Seim. 18. on Divine Providence ? 423 ,_ up the Van of the c_.M litia of Heaven. As Patience is nothing elfe but Hope Lengthned : fo Coafidcnce is nothing legs than I" afth ftrengthned,the very Spirits, the inter Elixar of Faith, a hid) carries with it, I. Chriftian Courage and * Fortitude,oppoúte to Carnal fear and de- N- Beatusille, fpondency of pirii. d Beheld, God is my Salvation , I will Trull, ç.aNndrç;p and not be Afraid, for the Lord 7chovæh is my flrength. e He (hall not tnx4, firmier h& afraid (if evil tidirgs,His Heart is f-ixed,trufling in the Lord. Thus pew ;u ex- David undauntedly, "1 he Lerd is my Light and my Salvation, whom phhau fäs retram,iee ,Mall I fear ? The Lord is the firength of my life, of whem ¡hall 1 be coneedir, imo afraid ? Pfal. 27. I. His Confidence it Cod quite extivguifht in Him all ne de gradu bafe, fneaking fear of man, Pfal. 56.4, guidon cardf. permotx eft., 2. aril-ham boldnefs and Adventuroi fnefs, oppofite to Cowardice. Mc. Holy Confidence Heels the Heart of f orcph of .Aranathea to go in a Ira 12 2. Boldly to Pilate, and to beg the Body of Jefus. This was that enabled e Pfal. t t 2. 7. `David to encounter Goliah, that made him dare to take a Bear by the 91.5. teeth, yea, and a Lion by the Beard. 'ris for u ards to fay th; re's a 46.i,2'á. Ìl gg f Mark r 5. Lion in the way, Prev. 22. 13 But let a Believer iliac makes God his 7c) urays Trufi, but once Know h's Duty, It is rn, csgh, he will with a * Ccura- gious and undauntedmind, chearfully undertake it , and commit both 'F Inviilus ad himfelf and the fuecefs to God, .AE1 4. r 3, 19. 20.22 21. 13. labores, fortis per. 7 7, 8, 9. Dan. 3. 17, 18 Either 4. 16. Heb. r o. 34, to 40. ad pericala, 3. Holy and humble Boafting, e)ppof to to f nful Concealing of what jus vòluprar sr God bath done for us. A Believer that dares not Boaft of Limit lf, or duros adverfus riches, of any thing within, that has no Confidence in the flefh, yet dares I!lecebras. g boati of his God. In God we hoalt aí1 the day long; and praife thy Name A mbrof for ever. Thus the Church, challenges the eyes and ears, of All that Pfal. 44.8. were round about her, frying, Lo, this, this is our God, we have waited for him, and he bath faved us, Ifa. 25 9. III. Tbe.EffeRsof an holy 7rufl,and they are filch as thefe; 1. Fervint,effeetual,conflant Prayer,Thus,in our text,Truff in him at all times, ye People :pour out your hearts before him, Pf. 62.8, while y®Jhu4 is in the Valli confiding with Arnalect Mofes gets him up into thá Mount to h Pray. Mofes knew full well, That as Prayer with- h Exod: out F.title, is but a heating of the Air ; fe, Truft without prayer,was but 9, II. a prefumptuous Bravado. He that prorr.ifes to give, and beds us truft Pfa1.86.I,2. His promifes, Commands us to pray, and expec`fs'obedience to his Corn- Pflaolhin8 .25,34: mandc. He will give, but not without our &1Z,ing,Ezek.3 6, 3 y.Pf.50.15. 2. , Sincere; univerfal ,fpiritual,cheerful,coujfant Obedience,They that expea to enjoy what God promifes, will be fure to perform , what God enjoins, Holy tr efit takes it for a maxim , that he that contemrvs the Corn. wand
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