(151) AHd what place can there then be left fo.r fear or faintitig? Was the Re'ii Sea a Terrour to I[rae!, when they faw themfelves gotten to the other fide? Did Samp[on's [ d_ead] Lion frigh~ hin1? Will the Remen1brance of what you [have] fuffered be a Terronrto 'you, when you a.re gQtteu through a~1d . are con1e out ofTribulacion? Why, open the Eic of your Faith,~nd fee the Coaft alreadie clear? You will fee the Red Sea-behind you,the Wtldernefs be– hind yon,Jordan behind you, and your felves got• · · ten f~fe on the ba'nks of C~tnaan. Come ,on Soul, what lhould hinder tlie~e ? May bt", thou fuppofeft, thou haft a great fignt of atRieti– on to endure; grant thou haft,yet f€ar none of thofe things [chou fhalt] fuffer, till thou canJl fear ihofe thing$ thou [hnft J fuffered. Though. thou be now putting on thy Armour, believe, and thou maieft boafl' as ' if thou hadfi put it off: Duzthwhere is .tbJ fling ? Grave where u thy ·vilitry? Where h the Fury of the 0pprejfor l Thine eneu1i~s are alreadie under thy feet man, Death it felf is fwallot.ved up in Viel:orie. , ' Chriftians, Cherifh, improve,increafe your Faith, and this will clear your wayof all your fears.Where– fore didft thou doubt 1 oh thou of lictle faith? Ob 'tis a fign ollr faith is but low, when our fears are fo high. The' dait, the Lord hears you in this Prayer, Lord enqreafe QUr f t#th, he delivers JOU fromyour fears : Wa~ (trong iu f•ith, an,dyo.u will wa~ bold in your Go.d~ j· Be humble; 'twill beyour ~dYanta·ge, tbat J:O» ~~Q~ o.~ ~h.e lo,w~r Ground : he whof~ heart bath L.. alrcldt
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