The Soul's Conflict with Itself

The best discovery of our not relying too much on means, is, when all means fail, if we can still rely upon God, as being still where he was, and hath ways of his own for helping of us, either immediately from himself, or by setting a work other means (and those perhaps very unlikely) such as we think not of. God hath ways of his •ne. Abraham never honoured God more, then when he trusted in God for son against the course of nature, and when he had a son, was ready to sacrifice him, upon confidence that God ¹would raise him from the dead again. This was the ground upon which Daniel with such great authority reproved Belshazzar that he had not a care to glorify God, in whose hand his breath was, ²and all his ways. The greatest honour we can do unto God, is when we see nothing but rather all contrary to that we look for, then to shut our eyes to ⟨p. 344⟩inferior things below and look altogether upon his Al sufficiency; God can convey himself more comfortably to us when he pleaseth without means then by means. True trust as it sets God highest in the soul, so in danger and wants it hath present recourse to him, as the Conyes to the Rocks.

The best discovery of our not relying too much on meanes, is, when all meanes faile, if we can still relye upon God, as being still where he was, and hath wayes of his owne for helping of us, either immediately from himselfe, or by setting a worke other meanes (and those perhaps very unlikely) such as we thinke not of. God hath wayes of his •ne. Abraham never honoured God more, then when he trusted in God for •son against the course of nature, and when he had a son, was ready to sacrifice him, upon confidence that God ¹would raise him from the dead againe. This was the ground upon which Daniell with such great authority reprooved Baltbazar that he had not a care to glorifie God, in whose hand his breath was, ²