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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

hee receiueth Seeing then it is so plaine that all Gods children must thorough much tribulation enter into the kingdome of heauen it followes directly that all that will bee saued must of necessitie bee armed with patience For how shall we be able to keepe faith and our holy profession if we be not heartned with patience and quiet mindes to beare all tribulation The want of this Grace of Patience hath beene the cause why many who made a good profession when persecution or some other tribulation arose haue started backe and behaued themselues like meere worldlings VVherfore least any of vs in time of tribulation should fall away and giue vp all that wee haue heard like the hearers which are compared to the stony ground Luke 8. 13. Let vs euen now whiles it is called to day begin to vse the best meanes that we can to settle our soules in patience There be very many means prescribed by Diuines among which may it please you to take notice of these fiue The first is Prayer In his owne strength saith Hannah shall no man preuaile 1. Sam. 2. 9. But our helpe commeth from the Lord our God which made heauen and earth Psalm 121. 2. Now the sanctified meanes to obtaine any good thing as helpe strength patience in tribulation is Prayer as Christ saith Matth. 7. 7. Aske and it shall bee giuen you againe Iohn 16. 23. Whatsoeuer yee shall aske the Father in my name hee will giue it you On the other side S. Iames saith plainely Chap. 4. 2. Yee haue not because yee aske not Many surely haue not patience in tribulation because they are not earnest in prayer wherefore if wee affect this great and rare gift of patience let vs be instant in prayer Euery Booke is full of the commendation of prayer but he that would reape any benefit by prayer must resolue with himselfe to enter into a set course of prayer as Dauid and Daniel did and continually vpon euery occasion lift vp his heart vnto God and be very thankfull for the least fauour The second meanes is humblenesse of mind If thou wouldst bee patient in tribulation thou must labour for Humilitie which is the ground-worke of all Grace God giues Grace to the humble saith Iames and Peter He which is of an humble Spirit hath that within him which will quench the furious passion of impatience as soone as it begins to burne out If thou hast cause of griefe or vexation giuen thee by a froward wife a strange husband a rebellious child a dissolute seruant an vniust or foule-mouthed neighbour a faithlesse friend or a cruell enemy thy humble spirit will tell thee that thou hast behaued thy selfe more vntowardly towards thy heauenly Father and if he strike thee with sicknesse with want or any other calamitie if hee take from thee thy children thy friends thy wealth thy Honour If thou hast an humble minde it will tell thee this It is Gods great mercy that thou thy selfe art not confounded and cast into hell It will make thee say with Dauid in that great triall when he fled from Absolon 2 Samuel 15. 26. Here am I. let him doe to mee as seemeth good vnto him The third meanes to worke patience is the ioynt exercise of Faith Hope and a good Conscience Hee that by faith laies hold on the forgiuenesse of sin and reconciliation with God by the bloud of Christ And withall by the eye of hope entreth within the vayle and beholdeth the glory prepared This man shall bee able quietly constantly and patiently to indure all crosses afflictions and tribulation which God the Deuill and all the world can lay vpon him especially if hee ioyne vnto faith and hope a good conscience For the cabbinet to lay vp the jewells of faith and hope in that they may stand vs in stead at euery assault is a good conscience Faith indeed first breeds a good conscience and then a good conscience doth as it were nourish faith so that hee which stickes not to make shipwracke of a good conscience will quickly fall away from faith and then euery tribulation will make him impatient This threefold cord of faith hope and a good conscience is that which heretofore hath kept the Saints and Martyrs constant and patient in all their afflictions They were put vpon troubles and tribulation intolerable inhumane iudgement yet were they more then conquerours through faith hope and a good conscience Because they beleeued their sinnes were forgiuen and in the course of sobrietie righteousnesse and godlinesse waited for the blessed hope and glorious appearing of their Sauiour Christ nothing could dash them out of countenance Wouldest thou bee patient in tribulation then must thou doe as thou hearest the Saints haue done Thou must first beleeue according to the tenour of the Gospel that thy sinnes are forgiuen and withall consider what a wonderfull benefit this is then canst thou not chuse but be patient in any tribulation It is most certaine thou neuer didst truely esteeme the fauour of God in Christ thou didst neuer soundly ponder what an inestimable benefit the forgiuenesse of sins is if thou canst not be contented therewith and willing with patience to indure any tribulation which the Lord shall lay vpon thee Moreouer if thou hast respect vnto the recompence of reward thou wilt esteem reproch losse of Honor wealth friends worldly contentment greater treasure then all the commodities in the world Lastly a good conscience is a strong supporter in all manner of tribulation did not the Heathen say Hic murus aheneus esto Nil conscire mali It is a brazen wall against all assault to be guiltie of no sin What made Ioseph so patient in prison His conscience was not clogged with guilt what made his brethren so much moued at the first touch They had euill consciences Euen so any tribulation will make thee impatient if thou hast not purged thy conscience from dead workes but if thou resoluest in all things to walke honestly whatsoeuer it cost thee thou shalt be able to beare with a quiet mind whatsoeuer befall thee The fourth meanes to cause patience is to set thy selfe to indure hardnesse as a good Souldier of Iesus Christ 2 Tim. 2. 3. It is good for a man to beare the yoake from his youth Lament 3. 27. Tribulation worketh patience Rom. 5. 3. The fifth meanes of patience is to enter into serious meditation concerning the ground carriage vse and issue of all tribulation The principall meditations wherewith our hearts may be taken vp are foure First that all tribulation comes from God Secondly that in all tribulation he deales wisely and louingly Thirdly that he sends tribulation for some good end Fourthly that he is ready alwayes to afford helpe for the present and to deliuer in fit season All these well weighed are able to make vs patient in any tribulation To speake to them seuerally First That all our afflictions from the one end