Book Ill. Locking 11nto 1eft14. Chap. 2 .Sed. z that the Saints in heaven are not fatisfied without their God. it is a fwect expreffion of 'B ernv~rd, ~~ whatfoever we give unts ;hee L ord , unlej[e we give our Jt!ves ,cannot fatisfte thee; fo whatfoever tbougiveft unto us Lord, unleJJe th ou giveft thy [elf it cannot {atufi eus ; and hence it is that as God doth make the Saints his portion, fo God is the portion and mher,tan.ce of his Sa:nts. Confider the greacne1fe, the goodnelfe, the all-fufficiency of this promife , I am the Lord thy God! no qudbon but Mo/es had many other rich promifes from God , but he could not be fa risficd without God himfelf, if thy prefence be not with us , bring 111 not ~xoJ .n·1 ~ . hence. And no wonder, for without God all things are nothil'lg; but in the want of all other things God himfelf is infiead of all ; it i; GDds alone prerogrative to be an univerfal good ; the things of this world can but help in this-ar that particular thing; as bread againfi hunger, drink againft .thidl , doaths againfi cold ~nd nakednetfe , houfe agamfi wmd and weather , riches agamfl: poverty, phyfick agaiuf.l: !ickne1fe, friends againfi folitarinelfe ; but God is an all-fufficient good , he is all in all both to the inner :tnd outward man; are we guilty of!inne? there is mercy in God to pardon us; are we full of infirmities.? there is grace in God to heale us ; are we {l:rong in corruptions .? there is power in God to f ubdue tl.iem in us , are we difquieted in confcience ? there is that Spirit in God that is the Comforter, ttat can fill us with joy unfpeakable and glorious: and for our outward man all our wellfareislaidupinGod, heisth¥ God ofour life, Pfal.42.8. he is the ftrength 6four bfe, Pfal.27.r. he is 11 quickping Spirit , I Cor. J). 45 · Which,thowghitbe in regard ofcheinnerman, yet there it is fpoken of the outward man , which the Lord thall quicken after death, and d~th now keep alive by his mighty powAihsyr·~s~ _, ·er , for in him. we bve , and mow , nnd h.rve sur b'- ing• , . ·. Omy foule ·, ~hat thou wouldef.l: but rummate, and medttate, and 'confider·this promife in all thy wants, and di(contents; when meanes.fai !e·, .and the · ftreame runnes no more ; 0 that thou wouldef.l: then go to the fountain , where the waters run fweeter, and more fu re; for as rbfeph faid. to Pharaoh, it is not in me, God .Q~!l·•U · x6. jhail gi~;e PharMhtJ.n a;ifwer of peace; fomay filver, and gold , and fuch thi ngs , fay to :bee ·,, it is.not in us; God {hall give e· ftiOugl out of~mfelf~ , have qpd:, and have aU··; .want God,hand t ere
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