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A13872	Gods love-tokens, and the afflicted mans lessons brought to light, and layd before him in two fruitfull and seasonable discourses upon Revel. 3. 19. Comforting under, and directing unto a right use of our personall, and publike crosses and calamities. By John Trapp, M.A. and preacher of Gods Word at Luddington in Warwick-shire.	Trapp, John, 1601-1669.	1637 (1637)	STC 24175; ESTC S118538	85,385	294

went for●h arm'd and carried bowes saith the Psalmist but they turned backe in the day of battel Psal 78.9 This fell out about the birth of Aaron vvhile their father Ephraim was yet living 1 Chron. 7.21 and the story is this God had promised them the land of Canaan but they impatient of the Aegyptian bondage not waiting Gods command nor tarrying out his time vvould needs in all haste set upon the men of Gath that held a part of the promised Land but they lost their hopes and lives together Hoc c●at importuno tempore p●ma ●uhu ●●erba ●●uda dec●●●e●c Cy●●es vvhich made Ephraim mourne many daies because it went evill with his house and haply gave occasion to Pharaohs cruelty according to that in Exod. 1.10 Come on let us deale wisely with them lest they multiply and it come to passe that when there fall out any war they joyne also with our enemies and fight against us and so get them up out of the land Vse 4 Lastly this speakes comfort to all Gods afflicted to consider that As many as hee loves he rebukes and chasteneth Wee must frame a new Bible saith one e're wee can find any colour out of Gods afflicting us to prove that he doth not love us It is a very foolery to conclude after that manner Gods rod like Ahashuerosh his seepter is never stretcht out toward any of his but in love hee never sends forth his armies to chastise us but he gives Davids charge Handle the young man gently for my sake It is our Isaacs use first to handle us and then to blesse us By afflictions wee may understand our fathers handling of us And after wee have suffered a while then take a blessing my Sonne Watch therefore against discouragements and faint not in thy good way The way is not to be judg'd by the afflictions but the afflictions by the way let not the outward distresse drive us either into hard conceits of God or heavie conceits of our selves Ob. My crosses are such as no good man hath had the like Sol. What not Iob his story is a booke-case to answer this objection Never any before or since his time was so handle● insomuch as his friends said unto him Call now if there be any that will answer and to which of the Saints wilt thou turne thee u Iob 5.1 as vvho should say what good man was ever in so bad a taking And yet yee have heard of the patience of Iob and what end the Lord made with him x Iam. 5.11 Ob. Iob had his trouble laid upon him for his triall but I have pulled mine upon my selfe by my sinne Sol. Fooles because of their transgression are afflicted so that their soule abhorreth meate through extremity of sicknesse and they draw neare to the gates of death Psal 107.17 18 19. yet they cry unto the Lord in their trouble and he saveth them out of their distresses See this exemplified in Ionah How came he into the whales belly was it not by his owne undutifulnesse See it in David whence came all his trouble● by Absalom Amnon Adonijah was it not for his fondnesse and indulgence See it in Iacob what might he thanke for all his afflictions whereof God gave him not a draught but made him a diet-drinke so that he had scarce a merry day for one trouble or another Laban followes him with liue and cry as a theefe Esau meetes him with foure hundred cut-throats at his heeles Rachel and Deborah dye upon his hand his daughter is ravisht his sonnes are some adulterers othersome murtherers the famine pincheth him the losse of Ioseph afflicts him c. But whence all this and whom had he to thanke for it did he not thrust his owne feete into the stocks by that three-fold lye of his uttered in a breath to get the blessing And yet before he was borne it was Iacob have I loved and before any of this befell him God said unto him Be not afraid I am with thee and will doe thee good y Gen. 31. And so he did by his crosses and that 's my good we say that doth me good Ob. Oh! but I find not that mine afflictions have done me good and therefore I feare they were not laid upon me in love Sol. First if that be true indeed you have cause to feare Que enim in i●spes ant remedium est qu● ab usitata impuritate ne● miseriarum ogestate nec vitae extre●mtate revocantur Salu● au de gub Dei lib. 7 for it is a sore signe of a man given up by God when afflictions will not worke upon him But secondly it may be thou mistakest and art better'd by that thou hast suffered but seest it not as yet because thy soule is bemisted or imbittered as those Exod. 5.21 But thirdly say it be as bad with thee for present as is possible yet despaire not Asa was not one pin the better at first for all his afflictions God sent him a Prophet and he imprisoned him God sent the gout to reduce him and he put his trust in the physitians c. But he lived I doubt not to see and retract his errour for it is reported of him and all in one verse that the high places were not removed that was his fault yet the heart of Asa was perfect before God all his dayes z 1 King 15.14 That 's thy comfort it is certaine there 's no godly man but is or shall be shortly a gainer by his afflictions he shall exercise patience prayer and praise and be dayly more and more perfited and purified by this fiery triall 1 Pet. 4.12 In a word The God of all grace who hath called us into his eternall glory by Christ Iesus after that ye have suffered awhile shall make you perfect stablish strengthen settle you To him be glory and dominion for ever and ever Amen a 1 Pet 5.10 11. FINIS THE AFFLICTED MANS LESSONS Laid downe to Him in a second Discourse upon Revel 3.19 By JOHN TRAPPE Preacher of the Word PSAL. 94.12 Blessed is the man whom thou chastisest O Lord and teachest him in thy Law Chrys ad pop Ant. hom 17. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 LUTHER Christianorum Theologia Crux LONDON Printed by RICHARD BADGER 1637. TO THE RIGHT Honorable his very good Lady and Patronesse the Lady Katharine Viscountesse Dowager Conwey Late wife to the Right Honorable Edward Lord Viscount Conwey Lord President of his Majesties most Honorable Privie-Councell MADAME IF deepe ingagements may warrant a Dedication I have enough to patronize this my bold attempt in craving your Noble Patronage in this little Treatise All that I seeke herein is to be reputed obsequiously thankfull to your Honour for a great part of my little livelyhood All that I am able to returne for so many reall courtesies is this poore Paper-gift Had I a better present your Ladyship should be sure of it a 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉