~2 The Life of God may we not encourage ourfelves, , as the prophet d.id his fervant, when he ihewed him the horfes and chariots of fire, Fear JJOt, for they that be with us, are nzore than they that be againflus "\ · Away then with all perplexing fears and Vve muftdo what dcfponding thoughts. To we can, and de- undertake vigo.rou£1y, and re– p:nd on the dily confidently on the divine "':we affi!l:ance. rr.fl . l I If au.1 ranee, Is more t 1an 1a. . :the conqueft. Let us arife, and be doing, ·m1.d the Lord will be with us t. It is true, religion in the fouls of men is the ilnme– <iiate work Gf God; and all our riatural endeavours can neither produce it alone, nor n1erit thofe fupernatural aids by which it n1ufi: be wrought: the HolyGhof1: 1nufi ,come upon us, and the power of the . IIighef1: n1uf1: ovedhadow us, before that holy thing can be begotten, and Chrifi: be forn1cd in us. But yet we mufl not cxpec:t that this whole work ihould be done without any concurring endeavours of our own: vve 1nufl not lie loitering in the ditch, ,and wait till omnipotence pull 1,1s fron1 thence. No, no; we n1ufi: be– ftir ourfelves, and aCtuate thofe powers \vhich _'rve have already received: we n1ufl: _put forth ourfelv~s to our outmofi cap~ci- . ue~ -«= .a Kings v=. 16~ I7• t I ChroQ. x~ii, I 6.
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