ple which are in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their task-masters : For I know their sorrows. Ps. xli. Blessed is he that considereth the poor ; the Lord will deliver him in, time of trouble. Ps. lxxi. 3. Thou hast given commandment to save me, for thou art my rock and

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fortress. Ps. cxii. 4. Unto the upright, there ariseth light in the darkness. Ps.cxxxvi. 23. Who remembereth us in our low estate: for his mercy endureth for ever. Ps. cxxxviii. 7. Though I walk in the midst of trouble, thou wilt revive me : Thou shalt stretch forth thine hand against the wrath of thine enemies, and thy right hand shall save me. Ps. lxxiii. 26. My flesh and my heart faileth ; but God is the strength of my heart.

; Ps. cxlv. 14. The Lord upholdeth all that fall, and raiseth up all that are bowed down. Isa. xxv. 4. Thou hast been a strength to the poor, a strength to the needy in his distress, a refuge from the storm, a shadow from the heat, when the blast of the terrible

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ones is as a storm against the wall. Isa. xxvii. 8. In measure, when it shooteth forth, thou wilt debate with it: He stayeth his rough wind in the day of the east wind. fob xxxiv. 23. He will not lay upon man more than is right, that he should enter into judgment with God. Isa. 1. 10. Who is among you that feareth the Lord, that obeyeth the voice of his servant, that walkcth in darkness and hath no light, let him trust in the name of the Lord, and stay upon his God. Lam. iii. 31. The Lord will not cast off for ever. Ver. 32. But though: he cause grief, yet will he have compassion, according to the multitude of his mercies. Ver. 33. For he doth not affict willingly, nor grieve the children of men. Jer. xxx. 11. I am with thee, saith the Lord, to save thee: I will correct thee in measure, and will not leave thee altogether unpunished. fer. xvi. 19. O Lord, my refuge and my fortress; and my refuge in the day of my affliction. Mic. vii. 8. Rejoice not against

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me, O mine enemy: When I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, the Lord shall be a light unto me. Ver. 9. I will bear the indignation of the Lord, because I have sinned against him, until he plead my cause, and execute judgment for me: He will bring me forth to the light, and I shall behold his righteousness. Nah. i. 7.

Nah. i. 7. The Lord is good, a strong hold in the day of trouble, and he knoweth them that trust in him. Mat. xi. 28. Come unto me,

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ye that labour, and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. John xvi. 33. These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace: In the world ye shall have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world. 2 Cor. i. 5. For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us, so our consolation also aboundeth by Christ. 2 Cor. iv. 8. We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair. Ver. 9. Persecuted, but not forsaken ; cast down, but not destroyed.

[Ye who are laid on beds of sickness, remember the good Physician uses those means to wean you from the love of this world, let not the divine remedy be rendered abortive by your obduracy. You now promise on the return of health, to love God more and serve him better. Oh! remember to fulfil your promise of amendment, when your good God accomplishes the promises he now makes you of deliverance.]

Exod. xxiii. 25. Ye shall serve the Lord your God, and I will take away sickness from the midst of thee. Exod. xv. 26. If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the Lord thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his sight, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statues; I will put none of these discases upon thee, which I have brought up

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on the Egyptians; For I am the Lord that healeth thee. Job xxxiv. 24. He is gracious unto him, and saith, Deliver him from going down to the pit, I have found a ransom. Ver. 25. His flesh shall be fresher than a child's: He shall return to the days of his youth. Ver. 26. He shall pray unto God, and he will be favourable unto him, and he shall see his face with joy: For he will render unto man his righteousness. Ver. 28. He will deliver his soul from going into the pit, and his life shall see the light. Ps. xci 3.

Ps. xci 3. Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence. Ver. 5. Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night, nor for the arrow that flieth by day. Ver. 6. Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness ; nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday. Ps. çiii. 3. Who forgiveth all thine iniqities; who healeth all thy diseases. Deut. vii. 15. The Lord will take away from thee all sickness, and