His people stand in need of all, that God hath engaged himself 1to them for. Gods promises are the just measure of his peoples wants. Whatever he hath promised, that his people do absolutely want. And whatsoever they want, that he hath promised. Our Wants, and his promises are every way commensurate. If thou knowest not, what thou standest in need of, search the Promises and see. What ever God hath said he will do for thee, that thou hast absolute need should be done. Or if thou art not so well acquainted with the promises, search thine own wants, what thou standest absolutely in need of for thy good, that assuredly God hath promised. If then this be the case of engagements, they shall all be made good. Think you, will God let his people want that which they have absolute necessity of? By absolute necessity I mean such as is indispensable, as to their present estate and occasions. That may be of necessity in one Generation, which is not in another: according to the several employments we are called to. Does God call forth his Saints, to execute vengeance upon the Heathen, and punishments upon the people, to bind their Kings with chains, and their Nobles with fetters of Iron, to execute upon them the judgement written, as Psal. 149. 7, 8, 9? doth he bring them forth to burn the whore, to fight with the 2Beast and overcome him, and his followers? it is of indispensable necessity, that he give them glorious assistance in their undertakings. They shall be assisted, protected, carried on, though it cost him the making of his Bow quite naked. According to the several conditions he calls them to, the several issues of Providence, which he will have them serve in, so want they his Appearance, in them, with them, for them, and it shall be present. Let them be assured they are in his way, and then though some prove false and treacherous, some base and cowardly, though many combine and Associate themselves against them, ⟨p. 44⟩in many places, in all places, though whole Kingdoms and mighty Armies appear for their ruin, be they reviled and clamoured, by all round about them, all is one, Help they need, and help they shall have, or God will make his Bow quite naked.
His people stand in need of all, that God hath engaged himselfe 1to them for. Gods promises are the just measure of his peoples wants. Whatever he hath promised, that his people do absolutely want. And whatsoever they want, that he hath promised. Our Wants, and his promises are every way commensurate. If thou knowest not, what thou standest in need of, search the Promises and see. What ever God hath said he will do for thee, that thou hast absolute need should be done. Or if thou art not so well acquainted with the promises, search thine own wants, what thou standest absolutely in need of for thy good, that assuredly God hath promised. If then this be the case of engagements, they shall all be made good. Thinke you, will God let his people want that which they have absolute necessity of? By absolute necessity I meane such as is indispensible, as to their present estate and occasions. That may be of necessity in one Generation, which is not in another: according to the severall imployments we are called to. Does God call forth his Saints, to execute vengeance upon the Heathen, and punishments upon the people, to bind their Kings with chaines, and their Nobles with fetters of Iron, to execute upon them the judgement written, as Psal. 149. 7, 8, 9? doth he bring them forth to burne the whore, to fight with the 2Beast and overcome him, and his followers? it is of indispensable necessity, that he give them glorious assistance in their undertakings. They shall be assisted, protected, carried on, though it cost him the making of his Bow quite naked. According to the severall conditions he calls them to, the severall issues of Providence, which he will have them serve in, so want they his Appearance, in them, with them, for them, and it shall be present. Let them be assured they are in his way, and then though some prove false and treacherous, some base and cowardly, though many combine and Associate themselves against them, ⟨p. 44⟩in many places, in all places, though whole Kingdomes and mighty Armies appeare for their ruine, be they reviled and clamoured, by all round about them, all is one, Help they need, and help they shall have, or God will make his Bow quite naked.
- 1Reas. 2.
- 2Revel. 17. 14.
