you, Who will be your help, and your shield? Who in this world? and Who, when you shall be standing at the judgment- seat of Christ, and the sword of vengeance is lifted up for your
destruction ? O seek to know God, especially as he is
revealed to us in Christ Jesus! And tremble now for
fear of his judgments ; and flee for refuge to the hope that is set before you. So shall you even yet escape his wrath, and receive at his hands all the blessings of salvation.]
2. Those who are putting their trust in him — [Whom amongst you all has he ever disappointed of his hope ? Are you not all witnesses for him, that he is faithful to his word, and that "of all the good things that he has pro- mised you, not so much as one has ever failedq?" He has been ever "mindful of you, and blessed you:" be ye, then, " mindful" of him, and " bless" him. Bear in remembrance your obligations to him : and go to him " in every time of need, both for mercy to pardon, and for grace to help1'." And bless him from your inmost souls, as David, specifying your respective characters, exhorts you : " Let Israel now say, that his mercy endureth for ever. Let the house of Aaron now say, that his mercy endureth for ever. Let them now, that fear the Lord, say, that his mercy endureth for evers." Let this song be begun by you on earth, and you shall sing it to all eternity in heaven.]
i Josh, xxiii. 14. r Heb. iv. 16. s Ps. cxviii. 2 — 4.