40 And in the Power ofhis might. his Caffle upon gracious termes of having his life (pared, and he fafely convey'd to his houfe, there to be fetled peaceably in his elate and poffetTions, for ali which he bath the Generals hand and Seal , on which he marchech forth; but the rude fouldiers affault him, and put him in feare of his fife, he ap.. peals to the General , (whole honour now is engaged for him) and is prefemly releeved, and his enemies punifht : Thou mayeft poore foule, when accufed by Satan , mollefted by his terrours , fay, It is God that jr-flifies ; I have his hand to it, that I fbould have my life given me affoon as I laid down my armes and fubmitted to him, which f dcfire to do ; behold, the gates of my heart are open to let the Prince of peace in, and is not the Almighty able to performe his protnift.? I com- mit my kite to him as unto a faithful Creatou Secondly, improve thisAlmighty power ofGod, and thy . tereit therein, in-temptations to fin, when thou art over-power- ed, and fieft before the face of thy firong corruption, or fear- eft thou fbalt one day fall by it, make bold to take hold of thin attribute, and re-inforce thy felffrom it again to refill', and in re- filling, tobelieve a timely viftoryover it. The Almighty God flands in fight of thee while thou art in the valley fighting, and ftayes but for a call from thee when diftreffed in battel, and then he will come to thy refcue : 7eholhaphat cried, when in the throng of his enemies, and the Lord helped him, much more mayeft thou promife thy fell his fuccour in thy foul-combates: Betake thy fell to the throne of grace with that promife ; Sin lhall not have dominion over you: and before thou urgeft it (the more to help thy faith,) comfort thy fell with this, that though this word Almighty is not expreft, yet it is implied in this and every promife, and thou mayeft without adding a title to the Word of God read it in thy foul ; fin fhall not have dominion over you, faith the AlmightyGod, for this and all his attributes are the conflant feale to all his promifes. Now foule put the bond in Mit, fear not the recovery, 'cis debt, and fodue : He is able whoa thou fueft, and fo there is no feare of lofing the charge of the fuit, and he that was fo gracious to binde himfelf when he was free, will be fo faithful (being able) to perform now be is bound: only while thou expedeft the performance of the promife, and the affillance of this Almighty power againft thy cor
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