on the t19. !'f Ime, 5g3 It Followeth in theverse : /Inddifappointemenot ofminehope. As jibeMould fay : OLoral essen as Icroft in thy word, fomy hope is that thy word (hall be accomplifhed. As faith is "Hope. the motherofhope,fo hope is the daughterand nude offaith : for faith breedeth hope,and hope nouriQxth faith : faith aliuretis vs of the truth of Gods word, hopewaireth for the accomplishmentof it. Hismeaningthen is : Lord as I truftin thy word,fo ftrengthen my faith and difappoint me not of my hope , for howfoeucrthe wicked continue forawhile I beleeue that I Shall haue a gloriousend, Ibeleeue it is no loft labour to fettle theLord, OLord I hopeto fee themtroden downe,thatbreake thy statutes. Thus we fee howGods childrenfeare their vnbelecfe, and nourifh their faith with prayer : fothetrue ministerof Godcannot but be zealous toftirrevphis people toferuentand frequentprayer. We fee the one halfe ofthis pfalase tobeprayer; and that in eueryportion, twoor three orfoure Feehn and verles beprayers. And theman of God, beingwilling to bring hisknowledge to feeling knroaedgé bath (till thisprayer, Staymein thyword: teachme thyflatutes r difappoint me not of myhope r " hovv ro ffr ef&abliíb thypromifestothyferuant.Forasreading,hearing,andçonferring,doe more increafe : mod. knowledge then feeling ; fomeditating, praying, and tinging, doemore nourifh feeling r, thenknowledge. Hadhe, that had fuchafaithin Godsword, fuch ioy,filch delight, fuch lifein the Ipiric, necdefò o£tenand feruentlyto pray? then I befeechyou let vs pray,pray, pray. Verfe r 17.Stay thoumeandLJhall befafe,and 'willdelight continuallreinshyJIatoutes. T Hisaj greethwiththatintheverfegoingbefore, f&abliJh meaccording to thypromife. Hadil thou needDarold to be flayed?didtl thou waver? ohhow need we tobeflayed,and to pray, gainft ourwasaering? Hee meanetbherethus much: although I am well minded,and delight in thy law, yet lam fobrittle and foflipperie, tharifthou flay meenot,I (hailfall,l am gone. Oh manof God,feelinghisówne wantsand infirmities! 1Jhall befafe, ,deJ& : If I benot flayed by thinehand I (hall beat Taft earl. PfaL; o. 6. he faid, he¡houldnewer beremooued: here is ano- therfpirit,where he faith,befhorddbefafe. But here wofull experience taughthim, thatbeedurl! notbe flayedonhimfelfe: whereby he declaretholiatas withoutGodsword, Ikecould notbe fafe; focome what come would,befallwhat danger could befall,in theLords word hewas (lay- td fufTrciently. Then we aretolearoe, that the promilesof,Qod muff engender invs a care and feareofourfelues; forif we begin once robequiet withour felues, whenwee begin tobe fecure and prefsimptiour,let vs affareour felues,rhatwe arenot farm from finre. But ifwefeare that we areflaggering andreelingperlons, and that we arevery flipperie, is there not caufe ofhum- bling,that this humblenesShould breedcarefulnes;carefulnes fhould caufe wacchfulnes;watch- fulnesfhouldvfe the meaner; and themeauca (Isould be lanólified by prayer. Then comebell, come the diuell,comethe world,comethe flefh,ifthe Lordflay vs, we(hall lisleand not die, we (hall finelynotmifcarnie.AndDrill delightcontinroallie inthyflatates. Wee fee here that there is no freewill,forhe prayeth likewife Port. y. t. leach meÓ Lordthe wayof tbyflatutes.Neither didhe promife ofhimfelfe before, but did hope inthe Lord. Suchbrittlenes is intheworld, fuch fkights in Chefefh, fuch (lineffe in Sathan, fuchcorruptexamples in the world í that vnleffethe Lord flay vs,we are foforteoff fromdelightingood, that we areroadie tofall into great (inns. Every man thereforeis to (earthhisown heart,and bythe caufewc may come to theeffeómetand by the tree mayconieómureofthe finite : foby theeffeEls wee may fudgeof the caufe,and by the fluke we mayiudge ofthe tree.Where isnow this delight,when we hencethe word,we heare it with fuchcoldneffe?thereforeit is a manifeff proofe we are not flayed in the Lord. For,whofoe- uer doth nor delightin theword,he may deceivehisowne foule: butfurelieasyethe is not flay. edon God.Ifwe arenot delighted,thenare we flayed onour ownefelues, but ifthe Lordworke tVherefore the in vs,then (hall wee feele delight. Thisis a griefeofmy foule , that fee nodelight in the Lords rnrddotb no day, all thingsaredone forfafhion, but the powerof godlines is not among vs. Thecaufe is the more blu e want of private exerciferthe wantofprivate readingg;and praying,& this bringetha fecretcurie publ,ke exerei ofpublikeexercifes, andtherefore i cannot butfooften vrgeprivace prayerand meditation, feu, Ddd 4 Yerl,
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