and although all t against thee, and th man means of obt good, which thou w to the Lord Jesus. him at such a time, in his intercession, a of thy faith be such Although I am le God's mercies, a vil moment an unprofita ing for my very best be punished with eve from the presence of ry be to his infinite g vocate with the Fathe righteous, and he is t my sins. All the bles promised to give his d Saviour, their Prophet he is my advocate with tain for me.-A righted asks nothing but what and who never asks in v ed the Father, that a dwell in the head of the and it pleaseth him t1

receive abundantly all the influence they want: for the Father himself loveth them, and out of his infinite love gave his Son to be their head, that he might fill all in all of them. What then may not I expect from such an advocate, with such a Father? Already have I received so much, that I know Jesus appears in the presence of God for me. I can trust my cause in his hands. He has taught me to leave all my matters to his management, and I desire more simply to resign them up to him. I find every thing goes on well, which is left to his direction, and nothing miscarries, but what I undertake without him. Oh for more faith! The Lord increase it, that my precious Advocate may be more glorified, by my trusting him more, and that he may have all the honour of conducting my affairs, spiritual and temporal, in earth and heaven, in time and in eternity: Even so be it, Lord Jesus.

After the believer has been taught thus to trust the Lord Christ, and to expect that grace, which in his several offices he is engaged to give, then his conversation will be well ordered; and as he daily

grows in faith an Christ, he will walk fort of the Holy Gh well as inward matt the influence of grad the direction and gov Jesus, which is anot life of faith, and w nitely preferable to a ing.

The state of the has all power in heav unto him. As God-1 torial kingdom, wh created beings and th sist by the word of upheld by his provide ever, in his infinite lo sees best for his peopl bestow it on them. promised good, nor s evil, but he is able to g deliver from the other many, their sufferings brought disorder upo tion. The outward st

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frame and constitution.-Pain, sickness, mortality in his body, emptiness in his enjoyments, disappointments, losses, worldly cares, something or other in body or estate troubling him; for man is born to trouble. What manner of love then is this, that God our Saviour would take these things under his government, and manage them for the good of his people, whom he would have to be happy in him in this world, as well as in the next. He has given them many great and precious promises relating to the life that now is, and he is faithful who hath promised to supply their earthly wants, to sanctify their sufferings, and to make all things work together under him for their good. He has kindly undertaken their temporal, as well as their spiritual concerns; fornothing was left out of the covenant of grace. It was ordered in all things. The outward state and condition of believers, their poverty or riches, health or sickness, trials of every kind, how great they should be, how long they should continue, are all appointed, and unalterably fixed; nothing left for chance to do. When the Lord God determined to bring many

sons unto glory, th the means by which them unto that end, as well as the end things were ordered to the very hairs of t are all numbered. source of comfort i Their present happin as well as their eternal grace. God is beco made himself known covenant-relation, and himself to give whate the best for them. But eth their framne, and under hard and long ti discouraged, he has the many sweet temporal support. Lest they sh faint in their minds, h deliver them from all e "the afflictions of the "Lord delivereth him Psal. xxxiv. 19. He d either by entirely remov