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Of the causes and cure of sad disconsolate thoughts in Christians. By one of their sympathizing fellow-members, W. Traughton
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Troughton, William, 1614?-1677?; J. D., engraver.
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of the Gospel Rules to be observed in reading the Sacred Scriptures for the Comfort of a Sad Disconsolate Soul 1. Rule Beg Heavenly Wisdom of God that thou maist discern the true sense of Scripture 2. Labour for a truly gracious spirit 3. Come to the Reading of Scripture for thy Comfort with a Humble Teachable Self-denying frame of heart 4. Eye Christ for thy Comfort and Salvation as the chief scope marrow and substance of the Scriptures Here are four Considerations subjoyned 1. Consid God never totally deserts his Saints 2. Though God may vary in the Operations and Manifestations of His Love yet His Love in it self is still the same Constant and Everlasting 3. That those acts of Divine Love which tend to the Essence and being of a true Christian God never withholds from him 4. A Christian may want the sensible Presence of God as to Spiritual joys and inlargements and yet at the same time partake of the powerful influence of the Holy Ghost for his Support Books Printed and are to be Sold by Benjamin Harris at the Stationers-Arms at the East-end of the Royal-Exchange in Cornhil Quarto THE Mathematical Jewel price 3 s. Newton's Help to Calculation price 2 s. Octavo and Twelves Lord Hale's Contemplations Moral and Divine the First and Second Part. price 10 s. The History of Erastus Or The Seven Wise-Masters of Rome Adorned with Cutts price 3 s. Love to the Life Or Some Meditations of Loving and Washing in the Blood of Christ together with a Tast of Gospel-Promises By Richard Mayhew price bound 8 d. The Accomplisht Ladies Delight in Preserving Physick Beautifying and Cookery The Second Edition with large Additions price 2 s. Animae Astrologiae Or A Guid to Astrologers with a new Table of the fixed Starrs Rectifyed for several Years to come and divers other Illustrations By W. Lilly Student in Astrology price 1 s. 6 d. The English Rogue Compleat pr. 12 s. Newton's Scale of Interest pr. 12 s. Warr with the Devil Or the Young-Man's Conflict with the Power of Darkness discovering the Corruption and Vanity of Youth the horrible Nature of Sin in a Dialogue To which is added An Appendix containing a Dialogue between an old Apostate and a young Professor the Fifth Impression price 1 s. The Second Part of the Warr with the Devil the Grand Impostor Discovered Or The Quaker's Doctrine weighed in the Ballance and found wanting a Poem by way of Dialogue wherein their chief and most concerning Principles are laid down and by the Authority of God's holy Word thereby Refuted price 10 d. Darkness vanquisht Or Truth in its Primitive Purity being a Treatise of Laying on of Hands together with a Testimony of many famous Authors both Antient and Modern concerning it price 1 s. Sion in Distress Or The State of the Church price 6 d. Summons to the Grave Or A timely Preparation for Death demonstrated in a Sermon Preached at the Funeral of John Norcott with two Elegies thereunto persixt price 8 d. All five written by Benjamine Keach Minister of the Gospel The History of the Young Converted Gallant Or Directions for the Reader of that Divine Poem Warr with the Devil Here shewing the Readers thereof how to read the same Poem right in these four Respects c. First In reference to the Substance or History thereof 2dly In reference to the Intent or Mystery thereof 3dly In reference to the Consequent Doctrine thereof 4thly In reference to Practical Application thereof Complied in a Poem by John Mason Gentleman of Fordham in Cambridgshire pr. 1 s. The Parable of the Kingdom of Heaven being an Exposition on the first Thirteen Verses of the Twenty-fifth Chapter of St. Matthew by Han. Knollis price 1 s. The Beauty Vigour and Strength of Youth be-spoke for God in a Sermon lately Preached to Young-Men from the 12th of Ecclesiastes on Verse first by Thomas Powel Minister of the Gospel price 6 d. Blessed Rest for the Burthened Sinner Or The only Center of the Soul wherein is discovered first Who He is that Invites and Calls Sinners to this Rest 2dly The Incouragement to come unto Him for Rest 3dly Many Obstructions Impediments which keeps back Sinners w th their Unreasonableness Answered 4thly The Rest that every one shall have that Comes unto Christ Delivered in several Sermons from Matthew 11.28 by John Hopwood Preacher of the Gospel price 2 s. The Mystery of the Temple and City described in the Nine last Chapters of Ezekiel unfolded Also these following Particulars are briefly handled First The Calling of the Jews 2dly The Restitution of All Things 3dly The Description of the two Beasts Rev. 13. 4thly The Day of Judgment and the World 's Perishing by Fire 5thly Some Signes of the Times when the Fall of Bâbylon is near 6thly Some Advantages which the Knowledge of these Truths will afford 7thly The Conclusion of All in some Councels and Directions By William Alleine M. A. some times Preacher of the Gospel at Bristol price 1 s.
The Day before he dyed he called for the holy Bible with these very words Come O come Death approacheth let us gather some Flowers to comfort in this Hour And turning with his own Hands to the Eight Chapter of the Epistle to the Romans he gave me the Book saith Mr. Leigh who relates these Passages in a printed Book and bade me Read At the end of every Verse he made a Selah or Pause and gave the Sense in such sort and feeling as we perceived was much to his own Comfort but more to our Joy and Wonder Having thus continued his Meditation and Exposition for the space of two Hours or more on the suddain he said O stay your reading What Brightness is this I see Have ye light up any Candles To which it was Answered No It is the Sun-Shine For it was about five a Clock in a clear Summer's-Evening Sun-shine saith he nay my Saviour's Shine Now farewell World welcome Heaven The Day Starr from on high hath visited mine Heart O speak it when I am gone and Preach it at my Funeral That God dealeth familiarly with Man I feel his Mercy I see his Majesty whether in the Body or out of the Body I cannot tell God He knoweth But I see Things that are unutterable And raising himself as Jacob did upon his Staff he shut up his blessed Life with these blessed words O What a happy Change shall I make from Night to Day from Darkness to Light from Death to Life from Sorrow to Solace from a factious World to a Heavenly Being O my dear Bretheren Sisters and Friends it pittieth me to leave you behind yet Remember my Death when I am gone And what I now feel I hope you shall find ere you dye That God doth and will deal familiarly with Men. And now thou fiery Chariot that came down to fetch up Eliah carry me to my happy Hold And all ye blessed Angels who attended the Soul of Lazarus to bring it up to Heaven bear me O bear me into the Bosom of my best Beloved Amen Amen Come Lord Jesus come quickly And so he fell asleep O therefore Enrich thy Soul with those Hevenly Treasures and fill thy Heart with those blessed Truths and Divine Mysteries that are contained in the Scriptures as the Saints whom I have mentioned and many thousands more have done in their great Straits and Temptations Acknowledge the Goodness of God and magnifie the Riches of his Grace towards poor Sinners Many and wonderful O Lord my God are Thy Thoughts to us-ward they are more than can be numbered Psal 40.5 And again How pretious are thy Thoughts unto me O God How great is the Sum of them Psal 139.17 Now that thou may'st have a right and spiritual understanding of the Holy Scriptures whilst thou readest them for the benefit and comfort of thy sad disconsolate soul First Beg Wisdom of the only VVise God who gives liberally and upbraideth not Jam. 1.5 that by God's VVisdom thou mayest know God's Mind and discern the true sence and meaning of the Scriptures by the Assistance of the Divine Spirit which Indited the same What the VVoman said of Jacob's-Well may be truly affiâ—med of the Scriptures Thou hast nothing to draw with and the VVell is deep John 4.11 Scripture mysteries are profound and our Capacities but shallow desire the Lord therefore to anoynt thine eyes with Eye-salve that thou mayest see and to open thine Understanding that thou may'st rightly and spiritually understand the Scriptures Rev. 3.18 Psal 119.18 Luk. 24.45 Luther professed that he got more Understanding by Prayer than by all his Study besides Secondly Labour for a truly gracious Spirit which being once attain'd thou wilt be able to penetrate into the inward Marrow and mystery of the Holy Scriptures He will best comprehend the true sence of Scripture in his head that hath it written and impress'd upon his heart Thou wilt never as one truly observes understand Paul's meaning unless thou art endued with Paul's spirit The Secret of God is with them that fear him and he will shew them his Covenant Psal 25.12 14. And Christ in the Gospel will manifest himself to them that Love him and such shall know the mind of the Lord Joh. 14.21 22 23. Thirdly Come to the reading and perusing of the Scriptures with an humble self-denying frame of heart and be not puffed up with a vain Conceit of thine own knowledge and attainments He that thinks he knowes any thing knowes nothing yet as he ought to know 1 Cor. 8.2 Empty Vessels are most receptive and so are self-emptied Christians It 's a great help to Knowledg not to be ignorant of our Ignorance * Deo meo gratias ago quod Ignorantiam meam non ignoro The fruitful showers quickly glide away from the lofty Hills But they stay and smoke in the Low-Valleys God who resists the Proud gives Grace and Spiritual Knowledge to the humble With the Lowly is true Wisdom Prov. 11.2 And the Meek and Humble he will teach his Way Psal 25.9 Math. 11.25 Fourthly Observe and eye Christ and Salvation by him as the very Scope Marrow and Substance of the whole Scriptures What are the Scriptures but as it were the Spiritual swadling-Cloaths of the Holy Child Jesus He is the Truth and Substance of all the Types and Shaddows He is the Matter and Quintescence of the Covenant of Grace under all the Administrations thereof The Center of all the Promises In whom they are yea and Amen 2 Cor. 1.20 The Thing signifyed sealed and exhibited in all the Sacraments of the Old and New-Testament The holy Scripture What is it else but Christ's Light whereby we come to know him Christ's Voyce whereby we hear and follow Him and Christ's Cords of Love whereby we are drawn into sweet Union and Fellowship with Him But to Conclude Suppose thou should'st have Breach upon Breach and still remain a sad pensive Soul all thy Dayes here in this Life without any Spiritual Comfort or Inlargment after all thy Wrestlings and Endeavours it may be for twenty thirty or forty Years yet What is this to Eternity What if it were for a hundred Years so thou com'st to Heaven at last and escap'st those Everlasting Torments which are prepared for the Wicked Ye shall weep and lament saith Christ to his Disciples Joh. 16.20 but the World shall rejoyce Yea but your Sorrow shall be turn'd into Joy and the World 's Rejoycing into Sorrow and Lamentation Blessed are they that mourn for they shall be Comforted Math. 5.4 The Lord supports his People by the secret powerful Influence of his Grace whil'st they walk in darkness and want the Light of Spiritual Consolation And here let us consider these four things 1. God doth never totally desert his Saints The Lord will not forsake his People for his great Name 's sake 1 Sam. 12.22 He hath said I will never leave thee nor forsake thee Heb. 13.5 The Words are Emphatical Here