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A16831 Gods treasurie displayed: or, the promises, and threatnings of Scripture, &c. Methodically composed, for the helpe of weake memories: and contrived into question, and answere, for the comfort of Sions mourners, and for the awakening of the Laodicean-like secure. Bridges, Francis, fl. 1630.; Bunny, Francis, 1543-1617. 1630 (1630) STC 3733; ESTC S106572 191,335 607

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Gen. 41 41 For the King sent and loosed him even the Ruler ●f the people and let him goe free He made ●im Lord of his House and Ruler of all ●is Substance to bind his Princes at his ●leasure Psal 105.20 Psalm 78.70 71. And King NABVCHADNEZZAR made DANIEL a great man even a Ruler over the whole Province of Babylon Dan. 2 48 King AHASHVERVS set the Royall Crowne vpon ESTHERS head and made her Queene instead of VASTI Esth 2 17. MORDECAY was by HAMAN brought on Horse-backe through the street of the Citie and he proclaimed before him thu● shall it be done vnto the man whom the King delighteth to honour Esth 6.11 For MORDECAY being of the seed of the IEWES HAMAN could not prevaile against him but did fall before him Est 6 13. Dan. 5 29. Iosh 4 14. 1 Sam. 18.7 1 Chron. 29 25.2 32.33 2 15 9. 1 King 4.21 Thus GOD raiseth the poore out of the dust and lifteth the needie out of the dunghill that he may set him with Princes even with the Princes of the people Psal 113 7. But as for evill men they bow before the good and the wicked at the gates of the Righteous Prou. 14 19. Their enemies will he cloth with shame but vpon them shall their Crowne flourish Psalm 132 18. The wise shall inherit glory but shame shall bee the promotion of Fooles Prou. 3 35 14 34. Deut. 28 43 28 68. Isa 43 27 28. Q. What may this teach vs A. Therefore get wisedome and exalt ●er and she shall promote thee shee shall ●●ing thee to honour when thou dost em●race her shee shall giue to thine head an ●nament of Grace a Crowne of Glorie ●hall she deliver to thee Prou. 4 7. 2 Pray for the Church saying Let the people serue thee and Nations bowe downe to thee be LORD over the Brethren and let thy mothers Sonnes bow downe to thee Gen. 27 29. Ob. Notwithstanding there is an evill which I haue seene vnder the Sunne as an errour which proceedeth from the Ruler Folly is set in great dignity and the rich sit in low place I haue seene Servants vpon Horses and Princes walking as Servants vpon the Earth Eccl. 10 5. A. As Snow in Summer and as Raine i● Harvest so is Honour not seemely fo● a Foole Prou. 26 1. For as hee that bindeth a stone in a sling so is hee that giveth Honour to a Foole Prouerbs 26 8. 2 Though his Excellencie mount vp to the Heavens and his head reach vnto the Cloudes yet shall hee perish for ever like his owne Dung they which haue seene him shall say where is hee Hee shall flye away as a dreame and shall not bee found yea hee shall bee chased away as a Vision in the Night The eye also which saw him shall see him no more neither shall his place any more bee found His Children shall seeke to please the poore Iob. 20.6 His Roote shall bee dryed vp beneath and aboue shall his branches bee cut off his remembrance shall perish from the Earth and hee shall haue no name in the Streete Iob 18 16. Isay 28 3. Psalme 49.12 3 He hath no full content in it For though HAMAN were advanced and set aboue all the Princes that were with him so as all the Kings Servants that were in the Kings Gate bowed and reverenced him the King commanding the same concerning him Esth 3 1.2 ●nd ●hough hee alone were invited with the King vnto the Banquet of the Queene what doth this availe him so ●ng as hee seeth MORDECAY the Iew 〈◊〉 in the Gate Esther 5 13. 4 All this haue I also seene ●nd applyed my heart vnto every ●orke that is done vnder the Sunne there is a time wherein one man ruleth over mother to his hurt Ecclesiastes 8 9. Of the Vse of Earthly things Q. You haue now something satisfied my minde concerning outward things what therefore may the promise of so many Temporall blessings ●each vs A. 1. Let your Conversation bee without Covetousnesse and bee content with such things as you haue for hee hath said I will never leaue thee nor forsake thee Heb. 13 5. But seeke yee first the Kingdome of GOD and his Righteousnesse and all these things shall be added vnto you Math. 6 33. 2 I know that there is no good in these things but for a man to reioyce and to do good in his life And also that every man should eate and drinke and enioy the good of his labour it is the guift of God Eccl. 3 12 13. 3 As every man hath received the gift even so minister the same one to another as good Stewards of the manifold Grace of GOD 1 Pet. 4 10. 4 Whether ye eate or drinke or whatsoever yee doe doe all to the Glory of GOD 1 Cor. 10 31. Saying How great is thy goodnesse which thou hast laid vp for them that feare thee before the Sonnes of men Psal 31 19. Blessed be the Lord who daily ladeth vs with his blessings even the God of our Salvation Psal 68 19. 5 What man is he that desireth Life and loveth many dayes that hee may see good Keepe thy tongue from evill and thy lips from speaking guile depart from evill and doe good Psal 34 12. CHAP. XLVII Promises concerning Posterity Oh. HAd I all these Temporall blessings in possession thus promised yet O LORD GOD what wilt thou giue me seeing I goe childlesse Gen. 15 2. A. O that thou hadst hearkened to my Commandements then had thy seed beene ●s the Sand and the off-spring of thy bowels like the grauell thereof thy name should not haue beene out off nor destroyed from before me Isa 48 18.18 Q. But what if I doe repent and amend A. Then be thou fruitfull and multiply Gen. 9 1. Let thy wife be as a fruitfull vine by the sides of thine house thy Children like Oliue plants round about thy table Behold thus shall the man bee blessed that feareth the LORD Psal 128 3. Loe children are an heritage of the Lord and the fruit of the wombe is his reward Psal 127 3. For the Lord opened LEAHS wombe Gen. 29 31. HANNAH also whose wombe before time the LORD had shut vp yet did shee bare a Sonne and called his name SAMVEL 1 Sam. 1 20 25 21 Ruth 4 13. Iudg. 13.2 24. Thou shalt know also that thy seed shall be great and thy off-spring as the grasse of the Earth Iob 5 25. Psal 113.9 Gen. 4.1.4 25.33.5 Ob. After I am waxed old shall I haue pleasure my Lord beeing old also Gen. 18 12. Nay my Lord thou man of GOD doe not lye vnto thine handmaid 2 King 4 16. A. Is any thing too hard for the LORD At the time appointed saith GOD I will returne vnto thee according to the time of life and thou shalt haue a Sonne Gen. 18 14. And the Lord did vnto SARAH as he had spoken Gen. 21.1 For through faith shee received strength to conceiue seed and was delivered of
Neh 1.10 Thy holy Cities are a wildernesse Zion is a wildernesse Ierusalem a desolation Our holy and our beautifull house wher● our Fathers praised thee is burned vp wit● fire and all our pleasa●t things are laid wast Wilt thou refraine thy selfe for these things O Lord Wilt thou hold thy peace and afflict vs very sore Isa 64 10. know that for thy sake wee haue suffered rebuke Ier. 15.15 Arise O God pleade thine owne cause remember how the foolish men reproach thee daily Forget not the voyce of thine Enemies the tumult of those that rise vp against thee increaseth continually Psal 74.22.74.7.8.83.12 Ios 7.8 O Lord though our iniquities testifie a●●inst vs doe thou it for thy names sake 〈◊〉 our backslidings are many we haue sin●ed against thee Ier. 14.7 Yet doe not ●●horre vs for thy names sake doe not dis●race the throne of thy glory Ier. 14.21 ●et thy worke appeare vnto thy seruants ●●d thy glory vnto their children Psal 90. ●6 Let our mouthes bee filled with thy ●aise and with thy honour all the day Psal 71 8. That men may know that thou ●hose name alone is Iehovah art the most ●igh over all the earth Psal 83.18.106 ●7 22.25.79.13.9.13.43.4.22.22.74 ●● Deut. 9.26 Bring our soules out of prison that wee ●ay praise thy name the righteous shall ●mpasse vs about because thou hast dealt ●●untifully with vs. Psal 142.7 And 〈◊〉 men shall feare and declare the workes ●f God for they shall wisely consider thy ●oings The righteous shall bee glad in ●he LORD and shall trust in thee all the vpright in heart shall glory Psal 64. ● Let not them that waite on thee O Lord GOD of hosts be ashamed for ou● sakes let not those that seeke thee be co●founded for our sakes O God of ISRAEL Because for thy sake wee haue born● reproch shame hath couered our faces Ps●l 69.6 Ah Lord God behold thou hast made th● heauen the earth by thy great power an● stretched out arme and there is nothing t● hard for thee Thou shewest louing kindnesse vnto thousands c. the great th● mightie God the Lord of hosts is his name great in counsell and mighty in worke Ier. 32.17 And is thy hand shortned that it cannot helpe or is thy eare heauy that thou canst not heare Isa 59.1 Thou O Lord remainest for euer thy throne is from generation to generation Wherefore doest thou forget vs for euer and forsakest vs so long time L●m. 5.19 why shouldest thou be as a man astonished As a mighty man that cannot saue Ier. 14.9 For thou art the God of our strength why doest thou cast vs off Why goe wee mourning because of the oppressions of the Enemie Psal 43.2 Our Fathers trusted in thee they tru●ed and thou diddest deliuer them they ●yed vnto thee and were deliuered 〈◊〉 trusted in thee and were not con●unded But I am a worme and no ●●n a reproach of men and despised ●f the people Psal 22.4 Thou hast also ●rought thy people out of the land of AEGYPT with a mighty hand and hast got●●n thee renowne Dan. 9.15 Lord where ●●e thy former louing kindnesses which thou diddest sweare vnto DAVID in truth Psal 89.49 Thou diddest make me hope when I was vpon my mothers breasts I was ●●st vpon thee from the wombe thou art ●y GOD from my Mothers belly be not farre from vs for trouble is neere and ●here is none to helpe Ps 22.9.71.5 Cast vs not off in the time of old age forsake vs not when our strength faileth Ps●l 71.9 22.20 Isa 33 2. Ier. 32 21.14 8. Isa 51 9. 2 Chron. 20 6 12. Psalm 22 21. Exod. 32 11. Remember Lord the reproches of thy servants how we doe beare in our bosome the reproches of all the mighty people wherewith thine Enemies haue reproached O Lord wherewith they haue reproached the footsteps of thine anoynted Psal 89.50 Grant not O Lord the desires of the wicked further not their wicked deuices least they exalt themselues Psal 140.8 And let them not reioyce over vs let them not say in their heart ah so would we haue it let them not say wee haue swallowed them vp Psal 35.24 35.19 25.1.2.13.4.36 11.86 17. Lam. 5.1 Deut. 9 26. Psal 79.10 Exo. 32.12 Ioel 2.17 Psal 68.3 O satisfie vs early with thy mercy that we may reioyce and bee glad all our dayes Make vs glad according to the dayes wherein thou hast afflicted vs and the yeeres wherein we haue seene evill Psal 90.14.15 O that the saluation of ISRAEL were come out of Zion When the Lord bringeth backe the captivity of his people IACOB shall reioyce and ISRAEL shall bee glad Psal 14.7.43.3.83.3.86.17.40 10. But thou hast couered thy selfe with a Cloud that our Prayers shall not passe through Lam. 3 44. Thou hast vtter●y reiected vs thou art very wroth against it Lam. 5 22. Awake why sleepest thou O LORD Arise cast vs not off for ever wherefore hidest thou thy face and forgettest our afflict●on and our op●ression Psa● 44 23. Hast thou vtterly reiected Iuda● Hath thy soule loathed Zion Why hast thou smitten vs and there is no healing for vs We looke for peace and there is no good and for the time of healing and behold trouble Ier. 14 19. O thou sword of the LORD how long will it bee ere thou bee quiet Put vp thy selfe into the scabberd rest and be still How can it bee quiet seeing the Lord hath given it a charge against Zion there hath hee appointed it Ier. 47 6. Now therefore our GOD the great the mighty and the terrible GOD who keepest Covenant and mercy let not all the trouble seeme little before thee that hath come vpon vs. Neh. 9.32 But redeeme Israel O God out of all his troubles Psal 25 22 40 1 40 17. Ier. 15 18. Psal 119 84.119 123.89 46.13 1.80 4 74 9.22 1. Q. When God giueth deliuerance vnto his Church what shall become of their cruell persecutors A. When the Lord hath performed his whole worke vpon mount Zion and on Ierusalem I will punish the fruit of the stout heart of the King of Assyria and the glory of his high lookes Isa 10.12 They that hate thee shall be cloathed with shame and their dwelling places shall come to nought Iob 8.22 and perish the enemies of the Lord shall be as the fat of Lambes they shall consume into smoake shall they consume away Psal 37 20. They that devoure thee shall be devoured they that spoyle thee shall be spoiled and they that pray vpon thee I will giue for a pray Ier. 30.16 As they haue shed the blood of Saints and Prophets so they shall haue blood to drinke for they are worthy Reuel 16 6. For the Lord will plead the cause of his Servants and spoile the Soule of those that spoiled them Prou. 22 23. So that the wicked shall be a ransome for the righteous and the transgressors for the vpright Prou. 21 18. Isa 33 1.49 26.51.23 Numb 24 8. Psal
53 5 7 15.37 13. Ioel 2 20.3.1 3.19 Amos. 1 2. Zach. 2 8. Obad. 10. Mich. 7 10. Zach. 12 6 14 12 10 5. Reu. 18.5 12.13 Deut. 32 41. Mal. 4 3. Ier. 20.11 49 12 Psal 57 6. Thus Absalon persecuting David was himselfe slaine 2 Sam. 18 15. And in the place where Dogs licked the bloud of Naboth the Dogs licked the bloud of Ahab did eate Iezabel by the wall of Iezrael 1 King 21 19 23 1 22 38 1.13 4 2 2 24 2 9 35. Acts 12 23 Dan 6 24 3 22. Gen. 12 17 19 11. Exod. 7 20 8 6.8 17 8 24. 9 6 10 9 24 25 10.13 10.22.12.29 12.33 Esth 7.10.9.10.9.25 Numb 21.3 Therefore fret not thy selfe because of evill dooers neyther bee thou envi●us at the workers of iniquitie for they shall soone bee cut downe like the grasse and wither as the greene hearbe Psal 37.1 Ob. But doe you not see how the limbes of Antichrist doe still prevaile against the Church A. The ten hornes vpon the beast which are ten Kings which haue received no kingdome as yet but receiue power as Kings one houre with the beast These haue one mind and shall giue their power and strength vnto the beast These shall make war with the lambe and the lambe shall overcome them for he is the Lord of Lords and King of Kings c. And then these ten hornes shall hate the whore and shall make her desolate and naked and shall eate her flesh and burne her with fire For God shall put in their hearts to fulfill his will and to agree and giue their Kingdome vnto the Beast vntill the words of God shall be fulfilled Reu. 17.12 c. Q What vse is to be made of these promises A. 1. Therefore O yee cruell persecutours What meane you that yee beate my people to peeces and grind the faces of the poore saith the LORD GOD of Hosts Isa 3 15. Touch not mine anointed and doe my Prophets no harme P●alm 105 15. And refraine from these men and let them alone for your counsell and your workes being of men shall come to nought but this being of God you can not overcome it least happily yee be found even to fight against God Acts 5 38 And let my sonnes goe that they may serue me and if yee w●ll refuse to let them goe behold I will slay your Sonnes even your first borne Exod. 4 23. Prou. 22 22. 2 King 19.21 Psal 2 1. 2. Come out of Babylon my people that yee be not partakers of her sinnes and that yee receiue not of her plagues Revel 18 4. 3 Pray saying Arise O Lord let notman prevaile let our enemies be iudged in thy sight put them in feare O Lord that they may know themselues to bee but men Psal 9 19. Fill their faces with shame that they may seeke thy name O Lord. Psal 83 16. Otherwise let them be turned backe and brought to confusion that devise our hurt Let them be as Chaffe before the Wind and let the Angell of the Lord chase them Let their way be darke and slippery and let the Angell of the Lord persecute them Psal 35 4. As smoake is driven away so driue them away as waxe melteth before the fire so let the wicked perish at the presence of God Psal 68 2. Bring vpon them the day of evill and destroy them with a double destruction Ier. 17.18 For they haue eaten vp Iacob and devowred him and consumed him and haue made his habitation desolate Ier. 10 25. Therefore render vnto them a recompense O Lord according to the worke of their hands Giue them sorrow of heart thy curse vnto them Persecute and destroy them in anger from vnder the Heavens of the Lord Lam. 3 64. Doe vnto them as to the Midianites as to Scisera as to Iabin at the Brooke of Kison which perished at Endor they became as dung for the earth Make their Nobles like Oreb and like Zeeb yea all their Princes as Zeba and Zalmunna who said let vs take to our selues the houses of God in possession O our God make them like a wheele as the stubble before the Wind. As the fire burneth Wood and as the flames set the Mountaines on fire so persecute them with thy tempest and make them afraid with thy storme Let them be confounded and troubled for ever yea let them bee put to shame and perish Psalm 83 9. Psal 68 1 129 5.40 14. Psal 79 10 35 1 45 3 68 1. Iudges 5 31. Q. What are wee to doe when our Persecutors are thus destroyed and wee thereby delivered A. Breake forth into ioy and sing together because the Lord hath comforted his people because he hath redeemed Ierusalem and made bare his holy arme in the eyes of all the Nations Isa 52 9. And sing yee the Song of MOSES the Servant of GOD and the song of the Lambe saying great and maruailous are thy works Lord God Almighty iust and true are thy wayes thou King of Saints Who shall not feare thee O Lord and glorifie thy Name For thou onely art holy for all Nat●ons shall come and worship before thee for thy Iudgements are made manifest Reu. 15 3. And as the Angels of the Waters say vnto God thou art righteous O Lord which art and wast and shalt be because thou hast iudged thus even so Lord God Almighty true and righteous are thy iudgments R u 16 5 Wherefo●e we giue thee thankes O Lord God Almighty because thou hast taken to thee thy great power and hast reigned Reu 11.17 And in the day that I called vpon thee thou saidst feare not O Lord thou hast pleaded the cause of my Soule thou hast redeemed my life Lam. 3 57. Yea many a time haue they afflicted me from my youth yet they haue not prevailed against me The Plowers plowed vpon my backe and made long their furrowes The Lord is righteous he hath cut a sunder the Cords of the wicked I. Psal 129 2. c. 97 10 66 13.14 2 Cor. 1.3 4. Psal 31 23.18 16 9 11. Isa 26.13 Reu. 19 1 c. CHAP. XXIX Of Temptations by evill Examples Ob. WEll haue you satisfied me concerning temptations on the left hand but I find more bitter than death the woman whose heart is snares and nets and her hands are bands Eccl. 7.28 Prou. 23.27 A. Notwithstanding who so pleaseth God shall escape from her Eccles 7 26. For Ioseph hearkened not to his lewd M●stresse Gen. 39.10 Noah also was a iust man and perfect in his generation Gen. 6 9. And Lot being righteous and dwelling among the wicked in seeing and hearing vexed his righteous soule from day to day with their vnlawfull deeds 2 Pet. 2.8 And we know that we are of God when yet the whole World lyeth in wickednesse 1 Ioh. 5 19. Dan. 11.32 O● the contrary the mouth of the strange woman being a deepe Pit he that is abhorred of the Lord shall fall therein Prou. 22 14 And the sinner