grudge, nor envy, nor arbi∣trarily
deny us any thing that has a
true Tendency towards our Satis∣faction,
and therefore when he de∣prives
us of those occasional goods
that minister to our Ease and Plea∣sure,
'tis only that he may more
fully secure our Interest in our true
and only good, by removing those
things that stood between us and
it, which eclipsed our View,
withdrew our Affections, and hin∣dred
us in the Enjoyment of it.
And therefore to fix our Love
warmly and entirely on GOD, is
the most likely Way to be sure of
possessing all that is good in other
things. For the Crosses and Dis∣appointments
that we meet with
are mainly designed to divert us
from our vain Pursuit after the
Shadow of good, and to direct us
towards the Substance; to show
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