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A01974	Gods three arrovves plague, famine, svvord, in three treatises. I. A plaister for the plague. II. Dearths death. III. The Churches conquest over the sword. By William Gouge Doctor in Divinity, and preacher of Gods Word in Black-Friers, London.	Gouge, William, 1578-1653.; Gouge, William, 1578-1653. Dignitie of chivalrie.; Gods three arrowes. aut	1631 (1631)	STC 12116; ESTC S103284	362,085	493

the more patiently and contentedly beare the want of bodily food This is the means to instruct men both to be full and to be hungry both to abound and to suffer Phil. 4 12. need Such instruction wil make famine much more tolerable 10. All of all sorts must with patience expect the time and means which God shall give for succour and not prescribe time or means to God Much lesse murmure against God or charge him with any evill or refuse to wait on him supposing that he can not or will not affoord any succour as he who said This evill is of the Lord what should I wait for the 2 King 6. 33. 7. 2. Lord any longer And as the other that said when Elisha prophesied of much plenty and that suddenly Behold if the Lord should make windowes in the heavens might this be Meditation on Gods promises for succour in famine is of speciall use to worke patience §. 8. Of removing famine MEanes of removing famine are such as these 1. Humiliation and that especially for a §. 6. the sinnes wherby God hath bin provoked to sēd famine b 2 Chro. 7 13 14. This means even in this case is expresly prescribed by God himselfe and a promise made of successe therto That it may be the more effectuall it must arise inwardly from the soule and be manifested and helped by fasting weeping and mourning Ioel. 2. 12. 2. Confession and that both of our owne guiltinesse and also of Gods justice in depriving us of his creatures Salomon Confessio hostia est Deo Aug. Enar. in Psal 95. compriseth as much under this phrase e 1 King 8. 35. Confesse Gods name We have a worthy patterne of this kind of confession in f Dan. 9. 4 c Daniels prayer For this end Examination of our own inward corruptions and of our former course of life yea and due observation of the publique and common sinnes of the times and places wherein we live is very requisite that thus if it be possible we may find out those particular sinnes which have in speciall incensed Gods wrath and provoked him to afflict us with famine and as we find them so in particular to confesse them as they who said g 1 Sam. 12. 19. We have added unto all our sins this evill c. 3. Conversion h Ioel 2. 12. This is also expresly prescribed and i 2 Chro. 7. 14. to this promise of succour is made Conversion must be answerable to confession It must be universall from all manner of sinne whereof we shall find our selves guilty and Ex fide poeniteat credat hanc esse medicinam c. Aug. de ve●a falsa poenit cap. 13. whereto we shall find our selves addicted and particular from those especially for which we have cause to feare that God hath sent famine among us To confesse such sinnes and not to turne from them is to mocke God and the more to incense his wrath against us 4. Satisfaction for wrongs done to man at least if the wrong be such as God is moved to revenge This I do the rather here note because it is a meanes of removing the famine mentioned in my text For when David had made satisfaction for the wrong done to the Gibeonites God was entreated for the land 2 Sam. 21. 14. 5. Supplication k Ioel 1. 14. 2 Chro. 6. 28 29 7. 13 14. This is the most principall meanes of all All the other are but preparations hereunto This is likewise prescribed and a promise of prevailing thereby annexed thereunto l Iam. 5. 18. It hath beene used and proved to be effectuall 6. Faith in Gods promises This must be added to prayer Both Christ m Mar. 11. 24. and n Iam. 1. 6. his Apostles require as much Gods promises have their true and proper effect only in such as believe and to them they are effectuall either for sufficient supportance or for a good deliverance 7. Charity to the poore For God will succour such as are ready with their uttermost ability to succour others This is especially for such as have corne or other provision in store to bring it forth and give it freely or at least to sell it at a cheape rate to the poore Blessing is promised to him that selleth it namely to the poore and at a reasonable rate Prov. 11. 26. §. 9. Of promises for succour in famine Quest ARe there any particular promises for helpe in famine and deliverance from it Answ Yes very many as many as in any other like case Some of the particulars are these a 2 Chro. 7. 13 14. If I shut up heaven saith the Lord that there be no raine or if I command the locusts to devoure the land if my people shall humble themselves and pray and seeke my face and turne from their wicked wayes then will I heare from heaven and will forgive their sinne and will heale their land b Hos 2. 21 22. In that day I will heare saith the Lord I will heare the heavens and they shall heare the earth and the earth shall heare the corne and the wine and the oyle and they shall heare Iezreel c Ioel 2. 18 19. Then will the Lord be jealous for his land and pitie his people yea the Lord will answer and say unto his people Behold I will send you corne and wine and oyle and you shal be satisfied therewith d Zac. 8. 11 12. Now will I not be to the residue of this people as in the former dayes saith the Lord of hosts For the seed shal be prosperous the vine shall give her fruit and the ground shall give her increase and the heavens shall give their dew e Zac. 10. 1. Aske ye of the Lord raine in the time of the latter raine so the Lord shall make bright clouds and give them showers of raine to every one grasse in the field f Mal. 3. 10. Prove me now saith the Lord of hosts if I will not open you the windowes of heaven and powre you out a blessing that there shall not be roome enough to receive it g Iob 5. 20. In famine he shall redeeme thee from death h Pro. 10. 3. The Lord will not suffer the soule of the righteous to famish i Psal 33. 19. Behold the eye of the Lord is upon them that feare him upon them that hope in his mercy to keepe them alive in famine k 37. 19. See A Plaister for the Plague on Numb 16. 45. §. 12 13 14. 15. In the dayes of famine they shal be satisfied §. 10. Of instances of Gods preserving in famine and removing famine THat the fore-mentioned promises may with the stronger confidence be rested upon take instance of How the righteous are exempted from judgement Gods performing them a Gen. 12 10 17 When in Abrahams time there was a famine in the land where he