Serm. i8. on Divine Providence t 421 Servant Mofes : And Thus the Soul, that Truffs, looks upon the words of Prornife; Ws sci ß%1S o c czeol; as faithful and worthy of r All Acceptation. 3. A firm and fixed reliance,Refling, or Recumbency of the whole Soul on God;Or a firm perfwafson,and fpecial Confidence of the Heart,where- by a Believer particularly applies to Himfeif the faithful Promifes, of God, and certainly Concludes and determines with himfelf, That the Lord is Able and willing To make good to hire the rod promifes, he bath made. This indeed is the very Formality of Truft; one of the Highef} and Nobleft Aets of Faith. This is That, which the Greeds term IIe7toíano1s, and which Paul fo frequently ufeth in feveral of His Epiffles. Thus e4 braham is faid, to be ftrong in Faith, giving glory to God : and was fully f perfwaded, that what he had promifed, he was r Rcm. able, and willing, to perform. This the Latines call Fic'ucia; 'The Schools Fiducia fidei, The Hcbrews,by a word that hgnifics To lean on, or call the *eight of ones body on for fupport, and flay. Thus, I fa to. 2.0. The houfe of 7acob íhall no more flay upon him, that fmote them, but f(hall t flay upon the Lord, the Holy One of Ifrael , in Truth. Thus r ;ÿL'1 fir_ for the Ingredients of Trull. miter innitc1ur, 2.. The Concomitants of An Holy Trull, and thefe are, Member. i.ARHQIy quietnefs,fècurity,and peaceahlenefsof Spirit fj'ringing from a full perfwalion of our fafety. By this the Soul is freed from diflraEling cares and jealoufies, a bout our Rate ,& condition. Hence that ofthe Pro- . phet Ifa.26.3.Thou wilt keep him in perfea u peircc,whofe mind is flaicd u Dicni on thee,becaufe He trufleth in thee. An holy fecurity I ray, not a carnal paean fecurity,like theirs mentioned, Zeph 1. i 2. that were felled on their lees, CI-15D that faid in their hearts,theLord wiilnot dogood,neither will he do evil: pacem. nor like thatof the fcarlet whore, Rev. i 8.6. that f :ys in heart, T fit as a 9,12een,e. fhall fee no forma?. No but ap holy fecurity as we have it,Prov. 18.1o. The Name of the Lord is a flrong tower,The Righteous runneth to it, i. e. by the feet of trufl, and is *fafe : As fate, as a man judged/ * Z.V 1 himfelf to be, when got into an high tower well fortified, and fears not Etexultavatur. the fharpeflor fwifteft darts, that can be fhot ag:,init him. Safe, as the ffa e cernens chicken Take themfelvesto bo,when hous'd under the Covert of their ¡,,nl u, gre. Dam's wing, Pfal.46. t . Or faf e, as the rnan flayer is from the purfuir of nus. sil. leal. the Avenger,when Lodg'din a City of Refuge. Thsss when a man trssfls . ° r.lt in God, he doth fweetly acquiefce and repole himfelf in Gods bcfome, troubles himfelf no more, calls no jealous though ts,aboui his Ccnd'ition. " Thus David refolves, I will lay me down in peace, and fleep, for tht n Lord, níakeft me to d well in r fafety or trssfl, l'fal. . ß. trir
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