A treatise of faith divided into two parts. The first showing the nature, the…A treatise of faith diuided into two parts. The first shewing the nature, the…

¹thou hast known my soul in adversities. Behold, the eye of the Lord is upon them that fear him: upon them that hope in his mercy: To deliver their soul from death, and to keep them alive in famine. The righteous cry, ²and the Lord heareth them, and delivereth them out of all their troubles: The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart: and saveth such as be of a contrite spy it: ³The Lord also will be a refuge for the oppressed: a refuge i• times of trouble. The needy shall not always b e forgotten: ⁴the expectation of the poor shall not perish for ever. God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Fear thou not, for I am with thee: be not dismayed, for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee, yea I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness. Behold, all they that were incensed against thee, shall be ashamed and confounded: they shall be as nothing, and they that strive with thee shall perish. ⁵Fear not, thou worm Jacob, and ye men of Israel: I will help thee, saith the Lord, and thy Redeemer, ⁶the holy One of Israel. Sing, O Heaven, and be joyful, O Earth, and break forth into singing, O Mountains: for God hath comforted his people, and will have mercy upon his afflicted. But Zion said, The Lord hath forsaken me, and my God hath forgotten me. Can a woman forget her sucking babe, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? yea, they may forget, yet will not I forget thee. Behold I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands, thy walls are continually before me. ⁷Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my Name. He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble, I will deliver him, and honour him. In these and such like passages of holy Scripture, we see with what love and tenderness the Lord doth correct his children, for the glory of his great Name, and their exceeding great