Two treatises the first of fear, from Isa. 8, v. 12, 13, and part…

And which is most comfortable of all the rest, promises to Sanctify and bless our troubles to our good, so that they shall not only cease to be hurtful, but by virtue of the promise, become exceeding beneficial to us. Isa. 27. 9. Rom. 8. 28.

And which is most comfortable of all the rest, promises to Sanctifie and bless our troubles to our good, so that they shall not only cease to be hurtful, but by vertue of the promise, become exceeding beneficial to us. Isa. 27. 9. Rom. 8. 28.

All these promises are provided by our tender Father for us against a day of straits and fears; and because he knew our weakness, and how apt our fears would be to make us suspect our security by them, he hath for the performance of them, engaged his wisdom, power, care, faithfulness, and unchangeableness, 2 Pet. 2. 9. Isai. 27. 2, 3. 2 Chron. 16. 9. 1 Cor. 10. 13. Isai. 43. 1, 2. In the midst of such ⟨p. 62⟩promises so sealed how cheerful and magnanimous should we be in the worst times? And say as David, Psal. 49. 5. Why should I fear in the day of evil? Let those that have no God to flee to, no promise to rely upon, let them fear in the day of evil, I have no caue to do so. But even from these most comfortable refuges in the promises, our own Fears beat us, we are so scared that we mind them not, so as to draw encouragement, resolution, and courage from them. Thus the Shields of the mighty are vilely castaway.