The Soul's Conflict with Itself

So for our children and posterity, we may incline God to respect them, because they are under his covenant, who hath promised to be our God, and the God of our seed; Thine they were, thou gavest them me; all that I have is thine, these ¹are those children which thou of thy rich grace hast given me. They are thine, more then mine. I am but a means under thee to bring them into the world, and to be a Nurse unto thy children; Take care therefore of thine own children I beseech thee (especially) when I can take no care of them my self, thou slumberest not, thou dyest not, I must.

So for our children and posterity, we may encline God to respect them, because they are under his covenant, who hath promised to be our God, and the God of our seed; Thine they were, thou gavest them me; all that I have is thine, these ¹are those children which thou of thy rich grace hast given me. They are thine, more then mine. I am but a meanes under thee to bring them into the world, and to bee a Nurse unto thy children; Take care therefore of thine owne children I beseech thee (especially) when I can take no care of them my selfe, thou slumberest not, thou dyest not, I must.

1. 1John 17.Iohn 17.

Flesh and blood think nothing is cared for, but what it seeth cared for by itself. It hath no eyes to see a guard of Providence, a guard of Angels. It takes no knowledge that that is best cared for, that God cares for. Those that have God for their God, have enlarged hearts as they have enlarged comforts. They have an everlasting spring that supplies them in all wants, refreshes them in all troubles, and then runs most clearly and freshly, when all other streams in the world, are dried and stopped up. Were we skilful in the t of faith, to improve so great an interest, what in the world could much dismay us? faith will set God against all.