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( 15 ) not worm Jacob for I am with thee, I will strengthen, yea, I will help thee, yea, I uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness." And indeed tho' the fire be kindled  Bush,  the Lord is in the midst of it, and  to it than the devouring flame

5 The Church of Christ is called or compared a Bush—Why? Because a Bush you know is to manifold wilderness tryals, and storms— hardly a wind blows but the Bush in the  feels it Just so is it with the Church of  Hence saith the Lord, “O thou afflicted and tossed with tempests and not comforted.’ In  words the Lord speaks to his Bush; and he  her, when thus tossed and afflicted with tears  compassion Our Lord warns his Bush of tryals  tempests in this valley of tears, John xvi. 33. In the world ye shall have tribulation That was news to the poor Bush, but there’s a cordial to  her amidst all her tribulations 'Be of good  I have overcome the world' Manifold are  affliction on and tribulations that the people of God  exposed to in their militant state; they have  a fair day and serene hour in the whole  they are making to the land of rest in the  Palace. Stormy days and foul weather is their eral lot You are the branches of this Bush y lay your account with storms and tempests in wilderness. We read of the Church being to a woman that fled to the wilderness whilst  devil the old dragon and serpent, vomited floods rror, persecution and delusion after her. Alas! the devil is left vomiting these floods, at this against the flowers of Britain and Ireland— a remnant of the Lord's chusing in  at this day, and the devil is pouring out floods  them. Many errors and delusions are new ding Well Sirs, tho' the Bush be in a flame shall not be consumed. Abide by this Bush