with this, I beleeue in God the Father Almightie. For hol∣ding this, there is nothing so incredible to flesh and bloud, which wee will not beleeue and depend vpon: doubting of this, there is none of Gods promises so cleere and certaine, which wee are not readie to call in question. Of this trusting in God we reade, They
cal∣led vpon thee, and were deliuered; they trusted in thee, and were not confounded. God is my light and my saluation: whom should I feare? God is the strength of my life, of whom should I be afraid? And hee answered, Feare not: for they that be with vs, are more then they that bee against vs.
Thus wee must trust in God, not onely when wee see the meanes before vs, but without, and euen contrarie to all meanes; as SHEDRACH, MESHACH, & ABEDNEGO did. The God whom we serue, is able to de∣liuer vs out of the hot burning Furnace, and out of thy hands, O King, he can deliuer vs. The contrarie hereof is,
First, distrust in God; as the wicked Achaz, being offered of God a signe, for the strengthning of his faith, disdainefully doth answere, I will not aske a signe, neyther will I make tryall of IEHOVAH, by committing vnto the hands of this Iehouah (whom thou talkest of) a mat∣ter of such danger and importance to the State, as is the Warre now in hand.
Secondly, Confidence in the Creature, whether our selues and the good things which God hath giuen vs, as Friends, Honour, Credit, Wisdome, Riches, or whatso∣euer else:
Exhort the rich men in this World, that they trust not in the incertainty of riches, but in the liuing God, who ministreth to all men aboundantly, &c. Cursed is the man that hath his confidence in man, and maketh flesh his Arme. The pride of thine heart hath deceiued thee. Thou that dwellest in the cliffes of the Rockes, whose habitation is high, that sayst in thy heart, Who shall bring mee downe to the ground? though thou exalt thy selfe as the Eagle, and make thy nest among the Starres, thence will I bring thee downe,