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A54870	Excellent encouragements against afflictions, or, Expositions of four select Psalmes the XXVII, LXXXIV, LXXXV, and LXXXVII, containing [brace] 1. David's triumph over distresse, 2. Davids hearts desire, 3. The churches exercise under affliction, 4. The great charter of the church / by the learned and laborious, faithfull and prudent minister of God's word, Mr. Thomas Pierson ...	Pierson, Thomas, 1622-1691.	1647 (1647)	Wing P2216; ESTC R33408	298,930	421

them who then can weaken or overthrow their comfortable state If God be for us who can be against us Rom. 8.31 The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord and he delighteth in his way Though he fall he shall not be utterly cast down for the Lord upholdeth him with his hand Psal 37.23 24. we●l therefore may it be said of them as Psal 144.15 Happy is that people that is in such a case yea happy is that people whose GOD is the Lord. The second Use for instruction More particularly this is a sure ground of perseverance to every true child of God in the state of grace for they are true members of that Church which God himself will stablish The use for admonition For admonition this must stirre up every one effectually to labour to be truly born again in Gods Church for the Devill goes about like a roaring lyon seeking whom hee may devoure 1 Pet. 5.8 And only they that be truly regenerate shall be able to withstand his assaults for they only have the Lord with them and for them Now true regeneration contains a totall change both in mind heart and life and is indeed the work of God by his spirit yet in the means the word and prayer wherein we must exercise our selves in an holy manner and beware we doe not quench the spirit or coole any good motion begun thereby Verse 6. The Lord shall count when he writeth up the people that this man was born there Selah The meaning of the words THis verse setteth out another great priviledge of Sion Gods true Church in regard of the honour and happinesse of every true member of it namely that when God writeth down the names of the people that belong unto him he doth count and reckon those for his that be born again in the Church For the better understanding whereof we must know that the Prophet doth here speak of God after the manner of great personages who use to write and enrowle in a book the names of those that they accept and receive into their houses and families as members thereof to any place of service for which see Gen. 40.20 Pharoah on his birth day making a feast unto all his servants lifted up the head of his chief butler and of his chief baker among his servants that is taking a view of all his servants according to their names written in his book as the same phrase is used Numb 31.49 there translated taking the sum which in Genesis is rendred lifting up the head he reckoned his chief butler and chief baker among his servants In like manner the scripture calleth the Church the house of the living God 1 Tim. 1.15 and for our better conceiving of his certain and perfect knowledge remembrance both of all things that ever were are or shall be in the world and also of all those persons that in a speciall manner belong unto him as true members of his Church on earth whom he means to glorifie in heaven doth tell us of certain books which God hath even three in number which we may not uafitly thus distinguish by name First the book of his eternall prescience Psal 139.16 Thine eyes did see my substance yet being unperfect and in thy book all my members are written which in continuance were fashioned when as yet there was none of them This is nothing else but his perfect eternall foresight of all things before they were whereby he knew them as perfectly as if they had been actually written in a book The second is the book of his actuall providence whereby he doth most perfectly take actuall knowledge of and remember all things whatsoever even every thought word and deed of every man Hereof see Psal 139.1 2,3 O Lord thou hast searched me and known me Thou knowest my down sitting and mine uprising thou understandest my thought a farre off c and Psalm 56.8 Thou tellest my wanderings put thou my tears into thy bottle are they not in thy book and according to this he will judge the world Rev. 20.12 I saw the dead both small and great stand before God and the books were opened and another book was opened which is the book of life and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books according to their works The third is the book of life which is Gods eternall purpose for the saving of his elect by Christ actually declared by their effectuall calling or regeneration by the holy ghost in this life in which estate they are referved and kept for glory This book may be said to betwice written in First from all eternity in Gods purpose whereof see Rev. 13.8 whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world Secondly actually in Gods work of effectuall calling or regeneration in the time of naturall life which is termed Gods calling according to purpose Rom. 8.28 And indeed of this latter writing in the book of life by regeneration or effectuall calling is this place to be understood As if he should have said That the Church hath great honour and the true members of it great happinesse is hereby apparent that when God writes up the people actually in the book of life that be is he reckons those for his that be regenerate and born again in his Church In the words thus understood note two things First Gods work of speciall mercy to the true members of the Church Secondly the quality and condition of those persons to whom the foresaid work of mercy is certainly vouchsafed The first observation For the first Gods speciall work of mercy to the true members of the Church is this he actually writes their names in the book of life and then reckons and accounts them to be his own This is plainly shewed in his golden chain Rom. 8.29 40 Whom he did foreknow he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his son that he might be the first born among many brethren Moreover whom he did predestinate them he also called and whom he called them hee also justified and whom he justified them he also glorified Vpon this effectuall calling he bids his Disciples rejoyce that their names were written in heaven Luke 10.20 and upon the good effects and signs of effectuall calling he saith of certain teachers that were zealous of Gods glory in the Church of Philippi that their names were in the book of life Phil. 4.3 The reason hereof may be two wayes confidered The first Reason First of the fact it self in God writing mens names in the book of life and that is only Gods good pleasure According as he hath chosen us in him before the beginning of the world that we should be holy and without blame before him in love Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself according to the good pleasure of his will Eph.

Worship Neither dignity nor distresse should exempt men from the zealous pursuit of Gods holy worship 84.3 Till we have hearts for Gods worship we have ●o souls fit for heaven 84.16 Wrath. WHat sinnes especially provoke God to wrath ●5 20 21 22. Z. Zeal HOw to get zeal and fervency in prayer 27.58 59. Zion How God was seen in Zion 84 55. Zion a type of the Church 84.56 A Table of some places of Scripture explained or vindicated in these Expositions of the 27.84.85 and 87. Psalmes     Psal Page Genesis 2 1 THe Host of Heaven and earth 84 6 6 5 heart evill continually 27 68 40 20 Pharaoh lifted up the head of the chief Butler 87 122 Exod. 20 3 Before me 27 62 20 5 Visiting iniquities of fathers on children 84 4 21 13 14 Take him from mine Altar that he may dye 27 39 23 21 Will not pardon your transgression 85 16 24 4 Twelve Pillars Twelve Tribes 84 10 Joshua 24 19 Will not forgive the transgression 85 16 Judges 2 16 Jud es which delivered them 85 25 1 Sam. 21 12 13 David feigned himself mad 27 22 22 15 Did I then begin to enquire for him 27 36 2 Sam. 6 17 David set the Ark in his place 27 54 2 King 2 14 Where is the God of Elijah 84 59 2 Chron. 7 14 Seek my face 27 63 Job 26 14 Lo these are parts of his wayes 27 93 28 13 Wisdome not in the land of the living 27 125 40 19 Chief of Gods wayes 27 93 Psalm 10 16 Heathen perished out of Gods land 85 6 18 28 Thou wilt light my candle 27 3 18 48 From the violent man 27 118 24 7 The King of glory shall come in 84 7 25 19 Cruell or Hatred of violence 27 120 35 25 Ah so ●ould we have it 27 107 37 9 They shall inherit the earth 27 137 37 32 The wicked watcheth the righteous 27 29 38 5 Because of my foolishnesse 85 66 41 2 Wilt not deliver him to the soul or will of his enemy 27 107 46 4 Though the earth be removed 87 120 46 5 God is in the midst of her 27 43 52 5 Root thee out of the land of the living 27 126 53 4 They eat up Gods people as bread 27 13 Psalm Vers Psalm Page 69 12 They that sate in the gate 27 103 72 11 All nations shall serve him 87 111 72 6 My doctrine shall drop as the rain 84 33 74 9 We see not our signes 85 49 77 19 Thy way is in the sea 27 93 88 18 My kinsmen stand afarre off 27 86 89 10 Broken Rahab in pieces 87 102 89 15 Blessed that know the joyfull sound 27 52 103 7 He made known his wayes unto Moses 27 93 105 4 Seek the Lord and his strength 27 63 119 58 I entreated thy favour with my whole heart 27 66 140 4 Preserve me from the violent man 27 118 Proverbs 2 7 A buckler to them that walk uprightly 84 62 13 4 The sluggard desireth and hath nothing 27 30 19 6 A friend to him that giveth gifts 85 91 22 15 Foolishnesse in the heart of a childe 85 66 26 11 As a dog to his vomit so a fool 85 66 Canticies 5 4 My beloved put in his hand 27 67 Isaiah 11 6 The wolf shall dwell with the lamb 27 123 30 26 Light of the Moon as the light of the Sun 87 98 37 35 For my own sake and Davids sake 27 44 38 11 In the land of the living 27 126 51 9 Hath cut Rahab wounded the Dragon 87 102 Ezekiel 47 1 Waters issued from under the threshold 87 133 Daniel 9 17 Cause thy face to shine for the Lords sake 84 65 66 Hoseah 12 4 He had power over the Angel 84 59 Joel 3 18 A fountain forth of the Lords house 87 133 Zechariah 13 1 A fountain for sinne and uncleannesse 87 132 Malachi 1 1 2,3 The word of the Lord to Israel 87 85 Matthew 3 15 To fulfill all righteousnesse 85 99 5 29,30 If thy right eye offend pluck it out 85 15 6 9 Our father which art in heaven 85 59 18 20 Meet together in my name 27 55 23 33 Generation of Vipers 27 102 23 37 I would have gathered you but you would not 87 113 Luke 1 6 Righteous before God 85 14 8 18 From him shall be taken what he seemeth to have 87 109 10 10 Rejoyce that your names are written in heaven 87 124 John 3 21 He that doth truth cometh to the light 27 5 4 14 In him a Well of water springing up 27 90 7 37 39 If any man thirst let him come to me and drink 84 15 10 14 Workers of iniquity he knowes not 84 34 John 15 19 I have chosen you out of the world 84 68 Acts 7 51 Ye do alwaies resist the Holy Ghost 87 113 Romanes 7 20 No more I but sin that dwelleth in me 27 91 Romanes Vers Psalm Page 7 23 Captivity to the Law of sinne 27 98 12 2 Fashion not your selves 84 68 69 1 Corinthians 1 21 The world by wisdome knew not God 27 33 11 22 Despise ye the Church of God 27 55 2 Corinthians 4 1 As we have received mercy we fains not 85 80 6 15 What concord hath Christ with behall 27 119 Gal. 4 27 The desolate hath more children then c. 87 116 Philip. 2 11 Work out your own salvation with fear and trembling 27 127 4 3 Whose names are in the boo● of life 87 124 1 Timothy 4 16 Thou shalt save thy self 85 25 Hebrewes 11 10 A City whose builder and maker is God 87 79 James 1 15 Lust conceiving bringeth forth sinne 27 109 110 1 Peter 2 5 Ye also as living stoves are built up c. 87 93 2 Peter 1 19Vntill the day Star arise in your hearts 27 34 1 John 2 4 The truth is not in him 85 14 2 19 They would have continued with us 27 32 Revel 7 9 Clothed with white robes and palmes in their hands 87 89 13 8 Whose names are not written in the book of life 87 123 20 12. And the bookes were opened 87 122 Materiall faults escaped in Printing the Expositions of the 27. 84 85 and 87. Psalmes fit to be amended before reading IN the Epistle to Sir Robert Hatley page 2. line 28. for effect read affect In the Exposition of the 17. Psalme p. 6. l. 5. for prayer r●pray l. 11 for u●r us p. 55 l. 22 for recreation r. correction p. 61 l. 8. for so r. sow l. 7. after evils r. as 2 Chron. 7 13 14. Thirdly to the comfortable fruition of all needfull good l. 26 after worship r. under the Gospel prophetically p. 66 l. 23 for 20 r. 10 p. 68. l. 7. for scattered r. flattered p. 80. l. 30 for need r. deep p. 81 l 14 for carnall r. corporall p. 82. l. 6 for bed r. God p. 87 〈◊〉 last r. the stream l. 34. for head r. hand p. 97. l. 8. after humility r. and meeknesse Psal 25.9 the meek will he teach his way p. 103. l. 28 for exposition read opposition p 107. l. 33 after great r and for danger p. 125. l. 2. r. had not p. 131. l. 3. r. prosperity p. 136. l. 9. for conferen●●●r reference l. 34. r. hath not p. 142. l. 24 r the Prophet In the Exposition of the 84 Psalm p. 17 l. 5. r. maintenance p. 37. l. 34 r. whom whosoever p 4● l. 4. r. shall not see In the Epistle to Sir Robert Whitney l. 4. r. Sir In the Exposition of the 85 Psalm p. 4. l 32. r. the Lord p. 5. l 11. r. blessings they have received from him though notwithstanding those blessings they lye p. 11 l. 6. Dele brought back his people that had p. 14. l. 12. r. this life p. 17 l. ●● after diligence r. hereunto to become Gods people that so they may have title p. 18. l. 18. after also r. describeth the blessednesse of the man unto whom God l. 19. after 7. r. See Mat. 9 ● p. 2● l. 10. in the margin read to wrath p. 21. l. 17 r. these men p. 25. l. 10. for Pal. r. verse l. 22. r. got not p. 73 l. 3. for serve r. fear p. 76. l. 10. r. and those that follow l. 12. r. raciows p. 101. l. 25. r. an Atheist In the Exposition of the 87. Psalm p 98. l 20. r. Hobab p. 108. l. 18. r. effectuall p. 110. l. 21. for wrath r. watch p. ●●● l. 33. after for r the conversion of Rebels First they must endeavour in p. 115. l. 30. r. and renown p. 118. l. 4. r. belliever l. 7 ●● instant p. 126. l. 16. for word r. work I●●●●● faults are left to the Readers ingenuity FINIS