An exposition with practical observations continued upon the thirty-eighth, thirty-ninth, fortieth, forty-first, and forty-second,…

And therefore in all such cases, whenever we are brought to the gates of death, and to the doors of the shadow of death, let us have recourse to the living God; to that God, to whom belong the issues from death (Psal. 68.20.) He that is our God, is the God of salvation, of eternal salvation, and of temporal salvation, of salvation from death by sickness, and of salvation from death by danger and trouble: our God is the God of salvation, to him belong the issues from death. As God openeth the gates of death to let man in, so he can open the gates of death to let man out. As there is a gate to go in unto, so there is a gate to go out from, or an out-gate from death. As the ways to, so the issues from death belong to God. Davids heart was full of this, when having said (Psal. 141.7.) Our bones are scattered at the graves mouth, as when one cutteth and cleaveth wood upon the earth; that is, we are ready to be cut in pieces and perish by our enemies (having (I say) said this, he presently adds, vers. 8, 9.) But mine eyes are ⟨p. 155⟩unto thee O God the Lord, in thee is my trust; leave not my soul destitute, keep me from the snare which they have laid for me, &c. It is the royal privilege of Jesus Christ, to be key-keeper of the grave (Rev. 1.18.) I have the keys of hell and of death; that is, I have power to deliver over to, and to deliver or keep from both hell and death. The keys are an emblem of power and authority. Stewards have the keys. He that hath the keys of death, can deliver from death.

And therefore in all such cases, whenever we are brought to the gates of death, and to the doors of the shadow of death, let us have recourse to the living God; to that God, to whom belong the issues from death (Psal. 68.20.) He that is our God, is the God of salvation, of eternal salvation, and of temporal salvation, of salvation from death by sickness, and of salvation from death by danger and trouble: our God is the God of salvation, to him belong the issues from death. As God openeth the gates of death to let man in, so he can open the gates of death to let man out. As there is a gate to go in unto, so there is a gate to go out from, or an out-gate from death. As the ways to, so the issues from death belong to God. Davids heart was full of this, when having said (