The truly blessed man, or, The way to be happy here, and forever being…

2. See here the happiness of those who in a time of peace have made God their hiding place. Herein it lieth, that they have secured their preservation is a day of trouble: they have an Ark in which they are sheltered, and may sleep quietly, though the Floods rise so as to cover the loftiest mountains, Psal. 91. 9, 10. When others have their hiding places of deceit come tumbling about their ears, these are Castled in their rock, Mat. 7. 24, 25.

3. Learn hence whence the settlement of Gods people in a time of trouble proceeds. They are not stocks and stones, but have sense and reason as other men. They can foresee an evil day, and apprehend the evil of it. How then can they look on it with a sedate spirit? that it doth not frighten them; but when other mens spirits fail, hearts faint, & joints tremble, they quietly follow their work? It is because they are sheltered in God, have hidden themselves under his feathers, taken him for their defence, their faith hath rolled them on him; they dare ⟨p. 399⟩trust him, and believe all shall be well: and let men if they will, count this faith, frenzy; they know what they do.

3. Learn hence whence the settlement of Gods people in a time of trouble proceeds. They are not stocks and stones, but have sense and reason as other men. They can foresee an evil day, and apprehend the evil of it. How then can they look on it with a sedate spirit? that it doth not frighten them; but when other mens spirits fail, hearts faint, & joynts tremble, they quietly follow their work? It is because they are sheltred in God, have hidden themselves under his feathers, taken him for their defence, their faith hath rolled them on him; they dare ⟨p. 399⟩