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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A12529	Noahs doue, or Tydings of peace to the godly A comfortable sermon preached at a funerall. By Samuel Smith minister of Gods word at Prittlewel in Essex.	Smith, Samuel, 1588-1665.	1619 (1619)	STC 22851; ESTC S110828	14,797	60

to warne me and to teach mee that if I commit the same sinne God is iust still I shall bee sure to partake of the same punishment and so to breake off their sinnes by repentance But alas though wee see and heare daily of neuer so many fearefull examples of Gods iudgements against sinne and sinners where is the man that saith alas What haue I done for farre are many from marking Gods dealing with others Secondly this ministers matter Vse 2 of instructiō vnto all that we marke well the vpright It is the counsell the Holy Ghost giues vnto vs heere followe them as they haue followed God bee carefull to imitate their vertues so shalt thou bee sure to pertake of their praise Heb. 11. Our labour shall not be in vaine in the Lord He is a plentifull rewarder of them that seeke him And euer remember that God is vnchangeable true hee that stood by them and carried them out through all their miseries and afflictions will bee as strong in thee if thou be carefull to walke with him as they haue done Marke the vpright man and behold the iust The next thing wee are here to take notice of is the description of a godly man or that man that especially is to be marked hee is an vpright man and a iust man These titles wee see are frequent often vsed in the Scriptures and the Lord doth honor his seruants with them whence we are taught this instruction Doct. 2 That Gods seruants in this life may attaine vnto that measure of grace and sanctication Gods seruants may be called vpright men and iust here Iob. 1.1 Luk. 1. Act. 10. Heb. 11.38 as that they may truely be called vpright and iust men Thus doth the Lord commend Iob to bee an vpright and iust man It was the cōmendations of Zacherie Cornelius diuerse others mentioned in the Scripture Which Doctrine indeed deserues to bee vrged and pressed to stop the mouthes of those that are euer disgracing Gods people with their taunts Oh you are holy you are an vpright man you are a iust man but herein they despise not man but God who hath holinesse in his seruants Heb. 4. without which no man shall see God But if I should stand vpon this point I should bereaue you of some other instruction more fitter for this present occasion which I would willingly impart vnto you And so I come to the second part of the verse The later end of that man shall be peace These words containe in thē the reason why we shold so dilligently obserue the vpright man The later end of that man shall be peace Out of this Reason I obserue two things First the speciall time of refreshing God will take care of the godly at all times yea thogh the Lord doe suffer them to lie vnder affliction for a time hee is not then vnmindfull of them But their later end shall haue a double rewarde Secondly I note the blessing it selfe which shal be conferred vpon them 2. Cor. 13.13 it is peace the greatest blessing and that which goeth beyond all other blessings for it passeth all vnderstanding The Latter end of that man shall be peace The Prophet hauing before exhorted vs to marke and behold the life of the vpright man and iust man comes now to shewe wherein hee is happy aboue others hee shall haue peace Peace is promised vnto him frō God as a iust recompence of his vprightnesse and fastnesse this he shall bee sure of Sathan the world nor his owne corruption shall neuer be able to take it frō him it is an inseparable companion of grace and vertue haue thou grace thou shalt be sure of peace But marke heere it is at their latter end they are not sure of it at all times no no Gods seruants are heere in a warfare they are to fight against the Diuell and a world of wicked men and as our Sauiour teacheth Ioh. 16.33 In the world you must haue tribulation but The latter end shall be peace The Doctrine is Doct. 3 The godly in this life haue many troubles That good men yea the dearest of Gods Saints and seruants in this life shall haue troubles sore affl ctions which they bear so much the more grieuous when on euery side the wicked shall abound in pleasure This was it that so troubled Dauid at this time and before hee wondered at the prosperity of the wicked and on the contrary part was much cast down to see what a loade of afflictions lay vpon the godly but now he recouers himselfe with the comfort of this that howsoeuer Gods people suffer much for a time it is but for a time yea a short they shall bee sure to haue peace at last And now hee hath learned this lesson and can teach it others That looke how many will truely feare the Lord that carefully will endeauour to walke in Gods commandements to the end of their dayes they shall haue crosses and troubles Act. 14.22 so true is that of the Apostle That all that will liue godly in Christ Iesus must suffer persecution Innumerable troubles saith Dauid haue compassed mee from my youth may Israel now say they haue oftentimes afflicted mee from my youth Psal 40.12 but they could not preuaile against mee I might instance this Doctrine by infinite examples Abraham in exile Iob on the dunghil Ioseph innocent Ioseph in the prison as a malefactor in an high degree Ieremy in the stocks Daniel in the denne the people of Israel euen the Israel of God in miserable bondage vnder the Egyptitians So that I conclude that look how many of vs as intēd to be righteous we must looke for afflictions and troubles yea and prepare our hearts thereunto not to bee dismayed at them when they fall vpon vs had though some strange thing had happened vnto vs according to that of the Apostle 1. Pet. 4.12.13 Dearely beloued think it not strange concerning the fiery tryall which is amongst you to prooue you as though some strange things were come vnto you But reioyce in as much as ye are pertakers of Christs sufferings that when his glory shall appeare ye may be glad and reiocye I shall not neede I hope in so euident a truth to search vp more Scriptures to proue it The Reasons that follow will cleare the same vnto vs. Reas 1 First because the godly haue in them many sinnes for sinne is the generall and vniuersall cause of all troubles for so testifieth the Prophet saying Lam. 39.3 Man suffereth for his sinne let vs search try our waies and turne vnto the Lord. So then in as much as all haue sinned all are lyable to chastisements afflictions the iust punishment of sinne and if wee breake his Satutes and keep not his Commandements no maruaile though the Lord doe visit our iniquities with his rod and our sinnes with scourges Secondly because the godly Reas 2 haue many graces