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 heaven. There is a divine art of contentment to be learned in the ſchool of Christ, which whoſoever hath learned, hath taken a degree in heaven, and knows how to be happy both in want and abundance, faith pious biſhop Hall.

The doctrine that we ſhould observe is this, that God will be a near help a ſuccour, a ſhield, a ſupport and deliverer of his people in all the and afflictions that they can meet within this world.

And this is confirmed by ſeveral texts of holy ſcripture, viz. "Many are the afflictions of the righteous but the Lord will deliver him of them all," Pſal. xxxiv. 19. " Lord is my Shepherd I ſhall not want," Pſal. xxiii.1. Hope in the Lord; be ſtrong, and he ſhall comfort thine heart, and truſt in the Lord Pſalm xxxvii. 3, 25. "Truſt in the Lord and do good, so thou ſhall dwell in the land, and verily thou ſhalt be fed. I have been young and am now old; yet have I ſeen the righteous forſaken, nor his ſeed begging bread."

"Commit thy ways to the Lord, and