when we 6eexercr'fedwith many ondlengaffli Limn. purchafed po%fion lay. This is the very faale ofIcremi- abs affurance, from theLords owne mouth.: 7has faith theLord,lik ae Ihave brought all thi,rgreat plague upon the*, people ;fowill Ibrie upon them ai?thgoodthat ¡ havepro coifed them. rind the felds(hall bepof(e,ffe i in this land,rehere_ ofyefay, h isdofolate without m, is or beaff.&c. The depth of mil-cry is ufually made an argue ent to move the Lord with fpecd toh;are and fend h Ipe.: a.td this is grounded upon the prom fe of God to give audience to his chil- dren, when in their difireiTes they remember themfeives, and feeke his face. e-wak, why;jleepef thou, O Lord ? ar.fe, ca>ft us not offor ever, taherefore biefi thou thy, face, and forgetteft our affliiion and opprefon ? s>ttettd unto my cry, for I dn brought very low, deli- ver mee frrom my perfecutcri : for they are fironger then I. What, that as we feele God to be true in his threats, fo we may be affured he will not faile of his promifes. Laf}ly, it rejoyceth in tribulations, and triump`heth before the viaory. The patie it is glad when he feeles his phyficke toworke, though it make ficke for the time; becaufe hehopes it will procu -e health. Werejoyce inaf- fiiaions, not that they are joyous for the prefent, but becaufe they fhali worke forour good. As faithrejoy- ceth, fo it triunpheth in affurance ofgood fticccffe : for it feed] not accordingùto, outward appearance, but when all meanes faile it ke,.peth God in fight, and beholdeth him prefent for our fuccour. eA'sfor m-e; lwill come into thy houfr;in the multitude ofthy mercy: and in tity feare will Iworfhip towards thy; holy Temple'. I have truf<ed in thy mercy, myheart:fballrejoycein thyfalvation,, The righte- ous leallcompaffeme about : forshoat fhalt dealt bountifully withmee. Thus artWe to°live_bg faith when-God is pleafed to exercifc _us, with a niaions cyf whattfitit foeyer, though heavy to be borne and-of long costiiau nr.e Great troà- bles:of long duranceare the exercises offa:tb, as weighty burdens 335 Jèr.32 4243 rial, ro. r. Deu 30.1,1,3 Nel, r.ß,8. Pf.44.23,z4. Pfal, t 4 t.6. ro. Ad. Iam. r.s,;. Ro111.5.3340 Heb. r,. l X. Pfal.5,7. Pfat.z; g. & Pfal,t 4 a 7. PIYe n;u,7 liv ±aì:b ïn Ike bea^-tnf¿ and Ior.gc$ Ñn' çti ors.
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