The virgins pattern, in the exemplary life and lamented death of Mrs. Susanna Perwich, daughter of Mr. Robert Perwich, who departed this life ... July 3, 1661 published at the earn[est] request of divers that knew her well, for the use and benefit of others / by John Batchiler, a neer relation ...

XX. DECAD.

191. Whether sanctified content∣ment, will not make every condition sweet? and the contrary, make any

thing, be it never so satisfactory and comfortable in it self, burdensom and intollerable to the restless mind? and whether true thankfulness or un∣thankfulness for mercies received, are not proportionable to these two? 1 Tim. 6.6. Exod. 16.2, to 22. Psal. 106.24, 25.

192. Whether one may not be ve∣ry poor and very rich at the same time? and whether some men in their rags, have not a great interest in God, while others in their stately Robes, have none at all? Jam. 2.5. Luk. 16.19, to 24.

193. Whether poor Servants, and others in lowest condition, should not take arguments from their own mean∣ness here in this world, to seek after the Kingdom of Heaven the more di∣ligently, that so they may have as large Revenues there as any others? and whether our Saviour doth not imitate as much, where he saith, the poor re∣ceive the Gospel? Zeph. 3.12. Mat.

11.5. Mark 12.42. Luk. 4.18. & 6.20.

194. Whether Parents that have many Children, and but little or no∣thing to leave with them when they dye, have not the more need to seek after Portions of Grace for them, pour forth many Prayers, and exercise much Faith in the Covenant of Grace, on Grace on their behalf? Gen. 17.7. Act. 2.39. Psal. 37.29. 1 Sam. 1.27. com∣pared with, Chap. 2.7. Gen. 48. throughout.

195. Whether Faith in Christ, the great Saviour and deliverer of man∣kind, be not the best Midwife to wo∣men in travel, and the best Nurse for them and their Children afterwards? and whether their chiefest care should not be to make sure of this Midwife and Nurse, above all others? 1 Tim. 2.15. Psal. 91.14, 15, 16.

196. Whether idleness be not the Devils cushion? and whether slothful∣ness doth not gather f••lth, as standing

waters do mud? Ezek. 16.49. 1 Tim. 5.13.

197. Whether a firm perswasion of Gods omniscience, omnipresence, ha∣tred of sin, and of his power and re∣solution to punish it, where not re∣pented of, would not prevent millions of sins that are hourly committed throughout the whole world? Psal. 50.21, 22. & 90.8. & 139.1, to 13.

198. Whether the bare believing that there is a God, that Christ is the Son of God, the Scriptures the Word of God, and that all men ought to walk according to them, be any other kind of faith, than the Devils them∣selves have? Jam. 2.19, Mat. 8.29. & Chap. 4.6.

199. Whether to bear and forbear among Friends and neer Relations, be not excellent and most necessary du∣ties? and yet how difficultly are they learned? and how few are there that practice them well? Rom. 15.1. Gal.

6.2. Ephes. 4.2. Colos. 3.13.

200. Whether growing in Grace, be not the only way to thrive? and whether he doth not become richer and richer that trades at this Mart, and without fear too of losing what he hath already got? 2 Pet. 3.18. Prov. 3.13, 14, 15. & 4.7, 8, 9.