Moses hath a verse similar to this, Deuteronomy 33:29. Who so blessed, who so well taken care of, who so highly favored, as the Israel of God? Reader! all these blessings were types of gospel mercies, and in Jesus we see them realized. Well may every child of God cry out, Happy art thou, O believer, that art in such a case; yea, happy is that soul whose God is the Lord! Reader! is this your portion? Can you call God your Father, Jesus your Redeemer, God the Spirit your Teacher, sanctifier, and the glorifier of Jesus? Sweet testimony, when these things live in the heart, and Christ is formed there the hope of glory!
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My soul! dost thou long to war a good warfare? Look up then to the Captain of thy salvation, and behold how Jehovah armed him for the battle; and do thou go forth in his strength, making mention of his righteousness, even his only. He came forth at the call of his Father, full of zeal, when his own arm brought salvation unto him, and his righteousness sustained him. He put on righteousness as a breastplate, and a helmet, of salvation upon his head; and he put on the garments of vengeance for clothing, and was clad with zeal as a cloak. And while thou art thus looking up to Jesus, he is looking upon thee, and will teach thy hands to war, and thy fingers to fight. He will be to thee all thou canst need, therefore follow him and behold the salvation of God. And oh! my soul, cease not to contemplate his love. And whilst thou goest on in the wilderness road, fighting the good fight of faith, and laying hold of eternal life; contemplate, as thou goest, the infinite love and grace, and condescension of Jesus; and while thou cried out as the Psalmist, Lord! what is man, that thou takest knowledge of him; con template the Man in those words, whose name is the Branch, whose name is indeed Wonderful. Yes! precious Jesus! all thoughts, all subjects, all contemplations, must be lost and swallowed up in thee, as all the rivers of the earth are in the ocean. Thou art a sea of wonders, a world of wonders, in thy person, offices, characters, relations. I will sing indeed a new song-, and thou shalt be the whole sum and substance of it: for in thee, and by thee, and from thee, all blessings flow. Our sons and our daughters shall grow up in thy grace, and all our upper and nether springs shall be marked with Jesus. Hail! thou glorious Lord of all! Mine own friend, and my Father's friend will I forget not: the fathers to the children shall make known thy praise.