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 God. We have told you what storms came on Iſrael in the wilderneſs, after their coming out of Egypt; and we have told you their sin that brought them on? unſtedfaſtneſs in the Lord’s covenant, murmuring againſt God tempting of God, diſſidence, and unbelief; deſpiſing and loathing of the precious manna, their rebelling againſt God, their corrupting of the worſhip, and ordinances of God, &c. See if we be not guilty of all theſe ſins: Have we not been unſtedfaſt in the covenant? Is not the obligation thereof in a great meaſure forgotten? and who has remembered to perform his vow unto the Lord, almoſt in any thing, either in the national, or ſolemn-league and covenant? are we not guilty of luſting, and not ſatisfied with the things that God has given us, but the heart is carried away with the luſt of the eyes, the luſt of the fleſh, and the pride of life? are we not guilty of repining againſt God? are we not guilty of deſpiſing and loathing the precious manna of the goſpel? are we not guilty of miſbelief and tempting of God! are we not guilty of corrupting of the ordinances of God, and ſpoiling many of his precious truths? and are their not many ſpeaking of making a captain to return again to Egypt, and to involve themſelves in the bondage of all theſe corruptions, which have been formerly caſt out, and engaged againſt in the covenant; and if for theſe things God brought ſtorms on them, how ſhall we avoid them.

3d Reaſon. A third thing that ſays there is a ſtorm coming, is, becauſe theſe amongſt whom he doth eminently manifeſt himſelf, he doth alſo eminently try them, that he may bring forth their faith and patience. We have had trials, but none of us have reſiſted unto blood, they have been but freſh water trials: the trials are not anſwerable to these eminent diſpenſations enjoyed. We have but run with the footmen, and have not yet contended with the horſe-men, we have not yet ſwimmed in the ſwellings of Jordan, Jer. xii, 5.

4th Reaſon. A fourth thing that ſays that there is a ſtorm