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The Victory of Patience

by Richard Younge · fl. 1640–1670

Published: 1636
Length: 61,469 words
Reading: ~4 hours
Divisions: 67

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The victory of patience and benefit of affliction, with how to husband it so, that the weakest Christian (with blessing from above) may bee able to support himselfe in his most miserable exigents. Together with a counterpoyson or antipoyson against all griefe, being a tenth of the doves innocency, and the serpents subtilty. Extracted out of the choisest authors, ancient and moderne, necessary to be read of all that any way suffer tribulation. By R.Y.

London Printed by R. B[adger] and are to be sold [by M. Allot] at the blacke Beare in Pauls Church-yard 1636.

Original spelling, as transcribed by the Text Creation Partnership.

Front matter
Title page
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Chapter 1CHAP. 1. Why the Lord suffers his children so to be traduced, and persecuted, by his and their enemies: and…
Chapter 2CHAP. 2. That it makes for the glory of his Wisdome.
Chapter 3CHAP. 3. That the graces of God, in his children, may the more s…ine through imployment.
Chapter 4CHAP. 4. That God suffers his children to be afflicted and persecuted, by ungodly men, that so they may be…

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Chapter 7CHAP. 7. That it weanes them from the love of the world.
Chapter 8CHAP. 8. That it keepes them alwayes prepared to the spirituall combate.
Chapter 9CHAP. 9. How it discovers whether we bee true beleevers or hypocrites.
Chapter 10CHAP. 10. That it prevents greater evills of Sinne and Punishment to come.
Chapter 11CHAP. 11. That it makes them humble.
Chapter 12CHAP. 12. How it makes them conformable unto Christ their Head.
Chapter 13CHAP. 13. That it increaseth their faith.
Chapter 14CHAP. 14. That it increaseth their joy and thankefulnesse.
Chapter 15CHAP. 15. How it increaseth their spirituall wisedome.
Chapter 16CHAP. 16. How it increaseth their patience.
Chapter 17CHAP. 17. Reasons of Patience. That the godly are patient in suffering of wrongs, because innocent.
Chapter 18CHAP. 18. That it is more laudable to forgive, than revenge.
Chapter 19CHAP. 19. That s…ffering is the only way to prevent suffering.
Chapter 20CHAP. 20. That they beare injuries patiently, because their sins have deserved it, and a far greater…
Chapter 21CHAP. 21. They are patient because their sufferings are counterpoysed and made sweet with more than…
Chapter 22CHAP. 22. That they are patient, because patience brings a reward with it.
Chapter 23CHAP. 23. Because our enemies are ignorant.
Chapter 24CHAP. 24. Because they are rather to bee pittied than maligned, or reckoned of.
Chapter 25CHAP. 25. That their expectation may not be answered.
Chapter 26CHAP. 26. Because it is for our credit to be evill spoken of by them, and would be a disparagement to have…
Chapter 27CHAP. 27. Because our enemies may learne, and be wonne by our example.
Chapter 28CHAP. 28. Because they will not take Gods Office out of his hand.
Chapter 29CHAP. 29. Because they have respect unto Gods Commandement.
Chapter 30CHAP. 30. That they are patient in suffering of wrongs, for Gods glory.
Chapter 31CHAP. 31. That they may follow Christs example, and imitate the patience of the Saints in all Ages.
Chapter 32CHAP. 32. Rules to bee observed touching thoughts, words, and deeds, when we are wronged.
Chapter 33CHAP. 33. Vse and Application of the former Reasons.
Chapter 34CHAP. 34. That though God disposeth of all their malice to his childrens greater good, yet they shall bee…
Chapter 35CHAP. 35. Other grounds of comfort to support a Christian, in his sufferings. And first, that God is…
Chapter 36CHAP. 36. That all afflictions, from the least to the greatest, doe come to passe, not by accident, chance,…
Chapter 37CHAP. 37. That stripes from the Almighty, are speciall tokens and pledges of his adoption and love.
Chapter 38CHAP. 38. That Christ and all the Saints are our Partners, and partakers with us in the Crosse; yea our…
Chapter 39CHAP. 39. That the more wee suffer here (so it be for righteousnesse sake) the greater our reward shall be…
Chapter 40CHAP. 40. Application of the former Grounds.
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Table of contentsTHE TABLE.
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Part B
Part C
Part D
Part E
Part F
Part G
Part H
Part I
Part K
Part L
Part M
Part N
Part O
Part P
Part Q
Part R
Part S
Part T
Part V
Part W
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