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They are cisterns, but thou, O Lord, art a fountain ! All my fresh springs are in thee. THEY ARE CISTERNS BUT THOU O LORD ART A FOUNTAIN ALL MY FRESH SPRINGS ARE IN THEE
or if not, we ought to be ; and can only blame our- selves if we do not ! The wells of Abraham served for Isaac, and Jacob, and a thousand generations. Come, let us let down our buckets, and with joy draw water out of the old wells of salvation, digged in the far-off Taking Possession of the Promise. 95 ays when our fathers trusted in the Lord, and he elivered them ! We need not fear that we shall superstitious or credulous. The promises of the ord are made to all who will believe them : faith s itself a warrant for trusting. If thou canst trust, :hou mayest trust. After being fulfilled hundreds f times, the words of promise still stand to be yet further made good. Many a time and oft have we stooped down to the spring-head in the meadow, sind quaffed a cooling draught ; it is just as full 2ind free, and we may drink to-day with as much confidence as if we now stooped for the first time. Men do not keep their promises over and over again : it would be unreasonable to expect it of them.  FED IN THEIR DAY GLORY BE TO GOD WE ARE FEASTING ON THEM STILL OR IF NOT WE OUGHT TO BE AND CAN ONLY BLAME OURSELVES IF WE DO NOT THE WELLS OF ABRAHAM SERVE FOR ISAAC AND JACOB AND A THOUSAND GENERATIONS COME LET US LET DOWN OUR BUCKETS AND WITH JOY DRAW WATER OUT OF THE OLD WELLS OF SALVATION DIGGED IN THE FAR OFF DAYS WHEN OUR FATHERS TRUSTED IN THE LORD AND HE DELIVERED THEM WE NEED NOT FEAR THAT WE SHALL BE SUPERSTITIOUS OR CREDULOUS THE PROMISES OF THE LORD ARE MADE TO ALL WHO WILL BELIEVE THEM FAITH IS ITSELF A WARRANT FOR TRUSTING IF THOU CANST TRUST THOU MAYEST TRUST AFTER BEING FULFILLED HUNDREDS OF TIMES THE WORDS OF PROMISE STILL STAND TO BE YET FURTHER MADE GOOD MANY A TIME AND OFT HAVE WE STOOPED DOWN TO THE SPRING HEAD IN THE MEADOW AND QUAFFED A COOLING DRAUGHT IT IS JUST AS FULL AND FREE AND WE MAY DRINK TO DAY WITH AS MUCH CONFIDENCE AS IF WE NOW STOOPED FOR THE FIRST TIME MEN DO NOT KEEP THEIR PROMISES OVER AND OVER AGAIN IT WOULD BE UNREASONABLE TO EXPECT IT OF THEM
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