PSAL. cvii. 6.

Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble; and he delivered them out of their diftreffes.

F we cry to the Lord in our Trouble, the Lord will fave us from our Diftreffes.

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I. What Troubles? All, whether 1. National, Lam. v. or,

2. Perfonal; and these

1. Spiritual.

1. From the Devil's Temptations, 1 Pet. v. 8.

II. How fhould we cry to the Lord?
1. Heartily, Jer. xxix. 13.

2. Humbly, Luke xviii. 13.

3. Obedientially. 1 Sam. xv. 22.

4. Fervently, Rom, xii. 11. Col. vi. 12. Jan.

V. 16.

5. Under

5. Understandingly, 1 Cor. xiv. 15.

6. Believingly, Mat. xxi. 22. Fam. i. 6.

III. How doth it appear,that if we cry to GOD we shall be saved by him?

1. From God's Promises, Ifa. xlv. 22. Jam.

V. 16.

2. From the Saints Experiences, Pfa.cxx. 1. Mofes, Daniel, Jonah, Peter.

USE.

Exhortation. Cry to the Lord. Confider,
1. How many Troubles
you feel.
2. How many you fear.

3. This is one end why GOD afflicts you,
that you might cry to him, Hof. v. 15.
4. By this means you may be a means to keep
off God's Anger from the Nation, Ezek.
xxii. 30. Pfa. cvi. 23.

5. Or howfoever your felves will be faved from the Evil of all Troubles. What is curfed to others fhall be bleffed to you, Hof. vi. 1.

PSAL. cxviii. 6.

The Lord is on my fide, I will not fear what man can do unto me.

HE

E that hath the Lord on his fide, need fear rothing.

1. Who is the Lord?

2. What is it to have him on our fide?

1. To have his Love.

2. Care.

3.

4.

4+

Mighty.
Good.

Omniprefent, Pfa. xlvi. 1.
Governor of the World.

6. Preferver of all things.
Faithful.

7.

Ust I. Get him on your side. 1. Repent.

1. Mourn for Sin,

2. Turn from Sin.

2. Believe,

I. In the Merit,
2. Spirit, of Chrift.

II. Fear nothing else but him.
1. He can prevent your Fears.
2. He can deliver you from the Evil.
3. He can turn them into Good.

PSA L. cviii. 12.

Give us help from trouble; for vain is the help of Man.

Hefe Words may be,

THefe

1. Vox pauperis. For,

1. It is God alone that makes us rich, Deut.

viii. 18.

2.

3.

That can make us contented, Tim.

vi. 6.

That can fanctify Poverty, Jam. ii. 5.

2. Vox oppreffi.

1. It is only God that can turn the Oppeflor's Heart, Gen. xxxİX. 21.

2. Tie his Hands, Pfa. cxix. 122. 3. Vox tentati.

1. It is he alone that permits Satan to tempt us, Job i. 6.

2.

3.

That enables us to withstand the Temptations, Fam. iv. 7.

And to overcome them, I Cor. X. 13. 4. And make us better by them, 2 Cor. xii. 8, 9.

4. Vox agroti.

I. It is he alone that can enable us to be patient under Sickness.

2.

3.

Directs us to proper means for Recovery, 2 Chron. xvi. 12.

— That can blefs thofe means, Mark viii. 23. 2 Kings v. 14.

Vox moribundi. He alone that can supply

us with what we want.

1. Pardon our Sins, Exod. xxxiv. 6.

2. Accept our Perfons, Rom. viii. 33. 3. Support our Hearts.

4. With-hold the Tempter.

5. Fit us for himself.

6. Deliver us from the Pangs of Death, by admitting us into the Joys of Life.

7. Make us happy after Death.

USES.

1. Expect Troubles.

2. Prepare for them.

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3. Look

3. Look up to GOD only for Deliverance from them, 2 Chron. xx. 12. Pfa. xlvi. 1,2. 4. Make sure of Help from GOD, especially in the general Trouble of Death.

1. By repenting.

2. By getting an Interest in Christ.

3. By being fanctifyed by the Spirit, Heb. xii.

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PSAL. CXXIV. 1, 2, 3.

Ver. 1. If it had not been the Lord who was on our fide, now may Ifrael Jay:

Ver. 2. If it had not been the Lord who was on our fide, when Men rose up against us;

Ver. 3. Then they had fwallowed us up quick, when their Wrath was kindled against us.

OBSERVATION.

UR Deliverance from Enemies must be afcribed wholly to GOD.

I. Man, whilft GOD was his Friend, had no Enemies that could hurt him.

II. Being fallen, hath,

1. Spiritual.

1. The Devil, Jus Pet. v. 8.
2. The World.

3. Him