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A14849	The lot or portion of the righteous A comfortable sermon, preached at the Cathedrall Church of Glocester, vpon the fift day of August: Anno Domini. 1615. By Richard Web, preacher of Gods word at Rodborough in Glocestershyre.	Webb, Richard, preacher of God's word.	1616 (1616)	STC 25151; ESTC S102699	41,510	50

true righteousnes wrought in the soule of one cannot there bee suppressed but will spread it selfe abroad and worke vpon others for their conuersion In one word then hee which would be reputed righteous and yet keepeth in all his righteousnes to himselfe and doth not impart it vnto others may iustly bee suspected to haue little or no sound righteousnesse at all within him Thus farre for the person of whome the Prophet doth speake Now let vs come to the things whereof hee doth speake The troubles saith hee of the righteous are many By the word Troubles you must vnderstand all such things as doe molest or disquiet him The Hebrew word is Ranghoth in the plurall number Ranghoth of Raughah in the singular And howsoeuer it be taken now and then Adiectiuely for that which is sinfull or painefull yet here it is put substantiuely and doth note out Euils or afflictions not euils as they are sinnes but as they are chastisemēts For euill is of 2. sorts the one is Malum Culpae and the other is malum paenae the one the euill of sinne the other is the euill of punishment And well may euils or afflictions be called Troubles euen of the effects of them because they are wont to trouble such as haue them You see now the meaning of the words the doctrine arising from them is this That good men and good women shall haue troubles heere in this world Looke how many will truely feare the Lord and taking hold of Christ Iesus by a liuely faith will carefully endeuour to walke in Gods commandements to the ende of their dayes they shall haue crosses and troubles there afflictions tribulations do belong to them and they shall be sure to haue their portion therein So much may we gather out of Esayes words when hee saith Behold I and the children meaning the true members of Christ that were willing to heare obey the words of God wherof he spake before whome the Lord hath giuen me are as signes and wonders in Israel by the Lord of Host which dwelleth in mount Sion g Esay 8.18 So much we may gather out of Ieremies words when hee saith Heare I pray you all people and behold my sorrow speaking of the church of God vnder his owne person My Virgines and my young men are gone into captiuitie I called for my Louers but they deceiued mee my Priests and mine elders perished in the city while they sought their meate to refresh their soules Behold ô Lord how I am troubled my bowels swell mine heart is turned within me for I am full of heauines the sword spoyleth abroad as death doth at home They haue heard that I mourn but there is none to comfort me all mine enemies haue heard of my trouble are glad that thou hast done it h Lament 1.18.19 20 21. So much we may gather out of Zacharies words when he saith Arise ô sword vpon my Shepheard and vpon the man that is my fellow saith the Lord of Hoasts smite the shepheard and the sheepe shal be scattered I will turne mine hand vpon the lettle ones And in all the Land saith the Lord two parts therein shall bee cut off dye but the third shall be left therein And I will bring that third part through the fire and will fine them as the siluer is fined and will trie them as the gold is tryed They shall call on my Name and I will heare them I will say It is my people and they shall say the Lord is my God i Zach. 13.7.8.9 So much we may gather out of Christs words when he saith Behold speaking to his disciples I send you as sheepe in the mids of wolues Beware of men for they will deliuer you vp to the councels will scourge you in their Synagogues And the brother shall betray the brother to death and the Father the Sonne and the Children shall rise against their Parents and shall cause them to die And yee shall be hated of all men for my Name k Mat. 10.16.17.18.21.22 So much wee may gather out of Paules wordes when hee saith For wee are made a gazing stocke vnto the world and to the Angels and to men vnto this houre we both hunger and thirst and are naked and are buffeted and haue no certaine dwelling place and labour working with our own hands we are reuiled and yet we blesse wee are persecuted and suffer it wee are euill spoken of and we pray wee are made as the filth of the world 1. Cor. 4.9.1 the off-scowring of all things vnto this time So much lastly may wee gather to omit many other places out of Dauids words when he saith haue mercy vpō meô Lord for I am ī trouble mine eye my soule my belly are consumed with griefe For my life is wasted with heauinesse my yeares with mourning my strength faileth for my paines and my bones are consumed I was a reproach among all mine enemies but especially among my neighbours and a feare to mine acquaintance who seeing mee in the streete fledde from mee I am forgotten as a dead man out of minde I am like a broken vessell for I haue heard the rayling of great men feare was on euery side while they conspired together against me and consulted to take my life m Psalm 31.9.10.11 Obiect But what may the causes heereof bee Is it because they are more base then others by their stocke and parentage Answ No For in that respect they are the honourablest persons in all the world as beeing begotten and borne not of mortall but of immortall seed euen of GOD himselfe n Ioh. 1.13 Is it because they are more wicked then others by their workes and wayes No for in that respect they are the holiest persons in all the world as beeing washed from their sinnes o Reu. 1.5 and as hauing their conuersation aboue in the heauens themselues p Phil. 3.20 Is it because they are more detestable in the eyes of God then others by their estate and condition No for in that respect they are the dearest q Prou 15.9 Acts 10 ●5 Ioh. 14.23 persons vnto him in all the world as being incorporated into the body of his Sonne and made his children by adoption r Ephes 1.4.5 Is it because they are more beggarly then others by their portion of goods and inheritance here below No for in that respect they are the richest persons in all the world if not by profession yet by right as beeing the heires of all things yea coheyres with Christ of euery thing s Rom. 8.17 So that a man may say to them as Paul did to the Corinthians in these words Let no man reioyce in men for all things are yours whether it be Paul or Apollos or Cephas or the world or life or death whether they bee things present or things to come euen all are yours t 1. Cor. 3.21.22 It is

because they are more troublesome then others by their quarrelsome contentions and brawlings No for in that respect they are the quietest persons in all the world as turning their speares and swords into mattocks and sythes v Esal 2.4 and as going like sheepe to the slaughter-house to bee slaine of others themselues w Rom. 8.36 So that a man may say most truely as Esay hath-it in his prophesie that in the mount of the Lord there is no hurt done x Esay 11.9 Is it because they are more carelesly attended vpon for defence then others by their place and calling No for in that respect they are the safest persons in all the world as hauing the Angels of heauen aboue them for their guard y Psalm 91.11 and the almighty himselfe for their protection z Palm 125.2 Is it lastly because they are more fruitles then others by their idlenes and want of care to doe men good No for in that respect they are the profitablest persons in all the world as being full of good workes and doing good vnto all men a Iob 29.120 Acts. 9.39 Acts 10.2 So that many doe fare the better for their sakes As Laban did for Iacobs sake b Genes 30.27 Potiphar for Iosephs sake c Gen. 39 5. the Israelites for Moses sake Zoar d Exod. 32.14 for Lot sake e Gen 19.21 the marriners for Pauls sake f Acts. 17.24 You see then that it is not for any of these causes nay for these causes a man may wonder why they haue any troubles at all seeing thus that they are the honourablest the holiest to God the dearest in right to all things the richest by a sweete courage the quietest through angels protection the safest and to men of the world the profitablest persons that are in the world a wonder I say may be made why they should haue any troubles at all Reas But the causes are euident and they are these First because God in loue will correct them Secondly because the diuell in malice will assault them And thidly because the world in hatred will pursue them How God in loue will correct them you may read in the Prouerbs in the Hebrews and in the Reuelations In the prouerbs in these words My sonne refuse not the chastening of the Lord neither be grieued with his correction for the Lord correcteth him whom he loueth euen as the father doth the childe in whom he delighteth g Prou 3.11.12 In the Hebrews in these words My sonne despise not the chastning of the Lord neither faint when thou art rebuked of him for whom the Lord loueth he chasteneth and he scourgeth euery sonne that he receiueth h Heb. 12.4.6 In the Reuelations in these words As many as I loue I rebuke and chasten be zealous therefore and amend i Rom. 3.20 The ende that God doth aime at in correcting his is alwayes good In respect of them it is twofold The one is principall the other is subordinate seruing to that principall The principall is their saluation according to Pauls saying in these words For this cause many are weake and sicke among you and many sleepe For if wee would iudge our selues we should not be iudged but when wee are iudged we are chastned of the Lord because wee should not be condemned with the world k 1. Cor. 11 31.32 The subordinate seruing to the principall is their Sanctification accordingly as wee read in the Hebrues in these words For they verily speaking of the fathers of our bodies for a fewe dayes chasteneth vs after their owne pleasures but hee speaking of God the Father of our spirits chasteneth vs for our profite that we might be partakers of his holinesse l Heb 12.20 In which Sanctification of theirs the Lord hath an eye eyther to their sinnes or to their graces To their sinnes either past that they might repent for them or present that they might leaue them or to come that they might preuent them To their Graces eyther for the receiuing of them that they might be fit to entertaine them or for the discouering of them that they might appeare to the world to the praise of the giuer to the comfort of the possessor and to the profite of the beholder or for the exercising of them that they might not rust by lying still like yron or grow vnsauorie like standing-water but glister like golde in the fire and prosper like the tree by the riuers side How the Diuell in malice will assault them You may finde in Iob in Zacharie in Mathew in Marke in Luke in Paul in Peter and in the Reuelations He tormented Iob and spared not m Iob. 1. 2. He stood at the right hand of Iehoshuah the high Priest to resist him n Zach. 3 1. Hee tempted Christ in the wildernes o Matt. 4.26 Hee set vpon the Apostles and winnowed them like wheate p Luke 22.31 Hee threw a young man often into the fire and into the water to destroy him q Mar. 9.22 Hee buffeted Paule and was a pricke to him in the flesh r 2. Cor. 1.2.7 Hee cast out water after the Woman like a flood to drowne her and went and made warre with the remnant of her seede which keepe the commandements of God and haue the testimony of Iesus Christ s Reu. 12.15.16.17 Beeing losed out of his prison hee goeth out to deceiue the people which are in the foure quarters of the earth euen Gog and Magog to gather them together to battell against the Saints t Rou. 20.8.9 In a word hee walketh vp and downe like a roaring lyon seeking daily whom hee may deuour v 1. Pet. 5.8 How lastly the world in hatred will pursue them you may see in the Psalmes in Obadiah in Matthew in Iohn in Paul and in the Reuelations In the Psalmes in these wordes Thou makest vs to turne backe from the aduersaries and they which hate vs spoyle for themselues Thou giuest vs as sheepe to be eaten and doest scatter vs among the Nations w Psal 144.10.11 In Obadiah in these words For thy crueltie against thy brother Iacob shame shall couer thee and thou shalt be cut off for euer When thou stoodest on the other side in the day that the strangers carryed away his substance strangers entred into his gates cast lottes vpon Ierusalem euen thou wast as one of them x Obad. 10.11 In Mathew in thesew words Beware of men for they will deliuer you vp to the councells will scourge you in their Synagogues And the Brother shall betray the brother to death and the Father the Sonne and the children shall rise against theyr parents and shall cause them to die And yee shall be hated of all men for my Name y Matt. 10.17.21.22 In Iohn in these words If you were of the world the world would loue his owne but because you