3. Our Dangers and Deliverances should be remembered, because God hath gracious ends and designs both in the one and the other; What ends hath God to bring us into dangers? 1. He by this hath an end and design to quicken up to duty; it may be there may be some omitted duty, neglected duties often bring men into great and eminent dangers; it may be a Person is convinced of the duty of Prayer, but it may be neglected; oh then God will bring into danger to quicken to duty; oh says God, In their Afflictions they will seek me early. The very Heathen Mariners called out for Prayer in time of danger. Observe it, that Persons convinced of duties, either Personal or Domestical, and yet neglected, God usually whips them to their duties, by one danger, affliction or another. The Proverb is good, if you would teach a man to pray, send him to Sea. 2. God by bringing us into dangers, hath a design upon us to convince of sin; many Convictions hath come in to the Soul at this door; Dangers have often proved inlets to Convictions. Oh! what Convictions ⟨p. 105⟩have many poor Souls lien under while in Danger, when it may be the Dangers hath given them a view of Eternity; when Dangers hath presented Death to the man, and Conscience hath cried, Now thou art sinking, now there is but a step betwixt thee and Eternity, betwixt thee and another World? Oh then what Convictions hath the Soul lien under? and yet it may be when the Danger is over, the Conviction is over too. Well, though we may forget all, yet God remembers all. 3. God hath a design upon us in our Dangers, to prepare us for our latter end. The danger thou art in, & hath escaped, calls for to prepare for thy Death, which must certainly come to pass shortly. God by Dangers would have you prepare for Death: and oh! what a cutting Consideration will this be when thou comest to die? that thou who hast been in so many dangers by Sea and Land, should have no more learned to die, nor ready to die. Alas, you escaped the last, that you might prepare for the next. 4. God hath a design upon our Graces by bringing us into danger; Danger is to exert and draw forth Grace. Thus the Disciples Dangers at Sea were to draw forth ⟨p. 106⟩their Faith. Faith and Patience comes most visibly upon the stage in times of most eminent danger. 5. God by bringing us into Dangers, hath a design upon our Souls;
3. Our Dangers and Deliverances should be remembred, because God hath gracious ends and designs both in the one and the other; What ends hath God to bring us into dangers? 1. He by this hath an end and design to quicken up to duty; it may be there may be some omitted duty, neglected duties often bring men into great and eminent dangers; it may be a Person is convinced of the duty of Prayer, but it may be neglected; oh then God will bring into danger to quicken to duty; oh says God, In their Afflictions they will seek me early. The very Heathen Marriners called out for Prayer in time of danger. Observe it, that Persons convinced of duties, either Personal or Domestical, and yet neglected, God usually whips them to their duties, by one danger, affliction or another. The Proverb is good, if you would teach a man to pray, send him to Sea. 2. God by bringing us into dangers, hath a design upon us to convince of sin; many Convictions hath come in to the Soul at this door; Dangers have often proved inlets to Convictions. Oh! what Convictions ⟨p. 105⟩have many poor Souls lyen under while in Danger, when it may be the Dangers hath given them a view of Eternity; when Dangers hath presented Death to the man, and Conscience hath cried, Now thou art sinking, now there is but a step betwixt thee and Eternity, betwixt thee and another World? Oh then what Convictions hath the Soul lyen under? and yet it may be when the Danger is over, the Conviction is over too. Well, though we may forget all, yet God remembers all. 3. God hath a design upon us in our Dangers, to prepare us for our latter end. The danger thou art in, & hath escaped, calls for to prepare for thy Death, which must certainly come to pass shortly. God by Dangers would have you prepare for Death: and oh! what a cutting Consideration will this be when thou com'st to die? that thou who hast been in so many dangers by Sea and Land, should have no more learned to die, nor ready to die. Alas, you escaped the last, that you might prepare for the next. 4. God hath a design upon our Graces by bringing us into danger; Danger is to exert and draw forth Grace. Thus the Disciples Dangers at Sea were to draw forth ⟨p. 106⟩their Faith. Faith and Patience comes most visibly upon the stage in times of most eminent danger. 5. God by bringing us into Dangers, hath a design upon our Souls;
