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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 would be good for us. This denying of ourselves, and casting ourselves over only upon God, would work a great change into us, while we hang on the world, and trust 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;1 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 outside 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 have it; ay, even in these the Lord can make the power of faith to be 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 you cannot get this done steadfastly, yet put your own heart to it, till you are assured of the truth of God’s promise; if so be that you can believe the promise, then you have this comfort, that God is bound to fulfill it to 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 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.