340 PetítJuo faíttp one tingle Believer be not a talking meetly of the Law, but a doing of it, the Divine Pre - fence is with him. Thus the Prophet to Afa, The Lord is with you, whileftyou be with him, 2 Chron. 15.2. Thus our Saviour, Ifa man love him and keep lis words, the Father and the Son will come and make their abode with filch a one, Toh.14. 23. Such an one bath a Temple and Shechinab in his Heart ; God will be there helping and comforting of him in his well -do- ing. The Church prays for help from the San - tivary, Pfal. 20. 2. becaufe that was a Symbol of Gods Prefence : And the obeying Believer cannot want help, becaufe he hath a Saneluary within him. The way of the Lord is flrength to him, and waiting in it he renews ftrength, and mounts up by Auxiliary Grace as upon Eagles- wings. Whilefi he is a doing the Will of God ftrength comes in, as it did to the Le- vites that bare the Ark, r Chron. 15. 26. and with firength holy comfort alto ; in keeping the Commands he bath great reward , inward peace, and joy unfpeakable ; force of the oyi of Joy which is upon Chriff the great Doer of Gods Will, drops down on the Believer in his fincere Obedience. As all upright ones do, he dwels in Gods Prefence, as if he were in the borders of Heaven already ; the light of Gods Countenance irradiates his Duties.When therefore the Believer refle6s on himfelf, and confiders,what a dry Land rebellion dwells in, and what rivers of Peace and Joy water Obe- dience ; how weak and foolith his heart was in
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