thepromyes ofeverlafling life. Jhall worke togetherfor the beff unto them. And facing God bath prepared and promifed filch ex- cellent priviledgesnnto_ his children in this life, hence it is, that faith reileth upon his grace to receive from him whatfoever mayh: good andprofitable for them. O how great is the goodne(fe , which thou haft laidupfor them that feare thee : which thou haft wrought for them that tm ft in thee, before the fonnes ofmen ? Thou fbalt hide themin the fecret ofthy prefencePam the prideofman : thoufhalt keepe them f cretly in apavilion, from the f rife oftongues. How excellent is thy loving kisdne(Je, O Lord ; therefore the children of .men put their trugt under the thadow of thy wings. Thou Ihalt bee abundantly fatisfiedwith thefatneffë ofthy bottle and thouAlit make them drinks ofthe river of thy pleafures. The Lord is my fheeepheard, I ,Ball not want. Hee fhallleade hisflocks lik,e a fbeapheard : hee"ball gather the lambes with hisarme,andCary them in his befome, and/ha//gently lead thofe that are withyoung. What can they want, who have God tobe their Father, to provide for them, and protea them ; to blefle them and dwell with them; to fuccour them, and fupply themwith all needfull bleffings fpirituall andbodily, in fìtteil feafon : a whofe care is open to their defires, To whole compafíi- ons exceed the tenderneffe of a mother to her fucking babe : . who hath chofen them to be his owne proper good, which he loveth, and keepeth inacre for himlelfe and for fpeciall ufe. Thou Ifracl art myfervant, Jacob whom I have chofes, the feed of Abraham my friend. Thou whom I have taken from the end; ofthe earth, and called thee from the chtefe men thereof, and faid unto thee ; Thou art my fervant, I have chofes thee, and rot cart thee away, Feare thounot, for I amwith thee : bee not difmayed,for Iam thy God : Iwill firengthen thee, yea Iwillhelpe thee, yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteou nefle. When the Poore and necdiefeekg water, and there 2.r none, and their tonguefailethfor thirft, I the Lord will heart, them, I the Lord of Ifrael will S 2 - Xet 259 Rorn.8. L S. .4671. ofFaith that armefront thepriviledget of thegodÿ. I. Pfal,3 i, t9, Verfc 30. Pfu1.3 Verre S. PC11,a3. r. ECay.4o. r r, Pral. r 46.5,6, 7,8,9. Levit,z6.22. zCor.6.i6. Pro, ro.24. bIfa.4j,r5.16 s Deut. t 3.z. Efay,4 r,8.9. Verre to. Verre 17.
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