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XXXVIII.]
THE
CHRISTIAN'S TREASURE.
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together
f
ör
good,
to them
that
love
God,
to them
'who
are
the
ca
lled
according
to his
purpose.
It
was
for
their
sakes the promises were written,
that
they might have
not
only a
present
relish
of
divine
blessings,
but
a
sweet
foretaste
of
joys long to
come.
The
blessings
of
the
children
of God
were
numbered
up,
and written
down originally for them,
in
the book
of
God's everlasting
counsels; and
in
the
book
of
his
word
has he
copied
out
for them, the
blessings
of
heaven from
above,
and
of
the
deep
.
from
beneath
;
the
precious
things
brought
forth
by
the
sun,
and under
the influence
of
the moon
;
the
chief
things
of
the
ancient mountains
on
earth,
so
far
as
is
needful for them here, and the
pre
-
cious things
of
the everlasting
hills
of
paradise hereafter.
Does the
great Creator
and Lord
of
all
keep the wheels
of
nature
in
their settled
courses
?
It
is
for
his
people's
good.
"
The
stars
in
their
courses shall fight for
Israel
:'
Or
does he
countermand nature
in
any
of
its
motions,
and
bid
the
sun
stand
still
in
Gibeon, and the moon
in the valley
of
Ajalon
?"
It
is
that
the armies
of
his
peo-
ple may have
Iong day
-
light, to
subdue
their
enemies.
Hail-
stones
and
thunder
shall
break out of the
clouds to
destroy the Canaanites,
when
Israel
is
at
war
with them
:
But
if
Israel
want
bread.
in
the wilderness, the
clouds
shall
drop
down
manna, and
give
them
bread
from
hea-
ven.
The Lord
gave up
Egypt
with
her
armies
to
the
waves
of
the Red
-sea,
for the ransom and
redemption
of
his
people
:
He
gave
Ethiopia
and
Seba to the sword
for
the
safety
of
his
servant
Jacob
;
Is.
xliii. 4.
I
have
loved
thee,
O
Israel, ther
f
öre
I
gave
men
for
thee,
and
peo-
ple
for
thy
life.
And
it
is
no
wonder
tharGod
has
given
all things to
his
children, since
he
has given
himself
to them, and told
them,
I
am
your
God
.
It
is
no
wonder
he has
bestowed
all
other
things upon them, since he
has
bestowed
his
Son
upon
them
:
His
own, his
only
Son,
who
is
dearer
to
him
than
all the
creation
:
Rom.
viii. 32.
He that
spared not
his
own
Son,
but
delivered
him
up
for
'us
all,
how
shall
he
not with
him also
freely
give us
all
things?
I.I.
The saints
have an
interest
in all
things,
for
Christ
is
made
Lord
over
all things
for
his
people's good
Lph.
i.
22.
"
God
hath
put
all
things
under
his
feet;
and
gave
him tò
be
head over
all things
to
his
church."
Ìh
'