeallow
               Gold
               ;
            
             which
             feathers
             in
             the
             
               Dove
            
             are
             very
             shining
             ,
             pleasant
             and
             beauteous
             .
             
               White
               ,
            
             ordinarily
             in
             Scripture
             denotes
             Prosperity
             ,
             Felicity
             ,
             Triumph
             ,
             Glory
             ,
             
               &c.
            
             As
             ,
             
               Judg.
               5.
               10.
               
               Zech.
               6.
               3
               ,
               6.
               
               Rev.
               2.
               17.
               
               &
               3.
               4
               ,
               5
               ,
               18.
               and
               often
               elswhere
               .
            
             And
             
               Gold
               ,
            
             or
             
               Golden
               ,
            
             is
             often
             used
             to
             set
             forth
             that
             which
             is
             flourishing
             ,
             prosperous
             ,
             rich
             and
             happy
             .
             Hence
             ,
             The
             
               Babylonish
            
             Monarchy
             is
             compared
             to
             the
             
               Head
               of
               Gold
               ,
            
             excelling
             all
             the
             other
             ,
             
               Dan.
            
             2.
             32
             ,
             38.
             and
             
               Babylon
            
             is
             called
             ,
             
               The
               Golden-one
               ,
            
             viz.
             
               The
               Golden
               City
               ,
               Isa.
            
             14.
             4.
             and
             the
             purest
             and
             choicest
             oyl
             is
             called
             ,
             
               Golden
               oyl
               ,
               Zech.
            
             4.
             12.
             
             O
             ,
             this
             is
             a
             very
             bright
             ,
             sweet
             and
             comfortable
             side
             of
             the
             Text
             .
          
           
             
               For
               further
               clearing
               of
               this
               sweet
            
             Lesson
             ,
             
               note
               :
            
             1.
             
             That
             Gods
             Afflicted
             shall
             at
             last
             escape
             out
             of
             their
             distresses
             into
             the
             contrary
             felicities
             .
             2.
             
             Why
             they
             shall
             escape
             .
             3.
             
             How
             God
             is
             wont
             to
             bring
             about
             such
             their
             
             escape
             .
             4.
             
             The
             Inferences
             that
             offer
             themselves
             hereupon
             .
          
           
             1.
             
             That
             Gods
             afflicted
             shall
             at
             last
             escape
             and
             be
             set
             free
             from
             their
             distress
             ,
             and
             be
             vested
             in
             the
             Opposite
             Felicities
             ;
             
               is
               evident
               ,
            
          
           
             1.
             
             By
             Gods
             faithful
             Promises
             to
             this
             effect
             ,
             in
             all
             ages
             .
             
               And
               Gods
            
             
               a
            
             Promises
             
               are
               one
               sort
               of
               those
               two
            
             immutable
             things
             wherein
             it
             is
             impossible
             for
             God
             to
             lie
             .
             
               Take
               a
               taste
               of
               such
               Promises
               .
            
          
           
             
               God
               Promised
               deliverance
               to
            
             Abrahams
             
               seed
               out
               of
               all
               their
            
             Egyptian
             
               afflictions
               .
            
             
               b
            
             —
             Know
             of
             a
             Surety
             ,
             that
             thy
             seed
             shall
             be
             a
             stranger
             in
             a
             Land
             that
             is
             not
             theirs
             ,
             and
             shall
             serve
             them
             ,
             and
             they
             shall
             afflict
             them
             four
             hundred
             years
             .
             And
             also
             that
             Nation
             ,
             whom
             they
             shall
             serve
             ,
             will
             I
             judge
             :
             and
             afterwards
             shall
             they
             come
             out
             with
             great
             substance
             .
             —
             But
             in
             the
             fourth
             Generation
             they
             shall
             come
             hither
             again
             ,
             
               &c.
               
            
          
           
             
               In
               the
               daies
               of
            
             Asaph
             
               and
            
             David
             
               God
               Promised
               to
               his
               people
               :
            
             
               c
            
             —
             Call
             upon
             me
             in
             the
             day
             of
             trouble
             ;
             I
             will
             deliver
             thee
             ,
             and
             thou
             shalt
             glorifie
             me
             .
          
           
             
               d
            
             Because
             he
             hath
             set
             his
             love
             upon
             me
             ,
             therefore
             will
             I
             deliver
             him
             :
             I
             will
             set
             him
             on
             high
             ,
             because
             he
             hath
             known
             my
             name
             .
             He
             shall
             call
             upon
             me
             ,
             and
             I
             will
             answer
             him
             :
             I
             will
             be
             with
             him
             in
             trouble
             ,
             I
             will
             deliver
             him
             and
             honour
             him
             .
             
               How
               sweet
               also
               is
               the
               Promise
               in
               my
               present
               Text
               ,
            
             Psal.
             68.
             13.
             
             
               In
               the
               daies
               of
            
             Isaiah
             ;
             
               e
            
             —
             The
             LORD
             hath
             called
             thee
             as
             a
             woman
             forsaken
             and
             grieved
             in
             Spirit
             ,
             and
             a
             wife
             of
             youth
             ,
             when
             thou
             wast
             refused
             ,
             saith
             thy
             God
             .
             For
             a
             small
             moment
             have
             I
             forsaken
             thee
             ,
             but
             with
             great
             mercies
             will
             I
             gather
             thee
             .
             In
             a
             little
             wrath
             I
             hid
             my
             face
             from
             thee
             ,
             for
             a
             moment
             ;
             but
             with
             everlasting
             kindness
             will
             I
             have
             mercy
             
             on
             thee
             ,
             saith
             the
             LORD
             thy
             Redeemer
             .
             —
             Oh
             ,
             thou
             afflicted
             ,
             tossed
             with
             tempest
             ,
             and
             not
             comforted
             ,
             behold
             ,
             I
             will
             lay
             they
             stones
             with
             fair
             colours
             ,
             and
             lay
             thy
             foundations
             with
             Saphires
             ,
             and
             I
             will
             make
             thy
             windows
             of
             Agats
             ,
             and
             thy
             Gates
             of
             Carbuncles
             ,
             and
             all
             thy
             borders
             of
             pleasant
             stones
             ,
             
               &c.
               
               Oh
            
             what
             manner
             of
             stones
             
               are
               here
               promised
               for
               raising
               of
               this
               building
               !
               What
               manner
               of
               expressions
               are
               here
               to
               set
               forth
               this
               deliverance
               and
               restauration
               !
               Thus
               their
               escape
               ,
            
             &c.
             
               is
               certain
               by
               Gods
               faithful
            
             Promises
             .
          
           
             2.
             
             
               By
               Gods
               Peoples
               frequent
               Experiences
               in
               all
               Generations
               ,
            
             this
             their
             escape
             out
             of
             all
             their
             blacking
             troubles
             ,
             is
             also
             very
             evident
             .
             We
             read
             much
             of
             their
             
               distresses
            
             in
             Scripture
             ,
             but
             we
             read
             much
             also
             of
             their
             
               deliverances
               .
            
             
               g
            
             
               Many
               are
               the
               afflictions
               of
               the
               righteous
               :
               but
               the
               LORD
               delivereth
               him
               out
               of
               them
               all
               .
            
             Gods
             people
             have
             
               many
               afflictions
               :
            
             but
             their
             God
             hath
             as
             
               many
               deliverances
            
             for
             them
             .
             We
             read
             ;
             How
             
               h
            
             
               Joseph
            
             was
             
               sold
               for
               a
               servant
               ,
            
             clapt
             up
             
               in
               Prison
               ,
               hurt
               with
               fetters
               ,
               laid
               in
               Iron
               ,
            
             &c.
             yet
             we
             read
             also
             ,
             how
             he
             
               changed
               his
               Prison-garments
               ,
            
             how
             the
             
               King
               loosed
               him
               ,
               let
               him
               go
               free
               ,
               made
               him
               Lord
               of
               His
               House
               ,
               and
               Ruler
               of
               all
               his
               Substance
               ,
            
             &c.
             
             How
             
               i
            
             
               Israel
            
             was
             oppressed
             in
             
               Egypt
               ,
            
             and
             fourty
             years
             afflicted
             in
             the
             Wilderness
             :
             and
             yet
             ,
             How
             at
             last
             the
             LORD
             ,
             by
             a
             mighty
             hand
             and
             out-stretched
             arm
             ,
             brought
             them
             out
             of
             
               Egypt
               ,
            
             through
             the
             Wilderness
             ,
             into
             the
             Promised
             
               Canaan
               ,
            
             the
             Land
             of
             Rest.
             
             How
             
               k
            
             
               Job
               sate
               down
               among
               the
               ashes
               and
               scraped
               himself
               with
               a
               Potsheard
               :
            
             and
             how
             God
             also
             
               turned
               his
               captivity
               ,
            
             restoring
             him
             to
             double
             Prosperity
             .
             How
             
               l
            
             
               David
            
             was
             hated
             ,
             persecuted
             and
             hunted
             up
             and
             down
             by
             
               Saul
               ,
            
             from
             place
             to
             place
             ,
             from
             cave
             to
             cave
             ,
             from
             hold
             to
             hold
             :
             
             and
             yet
             how
             at
             last
             the
             LORD
             established
             
               David
            
             in
             peace
             and
             glory
             upon
             his
             royal
             Throne
             .
             How
             
               m
            
             
               Jeremiah
            
             was
             cast
             into
             the
             dirty
             
               dungeon
               ,
               where
               he
               sunk
               into
               the
               myre
               :
            
             and
             also
             how
             
               Jeremiah
            
             was
             lifted
             up
             again
             out
             of
             the
             dungeon
             .
             How
             
               n
            
             
               Jonah
            
             was
             thrown
             into
             the
             Sea
             ,
             and
             devoured
             by
             
               the
               fish
               which
               God
               had
               prepared
               :
            
             And
             also
             how
             the
             third
             day
             the
             fish
             cast
             up
             
               Jonah
            
             alive
             upon
             the
             dry
             ground
             .
             How
             
               o
            
             the
             
               three
               Jews
            
             were
             bound
             and
             flung
             into
             the
             fiery
             furnace
             :
             And
             also
             how
             they
             were
             preserved
             in
             the
             furnace
             ,
             and
             delivered
             out
             of
             it
             ,
             without
             having
             
               an
               hair
               of
               their
               head
               singed
               ,
               their
               coats
               changed
               ,
               or
               the
               smell
               of
               fire
               upon
               them
               .
            
             How
             
               p
            
             
               Daniel
            
             was
             cast
             into
             the
             
               Den
               of
               Lyons
               :
            
             and
             also
             how
             
               Daniel
            
             was
             taken
             up
             again
             ,
             alive
             ,
             and
             without
             hurt
             ,
             out
             of
             the
             Lyons
             Den
             .
             How
             
               q
            
             
               Paul
            
             was
             full
             of
             Afflictions
             ,
             in
             many
             perils
             ,
             yea
             sometimes
             
               pressed
               out
               of
               measure
               ,
               above
               strength
               ,
            
             &c.
             and
             yet
             how
             in
             his
             
               abounding
               tribulations
               ,
            
             he
             had
             
               abounding
               consolations
               by
               Christ
               ,
            
             how
             he
             was
             
               delivered
            
             by
             the
             Lord
             
               out
               of
               them
               all
               ,
            
             yea
             sometimes
             
               from
               the
               mouth
               of
               the
               Lyon
               ,
            
             sometimes
             from
             the
             jaws
             of
             Death
             .
             How
             
               r
            
             
               Lazarus
            
             lay
             at
             
               Dives
            
             gates
             ,
             
               full
               of
               sores
               ,
               licked
               by
               dogs
               ,
            
             not
             vouchsafed
             the
             crums
             of
             the
             rich
             mans
             Table
             (
             the
             dogs
             portion
             )
             so
             that
             he
             dyed
             :
             and
             yet
             how
             
               Lazaruts
            
             immediately
             upon
             his
             Death
             
               was
               carried
               by
               Angels
               into
               Abrahams
               bosom
               ;
            
             And
             what
             shall
             I
             say
             ?
             we
             read
             ,
             how
             our
             dear
             Redeemer
             
               s
            
             Iesus
             Christ
             ,
             was
             
               a
               man
               of
               sorrows
               ,
               and
               acquainted
               with
               grief
               ,
            
             abasement
             and
             sufferings
             ,
             from
             his
             
               Manger
            
             to
             his
             
               Cross
               ,
               endured
               such
               contradiction
               of
               sinners
               ,
            
             and
             at
             last
             was
             cruelly
             crucified
             on
             the
             Cursed
             tree
             ,
             and
             after
             buried
             in
             the
             darksom
             grave
             :
             but
             we
             read
             also
             ,
             How
             he
             
               revived
            
             and
             
               Rose
               again
               from
               the
               dead
               ,
               Ascended
               up
               far
               
               above
               all
               Heavens
               ,
               leading
            
             Sin
             ,
             Satan
             ,
             Death
             ,
             Grave
             ,
             and
             all
             our
             
               Captivity
               Captive
               ,
               and
               is
               sate
               down
               on
               the
               right
               hand
               of
               God
            
             in
             supreme
             Authority
             ,
             Majesty
             and
             Glory
             ,
             All
             Angels
             ,
             Principalities
             and
             Powers
             ,
             yea
             all
             creatures
             being
             subject
             to
             him
             .
             Now
             all
             these
             ,
             and
             like
             experiences
             of
             the
             Saints
             are
             most
             evident
             Demonstrations
             ,
             That
             ,
             
               the
               LORD
            
             
               t
            
             hath
             not
             despised
             ,
             nor
             abhorred
             the
             Affliction
             of
             the
             Afflicted
             :
             
               That
               ,
            
             
               u
            
             verily
             there
             is
             a
             reward
             for
             the
             righteous
             ,
             verily
             he
             is
             a
             God
             that
             judgeth
             in
             the
             earth
             .
          
           
             II.
             
               But
               ,
            
             Why
             ,
             or
             whence
             is
             it
             that
             Gods
             afflicted
             shall
             ,
             one
             way
             or
             other
             ,
             at
             last
             escape
             out
             of
             all
             their
             afflictions
             ,
             be
             taken
             from
             among
             those
             sullying
             Pots
             ,
             and
             partake
             the
             contrary
             Mercies
             and
             Felicities
             ?
          
           
             
               Answ
            
             This
             comes
             to
             pass
             ;
          
           
             1.
             
             
               Because
               ,
            
             Their
             God
             exactly
             
               x
            
             knows
             how
             to
             deliver
             the
             Godly
             out
             of
             Temptations
             and
             Tribulations
             ,
             
               though
               never
               so
               intricate
               and
               perplexing
               .
            
             Oh
             the
             infinite
             wisdom
             of
             God!
             He
             knows
             how
             to
             bring
             his
             People
             
               into
               troubles
               ,
            
             when
             they
             know
             not
             how
             they
             came
             thither
             :
             and
             he
             knows
             how
             to
             bring
             them
             
               out
               of
               troubles
               ,
            
             when
             they
             know
             not
             how
             they
             came
             thence
             .
             He
             knows
             how
             to
             do
             this
             ,
             
               with
            
             means
             ,
             
               without
            
             means
             :
             By
             
               strong
            
             means
             ,
             By
             
               weak
            
             means
             ,
             and
             
               contrary
            
             to
             all
             means
             .
             Thus
             ,
             
               y
            
             by
             his
             Angel
             he
             
               brought
               Peter
               (
               sleeping
               between
               two
               souldiers
               ,
               bound
               with
               two
               chains
               )
               out
               of
               prison
               ,
            
             his
             
               chains
               falling
               off
               his
               hands
               ,
            
             and
             conducted
             him
             through
             the
             keepers
             at
             the
             prison
             door
             ,
             
               through
               the
               first
               and
               second
               ward
               ,
            
             and
             through
             the
             
               Iron
               gate
               of
               the
               City
               ,
               which
               opened
               to
               them
               of
               its
               own
               accord
               ,
            
             &c.
             
             Though
             
               Peter
            
             all
             this
             while
             
               wist
               not
               that
               it
               was
               true
               which
               was
               done
               by
               the
               Angel
               ,
               but
               thought
               he
               saw
               a
               vision
               .
            
             Thus
             
               z
            
             by
             
               Cyrus
            
             and
             
               Darius
            
             he
             brought
             
             his
             Captive
             Iews
             out
             of
             
               Babylon
            
             as
             strangely
             as
             if
             they
             had
             been
             fetched
             out
             of
             their
             
               Graves
               .
            
             Whence
             they
             said
             ;
             
               a
            
             
               When
               the
               LORD
               turned
               again
               the
               Captivity
               of
               his
               People
               ,
               we
               were
               like
               them
               that
               dream
               .
            
             This
             deliverance
             was
             so
             wonderful
             ,
             that
             it
             did
             transcend
             their
             
               Faith
               ,
            
             and
             almost
             surpass
             their
             
               Admiration
               .
            
             The
             LORD
             knows
             how
             to
             deliver
             us
             ,
             (
             us
             (
             
               b
            
             willing
             and
             nilling
             ,
             us
             knowing
             and
             not
             knowing
             ,
             us
             waking
             and
             sleeping
             ,
             
               &c.
            
             )
             out
             of
             our
             distresses
             .
          
           
             2.
             
             ●Because
             
               ,
            
             Their
             God
             is
             infinitly
             able
             and
             powerful
             to
             rescue
             his
             people
             out
             of
             their
             lowest
             ebb
             of
             Tribulation
             .
             
               When
            
             King
             Darius
             
               cryed
               to
            
             Daniel
             
               in
               the
               Lyons
               Den
               ,
            
             
               c
            
             O
             Daniel
             ,
             servant
             of
             the
             living
             God
             ,
             is
             thy
             God
             ,
             whom
             thou
             servest
             continually
             ,
             able
             to
             deliver
             thee
             from
             the
             Lyons
             ?
             
               Hark
               what
            
             Daniel
             
               answered
               ;
            
             O
             King
             live
             for
             ever
             .
             My
             God
             hath
             sent
             his
             Angel
             ,
             and
             hath
             shut
             the
             Lyons
             mouths
             ,
             that
             they
             have
             not
             hurt
             me
             ,
             
               &c.
               
            
             As
             if
             he
             had
             said
             ;
             Yea
             ,
             my
             God
             is
             able
             to
             deliver
             me
             from
             the
             Lyons
             ,
             for
             he
             hath
             delivered
             me
             .
             He
             that
             made
             the
             Lyons
             ,
             can
             easily
             shut
             the
             mouths
             of
             the
             Lyons
             .
             O
             Pagan
             King
             believe
             in
             this
             omnipotent
             God
             .
          
           
             3.
             
             
               Because
               ,
            
             Their
             God
             is
             infinitly
             loving
             ,
             tender
             and
             compassionate
             towards
             them
             in
             all
             their
             afflictions
             .
             
               Thus
               God
               spake
               to
               his
            
             Zion
             ,
             
               which
            
             dwelt
             with
             the
             daughter
             of
             Babylon
             ;
             
               d
            
             He
             that
             toucheth
             you
             ,
             toucheth
             the
             Apple
             of
             mine
             eye
             .
             
               And
            
             the
             Apple
             of
             the
             eye
             is
             a
             most
             tender
             part
             :
             the
             least
             touch
             ,
             the
             least
             mote
             ,
             the
             least
             hair
             is
             very
             painful
             and
             intolerable
             to
             it
             .
             And
             such
             was
             Gods
             compassion
             to
             his
             afflicted
             
               Israel
            
             of
             old
             ,
             that
             
               Isaiah
            
             saith
             ;
             
               c
            
             
               In
               all
               their
               affliction
               he
               was
               afflicted
               ,
            
             (
             
               viz
            
             he
             as
             it
             were
             smarted
             in
             their
             pains
             ,
             sympathizing
             in
             their
             sorrows
             ;
             And
             what
             followed
             hereupon
             ?
             )
             and
             the
             Angel
             of
             his
             presence
             saved
             them
             :
             In
             his
             love
             
             and
             in
             his
             Pitty
             he
             redeemed
             them
             ,
             and
             he
             bare
             them
             ,
             and
             carried
             them
             all
             the
             daies
             of
             old
             :
             because
             of
             his
             love
             ,
             pitty
             ,
             commiserations
             to
             them
             ,
             therefore
             he
             redeemed
             ,
             saved
             and
             delivered
             them
             
               lob
            
             was
             restored
             by
             God
             out
             of
             all
             his
             extremities
             :
             but
             why●
             Even
             because
             of
             Gods
             love
             and
             compassions
             to
             him
             ;
             
               f
            
             ●e
             have
             heard
             of
             the
             patience
             of
             
               Job
               ,
            
             and
             ye
             have
             seen
             the
             end
             of
             the
             Lord
             ;
             (
             viz.
             what
             an
             happy
             issue
             God
             gave
             of
             all
             his
             sufferings
             ,
             and
             why
             ?
             )
             
               that
            
             (
             or
             ,
             
               Because
               ,
            
             〈◊〉
             )
             
               the
               Lord
               is
               much-of-bowels
               ,
               and
               Commiserating
               .
            
             Oh
             these
             yerning
             bowels
             and
             commiserations
             of
             God
             were
             such
             towards
             afflicted
             
               lob
               ,
            
             that
             he
             would
             not
             suffer
             him
             still
             to
             lie
             
               among
               the
               Ashes
               .
            
             How
             emphatically
             are
             they
             here
             expressed
             !
             That
             Passage
             of
             
               Hezekia
               recovered
               is
               very
               sweet
               ;
            
             
               g
            
             Behold
             ,
             for
             peace
             I
             had
             great
             bitterness
             :
             but
             thou
             hast
             in
             love
             to
             my
             soul
             delivered
             it
             from
             the
             pit
             of
             corruption
             ,
             &c.
             
             
               Hebr.
            
             Thou
             hast
             loved
             my
             soul
             from
             the
             pit
             of
             corruption
             .
             As
             if
             he
             had
             said
             ;
             O
             Lord
             ,
             the
             strength
             of
             thy
             
               love
               ,
            
             the
             arms
             of
             thy
             
               love
               ,
            
             the
             cords
             of
             thy
             
               love
            
             &c.
             have
             kept
             me
             ,
             and
             rescued
             me
             from
             the
             grave
             into
             which
             I
             was
             sinking
             :
             I
             ascribe
             my
             life
             and
             recovery
             ,
             meerly
             to
             thy
             
               love
               .
            
             Oh
             Gods
             
               dear
               love
            
             to
             his
             afflicted
             ,
             is
             a
             sweet
             cause
             of
             their
             escape
             out
             of
             affliction
             .
          
           
             4.
             
             
               Because
               ,
            
             Their
             Covenant
             God
             is
             ever
             nigh
             to
             ,
             and
             present
             with
             ,
             his
             people
             in
             all
             their
             deepest
             and
             darkest
             distresses
             .
             Therefore
             they
             shall
             be
             supported
             under
             them
             ,
             and
             seasonably
             released
             out
             of
             all
             :
             
               h
            
             I
             will
             be
             with
             him
             in
             trouble
             ,
             I
             will
             deliver
             him
             and
             honour
             him
             .
             
               Gods
               Presence
               with
               us
               in
               trouble
               ,
               is
               our
               deliverance
               out
               of
               trouble
               .
               He
               was
               the
            
             
               i
            
             burning
             lamp
             in
             midst
             of
             the
             smoaking
             furnace
             ,
             Abrahams
             
               afflicted
               seed
               ;
               He
               was
               the
            
             
               k
            
             Angel
             in
             midst
             of
             the
             bush
             (
             Israel
             )
             burning
             ,
             
             but
             not
             consumed
             ;
             He
             was
             
               l
            
             with
             
               Daniel
            
             in
             the
             Den
             of
             Lyons
             ,
             with
             the
             
               m
            
             
               three
               Jews
            
             in
             the
             fiery
             furnace
             ,
             with
             
               Jeremiah
            
             in
             the
             Dungeon
             ,
             &c.
             
             And
             therefore
             they
             all
             had
             such
             false
             escape
             .
             If
             the
             
               LORD's
               Presence
            
             be
             with
             his
             people
             :
             then
             Safety
             is
             with
             them
             ,
             Deliverance
             is
             with
             them
             ,
             
               &c.
               
            
             And
             in
             due
             time
             they
             shall
             be
             released
             .
          
           
             5.
             
             
               Finally
               ,
            
             Because
             their
             God
             is
             most
             faithful
             .
             
               This
               Reason
               the
               Apostle
               gives
               ;
            
             
               n
            
             God
             is
             faithful
             ,
             who
             will
             not
             suffer
             you
             to
             be
             tempted
             above
             that
             ye
             are
             able
             ,
             but
             will
             with
             the
             Temptation
             also
             make
             a
             way
             to
             escape
             ,
             that
             ye
             may
             be
             able
             to
             bear
             it
             .
          
           
             III.
             How
             ,
             and
             in
             what
             way
             doth
             God
             take
             his
             People
             from
             the
             Pots
             ,
             deliver
             them
             from
             their
             distresses
             and
             afflictions
             ?
          
           
             
               Answ.
            
             The
             Lord
             effects
             and
             brings
             this
             about
             ,
             variously
             ,
             and
             sometimes
             very
             mysteriously
             .
             As
             ,
          
           
             1.
             
             Oft-times
             by
             Transmutations
             of
             his
             Peoples
             condition
             .
             
               How
               oft
               doth
               he
               literally
               in
               this
               life
               Turn
               ,
               their
            
             darkness
             
               into
            
             light
             ,
             
               their
            
             sorrow
             
               into
            
             joy
             ,
             
               their
            
             sickness
             into
             health
             ,
             
               their
            
             pain
             
               into
            
             ease
             ,
             
               their
            
             poverty
             
               into
            
             riches
             ,
             
               their
            
             bondage
             
               into
            
             liberty
             ,
             
               their
            
             adversity
             
               into
            
             prosperity
             ,
             
               their
            
             trouble
             
               into
            
             triumph
             ,
             
               their
            
             miseries
             
               into
            
             mercies
             !
             &c.
             
               As
            
             Iosephs
             
               bondage
               into
               Lordship
               ;
            
             Iobs
             
               Poverty
               into
               double
               prosperity
               ;
            
             Hezekiahs
             
               sickness
               into
               health
               ,
               &c.
               
            
          
           
             2.
             
             
               Sometimes
               by
               disarming
               their
               afflictions
               and
               miseries
               .
            
             This
             is
             an
             excellent
             way
             :
             when
             the
             sting
             ,
             venom
             ,
             mischief
             ,
             malignity
             ,
             &c.
             of
             affliction
             is
             taken
             out
             and
             suspended
             .
             In
             such
             case
             ,
             Gods
             people
             may
             be
             visibly
             in
             a
             state
             of
             affliction
             ,
             and
             yet
             un-afflicted
             .
             
               o
            
             
               As
               chastened
               ,
               and
               not
               killed
               ;
               as
               dying
               ,
               and
               yet
               living
               ;
               as
               sorrowful
               ,
               yet
               alwaies
               rejoycing
               ;
               as
               having
               nothing
               ,
               
               and
               yet
               possessing
               all
               things
               .
            
             Think
             it
             not
             a
             Paradox
             .
             
               p
            
             
               The
               bush
               burned
               ,
               but
               was
               not
               consumed
               .
            
             
               q
            
             
               Daniel
            
             was
             in
             the
             Lyons
             Den
             ,
             but
             had
             no
             hurt
             by
             the
             Lyons
             .
             God
             disarmed
             the
             
               Lyons
               paws
               ,
            
             and
             
               shut
               their
               mouths
               .
            
             
               r
            
             The
             
               three
               Jews
            
             were
             in
             the
             fiery
             furnace
             ,
             but
             had
             not
             
               an
               hair
               singed
               ,
               or
               their
               coasts
               changed
               ,
               nor
               had
               the
               smell
               of
               fire
               passed
               upon
               them
               :
            
             because
             God
             suspended
             the
             burning
             property
             of
             the
             flames
             .
             Thus
             the
             
               Martyr
            
             cryed
             out
             in
             the
             fire
             ,
             
               s
            
             
               Behold
               ye
               Papists
               that
               look
               for
               wonders
               ,
               I
               feel
               no
               more
               pain
               in
               this
               fire
               ,
               then
               in
               a
               bed
               of
               down
               ,
               but
               it
               is
               to
               me
               as
               a
               bed
               of
               roses
               .
            
             Thus
             Gods
             dear
             people
             are
             sometimes
             
               without
               affliction
               ,
            
             whilest
             
               under
               affliction
               :
            
             Delivered
             
               from
            
             misery
             ,
             whilest
             
               in
            
             misery
             ;
             God
             disarming
             their
             afflictions
             of
             their
             sting
             ,
             venom
             and
             malignity
             .
          
           
             3.
             
             
               Sometimes
               ,
               by
               Remedying
               of
               one
               Affliction
               or
               Trouble
               with
               another
               .
            
             As
             he
             that
             by
             a
             
               wound
            
             was
             cured
             of
             an
             
               Impostumation
               ;
            
             Or
             ,
             as
             Physitians
             sometimes
             help
             a
             
               Palsey
            
             or
             
               Lethargy
               ,
            
             by
             sorcing
             the
             patient
             into
             a
             
               Burning
               Fever
               :
            
             So
             sometimes
             the
             Lord
             is
             pleased
             to
             deliver
             his
             people
             out
             of
             one
             affliction
             by
             another
             .
             Thus
             (
             
               t
            
             
               Jonas
            
             cast
             over-board
             ,
             was
             saved
             from
             the
             Sea
             ,
             by
             being
             devoured
             by
             the
             Whale
             .
             He
             had
             been
             swallowed
             up
             ,
             if
             he
             had
             not
             been
             swallowed
             up
             .
             He
             had
             been
             devoured
             ,
             if
             he
             had
             not
             been
             devoured
             .
             He
             had
             been
             buried
             ,
             if
             he
             had
             not
             been
             buried
             .
             The
             bottom
             of
             the
             Sea
             had
             been
             his
             grave
             ,
             if
             the
             belly
             of
             the
             fish
             had
             not
             been
             his
             grave
             .
             How
             admirable
             is
             this
             Dispensation
             ,
             when
             God
             makes
             one
             affliction
             an
             antidote
             against
             another
             !
          
           
             4.
             
             
               Sometimes
               ,
               by
               elevating
               his
               People
               above
               the
               bitterness
               of
               their
               afflictions
               ,
               by
               the
               surpas●ing
               sweetness
               of
               his
               Presence
               ,
               and
               transporting
               consolations
               .
            
             Great
             afflictions
             
             may
             be
             upon
             them
             ,
             but
             greater
             divine
             refreshments
             may
             even
             drown
             and
             swallow
             them
             up
             .
             
               u
            
             Our
             
               abounding
               afflictions
            
             are
             sweetly
             cured
             by
             Christs
             
               abounding
            
             and
             superabounding
             
               Consolations
               .
            
             The
             Moon
             and
             Stars
             are
             in
             the
             sky
             at
             
               mid-day
               ,
            
             as
             well
             as
             at
             
               mid-night
               ,
            
             but
             not
             one
             of
             them
             then
             appears
             ;
             because
             the
             Sun
             shining
             in
             his
             strength
             ,
             hath
             out-shined
             them
             all
             :
             So
             when
             
               Jesus
               Christ
            
             the
             glorious
             
               Sun
               of
               righteousness
            
             shines
             in
             his
             strength
             of
             Grace
             and
             Consolation
             upon
             the
             hearts
             of
             his
             afflicted
             ,
             he
             so
             shines
             away
             their
             troubles
             and
             distresses
             ,
             that
             they
             scarce
             appear
             .
             If
             Christ
             steel
             the
             Spirit
             with
             Faith
             ,
             Courage
             and
             Magnanimity
             ,
             and
             fill
             the
             heart
             with
             the
             
               Consolations
               of
               God
               ,
               which
               are
               not
               small
               ;
            
             how
             easie
             is
             it
             to
             trample
             upon
             the
             greatest
             tribulation
             ,
             and
             count
             all
             afflictions
             as
             no
             afflictions
             ,
             yea
             as
             great
             advantages
             !
             Holy
             
               x
            
             
               Bradford
            
             Martyr
             said
             ;
             
               I
               thank
               God
               more
               of
               this
               Prison
               ,
               then
               of
               any
               Parlour
               ,
               yea
               then
               of
               any
               pleasure
               that
               ever
               I
               had
               ;
               for
               in
               it
               I
               find
               God
               ,
               my
               most
               sweet
               good
               God
               alwaies
               .
            
             And
             
               Laurence
               Sanders
            
             Martyr
             confessed
             ;
             
               y
            
             
               I
               was
               in
               Prison
               ,
            
             till
             I
             got
             into
             Prison
             .
             Hierom
             hath
             a
             good
             note
             concerning
             
               Job
               :
               That
               God
               came
               nearest
               to
            
             Job
             
               in
               his
               extremities
               ,
               and
               dealt
               with
               him
               then
               most
               familiarly
               .
            
             And
             he
             adds
             :
             
               z
            
             
               Let
               strokes
               come
               ,
               let
               all
               kind
               of
               Punishments
               come
               :
               so
               that
               after
               these
               Christ
               will
               come
               .
            
          
           
             5.
             
             Finally
             ,
             
               If
               God
               release
               not
               his
               dear
               People
               from
               Miseries
               and
               Afflictions
               before
               death
               ,
               yet
               he
               alwaies
               sets
               them
               at
               liberty
               by
               Death
               ,
               and
               brings
               them
               into
               the
               contrary
               Felicities
               .
            
             
               a
            
             
               Blessed
               are
               the
               dead
               that
               die
               in
               the
               Lord
               —
               they
               rest
               from
               their
               labours
               .
            
             Death
             cures
             all
             the
             Saints
             diseases
             ,
             ceaseth
             all
             their
             pains
             ,
             tears
             ,
             sighs
             and
             groans
             ,
             and
             supplies
             all
             their
             wants
             whatsoever
             in
             
             Christ
             immediately
             beheld
             and
             enjoyed
             ,
             
               b
            
             
               which
               is
               far
               best
               of
               all
               .
            
             If
             the
             Lord
             do
             not
             deliver
             us
             
               before
               death
               ,
            
             he
             delivers
             us
             
               at
               death
               .
            
             And
             if
             he
             delivers
             us
             not
             
               from
               death
               :
            
             yet
             he
             delivers
             us
             
               by
               death
               .
               Death
            
             is
             our
             great
             
               year
               of
               Jubilee
               ,
            
             our
             
               year
               of
               Release
               ,
            
             when
             we
             shall
             be
             set
             at
             liberty
             from
             all
             our
             bondage
             and
             thraldom
             ,
             from
             all
             our
             debts
             and
             morgages
             ,
             from
             all
             our
             sorrows
             and
             sufferings
             ,
             because
             from
             all
             our
             sins
             .
             O
             therefore
             when
             
               death
            
             approacheth
             ,
             then
             the
             Saints
             may
             gladsomly
             lift
             up
             their
             heads
             ,
             for
             
               their
               Redemption
               draweth
               nigh
               .
               Gods
               people
            
             in
             this
             world
             are
             like
             
               Jonah
            
             in
             the
             Tempest
             :
             This
             
               world
            
             is
             as
             the
             roaring
             and
             raging
             Sea
             ,
             still
             ready
             to
             drown
             and
             swallow
             them
             up
             ;
             but
             
               death
               ,
            
             like
             
               Jonas
            
             his
             Whale
             ,
             is
             prepared
             of
             God
             ,
             and
             swallows
             them
             up
             from
             the
             Sea
             of
             this
             world
             ,
             so
             that
             to
             them
             
               c
            
             
               there
               shall
               be
               no
               more
               Sea
               :
            
             And
             at
             last
             this
             great
             devouring
             Whale
             ,
             
               d
            
             Death
             ,
             shall
             be
             forced
             to
             cast
             them
             up
             again
             upon
             a
             safe
             shore
             of
             Eternal
             rest
             and
             true
             felicity
             ,
             at
             the
             General
             Resurrection
             ,
             
               e
            
             
               that
               they
               may
               be
               where
               Christ
               is
               ,
               to
               behold
               his
               glory
               ,
            
             and
             live
             in
             his
             ravishing
             presence
             for
             evermore
             .
          
           
             Thus
             you
             see
             how
             the
             Lord
             delivers
             his
             Afflicted
             out
             of
             Afflictions
             .
          
           
             III.
             
               Inferences
            
             hence
             ,
             by
             way
             of
             
               Application
               .
            
          
           
             Shall
             not
             Gods
             afflicted
             and
             distressed
             people
             still
             
               lie
               among
               the
               Pots
               ,
            
             but
             at
             last
             (
             as
             with
             
               Doves
               wings
            
             )
             eseape
             out
             of
             their
             deepest
             misery
             ,
             into
             the
             contrary
             prosperity
             and
             felicity
             ?
             
               Then
               ,
            
          
           
             1.
             
             Hence
             ,
             
               How
               different
               is
               the
               Dispensation
               of
               Gods
               Providence
               towards
               the
               godly
               and
               the
               wicked
               ,
               and
               how
               different
               is
               their
               condition
               !
            
             The
             godly
             must
             
               f
            
             first
             
               lie
            
             here
             
               among
               the
               Pots
            
             of
             blacking
             afflictions
             ;
             but
             afterwards
             
             shall
             be
             ,
             through
             an
             happy
             deliverance
             ,
             
               as
               the
               wings
               of
               a
               Dove
               ,
               covered
               with
               silver
               ,
               and
               her
               feathers
               with
               yeallow
               gold
               :
               First
            
             they
             are
             in
             their
             mourning
             sables
             ;
             but
             
               after
            
             they
             are
             cloathed
             with
             the
             
               garments
               of
               Praise
               :
               First
            
             
               g
            
             they
             lie
             
               among
               the
               Ashes
               ;
            
             then
             
               after
            
             the
             Lord
             
               turns
               their
               Captivity
               :
               First
            
             (
             
               h
            
             they
             are
             in
             their
             Dungeon
             of
             distresses
             ;
             
               after
            
             they
             receive
             deliverance
             :
             
               First
            
             
               i
            
             they
             
               have
               their
               evil
               things
               and
               are
               tormented
               ;
            
             but
             
               afterwards
               their
               good
               things
               and
               are
               comforted
               .
            
             But
             on
             the
             other
             hand
             ,
             if
             you
             look
             upon
             the
             wicked
             ,
             you
             shall
             find
             the
             
               Scene
            
             is
             altered
             .
             They
             may
             at
             first
             be
             as
             
               covered
               with
               silver
               ,
               and
               their
               feathers
               with
               yeallow
               gold
               :
            
             but
             at
             last
             they
             shall
             
               lie
               among
               the
            
             blackest
             
               Pots
            
             of
             misery
             :
             
               First
            
             they
             may
             flourish
             and
             
               k
            
             
               spread
               themselves
               like
               a
               green
               Bay
               tree
               ;
            
             but
             after
             they
             shall
             
               wither
            
             
               l
            
             
               like
               grass
               upon
               the
               house-tops
               :
            
             They
             may
             
               m
            
             
               now
            
             laugh
             ;
             but
             
               hereafter
            
             they
             shall
             mourn
             and
             weep
             :
             They
             may
             
               now
            
             
               n
            
             receive
             their
             good
             things
             ;
             but
             
               hereafter
            
             shall
             have
             their
             evil
             things
             :
             They
             may
             
               now
            
             be
             comforted
             ;
             but
             
               hereafter
            
             shall
             be
             tormented
             :
             They
             may
             
               first
            
             
               o
            
             spring
             as
             the
             grass
             and
             flourish
             ,
             but
             
               at
               last
            
             shall
             be
             destroyed
             for
             evermore
             .
          
           
             O
             then
             ,
             who
             would
             not
             
               Triumph
            
             to
             be
             Godly
             ?
             who
             would
             not
             
               tremble
            
             to
             be
             wicked
             ?
             The
             Godly
             
               first
            
             receive
             their
             wormwood
             and
             their
             gall
             ,
             but
             
               afterwards
            
             their
             milk
             and
             honey
             :
             but
             contrariwise
             ,
             the
             wicked
             
               first
            
             receive
             their
             milk
             and
             honey
             ,
             and
             then
             their
             wormwood
             and
             their
             gall
             .
             Oh
             how
             much
             better
             were
             it
             ,
             to
             begin
             with
             
               Gall
            
             and
             end
             with
             
               Honey
               ,
            
             to
             begin
             with
             
               Sorrow
            
             and
             end
             with
             
               Joy
               :
            
             Then
             to
             begin
             with
             
               milk
            
             and
             end
             with
             
               wormwood
               ;
            
             then
             to
             begin
             with
             
               vanishing
               comforts
               ,
            
             and
             end
             with
             
               endless
               Torments
               .
            
          
           
           
             2.
             
             Hence
             ,
             
               Let
               all
               Gods
               afflicted
               people
               that
               lie
               among
               the
               Pots
               of
               darkest
               fullying
               miseries
               ,
               most
               patiently
               bear
               their
               present
               pressures
               ,
               and
               hopefully
               wait
               for
               their
               desired
               Deliverance
               .
            
             They
             shall
             be
             taken
             from
             
               among
               the
               Pots
               ,
            
             they
             
               p
            
             shall
             be
             
               as
               the
               wings
               of
               a
               Dove
               covered
               with
               silver
               ,
            
             &c.
             
             Therefore
             ,
             tarry
             the
             Lords
             leasure
             .
             He
             that
             believes
             makes
             not
             haste
             .
             The
             Lords
             time
             of
             Relaxation
             will
             come
             :
             and
             his
             Time
             is
             the
             best
             time
             .
             He
             doth
             all
             things
             
               in
               number
               ,
               weight
               and
               measure
               .
            
             There
             's
             no
             Contradicting
             ,
             Diverting
             or
             Directing
             of
             him
             in
             his
             proceedings
             .
             He
             knows
             best
             when
             ,
             where
             and
             how
             to
             deliver
             his
             distressed
             ones
             .
             Be
             their
             sufferings
             never
             so
             extream
             or
             long
             ,
             they
             shall
             at
             last
             certainly
             escape
             ,
             either
             
               from
            
             death
             ,
             or
             
               by
            
             death
             :
             either
             
               in
               this
               world
               ,
            
             to
             partake
             sweet
             temporany
             felicity
             ;
             or
             
               in
               the
               world
               to
               come
               ,
            
             to
             enjoy
             sweetest
             everlasting
             glory
             :
             Therefore
             patiently
             bear
             and
             
               q
            
             
               wait
            
             a
             while
             ,
             
               and
               live
               by
               Faith
               :
               the
               vision
               will
               not
               fail
               ,
               at
               last
               it
               will
               speak
               and
               will
               not
               lie
               ;
            
             and
             
               he
               that
               cometh
            
             with
             salvation
             ,
             
               will
               come
               and
               will
               not
               tarry
               .
            
          
           
             3.
             
             
               Hence
               ,
               Finally
               ,
            
             This
             may
             much
             calm
             and
             quiet
             their
             Spirits
             whose
             near
             Relations
             lie
             among
             the
             Pots
             :
             and
             also
             may
             excite
             their
             hearts
             to
             unfeigned
             thankfulness
             ,
             whose
             endeared
             friends
             are
             released
             from
             distress
             and
             misery
             ,
             to
             enjoy
             the
             contrary
             felicity
             .
          
           
             
               Are
               your
               dear
               Allies
               in
               deep
               Afflictions
               ,
               much
               blacked
               and
               disfigured
               as
               among
               the
               Pots
               ?
            
             You
             bleed
             in
             their
             sufferings
             ,
             and
             are
             exceedingly
             distressed
             upon
             their
             Extremities
             .
             Yet
             compose
             your selves
             ,
             
               There
               's
               hope
               in
               Israel
               concerning
               this
               .
            
             Such
             as
             belong
             to
             God
             ,
             one
             way
             or
             other
             shall
             have
             deliverance
             :
             either
             
               from
            
             death
             ,
             or
             
               by
            
             death
             .
             Remember
             this
             and
             like
             Promises
             ,
             and
             quiet
             your
             hearts
             ;
             
               r
            
             
               Although
               ye
               have
               lien
               among
               the
               
               Pots
               ,
               yet
               shall
               ye
               be
               as
               the
               wings
               of
               a
               Dove
               covered
               with
               silver
               ,
            
             &c.
             
          
           
             
               Are
               any
               of
               your
               near
               and
               sweet
               Relations
               Released
               from
               their
               Distresses
               ;
               Before
               Death
               ,
               or
               By
               Natures
               Dissolution
               ?
            
             Bless
             God
             with
             thankfulness
             for
             his
             gracious
             Dispensations
             .
             For
             ,
             thus
             ;
             Gods
             
               Promises
            
             are
             Performed
             :
             Gods
             
               Mercies
            
             are
             expressed
             :
             Their
             
               Miseries
            
             are
             removed
             ,
             and
             their
             
               Felicities
            
             exalted
             .
             And
             ,
             as
             to
             the
             present
             case
             before
             us
             touching
             our
             
               Dear
               sister
            
             deceased
             :
             though
             here
             's
             much
             matter
             of
             
               sadness
               ,
            
             yet
             here
             's
             more
             matter
             of
             
               thankfulness
               .
            
             Although
             it
             was
             her
             lot
             to
             
               lie
            
             a
             long
             time
             
               among
               the
               Pots
               ,
            
             in
             more
             sharp
             tormenting
             pains
             and
             miseries
             then
             many
             others
             ;
             Yet
             now
             she
             hath
             obtained
             a
             full
             Release
             .
             And
             ,
             so
             holy
             was
             her
             Life
             ,
             so
             constant
             her
             Faith
             ,
             so
             stedfast
             her
             Patience
             to
             the
             end
             ,
             and
             so
             great
             her
             interest
             in
             God
             ;
             that
             we
             have
             no
             cause
             to
             doubt
             ,
             of
             her
             coelestial
             Felicity
             ,
             or
             of
             her
             present
             Triumphs
             in
             Glory
             .
             It
             is
             true
             ,
             Our
             
               loss
            
             is
             great
             :
             But
             her
             
               gain
            
             is
             incomparably
             greater
             .
             Her
             
               Husband
            
             hath
             lost
             a
             Dear
             ,
             a
             Sweet
             ,
             a
             Comfortable
             Yoke-fellow
             ;
             Her
             
               Children
            
             have
             lost
             ,
             a
             Tender
             ,
             a
             Careful
             ,
             and
             Compassionating
             Mother
             ;
             Her
             
               Allyes
            
             have
             lost
             a
             Faithful
             and
             Sincere-hearted
             Friend
             ;
             The
             
               Poor
            
             have
             lost
             a
             special
             and
             liberal
             Benefactor
             ;
             The
             
               Church
               of
               God
            
             hath
             lost
             an
             Holy
             ,
             Heavenly
             and
             Gracious
             Saint
             ;
             yea
             and
             
               Her self
            
             hath
             lost
             something
             among
             all
             these
             losses
             ,
             she
             hath
             lost
             all
             her
             Diseases
             ,
             all
             her
             Pains
             ,
             all
             her
             Sighs
             and
             Groans
             ,
             all
             her
             Tears
             ,
             all
             her
             Sorrows
             and
             Sufferings
             ,
             all
             her
             Troubles
             and
             Temptations
             ,
             and
             all
             her
             sins
             .
             But
             Oh
             how
             much
             hath
             she
             
               gained
               ,
            
             upon
             all
             these
             losses
             !
             she
             hath
             
               f
            
             
               Gained
            
             Heaven
             ,
             Glory
             ,
             Eternal
             Life
             ,
             
               The
               Spirits
               of
               just
               men
               made
               perfect
               ,
            
             The
             Society
             of
             Angels
             ,
             The
             
             immediate
             presence
             and
             embracements
             of
             Christ
             ,
             the
             beatifical
             
               vision
            
             and
             full
             fruition
             of
             God
             ;
             
               The
               joy
               of
               her
               Lord
               ,
            
             and
             unmixed
             
               pleasures
               at
               Gods
               right
               hand
               for
               evermore
               .
            
             These
             ,
             These
             are
             high
             matters
             of
             gratulation
             .
             I
             say
             of
             her
             ,
             to
             you
             her
             near
             relations
             ,
             as
             sometimes
             
               Hierom
            
             said
             of
             
               Nepotianus
            
             to
             
               Heliodorus
               ;
            
             
               t
            
             O
             lament
             not
             so
             much
             that
             you
             have
             lost
             such
             an
             one
             ,
             as
             rejoyce
             
               that
               you
               have
               had
               such
               an
               one
               :
            
             yea
             ,
             again
             rejoyce
             and
             bless
             God
             that
             you
             have
             had
             such
             an
             one
             so
             long
             .
             Consider
             ;
             Her
             extremities
             on
             earth
             were
             
               intolerable
               ;
            
             but
             her
             enjoyments
             in
             heaven
             are
             
               unutterable
               .
            
             Your
             losses
             of
             her
             may
             be
             abundantly
             made
             up
             in
             God
             :
             but
             what
             can
             compensate
             her
             present
             felicities
             ?
             Her
             
               sorrow
            
             is
             turned
             into
             
               joy
               ,
            
             her
             
               misery
            
             is
             swallowed
             up
             of
             
               felicity
               ,
            
             her
             
               trouble
            
             is
             terminated
             in
             
               triumph
               .
            
             She
             hath
             passed
             from
             the
             
               Dark
               side
               ,
            
             to
             the
             
               Bright
               side
            
             of
             my
             Text
             .
             O
             bless
             the
             LORD
             for
             her
             ,
             and
             rejoyce
             with
             her
             ;
             That
             she
             
               u
            
             
               lies
            
             now
             no
             longer
             
               among
               the
               Pots
               ,
               but
               is
               become
               as
               the
               wings
               of
               a
               Dove
               covered
               with
               silver
               ,
               and
               her
               feathers
               with
               yeallow
               Gold
               .
            
          
           
             FINIS
             .
             
               {non-Roman}
               {non-Roman}
               {non-Roman}
               {non-Roman}
               {non-Roman}
            
             .
          
        
      
    
     
       
         
           MARY
           JACKSON
           the
           late
           Dear
           and
           Godly
           Wife
           of
           JOSEPH
           JACKSON
           
             Esq
          
           ,
           Alderman
           of
           the
           City
           of
           BRISTOL
           ,
           Having
           lived
           about
           fourty
           years
           ,
           Did
           sweetly
           fall
           on
           sleep
           in
           CHRIST
           ,
           April
           24.
           
           Was
           decently
           interred
           ,
           May
           5.
           1657.
           
           And
           is
           at
           blessed
           Rest
           ,
           till
           CHRIST's
           second
           Appearing
           ,
           To
           Awaken
           ,
           Raise
           ,
           and
           Glorifie
           her
           with
           Himself
           for
           evermore
           .
        
      
       
       
         
           
             Reader
             ,
          
        
         
           THere
           is
           newly
           published
           an
           Excellent
           BOOK
           entitu●Myst●rium
           
             &
             Medulla
             Bibliorum
             .
          
           The
           Mysterie
           and
           M●●
           row
           of
           the
           Bible
           :
           
             viz.
          
           Gods
           Couenants
           
             with
             Man
          
           the
           
             First
             Adam
             ,
          
           before
           the
           Fall
           :
           and
           In
           the
           
             Last
             Adam
          
           〈◊〉
           Chri●●
           After
           the
           Fall
           ;
           From
           the
           Beginning
           to
           the
           End
           of
           〈◊〉
           World
           ;
           Unfolded
           and
           Illustrated
           in
           Positive
           
             Aphorisms●
          
           their
           
             Explanations
             .
          
           Wherein
           ,
           The
           General
           Nature
           ,
           Sev●●
           Kinds
           ,
           Gradual
           Discoveries
           ,
           Sanctions
           and
           Administrations
           of
           Gods
           
             Holy
             Covenants
             ,
          
           From
           First
           to
           Last
           ,
           throughout
           the
           〈◊〉
           
             Scriptures
             ,
          
           together
           with
           their
           peculiar
           Terms
           ,
           Occasions
           ,
           〈◊〉
           ,
           Foederates
           ,
           Matter
           ,
           Form
           ,
           End
           ,
           Properties
           ,
           Agreeme●●
           Disagreements
           ,
           and
           many
           other
           their
           noted
           Excellencies
           largely
           and
           Familiarly
           expounded
           :
           The
           blessed
           Person
           and
           〈◊〉
           of
           
             Jesus
             Christ
             ,
          
           the
           
             Soul
             of
             all
             the
             Covenants
             of
             Faith
             ,
          
           and
           
             Mediator
          
           of
           the
           
             New
             Covenant
             ,
          
           is
           Described
           :
           Many
           〈◊〉
           Fundamental
           points
           of
           Christianity
           ,
           are
           Explained
           :
           Sun
           Practical
           Questions
           ,
           or
           Cases
           of
           Conscience
           ,
           are
           Resolved
           :
           〈◊〉
           puzzling
           Controversies
           about
           the
           present
           Truths
           are
           〈◊〉
           Stated
           and
           Determined
           :
           Many
           Obscure
           and
           〈◊〉
           Scriptures
           are
           occasionally
           Elucidated
           :
           And
           ,
           in
           all
           ,
           The
           〈◊〉
           supernatural
           
             Mysterie
             of
             the
             whole
             Sacred
             Bible
             ,
          
           touching
           Gods
           〈◊〉
           Wise
           ,
           Gracious
           ,
           Merciful
           ,
           Righteous
           ,
           Plenary
           ,
           Wonderful
           ,
           Eternal
           Salvation
           of
           Sinners
           by
           
             Jesus
             Christ
             through
             Faith
             ,
          
           〈◊〉
           Couched
           and
           Gradually
           Revealed
           in
           his
           
             Covenant
             Express●●
          
           in
           all
           Ages
           of
           the
           Church
           ,
           is
           Disclosed
           and
           Un-veiled
           .
           FRANCIS
           ROBERTS
           ,
           
             M.
             A.
          
           Pastor
           of
           the
           Church
           
             Wrington
             ,
          
           in
           the
           County
           of
           
             Sommerset
             .
          
        
         
      
       
         Notes, typically marginal, from the original text
         
           Notes for div A57375e-290
           
             a
             Revised
             ,
             with
             the
             help
             of
             two
             distinct
             coples
             thereof
             taken
             in
             short-hand
             when
             I
             preached
             it
             lest
             any
             useful
             passages
             should
             be
             omitted
             ;
             there
             being
             a
             different
             Gift
             in
             Writing
             and
             Preaching
             .
          
           
             b
             
               Viz
            
             From
             
               Jun.
            
             22.
             till
             almost
             
               July
            
             20.
             1656.
             
          
           
             c
             Psa.
             49.
             15.
             
          
           
             d
             Isa.
             38.
             17.
             
          
           
             e
             Psalm
             68.
             13.
             
          
           
             f
             1
             Chron.
             289
             1
             King.
             18.
             3
             ,
             12.
             
          
           
             g
             Eccles.
             12.
             1.
             
          
           
             h
             Exod.
             34.
             22
             ,
             26.
             
          
           
             i
             Deut.
             12.
             6.
             17.
             
          
           
             k
             1
             
               Sam.
            
             3.
             4.
             to
             the
             end
             .
          
           
             l
             1
             Sam
             16.
             7
             ,
             11
             ,
             13.
             
             &
             17.
             33
             ,
             &c.
             
          
           
             m
             1
             Chron.
             22.
             5.
             
             &
             29
             ▪
             1.
             ●●am
             .
             12.
             24.
             1
             
             King.
             3.
             3.
             
          
           
             n
             1
             King.
             18.
             3.
             12
             
          
           
             o
             2.
             Chron.
             34.
             1
             ,
             3.
             
          
           
             p
             Luk.
             1.
             15.
             
          
           
             q
             2
             lim
             .
             3.
             15.
             
          
           
             r
             Luke
             2.
             40
             ,
             42
             ,
             46
             ,
             47
             ,
             52.
             
          
           
             s
             2
             Pet.
             1.
             10.
             
          
           
             t
             Mat.
             23.
             14.
             
             &
             24.
             51.
             
          
           
             u
             Rev.
             3.
             1.
             
          
           
             x
             2
             Tim.
             3
             ,
             5.
             
          
           
             y
             1
             Chron.
             28.
             9.
             
          
           
             z
             Psalm
             119.
             10.
             
          
           
             a
             ●oh
             21.
             17.
             
          
           
             b
             Gen.
             5
             ▪
             22
             ,
             24.
             
          
           
             c
             Gen.
             6.
             9.
             
          
           
             d
             Gen.
             17.
             2.
             
             &
             48.
             15.
             
          
           
             e
             Psal.
             101.
             2
             ▪
             &c.
             1
             King.
             15
             ,
             5.
             
             Psal.
             18.
             22.
             
             Acts
             13.
             22
             ▪
             
          
           
             f
             Psal.
             73.
             25.
             
          
           
             g
             1
             Cor.
             1.
             30.
             
          
           
             h
             Iohn
             6.
             48
             
             ▪
             51.
             
          
           
             i
             Iohn
             4.
             10
             ,
             14.
             
          
           
             k
             Luke
             2.
             25.
             
          
           
             l
             1
             Iohn
             2.
             1
             ,
             2.
             
          
           
             m
             1
             Iohn
             5.
             4
             ,
             5.
             1
             
             ▪
             Cor.
             15.
             57.
             
             Rom.
             8.
             37.
             
          
           
             n
             1
             Tim.
             1.
             1.
             
          
           
             o
             Phil.
             1.
             21.
             
          
           
             p
             I●hu
             11.
             25.
             
          
           
             q
             Rev.
             1.
             8
             ,
             11.
             
          
           
             r
             Col.
             3.
             11.
             
          
           
             s
             1
             Cor.
             2.
             12.
             
          
           
             t
             Iob
             19.
             25
             ,
             26
             ,
             27.
             
             Heb.
             10.
             34.
             1
             Tim.
             1.
             16.
             2
             Tim.
             1.
             12.
             
          
           
             u
             2
             Pet.
             1.
             10.
             
          
           
             x
             2
             Pet.
             1.
             10.
             
          
           
             y
             Iob
             19.
             25.
             
               &c.
               
            
          
           
             z
             2
             Tim.
             4.
             6
             ,
             7
             ,
             8.
             
          
           
             a
             2
             Pet.
             3.
             18.
             
             Col.
             3.
             5
             ,
             
               &c.
               
            
          
           
             b
             Eph.
             5.
             27.
             
             
               &
            
             4.
             12
             ,
             13.
             
          
           
             c
             Rom.
             14.
             8.
             
          
           
             d
             Habak.
             2.
             4.
             
          
           
             e
             Iohn
             14.
             3
             ,
             19.
             
          
           
             f
             1
             Iohn
             4.
             7
             ,
             8.
             
          
           
             g
             Iohn
             13.
             34
             ,
             35.
             
          
           
             h
             1
             Cor.
             13.
             13.
             
          
           
             i
             Phil.
             2
             ▪
             1
             ,
             2.
             
          
           
             k
             Psal.
             84.
             1
             ,
             
               &c.
               
               &
               122.
               1
               ,
               &c.
               
            
          
           
             l
             Psalm
             12.
             1.
             to
             5.
             
             
               &
            
             63.
             1
             ,
             2.
             
          
           
             m
             Mat.
             28.
             19
             ,
             2●
             .
          
           
             n
             H●b.
             10.
             25.
             
          
           
             o
             Psalm
             89.
             15.
             
          
           
             p
             Heb.
             1●
             .
             20.
             
             Mat.
             28.
             19
             ,
             20.
             1
             Cor.
             11.
             26.
             
          
           
             q
             1
             Cor.
             15.
             58.
             
          
           
             r
             Rev.
             2.
             10.
             
          
           
             s
             2
             Ioh.
             8.
             
          
           
             t
             2
             Thes.
             3.
             13.
             
             Gal.
             6.
             9.
             
          
           
             u
             Dan.
             ●
             .
             25.
             
             Exod.
             3.
             2.
             Isa.
             43.
             2.
             Psal.
             23.
             4.
             
          
           
             x
             2
             Cor.
             4
             ▪
             8
             ,
             9●
             
          
           
             y
             Iam.
             5.
             11.
             
          
           
             z
             Luke
             9.
             62.
             
          
           
             a
             Gen.
             50.
             10.
             
          
           
             b
             Gen.
             50.
             3.
             
          
           
             c
             1
             Thes.
             4.
             13.
             
          
           
             d
             Iohn
             11.
             35.
             
          
           
             e
             1
             Thes.
             4.
             13.
             
          
           
             f
             Luk.
             16.
             22.
             
          
           
             g
             Luke
             23.
             43.
             
          
           
             h
             Heb.
             12.
             22
             ,
             23.
             
             Phil.
             1.
             23.
             
          
           
             i
             Intelligeres
             ●llum
             non
             emori
             ,
             sedemigrare
             ;
             &
             mutare
             amicos
             ,
             nonrelinquere
             .
             
               Hicr●nym
               .
               in
               Epitaph
               .
               Nepotian
               .
               p.
               25.
               
               Tom.
               1.
               Basil.
            
             1553.
             
          
           
             k
             2
             Cor.
             5.
             4.
             
          
           
             l
             1
             Cor.
             11.
             1.
             
          
           
             m
             Fiducla
             Christiano
             rum
             ,
             Resurrectio
             mortuorum
             .
             
               Tertul.
               de
               Resurrect.
               c.
            
             1.
             p.
             31●
             .
          
           
             n
             1
             Thes.
             4.
             14.
             15
             ,
             16
             ,
             17.
             
          
        
         
           Notes for div A57375e-3500
           
             a
             Isa.
             50.
             10.
             
             Iob
             19.
             8
             ,
             &c.
             
               &
            
             30.
             26.
             
          
           
             b
             Psal.
             18.
             27
             ,
             28.
             
             Gen.
             15.
             17.
             
          
           
             c
             Iob
             2.
             8.
             
               with
            
             chap.
             42.
             10
             ,
             &c.
             
          
           
             d
             Psal.
             68.
             13
             ▪
             
          
           
             e
             ●ph
             .
             3.
             6.
             
          
           
             f
             Io●h
             .
             1.
             5.
             
               with
            
             He●b
             .
             1●
             .
             5
             ,
             6.
             
          
           
             g
             Solamen
             mis●ris
             soclos
             h●buisse
             Dolo●ls
             .
          
           
             h
             Psalm
             68.
             13.
             
          
           
             i
             Non
             inter
             omnes
             conven●t
             de
             A
             gumento
             hujus
             Psalmi
             ,
             quem
             affirmat
             ●●zra
             valde
             esse
             excellen●e●
             .
             
               Sim.
               de
               Muis
               in
               ●rg
               .
               ad
               Psal.
               lxv
               〈◊〉
            
          
           
             k
             2
             Sam.
             23.
             1.
             
          
           
             l
             Compare
             Psal.
             68.
             18.
             with
             ●phel
             .
             5.
             8
             ▪
             &c.
             
          
           
             m
             Compare
             Psal.
             68.
             1
             &c.
             with
             Nu●b
             .
             10.
             35.
             
          
           
             n
             As
             that
             in
             2
             Sam.
             21.
             15.
             to
             the
             end
             .
             See
             Psal.
             68.
             1
             ,
             2.
             
          
           
             o
             Ps●l
             .
             68.
             18.
             with
             ●ph
             .
             4.
             8
             ,
             &c.
             
          
           
             p
             Numb.
             10.
             35.
             
          
           
             q
             Exod.
             25.
             21
             ,
             22.
             
          
           
             r
             Exod.
             25.
             2●
             .
             with
             o●
             .
             3.
             25.
             1
             Ioh.
             2.
             2.
             
          
           
             s
             Rom.
             9.
             4.
             1
             Sam.
             4.
             21
             ,
             22.
             
          
           
             t
             Eph.
             4.
             8
             ,
             &c.
             
          
           
             u
             
               To
               this
               effect
            
             merc●rus
             &
             Cev●l●rius
             
               in
            
             S.
             Pagnin
             .
             Thes.
             ad
             very
             .
             
               {non-Roman}
               {non-Roman}
               {non-Roman}
               {non-Roman}
               {non-Roman}
            
             
               &
            
             Moller
             .
             Com.
             in
             Psal.
             68.
             
          
           
             x
             Or
             ,
             we
             may
             understand
             it
             of
             the
             
               two
               bounds
               .
            
             and
             
               limits
            
             of
             the
             enemies
             .
             where
             they
             are
             continually
             assailed
             an●
             e●dangered
             .
             And
             t●
             is
             t●e
             Greek
             seemeth
             to
             favour
             ,
             tu●ning
             it
             
               ana
               meson
               toon
               cler●on
               amids
               ,
            
             (
             or
             
               between
               )
               the
               Inheritances
               ;
            
             even
             as
             they
             also
             translate
             the
             
               two
               bur●●ns
               o●
               limits
            
             between
             which
             
               Isacha●
               couched
               ▪
            
             Gen.
             49.
             14
             ▪
             which
             Tribe
             had
             the
             Philis●ins
             at
             one
             end
             ,
             and
             the
             Ammonites
             on
             the
             other
             ,
             that
             vexed
             them
             .
             
               H.
               Amsworth
               in
               〈◊〉
               ●AWORD●
               ,
               on
               Psal.
            
             68.
             14.
             
          
           
             y
             
               Si
               dormiatis
               inter
               medios
               ●leros
               ,
            
             &c.
             
             Cum
             duobus
             ●rediderls
             Testamentis
             ,
             in●enlcs
             in
             u●toque
             Spiritum
             Sanctun●
             ▪
             Et
             cet
             sit
             pul●htitudo
             elm
             juxta
             l●eram
             scire
             quae
             legas
             ;
             amen
             vis
             lecor●s
             omnis
             ●n
             sensu
             est
             .
             Exter●or
             ltaque●e●borum
             orllatus
             in
             Argenti
             nomine
             demonst●atur
             ,
             occultiora
             vero
             mysteria
             in
             reconditis
             ●uri
             muleribus
             continentur
             .
             Si
             dormiatis
             inter
             medios
             cleros
             ;
             hoc
             est
             ,
             si
             quiescati●
             inter
             novum
             ●●ve
             us
             Testamentum●
             invenietis
             in
             duobus
             Testamentii
             gr●clum
             Spiritus
             San●i
             .
             Cle●i
             licuntur
             singuli
             lib●
             ,
             &c.
             
             
               Hi●r●ny●
               ,
               in
               Comment
               ▪
               ad
               Psal.
               lxvii
               .
               pag
               94.
               
               ●
               .
               C.
               Tom.
               8.
               ●●sil
               .
            
             15●3
             .
          
           
             z
             Augustin
             .
             in
             Enarrat
             .
             in
             Psal.
             lxvii
             .
             p.
             702
             ,
             
               &c.
            
             Tom
             ▪
             8.
             
             Basil.
             1569
             ▪
             
          
           
             a
             Psalm
             5●
             6
             ,
             7
             ,
             ●
          
           
             b
             R.
             David
             ,
             un
             Comment.
             
               {non-Roman}
               {non-Roman}
               {non-Roman}
               {non-Roman}
               {non-Roman}
            
             sunt
             
               {non-Roman}
               {non-Roman}
               {non-Roman}
               {non-Roman}
               {non-Roman}
            
             i.
             
               Chytropodes
               ,
            
             loca
             ubi
             ponuntur
             ollae
             ,
             aut
             caldariae
             .
             l.
             In
             loco
             humili
             ,
             &
             nigro
             ,
             ut
             est
             hic
             locus
             .
             Ac
             si
             dicat
             ,
             ●i
             ambulastis
             hactenus
             nigris
             induti
             estibus
             ob
             inimicotum
             afflictionem
             ,
             adhuc
             
               eritis
               albi
               sicut
               alae
               columbae
               ,
               quae
               tect●est
               argenta
               .
            
             l.
             
             Quae
             habet
             pennas
             albas
             sicut
             argentum
             .
             
               S.
               Pagia
               .
               in
               Thesaur.
               ad
               verb
               .
            
             
               {non-Roman}
               {non-Roman}
               {non-Roman}
               {non-Roman}
               {non-Roman}
            
             .
          
           
             c
             
               Inter
               Chytropodes
               .
            
             ]
             ●
             .
             In
             l●co
             humili
             ,
             sicut
             est
             locus
             chytropodum
             :
             vel
             in
             loco
             obscuro
             &
             atro
             ,
             l.
             In
             summa
             anxietate
             &
             rebus
             adversis
             constituti
             fueritis
             ,
             &c.
             
             Eritis
             adhuc
             sicut
             Pennae
             columbae
             tectae
             argento
             .
             Candor
             ▪
             faelicitatem
             significat
             .
             
               Pag●
               .
               &
               Mercer
               ab
               .
            
          
           
             d
             Nunc
             per
             modum
             correctionis
             addit
             ,
             etiamsi
             fideles
             interdum
             contingat
             jacere
             in
             tenebris
             ,
             Deum
             nihilominus
             in
             tempore
             prodire
             liberatorem
             .
             —
             Generaliter
             admonet
             ,
             inter
             medias
             afflict
             iones
             arcana
             &
             mirifica
             Dei
             vertute
             fideles
             quasi
             integros
             servai
             ,
             vel
             subito
             restitui
             ,
             ut
             nulla
             malorum
             signa
             appareant
             .
             Utrumque
             enim
             sensum
             verba
             admittunt
             ;
             Quod
             
               jacentes
               in
               suligine
               &
            
             tenebris
             ,
             nitere
             tamen
             non
             desinant
             :
             Vel
             quod
             liberatio
             contractum
             ex
             malis
             nigredinem
             dis●utia●
             .
             Uirumvis
             Eligas
             ,
             summa
             huc
             redit
             ,
             nunquam
             afflictionibus
             vel
             .
             consumi
             vel
             obrui
             sideles
             ,
             quin
             sua
             illis
             maneat
             incolumicas
             ,
             
               &c.
               Joan.
               Calvin
               .
               in
               Comment
               .
               ad
               Psal.
            
             68.
             14.
             
          
           
             e
             In
             priore
             membro
             Metaphora
             est
             à
             calonibus
             &
             lixis
             castrensibus
             petita
             ,
             qui
             ab
             aeris
             injuria
             utcunque
             se
             defendunt
             ,
             delitescendo
             inter
             fuliginosas
             ollas
             ,
             &
             lapides
             focarios
             ,
             apta
             huic
             loco
             ,
             ubi
             de
             bello
             Sermo
             est
             ,
             figura
             .
             In
             posteriore
             est
             metaphora
             à
             Columbis
             desumpta
             ,
             quae
             per
             medium
             aerem
             volitantes
             ,
             nunc
             niveum
             atque
             argent●um
             ,
             nunc
             aureum
             splendorem
             ejaculantur
             .
             Significatur
             porro
             hoc
             versuex
             omnibus
             angustiis
             &
             periculis
             ,
             quantumvis
             ingentibus
             ,
             emersuros
             exiturosque
             salvos
             &
             incolumes
             .
             In
             Sacris
             literis
             
               Atror
            
             mala
             ;
             
               Candor
            
             vero
             ,
             incolumitatem
             &
             prosperitatem
             notat
             .
             
               Simeon
               de
               Muis
               in
               Comment
               ▪
               ad
               Psal.
            
             68.
             14.
             
          
           
             f
             Quamvis
             antea
             jacueritis
             ,
             &c.
             ]
             Quamvis
             tribus
             predictis
             temporibus
             ,
             In
             Egypto
             &
             Deserto
             ,
             Interra
             Cananes
             ,
             &
             sub
             judicibus
             fueritis
             hactenus
             similes
             Calonibus
             &
             lixis
             fuligine
             deformatis
             ▪
             deinceps
             tamen
             eriti●
             similes
             pennis
             columbae
             .
             —
             nunc
             sub
             imperio
             Davidis
             ampliorem
             habebant
             letandi
             occasionem
             quam
             unquam
             antea
             ,
             &c.
             
               Joan.
               Foord
               in
               Expos.
               
               Psal.
            
             68.
             14.
             
          
           
             g
             
               B●tween
               the
               Pot
               ranges
               ]
            
             Or
             ,
             
               b●tween
               the
               two
               banks
            
             or
             
               rews
               ,
            
             to
             wit
             ,
             of
             stones
             made
             to
             hang
             Pots
             and
             Kettles
             on
             in
             the
             Camp
             or
             Leaguer
             ;
             places
             where
             scullions
             lie
             ,
             and
             so
             are
             black
             ;
             meaning
             hereby
             affliction
             and
             misery
             ;
             as
             on
             the
             contrary
             ,
             by
             the
             
               Doves
               silver-Wings
            
             is
             meant
             prosperity
             .
             
               H.
               Amsw
               .
               Annotat.
               on
               Psal.
            
             68.
             14.
             
          
           
             h
             
               Though
               ye
               have
            
             ]
             —
             The
             meaning
             is
             ,
             After
             that
             ye
             O
             People
             of
             God
             ,
             shall
             for
             a
             long
             time
             have
             endured
             base
             slavery
             ,
             and
             have
             been
             like
             scullion
             boyes
             lying
             upon
             he
             ground
             ,
             dirty
             and
             smoaky
             ;
             you
             shall
             be
             again
             restored
             to
             glory
             and
             honour
             by
             Gods
             deliverance
             .
             
               J.
               Diodat
               .
               Annot.
               on
               Psal.
               68.
               14.
               
               Among
               the
               Pots
            
             ]
             Though
             God
             suffer
             his
             Church
             for
             a
             time
             to
             lie
             in
             darkness
             ,
             like
             a
             black
             scullion
             among
             the
             Pots
             ;
             yet
             he
             will
             restore
             it
             ,
             and
             make
             it
             most
             shining
             and
             bright
             .
             
               Large
               Lond.
               Annotat.
               on
               Psalm
            
             68.
             13.
             
          
           
             i
             Exod.
             14.
             20.
             
          
           
             k
             Psal.
             136.
             23.
             
          
           
             l
             Exod.
             1.
             13
             14.
             
             &
             5.
             10
             ,
             11.
             
          
           
             m
             Exod.
             14.
             2
             ,
             10
             ,
             11
             ,
             12.
             
          
           
             n
             Exod.
             16.
             3
             
             &
             17.
             1
             ,
             3.
             
          
           
             o
             Iudg.
             4.
             3.
             
             See
             that
             whole
             Book
             .
             1
             Sam.
             4.
             11
             ,
             21
             ,
             22.
             &
             31
             7
             ,
             &c.
             
          
           
             P
             Ezek
             37.
             11
             ,
             12
             ,
             13.
             
          
           
             q
             Gen.
             39.
             20.
             
             Psal.
             105.
             18.
             
          
           
             r
             Iob
             2.
             7
             ,
             8.
             
          
           
             s
             Psal.
             34.
             ●i●le
             .
             1
             Sam.
             21.
             11.
             to
             the
             end
             .
          
           
             t
             2
             Sam.
             15.
             30.
             
          
           
             u
             lonah
             1.
             15
             ,
             17
             &
             2.
             2
             ,
             ●
             ,
             5
             ,
             6
             ,
             7.
             
          
           
             x
             Luke
             16.
             20
             ,
             21.
             
          
           
             y
             Iob
             30.
             30.
             
          
           
             z
             Cant.
             1.
             5.
             
          
           
             a
             Cant.
             ●
             .
             6.
             
          
           
             b
             Isa.
             52.
             14.
             
             &
             53.
             2.
             
          
           
             c
             Iob
             19.
             13.
             to
             22.
             
          
           
             d
             Psal.
             88.
             18.
             
          
           
             e
             Isa.
             53.
             3
             ,
             4
             ,
             5
             ,
             6.
             
          
           
             f
             Heb.
             12.
             10.
             
             Phil.
             1.
             19.
             
          
           
             g
             Rom.
             8.
             28.
             
          
           
             h
             Iob
             36.
             7
             ,
             8
             ,
             9.
             
          
           
             i
             Gen.
             41.
             21
             ,
             22.
             
          
           
             k
             2
             Chron.
             32.
             24
             ,
             25
             ,
             26.
             
          
           
             l
             2
             Chron
             3●
             .
             16
             ,
             17.
             
          
           
             m
             Isa.
             27.
             8
             ,
             9.
             
          
           
             n
             Psal.
             119.
             67.
             
          
           
             o
             Iob
             36.
             8
             ,
             9
             ,
             10.
             
          
           
             p
             Dan.
             3.
             23
             ,
             24
             ,
             25.
             
          
           
             q
             1
             Pet.
             4.
             1●
             .
          
           
             r
             1
             Pet.
             1.
             6
             ,
             7.
             
          
           
             s
             Rom.
             5.
             3
             ,
             4
             ,
             5
             
          
           
             t
             Iob
             2.
             3
             ,
             9
             ,
             10.
             with
             Iam.
             5.
             11.
             
          
           
             u
             Gen.
             32.
             24.
             25
             ,
             26.
             
          
           
             x
             ●sal
             .
             119.
             71.
             
          
           
             y
             Luke
             22.
             44.
             
             
               {non-Roman}
               {non-Roman}
               {non-Roman}
               {non-Roman}
               {non-Roman}
            
             .
          
           
             z
             Rom.
             8.
             8
             ,
             29.
             30.
             
             〈◊〉
             .
             53.
             2
             ,
             3
             ,
             4.
             ●eb
             .
             2.
             9
             ,
             10.
             
          
           
             a
             Heb.
             8.
             7.
             
          
           
             b
             Heb.
             12.
             6
             ,
             7
             ,
             8
             ,
             &c.
             
          
           
             c
             1
             Cor.
             11.
             32.
             
          
           
             d
             Hic
             ure
             ,
             his
             seca
             :
             ut
             in
             ae●ernum
             parcas
             .
          
           
             e
             Eph.
             4.
             9
             ,
             10.
             
          
           
             f
             Luke
             ●4
             .
             26.
             
          
           
             g
             Acts
             14.
             22.
             
          
           
             h
             2
             Cor.
             4.
             17.
             
             
               {non-Roman}
               {non-Roman}
               {non-Roman}
               {non-Roman}
               {non-Roman}
            
             &c.
             
          
           
             i
             Psal.
             73.
             
             ●
             .
             to
             21.
             
          
           
             k
             Luke
             16.
             19
             ,
             20
             ,
             21
             ,
             &c.
             
          
           
             l
             Eccles.
             9.
             1
             ,
             2.
             
          
           
             m
             Heb.
             11.
             26
             ,
             27.
             
          
           
             h
             Heb.
             11.
             35
             ,
             36
             ,
             37
             ,
             38.
             
          
           
             o
             Gen.
             15.
             13
             ,
             17.
             
          
           
             p
             Ezod.
             3.
             2
             ,
             3
             ,
             &c.
             
          
           
             q
             Psal.
             44.
             25.
             
          
           
             r
             Ezek.
             37.
             11
             ,
             12
             ,
             13
             ,
             14.
             
          
           
             f
             Psal.
             105.
             18.
             
          
           
             t
             Iob
             2.
             7
             ,
             8.
             
          
           
             u
             Luke
             16.
             20
             ,
             21.
             
          
           
             x
             Isa.
             53.
             2
             ,
             3
             ,
             4.
             
          
           
             y
             ●sal
             .
             13●
             .
             1.
             
             &
             73.
             14.
             
          
           
             z
             2
             Co●
             11.
             2
             〈◊〉
             the
             end
             .
          
           
             a
             〈◊〉
             38.
             6.
             
          
           
             b
             Dan.
             6.
             16
             ,
             17.
             
          
           
             c
             Dan.
             3.
             21
             ,
             22
             ,
             23.
             
          
           
             d
             Iob
             2.
             7
             ,
             8.
             
          
           
             e
             A
             planta
             pe●●s
             usque
             ad
             vi●●cem
             perc●sseit
             ●um
             vulnere
             pessimo
             ,
             〈…〉
             .
             Eleph
             antia
             .
             In●●●oto
             corpore
             vermes
             fl●eb●nt
             ,
             &
             sinles
             &
             putredo
             .
             Solam
             linguam
             integram
             ●l
             reservavi●
             ,
             ut
             possi●
             Dominum
             〈◊〉
             blasphemare
             ,
             
               Hironym
               in
               Comment
               .
               ad
               Psal.
            
             66.
             p.
             9.
             D.
             
               Tom.
               ●
               .
            
          
           
             f
             Luk.
             16.
             20.
             
             
               {non-Roman}
               {non-Roman}
               {non-Roman}
               {non-Roman}
               {non-Roman}
            
             .
          
           
             g
             ●sa
             .
             38.
             2●
             .
          
           
             h
             〈…〉
             8
             ●6
             .
          
           
             i
             〈◊〉
             23.
             
             〈◊〉
             ,
             17.
             37
             ,
             38.
             
             Cra.
             3.
             13.
             
          
           
             *
             Lucet
             marg●ritam
             in
             sordibus
             ;
             &
             fulgor
             gemmae
             purissimae
             etiam
             in
             luto
             radiat
             .
             
               Hieronym
               .
               ad
               Pammach
               .
               consol.
               p.
               164.
               C.
               Tom.
               1.
               Basil.
            
             1553.
             
          
           
             k
             Cant.
             1.
             5
             ,
             6.
             
          
           
             l
             Rev.
             14.
             13.
             
          
           
             m
             Iob
             2.
             7
             ,
             8.
             
             Luk.
             20.
             36.
             
          
           
             n
             Luke
             16.
             ●0
             ,
             21
             ,
             22.
             
          
           
             o
             Rev.
             3.
             4.
             
          
           
             p
             Gen.
             15.
             13.
             to
             17.
             
          
           
             q
             Psal.
             30.
             5.
             
             
               {non-Roman}
               {non-Roman}
               {non-Roman}
               {non-Roman}
               {non-Roman}
            
             jubilatio
             
               shoutingioy
               .
            
          
           
             r
             Isa.
             54.
             7
             ,
             8.
             
          
           
             s
             Psal.
             55.
             6
             ,
             7
             ,
          
           
             t
             1
             Cor.
             10.
             13.
             
          
           
             u
             Mat.
             10.
             16.
             
             〈◊〉
             i.
             e.
             vel
             
               {non-Roman}
               {non-Roman}
               {non-Roman}
               {non-Roman}
               {non-Roman}
            
             〈◊〉
             
               {non-Roman}
               {non-Roman}
               {non-Roman}
               {non-Roman}
               {non-Roman}
            
             misceo
             .
          
           
             x
             Iob
             23.
             10.
             
             Zech.
             13.
             9.
             
          
           
             y
             Dan.
             12.
             10.
             
          
           
             z
             
               {non-Roman}
               {non-Roman}
               {non-Roman}
               {non-Roman}
               {non-Roman}
            
             Est
             aurum
             cu●us
             color
             nonniril
             ad
             virorem
             vergit
             .
             
               〈…〉
               in
               Pag●●
               Th●●
               .
               ad
               verb
               .
            
             
               {non-Roman}
               {non-Roman}
               {non-Roman}
               {non-Roman}
               {non-Roman}
            
          
           
             a
             Heb.
             6.
             13
             ,
             17
             ,
             18.
             
             Tit.
             1.
             2.
             
          
           
             b
             Gen.
             15.
             13
             ,
             14
             ,
             16.
             
          
           
             c
             Psalm
             50.
             15.
             
          
           
             d
             Psalm
             91.
             14
             ,
             15.
             
          
           
             e
             Isa.
             54.
             6.
             to
             the
             end
             .
          
           
             g
             Psal.
             34.
             19.
             
          
           
             h
             Psal.
             105.
             17
             ,
             18
             ,
             19
             ,
             20
             ,
             21
             ,
             22.
             
          
           
             i
             Gen.
             15.
             13
             ,
             14
             ,
             16.
             
             Exod.
             1.
             to
             chap.
             15
             ,
             &c.
             
             Iosh.
             21.
             43
             ,
             44
             ,
             45.
             
          
           
             k
             Iob
             2.
             7
             ,
             8.
             
             &
             42.
             10
             ,
             &c.
             
          
           
             l
             1
             Sam.
             18
             ,
             &c.
             
             2
             Sam.
             5.
             12.
             
          
           
             m
             Ier.
             38
             ,
             6
             ,
             13.
             
          
           
             n
             Ionah
             1.
             14.
             
             &
             2.
             10.
             
          
           
             o
             Dan.
             3.
             21.
             to
             28.
             
          
           
             p
             Dan.
             6.
             16
             ,
             ●7
             ,
             22
             ,
             23.
             
          
           
             q
             2
             Cor.
             11.
             23.
             to
             the
             end
             .
             &
             1.
             4
             ,
             5
             ,
             8
             ,
             9
             ,
             10.
             2
             Tim.
             4.
             16
             ,
             17
             ,
             18.
             
          
           
             r
             Luke
             16.
             19
             ,
             20
             ,
             21
             ,
             22.
             
          
           
             s
             Is●
             .
             53.
             2
             ,
             3
             ,
             4.
             Heb.
             12.
             2
             ,
             3.
             
             Acts
             2.
             23.
             1
             Cor.
             15.
             4
             ,
             &c.
             Eph.
             4.
             8
             ,
             9
             ,
             10.
             
             Heb.
             8
             ,
             1
             ,
             Phil.
             2.
             7.
             to
             12.
             
             Eph.
             1.
             19●
             20
             ,
             21
             ,
             22.
             
          
           
             t
             Psalm
             22.
             24.
             
          
           
             u
             Psalm
             58.
             11.
             
          
           
             x
             2
             Per.
             1.
             9.
             
          
           
             y
             Acts
             12.
             6.
             to
             12.
             
          
           
             z
             Dan.
             5.
             30
             ,
             31.
             ●z●a
             .
             1
             ,
             2
             ,
             &c.
             
          
           
             a
             Psalm
             116.
             
             ●
             ,
          
           
             b
             Nobis
             voentibus
             &
             nolentibus
             ,
             selentibus
             &
             nesclentibus
             ,
             vigilantibus
             &
             dormientibus
             ,
             &c.
             
          
           
             c
             Dan.
             6.
             20
             ,
             21
             ,
             22
             ,
             27.
             
          
           
             d
             Zech.
             2
             ,
             7
             ,
             8.
             
          
           
             c
             Isa.
             63.
             9
             
          
           
             f
             Iun.
             5.
             11.
             
             
               {non-Roman}
               {non-Roman}
               {non-Roman}
               {non-Roman}
               {non-Roman}
            
             ignisicat
             commiseratlonem
             five
             compassi●nem
             cum
             miseria
             alterius
             .
             
               Jac.
               Laurent
               .
               Con.
               in
               lo●
            
          
           
             g
             sa.
             38.
             17.
             
          
           
             h
             Psal.
             91.
             15.
             
          
           
             i
             Gen.
             15.
             17.
             
          
           
             k
             Exod.
             3.
             2
             ,
             4.
             5
             ,
             6.
             
          
           
             l
             Dan.
             6.
             22.
             
          
           
             m
             Dan.
             3.
             2●
             .
          
           
             n
             1
             Cor.
             10.
             13.
             
          
           
             o
             2
             Cor.
             ●
             ,
             9
             ,
             1●
             
          
           
             p
             Exod.
             3.
             2
             ,
             &c.
             
          
           
             q
             Dan.
             6.
             22.
             
          
           
             r
             Dan.
             3.
             25
             ,
             27.
             
          
           
             s
             Acts
             and
             Monuments
             ,
             p.
             301.
             vol.
             2.
             Lond.
             1641.
             
          
           
             t
             
               Jonah
            
             1.
             1●
             ,
             17.
             
          
           
             u
             2
             Cor.
             1.
             5.
             
          
           
             x
             Acts
             and
             Monuments
             ,
             p.
             308.
             
             N.
             50.
             vol.
             3.
             Lond.
             1641.
             
          
           
             y
             Acts
             and
             Monuments
             ,
             p.
             139.
             vol.
             3.
             Lond.
             1641.
             
          
           
             z
             Veniant
             plagal
             ,
             omnia
             paenarum
             genera
             :
             dum
             post
             plagas
             advenlat
             Christus
             .
             
               Hieronym
               .
               com
               .
               in
               Psal.
            
             66.
             p.
             93.
             
             Tom.
             8.
             
             Basil
             1553.
             
          
           
             a
             Rev.
             14.
             13.
             
          
           
             b
             Phil.
             1.
             23.
             2
             Cor.
             5.
             6
             ,
             8
             ,
             9.
             
          
           
             c
             Rev.
             21.
             1.
             
          
           
             d
             Rev.
             20.
             11
             ,
             12
             ,
             13.
             
          
           
             e
             Iohn
             17.
             24.
             
          
           
             f
             Psal.
             68.
             ●3
             .
          
           
             g
             Iob
             ●
             .
             7
             ,
             8.
             
             ●
             4●
             .
             10
             ,
             &c.
             
          
           
             h
             Ier.
             38.
             
             ●
             ,
             13.
             
          
           
             i
             Luke
             1●
             .
             25.
             
          
           
             k
             Ps●●
             .
             37.
             3●
             ,
             ●6
             .
          
           
             l
             〈…〉
             
          
           
             m
             Luke
             6.
             25.
             
          
           
             n
             Luke
             16
             25.
             
          
           
             o
             Psalm
             92.
             7.
             
          
           
             p
             Psal.
             68.
             13.
             
          
           
             q
             Habak.
             2.
             3
             ,
             4.
             Heb.
             10.
             35.
             to
             39.
             
          
           
             r
             Psalm
             68.
             13.
             
             Gen.
             15.
             13
             ,
             14
             ,
             16
             Psal.
             50.
             15.
             
             
               &
            
             91.
             14
             ,
             15.
             
             Isa.
             54
             6.
             to
             the
             end
             .
          
           
             f
             Ph●l
             .
             1.
             21.
             2
             
             C●r
             .
             5.
             ●
             ,
             &c
             Feb.
             12.
             21
             ,
             22.
             
             Iohn
             17.
             24.
             
             Phil.
             1.
             23.
             
             Mat.
             5.
             8.
             1
             
             Iohn
             3.
             
             ●
             .
             Mat.
             25.
             21
             ,
             23.
             ●salm
             ●6
             .
             11.
             
          
           
             t
             Nec
             doleas
             ,
             quod
             talem
             am●●eris
             .
             Sed
             g●ndeas
             ,
             quod
             talem
             habue●is
             .
             
               Hieronym
               .
               ad
               Heliodo●
               .
               Epitaph
               .
               Nepotiani
               .
               p.
               23.
               
               A.
               Tom
               1.
               Basil.
               155●
               .
            
          
           
             u
             Psalm
             68.
             13.