Israels prayer in time of trouble with Gods gracious answer thereunto, or, An explication…

Lastly, we should learn to behave our selves as Pupils under such a Guardian, to be sensible of our infancy, minority, ^bdisability to order or direct our own ways, and so deny our selves, and not lean on our own wisdom; to be sensible how this condition exposeth us to the injuries of strangers, (for because we are called out of the world, therefore the world hateth us,) and so to be vigilant over our ways, and not trust our selves alone in the hands of temptation, nor wander from our Guardian, but always to yield unto his wisdom and guidance: Lastly, to comfort our selves in this, that while we are in our minority, we are under the mercy of a father, A mercy of Conservation by his providence, giving us all good things richly to enjoy, even all things necessary unto life and godliness: A mercy of protection, defending us by his power from all evil: A mercy of Education and instruction, teaching us by his Word and Spirit: A mercy of Communion many ways familiarly conversing with us, and manifesting himself unto us: A mercy of guidance and government by the laws of his family: A mercy of discipline sitting us by fatherly chastisements for those further honours and employments he will advance us unto; and when our minority is over, & we once are come to a perfect, ⟨p. 67⟩man, we shall then be actually admitted unto that inheritance immortal, invisible, and that fadeth not away, which the same mercy at first purchased, and now prepareth and reserveth for us. Now it followeth, Verse. 4. I will heal their back-sliding, I will love them freely, for mine anger is turned away from him.

Lastly, we should learne to behave our selves as Pupils under such a Guardian, to be sensible of our infancy, minority, ^bdisability to order or direct our owne waies, and so deny our selves, and not leane on our owne wisedom; to be sensible how this condition exposeth us to the injuries of strangers, (for because we are called out of the world, therefore the world hateth us,) and so to be vigilant over our waies, and not trust our selves alone in the hands of temptation, nor wander from our Guardian, but alwaies to yeeld unto his wisdome and guidance: Lastly, to comfort our selves in this, that while we are in our minority, we are under the mercy of a father, A mercy of Conservation by his providence, giving us all good things richly to enjoy, even all things necessary unto life and godlinesse: A mercy of protection, defending us by his power from all evill: A mercy of Education and instruction, teaching us by his Word and Spirit: A mercy of Communion many waies familiarly conversing with us, and manifesting himselfe unto us: A mercy of guidance and government by the laws of his family: A mercy of discipline sitting us by fatherly chastisements for those further honours and imployments he will advance us unto; and when our minority is over, & we once are come to a perfect,