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A47236 The royal sufferer A manual of meditations and devotions. Written for the use of a royal, tho' afflicted family. By T- K- D.D. Ken, Thomas, 1637-1711. 1699 (1699) Wing K278; ESTC R221355 65,492 190

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the_o fiery_a furnace_n so_o long_o as_o there_o be_v a_o four_o there_o with_o they_o which_o be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n 28._o in_o time_n of_o affliction_n especial_o throw_v away_o all_o vain_a desire_n of_o riches_n despise_v the_o world_n and_o all_o the_o allurement_n of_o it_o whether_o they_o be_v honour_n pleasure_n friend_n and_o acquaintance_n or_o whatever_o else_o that_o which_o keep_v down_o thy_o affection_n from_o mount_v to_o heaven_n and_o soar_v above_o be_v a_o dead_a weight_n which_o thou_o have_v better_o be_v without_o 29._o whatever_o thou_o lose_v take_v care_n to_o keep_v thy_o innocence_n if_o thou_o lose_v all_o the_o world_n and_o keep_v thy_o innocence_n thou_o may_v yet_o be_v a_o gainer_n but_o if_o thou_o lose_v thy_o innocence_n than_o indeed_o thou_o lose_v all_o and_o thy_o loss_n become_v true_o unvaluable_a 30._o if_o thou_o will_v preserve_v thy_o innocence_n make_v god_n word_n thy_o rule_n and_o humble_o implore_v the_o gracious_a conduct_n and_o guidance_n of_o his_o holy_a spirit_n for_o he_o it_o be_v that_o lead_v in_o the_o way_n of_o righteousness_n and_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o path_n of_o judgement_n and_o he_o have_v assure_v we_o in_o his_o word_n that_o if_o in_o all_o our_o way_n we_o acknowledge_v he_o he_o will_v direct_v our_o path_n finis_fw-la
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and_o these_o affliction_n make_v they_o seek_v after_o and_o run_v to_o god_n for_o so_o the_o psalmist_n tell_v psal._n lxxviii_o 34._o when_o he_o slay_v they_o than_o they_o seek_v he_o and_o they_o return_v and_o inquire_v early_o after_o god_n and_o though_o the_o psalmist_n tell_v we_o that_o they_o do_v but_o flatter_v he_o with_o their_o mouth_n and_o lie_v unto_o he_o with_o their_o tongue_n and_o that_o their_o heart_n be_v not_o right_a with_o he_o neither_o be_v they_o steadfast_a in_o his_o covenant_n yet_o this_o run_v of_o they_o to_o he_o in_o the_o time_n of_o their_o affliction_n do_v so_o far_o prevail_v with_o god_n that_o he_o be_v full_a of_o compassion_n destroy_v they_o not_o but_o turn_v his_o anger_n away_o and_o do_v not_o stir_v up_o all_o his_o wrath._n and_o david_n himself_o frequent_o profess_v that_o god_n be_v his_o refuge_n in_o time_n of_o trouble_n whereto_o he_o do_v continual_o resort_v so_o that_o this_o be_v certain_o a_o great_a advantage_n that_o we_o gain_v by_o affliction_n that_o they_o drive_v we_o to_o god_n to_o who_o we_o fly_v for_o refuge_n and_o where_o we_o find_v security_n 7._o there_o be_v also_o this_o advantage_n in_o affliction_n that_o by_o mean_n of_o they_o we_o come_v to_o live_v in_o the_o daily_a exercise_n of_o all_o virtue_n which_o without_o affliction_n we_o can_v not_o do_v this_o st._n paul_n affirm_v rom._n v._n 3._o we_o glory_v in_o tribulation_n also_o know_v that_o tribulation_n work_v patience_n and_o patience_n experience_n and_o experience_n hope_v and_o hope_n make_v not_o ashamed_a this_o be_v the_o natural_a consequence_n of_o affliction_n for_o than_o we_o live_v in_o the_o exercise_n of_o faith_n by_o believe_v god_n promise_v that_o all_o thing_n shall_v work_v together_o for_o our_o good_a and_o rely_v upon_o he_o for_o our_o deliverance_n we_o live_v in_o the_o exercise_n of_o hope_n by_o a_o assure_a expectation_n of_o the_o reward_n promise_v to_o they_o that_o suffer_v and_o in_o the_o exercise_n of_o charity_n by_o have_v our_o heart_n inflame_v with_o the_o love_n of_o christ_n who_o give_v himself_o for_o we_o whereby_o we_o be_v make_v willing_a to_o offer_v up_o ourselves_o a_o free-will-offering_a to_o he_o both_o in_o life_n and_o death_n our_o patience_n be_v exercise_v in_o suffer_v the_o will_n of_o god_n with_o quietness_n and_o resignation_n of_o soul_n and_o our_o humility_n by_o abase_v ourselves_o in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n and_o be_v willing_a to_o suffer_v shame_n for_o his_o sake_n 8._o another_o advantage_n that_o we_o reap_v by_o affliction_n which_o be_v the_o last_o i_o shall_v mention_v because_o i_o affect_v brevity_n be_v that_o when_o they_o have_v bring_v forth_o in_o we_o the_o peaceable_a fruit_n of_o righteousness_n our_o mouth_n and_o our_o heart_n too_o shall_v be_v fill_v with_o song_n of_o deliverance_n thus_o david_n rejoice_v in_o god_n psal._n lix_n 16._o i_o will_v sing_v of_o thy_o power_n yea_o i_o will_v sing_v aloud_o of_o thy_o mercy_n in_o the_o morning_n for_o thou_o have_v be_v my_o defence_n and_o refuge_n in_o the_o day_n of_o my_o trouble_n the_o child_n of_o israel_n have_v be_v keep_v a_o long_a time_n in_o the_o house_n of_o bondage_n in_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n where_o they_o be_v make_v to_o serve_v with_o rigour_n but_o with_o what_o song_n of_o praise_n be_v their_o mouth_n fill_v upon_o their_o deliverance_n how_o do_v they_o exult_v in_o the_o lord_n and_o glory_n in_o the_o god_n of_o their_o salvation_n there_o have_v be_v no_o occasion_n for_o those_o song_n of_o deliverance_n have_v they_o not_o be_v keep_v in_o bondage_n nor_o have_v they_o see_v the_o power_n of_o god_n so_o wonderful_o display_v on_o their_o behalf_n which_o make_v they_o cry_v out_o who_o be_v like_a unto_o thou_o o_o lord_n among_o the_o god_n who_o be_v like_a unto_o thou_o glorious_a in_o holiness_n fearful_a in_o praise_n do_v wonder_n have_v king_n david_n come_v to_o the_o crown_n without_o meeting_n with_o those_o trouble_n that_o precede_v it_o he_o have_v not_o be_v so_o sensible_o affect_v with_o god_n mercy_n in_o deliver_v he_o as_o he_o be_v nor_o in_o all_o probability_n have_v write_v that_o excellent_a song_n of_o praise_n recite_v both_o in_o 2_o sam._n xxii_o and_o in_o psal._n xviii_o entitle_v a_o psalm_n of_o david_n the_o servant_n of_o the_o lord_n who_o speak_v unto_o the_o lord_n the_o word_n of_o this_o song_n in_o the_o day_n that_o the_o lord_n deliver_v he_o from_o the_o hand_n of_o all_o his_o enemy_n and_o from_o the_o hand_n of_o saul_n in_o which_o he_o first_o give_v a_o account_n of_o his_o great_a distress_n for_o say_v he_o the_o sorrow_n of_o death_n compass_v i_o and_o the_o flood_n of_o ungodly_a man_n make_v i_o afraid_a nay_o he_o go_v further_a than_o this_o and_o tell_v we_o the_o sorrow_n of_o hell_n compass_v he_o about_o and_o the_o snare_n of_o death_n prevent_v he_o and_o then_o exult_v in_o god_n for_o his_o great_a deliverance_n the_o lord_n be_v my_o stay_n by_o thou_o have_v i_o run_v through_o a_o troop_n by_o my_o god_n have_v i_o leap_v over_o a_o wall_n as_o for_o god_n his_o way_n be_v perfect_a the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v try_v he_o be_v a_o buckler_n to_o all_o those_o that_o trust_v in_o he_o for_o who_o be_v god_n save_o the_o lord_n or_o who_o be_v a_o rock_n save_o our_o god_n the_o lord_n live_v and_o bless_v be_v my_o rock_n and_o let_v the_o god_n of_o my_o salvation_n be_v exalt_v it_o be_v god_n that_o avenge_v i_o and_o subdue_v the_o people_n under_o i_o he_o deliver_v i_o from_o my_o enemy_n yea_o thou_o lifte_v i_o up_o above_o those_o that_o rise_v up_o
thou_o have_v most_o occasion_v for_o they_o than_o they_o leave_v thou_o and_o flee_v away_o to_o stranger_n be_v it_o not_o therefore_o far_o better_a to_o trust_v in_o the_o live_a god_n than_o in_o uncertain_a riches_n for_o riches_n profit_v not_o in_o the_o day_n of_o wrath_n but_o righteousness_n deliver_v from_o death_n and_o if_o thou_o make_v it_o thy_o chief_a business_n to_o seek_v first_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n and_o the_o righteousness_n thereof_o there_o be_v nothing_o necessary_a for_o thou_o but_o god_n have_v promise_v it_o shall_v be_v add_v to_o thou_o and_o will_v thou_o grieve_v because_o thou_o be_v deprive_v of_o unnecessary_a thing_n learn_v o_o my_o soul_n to_o make_v the_o will_n of_o god_n the_o measure_n of_o thy_o desire_n and_o when_o thou_o desire_v nothing_o but_o what_o god_n will_v thou_o may_v desire_v what_o thou_o will_v and_o obtain_v it_o thou_o may_v assure_v thyself_o that_o god_n will_v what_o be_v best_a for_o thou_o and_o when_o thou_o 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though_o most_o mistake_v the_o object_n of_o it_o it_o be_v that_o for_o which_o man_n value_v their_o life_n and_o without_o which_o they_o think_v it_o will_v scarce_o be_v worth_a the_o live_n but_o if_o they_o mean_v the_o pleasure_n of_o this_o world_n abstract_v from_o the_o love_n of_o god_n and_o those_o unspeakable_a delight_n that_o be_v in_o he_o there_o be_v nothing_o in_o which_o man_n be_v more_o mistake_v so_o far_o be_v worldly_a pleasure_n from_o make_v of_o man_n happy_a that_o it_o put_v they_o in_o a_o state_n of_o death_n this_o st._n paul_n assure_v we_o 1_o tim._n v._o 6._o she_o that_o live_v in_o pleasure_n be_v dead_a while_o she_o live_v and_o large_a experience_n confirm_v this_o truth_n for_o those_o that_o have_v most_o affect_v it_o have_v always_o find_v it_o fatal_a let_v we_o give_v a_o few_o instance_n for_o we_o be_v apt_a to_o be_v lead_v by_o example_n than_o precept_n the_o philistine_n have_v take_v samson_n through_o the_o treachery_n of_o 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a_o bloody_a period_n to_o their_o pleasure_n the_o persian_n be_v a_o people_n give_v up_o to_o pleasure_n above_o other_o nation_n which_o make_v they_o so_o effeminate_a as_o render_v they_o a_o easy_a conquest_n to_o their_o enemy_n belshazzar_n be_v a_o prince_n give_v to_o pleasure_n and_o live_v in_o great_a voluptuousness_n and_o that_o not_o only_o in_o a_o time_n of_o peace_n but_o when_o he_o be_v surround_v by_o his_o enemy_n and_o darius_n lie_v with_o a_o vast_a army_n on_o the_o other_o side_n the_o river_n euphrates_n this_o notwithstanding_o belshazzar_n be_v resolve_v to_o take_v his_o pleasure_n and_o make_v a_o great_a feast_n to_o a_o thousand_o of_o his_o lord_n and_o drinks_z wine_n before_o they_o even_o out_o of_o the_o sacred_a vessel_n take_v out_o of_o the_o temple_n of_o the_o house_n of_o god_n which_o be_v at_o jerusalem_n but_o while_o belshazzar_n be_v take_v of_o his_o pleasure_n and_o carrouse_v with_o his_o lord_n there_o appear_v sudden_o a_o hand_n write_v upon_o the_o wall_n which_o though_o the_o king_n understand_v not_o yet_o his_o countenance_n be_v change_v and_o his_o thought_n so_o trouble_v he_o that_o the_o joint_n of_o his_o loin_n be_v loose_v and_o his_o knee_n smite_v one_o against_o another_o this_o quick_o put_v a_o end_n to_o all_o their_o pleasure_n and_o fill_v they_o with_o confusion_n and_o astonishment_n and_o the_o sad_a epilogue_n to_o this_o jovial_a feast_n be_v that_o god_n have_v number_v his_o kingdom_n and_o finish_v it_o and_o that_o he_o be_v weigh_v in_o the_o balance_n and_o find_v want_v and_o his_o kingdom_n be_v divide_v and_o give_v to_o the_o mede_n and_o persian_n and_o that_o night_n belshazzar_n himself_o be_v slay_v which_o put_v a_o final_a end_n to_o all_o his_o pleasure_n so_o that_o it_o be_v very_o evident_a that_o what_o be_v affirm_v of_o worldly_a sorrow_n be_v much_o more_o true_a of_o worldly_a pleasure_n that_o it_o work_v death_n and_o solomon_n who_o of_o all_o man_n be_v best_o able_a to_o extract_n the_o quintessence_n of_o pleasure_n and_o taste_v what_o be_v in_o it_o give_v we_o this_o poor_a yet_o true_a account_n of_o it_o after_o he_o have_v make_v the_o experiment_n behold_v this_o also_o be_v vanity_n eccles._n ii_o 1_o 2._o not_o only_o vain_a but_o vanity_n itself_o in_o the_o abstract_n and_o as_o if_o this_o be_v not_o enough_o he_o lay_v a_o great_a imputation_n on_o it_o in_o the_o next_o verse_n where_o he_o tell_v we_o i_o say_v of_o laughter_n it_o be_v mad_a and_o of_o mirth_n what_o do_v it_o and_o this_o he_o further_o exemplify_v by_o tell_v we_o it_o be_v better_a to_o go_v to_o the_o house_n of_o mourn_v than_o to_o go_v to_o the_o house_n of_o feast_v eccles._n vii_o 2._o
thou_o ever_o be_v a_o merciful_a father_n forget_v not_o thy_o fatherly_a goodness_n to_o i_o who_o pray_v thy_o pardon_n for_o offend_v thou_o thy_o grace_n to_o serve_v thou_o and_o thy_o providence_n to_o preserve_v i_o this_o night_n and_o evermore_o through_o jesus_n christ_n our_o lord_n amen_o a_o prayer_n for_o one_o in_o affliction_n o_o lord_n that_o affliction_n which_o be_v now_o my_o lot_n be_v the_o result_n of_o thy_o good_a pleasure_n and_o as_o such_o let_v i_o eye_n it_o and_o improve_v it_o to_o reclaim_v i_o from_o evil_a way_n and_o to_o direct_v my_o course_n into_o those_o that_o be_v good_a if_o it_o be_v so_o grievous_a to_o bear_v it_o for_o a_o time_n what_o be_v it_o o_o god_n to_o suffer_v it_o and_o ten_o thousand_o time_n more_o misery_n than_o it_o for_o ever_o then_o if_o it_o be_v ill_a let_v it_o be_v thy_o rod_n to_o reclaim_v i_o and_o if_o good_a thy_o staff_n to_o make_v i_o stand_v better_o in_o grace_n and_o advance_v i_o to_o thy_o glory_n thy_o fan_n to_o purge_v i_o thy_o furnace_n to_o prove_v i_o so_o adversity_n to_o my_o body_n be_v the_o prosperity_n of_o my_o soul_n let_v it_o come_v and_o welcome_o o_o lord_n that_o my_o soul_n may_v at_o last_o everlasting_o prosper_v with_o thou_o in_o that_o day_n of_o bliss_n which_o know_v no_o cloud_n of_o ill_n nor_o end_n of_o good_a to_o eternity_n since_o affliction_n be_v a_o sign_n of_o thy_o mercy_n a_o badge_n of_o thy_o favour_n and_o a_o mean_n of_o glory_n let_v i_o not_o be_v impatient_a under_o it_o lest_o i_o perpetuate_v my_o woe_n to_o two_o world_n and_o who_o thou_o have_v but_o for_o a_o time_n make_v myself_o miserable_a for_o ever_o bless_a jesus_n who_o do_v go_v from_o a_o cross_n to_o a_o crown_n and_o do_v across_o i_o to_o crown_v i_o let_v i_o carry_v i_o patient_o that_o i_o may_v come_v to_o thy_o throne_n and_o not_o cast_v myself_o from_o a_o cross_n of_o woe_n into_o a_o gulf_n of_o confusion_n from_o such_o miscarriage_n under_o my_o 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