Keach - Houston-Packer Collection BT155 .K4 1698

Cointant of peace Di2on+ 249 formed in them, they are like to their Father in Holinefs, Heavenlinefs, in Humility, Mer- 2 ret.z.4. cy, Meeknefs, Love, Goodnefs, Charity, &c: theypartake ofthe DivineNature, every one refembles the Son or Daughter of a King; Then [aid he unto Zeba and Zalmunna, What Judg.8.i.. manner of Men were they whom ye flew at Ta- bor ? And they anfwered, As thou art, fo were they, each one refmbled the Children of a King : Theyare nobly defcended, they have fublime Spirits, HolyHearts, Delires, Aims and Ends in all they do ; they are not meer Dunghil- Rakers, like the Men of the World, but far excel all others ; The Righteous is more excellent Nov: 12, than his Neighbour, hehas an excellent Spi- 26. rit, Life, and Principles in him. III. They that are God's Covenant-People, Truft in him as tir God, as well as Love him as their God ; all People truft in their God, tho it beaGodof Gold, or Silver ; a World- ly Man's throng Confidence is his Wealth, he makes Gold his Hope : So they that have God to be their God, truft in him, depend upon him ; They that knów thy Name, will put their pfal.9.1o. Trull- in thee : They truft in the True and Living God, God is their Hope their Confi- dence, they rely upon his Power, his Mercy, his Love, his Faithfulnefs, his Covenant, and on his Elefled Promifes, and this at all times, in Affiiaions,' Defertion, Temptations, &c. and when called to any hard Service : in Pro- fperity, and in Adverfity, in times of Want and Neceflities, and in Times of Fulnefs ; in Life, and alto at the Hour of Death : This tends

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