bf acknówìledging God in all our Trays. 3 21 belonging to them, which we reafonably pur- SERA/14 fue within their proper limits. But they all XII. depend upon God, as truly as the nobleft, theme ultimate end of our Being : it is by the blef- fing of God, what our Saviour calls the words proceeding out of his mouth, the powerful command, the energy and influence of his providence, that life is fuftained, we have health, our indufiry is rendered fuccefsful for getting wealth, honour, the comfort of fo- ciety, knowledge, in fine, every thing whereby our condition in this world is made agree- able ; and without his blefling, the concur- ring operation of providence dire ding our paths, countenancing and over- ruling the if fues of them for good, without this, I fay, all our ways, our fchemes, counfels and en. deavours, would be utterly ineffeé`tual. From what has been faid, you will ob- ferve, that the direEtion of our paths attri buted to God contains a variety of his opera tions. In general, Divine Providence fuper- intending all things, watching over and caring for even the molt minute of them, (the very hairs of our heads are numbered) directs our paths, orders them aright, prevents emergents unforefeen by us which might have been fa- tal, guides our fteps fafely fo as to efcape from Y z fnares
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