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CONSIDER the POOR; the
Lord will deliver them in the

time of Trouble :

Blessed are they that (q) (9) Matt. xxv. 34, 35,40. Come,
ye bleffed of my Father, inherit the
Kingdom prepared for you from
the Foundation of the World; for
I was an hungred, and ye gave me
Meat; I was thirsty, and ye gave
me Drink; I was a Stranger, and
ye took me in; naked, and ye
cloathed me, &c. Inasmuch as ye
have done it unto one of the leaft
if und my
of these my Brethren, ye have done

The Lord will preserve
them, and keep them alive,
and they shall be blessed up-
on the Earth; and thou wilt
not deliver them into the
Will of thine Enemies.

The Lord will strengthen them upon the Bed of (r) languishing, and will make all their Beds in their Sicknefs.

God is their Y REFUGE and STRENGTH, a very prefent HELP in time of Trouble.

Therefore they do not (s) FEAR, though the Earth be removed, and though the Mountains be carried into the midst of the Sea.

(r) 2 Cor. Iv. 16, 17. Though our outward Man PERISH, yet the in

ward Manan Day by Day. For our light AFFLICTION, which is but for a Moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal Weight of Glory.

(s) Heb. x111.6. The Lord is my Helper, and I will not fear what Man shall do unto me. Chap. VI. 19. Which Hore we have as an Anchor of the Soul, both fure and stedfaft, and which entereth into that within the Vail.

(t) John X1. 25, 26. I am the RESURRECTION and the LIFE:

he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live; and whosoever liveth, and believeth in me, shall never die.

(u) Heb. X111. 5. Let your Conversation be without COVETOUSNess, and be content with such things as ye have; for he hath faid, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.

(x) Matt. x1. 28, 29. Come unto me, all ye that labour, and are heavy laden, and I will give you Reft. Take my Yoke upon you, and learn of me, for Lam meek and lowly in Heart, and ye shall find Rest unte your Souls,

Y PS. XLVI. I,

b PS. LV. 22.

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will deliver their Feet from

(y) falling, that they may walk before God in the Light of the Living.

(y) 2 Cor. IV. 9. Perfecuted, but not FORSAKEN; caft down. down, but

not DESTROYED.

Fret d not thy self because of evil Doers, neither be thou envious against the Workers of INIQUITY :

For they shall foon be cut down like the Grass, and wither as the green Herb.

TRUST in the Lord, and do Good; so shalt thou dwell in the Land, and verily thou shalt be fed.

Delight thy felf also in the Lord, and he shall give thee the Defires of thine Heart.

Commit thy Way unto the Lord; trust also in him, and he shall bring it to pass:

And he shall bring forth thy Righteousness as the Light, and thy JUDGMENT as the Noon-day.

REST in the Lord, and WAIT patiently for him: Fret not thy felf because of him who profpereth in his Way, because of the Man who bringeth wicked Devices to pass.

Cease from Anger, and forsake Wrath; fret not thy felf in any wife to do EVIL :

For evil Doers shall be cut off; but those that WAIT upon the Lord, they shall inherit the Earth.

For yet a little while, and the Wicked shall not be; yea, thou shalt diligently confider his Place, and it shall not be. But the MEEK shall inherit the Earth; and shall delight themselves in the Abundance of PEACE.

The Wicked plotteth against the Just, and gnasheth upon him with his Teeth :

The Lord shall laugh at him, for he seeth that his Day is coming.

The Wicked have drawn out the Sword, and have bent their Bow to cast down the Poor and Needy, and to flay fuch as be of upright Conversation:

Their Sword shall enter into their own Heart, and their Bows shall be broken.

A little that the RIGHTEOUS Man hath, is better than the Riches of many Wicked.

For the Arms of the Wicked shall be broken; but the Lord upholdeth the RIGHTEOUS.

The Lord knoweth the Days of the Upright; and their Inheritance shall be for ever.

Palm xxxy11. 1, to the End.

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They shall not be ashamed in the evil time; and in the Days of Famine they shall be satisfied.

But the Wicked shall PERISH, and the Enemies of the Lord shall be as the Fat of Lambs, they shall CONSUME: into Smoak they shall confume away.

The Wicked borroweth, and payeth not again; but the RIGHTEOUS sheweth Mercy, and giveth.

For fuch as be blessed of him, shall inherit the Earth; and they that be cursed of him, shall be cut off.

The Steps of a good Man are ordered by the Lord; and he delighteth in his Way :

Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down; for the Lord upholdeth him with his Hand.

I have been young, and now am old, yet have I not seen the RIGHTEOUS forsaken, nor his Seed begging Bread. He is ever merciful, and lendeth; and his Seed is blessed. Depart from Evil, and do Good, and dwell for ever

more.

For the Lord loveth Judgment, and FORSAKETH not his Saints; they are PRESERVED for ever: but the Seed of the Wicked shall be cut off.

The RIGHTEOUS shall inherit the Land, and dwell therein for ever.

The Mouth of the RIGHTEOUS speaketh Wisdom; and his Tongue talketh of Judgment:

The Law of his God is in his Heart, none of his Steps shall flide.

The Wicked watcheth the RIGHTEOUS, and seeketh to flay him:

The Lord will not leave him in his Hand, nor condemn him when he is judged.

Wait on the Lord, and keep his Way, and he shall exalt thee to inherit the Land: When the Wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it.

I have seen the Wicked in great Power, and spreading himself like a green Bay-Tree:

Yet he passed away, and lo, he was not; yea, I fought him, but he could not be found.

Mark the perfect Man, and behold the Upright, for the End of that Man is PEACE.

But the Tranfgreffors shall be destroyed together; the End of the Wicked shall be cut off.

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But

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But the Salvation of the RIGHTEOUS is of the Lord; he is their Strength in the time of Trouble.

And the Lord shall help them, and deliver them; he shall deliver them from the Wicked, and save them because they trust in him.

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A Representation of the
Misery of the Un-
godly.

(a) Matt. 111. 12. Whose Fan is in his Hand, and he will throughly purge his Floor, and gather his WHEAT into the Garner, but he will burn up the CHAFF with unquenchable Fire.

(6) Matt. xxv. 41, 46. Then shall he say unto them on his left Hand, Depart from me ye cursed, into everlafting Fire, prepared for the Devil and his Angels. And these shall go away into everlafting Punishment, but the Righteous into Life eternal. 2 Theff. 1. 7,8,9, 10. The Lord Fesus shall be revealed from Heaven, with his mighty Angels, in flaming Fire, taking Vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Chrift; who shall be punished with everlasting Destruction from the Prefence of the Lord, and from the

Glory of his Power, when he shall come to be glorified in his Saints, and to be admired in all them that believe. Mark 1x. 44. Where their WORM dieth not, and the FIRE is not quenched.

(c) Rom. 111. 12, 13, 16, 17. They are all gone out of the Way, they are together become unprofitable, there is none that doth good, no not one: Their Throat is an open Sepulchre; with their Tongues they have used Deceit; the Poison of Afps is under their Lips; whose Mouth is full of Curfing and Bitterness: Destruction and Misery is in their Ways, and the Way of PEACE have they not known; there is no Fear of God before their Eyes.

• Psalm 1. 4, 5, 6.

bPfalm v. 9,10.

God

God will (d) DESTROY (d) 2 Pet. 11. 3, 9, c. Whose them, and let them fall by JUDGMENT now of a long time lintheir own Counsels : gereth not, and their Damnation They flumbereth not. The Lord knowshall be caft out in the Mul

eth how to deliver the Godly out of titude of their Tranfgref- Temptations, and to referve the fions, for they have rebelled

against God.

God is (e) angry with the
Wicked every Day;
And

if he turns not, he will whet his Sword.

He ordaineth his Arrows against the Perfecutors:

Who travail with INIQUITY, who conceive Mischief, and bring forth Falshood.

Their Mischief shall return upon their own Head, and their violent Dealing shall come down upon their own

Pate.

God shall a destroy the WICKED, and put out their Name for ever.

The Wicked are snared in the Work of their own Hands. The Wicked shall be turned into Hell, and all the Nations that forget God.

UNJUST unto the Day of Judgment

to be punished: But chiefly that walk after the Flesh in the

Lust of Uncleanness, and despise

Government: PRESUMPTUOUS are they, SELF-WILLED; they are not afraid to speak evil of Dignities. These are natural brute Beasts, made to be taken and DESTROYED; speak evil of the things that they understand not, and shall utterly perish in their own Corruption; and shall receive the Reward of Unrighteousness, as they that count it Pleafure to riot in the Day-time, sporting themselves with their own Deceivings: having Eyes full of Adultery, that cannot ceafe from Sin; beguiling unstable Souls: An Heart they have, exercised with covetous Practices: Cursed Children; which

have forsaken the right way. These are Wells without Water; Clouds that are carried with a Tempeft, to

whom the Mist of Darkness is re

served for ever.

(e) 2. Pet. 111.7.9. The Heavens and the Earth which are now, are kept in Store, referved unto Fire, against the Day of Judgment and Perdition of ungodly Men. The Lord is not flack concerning his Promife, (as some Men count flack

ness) but is long-fuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should PERISH, but that all should come to Repentance. 2 Theff. 11. 8. Whom the Lord shall consume with the Spirit of his Mouth, and shall destroy with the Brightness of his coming. Ifai. xxx. 33. Tophet is ordained of old; he hath made it deep and large: The Pile thereof is Fire and much Wood; the Breath of the Lord, like a Stream of Brimstone, doth kindle it. Jude 14, 15. The Lord cometh with ten thousands of his Saints to EXECUTE Judgment upon all, and to CONVINCE all that are UNGODLY among them, em, of all their ungodly Deeds, which they have ungodly committed; and of all their hard Speeches, which ungodly Sinners have spoken against him. Rev. x111. 10. He that LEADETH into Captivity, shall go into Captivity; he that killeth with the Sword, muft be killed with the Sword. Here is the PATIENCE and the FAITH of the Saints.

• Pfalm VII. 11, to 14, 16.

Psalm 1x. 5, 16, 17.

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