Well then, let it be our wisdom, in all our straits and necessities. 1. To turn our selves alone to God for help. 2. To Rest in Gods help alone. Use the helps of creatures, but rest in the helps of God. So did David. Psal. 108.12. He had provided help, as if there had not been a God in heaven: and yet so rested on God, as though he had not a man in the field. Vain are Powers, preparations of Armies. — Vain is the help of man, (saith he) Through God shall we do valiantly: for he shall tread down our enemies for us. Vers. 13.— The like you read of Jehoshaphat, though his army was big enough, yet saith he, We knew not what to do, but our eyes are upon thee. 2 Chron. 20.12. Christians! let us learn the same lesson, God hath weakened our arm of flesh, that we might strengthen the arm of faith. He hath blasted us in our expectations from men, that our eyes and hopes might be altogether fastened on himself. And I hope, this hath been the fruit of it, in ⟨p. 252⟩Gods people. The more we have been we akned in creatures, the more we have strengthened our selves in God. I am sure, we have seen more of God in our weakness, then ever we did in our strength.
Well then, let it be our wisedome, in all our straits and necessities. 1. To turn our selves alone to God for help. 2. To Rest in Gods help alone. Vse the helps of creatures, but rest in the helps of God. So did David. Psal. 108.12. Hee had provided help, as if there had not been a God in heaven: and yet so rested on God, as though he had not a man in the field. Vaine are Powers, preparations of Armies. — Vain is the help of man, (saith hee) Through God shall wee doe valiantly: for he shall tread downe our enemies for us. Vers. 13.— The like you read of Jehoshaphat, though his army was big enough, yet saith he, Wee knew not what to doe, but our eyes are upon thee. 2 Chron. 20.12. Christians! let us learn the same lesson, God hath weakned our arme of flesh, that wee might strengthen the arme of faith. He hath blasted us in our expectations from men, that our eyes and hopes might be altogether fastned on himself. And I hope, this hath been the fruit of it, in ⟨p. 252⟩Gods people. The more we have been we akned in creatures, the more wee have strengthened our selves in God. I am sure, we have seen more of God in our weaknesse, then ever we did in our strength.
