8. any one promife that God has made to the returning finuer, and truly fay, this prorhife is mine, he may fecurely lay his hand upon every prothife, that God has Made to the return- ing finner, the repenting finner, and fay all thefe are mine. Hz that can lay his hand upon any one promife; that God has made to the Waiting foul,, and truly fay this promife is mine, he may without all peradverittire lay his hand upon every protnife that God has niade to the waiting foul, and fay all thefe areMine ;- prove but your right in one, and you may fafely' infer yotir tight to all. tut, ' Eighthly, if in the times of your greateft outward and inward ftraitS and trials, when you are molt fadly and forely put to it, you Elie to the precious promifes, as to your fare- eft and choicefi City of refuge, then certainly you have an intereft in them. Thus Abrahon did, Row. 4. 17.22. and thus Jacob did, Gen. 32.6, 71 81 91 II, 12. compared, and thus Sarah did, Heb.11.11. and thus Mofc.r did, Nsms.10.29. and thus lehofaphat did, z Chron. 20, I, 10, compared with the 7, 8, 9. verfes of that Chapter. And this was an/ids common practice, ?fat, 27.1i. 13. and Pfal 60. rj 2, 3,6, 7, 8, 9, 10. compared, and Pfai. 119. 49, 50. Turn to thefe Scriptures, and ponder upon them. And fo when a man is under the guilt of fin, he flies to promifes of par- don and forgivenefs, as to his fureft and choice+ City of re- fuge, /Vuis. i4. 19. If4. 55.7 ler. 33. 8.. Zia. 40. I.2. Chap. 43. 25. Mich. 7. I S. Ter. 3t. 34. Exod. 34. 7: Dan. 9.9. And fo when a man is under the flrength, power and prevalency of fin l he runs to fuch promifes wherein God has engaged hithfelf to fubdue the fins of his people, and to purge and cleanfe away the fins of his people (Mich.7.19. Rom. 6. i4. Pfal. 65. 3. Ifa. 1. 25. Ma1.3.3. Zach.13.9: Mat.3.1 7. Ez,ek.36.25: 33. Jer. 33. 8.) as to his Weft and choiceit City of refuge. And fo when a man is deferted, he runs to fuch promifes as are proper to that ftate, as to his fureft and choicell City of refuge, Mich. 7. 19. If,. 54. 7, 8, 9, 10. Pfal. 5. 2. PM. 84.10. Pf4.97.11. Tir4/. 12. 4. I fs. 49. 14,15, 16. And fo when a man is tempted- he runs to fuch fupporting, fuccouring and incou- .,
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