'Let Israel hope in the LORD: for with the LORD
there is mercy, and with him is plenteous redemp-
tion.'-Ps. cxxx. 7.

This psalm is a relation of the penman's praying

frame, and an exhortation to Israel to hope in God;

the psalm explained. In the text we have—1. An

exhortation. 2. A reason of that exhortation.-3.

An amplification of that reason ..........

I. In this exhortation we must find the matter con-

tained in it-1. A duty; let Israel hope; this pre-

admits faith; our best things are in reversion; there

are difficulties in the way; hope overcomes them.—

2. A direction to the well-managing this duty; God

the special object of hope.

Who are concerned in this exhortation to hope;

not fleshly Israel, nor carnal gospellers; but spirit-
ual Israel.

LET Israel hope; a command; leave or license to

hope; four inferences.

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II. Reasons why Israel should hope; with him is mercy;
the kind of mercy; it is GREAT, TENDER, RICH; a
multitude; it followeth us

This mercy is from everlasting to everlasting.
Inferences-Israel weak; his enemies full of malice;
has a loving God.....

III. An amplification of the reasons for hope; its nature;

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sufficiency; suitableness

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Add redemption to mercy; by law as well as grace;

by blood as well as mercy.

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How horrible is sin; the blood of Christ alone can

reveal the sinfulness of sin; faith in redemption

fortifies the soul.........................

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Did Christ die for us, we shall die to sin; holiness
flows from faith; encourages to prayer

ONE WORD OF USE.-1. How sad our state by sin.-

2. How dangerous to rest on any remedy but Christ.

-3. Do nothing in religious worship but as led by

Christ.-4. Hold fast your profession.-5. Take heed

of offence at the Word because professors fall.-

6. Plenteous redemption; let Israel hope.-7. Doth

not thy heart twitter after mercy

wherein

A DISCOURSE TOUCHING PRAYER;

is briefly discovered, 1. What prayer is.-2. What it

is to pray with the Spirit.-3. What it is to pray

with the Spirit, and with the understanding also.

Editorial Preface..........

I WILL PRAY WITH THE SPIRIT, AND I WILL PRAY WITH

THE UNDERSTANDING ALSO.' 1 Co. xiv. 15. Prayer

ordained of God to bring the soul into familiar-

ity with himself; difference of heart and voice

prayer

L WHAT PRAYER IS-A sincere pouring out of the soul

to God.-2. Not babbling, prating or complimentary,

but from a sense of want or mercy; Christ is the

way to God by the Spirit, for such things as God

hath promised.

II. OF PRAYING WITH THE SPIRIT-There is no prayer

but by the aid of the Holy Ghost; of the Lord's

Prayer; of prayer books; the desires of the soul

not to be expressed.....

III OF PRAYING WITH THE UNDERSTANDING-In our

mother tongue and experimentally; with an enlight-

ened understanding; objections of those who cannot

tell how to pray answered; of teaching children a

form of prayer

IV. THE APPLICATION. Use 1. A word of information;

regard not iniquity; not pray for show, as trencher

chaplains; pray not for wrong things; heart and

mouth must go together. Use 2. A word of encour-

agement; be earnest; persevering; you come to a

Use 3. A word

throne of grace; the mercy seat.

of reproof; no prayer; no Christ; no heaven; resist
net prayer by a form of man's invention, a juggle
of the devil; the spirit of prayer found in the jail;
the common prayer in the ale house........

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The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a

broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not

despise.'-Ps. li. 17.

THE CONTENTS OF THIS BOOK.

The text opened in the many workings of the

heart; the doctrine; assertion; demonstration, and

conclusion, that a broken and truly contrite heart is

an excellent heart .................

It is evident from the comparison; it is of great

esteem; God dwells with such; it is his choice

cordial; his Son has its special charge; he will

save it

Six proofs that a spirit rightly broken, or a heart

truly contrite, is an excellent thing:-1. What a

broken heart and contrite spirit is, in ten particu-

lars.-2. How it is broken.-3. What it is when

broken.-4. Signs of a broken heart, in five parti-

culars (1) Sorrowful-(2) Humble-(3) Poor in

spirit (4) A crying heart—(5) Trembles at God's

Word

The necessity of breaking the heart-1. Take him

as he comes into the world, as to evangelical things;

he is as one dead.-2. Howsoever wise in temporal

things, he is yet a fool.-3. He is not only dead and

a fool, but he is proud also.-4. Not only dead, a

fool, and proud; but he is self-willed and headstrong.

-5. And also fearless.-6. And a false believer.-

7. And a lover of sin.-8. He is not only dead, a

fool, proud, self-willed, fearless, a false believer, and

lover of sin, but he is a wild man

Why God doth esteem it as an excellent thing-

1. It is his handy work.-2. It is submissive.-3. It

has a high esteem for Christ.-4. It is a thankful

heart

The advantages that a Christian gets by keeping

his heart tender, set forth in six particulars-Quest.

What should a Christian do when God has broken

his heart, in six several cautions; labour after the

knowledge of God, in five directions.....

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men's hearts for sin.-3. This teaches us what esti-
mation to set upon a broken heart. 4. It is
encouragement to come to God with it.-5. We
should not be afraid of it.-6. Duties cannot be per-
formed rightly until the heart be broken; objections
answered

PAUL'S DEPARTURE AND CROWN; or, An
Exposition upon 2 Ti. iv. 6-8.
Editorial Preface......

Father Paul giving instruction and consolation
to his spiritual son Timothy, vehemently exhorts him
to constancy and faithfulness.

I. By diligent watchfulness; the murders and outrages

on our brethren should not discourage us; Paul's

peace and comfort.......

What it is to be ready to be offered up

II. By diligent preaching the word; not entangled with

the world; ready to be sacrificed; diligent in their

work

III. By sound and close rebukes and reproofs; direc-

tions for this faithfulness and diligence; daily bring

thy heart and the Word of God together

Comfort and reward; clear from blood; they lie

easy whose bed God makes

Editorial Preface..........

The Proverbs are hard, dark, and pithy sentences,

in which we must search for hidden treasures; the

whole world of man God divides into two sects, the

righteous and the wicked. 1. There are several sorts

of the wicked.-2. And of the truly righteous.-3.

The wicked has his fears, and the righteous his

desires...............

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I. WHAT, OR WHO IS THE RIGHTEOUS MAN-God makes

him righteous; blacks cannot beget white children;

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II. WHAT ARE THE DESIRES OF A RIGHTEOUS MAN-Hunger,

longing, thirsting, prayer; they rise in the spirit by

the Holy Ghost, but are polluted by the body;

objections answered

Liberty of enjoyment in holy ordinances; God's

love tokens.....

These desires enter heaven.-1. The personal

presence of their Lord.-2. To be in his peculiar

country, HEAVEN; the loving wife with her gracious

husband

III. THESE DESIRES SHALL BE GRANTED-They agree

with God's desires; they carry us to God upon

their back

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