Seasonable truths in evil-times in several sermons / lately preached in and about London

For thereby a man doth depart from his life, in departing from ¹God, he doth depart from his own life: For God is a Living God, saith the Text here: Take heed least there be in any of you an evil heart of Unbelief, in departing from the Living God: Departing from God, then a man doth depart from his life: Take away God and I am no body saith one: A true speech, take away the Living God, and where's our life?

1. 1The danger of departing from God.

2. Thereby also a man doth depart from his own Prosperity, 2 Chron. 26. 5. 'Tis said of Uzziah, As long as he sought the Lord, God made him to prosper: Departing then from the Lord, is a departing from a mans own prosperity.

3. Thereby also in departing from God, a man doth depart from his Refuge and shelter in the time of Adversity: As he doth depart from his own prosperity, so by departing form God, A man doth depart from his shelter, and Covert, and Sanctuary in the time of adversity. You know what God hath said, I will be a little Sanctuary unto you: In the want of a Sanctuary, God will be a Sanctuary to his people, Fear not their fear, nor be afraid, sanctify the Lord of Hosts himself, and let him be your fear, and let him be your dread, and he shall be for a Sanctuary unto you: A hiding place, a shelter in the time of a storm: When a man departs from God, then he departs from his Sanctuary, from his relief and shelter in the day of his adversity.