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So all the promises that God hath made to any of his people, though never so long ago, faith fetches out the comfort of them, as if they were made now to us. Compare Joshua 1. 5. with Hebrews 13. 5. God saith to Joshua, I will be with thee, I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee: now in the Hebrews Saint Paul applieth it to the believers in his time, as if it had been made to them. Be content (saith he) with such things as ye have, for he hath said, I will not leave thee, nor forsake thee. They might have answered, where hath God said so? he said it indeed to Joshua, but what is that to us? yes, all one as if he had spoken to you. Upon this one ⟨p. 171⟩instance, whatsoever promise God ever made to any of his people, since the beginning of the world, for any good, if our condition comes to be the same, Faith will make it her own, as if God had but now made it to us in particular. So for Gods former dealings with our selves, when all sense of Gods mercies fail, that God seems to be as an enemy, Faith will fetch life from his former mercies, as if they were now present; as we see in David, Psal. 77. 5, 6. I have considered the days of old, the years of ancient time: I call to remembrance my song in the night, &c. And vers. 10. I said, this is my infirmity, but I will remember the years of the right hand of the most High. He checks himself for doubting of Gods mercies, because of his former mercies, and he recovers himself by bringing to mind the former dealings of God with them: So Psal. 143. 45. Davids spirit was even overwhelmed within him, and his heart was desolate, yet he recovers himself, by remembering the days of old, and ⟨p. 172⟩by meditating upon Gods former works.

So all the promises that God hath made to any of his people, though never so long agoe, faith fetches out the comfort of them, as if they were made now to us. Compare Joshua 1. 5. with Hebrewes 13. 5. God saith to Ioshua, I will be with thee, I will not faile thee, nor forsake thee: now in the Hebrewes Saint Paul applyeth it to the beleevers in his time, as if it had beene made to them. Be content (saith he) with such things as ye have, for hee hath said, I will not leave thee, nor forsake thee. They might have answered, where hath God said so? hee said it indeede to Ioshua, but what is that to us? yes, all one as if he had spoken to you. Vpon this one