That we ought to cast all our care upon God
The Following of Christ, in Four Books, 1819, no. XVIISource and notes
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Chap. XVII.—That we ought to cast all our care upon God
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| Printed in | The Following of Christ, in Four Books |
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| Imprint | London, Keating, Brown and Co., 1819 |
| Number | XVII |
| Pages | pp. 179–180 |
| Scan | leaf 189, leaf 190 of the Internet Archive copy |
| Rights | Public domain in the United States. |
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SON, suffer me to do with thee what I will: I know what is best for thee:
Thou thinkest as man: thou judgest in many things as human affection suggests.
Lord, what thou sayest is true, thy care over me is greater than all the care I can take of myself.
For he stands at too great a hazard that does not cast his whole care on thee.
Lord, provided that my will remain but firm towards thee, do with me whatsoever it shall please thee:
For it cannot but be good whatever thou shalt do by me.
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If thou wilt have me to be in darkness, be thou blessed; and if thou wilt have me to be in light, be thou again blessed. If thou vouchsafe to comfort me, be thou blessed: and if it be thy will that I should be afflicted, be thou always equally blessed.
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Son, it is in this manner thou must stand affected, if thou desire to walk with me.
Thou must be as ready to suffer as to rejoice; thou must be as willing to be poor and needy, as to be full and rich.
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Lord, I will suffer willingly for thee whatsoever thou art pleased should befal me.
I will receive with indifference from thy hand good and evil, sweet and bitter, joyful and sorrowful; and will give thee thanks for all that happens to me.
Keep me only from all sin, and I will fear neither death nor hell.
Cast me not off for ever, nor blot me out of the book of life; and what tribulation soever befalleth me shall not hurt me.