on the I19.PfAlme. 537 Verf.86. Allthy commandments aretrue : they perfecutemefalfelly:helpe me. HE bathan allured perfwafion ofthetruth of his caufe, and ofthe euill vfing of his. enemies g bothwhich her knoweth by the truth of Godsword : thismaketh him to fland outin hisgoodcalk, and to Rieketo the truthofGods word.This is a great thing for thediuell will throw intomens minds ; if this caufewere good,it Mould not beperle- tuted. Butthou artmore precife thanneedeth,&c.to this end,that ifhecould once bring them todoubtof their caufe,they should leauefuffering : for if men beonce perfwaded that theircaufe is euill,or if their caufe be good,andyet ifthey know it nor,thencan they notfuller for ir. Therefore ifweewill (land incrouble,let vsnow in peace be allured, and grounded in theknowledge ofthetruth, and buildvp our felues now in faithand a good confcience. For ifthis be oncelaid to vs ofthe diuell,Thou haftheard much, and yet haft notprofited, leaue thy caufe betime,or elfe thouwilt lhamethy ftffe, and thy caufe too; then it muff beagreat thing that will make vs gland. Heppe. Though he had beenlong in trouble,fo that he wasreadie to bedeflroyed, yet bee prayeeh,contrarietothe reafonofthe flefh. This teacheth that euen in the greateft troublewe may call vponGod, andwhenall helpefeemeth tobepaft,then isthe time to beholpen,becaufe thewickednes ofthe wicked is at thefull,and our triall is manifeff. For thelot ofthe wicked Ihallnot, &c. Ver1:87.wanteth. Verf88..ickenme according to thy lowing kindnes:foAult Il eepe the te/limorde of thy mouth. EIheweth that hewas dead: and when hedefireth to bequickened,by lottingkindnes, Hhe lheweth that without this thereis no quickening, forthere is no merit. I willkeepe. He kept thembefore, yetin weakenes, and hisafi&iondid fomewhathin derhim,as Plal. r7. Deliuer me from theaffidlion,vc. therefore hee clefireth to keepe them better. For troublehindretri the courtè ofobedience, and maketh vs forget many things whichwee havelearned. Then what a benefithauewee which noware inquiet, and baue our libertie ? Without loving kindnesthere is noquick in th to that hemaykeepe Godscommandements : and this is t s g r,en o t usprayer, tit er to bedeliueredoutof theprefenteuill, or tobepreferued from it. Wedoenow pray tobe ppreferued : wepray for our Queene,&c. butif it benotto thisend,we differnothingfrom heath. Thiswas the endofDavid in hisprofperitie, Pfal.s3.andthis was his end whyhee would bedeliueredfrom trouble, that he might dwell inGods houfealong feafon. For it was his griefe that he could notglorifieGod. He dcfirethto be quickened tokeepe Gods commandements :thenwhat arewe that areasdead men,when we heare and pray ? PORTION. ja. Verf. 89.0Lord,thywordendureth foreuerin heauen. His part fheweth the comforts that (hiedhim in his trouble : his eyes fainted, yet he fawGodsword to endurefor euer in heauen. Andthis is his faith,which when he law no helpe inearth,yet could lift vp hisheart to heauen. Asidhe no- teth theweakenes of his enemies,thatthough they had almoftmadean endof Gods Saints in earth , yet they cannot take the word out ofheauen;which is the (eate thereof.This matt comfort vs when perfeeutionwaxed' hot,fo ÿ wemight fay with Helios, lam leftalone: yetthe. Lordkeepeth his word in iseauen, from whence bee will fend it to anotherplace. In the confidencehereof Davidcrieth,Pfal.a.tyhy doe,&c. and in the death ofChrift, the Sauiour of theworld feemed tobedead, fo that theymockedhim, Hefaxed others: Gyet odswordwas inheauen,and Chrift becamea Sauiourto themthat beleeued. When the childrenof Ifrael werebrought low in Egypt, yet Gods word in heauen was true, Wm,
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