called unto Abraham out of heaven the second time, And said, By myself have I sworn, saith the LORD; for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son; that in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the seashore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies. And it came to pass after these things, that it was told Abraham, saying, Behold, Milcah, she hath also born children unto thy brother Nahor; Huz his firstborn, and Buz his brother, and Kemmel the father of Aram, And Chesed, and Hazo, and Pildash, and Jidlaph, and Bethuel. PROVIDENCE SOMETIMES EXALTS. 1 Sam. ii, S. He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and litteth up the beggar from the dunghill, to set them among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the LORD's, and he hath set the world upon them. Job vill, 7. Though thy beginning was small, yet thy latter end should, greatly increase. 1 Chron. xvii, 7, 8. Now therefore thus shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, I took thee from the sheep-cote, even from following the sheep, that thou shouldest be ruler over my people Israel; And I have been with thee whithersoever thou hast walked, and have cut off all thine enemies from before thee, and have made thee a name like the name of the great men that are in the earth. AND SOMETIMES DEPRESSES. Job xix, 9. He hath stripped me of my glory, and taken the crown from my head. made his glory to cease, and cast Ps. lxxxix, 44, 45. Thou hast his throne down to the ground. The days of his youth hast thou shortened; thou hast covered him with shame. Selah. deliver them; but they provoked Ps. cvi, 43. him with their counsel, and were brought low for their iniquity. Many times did he Ps. cvil, 39. Again they are minished and brought low through oppression, affliction, and sorrow. Isa. xiv, 16, 17. They that see thee shall narrowly look upon thee, and consider thee, saying. Is that I will send unto him wander. ers, that shall cause him to wan der, and shall empty his vessels, and break their bottles. Lam. iii, 17. And thou hast removed my soul far off from peace: I forgat prosperity. Lam. iv, 5. They that did feed delicately are desolate in the streets, they that were brought up in scarlet, embrace dunghills. Dan. xi, 19. Then he shall turn his face toward the fort of his own land: but he shall stumble, and fall, and not be found Rev. xviii, 14. And the fruits that thy soul lusted after are departed from thee, and all things which were dainty and goodly shalt find them no more at all. are departed from thee, and thou BUT STILL IT IS JUST. Job v, 3. I have seen the foolish his habitation. taking root; but suddenly I cursed Job xxiv, 22. 23. He draweth also the mighty with his power, of life: Though it be given him to he riseth up, and no man is sure be in safety whereon he resteth, yet his eyes are upon their ways. Ps. cxiii, 7-9. He raiseth up the this the man that made the earth LORD, and keep his way, and he poor out of the dust, and lifteth Isa. xxii, 15-19. Thus saith the Lord GoD of hosts, Go, get thee unto this treasurer, even unto Shebna, which is over the house, Ps. xxxvii, 31-36. Wait on the land: when the wicked are cut off, shall exalt thee to inherit the thou shalt see it. I have seen the spreading himself like a green wicked in great power, and bay-tree: Yet he passed away, and, lo, he was not; yea, I sought him, but he could not be found. Ps. lxxiii, 16--20. When I 1 Sam xv, 17. And Samuel said, and say, What hast thou here? thought to know this, it was too When thou wast little in thine own sight, wast thou not made the head of the tribes of Israel, and the LORD anointed thee king over Israel? 2 Sam. vii, 8, 9. Now therefore so shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, I took thee from the sheep-cute, from following the sheep, to be ruler over my people, over Israel: And I was with thee whithersoever thou wentest, and have cut off all thine enemies out of thy sight, and have made thee a great name, like unto the name of the great men that are in the earth. 2 Sam. xii,7,8... Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, I anointed thee king over Israel, and I delivered thee out of the hand of Saul. And I gave thee thy master's house, and thy master's wives into thy bosom, and gave thee the house of Israel and of Judah; and if that had been too little, I would moreover have given unto thee such and such things. and whom hast thou here, that thou hast hewed thee out a sepulchre here, as he that heweth him out a sepulchre on high, and that graveth an habitation for himself in a rock? Behold, the LORD will carry thee away with a mighty captivity, and will surely Cover thee. He will surely violently turn and toss thee like a ball into a large country: there shalt thou die, and there the chariots of thy glory shall be the shame of thy lord's house. And I will drive thee from thy station, and from thy state shall he pull thee down. Jer. xlviii, 10-12. Cursed be he that doeth the work of the LORD deceitfully, and cursed be he that keepeth back his sword from blood. Moab hath been at ease from his youth, and he hath settled on his lees, and hath not been emptied from vessel to vessel, neither hath he gone into captivity; therefore his taste remained in him, and his scent is not changed. Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, painful for me, Until I went into the sanctuary of God; then understood their end. Surely thou didst set them in slippery places: thou castedst them down into brought into desolation, as in a destruction. How are they sumed with terrors. As a dream moment! they are utterly conwhen one awaketh; so, O Lord, despise their image. when thou awakest, thou shalt Ps. xcii, 6, 7. A brutish man knoweth not; neither doth a fool understand this. When the wicked spring as the grass, and when all the workers of iniquity do flourish; it is that they shall bo destroyed for ever. Eccles. viii, 11-13. Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil. Though a sinner do evil an hundred times, and his days be prolonged, yet surely I know that it shall be well with them that fear God, which fear before him: But it shall not be well with the wicked, neither shall he prolong his days, I which are as a shadow; because he feareth not before God. FOR GOD IS GOVERNOR AND 1 Chron. xvi, 14, 15. He is the LORD our God; his judgments are in all the earth. Be ye mindful always of his covenant, the word which he commanded to a thousand generations. forth fruit: thou art near in their ence between the Egyptians and month, and far from their reins. Israel. Num. xiv, 34 35. After the num ber of the days in which yo searched the land, even forty days, (each day for a year) shall ye bear your iniquities, eren torty years; and ye shall know my breach of promise. I the Logn have said, I will surely do it unto all this evil congregation, that are gathered together against me: in this wilderness they shall be consumed, and there they shall die. Job xv, 31. Let not him that is deceived trust in vanity; for Hab. 1, 3, 4, 13, 17. Why dost thou shew me iniquity, and cause me to behold grievance? for spoiling and violence are before me: and there are that raise up strife and contention. Therefore the law is slacked, and judgment doth never go forth: for the wicked doth compass about the righteous; therefore wrong judgment proceedeth. Thou art of purer eyes look on iniquity: wherefore lookthan to behold evil, and canst not Job xxiii, 7. There the righteous treacherously, and holdest thy est thou upon them that deal might dispute with him: so should tongue when the wicked devour-vanity shall be his recompence. I be delivered for ever from my eth the man that is more rightjudge. eous than he? Shall they therefore empty their net, and not spare continually to slay the nations? Job xxi, 22. Shall any teach God knowledge? seeing he judgeth those that are high. Ps. vii, 8. The LORD shall judge the people: judge me, O LORD, according to my righteousness, and according to mine integrity that is in me. Ps. ix. 8. And he shall Judge the world in righteousness, he shall minister judgment to the people in uprightness. Ps. 1, 4, 6. He shall call to the heavens from above, and to the earth, that he may judge his people. And the heavens shall declare his righteousness: for God ts judge himself. Selah. MYSTERIES IN PROVIDENCE. Job xxi, 6-9 Even when I remember I am afraid, and trembling taketh hold on my flesh. Wherefore do the wicked live, become old, yea, are mighty in power? Their seed is established in their sight with them, and their off-pring before their eyes. Their houses are safe from lear, neither is the rod of God upon them. Job xxiv, 12. Men groan from out of the city, and the soul of the wounded crieth out; yet God layeth not folly to them. P3. lxxiii, 2-4, 13-15. But as for me, my feet were almost gone; my steps had well nigh slipped. For I was envious at the foolish, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked. For there are no bands in their death; but their strength is fum. Verily I have cleansed my heart in vain, and washed my hands in innocency. For all the day long have I been plagued, and chastened every morning. If I say, I will speak thus; behold, I should offend against the generation of thy children. Jer. xii, 1, 2. Righteous art thon, O LORD, when I plead with the; yet let ine talk with thee of thy judgments: Wherefore doth the way of the wicked prosper? wherefore are all they happy that deal very treacherously? Thou hast planted them; yea, they have taken root: they grow; they bring LORD with your words: yet ye Mal. iii, 15. And now we call livered. PROVIDENCE OFTEN MARK- TION. Exod. viii, 22, 23. And I will will put a division between my Exod. ix, 4-7, 26. And the LORD the children of Israel shall not a 685 Job xviii, 7. The steps of his strength shall be straitened, and his own counsel shall cast him down. and cause every man to find Job xxxiv, 11. For the work of a man shall be render unto him, according to his ways. Ps. vii, 15. He made a pit, and digged it, and is fallen into the ditch which he made. Ps. xxxvii, 14, 15. The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, and to slay such as be of upright conversation. Their sword shall enter into their own heart, and their bows shall be broken. Ps. xciv, 23. And he shall bring upon them their own iniquity, and shall cut them off in their own wickedness; yea, the LORD our God shall cut them off. shall take the wicked himself, Prov. v, 22. His own iniquities and he shall be holden with the cords of his sins. a pit shall fall therein; and he that Prov. xxvi, 27. Whoso diggeth rolleth a stone, it will return upon Lim. a pit shall fall into it; and whoso Eccles. x, 8, 9. He that diggeth breaketh shall bite him. Whoso removeth an hedge, a serpent stones shall be hurt therewith, and he that cleaveth wood shall be endangered thereby. ed! it shall be ill with him; for the Isa. iii. 11. Woe unto the wickreward of his hands shall be given him." Jer. iv, 18. Thy way and thy doings have procured these things unto thee: this is thy wickedness, because it is bitter, because it reacheth unto thine heart. Jer. li, 24. And I will render unto Babylon and to all the inbabitants of Chaldea all their evil your sight, saith the LORD. Hosea xii, 2. The LORD hath also a controversy with Judah, and will punish Jacob according to his ways; according to his doings will he recompense him. Obad. 15. For the day of the LORD is near upon all the heathen: as thou hast done it shall be done unto thee; thy reward shall return upon thine own head. Matth. xxiv, 40. Then shall two concerning which I sware to make you dwell therein, save Caleb the son of Jephunneh, and Joshua the son of Nun. And the men which Moses sent to search the land, who returned, and made all the con gregation to murmur against him, land. Even those men, that did by bringing up a slander upon the his uprightness feareth the LORD: but he that is perverse in his ways despiseth him. Prov. xxi, 8. The way of man is froward and strange: but as for the pure, his work is right. Prov. xxviii, 1. The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the be in the field; the one shall be bring up the evil report upon the righteous are bold as a lion. taken, and the other left. Luke iv, 25 27. But I tell you of a truth, many widows were in Israel in the days of Elias, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, when great famine was throughout all the land; But unto none of them was Elias sent, save unto Sarepta, a city of Silon, unto a woman that was a widow. And many lepers were in Israel in the time of Eliseus the prophet; and none of them was cleansed, saving Naaman the Syrian Luke xvi, 31-36. I tell you, in that night there shall be two men in one bed; the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left. Two women shall be grinding together; the one shall be taken, and the other left. Two men shall be in the field, the one shall be taken, and the other left. Judges 1.6 7. But Adoni-bezek fled; and they pursued after him, and caught him, and cut off his thumbs and his great toes. And Adoni-bezek said, Threescore and ten kings, having their thumbs and their great toes cut off, gathered their meat under my table: as I have done, so God hath requited me. And they brought him to Jerusalem, and there he died. Julges ix 55 57. And when the men of Israel saw that Abimelech was dead, they departed every man unto his place. Thus God rendered the wickedness of Abimelech, which he did unto his father, in slaying his seventy brethren; And all the evil of the men of Shechem did God render upon their heads: and upon them came the curse of Jotham the son of Jerubbaal. Esther ix, 25. But when Esther came before the king, he comman led by letters, that his wicked device, which he devised against the Jews, should return upon his own head, and that he and his sons should be hanged on tho gullows. THE REASON. Num. xiv, 24, 30.36-39. But my servant Coleb, because he had another spirit with him, and hath followed me fully, him will I bring into the land whereunto he went; and his seed shall possess it. Doubtless ye shall not come into the land land, died by the plague before the LORD. But Joshua the son of Nun, and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, which were of the men that went to search the land, lived still. And Moses told these sayings unto all the children of Israel: and the people mourned greatly. Num. xxvi, 63-65. These are they that were numbered by Mo-es and Eleazar the priest, who numbered the children of Israel in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho. But among these there was not a man of them Prov. xxix. 6. In the transgression of an evil man there is a snare: but the righteous doth sing and rejoice. Isa. lxv,13,14 Therefore thus saith the Lord GoD, Behold, my servants shall eat, but ye shail be hungry: behold, my servants shall drink, but ye shall be thirsty: behold, my servants shall rejoice, but ye shall be ashamed: Behold, my servants shall sing for joy of heart, but ye shall cry for sorrow of heart, and shall howl for vexation of spirit. Ezek. ix. 4-6. And the LORD said whom Moses and Aaron the priest unto him, Go through the midst of numbered, when they numbered the city, through the midst of Jethe children of Israel in the wil-rusalem, and set a mark upon the derness of Sind. For the LORD foreheads of the men that sigh and had said of them, They shall surely that cry for all the abominations die in the wilderness. And there was not left a man of them, save Caleb the son of Jephunnel, and Joshua the son of Nun. Deut. iv, 3, 4. Your eyes have seen what the LORD did because of Baal-peor: for all the inen that followed Baal-peor, the LORD thy God hath destroyed them from among you. But ye that did cleave unto the LORD your God are alive every one of you this day. 2 Sam. xxii, 26-28. With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself mercitul; and with the upright man thon wilt shew thyself upright. self pure; and with the froward With the pure thou wilt shew thythou wilt show thyself unsavoury. And the afflicted people thou wilt save: but thine eyes are upon the haughty, that thou mayest bring them down. Ps. xviii, 25-27. With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merci ful; with an upright man thou wilt show thyself upright; With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt shew thyself froward. For thou wilt save the afflicted people; but wilt bring down high looks. Ps. xxxvii, 17. For the arms of the wicked shall be broken: but the LORD upholdeth the righteous, Ps. xci, 7-9. A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee. Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked. Because thou hast made the LORD which is my refuge, even the Most High, thy habitation. Prov. xiv, 2. He that walketh in IN THE PRESENT LIFE. 2 Chr. xv, 2. And he went out to meet Asa, and said unto him, Hear ye me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin: The LORD is with you, while ye be with him; and if ye seck him, he will be found of you; but if ye forsake him, he will forsake you. Job viii, 20-22. Behold, God will not cast away a perfect man, neither will he help the evildoers; Till he fill thy mouth with laughing, and thy lips with rejoicing. They that hate thee shall be clothed with shame; and the dwelling place of the wicked shall come to nought. Ps. i, 6. For the Lond knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish. Ps. xxxii, 10, 11. Many sorrows shall be to the wicked: but he that trusteth in the LORD, mercy shall compass him about. Be glad in the LORD, and rejoice, ye right ebus; and shout for joy, all ye that are upright in heart. Prov ii, 32. For the froward is abom nation to the LORD: but his secret is with the righteous. stroyed: but he that feareth the Prov. xiv, 19, 22, 34. The evil Prov. xv, 9. The way of the wicked is an abomination unto the LORD: but he loveth him that fulloweth after righteousness. Prov. x, 6, 9, 24, 25, 29, 30. Blessings are upon the head of the just but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked. Ho that walketh uprightly walketh surely; but he that perverteth his ways shall be known. The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him: but the desire of the rigliteous shall be granted. As the whirlwind passeth, so is the wicked no more: but the righteous is an everlasting foundation. The way of the LORD is strength to Prov. xxi. 18. The wicked shall the upright: but destruction shall be a ransom for the righteous, be to the workers of iniquity. The and the transgressor for the right. righteous shall never be removed: but the wicked shall not inhabit the earth. Prov. xi, 3, 5, 6, 10, 11, 19. 20 21,31. The integrity of the upright shall guide them: but the perveis ness of transgressors shall destroy them. The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way; but the wicked shall fall by his own wicke Iness. The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them: but transgressors shall be taken in in their oren naughtiness. When it goeth well with the righteous, the city rejoiceth; and when the wicked perish, there is shouting. By the blessing of the upright the city is exalted: but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked. As righteousness tendeth to life; so he that pursueth evil, pursueth it to his own death. They that are of a froward heart are abomination to the LORD: but such as are upright in their way are his delight. Though hand Join in hand, the wicked shall not be unpunished: but the seed of the righteous shall be delivered. Behold the righteous shall be recompensed in the earth; much more the wicked and the sinner. Prov. xii, 2, 3.7, 21. A good man obtineth favour of the LORD: but a min of wicked devices will be Prov. xix. 16. He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his own soul: but he that despiseth his ways shall die. ment: but the righteous into life eternal, 1 Pet. iv, 17, 18. For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God: and it it first begin at us, what shall the end be of them that obey not the 4 gospel of God? And if the righteous scarcely be saved, where shall the ungodly and the slaner appear? 5th. THE LOT IN ANCIENT TIMES AN APPEAL TO PROVIDENCE. Num xxvi, 55, 56. Notwithstanding the land shall be divided by lot: according to the n mes of the tribes of their fathers they shall inherit. According to the lot shall the possession thereof be divided between many and few. up-Loup spake unto Moses, saying, Numb. xxxiv, 16-29. And the Prov. xxii, 5. Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward; he that doth keep his soul shall be far from them. Prov. xxviii, 18. Whoso walketh uprightly shall be saved: but he that is perverse in his ways shall fall at once. Mal, ill, 17, 18. And they shall be mine, saith the LORD of hosts, in that day when I n ke up my Jewels: and I will spare them, as a min spareth his own Sou that serveth him Then shall ye return, and discern between the righteous and the Wicked; between him that serveth God, and him that serveth him not. Mal iv, 3 And ye shall trend down the wicked; for they shall be ashes under the soles of your feet in the day that I shall do this, saith the LORD of hosts. AND FOR EVER. These are the names of the men which shall divide the land unto you: Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun. And ye shall take one prince of every tribe, to divide the land by inheritance. And the names of the men are these: Of the tribe of Judah, Caleb the son of Jephunneh. And of the tribe of the children of Si meon, Shemuel the son of Ammlhud. Of the tribe of Benjamin, Elidad the son of Chislon. And the prince of the tribe of the children of Dan, Bukki the son of Jogli. The prince of the children of Joseph, for the tribe of the children of Manasseh, Hanniel the son of Ephod. And the prince of the tribe of the children of Ephraim, Kemuel the son of Shiphtan. And the prince of the tribe of the children of Zebulun, Elizaphan the son of Parnach. And the prince of the tribe of the children of 18sachar, Paltiel the son of Azzan. And the prince of the tribe of the children of Asher, Alihud the son 1 Chron. xxviii, 9. And thon, of Shelomi. And the prince of the Solomon, my son, know thou the tribe of the children of Naphtali, God of thy father, and serve him Pedahel the sou of Aimmitud. with a perfect heart, and with a These are they whom the LORD willing mind; for the LORD search- commanded to divide the inheriteth all hearts, and understand-tance unto the children of Israel eth all the imaginations of the in the land of Canaan. thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but it thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever. Ps. cxxv, 5. As for such as turn Lon shall lead them forth with Prov. xiv, 32. The wicked is Prov xili, G. 13, 21. Righteous-driven away in his wickedness, n 8 keepeth him that is upright but the righteous hath hope in his in the way: but wickedness overthroweth the sinner. Whoso despiseth the word shall be de death. Matth. xxv, 46. And these shall go away into everlasting punish Josh. vii, 14, 16-18 In the morning therefore ye shall be brought according to your tribes: and it shall be, that the tribe which the LORD taketh shall come according to the families thereof; and the family which the LORD shall take shall come by households, and the household which the LORD shall take shall come man by man. So Joshua rose up early in the morn ing and brought israel by their tribes; and the tribe of Judah was taken. And he brought the family of Judab; and he took the family of the Zarbites: and he brought the family of the Zarhites man by man; and Zabdi was taken: And he brought his household man by man; and Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerali, of the tribe of Judah, was taken. 1 Sam. x, 19-21. And ye have this day rejected your God, who himself saved you out of all your adversities and your tribulations; and ye have said unto him, Nay, but set a king over us. Now therefore present yourselves before the LORD by your tribes, and by your thousands. And when Samuel had caused all the tribes of Israel to come near, the tribe of Benjamin was taken. When he had caused the tribe of Benjamin to come near by their families, the family of Matri was taken, and Saul the son of Kish was taken: and when they sought him, he could not be found. 1 Sam. xiv, 39-42. For, as the LORD liveth, which saveth Israel, though it be in Jonathan my son, he shall surely die. But there was not a man among all the people that answered him. Then said he unto all Israel, Be ye on one side, and I and Jonathan my son will be on the other side. And the people said unto Saul, Do what seemeth good unto thee. Therefore Saul said unto the LORD God of Israel, Give a perfect lot. And Saul and Jonathan were taken; but the people escaped. And Saul said, Cast lots between me and Jonathan my son. And Jonathan was taken. 1 Chron. xxiv, 5. 31. Thus were they divided by lot, one sort with another; for the governors of the sanctuary, and governor of the house of God, were of the sons of Eleazar, and of the sons of Ithamar. These likewise cast lots over against their brethren the sons of Aaron in the presence of David the king, and Zadok, and Abimelech, and the chief of the fathers of the priests and Levites even the principal fathers over against their younger brethren. 1 Chron. xxv, 8. And they cast lots, ward against ward, as well the small as the great, the teacher as the scholar. 1 Chron. xxvi, 13. And they cast lots, as well the small as the great, according to the house of their fathers, for every gate. Esth. ill, 7 I the first month, that is, the month Nisan, in the twelfth year of king Ahasuerus, they cast Pur, that is, the lot, before Ilaman from day to day, and from month to month, to the twelfth month, that is, the month Adar Jonah 1, 7. And they said every one to his fellow, Come, and let Prov. xvi. 83 The lot is cast Dan. xii, 13. But go thou thy way till the end be: for thou shalt rest, and stand in thy lot at the end of the days. Micah ii, 5. Therefore thou shalt (AFFLICTIVE PROVIDENCES, 6th. ASPECTS OF PROVIDENCE IN TEMPORAL BLESSINGS. Deut. xxviii, 11, 13. And the LORD shall make thee plenteous in goods, in the fruit of thy body, and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the fruit of thy ground, in the land which the LORD Sware unto thy fathers to give thee. And the LORD shall make thee the head, and not the tail; and thou shalt be above only, and thou shalt not be beneath; if that thou hearken unto the commandments of the LORD thy God, which I command thee this day, to observe and to do them. Deut. xxx 9. 10. And the LORD thy God will make thee plenteous in every work of thine hand, in 2 Sam. v, 10. And David went 2 Sam. vi, 8. And David was displeased, because the LORD had made a breach upon Uzzah: and he called the name of the place Perez-uzzah to this day. 1 Kings ii, 3. And keep the charge of the LORD thy God, to walk in his ways, to keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his judgments, and his testimonies, as it is written in the law of Moses, that thou mayest pro8per in all that thou doest, and whithersoever thou turnest thyself. 1 Chron. xl, 9. So David waxed greater and greater: for the LORD of hosts was with him. 1 Chron. xxii, 13. Then shalt thon prosper, if thou takest heed to fulfil the statutes and judg ments which the LORD charged Moses with concerning Israel: be strong, and of good courage; dread not, nor be dismayed. 2 Chron. xvii, 3-5. And the LORD was with Jehoshaphat, because he walked in the first ways of his father David, and sought not unto Balaam; But sought to the LORD God of his father, and walked in his commandments, and not after the doings of Israel: Therefore the LORD stablished the kingdom in his hand; and all Judah brought to Jehoshaphat presents; and he had riches and honour in abundance. 2 Chron. xxvil, 6. So Jotham became mighty, because he prepared his ways before the Lond his God. thou art Job iv, 5, 6. But now it is come upon thee, and thou faintest, it toucheth thee, and troubled. Is not this thy fear, thy confidence, thy hope, and the uprightness of thy ways? Job xxxvi, 11. If they obey and serve him, they shall spend their days in prosperity, and their years in pleasures. Prov. ii, 21. For the upright shall dwell in the land, and the perfect shall remain in it. Prov. xxiv, 10. If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small. obedient, ye shall eat the good of Isa. i, 19. If ye be willing and the land. Isa. ii, 10. Say ye to the righteous, that it shall be well fruit of their doings. with him, for they shall eat the Lam. iii, 39. Whereunto doth a living man complain, a man for the punishment of his sins. 'IN SUPPORT AND DELIVERANCES. Gen. vil, 1. And the LORD said unto Noah, Come thou and all thy house into the ark: for thee have I seen righteous before me in this generation. 2 Kings xxii, 18--20. But to the king of Judah, which sent you to enquire of the LORD thus shall ye say to him. Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, As touching the words which thou hast heard; Because thine heart was tender, and thou hast humbled thyself |