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Sermons on several subjects; shewing Gods love to mankind. Salvation is by grace. Wilderness-provision. God a strong hold in trouble. Light is to be improved. / By J. Lougher minister of the gospel.
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Lougher, John, d. 1686
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Canaan for there are no Sons of Anak there no Enemies to combate with as there was in that of old The Enemies are here in the Wilderness of this world and if once you pass the brink of death the last enemy to be destroyed you are at rest in that glorious and pleasant Countrey for ever 3. There is this Comfort also That God cares and provides for his Church in their present condition until they arrive there which is the second Doctrine Doct. 2. That God doth and will certainty provide for his Church and People in their Wilderness-Condition Thus the Lord caâ—ed for Israel of old which he would â—ave them not forget Who fed thee in â—â—e Wilderness with Manna saith the â—â—xt So he did for the Gospel-Church Rev. 12.6 14. He prepared a place 〈◊〉 the woman in the Wilderness that â—â—ey should feed her there He proâ—â—des all things needful for his People â—ere I will name two or three Particuâ—â—s 1. He provides a place for them there 〈◊〉 he did for Isreal of old Tents they â—â—d though no settled abode no houses because they were moving up and doâ—â— from place to place So in the plaâ—â— named before the woman had a plaâ—â— in the Wilderness prepared of Goâ—â— Though but Tents yet suitable to 〈◊〉 place for here they have no continuâ—â— City In my fathers house says Christ 〈◊〉 many Mansions John 14.2 a 〈◊〉 not made with hands eternal in the heaveâ— 2 Cor. 5.1 Here therefore Teâ—â— should content them So were they 〈◊〉 old Heb. 11.38 though they wanâ—â—red in desarts and mountains and deâ—â— and caves of the earth So long as Gâ—â— hath work for them doing or sufferâ—â— work he will have a Room a place 〈◊〉 them When Luthers enemies askâ—â— him where he would be when such 〈◊〉 great person came into Germany to seâ—â— for him He answered Aut sub 〈◊〉 Aut in coelo Either under Heaven or Heaven So may all Gods People say 2. He provides leading and â—â—rection for his People in and through 〈◊〉 Wilderness of this world Thus he 〈◊〉 for Israel of old Exod. 13.21 2â—â— The Lord went before them by a pillâ—â— cloud to lead them the way and by night iâ—â— pillar of fire to give them light to go by 〈◊〉 and by night He took not away the â—â—dar of cloud by day nor the pillar of fire by night from before his People Thus he is said to have led them in the Wilderness in the verse before the text Though he led them about this way and that way yet the right way that they might go to a City of habitation Psal 107.4 7. They had many turns and returns backward and forward yet arrived at a happy end and were conducted to their desired rest So it is still The Word and the Spirit and the Providence of God are the pillars as it were by which God provides and gives counsel guidance and direction to his People as they travel through the Wilderness of this world As many as are led by the Spirit of God are the Sons of God Rom. 8.14 So it is as true reciprocally As many as are the Sons of God are led by the Spirit of God And indeed so it guided Israel of old Isa 63.11 12 13 14. Where is he that put his Spirit within him That led them by the right hand of Moses with his glorious arm That led them through the deep as an horse in the Wilderness that they should not stumble As a beast goeth down into the valley so the Spirit of the Lord caused him to rest God made Moses a guide to Israel but it was the Spirit of God that led Moses and instructed him to lead the People So noâ— in Gospel-days and therefore Chrisâ— tells his sorrowing Disciples Johâ— 16.13 that when he is come he wâ—â—â— lead them into all truth So likewisâ— by his word he leads them He hath oâ—dained it to be a light to their feet and 〈◊〉 Lamp to their Path Psal 119.105 The Spirit is a voice behind them anâ— the Word is a rule before them Aâ—â— by his providence also he doth direâ—â— them Hence it is termed the eye 〈◊〉 God because by it God guides his Peâ—ple in all the revolutions and turning of this world I will instruct thee saiâ—â— God to his servant Psal 32. vers 8. in the way in which thou shouldest go I wiâ—â— guide thee with mine eye His provideâ—tial eye If any say How is it then thâ—â— they wander and miscarry as sad eâ—â— perince shews I answer Not froâ— any defect in Gods provision but eitheâ— because they will not follow the conduâ—â— of heaven wilfulness sometimes occasioâ—â— wanderings Or because God for thâ—â— their sin doth withdraw or suspend hiâ— leading and guiding influences from theâ—â— and then they go astray It is said 2 Chroâ—â— 32.31 That in the business of thâ—â— Ambassadors of the Princes of Babylâ—â— God left Hezekiah c. And how soon did he stumble and fall When pride and self-confidence prevail in them as it did in him in Peter then God is provoked to remove his direction from them Yet this is never totally and absolutely taken from them but God will reduce them and recover them and never cease leading them in the way of righteousness in the midst of the Paths of Judgment till he hath caused all those that love him to inherit substance as it is said Prov. 8.20.21 3. He provides food and raiment for them I say food both for their Bodies and Souls So he did for Israel of old as the text shews He fed them in the Wilderness with Manna What the Manna was we read Exod. 16. 1 Cor. 10. John 6. largely It was the bread that the Lord gave Israel from the Clouds to eat There was no plowing and sowing in the Wilderness and so no ordinary provision God therefore gave them Manna miraculously and extraordinarily They did eat Angels food saies the Psalmist Excellent food it was if Angles needed they could desire no better Thus wonderfully did he seed Israel forty years together in the Wilderness And this was not food only for their Bodies but for their Souls also Hence it is said to be Spiritual meat in that place beforenamed 1 Cor. 10. They did all eat the same Spiritual meat Because the Manna was an eminent Type of Christ as is largely set forth by Christ himself John 6. It was one of the Jews extraordinary Sacraments which sealed up to Believers their Spiritual nourishment in grace by the free Covenant of God in the Messiah He also secured their Cloths from waxing old by a miracle And he is not worse to his Gospel-Church than to Isreal There is a general care God hath of all his Creatures He feeds the Ravens when they cry unto him He gives all his Creatures their meat in due season He opens his hands and satisfies the desire of every living thing Psal 145.15 16. There is a more particular care he takes