Use. 3 And last of all, let it be an use of Comfort ⟨p. 396⟩unto us, for all the time of our life to come: whatsoever may come, we yet pass under a buckler, let a whole shower and shot of arrows fall upon us, we have a buckler, Thou Lord art my Buckler, 1thou Lord art my defence, my hiding place, my castle: we are subject to a world of dangers whilst we live here. But we have God instead of all, to keep of all, he is a Buckler, a Shield, a Shadow and a Hiding place, let what ill so ever be presented to our thoughts there is in God some fence against it. For this purpose we have many excellent passages in Psa. 18. which was made after a great deliverance. I love the Lord my buckler, my shield, my defence, as if he should say, J have in my life time been annoyed with many troubles, but I have found experience of God in all. He is my buckler, my shield, my fence, every thing to me. So let us comfort our selves in this, let come what vvill come, all shall come well to Gods children; he vvill keep them, if not outwardly, yet in that they most desire to be kept in, he vvill preserve their spirits from every evil work, from doing ill, and from desperate falling from God; and he vvill guard them inwardly by the peace of God which passeth understanding; it shall guard their hearts, they shall have inward peace in the midst of all the troubles of this world: a great comfort. What a rejoicing is it to a poor passenger, when he passeth by the high way side in a hot burning day, or in a storm, to see a goodly high tree with spreading boughs, ⟨p. 397⟩that he may hide and repose himself under it from the storm or heat, this pleaseth him marvellously, as Jonah gourd did him. Do these outward poor content•••ts so refresh us in this world, and shall we now think that God which provides such poor contentments for this sorry life in this world, will he not provide a shadow in regard of the m•ine dangers, surely he will if we trust him, and show our trust by casting our selves upon him in obedience suitable to our calling, (saith the Apostle) I am persuaded t• […] to come, 2nor life, nor dea• […] thing shall be able to separate us from the lo•• of Christ Jesus our Lord. Therefore let us be afraid of nothing that can befall us. God will be a shield and a buckler, and all in all to us in a good way.
Vse. 3 And last of all, let it bee an use of Comfort ⟨p. 396⟩unto us, for all the time of our life to come: whatsoever may come, wee yet passe under a buckler, let a whole showre and shot of arrowes fall upon us, we have a buckler, Thou Lord art my Buckler, 1thou Lord art my defence, my hiding place, my castle: we are subject to a world of dangers whilst we live heere. But wee have God instead of all, to keepe of all, he is a Buckler, a Shield, a Shadow and a Hiding place, let what ill so ever bee presented to our thoughts there is in God some fence against it. For this purpose we have many excellent passages in Psa. 18. which vvas made after a great deliverance. I love the Lord my buckler, my shield, my defence, as if he should say, J have in my life time been annoyed with many troubles, but I have found experience of God in all. He is my buckler, my shield, my fence, every thing to me. So let us comfort our selves in this, let come what vvill come, all shall come vvell to Gods children; he vvill keepe them, if not outvvardly, yet in that they most desire to be kept in, he vvill preserve their spirits from every evill worke, from doing ill, and from desperate falling from God; and he vvill guard them invvardly by the peace of God which passeth understanding; it shall guard their hearts, they shall have invvard peace in the midst of all the troubles of this vvorld: a great comfort. What a rejoycing is it to a poore passenger, vvhen he passeth by the high vvay side in a hot burning day, or in a storme, to see a goodly high tree with spreading boughes, ⟨p. 397⟩that he may hide and repose himselfe under it from the storme or heate, this pleaseth him marvellously, as Ionas gourd did him. Doe these outward poore content•••ts so refresh us in this world, and shall wee now thinke that God which provides such poore contentments for this sorry life in this world, will he not provide a shadow in regard of the m•ine dangers, surely he will if we trust him, and shew our trust by casting our selves upon him in obedience suitable to our calling, (saith the Apostle) I am perswaded t• 〈…〉 to come, 2nor life, nor dea• 〈…〉 thing shall be able to seperate us from the lo of Christ Iesus our Lord. Therefore let us be afraid of nothing that can befall us. God will be a shield and a buckler, and all in all to us in a good way.
- 1Psal. 18.1.
- 2Rom. 8.•8, 39
