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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A59598	The pourtraiture of the primitive saints in their actings and sufferings according to Saint Paul's canon and catalogue, Heb. 11. By J.S. Presb. Angl.	Shaw, John, 1614-1689.	1652 (1652)	Wing S3033; ESTC R214014	120,960	164

nothing and this is as great a demon●ration of his power and goodnesse as the former by 〈◊〉 nominy to rayse to Glory by Death to restore to Life from Poyson to draw a Preservative to bring the best out of the worst And it is Saint Aaugustines Observation Deus ●deò bonus est God is so good that we would never suffer evill to be unlesse he were so powerfull also that he could ●ring the greatest good out of the most desperate evill Titus sackes Jerusalem This the Divine Providence ordered for a punishment of the Jewes malice and wickednesse Well Ierusa●em is an heape of stones the lewes are disperced and this was used by God as a fairer way and more effectuall meanes for the dissemination of the Gospel This very order which God sent to Abraham hath in it much concealed goodnesse and mercy and though at first it seems harsh and rigorous yet propius in●uenti it is full of grace and truth as we may perceive by the following circumstances Abraham and so we need not wander for an example is commanded to quit his Countrey the Designe was he should quit Idolatry and this former a proper means to bring about the latter for to abide in his owne Countrey had been a perpetuall obstacle to his then intended course of godlinesse for what agreement hath the Temple of God with ●dols what communion hath Light with Darkenesse and Idolatry was the Epidemicall sinne of that Nation But if his abode there altered not his course yet undoubtedly it had been very dangerous and no Man is to venture his Religion upon a hazard nor subject it to a temptation in respect of his many naturall obligations and relations of Countrey Parents and Kindred whereas by quitting his Countrey and sojourning in Canaan he became disengaged from those ties of Nature and Native soyle and fitly disposed to venture on Religion and to make progresse in the wayes of godlinesse For it s most certaine what the Roman Historian Observed Falicitate corrumpimur nothing more destructive of Religion then too much worldly prosperity it makes men apt to forget to extinguish and obliterate all notions of God and godlinesse to pervert the principles of holy life and set the will and affections upon the pursuite of phantasticke unprofitable deceiving apparitions of pleasure and profit pride luxury c. is almost the inseparable companion of a full and high estate and it is a great mercy in God to afflict that we may be humble sober wise religion devout Out of very truth and faithfulnesle God causeth hi● People to be troubled And therefore David resolved It ●● good for me that I have been afflicted that I may learne th● Statutes Psal 119.71 Afflictions makes us tractable and teach able apt to receive Instruction and to be kept to it but before his afflictions he was as Ieremy said of himselfe an u●●med Cal●e I went wrong verse 67. he despised all counsell and would have no correction and probably had wandred a● the dayes of his life after the lusts of his owne heart had h●● not been restrained and re-called by Gods afflicting Hand 〈◊〉 Voyce 3. Religion is not a light perfunctory employment but 〈◊〉 sad serious and laborious employment Res severa est veru● gandium Senica Epist 49. It requires great austerity of Spirit strict performances humility selfe-denyall mortification 〈◊〉 effectuall dereliction of sinne abrenunciation of the World called 1 Thes 1.3 The worke of Faith which as Pisc in lo● expounds it is 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 or 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 an active working Faith to kill and crucifie the old Man and all his lusts to mortifie a beloved darling sinne to bring our bodies in subjection to be at enmity with the World to refuse worldly pleasure● when temptations beyond duty or safety to take paines in the cause of God which is expressed by the following Phrase the lobour of love which is 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 a labouring love such as sets us to enquire after the Law to buy the Truth search the Scriptures to endeavour for a right understanding in the wayes of truth and godlinesse according to our respective opportunities and capacities to put on the armour of Righteousnesse on the right hand and on the left If we be not called to suffer and dye for Christ yet we must dye unto sinne and live unto righteousnesse If not to forsake our houses yet our lusts if not to goe out of the World yet to use the World a● if we used it not that is cut off all our portion in this life excepting so much of it as is necessary for our present subsistance to secure our Inheritance in the World to come and this is our patience of hope also as well as in the down-right suffering part Heb. 10.36 the burden of the Lord a doing the worke of the Lord in voluntary severities and abstinences 〈◊〉 a seperation from the World 2 Cor. 6.17 expressed by ●hose summons Depart depart yee goe on t from Babel flee out ●om the Chaldeans touth no uncleane thing Esay 48.20 52. 1. have no fellowship with the unfruitfull works of darkenesse no ●ommerce that is no complyance or confederacy with the workers of wickednesse Rev. 18.4 This is that which Christ ●eakes of plucking out the right Eye cutting off the right and to relinquish whatsoever is deare or neere unto us if it is an impediment or a diversion from the paths of holinesse ●r an occasion or inducement to sinne and impiety all which was represented to the Church of God under the name of the pouse in that charge Psal 45.10 Hearken O Daughter and ●usider and incline thine eare forget also thine own people and ●●y fathers house So shall the King greatly desire thy beauty c. 4. God tempers the rigour of his precept with the sweetnesse of a Promise If the first part the Summons be dis-relli●ing and unpleasant The second part the sub-joyned Premi●s are comfortable and refreshing God sends alwayes a graous raine upon his Inheritance to refresh it when it is dry 〈◊〉 gives sharpe Physicke in a Sugred recipe after a Seed time 〈◊〉 Teares an Harvest of Joy God leaveth not Abraham de●itute but promiseth a great reward for his Country Canaan better Land for his Kindred a great Nation for his Fathers ●use he shall be a Father of many Nations God in our ●fferings would have us to contemplate on the excellencies ●●d depend on the truth and rejoyce in the goodnesse of his ●romises which farre exceed both the number and greatnesse 〈◊〉 our hardnesses And thus after an order of sadnesse he addes ●ven blessings of comfort which I shall breifly describe in ●der 1. I will make thee a great Nation Great both in number and multitude Populous Nations deseended from Abra●m by Keturah and Hagar Gen. 25. And great also in re●wne and vertue men famous in their Generations who were after builders in the house of Israel issued from them