The Soul's Conflict with Itself

[My God.]

These words further imply a special experience, that David's soul had felt of the goodness of God, he had found God distilling the comfort of his goodness and truth through the promises, and he knew he should find God again the same he was, if he put him in mind of his former gracious dealing. His soul knew right well, how good God was, and he could seal to those truths he had found comfort by, therefore he thus speaks to his soul, My soul, what my soul, that hast found God so good, so oft, so many ways, thou My soul to be discouraged, having God, and My God, with whom I have taken so much sweet counsel, and felt so much comfort from, and found always heretofore to stick so close unto me? Why shouldst thou now be in ⟨p. 530⟩such a case, as if God and thou ha• been strangers one to another. If we could treasure up experiments, the former part of our life, would come in to help the latter, and the longer we live, the richer in faith we should be. Even as in victories, every former overthrow of an enemy, helps to obtain a succeeding victory. The use of a sanctified memory, is to lose nothing that may help in time of need. He had need be a well tried, and a known friend, upon whom we lay all our salvation and comfort.

THese words further imply a speciall experience, that David's soule had felt of the goodnesse of God, hee had found God distilling the comfort of his goodnesse and truth through the promises, and he knew he should finde God againe the same he was, if hee put him in minde of his former gracious dealing. His soule knew right well, how good God was, and he could seal to those truths he had found comfort by, therefore he thus speakes to his soule, My soule, what my soule, that hast found God so good, so oft, so many wayes, thou My soule to be discouraged, having God, and My God, with whom I have taken so much sweet counsell, and felt so much comfort from, and found alwayes heretofore to sticke so close unto me? Why shouldst thou now bee in ⟨p. 530⟩