CKAP.~· Vaaa.u. a Sam. 24• 14: Humercies are verJ greati fo Pfal. I 30. 7· With him there u p!entiom redemption; fo ~bundt~ntmn-c1, I P~t. 1. 3, E.ph. 2. 7· .Thi ~xcee~ing.ric-hu of his r,race~ Goadelighte~ to dtfcover thiS attrtbuce mhts royalty and nngmficence. Cerramly; there is more rXGods mercy, then in mens fins; our Ephah is full, but Gods merq is overful : and there is enough in God to 'fupply all our wants; when you can exhaufr overflowing mercy.then you may complain ; and there is enough in God to fatisfie every particular beleiver : we all drink of the fame fountain, and yet cannot draw it dry: Oh,when fhall we learn ofour heavenly Father, not onely to do good works, but to abound in them more- and more? he is rich in mer'.}, when iliall webe rich itJ good Work}, &c. 0 bf'. 2. G1Jd is very tender to hit people in mifery: Senfe doth but 'J ervat. 2 ' make IyesofGod ; when we hearken t~ the voice ofour own feeling_, we are'apt to fay as Job *thou ar·t turned to be crutf; or- at iC Job • 11 leafr as D~vid, *I um cut off, though at that very time God had • pr, 1 1 · 3 agracious refpeCl to him, neverthelefs thou heardeft the voice of a · 3 •· 11 ' my [upplications. Ifrael is chidden for faying , my \\'ay u hiddm from the Lord, ~ndmy judgment pa({ed over by m1 God, Ha;-40.17~ That is, God bath left me out of the Court of Providence, and the Roll of thofe whom he is to look after : he doeh not take nptice of my cafe :do bnt wait a little while, andY<?U fhall(ee that the Lord is very pittiful and tender.Gods children have been at length affiamed of their hafty words; and when \ltovidence hath ~ad its comfe; ~hey can eaHly _fee that, t.hough .the .outfide and bark of it was rough and harlb, yet twas lined With pttty and mercy. 3. From the two words Pittlful, and Merciful, God bath e- Obfl at very \\?4) provided (9r the comfort ofhupeople: he bath pitt) for erv ' 3•· their ajfiiffions, and pardon for their fins ; he was fenfible of robs 'flifery, and Jobs Weak..nefl: his compaffion 'might be difcouraged by our murrnurins~, but t'ha~ he is mercififl,as wtUas pittiful. Afflicted perfo_ns may hence comfort themfelves, and anfwer the objeelionsof their fad fpirits: when yo1;1 have injuries from men,y6u lhall find pitties inGod. I, but I have finned: I anfwer, there is mercy in him as well as pittJ~ &c. · · 4- From.the orde~ df the wordsJ very pittiful, and thenoften- O!J[trvar: 4: dtr mercy: There"i& in Go&~Firft,boweis,and,t~en bounry;Co Exod.' 34.6. Merciful andgraciom, 'Oh, then let U$leamof our heavenly · Cccc ' : · Father,
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