God the guardian of the poor, and the bank of faith : or, a display of the providences of God, which have at sundry time attended the author. In two parts

William Huntington

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UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA.
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THE GUARDIAN OF THE POOR,
AND
THE BANK FAITH.OF
A DISPLAY OF THEOR, PROVIDENCES OP WHICH HAVE AT SUNDRY TIMESGOD,
ATTENDED THE AUTHOR.
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BY WILLIAM S. S.
^HUNTINGTON,
Minister of the at Providence Little Titchfield and at Monkwell streetGospel Chapel, street, Meeting.
UNIVERSITY
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lacked f and Luke xiii.hoes, ye any thing they said, Nothing. 35.
8KOOND FROMAMEKICAN, THE SEVENTH LONDON EDITION.
LOWELL:
P. D. & T. S. EDMANDS.
BOSTON:
&SAXTON PEIRCE.
1842.Entered to the Act of in the one thousand hundred andaccording Congress, year eight forty-one, by
P. D. & T. S. EDMANDS,
in the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the District of Massachusetts.
BOSTON.
BY 8. N.PRINTED DICKINSON,
WASHINGTON STREET.UNIVERSITY
TO THE
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCHES OF CHRIST,
AT
PROVIDENCE CHAPEL IN LONDON,
AND AT
RICHMOND IN SURREY.
in the Lord and in thebeloved Jesus, longed-forDearly
in and to whombowels Christ whom I love theof faith,
the love Christ hath constrained me to become a debtorof
and begrace, mercy, peace, multiplied among you,
our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
through
I CHOSE to dedicate this little treatise to because,you,
those which rather out ofsometimes, providences appear
common are hard nuts in the mouth of a weak be-the line,
but some of have known me from the .liever
; beginning,you
the which Iand have been of most of Jfactseye-witnesses
j
make anam to relate. And if will allow me togoing you
forhonest conscience has often lashed rneconfession, my
not a or rather down thediary, minuting manykeeping
of which have toGod, appearedconspicuous providences
but like I wentme in times of trouble
; Israel,ungrateful
his be unmindful ofthe to and toworks,only way forget
to trust /the rock of salvation and now I have;my nothing
to on this occasion but own treacherous un-my memory,IV DEDICATION.
less the Lord be to send the Comforter to me andpleased ;
if he he will all tocome, remembrance,""bring things my
whatsoever God hath said unto me in a ofway providence.
"
I am sure the earth is the Lord's and the fulness thereof,
the world and all that allis therein the cattle of the forest
;
are and so are the flocks of a thousand hills thehis, yea,
and the the the and thecorn, wine, oil, wool, flax;" yea,
and even the wicked as well as the aredeceiver, deceived,
the Lord's and it is he that maketh one man and
; poor
"
another rich that down and lifteth and no; bringeth up ;
man can add to the fixed stature of whether the statureGod,
be in or ingrace providence.
" "The saith the wise is not to thebattle," man, strong,
"
nor the race to the nor bread to men of skill theswift, ;
weak are often seen to win the and the to winfield, cripple
the and even fools to accumulate therace;heavenly great-
est fortunes. There is no a cubit to thisadding stature,
ineven the least circumstance then take wewhy thought
for the rest ?
I believe God never intended me to be a to thepreacher
because he has ever me on hisrich, kept dependent provi-
dence. Had I been I have been torich, might tempted
"
trust in uncertain riches and I know well that where the
;
treasure there will the heart be also." It must be a hard
is,
task to covetousness while the heart is trad-
preach against
at the stocks. I fear this is the case with some who are
ing
but sincalled ministers its own
; always brings punishment
with it such can have no communion with norGod,
of conscience for it is sin that between
;peace separateth
God and the soul and the love of is the root of all
; money
evil. Nor have I reason to believe that God ever in-any
tended me for a to because hepreacher please pharisees,
hath for me an and a deepmany years given humbling sight,