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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A52476	Three choice and profitable sermons upon severall texts of Scripture viz. Jer. 30. 17, John 14. 3, Heb. 8. 5 : the first of them being the last sermon which he preached at the court of election at Boston, the second was the last which he preached on the Lords-Day, the third was the last which he preached on his weekly-lecture-day : wherein (beside many other excellent and seasonable truths) is shewed, the Lords soveraignty over, and care for his church and people, in order to both their militant and triumphant condition, and their fidelity and good affection towards himself / by that reverend servant of Christ, Mr. John Norton ...	Norton, John, 1606-1663.; Norton, John, 1606-1663. Copy of the letter returned by the ministers of New-England to Mr. John Dury about his pacification.	1664 (1664)	Wing N1324; ESTC R40050	44,511	76

People I will not more then intimate to you the Paradoxes that the Text doth abound with Sion and acknowledged and yet no man careth for her A People none neglected like them a People none beloved like them Neglected if you look at men beloved if you look at God A People whose very adversaries are instrumental to their prosperity These are such Riddles as we may truely say Gods grace onely makes A strange occasion may that seem to be which God takes for the healing of his People in Isa 57.17 18. I have seen his wayes i. e. his frowardness and covetousness and will heal him Ezek. 11.15 16 17. Thy brethren even thy brethren c. they say Get ye farre from the Lord unto us is the land given in possession Therefore say Thus saith the Lord although I have cast them farre off c. though I have scattered them c. yet will I be a little Sanctuary unto them I will gather you c. Zech. 3.2 The Lord rebuke thee O Satan even the Lord that hath chosen Jerusalem Is not this a brand pluckt out of the fire They had been in the Furnace long enough As the Lord dealeth thus with his people so Davia maketh use of the like in his personal case 2 Sam. 16.12 It may be the Lord will look upon mine affliction and requite me good c. bless me because of his cursing The Reasons of the point are Reas 1. From the Sympathy that there is between the Head and the Members Christ is sensible of the sufferings of his Out-cast It is true that the Out-cast doth suffer it is a greater truth that the God of the Out-cast suffereth Isa 63.9 In all their affliction he was afflicted it relateth to Israel in Egypt Zech. 2.8 He that toucheth you toucheth the apple of his Eye it relateth to the good Figs in exile It is no little ease that our sorrows touch Christ according to Heb. 4.15 We have not an high Priest that cannot be touched c. What though the Out-cast suffereth for sin yet he hath a sufferer with him and in this respect what Paul said to his Corinthians 2 Cor. 2.2 that doth Christ say to his Out-cast If I make you sorry who is he that maketh me glad but the same that are made sorry by me Reas 2. Because that Gods Name suffereth while his Out-casts do thus suffer Exod. 32.12 if God should destroy Israel the Egyptians will say For mischief hath he brought them c. Deut. 32.27 Were it not that I feared the wrath of the enemy lest their adversaries should behave themselves strangely and say Our hand is high and the Lord hath not done all this You remember the argument which Ioshua useth Chap. 7 8 9. When Israel falleth before the enemy what wilt thou do to thy great Name The destruction of Israel would raise a scandal to Religion and the God of Israel Reas 3. To capacitate the Out-cast to receive the benediction of a Father the actual blessing of his People To be Gods people is one thing but to be made meet to receive the blessing of his people is another thing Zech. 3.2 The Lord even the Lord that hath chosen Ierusalem c. God in election hath made them his people and determined to bless them 't is this that doth pluck the brand out of the fire Ier. 24.5 6 7. I will set mine eyes upon them for good I will bring them again I will build them I will give them an heart to know me c. Ier. 30.22 31.33 I will be their God and they shall be my people and vers 9. Ye shall come with weeping and supplications c. Ye shall come there is their Return with weeping and supplications there is their Repentance and the Lord hath undertaken for it I am a father to Israel and Ephraim as bad as he is is my first-born The cause of their being his people a penitent people a blessed people is his fatherly relation to them Ier. 32.38 39. Ier. 30.7 Alas it is the time of Iacobs trouble but he shall be saved out of it Vse 1. Instruction 1. Hence learn that Sion is subject to sad Apostacy or defections Ier. 2.5 13 21. I planted thee a noble vine We must acknowledge God planted us I may say a Scripture vine and if so a noble vine but you see a generous vine subject to be a degenerate vine Exod. 32.7 8. They turned aside quickly But as the Oratour solemnizing a sad funeral desired to have learned Mortality from another Instance rather then that of Scaliger so I would God would learn us this truth from some other instances rather then from these Churches I may mention notwithstanding the Polititians observation concerning the stage of action usually changed in thirty years because the persons that make the major vote are usually changed and gone by that time Something about that time hath our time been in this land now perhaps the major vote is changed you may say in such and such a case many a time and had such been alive these actions and those in Church or Court would not have been so carried on But I will not dwell here I wish we might learn such instances from some other example and not from our selves Instr 2. Sions Apostacy brings upon Sion sad Calamity 'T is a truth that Israel embraceth not God til God first embrace Israel 't is also a truth that God forsaketh not Israel till Israel first forsake him Ier. 5.25 If good things be withheld from us Iniquity is the cause Lam. 3.39 if evil things be brought upon us the cause is sin There was a time when Solomon was at rest 1 Kings 5.4 There was no adversary nor evil occurrent there was a time again when Solomon had many adversaries 1 King 11.14 23 26. Solomon hath rest while he is in his integrity Solomon hath adversaries that was the time of his Apostacy Is there no dispensation but Iudah must serve Shishak 2 Chron. 12.8 what is the reason thereof it is because they would not subject themselves to the yoke of God not the power of the Egyptians but their non-subjection to God made them subjects to Shishak Ier. 14.11 7.16 Ieremiah pray not for them I will not hear saith the Lord there is no dispensation Ier. 27.12 non-subjection to the yoke of Christ subjected Iudah to the yoke of Babylon Abuse of Liberty is that which forfeiteth the use of liberty Instr 3. Sions Maladie is not cureable with Calamity Isai 4.8.10 would not one think a furnace should cure the outcast they are so good that they are called the good figs and yet so bad as that seventy years captivity would not make them good enough for the end Those that were seventy years in the furnace do cry out Lord why hast thou hardned our hearts from thy fear Isai 63.17 you that think you have a new man do not forget that you have within you also an old