Serin. i 8. on Divine Providence ? 427 { the weight and firef r of an Immortal foul. They are jándy foundations, apt tä fink, and crumble under us. But an Almighty God is a Rock, .4 Rockof Ages, on which he, that builds his confidence, though the winde blow, the rain defcends, and the Storms beat upon him, yet ¡hall he not u fall. On this Power of God Abraham built his tranfsendent * faith, u Mat.7.25. and David his impregnable truft. 2 Sam .22.2, 3. * Rom.4.2r. 21. Gods-infinite and free Gcodnefs,Mercy, and Bounty. The Lord is good to all, and his tender x Mercies are over all his Works. With the x FfaLi45.9. Lord there is mercy, and with him is plenteous Redemption : His Bowels are as tender, as his Arm is Prong. He is no lefs willing than able to re- lieve : Therefore let Ifrael hopr'in the Lord. It is the Pfalmifis Y Infe- y Pfal. i 3o.7. renee. Like as a Father pit ieth his Children, fo the Lord/ pitieth them z Pfal.i that fear him. That Father, thatfeechis child in want, and pities not, and pitying, if able, relicvs not forfeits the name of Father, and may write himlelfnot Mar,, but Monger. It is eno #gh for our heavenly Fa- ther, that he a knows we have need of any thing. The Lord is all that to = Mat.6.32. his people,yea,and infinitely more than that which Ili! M mmofa was to the e,gyptians.A God full of Dngs,and whila he bath a hreafti,letnot Saints fear the want of A-filk. The Charaaer that the Heathens Ido- latroat fly gave their 1 upiter, may far more truly,'ndeed only ,b: afc gibed to our ehovah. He alone is chat'4Jç aloes n, that Optimal Maximus, The bef , as well as the greateff of Beeings.Goednefs is Gods darling. tribute ; It is that which he looks on as his glory. I b_feech thee, faith t3iofes, ¡hest nie thy b glory. M. ofes, thy Prayer is heard, and it 4hall b Exod.33.1$A, be anfwered. But shat f ties God to anfwer to this Regise fi ? ';ee Vt r. i 9. I will make all my goodnefs pafß before thee. Th: thing r,'quefled, was a view of G ,ds glory: ihethir.g premi fed was ,.A di fcovery aí Godsgood- nefs. Which hints unto us, that however all the AYtri bores of God are in themfelves glorious, ye the Lord glorieth moll in the matifdiation of his goodnefs. So then, though we have nothing to plead, or prevaile, with God, as in or from our fdves, yet ttt.re is an Orator iii his own bafome, that will certainly and eff Étnaly intercede, f:1- our R.<.1ief,and that is his goodels. This wiis thst tha hoyed up David, this was the Cordial that kept him from fainting ;c I had fainted, tan lefs Iliad lae- P'a1. 7; r3: lieved to fee the goodnefs of the Lord in the land of the living. 3. Gods many, choice, exceedin reat and recious Promi es. Thi fe w n g g P 1 n7 wtft,trn ne are the flagons that faith keeps by her,the apples The !lath hoarded up in cafe, whatever flore, to.revive and quicken in a day of ('wooning, Who will not truf the do,I will nor Word, the Premije, the Protefl of the King of Kings. God bath fail I do th's what- will never leave thee,nor forfake thee,dHeb. i 35.The Greek-here bath east shift I make. Iii five
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