The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment

But saith he the Covenant is sure, what I venture to Sea that's not sure, but here's an assurance Office indeed, here's a great assurance Office for the Saints, and they are not at charge, but only the exercising of Grace, for they may go to this Assurance Office to assure every thing that they venture, either to have the thing it self, or be paid for it: In an assurance Office you cannot be assured to have the very goods come in that you insured, but if they be lost the Insurers do engage themselves to make it good to you. And this Covenant of grace that God hath made with his people, it is Gods Assurance Office, and the Saints in all their fears may and ought to go to the Covenant to assure all things to them, to assure their estates and assure their lives. You will say, how are they sure, their lives and estates go as well as others? But God engages himself to make up all: And then mark what follows, This is all my Salvation, Why David wilt thou not have salvation from thine enemies and outward dangers, from pestilence and plague? The frame of his spirit is quieted, as if he should say, if that Salvation comes, well and good, I shall praise God for it, but that that I have in the Covenant, that's my salvation, I look upon that as enough: Yea and then further, This is all my salvation, and all my desire, Why David is there not something else that thou wouldest have besides this Covenant? No saith he, it is all involved in this. Now surely those men or women must needs live contented lives that have all their desires; now saith the holy man here, this is all my desire, And though he make it not to grow. But for all this Covenant perhaps you will not prosper in the world as other men do, true, but I am at a point for that: Though God doth not make my house to grow, I have all my desires.

But saith he the Covenant is sure, what I venture to Sea thats not sure, but here's an assurance Offiice indeed, here's a great assurance Office for the Saints, and they are not at charge, but only the exercising of Grace, for they may go to this Assurance Office to assure every thing that they venture, either to have the thing it self, or be paid for it: In an assurance Office you cannot be assured to have the very goods come in that you insured, but if they be lost the Insurers do ingage themselves to make it good to you. And this Covenant of grace that God hath made with his people, it is Gods Assurance Office, and the Saints in all their fears may and ought to go to the Covenant to assure all things to them, to assure their estates and assure their lives. You will say, how are they sure, their lives and estates go as well as others? But God ingages himself to make up all: And then mark what follows, This is all my Salvation, Why David wilt thou not have salvation from thine enemies and outward dangers, from pestilence and plague? The frame of his spirit is quieted, as if he should say, if that Salvation comes, wel and good, I shall praise God for it, but that that I have in the Covenant, that's my salvation, I look upon that as enough: Yea and then further, This is all my salvation, and all my desire, Why David is there not something else that thou wouldest have besides this Covenant? No saith he, it is all involved in this. Now surely those men or women must needs live contented lives that have all their desires; now saith the holy man here, this is all my desire, And though he make it not to grow. But for all this Covenant perhaps you will not prosper in the world as other men do, true, but I am at a point for that: Though God doth not make my house to grow, I have all my desires.