An effectual prescription against the anguish of all diseases and against all other afflictions to which the nature of man is subject. Penn'd, and publish'd, and approv'd, from the author's experience of it: but more especially from the experience of very many much greater and better men, the latchet of whose shoes he is not worthy to untie.

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Title: An effectual prescription against the anguish of all diseases and against all other afflictions to which the nature of man is subject. Penn'd, and publish'd, and approv'd, from the author's experience of it: but more especially from the experience of very many much greater and better men, the latchet of whose shoes he is not worthy to untie.
Author: Pierce, Thomas, 1622-1691.
Publication: Oxford :: printed by Leon. Lichfield, for Samuel Clark, bookseller,; an. Dom. 1691.
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§. XVIII.

This Rejoycing evermore, and gi∣ving of Thanks in all Conditions, especially in the most Adverse, (whether Appointed, or Permitted, by the good Providence of God,) A world of Confessors and Martyrs have been convinced of being possible,* 1.1 by plain expe∣rience; and Experience is the Great Mistress, which will instruct the most stupid, and con∣vince the most stubborn of her Disciples. The Experience I speak of is plainly this; that by the perpetual Blessing of God whereby the worst of all Evenements work together for good to them that love God.* 1.2 There is no∣thing adds more to a Man's Happiness upon Earth, than to be injur'd for this Well-doing; and Envied for his being Blameless; and bit∣terly hated by such as God hates; and for re∣ceiving much evil, for his Good offices, or his Good will. For to suffer such things, as those with Faith,* 1.3 and Patience, and Thanksgiving, is said by St. Peter to be Thankworthy, and a thing Acceptable with God. Whereas to suffer for Evil-doing, or to be commended for doing well, can never be said to be Thank∣worthy, and much less to be Meritorious.

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* 1.1

Compare Heb. xi. with Acts. 9. 31.

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* 1.2

Rom. 8. 28.

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* 1.3

1 Pet. 2. 19, 20.

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