3. Himself, Hof. xiii. 9.

2. Temporal Men.

III. It is GOD alone that preferves or delivers us from our Enemies.

1. Spiritual.

1. Illuminating our Minds to fee,
1. That they are Enemies,
2. And dangerous Enemies.
2. Sanctifying our Wills.

3. Bringing our Affections into Order. 2. Temporal.

1. God alone hath Power in himself, Gen.

xvii. I.

2. All Creatures derive their Power from him, As xvii. 28.

3. Hence it is he alone that can limit the Power of our Enemies, Pfa. lxxvi. 10. 4. And that can give us Power against them, 2 Chron. X. 12.

As in this Caufe,

1. Whatsoever Prudence there is in our Commanders, Fam. i. 17.

2. Strength in our Ships,

3. Courage in our Soldiers, is only from God, Pfa. cxliv. 1.

4. And whatsoever Success these have, is alfo from him, Pfa. xxi. 31.

USE. Be thankful to GOD.

So as,

1. To acknowledge this Deliverance came not from our felves.

2. That we did not deferve it.

3. And therefore afcribe all to GOD.

1. His Wifdom.

3. His Mercy, Lam. iii, 22.

This our Thankfulness we should express,

1. In our Hearts.

2. With our Lips.

3. In our Lives.

r. By rejoicing in him.

2. By trufting on him for the future.

PSAL. cxlv. 8.

And of great mercy.

GOD is a GOD of great Mercy.

I. What is the Mercy of GOD? It is an ef sential Attribute of GOD, whereby he is ready of himself to fuccour fuch as be in Mifery. For by Mercy in Scripture is fignifyed,

1. The Readiness of the Mind to fuccour, Pfa. lxxxvi. 5, 15. and ciii. 8

2. The Iffue and Effect of it, Exod. xxxiii, 19. Rom. ix. 15.

II. To whom is he fo merciful?

1. To all with a common Mercy, Mat. v. 45. Luke vi. 36. Pfa. cxlvii.

2. To whom he pleases with a fpecial Mercy,
Eph. ii. 4.

III. Wherein doth his Mercy appear
1. In revealing his Will to us.
2. In continuing our Lives to us.

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3. In his pathetical Expoftulations with us,
Hof. xi. 8. Ezek. xxxiii. II.

4. In vouchfafing his Ordinances to us.
5. In his Judgments upon us. -

6. In fending his Son to die for us.

USES.

I Reproof to hardned Sinners, that GOD fhould be merciful to them, and they not dutiful to him.

II. Confolation to Bleffed Saints.

1. Are your Sins many? GOD is a GOD of many Mercies, Pfa. ciii. 8. Ifa.lv.7.

2. Are your Sins great?

1. His Mercy is greater.

2. Chrift's Merits are greater.

III. Caution. Abuse not the Doctrine of GOD's Mercy to the Increase of your Sins, Pf. ciii. 11. Jud. 4.

IV. Lamentation. Is GOD a GOD of great Mercy? Then furely we must needs be a People of great Mifery.

V. Exhortation,

1. Praise him, Pfa. ciii. 2, 3, 4.

2. Love GOD, Pfa.cxvi. 1. Luke vii. 47. 3. Put your Trust in him.

4. Afcribe all you have or hope for to him. 5. Live in the Imitation of him, Luke vi.

Mat. xviii. 32, 33.

36.

6. Fear and ferve him, Pfa. cxxx. 4. As we expect Mercy from him, we must perform our Duty to him.

PROV. iii. 5.

Truft in the Lord with all thine heart, and lean not unto thine own understand

ing.

E fhould truft in the Lord with all our
Hearts.

WE

I. We are not to truft in any thing but GOD. 1. Neg. Not abfolutely confider'd as GOD. 2. But relatively as our GOD, Pfal. xvi. 1, 2. Heb. viii. 10.

II. What is it to truft in the Lord with all our Hearts?

1. To exert the highest degree of truft we can upon him.

2. To truft on none but him; or him more than all things.

III. How fhould we truft in him?

1. In Temporals as well as Spirituals.
2. Our truft must be agreeable to his promise.
3. It must be built upon Chrift, 2 Cor. i. 20.
4. We must use Means, Heb. x. 23, 24, 25.
5. In the greatest as well as the least means.
6. Conftant, Pfal. lxii. 8.

USE. Exhort.

1. Repent of this fin of trufting in other things.

1. It is bred with us as Creatures corrupt.

2. Frequently committed.

3. It makes the Creature a GOD.

4. It is an unprofitable fin.

5. It brings a curfe on all Mercies, Jer. xvii.

5. Gen.ii. 8. Jer. ii. 37.

2. Trust

2. Truft in the Lord above all things. 1. MEANS.

1. Often confider the inability of the Crea-
ture, Hof. xiv. 3.

2. Labour to know GOD, Pfal. viii. 10.
3. Clear up thy intereft in him, Pfal. xvi. 1,2.
Pfal. xci. 2.

4. Meditate on his Nature.
1. Great.

2. Good.

5.Converse much with the promises of Chrift. 6. Let thy thoughts be intent upon Christ. 7. Be frequent in Prayer.

2. MOTIVES.

1. Ye must trust on fomething.

2. There is nothing else which you can in reafon truft in but GOD.

3. If you truft in GOD he will help you, 4. It's one end of Afflictions.

5. It giveth much glory to GOD, Rom. iv. 20. Pfal. xxxvii. 40.

6. It bringeth much quietness to the Soul, xxvii. 1, 2, 3.

7. Great Promises are made to them that truft in him, Pfal. xxxiv. 22. Pfal.xxxi. 19. Pfal. xxxvii. 4, 5.

PROV. xix. 17.

He that hath pity upon the poor, lendeth to the Lord, and that which he hath given, will he pay him again.

I.

W Hat

Hat is meant by poor? These are,
1. Poor in Spirit, Mat. v. 3.

2. Poor in Grace.

3 Poor in Eitate.

II. What