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A00502	The saints legacies, or A collection of certaine promises out of the word of God Collected for the priuate use, but published for the comfort of Gods people. Whereunto is now added the saints support in times of trouble.; Collection of certaine promises out of the word of God.	Fawkner, Antony, b. 1601 or 2, attributed name. aut; Farindon, Anthony, 1598-1658, attributed name. aut; A. F.	1629 (1629)	STC 10636; ESTC S122118	53,335	250

THE SAINTS LEGACIES OR A COLLECTION OF CERTAINE PROMISES OVT OF THE WORD OF GOD. Collected for private use but published for the comfort of Gods people Whereunto is now added the Saints Support in times of trouble THE 6. EDITION OXFORD Printed by Leonard Lichfield for Richard Royston in Ivy Lane An. Dom. 1640. TO THE RIGHT HONOVRABLE and happy Society of all true Believers militant in ENGLAND SCOTLAND IRELAND A Friend to you and the Author wisheth fulnesse of Grace Peace and heavenly comfort certaine assurance sealed evidence and seasonable entrance into and possession of the celestiall promised incorruptible undefiled and never fading inheritance BEloved Believers both you and I are infinitely beholden to our ever living Father who hath made his will and given all us his children great wealth rich portions and large Legacies now in present possession graces and comforts in unshaken expectation and assured reversion perfection and eternall glory Wee are greatly beholding to Iehova for his will directory hortatory correctory but most of all for his will consolatory in which he salves all our sores physicks all our sicknesses medecines all our maladies Psalm 103.4 Heales all our diseases and crownes us with loving kindnesse and tender mercies And surely wee are all of us much beholding to the holy Authour of this sweet though little Book who hath so piously painfully and profitably perused the holy will of our heavenly Father and wisely sought and found out and put into our hands the spirituall portion and Soule-Legacies given and bequeathed unto us by our best friend many of which most of scarce knew of few sought and sued for them and very few comfortable enjoyed and wisely and diligently used to the donors glory and their own good Carelesse children come oftentimes to be beholden unto their more carefull brethren and thriving friends who save all they have sue for all that is promised and seek for all they heare of so is it here wee carelesse negligent poore and ill thriven Christians must be beholding to this carefull diligent rich and well thriven Authour who obeyes Pauls counsell 1. Cor. 12.31 Covets earnestly the best gifts and will not suffer the heavenly Father to purse and keep a penny that is due to with-hold grace or comfort which hee hath promised in whole or degree but he shall heare of his promise and if he doe not presently fulfill according to covenant a petition is speedily drawne to be preferred in the Court of heaven and an Advocate prepared Jesus Christ the righteous 1. Iohn 2.1 Suite by prayer begun and in an eager pursuit continued till the thing promised be performed This little Book and private practise of the Author who hath sued for all these Legacies and in some good measure hath attained the same and thereby is become spirituall rich will sufficiently prove what I have spoken Wee are much beholden to this Author for letting us see our Portions and Legacies in our Fathers will and setting us a worke both by penne and practise to sue for the same The volume is little but the vertue contained in the same is great The book is extraordinary being altogether for application and practise The scope and drift of it is to furnish Believers with abundance of good to free them from all sins inward outward secret and open To fill them with all graces in life power and exercise To bring them comfort in and seasonable deliverance from all their troubles To draw down upon their foules and bodies abundance of blessings of all sorts and natures to give them full assurance of certaine and seasonable entrance into glory and to give them fast hold of heaven There are many I know that will little regard it the Prophane person will not like it for it is full of holinesse the carnall Protestant will not discern of it nor relish it for it is spirituall the dissembling hypocrite will not well approve of it for it will rob him of his Rimmon slay his Mris his Dalilah his Herodias his darling sin it will tell him if he applyes promises he must keepe the conditions obey precept and put every iniquty though never so pleasurable or profitable farre away from his Tabernacles But the honest hearted and sincere Believer will approve of it prize it use it and profit by it And not to overcommend my commodity as one desirous to make it more vendible and saleable for neither I nor its Authour God is witnesse ayme at any such thing but at the spirituall good of their soules unto whom it shall come this little Book like a well filled lttle Apothecaries shop containes within it heavenly receipts of all sorts wholesome physick of every kind for expelling and curing all sorts of diseases and sicknesses incident to Saints and for the corroborating and strengthning of new nature and for keeping the spirituall man in good health lusty and strong able for Gods service Phil. 2.12 and for working out his owne salvation with feare and trembling What here J speake unto one Believer I intend for all Hath sin that deadly poyson infected thee Loe here in this little Book an Antidote a preservative which will extract and expell this poyson Hath this serpent so fiery stung thee Num. 21.8 Loe here the Brazen Serpent upon the pole Hath it beggered and undone thee Iohn 3.14 15. Behold a way in this Book how thou maist become rich Doth it daily trouble thee will it needs tirannize and domineere over thee This little Book will learn thee to depose this tyrant Rom. 6.14 and tell thee he shall not have dominion and Lordship over thee Hath it stricken thee dead Loe here 's means of reviving and inliving thee to an happy life of grace Doth it threaten thy ruine Loe here Physick for thy feares Cor. 15.35 death hath lost its sting sin is destroyed death shall fully and finally free thee from it Art thou hunted like a poore Lambe by the hellish devouring Lyon Sathan and chased before this infernall dog like a silly Deere in temptations Loe here a thicket a shelter a sheepheard under which thou maist repose and rest thy self in safety Art thou overcome with his wilie stratagems Loe here wisdome Art thou beaten downe with his power Loe here strength Fearest thou the fiery darts of this evill one Loe here a little house full of targets shields and bucklers Ephes 6.16 promises applyed by faith which will repell and quench them Iob 6.4 Doe Gods terrours set themselves in array against thee are Gods arrowes in thee doth his slaming wrath burne in thy bosome and is likely to consume thee Loe streams of mercy and grace from a refreshing fountaine fluent in the pipes of the promises by thy hand of faith turn the cock and the coole water of Gods grace and mercy shall flow forth upon thy soule and allay its burning heat and inflamations Doth the wilie world endeavour to entangle and inveagle thee by its lures and snares Loe here liberty

promise that the Gentiles shall bring forth the fruits of the Gospell therefore every believing Gentile may apply it THE XLIV LEGACY If thou findest thy selfe unlike Gods people WHen thou findest thy selfe not like the people of God either in heart or life apply Ier. 32.39 I will give them one heart and one way When thou seest thine heart not like the people of God either in their affection to God or his people or ordinances or in their sorrowing for sinne apply I will give them one heart When thou seest thy life and conversation not so holy as the people of God apply I will give them one way THE XLV LEGACY If thou wouldst have Gods blessing rest upon thee IF thou wouldst have the blessing of the Lord to rest upon thee apply Psalme 5.12 The Lord will blesse the righteous Deut. 7.13 I will blesse thee Psalme 3.8 Thy blessing is upon thy people Psal 24.5 He shall receive the blessing from the Lord and righteousnesse from the God of his salvation Psal 115.12.13 The Lord will blesse us be will blesse the house of Israel hee will blesse the house of Aaron Hee will blesse them that feare the Lord both small and great THE XLVI LEGACY If thou would'st be a blessing in thy place IF thou would'st be a blessing in thy place apply Gen. 12.2 I will blesse thee and thou shalt be a blessing Ezek. 34.26 I will make them about my hill a blessing THE XLVII LEGACY If thou separatest from the wicked in their corrupt worship WHen thou separatest thy self from the wicked in their corrupt worship and manners apply 2. Cor. 6.16 17 18. I will dwell in them and walke in them and I will be their God and they shall be my people Wherefore come out from among them and be ye separate saith the Lord and touch not the uncleane thing and I will receive you and will be a Father unto you and ye shall be my sonnes and daughters saith the Lord Almighty Thus farre of Grace the next Promises are about the meanes of Grace either ordinary or extraordinary THE XLVIII LEGACY A promise to be applyed in every ordinance IN every Ordinance thou maist apply this promise Isai 12.3 With joy shall you draw water out of the wels of salvation Now in that it is said out of the Wels of salvation and not Well I thinke we ought to apply it to every ordinance of God so as wee are to use them with a comfortable perswasion that wee shall receive abundance of grace from them As the Lord promiseth we shall draw waters from out of them wee shall not only use them but draw from them with joy Therefore when we pray meditate heare conferre fast in every duty apply this promise and you shall find him faithfull which promiseth THE XLIX LEGACY When thou prayest WHen thou prayest apply these promises for the strengthening of thy faith and for thy hearing Mat. 7.7 Aske and it shall be given you seek and you shall find knock and it shall be opened unto you Mat. 6.6 Pray to the Father which seeth in secret and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward the openly Mat. 21 22. And all things whatsoever ye shall aske in prayer believing ye shall receive it Iohn 14.13 14. Whatsoever ye shall aske in my name I will doe it Ioh. 16.24 Aske and ye shall receive that your joy may be full Iohn 15.7 Aske what you will and it shall done unto you Isai 65.24 Before they call I will answer and while they are yet speaking I will heare Iob 22.7 Thou shalt make thy prayers unto him and he shall heare thee and if thou seek him he will be found THE L. LEGACY WHen thou meditatest WHen thou meditatest apply these promises Prov. 14.22 Mercy and truth shall be to them that devise good Psal 103.17 18. The loving kindnesse of the Lord endureth for ever to them which think upon his commandements to doethem Philip. 4.8 9. Thinke on these things which ye have both learned and received and heard and seene in me and the God of peace shall be with you If thou desirest mercy or the truth of God to be forthy good or the loving kindesse of the Lord to bee for ever towards thee and that God which brings peace with him to be with thee then meditate on good things with such a meditation as may stirre thee up to practise thē all these promises shall surely be performed to thee And because meditation is an hard duty therefore encourage thy selfe to it by the benefit it brings and it being a way of God he will give thee his Spirit to cause thee to walke in it THE LI. LEGACY In meditating conferring and reading Gods word IN meditating conferring and reading of the word of God apply Iosh 1.8 Let not this booke of the Law depart out of thy mouth but meditate therein day and night that thou maist observe to doe according to all that is written therein for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous and then thou shalt have good successe THE. LII LEGACY In reading of the word of thou understandest not IN reading of the word if wee understand not apply these promises Prov. 1.23 I will powre out my Spirit unto you I will make knowne my words unto you Prov. 1.4 It gives subtilty to the simple to the young men knowledge and discretion Psal 19.8 The Commandement of the Lord is pure inlightning the eyes THE LIII LEGACY If thou canst not conferre WHen thou canst not speake in conference to edification but feelest thine heart shut up then apply Iohn 7.38 He that believeth on me out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water Prov. 10.31 The mouth of the just bringeth forth wisdome Prov. 12.14 A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth Isai 32.4 The tongue of the stammerers shall be ready to speake plainly Isai 35.6 The dumbe mans tongue shall sing When thou art with the people of God that thou maist receive good from them and doe them good apply Prov. 13.20 He that walketh with wise men shall be wise So apply Prov. 12.14 Iohn 7.38 Ezek. 47.12 His fruit shall be meat and his leaves medicine If thou findest thy soule stand in need of wisdome keep company with the people of God which are the only wise people and then thou hast the only sure promises of the Lord thou shalt bee wise If thou hungrest after good resort to the righteous and thou shalt bee satisfied with good things If thou feele thy selfe dead apply out of him shall flow rivers of water of life for thy quickning If thy soule be faint or sicke apply His fruit shall be meant and his leave medicine Let all this good which is gotten by their fellowship cause thee to delight in them and take heed of forsaking the fellowship of the Saints When thou goest into company apply these promises to thy selfe that thou maist be so to others and

24. XI They that love God I will circumcise thy heart and the heart of thy seed to love the Lord thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soule that thou maist live Deut. 30.6 XII That GOD will give his Children hearts to delight in all his holy Ordinances With gladne sand rejoycing shall they be brought They shall enter into the Kings Pallace Psal 45.15 Therefore with joy shall they draw waters out of the Wells of Salvation Esa 12.3 And in this mountaine shall the Lord of Hosts make unto all people a feast of fat things 25.26 Even them will I bring to my holy mountaine and make them joy full in my house of Prayer 56.7 Ye shall be borne upon her sides and be dandled upon her knees 66.12 So will I comfort you and ye shall be comforted 13. And when yee see this your hearts shall be comforted 14. The feast of the tenth moneth shall be unto the house of ludah joy and gladnesse and chearefull Feasts Zach. 8.19 XIII That God will give his Children hearts to feare and serve him They shall sanctify my name and sanctify the holinesse of Iacob and shall feare the God of Israel Esa 29.23 They shall serve the Lord their God and David their King Ier. 30.9 I will give them one heart and one way that they may feare me for ever Ier. 32.39 That wee being delivered out of the hands of our enemies might serve him without feare Luke 1.74 XIV That God will give his Children hearts to seek him by prayer He shall call upon me and I will heare him Psal 91.15 Then shall yee call upon me and yee shall pray unto me and I will heare you Ier. 29.12 And yee shall seek me and find me search for me with all your hearts 13. I will powre upon the house of David and upon the Inhabitants of Ierusalem the spirit of Grace and of Supplication Zach. 12.10 XV. That God will heare the Prayers of his Children Call upon me in the day of Trouble and I will deliver thee Psal 50.15 He shall call upon me and I will answer him 91.15 He will heare their cry and will save them 145.19 Then shalt thou call and the Lord shall answer Esa 58.9 Before they call I will answer and while they are speaking I will heare 65.24 He shall seek me and shall find me when you shall seek I will bee found of you Ier. 29.13 14. Yee shall aske what yee will and it shall be done unto you Iohn 15.7 Aske and it shall bee given your seek and ye shall find Matth. 7.7 What soever ye shall aske in prayer believing ye shall receive Mat. 21.22 XVI That we may persevere in grace They shall bring forth fruit in their old age Psalm 21.14 His leafe shall not wither 1.2 The Lord 〈◊〉 guide thee continually and satisfy thy soule in drought and make fat thy bones and thou shalt be like a watred Garden and like a spring whose waters faile not Esa 58.11 XVII That God will give unto his Children the good things of this life But the meek shall inherit the earth and shall delight themselves in the abundance of pence Psal 37.11 There is no want to them that seek him Psal 34.11 They that seek the Lord shall not want any good thing 1 〈…〉 No good thing shall he withhold from them that walk uprightly Psal 84.11 XVIII That God will guide his Children by his speciall providence in all their wayes I will not leave thee nor for sake thee Heb. 13.15 Then shalt thou walk in thy way safely and thy foot shall not stumble Prov. 3.23 For the Lord shall be thy Confidence 26. He shall give his Angels charge over thee to keep thee in all thy wayes Psal 91.11 The Lord shall preserve thy going out and thy comming in 121.8 And even to your old age I am he and even to hoare-haires will I carry you Esa 46.4 XIX That God will blesse those which are diligent in their Calling The Lord will command the blessing upon thee in all thou settest thy hand unto Deut. 28.8 Thou shalt eat the labour of thy hand happy shalt thou be and it shall bee well with thee Psal 128.2 The hand of the diligent maketh rich Prov. 10.4 He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread 12.11 XX. That God will blesse those that keep his Sabbaths Blessed is the man that keepeth the Sabbath from polluting it Esa 56.2 If thou turne away thy foot from the Sabbath from doing thy pleasure on my holy day and call the Sabbath a delight 58.13 Then shall c. 14. Then this City shall remaine for ever Ier. 17.24.25 XXI That God will reward those that are fruitfull in good works He hath given to the poore his righteousnesse endureth for ever Ps 112.9 The liberall soule shall be made fat and he that watereth shall bee watered also himself Prov. 11.25 Honour the Lord with thy sub stance and with the first fruits of all thine increase Prov. 3.9 So shall thy barnes be filled with plenty and thy presses shall burst with new wine 10. He that hath a bountifull eye shall be blessed for bee giveth of his bread to the poore Prov. 22.9 He that giveth to the poore shall not lack but hee that hideth his eye shall have many a curse Prov. 28.27 Cast thy bread upon the waters For thou shalt find it after many dayes Eccles 11.1 Blessed are the mercifull for they shall obtaine mercy Mat. 5.7 Whosoever shall give to drinke unto one of these litle ones a cup of cold water he shall in no wise loose his reward Matth. 10.42 Then shall the King say to them on his right hand Come yee blessed of my Father inherit the Kingdome prepared for you from the foundation of the world 25.34 XXII That we shall receive good by he society of the faithfull He that walketh with wise men shall be wise Prov. 13.20 Then they that feared the Lord spake of ten one to another and the Lord hearkened and heard it And a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared the Lord and thought upon his Name Malach. 3.16 And they shall bee mine saith the Lord God of Hosts in that day when I make up my Iewels and I will spare them as a man spareth his owne sonne that serveth him 17. For where two or three bee gathered together in my name there am I in the midst of them Matth. 18.20 XXIII That God will keep afflictions from his Children as it may bee for their good The Lord shall preserve thee from all evill Psal 121.7 The Lord shall preserve thy going out and thy comming in from this time forth and for evermore He shall cover thee with his feathers and under his wings shalt thou trust his truth shall bee thy Shield and Buckler Psal 91.4 There shall no evill befall thee neither shall any plague come neare thy dwelling 10. As the mountaines are about Ierusalem so