he shall sustain thee; he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved."

Ps. xxxi. 7. I will be glad and rejoice in thy mercy: For thou hast considered my trouble; thou hast known my soul in adversities.

Exod. iii. 7. I have surely seen the affliction of my people which are in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their task-masters: For I know their sorrows.

Ps. xli. 1. 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 my 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 mine enemies, and thy right hand shall save me.

Ps. Ixxiii. 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 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.

Job 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 walketh 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. 32. But though he cause grief, yet will he have compassion, according to the multitude of his mercies. 33. For he doth not afflict 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.

Jer. xvi. 19. O Lord, my strength, and my fortress, and my refuge in the day of affliction.

Mic. vii. 8. Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy; when I fall, I shall rise; when I sit in darkness, the Lord shall be a light unto me. 9. I will bear the indignation of the Lord, because 1 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 righteous

ness.

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, all ye that labour, and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

John xvi. 33. These things have I spoken unto you, that in me ye night 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. 9. Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed.

II. Promises relating to SICKNESS, OLD AGE, &c.

Of Deliverance from Sickness.-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 statutes; I will put none of these diseases upon thee which I have brought upon the Egyptians: for I am the Lord that healeth thee.

Job xxxiii. 24. He is gracious unto him, and saith, Deliver him from going down to the pit, I have found a ransom. 25. His flesh shall be fresher than a child's he shall return to the days of his youth. 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. 28. He will deliver his soul from going into the pit, and his life shall see the light.

Ps. xci. 3. Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence. 5. Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night, nor for the arrow that flieth by day: 6. Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness; nor for the destruction that wasteth at noon-day.

Ps cii. 3. Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases.

Deut. vii. 15. The Lord will take away from thee all sickness, and will put none of the evil diseases of Egypt upon thee.

Jer xxxiii. 6. Behold, I will bring health and

cure; and I will cure them, and will reveal unto them the abundance of peace and truth.

Support under Sickness -Ps. xli. 3. The Lord will strengthen him upon the bed of languishing: thou wilt make all his bed in his sickness.

Ps cxvi. 6. The Lord preserveth the simple; I was brought low, and he helped me.

In Chi'd-bearing.-1 Tim. ii. 15. Notwithstanding, she shall be saved in child-bearing, if they continue in faith and charity, and holiness with sobriety. Deut. vii. 13. He will bless the fruit of thy womb.

Gen. xlix. 25. Even by the God of thy father, who shall help thee and by the Almighty, who shall bless thee with blessings of heaven above, blessings of the deep that lieth under, blessings of the breasts, and of the womb.

In Old Age.-Ps. lxxi. 8. Cast me not off in the time of old age, forsake me not when my strength faileth.

Is. xlvi. 4. And even to your old age I am he, and even to hoary hairs will I carry you. I have made, and I will bear: even I will carry and will deliver you. Prov. xvi. 31. The hoary head is a crown of glory, if it be found in the way of righteousness

III. Of Deliverance from FAMINE and WANT.

Job v. 20. In famine he shall redeem thee from death. 22. At destruction and famine thou shalt laugh.

Ps. xxxiii. 18. Behold, the eye of the Lord is upon them that fear him; upon them that hope in his mercy. 19. To deliver their souls from death, and to keep them alive in famine.

Ps. xxxvii. 19. They shall not be ashamed in the

evil time and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.

Ps. cxlvi. 7. Which giveth food to the hungry.

Is. xli. 17. When the poor and needy seek water and there is none, and their tongue faileth for thirst; I the Lord will hear them, I the God of Israel will not forsake them.

Ezek. xxxvi. 29. I will call for the corn, and will increase it, and lay no famine upon you. 30. And I will multiply the fruit of the tree, and the increase of the field, that ye shall receive no more reproach of famine among the heathen.

Zech. x. 1. Ask ye of the Lord rain, in the time of the latter rain, so the Lord shall make bright clouds, and give them showers of rain to every one grass in the field.

Ps. cvii. 9. He satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul with goodness.

Hab. iii. 17. Though the fig-tree shall not blossom; neither shall fruit be in the vines; the labour of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stall; 18. Yet I will rejoice in the Lord: I will joy in the God of my salvation.

Mat. iv. 4. Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.

IV. Deliverance from WAR and ENEMIES.

Deliverance from War.-Deut. xx. 4. The Lord your God is he that goeth with you, to fight for you against your enemies, to save you, Deut. xxiii. 14.

Job v. 20. In war he shall redeem thee from the power of the sword.