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A61129 Of trust in God, or, A discourse concerning the duty of casting our care upon God in all our difficulties together with An exhortation to patient suffering for righteousness, in a sermon on 1 S. Pet. III. 14, 15 / by Nathaniel Spinckes ... Spinckes, Nathaniel, 1654-1727. 1696 (1696) Wing S4978; ESTC R1589 208,951 357

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against_o needless_a fear_n and_o care_n the_o best_a support_n under_o pressure_n and_o calamity_n the_o best_a preservation_n against_o the_o prevalency_n of_o those_o temptation_n whereby_o the_o diffident_a and_o distrustful_a of_o god_n providence_n be_v sure_a to_o be_v overcome_v and_o in_o a_o word_n it_o be_v the_o best_a and_o sure_a way_n to_o be_v happy_a both_o here_o and_o hereafter_o this_o be_v that_o complete_a security_n that_o perfect_a satisfaction_n and_o safety_n mention_v by_o the_o prophet_n isaiah_n as_o annex_v to_o a_o steady_a reliance_n upon_o god_n c._n 26.3_o thou_o will_v keep_v he_o in_o perfect_a peace_n who_o mind_n be_v stay_v on_o thou_o and_o for_o this_o very_a reason_n because_o he_o trust_v in_o thou_o chap._n v._o the_o weakness_n and_o incompetency_n of_o all_o natural_a mean_n it_o remain_v that_o i_o proceed_v to_o the_o last_o argument_n i_o mention_v for_o invite_v to_o cast_v our_o care_n upon_o god_n
picturis_fw-la ostroque_fw-la rubenti_fw-la jactaris_fw-la quàm_fw-la si_fw-la plebeia_fw-la in_o veste_fw-la cubandum'est_fw-mi lucret._n l._n 2._o will_v not_o reach_v to_o all_o case_n nor_o administer_v a_o salve_n for_o all_o sore_n a_o cure_n for_o all_o malady_n nor_o be_v it_o any_o kind_n of_o relief_n against_o divers_a of_o the_o severe_a affliction_n whereto_o mankind_n be_v liable_a the_o great_a treasure_n can_v prevent_v a_o fit_a of_o the_o gout_n or_o stone_n or_o colic_n or_o fever_n nor_o remove_v any_o other_o distemper_n of_o the_o body_n nor_o heal_v a_o wound_a conscience_n nor_o recover_v a_o lose_a member_n nor_o deliver_v from_o death_n nor_o profit_n in_o the_o day_n of_o wrath._n riches_n be_v a_o great_a blessing_n of_o god_n and_o for_o the_o most_o part_n tend_v considerable_o to_o facilitate_v the_o owner_n passage_n through_o this_o world_n and_o the_o great_a share_n therefore_o any_o have_v of_o they_o the_o more_o cause_n they_o have_v to_o be_v thankful_a for_o they_o but_o see_v there_o be_v great_a trouble_n of_o different_a kind_n for_o which_o these_o afford_v no_o remedy_n it_o be_v a_o necessary_a piece_n of_o prudence_n to_o look_v after_o some_o other_o more_o substantial_a support_n that_o may_v stand_v we_o in_o stead_n where_o these_o fail_n 2._o where_o a_o man_n wealth_n be_v most_o helpful_a it_o be_v but_o a_o very_a uncertain_a comfort_n because_o he_o know_v not_o how_o soon_o he_o may_v possible_o be_v deprive_v of_o it_o 23.5_o it_o prov._n 23.5_o riches_n make_v themselves_o wing_n and_o fly_v away_o as_o a_o eagle_n towards_o heaven_n they_o be_v a_o transient_a deceitful_a possession_n that_o like_o the_o apple_n basil_n apple_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d joseph_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d l._n 4._o c._n 27._o duo_o ibi_fw-la oppida_fw-la sodomum_fw-la nominatum_fw-la aiterum_fw-la alterum_fw-la gomorrum_n apud_fw-la quae_fw-la pomum_fw-la gignitur_fw-la quod_fw-la habeat_fw-la speciem_fw-la licet_fw-la maturitatis_fw-la mandi_fw-la tamen_fw-la non_fw-la potest_fw-la solin_n polyhist_o c._n 48._o edit_fw-la basil_n of_o sodom_n seem_v beautiful_a and_o entice_a at_o a_o distance_n but_o be_v handle_v turn_v present_o into_o dust_n or_o smoke_n and_o so_o do_v we_o many_o time_n little_a or_o no_o good_a 91._o good_a quicquid_fw-la long_fw-mi series_n multis_fw-la laboribus_fw-la multâ_fw-la deûm_fw-la indulgentiâ_fw-la struxit_fw-la id_fw-la unus_fw-la dies_fw-la spargit_fw-la ac_fw-la dissipat_v senec._n epist_n 91._o after_o a_o man_n have_v undergo_v a_o course_n of_o hard_a labour_n for_o many_o year_n together_o have_v busy_v his_o brain_n in_o design_v and_o his_o limb_n in_o act_v that_o if_o possible_a he_o may_v advance_v himself_o and_o perhaps_o have_v at_o length_n have_v the_o good_a fortune_n to_o obtain_v his_o aim_n he_o know_v not_o how_o soon_o he_o may_v be_v reduce_v to_o his_o former_a or_o a_o worse_a condition_n if_o his_o soul_n be_v not_o immediate_o require_v of_o he_o as_o the_o rich_a man_n be_v in_o etc._n in_o c._n 12.16_o etc._n etc._n s._n luke_n gospel_n be_v when_o he_o have_v be_v just_a now_o contrive_v to_o enlarge_v his_o barn_n and_o take_v his_o ease_n and_o enjoy_v himself_o yet_o all_o his_o store_n upon_o which_o he_o so_o high_o value_v himself_o may_v be_v take_v away_o from_o he_o and_o he_o may_v have_v but_o little_a profit_n of_o all_o the_o labour_n that_o he_o have_v take_v under_o the_o sun_n instance_n 35._o instance_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n max._n tyr._n dissert_v 35._o be_v numerous_a in_o all_o age_n of_o person_n who_o from_o the_o great_a plenty_n whether_o by_o the_o immediate_a hand_n of_o god_n against_o they_o for_o their_o sin_n or_o by_o the_o malice_n or_o treachery_n of_o other_o man_n or_o by_o their_o own_o luxury_n and_o imprudence_n have_v be_v strange_o reduce_v to_o a_o low_a state_n to_o the_o great_a amazement_n of_o the_o beholder_n fire_n loss_n at_o sea_n or_o miscarriage_n at_o home_n the_o wickedness_n of_o a_o perjure_a villain_n the_o rapine_n of_o a_o enemy_n some_o flaw_n in_o a_o title_n some_o part_n of_o a_o estate_n unjusy_o detain_v or_o some_o extravagant_a humour_n of_o his_o own_o be_v enough_o to_o impoverish_v a_o man_n in_o a_o little_a time_n though_o at_o present_a he_o seem_v to_o be_v as_o far_o from_o it_o as_o any_o but_o 7._o but_o nempe_fw-la that_n &_o quodcunque_fw-la libet_fw-la fortuna_fw-la rapito_fw-la irus_n &_o est_fw-la subito_fw-la qui_fw-la modo_fw-la croesus_n erat_fw-la ovid._n trist_n l._n 3._o cl_o 7._o where_o these_o and_o other_o like_a cause_n concur_v as_o oftentimes_o many_o of_o they_o do_v though_o one_o have_v the_o wealth_n of_o croesus_n he_o can_v not_o prevent_v his_o own_o ruin_n thus_o it_o please_v god_n 53._o god_n s_o luk._n 1.51_o 52_o 53._o to_o show_v strength_n with_o his_o arm_n and_o to_o scatter_v the_o proud_a who_o be_v puss_v up_o at_o the_o thought_n of_o their_o large_a estate_n in_o the_o imagination_n of_o their_o heart_n put_v down_o the_o mighty_a from_o their_o seat_n and_o exalt_v they_o of_o low_a degree_n fill_v the_o hurgry_a with_o good_a thing_n and_o send_v the_o rich_a in_o the_o mean_a time_n empty_a away_o 3._o a_o plentiful_a fortune_n be_v not_o only_o a_o imperfect_a and_o uncertain_a comfort_n to_o the_o owner_n but_o it_o be_v many_o time_n a_o apparent_a mean_n of_o his_o ruin_n 17._o ruin_n eccles_n 5.13_o 14_o 15_o 16_o 17._o there_o be_v a_o sore_a evil_n say_v solomon_n that_o i_o have_v see_v under_o the_o sun_n namely_o riches_n keep_v for_o the_o owner_n thereof_o to_o their_o hurt_n but_o those_o riches_n perish_v by_o evil_a travail_n and_o he_o beget_v a_o son_n and_o there_o be_v nothing_o in_o his_o hand_n as_o he_o come_v forth_o of_o his_o mother_n womb_n naked_a shall_v he_o return_v to_o go_v as_o he_o come_v and_o shall_v take_v nothing_o of_o his_o labour_n which_o he_o may_v carry_v away_o in_o his_o hand_n and_o this_o also_o be_v a_o sore_a evil_n that_o in_o all_o point_n as_o he_o come_v so_o shall_v he_o go_v and_o what_o profit_n have_v he_o that_o he_o have_v labour_v for_o the_o wind_n all_o his_o day_n also_o he_o eat_v in_o darkness_n and_o be_v have_v much_o sorrow_n and_o wrath_n with_o his_o sickness_n where_o the_o preacher_n not_o only_o declare_v that_o the_o rich_a man_n wealth_n shall_v not_o accompany_v he_o into_o the_o other_o world_n but_o affirm_v moreover_o that_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n it_o frequent_o create_v he_o a_o great_a deal_n of_o care_n and_o anxiety_n and_o fear_v and_o danger_n and_o 7._o and_o nam_fw-la illud_fw-la praetereo_fw-la quàm_fw-la multi_fw-la perierint_fw-la possessionum_fw-la aut_fw-la opum_fw-la gratiâ_fw-la lactant._n de_fw-fr mort_fw-fr persecut_fw-la c._n 7._o perhaps_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o his_o death_n at_o last_o exciting_a thief_n or_o his_o own_o servant_n or_o it_o may_v be_v his_o child_n or_o other_o his_o relation_n to_o dispatch_v he_o out_o of_o the_o way_n to_o the_o end_n they_o may_v divide_v the_o spoil_n among_o themselves_o or_o else_o it_o expose_v he_o to_o the_o malice_n or_o covetousness_n of_o some_o great_a person_n who_o he_o be_v in_o no_o capacity_n to_o withstand_v which_o be_v the_o case_n of_o etc._n of_o 1_o king_n 21.4_o v._o 9_o etc._n etc._n naiboth_n the_o fairness_n and_o convenience_n of_o who_o vineyard_n make_v ahab_n uneasy_a for_o want_n of_o it_o and_o thereby_o put_v jezebel_n upon_o contrive_v his_o death_n to_o obtain_v it_o so_o 10._o so_o jussuque_fw-la neronis_n longinum_n &_o magnos_fw-la senecae_fw-la praedivitis_fw-la hortos_fw-la clausit_fw-la &_o egregias_fw-la lateranorum_fw-la obsidet_fw-la aedes_fw-la tota_n cohors_fw-la juv._n sat._n 10._o longinus_n plentiful_a revenue_n and_o seneca_n stately_a and_o pleasant_a garden_n cost_v each_o of_o they_o his_o life_n which_o they_o lose_v only_o by_o have_v so_o tempt_v a_o bait_n for_o the_o greedy_a tyrant_n and_o thus_o it_o often_o happen_v that_o a_o ibid._n a_o sed_fw-la plures_fw-la nimiâ_fw-la congesta_fw-la pecunia_fw-la curâ_fw-la strangulat_fw-la ibid._n overgrow_a estate_n raise_v the_o envy_n of_o some_o and_o work_n upon_o the_o avarice_n of_o other_o and_o so_o the_o possessor_n come_v to_o pay_v dear_o for_o it_o for_o in_o the_o conclusion_n either_o he_o be_v secret_o murder_v or_o which_o be_v worse_o be_v take_v 8._o take_v ubicunque_fw-la cultiorem_fw-la agrum_fw-la viderat_fw-la dioclesianus_n aut_fw-la ornatius_fw-la aedificium_fw-la jam_fw-la parata_fw-la domino_fw-la calumnia_fw-la &_o poena_fw-la capitalis_fw-la lactant._n de_fw-fr mort_fw-fr persec_fw-la c._n 7._o cum_fw-la opus_fw-la esset_fw-la maximiano_n herc._n non_fw-la deerant_fw-la locupletissimi_fw-la senatores_fw-la qui_fw-la subornatis_fw-la indiciis_fw-la affectasse_fw-la imperium_fw-la dicerentur_fw-la ita_fw-la ut_fw-la effoderentur_fw-la assiduè_fw-la lumina_fw-la senatus_n ibid._n c._n 8._o off_o by_o false_a accusation_n and_o a_o pretence_n of_o justice_n and_o so_o be_v
his_o design_n and_o how_o vain_a this_o be_v the_o wise_a man_n inform_v we_o say_v 19.21_o say_v prov._n 19.21_o there_o be_v many_o device_n in_o a_o man_n heart_n nevertheless_o the_o counsel_n of_o the_o lord_n that_o shall_v stand_v in_o which_o word_n be_v aver_v that_o though_o man_n may_v plot_v and_o contrive_v and_o when_o they_o impatient_o desire_v what_o they_o have_v not_o or_o be_v possess_v with_o a_o fearful_a expectation_n of_o some_o impend_a calamity_n or_o groan_v under_o some_o heavy_a burden_n may_v employ_v their_o wit_n to_o find_v out_o mean_v of_o remove_v these_o their_o fear_n or_o trouble_n yet_o if_o these_o mean_n agree_v not_o with_o the_o will_n and_o word_n of_o god_n and_o the_o wise_a determination_n of_o his_o providence_n their_o purpose_n must_v needs_o become_v abortive_a there_o be_v as_o he_o speak_v in_o another_o place_n 21.30_o place_n c._n 21.30_o no_o wisdom_n nor_o understanding_n nor_o counsel_n against_o the_o lord_n god_n be_v infinite_a in_o knowledge_n and_o power_n and_o 40.28_o and_o be_v 40.28_o there_o be_v no_o search_v of_o his_o understanding_n nor_o any_o resist_n his_o arm._n 4.35_o arm._n dan._n 4.35_o he_o do_v according_a to_o his_o will_n in_o the_o army_n of_o heaven_n and_o among_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o none_o can_v stay_v his_o hand_n or_o say_v unto_o he_o what_o do_v thou_o and_o 3●_n and_o v._o 3●_n those_o that_o walk_v in_o pride_n as_o all_o do_v who_o thus_o inconsiderate_o set_v themselves_o to_o countermine_v his_o proceed_n concern_v they_o he_o be_v able_a to_o abase_v this_o the_o great_a nabuchadnezzar_n find_v to_o his_o sorrow_n when_o he_o have_v be_v magnify_v his_o own_o glory_n and_o grandeur_n the_o stateliness_n of_o his_o palace_n and_o the_o extent_n of_o his_o dominion_n the_o might_n of_o his_o power_n and_o the_o honour_n of_o his_o majesty_n and_o be_v hereupon_o immediate_o drive_v from_o among_o man_n and_o force_v to_o herd_n with_o the_o beast_n of_o the_o field_n 34._o field_n v._o 34._o till_o he_o be_v bring_v to_o bless_v and_o praise_n and_o honour_v the_o most_o high_a who_o live_v for_o ever_o and_o to_o acknowledge_v that_o his_o dominion_n be_v a_o everlasting_a dominion_n and_o his_o kingdom_n from_o generation_n to_o generation_n and_o who_o be_v thou_o o_o man_n that_o think_v to_o withstand_v his_o decree_n or_o how_o will_v thou_o be_v better_a able_a than_o this_o potent_a monarch_n to_o defend_v thyself_o against_o he_o the_o lest_o thou_o can_v possible_o expect_v in_o this_o case_n be_v that_o he_o shall_v withdraw_v his_o blessing_n from_o these_o thy_o endeavour_n and_o render_v they_o fruitless_a for_o want_v of_o it_o to_o this_o purpose_n the_o excellent_a s._n chrysostome_n comment_v upon_o those_o word_n of_o our_o bless_a saviour_n 10.16_o saviour_n s._n mat._n 10.16_o behold_v i_o send_v you_o forth_o as_o sheep_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o wolf_n be_v you_o therefore_o wise_a as_o serpent_n and_o harmless_a as_o dove_n 〈◊〉_d dove_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d d._n chrysost_o in_o 〈◊〉_d let_v we_o therefore_o say_v he_o be_v ashamed_a to_o act_v contrary_o by_o set_v upon_o our_o enemy_n like_o wolf_n for_o so_o long_o as_o we_o retain_v the_o meekness_n of_o sheep_n and_o act_n like_o they_o we_o be_v sure_a to_o come_v off_o conqueror_n though_o many_o thousand_o of_o wolf_n shall_v encompass_v we_o we_o shall_v yet_o be_v able_a to_o overpower_v and_o subdue_v they_o but_o if_o ourselves_o once_o become_v wolf_n we_o must_v expect_v thenceforward_o to_o be_v overcome_v because_o hereby_o we_o lose_v our_o best_a security_n the_o care_n and_o protection_n of_o the_o shepherd_n 2._o in_o fly_v to_o unlawful_a mean_n in_o order_n to_o our_o welfare_n we_o take_v the_o sure_a course_n to_o set_v god_n at_o enmity_n with_o we_o provoke_v he_o not_o only_o to_o deny_v we_o his_o blessing_n but_o purposely_o to_o blast_v all_o our_o best-laid_a design_n this_o be_v a_o 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