The truly blessed man

1. What is the preservation from trouble, which God as an hiding place affords to his people?

A. We have already observed, how God preserve his people in floods of great waters, from v. 6. All of which is applicable hither, this therefore may be very briefly past over. God then preserves his people from trouble, when he doth any way save them from harm by, and makes them ⟨p. 393⟩to get the benefit of their troubles. There are many ways in which he doth thus, and he reserves to himself a liberty to display his wisdom, love and power herein. And here;

1. He sometimes saves them from the trouble it self. It looks in the order of second causes, as if it would come; the Cloud riseth, and looks black and tempestuous, and is just ready to pour down a storm upon them, but God causeth a contrary wind to rise and blow it away, was it not thus, Isa. 37.33. with 36. And God hath unknown & uncountable ways to defeat second causes in their enterprises; hence that challenge, Isa. 8 9, 10. The Snare is laid, but God breaks it, and they escape, Psal. 124.4. Thus God gets him a name, and gives his people rest.

1. He sometimes saves them from the trouble it self. It looks in the order of second causes, as if it would come; the Cloud riseth, and looks black and tempestuous, and is just ready to pour down a storm upon them, but God causeth a contrary wind to rise and blow it away, was it not thus,