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A66075 Counsels and comforts for troubled consciences contained in a letter, lately written to a friend / by Henry Wilkinson ... Wilkinson, Henry, 1616-1690. 1679 (1679) Wing W2234; ESTC R34095 48,680 121

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Isa 26. 16. they visited thee they poured out a prayer when thy chast●ing was upon them Go on then O Christian and persevere in thy duty in frequent and fervent prayer though at present God who knows all and hears all seems not to hear yet be thou more earnest in Prayer and cry the louder and though God forbears to open yet thou must knock the harder If when God knocks thou readily opens the door of thy heart Christ himself will be thy guest and he is the best of all and thou shalt be his guest both active and passive For so saith the Angel of the Church of Laodicea Behold I stand at the door Rev. 3. 20. and knock if any man hear my voice and open the door I will come in to him and will sup with him and he with me David makes mention of the Generation Psal 24. 6 7. of them that seek the face of God And what 's their great Duty and Priviledg is specified Lift up your heads O ye gates and he ye lift up ye everlasting doors and the King of glory shall come in This as a learned Author observes Ainsworth in loc may be refer'd to Christian men which are the true Temple of God 1 Cor. 3. 17. at the door of whose heart Christ knocketh to have entrance and by the King of glory or glorious King is meant Christ who is call'd the Lord of glory 1 Cor. 2. 8. 3. Notwithstanding Desertions be 3. Keep fast your hold sure that you keep your hold fast and the anchor of your hope firm and stedfast Though God hides his face from you yet you must cleave fast to him and depend wholly upon him as your God and comforter for so the Church confesseth Verily Isa 45. 15. thou art a God that hidest thy self O God of Israel the saviour I was inform'd by a worthy Son of * Mr. Dod who wrote on the Commandments an eminently worthy father that one in great distress came to him and told him of his great perplexities and desertion saying that there was none like unto him and that he thought never was any one in such a forlorn and miserable condition as himself for by reason of his desertions he concluded that he had no evidence at all for his salvation To whom Mr. Dod that good old Disciple and Servant of Jesus Christ answered thus What think you of Jesus Christ For of him these dying words are recorded My God my God why hast Matt. 27. 47. thou forsaken me And yet notwithstanding that desertion there was a plain evidence by his appropriating God unto himself when he said My God my God Sometimes there may be a faith of recumbence though faith of evidence may be wanting Both sorts of faith are worth the labouring for though in the absence of the one the presence of the other may be a strong ground of supportation and consolation It 's storyed of Synagirus by an ancient Historian Instar rabidae ferae mortu navem detinuit Just Hist that when he was cast over Ship-board he held one part of the Ship with both his hands the enemy cut off one hand yet he held by the other presently that hand was cut off and then he held the Ship by his Teeth Let this Story be thus applied That we should never let go our hold and dependance upon God but whatever our troubles be though never so numerous yet let us resolve with that holy man Job Though he slay me yet will I trust Job 13. 15. in him but I will maintain mine own ways before him 4. Act Faith on Promises For the 4. Act Faith on Promises Promises are the stay and support of your soul God's Promises are his Bond and though men on earth will not take it well to be sued upon their Bonds yet God will take it well and he likes us the better for suing him upon his Bond. God speaks comfort to his people in his promises and not one tittle of the word of God shall fail God hath said it and therefore we must believe it Say to the righteous it shall be Isa 3. 10. well with him for they shall eat the fruit of their doings Solomon likewise assures us That though a sinner Eccles 8. 12. do evil an hundred times and his days be prolonged yet surely I know it shall be well with them that fear God which fear before him Hereunto we add that great and weighty promise full of comfort up to the brim But unto Mal. 4. 2. you that fear my name shall the Sun of Righteousness arise with healing in his wings Great things the Lord promiseth to his people Then will I Ezek. 36. 25 26 27. sprinkle clean water upon you and ye shall be clean from all your filthiness and from all your Idols will I cleanse you A new heart also will I give you and a new spirit will I put within you and cause you to walk in my statutes and ye shall keep my judgments and do them These are precious Promises and they both have been fulfill'd as many can experimentally acknowledg and they shall be further fulfill'd to the people of God in his appointed time However God expects and requires that his people should make their addresses to the Throne of Grace for though God questionless will perform them and will not in the least be worse than his word yet his children are obliged to make their applications and supplications to God for the performance of them Thus saith the Lord God I will yet Ezek. 36. 37. for this be enquired of by the house of Israel to do it for them Sect. 23. 5. Ground of Comfort Now in the last place to conclude lest that I should exceed the bounds of an Epistle To what hath been said I 'le add some grounds of comfort which through the Grace of God may serve instead of Restoratives and Cordials to strengthen you And especially have before your eyes and upon your heart the counsel given by Christ unto the Angel of the Church of Sardis Be watchful and Rev. 3. 2. strengthen the things which remain that are ready to die Amongst others which might be mention'd I shall insist only on four principal grounds of comfort which all true Believers should apply unto themselves and stay and relye upon them The first ground of Comfort is 1. Ground of Comfort from the Divine Attributes drawn from the Divine Attributes Consider that you are a poor weak frail and feeble creature yet the Lord God whom you serve is the only omnipotent Lord God and his strength will be perfected in your weakness Your extremity will be Gods opportunity which he will in mercy improve for your succour and consolation It 's the comfort of all Gods children That there is help laid Psal 89. 19. upon one that is mighty You complain that you are subject to variety of changes