Remember thy Congregation, which thou hast purchased of old, the rod of thine inheritance, 1which thou hast redeemed. I am poor and sorrowful, let thy salvation, O God, set me up on high; for God is the strength of his people, who will bring them again from the depths of the Sea. The life of faith shall […] in joy & comfort. He that trusteth in the Lord shall r• […] in his holy Name. I am a wonder unto many, but the […] my strong refuge. 2Let my mouth be filled with thy praise, and with thy honour all the day. Our heart shall rejoice in him, 3because we have trusted in his holy Name. Lo, this is our God, we have waited for him, and he will save us: this is the Lord, 4we have waited for him, we will be glad, and rejoice in his salvation. The expectation of them that hope in the Lord,5 shall not be frustrated, therefore they shall rejoice in him, and sound forth his praises. He that hath learned to live by faith,6 shall also die in faith. All these died in or according to the faith. If we know how to walk with God by faith, as Enoch did, all the days of our life, amidst the manifold temptations & changes that we meet withal in this world; we shall the better encounter with death, when the agonies thereof be upon us. Death is many ways terrible, and the assaults of Satan at that time are usually most strong, as being his last: but he that hath taken out this lesson, To live by faith, shall easily quench the fiery darts of the Devil, manfully conquer this strong enemy, renew his repentance, and confidence in Gods mercy upon the sight of sin, & willingly resign himself into the hands o• God. This is the ordinary course, Live in faith, & die in faith, Live holily, and die blessedly. Therefore let us leave late repentance to them that think it but a sport to venture a soul, and take that course that is sure to speed. To say no more, it is exceeding dangerous to put off repentance from day to day, though some few have obtained mercy at their latter end: But this is sure, he that liveth in faith, shall die in faith, and live in glory for evermore. Amen.
Rem•mber thy Congregation, which thou hast purchased of old, the rod of thine inheritance, 1which thou hast redeemed. I am poore and sorrowfull, let thy saluation, O God, set me vp on high; for God is the strength of his people, who will br•ng them againe from the depths of the Sea. The life of faith shall 〈…〉 in ioy & comfort. He that trusteth in the Lord shall r• 〈…〉 in his holy Name. I am a wonder vnto many, but the 〈…〉 my strong refuge. 2Let my mouth be filled with thy praise, and with thy honour all the day. Our heart shall reioyce in him, 3because we haue trusted in his holy Name. Loe, this is our God, we haue waited for him, and he will saue vs: this is the Lord, 4we haue waited for him, we will be glad, and reioyce in his saluation. The expectation of them that hope in the Lord,5 shall not be frustrated, therefore they shall reioice in him, and sound forth his praises. He that hath learned to liue by faith,6 shall also die in faith. All these died in or according to the faith. If we know how to walke with God by faith, as Henoch did, all the daies of our life, amidst the manifold temptations & changes that we meet withall in this world; we shal the better encounter with death, when the agonies therof be vpon vs. Death is many waies terrible, and the assaults of Satan at that time are vsually most strong, as being his last: but hee that hath taken out this lesson, To liue by faith, shall easily quench the fierie darts of the Deuill, manfully conquer this strong enemie, renew his repentance, and confidence in Gods mercy vpon the sight of sin, & willingly resigne himselfe into the hands o• God. This is the ordinary course, Liue in faith, & die in faith, Liue holily, and die blessedly. Therefore let vs leaue late repentance to them that think it but a sport to venture a soule, and take that course that is sure to speed. To say no more, it is exceeding dangerous to put off repentance from day to day, though some few haue obtained mercie at their latter end: But this is sure, he that liueth in faith, shall die in faith, and liue in glory for euermore. Amen.
- 1Psal. 69.29. Psal. 68.35. Verse 22.
- 2Psal. 71.7, 8.
- 3Psal. 33.21.
- 4Isaiah 25.9.Esay 25.9.
- 5Psal. 68.19, & 69.30.
- 6Heb. 11.13.
