2. 'Tis part of the Honour and Worship thou oweft to GOD. 3. It is one end of GOD's bringing thee often into fears. 4. To truft in GOD for deliverance is the beft way to obtain deliverance from GOD, Pfal. xxxvii. 40. Pfal. cxxv. I, 2. Therefore is this Grace so often promised, PSALM lvii. 1. Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me, for my foul trufteth in thee: yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge, until thefe calamities be overpaft. חנני אלה סחנני מ בך מפיה נפשי. I. N times of Calamity we muft beg for Mer 1. IN cy. I. To prevent it. 2. To preferve us in particular. 3. To fupport us under it. 4. To blefs and fanctifie it to us. 5. To deliver us from it. II. We are alfo to truft on him alone. Pfal. XX. 7. 1. What are we to truft in him for? 1. This Life, 1 Tim. iv. 8. I 2. That to come. 2. What 2. What is requir'd to our trufting in GOD aright? 1. A thorough perfwafion that none else can do us good, Hof. xiv. 3. 2. Frequent meditations upon the goodness and greatness of GOD, Pfal. xxvi. 8. 3. A looking on him as our GOD, John xx. 28. Pfal. xvi. 2. 4. An experimental Knowledge of GOD, Pfal. ix. 10. 1 Cor. i. 9, 10. 5. Ufing all lawful means, 1 John iii. 3. 3. How may we be perfwaded to this Duty? 1. It is put for the whole Duty of Man, Pfal. cxv. 9, 10. 2. GOD brings us into troubles on purpose to exercise our Truft on him. 3. This gives all glory to GOD. 4. It keeps the Soul in a calm and quiet eftate. 5. It endears GOD to us, and obligeth him to preserve us, Pfal. xvi. 1. Pfal. vii. 1. Pfal. lvii. 1. III. We are to hide our felves in GOD 'till calamities be past. Confidering, 1. No Calamity fo great but he can help us. 2. And will, if we truft on him, Pfal. xxxvii. S, 6. 3. By this means our very Miferics will turn to our good. USE. Truft now in GOD. 1. Nothing can do you hurt, fo long as you truft on him. 2. All things fhall do you good. 3. You will be happy whatsoever happens. PSALM lxviii. 18. Thou haft afcended on high, thou haft them. I. עליק למרום Hrift afcended. Chrift 1. This was typified, Lev. xvi. 2, 3. This Afcenfion was, 1. Local. II. Luke xxiv. 2. Vifible, because no more was he to be 2. Why did he afcend? 1. To confirm our Faith. 2. To make interceffion for us, 1 John ii. 2. 1. Afcend to him with your Affections, 2. Long to be with him. II. Thou baft led Captivity Captive. au n'au 1. To fin, Rom vi. 16. 2. To Satan, 2 Tim. ii. 26. 3. To the World, Mat. vi. 24. 2. Chris 2. Chrift delivereth us from this Captivity, Luke iv. 18. As iii. 26 3. He makes us his own Servants, and fo captivates to himself the Captives of Sa tan. USE. Let us ferve him who hath redeemed us to himself, 1 Cor. vi. 20. III. Thou haft received gifts for Men, ph ΟΥΝΙ ΠΟΙΟΙ ἔδωκε δόματα τοῖς ἀνθρώποις, So allo the Targum. 1. What Gifts? 1. Repentance, Acts ii. 38. 2. Pardon, 1 John ii. 1. 3. His Spirit, Acts ii. 1. John xvi. 7. 2. 3. Righteousness. 2. To guide us, John. xvi. 13. Rom, viii. 14. 3. To fanctifie us, Tit. iii. 5. 1 Cor.vi. 11. 4. To quicken us, Rom. viii. 2. 5. To help us in Prayer, Rom. viii. 15,16. 6. To difcover our Eftates to us, Rom. viii, 16. 7: To comfort and support us, John xiv. 16, 17. IV. Yea, for the rebellious, PN), that is, even for finners, Rom. v. 8. who rebell, 1. Against GOD, Isa. i. 2, 3. V. That the Lord God might dwell amongst them, which implies, 1. Our Relation to him, Deut. iv. 7. Bb 3 2. His 2. His favour to us, Lev. xxvi. 11. Exod. xxxiii. 1, 2, 3, 16. Exod. xxxiv. 9. 3. Our Communion with him, 1 John i. 3. 4. His guidance of us, Pfal. lxxviii. 14,52,53, Pfal. lxxvi. 2. 5. His Protection, Numb. xxiii. 21, 22, 23. Pfal. xlvi. 5, 6, 7. Pfal. xxiii. 4. 6. His providing for us, Pfal. xxiii. 1, 5, 6. 7. His being our GOD, Lev. xxvi. 11, 12, USE. 1. Believe the Afcenfion. 2. Live like those who believe it. PSAL. lxxiii. 25. Whom have I in heaven but thee? and there is none upon earth that I defire befides thee. OD is to be defired before all things in the G World. I. What is it to defire GOD? 1. To prefer him in our Judgments, Phil. iii. 8. 2. To chufe him in our Wills. 3. To be more Zealous in our endeavour after him than any thing else. II. What is it in GOD we are to defire? 1. His Glory, Exod. xxxii. 32. 2. His Favour, Pfal. xxx. 5. Pfal. lxiii. 3. 3. His Prefence, Pfal. lxxxiv. 10. 4. His Enjoyment, Pfal. xlii, 1, 2. III. Why |