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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A80759	Light in darknesse: discovered in a sermon preached before the Honourable House of Commons, November 24. 1647. being the day of their publick fast. / By William Carter, minister of the Gospel. Published by order from that House.	Carter, William, 1605-1658.; England and Wales. Parliament. House of Commons.	1648 (1648)	Wing C680; Thomason E416_29; ESTC R204499	20,093	37

Light in Darknesse DISCOVERED In a Sermon preached before the Honourable House of COMMONS November 24. 1647. being the day of their publick Fast By WILLIAM CARTER Minister of the Gospel Published by Order from that House PSAL. 97. 2. Clouds and Darknesse are round about him JOHN 1. 5. The Light shineth in Darknesse LONDON Printed By M. Simmons for Giles Calvert and are to be sold at the Black Spread-Eagle at the West end of Pauls 1648. To the Honourable HOUSE of COMMONS In Parliament assembled IN this discourse you have the method of the Lords proceedings in making his people happy A Theam deserving a far better skill than mine to handle and your most earnest thoughts and study the rather since his case therein is also yours The things belonging to our peace are seldom rightly known either as they come from him or you therefore we oft repine and murmure where we should returne our thanks praises what he calls Light and Life we often say is Death and Darknesse Thus also things of peace safety by you provided for us apt we are to call by other names The Lord himself is therefore your example and what you expect from others hee requires of you a candid interpretation and acceptance of his actions though whilst he answereth your prayers in righteousnes his answers for the present be displeasing to you He doth not afflict willingly nor grieve the children of men yet if he answer any thing conducing to our peace it must be somewhat of that kind because his thoughts are not as ours nor his ways as our ways the light therefore is his the darknes ours In these our dayes if ever still hath been a time for faith this way to work And you shall honour Christ as much by trusting him in darknesse as by working for him while 't is day To strengthen your hands in both hath in this Sermon which now also from the Presse at your command is humbly offered to you been the care and study of Your humble and affectionate servant in the Gospel W. CARTER Light in Darknesse PSAL. 65. 5. By terrible things in righteousnesse wilt thou answer us O God of our salvation who art the confidence of all the ends of the earth and of them that are afar off upon the Sea IN the words before my Text we have the blessednesse of the Saints enjoyed by them as dwellers in Gods House Blessed is the man whom thou chusest and causest to approach unto thee that he may dwell in thy Courts we shall be satisfied with the goodnesse of thy House even of thy holy Temple The blessings frō God whereby his Saints are satisfied are therefore called the goodnesse of his House because they are obtained by seeking God which is the work and service of it Mark 11. 17. Is it not written saith Christ my House shall be called of all Nations the House of Prayer His people are his House Heb. 3. 6. therefore a praying people The Psalmist therefore also in relation unto what he had to say of the goodnesse of his House speaks to God under that title vers 2. O thou that hearest prayer to thee shall all flesh come In my text we have the manner how the Lord is pleased to answer the desires of his people and that in two things 1. In respect of the things obtained God will answer them 1 By terrible things 2 In righteousnesse how terrible soever the things are that is 1 They shall not be without desert Psal 99. 8. Thou answeredst them O Lord our God thou wast a God that forgavest them though thou tookest vengeance of their inventions 2 His people shall not lose but gain thereby for all is done in answer unto their petitions 2. In respect of the giver of them 1 As a God of their salvation will he do it By terrible things in righteousnes wilt thou answer us ô God of our salvation They shal be as the morning cloud saith God of his people Israel Hos 13. 3. and as the early dew that passeth away as the chaff that is driven with a whirlewind out of the floore and as the smoke out of the chimney yet I am the Lord thy God from the land of Egypt and thou shalt know no God but me for there is no saviour besides me 2 As such a God of salvation who is the confidence of all his people Who art the confidence of all the ends of the earth and of them that are afar off upon the sea How terrible soever his answer be his people shall have cause to trust him still The words thus opened I may give you the sum of them in these two conclusions 1. That by terrible things the Lord answereth the prayers of his people 2. That how terrible soever his answers he yet all is done in righteousnesse and he a Go● of their salvation still in what he doth and the confidence of all his Saints and children I shall speak to both chiefly I shall insist upon the former in handling whereof I shall touch upon the other The point of Doctrine then is this That by terrible Doctrine things the Lord answereth his peoples prayers As the heavens heare the earth and that as well by hasty Hosea 2. 21. showres and stormes as by a gentle rain and as 1 Cor 15. the earth heare the corn yet that which thou sowest is not quickned except it die so the Lord heares his people yet many times in wayes not pleasing to them at the present O God thou art terrible out of thy holy pl 〈…〉 saith David Psal 68. ●5 What are these 〈…〉 es but where God is said to heare his people Psal 3. 4. I cried unto the Lord with my voice he heard me out of his holy ●ill Psal 18. 6. In my distresse I called upon the Lord he heard my voice out of his temple Now as there is comfort from these holy places so is he terrible from thence that not onely to his enemies but also to his people Thence is that speech of Moses Exod. 15. 11. that he is glorious in holinesse fearfull in praises doing wonders A great return of prayer was his carrying Israel out of Egypt into Canaan I have heard their cry saith God and am come down to deliver them to bring them to a land flowing with milk and honey Exod. 3. 7 8. But he did it so as many a time he made all their hearts to ake witnesse their afflictions multiplied ere they got out their sad condition by the sea their bitter expostulations and complaints against Moses Were there no graves in Egypt c. Exod. 14. 11. With reference to this the Lords answering his people thus Moses hath that passage in his song Glorious in holinesse fearfull in praises Consider also his proceedings with them afterward he could have brought them to the mountain of his holinesse in few dayes he leads them through a great and terrible Deut. 18. 15. wildernesse