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Though our money and our friends, and our strength fail us; yet will he never leave us, nor forsake us: therefore let us wholly cast our selves upon him, and never be dismayed at any crosses: for so long as we serve him in our places, our case is very good, and very safe. Let our little children be our teachers in this point, and make us ashamed of our unbelief: for what if they be hungry and none will give them a morsel of bread to refresh them? what if their apparel be near worn, and they know of none that will give them so much as a rag to hang on them? yet will they comfortably depend upon us, and be merry and cheerful; assuring themselves that their parents having merciful hearts, will never see them want any thing that they can provide for them: can they be thus confident upon the kindness of their natural parents; and shall not we much more boldly rely upon our heavenly father, who ⟨p. 129⟩knows all our wants, and pities us under them, and is able and willing to supply the same? let us condemn our selves if we cannot do this, and in all straits and extremities say unto our hearts, as Moses did unto the Israelites at the red sea, fear not but stand still, and behold the salvation of the Lord. ¹Which if we cannot do, we shall find by experience that he is all-sufficient to minister help and comfort unto us, and that in sickness as well as in health; in wars as well as in peace; in scarcity, as well as in plenty; and in a word, in the want of all things as well as in the abundance of all things.²

Though our money and our friends, and our strength faile vs; yet will hee neuer leaue vs, nor forsake vs: therefore let vs wholly cast our selues vpon him, and neuer be dismaied at any crosses: for so long as wee serue him in our places, our case is very good, and very safe. Let our little children bee our teachers in this point, and make vs ashamed of our vnbeleefe: for what if they be hungry and none will giue them a morsell of bread to refresh them? what if their apparel be neere worne, and they know of none that will giue them so much as a ragge to hang on them? yet will they comfortably depend vpon vs, and bee merrie and cheerefull; assuring themselues that their parents hauing mercifull hearts, wil neuer see them want any thing that they can prouide for them: can they be thus confident vpon the kindnesse of their naturall parents; and shall not wee much more boldly rely vpon our heauenly father, who