Duties to be afflicted.
We must not sudden∣ly fall upon the distres∣sed, but give their sor∣row a vent, and them time to bemoan them∣selves, Job 2.13. Ezek. 3.15.
Pity should be extend∣ed unto such from their friends, Iob 6.14.
It is reproachful, to be afraid at our friends dejection, Iob 6.21.
When men are in great afflictions, they must be suffered to be∣moan themselves, Iob 13.19.
In others miseries we ought not to breake a leaf driven to and fro, nor to pursue the dry stubble, Iob 13.25.
We ought to asswage their grief, Iob 16.5.
We must not break them in peeces with words, Iob 19.2.
The more they are smitten of God, the more we ought to pity them and beare with their weaknesses, Iob 19.22.
In comforting, it is good to pause a while, and let our Elders be∣gin, observing what they leave unsaid, Iob 34 4, 11.
We ought not deale too plainly with the distressed, in some cases untill they have gather∣ed strength to bear and profit by our sayings, Iob 34.7.17.
We ought not to re∣joice or insult over o∣thers afflictions, Obad 13.14.
We must be carefull not to adde affliction to