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A17408	The promises: or, A treatise shewing how a godly Christian may support his heart with comfort against all the distresses which by reason of any afflictions or temptations can befall him in this life. Containing al the most comfortable places through the whole Bible, orderly digested. By N. Bifield preacher of Gods Word at Isleworth in Middlesex.	Byfield, Nicholas, 1579-1622.	1619 (1619)	STC 4232.5; ESTC S120625	40,383	214

must preface about fiue things which tend to make vs more fit to receiue them First it will be profitable for vs to consider briefly the worth of the promises they are called the vnsearchable riches of Christ to assure vs that he is a very rich man that hath his heart stored with the promises of God wel applied The Apostle Peter saith that they are great and precious promises which God hath giuen to vs. Promises in our hearts are better then pearles or precious stones in our chests They are the inheritance God giues to his people in this life and therefore they are called the heyres of promise a greater portion then any King on earth can giue to his childe The very keeping of the Records of these promises was a great prerogatiue to the Iewish nation and it is accounted a singular happinesse for the Gentiles that they may now partake of those promises Little doe wee know what wrong we doe to our soules when wee keepe them ignorant of the promises and it is one of the greatest offices vnder the Sunne to dispense these promises to man 2. Tim. 1. 1. Titus 1. 1. 2. 3. Secondly before I enter vpon the explication of the promises I must likewise tell you to whom they belong and who they are that haue interest in them For all vnregenerate men that liue in their sins without repentance are strangers from the couenants of promise The children of the bond-woman haue no part in the testament of Grace onely they that are Christs haue the benefit of the promises in Christ. The children of God are the heyres of promise Men must haue godlinesse that haue the promises eyther of this life or that to come In short all those that haue repented them of their sinne and belieue in Iesus Christ may come to these promises with large hearts as knowing that they reade and heare that which they haue clear and full interest in Thirdly concerning the vse these promises may be put vnto all our life long They will driue away griefe discouragement or feares that at any time may seize vpon vs They will sweeten all our afflictions they will exceedingly nurse vp and confirme our faith and further they will haue a singular vse in preseruing vs against the inticements of the profits pleasures and lusts of the world and against the cares of this life Our affections are the feete of our soules and with the promises wee may bee daily shod so as neyther thorny cares pricke vs nor foule pleasures defile vs Eph. 6. The Gospel shewes vs still a better proiect when the Deuill or the world intice vs. And a true reason why many times wee are not able to resist inticements is because our hearts are not filled with the promises which else would shew vs so much sweetnesse as all other things would seeme but base in comparison of them When we are tempted with the pleasures of sinne if wee haue not a more delightfull proiect to offer to our hearts it is easie for vs to be seduced And further these promises soundly studied and laid vp in our hearts will breed cheerefulnesse of spirit and that contentation which makes godlines to be so great gaine And besides they will daily excite in vs all encouragements to well-doing and they doe also set out maruellously the glory and splendor of Gods loue power presence prouidence and grace toward vs. What shall I say the promises giue vs euen heauen vpon earth and set out the incomparable gaine of true godlinesse yea by them we approch so neere vnto God that as Peter saith By them we partake of the Diuine nature A fourth thing which I would preface about is concerning the infallibilitie of these promises For that may much enflame in vs the desire to store our hearts with them hauing heard of their worth if we likewise be fully assured concerning the certaine accomplishment of all the good which is contained in them I suppose no man doubts but that if it could be made good that a poor Christian might haue all those excellent things which are contained in all the promises of the Bible he were in a matchlesse estate Now there are many things which may put vs out of all doubt in that point marke them heedfully for they may do thee singular good First obserue that the promises are in some scriptures called in the singular number the Promise and why so As for other reasons so to assure thee it is as sure and as easie for God to fulfil al that goodnesse contained in al those promises as if they were but one onely promise 2 Consider the Nature of God hee cannot lye it is impossible for him to deny his word he may as easily deny himselfe If God haue said it it must needes come to passe This argument is vsed in this point Titus 1. 1. 2. 3 The antiquity of these promises much adde to our assurance The Apostle in Titus 1. 2. saith that these promises were made before the world was and hitherto in all this time God neuer failed of one word of his goodnes 4 We haue the writing of God to shew for them they are vpon Record in the Scripture and shall we mistrust when we haue Gods owne hand to shew for it His word is true and righteous altogether Ps. 19. 8 5 Yea we haue the oath of GOD too that by two things in which it is vnpossible for God to change the heyres of promise might haue abundant consolation whensoeuer they make recourse vnto the promises Hebr. 6. 17. 18. 6 Wee haue these promises preached vnto vs by Ambassadors sent of purpose at the commandement of God who hath enioyned them to make it manifest that God will bee as good as his word in all those Titus 1. 3. 7 Yea Christ Iesus himselfe did imploy his Ministry to assure and confirme the promises made before to the Fathers as the Apostle shewes Rom. 15. 8. 8 Yet more wee haue the bloud of Christ and the death of the Testator to cōfirme this new Testament and all the promises contained therein Hebr. 9. 16. so as in Christ they are now all yea and Amen there can bee no nay nor deniall of them they well may be now pleaded in any Court of the Iustice of God 9 The Anointing that is vpon vs may assure vs establish vs. Was there euer any King anointed of God to be a King that made doubt of the Kingdome Why The annointing of God is vpon our hearts the graces of the spirit powred out vpon vs are our assurance that God will not with-hold from vs our regall priuiledges if wee seeke them 2. Cor. 1. 20. 21. 10 It is some setling to vs to consider the extent of the right to those promises For God hath excepted no sort of men but in Christ they may get to