9 Ptâl.78 Pfal. i o6. z4. Gcn.+.13. Ezek.37.1z. dfay 49.10.25' Hab.3.3,18. LLch Flay 55.83t 1. Hof .tr.9. Chn.to.6, tz. Ezek.37.3. Mar.IO.z6,a7. Phi1.4.5,6,7 I Sa.r.7.13,! 8. T he Fexation of the Spirit. Wilderneffe was their diflru#i of his power and prote- &ion, Can hee fpread a, table in the Wildernefe ? Can hee give bread alfo and flefh for his people ? And indeed as Carnes dcfpairc, fo in fouie proportion , any fainting un- der temptation, any difcontent with our efface, proceeds from this, that wee meafure God by our (elves, that wee conceive of his power onely by thole iffues and waycs of cfcape which wee are by our owne wifedomes able to fore -cafl, and when wee are fo í raitned that wee can fee no way to turne, there wee give over truf+ing God, as if our finnes were greater than could be forgiven , or our affli6tions than could be removed. It is therefore a nota- blemeancs ofeflablifhing the heart in all effaces, to have the eye ofFaith fixed upon thepower of God, to confider that his thoughts and contrivances are as much above ours,as Heaven is above the Earth ; And therefore to re- folve with lehofaphat , that when wee know not what to doe , yet we will have our eyes upon him Rill. Sonne of Man, faith the Lord to Ezekiel , Can thefe dead bones live ? and bee anfwered , O Lord God thou knowcfl. Thy thoughts at ?abëiveourthoughts; and where things are to us impoffa;li, they are eaf e unto thee. Secondly, by Prayer. This is a maine remedy agai tiff carcfull thoughts. When the ApoRle had exhorted the Philippians, that their Moderation,t hat is, their Fquanimitie and calme- neffe of minde in regard of outward things, fhould bee knowne unto all men , bee preffeth it with this excellent reafon, The Lord is at hand, bee is ever at home in his owne family, he is neere to fee the wants, and to hea re the cries of all that come unto him; therefore faith hee, Ber caref ull for nothing , but in every thing by prayer and flip. plication with tharikefgiving ( thankefgiving for ,hat you have, and prayer for what you want) let your regaseffsbee made knowne unto God, and hee mall furnifh you with peace in all eflates . A notable example of which pro- mile wee have in Hannah the Mother of Sar o l In the bitterneffe
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