4. for the

love of Jesus

Christ our

whom with

be all honour and glory; now and for ever.

increase of the earth, and it shall be fat and plenteous; in that day shall thy cattle feed in large pastures. Isa. xxx. 23. He will love thee, and bless thee, and multiply thee; he will also bless the fruit of thy land, thy corn, and thy wine, and thine oil, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep. Deut. vii. 13. The floors shall be full of wheat, and the fats shall overflow with wine and oil, and I will restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten; and ye shall eat in plenty, and be satisfied, and praise the name of the Lord your God, that hath dealt wondrously with you. Joel ii. 24, 25, 26.

4. I am the good Shepherd; the good Shepherd giveth his life for the sheep. John x. 11. Greater Lord, to love hath no man than this, that a man lay down thee and the his life for his friends. John xv. 13. Hereby perHoly Ghost ceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us. 1 John iii. 16. He that spared not his own Son, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things? Rom. viii. 32. Unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, unto him be glory in the Church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen. Eph. iii. 20, 21.

Amen.

1. O God, merciful Fa

Elisha the

suddenly in Samaria turn

XXIII. In the time of Dearth and Famine. No. 2.

1. And there was a great famine in Samaria; and, ther, who, in behold, they besieged it, until an ass's head was the time of sold for fourscore pieces of silver. 2 Kings vi. 25. prophet, didst Then Elisha said, Hear ye the word of the Lord. Thus saith the Lord, To-morrow about this time great scarcity shall a measure of fine flour be sold for a shekel, into plenty in the gate of Samaria: and the people went out and spoiled the tents of the Syrians: so a measure of fine flour was sold for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, according to the word of the Lord. 2 Kings vii. 1. 16.

and dearth

and cheap.

ness;

2. Have

mercy upon

2. Hear, O Lord, and have mercy upon me; Lord, be thou my helper. Psal. xxx. 10. The who are now famine was sore in the city, so that there was no

us, that we,

for our sins punished

with like adversity, may

a seasonable

relief:

bread for the people of the land. Jer. lii. 6.

Our

soul is bowed down to the dust, our belly cleaveth unto the earth: arise for our help, and redeem us kewise find for thy mercy's sake. Psal. xliv. 25, 26. Why do we sit still? assemble yourselves, and let us enter into the defenced cities, and let us be silent there, for the Lord our God hath put us to silence, and given us water of gall to drink, because we have sinned against the Lord. Jer. viii. 14. The meat offering and the drink offering is cut off from the house of the Lord: Who knoweth if he will return and repent, and leave a blessing behind him, even a meat offering and a drink offering unto the Lord your God? Joel i. 9. ii. 14.

the fruits of

benediction;

3. Increase 3. God is our refuge and strength, a very present the earth by help in trouble. Psal. xlvi. 1. I will abundantly thy heavenly bless her provision; I will satisfy her poor with bread. Psal. cxxxii. 15. All these blessings shall come on thee, and overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the Lord thy God: Blessed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy ground, and the fruit of thy cattle, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep: blessed shall be thy basket and thy store. Deut. xxviii. 2. 4, 5.-See also, Zech. viii. 11, 12.

that we, re

berality, may

needy, and

our own com

Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

4. and grant 4. Call upon me in the day of trouble, I will ceiving thy deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me. Psal. 1. 15. bountiful li- He [the Highest] is kind unto the unthankful, and use the same to the evil. Luke vi. 35. The eyes of all wait to thy glory, the relief of upon thee; and thou givest them their meat in due those that are season: thou openest thine hand, and fillest all things living with plenteousness: the Lord will fort; through fulfil the desire of them that fear him, he also will hear their cry, and will save them. Psal. cxlv. 15, 16. 19. It is the Lord that giveth thee power to get wealth. Deut. viii. 18. Honour the Lord with thy substance, and with the first fruits of all thine increase. Prov. iii. 9. If a brother or a sister be naked, and destitute of daily food, and one of you say unto them, Depart in peace, be ye warmed and filled; notwithstanding ye give them not those things which are needful to the body; what doth

1. O Al

mighty God,

kings, and

Governor of

all things,

no creature

is able to

resist,

it profit? James ii. 15, 16. Thou shalt rejoice in thy feast, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy man-servant, and thy maid-servant, and the Levite, and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, that are within thy gates. Deut. xvi. 14. Nehemiah said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared. Neh. viii. 10. It is good and comely for one to eat and to drink, and to enjoy the good of all his labour that he taketh under the sun all the days of his life, which God giveth him; for it is his portion. Eccl. v. 18.-See also, 2 Cor. ix. 6.

XXIV. In the Time of War and Tumults.

1. Thou art the God, even thou alone, of all the King of all kingdoms of the earth. 2 Kings xix. 15. He hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING of kings, and LORD of lords. Rev. xix. 16. whose power The Lord is a man of war; the Lord is his name. Exod. xv. 3. The kingdom is the Lord's, and he is the Governor among the nations. Psal. xxii. 28. God is the Judge, he putteth down one, and setteth up another. Psal. lxxv. 7. And Judah gathered themselves together, to ask help of the Lord, and Jehoshaphat said, O Lord God of our fathers, art not thou God in heaven? and rulest not thou over all the kingdoms of the heathen? and in thine hand is there not power and might, so that none is able to withstand thee? 2 Chron. xx. 4. 6.See also, 1 Tim. vi. 14, 15.

2. to whom it belongeth

and to be

merciful to them that

truly repent;

2. Vengeance is mine, I will repay, saith the justly to pun- Lord. Rom. xii. 19. The Lord watched upon the ish sinners, evil, and brought it upon us; for the Lord our God is righteous in all his works which he doeth. Dan. ix. 14. Wherefore doth a living man complain, a man for the punishment of his sins? Lamen. iii. 39. Righteous art thou, O Lord, and upright are thy judgments. Psal. cxix. 137. There is mercy with thee, therefore shalt thou be feared. Psal. cxxx. 4. The princes of Israel and the king

3. Save and deliver us, we hambly beseech thee, from the

eLemies;

humbled themselves; and they said, The Lord is righteous and when the Lord saw that they huinbled themselves, the word of the Lord came to Shemaiah, saying, They have humbled themselves, therefore I will not destroy them, but I will grant some deliverance; and my wrath shall not be poured out upon Jerusalem, by the hand of Shishak. 2 Chron. xii. 6, 7.-See also, 1 Kings xxi. 29.

3. When thy people Israel be smitten down before the enemy, because they have sinned against thee, if their enemy besiege them in the land of hands of our their cities; if thy people go out to battle against their enemy, whithersoever thou shalt send them, and shall pray unto the Lord toward the city which thou hast chosen, and toward the house that I have built for thy name; then hear thou in heaven their prayer and their supplication, and maintain their cause. 1 Kings viii. 33. 37. 44, 45. And the children of Israel said to Samuel, Cease not to cry unto the Lord our God for us, that he will save us out of the hand of the Philistines. 1 Sam. vii. 8. And they cried unto the Lord, and said, We have sinned, because we have forsaken the Lord, and have served Baalim and Ashtaroth; but now deliver us out of the hand of our enemies, and we will serve thee. 1 Sam. xii. 10. Of a truth, Lord, the kings of Assyria have destroyed the nations and their lands: O Lord our God, I beseech thee, save thou us out of his hand. 2 Kings xix. 17. 19.

4 abate

4. The pride of Assyria shall be brought down, their pride, and the sceptre of Egypt shall depart away. Zech. x. 11. Thou wilt save the afflicted people; but wilt bring down high looks. Psal. xviii. 27.-See also, Exod. xii. 31, 32, 33. 2 Kings xix. 35. Pharaoh's, and Sennacherib's pride abated.

5. assuage

5. Break thou the power of the ungodly and their malice, malicious. Psal. x. 17. Every day they wrest my words, all their thoughts are against me for evil. Psal. lvi. 5. The righteous shall be in everlasting remembrance; the wicked shall see it, and be grieved; he shall gnash with his teeth and melt

6. and con

devices;

away; the desire of the wicked shall perish. Psal. cxii. 6. 10.

6. He disappointeth the devices of the crafty, so found their that their hands cannot perform their enterprise; he taketh the wise in their own craftiness. Job v. 12, 13. And David said, O Lord, I pray thee, turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness. 2 Sam. xv. 31. The Lord bringeth the counsel of the heathen to nought; he maketh the devices of the people of none effect. Psal. xxxiii. 10.

7. that we,

with thy defence,

7. The Lord is my defence; and my God is the being armed rock of my refuge. Psal. xciv. 22. Truly my soul waiteth upon God, from him cometh my salvation; he only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. Psal. lxii. 1, 2. The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower: thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation. Psal. xviii. 2. 35. There is no wisdom, nor understanding, nor counsel against the Lord. Prov. xxi. 30.

8. may be preserved evermore from all perils,

9. to glorify thee who art

8. As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, so the Lord is round about his people from henceforth even for ever. Psal. cxxv. 2. I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep, for thou, Lord, only makest me dwell in safety. Psal. iv. 8. The Lord sustained me: I will not be afraid of ten thousands of people, that have set themselves against me round about. Psal. iii. 5. 6. O God the Lord, the strength of my salvation, thou hast covered my head in the day of battle. Psal. cxl. 7. The Lord shall deliver me from every evil work, and will preserve me unto his heavenly kingdom. 2 Tim. iv. 18.-See also, Psal. cxxi. 7, 8.

9. Thine, O Lord, is the greatness, and the the only giver power, and the glory, and the victory, and the of all victory; majesty. 1 Chron. xxix. 11. Sing unto the Lord merits of thy a new song; for he hath done marvellous things; his right hand, and his holy arm, hath gotten him the victory. Psal. xcviii. 1. The Lord preserveth

through the

only Son,

Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.