36. Then said he unto them, But now, he that hath a Purse, let him take it, and likewise his scrip: and he that hath no sword, let him sell his garment and buy one.
HOW like a Father doth Christ forewarn his Di∣sciples of their approaching danger, and of the mighty change of their quiet into a very dismal and ca∣lamitous Estate and Condition, that they may not think much of it, when it comes! How often doth the Mini∣sters of the Gospel forewarn thee, O my Soul, of the change of thy Prosperity into Adversity, of the change of thy Health into Sickness, of the change of thy Life into Death, yet thou wilt take no warning! How apt art thou to flatter thy self, that thy Mountain shall never be shaken, that thy Prosperity shall never be moved, that here thou art to continue many years, that thy health will be vigorous to the last! How grievous, and how irksome will that change be, which foresight did not qualifie! And how much heavier will be the burthen at last, which thou didst not believe would come upon thee! How soft and easie would thy fall be, if thou thought'st of it aforehand! The more unexpected thy sorrows are, the more they will gall, and that which will add to the misery, will be the remembrance of thy former dangerous security.