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A54659 Light in darkness, or, A consideration of a comfortable and instructive resignation of the Church of God by an eminent and faithful watchman upon his departure : occasioned by the sad loss of ... Thomas Moor, Junior / by C.D. Phelpes, Charles. 1669 (1669) Wing P1980; ESTC R34380 157,055 186

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that his grace is sufficient for them though the temptation and affliction be not removed and hereby shoes their feet that they may not be discouraged or driven back by any afflictions though they seem to be very grievous Rom. 5. 2 6. 2 Cor. 12. 8 9. Eph. 6. 15. yea it is the power of God to salvation to every one that believeth and whereby they are kept through faith unto that salvation ready to be revealed in these last times Rom. 1. 16. 1 Pet. 1. 5. it is able to build them up c. as it follows in the after part of this verse And Oh that we may never forget it or let it slip Forget not wisdom neither decline from the words of her mouth forsake her not and she shall preserve thee love her and she shall keep thee exalt her and she shall promote thee c. she shall give to thine head an ornament of grace c. Prov. 4. 2 9. Thus though weakly I have spoken to the first thing proposed in this resignation viz. the person and thing to which he commends them in which in some little measure we may see the worthiness and excellency of this Object and Medium to which he now commends them and that for our instruction also that in God we may praise his word as Psal 56. 4 10. and now come to consider the next thing viz. 2. What is here meant by commending and what is imported to us herein 1. By commending here is not meant a praising or speaking honourably of them and so in their commendation as many times the word signifies they deserved not in this sense to be commended to God yea he of himself saith that though he knew nothing by himself yet ●e was not hereby justified this would not commend him to God 1 Cor. 4. 4. If I be righteous saith Job yet I will not lift up my head Job 10. 15. Those holy men that trusted in God have been so far from commending themselves in this sense that they have abased themselves in God's presence and prayed him not to condemn them Job 10. 2. not to enter into judgment with them Psal 142. 2. and have intimately acknowledged that if God should mark iniquities none could stand as approved and justified before him Psal 130. 3 4 7. and our Saviour instructs his Disciples to say when they have done all those things which are commanded them we are unprofitable servants we have done that which was our duty to do Luk. 17. 10. and not to praise themselves or one another But the word commend doth here and elsewhere signifie a committing a person or thing to the care or custody of another to betrust one with such or such a thing or person and so to commit and commend seem to be used indifferently So when it is said in one place Into thy hand I commit my spirit in another our Saviour as it appears referring thereto saith Into thine hands I commend my spirit Psal 31. 6. with Luke 23. 46. and so the Apostle commendeth these to God c. to be taught directed cared for and preserved and so unto and for all things as the needs of their matters did require 2. Now then in that he saith I commend you therein is imported something as to the person and thing to which he commits them something as to himself who did thus commend them something as to the persons he thus commended 1. As to the person and thing to which he commends them there is intimated therein 1. A willingness and readiness to take the charge and care of those committed to him amongst men they commit not a person or thing to any one that is not willing to receive that trust and much less can any commend to him unless he were graciously willing to receive them and that he is so hath been the design of what is spoken to evidence and demonstrate and it is shewn abundantly in the word of his grace He is one that hath greatly loved us when dead in sins and trespasses and manifested his love in laying down his life for us yea and made it known in due time through preaching and first prevented us with it when we sought not after him he manifested himself to them that asked not after him and will in no wise cast off him that cometh but loves them with peculiar manner of love even with such manner of love as wherewith the Father loves him Joh. 15. 9 10. he receives them and will be a father to them and these were by the father already committed to him and his peculiar care he was their shepherd that had bought them and was rich in mercy to them he hath an high account of such and hath set his heart and eye upon them yea he is one that is especially ready to receive those of this chosen generation committed to him when he takes away those that have been instruments of help to them he is a refuge for the oppressed a refuge in the time of trouble even then after a peculiar consideration Psal 9. 9. he is an helper of the fatherless Psal 10. 14. a father of the fatherless a judge of the widows of those that are desolate is God in his holy habitation Psal 68. 4 5. in him the fatherless find mercy Hos 14. 3. and now when he takes away such as have been eminent helpers to them he is then abundantly ready to receive those that are committed and do commit themselves to him So much he signifies in that when the faithful failed he then saith Now will I arise saith the Lord Psal 12. 5. And on a like account and in the incouragement of his special readiness to receive those that come at such a time when there is none shut up or left that might here be comforters to them the Prophet resolves to look to the Lord and wait for him My God will hear me when I sit in darkness when those instruments that have shined as ligh●s are gone the Lord will be a light unto me Mic. 7. 1 8. he will not leave them fatherless or Orphans but will then especially be nigh unto them and ready to receive them Joh. 14. 18. 2. His ability and faithfulness to keep them committed to him 2 Tim. 2. 2. and this hath also been evidenced in what hath been said he is the wise God and our Saviour who is able to keep them from falling through his powerful word the word of his grace and to present them faultless before the presence of his glory Jude 24 25. he hath wonderfully manifested his faithfulness in what he hath suffered and indured for us and we are instructed to consider him who was faithful to him that appointed him and to be always looking to him who indured the Cross despising the shame and therein we may behold and be fully assured of his faithfulness in perfecting whatsoever concerns us Heb. 3. 1 2. 12. 2. Isa 42. 1 3. and he is able to