302 Air. Brooks's Farovel Sermon, and the world thould triumph in thy foul , and carry the day there' Leg. 18. L.9ok, as well on the bright fide, as on the dark fide of the cloud; on the bright fide of Providence, as well as on the dark, fide of Providence. Beloved, there is a great weakneffe a- raongft Ghriftians, they do fo pore on thebackfide of Providence, as that they have no heart toconfider of thebright fide. Ifyou look on the backfide of the Providenceof God to 70./eph, How terrible and amazing was it ? But ifyou look on thebright fide, his fourfcore years reign, How glorious was it ? If you look on the dark fide of the Providence of God to David, in his firft years baniihment, much will arife to Nate you : but ifvou turn to the bright fide, his forty years reign in glory, How amiable was it ? Look on the dark fide of the Providence of God to Yob, Ohhow terrible was it in the firft of ? but compare this with the laft of rob, where you have the bright fide of the cloud, and there God doubles all, his mercies to 'him Confider the patience of 706, and the end that the Lordmade with h n; do not remember the beginning only, for that was the dark fide ; but turn to the end ofhim, .and therewas his bright fide. 4.5ny fins, many temptations, and much afflietion would be preven- ted by chriftians looking on the bright fide ofProvidence, as well as on the dark. Lek 19. Keepup pretious thoughts ofCod under the fowreft , Thorpe.% and fevereft Difpenfationsof God to.you. Pfal. 221 1,2, and 3. My God, my God, why haft thou forfaken me ? why art thou fo far from helping me and f, om the words of my roaring : Oh my God,, I cry in the day time, but thou heareft not, and in, the night feafon, and am not Helot. Therewas the Pfaff-at:ft under fmart diipenfations: but, What pretious thoughts bath he of Godunder all But thouart holy, 0 thou that inbabiteft the praifes of .lfrael : though I am thtu and thus apEted, yet thou art holy. Pfal. 65. 5. By terrible things is Bighteoufneffe wilt thou answer us, 0Godof our falvation. ° - Lek:. ac. Hold.on, and bold out in the wayes of well-doing in the 139 £ of alloutward encouragemnts, and in theface of all cupward dijcoUrage- ments. Its nothing to h&d our, when we meet withnothing but en- ,couragemetits ; but to hold out in the face oz all difcouragetnents, is a Chrillions duty. Fidn.L 44. Though thou haft fore broken us in the place
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