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A65301 Light in darkness, or, Deliverance proclaimed unto the church in the midst of all her despondencies and discouragements in a sermon / preached by Thomas Watson. Watson, Thomas, d. 1686. 1679 (1679) Wing W1132; ESTC R38516 12,192 38

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the midst of darkness he causes some Light or other to break forth God does checker his work of Providence with dark Clouds he intermixes bright Stars Just like the Limner who mingles with dark and black Colours bright Colours thus does God in his Providence the condition of the Saints on Earth is never so black and cloudy but some Rain-bow appears in the Cloud of Providence In Psal. 138. 7. Though I walk in the midst of Trouble thou wilt revive me Every step I take I tread upon Thorns I walk in the midst of Trouble among Clouds but thou wilt Lord revive me Joseph he was in the Prison there was Darkness but the Text saies the Lord was with Joseph there was Light Gen. 39. 2. Jacob had the Hollow of his Thigh put out of joint in Wrestling there was a dark Providence but he saw God's Face at that very time and there the Lord blessed him here was Light arising to him Gen. 32. 30. Job lost all that ever he had he was Rough-cast with Boils and Sores there was a dark Providence Ay but hereby Job's Grace was proved and improved and God gave him an honourable testimony That he was upright and God gave him double the Estate that ever he had before here was Light arising to him in his Darkness Job 42. 10. And thus God does mix Light with his Peoples Darkness As in the Ark there was Manna laid up with the Rod so 't is in God's Providences to his People with the Rod of Affliction there 's some Manna some Light some Comfort that God causes to spring up Manna with the Rod. O the goodness of God! who would not serve this God in the darkest Night that is he keeps alive some sparks of Light in the Hearts of his People which may suppress their Murmuring and may minister matter of Thanksgiving That 's the first Inference Inference 2. 2. If it be God's work and design to cause Light and Comfort to arise to the Righteous why then how contrary do they act to God whose work it is to cause Darkness and Sorrow to the Righteous God's design and theirs cross each other There is a Woe belongs to them that make the Hearts of the Righteous sad In Ezek. 13. 22. God is creating Light for his People and the Enemies of the Church they are laying snares for them God he is pouring Wine and Oil into his Peoples Wounds and the Enemies of Sion they are pouring Vinegar into the Wounds how contrary do these act to God the Children of Romish Babylon they are at this day plotting the Ruine of God's People they would turn the Church of God into an Aceldama a Field of Blood The Lord he makes Light to arise to the Godly and the Wicked they labour to make Darkness and Sorrow arise to them But such as lay snares for the Righteous God will rain snares upon them Psal. 11. 6. Upon the wicked he shall rain snares Fire and Brimstone The Wicked Enemies of the Church they strike at Christ through his Members Sides and let them know that 't is kicking against a Rock Christ will be too hard for all his Enemies he will be victorious at last the Enemies they may bid defiance to Heaven they may set up their Standards against Heaven but God always comes off Conqueror and sets up his Trophies If there be either Justice in Heaven or Fire in Hell the Enemy shall not go unpunished Psal. 11. 13. He hath ordained his Arrows against the Persecutors God has his Arrow upon the String to shoot at Persecutors and be assured God never misseth his mark Dioclesian rased down the Christians Temples and burnt their Bibles but God was avenged on him he was afterwards stricken with Phrency and poisoned himself Persecutors never thrive upon that bloody Trade Inference 3. See here the Great Difference between the Wicked and the Godly there 's a vast Difference The Godly in all their Darkness that befalls them they have some Light arising to them the Wicked in all their outward Comforts they have some Darkness arising to them in the middst of all their Jollity and mirth why still there 's a Dark Cloud hangs over them Conscience chides them Scripture threatens them which is like the Hand-writing upon the Wall In Psal. 68. 21. God shall wound the Head of his Enemies and the hairy scalp of such a one as goeth on still in his Trespasses A sinner still in all his lightsom condition his outward Mirth his Joy he may see some Clouds of Darkness God's Threatnings are against him God's Curse hangs over him and that Curse it blasts wherever it comes A wicked man an impenitent hardned sinner he goes every day in fear of Arresting Death may Arrest him There remains nothing for him but 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 A fearful looking for of Judgment and fiery indignation as the Apostle saies in Heb. 10. 27. A hardned impenitent sinner is in an ill case if he dies he drops into the Grave and into Hell both at once God is brewing for him a Deadly Cup. In Psal. 75. 8. In the hand of the Lord there is a Cup and the Wine is Red it is full of mixture and he poureth out the same but the Dregs thereof all the Wicked of the Earth shall wring them out and drink them What 's this Red Wine in the Cup 'T is nothing else but the Fiery Wrath of God that 's the Red Wine Wine burnt with his Wrath. And the Text saies this Cup is full of mixture it 's a mixed Cup the sinner must drink What 's the mixed Cup The Worm of Conscience and the Fire of Hell here 's a mixed cup and the wicked shall be ever drinking of this Cup God will never say Transeat Let this Cup pass away from the Damned No they must be ever drinking the dregs of this Cup of Wrath. Methinks this Scripture should be a Cooling Card unto all wicked men and damp all their Mirth and Jollity Doomsday Darkness is coming upon them It was sad news brought to Saul and no wonder when the Devil brought the news In the 1 Sam. 28. 19. saies Satan there in Samuel's Mantle to Saul To morrow shalt thou be with me O dreadful news to take up a mans Quarters among the Damned To day a sinner is among his Cups he is Sporting with his Lusts now he is in his Mirth and perhaps to morrow he may be with the Devil and his Angels where Saul is Inference 4. The fourth Inference is this Does God cause Light to spring up to the Upright in all their Darknes Why then see from hence the difference between Earth and Heaven Here in this World there 's a Mixture of Darkness and Light there 's Clouds mixt with their Stars Dark Providences as well as Light But now in Heaven it is otherwise there 's no Darkness there nothing but pure Light pure Bliss and therefore Heaven it is call'd an Inheritance in Light Col. 1. 12.