Centurions servant of the palsie Peters mother-in-law of a fever Stilleth the tempest on the sea Driveth out the devils out of the two men possessed among the Gergezens Matth. 8. 2 3 13 14 15 16 26 28 c. Mark 5. 2. Luke 4. 33 39. Luke 5. 12 13. chap. 8. 1 2. He cured the sick of the palsie whom they brought on a bed to him The woman who had the bloody-issue cured by touching his garment Raised from the dead Jairus daughter giveth sight to two blind mâ—…n healeth a dumb man possessed of a devil Matth. 9. 2 6 7 20 25 28 32. Mark 2. 3 4. Luke 8. 44. Mark 9. 20. He cured the withered hand Matth. 12. 10 13. The five loaves and the two fishes wherewith he fed 5000. He walked on the sea Matth. 14. 15 16 25. Luke 9. 12. John 6. 5 6. He cured the daughter of the woman of Canaan who was vexed with a devil He cured multitudes With seven loaves and a few little fishes he fed four thousand men besides women and children Matth. 15. 21 30 31 33 34. He cured the lunatick Matth. 17. 15 16. He cureth two other blind men Matth. 20. 30 c. He said unto the fig-tree Let no fruit grow on thee henceforth for ever and presently the fig-tree withered away Matth. 21. 19. He cast out the unclean spirit Mark 1. 23. He cured the blind man with spittle Mark 8. 22 23. The miraculous number of fish taken by Peter and his company when Christ had commanded them to take their net and cast it into the sea Luke 5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9. He healed the Centurions servant raised the Widows only son from the dead when they were carrying him to be buried Luke 7. 2 3 c. 11 12 13 c. He made the woman straight who had by reason of an infirmity been bowed and could not stand up Luke 13. 11 12 13. He cured a man of a dropsie Luke 14. 2 3 4. Christ healed the ear with a touch which the disciples had cut off Luke 22. 51. Christ healed ten lepers Luke 17. 12 13 14 15 16. He restored sight to another blind man Luke 81. 41 42 43. He turned water into wine at the marriage-feast in Cana John 2. 7 8 9. He healed the noble-mans son by his word which the noble man believed and found that his child mended the same hour Christ spake John 4. 47 49 50 51 52 53. He cured the man who had had an infirmity 36 years and had waited long at the pool and could not get in John 5. 5 6 7 8 9. He restored sight to the man who was born blind he anointed his eyes with clay and spittle and bid him wash c. John 9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7. He raised Lazarus from the dead after he had been laid in his grave John 11. 43 44. He caused Peter and other disciples to cast their net into the sea and they took a miraculous number of fishes John 21. 6 7 8. Many wonders and signs were done by the Apostles Acts 2. 43. chap. 14. 3. Peter raised up the lame man who had lain at the temple-gate Acts 3. 2 6 7. Ananias and Saphira both at the Apostles word fell down dead c. And by the hands of the Apostles were many signs and wonders wrought c. they brought sick folks and them who were vexed with unclean spirits and they were healed every one Acts 5. 9 10 12 15 16. Philip did many miracles cast out unclean spirits healed palsies and lame Acts 8. 6 7. Peter healed Aeneas of the palsie and raised Dorcas from the dead Acts 9. 34 40 41. Paul cured the cripple at Lystra who had been lame from his mothers womb Acts 14. 8 9 10. Paul cast out the spirit of divination out of the maid Acts 16. 16 17 18. And God wrought special miracles by the hands of Paul so that from his body were brought to the sick handkercheifs c. and the diseases departed from them and the evil spirits went out of them Acts 19. 11 12. Paul raised Eutichus from the dead when he had fallen down from the window Acts 20. 9 10. Paul healed the father of Publius of his fever and bloody-flix and others Acts 28. 8 9. CHAP. XLIV Of the Kings of Israel and Judah How they came to their Power and Office GIdeon had judged Israel he had seventy sons Abimelech one of the sons of Gideon by his servant by subtilty with the men of Shechem that it was better one should reign than all the seventy sons procures money hires vain and light persons and kills all his brethren except Jotham the youngest who hid himself Abimelech by the men of Shechem and the house of Millo made King After a few years he was slain by a piece of milstone a woman threw down on him after whom Judges governed a long time till Samuel Judges 9. Israel by the Elders came to Samuel and said Make us a King to judg us like all the nations and though God was displeased at it and said They had rejected not Samuel but God himself that he should not reign over them yet he bids Samuel hearken unto them and make them a King 1 Sam. 8. Samuel before Saul came was told of God of his coming and that he should be the man whom he should anoâ—…nt king Samuel anoints him king accordingly 1 Sam. 9. chap. 10. According to this afterwards all the people went to Gilgal and there they made Saul king before the Lord 1 Sam. 11. 14 15. Samuel said to Saul When thou wast little in thine own sight wast thou not made the head of the tribes of Israel and the Lord anointed thee king over Israel c Because thou hast rejected the word of the Lord he hath rejected thee from being king 1 Sam. 15. 17 23. Samuel by Gods special direction anointed David the son of Jesse to be king although Saul was yet living and the spirit left Saul and came upon David 1 Sam. 16. 1 12 13 14. And after Sauls death the men of Judah came to Hebron and there they anointed David king over Judah but Abner made Ishbosheth the son of Saul king over all Israel 2 Sam. 2. 1 2 3 4 8 9. After the death of Ishbosheth being slain came all the tribes of Israel to David unto Hebron c. And all the Elders of Israel came c. and king David made a league with them and they anointed David king over Israel 2 Sam. 5. 1 2 3. Adonijah David his son being about to set up himself David sets up Solomon 1 Kings 1. 5 6 c. God sâ—…id to Solomon Thou hast not kept my covenant c. I will surely rend the kingdom from thee and will give it to thy servant c. Ahijah the Prophet told Jeroboam That God would give ten tribes unto him and take the kingdom out of the hands of Solomons son and give ten tribes unto him
Nations which the Lord destroyeth before your face Deut. 8 19 20. If thy brother c. thy daughter or thy wise c. intice thee secretly saying Let us go and serve other gods c. thou shalt not spare him thou shalt surely kill him c. Deut. 13. 6 7 8 9 c. If thou wilt not hearken unto the voice of the Lord thy God to observe to do all his commandments and his statutes which I command you this day all these curses shall come upon thee and overtake thee Cursed thou in the city and cursed thou in the field c. Deut. 28. 15 16 17 to the end chap. 29. 19 20. Achan sinned in taking the accursed thing and the anger of the Lord was kindled against the children of Israel c. and the men of Ai smote them c. And God said He who is taken with this accursed thing shall be burned with fire he and all that he hath because that he hath transgressed c. and accordingly Achan and his was stoned and burned Josh. 7. 1 4 5 13 15 24 25 26 If ye forsake the Lord and serve strange gods then he will turn and do you hurt and consume you after he hath done you good Josh. 24. 20. Sampsons Delelah was his ruine Judg. 16. 15 16 17 18 19 20 21. The Benjamites cut off and destroyed for the great sin in abusing the Levites concubine to death Judg. 18. chap. 19. God threatens Eli for his suffering his sons to sin so in the Priesthood 1 Sam. 2. 22 23 to the end The Lord said I will perform against Eli all things which I have spoken concerning his house c. for I have told him that I will judg his house for ever for the iniquity which he knoweth because his sons made themselves vilâ—… and he restrained them not and therefore have I sworn unto the house of Eli That the iniquity of Eli's house shall not be purged with sacrifice nor burnt-offerings for ever 1 Sam. 3. 11 12 13 14. He smote the men of Bethshemesh because had looked into the ark of the Lord c. fifty thousand and seventy men 1 Sam. 6. 19. The elders of Israel came to Samuel and said Make us a king to judg us like all the nations c. And the Lord said unto Samuel c. they have not rejected thee but they have rejected me that I should not reign over them c. and God said You shall cry out because of your king c. and the Lord will not hear you in that day 1 Sam. 8. 4 5 7 18 19. chap. 10. 19. The Lord sent thunder and rain in Wheat-harvest and all the people feared the Lord and Samuel We have added unto all our sins this evil to ask us a king c. if ye shall still do wickedly ye shall be consumed both ye and your king 1 Sam. 12. 12. 16 17 18 19 25. Saul offered sacrifice himself c. Samuel said to him Thou hast done foolishly c. but now the kingdom shall not continue 1 Sam. 13. 9 10 13 14. Samuel said to Saul Because thou hast rejected the word of the Lord he hath also rejected thee from being King 1 Sam. 15. 9 11 23 26. The Lord also takes away his Spirit from Saul and an evil spirit from the Lord troubled him 1 Sam. 16. 1 14. And when Saul enquired of the Lord the Lord answered him not neither by dreams nor by urim nor by Prophets c. Then he goes to a familar spirit c. Samuel said Why hast thou disquieted me c. Saul said God is departed from me and answereth me no more c. The Lord hath rent the kingdom out of thine hand because thou obeyed not the voice of the Lord nor executed his fierce wrath upon Amalek c. therefore hath the Lord done this thing unto thee this day c. 1 Sam. 18. 6 7 15 16 17 18 19. Uzzah put forth his hand unto the Ark of God and took hold of it c. and the anger of the Lord was kindled against Uzzah and God smote him there for his error or rashness and there he dyed c. Michal Davids wife despised David for his dancing before the Ark c. therefore she had no child unto the day of her death c. 2 Sam. 6. 16 23. Davids sin in the matter of Uriahs wife c. displeased the Lord 2 Sam. 11. 27. And Nathan said unto David c. Thus saith the Lord God of Israel I anointed thee king over Israel c. and if that had been too little I would moreover have given unto thee such and such things Wherefore hast thou despised the commandment of the Lord to do evil in his sight that thou hast killed Uriah c. Now therefore the sword shall never depart from thy house c. Behold I will raise up evil against thee out of thine own house and I will take thy wives before thine eyes and give unto thy neighbour and he shall lye with thy wife in the sight of this Sun c. the child also shall surely dye c. And the child dyed 2 Sam. 12. 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 18. Then Amnon his son forceth Tamar sister of Absalom c. And Absalom killeth Aâ—…non 2 Sam. 13. 11 12 13 14 28 29. Absalom conspired against David and rebels 2 Sam. 15. Absalom went in unto his fathers concubines in the sight of all Israel 2 Sam. 16. 21 22. Absalom is slain himself 2 Sam. 18. 14 15. There was a famine c. and David enquired of the Lord and the Lord answered It is for Saul and his bloody house because he slew the Gibeonites c. The children of Israel had sworn unto them and Saul sought to slay them in his zeal c. 2 Sam. 21. 1. Josh. 9. 15. And the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel c. David said Go number the people c. So the Lord sent a pestilence upon Israel c. And there dyed seventy thousand men 2 Sam. 24. 1 2 15. Adonijah put to death by Solomons order and Joab for his sin killing of Abner and Amasa also put to death and Shimei also put to death for his cursing of David 1 Kings 2. 24 25 28 31 32 33 34. If you shall at all turn from following of me you or your children and will not keep my commandments c. then will I cut off Israel out of the land which I have given them and this house which I have hallowed for my name will I cast out of my sight and Israel shall be a proverb and a by-word c. 1 Kings 9. 6 7 8. And the Lord was angry with Solomon because his heart was turned from the Lord God of Israel who had appeared unto him twice c. Therefore the Lord said unto Solomon Forasmuch as this is done of thee and thou hast not kept my covenant c. I will surely rend the
thou hadst known the gift of God and who it is who saith unto thee c. John 4. 10. I came from heaven to do the will of him who sent me And this is the fathers will who sent me that of all he hath given me I should lose nothing c. That every one who seeth the son and believeth on him may have everlasting life John 6. 38 39 40. Him being delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledg of God ye have taken c. Act. 2. 23. Against the holy child Jesus whom thou hast anointed both Herod and Pontius Pilate c. Were gathered together for to do whatsoever thy hand and thy counsel determined before to be done Acts 4. 27 28. Him hath God exalted with his right hand a Prince and a Saviour Act. 5. 31. God commended his love towards us in that while we were yet sinners Christ died for us c. The grace of God and the gift by grace c. Rom. 5. 8 15 16. What the law could not do c. God sending his own son c. Rom. 8. 3. All things are of God who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus 2 Cor. 5. 18. Jesus who gave himself c. According to the will of God and our father Gal. 1. 4. God sent forth his son made of a woman made under the law to redeem them who are under the law c. Gal. 4. 4 5. Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus c. Who hath blessed us c. in Christ and chosen us adopted us c. Ephes. 1. 3 4 5 c. 1 Pet. 1. 3 4. God who is rich in mercy for his great love wherewith he loved us even when we were dead in sins hath quickened us c. That in ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in kindness towards us through Jesus Christ for by grace are ye saved Ephes. 2. 4 5 6 7 8. chap. 3. 9 10. Titus 3. 4 5 6. What is man that thou art mindful of him or the son of man that thou visitest him Heb. 2. 6. Psal. 8. 4. In this was manifest the love of God towards us because that God sent his only begotten son into the world that we might live through him herein is love not that we loved God but that he loved us and sent his son to be the propitiation for our sins c. And we have seen and do testifie that the father sent the son the saviour c. 1 John 4. 9 10 14. And this is the record that God hath given us eternal life and this life is in his son 1 John 5. 11. God willing more abundantly to shew unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel confirmed it by an oath that by two immutable things in which it was impossible for God to lye we might have strong consolation who have fled for refuge to lay hold of the hope set before us Heb. 6. 17 18. Who is he in and by whom this salvation is conveyed and wrought John 1. 17. It is Jesus Christ. And I will put enmity between thee and the woman and between thy seed and her seed it shall bruise thy head and thou shalt bruise his heel Gen. 3. 15. The Lord said unto Abram c. And in thee shall all families in the earth be blessed Gen. 12. 3. Abraham shall c. And all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him Gen. 18. 18. The Lord said to Isaac c. In thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed Gen. 26. 4. The Lord said to Jacob c. and in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed Gen. 28. 14. The scepter shall not depart from Judah nor a Lawgiver from between his feet until Shiloe come and unto him shall the gathering of the nations be binding his foal unto the vine and his Asses colt c. Gen. 49. 10. I know my redeemer lives c. Job 19. 25. Sacrifice and offering thou didest not desire c. Then said I lo I come c. Psal. 40. 6 7 8. Heb. 10. 5 6 7. The stone which the builders refused is become the head of the corner Psal. 118. 22. Act. 4. 10 11 12. The Lord possessed me in the beginning of his way before his works of old I was set up from everlasting from the beginning or ever the earth was c. Then I was by him one brought up and I was dayly his delight rejoycing always before him rejoicing in the habitable parts of his earth and my delight with the sons of men Prov. 8. 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31. The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light They who dwell in the land of the shadow of death upon them hath the light shined c. For unto us a child is born unto us a son is given c. Isa. 9. 2 3 6. Matt. 4. 15 16. There shall be a root of Jesse who shall stand for an ensign of the people to it shall the Gentiles c. Isa. 11. 1 2 10. O Zion who bringeth good tidings c. Behold the Lord shall come c. His arm shall rule for him his reward is with him he shall feed his flock like c. Isa. 40. 10. Behold my servant whom I uphold c. He shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles he shall not cry nor lift up c. I will give thee for a Covenant to the people for a light to the Gentiles to open the blind eyes to bring out the Prisoners Isa. 49. 1 2 6 7. Act. 13. 47. The Lord God hath given me the tongue of the learned that I should know how to speak a word in season c. I gave my back to the smiters and my cheeks c. Isa. 50. 4 6. Matt. 26. 67. The spirit of the Lord God is upon me because the Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings c. To bind up the broken heart to proclaim liberty to the captives and the opening of the prison unto them who are bound c. Isa. 61. 1 2 3 c. Luk. 4. 17 18 19 20 21. Who is this who cometh from Edom with dyed garments c. Mighty to save why art thou red in apparel and thy garment like him who treadeth c. Isa. 63. 1 2 3. I will raise unto David a righteous branch c. And in his days Judah shall be saved c. He shall be called the Lord our righteousness Jer. 23. 5 6. Joh. 1. 45. I will shake all nations and the desire of all nations shall come c. Hagga 2. 7. Behold the man whose name is the Branch and he shall grow up out of his place and he shall build the temple of the Lord c. Zech. 6. 12 13. Behold thy king cometh he is just and having salvation lowly and rideing upon an Ass and upon a Colt the fole of an Ass
c. Zech. 9. 9. Matt. 21. 5 7 8. That which is conceived in her is of the holy Ghost and she shall bring forth a son and thou shalt call his name Jesus for he shall save his people from their sins Matt. 1. 21. The spirit of God like a dove lighted upon Jesus and loe a voice from heaven saying this is my beloved son in whom I am well pleased Matt. 3. 16 17. John said unto him art thou he who should come or do we look for another Jesus said c. Shew John c. The blind receive their sight c. And blessed is he who shall not be offended in me c. For this is he of whom it is written c. Come unto me all that labour c. Matt. 11. 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 28 29. The voice out of the cloud said This is my beloved son in whom c. I am well pleased hear ye him Matt. 17. 5. And the Angel said c. I bring you good tidings of great joy which shall be to all people For unto you is born this day in the City of David a saviour who is Christ the Lord. And this shall be a sign to you you shall find the babe wrapped in swadling clothes lying in a manger c. Glory to God in the highest and on earth peace good-will towards men c. Symeon to whom it was revealed by the holy Ghost that he should not see death before he had seen the Lord Christ took up the child Jesus into his arms and blessed God and said c. For mine eyes have seen thy salvation c. Luke 2. 10 11 12 14 25 26 28 30. They who are whole need not a Physician c. I came not to call the righteous but sinners to repentance Luke 5. 31 32. Jesus said unto Zacheus this day is salvation come to this house c. For the son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost Luke 19. 8 9 10. John seeing Jesus coming unto him said behold the Lamb of God who taketh away or beareth the sins of the world c. We have found the Messias which is being interpreted the Christ and he brought him to Jesus c. Phillip said to Nathaniel we have found him whom Moses in the Law and the Prophets did write Jesus c. John 1. 29 30 41 42 45. As Moses lifted up the Serpent c. Even so must the son of man be lifted up that whosoever believed in him should not perish but have everlasting life c. That the world through him should be saved John 3. 14 15 17. Num. 21. 8 9. I know that Messias cometh which is called Christ when he cometh he will tell us all things Jesus said unto her I who speak unto thee am he John 4. 25 26. The works that I do bear witness of me that the father sent me c. And ye will not come to me that ye might have life John 5. 36 40. Labour c. for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life which the son of man shall give you for him hath God the father sealed c. The bread of God is he who cometh down from heaven and giveth life unto the world c. And Jesus said unto them I am the bread of life he who cometh to me shall never hunger c. I am the living bread which came down from heaven if any man eat of this bread he shall live for ever c. John 6. 27 33 35 51. When ye have lift up the son of man then shall ye know that I am he c. John 8. 28. Jesus said doest thou believe on the son of God he said c. who is this Lord that I might believe on him And Jesus said unto him thou hast both seen him and it is he who talketh with thee John 9. 35 36 37. I am the door said Jesus by me if any man enter in he shall be saved c. I am come that they might have life and that they might have it more abundantly I am the good sheepherd c. I give them eternal life John 10. 9 10 11 15 28. I came not to judge c. but to save the world John 12. 47. I have glorified thee on earth I have finished the work thou gavest me to do John 17. 4. These things are written that ye might believe that Jesus is that Christ the son of God and that believing ye might have life through his name John 20. 31. Jesus Christ c. Whom ye crucified whom God raised c. This is the stone which was set at nought c. Neither is their salvation in any other For there is none other name under heaven given among men whereby we must be saved c. Against thy holy child Jesus whom thou hast anointed both Herod and Pontius Pilate Act. 4. 10 11 12 27. Jesus whom ye slew c. Him hath God exalted c. to be a Prince and a saviour to give repentance unto Israel and forgiveness of sins Act. 5. 30 31. Through this man is preached unto you the forgiveness of sins Act. 13. 38. We believe that through the grace of our Lord Jesus we shall be saved Act. 15. 11. Jesus Christ whom God hath set forth or fore-ordained to be a propitiation through faith in his blood Rom. 3. 24 25. Who was delivered for our offences and raised again for our justification Rom. 4. 25. When we were yet without strength in the set time Christ dyed for the ungodly c. While we were yet sinners Christ dyed for us c. If when we were enemies we were reconciled unto God by the death of his son c. our Lord Jesus by whom we have now received the atonement Rom. 5. 6 8 10 11. Who shall deliver me from this body of death I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord Rom. 7. 24 25. For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid which is Jesus Christ 1 Cor. 3. 11. They were all baptized into Moses c. did all drink the same spiritual drink for they did all drink of the same spiritual Rock which followed or went with them and that Rock was Christ 1 Cor. 10. 4. All the promises of God into him are yea and in him are Amen unto the glory of God 2 Cor. 1. 20. God who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ c. God was in Christ reconciling the world unto himself 2 Cor. 5. 18 19. Jesus Christ who gave himself for our sins Gal. 1. 3 4. In him we are blessed chosen adopted accepted have remission of sins all things Ephes. 1. 3 4 c. The son of God who loved me and gave himself for me Gal. 2. 20. Jesus himself being the chief corner-stone in whom all the building c. Ephes. 2. 20 21. Christ is the head of the Church and the saviour of the body Ephes. 5. 23. We look for the
garments c. He cryed with a loud voice saying My God my God why hast thou forsaken me c. Jesus when he had cryed again with a loud voice yeelded up the Ghost Mat. 27. 27 28 29 30 34 35 46 50. See John 19. 23 24 c. The Son of man came to give his life for a ransome for many Mar. 10. 45. I have a baptism to be baptized with and how am I straitned till it be accomplished Luke 12. 50. And being in an agony he prayed more earnestly and his sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling down to the ground Luke 22. 44. Thus it is written and thus it behooveth Christ to suffer Luke 24. 46. My flesh which I will give for the life of the world John 6. 51. I lay down my life for the sheep c. I lay down my life that I may take it up c. no man taketh it from me but I lay it down of my self c. John 10. 15 17 18. It is expedient for us that one man should dye for the people c. He prophesied That Jesus should dye for that Nation and not for that Nation only but c. John 11. 50 51 52. Greater love hath no man than this that a man lay down his life for his friends John 15. 13. The cup which my Father hath given me shall I not drink it Joh. 18. 11. Those things which God spake before by the mouth of all his Prophets that Christ should suffer he hath so fulfilled Acts 3. 18. The Church of God which he hath purchased with his own blood Acts 20. 28. Jesus Christ whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation for sin through faith in his blood Rom. 3. 24 25. Jesus who was delivered for our offences Rom. 4. 25. Christ dyed for the ungodly c. While we were yet sinners Christ dyed for us c. We were reconciled to God by the death of his Son Rom. 5. 6 8 10. God sent his Son c. and for sin or by a sacrifice for sins condemned sin in the flesh c. Who is he who condemneth it is Christ that dyed Rom. 8. 3 34. Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us 1 Cor. 5. 7. Ye are bought with a price 1 Cor. 6. 20. Christ dyed for our sins according to the Scripture 1 Cor. 15. 3. He hath made him to be sin for us who knew no sin 2 Cor. 5. 21. Jesus Christ who gave himself for our sins c. Gal. 1. 4. The Son of God c. who gave himself for me Gal. 2. 20. Christ hath loved us and given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling savour c. Christ loved the Church and gave himself for it Ephes. 5. 2 25. He became obedient unto the death even the death of the Cross Phil. 2. 8. We have redemption through his blood c. having made peace through the blood of his Cross c. hath he reconciled in the body of his flesh through death Col. 1. 14 20 21 22. The Man Jesus Christ who gave himself a ransome for all c. 1 Tim. 2. 5 6. His Son who c. when he had by himself purged our sins c. Heb. 1. 3. Jesus made c. for the suffering of death c. that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man for it became him c. to make the Captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings c. that through death he might destroy him who had the power of death that is the Devil Heb. 2. 9 10 14. Though he were a Son yet learned he obedience by the things which he suffered Heb. 5. 8. Who needed not daily as those High-Priests to offer up sacrifice c. for this he did once when he offered up himself Heb. 7. 27. Christ being come c. by his own blood he entered in once into the Holy Place c. How much more shall the blood of Christ who through the eternal Spirit offered up himself without spot to God purge your consciences c that by the means of death for the redemption of transgressions c. Where a Testament is there must also of necessity be the death of the Testator c. Neither was the first Testament dedicated without blood c. And without shedding of blood is no remission c. Nor yet that he should offer himself often c. But now once in the end of the world hath he appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself c. Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many c. Heb. 9. 11 14 15 16 18 22 24 25 26 28. We are sanctified through the offering of the body of Christ once for all c. This man after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever sate down c. For by one offering he hath perfected for ever them who are sanctified c. To the blood of sprinkling which speaks better things than that of Abel Heb. 10. 10 12 14. Heb. 12. 24. Jesus also that he might sanctifie the people with his own blood suffered without the gate Heb. 13. 12. The spirit of Christ c. When it testified before-hand the sufferings of Christ c. The precious blood of Christ 1 Pet. 1. 11 19. Christ also suffered for us leaving us an example c. Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on or to the tree 1 Pet. 2. 21 24. Christ also hath once suffered for sins the just for the unjust c. Being put to death in the flesh c. 1 Pet. 3. 18. Forasmuch then as Christ hath suffered for us in the flesh let us c. 1 Pet. 4. 1. Jesus Christ who gave himself a ransom for all c. 1 John 2. 6. Hereby perceive we the love of God because he laid down his life for us 1 John 3. 16. Unto him who hath loved us and washed us from our sins in his own blood Rev. 1. 5. Thou wast slain and hast redeemed us unto God by thy blood c. Rev. 5. 9. The Lamb slain from the foundation of the world Rev. 13. 8. He treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God Rev. 19. 15. 5thly He fulfilled all righteousness of the Law bare the Curse took away the hand-Writing of Ordinances is our righteousness I will make mention of thy name of thine only Psal. 71. 16. In thy name shall they rejoice all the day and in thy righteousness shall they be exalted Psal. 89. 16. Surely shall one say in the Lord have I righteousness c. In the Lord shall all the seed of Israel be justified and shall glory Isa. 45. 24 25. The servants of the Lord and their righteousness is of me saith the Lord Isa. 54. 17. I will cause the branch of righteousness to grow up unto David c. And this is the name wherewith he shall be called the Lord
of man hath power on earth to forgive sins Mat. 9. 2 6. All manner of sins and blasphemies shall be forgiven to men but the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men And whosoever speaketh a word against the Son of man it shall be forgiven him but whosoever speaks against the Holy Ghost it shall not be forgiven him in this world neither in the world to come Mat. 12. 31 32. To give knowledg of salvation unto his people by the remission of their sins through the tender mercies of our God whereby the day spring from on high hath visited us Luke 1. 77 78. I say unto thee Her sins which are many are forgiven for she loved much but to whom little is forgiven the same loveth little And he said unto her Thy sins are forgiven thee Luke 7. 48 49. It behoveth Christ to suffer c. and that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name Luke 24. 46 47. Behold the Lamb of God who taketh away the sins of the world John 1. 29. Repent c. that your sins may be blotted out when the time of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord and he shall send Jesus c. Acts 3. 19 20. Jesus c. hath God exalted with his right hand to be a Prince and a Saviour for to give repentance to Israel and forgiveness of sins Acts 5. 30 31. To him gave all the prophets witness That through his name whosoever believeth in him shall receive remission of sins Acts 10. 43. Be it known unto you c. that through this man is preached to you the forgiveness of sins Acts 13. 38. To open the eyes c. that they may receive forgiveness of sins c. Acts 26. 18. Whom God hath set forth or fore-ordained to be a propitiation through faith in his blood to declare his righteousness for the remission or passing over of sins Rom. 3. 25. Christ dyed for our sins according to the Scriptures c. The sting of death is sin and the strength of sin is the Law but thanks be to God who giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ 1 Cor. 15. 3 56 57. God was in Christ reconciling the world to himself not imputing their trespasses unto them c. For he hath made him to be sin for us 2 Cor. 5. 19 21. Jesus Christ who gave himself for our sins Gal. 1. 3 4. In whom ye have redemption through his blood the forgiveness of sins according to the riches of his grace wherein he hath abounded c. Eph. 1. 7 8. Col. 1. 14. And you c. hath he quickned together with him having forgiven you all trespasses Col. 2. 13. Jesus Christ who gave himself for us that he might redeem us from all iniquity Tit. 2. 13 14. His Son c. when he had by himself purged our sins sate down Hebr. 1. 2 3. Wherefore it behoveth him to be made like unto his brethren c. to make reconciliation for the sins of the people Heb. 2. 17. I will be merciful unto their unrighteousnesses and their sins and their iniquities I will remember no more Heb. 8. 12. If the blood of bulls c. sanctifieth c. how much more shall the blood of Christ who offered himself c. purge our consciences c. by means of death for the redemption of the transgression Without shedding of blood no remission of sin c. Once in the end of the world hath he appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself c. Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many Heb. 9. 13 14 15 22 26 28. This man after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever sate down Heb. 10. 12. Who his own self bear our sins in his own body on or to the tree c. by whose stripes ye were healed 1 Pet. 2. 24. Christ also hath once suffered for sins the just for the unjust that he might bring us unto God 1 Pet. 3. 13. The blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin c. If we confess our sins he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness 1 Joh. 1. 7 9. If any man sin we have an Advocate with the Father Jesus Christ the righteous and he is the propitiation for our sins and not for ours only but also for the sins of the whole world c. I write to you little children because your sins are forgiven you for his names sake 1 John 2. 1 2 12. He was manifested to take away our sins c. 1 John 3. 5. Herein is love not that we loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins 1 John 4. 10. Jesus Christ c. who hath loved us and washed us with his own blood from our sins Rev. 1. 5. Reconciliation to and peace with God Fury is not in me c. Let him take hold of my strength he may make peace with me he shall make peace with me Isa. 27. 4 5. The Lord is well pleased for his righteousness sake Isa. 42. 21. The chastisement of our peace was upon him and with his stripes we are healed Isa. 53. 5. Seventy weeks are determined c. to make reconciliation for iniquity Dan. 9. 24. He shall be a Priest upon his throne and the counsel of peace shall be between them both Zech. 6. 12 13. This is my beloved Son in whom I am well pleased Mat. 3. 17. Go to my brethren and say unto them I ascend unto my Father and unto your Father and unto my God and your God John 20. 17. The word which God sent unto the children of Israel preaching peace by Jesus Christ Acts 10. 36. We have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ c. For if when we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son much more being reconciled c. We say in God through our Lord Jesus Christ by whom we have now received the Atonement Rom. 5. 1 10 11. God who hath reconciled us unto himself by Jesus Christ and hath committed unto us the ministry of reconciliation to wit that God was in Christ reconciling the world unto himself not imputing their trespasses c. 2 Cor. 5. 18 19. The glory of his grace wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved Eph. 1. 6. But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by he blood of Christ for he is our peace who hath made both one hath broken down the middle-wall of partition between us hath abolished in his flesh the enmity the law of commandments in ordinances for to maâ—…e in himself of twain one new man so making peaâ—… That he might reconcile both unto God in one body by the cross having slain the enmity thereby or in himself and came and preached peace to you who were
mighty works there because of their unbelief Mat. 13. 58. Peter began to sink through unbelief Jesus said unto them O thou of little faith wherefore didst thou doubt Mat. 14. 29 30 31. He appeared unto the eleven and upbraided them with their unbelief and hardness of heart because they believed not them who had seen him after he was risen c. but he who believed not shall be damned Mark 16. 14 16. Thou shalt be dumb and not able to speak until the day that these things shall be performed because thou believest not my word which shall be c. Luke 1. 19 20. But those mine enemies who would not that I should reign over them bring hither and slay them before me Luke 19. 27. He who believeth not is condemned already because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God c. He who believeth not the Son shall not see life but the wrath of God abideth on him John 3. 18 36. Verily verily I say unto you Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man and drink his blood ye have no life in you John 6. 53. I said therefore unto you That you shall dye in your sins for if ye believe not that I am he ye shall dye in your sins John 8. 24. Ye believe not because ye are not of my sheep as I said unto you My sheep hear my voice c. John 10. 26 27. If any man hear my words and believe not c. He who rejecteth me and receives not my words hath one who judgeth him the word which I have spoken the same shall judg him in the last day John 12. 47 48. If a man abide not in me he is cast forth as a branch and is withered and men gather them and cast them into the fire and they are burned John 15. 6. He will reprove the world of sin c. of sin because they believe not on me John 16. 8 9. Beware therefore lest that come upon you c. Behold ye despisers and wonder and perish for I will work a work in your days a work which you shall in no wise believe though a man declare it unto you Acts 13. 40 41. How shall they call on him in whom they have not believed Rom. 10. 14. Well because of unbelief they were broken off c. and thou standest by faith c. God spared not the natural branches c. Rom. 11. 20 21. He who doubteth is damned if he eat because not of faith for whatsoever is not of faith is sin Rom. 14. 23. The Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven c. taking vengeance on them c. who obey not the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ who shall be punished with everlasting destruction c. 2 Thes. 1. 8. Antichrist shall prevail upon such who shall perish because they received not the truth in the love thereof or the love of the truth that they might be saved and for this cause God shall send them strong delusions that they shall believe a lye that they all might be damned who believe not the truth but had pleasure in unrighteousness 2 Thes. 2. 8 9 10 11 12. Holding faith c. which some having put away concerning faith have made shipwrack of whom is Hymeneus and Alexander whom I have delivered unto Satan that being chastised they might learn not to blaspheme 1 Tim. 1. 19 20. Unto them who are defiled and unbelieving is nothing pure but even their minds and consciences are defiled Titus 1. 15. If the word spoken by Angels was stedfast and every transgression and disobedience received a just recompence of reward How shall we escape if we neglect so great salvation which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord c. Heb. 2. 2 3. I swear in my wrath they shall not or if they shall enter 〈◊〉 rest Take heed brethren lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief in departing from the living God c. And to whom swear he that they should not enter into his rest but to them who believed not So we see that they could not enter in because of unbelief Heb. 3. 11 12 18 19. The word Preached did not profit them not being mixed with faith or because they were not united by faith to it in them who heard c. They to whom it was first preached or the Gospel was first Preached entered not in because of unbelief Heb. 4. 2 6. The just shall live by faith but if any man draw back my soul shall have no pleasure in him But we are not of those who draw back to perdition but of them who believe to the salvation of the soul Heb. 10. 38 39. Without faith it is impossible to please God For he c. Heb. 11. 6. See that ye refuse not him who speaketh for if they escaped not who refused him who spake on earth much more shall not we if turn away from him who speaketh from heaven Heb. 12. 25. Let him ask in faith c. For he that wavereth is like c. Let not that man think he shall receive c. James 1. 5 6 7. Unto you who believe he is precious but unto them who are disobedient the stone which the builders disallowed of the same is made the head of the corner and a stone of stumbling and a rock of offence unto them who stumble at the word being disobedient whereunto also they were appointed 1 Pet. 2. 7 8. What shall the end be of them who obey not the Gospel of God 1 Pet. 4. 17 18. He who believeth not God hath made him a lyar because he believeth not the record which God gave of his Son and this is the record That God hath given unto us eternal life and this life is in his son c. He who hath not the son hath not life 1 John 5. 10 11 12. The fearful and unbelieving c. shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone which is the second death Rev. 21. 8. He who despised Moses law dyed without mercy c. Of how much sorer punishment suppose ye shall he be thought worthy who have trodden under foot the son of God c. Heb. 10. 28 29. See more of trusting in God chap. 16. CHAP. XII Characters of Saints Good men and Believers appearing in word and deed 1. That such may be known from others by their fruits THE tree is known by his fruit O generation of vipers how can ye being evil speak good things for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth good things and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things Mat. 12. 33 34 35. John 3. 6. Ye cannot serve God and Mammon c. that which is highly esteemed among men is an abomination c. Luke 16. 13 15. Some have not
your fruit unto holiness and the end everlasting life Rom. 6. 14 22. There is no condemnation to them who are in Christ Jesus c. For the law of the spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death c. As many as are led by the spirit of God are the sons of God for ye have not received the spirit of bondage c. but the spirit of adoption c. And if children then heirs heirsof God and joynt heirs with Christ c. We know that all things work together for good to them who love God c. If God be for us who can be against us he who spared not his own Son c. How shall he not with him also freely give us all things Who shall lay any thing to the charge of Gods elect is it not God who justifies who is he that condemns c Who shall separate us from the love of Christ c We are more then Conquerors c. Rom. 8. 1 2 14 15 16 17 28 31 32 33 34 35 37. Gal. 4. 5 6 7. Whosoever believeth c. shall not be ashamed c. They that call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved Rom. 10. 11 12 13. Know ye not that ye are the Temple of God c. Whether Paul or Apollo or Cephas or the World or Life or Death or things present or things to come all are â—…ours and ye are Christs and Christ is Gods 1 Cor. 3. 16 22 23. chap. 6. 19. Do ye not know that the Saints shall judg the world c We shall judg Angels how much more things which pertain unto this life 1 Cor. 6. 2 3. The unbelieving husband is sanctified by the wife and the unbelieving wife is sanctified by the husband else were your children unclean but now are they holy c. He who is called in the Lord being a servant he is the Lords free-man 1 Cor. 7. 14 22. If any man love God the same is known of him 1 Cor. 8. 3. To the glory of God by us 2 Cor. 1. 20. Ye are the Temple of the living God as God hath said I will dwell in them and walk in them and I will be their God and they shall be my people c. I will be a father unto you and ye shall be my sons and daughters saith the Lord Almighty 2 Cor. 6. 16 18. Christ gave himself c. that he might deliver us from this present evil world Gal. 1. 4. Ye are all the children of God c. And if Christs then Abrahams seed and heirs according to the promise Gal. 3. 26 29. ch 4. 28. And because ye are sons God hath sent forth the spirit of his son into your hearts crying Abba father c. And if a Son then an heir of God through Christ Gal. 4. 6 7. Brethren ye have been called unto liberty only use not liberty for an occasion unto the flesh Gal. 5. 13. Blessed be God who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly things c. Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children c. What is the riches of the glory of his Inheritance in the Saints c. The Church which is the body the fulness of him who filleth all in all Ephes. 1. 3 5 18 23. God who is rich in mercy and hath made us to sit together in Heavenly places in Christ Jesus c. We are no more strangers c. but fellow-Citizens with the Saints and of the houshold of God c. Ye are built together for a habitation for God through the spirit Ephes. 2. 4 6 19 22. For me to live is Christ and to dye is gain Phil. 1. 21. The peace of God which passeth all understanding shall keep your hearts and minds through Jesus Christ c. The God of peace shall be with you Phil. 4. 7 9. Giving thanks to the father who hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the Saints in light who hath delivered us from the power of darkness and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son c. The mystery which hath been hid from ages c. but now is made manifest unto his Saints to whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery c. Col. 1. 12 13 26 27. Your life is hid with Christ in God c. The elect of God holy and beloved Col. 3. 3 12. That ye would walk worthy of God who hath called you unto his kingdom and glory 1 Thes. 2. 12. God hath not appointed us unto wrath but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ who dyed for us that whether we wake or sleep we should live together with him 1 Thes. 5. 9 10. Brethren beloved of the Lord c. He called you by our Gospel to the obtaining of the glory of the Lord Jesus Christ c. Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God even our father who hath loved us and given us everlasting consolation and good hope through grace 2 Thes. 2. 13 14 16. Godliness is profitable unto all things having the promise of the life that now is and of that which is to come c. We trust in the living God who is the Saviour of all men especially of those who believe 1 Tim. 4. 8 10. Godliness with contentment is great gain 1 Tim. 6. 6. Unto the pure all things are pure Tit. 1. 15. Being justified c. we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life Tit. 3. 7. The angels c. are they not all ministring-spirits sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation Heb. 1. 13 14. There remaineth therefore a rest or keeping of a fabbath unto the people of God c. Heb. 4. 9. chap. 6. 19. God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love which ye have shewed towards his name c. wherein God willing more abundantly to shew unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel confirmed it by an oath that by two immutable things wherein it was impossible for God to lye we might have strong consolation who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us Heb. 6. 10 17 18. The excellency of the new Covenant and the Saints priviledges under it Heb. 8. 7 8 9 10 11. chap. 10. 16 17 18 19. Others had trials of cruel mockings and scourgings c. of whom the world was not worthy Heb. 11. 36 37 38. Ye are come unto Mount Sion and unto the City of the living God the heavenly Jerusalem and to an innumerable company of angels to the general assembly and church of the first-born who are written or enrolled in heaven and to God the Judg of all and to the spirits of just men made perfect and to Jesus c. and to the blood of sprinkling which speaketh c. Heb. 12. 22 23 24.
14 c. Behold these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig-tree and find none cut it down why cumbreth it the ground c Strive to enter in at the strait gate Luke 13. 7 24. When ye have done all those things which are commanded you say we are unprofitable servants we have done that which was our duty to do Luke 17 10. In every nation he that feareth God and worketh righteousness is accepted of him Act. 10. 35. Walk while ye have the light lest darkness come upon you John 12. 35. Ye call me Master and Lord and ye say well for so I am John 13. 13. Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away and every branch that beareth fruit he purgeth it that it may bring forth more fruit c. Herein is my father glorified that ye bring forth much fruit c. I have chosen you and ordained you that you should go and bring forth fruit and that your fruit should remain John 15. 2 8 16. Herein do I exercise my self to have always a conscience void of offence towards God and towards men Acts 24. 16. We also should walk in newness of life c. Yeild your selves unto God as those who are alive from the dead and your members as instruments of righteousness unto God c. Know ye not that to whom ye yield your selves servants to obey his servants ye are to whom ye obey whether of sin unto death or obedience unto righteousness Rom. 6. 4 13 16. Ye also are become dead unto the Law c. that we should bring forth fruit unto God c. That we should serve in newness of spirit and not in the oldness of the letter Rom. 7. 4 6. We are debtors not to the flesh to live after the flesh for if ye live after the flesh ye shall dye but if ye through the spirit mortifie the deeds of the body ye shall live Rom. 8. 12 13. I beseech you brethren by the mercies of God that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice holy acceptable unto God your reasonable service and be not conformed unto this world but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind that ye may prove what is that good that acceptable will of God c. Provide things honest in the sight of all men Rom. 12. 1 2 17. Ephes. 5. 10. It is high time to awake out of sleep c. The night is far spent the day is at hand Let us therefore cast off the works of darkness and let us put on the armour of light Let us walk honestly as in the day not in rioting and drunkenness c. But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ and make no provision for the flesh to fulfil the lusts thereof Rom. 13. 11 12 13 14. None of us liveth to himself and no man dyeth to himself for whether we live we live unto the Lord c. Whether we live therefore or dye we are the Lords c. Righteousness and peace c. For he who in these things serveth Christ is acceptable to God and approved of men Rom. 14. 7 8 9 17 18. I would have you wise to that which is good and simple concerning evil Rom. 16. 19. The body is not for fornication but for the Lord c. Your bodies are the members of Christ c. And ye are not your own for ye are bought with a Price Therefore glorifie God in your bodies and in your spirit which are Gods 1 Cor. 6. 13 15 19 20. chap. 3. 16 17. Be ye steadfast c. always abounding in the work of the Lord forasmuch as you know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord 1 Cor. 15. 58. Whether therefore ye eat or drink or whatsoever ye do do all to the glory of God 1 Cor. 10. 31. Wherefore we endeavour or labour that whether present or absent we may be accepted of him c. The love of Christ constraineth us because we thus judg that if one dyed for all then were all dead c. That they who live should not henceforth live unto themselves but unto him who dyed for them 2 Cor. 5. 9 14 15. Having therefore these promises dearly beloved let us cleanse our selves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit perfecting holiness in the fear of God 2 Cor. 7. 1. Providing for honest things not only in the sight of the Lord but in the sight of men 2 Cor. 8. 20. Be not deceived God is not mocked for whatsoever a man soweth that shall he also reap for he who soweth to the flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption But he who soweth to the spirit shall of the spirit reap life c. Gal. 6. 7 8. ch 5. 16. According as he hath chosen us in him c. that we should be holy and without blame before him in love Ephes. 1. 4. Created c. unto good works which God hath foreordained that we should walk in them Ephes. 2. 10. I therefore c. beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called c. This I say therefore and testifie in the Lord that ye henceforth walk not as other Gentiles in the vanity of their mind c. But ye have not so learned Christ c. That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man which is corrupt according to deceitful lusts And be renewed in the spirit of your minds and that ye put on that new man which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness Ephes. 4. 1 17 20 22 23 24. Col. 3. 9 10. Be ye therefore followers of God as dear children c. Ye were sometimes darkness but now light in the Lord Walk as children of the light c. Have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness but rather reprove them c. See then that ye walk circumspectly not as fools redeeming the time Ephes. 5. 1 8 11 15 16. That ye may approve things which differ or try things which are excellent that ye be sincere and without offence till the day of Christ c. Being filled with the fruits of righteousness which are by Jesus Christ unto the glory and praise of God c. According to my earnest expection c. Christ shall be magnified in my body whether it be by life or by death c. Let your conversation be as becometh the Gospel of Christ Phil. 1. 10 11 20 27. Work out your own salvation with fear and trembling c. That ye be blameless and harmless the sons of God without rebuke in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation among whom ye shine or shine ye as lights in the world c. All seek their own things not the things of Jesus Christ Phil. 2. 12 15 21. Brethren be ye followers of me and mark them who walk so as ye have us for an ensample for many walk of whom I have told you c. even weeping the
c. but I will proceed no farther Job 40. 4 5. I have heard of thee c. but now mine eyes see thee wherefore I abhor my self c. Job 42. 5 6. Hath he smitten bim c By this therefore shall the iniquity of Jacob be purged and this is all the fruit to take away his sin Isa. 27. 7 8 9. My fury and mine anger was poured out c. They are not humbled unto this day neither have they feared nor walked in my law Jer. 44. 6 10. I will cause you to pass under the rod c. and you shall remember your wayes c. and ye shall loath your selves in your own sight Ezek. 40. 37 38 43. Some of them of understanding shall fall c. to purge and to make them white Dan. 11. 35. I will bring the third part through the fire and will refine them as silver Zech. 13. 9. Lest I should be exalted above measure c. there was given to me a thorn in the flesh a messenger of Satan to buffet me 2 Cor. 12. 7. 3dly To make them to remember God and things above look to own them and close with them Jacob was greatly afraid and distressed and Jacob said O God of my father Abraham c. the Lord who saidst unto me Return c. Gen. 32. 6 7 8 9 10 11 12. He suffered thee to hunger c. that thou mayst know that man lives not by bread alone but c. Deut. 8. 3. When Manasseh was in affliction he besought the Lord his God c. then Manasseh knew that the Lord he was God 2 Chron. 33. 12 13. God hath overthrown me and hath encompassed me with his net c. for I know my redeemer liveth and he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth c. in my flesh shall I see God Job 19. 6 25 26 27. When my heart is overwhelmed lead me to the rock that is higher than I for thou hast been a shelter Psal. 61. 2 3. When he slew them then they sought him and they returned and enquired early after God and they remembred that God was their rock c. Psal. 78. 34 35. It is good for me that I have been afflicted that I might learn thy statutes the law of thy mouth is better to me than thousands of gold c. Psal. 119. 71 72. Such as escape of the house of Jacob shall no more again stay upon him who smote them but shall stay upon the Lord the holy one of Israel in truth Isa. 10. 20 21. In that day it shall come to pass that the glory of Jacob shall be made thin c. At that day shall a man look to his maker and his eyes shall have respect to the holy One of Israel and he shall not look to the altars c. Isa. 17. 4 5 6 7 8. Wherefore doth a living man complain c let us search and try our ways and turn again unto the Lord Lam. 3. 39 40. I will cause you to pass under the rod c. and ye shall know that I am the Lord Ezek. 20. 37 38. Behold I will hedg up thy way c. Then shall she say I will go and return to my first husband for then was it better with me than now c. Hos. 2. 6 7 8. chap. 5. 15. We had the sentence of death in our selves that we should not trust in our selves but in God who raiseth the dead who delivered us c. 2 Cor. 1. 8 9 10. Our light affliction c. worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory while we look not at the things which are seen but at the things which are not seen c. 2 Cor. 4. 17 18. 4thly For Gods own glory and the furtherance of the Gospel I will harden Pharoahs heart that he shall follow after them and I will be honoured upon Pharoah and upon all his host that the Egyptians may know that I am the Lord c. And the Egyptians pursued after them c. and the children of Israel were sore afraid c. Exod. 14. 4 9 10 17 18. He fed thee with Manna c. that he might make thee know that man doth not live by bread alone but by every word which proceedeth out of the mouth of the Lord doth man live Deut. 8. 3. Howbeit because by this deed thou hast given great cause to the enemies of the Lord to blaspheme the child also that is born unto thee shall surely die 2 Sam. 12. 14. Hast thou considered my servant Job c and still he holdeth fast his integrity although thou movest me against him to destroy him without cause Job 2. 3. Surely the wrath of man shall praise thee the remainder of wrath shalt thou restrain Psal. 76. 10. The three childrens sufferings made persecutors acknowledg and give honour to God Dan. 3. 27 28 29. So Daniels sufferings made Darius the king who had caused him to be cast into the lions den to acknowledg and honour God Dan. 6. 20 26 27. Master Who did sin this man or his parents that he was born blind Jesus answered Neither hath this man sinned nor his parents but that the work of God might be made manifest in him John 9. 1 2 3. Jesus said This sickness is not unto death but for the glory of God that the Son of God might be glorified thereby John 11. 3 4. This spake he signifying by what death he should glorifie God John 21. 18 19. We are troubled on every side c. that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our body for we who live are always delivered unto death that the life of Jesus might be manifest in our mortal flesh 2 Cor. 4. 8 9 10 11. When Paul was buffeted c. he besought the Lord thrice that it might depart and it was said My grace is sufficient for thee for my strength is made perfect in weakness most gladly will I therefore rather glory in my infirmities that the power of Christ may rest upon me c. 2 Cor. 12. 7 8 9 10. I would have you understand c. that the things which have happened to me have fallen out to the furtherance of the Gospel c. and many of the brethren of the Lord waxing confident by my bonds are much more bold to speak the word without fear Phil. 1. 12 13 14. If ye be reproached for the name of Christ c. the spirit c. on your part he is glorified 1 Pet. 4. 14. 5thly For the effecting of great good and advantage to those who are exercised with trouble c. Josephs afflictions and sufferings his being sold by his brethren and after being imprisoned happened through God to his great honour and advantage He advanced to be next the king his brethren who sold him made to bow to him and honour him and are nourished by him His fathers sorrow also recompensed in that Joseph provided for
but whoso trusteth in the Lord shall be safe Prov. 29. 25. Take heed and be quiet fear not neither be faint-hearted c. because Syria Ephraim c. have taken evil counsel against thee c. I shall not stand Isa. 7. 3 4 5 6 7. And I will wait upon the Lord who hideth his face from the house of Jacob and I will look for him Isa. 8. 17. It shall be said in that day Lo this is our God we have waited for him and he will save us Isa. 25. 9. Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace whose mind is staid on thee Isa. 26. 3. The Egyptians shall help in vain c. therefore have I cryed c. their strength is to sit still c. Thus saith the Lord In returning and rest you shall be saved in quietness and in confidence shall be your strength c. Isa. 30. 7 15. Fear not for I am with thee be not dismayed for I am thy God c. Isa. 41. 10 13 14. Who is among you who feareth the Lord who obeyeth the voice of his servant who walketh in darkness and hath no light let him trust in the name of the Lord and stay upon his God Behold all ye who kindle a fire c. Isa. 50. 10 11. Fear ye not the reproach of men neither be ye afraid of their revilings c. I even I am he who comforteth you Who art thou that thou shouldest be afraid of a man that shall die c. and forgettest the Lord thy maker Isa. 51. 7 12 13. It is the Lords mercies that we are not consumed because his compassions fail not c. It s good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the Lord Lam. 3. 22 25 26. When my Soul fainted within me I remembered the Lord Jonah 2. 7. The Son dishonoured the father c. Therefore will I look unto the Lord I will wait for the God of my salvation Micah 7. 6 7. The Lord is good a strong hold in the day of trouble and he knoweth them who trust in him Nahum 1. 7. Come unto me all ye who labour and are heavy laden and I will give you rest Mat. 11. 28. God is faithful who will not suffer you to be tempted above that you are able but will with the temptation also make a way to escape 1 Cor. 10. 13. We should not trust in our selves but in God c. who delivered us from so great a death and doth deliver in whom we trust that he will yet deliver 2 Cor. 1. 9 10. In nothing terrified by your adversaries Phil. 1. 28. Be careful for nothing but in every thing c. let your request be made known unto God Phil. 4. 6. We our selves glory in you c. for your patience and faith in all your persecutions 2 Thess. 1. 4. Christ also suffered for us leaving us an example c. when he suffered he threatned not but committed his cause to him who judgeth righteously 1 Pet. 2. 21 23. If ye suffer c. be not afraid of their terror c. But sanctifie the Lord c. 1 Pet. 3. 14 15. Wherefore let them who suffer according to the will of God commit the keeping of their soul to him in well-doing as unto a faithful Creator 1 Pet. 4. 19. See more of trust in God Chap. 16. See of waiting for God Secondly The duties of saints and how they ought to behave themselves towards enemies and persecutors in a time of persecution and suffering from them 1st To be patient quiet and sober towards them not revenge or return evil for evil or reviling for reviling but forgive them Joseph instead of revenging upon his brethren for their injuring of him speaks kindly to his brethren and said Be not grieved nor angry with your selves that ye sold me hither for God did send me before you to preserve life c. So now it was not you who sent me hither but God Gen. 45. 6 7 8 Though Saul hunted for Davids life yet would not David avenge himself upon him 1 Sam. 24 ch 26. When Shimei cursed David he bore it quietly and would not avenge himself 2 Sam. 16. 7 8 9 10 11. And afterward Abishai said to David Shall not Shimei be put to death for this because he cursed the Lords anointed c. David said to Shimei Thou shalt not die 2 Sam. 19. 21 22 23. O God to whom vengeance belong c. shew thy self Psal. 94. 1. Envy thou not the oppressor or the man of violence Prov. 3. 31. Say not thou I will recompence evil wait on the Lord and he shall save Prov. 20. 22. Say not I will do so to him as he hath done to me I will render to the man c. Prov. 24. 29. He was oppressed c. yet he opened not his mouth c. as a sheep c. so he opened not his mouth Isa. 53. 7. Jeremy said As for me behold I am in your hand do with me as seemeth good c. Jer. 26. 11 14. Resist not but whosoever shall smite thee on the right cheek turn to him the other Matth. 5. 38 39. If ye forgive men their trespasses your heavenly father will also forgive you Matth. 6. 14 15. When one of Christs disciples drew his sword c. he bid him put it up c. Matth. 26. 51 52. James and John said Lord Wilt thou that we command fire down from heaven and consume them c but he turned and rebuked them and said Ye know not what manner of spirit ye are of for the Son of man is not come to desttoy mens lives c. Luke 9. 53 54 55 56. Paul said to Festus when he had said He was besides himself I am not mad most noble Festus c. Acts 26. 24 25. Recompence to no man evil for evil c. Avenge not your selves but rather give place to wrath for it is written Vengeance is mine I will repay saith the Lord Rom. 12. 17 19. Being reviled we bless c. being defamed we intreat 1 Cor. 4. 12 13. See that none render evil for evil unto any man 1 Thess. 5. 15. Ye have condemned and killed the just and he doth not resist you James 5. 6. So is the will of God that with well-doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men c. Christ suffered c. leaving us an example that ye should follow his steps c. who when he was reviled reviled not again when he suffered he threatned not 1 Pet. 2. 15 21 23. Not rendring evil for evil or railing c. 1 Pet. 3. 9. 2dly Not to desire or rejoyce in the hurt of enemies and persecutors David mourned and wept when Saul was slain although he had been his deadly enemy hated and pursued him several years 2 Sam. 1. 4 5 to the end Abner his great enemy who set up Ishbosheth in opposition to him being slain David said I and
shoulders but will not move them with one of their fingers but all their works they do for to be seen of men they make broad their phylacteries and inlarge the borders of their garments and love the uppermost rooms at feasts and the chief seats in the Synagogues and greetings in the markets and to be called of men Rabbi Rabbi c. But wo unto you Scribes and Pharisees hypocrites ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men for ye neither go in your selves neither suffer ye them who are entring to go in c. Ye devour widows houses and for a pretence make long prayers c. Ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte and when he is made ye make him two-fold more the child of hell c. Blind guides who say Whosoever shall swear by the temple it is nothing but whosoever shall swear by the gold of the temple he is a debtor c. Ye pay tythe of mint and anise and cummin and have omitted the weightier matters of the law judgment mercy and faith c. strain at a gnat and swallow a camel c. Ye make clean the outside of the cup c. but within they are full of extortion and excess ye outwardly appear righteous unto men but within ye are full of hypocrisie Matth. 23. 2 3 4 5 6 7 13 14 15 16 17 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30. The chief Priest and the Scribes c. consulted that they might take Jesus and kill him c. Judas betrayed Christ with a kiss c. The chief priests c. sought false witnesses against Jesus to put him to death Matth. 26. 3 4 49 59. Judas said to the high Priests c. I have sinned in betraying innocent blood and they said What is that to us look thou to that c. they perswade the multitude to ask Barabbas and destroy Jesus when the governour would have released Jesus they said Let his blood be upon us and our children c. They mocked him and said He trusted in God let him deliver him now c. and notwithstanding all the wonders at his death which made the Centurion say Truly this was the Son of God yet the chief priests c. came to Pilate and said c. That deceiver said c. desired and set a watch upon the sepulchre Matth. 27. 3 4 17 18 19 20 24 25 41 42 43 53 54 62 63 64 66. When they were convinced that Christ was risen they gave large money to the soldiers to hide it with a lye and promised the soldiers to secure them Matth. 28. 11 12 13 14. But the Pharisees and Lawyers rejected the counsel of God against or within themselves being not baptized of him Luke 7. 30. Then shall ye begin to say We have eaten and drank in thy presence and thou hast taught in our streets But he shall say c. Depart from me ye workers of iniquity Luke 13. 26 27. And he spake this parable unto certain who trusted in themselves that they were or as being righteous and despised others Two went up into the temple to pray the one a pharisee and the other a publican the pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself God I thank thee that I am not as other men are extortioners c. I fast twice in the week I give tythes c. Luke 18. 9 10 11 12. When Jesus went unto Zacheus house the Jews murmured saying That he was gone to be guest with a man who is a sinner Luke 19. 6 7. The chief Priests and Scribes would kill Jesus c. Judas offered to betray him they were glad and covenanted with him c. Luke 22. 2 4 5. They accuse Christ before Pilate saying We have found this fellow perverting the nation and forbidding to give tribute to Cesar saying That he himself is Christ a king Luke 23. 1 2. How can ye believe who receive honour one of another and seek not the honour which cometh from God only John 5. 43 44. Ye seek me not because of the miracles but because ye did eat of the loaves and were filled c. Jesus said c. No man can come to me except it were given him of my father From that time many of his disciples went back and walked no more with him John 6. 26 65 66. Some said of Christ he deceiveth the people howbeit no man spake openly of him for fear of the Jews c. The chief priests and pharisees said unto the officers Why have ye not brought him the officers answered Never man spake like this man then answered them the pharisees Are ye also deceived have any of the rulers or pharisees believed on him but this people who knoweth not the law are accursed Nicodemus said c. Doth our law judg any man before it hear him and know what he doth And they said unto him Art thou also of Galilee John 7. 12 13 45 46 47 48 50 51 52. We be Abrahams seed and were never in bondage to any man c. Jesus said c. Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin c. Ye seek to kill me a man who have told you the truth c. this did not Abraham ye do the deeds of your father c. The Jews say Say we not well thou art a Samaritan and hast a devil John 8. 33 34 40 41 48. The Pharisees said This man is not of God because he keepeth not the Sabbath-day c. The Jews had agreed already that if any man did confess that he was Christ he should be put out of the Synagogue c. They say of Christ he is a sinner we are Moses disciples as for this fellow we know not whence he is c. When they were convinced by the man who had been blind that Christ must be of God they say to him Thou wast altogether born in sin and dost thou teach us and they excommunicated him c. Christ said to the Pharisees Ye say you see c. John 9. 16 22 23 24 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 40 41. When Lazarus was raised from the dead the chief priests and the pharisees gathered a council and said What do we for this man doth many miracles if we let him thus alone all men will believe on him and the Romans shall come and take away both our place and nation c. from that day forth they took counsel together to put him to death John 11. 44 46 47 48 53 57. Judas said Why was not this oyntment sold c. and given to the poor this he said not that he cared for the poor but because he was a thief and had the bag c. The chief priests consulted that they might put Lazarus also to death because that by reason of him many of the Jews went away and believed on Jesus c. The pharisees therefore said among themselves Perceive ye how ye prevail nothing behold the world is gone after him