178 1 The Spiritual-aFtings ofFaith Objeri, Anfw. ObjeCt. evInfw ObjeCt. e/fnfit Object. Mat11.4.4 (hall returne hither. The Lord promifes to bring them backe to their owne Country from the Land of the North. I but may fume fay, I am a poore blind man,and I Ilia!' ne- ver find the way home. agaiile. A SaYeS he, I will gather them from the coins of the earth, and with thern theblind. Oh ! but I am a poore lame man and I (hall never be able to go fo far. And with. them ( fayes he ) the blind and the lame. Oh but I am a woman with child , furely, I fhall never be able to returne tomy own Country. Yes, ( fayes he ) the woman With child. I, but I am a woman like to be in travaile about that time: Purely I fhall be left behind , I (hall never return to my own Country. Marke, the woman with child, and her that traivaileth with child, anda company Ihail return. God does not only pro- mife help , but he promifes to help the children of Abraham when all meanes fai!e. And if you look into the NewTeftament you will find, that ieverall promifes which are given out in theOld-Tefiament, upon fpeciall andextraordinary occafions , affuring helpe be- yond meanes ; are brought down into the Arew-Teftament for us to apply there.When theDevil came to tempt our Lord andSaviour, to tihne ftones into bread:fayes ourSaviour,Man lives not by, bread alone,but every word that proceeds out ofthe mouthofGod. Now if you look into theeighth of Deutero- nomy , and the third verfe , you will find, that thofe words- were fpoken upon an extraordinary occalion help beyond. meanes : He humbled thee, andfuff'ered thee to hunger, andfed thee with Manna, which thou kneypeit not, neither did thy fathers : that hee might make thee know that mancloth not live by breadonly , but by every Wordthat proceedeth out ofthe mouth. ofthe Lord. And fo here in this fourth of theRomaas , Abraham belee- ved, when all meanes failed, he beleeved the promife, and he is
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