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4 Deign of this olemn Aembly to commemorate.

The Text, as hath been already intimated, does plainly conit of Two Parts. Iraels Advantage, and Iraels Duty conequent thereupon. The Former is declared at the Seventh and Eighth; The Latter at the Ninth Vere.

Their Advantage is Twofold, (1.) God's Readines to hear and grant their Prayers, Expres'd by being nigh unto them in all things that they called upon him for. (2.) The Excellence of that Religion in which they were intructed, meant by having Statutes and Judgments o righteous, as all the Law, which Moes et before them.

Their Duty is likewie aid to be Twofold, (1.) The making Thee an effectual Motive to Thankfulnes and Obedience; Only take heed to thy elf, and keep thy Soul diligently, let thou forget, the things which thine Eyes have een, and let they depart from thy Heart all the Days of thy Life. (2.) Taking Care to perpetuate the Memory of thee Mercies, by teaching them their Sons, and their Sons Sons.

1. I begin with the Firt of Irael's Advantages. The Having the Lord their God nigh unto them in all things that they called upon him for.

The Holy Scripture, which frequently condecends to our Capacity, by peaking of God after the manner of Men, hath done o in the Paage now before us. A Being by Nature Omnipreent cannot, in trict peaking, be capable of Local Ditance or Approach. He therefore, with regard to his Power and General Providence, mut needs be equally everywhere. But Finite Beings have their Preence and Activity limited to ome determinate Space. Beyond this they are ometimes Unable and cannot, ometimes Unkind and will not, extend their Help. Now in Alluion to Thee it is, that we read of God withdrawing from, or coming near to Men, by uch a ditinguihing Providence, as imports particular Favour and Affection. And, as the Miery of the wicked, who are deprived of This, is decribed by God's hiding himelf from them, not being found of them, not answering or hearing them,