Of acknowledging God in all our Ways. 317 or the weakeft child. Such fubmiflion to SERM. God's will is often recommended to us in XII. fcripture as an eminent part of our duty, and Li-vv inftances of it in the praäice of good men recorded with high approbation. The in- fiances of Eli and of David are mentioned with great applaufe, who meekly fubmitted to providence in very great diftrefs, and under the affeäing apprehenfions of moll grievous calamities. The former *, that eminently pious man, received with amazing equanimity the terrible denunciations of divine judgments against him and his family; it is the Lord, let him do what feemeth him good. The other of David -I-, who when reduced to the last extremity by the unnatural rebellion of his fon, driven from fern falem his imperial city, and the appointed place of religious folem- nities ; fays, If I (hall find favour in the eyes of the Lord, he will bring me again, and flew me his habitation ; but if he thus fay, I have no delight in thee : behold here am I, let him do to me as feemeth good unto him. Other examples there are moll worthy of our no- tice, but the principal pattern which we should endeavour above all others to imitate, is, that of our Lord yefus Chrf, who * s Samuel, iii. iS. t s Sam. xv. es. through
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