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

3. We must also believe that he will give us perfect deliverance at last. whether he will do it in this life, we may not determine: it may be most ⟨p. 405⟩convenient for us that it should be otherwise: but this a Child of God ought to build upon, that he shall be brought out of all trouble in the winding up, and his present troubles shall contribute to the preparing of him for it: so the Psalmist resolveth, Psal. 73. 24.

Prop. 2. That true faith carrieth out the heart to resolve, to signalize these deliverances, when received, with suitable returns of praise. Faith influenceth him with this purpose in the very praying for them. Here take these conclusions.

1. That which puts a man upon seeking deliverance, is a desire to obtain it. The end of Desire in man, is to instigate him to the pursuit of his Object; and it gives rise to all his rational actions. Now desire is raised by the consideration of the goodness of the Object, and his want of it, and this is the spring of all his endeavours to compass it; it will not let him lie still, but pricks him forward to the use of means, Prov. 18. 1.

1. That which puts a man upon seeking deliverance, is a desire to obtain it. The end of Desire in man, is to instigate him to the pursuit of his Object; and it gives rise to all his rational actions. Now desire is raised by the consideration of the goodness of the Object, and his want of it, and this is the spring of all his endeavours to compass it; it will not let him ly still, but pricks him forward to the use of means,