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The Lord, he it is who doth go before thee; he will be with thee, he will not fail thee, neither forsake thee; fear not, neither be dismayed, Deut. 31. 8.
Wait on the Lord, be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart; Wait, I say, on the Lord, Psal. 27. 14.
Cast thy burthen upon the Lord, and he shall sustain thee, Psal. 55. 22.
Wisdom cryeth without, she uttereth her voice in the streets, &c. How long ye simple ones will ye love simplicity? turn ye at my reproof? Behold, I will pour out my spirit unto you, I will make known my words unto you, Prov. 1. 20, 21, 22, 23. chap. 8. 1, 2, 3, 4, to the 11.
Happy is the man who findeth wisdom, and the man who getteth understan∣ding, &c. She is more precious than rubies, and all the things thou canst de∣sire are not to be compared unto her, &c. Then shalt thou walk in the way safely, and thy foot shall not stumble, Prov. 3. 13, 14, 15, 23.
I wisdom, &c. counsel is mine, and sound wisdom. I am understanding; I am strength; By me kings reign, &c. I love them who love me, and those who seek me early, shall find me. Riches and honour are with me; yea, durable riches and righteousness. My fruit is better than gold, yea, fine gold: and my revenue than choice silver: I lead in the ways of righteousness, in the midst of the paths of judgment, that I may cause those who love me to inherit sub∣stance: and I will fill their treasures, &c. Now therefore hearken unto me, O ye children, for blessed are they who keep my ways: Hear instruction and be wise, and refuse it not; Blessed is the man who heareth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my dores: for whoso findeth me, findeth life, Prov. 8. 1, 12, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 32, 33, 34, 35.
When the poor and needy seek water, and there is none, and their tongue fail∣eth for thirst; I the Lord will hear them, I the God of Israel will not forsake them; I will open rivers in high-places, and fountains in the midst of the valleys: I will make the wilderness a pool of water, and the dry land springs of water, Isa. 41. 17, 18.
I said not to the seed of Jacob, Seek ye my face in vain, &c. Look unto me, and be ye saved, all ye ends of the earth, for I am God, Isa. 45. 19, 22.
Who is among you who feareth the Lord, &c. who walketh in darkness, and hath no light? let him trust in the name of the Lord, and stay upon his God, Isa. 50. 10.
Ho, every one who thirsteth, come ye to the waters: and ye who have no money, come ye, buy and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without mo∣ney and without price; wherefore do you spend money for that which is not bread? and your labour for that which satisfieth not? Hearken diligently to me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your souls delight it self in fat∣ness; incline your ear and come unto me: hear, and your souls shall live: and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, &c. Seek ye the Lord while he may be found, call upon him while he is near: Let the wicked for∣sake his ways, &c. and let him return unto the Lord, Isa. 55. 1, 2, 3, 6, 7.
I have seen thy adulteries, &c. Wilt thou not be made clean? when shall it once be, Jer. 13. 27,
As I live, saith the Lord God, I have no pleasure in the death of the wick∣ed, &c. Turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways: Why will ye die, O ye house of Israel? Ezek. 33. 11.
O Israel, thou hast destroyed thy self: but in me is thine help, Hosea 13. 9.
Blessed are they who do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled, Matth. 5. 6.
But seek ye first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you, Matth. 6. 33.
The whole need not a Physician, but they who are sick, &c. for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance, Matth. 9. 12, 13.
Come unto me all ye who labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest; take my yoke upon you, and learn of me, &c. and ye shall find rest un∣to your souls: for my yoke is easie, and my burthen is light, Matth. 11. 28, 29, 30.
O Jerusalem, &c. How often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen her chickens, &c? and ye would not, &c. Matth. 23. 37.
Jesus said unto the woman of Samaria, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is which saith to thee, give me to drink; thou wouldst have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water, &c. When he was convert∣ing her, he said, My meat is to do the will of him who sent me, and to finish his work, John 4. 10, 32, 34.
Ye will not come to me that ye may have life, John 5. 34, 40.
Jesus said, Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth to everlasting-life, which the Son of man shall give unto you, &c. My father giveth you the true bread from heaven; for the bread of God is he who cometh down from heaven, and giveth life to the world, &c. And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life; he who cometh to me shall ne∣ver hunger; and he who believeth on me, shall never thirst, &c. Him who cometh to me, I will in no wise cast out; for I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him who sent me; and this is the fa∣thers will who hath sent me, that of all which he hath given me, I should lose nothing, &c. John 6. 27, 32, 33, 35.
In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood up and cryed, say∣ing, If any man thirst, let him come unto me and drink, &c. John 7. 37, 38.
Let not your hearts be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me, John 14. 1.
Abide in me, and I in you: as the branch cannot bear fruit of it self, &c. no more can ye except ye abide in me, &c. He who abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit, &c. If ye abide in me, &c. ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you, John 15. 4, 5, 7.
He who spared not his own son, but delivered him up for us all: how shall he with him also freely give us all things? Rom. 8. 32.
Be careful for nothing: but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanks-giving: let your request be made known unto God: and the peace of God which passeth all understanding shall keep your hearts, &c. Phil. 4. 6, 7.
God our Saviour, who will have all men to be saved, and to come to the know∣ledg of the truth, 1 Tim. 2. 3, 4.
Let us run with patience the race which is set before us, looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith, Heb. 12. 1, 2.
If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask it of God, who giveth unto all men liberally, and upbraideth not, and it shall be given him, James 1. 5, 6.
Wherefore let them who suffer according to the will of God, commit the keeping of their souls unto him in well-doing, as unto a faithful Creator, 1 Pet. 4. 19.
Humble your selves therefore under the mighty hand of God, &c. casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you, 1 Pet. 5. 6, 7.
I counsel thee to buy of me gold tryed in the fire, that thou mayst be rich; and white rayment, that thou mayst be clothed, &c. and anoint thine eyes with eye-salve, that thou mayst see, &c. Behold, I stand at the dore and knock: If any man hear my voice, and open the dore, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me, Rev. 3. 18, 20.
I will give unto him who is a-thirst of the fountain of living-water freely, Rev. 21. 6.
Let him that is a-thirst, come: And whosoever will, let him take of the water of life freely, Rev. 22. 17.