they were still blinde and unholy as the (q) Luk. 8.13.15 stony ground is said to beleeve yet it was never good ground So Judas seemed to be a true Christian and beleever but (r) Ioh. 6.64 never was so really and indeed Ob. But the false Teachers who brought in damnable heresies are said to deny the Lord that bought them How could be have bought them unlesse he bad dyed for them A. 1. This word them may have reserence to the people as well as to the false Teachers Marke the text 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 declare a distinction of persons There were false Prophets also among the people even as there shall be false Teachers among you who privily shall bring in damnable heresies even denying the Lord that bought them viz. the people and bring upon them selves viz. the false Teachers swist destruction But Secondly If it be understood of the false Teachers themselves then the meaning may be this that they seemed in regard of outward profession to be such as Christ had bought And the Scriptures speak oft of things not onely as they are but as they seem to be Heb. 15.2 As Christ saith Every branch in mee that beareth not fruit be taketh away c these could not bee reall and true branches in Christ which did not beare fruit for Christ saith immediately afterwards (t) ver 5. he that abideth in me and I in him the same bringeth forth much fruit so then these were but seeming branches of Christ for he further saith If any man abide not in me he is cast forth as a branch he casteth away none but such as did not abide in him as our Saviour elsewhere saith (u) Mat 15.13 every plant which his heavenly Father hath not planted should be rooted up So many are said to be (u) Ioh 6.66 Christs Disciples and yet to leave him and to follow him no more and many are said to (w) Luk. 8.13 beleeve and yet to fall away had these been true Disciples and Beleevers they would never have left Christ and falne away but these were like those of whom the Apostle John (x) 1 Ioh. 2.19 writes they went out from among us saith he because they were not of us for had they been of us they would no doubt have continued with us There be many more instances of this nature As Christ saith from him that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hath so it is in (y) Mar 4 25 Marke but (z) Luk 8.18 Luke relating the same story saith that whosoever hath not from him shall be taken away that which hee seemeth to have 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 or as the Greeke is that which he (a) So the verb 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 is transtated Lu 10.36 12.40 51. 13.1 Jo. 5.39 45 thinketh to have So Ahaz is (b) 2 Chro. 28 23. said to sacrifice to the gods of Damascus who smote him these were no Gods but Idols but hee thought them to be gods indeed In like manner these false Teachers might be as Paul speakes somewhat in shew and in appearance As we see by woefull experience in our days that many who seem to be true Christians do now deny Christboth in word and practice and like the true Teachers of Christ and so esteemed of by the people as if Christ had dyed for them yea doubtlesse they might judge so of themselves Thirdly the Apostle Jude who wrote to the same people (c) Jude v. 4. saith that these false Teachers denied the onely Lord God and our Lord Jesus Christ And that word 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Lord in Peter is usually given unto the (d) Lu 2.28 29. Act. 4.24 with 27 father and signifies rather a (e) 1 Tim. 6.1 2 2.2.21.1 Pet 2 18. Master and Ruler then a Lord and Saviour And so the meaning may be this that these false Teachers did deny God and Christ who had freed them from outward corruption for the word bought is taken for (f) Rev 14.3 outward redemption and in that fense g Jude 4 5. the Apostle Jude seemes to carry it for he paralels this with the deliverance of the children of Israel out of Egypt Obj. If Christ hath not dyed for the sinnes of all how can the Gospell be preached and tendred to all A. The true and right way of preaching and tendering the Gospell unto all is not by telling every man that Christ dyed for him But the preaching of the Gospell consists 1. In proclaiming publishing and maintaining those things which are now set downe in the history of the (a) Called the kingdom of God Iu 4.43 9 21 Mat 10.7 New Testament (b) Act 5.41 â—8 2.12 28.23 â— Ti. 3.16 concerning Christ As that he is the (c) Ioh 3.35 Son of God the true Christ and the (d) Act 2.20 36. 17.3 promised Messias Also concerning his (e) Luk 1.35 flu 2.10 11 conception (f) Lu 2.10 11 birth (g) Mat 3.11 baptisme (h) Act 2.22 23 24 10 38 39 40. miracles his workes and his walking his death returrection ascention and comming to judgement And how all the promises made unto the Fathers concerning him are (i) Act 13.32 33. Luk 1 54 55. fulfilled unto us their children 2. To preach the Gospell is to set forth the greatnesse and freenesse of the (k) Ioh 3.16 Rom 5.8 Fathers love and Christs love in all that was done and suffered by Christ for the justification and salvation of sinners 3. To preach the Gospell is to (l) Mar. 16.15 Col 1.23 tell all persons indefinitely and generally without limitation or exception this glad tydings and good newes that though they have broken the Law in every point and brought themselves under the curies thereof so that they come short of the glory of God and cannot thereby possibly be saved yet if they come to Christ (m) This is called a preaching of repentance and forgivenes of sinnes throught Christs name Lu 24.47 Ac 13.38 and beleeve in him and repent and turne from their sins they shall receive forgivenesse offins and everlasting life 4. To preach the Gospell is to declare the free and gracious promises of Gods Covenant made to finners as sinners viz. that he i.e. God will (n) Heb. 8.10 put his Laws into their mind and write them in their hearts that hee will be to them a God and they shall be to him a people That he (o) Ez 36.26 27. will give them a new heart and take the stony heart cut of their flesh c. And that he will put his spirit within them and cause them to walke in his Statutes This was the practise of (p) Ioh 6.45 Mat 12.21 Jesus Christ himselfe and of his (q) Act 2 17 13.47 Apostles in their preaching to incourage sinners to
Esau or wherein was the people of the Jewes to bee preferred before other people that he should enter into Covenant with them God himselfe shewes the reason thereof that it was because he (a) Rom. 9.13 Deut. 7 7 8. freely loved them and because it was his pleasure so to doe Ob. But Abraham was a Beleever and circumcised and so were Isaac Jacob and the Israelites and therefore more worthy and deserving then others A. Abraham as I said before was an Idolater and dwelling in (b) Act. 7.1.2 Caldea a land full of (c) Ezek. 23.14 Idolaters Diviners (d) Dan. 2.2 and 4.7 South sayers Sorcerers (e) Job 1.17 Robbers and Spoylers yea the most (f) Hab. 1.6 7 vile hasty bitter persecuting'st and prophanest Nation in the world Yet God out of such an ungodly generation and race cho oses and (g) Esa 51.2 calls out Abraham blesses him and enters into Covenant with him whilst he was yet (h) Rom 4.10 uncircumcised And was not Jacob Esau (i) Mal. 1.2 his brother begotten and born of the same father and mother and at the same time And were not the Jewes (k) Ezek. 16 6 7 8. polluted in their blood naked bare filthy unsavoury and unlovely when the Lord looked upon them and entred into Covenant with them Secondly It may be called a free Covenant a 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Veethenah ber thi they are very significant Ethenah from nathan dare and berith from barah eligit because it s given unto those that partake of it Gen. 17.2 the words I will make my Covenant are in the Hebrew I will give my Covenant God saith as it were thus to Abraham Abraham I have chosen thee and thy seed and that onely out of my free love and not out of any merit or demerit in thee and I will enter into a Covenant of grace with thee yea God to assure the Gentiles that it was as free unto them as unto Abraham and the beleeving Jewes he saith twice in one (b) Esa 42 6-49.8 Prophesie that he will give Christ for a Covenant or Christ the Covenant unto them Thirdly because there is no condition required of men when God enters into Covenant with them but what he gives with and through the Covenant unto them for were there any previous precedent condition required of men as from men and not given of God it could not be free For if one man did give to another man but one pound for an estate which is worth a thousand pound it cannot be said that this estate is altogether given for there is some though an invaluable confideration given for and towards it In like manner were man tyed to give to or bring to God any thing as a condition and consideration of the Covenant it could not be altogether free nor properly called a Covenant of grace Ob. But is not faith the condition of the Covenant of grace A. If faith be a (a) Indeed faith is mentioned after the forme and manner of a condition but in truth it is the gift of God as well as life eternall Perkins on Gal. p. 157 condition of the Covenant of grace yet it is such a condition as is promised in the Covenant and freely given by God and therefore not in man nor expected from man till first bestowed on man and wrought in man by God himselfe And therefore God when he enters into Covenant with men doth not come unto them and say men I am come unto you and I am willing to make a Covenant with you if you doe beleeve then I will bee your God and you shall be my people by Covenant but he speaks absolutely positively and without any condition (b) Ier. 31.33 34. I will put my law in their inward parts and write it in their hearts and will be their God and they shall be my people and I will forgive their iniquity and remember their sin no more Marke here is no condition at all but every word free and absolute Ob. Nay Sir There is no doubt to be made of it but that faith is a condition of the Covenant of grace for there is nothing more ordinary in Scripture especially the New Testament then to make faith or beleeving a condition of Justification and Salvation as Act. 13.39 he that beleeveth is justified from all things and John 3.36 He that beleeveth on the Son hath everlasting life So that sure faith is the condition of the Covenant of grace and there is no other condition A. 1. It is true and it is not denied but that faith is necessary to Salvation and likewise to Justification in a sense which 1 intend afterwards to treat of yea I affirm as the Scriptures prove at large that no unbeleever shall be saved But that is not the question but the question is whether man must have faith in him before God enters into Covenant with him or whether unbeliefe excludes and barres God from making the Covenant with those that he intends to make it with 2. Whereas you say that faith is the onely condition of the Covenant consider seriously whether the Gospell doth not require (a) Joh. 17.3 2 Thes 1.8 knowledge (b) Lu. 13.3.5 repentance (c) Joh. 3.35 Mar. 18.3 conversion (d) Heb. 12.14 sanctification c. to be in those that are saved If so then I know no reason but that these may be called conditions of the Covenant as well as faith But sure neither these nor faith are found in men when God comes to enter Covenant with them but they are brought with the Covenant yea they are (e) Ezek. 34 25 30 31. Heb 8.11 Ezek. 36.25 26. particular members and branches of the Covenant and therefore cannot be before the Covenant Ob. But is it not Gods part to propound and offer the Covenant unto men and mens part to receive and accept of the Covenant being offered and tendred unto them by God A. It is Gods part not onely to propound and to offer the Covenant but it is his part also yea his (a) Ez. 20.37 promise to bring men into the bonds of the Covenant and to worke a (b) Psa 110.3 Phil. 2.13 willingnesse and (c) Es 40.29 Joh. 1.12 ability in men to receive what he offers and gives to (d) Mat. 12.21 Phil. 1.29 beleeve what he promises and to (e) Ro. 15.18 obey what he commands Ob. Hereby you free the creature from doing any thing at all and you lay the whole worke upon God and so man by this may sit still and doe nothing A. Although God (f) Esa 30.7 saith in another case of men it is their strength to sit still for before God puts forth himselfe to worke on and in men they can do nothing yet this doth not exclude men at all from doing But it shews that at Gods first entring into Covenant with men they are meer passives having no
father to be their Soveraigne and head as well as their Father God in Scripture is called the God and Father of our Lord Iesus Christ [h] 2 Cor. 11.31 and the [i] Eph. 1.17 God and [k] 1 Cor. 11.3 head of Jesus i.e. believers so our [l] Gal. 1.4 Col. 2.2 God and Father and Jesus Christ called him his [m] Joh. 20.17 Rev. 3.12 God as well as his Father and the Apostle writes to the Hebrewes who were believers that their God was a [n] Heb. 12.29 consuming fire So that believers are to looke upon God as he is in his infinite holy and glorious Majesty and Being as well as he is in his grace love and mercy to them through Jesus Christ Yet let not this knowledge be rested in not thought to be perfectly attained to for as Luther said it is not only a horrible but a damnable thing The Angels and Saints doe often stile God THE LORD GOD ALMIGH TY. Rev. 4.8 11.17 15.32 16.14 19.15 21.22 The Law is called the strength of sin because sin had no power to condemnt a man if it were not for the law to thinke of God without Jesus Christ Secondly The Law is usefull unto believers to make them more prize and praise the wonderfull free and rich love and graee of Iesus Christ to them This use Paul made of it when he look'd upon the Law as the strength of sinne he cries out with a joyfull acclamation Thanks be to God who giveth us the victory through Iesus Christ our Lord. 1 Cor. 15 56 57. Thridly the third use that believers may make of the Law is to be a Discoverer and Convincer of sinne unto themselves As the Apostle saith to believes [o] Jam. 2.9.11 If ye have respect to persons ye commit sinne and are convinced of the Law againe saith he If thou kill thou art ateansgressor of the Law Yea doubtlesse the words of Paul [p] Rom. 7.7 I had not knowne sinne except the Commandement had said thou shalt not covet doe declare that he had discoveries and convictions of sin by the Law after his first believing and that is the most proper and genuine scope and meaning of that text for Paul there vindicates the Law and the use of it Also the experiences of the Saints teach this to be true for seldome doe the Saints commit sinne especially if it be an outward sinne but the Commandement which they broke and against which they then sinned represents it selfe to them to reprove them for the sinne Object Object But doe not you hereby put believers againe under the Law for if the Law hath power to convince them hath it not then the force of a Covenant of works upon them Answ Oh no Answ I am very farre from bringing believers that are once rightly judiciarily and upon good grounds delivered from the Law under the power of it againe neither doth this at all bring a believer under the Law againe for note that the Law hath an enlightning and informing part and an accusing and condemning part And herein the Law is like a candle that a man may have light to see poyson in his chamber yet he need not burne his chamber with the candle A beleever may let the Law be his Informer but not his Iudge Fourthly the Law teacheth believers to have no confidence in the flesh Gal. 2.19 for it is a curse to the pride and presumption of believers as well as of unbelievers And therefore doth the Apostle experimentally say I through the (q) i.e. The Law of Moses or it may be understood of the law of Christ law am dead to the Law that I might live to God That is the law breaks off my hope and takes away my confidence of being justified or saved thereby As it was the people of Israell so it is with many now yea true believers that they thinke themselves (r) Exod. 19 8. holy till the Law appeares to them Obj. You make the Law as large to believers as to unbelievers Object and you shew of what uses the Law are to believers but under what other notions and considerations are believers to looke upon the Law Answ 1. Answ They are to look upon it as the Law of Christ Å¿ Gal. 6.2 Beare ye one anothers burden saith the Apostle and so fulfill the Law of Christ by the Law of Christ in this place is meant the same with that in the thirteenth of the Romans the ninth vers Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thy selfe Object Object But how are believers to consider it as the Law of Christ Answ 1. Answ Rom. 13.9 Although indeed the Gospell is more properly the Law of Christ Esa 42.4 As it is instituted by Christ as he is King Iohn 13.34 therefore called the royall law 2. As it s explained and expounded by Christ as he is Prophet and a new Command and doe not look upon it as it was first handed out and delivered by Moses 3. As it is fulfill'd and satisfied by Christ as he is Priest and so laid up in the Arke Christ Heb. 9.4 Secondly Believers are to looke upon the Law as contracted and epitomized and so instead of ten commandements to looke upon them as two yea one and comprehended in that one word love as the Apostle saith [t] Rom. 13.10 Love is the fulfilling of the Law and in another [u] Gal. 5.14 place the Law is fulfilled in one word Thirdly Beleevers are to looke upon the Law as weake and imperfect to help them now they are sinners For what the Law [u] Rom. 8.3 could not doe in that it was weak through the flesh and againe the Apostle [w] Heb. 7.19 saith the Law made nothing perfect And this was typed out in Moses who could not nor did not bring Moses to Canaan Fourthly Beleevers are to looke upon the Law as written in rheir hearrs [w] Esa 51.7 Hearken unto me saith God ye that know righteousnesse the people in whose heart is my Law And God promises faying [x] Heb. 8.10 I will put my Law into their mindes and write them in their hearts Object Object But are not believers to looke upon the Law in the Letter and written in the Bible Ans Yes doubtlesse Answ they are to goe to the Law and to the Testimony and to observe what is written Esa .. and to have an high and honourable esteeme of the Scriptures And to say as Paul [y] Rom. 4.3 said What saith the Scriptures It was the practise of [z] Joh. 7.38 Mat. 21.42 Christ and his [a] 1 Tim. 5.18 2.3.16 Jam. 4.5 Object Apostles when they did affirme any thing to prove it by Scripture Object But if the Law be written upon the tables of the heart a man need not at all looke upon the Letter without Answ Though Christ was the Law-giver
Nobles shall serve them Esa 49.23 60.10 Revel 21.24 26 That their desolations shall be made up by their enemies Esa 61.4 Ier. 30.17 18. Esa 60.10 61.5 and that God wil plead with their adversaries Joel 3.2 Zach. 12.9 27 That they shall have abundance of comfort and peace Ier. 12 13. Hos 2.14 Ier. 33.9 Esa 65.25 11.16 28 That the Jewes shall be generally righteous and so righteous that their state will be so glorious as that it will be called new Heavens and a new Earth Esa 60.21 Revel 21.1 Esa 64.17 66.22 Q. What are those Promises that did belong and doe belong to the Gentiles A. Most or all of the spirituall promises made to the Jewes do belong and may be applied to the Gentiles But to instance in a few that did more peculiarly belong to them See Hos 1.10 and 2.23 Rom. 5 26. Amos 9.11 with Acts 15.16 Mal. 1.11 Esa 2.3 4. and 11.10 and 19.22.24 and 30.25.32.16 and 35.1 2 3.42.16 and 56 8. Jer. 12.16 and 16 19. Ezek. 16.61 and 17.23 Matth. 4 11. Luke 13.29 Matth. 12.21 Rom. 15.12 Matth. 21.43 and 24.14 Q. But are there not particular things promised unto the Gentiles as well as to the Jewes A. Yes but most of them are spirituall promises which you shall find gathered together underseveral heads in answer to the last question Q. Why doth the Lord make and performe his promises A. 1 For his owne glory which is the highest and chiefest end of all his actions Esa 60.21 John 14.13 2 Cor. 1.20 2 For his owne names sake viz. * Christ is the maine cause of making performing all the promises and also the substance of them all called the Covenant it self Esa 42.6 and 49.8 Christ or his gracious Attributes Esa 43.25 and 48.9.11 Ezek. 39.25 Also because of his owne Sovereignty Exod. 19.5 Rev. 17.14 as particularly his love and loving kindnesse Esa 43.4 Luke 6.35 his zeale 2 King 19.31 his faithfulnesse 1 Thess 5.24 3 Because they are adopted and married to him 1 Sam. 12.22 Jer. 31.9 and 3.14 Exod. 20.24 4 To incourage and comfort his people Deut. 10.8 Luke 21.17 18. Ioh. 15.11 5 That he himselfe may be more feared and the people that sinne against him more ashamed of themselves Psal 130.4 Ezek. 16.60 61 62 63. 6 Sometimes for the sake of the Parents or the sake of others Ier. 11 5. Rom. 11.28 Gen. 21.13 7 Sometimes God is pleased to give this as a reason that his people do and performe somewhat which hee counts worthinesse in them though indeed none can plead worthinesse Iosh 6.17 1 King 21.29 Ier. 39.18 Rev. 3.4 8 God is pleased to take occasion from their very sinnes to make and performe some promises to his people See Gen. 8.21 Esa 57.18 19. Hos 2.13 14. Q. How are the promises to be applied and to be made use of A. First Vnderstandingly as the Apostle exhorted the Ephesians not to be unwise but understanding what the will of the Lord is Eph. 5.17 Many may say of the promises as Iob said I uttered that I understood not things too wonderfull for me which I knew not Job 42.3 The Disciples of Christ (a) Mar. 9.32 Luk. 18.32 were and doubtlesse beleevers still are very ignorant in understanding the promises therfore that you may apply the promises understandingly consider these ensuing particulars 1 Consider in what estate or condition you judge your selfe to be in whether a sinner and unbeleever or a Saint and beleever If you judge your self to be a sinner then you must apply your selfe to those promises that are suitable to sinners As that Christ dyed for the ungodly and for sinners And that Christ came into the world to save sinners Ro. 5.6 8. Object But my case is this that I do not know whether I am an unbeleever or a beleever Ans If it be so with you then you must either put it to the worst and suppose your self to be an unbeliever and so begin the world again as the Proverb is I mean go as a sinner to seek out Christ in some suitable promise as I mentioned before or else you must looke to those promises made for assurance and there is your most proper legacy and through that door you must expect the Lord to come out to you 2 You are to consider whether you come to the promises as one that hath no conditions or as one that hath conditions If you finde no conditions in you then you must not goe to a conditionall promise but if you finde the conditions in you then are you to addresse your selfe to those promises that are suitable for you and may relieve you therein Object I pray you cleare unto me what you meane by having the conditions in me Answ I meane thus that some soule may say I am hungry and thirsty after Christ and I am heavy and weary laden and I would lay my burden upon Jesus Christ Now such a soule hath the conditions and qualifications that are mentioned in some promises As blessed are they that hunger and thirst after righteousnesse for they shall be filled And the heavy and weary laden they shall finde rest to their soules Matth. 5.6 and 11.28 29. Object But what if I have not those conditions in me as to feel my selfe hungry thirsty and heavy laden Answ If you finde not these or such conditions in you then you are not to apply your selfe to those promises that are made to such as have those conditions in them But you are to seek out for other and more suitable promises which are absolute and without condition Object Are there any promises absolute and without condition Answ Yes I have shewed this before in one of the Rules concerning the Promises But to instance in a few there is a promise of justification (b) Es 43.25 I am be saith God that blotteth out thy transgressions for my owne names sake So also in another place (c) Ez. 36.25 I will sprinkle clean water upon you and you shall be cleane So there is a promise of pouring out of the Spirit God promiseth to (d) Joel 2.28 poure it out upon all flesh Many more I might instance in as of giving a (e) Ez. 36.26 new heart and taking the stony heart out of their flesh 3 Understand this that in many of the Promises men are considered passively or such as can doe nothing till God doth work in them As that in John And they shall be taught of God (f) Joh. 6.45 Say you in this case as David (g) Ps 119.49 said Remember thy word unto thy servant in which thou hast caused me to hope 4 Consider in applying and using the promises that where God hath not excluded men they ought not to exclude themselves lest they sinne as much in refusing grace as others do in abusing it 5 In the application of the Promises look not onely upon the words but upon him that
faithfull Informing Promises Psal 31.23 Assuring Promises Prov. 28.20 Mat. 25.23 Revel 2.10 Father That God is and will be a Father to his people Informing Promises Jer. 31.9 Mal. 2.10 Esa 63.16.64 8 Joh. 20.17 Assuring Promises 1 Cor. 6.15 Fatherles To the fatherlesse Informing Promises Psal 146.9 and 10.14 and 65.5 See confesse Favour God will give favour to his people in the eyes of their enemies Informing Promises Dan. 1.9 Act. 7.10 Assuring Promises Exod. 3.21 and 11.3 and 12.36 Fear That the Lord will put his feare in the hearts of his Informing Promises Jer. 32.40 Assuring Promises Psal 72.5 Esa 29.23 Hos 3.5 Psal 102.15 Esa 59.19 Prov. 2.2.5 Ps 40.3 7.25 Fall To the righteous that they shall not fall utterly Informing Promises Psa 145.14 Mic. 7.8 Assuring Promises Psal 37.24 2 Pet. 1.10 Famine That God will keepe his alive in Famine Informing Promises Psal 33.19 Pro. 10.3 Assuring Promises Psal 37.19 See bread Want Fast To those that rightly fast Informing Promises Matth. 6.18 Ezr. 8.23 Acts 13.2.3 Fat That the liberall and diligent shall bee made fat Assuring Promises Prov. 11.25 and 13.4 and 28.25 Psal 92.14 See feed Fear To those that so feare the Lord. Informing Promises Psal 128.1 Psal 115.13 34.7 Prov. 10.22 Assuring Promises Psal 112.1 Psa 25.12 Prov. 31 Eccles 7.18 Mal. 4.2 Psal 145.19 Against slavish feare Informing Promises Esa 35.4 2 Tim. 1.7 Psal 56.3 1 Pet. 3.6 Assuring Promises Job 11.15 Psal 112.7.8 Prov. 1.33 Esa 10.17 Ezek. 34.28 Feeble That God will confirme the feeble Informing Promises Isay 35.5 see Psal 105.37 Assuring Promises Zach. 12.8 See weake Feed That God will feed his flocke and people 1 Their soules Informing Promises Isa 40.11 Ezek. 34.23 Jer. 3.15 Rev. 7.17 Assuring Promises Ezek. 34.11 15. Zach. 11.8 Zeph. 3.13 2 Their bodies Assuring Promises Psal 37.3 See want Feet That God will subdue his enemies under the feete of his Sonne and of his Saints Informing Promises Psal 8.6 1 Cor. 15.17.21 Rom. 16.20 Assuring Promises Isa 49.23 60.14 Rev. 3.9 Felowship That beleevers have fellowship with Christ and the father Informing Promises 1 Cor. 1.9 1 Joh. 1.3 Assuring Promises See walke and dwell Fierce That the wicked shall not be fierce to Gods people Assuring Promises Isa 33.19 and 11 6 and 65 25. Fight That God will fight for his people against their enemies Informing Promises Exod 14 25. Deut 1 30. and 3.22 Josh 23 10 Nehe 4 20. Isa 29.7.8 Assuring Promises Dan 10 20. Zach. 14 3. Filled 1 That they that hunger after righteousnesse shall be filled Informing Promises Psa 107 9. Assuring Promises Mat 5 6. Luk 3 5. 6 21. 2 That God will fill the earth with knowledge Assuring Promises Hab 2 14. Isa 11.9 3 That God will fil the hungry with outward good things Informing Promises Psa 104 28. Act 14 17. Assuring Promises Pro 3 10. Psa 81 10. Filthinesie That God will purge away the filthinesse of his people Informing Promises Isa 4 4. Assuring Promises Ezek. 36 25. and 22 15. See cleanse Find That those that seeke shal find Assuring Promises Pro 2 5. 8 17. Isa 55 6 7. Jer 6 16. Mat 7 7. 10 39. 11.29 16.25 Ioh 10 9. That those that do good shall find Assuring Promises Prov. 16.20 Ec. 11.1 Finish That God will finish what hee hath begun Informing Promises Zach. 4.9 Rom. 9.28 Joh. 5.36 Assuring Promises Dan. 12.7 See performe Fire That God will be in the fire with his people as a fire about his people and like a fire in his people Assuring Promises See Esa 43.2 Zach. 2.5 Mat. 3.10 Flock That Christ will gather feed and save his flocke Informing Promises Jer. 31.10 Luk. 12.32 Assuring Promises Jer. 23.3 Esa 40.11 Ezek. 34.22 Zach. 11.7 Floore That Christ will purge his floore Informing Promises Mat. 3.12 Luk. 3.77 See purge Flourish That the righteous shall flourish Informing Promises Cant. 7.12 Assuring Promises Psal 72.7 16. and 92.12 13 14. Prov. 11.28 and 14.11 Esa 66.14 Foes That God will beat down his Sonnes and his Saints fees Informing Promises Act. 2.35 see Enemies Assuring Promises Psal 89.23 Follow To those that follow Christ To those that follow after righteousnesse Informing Promises Prov. 15.9 and 21.21 Assuring Promises Mat. 4.19 and 19 21.21.28 Joh. 8.12 Food That God gives naturall food Informing Promises Psal 146.7 and 147.9 Act. 14.17 see feed Fooles Informing Promises See Ignorant blind Assuring Promises Esa 35.8 Foot-stool That Christs enemies shall be made his foot-stoole Informing Promises Mat. 22.44 Act. 2.35 Heb. 1.13 and 10.13 Assuring Promises See seet Forget That God will not forget his people nor their workes Informing Promises Heb. 6.10 Psal 9.12.18 Assuring Promises Esa 49.15 and 44.21 Forgive That God will forgive his peoples iniquities Informing Promises Exo. 34.7 Num. 14.18 Psal 86.5 Act. 5.31 and 13.38 Assuring Promises Jer. 31.34 Esa 33.24 Matth. 12.32 Heb. 8.12 Luke 6.37 and 7.47 See Pardon Iniquitie Sinnes Forsake That the Lord will not forsake his people Informing Promises Deut. 4.31 1 Sam. 12.22 1 Chron. 28.20 Psal 27.10 and 94.14 Esa 62.4 Jer. 51.5 Psal 37 28. Assuring Promises Josh 1.5 1 King 6.13 Esa 41.17 and 42.16 Heb. 13.5 Fortresse That God is the fortresse of his people Informing Promises 2 Sam 22.2 Psal 18.2 and 31.3 and 71.3 and 91.2 Jer 16.19 See rocke Found Informing Promises Esa 65.1 Rom. 10.20 See finde Foundation That the foundation of the righteous is sure Informing Promises Prov. 10.25 Esa 28.16 1 Tim. 2.19 Heb. 11.10 Fountaine That Christ is an open and full fountain for sinners Assuring Promises Zach 13.1 Rev. 21.6 Freely 1 That God will love men freely Assuring Promises Hos 14.4 2 That God gives all things unto men freely Informing Promises Esa 55.1 2. Rom. 3.24 and 8.32 1 Cor. 2.12 Assuring Promises Rev. 21.6 and 22.17 Fruitfull That the godly shall be fruitfull 1 In their soules Informing Promises Hos 14 8. Cant. 7.13 Col. 1.6 Prov. 12.12 see fruitfull Assuring Promises Psal 92.14 and 1.3 Joh. 15.2 See 1 Kings 19.30 Esa 37.31 2 In their bodies Informing Promises Deut 30.9 Psal 127.3 and 67.6 Assuring Promises Deut. 28.4 11. Psal 128.3 3 In their outward estates Assuring Promises Levit. 26.4 Deu. 7.13 and 30.9 Esa 65.21 Jer. 29.5 Eze. 3.27 and 36.30 Zach. 8.12 Mal. 3.11 G Gather That the Lord will gather his people Informing Promises Psal 50.5 Cant. 6.2 Mat. 24.31 Ephe. 1.10 Assuring Promises Deut. 30.3 Esa 40.11 and 54.7 and 56.8 Jer. 23.3 and 29.14 Mic. 4.6 Zeph. 3.18 19. Zach. 10.8 Hos 8.10 Generation That beleevers are the chosen generation of Christ Informing Promises Psal 22.30 Esa 53.8 Acts 8.33 1 Pet 2.4 Gentiles That the Lord would make known himselfe to and reigne over the Gentiles Informing Promises Luke 2 32. Mat. 4.15 16. Acts 9.15 Ehe 3.6 p Assuring Promises Esa 11.10 and 42.1.6 and 49.6 Mic 5.4 Mal 1 11. Mat 12 18. Rom. 15 9 12. Give That God will give to
see Christ in his glory Assuring Promises Esa 33.17 See the word See That Christ is and wil be the King of his Saints in a speciall manner Informing Promises Psalm 149.2 Cant 1.12 Rev 15.3 Esa 33.22 Hos 3.5 Assuring Promises Hos 13.10 and Ezek 37.24 King That Kings shall submit to Christ Assuring Promises Psalm 72 11. Esa 49.7 and 52.15 That they shall come into his church and minister unto it Assuring Promises Esay 60.3.10 11 16. and 49.23 Knee That every knee should bow to Christ i e should worship him Informing Promises Phil 2.10 See Worship Assuring Promises Esa 45.23 Rom. 14.11 Knock. To those that knock Assuring Promises Matth 7.7 Luk 11.10 See aske pray Know That men should know the Lord. Informing Promises Hos 6.3 Joel 3.17 Assuring Promises Esa 49.23 and 52.6 Jer 31.34 Ezek 6.7 and 37.6.13 14. and 39.22,28 Hos 2.20 Heb 8.12 That the Earth shall bee filled with the knowledge of the Lord. Informing Promises Psal 67.2 Assuring Promises Esa 11.9 Hab. 2.14 Knowledge That the Lord will give knowledge and increase knowledge to all his Assuring Promises Esa 32.4 Pro 1.23 Jer 3.15 Eze 39 7. See Know L Labour That the labour of the diligent and righteous shall not bee in vaine Informing Promises Prov 10.16 and 13.11 and 14.23 Assuring Promises Esa 65.23 and 62.8 Laid See Foundation Iniquities Lambe That the Wolfe and the Lambe shall dwell together Assuring Promises Esa 11.6 and 65.25 See Gather Lame To those that are spiritually lame Informing Promises Psal 29.11 Ioel 3.16 Assuring Promises Esa 35.6 and 40.31 Ier 31.9 Ezek 36.27 Esa 42.3 See Strength Weake Land See Jewes and the promises to them page 364. Language That the Lord will turn a pure language to the people Assuring Promises Zeph 3.9 See Speech Last That the last shall be first Assuring Promises Mat. 19.30 and 20.16 That the Lord will put his Laws in the hearts of his people Assuring Promises Jer 31.33 Heb 8.10 and 10.16 Law That the Law should go forth from Christ and from Sion Assuring Promises Esa 51.4 and 2.3 and 42.4 Mic 4.2 Lawgiver That Christ is the only Law-giver Informing Promises Esa 33.22 Jam 4.12 Lead That Christ will leade his people Informing Promises Prov 6.20 Psal 23.2 and 80.1 Esa 48.17 Joh 10.3 Rev. 7.17 Assuring Promises Esa 42.16 and 49.10 and 57.18 Jer 31.9 Esa 55.4 See Direct Guide Lease That the lease of the righteous shall not fade nor wither Assuring Promises Psal 1.3 Jer Lease League That the godly man should be in league with the irrationall and sencelesse creatures Assuring Promises Job 5.23 See Peace Learne Informing Promises See Teach Also Joh 6.45 Esa 50.4 Rev. 14.3 Assuring Promises Esa 29.24 Least That all from the least to the greatest should know the Lord Assuring Promises Jerem Least Leave That the Lord will not leave his people Informing Promises Psal 37.33 See Poore Assuring Promises John 14.18 Heb 13.5 See Forsake Lend That Gods people should be able to lend Informing Promises Psal 37.26 and 112.5 Assuring Promises Deut 15.6 and 28.12 Length That God will give his people length of dayes Informing Promises Psalm 21.4 Prov 32.16 Assuring Promises 1 King 3.14 See Age. Liberall To those that are liberall Informing Promises Pro 22.9 2 Cor 9.6 7. Assuring Promises Pro 11.25 See Bountifull Poore Liberty That the Lord Jesus came to set poor Captives at liberty Informing Promises Esa 61.1 Luke 4.18 See 2 Cor 3.17 See Free Lie down That the godly should lie down safely and quietly Informing Promises Job 11.19 Psal 23.2 Prov 3.24 Assuring Promises Ezek 34.15 Zeph 3.13 Esa 14.30 and 65.10 Hosea 2.18 Zeph 2.7 See Sleepe Life That life is obtained onely through Christ Informing Promises John 5.26.6.33 14.6 and 5.24 and 11.25 Col 3.3 Rom 6.23 Rev 2.7 Assuring Promises Romans 5.17 1 Joh 5.12 Rev 2.10 See Salvation That whosoever shall loose his life for the sake of Christ shall find it Assuring Promises Luk 14.26 and 17.33 Lift up That Christ would lift up an ensign for the people and his hand to the people Assuring Promises Esa 3.26 and 49.22 and 62.10 See Zach 9.15 Esay 59.19 That the Lord lifteth up his people Informing Promises Psal 113.7 and 147.6 and 3.3 and 9.13 and 18.48 That Nation shall not lift up sword against Nation Assuring Promises Esa 2.4 Mich 4.2 See War Light That Christ should be a light to the Gentiles and people Informing Promises Esa 9.2 and 49.6 Luke 1.79 and 2.32 See Joh 1.9 and 8.12 and 9.5 and 12 46. Assuring Promises Esa 42.6 That the Lord is and will be the light of his people Informing Promises Psal 27.1 and 18.28 Mich 7.8 Eph 5.14 Rev 21.23 and 22.5 See Sowen Lillies Christ feedeth among the Lillies i e pure Christians Informing Promises Cant. 2.16 and 4.5 and 6.3 See Grow Lips That Christ causeth the lips to speak sweetly and seasonably Informing Promises Cant 7.9 Esa 57.19 Dan 10.16 See more Psa 45.2 Prov 12.19 and 8.6 and 10 21. Little Informing Promises See Wrath. Assuring Promises See Esa 11.6 Zach. 13.7 Live That they that heare Christ and beleeve in him shall live Informing Promises Rom 1.17 Assuring Promises Esa 55.3 Joh. 5.25 and 6.51 58. and 11.25 See Beleeve Hear That they that seeke and doe his will shall live Informing Promises See Esa 26.19 Hos 6.2 Joh 14.19 Rom 8.13 Assuring Promises Psal 69.32 Eze 18.17 18 21 29. and 20.11 and 33.13 15 19. Gal. 3.12 Living Informing Promises See Waters Assuring Promises Zach 14.8 Joh 7.38 Loadeth Informing Promises See Psal 68.19 See Blesseth Loathe That they that have sinned against the Lord shall loathe themselves Assuring Promises Ezek 6.9 and 20.43 and 36.31 Long-suffering That the Lord is long suffering towards sinners Informing Promises Exo 34.6 Num 14.18 Psal 86.15 Rom 2.4 and 9.22 1 Pet 3.20 and 3.9.15 Looke To those that looke to the Lord and for the Lord. Informing Promises Esa 45.22 Heb 9.28 Assuring Promises See Zach 12.10 That the Lord will look from heaven upon his people Informing Promises Psal 33.13 Assuring Promises Esa 66.2 See Behold Loose What is loosed by Christs Church on Earth shall be loosed in Heaven See Prisoners Assuring Promises Mat. 16.19 and 18.18 Lord. See other Words as Comfort King Strengthen c. Looseth That be that looseth his life for Christs sake shall finde it Assuring Promises Mat 10.29 Mar Looseth That Christ came to seek that which was lost Informing Promises Mat. 18. â—1 Lu 19.10 Love That God will love and doth love his people freely and greatly Informing Promises Rom 5.8 Psal 47.4 and 78.68 Esa 43.4 Jer 31.3 Mal 1.2 Rom 8.37 Eph 2.4 2 Thes 2.16 Psa 87.2 and 146.8 Prov 3.12 Heb. 12.6 1 Joh 4.10 Rev 1.5 Assuring Promises Hos 14 4. Joh 14.21 Can 7.12 That God loveth righteousnesse Informing Promises Psal 11.7 and 33.5 Of Gods love Informing Promises Deut 30.6 Can 1.4 To those that love the Lord. Informing Promises Psal 145.20 Pro 8.21 Deut