45$ The Paflof arelVei bit Petlie Mountains be thrown into the midit.of theSea , though the -World be fet on fire -yet a Soul that is in Godskeeping ishappy : God 44 ?relent help in time of tremble. '2. As Codis an All-fuliicient friend ,-fo he is a firm and 'a -fait friend to them, My Father and Mother forfeekme, then the Lord took, me up , l'fal. 27. s 0. My flefh and myheart fails, but God-fails me not ; thoughmy Minifter and my friends leave me , yet God will, not leave me ; he is engaged by his own promife, truth and faithful- neffe, Iwill never,never, , never, Pic. have thee norforfake thee: Ifyoudo not forfake God, God will never forfake you; if once youhave fo committed your felves to God , as God accepts the charge, he bath undertaken that you (hall never depart from him : It is part of the Covenant , and he is engaged to all the Relations *herein he flands tohis people,as a Husband-,as a Father, as a Maffei. But you will fay, HowMall we commit our felves to God , that- God may have a charge of us ? I will giveyou one direction forall. . Take God to be your God , and give up your felves to be his people ; ifyou will, b&ofeyou and I part, heartily and unieferVed- lygive up your felves to God, to be his people, it will be' the coin- fortableft day that ever I faw, though in other refpeas it may be the faddeft ; as certainly God is your God, fo certainly hewill keep ppm; if you will avouchyour felves to be Gods, I will avouch God` to be yours. z . Youmull take god to be the portionof your fouls inheri- tance , lay up all your happinefre in God ; for if you choofe any thing elle for your happinefs but'God, God will have nothingtodao. with you, God will be all or nothing : Your hearts muit fay as vid.r, Lord thou art myportion; whom have fin Heitz/in bat thee ? and there it none upon earth that I defirebe/ides thee. fle accounted all no- thing for God, God was his haippinefs, Godwas his portion, God was his All in An. 2. You muff make God the center ofall your love and delight God will have all from you, or nothing ; you mutt not divide your - affeaion between God and the World , you muff love nothing in comparifon ofhim, lovenothing but in fubordination to him; as you would have God to be wholly yours, fo you irtuft be wholly his. 3.. You mull take God to be the ftrength and fhield of your hearts ; if you wouldhave God to take care of you, fo you mutt catt your care upon God ; ifyou place your hope any where elfe there will be no fire hold, the Anchor ofyour hope muit be cast nowere ; ifyou lay your burden any where ere, God wid not lend you a finger ;,o help you ; but ifyou place your hope in sod, God will help
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