Truft, though, when in desertion dark, His beams anon the clouds can rent, Without the fun who mourning go, He brings, through paths they do not know *; Rude flames and roaring waves be still, Still hope for favour at his hand, Though favour don't appear : In cafes hopeless-like, faint hopes If providence the promife thwart, And yet thy humbled mind 'Gainft hope believes in hope †, thou art Thy Hufband's dearest friend. Art thou a weakling, poor and faint, Let not thy weakness move thy plaint, Ifa. xlii. 16. Róm. iv. 18. Dread not thy foes that foil'd thee long, Will ruin thee at length: When thou art weak then art thou ftrong, When foes are mighty, many too, SECT. VI. BENEFITS accruing to Believers, from the Offices, Names, Natures, and Sufferings of CHRIST. ART thou by lufts a captive led, Which breeds thy deepest grief? To ranfom captives is his trade, His precious name is Jesus, why? His wounds have fav'd thee once from woes, Thy Hufband was a friend: And will thy Captain now look on, And see thee trampled down? When, lo! thy Champion has the throne, Thy Husband wears the crown. Yield not, though cunning Satan bribe, Or like a lion roar; The Lion strong of Judah's tribe, * Matth. i. 21. And that he never will forfake *, In hottest broils, then, courage take, No ftorm needs drive the to a strait, Who doft his aid invoke : Fierce winds may blow, proud waves may Thy Hufband is the rock. In him thou art omnipotent, Thy flesh is his, his Spirit thine; Kind, he affum'd thy flesh and blood And without fhame his brotherhood He bore the crofs thy crown to win, Thy Hufband bore the guilt. Lo! what a blefs'd exchange is this? The God of joy a man of grief, beat; Bright Beauty had his vifage marr'd, True Reft was from all reft debarr'd, Thy Hufband's heel was bruis'd. SECT. VII. CHRIST'S Sufferings further improved; and Believers called to live by faith, both when they have and want fenfible influences. LOUD praifes fing, without furcease, To him that frankly came, And gave his foul a facrifice; What waken'd vengeance could denounce, All round him did befet; And never left his foul, till once Thy Hufband paid the debt. And though new debt thou ftill contract, And run in deep arrears; Yet all thy burdens on his back Thy Husband always bears. Thy Judge will ne'er demand of thee Two payments for one debt;' Thee with one victim wholly free Thy Husband kindly fet. That no grim vengeance might thee meet, Thy Hufband met with all; And, that thy foul might drink the sweet, Full breasts of joy he lov'd t' extend, Like to a kindly nurse; And, that thy blifs might full be gain'd, 128 Thy fins he glu'd unto the tree, His blood this virtue hath; For, that thy heart to fin might die, To purchase fully all thy good, To win thy heav'n with ftreams of blood, That this kind Days-man, in one band, The blood that could ftern juftice please, Thy Hufband clears the bill. Thy highest glory is obtain'd And, that thy tears might all be drain'd, His bondage all thy freedom brought, He grappling all thy grandeur brought, And when new life imparted feems Boaft in the fountain, not the ftreams; The ftreams may take a various turn, The fountain never moves : Cease then o'er failing streams to mourn, |