The Sweet Felicity of a Resigned Will
Psal. 4:8. “I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep, for the Lord only maketh me to dwell in safety.” He resolves the sinful fears of events shall not rob him of his inward quiet, nor torture his thoughts with anxious presages: He will commit all his concerns into that faithful, fatherly hand, that had hitherto wrought all things for him, and he means not to lose the comfort of one night’s rest, nor bring the evil of to-morrow upon the day, but knowing in whose hand he was, wisely enjoys the sweet felicity of a resigned will.
The Mystery of Providence
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John Flavel. “Divine Conduct: Or, the Mystery of Providence, Opened in a Treatise Upon Psal. 57:2.” In The Whole Works of the Reverend John Flavel, Volume 4, London: W. Baynes and Son, 1820.