You shall see them joined together, 2 Tim. 3. for I 1know (saith the Apostle) whom I have trusted, and I am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed to him to that day. Mark it, as if he should say do not wonder at me that I am willing to lose my liberty, and my ease, or to endure so much cold, and nakedness, to expose my self to so many perils as I do: ⟨p. 394⟩for I trust God, I believe God, I have committed my safety and my life, and my health, and all that belongeth to me to him, and I know he is able to keep it. So I say now when you are about any business of Christ in which there is any difficulty, or any hardness; or any likelihood of losing any thing, except thou believe the particular providence of God, and canst commit that which thou hast to God, and say I dare trust him, and I know that he will keep it for me, thou wilt never be able to deny thy self, and to do the things of Jesus Christ: but if thou think, that what thou losest for God, God will keep it for thee, thou wilt say thus wi•h thy self, I will commit this unto God, I know it shall be reserved for me, and therefore whatsoever becomes of these things, I will do the work, I will do the business of Christ, I will employ my self in his service▪ this makes a man bold in the most difficult cases. So David, I will lay me down (saith he) and sleep, because the Lord sustaineth me. That is, I care not for any thing, I have committed my self, and my safety, and all unto God; and therefore when his heart was quieted, and settled upon this that he knew wh•m he had trusted; he had faith in God, in his promise, and in his providence, he had ground enough for rest. This is the third thing that prepares us to give up our selves to Jesus Christ.
You shall see them joyned together, 2 Tim. 3. for I 1know (saith the Apostle) whom I have trusted, and I am perswaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed to him to that day. Mark it, as if he should say do not wonder at me that I am willing to lose my liberty, and my ease, or to endure so much cold, and nakedness, to expose my self to so many perills as I do: ⟨p. 394⟩for I trust God, I believe God, I have committed my safety and my life, and my health, and all that belongeth to me to him, and I know he is able to keep it. So I say now when you are about any business of Christ in which there is any difficulty, or any hardness; or any likelyhood of losing any thing, except thou believe the particular providence of God, and canst commit that which thou hast to God, and say I dare trust him, and I know that he will keep it for me, thou wilt never be able to deny thy self, and to do the things of Jesus Christ: but if thou think, that what thou losest for God, God will keep it for thee, thou wilt say thus wi•h thy self, I will commit this unto God, I know it shall be reserved for me, and therefore whatsoever becomes of these things, I will do the work, I will do the business of Christ, I will imploy my self in his service▪ this makes a man bold in the most difficult cases. So David, I will lay me down (saith he) and sleep, because the Lord sustaineth me. That is, I care not for any thing, I have committed my self, and my safety, and all unto God; and therefore when his heart was quieted, and setled upon this that he knew wh•m he had trusted; he had faith in God, in his promise, and in his providence, he had ground enough for rest. This is the third thing that prepares us to give up our selves to Jesus Christ.
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