are troubled rest with us when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty Angels in flaming fire taking vengeance of them who know not God and obey not the Gospel of our Lord Jesus who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his power 2 Thess. 1. 6 7 8 9. We beseech you by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ that ye be not soon shaken in mind c. as that the day of Christ is at hand c. except there come first a falling away and that man of sin be revealed c. 2 Thess. 2. 1 2 3. The Lord Jesus who shall judg the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom c. a crown of righteousness which the Lord the righteous Judg shall give me at that day c. unto them also who love his appearance 2 Tim. 4. 1 8. Looking for that blessed hope and glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ Titus 2. 13. Not laying again the foundation c. of eternal judgment Heb. 6. 1 2. It is appointed for all men once to dye but after this the judgment so Christ c. unto them who look for him shall he appear the second time without sin Heb. 9. 27 28. A certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation which shall devour the adversary c. It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God Heb. 10. 27 31. Ye are come unto mount Zion c. and to God the Judg of all c. Heb. 12. 22 23. Be patient therefore brethren to the coming of the Lord c. for the coming of the Lord draweth near c. James 5. 7 8. That the tryal of our faith c. might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ c. the father who without respect of persons judgeth according unto every mans works 1 Pet. 1. 7 17. Who shall give account unto him who is ready to judg the quick and the dead c. the end of all things is at hand be ye therefore sober and watch unto prayer c. The time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God c. What shall the end be of them who obey not the Gospel of God and if the righteous scarcely be saved Where shall the ungodly and sinners appear 1 Pet. 4. 5 7 17 18. When the chief shepherd shall appear ye shall receive a crown c. 1 Pet. 5. 4. The Lord knoweth how c. to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished 2 Pet. 2. 9. There shall come in the last days scoffers c. and saying Where is the promise of his coming for since the fathers fell asleep all things continue as they were from the beginning c. the heavens and the earth which now are by the same word are kept in store reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men c. One day is with the Lord as a thousand years and a thousand years as one day c. But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise c. Seeing that all these things shall be dissolved what manner of persons ought ye to be c looking for and hasting unto the day of God 2 Pet. 3. 3 4 7 8 10 11 12. Psal. 102. 25 26. Abide in him that when he appears we may have confidence at his coming 1 John 2. 28. That we may have boldness in the day of judgment because as he is so are we 1 John 4. 16 17. The Angels who kept not their first state c. hath he reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day c. Behold the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his Saints to execute judgment upon all c. Jude ver 6 14 15. Behold he cometh with clouds and every eye shall see him and they also who pierced him c. Rev. 1. 7. And the heavens departed as a scroul c. and the kings of the earth and the great men and the rich men and the chief Captains and the mighty men c. hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains and said unto the mountains and rocks Fall on us and hide us from the face of him who sitteth upon the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb for the great day of his wrath is come and who shall be able to stand Rev. 6. 14 15 16 17. The nations were angry and thy wrath is come and the time of the dead that they should be judged and thou shouldst give unto thy servants a reward c. Rev. 11. 18. I saw a great white throne and him who sat on it from whose face the earth and the heavens fled away c. and I saw the dead small and great stand before God and the books were opened c. and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books according to their works Rev. 20. 11 12 15. Behold I come quickly and my reward is with me to give every man according as his works shall be c. And the Spirit and the Bride say Come c. He who testified these things saith Surely I come quickly Amen Even so Come Lord Jesus Rev. 22. 12 17 20. We are sure that the judgment of God is according to truth against them who do such things Rom. 2. 2. Be not deceived c. for whatsoever a man soweth that shall he also reap for he who soweth to the flesh shall of the flesh reap c. Gal. 6. 7 8. CHAP. XXXVII Of the glory prepared for the Saints and reserved to be given to them at the appearing of the Lord Jesus Christ. IF in this life only we have hope in Christ we are of all men most miserable 1 Cor. 15. 19. After I awake c. yet in my flesh or out of my flesh shall I see God whom I shall see for my self and mine eyes shall behold and not another Job 19. 26 27. Death shall feed on them and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning Psal. 49. 14. Many of them who sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake some to everlasting life c. and they who be wise or teachers shall shine as the brightness of the firmament and they who turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever Dan. 12. 2 3. Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God Matth. 5. 8. Lay up for your selves treasure in heaven where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt and where thieves do not break through and steal c. Matth. 6. 20. Many shall come c. and shall sit down with Abraham c. in the kingdom of heaven Matth. 8. 11.
few in the whole and so easily run through or that the matters are so various that almost every verse carries a distinct thing in it yet still relating to the general Head as that of the Saints Priviledges each Text almost a distinct Priviledg so that of the Character of Saints and some others of like nature And here to have descended to particular Heads would have been tedious and unnecessary for the words being there transcribed the Reader may presently inform himself in the whole and in every particular Lastly A little pains in observing the Contents or Table in the front of the Book which doth contain the General and particular Heads therein and also the References thereto and directs to Chapter and Page where each lieth will enable thee to discern more of the Method and usefulness of this Work than can be well expressed in a short Epistle Therefore this shall suffice supposing the Work it self will shew its own usefulness and advantage to Meditation about Divine matters holding a man to one Subject and yielding variety of matter to enforce it upon the mind and leave impression there when bare reading a Chapter or two as fome use to do as a task proves not effectual for that end and searching proves laborious and to many by reason of the difficulty of finding discouraging also A Table of the several Heads herein contained and their Subdivisions in order as they lye and Directing to Chapter and Page OF the Scriptures their Authority Use and Excellency Chap. 1. Page 1. Of God Chap. 2. His Name and Title p. 8 He is a Spirit p. 9 His excellency majesty greatness perfection glory soveraignty and absoluteness p. 9 See more in the Duty of fearing God chap. 16. p. 179. He is Invisible p. 17 He is Incorruptible p. 17 He is the most strong Almighty Omnipotent God A Rock p. 18 He is Omniscient Omnipresent p. 19 He is most Wise. p. 20 He is most Holy p. 20 He is most Just. p. 21 He is compassionate pitiful and merciful p. 21 He is long-suffering and patient p. 22 He is gracious good kind and bountiful p. 22 He is Faithfulness and Truth p. 23 He is unchangeable p. 23 He is infinite and unsearchable p. 24 He is Eternal p. 24 He only is the true and living God p. 25 Of the one God Father Son and Spirit or the Trinity chap. 3. p. 27 See more of Christs Excellency chap. 7. p. 54. See more of the Spirit chap. 21. p. 301. Of man in his first estate wherein he was created and his fall chap. 4. p. 31 Of Mans state by Nature since sin entred Chap. 5. P. 32. 1. Corrupt unclean and desperately wicked p. 23 See more of sin chap. 16. p. 218. 2. Ignorant and sottishly opposing the true God and adoring Idols p. 37 3. In servitude to sin and Satan p. 39 See more of Ignorance chap. 38. p. 466. 4. The sad fruit and end of such a state p. 40 See more of Gods Judgments against sinners chap. 16. p. 218. The Case the Law concludes men under Chap. 6. P. 44. Under sin and guilt p. 44 Under the curse thereof p. 44 The deeds of the Law or Sacrifices under it cannot justify or purge sin but still leaves sinners under guilt condemnation and wrath p. 45 Of mans Salvation and Redemption how it came and by what means Chap. 7. P. 47. See more in pardon and Salvation by Christ alone Ch. 10. P. 84. From God only and no otherwise p. 47 Who is he in and by whom this salvation is conveyed and wrought Jesus Christ. p. 49 The excellency of this Saviour his dignity and authority in his person and nature his person and authority p. 54 his nature p. 60 How Christ wrought this Salvation for Sinners what he was made and what he did in order to it Chap. 8. P. 62. 1. He is Mediator p. 62 2. He took upon him the nature of man and humbled himself p. 62 3. He is made an High priest p. 64 4. He offered himself to God as a sacrifice suffered for the sins of mankind made peace through the shedding of his own blood by which he entred into the Holiest p. 65 5. He fulfilled all righteousness of the Law bear the curse took away the Hand-writing of Ordinances is our righteousness p. 68 See more of Justification chap. 10. p. 88. 6. He sanctifieth us is our sanctification p. 69 7. He riseth from the dead p. 70 8. He ascended into heaven is our way to the Father our Advocate and Intercessor there p. 72 9. He is made our King and Head to encounter and conquer our enemies to rule for and in us p. 74 10. He is our Prophet and Shepherd to teach guide and feed us p. 75 11. He is our All in all things our Compleatness and Perfection p. 77 Gods free choice of his in Christ Jesus to eternal life and calling of them according to his Purpose and Grace Chap. 9. p 79. Pardon and remission of sins reconciliation and peace with God Justification and Sanctification before God eternal life and salvation free through the grace of God by the death sacrifice and sufferings of Christ without works Chap. 10. P. 84. 1. In general p. 84 2. In particular pardon of sins p. 84 3. Reconciliation and peace with God p. 87 4. Justification and Sanctification before God p. 88 5. Eternal life and salvation p. 91 See more in Chap. 11. of Faith p. 93. How men have the benefit of this Salvation or by what means it becomes theirs in particular Chap. 11. P. 93. By Faith p. 93. Of Faith in its nature and Objects use benefits and advantages further than as before relating to this Salvation 1. In its nature and object p. 96 2. In its use benefit and advantages further pag. 100 See more trusting in God Chap. 16. p. 186. The effects or fruits by which Faith is known to be true p. 102 Also see fruits of the Spirit Chap. 21. p. 307. The dangerous state and issue of Unbelief p. 103 Characters of Saints good men Believers appearing in Word and Deed. Chap. 12. P. 106. 1. That such may be known from others by their fruits p. 106 2. The particular fruits of the Spirit in them or good things appearing or necessary to be in such who are real Saints p. 106 See more of the fruits of Faith ch 11. p. 102. Of the fruits of the Spirit ch 21. p. 307. In Duties ch 16. ch 17. ch 18. ch 19. In each Duty in affliction chap. 22. p. 335. In Duties to Magistrates ch 24. p. 375. Saints Believers the children of God themselves may be overtaken with faults are not altogether free from sinful dispositions and inclinations in this life That they may be corrected of God for them Chap. 13. P. 117. 1. In general it is affirmed p. 117 2. Particular instances of the Saints failings recorded p. 118 3. That God will punish and correct his for sinning p.
them who come nigh me and before all the people c. Levit. 10. 1 2 3. After the doings of the Land of Egypt c. and after the doings of the Land of Canaan c. shall ye not do neither shall ye walk in their ordinances Ye shall do my judgments and keep my ordinances to walk therein I am the Lord your God Levit. 18. 3 4. And they kept the passover on the fourteenth day of the first month at even in the wilderness of Sinai according to all that the Lord commanded Moses so did the children of Israel c. They shall leave none of it c. according to all the ordinances of the passover they shall keep it Num. 9. 5 12. Levit. 19. 5 6. Ye shall not add unto the word which I command you neither shall you c. Deut. 4. 2. Ye shall utterly destroy all the places wherein the nations which ye shall possess served their gods c. ye shall not do so unto the Lord your God but unto the place the Lord your God shall chuse out of all your tribes to put his name there unto his habitation shall ye seek and thither shalt thou come and thither ye shall bring your burnt-offerings c. and ye shall not do c. every man what is right in his own eyes c. When you go over Jordan c. then there shall be a place which the Lord your God shall chuse to cause his name to dwell there thither shall ye bring all that I command you your burnt-offerings c. Take heed to thy self that thou be not snared by following them c. And that thou enquire not after their gods saying how did these nations serve their gods even so will I do likewise Thou shalt not do so unto the Lord thy God c. Whatsoever thing I command you observe to do it thou shalt not add thereunto nor diminish from it Deut. 12. 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 11 13 14 30 31 32. Secret things belong unto the Lord our God but those things which are revealed belong unto us and to our children for ever that we may do all the words of this law Deut. 29. 29. Jeroboam ordained a feast c. like unto the feast in Judah c. upon the month which he had devised in his own heart 1 Kings 12. 32 33. 2 Kings 17. 8. Be not righteous overmuch neithâ—… make thy self over wise Eccles. 7. 16. To the law and to the testimony if they speak not according to this word it is because there is no light in them Isa. 8. 20. The earth also is defiled under the inhabitants thereof because they have transgressed the laws changed the ordinances c. Isa. 24. 5. And the vision of all is become unto you as the words of a book that is sealed c. Wherefore the Lord said for as much as this people draw nigh unto me with their mouth c. and their fear towards me is taught by the precepts of men therefore behold I will proceed to do a marvellous work c. The wisdom of the wise men shall perish c. Isa. 29. 11 12 13 14. I have spread out my hand all the day unto a rebellious people who walketh in a way that is not good after their own thoughts c. who sacrificeth in gardens and burneth incense upon altars of brick c. Isa. 65. 2 3. Thus saith the Lord stand ye in the ways and see and ask for the old paths where is the good way and walk therein and ye shall find rest c. Jer. 6. 16. The place of my throne c. shall the house of Israel no more defile neither they nor their kings by their whoredom c. In their setting of their threshold by my threshold and their posts by my posts c. Ezek. 43. 7 8. Son of man mark well c. all that I say unto thee concerning all the ordinances of the house of the Lord and all the laws thereof c. And thou shalt say to the rebellious c. Ye have brought into my sanctuary strangers uncircumcised in heart c. to pollute it even my house when ye offer my bread c. And ye have not kept the charge of my holy things but ye have set keepers of my charge or ordinance in my sanctuary for your selves Ezek. 44. 5 6 7 8 9. Why do you transgress the commandments of God by your traditions for God commanded saying c. But ye say c. thus have ye made the commandments of God of none effect by your traditions c. In vain do they worship me teaching for doctrines the commandments of men Matt. 15. 3 4 5 6 8 9. Where two or three are gathered together in my name there am I in the midst of them Matt. 18. 20. Teach them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you Matt. 28. 20. Act. 10. 33. When Paul according to advice had observed some Jewish ceremonies the Jews came upon him and layd hold on him the very thing his advisers proposed to prevent by it Act. 21. 20 21 22 23 c. After the way which they call heresie so worship I the God of my fathers believing all things which are written in the law and the prophets Acts 24. 14. That ye may prove what is that good that acceptable will of God Rom. 12. 2. Ephes. 5. 10 17. He who doubteth is damned if he eat because not of faith for whatsoever is not of faith is sin Rom. 14. 23. Now I praise you brethren that you c. keep the ordinances or traditions as I delivered them unto you c. For I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered unto you that the Lord Jesus the same night c. 1 Cor. 11. 1 2 23. If we or an Angel from heaven preach unto you other than that which we have preached c. let him be accursed Gal. 1. 8. Ye did run well who did hinder you or turn you back this perswasion cometh not of him who called you Gal. 5. 7 8. That we henceforth be no more children tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine by the slight of men and cunning craftiness c. Ephes. 4. 14. Those things which ye have learned and received and heard and seen in me do Philip. 4. 9. Beware lest any man spoil you through Philosophy and vain deceit after the tradition of men after the rudiments of the world c. If ye be dead with Christ why as though living in the world are ye subject to ordinances touch not tast not handle not which all are to perish with the using after the commandments and doctrine of men which things have indeed a shew of wisdom in will-worship Col. 2. 8 20 21 22 23. We beseech you brethren and exhort you by the Lord Jesus that as ye have received of us how ye ought to walk and to please God so ye
And they appointed two c. and they prayed and said Lord who knowest the hearts of all men shew whether of these two thou hast chosen c. And they gave forth their lots and the lot fell upon Matthias and he was numbred with the eleven Acts 1. 15 21 22 23 24 25 26. Then the Twelve called the multitude c. and said c. Brethren look ye out among you seven men of honest report c. whom we may appoint over this business c. and the saying pleased the multitude and they chose Stephen c. Acts 6. 2 3 5 6. And when they had ordained them Elders by suffrage in every Church and had prayed with fasting they commended them to the Lord Acts 14. 22 23. For this cause left I thee in Crete c. and ordain Elders in every City as I had appointed Titus 1. 5. Of laying on of hands upon the several occasions and to the several ends in Scripture mentioned Bring forth him who hath cursed c. let all who heard him lay their hands on his head Levit. 24. 14. Thou shalt bring the Levites before the Lord and the children of Israel shall lay their hands on the Levites Numb 8. 9 10. Moses set Joshua before the congregation and he laid his hands upon him and c. Numb 17. 18 19 22 23. Joshua c. was full of the spirit of wisdom for Moses had laid his hands upon him Deut. 34. 9. They chose Stephen c. whom they set before the Apostles and when they had prayed they laid their hands upon them Acts 6. 5 6. Peter and John prayed and laid their hands on disciples and they received the holy Ghost Acts 8. 17. The Prophets and teachers at Antioch by the command of the holy Ghost to separate Paul and Barnabas c. did pray and fast and lay their hands upon them Acts 13. 1 2 3. Paul finding disciples c. and when Paul had laid his hands on them the holy Ghost c. Acts 19. 1 6. Paul prayed and laid hands on Publius his father and healed him being sick Acts 28. 8. Neglect not the gift c. given thee c. with laying on of the hands of the Presbytery 1 Tim. 4. 14. Lay hands suddenly on no man neither be partaker of other mens sins 1 Tim. 5. 22. Stir up the gift of God which is in thee by the putting on of my hands 2 Tim. 1. 6. Not laying again the foundation of repentance c. of laying on of hands Heb. 6. 1 2. Of the several Ordinances of Christ to be observed in and by the Churches of Christ and elswhere The earth is defiled under the inhabitants thereof because they have transgressed the laws changed the ordinances c. Isa. 24. 5. And they continued stedfastly in the Apostles doctrine and fellowship and in breaking of bread and in prayers c. and they continuing daily with one accord in the temple Acts 2. 41 42 46. And now I praise you brethren that you c. keep the Ordinances as they were delivered unto you 1 Cor. 11. 2. First Prayers These all continued with one accord in prayer and supplication with the women c. Acts 1. 14. And they continued c. and in prayers Acts 2. 42. See Praising at large Chap. 16. Secondly Reading teaching and preaching of the word of God Prophesying Thou shalt set a King over thee c. he shall write him a copy of this law in a book c. he shall read therein all the days of his life that he may learn to fear the Lord Deut. 17. 15 18 19 20. 2 Kings 22. 11. When all Israel is come to appear before the Lord thy God in the place which he shall chuse thou shalt read this law before all Israel in their hearing gather the people together men and women and children and thy stranger that is within thy gates that they may hear and that they may learn and fear the Lord your God and observe to do all the words of this law and their children who have not known may hear and learn to fear the Lord c. Deut. 31. 11 12 13. Joshua read all the words of the law the blessings and curses according unto all which is written in the book of the law there was not a word of all which Moses commanded which Joshua read not before all the congregation of Israel with the women and the little ones and the strangers who were conversant among them Joshua 8. 34 35. Jehoshaphat sent to his Princes to Benhail c. to teach in the cities of Judah and with them Elishama c. Priests and they taught in Judah and had the book of the law of the Lord with them and went about throughout all the cities of Judah and taught the people 2 Chron. 17. 7 8 9. And Ezra the Priest brought the law before the Congregation c. and he read therein c. from the morning until the mid-day c. Allo Joshua and Bani c. and the Levites caused the people to understand the law and the people stood in their place so they read in the book of the law of God distinctly and gave the sense and caused them to understand the reading Nehem. 8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9. ch 13. 1. He established a testimony in Jacob and appointed a law in Israel which he commanded our fathers that they should make them known to their children c. that they might set their hope in God c. Psal. 78. 5 6 7. Blessed is the man who heareth me watching daily at my gates waiting at the posts of my doors for whoso findeth me findeth life Prov. 8. 34 35. How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him who bringeth good tydings who publisheth peace c. and publisheth salvation c Isa. 52. 7. Nahum 1. 15. The Prophet who hath a dream let him tell a dream and he who hath my word let him speak my word faithfully what is the chaff to the wheat saith the Lord Jer. 23. 28 29. They shall wander from sea to sea c. to seek the word of the Lord and shall not find it Amos 8. 12. Go ye therefore and teach all nations c. teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you Matth. 28. 19 20. Whosoever shall not receive you nor hear you when ye depart thence shake off the dust from under your feet for a testimony against them Mark 6. 11. Luke 10. 16. Jesus c. as his custom was he went into the Synagogue on the Sabbath-day and stood up to read and there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet Isaias and when he had opened the book he found the place where it was written The spirit of the Lord is upon me c. and he closed the book and gave it again to the minister and sate down c. and he began to say unto them This day is this