I. Scripture-light the most sure light ... delivered in three sermons on 2 Pet.…

It appears plainly, because God hath provided promises of comfort, succour, and relief, suitable to all conditions: I dare boldly challenge all men, to show me any one condition, which God hath not provided a promise of comfort, mercy, and succour suitable unto it.

It appears plainly, because God hath provided promises of comfort, succour, and relief, sutable to al conditions: I dare boldly challenge al men, to shew me any one condition, which God hath not provided a promise of comfort, mercy, and succor sutable unto it.

Yea, and if you look upon the promises, and mark them well, you shall find they are so laid, worded, and moulded, as that all discouraging objections may be fully answered, and taken off as the rise. For example, suppose the Church of God be under pierce ution of enemies, Isa. 54.17. No weapon that is formed a•• •i •h•e shall prosper. But you will say, our enemies, O Lord, are •any, they rise up against us, and gather into bodies, and con••••rate against thy servants. vers. 15. he takes off that thus, b•••d they shall surely rather together, but not by me, whosoever shall gather together against thee shall fall for thy sake. But, O Lord, they have go ten instruments of death, and the whole power o• the Militia and Ammunition into their hands. Be it so, saith the Lord, vers. 16. Behold I have created the Smith that bloweth the coals in the fire, and tha• bringeth forth an instrument for his work, and I have created the waster to destroy: no weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper. But, O Lord, they have got authority on their side, and they rise against us in judgment: Mark then what follows, vers. 17. And every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment, thou shalt condemn. But this is a promise made unto the Jewish Church only, and not to us. Not so, this is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, vers. 17. So that if you be the Servants of the Lord, this promise tells you it is made to you. But we are in an unbelieving condition, and are not able to lay hold on this promise. Well, but saith this promise, this is the heritage or the servants of the Lord: Children shall have their inheritance, though for the present they are not able to sue for it, it falls upon them in course. O! but we may sin against the Lord, & cut our selves off from this promise, & this inheritance, Mark then what follows, and their righteousness is of me, saith the Lord, not only this promise is of me, but the righteousness, whereby they shall believe, and lay hold on it, and walk under it, is of me, saith the Lord. O! how Graciously