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With believing hearts let us now look to the covenant of God, and to the seal of that covenant. O beloved, if we could find some true power of faith to bring our hearts really to God, and to think little of the world, or of all the threatenings or allurements of it; if we could deny ourselves altogether, and cast us over into his hand, it werewould be good for us. This denying of ourselves, and casting ourselves over only upon God, would work a great change into us, whileaswhile we hang on the world, and lippentrust in anything more than God, we frustrate ourselves of the comforts of God's word, and of the promises which should uphold us in our purposes and callings. Sarah, she was marked for her faith as well as Abraham;◊footnote{◊ref{Heb.11.11}} and the women of Israel who sang the song with Moses at the Red Sea, by that their faith was confirmed. Such women as were now living withoutoutside Jericho, and were believers, might comfort themselves in remembrance of Sarah; for God takes notice of grace wherever it is, both in young and old, and in all sexes. So we should not despise the grace of God in any, although there be infirmities and weakness in the persons who hashave it; ay, even in these the Lord can make the power of faith to kythebe shown very greatly; he can make precious flowers to grow out of dunghills: and there is no word of her unbelief here; for she judged him faithful who had promised, and so he performed his promise. If thouyou cannot get this done stedfastly,steadfastly, yet put thyyour own heart to it, till thou beyou are assured of the truth of God's promise; if so be that thouyou can believe the promise, then thou hasyou have this comfort, that God is bound to fulfilfulfill it to thee.you. There is nobody who will send up an empty heart to God, and takes hold of a promise, but they must get grace; and that is the sweetest reciprocation that can be, to be giving our hearts to God, and to be receiving grace from him. It is good for us to be evermore
a/src/0032.pm b/src/0032.pm index 43f790f..fb51831 100644 --- a/src/0032.pm +++ b/src/0032.pm @@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ threatenings or allurements of it; if we could deny ourselves altogether, and cast us over into his hand, it were good for us. This denying of ourselves, and casting ourselves over only upon God, would work a great change into us, whileas while we hang on the world, and lippen in anything more than God, we frustrate ourselves of the comforts of God's word, and of the promises whilkwhich should uphold us in our purposes and callings. Sarah, she was marked for her faith as well as Abraham;◊footnote{◊ref{Heb.11.11}} and the women of Israel who sang the song with Moses at the Red Sea, by that their faith was confirmed.
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at the very top of our ambition, yet even there we will find wants. For there is no contentment in anything here, for they have not a sure foundation, but are builded upon the sand, and so they are nothing but vanity; and if thou has trusted in anything of that kind, thou will find it to be the greatest grief of anything to thee.
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With believing hearts let us now look to the covenant of God, and to the seal of that covenant. O beloved, if we could find some true power of faith to bring our hearts really to God, and to think little of the world, or of all the @@ -26,60 +9,22 @@ casting ourselves over only upon God, would work a great change into us, whileas while we hang on the world, and lippen in anything more than God, we frustrate ourselves of the comforts of God's word, and of the promises whilk should uphold us in our purposes and callings. Sarah, she was marked for her faith as well as Abraham;*Abraham;◊footnote{◊ref{Heb.11.11}} and the women of Israel who sang the song with Moses at the Red Sea, by that their faith was confirmed. Such women as were now living without Jericho, and were believers, might comfort themselves in remembrance of Sarah; for God takes notice of grace wherever it is, both in young and old, and in all sexes. So we should not despise the grace of God in any, although there be infirmities and weakness in the persons who has it; ay, even in these the Lord can make the power of faith to kythe very greatly; he can make precious flowers to grow out of dunghills: and there is no word of her unbelief here; for she judged him faithful who had promised, and so he performed his promise. If thou cannot get this done stedfastly, yet put thy awin heart to it, till thou be assured of the truth of God's promise; if so be that thou can believe the pro * Heb, xi.41%:
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mise,promise, then thou has this comfort, that God is bound to fulfil it to thee. There is nobody who will send up ane empty heart to God, and takes hold of a promise, but they must get grace; and that is the sweetest reciprocation that can be, to be giving our hearts to God, and to be receiving grace from him. It is good for us to be evermore sending up our prayers to God, and to be evermore receiving what we need from him; and thus still keep society with him, as we delight to be in their company whom we love.12 [TABLE.]
There was a promise made to Abraham that there should come out of his body, albeit it was almost dead, innumerable multitudes of people, who should be as the stars in the heaven for multitude, or as the sand upon the sea shore,* so that it should be als impossible to number these who came out of his loins as to number the stars or the pickles (grains) of the sand; and he believed this promise, notwithstanding all that deadness; and accordingly it came to pass. Beloved, we do great wrong, and deceives ourselves of many things, if so be we believe not the promise of God, or when we lippen to no other promise but of our redemption; but we should lippen to him also in the performance of all other promises. When thou can do that, then thou may say, My soul lippens to God who has promised other things to me, as well as he has promised redemption. When thou lippens in God for nothing but salvation, that is but presumption; no, rather say, *" Wh should not I take my worldly estate from God as well as life everlasting?" As God has made many promises to us, let us strive to believe them all. It may be we have ado to lippen both to a present providence of God, and to ane extraordinar providence also; therefore let us believe both: then may thou say: ¢ Whom have I in heaven but thee? and I have none mn earth beside thee." Then may thou
¥ Heb. xi8'r2.
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178 ELEVENTH TABLE.
at the very top of our ambition, yet even there we will find wants. For there is no contentment in anything here, for they have not a sure foundation, but are builded upon the sand, and so they are nothing but vanity; and if thou has trusted in anything of that kind, thou will find it to be the greatest grief of anything to thee.
11 [TABLE.]
With believing hearts let us now look to the covenant of God, and to the seal of that covenant. O beloved, if we could find some true power of faith to bring our hearts really to God, and to think little of the world, or of all the threatenings or allurements of it; if we could deny ourselves altogether, and cast us over into his hand, it were good for us. This denying of ourselves, and casting ourselves over only upon God, would work a great change into us, whileas while we hang on the world, and lippen in anything more than God, we frustrate ourselves of the comforts of God's word, and of the promises whilk should uphold us in our purposes and callings. Sarah, she was marked for her faith as well as Abraham;* and the women of Israel who sang the song with Moses at the Red Sea, by that their faith was confirmed. Such women as were now living without Jericho, and were believers, might comfort themselves in remembrance of Sarah; for God takes notice of grace wherever it is, both in young and old, and in all sexes. So we should not despise the grace of God in any, although there be infirmities and weakness in the persons who has it; ay, even in these the Lord can make the power of faith to kythe very greatly; he can make precious flowers to grow out of dunghills: and there is no word of her unbelief here; for she judged him faithful who had promised, and so he performed his promise. If thou cannot get this done stedfastly, yet put thy awin heart to it, till thou be assured of the truth of God's promise; if so be that thou can believe the pro * Heb, xi.41%:
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mise, then thou has this comfort, that God is bound to fulfil it to thee. There is nobody who will send up ane empty heart to God, and takes hold of a promise, but they must get grace; and that is the sweetest reciprocation that can be, to be giving our hearts to God, and to be receiving grace from him. It is good for us to be evermore sending up our prayers to God, and to be evermore receiving what we need from him; and thus still keep society with him, as we delight to be in their company whom we love.
12 [TABLE.]
There was a promise made to Abraham that there should come out of his body, albeit it was almost dead, innumerable multitudes of people, who should be as the stars in the heaven for multitude, or as the sand upon the sea shore,* so that it should be als impossible to number these who came out of his loins as to number the stars or the pickles (grains) of the sand; and he believed this promise, notwithstanding all that deadness; and accordingly it came to pass. Beloved, we do great wrong, and deceives ourselves of many things, if so be we believe not the promise of God, or when we lippen to no other promise but of our redemption; but we should lippen to him also in the performance of all other promises. When thou can do that, then thou may say, My soul lippens to God who has promised other things to me, as well as he has promised redemption. When thou lippens in God for nothing but salvation, that is but presumption; no, rather say, *" Wh should not I take my worldly estate from God as well as life everlasting?" As God has made many promises to us, let us strive to believe them all. It may be we have ado to lippen both to a present providence of God, and to ane extraordinar providence also; therefore let us believe both: then may thou say: ¢ Whom have I in heaven but thee? and I have none mn earth beside thee." Then may thou
¥ Heb. xi8'r2.