afflicted soule which hath beene long schorched with that hellish flame the sense of Gods wrath for sinne drinkes downe this peace in a full draught of that bloud which is drinke indeed it is impossible for any man to utter nay to conceiue the content it enjoyes but onely those who by experience haue felt it How sweetly doe they rest as new borne babes in a delightfull cradle of heavenly ease and tranquillitie leaning themselues as the beloved Disciple on the bosome of Christ while glorious Angels sing about them Peace on earth good will toward men Another of those fruits is joy springing from the former nothing inferiour nay aboue the other It is unspeakable and glorious It remoues all sense of corporall evill changes scourges rackings and all manner of torment so that as things very tart bitter by being boyled in sugar become very sweete and delightfull so all these grievances seasoned by this over-ruling joy are wholy altered and the most extreame pangs are turned into ease and pleasure Oh how the soule by it is delighted ravished and even here on earth transported for a time into a third heaven In the second kind are knowledge loue feare of God faith and delight in him with many other In righteousnesse brotherly loue patience gentlenesse goodnesse and many such like comming from the same stocke In sobrietie temperance in meats and drinkes modestie in apparell and moderation in all bodily comforts and refreshings Now in none of these is that soule barreÌ„ which effectually converseth with the word of God For the grace of God which bringeth salvation teacheth us to deny ungodlines and worldly lusts and that we should liue godlily righteousty soberly in this present world Let us descend to the particulars 1. Peace is brought home to us by the word preached Ephe. 2. 17. 2 Cor. 5. 19. so likewise joy instantly followes the word and accompanies it and enters with it into Cities Families and the hearts of people see Acts 8. 8. 39. and 16. 34. Iohn 15. 11. So also for the knowledge oâ— God it comes onely from the word and our exercising our selues in it hence called the word of knowledge Thus the Scripture of the Prophets made knowne the misterie of Christ but much more cleerely the preaching of the Gospell Rom. 16. 25. 26. see Iohn 17. 6. 7. 8. Thus meditation in the word teacheth us the feare of the Lord Deut. 17. 19. and 31. 12. 13. So to loue the Lord is the maine lesson which is continually pressed upon us by the word and which enters with it where it is effectually received see Iohn 15. 10. so Faith comes by hearing and hearing by the word And when we delight in the Sabboth wee come to delight in God Esay 58. 13. 14. Thus brotherly loue and all the fruits proceeding from it come by the word 1 Thes. 4.9 Thus likewise that sobrietie and temperance in the use of the creature is taught us by that word and he that is taught as the truth is in Iesus cannot liue wantonly Ephe. 4. 19. 20. 21. So when the Gospell had a right passage in the Colossians it was fruitfull among them and all that heard it see Colos. 1. 6. He that heareth and understandeth the word will be fruitfull Mat. 13. 23. Sure it is that every naturall cause will bring forth his ordinary effect if it be not over-ruled by some higher power or hindered in working by some defect in it selfe or want of some helpe necessary to concurre with it Now then this seed of Gods word being his power to salvation and used by his Spirit not onely as seed but as water nay as fire also to caâ—l forth â—he vertue of that which is sowen being assisted by such an Husbandman who both knows how to use it and can resist all impediments cannot but yeeld that fruit which hee intends and appoints Esay 55. 10. 11. Iohn 15. 1. 2. Theâ—e is no study but will to a man very dull if he employ his time much in it bring some profit certaine therefore it is that the heart which with delight and continuall meditation doth exercise himselfe in that word which God hath given to bee his wisedome to traine us up in the right knowledge of God and in the practice of a Christian life will bring us though in nature dull of hearing and very fooles in understanding to some good measure of knowledge and by continuall use increase that wisdome which it hath begun to worke in us Psal. 19. 7. and 119.98 99. 2. In that the spirituall fruit is compared to the fruit of the Palme let us especially learne in this similitude that as the fruit of that tree is some yeares before it come to perfection and is much longer ripening then any other so the fruit of the Spirit doth not presently attaine to maturitie but very often incrâ—aseth very slowly and is long before it come to that full growth and perfection to which it is ordained in which respect the Kingdome of God is compared to a graine oâ— mustard seed the least of seeds and the greatest of herbes the beginnings of it are but weake and yet by little and unsensible degrees it growes to wonderfull strength even in this life see also that parable Mark .4 26. 27. 28. Surely the Husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth and hath long patience for it untill he receiue the former and latter raine well therefore may we waite upon our God expect his leasure with patience for the fruit of heaven The Apostles had faith to forsake all and follow Christ yet when they had long followed him and had seene his glory in so many miracles so powerfull preaching nay even simple in it owne shape and much excellence upon the mount they had but little faith when we heare the Prophet David after so long study in the law still call for knowledge and opening his eyes Psal. 119.18.27 when we see the Apostle professe that he had not attained but followes hard this truth is manifestly cleered unto us Let none marveil at this for we see the like in all creatures As any is more excellent then other and longer lived so is he more slow in growing and attaining his perfection Those beasts which liue but a shorter time sooner come to ripenesse but as man is farre beyond them so is hee more slow of growth and even in man we may obserue that in the beginning when they lived eight or nine hundred yeares they slowly attained to ripenes and full age and were commonly an hundred or sixtie yeares before they had any childreÌ„ Gen. 5. Seing therfore this new creature is far the most excellent of long life even for ever and ever we cannot wonder if it come on in some very slowly Again as any creature receiveth digesteth more or lesse sustenance so is it more or lesse speedy in growth now the word of
when they can best use them Bee not thou therefore of an hastie spirit But much more are those to be rebuked who when they perceiue a man turned from his former course of life and now to frame his heart and actions to his profession they instantly expect an Angelicall puritie in such and an heavenly estate without sinne or blemish Hence is it that if they find any the least infirmitie they presently breake out into tauntings not onely of the person but the profession and into revilings no better indeed then blasphemies against the Lord and that holy calling which themselues professe In the meane time like grosse hypocrites they neither doe nor will see their notorious dissimulation and the foule deceitfulnesse of their owne hearts for themselues liue in sinne delight in sinne resolue to goe on in grosse sinnes and though there be nothing in them like a Christian yet will they be called and counted Christians 3. Here are refuted and reproved Papists and all other ungrounded Christians who deny the perseverance of the Saints and affirme that even those who by a true faith are entred into Christ and are now in the Covenant of grace may yet fall backe againe and become utter Apostates from the truth of grace which they haue received and so finally bee damned This errour a rag of Pelagianisme newly washed and worne by the Papists confuted and condemned by the primitiue Church and especially by that learned Saint Augustine is so palpably contrary to this and many other Scriptures that it cannot be defended without manifest and grosse impudence and contradiction to Christ and his Spirit But they object to what end are those many cautions in the word Let him that standeth take heede least hee fall c. We must know for answer that this Scripture speakes onely to such as thinke they stand and indeed such warnings of God are not onely given that we may know there is a possibilitie in man as of himselfe to fall but for divers other ends 1. Some of them are spoken not of utter or universall falling from God or from faith but into some sinne noâ—withstanding which fall he may still retaine communion with God and faith in Christ unlesse we thinke that every minute the Saints are out and in with God 2. Such warnings are given to humble us by knowing that not onely our lapsed nature but even in this new life of regeneration there is a power utterly and finally to fall awayâ— much more in this then in that state of innocency so that our standing is onely by the Covenant of God his mercy and truth that we continue in this grace is not from any principle in us but from that infallibilitie of Godâ— grace seaâ—ed up in his Couenant 3. Such admonitions are meanes whereby the Lord exciteth our hearts to watchfulnesse and all other duties by which he hath decreed to support us nay whereby we aâ—â— upholden For when God commaunds to stand fast he giues power to stand as he commaunds As in the word of Creation when the Lord commanded Let there bee light there was light so in our renovation what hee commaunds in his Elect he performes and makes his word powerfull to actuate what he perswades Againe they object many passages of Scripture They haue made shipwracke of faith c. Know that in faith there are many things 1. A knowledge and profession of the truth 2. A consent to that doctrine both being actions of the understanding 3. There is an action of the will which not onely chuseth Christ as a great blessing so may a reprobate who hath set his heart upon the world but as the supreame and onely blessednes in whom alone without any addition he is happy and therefore resteth upon him and acquieteth himselfe in the enjoying him The other two are often called faith and are in part yet not without that third action of the will that true faith whereby wee liue in Christ but the other separated from the last are but the Devils faith now this may be lost without any prejudice to this cause But further they say as did their Predecessours the Pelagians this is a key to open a way to all licentiousnesse Answer them not onely as before in the fourth Instruction but 1. That there is no doctrine which crooked men may not pervert to wicked ends 2. Deny that there is any just cause for a reasonable man to take liberty from hence of sinning Should a weake man know that by eating this or that meate he should not dye but yet be grievously sicke and lye in much and long torment were not this sufficient to keepe him from eating it But as hee of whom the Poets write that was made of mortall immortall yet subject to disease being wounded with a poysoned dart earnestly wished a possibility of dying so let us know that the stings and sorrowes and many most smarting effects of sinne are such that they will sufficiently fright the faithfull from falling backe and revolting to sinne though they know they shall not be utterly or finally cut off from Gods favour Beside how shall they which are dead to sinne liue yet therein nay where this hope is which maketh not ashamed there will follow a continuall purifying and cleansing from sinne Let every weake soule apply this soveraigne medicine to it selfe thou shalt not utterly fall away the same God who hath called thee and begun this good worke iâ— thee shall perfect and continue it to the day of the Lord Iesus Thou shalt bee preserved blamelesse unto the comming of the Lord Iesus Christ. For faithfull is he that hath promised who will also doe it Be not too much discouraged with thy slow growth for know he surely growes who feares that he stands at a stay and is jealous of himselfe and of his deceitfull heart The sense with griefe that thou so little thrivest is an evident signe that thou increasest Ground therefore and stablish thy soule on the truth of God and remember his promise The mountaines shall depart and the hils bee removed but my kindnesse shall not depart from thee neither shall the covenant of my peace be removed saith the Lord that hath mercy on thee oh thou afflicted and tossed c. Labour for those never-fading fruits and giue no rest to thy soule till thou hast obtained them Oh how is it that we are so slothfull in matters concerning our eternall happinesse If we plant an Orchard how diligent are we by all meanes to fill it with the best and choicest fruit if a garden we will be sure to get the faireâ—â— flowers if wee desire increase of Cattell sheepe bullockes horses c. we will dearely buy and by price or friends labour to stocke our selues with the best breed Shall we suffer then our soules to bee barren or bee content with those wild grapes those rotten figs which the Lord abhorres
before him in all uprightnesse and holinesse but utterly denies his mercie to all such as neglecting his offers of grace refuse to turne and to be purged from their filthinesse The 18 Chap. of Ezek is wholy spent in this subiect especially observe the 20. 21. 22. 23. 30. 31. verses of that Chap so also Ezek. 24. 13. Deut. 29. 20 Exod. 34.7 2. Here may we consider and judge our great unprofitablenesse Surely the very elect and faithfull and he that is among them the best proficient will soonest and with most griefe acknowledg that when hee hath done all hee is an unprofitable servant Luk. 17. 10. For when he considers the lively and quickning power of that immortall seede the labour of Gods husbandmen nay of that great Husbandman him selfe the dewes and seasonable waterings of his holy Spirit the long time he hath beene under this tillage and compares with these the little fruit which he hath brought forth he will soone discover and with great sorrow lament his barren heart and acknowledge the cursed soile of his unfruitfull soule yet may wee comfort our selves in that promise of Christ that where ther is any true fruit that branch shall not be cut off but purged that it may bring forth more fruit But how wofull is their condition who when they have long enioyed those holy ordinances of God continue still unmoved from their first estate and will be no other then they were at first How did the word finde them ignorant of their dutie to God and men themselues and others And how are they now more ignorant and carelesse then ever wilfully blinde and walking even desperately reiecting the light which is offered unto them Oh! that we would consider our owne wayes in our hearts Doe wee now give up our selves to the service of Christ in setting out some time for private prayer and meditating in the word of God more conscionably obserue the Sabboth and the times and places of publik prayer and hearing the word Doe wee now learne to detest intemperancie and weyn our selues from excesse Haue the poore learned of the Apostle let him that stole steale no more Are the rich instructed that they trust not in uncertaine riches but in the living God In a word haue wee learned to speake every one the truth to his neighbour to thinke and speake the best to blesse to doe good and that for evill Alas where doe these fruits appeare Now brâ—thren doe not wee know and professe the necessitie of these duties Hath not the word plainely discover'd them to us and even broke open our shut eyes that wee could not but discerne them and yet what are wee the better in our practise then before Remember the parable of the fig-tree Luk. 13. 6. c. Well may it bee that the Lord will a little longer continue this meanes of salvation unto us the word of his grace but if wee continue in our barrennesse hee will certainly cut off such unprofitable branches and not suffer his Church to bee encumbred with us But how deadly and desperate is their estate who grow worse and worse who turne the grace of God to wantonnesse and pervert the Gospell to their confusion more sharpning themselues to every evill way The more meanes is used the more they fall off Esa. 1. 4. 5. and Ier. 9. 3. see the threatning which followes Certainely this is the condition of very many They grow every day more shamelesse and open in theâ—r sinnes Drunknesse and that which followes it whoredome nay blaspheming God despising men after Gods image lies slanders fraud oppression and all manner of wickednesse increaseth and what can insue but destruction of soule and body bee not deceived thy selfe wilt not indure a ground which after much cost labour brings forth nothing but beggerie Read therefore and remember and lay to heart what that great Husbandman hath determined concerning such grounds Heb. 6. 8. 3. Those foolish men are here condemned who haue in some measure â—eene and tasted the sweetnesse of the word and yet doe not constantly converse with it They can sometimes take a walke by this rivers side but though they perceiue it a situation of great pleasure and more profit they cannot bee perswaded to leaue their old habitation to plant and seat themselves by it Many are like great men who haue summer and winter houses and retire to them in their seasons While the storme lasteth and the clowdy day filles their habitation with griefe and feare then they can retire to this rock and hide themselves under the covert of the word But if once they see the world smile againe upon them and the darke cloud blowne over they returne to the world where they haue seated all their affections Verily as some men who seeme ridiculous to the wise though they haue found neither health wealth nor pleasure in their dwelling yet are wedded and even glued to it as being the place of their birth and the house of their Ancestours so wee may see men besotted in the world and still cleaving to it not because they finde any reall delight profit or content in it nay they see every day more vanitie in their labour more trouble and vexation grow on them but they are borne and bred in it and the custome of their Fore-fathers carrieth them downe in the streame of worldlinesse Looke into the historie of the old Testament and wee shall finde that while Gods people claue unto this word and departed not from it so long they prospered and enjoyed all the blessings of a Nation but when they despised this word and rejected it many afflictions and troubles consumed them and when they finally persisted in the contempt of it they utterly perished and were confounded God had planted their soules by these rivers of â—ife and their bodies in a Land flowing with milke and hony the glory of all lands Ezek. 20. 6 but when they lâ—ft the first he cast them out of the second and sure is it that we can liue no longer in Paradâ—se then we cleaue unto the Lord in his word the word of God may justly plead with foolish men as God himselfe in his word O ye people what haue I done to you Surely I brought thee out of AEgypt c. Mee hath God ordained as a store-house and full fountaine whence hee will supply all thy wants would'st thou enjoy tâ—mporall necessaries Seeke first Gods kingdome and all these things shall bee cast in to thee Wantest thou spirituall wisedome I make wise to salvation Art thou in sorrow I am a word of refreshing to the wâ—ary Art thou heavie I comâ—ort thee Art thou dull I quicken thee Art thou dead in sinne I am thy life I am an immortall seed 1 Pet. 1. 23. Art thou in state of damnation and knowest no way out of it I am the power of God to salvation If thou wilt plant thine â—are by
senselesse in that life of holinesse in which he was formed at first and conformed to God 2. No circumstantiall accident or qualitie but such as are inherent can debase or vilifie any substance Gold were it covered all over with durt not the lesse precious but any mixture of baser mettall makes it of lesse worth Thus neither povertie contempt of men weaknes of body are any iust causes of despising in all which estates we reade of heathens honourable in the eyes of their coaevals and many Christians glorious in the eyes of God and men But sinne being once rooted in man is such an inherent qualitie as eats out of him whatsoever is perfectly good as holines perverting the best natures to most evill It strips the body of that glory and maiesticall beautie in which it was framed and covers it with shamfull nakednes It robs the soule of all those glorious endowments with which it was gorgeously apparelled by the Creatour and brings upon it a most miserable povertie and loathsome deformitie Certainely as wilfull rebellion against an earthly Prince taints the blood and abases the whole stocke making them of noble vile of rich poore so that they instantly lose all civill priviledge and preferment so the treason and rebellion against the King of heaven by sinne casteth man downe from that height of dignitie which he enioyed in his service and onely by his favour to the lowest and basest degree of all the creatures Howsoever wicked men may flourish in the eyes of carnall persons and even reigne upon â—arth in an outward false prosperitie howsoever they are so mingled in the church that they cannot many times be discerned by man yet the judgments of God will surely finde and single them out and bring them in due time to utter confusion This is here somewhat darkly in a comparison but very strongly confirmed when they are resmbled to chaffe before the wind for as the dust of chaffâ— lies safely with the good graine while it is not movâ—d and stirred but whâ—n it is fanned or the winde let in it presently is scattered and peâ—isheth so the wicked in the day of peace till the Lord ariseâ—h to judgment lie secure and seeme to prosper but when the Lord takes his fanne into his hand and purgeth his floore how suddenly are they consumed Read Ier. 30. 23. 24. Amos 9. 9. 10. Esay 41. 15. 16. Hosea 13. 3. Psal. 92â—6 7 and 140. 11. Looke as dogges pursuing an Hare or Deere follow incessantly and though they flie from one starting hole to another yet never giue over till they take and destroy them so shall the judgements of God pursue the wicked though they seeme to escape some evils yet shall they certainely bee followed till they are utterly consumed Thus when Ahab had sold himselfâ— to doe wickedly first a long drouth and famine findes him out starts and pursues him when he had escaped that the sword followes him when there through the mercie and long suffering of God calling to repentance hee had gotten the better and now by wicked policie had setled his kingdome and made way to his tyrannie in the bloud of Naboth the fearefull threatnings of God overtake him and fill his soule with fright and horrour when hee now through a fained repentance had winded out of that miserie yet the vengeance of God so closely hunted him that in spight of all warnings he falls by the sword of the Syrians the dogges licke up his bloud and eate up all his familie Thus Iehoram sonne of Iehosaphat 2 Chron. 21. being a wicked King is first put up by the Edomites then hunted by the Arabians lost his goods his sonnes his wiues lastly a sore and tedious disease overtakes him and at length pulls out his very guts with grievous torments and the reason a most necessary and infallible cause of this effect is that justice and office of God being Iudge of all the world 2. Take hence a sure tryall of thy estate Thou art borne under the Covenant and in the Church but know the chaffe springs and ripens with the graine thou art a member of the visible Church the chaffe is brought in with the corne thou enjoyest the meanes of eternall life the word Sacraments rods in afflictions but the chaffe and wheat are beaten and sifted together But therefore passing by such common workes which agree as well to the reprobate as to the godly examine and try how these ordinary meanes worke upon thee and what effect thou seest proceed from them The flaile beats out the corne and the fanne purifies it if then thou art one of those whom that great Husband-man will gather into his Granaries the word of God shall separate thee from the heap of worldly men and it together with the fatherly chastisements of God shall continually purge and clense thy heart from the sinfull drosse which is in it If then thou findest the word and these rods thus to worke on thee thou art safe Dost thou then every day see more cause of dislike in thy selfe in thy wayes learnest to abhorre thy selfe denie thy self judge thy selfe Do those chastisements of God weane thy heart from the vanities of this life and the flatteries of this world so that thou accountest all things dung in comparison of the knowledge of Christ his death and resurrection working in thee the death of sinne and life of grace These are good signes of life and health when the wind blowes dost thou not fliâ— out of the floore and embracest the world Looke to thy selfe and bee not deceived with thâ—se ordinarie notes common to good and bad 1. Those are here cenâ—ured that choose rather to bee the dust of chaffe then the corne and will not bee perswaded to come out of that cursed condition How many are there who flatter themselues in their wayes untill their abominable wickednesse be found out by the judgements of God They giue up their hearts to the world follow the sinfull profits and pleasures of it and will not be perswaded to delight in the word of God or the good way pointed out by that word as long as they feele not the curse and alas how should they feele being past all feeling they despise the threatnings of God and lie downe in their mire which not onely fills them with filth and prepares them to endlesse miserie but defiles the land and brings a curse upon all that are neere them 2. Those that cannot bee intreated to separate themselues from such companie wher not only it is impossible to receiue any profit or good but where they shall surely smart with them When they heare the warning of Gods Spirit Depart from the foolish man when thou perceivest not in him the lippes of knowledge they are deafe and stop their eares Thus wee see many ignorant soules continue in Babylon till they partake of her plagues and bring an old house as we say and they felt upon their heads And many simple people
holy disdaine to scorne that thou in thy understanding will and affections shouldst be wholy employed in the world and setled on earth where thou hast no mansion But follow thou the conduct of this experienced Guide the holy Prophet and that more perfect Leader the most holy Spirit Set and settle thy affections upon these things which will deserue them Turne the streame of thy covetousnes to covet spirituall gifts 1. Cor. 14.1 Take off thy ambitious desires from the world and let this be all thy ambition that both dwelling at home and removing from home thou mayst bee acceptable to him Is there not another world another life another food rayment treasures another inheritance another Lord of all flesh and spirits who is over all and in all Is not his loue better then life Psal. 63. 3. And are not all these spirituall immortall and glorious were it not madnes then in thee being an immortall spirit to forsake all these and cleaue to earth Is not Christ thy life nourishment of thy life thy meate and drinke indeede Is not he thy glorious covering Oh then put on the Lord Iesus and take no thought for the flesh to fulfill the lusts of it It is thy Saviours voyce which invitesâ— and calls thee If thou thirst come to me and drinke and wilt thou not answere with that woman Lord give mee of that water that I may never thirst Skinne for skinne and all that a man hath will he giue for his life let therefore this life into thee Liue by faith in the Sonne of God who will liue in thee Hide up thy life with Christ in God that when hee appeares thou mayest also appeare with him in glorie And to this end remember-he hath given thee his word to instate thee in this happinesse to be a light to thy understanding a rule to thy will and affections to guide and never leaue thee till it bring thee to blessednesse It is that which will nourish thee in it that which will build thee up and giue thee an inheritance among those that are sanctified Oh then hold thine eyes thine eares thy heart close unto it to read heare meditate in it day and night so shalt thou prosper in all thy wayes so shalt thou grow up like a flourishing and fruitfull Palme planted by the Rivers of water and bee blessed for ever 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 FINIS THE TABLE A Page AFflictions How they are a meanes of good vnto vs. Page 163. 164.165 An examination of our profiting by Afflictions p. 167.168 A reproofe of such as vpbraid the Children of God in and for their Afflictions 169. Comfort to the Afflicted in that their estate 172. Atheisme An vnreverend estimation of Scripture is a sure signe of Atheisme and Infidelitie p. 11. Attention The words Authour should raise vs to Attention p. 9. B. Barrennesse It cannot be of Spirituall fruit where there is Delight in and Meditation on the word 145. We ought to consider of our Barrennesse 194.195 Basenes There is nothing but Basenes in wickednes 221. Beginnings The Beginnings of delight in Gods lawâ— is a comfort to Gods servants 140. Beautie The wicked cannot discerne any Beautie in Holines 185. Blessednes Its description and whence it followes 1. 2. No sayling to its Haven without the Word p. 2. This Blessednes discouered more fully by elegant similitudes 18. 19. 20. The word Blessed yet more fully vnfolded 20. That the Elect of God not onely shall be hâ—reafter but are already Blessed 28. Repentance is the way to Blessednes 48. Dâ—light in Gods law bringeth Blessednes 89. That a wicked man is not blessed 175. Blessednes Wherein it consisteth not 176. Reasons for it 178. C Chaffe what and wherein the wicked are resembled thereunto 219. Changâ— a reproofe of such as change not or if they doe it is for the worse 136.137 Christ a complaint with an answer to that complaint of all discouragements of following Christ. 10.11 Christian how a weake or distressed Christian is to be handled 34,35 Companie vide Fellowship Whosoever desires to bee happie must avoid the companie of the wicked 26. How farre the companie of the wicked must be necessarily avoided ibid 27. Congregation what the word signifies 2. Contrite comfort for the contrite Counsell what it signifieth 21. Wicked Counsell will not bee wanting as long as wee liue in this world 22. A caveat for such as giue ungodly counsell 34. The inevitable mischiefe of such as follow the counsell of the wicked 240. Curse nothing but sinne and wickednesse can bring a curse 179. D Darkenesse what it doth most commonly intend or imply 129. Death how the spirituall death is resembled with bodily 108.109 Delight Delight in Gods Law bringeth blessednes 89. And sweetnesse 96. We must be so delighted in the law as by it to be refreshed ib. Reasons to enforce this affection of delight in the Law 97 What a temporarie delight the wicked haue in the word 99 A pressing to this delight 106 Where there is delight in and meditation on the word there can be no barrennes 145 Delight in the word brings not onely grace but glory also 149 And prosperitie 160.161 Deny how men deny God in his word how in their workes 103 Devill he is a cunning fowler 22.23 Doing that is the fruit of the good seede of Gods word 114 115 Hearing and doing must goe together ibid E Edification wee must so have the word in our selues as to edifie others also 113 Elect the Elect of God not onely shall be hereafter but are â—lready blâ—ssed 28 A reproofe of such as make no good use of the doctrine of Election and Predestination 259 Estate A twofold knowledge by which we may judge of our Estate 54.55 Evill The heart of man is not onely prone to evill 〈◊〉 resolute in it 47 F Faithfull They can never fall finally 149 Vide fall The faithfull must not limit God his time for the accomplishment of his promises 155 Fall The faithfull can never fall finally 149 This is strongly sweetly and soundly maintained 150 An objection answered 151.156,157 Comforts against that uncomfortable doctrine of Pelagius 158 In all the judgements of God the wicked shall fall 234 Feeling How sinfull men feele not their miserie with their woe therein 181 Fellowship vide Companie p. 26.27 Follow A sweet encouragement to follow such a Leader or Guide as Christ. 10 An answere to such discouragements as may dishearten us herein ibid Fortune The folly of laying good and evill successe upon the shoulders of Fortune 170 Fruit When the word is rightly heard fruit followes 144 Reasons of it 144.145 G Glory The wicked shall never enter into Glory 202 Reasons 202.203 God How he is denyed in his word how in our workes 103. 104 Grace It s resembled with salt 24 Grace is communicatiue 39 Growth in Grace is not presently perfected 154 Grace doth not neither can spring from Nature 200 True saving