through Naturall 177 my to the worke of beleeving; That is the Firft. The Second Propofition is this ; That when all meanes 2. faile , and feem to lye dead before us ; then it is the duty , and commendation of all the children of Abraham , to beleeve : That is , to beleeve the thing may be , and fo to refit, and relye on God in Chrift. Thus it was here with Abraham. Andhath not the Lord commanded by the Apoftle , fay- ing ; Let them that foffer according to the will of God, commit the keepingof their Soules to the handof cod, as into the hand of a Faithfull Creator ? the i of Teter 4. 19. When ye are fcrupled about your Eleltion or Reprobation, you look upon God , as a Potter, that hath powerover the clay, to make it either a VellaOf honour or diftlonour : But when you are to beleeve, then you are not to look upon God as a 'Potter , that workes out of clay , or out of materials ; but as a Creator , that workes out of nothing; yea as a faithfoll Creator, that will be fure to worke out ofnothing , whom you 'ball be fure of, Thus then you are to look upon him. You know the place in the third of Habakuk, and the 17. verfe : Although the Fig-tree /hall not bloirome , neither 'hall fruitbe in the Vines , the labour of the Olive 'hall faile , and the Fields (hall yeeld nomeate , the Peke 'hall be curt of from the fold, and there 'hall be no herd in thefiats yet I will rejoyce in the Lord , I will joy in the Godof my falvation ; the Lord God is myftrength &c. Thus Habakukbeleeved. Beloved, we are fo to beleeve as the promife runnes ; Gods promife is the rule of our Faith : look how that fpeakes , fo may we beleeve. The promife and Faith is the buckle and clafpe fit for one another. Now the Lord doesnot onely promife to helpe the children of eefbraham , but he promifes to helpe when all meanes faile : When the poor and needy fi bp If i _e, for OY __a .41.17. water, and there's none. I pray look into that thirdof 7eremy, andthe 8. verfe: Behold , (fayes the Lord) I willbring them from thenorth Country:his people fcattered here into theLand of the North. Andgather themfrom the coatsof the Earth, and with them the blindeand the lame , the woman withchilde, andher that travaileth with child together , agreat company 2 2 'hall
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