Ball - BT770 B3 1637

35o 1 What it is to live by Faith touching the Fla). 37.6,... Pro.3.3 5. Pro.Io.7. Pfal. I 1. 6. Pro. 13.I$. ' Pro, to. 6. Kai. 1.3. b Iafal.I 1 2.1,2. Plat. z5.tz,13 Pro. 1 1. z,. pro./ 4. O. Pro.zo.7. Job.5.a5. o. fib ttecelfary to believe tkofe promifer. I. F-icb.li.5. me, Iwill honour. Andheelball bringforth thy rightcosrf_ nefe to the light , and thy judgement as the noone day. Thewife fhall inherit glory. The memory of the Infl is blefed; the righteotsj1Ilbe in everlafling remembrance. Hee that regardeth reproofe /hall be honoured, a Welling: are upon thebeadof the Iuf ; and wbatfoever hee doth Jailprofrer. b 23leffed is the man that feareth the Lord, e.-lagsfeede /hall bemighty upon earth, the generation cftheupright piiibe blefed. What man is bee that feareth the Lord? him fhall be teach in theway that bee /'hall chufe. Hisfoulefhall dwell at cafe, and his feede !hall ir.herite the earth. Though hand joyne in hand, the wicked fall not beunpunifhed, but the f ede of the rigktcoutLlball bee delivered. I.v thefeare of the Lord., is poll confidence, andhischildren !ball have a place of refuge. The full man walketh inhis integrity : his children are Refer/ af- ter him. Thefe and fuch like be the promifes concerning temporali bleffings, which Godofhis infinite grace and love bath made to the faithful! and their poflerity, that wemight live by faith, quietly fubmitting our felves to the goodpleafure ofGod in thefe things, and expeIing from him in due feafon fuchreliefe as íhall be moa exp;- dient. This is neceffary; for faith in thefepromifes doth kill covetots delires, diaruflfull and dif}rading cares. Let your converfation bee without covetoufnefJe ; andbee content withfuch thingsasyee have. For he bathfaid, I will ne- ver leave thee, norforfake thee. Man is privy to his want of earthly blefìîngs , and will never ceafe , with ex-. ceflive care, diligence , and vexation to hunt after them, till he come to know that God will provide for him. Whenone bath great friends, which they are knowee to leane upon, we fay of them, Such neede take no care, they knowfuch and fuchwill fee to them. On the con- trary, come to one who knowes no end oftoyling and caring,aske him, why willyou thus tyre your felfe out ? Hewill anfwer, I muaneeds doe ir, Ihave none but my felfe

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