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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A04626	A treatise of patience in tribulation first, preached before the Right Honourable the Countesse of Southampton in her great heauines for the death of her most worthy husband and sonne: afterward inlarged for the helpe of all that are any way afflicted crossed or troubled. By William Iones B. of D. and P. of Arraton in the Isle of Wight. Herevnto are ioyned the teares of the Isle of Wight, shed on the tombe of their most noble Captaine Henrie Earle of Southampton and the Lord Wriothesly his sonne.	Jones, William, b. 1581 or 2.	1625 (1625)	STC 14747; ESTC S107863	31,017	54

things of nothing if we would but giue glory to his Word which sayes Hee is with vs in trouble and alwaies at hand to helpe vs in all our tribulation Feare not for I am with thee saith the Lord to euery one that is in trouble For the confirmation of this difficult point That God is with them that are in tribulation mark what Christ saith Iohn 16. 33. These things haue I spoken that in mee yee might haue peace In the world yee shall haue tribulation But bee of good cheare I haue ouercome the world Againe he sayes Matthew 28. 20. Loe I am with you alwayes euen vnto the end of the world which wordes by Hieronym and Chrysostome are vnderstood of Christs presence to all beleeuers vnto the worlds end But the manner of his presence is spirituall viz. He is present by his Spirit of this Spirit it is that hee sayes Iohn 14. 16. I will pray the Father and hee shall giue you another Comforter that he may abide with you for euer Euen the Spirit of Truth which dwelleth with you and shall be in you Againe Ioh. 16. 7. It is expedient for you that I goe away for if I goe not away the Comforter will not come vnto you but if I depart I will send him vnto you By these places it is euident what kind of presence Christ promised to his Church and euery beleeuer vnto the worlds end Euen the presence of his Spirit which is the Comforter and if any aske how Christ by his Spirit doth comfort beleeuers in tribulation and make them patient I answere three wayes First The Spirit teacheth them to apply vnto themselues the precious promises of presence and assistance as Esay 43. 2. When thou passest through the water I will be with thee Psalme 34. 7. The Angel of the Lord encampeth round about them that feare him Psa. 37. 5. Commit thy way vnto the Lord trust also in him and he will bring it to passe These and many such promises doth the Spirit teach beleeuers to apply vnto their own soules declaring also how God hath made good such promises from time to time to al that trusted in him Secondly Christ by his Spirit helps beleeuers in tribulation by powring into their hearts the gifts and graces of the Spirit whereby they are made patient as namely joy courage patience confidence peace of conscience the spirit of supplication yea the Spirit helpes all our infirmities and makes intercession vnto God for vs Rom. 8. 26. Thirdly The Spirit workes patience in vs By bearing witnesse to our spirits that wee are the children of God if children then heires heires of God and ioynt heires with Christ so that if wee suffer with him we shall also be glorified together Rom. 8. 16. These be strong comforts able to make any man patient wherefore if we loue our soules let vs now whiles wee haue time get these comforts about vs that when we fall into any tribulation wee may haue comfort at hand They that are of abilitie will alwayes haue in a readinesse hot waters and cordialls against qualmes and sudden fits How much more ought we to be wise in prouiding against the qualmes of our soules considering that wee are daily subiect to some tribulation or other Now the principall cordiall for the soule in all distresse is the comfort of the Holy-ghost which Chriss hath promised to all beleeuers Let all beleeuers therefore soundly stay their hearts in all tribulation vpon this Comforter which as hee is inuincible in himselfe so is he able to ouercome all euill whatsoeuer to which we are subiect If this Comforter be with vs wee need not feare what befalls vs whether tribulation or distresse or persecution or famine or nakednesse or perill or sword in all these we shall be more then conquerors Yea we need not feare pouertie reproch sicknesse desolation torment death this Comforter hath consolation in store which will comfort vs in despight of all these euills in their greatest extreamitie Nature and Art can worke onely by meanes But the Spirit which is the Comforter of beleeuers in all tribulation can work with meanes and without meanes yea and against meanes Psal. 112. 4. Vnto the vpright there ariseth light in darknesse I may adde ioy in sorrow peace in trouble abundance in want life in death VVhen any beleeuer is called out by God to be tried by tribulation the Spirit forthwith either furnishes him with sufficient strength or abates the strength of the affliction as we see in Ioseph Moses the three children the Prophets Apostles Martyrs in all ages Let vs therfore hearing these things out of the Word of Truth labor daily to find them verified in our selues that we may be patient in tribulatiō Now followes the latter clause of the fourth Meditation viz. That God in all tribulation will giue a seasonable and gracious issue If their were no end of tribulation it were in vaine to perswade to patience But nothing is more often mentioned in Scripture then an end of trouble Psal. 34. 19. Many are the troubles of the righteous but the Lord deliuereth them out of all Ioh. 16. 20. Yee shall be sorrowfull but your sorrow shal be turned into ioy How often doth Dauid confesse that the Lord deliuered him out of all his tribulation Ob. Yea but Dauid and others complain that it is very long before the Lord helps them and the same complaint doe many in these dayes take vp insomuch that they begin to faint vnder the burden of sicknesse want disgrace c. before they be deliuered Ans. This is true the Lord sometimes deferres long before he helpes vs in tribulation but he doth it in wisdome if we had eyes to see it To some he defers to grant their suit that he may make them more earnest in prayer which is an exercise wherein he greatly delights Secondly He deferres some to make them more sweetly taste the benefits when it comes whereas if it were presently granted it would be quickly forgotten Thirdly God delaies to send help in trouble to put vs in mind how we haue put off from day to day to turn to him Fourthly Most commonly God prolongs the time of our tribulation because it hath not fully accomplished the worke for which he sent it Our vaine imaginations are not cast downe our rebellious lusts are not mortified our minds are not humbled our compassion towardes others in affliction is not stirred vp our hearts are not weaned from this world wherefore if the hand of God at any time be vpon thee presently enter into examination with thy selfe and deale impartially with thy soule and humble thy selfe mightily if thou expect deliuerance For God delights not in thy tribulation but delayes only vntill thou art prepared for deliuerance Obiect I haue examined all my wayes and humbled my selfe greatly and beene very earnest in prayer long and yet I see no end of trouble Ans. Perhaps thou dost make too much hast whereas