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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A12210	Yea and amen: or, pretious promises, and priviledges Spiritually unfolded in their nature and vse. Driving at the assurance and establishing of weak beleevers. By R. Sibbs D.D. master of Katherine Hall in Cambridge, and preacher of Grayes Inne London. Reviewed by himselfe in his life time, and since perused by T.G. and P.N.	Sibbes, Richard, 1577-1635.; Goodwin, Thomas, 1600-1680.; Nye, Philip, 1596?-1672.	1638 (1638)	STC 22521; ESTC S102402	91,199	446

faith In all cases of extremity we should have a double eye one to look upon our grievances and troubles and another to look upon the issue and event of them Why do men in time of dangerous sicknesse take bitter Physick which is almost death unto them Why doe they then undergo such things as they loath at other times Is it not because they rest upon the skill of the Physitian And shall we then in our distresses dist rust God for our souls when we will trust a weak and mortall man with our bodies If conceit be so strong in earthly things as indeed it is then faith is much stronger when it grounds it selfe upon the truth of the Word When God exercises us with poverty or other afflictions this should teach us submission to his providence in any condition saying Lord do with me what thou wilt only let this poore soule be pretious in thine eyes Thou hast promised that howsoever these afflictions lie heavie upon me yet in the end al shall turn to my good therefore dispose of thy servant at thine owne pleasure I resigne all to thee Here is the rejoycing of a Christian which makes him cheerefully passe through any affliction he knowes that good is intended in all that befals him with what alacrity did Ioseph say unto his brethren Ye sold me hither but God hath turned it to the best that I should preserve and nourish you all and save much people alive who otherwise were like to have perished with famine This made Iob so patiently to say The Lord giveth the Lord taketh blessed be the name of the Lord. This is the ground of all true contentation I have learned saith S. Paul in all estates to be content to be rich and to be poore to abound and to be in want and why so Whatsoever his estate and condition was God turned it to the best shall any man dare to mislike of Gods allowlowance Doth not hee know better what is good for us than we can possibly imagine what is good for our selves This likewise should teach us not to take offence at the reproach and disgrace which is cast upon Gods children for mark the righteous saith David and behold the upright the end of that man is peace The issue of their trouble is ever quietnesse take not one peece of a Christian mans life by it selfe but take it altogether and then thou shalt see the truth of this Doctrine To see Ioseph in the Dungeon and in his irons we haply may bee offended and call Gods providence in question but beholding him in his honour and advancement we cannot but conclude him a happy man So if we look on Iob sitting with sores on the Dunghill there is matter of offence but to see him restored againe and blessed with a greater estate than he had before this is matter of praising God If we consider of Christ abased hanging upon a Crosse so there will be scandall but looke on him exalted to glory far above all Dignities and Powers and then the scandall is soone taken away Let us theresore lay one thing to another when we eye Gods people and we shall see a blessing under their greatest curse Those things which are contrived by mans wit may argue great folly if one part be not annexed to the other therefore looke to the whole work towards his servants and then thou shalt never be offended at their condition This also is a ground of Christian boldnesse in holy courses when a man is fully resolved that come what will come God will turne all to his good it encourages him cheersully to go through any difficulty what is the reason of the fearesulnesse and dastardnesse of most men but only this that if wee doe this or that duty or abstaine not from this or that good action then this crosse and this displeasure by such and such a person will bee brought upon me The Wise man saith That the feare of man bringeth a snare but hee that trusteth in the Lord shall be exalted Let us not regarding the feare of man neglect our duty to God for he can turne the hearts of the Kings on the Earth to seek the welfare of his poorest creature and make thy very enemies to be thy friends He that for sinister ends will offend his Maker may well be excluded to the gods whom they have served Go to the Great men whose persons you have obeyed for advantage to your riches to your pleasures which you have loved more than God or goodnesse You would not lose a base custome a superfluity for me therefore I will not owne you now Such men are more impudent than the Devill himselfe that will claime acquaintance with God at last when they have carried themselves as his enemies all their dayes God wants not means to maintaine his without being beholding to the Devill He hath all helpe hid in himselfe and will then shew it when it shall make most for his owne glory He deserves not to live under the protection of a King that will displease him for feare of a Subject The three Children in Daniel said Know O King that our God can deliver us out of thy hands but if he will not yet neverthelesse we will not fall down and worship thine Image The righteous are bold as a Lion saith the Wise man the Lord is his strong Tower What need we feare any creature when wee have him on our side who hath both Men and Devils at his beck And if God turne all things whatsoever to our good should not wee through the whole carriage of our lives chiefly aime at his honour God writes our names in his Book he numbers our hairs and bottles up our teares he hath a speciall care of us every good deed wee doe he writeth downe to eternity yea if we give but a cup of cold water in his name he taketh notice of it and shall not wee then take speciall occasion to magnifie him in all things We pray daily Hallowed be thy name therfore ought accordingly to observe Gods dealing with us How is it possible that we should give him the glory of his mercies if we never observe them A wicked man considers this makes for my advantage and this for my profit this tends to my ease and wealth c. studying how to make friends and please persons in place above him not respecting Gods honour and glory in the least kind whereas the sincere Chri stian lookes on all things as they tend to his best happinesse and therfore fore-cast thus If I do this or that good then I shall grow in grace wisdom and knowledge but if I neglect it and be carelesse of well doing I shall hurt and wound my soule and break the peace of my conscience by this company and good acquaintance I shall be furthered in holinesse become wiser and better in heavenly understanding if I fall they may raise me