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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A13282	Anapausis. Rest for the restlesse soule. By Archibald Symmer, minister of the gospell	Symmer, Archibald.	1637 (1637)	STC 23586; ESTC S106029	9,180	18

and lusts of his flesh by obeying and following the same but hee is grossely deceived for as oyle being cast into the sea mitigates the violent surges of the same but for a moment and by and by they become a great deale fiercer so the thing that a voluptuous man desires though it abate the toile of his labouring minde it is but for a while and never fully but presently afterward it befalleth him as it did the monster Hydra when Hercules Simile had cut off one head two did rise in the place so the Epicures labour and vexation of his swinish heart after it is a little mitigated increaseth and ariseth to an higher pitch than ever it did afore As then he that hath the dropsie can never quench his thirst by drinking so can no carnall and unregenerate man content and quiet his spirit with the vanities of this world nor the sensuall soule its brutish desire with pleasures CHAP. 3. All and onely the weary members of Christ are refreshed HO every one that thirsteth come yee to the waters c. for thus saith hee that is high and excellent hee Isay 55. 1. that inhabiteth the eternity whose name is the holy one I dwell in the high and holy place and with him that is of a contrite and humble spirit to revive the spirit of the humble and to give life to them that are of a contrite heart Isay 57. 15. And againe Come unto me all ye that labour Mat. 11. 28. and are heavy laden and I will give you rest Such as feele the burthen of their sinnes originall and actuall and grone under the same labouring to have the release and ease of Matth. 5. 3. them and such as are poore in spirit and sensible of their spirituall wants and weaknesse lowly in heart and base in their owne esteeme and therefore labour for the free pardon of all their offences for the righteousnesse of Jesus Phil. 3. 9. Christ which is by faith and a joyfull sense of the love and favour of God which is better than life it selfe and pray for that peace of God even that tranquillity of conscience that passeth all naturall understanding such as are thus humbled are fit objects of mercy and compassion C. 4. 7. for the Lord giveth grace unto the humble they are capable of rest and refreshment Such broken hearts are the sacrifices Iam. 4. 6. Psal 51. 17. of God a broken and a contrite heart O Lord thou wilt never despise who so doth pray with David hide thy V. 9 10 11 12. face from my sinnes and blot out all mine iniquities Create in mee a cleane heart O God and renue a right spirit within mee Cast me not away from thy face and take not thy holy spirit from me Restore unto mee the joy of thy salvation c. that poore soule shall be liberally comforted and fully refreshed in the bowels of Christs endlesse compassions Never did any Faithfull penitent heart depart from the throne of Grace without some sensible consolation Never did Christ since the foundations of the Isa 1. world reject any of his poore ransomed members but though their sinnes were as red as crimson they became as white as snow so that the bones which the Lord had broken did ever thereafter rejoyce in his mercy CHAP. 4. The reason of the former point ALl the weary Saints of Christ are refreshed whether Gal. 3. 28. Eph. 6. 9. these be rich or poore Jewes or Greeks bond or free mals or female for with God there is no respect of persons but as many as walke according to this rule peace shall be upon them and mercy and upon the Israel of God Who Gal 6. 16. else should be invited unto the participation of mercy to be partakers of the privileges and comforts of the Kingdome Phil. 2. 8 9. of Christ but such as he came into the world to save whom should he refresh but those whom he hath redeemed Matth. 10. 6. And whom should hee exalt but those for whose sakes he was humbled and afterward highly exalted Now it is evident that Christ was sent of the Father into the world not to call the righteous but sinners to repentance and to save the lost sheepe of the house of Israel for the same was prophesied of him by the holy Ghost long before his Incarnation Isa 61. 1. c. And when Christ himselfe came to Nazareth where he had beene brought up he went as his custome was into the Synagogue on the Sabbath day and the booke of this Prophecie being delivered of the Minister unto Luke 4. him he expounded the same The Spirit of the Lord is upon me because he hath anoynted me that I should preach the Gospell to the poore hee hath sent mee that I should heale the broken hearted that I should preach deliverance to the captives and recovering of sight to the blind that I should set at liberty them that are bruised and that I should preach the acceptable yeere of the Lord Luk. 4. 16 17 18 19. Hence it is evident that our blessed Saviour was sent of God the Father not for his owne cause but for his afflicted members sake neither came he to be Lord over all but to redeeme all his owne So God the Father delivered Mat. 11. 27. all things unto him he gave him all power both in heaven and in earth made him Lord over all that hee might deliver C. 28. 18. us wretched soules from the jawes of hell and pull us out of the pawes of that infernall Lion Satan whose bondslaves we were sitting in darknesse in the region and shadow of death till that day-spring from on high visited Isay 9. 1. Luke 1. us and set us at libertie Thus our blessed Redeemer sitteth at the right hand of God and maketh intercession for us he helpeth his afflicted servants and sends them release in Rom. 8 34. Gen. 45. 5. their distresses So was Joseph sent into Egypt by God and there exalted for the preservation of his Church and so he was a type of Christ So David was preferred and advanced Psal 18. unto the Kingdome of Israel and so was hee likewise a figure of Christ 2 Sam. 22. CHAP. 5. Damnable is the case of all such as are strangers from Christ WHat shall wee say then of those that are enemies unto the Crosse of Christ Jesus what is the condition Eph. 2. of such as are strangers from the life of God aliens from the common wealth of Israel and forrainers from the Covenants of promise who have hope but are without God in the world walking according to the course of the same according to the Prince of the power of the aire the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience Their estate is most damnable wofull the tragicall plight of all such impenitent and senselesse sinners is to be deplored even with teares of