Serm. i8. on Divine Providence 435 Weal. 'rwas a Brave Aft of Truft in u lob , when He refolves to u Job 13,15. Trull in God, though he killed Him.. An High Attainment in Pani, when He had Nothing to be as one that pofeffed all things. Yea, but , when God quickens, when we Are full and Abound , when our Cup runs over, now to .ruff in a God and not in our Cup,when our Pill are filiad with a Trade -wind, then to confide only in our Pilot; when we have All Things, and yet then to look on the Creature as utterly infu ficient, and to lean wholly on Gods All fu ffcciency , Thia (peaks the molt, Spirit/fall, and refined Trua, and yet this is that which Faith exerts in it's fulleflenjoyments. Where Mercy Abdunds,Truft Sssper abounds, rcpu' ing the Creature as Nothing at All, and efteeming God as call in a11, 6. Thefe outward enjoyments are indeed (,veer, brat my Geei the Au. thor of Them, is infinitely more (meet. They have all, even the molt defecate of them a Tang and Smak of the Cask and Chanel, through which they come. At, at, Dulcius ex ipfo Fonte A Single God is infinitly more fweet, thau the enjoyment of all created Good things, that come from Him. Though indeed I can fmile, when my Co; n and Wine, and Oyl iucreafcth, and bear a part with my Valleys, when they iland fo thick with Corn, that they even laugh and fing. Alas, this without the enjoyment of a God is but a mecr Rifns fardo- nious..1 h,f leaping of the Head after the Soul is gone. True indeed, Thefe are Tome of Gods Love Tokfns, but what are Thefe to His Per- fors and Prefence. Theft indeed are rich Cabinets, But Oh the x Light = Pfai,4.6. of his Count nancee That, That's the ?ewes. In having there I can lay wi h Elan, I have Y Much; but give me Him, I can exult and YGen,23,9 ,11 Triumphing fay wich 7acob , I have j All. Thefe are fotne of His Left.hend J avours, fome of His Bottels of Milk, and gifts , a fit por- ticn for IffFnael and the fons of Keturah; But 'cis an Ifaac's inheri- tanc,, waters of the upper fountains, my Soul thirfts after, thole Right -hand Bleflìngq, His z pre fence, His Soul- ravifhing prefence,in z Pfai.t64i. which There is fulnefs of joy and pleafores for evermore. Thefe may ferve for my comfortable p, ffage, but Nothing but Himfelf can con - tent and fati.rfie for my All fauficient a Portion. According to That, a Pfal.73,16 Pfal. 36. 8. He alone can fib up all the gaping chinks and charms of my Soul. He is my Sun and fhield, Pfal. 84.11. my Root and Branch, Ira. t 1. to my foundation and Corner -Move, Ifa. 28. 16. my Sword and fhield, Deut. 3 3.29. He only can anfwer X11 my defines, .411 my neceflities. Deism meus, P,, omnia, my God and my ,411, Thus Faith fixes it's 4j]. 1 on God, K k k z. Oat
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