The Life of Faith. 273 they had doubted more, that they might have believed, and been fettledbetter. Dorec`.t. 3o. Thinkoften of the excellencies of the lifeof faith, that the !Motives may be[fill inducingyou thereto. As r. It is but reafonable that God fhould be truffeel ; or elk indeed we denyhim to be God, Pfal. 20. 7. 2. What elfe thall we truff to ? fhall we deific creatures, and fay toa ffock, Thou art myFather? JCT. 2.27. Lam. r. 19. Shall we dtflruft God, and truft a lyar and a worm 3. Trying times will thortly come ; and then woe to the foul that cannot truft in God ! Then nothing clfe will fcrvc our turns. Then curfed be the man that truffeth in man, and maketbflefhhie arm, andwithdrawn!' bis heart from the Lord befhall be like the barren wildernefs, &c. Then none that:rufted in him [ball be afhamed, Jer. t7. 5, 6. Pfal. 25.3, 4. Pfkl. 73. 26, 27,2.8. 4. Gods Alfufrciency leaveth no reafon for the lea(1 diftruft: There is the molt abfolute certainty that God cannot fail us, bccaufe his veracity is grounded on his cffcntial perfc lions. 5. No witnefs could ever hand up againft the life of faith, and fay that he loft by miffingGod, or that ever God deceived any. 6. The life offaith is a conqueft of all that would diftrefs the foul, and it is a lift of confiant peace and quietnefs : Yea it feafieth the foul upon the cverlafting Joycs. Though the mountains be removed ; though this world be turned upfide down, and bediffolved ; whether poverty or wealth, fcknefs or health, evil report or good, perfccution or profperity be- fall us; how little arc we concerned in all this ? and how little fhould they do to difturb the peace and comfort of that foul, whobelieveth that he (hall live with God for ever. Ma- ny fuck confiderations fhould make us more willing to live by faith upon Gods Promifes, than to live by fence on tranfi- tory things. Dire. 31. Renew your Covenant with Chriff in bis holy Sacrament, frequently, under¡fandingly, andferioufly. For r. when we renew our Covenant with Chrifi, then Chrift reneweth his Covenant with us ; and that with great Mm advantage
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