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A46744 The rocke, or, A setled heart in unsetled times a short discourse minding and helping Gods people to make use of their faith for moderating their feares in these sad times of the sorrowes of Sion : being the heads of some sermons preached lately and now published for that purpose / by William Jemmat ... Jemmat, William, 1596?-1678. 1644 (1644) Wing J551; ESTC R19664 30,965 98

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home they shall not intend to trouble us Thirdly that the Lord makes f●ll the ba●●es of our gates and is a wall of fire round about us Zech. 2.5 the Rereward the Shield all in all to us Though we have but a watry-wall about our Island yet in God it may prove too high and strong to be sealed Our woodden houses may swimme about and keepe out the enemies Fourthly there may be forreigne friends as well as foreigne enemies and stronger then they wiser then they more succesfull then they as the Lord can make them The hearts of all are in the hand of God who still followes his owne work and useth what Instruments he pleaseth And we see he hath brought in one friendly Nation already 4. About the defect of friends Obiect 4. I feare our Worthies in Parliament will be weary discouraged too few and so the work may cease Answ The Word saith that the Lord hath yet the residue of Spirit Mal. 2.15 It is but pouring out of more Spirit and they shall renew their strength and courage Or if one faile another shall stand up in his place Certainly he that hath so raised and upheld them hitherto will continue them to us and his owne work by them Jud. 13.23 If he meant to destroy them he would not have shewed them such things as these And who ever heard of a people in Covenant with God and studying Reformation wholly forsaken 2 Chron. 15.2 The Lord is with you while ye are with him And he sheweth since the Covenant last entred into by many great and notable victories that he intends them good and us by them Beleeve therefore they shall be worthy instruments of more glory to God and of more good to his people Zech. 4.9 The ●ands of Zerubbabel have layd the foundation of this house his hands also shall finish it Obiect 5. 5. Of the want of Treasure Psal 24.1 I feare our moneys will faile the sinews of War Answ 1. The Word saith The earth is the Lords and the fulnesse thereof And he can make our Newters Malignants and Misers to bring forth their treasures Or spring a new mine for supply some other way 2. It saith 1 Cor. 1.27 that he makes the weak to confound the m●ghty And in like reason the poore to overthrow the rich When men see their estates gone they wax desperate Necessity hath been called a terrible weapon And it is evident that riches cannot get victories The battel is not to the strong Eccles 9.11 The event of a battell belongs wholly to God Prov. 21.31 The Horse is prepared against the day of battell but safety is of the Lord. Obiect 6. 6. About our sinnes l●st they hinder I could trust otherwise but feare our sinnes will hinder good things Answ 1. The Word saith that God doth his great works for Church freely Onely because mercy pleaseth him I w●o●gh● for my Names sake often in Ezek. 20. and 36.32 Not for your sakes doe I this c. 2. If our sinnes could hinder we should not have seen any of these great deliverances and victories We have sinnes enough to have laid us desolate long agoe Not a remnant had been left before this time Onely the Lord seems to have past by the sinnes of the remnant of his people and so we are saved by a great deliverance 7. About triall to some particular Obiect 7. I feare we may suffer for a while as our Brethren have done and for my part I doubt I should shew much weaknesse when I come to the tryall Luk. 12.4 2 Cor. 12.9 Answ 1. Christ saith Feare not them that kill the body Secondly his grace is sufficient for thee as well as for others Joh. 10.28 None shall pluck his Sheep out of his ●●●●s None shall seperate from his love Thirdly in the tryall God stands by his people more then at other times to shew himselfe st●ong in a weak Creature 2 Cor. 12.9 In the●r weak●●●● his power is the more glorified and manifested He will be with them in six troubles and in seven in fire and in water So that ye may say boldly The Lord is with us we will not feare what man can doe unto us Heb. 13.6 8. About Martyrdome Object 8. What if I should be put to suffer Martyrdome I shrink to think of it Answ The Word saith Rom 8.37 we are more th●n 〈…〉 through him that loved us And we may say accordingly First the Martyrs were flesh and blood as we are O● themselves weak and no more able to endure those extremities then other men They suffered nothing in their owne strength but by faith and you have faith as well as they Secondly God is the same God now as then and will put forth the same strength in you as in them Isa 59.1 His hand is not shortned neither will his promise faile He is God al-sufficient Gen. 17.1 and still the same to his Church as in the dayes of old Isa 46.3 4. 9. About the enduring of hardship Obiect 9. I shall not be able to endure cold hunger prison reproach c. Answ The Word saith these are vanquished enemies and disabled in the maine Rom. 8.35 And all the gates of hell shall not prevaile against the Church And defiance may be made against them as there who shall seperate who shall accuse or condemn● And assurance had that we shall not flinch for any of them 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 I am perswaded that neither death nor life shall be able to seperate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. 10. About Children left to the world Obiect 10. What shall become of my poore Children Answ The Word saith the Covenant reacheth the Children as well as the Parents Gen. 17.7 I am thy God and the God of thy s●ed They shall therefore find a Father in Heaven when none is on earth And promises to be performed which will prove large portions and friends on earth which you little think of Even an hundred fold Fathers and Mothers c. Mark 10.29 30. And it hath been observed that the Children of Martyrs have received speciall blessings from God especially in their souls Obiect 11. About the losse of Friends 11. How shall we live if my husband be slaine or some other friend by whom I live Answ The Word saith that Man lives not by bread onely Mat. 4.4 but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God And is not the Lord better to thee then ten husbands or ten friends And who multiplied the meale in the barrell and oyle in the cruse Who gave a blessing to Daniels course fare that he looked better then any of the Kings Children Who fed so many thousand with two barly loaves and a few in all fishes True miracles are ceased but not Providence and that sometimes in a strange way● God can and will doe