then should it bo with us : our whole life should be, as theirs
is, one continued song of praise and thanksgiving h
Only consider what would have been your state at this hour, and to all eternity, if less wisdom or power had been put forth for you, and you will need no inducement to ascribe to him the glory due unto his name.]
3. With affiance —
[Where will you look for help, if not to him ? Of whom besides can it be said that he has either wisdom or power to do such great things for you ? With him alone is either wisdom or might sufficient for you. Go then to him : spread before him your every want : expect from him a supply in every hour of need, a supply suited to your wants and sufficient for your necessities. Never for a moment entertain a doubt of his kindness, his care, his all-sufficiency : for he is God, and not man ; and therefore ye have not been consumed hitherto, nor shall any enemy prevail against you. Only bear in mind that " He is for you ;" and you may defy all the assaults both of earth and hell.]
Conclusion —
[At the close of his Doxology, the Apostle adds, Amen. Do ye also add, Amen, in the very same spirit as he did, and in the same spirit that the angelic hosts are doing it above. And seek to live in this spirit every day, and all the day long. Then, when death shall call you hence, you shall change your place, but not your employment ; your sorrows, but not your songs.]
h Ps. cxlv. 1 — 7.