576 Mafler Creenhams `headings the author ofhis neede, Was alluredthat hee would fecretly nourifli him,vntill hey liadrc- veinedordinarie meanesagaine,and fo ftrengthened hind elfe in Godspremiles, Likedile, whenweare inneed or in perill,Sathan will taunt vs to vfe one fhift or other : but we Inuit anlwerehim, The Lord is my Ihieldand cowrc, I am lure enough; and therefore Late all ill inuentions ;1 put my trill-bin the Lord. xardrotrufE We acknowledge this withour tongue,yet it is ahard thingto be pra&tifed, to put our Gods eos er, truftin Gods word. Forhowfoeuer wee will grantindeede,that weemutt put oureruft in f God;yet wehardly yeeldvntothis,that we mull trult inhis word : but we molt here cor.. re&this vnbeleefc,and learne that ifwefeeke forhelpe at God,wee mutt truft inhis word. DothGods word threaten his indict, and can wee finde inour hues, that ifwee vfe euill meanes,we thall be punifhed? Doth Gods wordafirevs,that God is mercifull, and doe we beleeue that Iefus atilt came to faue lìvners,although we were the grca.teft, and that hecarne to call finners,andnet therighteous torepon tance,and that Iefus Chrift carne to faue that which was loft, and torefrefh all that were tvearic and heauie laden ? Thus the manofGod faith,port.8. t.0Lordthouart myportion,/hawdeterminedto keepe thy lam;And . port. 04.6. Thy tefiimoniesIsaac I taken as an heritagefor euer,for.they are the very toy of my heart. Tliushe fheweth,that wee molt feekt for thatin Gods word,w hickwee leeke for of Simile. ,r him.For hisword is aconduit orwater-pipe,wlie reby the Lord conueying hismercies 'cm- tovs,will have them runtie thorough vnto vs.Dcewe Manethen thepremifcs thatGod will irouidefor vs ? then let vs beware of allwicked fhifts, and unit oncly in his werd. For it we belerueGod to beour tower,wec nsufh looke to Gods word. The Heathen men and the propbane woridlings, willfpeake glorioullyof thegoodnes, of theftrevgth, and ofthemercie ofGod : but when they cone to fee it in theword, they will erre altogether out oftheway ; whereby theyPhewhow they vtter more in their tongues, than they per- forme in truth, For theLord path layd that helpe on his%Nord, which her would hauevs to feeke for athis hand : foChrift bythe word put the diuell to flight, with theewordsin ef- fe6t,Thou wouldelt liaiseine,Sathan, to miftruit myFathers providence, and to give my Idle to betaught ofthee : but I know he will keepeme in allmy nccefhties, and why caufehe bath faid,ManBroth not by breadoney, but by every word that proceedethout ofthe mouthofGods clue Lord hashproaided ordinarymeanes ro nouri fhme,and lathnot com- manded that {tones (hound be made bread, andwhy then fhould fvle vnlawfull oneanes? WhereforeIwill ftayntyfelfe vponmy Fathers providence. Wee fec,hemight haveláyd, thatGod is alniightie, and ftrong, or that byhismighcie powerhe might hueput off Sa- than; buthe recited] the words ofMöfer,whiclihe vled,when theLord fo wonderfully had preferuedhis people cheIfraelites in the wilderneffe, without ordinary meanes. Wemuft in likemanner,wlienSathan (hall let vponvs in timeofneede,fay, it is written,TheLord it ruff andtrue in all hisproms. It is written,Theevesof theLord areupon the righteous,and hiscaresare open to their crie,nothingivanteth to them thatfearehim.Tbe yons doelakeandfuf- ferhungert but they whichfeebe the Lord, fhahmantnotInns whichisgood.lt is written,Reni.8. verf3 j.Who/ballfeparate vs from the loue of Chrifl ?/halltribolutìonoranguijh,arperfecotion, orfamine,ornabednes,or peril!, or fiord?When twee are tempted thenwithdoubting inour felues,tbat we fliallnot elcape,tve mutt know that it is orittcn,Rctn.8.3 i .ifGod be Moor ftde,reho can be againfl'vs? 3 z. Who fparednot bioouneforme, butgastehimfor vs alltodeath: howfhall he not with himgive vs all thingsal fo? Ifwe be tempted to ftcale,we nnift iay,itis written,Manliveth not by breadonely, but by emery word whichproceedeth out ofthemethof God,knowing that God is able to prelerue vs without ordin arse meanes. Verf.rrs. Amoyfrommeyetricktd,forlwillbeepethe commandmentsofmyGod. He caufe why theman of God couldnot fo flay liimfelfe on the Lord, was,becaufe what way. foeuerfoe turnedhünlelfe, he could feeno man that would 6elpeluni. Hee had nohelpeof theworld,euery roanpiouídedfor himfelfe,fome flaked thisway,arothce that waÿiheecould fee no good exampleofany which either belceued Gods preludes to be true, or were readie toobey his commandeuicnts. Wherefore is is manifold, that they were
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