offences and seek my face Hosea 5. 14. Turn ye unto me with all your heart with fasting with weeping and with mourning rent your hearts and not your garments Joel 2. 12 13. Blessed are they who mourn for they shall be comforted Matth. 5. 4. Peter remembred the words of Jesus which said unto him Before the cock crow thou shalt deny me thrice and he went out and wept bitterly Matth. 26. 75. The prodigal Son said I will arise and go to my father and I will say unto him Father I have sinned against heaven and before thee and am no more worthy to be called thy Son c. Luke 15. 18 19 21. And many who believed came and confessed and shewed their deeds Act. 19. 18. Paul made confession of his being a persecutor of the Saints Acts 22. 4 5 19 20. I rejoyce not that ye were made sorry but that ye sorrowed to repentance for ye were made sorry after a godly manner or according to God c. for godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation never to be repented of but the sorrow of the world worketh death c. ye sorrowed after a godly sort what carefulness it wrought in you yea clearing of your selves yea indignation yea fear yea vehement desire yea zeal yea revenge 2 Cor. 7. 9 10 11. And lest when I come again my God will humble me among you and that I shall bewail many who have sinned already c. 2 Cor. 12. 21. Delivered just Lot vexed with the filthy conversation of the wicked for that righteous man dwelling amongst them in seeing and hearing vexed his righteous soul from day to day with their unlawful deeds 2 Pet. 2. 7 8. If we say we have no sin we deceive our selves and the truth is not in us If we confess our sins he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness if we say we have not sinned we make him a lyar and his word is not in us 1 John 1. 8 9 10. See confession of sin in time of affliction Chap. 22. In time of common calamity Chap. 23. See Prayer Chap. 16. Saints Duty confess one to another Chap. 17. Depart from sin and all appearance of it hate it and avoid the occasions of it The reasons thereof When Adam had sinned he hid himself was afraid because naked Gen. 3. 8 10. Exod. 32. 25. Abimelech said unto Isaac What is this thou hast done unto us one of the people might lightly have lyen with thy Wise and thou shouldst have brought guiltiness upon us And Abimelech charged all his people saying He who toucheth this man or his Wife shall surely be put to death Gen. 26. 8 9 10. When Joseph had been tempted to sin by Potiphars Wise he answered her How then can I do this great wickedness and sin against God c when she layed hold on him he fled from her Gen. 39. 7 8 9 10 11 12. See the Ten Commandments Exod. 29. Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil Exod. 23. 2. And be sure your sins will find you out Numb 32. 23. Gen. 14. 16. If any man sin against another the Judg shall judg him but if a man sinneth against the Lord who shall intreat for him 1 Sam. 2. 24. I have kept the way of the Lord and have not wickedly departed from my God c. I have kept my self from mine iniquity 2 Sam. 22. 22 25. Job feared God and eschewed evil Job 1. 1 8. I made a covenant with mine eyes why then should I think upon a maid Job 31. 1. For thou art not a God who hath pleasure in wickedness neither shall evil dwell with thee c. thou hatest all workers of iniquity Psal. 5. 4 5. I have hated the congregation of evil doers c. I will wash my hands in innocency and so will I compass thine altar O Lord Psal. 26. 5. Depart from evil and do good Psal. 34. 14. Psal. 37. 27. He prophesied of Christ thus Thou lovest righteousness and hatest wickedness Psal. 45. 7. Heb. 1. 8 9. If I regard iniquity in my heart the Lord will not hear me Psal. 66. 18. Joh. 9. 31. He will speak peace to his c. but let them not turn again to folly Psal. 85. 8. Holiness becomes thy house O Lord for ever Psal. 93. 5. Ye who love the Lord hate evil Psal. 97. 10. I will walk within my house with a perfect heart I will set no wicked thing before mine eyes Psal. 101. 2 3. I have refrained my feet from every evil way c. I hate every false way Psal. 119. 101 104. Thou knowest my down-sitting and my up-risiâ—… thou understandest my thoughts afar off thou c. art acquainted with all my ways for not a word in my tongue but lo O Lord thou knowest it altogether c. Psal. 139. 2 3 4. My son if sinners intice thee consent thou not If they say Come with us c. walk thou not in the way with them refrain thy foot from their path for their feet run to evil Prov. 1. 10 11 12 13 14 15 16. Enter not into the path of the wicked and go not into the way of evil men avoid it pass not by it turn from it and pass away for c. Prov. 4. 14 15 16. The lips of a strange Woman drop as an honey-comb c. remove thy way far from her and come not near the door of her house lest c. Prov. 5. 3 8. chap 6. 24 25 29. The fear of the Lord is to hate evil Prov. 8. 13. Wickedness overthroweth the sinner Prov. 13. 6. Fools make a mock of sin c. A wise man feareth and departeth from evil c. Sin is a reproach to any people or nation Prov. 14. 9 16 34. The eyes of the Lord are in every place beholding the evil and the good Prov. 15. 3. By the fear of the Lord men depart from evil Prov. 16. 6. To what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices unto me c Bring no more Oblations c. Wash ye make ye clean put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes cease to do evil Isa. 1. 11 12 13 14 15 16. Let the wicked forsake his way and the unrighteous man his thoughts c. Isa. 55. 7. The Lords hand is not shortned c. but your iniquities have separated betwen you and your God and your sins have hid his face from you that he will not hear Isa. 59. 1 2 3. He who killeth an ox as if he slew a man c. they have chosen their own ways and their soul delighteth in their abominations Isa. 66. 3. Thine own wickedness shall correct thee c. Know therefore and see that it is an evil thing and bitter that thou hast forsaken the Lord thy God Jer. 2. 19. O Jerusalem wash thine heart from wickedness that thou mayst be saved how long shall vain thoughts lodg within thee
2 Thes. 12. r. 2. p. 309 f. Joh. 4. 14 15. r. 4. 23 24 f. 1 Cor. 12. 18. r. 14. 15. p. 314 f. Ps. 3. 12. r. 3. 2. p. 315 f. Psalm 38. r. 83. p. 320 f. Rev. 3. 24. r. 3. 10. p. 321 f. Ezek. 40. r. 20. p. 334 f. Psalm 114. r. 124. p. 337 f. Acts 16. r. 26. p. 345 f. Heb. 17. 29. r. 11. 27. p. 349 f. Isa. 28. r. 8. p. 351 f. Acts 6. r. 16. p. 352 f. Job 34. 23. r. 34. 28. p. 360 f. Matth. 50. r. 5. p. 365 f. Psalm 5. r. Job 5. p. 375 f. Acts 41. r. 4. p. 406 f. Numb 17 r. 27. p. 418 f. Jer. 41. r. 42. p. 430 f. Matth. 5. r. Mark 5. p. 431 f. 1 Thess. 5. 3. r. 3. 5 p. 444 f. Psalm 95. r. 90. p. 451 f. Job 41. r. 14. p. 453 f. Hos. 13 4. r. 13. 14. p 462 f. Luke 21. 18. r. 21. 28. An Alphabetical Table of the most and principal things contained in this Book A ACts of Churches Chap. 27. p. 395 Admonition ch 17. p. 259 Afflictions ch 22. p. 311 Gods ends in it p. 319 Comforts therein p. 325 Duties then p. 344 Affections ch 32. p. 441 Altars before the Law ch 45. p. 507 Angels ch 41. p. 494 Anger among Saints ch 17. p. 155 Apostacy see Watchfulness Attributes see God B Belief see Faith Believers Character ch 12. p. 106 Blessings belonging to the Church God as such ch 27. p. 309 Baptism see Ordinances C Christ see Saviour salvation Calling see Election Calamities common ch 23. p. 364 Character of Believers see Believers Confess sin see sin Confess Christ chap. 16. p. 229 In Persecution ch 22. p. 348 Charitable walking see Offences Children ch 18. p. 271 Considerations comforting in Afflictions ch 22. p. 325 Church of God ch 27. p. 388 Coming of Christ ch 36. p 457 Conscience ch 29. p. 427 Consideration ch 31. p. 437 D Duties towards God ch 16. p. 138 Of Saints to each other ch 17. p. 251 Of relations in the flesh ch 18. p. 268 Of Saints to all men ch 19. p. 276 Towards the Spirit ch 21. p. 309 In times of affliction towards God and man ch 22. p. 344 In common calamities ch 23. p. 364 Of Subjects to Magistrates ch 24. p. 375 Of Churches to their Ministers ch 27. p. 404 In relation to the World ch 39. p. 481 Devil ch 30. p. 432 Deceivers ch 30. p. 432 Death ch 34. p. 450 Dignity of Christ see Excellency Dignity of the Church see Blessings Discipline in the Church ch 27. p. 413 E Election of God ch 9. p. 71 Election of Officers in Churches ch 27. p. 405 Eternal life ch 10. p. 91 Excellency of Christ ch 7. p. 54 Excellency of Saints see Priviledges F Faith ch 11. p. 93 its nature and objects p. 96 use and advantage p. 100 effects p. 102 who gives it ch 20. p. 291 Failings of Saints ch 13. p. 117 Fear of God ch 16. p. 177 Forgiveness in Saints one to another ch 17. p. 155 Forsake sin see Sin Fruits of love to God ch 16. p. 144 of love to Saints ch 17. p. 253 of the spirit in Saints ch 21. p. 307 Fruitfulness in Saints bow ch 20. p. 292 Free Grace ch 9 10. p. 71 84 G Giver of knowledg faith power c. who ch 20. p. 288 Glory to be given to the Saints at last ch 37. p. 462 God his name and attributes ch 2. p. 8. 9 c. Grace free ch 9 10. p. 71 84 H Heart see Sincerity Hands laying on ch 27. p. 406 Hope ch 16. p. 193 Humility ch 16. p. 198. ch 19 p. 281 Hypocrites Hypocrisie ch 28. p. 417 I Idolatry ch 4. p. 487. ch 5. p. 37 Jesus see Saviour Invitations and encouragements to come to Christ for all ch 20. p. 297 Justification ch 10. p. 88 The Judgment ch 36. p. 457 K Kindness of Saints to each other ch 17. p. 153 to all men ch 19. p. 180 Kings of Israel and Judah ch 44. p. 503 Knowledg of divine things ch 38. p. 466 The giver of it ch 20. p. 288 L The Law Sinners cast under it ch 6. p. 44 Life see Eternal Live to God ch 16. p. 138 Love to God ch 16. p. 142 to Saints ch 17. p. 251 to Christ and Christ to them see Relation Lords Supper ch 27. p. 412 M Man in his Fallen-state ch 5. p. 32 Man's salvation see Salvation Man's impotency ch 20. p. 284 Masters ch 18. p. 274 Magistrates Magistracy ch 24. p. 369 Meekness see Patience Mercy in saints to all ch 19. p. 280 Mediator see salvation How wrought Meditation see Consideration Mind see Thoughts Miracles ch 43. p. 501 Ministers see Preachers Officers Mourn see Sin N Nature of Man ch 5. p. 32 O Oaths of Testimony ch 25. p. 379 Obedience ch 16. p. 149 Offences amongst Saints avoid ch 17. p. 262 Officers of Churches ch 27. p. 491 Order in Churches ch 27. p. 395 Ordination see Election Ordinances of Christ ch 27. p. 407 P Pardon of sin ch 10. p. 84 Parents ch 18. p. 271 Parables ch 42. p. 499 Patient ch 16. p. 205 Peace with God see Reconciliation Saints with Saints ch 17. p. 257 with all men ch 19. p. 278 Perseverance ch 16. p. 241. ch 22. p. 248. ch 20. p. 295 Poor Relief ch 17. p. 264 Persecution ch 22. p. 211 Prayer ch 16. p. 161 Praises ch 16. p. 170 Preachers in general ch 26. p. 382 Preaching see Ordinances Priviledges of saints ch 14. p. 124. ch 16. p. 246 In afflictions ch 22. p. 325 In common calamities c. 23. p. 365 Punishment of sin see Sin Q Â R Reconciliation ch 10. p. 87 Redemption see salvation Repentance in God ch 33. p. 444 In man p. 445 Relation between Christ and his Church ch 15. p. 135 Resurrection ch 35. p. 455 Righteousness towards God see Justisication towards men ch 19. p. 277 S Sacrifices before the Law ch 45. p. 507 Satan see Devil Salvation ch 7. p. 47 The Saviour Jesus ch 7. p. 49 How he wrought salvation ch 8. p. 62 Saints Character ch 12. p. 106 Saints failings see Failings Their Priviledges see Priviledges Scriptures ch 1. p. 1 Signs of love to God see Fruits Society with the wicked ch 19. p. 282 Sin What ch 16. p. 211 confess mourn for it p. 211. ch 22. p. 347 forsake it p. 213 Threatning c. against it p. 218 Effects or Punishment ch 5. p. 40 ch 13. p. 122 Sinfulness of mans nature ch 5. p. 32 Sins Pardon ch 10. p. 84 Servants ch 18. p. 274 Sincerity in following God ch 16. p. 232 Similitudes see Parables Seducers see Deceivers Speeches see Words Spirit of God ch 21. p. 31 Submission to God in affliction ch 22. p. 345 Subjects see Duties T Trinity ch 3. p. 27 Thoughts ch 32 p. 441 Threatning against sin see Sin Trust in God only ch 16. p. 144
things and by him all things consist Col. 1. 16 17. Heb. 1. 2 3. The mistery of God and of the father and of Christ in whom or wherein are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledg c. For in him dwelleth all the fullness of the Godhead bodily Col. 2. 2 3 9. Now God himself and our father and our Lord Jesus Christ direct our way 1 Thes. 3. 11. Now our Lord Jesus himself and God even our father c. Comfort your hearts 2 Thes. 2. 16 17. God our saviour and Lord Jesus Christ our hope Grace mercy and peace from God our father and our Lord Jesus Christ c. I thank Jesus Christ our Lord who hath enabled me for that he counted me c. 1 Tim. 1. 1 2 12. Rom. 1. 7. 1 Tim. 2. 3. Great is the mistery of Godliness God was manifested in the flesh justified in the spirit seen of Angels c. Received up into glory 1 Tim. 3. 16. According to the commandment of God our saviour c. Grace and peace from God the father and the Lord Jesus Christ our saviour Titus 1. 3 4. Looking for c. The glorious appearing of the great God and our saviour Jesus Titus 2. 10 13. ch 3. 4. Christ who through the eternal spirit offered himself Heb. 9. 14. Let all the Angels of God worship him c. Unto the Son he saith thy throne O God c. Heb. 1. 6 8. The Prophets c. Searching what c. The spirit of Christ which was in them 1 Pet. 1. 10 11. God and our saviour Jesus Christ 2 Pet. 1. 1. Hereby perceive we the love of God because he laid down his life for us 1 John 3. 16. Three who bare record in heaven the Father the Word and the holy Ghost and these three are one c. His son Jesus Christ This is the true God c. 1 John 5. 7 20. Denying the only Lord God and our Lord Jesus c. To the only wise God our saviour c. Jude vers 4 25. All the Churches shall know that I am he who searcheth the reins and hearts Rev. 2. 23. See more of Christ's Excellency Chap. 5. more of the Spirit Chap. 19. CHAP. IV. Of Man in his first estate wherein he was created and of His fall Of his first state AND God said let us make man in our image after our likeness and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the foul of the air and over the cattle and over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth So God created man in his own image in the image of God created he him male and female created he them And God blessed them and God said unto them be fruitful and multiply and replenish the earth and subdue it and have dominion over the fish of the sea c. Gen. 1. 26 27 28 29. Psal. 8. 5 6 7. Adam gave names to all the creatures which were brought to him Gen. 2. 19 20. God hath made man upright c. Eccles. 7. 29. Of his fall The manner and occasion of mans fall at large Gen. 3. 2 Cor. 11. 3. God made man upright but they have sought out many inventions Eccles. 7. 29. By one man sin entred into the world and death by sin and so death passed upon all men for that or in whom all have sinned c. If through the offence of one man many be dead c. The judgment was by one to condemnation c. For if by one mans offence or one offence death raigned by one c. By one mans disobedience many were made sinners Rom. 5. 12 15 16 17 18 19. I fear c. as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty so your minds should be corrupted c. 2 Cor. 11. 3. CHAP. V. Of Mans state by nature since sin entered 1st Corrupt unclean and desperately wicked CAin was very wrath and his countenance fell because God had not respect unto his offering as unto Abels and he rose up against his brother and slew him Gen. 4. 8 9. And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth and every imagination of the thoughts of his heart or the whole imagination purposes and desires was only evil continually c. The earth also was corrupt before God and the earth was filled with violence c. For all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth c. Gen. 6. 5 11 12. The imaginations of mans heart are evil from his youth Gen. 8. 21. The wickedness of Sodom at the time when God came to destroy it Gen. 19. Esau hated his brother because of the blessing wherewith his father blessed him and Esau said in his heart c. Then will I slay my brother Jacob Gen. 27. 41. Joseph his brethren hated him could not speak peaceably to him envied him They conspired against him to slay him and to cover it with a lye Gen. 27. 4 18 19 20 23 24. And Pharaoh said who is the Lord that I should obey his voice to let Israel go I know not the Lord neither will I let Israel go Exod. 5. 2. After all the wonders Moses wrought and the judgments against Egypt his heart was still hardened against God and would not yield Exod. 7. chap. 8. ch 9. ch 10. Absalom had a tent spread upon the top of the house and went in unto his fathers concubines in the sight of all Israel 2 Sam. 16. 22. Ahab had sold himself to work evil in the sight of the Lord c. None like to Ahab who did sell himself to work wickedness in the sight of the Lord 1 Kings 21. 25. Ahaziah being sick sent to an idol to enquire and after sent a captain and his fifty to take the Prophet whom God destroyed with fire yet he sent again and again 2 Kings 1. 2 9 10 11 12 13. Hazael when the Prophet had told him how wicked he should be said is thy servant a dog c. 2 King 8. 11 12 13. Rabshakeh said what confidence is this wherein thou trustest c Let not Hezekiah deceive you c. Neither make you trust in the Lord c. Have any of the Gods of the nations delivered at all his land c. Who c. hath delivered c. That the Lord should deliver out of my hand c. 2 King 19. 30 32 33 35. Isa. 36. ch 37. The words of Sennacherib who hath sent him to reproach the living God c. Whom thou hast reproached and blasphemed and against whom thou hast exalted thy voice c. Against the holy one of Israel by thy messengers thou hast reproached the Lord c. 2 King 19. 16 22 23. King Ahaz did wickedly and in the time of his distress did he trespass yet more against the Lord. This that king Ahaz 2 Chron. 28. 19 22. The chief Priests and the people transgressed very much after all the abomination
might preach c. Gal. 1. 15 16. Blessed be God c. according as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world c. Having predestinated us unto the Adoption of children by Jesus Christ according to the good pleasure of his will to the praise of the glory of his grace c. Having made known to us the mistery of his will according to his good pleasure which he hath purposed in himself c. Being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things according to the counsel of his own will Ephes. 1. 4 5 6 9 11. Which in other ages was not made known c. That the Gentiles should be fellow-heirs and of the same body and partakers of his promise in Christ Ephes. 3. 5 6. Work out your own salvation c. for it is God who worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure Phil. 2. 13. 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 Col. 1. 12 13. Knowing c. Your election of God for our Gospel came not unto you in word but also in power c. 1 Thes. 1. 4 5. God hath not appointed us unto wrath but to obtain salvation by our Lord 1 Thes. 5. 9. God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation c. Whereunto he called you by our Gospel 2 Thes. 2. 13 14. God who hath saved us and called us with a holy calling not according to our works but according to his own purpose and grace which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began 2 Tim. 1. 8 9. I endure all things for the elects sake c. Who concerning the truth have erred c. Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure having this seal the Lord knoweth them that are his 2 Tim. 2. 10 18 19. If they shall enter into rest although the works were finished from the foundation of the world Heb. 4. 3. To the strangers c. Elect according to the foreknowledg of God the father 1 Pet. 1. 1 2. Being disobedient whereto they were appointed but ye are a chosen generation a royal priesthood a peculiar or a purchased people that ye may shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness c. 1 Pet. 2. 8 9 10. The God of all grace who hath called us into his eternal glory c. 1 Pet. 5. 10. They went out from us c. That they might be made manifest that they were not all of us 1 John 2. 19. All who dwell upon the earth shall worship him whose names are not written in the Book of life of the Lamb Rev. 13. 8. And they who dwell on the earth shall wonder whose names were not written in the Book of life from the foundation of the World when c. Rev. 17. 8. CHAP. X. Pardon and remission of sins reconciliation and peace with God Justification and Sanctification before God eternal-life and Salvation free through the grace of God only by the death sacrifice and sufferings of Christ without Works In General THis is the true grace of God wherein ye stand 1 Pet. 5. 12. The Law was given by Moses but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ John 1. 17. If by grace then is it no more works otherwise grace is no more grace but if it be of works then is it no more of grace otherwise work is no more work c. That he might have mercy on all O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom c. Rom. 11. 6 32 33. We are the Circumcision who worship God in spirit rejoyce in Christ have no confidence in the flesh Phil. 3. 3. We are come c. to the blood of sprinkling which speaketh better things than that of Abel Heb. 12. 24. Who testified before-hand the sufferings of Christ and the glory which should follow 1 Pet. 1. 11. In Particular Pardon of Sins The Lord proclaimed himself The Lord the Lord God merciful and gracious long-suffering and abundant in goodness and truth c. Forgiving iniquity transgression and sin Exod. 34. 6 7. Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven whose sin is covered blessed is the man unto whom the Lord imputeth not iniquity I said I will confess my transgressions unto the Lord and thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin Psal. 32. 1 2 5. As for our transgressions thou shalt purge them away Psal. 65. 3. But there is forgiveness with thee that thou mayest be feared Psal. 130. 4. Though your sins be as scarlet they shall be as white as snow though they be red as crimson they shall be as wooll Isa. 1. 18. I am he who blotteth out thy transgression for mine own sake and will not remember thy sins Isa. 43. 35. I have blotted out as a thick cloud thy transgressions and as a cloud thy sins Sing O Heavens for the Lord hath done it Isa. 44. 22 23. He was wounded for our transgressions he was bruised for our iniquities c. the Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all c. he shall bear their iniquities Isa. 53. 5 6 11. Let him return unto the Lord and he will have mercy upon him and unto our God for he will abundantly pardon or multiply pardons for my thoughts are not your thoughts c. Isa. 55. 7 8 9. I will make a new Covenant c. for I will forgive their iniquity and will remember their sins no more Jer. 31. 31 34. Heb. 10. 17 18. I will cleanse them from all their iniquity whereby they have sinned against me and I will pardon all their iniquities whereby they have sinned against me and whereby they have transgressed against me Jer. 33. 8. In those days and in that time saith the Lord the iniquity of Israel shall be sought for and there shall be none and the sins of Judah and they shall not be found for I will pardon them whom I reserve Jer. 50. 20. Seventy weeks are determined c. to finish the transgression and to make an end of sins and to make reconciliation for iniquity c. the Messiah shall be cut off but not for himself c. Dan. 9. 24 26. Who is a God like unto thee who pardoneth iniquity and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage c. thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea Mic. 7. 18 19. In that day there shall be a fountain opened to the house of David and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem for sin and for uncleanness Zech. 13. 1. Thou shalt call his name Jesus for he shall save his people from their sins Mat. 1. 21. Jesus said to the sick of the Palsie Son be of good cheer thy sins be forgiven thee c. Ye may know that the Son
judgment who seeketh the truth and I will pardon it Jer. 5. 1. Gen. 18. 26 32. Is Ephraim my dear Son he a pleasant child since I spake against him I do earnestly remember him still therefore my bowels are troubled for him I will surely have mercy on him saith the Lord c. If the ordinances of heaven cease then the seed of Israel shall cease from being a Nation before me Jer. 31. 20 36 37. When Jerusalem was taken and Jeremiah the Prophet the King of Babylon gave charge concerning Jeremiah c. Look well to him and do him no harm but do unto him even as he shall say unto thee Jer. 39. 11 12. The Precious sons of Zion comparable to fine gold how are they esteemed c. Lam. 4. 2. Though I have scattered them c. yet will I be unto them as a little sanctuary in the Countreys where they shall come Ezek. 11. 16. Though these three men Noah Daniel and Job were in it they should deliver their own souls by their righteousness saith the Lord c. They only shall be delivered themselves Ezek. 14. 14 16 18 20. I sought for a man amongst them who should make up the hedg and stand in the gap before me for the land that I should not destroy it but I found none therefore c. Ezek. 22. 30 31. Because thou hast said c. These two Countreys shall be mine and we will possess it whereas the Lord was there or though the Lord was there Therefore c. Ezek. 35. 10 11. O Daniel a man greatly beloved c. O man greatly beloved fear not c. Dan. 10. 11 19. Jacob c. by his strength he had power with God yea he had power over the Angel and prevailed he wept c. There he spake with us even the Lord God of Hosts Hosea 12. 2 3 4 5. Gen. 32. 24 25. I will be as the dew unto Israel He shall grow as the Lilly c. Hosea 14. 5 6. For he who toucheth you toucheth the apple of his eyes Zech. 2. 8. We will go with you for we have heard God is with you Zech. 8. 23. Ezra 8. 22. The Lord hearkened and heard and a book of remembrance was written before him for them who feared the Lord and that thought upon his name And they shall be mine saith the Lord of Hosts in that day when I make up my Jewels or special treasure and I will spare them as a man spareth his son who serveth him then shall ye return and discern between the righteous and the wicked between him who serveth God and him who serveth him not Malachi 3. 16 17 18. Unto you who fear my name shall the sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings and ye shall go forth and grow up as Calves in the stall Mal. 4. 2. They are pronounced blessed and many priviledges mentioned by Christ. They are the salt of the earth the light of the world c. Matt. 5. 3 4 to the 14. The very hairs of your head are all numbred c. Ye are of more value then many sparrows Matt. 10. 30 31. Among them who are born of women there hath not risen a greater then John the Baptist. Notwithstanding he who is least in the kingdom of Heaven is greater than he Matt. 11. 11. It is given to you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of Heaven c. Blessed are your eyes for they see and your ears for they hear c. Matt. 13. 11 16. Whosoever shall offend one of these little ones who believe in me it were better for him that a Millstone were hanged about his neck c. Wo unto the world because of offences c. Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones for I say unto you that in heaven their Angels do always behold the face of my father c. Matt. 18. 6 7 10. For the elects sake whom he hath chosen he hath shortened the days c. Mark 13. 20. Rejoyce not that the spirits are subject unto you but rather rejoyce because your names are written in the book of life Luk. 10. 20. Fear not little flock it is your fathers good pleasure to give you the kingdom Luk. 12. 32. Joy in Heaven over one sinner who repenteth more then over Ninety nine just persons c. There is joy in the presence of the Angels of God over him c. Luk. 15. 7 10. To as many as received him to them he gave power or the right or priviledge to become the sons of God even to them who believe on his name who are born not of blood c. but of God John 1. 12 13. Whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst c. John 4. 14. Jesus said I am the light of the world he who followeth me shall not walk in darkness but shall have the light of life c. If the son therefore shall make you free ye shall be free indeed c. He who keeps my sayings shall never see death c. John 8. 12 36 51. ch 12. 46. My sheep c. I know them c. And I give unto them eternal life and they shall never perish neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand John 10. 27 28. 1 John 5. 12 13. If any man serve me let him follow me and where I am there also shall my servant be If any man serve me him will my father honour John 12. 26. I will not leave you comfortless I will come to you c. ye see me c. Because I live ye shall live also c. He who loveth me shall be loved of my father and I will love him and will manifest my self unto him c. And my father will love him and we will come unto him and make our abode with him c. Peace I leave with you my peace I give unto you c. John 14. 18 19 21 23 27. ch 16. 27. ch 17. 23. Ye shall ask what ye will and it shall be done unto you c. Ye are my friends c. Henceforth I call you not servants c. But I have called you friends for all things which I have heard of my father I have made known unto you John 15. 7 14 15. 1 John 3. 22. Christ prays for them only not for the world John 17. 9 10. Go to my brethren and say unto them I ascend unto my father and your father and to my God and your God John 20. 17. God is no respecter of persons but in every nation he who feareth him and worketh righteousness is accepted with him Act. 10. 34 35. The love of God is shed abroad into our hearts by the holy Ghost which is given unto us Rom. 5. 5. Sin shall not have dominion over you because ye are not under the law but under grace c. Now being made free from sin and become servants to God ye have
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.
Lord Jer. 31. 10 13 20 28. For the Lord will not cast off for ever but though he cause grief yet will he have compassion according to the multitude of his mercies for he doth not afflict willingly Lam. 3. 31 32. Therefore thus saith the Lord God Now will I bring again the Captivity of Jacob and have mercy upon the whole house of Israel and will be jealous for mine holy name after that they have born their shame c. Ezek. 39. 25 26. Come let us return unto the Lord for he hath torn and he will heal us he hath smitten and he will bind us up c. Hos. 6. 1. Rejoyce not against me O mine enemy though I fall I shall arise c. I will bear the indignation of the Lord because I have sinned against him until he plead my cause c. he will bring me forth to the light and I shall behold his righteousness c. Who is a God like unto thee who pardoneth iniquity c he retaineth not his anger for ever because he delighteth in mercy he will turn again he will have compassion upon us Mic. 7. 8 9 18 19. Blessed are they who mourn for they shall be comforted Mat. 5. 4. Verily verily I say unto you that ye shall weep and lament c. but your sorrow shall be turned into joy c. ye now therefore have sorrow but I will see you again and your heart shall rejoyce Joh. 16. 20 22. And the God of peace shall bruise Satan under your feet shortly Rom. 16. 20. God is faithful c. but will with the temptation also make a way to escape 1 Cor. 10. 13. God who delivered us from so great a death and doth deliver 2 Cor. 1. 10. It is a righteous thing with God to recompence tribulation to them who trouble you and to you who are troubled rest with us when the Lord Jeus c. 2 Thes. 1. 6 7. What persecutions I endured but out of them all the Lord delivered me 2 Tim. 3. 11. The Lord stood with me c. and I was delivered out of the mouth of the Lion 2 Tim. 4. 17. The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations 2 Pet. 2. 9. 11thly That afflictions and persecutions have been the lot of Christ himself and of the Saints in all ages The Disciple is not above his Lord nor the servant above his master it is enough for the disciple that he be as his Master c. If they have called the Master of the house Beelzebub how much more shall they call them of his houshold Fear them not therefore Mat. 10. 24 25 26. If the world hate you you know that it hated me before it hated you c. remember the word that I said unto you The servant is not greater than the Lord if they have persecuted me they will also persecute you Joh. 15. 18 20. We are made a spectacle unto the world and to angels and to men c. even unto this present hour we both hunger and thirst and are naked and are buffetted and have no certain dwelling-place c. being reviled c. persecuted c. we are made as the filth of the world and the off-scouring of all things unto this day 1 Cor. 4. 9 11 12 13. There hath no temptation taken you but what is common to man 1 Cor. 10. 13. For we who live are always delivered to death for Jesus sake 2 Corinth 4. 11. But as then he who was born after the flesh persecuted him who was after the spirit even so it is now Gal. 4. 29. Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of Witnesses c. let us run with patience the race which is set before us looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of faith who for the joy which was set before him endured the Cross c. for consider him who endured such contradiction of sinners against himself lest you be wearied and faint in your minds Heb. 12. 1 2 3. Take my Brethren the Prophets who have spoken in the name of the Lord for an example of suffering affliction and of patience Jam. 5. 10. Hereunto also are ye called because Christ also suffered for us leaving us an example that ye should follow his steps 1 Pet. 2. 21. Your adversary the Devil as a roaring Lion c. whom resist stedfast in the faith knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren who are in the world 1 Pet. 5. 8 9. How long O Lord c. dost thou not judg and avenge our blood on them who dwell on the earth and it was said unto them That they should rest yet for a little season until their fellow-servants also and their brethren which should be killed as they were should be fulfilled Rev. 6. 10 11. Fourthly What are the Duties of the Saints and how they ought to behave themselves under their afflictions and sufferings both towards God and men 1st Towards God 1st To eye God in them afflictions being sent of him Joseph said to his Brethren it was not you who sent me hither but God Gen. 45. 5 8. I will harden Pharoahs heart that he shall follow after them c. Exod. 14. 4. When Israel wanted water in the desert they did not eye God in it but chide with Moses Numb 20. 2 3. But Sihon King of Heshbon would not let us pass by him for the Lord thy God hardened his spirit and made his heart obstinate Deut. 2. 30. See now that I even I am he c. I kill and I make alive I wound and I heal neither is there any who can deliver out of my hand Deut. 32. 39. When Samuel had told Eli what the Lord would do against his house he said It is the Lord 1 Sam. 3. 18. Shimei cursed David c. David said So let him curse because the Lord hath said unto him Curse David who then shall say wherefore 2 Sam. 16. 6 7 8 9 10. Satan said Put forth thine hand c. Job said The Lord gave and the Lord hath taken Job 1. 11 21. Chap. 2. 5. Afflictions cometh not forth of the dust neither doth trouble come out of the ground c. the chastening of the Lord for he maketh sore and bindeth up he woundeth c. Job 5. 6 17 18. chap. 9. 12. I will say unto God c. wherefore contendest thou with me Job 10. 2. chap. 30. 11. God hath overthrown me c. he hath fenced up my way that I cannot pass c. Job 19. 6 7 8 9 10 11 12. When he giveth quietness who then can make trouble and when he hideth his face who then can behold him Job 34. 29. I opened not my mouth because thou didst it c. when thou with rebukes dost correct man for iniquity thou makest his beauty to consume away c. Psal. 39. 9 11. Thou who hast shewed me great and sore troubles shalt quicken
and c. I write to you fathers because ye have known him c. ye know all things c. as the same anointing teacheth you all things c. 1 Joh. 2. 3 4 13 20 21 27. Therefore the world knew us not because it knew him not c. we know that we have passed from death to life c. hereby we know that we are of the truth c. 1 Joh. 3. 1 14 19. ch 5. 2. Hereby know ye the spirit of God c. he who knoweth God heareth us c. hereby know we the spirit of truth and the spirit of errour c. he that loveth God knoweth God he who loveth not knoweth not God we have known and believed the love that God hath to us 1 John 4. 2 6 7 8 16. That ye may know that ye have eternal life c. we know that whosoever is born of God sinneth not c. we know that we are of God c. we know the son of God is come c. 1 Joh. 5. 13 18 19 20. These speak evil of those things which they know not Jude vers 10. See the Ignorance of natural men Chap. 5. See the giver of knowledg Chap. 20. CHAP. XXXIX Of this present World and the Riches Honours Pleasure and other things in this World the use of them the snares and tentations in them and of the Saints duty in relation to them AND Abraham was very rich in Cattel in Silver and in Gold c. Lot also went with Abraham c. their substance was great so that they could not dwell together Gen. 13. 2. When Rachel said Give me children c. Jacob said Am I in Gods stead who withheld c Gen. 30. 1 2. chap. 33. 5. All the earth is mine said the Lord to Moses Exod. 19. 5. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbours house c. nor any thing that is thy neighbours Exod. 20. 17. Israel wept again and said Who shall give us flesh to eat c and God was angry Numb 11. 4 10. 1 Cor. 10. 6 10. He fed thee with Manna c. that he might make thee know that man doth not live by bread only but c. thy raiment waxed not old c. The Lord thy God will bring thee into a good land c. wherein thou shalt eat bread without scarceness c. when thou hast eaten and art full then thou shalt bless the Lord thy God for the good land c. beware that thou forget not the Lord thy God c. lest when thou hast eaten and art full and hast built godly houses c. then thine heart be lifted up and thou forget the Lord c. and thou say in thine heart My power and the might of my hand hath gotten me this wealth but thou shalt remember the Lord thy God for it is he who giveth thee power to get wealth Deut. 8. 3 4 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 17 18. Matt. 4. 4. Jesurun waxed fat c. then he forsook God which made him and lightly esteemed c. Deut. 32. 14 15. Achans covetousness and worldliness was Israels trouble and his own ruine Joshua 7. 1 20 21 25 26. The Lord maketh poor and maketh rich he bringeth low and lifteth up he raiseth up the poor out of the dust lifteth up the beggar from the dunghil to sit among princes c. 1 Sam. 2. 7 8. Saul said to Samuel I have sinned yet honour me now I pray thee before the Elders of my people and before Israel and turn again with me c. 1 Sam. 15. 30. The women c. said Saul hath slain his thousands and David his ten thousands and Saul was very wroth and the saying displeased him and he said they have ascribed unto David ten thousands c. and what can he have more but the kingdom and Saul eyed David from that day forward 1 Sam. 18. 6 7 8 9. God said unto Solomon Because thou hast asked for thy self this thing and hast not asked long life neither hast asked riches c. I have also given thee that which thou hast not asked both riches and honour 1 Kings 3. 9. 10 11 12 13. Ahabs covetous desire of Naboths vineyard made him sick with discontent 1 King 21. 1 2 3 4. Gehazi Elisha his servant for his covetousness punished with Leprosie 2 Kings 5. 20 21 22 to the 27. Thine O Lord is the greatness c. both riches and honour come of thee c. 1 Chron. 29. 11 12. Haman then next the king boasted of his riches honour and worldly advantages yet so ambitious that because Mordicai did not bow to him he saith All the rest availeth me nothing Hester 5. 9 10 11 12 13. Job said when he was spoiled of all Naked came I out of my mothers womb and naked shall I return thither the Lord gave and the Lord taketh away blessed be the name of the Lord Job 1. 21. The wicked c. he hath swallowed down riches and he shall vomit them up again God shall cast them out of his belly c. In the fulness of his sufficiency he shall be in straits Job 20. 15 22. What is the hope of the hypocrite though he hath gained when God taketh away his soul c. though he heap up silver as the dust and prepare raiment as the clay he may prepare it but the just shall put it on Job 27. 8 16 17. If I have made gold my hope or said to fine gold thou art my confidence If I have rejoyced because my wealth is great and because my hand had gotten much c. Job 31. 24 25. Who accepteth not the persons of Princes nor regardeth the rich more than the poor for they are all the works of his hands Job 34. 19. Deliver my soul c. from men of the world who have their portion in this life whose bellies thou fillest c. they leave the rest of their substance to their babes Psal. 17. 14. The earth is the Lords and the fulness thereof c. Psal. 24. 1. A little that a righteous man hath is better than the riches of many wicked c. I have been young and now am old yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken nor his seed begging bread c. I have seen the wicked in great power and spreading himself like a green bay-tree yet he passed away c. Psal. 37. 16 25 35 36. Every man walketh in a vain shew surely they are disquieted in vain he heapeth up riches and knoweth not who shall gather them Psal. 39. 6. They who trust in their wealth and boast themselves in their riches none can by any means redeem his brother nor give to God a ransome for him c. wise men dye c. likewise the fool c. and leave their wealth to others c. their inward thought is that their houses shall continue for ever c. they call their lands by their own name
21. The parable of the rich man and poor Lazarus Luke 16. 20 c. Take heed to your selves lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting and drunkenness and cares of this life and so that day come c. Luke 21. 34. How can ye believe who receive honour one from another and seek not the honour which cometh from God only John 5. 44. Labour not for the meat which perisheth but for that which endureth c. John 6. 27. He is of age ask him c. These words spake his parents because they feared the Jews for the Jews had agreed already That if any man did confess that he was Christ he should be put out of the Synagogue therefore said his parents c. John 9. 21 22 23. Among the chief rulers also many believed on him but because of the Pharisees they did not confess him lest they should be put out of the Synagogue for they loved the praise of men more than the praise of God John 12. 42 43. In the world ye shall have tribulation but be of good chear I have overcome the world John 16. 33. I pray not that thou shouldst take them out of the world but that thou shouldst keep them from the evil John 17. 15. Jesus answered My kingdom is not of this world if my kingdom were of this world then would my servants fight that I should not c. John 18. 36. Pilate sought to release Jesus but the Jews cryed out saying If thou let this man go thou art not Cesars friend c. When Pilate therefore heard that saying he brought Jesus forth c. John 19. 12 13 15 16. What house will ye build for me saith the Lord c Hath not my hand made all these things c Acts 7. 48 49 50. chap. 14. 15 17. When Saul had cast out the evil spirit out of the damsel and her masters saw that the hope of their gain was gone they caught Paul and Silas c. and said That they did exceedingly trouble the City c. Acts 16. 18 19 20 21. God who made the world c. he is Lord of heaven and earth c. He giveth to all life c. and all things Acts 17. 24 25. So Demetrius a Silver-smith and others of the same trade who made silver-shrines for Diana c. complained against Paul for prâ—…aching the Gospel cryed up Diana because they were like to lose their gain if men esteemed not of Diana as a goddess Acts 19. 24 25 26 27. Your selves know that these hands of mine have ministred to my necessities and them who were with me I have shewed you all things how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak and to remember the words of our Lord Jesus how he said It is more blessed to give than to receive Acts 20. 33 34 35. The carnal mind is enmity against God it is not subject to the law of God neither indeed can be Rom. 8. 7. Make no provision for the flesh to fulfil the lusts thereof Rom. 13. 14. Ye see your calling brethren how that not many wise men after the flesh not many noble are called but God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise c. that no flesh should glory c. 1 Cor. 1. 26 27 28 29. The time is short it remaineth that both they who have wives be as though they had none and they who weep as though they wept not and they who rejoyce as if they rejoyced not and they who buy as though they possessed not and they who use this world as not abusing it for the fashion of this world passeth away c. He who is marryed careth for the things which are of this world how he may please his wife 1 Cor. 7. 29 30 31 32 33. The Devil is called the god of this world 2 Cor. 4. 4. The sorrow of the world worketh death 2 Cor. 7. 10. You know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ that though he was rich yet for your sakes he became poor that ye through his poverty might be rich 2 Cor. 8. 9. God is able to make all grace abound towards you that ye always having all sufficiency c. 2 Cor. 9. 8. Jesus Christ who gave himself for our sins that he might deliver us from this present evil world according to the will of God c. Gal. 1. 4. The flesh lusteth against the spirit c. so that ye cannot do the thing that ye would Gal. 5. 17. God forbid that I should glory save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ by whom or whereby the world is crucified to me and I unto the world Gal. 6. 14. Covetousness let it not be once named among you as becometh Saints c. for this ye know that no whoremonger c. nor covetous man who is an Idolater hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God Ephes. 5. 3 5. Whose end is destruction whose God is their belly whose glory is in their shame who mind earthly things Phil. 3. 19. Be careful for nothing but in every thing by prayer and supplication c. let your request be made known to God c. I have learned that in whatsoever state I am therewith to be content I know how to be abased and how to abound every where and in all things I am instructed both to be full and to be hungry both to abound and suffer need c. but my God shall supply all your needs according to his riches in glory by Jesus Christ Phil. 4. 6 12 19. Set your affections or mind on things above not on things on the earth c. Mortifie therefore your members c. inordinate affections evil concupiscence and covetousness which is Idolatry Col. 3. 2 5. Meats which God hath created to be received c. for every creature of God is good and nothing to c. 1 Tim. 4. 3 4. She who liveth in pleasure or delicately is dead while she liveth 1 Tim. 5. 6. Godliness with contentment is great gain for we brought nothing into the world it is certain we can carry nothing out and having food and raiment let us be therewith content but them who will be rich fall into temptation and a snare and into many foolish and hurtful lusts which drown men in destruction and perdition for the love of mony is the root of all evil which while some coveted after have erred from the faith and pierced themselves thorow with many sorrows but thou O man flee these things c. Charge them who be rich in this world that they be not high-minded nor trust in uncertain riches but in the living God who giveth all things richly to enjoy that they do good that they be rich in good works ready to distribute c. laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come 1 Tim. 6. 6 7 8 9 10 11 17 18 19. Endure