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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A30702	Cosmo-meros, the worldly portion, or, The best portion of the wicked, and their misery in the enjoyment of it, opened and applyed together with some directions and helps in order to a heavenly and better portion, enforced with many usef[ul] and divine considerations / by Seth Bushell ...	Bushell, Seth, 1621-1684.	1682 (1682)	Wing B6237; ESTC R40782	133,437	408

burning like the burning ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ a fire Isa 10.12 16. As the â—ssyrian glorified himself in the â—esolations of Israel so will the â—ord bring about his own ends â—d glorifie his great Name on â—oud Assyria As he got himâ—â—lf glory upon the imperious â—gyptians before when ripe for â—in at the red Sea Zâ—char 11.8 Thus the pride of Assyria is brought donâ— and the scepter of Egypt deparâ— away and the Lord alone is ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ alted in that day Isa 2.17 Isa 2.17 Sect. IX Ninthly Sometimes the wicâ—ed prosper in this world bâ—come great and are mighty ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ power that so by them Goâ— may chastise and correct his owâ— people And thus the flourisâ—ing rod of the wicked is laâ— upon the lot of the righteous Psal 125.3 anâ— wicked men are advanced thâ— they may be as thorns and brâ—â—ers unto God's People By the he scourgeth his own inherâ—tance He gives a king in his aâ—ger and after takes him away ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ his wrath Hos 13.11 Hos 13.11 Tâ—â— Canaanites were left in the lanâ— that by them the Lord migâ—â— prove Israel and they were â— thorns to prick and grieve theâ— Probably many of these whâ— were thus bitter enemies untâ— Israel were mighty and prosperous in the world not bâ—bâ—cause God loves them but that â—o they might be the more able â—nd fitted and so imployed for â—courges unto his People God â—ives the wicked such a large Dole of outward Mercies not â—ut of his love to them though â—hey are ready to gather that Argument but out of his displeasure towards others The Lord makes use of them only â—s a Rod to whip others whereâ—n when they have served his design then the Rod shall be â—ast into the fire and so burned Thus the Prophet speaks of the â—ofty Assyrian and calls him the Rod of God's anger and saith Isa 10.5 that when the Lord shall have performed his whole work upon â—mount Sion then under his glory ver 12 16. he will kindle a burning like the burning of a fire and so the rod of Assyria shall be consumed The Lord gives his Israel into the hands of the Egyptians under sore servitude for many years on the side of their oppressors there Eccles 4.1 is power but they had no comfâ—â—ter they are afflicted and strangers serve under hard boâ—dage they are in a land that not theirs and hardly entreaâ—ed all this comes to pass nâ— because the Lord loved the â—gyptians and hated the Israelite No the Egyptians are onely scourge and as a pricking brieâ— and grieving thorn unto Israâ—â— to preserve them in God's feaâ— and quicken their graces aâ—â— spiritually raise their hearts tâ— the time appointed and thâ— that nation whom they shall servâ— will I judge saith the Lorâ— Gen. 15.13 14. and afterwaâ—â— shall they come out with great sâ—stance The like might be saâ— of the great men of Babylon whereof the Prophet Isaiah châ— 47.6 7. and many others inâ— whose hands God has giveâ— great things that so they migâ—â— thereby be fit instruments to caâ—ry on his design in the scourgâ— and chastisement of his people Sect. X. Tenthly The Lord gives a â—ge Dole of outward mercies to the wicked in this life to â—ch us who profess the knowâ—ge of God and an interest him as our God to be and ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ like unto him Is God kind to his enemies so should we also unto our enemies Is so bountiful in his gifts then â—nce we should learn to praâ—ce those Divine Lessons left on record and exemplified our Saviour Christ Luk. 6.27 28 35 36. to love our â—â—emies to do good to them that â—te us to bless them that curse ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ to pray for them which deâ—â—ghtfully use us and to be merciâ—â—l as our heavenly Father is also â—â—rciful Thus shall we be the â—â—ildren of the highest for he is â—nd unto the unthankful and to â—â—e evil Luke 6.36 What betâ—â—r pattern can be set before us â—an a pattern from our heavenâ—â— Father Whence can we â—â—ke an Exemplar whereon unerringly to build our practâ— but from the God of truth ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ whose ways are judgmenâ— What more effectual meanâ— the impressing and setting hoâ— of practical truths can there ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ than Example upon Precept ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ both these given by God hâ—â—self In that God is thus boâ—â—tifully good and liberal to â— wicked hence we are to leâ—â— kindness to our enemies and do good not only humanitâ— as they say but homini ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ only to humane nature but ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ men though they act contrâ— to us and be against us Wâ— more against and enemies unâ— God than the wicked of tâ— world who are dead in sins â— trespasses and yet we see hoâ— bountiful the Lord is unto theâ— in dealing them out such larâ— Doles of outward mercies Oâ— let us learn hence to be like oâ— heavenly Father in doing gooâ— May not we argue our selvâ— from hence into such a framâ— Surely the design of God herein to teach us to lay aside all maâ—e and envy and all revenges 1 Pet. 2.1 Rom. 12.19 â—d to overpower our passions â— a spirit of meekness and to ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ like God himself whose â—age we bear in heaping coals ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ fire upon the head of our foes ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ being overcome of evil but â—â—ercomeing evil with good Rom. â— 20 21. Sect. XI Again The Lord gives such â—arge Dole of outward good â—ngs to the wicked in this life â—cause he would have no arguâ—â—nt for love or hatred drawn â—m these outward things â—â—e nature of man is prone to â—her an Argument of love or â—red from the dispensations ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ providence in this world â—d herein judgeth after the â—h as if what 's pleasing to ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ flesh and sensual appetite â—uld argue God's love and â—at's grievous and burdensome ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ the carnal part should be an argument of his displeasurâ— How frequent are the conclâ—sions of men in Scripture-Râ—cord according to this hypâ—thesis Thus Rabshakeh arguâ— for his Master Sennacherib agaiâ— Hezekiah His Master had be very prosperous and success in his Martial Undertaking saith he Hath any of the Gâ— of the nations delivered his lâ— out of the hand of the king of â—syria Isa 36.10 18 19 20. Where are the Gods of hâ— math and Arphad Where are ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ Gods of Sepharvaim And hâ— they delivered Samaria out of ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ hand Who are they amongst the Gods of these lands that hâ— delivered their land out of my haâ— that the Lord should deliver Jeâ—â—salem out of my hand Am I ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ come up without the Lord agaâ—â— this land to destroy it Isa 36. â— Rabshakeh bolsters up himself a confidence that God was wâ— him and why forsooth tâ—â— had all along been so prosperâ— and successful Am I now ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ â— saith he without the Lord â—gainst this land to destroy it â—he successes we have had are â—â—guments sufficient to inform â—s that he is with us and that â—e will succeed them to us How â—any wicked men are there â—â—at upon this bottom stay

to the grave God's paâ—â—â—nce bears with the wicked â—w and lets them take this â—orld and their portion here ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ as some grow great by oppresâ—â—n some rich by rapine some â—l by fraud some bigg by bribes â—hers drunk with pleasures â—d some swilled with the puffs ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ honor They wax fat Jer. 5.28 psal 50.21 they â—ne yea they overpass the deeds ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ the wicked they judge not the use the cause of the fatherless â—t they prosper Thus God in â—â—tience as 't were overlooks â—â—em and they think that he is â—â—together such a one as they are â—â—emselves that he never will â—ll them to account as they â—ever call to account themselves â—nt when the time of this long-â—â—fferance is over then the vaâ—â—ty of these worldly good â—â—ings wherein they did so wanâ—only bless themselves will â—ore than sufficiently appear â—nto them Sect. III. Thirdly the time of this lâ— is the season of God's provideâ—tial dispensations which thougâ— guided and ordered by an innite wisdom yet promiscuoâ—ly fall amongst the children ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ men so as oftentimes the Goâ—ly here they have their cup fillâ— with wormwood Jer. 8.14 psal 73.14 psal 66.11 12. and the waâ— of gall given them to drink Tâ—â—â— are plagued all the day long aâ— chastened every morning They ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ brought into the nest and afflictiâ—â— is laid upon their loins men râ— over their heads they go throuâ—â— fire and water All these aâ— many more hardships they eâ—dure and yet none of the come to pass without God's prâ—vidence which so orders thâ— they shall be fully tried in thâ— present life Luk. 22.31 Amos 9.9 and sifted like as coâ— is sifted in a sieve They haâ— their full dose and share of greâ— and sore afflictions in this prâ—sent life for here 's the time all the misery pain and sorroâ— â—hat ever they shall endure and â—fter this life all their grief shall â—e at an end For God shall â—ipe away all tears from their eyes Rev. 21.4 â—â—d there shall be no more death â—either sorrow nor crying neither â—all there be any more pain for â—â—e former things are passed away â—nd as povidence measures out â—â—ch a share of this life oftenâ—â—mes unto the godly so it yields ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ contrary portion unto the â—icked the good things of this â—resent life fall into their boâ—oms as if the windows of heaâ—en were opened to shour down â— blessing on them and the sluâ—es of hidden yet but worldly â—â—easure being opened did conâ—urr by a joynt confluence to â—ake them happy Their eyes â—â—â—and out with fatness they have â—ore than heart could wish Psal â—3 7 And why This is the â—ime for an infinitely wise and â—idden providence to exert it â—elf in various dispensations â—o as no man may know either love or hatred by all that is before hiâ— Eccles 9.1 The wicked caâ— not hereupon argue that Gâ—â— loves them because they ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ warm in the Sun of a prospâ—rous Estate neither may tâ—â— faithful say that God haâ— them because his dealings seeâ— to be so harsh with them ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ is no arguing from outwaâ—â— providential Dispensations ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ things that are of an eternâ—â— nature as God's love and hâ—tred are We should look uâ—on the way of providence heâ— to be more occult and mystâ—cal than that the sense aâ—â— meaning thereof should so eâ—sily be discerned and so knoâ— this that because now is thâ— time for providence to carâ— on its hidden works therâ—fore the wicked have such â— large Dole of outward gooâ— things given to them Sect. IV. Fourthly Wicked men may â—o somewhat for God here they â—ay be serviceable in some reâ—pect at least do something that â—aterially is a service and God â—ill not be indebted to them He â—nows they are a mercenary and â—amorous generation and that ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ he should not give them waâ—es for any service they are emâ—â—oyed in for him they would â—â—esently clamour on him Now â—od will not have them exclaim â—â—ainst him but if possible stop â—â—eir mouths and will give to â—ery one something for what â—â—ey do for him though it be â—â—ver so little here in this world â—e have a notable place for this Ezek. 29.18 19 20. Nebuchadâ—â—â—zar King of Babylon caused ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ Army to serve a great service â—â—â—inst Tyrus every head was â—de bald and every shoulder was â—ed this great service God ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ him upon and it seems he ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ not as yet given him wages well God he requires aboâ—â— this and seems to complaiâ— that when Nebuchadnezzar aâ—â— his Army had done him such seâ—vice yet he should not have râ—ceived his wages but be as were forgotten all this whilâ— Therefore saith God Behâ— I will give the land of Egypt ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylâ—â— and he shall take her multitude Ezek. 29.18 ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ take her spoil and take her prâ— and it shall be the wages for ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ army I have given him the lâ— of Egypt for his labour whereâ— he served against it because ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ wrought for me saith the lâ— God The Lord will not be ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ debted in the least to any wicâ— man for the least service thaâ— shall do for him nay he is ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ a bountiful Master that he ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ pay those whom he does impâ— not onely according to the mâ— of their service the pains ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ have endured the difficult the work the success that ensued nay take in all the â—cumstantial attendants and acâ—â—â—sories of their imployment ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ will not only pay them acâ—â—rdingly not abating an Ace â—s usually said but as a bounâ—â—â—ul Lord he will give more ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ cause his wages to overflow â—d therefore well may the â—cked who are imployed in â—d's service or at least in such â—rks which materially are a â—vice have sometimes a large â—le of outward Mercies 'T is â—e the wicked in Scripture ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ compared to thorns and briâ— now we know that a thorn â—y serve to stop a gap though â—e but a thorn-bush and if it â—â—e to stop a gap and be of ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ use it hath that benefit by ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ that all that while the Sun â—es upon it and it is kept â—m the fire whereas were it ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ for use it might presently brought to the fire An Arâ—ent by the way to provoke men to be of as much use to ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ Church of God as possibly they can to stop those gap whereby there might be an in to their harm or an occasion their prejudice It may be tâ— is the very thing for which yet thou art in the sun-shiâ— and which keeps thee from fire but if thou once comelâ— be unuseful the fire is the ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ thing thou shalt hear of Mâ— wicked men God doth make of in divers services and mâ— refreshing and good his Churâ—â— shall have from them The Lâ— causes the very earth to help woman and to swallow up the ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ cast out of the Dragon's mâ— to carry her away Earthly ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ not only as to their frame Being but as to their mind motions too are sometiâ—â— made use of for the good

greatness and Honor is his and from them to extoll him for his grace and goodness Lastly And all this must needs â—e now to all Eternity This â—ortion as it's large and rich â—nd excellent so it 's lasting And this is the property that makes precious things to be of â—rue worth indeed when they are of a lasting Nature and will endure The Transiency of the â—weetest delights and most pleaâ—ant enjoyments is that which â—o much in a serious Judgment derogates from their valâ—e and renders them less desireable in that through their fluidness they will not hold Could the wicked man in the midst of his sinfull yet most pleasing delights propound this Question to himself and rationally take and considerately weigh the answer yea but will these things hold will these sports and pastimes last will this course continue shall it be alwaies thus with mee how would this give check to his full Career and curb the rains let loose before him how would it blast and as a Worme at thâ— root cause all the Harvest of hiâ— joy to whither This would â—â—tedate the Prophets threatninâ— who tells him that his Harveâ— shall be an heap in the day of grieâ— and of desperate sorrow Isaiah 5 11. And that his root shall be roâ—tenness and his blossom go up as dusâ— Isaiah 5.24 And the moâ— when he considers what a Portioâ— he has lost which would have eâ—dured for ever the which â— Moth nor Rust could corrupt Math. 6.20 1 Pet. 1.4 noâ— Thieves break through and stealâ— an Inheritance Incorruptible Vndefiled and that never fades away We read that when Esau did buâ— hear Isaac his Father tell what â— blessing he had given unto Jacob then Esau fell a weeping oh Esau he fell a weeping Genes 27.37 38. when he saw what a blessing he was falleâ— short of Oh that God would now strike upon the Hearts oâ— men that have so little minded any thing but the things of this present World that they may duely consider what a Blessed Portion they hazzard the Eternâ—l loss off Oh. thou hast cause â—o weep didst thou truely know â—hy loss and State That which â—hou hast heard of the good things â—hat the Lord hath reserved to â—ll Eternity for his Saints is but ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ scantling hint of what might â—e given and all Infinitly short â—f such an Infinitly Blessed â—ortion Now compare but that â—ith what is thy Portion and â—hat is like to be thy Portion â—nd thou hast cause to weep Â§. X. Lastly What is like to be thy â—nd thou that hast all thy good â—hings in this present World That 's a matter of momentous â—onsideration If indeed thou â—ouldest ruffle it out and swagâ—er here and enjoy thy hearts â—esire and there an end it â—ere somewhat And alas the â—allantoe's of the World never question but that their day ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ endure for ever that to moâ—â— shall be as this day and much mâ— abundant Isa 56.12 Oh bâ— there 's somewhat else remains ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ afterwards This their sweâ— must have a sower sauce theâ— vomit up their sweet morselâ— and it proves bitterness in thâ— latter end Take but a view â— some particulars and enter wiâ— David into the Sanctuary of Geâ— and then you shall understand thâ— end 2 Sam. 4.26 Jerem. 2.19 Psal 73.17 And First Oh the perplexity oâ— Spirit that Worldly men havâ— when they come to dye Hâ— that has made Mammon his God when Death Arrests him and hâ— shall see an end of all his Worldly Comforts Quantumlibet delectant jactantia divitiarum tumor bonorum vorago popinarum bella Theatricorum c. Aufert omnia ista una febricula adhuc viventibus totam falsam beatitudinem subtrahit remanet manis saucia conscientia Aug. de Catechiz Rud. c. 16. how wiâ— he then be perplexed when he must bid farewell to all now farewell House and Lands and Friends and Acquaintance and alâ— merry Meetings I shall never have comfort in you any more Oh then Death it will be truely the King of terrors to him Job 18.14 It was so with Adrian the Emperour when he was to die Animula quae nunc abibis in loca c. O thou my Soul my Soul whether art thou going thou shalt never have more Jests nor be jocund any more O my poor pallid Soul where art thou going So a man that has all his Good in this present World may say at his Death whether is this poor Soul of mine a going I have lived here thus many years and I have had many merry Meetings I have eaten the fat and drunk the sweet and gone in the best aray I have had a day and oh that I were as in months past but now my day is gone what shall become of me I am now launching out into the black Ocean of Eternity where 's darkness and dimness of anguish oh what shall become of me what Peace have I now when all is gone Oh the perplexed cogitations confused reasonings and tumultuating thoughts that the Spirit of a Worldly Man shall be tossed withal wheâ— Death shall arrest and dragg him out of his dwelling Oh then what would he not give do or suffer for a little Peace but Death's answer to him wilâ— be like that of Jehu driving furiously to Joram's Messengers what hast thou to do with Peace turn thee behind me Little does he now think of it but the Lâ—rd sees that his day is coming Psal 37.13 Though he see not his day a coming yet the Lord sees that day is coming Latimer hath a story in one of his Sermons that he Preached before King Edward of a rich man 2 Kin. 10.18 that when he lay upon his sick bed there came one to him and told him that certainly by all the reasons they can judge he was like to be a man for another World a dead man As soon as ever he hears but these words they are Latimer's words I onely repeat them as his words and they were before a King and so in due reverence spoke they will not be too broad words nor too rude I hope for us to hear as soon as ever he did but hear this what must I dye saith he send for a Physitian wounds sides heart must I dye and thus he goes on and there could nothing be got from him but such horrid expressions must I dye must I dye and go from all these here was all here 's the end of this man that has all his Good things in this present World Another when he lay upon his sick bed calls for his baggs and laies a bagg of Gold to his Heart and then bids them take it away saith he it will not do Another when he lay upon his sick bed his Friends came to him and said what lack you what would you have would you have any Beer would you be shift to the other side or to some other part of the bed want you any thing oh no

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