162 BAXTER'S DYING THOUGHTS. mandments; Deut. vii. 9. Thou art faithful who hast called me to the communion of thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord ; 1 Cor. i. 9. Thy faithfulness bath saved me in and from temptation; (1 Cor. x. 13.) it hath stablished me, and kept me from prevailing evil; (2 Thess. iii. 3.) and it will keep my spit, soul and body to the coming of Christ ; 1 Thess. v. 23, 24. It is in faithfulness that thou hast afflicted me ; (Psalm cxix. '75.) and . shall I not trust thee, then, to save me? It is thy faithful word, that all thine elect shall obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesuswith eternal glory ; and if we be dead with him, shall live with him; and if we suf- fer, we shall also reign with him ; 2 Tim. ii. 11, 12. To thee, O my Savior, I commit my soul : it is thine own by redemption: it is thine own by dovenant: it is marked and sealed by thy Spirit as thine own, and thou hast promised not to lose it ; John vi. 39. Thou wast made like us thy brethren, that thou mightest be a merciful and faithful High Priest in things pertaining to God, to make reconciliation forour sins. By thy blood we have boldness toenter into the holiest, even by the new and livingconse- cratedway. Cause me to drawnear with a sincere heart, in full as- surance of faith, by thee that art the High Priest overthe house of God ; for he is faithful that has promised life through thee ; Heb. x. 20-23. Thy name is faithful and true ; (Rev. xix. 11.) andfaith- ful and true are all thy promises ; Rev. xxii. 6. and xxi. 5. Thou hast promised rest to weary souls that come to thee; Matt. xi. 28. 2 Thess. i. '7. I am weary of suffering, and weary of sin; weary of my flesh, and weary of my darkness, and dullness, and distance, and of this wicked, blind, unrighteous, and confounded world : and whither should I look for rest but home to my heavenly Father, and to thee? I am but a bruised reed, but thou wilt not break me. I am but a smoking flax, but thouwilt not quench what thy grace bath kindled ; but thou, in whose name the nations trust, wilt bring forth judgment unto victory ; Matt. xii. 20, 21. The Lord redeemeth the souls of his servants, and none of them that trust in thee shall be desolate; Psalm xxxiv. 22. Therefore will I wait on thy name, for it is good, and will trust in the mercy of God forever ; Psalm lii. 8, 9. TheLord is good, a strong hold in the day of trouble, and he knoweth them that trust in him ; Na- hum i. 7. Sinful fear is a snare ; but he that putteth his trust in the Lord shall be set on high; Prov. xxix. 25. Blessed is the man that maketh the Lord his trust, and respecteth not the proud, and such ad turn aside to lies ; Psalm xl. 4. Thou art my hope, O Lord God, thou art my trust from my youth. By thee have I been holden up from the womb, and my praise shall be continu- ally of thee. Cast me not off now in the time of age. Forsake me not when my strength faileth. 0 God, thou hast taught me
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