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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A90695	A sermon preached at the Tovver, February 20. 1641. Being upon the Sabboth [sic] day. By the Bishop of Bath and VVells.	Piers, William, 1580-1670.	1642 (1642)	Wing P2210; Thomason E137_1; ESTC R150	6,654	16

willing to sip after him in the same cup If God did not spare his only Son for us that knew not any sin shall we that are his adopted Sons think to escape without any scourgeing at all He whom the Lord hath not chastised is a bastard and no son Heb. 12. Give me a man that never was afflicted with any affliction saith Austin and I will presently conclude that that man is not the childe of God for every childe of God must have some afflictions to humble him and call him home to God wherein he must rejoyce Wee must not thinke to passe from the joy of this world to the joy of the next no when the Israelites went out of Aegypt they did not goe through pleasant Gardens but the Wildernesse to Canaan this was a type that we must passe through afflictions to that Heavenly Canaan and therefore one that was without afflictions said to God What Lord am I out of thy favour am I not worthy to be afflicted What a Catalogue doth S. Paul reckon of his afflictions in the eleventh of this Epistle ver 23. In labours more abundant in stripes above measure in prison more plentious in death oft of the Iews five times received I forty stripes save one I was thrice beaten with rods I was once stoned I suffered thrice shipwrack night and day I have been in the deepe Sea in journying I was often in perils of water in perils of robbers in perils of my owne Nation in perils among the Gentiles in perils in the City in perils in the wildernesse in perils in the Sea in perils among false brethren in wearinesse and painfulnesse in watching often in hunger and thrist in fasting often I am almost out of breath in rehearsing of them and yet this worthy Apostle was never out of breath in suffering them all the afflictions of the people of God are but pricks and thornes they are but loving corrections of a mercifull Father we are troubled on every side but not distressed afflicted but not forsaken cast out but not destroyed Oh welcome thrice welcome these bitter sweets these loving chastisements these indulgent visitations these pleasant crosses these comfortable calamities these wholesome miseries these glorious tryals these joyfull temptations these honourable reproaches all light afflictions which work for us a far exceeding waight of glory by these we are humbled and seek right early to our God by these our faith and love is kindled and Gods graces exercised by these we are put in remembrance and sorrow for our sins by these we are made more carefull of future walking with God by these we are made fit for the life to come by these our desire is kindled to be with Christ nay by these we are incouraged to imbrace death I know out of very faithfulnesse thou hast caused me to be afflicted Psal 119. I have been the longer upon the first branch because it is the hinge upon which the whole frame of my Text doth turne But what did Paul when the Thorne that was in the flesh did trouble him this messenger began to buffet him he went presently to prayer the only way to draw out any Thorne whatsoever For this thing I prayed Is any man afflicted let him pray Prayer was Iobs remedy and it was Davids practise In my distresse I called upon thee And God himselfe saith Hosea 5. In their afflictions they will seeke mee early We make prayer our last refuge in afflictions but it ought to be first for God is a very present help in trouble but will not God heare us except we pray First because prayer is a matter of worship and service of God the great men of the world will not bestow favours without they be petitioned and shall the great God without our prayers Secondly because our prayers shewes our confidence in God a Father can bestow mercies upon his Son without asking but he will not because he takes delight to heare him sue to him Object But Gods will is immutable how can we alter it what need we pray Answ It is a sure rule things that are not contrary work together Prayer is as it were the midwife to deliver Gods decree Christ knew before hee did pray that those things that he did pray for should be granted yet he prayes for it but as our prayers must be fervent so they must be frequent For this thing I prayed thrice a medicine must be often applyed or it will not work the cure he prayed thrice here is a certain number for an uncertain as thrice happy that is very happy so I prayed thrice that is often Ye ask and receive not because ye ask amisse Goe then and pray againe and then often praying thou shalt finde out the error of thy prayer if God deny thee at the first and second give not over peradventure Heaven gate is therefore shut that thou maist bounce the longer and lowder and therefore give not over knocking untill that God bee opening great blessings are obtained with earnestnesse The unrighteous judge did yeeld at last to the importunate prayer of the widdow And shall not the Judge of all the world yeeld to the importunate prayer of his servants The kingdome of heaven suffers violence and the violent take it by force What force Of prayer Unto whom Unto the Lord. That is the fourth branch For this thing I prayed thrice unto the Lord Wee have neither precept nor practise in all the Canonicall Scripture to pray unto any other but only unto the Lord in heaven or in earth Whom have I in heaven but thee Psal 37. But the Papists they are not of Davids Religion for they have Saints S. Benedict S. Francis and a thousand more He must be a Bookers Arithmatition that can reckon up all the names of the severall Saints that they call upon in their danger That Courtlike argument of the Papists that we cannot goe to the King with a Petition without Master of Requests doth not deserve a Scholler-like answer for God is every where present and he need no other Ma of Request but Jesus Christ Then come to the last that is the end of his Petition Depart from me Afflictions in themselves are not pleasing but contrary to our nature and therefore not to be desired but when God sends them wee are to beare them with comfort wee take them willingly but wee would not have them stay with us but when they have done their work we would have them goe but if this messenger of Satan doe not straight waies depart from us they shall not make us depart from God He did elect us before the world was made Ephe. 1. And here by the way the Romish Schoolmen doth not handle this grace at large because it makes against their proud doctrine of Justification by good workes Some understand this grace which if a man have he is safe from the hurt of any affliction it is true this grace of God is first meant but