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A supplement to the several discourses upon various divine subjects
A supplement to the several discourses upon various divine subjects by Stephen Charnock.
London: printed for Thomas Cockerill, 1683
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
The Psalmist then proceeds to positive duties, v. 3.
1. Faith. Trust in the Lord. This is a grace most fit to quell such impatiences. The stronger the faith, the weaker the passion. Impatient motions are signs of a flagging faith. Many times Men are ready to cast off their help in Jehovah, and address to the God of Ekron, multitudes of friends or riches. But trust thou in the Lord; in the promises of God, in the providence of God.
1. Faith. Trust in the Lord. This is a grace most fit to quell such impatiencies. The stronger the faith, the weaker the passion. Impatient motions are signs of a flagging faith. Many times Men are ready to cast off their help in Jehovah, and address to the God of Ekron, multitudes of friends or riches. But trust thou in the Lord; in the promises of God, in the providence of God.
2. Obedience. Do good. Trust in God's promises, and observance of his precepts must be linked together. 'Tis but a pretended trust in God, where there is a real walking in the paths of wickedness. Let not the glister of the world render thee faint and languid in a course of Piety.
2. Obedience. Do good. Trust in God's promises, and observance of his precepts must be linkt together. 'Tis but a pretended trust in God, where there is a real walking in the paths of wickedness. Let not the glister of the world render thee faint and languid in a course of Piety.