8 Isai. viii. 12—14. * Ps. Ivi. 1—4, 9—11. " 2 Cor. vii. 1.
X 2 Pet. i. 4. y Gen. xxviii. 15. with xxxii. 12.
z 2 Cor. i. 20. ^ See the Greek. »> Matt. xxiv. 35.
no refuge from the cares and fears which agitate the ungodly world ! But faith in God is a perfect antidote to them all. It assures us of a God ever nigh at hand to help and succour his believing people. See how the promise in our text is intro- duced : it is there suggested as sufficient to counterbalance the loss of every thing, however desirable, or the apprehension of every thing, however formidable. It is suggested, in order to inspire us with a confidence which nothing can intimidate : " We may boldly say, The Lord is my helper ; I will not fear what flesh can do unto me." Think of an angel sent down to sojourn here : what would either the acquisition or loss of riches affect him? or would any confederacies either of men or devils concern him? He would feel as satisfied and as secure as if he were in heaven itself. This then is the tranquillity which we also, according to the measure of our faith, are pri- vileged to enjoy. Let us then " know in whom we have believed." Let us " cast all our care on him who careth for us^" And let us so realize the promises of our God, as to know that nothing ever shall, or ever can separate us from his love"^.]
c 1 Pet. v. 7. ^ Ps. xlvi. 1—3. Rom. viii. 38, 39.