42 z How are we to live 6y Faith Serm, 18. 2. A Sted fcf ,wel -grounded,Hope.Trkfi' and Hope are Geryini,T gins born tcgether, bred up together. Hence often conj,yn'd in Scripture.' Kai 71.5 'Thou arc rnp Hope Z O Lord God, Thou art my Troll. from my South; a ler.t 7.7. and Bleffcd is the man, that a Trufieth in the Lord and whofe Hope, rm. 119. the Lord is. Hence the Septuagint ufually render the word put for 42,434). Trutt, as alfo in the Text lt'it 4,?\ =%s, and Ar. Mont. and divers o- thers,Sperate.Hope.ye in the Lord.Hope then is that Fidus49chates,rhe Faithfull Companion of Truft. Now in this Hope there are two things, I. An holy and confident expeflation,and looking out after Godsgkscion, prefence. Trull believes and Hope expells To enjoy what God has pro - r ifed. Thus the Prophet, Ifa. 8. 17. `1 will wait upon the Lord and I b'r1' 171 will b Looklbr Him. Hope looks, and looks out, as expaling Gods zp. Et expellabo pearing. Not as Sifent's'mother once did, who looped for a victorious exm. Succefs,and expected, that her fon íhould have rc.urned a'triumphant Conqueror, richly laden with fporls and Booty, when as the wretch lay e Judg.5.28. e bleeding at the foot of Yael : Nor like chofe finful, miferable people; d Jer.7 i 5. who d looked for peace, but,beholdnogood came.No,frrch a gain ground- Jefs Hope; draws a Bluth iuto the cheek, and Covers the face with Con.. e Rom.5.5. fuficn.But this is an Hope which makes-not a Afh,arned.: whole earnef} expo vion fhall of uredly end.in f9veet frxition. 2. An humble and confant waiting on Gods Leifnre.Looking out,and Ì blic.7.7, waiting on God ,both put together.f Therefore 1 Will lookunro theLord, I will wait for the God of my falvation ; my God will hear me. Faith gets up to the Top of ìc's watch Tower, looks out, fees whether Relief be coning. But fuppofe,Nene appears in Kenne : Suppofe Help defer'd. Yet now i t waits, and tarries Gods time. Faith kn.ks at Heavens Gate. .No Anfwer from within, Faith knocks Again, full there is filence. Hon7- ever Faith concludes, my God will Hear, yea, and Anfwer too. But 'Cis s Hab. g 3. fit I fhould wait his Time, g The vifion is for An appinted time, but at the end, It "hall fpeak,and not lie,though it tarry,l crtuff,& will wait for it, becaufe it will Purely come,Ií will nor Tarry. Thus David, My Pfa1.62.5. h Soul wait thou only upon God, or keep then /pence unto God, for my expeílarion.isfrom Him. David, when he /huts his mouth, opens his ear : w,its,and lifters what God will ly,and conclu- es,Coaatra Gentes, The Lord will in His own Belt .11 Fne, fpeak ptact, Pial 85.8. 3. An Hxmble, Holy and undaunted Confidence. Thus Solomon, In the fear of the Lord,in the frlial,awful ,Reverenti.d fear of God,there is prong C Confidence, and his children fhall have a piace of Refuge,Prov. j d,cia fort tie. 14. ?6. This Holy Confidence is Nothing elfe, but Faith peg'd up to it's divis. Fla, A Confident Soul moves in ap, higher Orb than other Saints, leads uP
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