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in this Manner he went on, carefully seeing
that nothing was wanting on your part, that Wisdom
& Reason directed to, yy went on, and the Lord
gave you good Success. Wherefore observe
2. That it is daring Presumption to omit
humane Exertions, and trust that G will work
deliverance for us. G has made Man a
Noble Creature; as to the Powers & Abilities of
his Mind yy are excellent; Reason & Understand
ing are noble Endowments; these are given
us to regulate our Conduct by us moral Agents,
as Members of Society & as Xns; thence Man
is a more Noble Creature than the Beasts of
the Field, & the Fowls of the Air; is capable of
regulating his Conduct by Counsel & Judgt:
& Wisdom is given him wh is profitable
to direct: yet notwithstanding, he is to re
member himself to be a Creature wholly,
& altogether dependant on God. I know,
O Lord, that the Way of Man is not in him-
self: it is not in Man that Walketh to di-
rect his Steps. Jerem: 10:23. 'Tis in the Way
of Duty ergo that Gs People must trust in
him, & leave yr Concerns with him. This
we may see exemplified in David, that Man
after Gs own Heart: He went agt Goliath
in the Name of the Lord of Hosts, the G of the
Armies of Israel, i.e. he trusted in G, yet
he exerts himself with such weapons as
he had been used to; he slings the Stone,
& the G in whom he trusted directed it.