II. *Saints may confidently profess that relation which God is pleased shall pass betwixt him and them. This confidence is manifested sometimes in the acknowledgement of that part of the relation which is on mans part: and other times that which is on Gods part. In this text, that on mans part is professed, truly I am thy servant. So where he saith, aWe are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hands, People and sheep are notes of relation on mans part. So are clay, and work of Gods hands, where the Prophet saith, bWe are the clay, and the work of thy hands. On Gods part, he saith, O Lord, thou art our father, and thou our potter. To like purpose are other like notes of relation on Gods part, with confidence professed, thus, cThou art my father, my God, and the rock of my salvation. dThou art my King, O God. eThou, O Lord, art my glory. In these, and other like places, though the note of asseveration, *truly, is not expressed, yet the manner of expressing the notes of relation on the one, and the other part, import much confidence.
II. *SAints may confidently professe that relation which God is pleased shall passe betwixt him and them. This confidence is manifested sometimes in the acknowledgement of that part of the relation which is on mans part: and other times that which is on Gods part. In this text, that on mans part is professed, truly I am thy servant. So where he saith, aWe are the people of his pasture, and the sheepe of his hands, People and sheepe are notes of relation on mans part. So are clay, and worke of Gods hands, where the Prophet saith, bWe are the clay, and the worke of thy hands. On Gods part, he saith, O Lord, thou art our father, and thou our potter. To like purpose are other like notes of relation on Gods part, with confidence professed, thus, cThou art my father, my God, and the rocke of my salvation. dThou art my King, O God. eThou, O Lord, art my glory. In these, and other like places, though the note of asseveration, *truly, is not expressed, yet the manner of expressing the notes of relation on the one, and the other part, import much confidence.
- *§. 98.
- aPsal. 95. 7.
- bIsa. 64. 8.
- cPsal. 89. […].Psal. 89. 〈…〉.
- d—44 4.
- e—3. •.
- *[Greek or Hebrew]〈non-Latin alphabet〉
