which shall not be recompensed an hundred-fold even in this life ; and much more in that world where God himself will be the unalienable portion of all his people. How these views compose the mind may be seen throughout all the Sacred Records ^ : and they will always be realized in proportion to our faith.]
Address—
1. Those who meet with opposition in their Chris- tian course —
[You are tempted perhaps by Satan, and by timid friends, to " put your light under a bushel," instead of causing it to *' shine before men for the glory of your God." But you should sav as Nehemiah, " Shall such a man as I flee ? " No : my Saviour shunned not the cross for me ; and, God helping
me, I will gladly take up my cross and follow him
Beware how you listen to flesh and blood, or attempt to reconcile the services of God and mammon : to " follow the Lord fully" is the only true way to present peace and ever- lasting happiness.]
2. Those who are ready to faint by reason of spi- ritual conflicts —
[It is doubtless an arduous task to " wrestle vnth all the principalities and powers of hell ; " but, " if God be for you, who can be against you ? " Do not, because of some occasional darkness, say, " My way is hid from the Lord, and my judg- ment is passed over from my God :" but know, that your God is infinite both in wisdom and power ; and that he is engaged to keep all who trust in him^. Reject then with indignation the unbelieving suggestions of your great adversary: and, if for a moment he prevail against you, chide yourselves for your cowardice, as David did ; " Why art thou cast down, O my soul; and why art thou disquieted within me? Hope thou IN GoD^." Consider the force of our Lord's reproof to Martha, " Said I not unto thee, that, if thou wouldest beheve, -thou shoLildest see the glory of God*^?" The same then he says to us: let us therefore " never stagger at his promises through unbelief, but be strong in faith, giving glory to God." Let David's confidence be ours also*.]
e See Ps. vii. 10—17. and xxvii. 1. ^ Isai. xl. 27—29.
e Ps. xlii. 11. h John xi. 40. ' Ps. v. 11, 12.