Both clear and cloudy 1, free and bound; 2 I'm heal'd ev'n when my plagues abound, 9 perplexed but not in despair. John xvi. 33. These things I have spoken unte you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye fhall have tribulation: but be of good chear, I have overcome the world. Heb. iv. 3. For we which have believed, do enter into rest. 1 Zech. xiv. 6, 7. And it fhall come to pafs in that day, that the light shall not be clear, nor dark. But it fhall be one day, which fhall be known to the Lord, not day nor night, but it shall come to pass, that at evening-time it fhall be light. Micah vii. 8. Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy; when I fall, I fhall arife, when I fit in darkness, the Lord fhall be a light unto me. 2 John viii. 36. If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye fhall be free indeed. Acts xx. 23. The Holy Ghost witneffing in every city, faying, that bonds and afflictions abide me. 3 2 Cor. vi. 9.-as dying, and behold, we live. Col. iii. 3. For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God. 4 Matth. xviii. 11. For the Son of man is come to fave that which was lost. Pfalm cxix. 176. I have gone astray like a lost sheep; feek thy fervent. Phil. iii. 9. And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law. but that which is through faith of Chrift, &c. 5 Rom. viii. 28. And we know that all things work together for good, to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose. Chap. xi. 11. I fay then, Have they stumbled that they fhould fall? God forbid but rather through their fall falvation is come unto the Gentiles, for to provoke them to jealousy. 6 Pfalm lxxxix. 31, 32. If they break my ftatutes, and keep not my commandments, then will I vifit their tranfgreffion with the rod, and their iniquity with ftripes. 7 Pfalm cxix. 67, Before I was afflicted, I went aftray: but now I have kept thy word. Verfe 71. It is good for me that I have been afflicted: that I might learn thy ftatutes. James i. 2. My brethren, count it all joy, when ye fall into divers temptations. 8 Matth. x. 39. He that lofeth his life for my fake, thall find it. Mark x. 29, 30. And Jefus anfwered and faid, Verily I lay unto you, There is no man that hath left houfe, or brethren, or fifters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my fake and the golpel's, but he fhall receive an hun. dred fold now in this time, houfes, and brethren, and fifters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with perfecutions; and, in the world to come, eternal life. 9 Rom. vii. 24, 25. O wretched man that I am! who fhall deliver me from the body of this death? I thank God, through Jefus Chrift our Lord. 10 Viz. With mercy, Job xlii. 5, 6. I have heard of thee by the hearing of the ear; but now mine eye feeth thee. Wherefore, I abhor myself, and repent in duft and afhes. Ezek. xvi. 63. That thou mayft remember, and be confounded, and never open thy mouth any more, because of thy fhame, when I am pacified toward thee for all that thou haft done, faith the Lord God. 11 2 Cor. vi. 9-as dying, and behold, we live. 12 Heb. ix. 27. It is apointed unto men once to die. John v. 24. Verily, For all my fins my heart is fad, Since God's difhonour'd 1, yet I'm glad, verily I fay unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that fent me, hath everlafting life, and fhall not come into condemnation; but is paffed from death unto life. Chap. vi. 40. And this is the will of him that fent me, that every one which feeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life. Ver. 50, 51. This is the bread which cometh down from heaven, that a man may eat thereof, and not die. I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he fhall live for ever: and the bread that I will give, is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world. 1 Pfalm li. 4. Against thee, thee only have I finned, and done this evil in thy fight. 2 Rom. xvi. 17. But God be thanked, that ye were the fervants of fia; but ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you. 3 Ifaiah xliv. 23. Sing, O heavens; for the Lord hath done it; fhout ye lower parts of the earth: break forth into finging, ye mountains, O forests, and every tree therein: for the Lord hath redeemed Jacob, and glorified himself in Ifrael. Eph. i. 6. To the praife of the glory of his grace. Ver. 12. That we thould be to the praise of his glory. 4 Rev. iii. . I know thy works, that thou haft a name that thou livest, and art dead. Ver. 15. I know thy works that thou art neither cold nor hot. 5 Numb. xxiii. 21. He hath not beheld iniquity in Jacob, neither hath he feen perverfenefs in Ifrael. Song iv. 7. Thou art all fair, my love, there is no fpot in thee. Ezek xvi. 14. And thy renown went forth among the heathen for thy beauty for it was perfe& through my comeliness which I had put upon thee, faith the Lord God. 6 Ifaiah xliii. 25. I, even I, am he that blotteth out thy tranfgreffions for mine own fake, and will not remember thy fius. Jer. xxxi. 4. I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their fin no more. Heb. viii. 12. I will be merciful to their unrighteoufnels, and their fins and their iniquities will I remember no more. 7 Ezra ix. 13, 14 And after all that is come upon us for our evil deeds, and for our great trefpafs, feeing that thou our God hatt punished us less than our iniquities deferve, and halt given us fuch deliverance as this; should we again break thy commandments, and join in affinity with the people of these abominations? Wouldit not thou be angry with us till thou hadit confumed us, fo that there fhould be no remnant nor efcaping? Pfalm xxxviii. 1. O Lord, rebuke me not in thy wrath; neither chaften me in thy hot difpleasure. 8 Pfalm xxv. 11. For thy name's fake, O Lord, pardon mine iniquity: for it is great. Jer. xiv. 7. O Lord, though our iniquities teftify against us, do thou it for thy name's fake: for our backflidings are many, we have finned against thee. I hope when plung'd into defpair, 1, SECT. IV. Myfteries in FAITH's Extractions, Way and Walk, Prayers and Anfwers, Heights and Deptbs, Fear and Love. 7ITH wafps and bees my bufy bill WITH Sucks ill from good, and good from ill: 5 Humil'ty makes my pride to grow, And pride aspiring lays me low. 6 1 Rom. iv. 18. Who (viz. Abraham) against hope believed in hope. 2 Cor. i. 8, 9. For we would not, brethren, have you ignorant of our trouble which came to us in Afia, that we were preffed out of measure, above strength, in fo much that we defpaired even of life: but we had the fentence of death in ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God which raiseth the dead. 2 Phil. ii. 2. Wherefore, by beloved, as ye have always obeyed not as in my prefence only, but now much more in my abfence; work out your own falvation with fear and trembling. Luke i. 74. That he would grant us, that we being delivered out of the hands of our enemies, might ferve him without fear. 3 Matth. ix. 2. Jefus faid unto the fick of the palfy, Son, be of good cheer, thy fins be forgiven thee. 4 Ezek. xxxvi. 25, 26. Then will I fprinkle clean water upon you, and ye fhall be clean: from all your filthiness and from all your idols will I cleanse you. A new heart alfo will I give you, and a new fpirit will I put within you; and I will take away the ftony heart out of your fiefh, and I will give you an heart of flesh. Ver. 31. Then fhall ye remember your own evil ways, and your doings that were not good, and fhall lothe yourfelves in your own fight, for your iniquities, and for your abominations. Chap xvi. 63. That thou mayst remember and be confounded, and never open thy mouth any more because of thy fhame, when I am pacified toward thee for all that thou hast done, faith the Lord God. 5 Rom. ii. 4. Or defpifeft thou the riches of his goodness, and forbearance, and long-fuffering, not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to re pentance? Chap. vii. 1, 2. What fhall we fay then? Shall we continue in fin, that grace may abound? God forbid: how thall we that are dead to fin, live any longer therein? Ver. 15. What then? fhall we fin, because we are not under the law, but under grace? God forbid. Chap. viii. 28. And we know that all things work together for good, to them that love God, to them who are called according to his purpofe. Phil. i. 12. But I would ye fhould underftand, brethren, that the things which happened unto me, have fallen out rather unto the furtherance of the gospel. Palm cxix. 71. It is good for me that I have been afflicted that I might learn thy ftatutes. 6 2 Cor. xii. 7. And left I fhould be exalted above measure, through the abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the meffenger of Satan to buffet me, left I fhould be exalted above measure. Prov. xxix. 23. A man's pride fhall bring him low: but honour fhall uphold the humble in fpirit. 2 Chron. xxxii 26. Hezekiah humbled himself for the pride of his heart (both he and the inhabitants of Jerusalem), so that the wrath pf the Lord came not upon them in the days of Hezekiah. My standing does my fall procure, I 1 Pfalm xxx 6, 7 And in my profperity I faid, I fhall never be moved : Lord, by thy favour thou haft made my mountain to stand strong; thou didst hide thy face, and I was troubled 2 Prov xxiv 16 For a just man falleth feven times, and rifeth up again : Pfalm xxxvii 24 Though he fall, he shall not be utterly caft down; for the Lord upholdeth him with his hand 3 2 Cor xii 7, 8 And left I should be exalted above measure, through the abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the meffenger of Satan, to buffet me, left I fhould be exalted above measure: For this thing I befought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me Ifa xxvi 8,9 In measure, when it fhooteth forth, thou wilt debate with it; he stayeth his rough wind in the day of the east wind: By this, therefore, shall the iniquity of Jacob be purged, and this is all the fruit to take away his fin 4 Galv 17 The flesh lufteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the fleth Verfe 24 And they that are Chrift's have crucified the flesh, with the affections and lufts. 5 Rev ii 9 I know thy poverty, but thou art rich 2 Cor xvi 10-as having nothing, and yet poffeffing all things 6 Matth ix 12 They that be whole need not a phyfician, but they that are fick Ifaiah lvii 17 18 For the iniquity of his covetoufnefs was I wroth, and fmote him: I hid me, and was wroth; and he went on frowardly in the way of his heart 1 have feen his ways, and will heal him : I will lead him also, and reftore comforts unto him, and to his mourners 7 Ifaiah Ixiii 17 O Lord, why haft thou made us to err from thy ways? and hardened our heart from thy fear? Return for thy fervants fake, the tribes of thine inheritance 8 2 Cor i. 9 But we had the fentence of death in ourselves, that we should not truft in ouríelves, but in God which raifeth the dead Hofea v 15 I will go and return to my place, till they acknowledge their offence and seek my face: in their affliction they will feek me early Chap i. 6 Come and let us return unto the Lord; for he hath torn, and he will heal us; he hath fmitten, and he will bind us up 9 1 Peter v 5, 6 Be fubject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God refifteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble Humble yourfelves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time Pfalm cxvi 6 1 was brought low, and he helped me 10 Pfalm xxx. 6, 7. In my profperity I faid, I fall never be moved. Lord by thy favour thou hast made my mountain to ftand ftrong: thou didst hide thy face, and I was troubled Deut xxxii. 14, 15 Butter of kine, and milk of fheep, with fat of lambs, and rams of the breed of Bafhan, and goats, with the fat of kidneys of wheat, and thou didit drink the pure blood of the grape : My inward foes, that me alarm, To my chief good they caufe me flee. 3 I travel 7, yet stand firm and fast; 8 Within my fight 12, yet out of view. 12 But Jefburun waxed fat, and kicked: thou art waxen fat; thou art grown thick; thou art covered with fatnefs: Then he forfook God which made him, and lightly esteemed the Rock of his falvation. Pfalm cvi. 7. Our fathers understood not thy wonders in Egypt, they remembered not the multitude of thy mercies, but provoked him at the fea, even at the Red Sea. 11 Pfalm xxx. II Thou haft turned for me my mourning into dancing: thou haft put off my fackcloth, and girded me with gladnefs. Rom. viii. 28. See figure 5. p. 171. 1 Jer. x. 19. Wo is me for my hurt, my wound is grievous: but I faid, Truly this is a grief, and I must bear it. Pet. iii. 13. And who is he that will harm you, if ye be followers of that which is good? 2 In themselves, but much evil, 1 Pet. ii, 11. Dearly beloved, I befeech you as ftrangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lufts, which war against the foul. James i. 14, 15. But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away by his own luft, and enticed. Then when luft hath conceived, it bringeth forth fin; and fin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death. 3 Pfalm cxliii. 9. Deliver me, O Lord, from mine enemies: I flee unto thee to hide me. 4 Rom. viii. 13. If ye live after the flesh, ye fhall die. 5 Pfalm xviii. 46, 47. The Lord liveth, and blessed be my rock: and let the God of my falvation be exalted. It is God that avengeth me, and fubdueth the people under me. 6 Pfalm lv. 6. And I faid, O that I had wings like a dove! for then would I fly away and be at reft. And cxx. 5. Wo is me that I fojourn in Mefech that I dwell in the tents of Kedar. Rom. viii. 20,-23. For the creature waz made fubject to vanity, not willingly, but by reafon of him who had fubjected the fame in hope: because the creature itself alfo fhall be delivered from the bondage of corruption, into the glorious liberty of the children of God. For we know that the whole creation groaneth, and travaileth in pain together until now; and not only they, but ourselves alfo which have the firft-fruits of the Spirit, even we ourfelves groan within ourfelves, waiting for the adop tion, to wit, the redemption of our body, 7 Heb. xi. 13.-and confeffed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth. 8 1 Cor. xvi. 13. Watch ye, ftand faft in the faith, quit you like men, be strong. 9 Heb. xii. 1. Let us run with patience the race that is fet before us. 10 Ifaiah xxviii. 16. He that believeth, fhall not make haste. 11 Jer. vi. 16. Thus faith the Lord, Stand ye in the ways, and fee, and afk for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find reft for your fouls. Heb. x 19, 20 Having therefore, brethren, boldness ta |