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A93382	A sermon preached before the Honorable House of Commons, at their monethly fast, May 29. 1644. By Peter Smith Doctor of Divinitie, minister of Gods Word at Barkway in Hertfordshire, and one of the Assembly of Divines.	Smith, Peter, d. 1652? or 3?; England and Wales. Parliament.	1644 (1644)	Wing S4142; Thomason E52_24; ESTC R9534	45,343	53

that of Genes 47. 31. with that of Heb. 11. 21. The first place saith Israel bowed himselfe upon the beds head The second reciting the same story saith of that Patriarch when he was dying that he worshipped leaning upon the top of his staffe or * 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 rod. I will not trouble you with the various conceits of the Interpreters upon those places I will onely shew you how one takes upon him to reconcile them readily Think you saith he there is no correspondence between a bed and a rod Why I dare make it good by the testimony of the Martyrs and many of the people of God That q Sancti nunquam dulcius requiescunt quam cum laboribus virgis fatigantur Magal in Cant. Mos the Saints never rest more sweetly on their beds then when they have been wearied under the rods of God Then they can talke of their griefes and sufferings as men tell their dreams saith Anselm upon those words of the Apostle As dying and behold we live c. As sorrowfull yet alway reioycing 2 Cor. 6. 9 10. Thus I have heard one tell r Quasi sedebam quasi loquebar Ausclm in Loc. Dolor habet quasi gaudium non habet quast Ibid. Me thought I sate thus and me thought thus I spake when all prov'd but a dream So he Me thought I was a dying but behold I am alive Me thought I was full of griefe and behold I am rejoycing Thus the Apostles went away after whippings rejoycing that they were counted worthy to suffer for the Name of Christ as if they had but dream't of scourging and were indeed sleeping upon a soft bed Afflictions sanctified will be found joyfull in the issue Pray we then for this grace and expect this rest rather then struggle to be rid of them yea or desire God to take them off till he hath finished what he intended by them Vse 3 Thirdly this may serve to reprove those who censure the godly when they lie under any troubles or distresses as if God had deserted them or rather had falne upon them as an enemie They judg'd the same even of Christ himself though surely he hath born our griefs and carried our sorrows yet we did esteeme him stricken smitten of God and afflicted Isa 53. 4. Thus those Barbarians Act. 18. 4. when they beheld the s 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Basil viper hanging upon the hand of Paul said one to another Doubtlesse this man is a murderer who though he hath escaped the sea vengeance will not suffer him to live Though soon they fell into the other extreme when they saw how he shak't off the beast into the fire changing their minds t 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Chrys Of a murderer they make him a God How bitterly did those unfriendly friends of Iob deale with him in this kinde adding affliction to the afflicted Eliphaz saying unto him Who ever perished being innocent or where were the upright destroyed lob 4. 7. And Bildad to the same effect Behold God will not cast away an upright man Chap. 8. 20. plainly insinuating that vengeance from God was gone out against him for his sinnes Whereas Iob tels them that they forged lies Chap. 13. 4. Will ye speak wickedly for Gods defence and talke deceitfully for his cause vers 7. They thought they spake upon Gods part while ignorant of his wayes they blasphemed the generation of the iust A sinne too common and justly here confuted by Gods usuall dealing with most beloved children The little boy seeing his mother pull the Roses and Violets to pieces and putting them in a mortar and pownding them with a pestill cryeth out his mother will spoile all the flowers when she intendeth to make them more usefull so foolish men conceive of God when he is pleased to bruise his choycest servants under tribulations as if he had an intention utterly to ruine them when he is in the way of making them more fit for his service and after that more glorious Learne then to be acquainted with Gods dispensations and leave thus to censure them as cut off from him whom he is drawing nigher unto him And say to every good man so afflicted God hath been pleased to seeme as if he had departed from thee for a season but his purpose herein is that thou maist enioy him for ever Vse 4 Lastly from this doctrine we may all draw comfort to our selves when we are thus corrected and for such ends by such a loving Father u 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 c. Macar Hom 49. Here is indeed the ready way to heaven and present x 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Basil Sele●c sorrowes are to the godly most certaine arguments of future joyes My brethren count it all ioy when ye fall into divers temptations Iam. 1. 2. Yea y Quin insuper grat●lari gaudere nos decet dignatione divinae castigationis Ego inquit quos diligo castigo O servum beatum cujus emendationi Dominus instat cui dignatur irasci c. Tertul. de Patient we ought to give thanks that God vouchsafeth to chastise us Whom I love saith he I chasten O blessed servant saith that Ancient for whose amendment God takes such care whom he is pleased to be angry with c. All those reasons before brought to shew why God hath given his Spouse no other dower his children no other portion in this life may be so many motives to perswade to consolation in our saddest dayes And unto these we may adde many more As first First by crosses we are conformed unto the image of his Sonne Rom. 8. 9. Secondly Christ himselfe suffereth with us nay suffereth in us Saul Saul why persecutest thou me Act. 9. 4. Christ is the head unto that body mysticall whereof we are the members Let a man kick another on the shinnes or tread upon his foot saith Augustine the head will cry out and say z Curme calcas cur me comprimis Why dost thou kick me why dost thou tread upon me Thirdly he will so strengthen us with his grace that we may say with the Apostle I can do all things I and suffer all things too in Christ that strengtheneth me Phil. 4. 13. Fourthly he will sweeten all those waters of Marah to us that we shall find them most delicious in the close a 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Plat in Ph●d The worlds sweets we know will prove but bitternesse in the end Even for the present they are but like those Aromaticks whereof the harlot boasteth saying Prov. 7. 17. I have perfumed my bed with myrrhe aloes and cinnamon b Ecce ut cum uno dulci duo amarissima consociat Behold saith Clemangius how with one sweet a dry stick of cinnamon ye have two extreme bitters myrrhe and aloes Whereas all bitters are sweetnesse which the Spouse or Christ his Church receive from him A bundle of myrrhe is my beloved unto