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A54870	Excellent encouragements against afflictions, or, Expositions of four select Psalmes the XXVII, LXXXIV, LXXXV, and LXXXVII, containing [brace] 1. David's triumph over distresse, 2. Davids hearts desire, 3. The churches exercise under affliction, 4. The great charter of the church / by the learned and laborious, faithfull and prudent minister of God's word, Mr. Thomas Pierson ...	Pierson, Thomas, 1622-1691.	1647 (1647)	Wing P2216; ESTC R33408	298,930	421

receive it both morning and evening Consider what Solomon saith Eccles 11.6 In the morning sow thy seed in the evening withhold not thine hand for thou knowest not whether shall prosper either this or that or whether they both shall be alike good And seeing the blessing is in the hand of God not in the meanes as Rom. 9.16 Is it not of him that willeth or of him that runneth but of God that sheweth mercy And John 1.11 12 13. He came unto his own and his own received him not But as many as received him to them gave he power to become the fonnes of God even to them that believed on his name Which were born not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man but of God therefore must they be instant in prayer and carefull of godly behaviour that their prayers may bee more availeable with God as Jam. 5 16. The effectuall fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much The second thing in this verse shewing the glorious state of the Church foreshewed by David is this The highest himself shall ●stablish her Which is a great prerogative for the Church of God hath many and mighty enemies the devill himself and all his instruments who are all wicked spirits and all wicked men yet this is sufficient ground of comfort that the true God who is Lord of the Church is above them all and can restrain or confound them all when he will and can stablish his Church and children in the state of grace unto all eternity In this prerogative note two things First the title whereby God is stiled Secondly the work he undertakes for the good of his Church The title is the highest or most high where this is plain The second observation The true God is the highest above all Psal 97.9 Thou Lord art high above all the earth thou art exalted farre above all Gods Gen. 14.19 22. Blessed he Abraham of the most high God possessour of heaven and earth The reason The reason is plain The true God is infinite in power and Majesty and others besides him in heaven and earth are finite and under him Great is the Lord and greatly to be praised and his greatnesse is unsearchable Psalme 145.3 Angels and authorities and powers are subject unto him 1 Pet. 3.22 This serves for instruction admonition and comfort For instruction that we choose the most high for our God The use for instruction and labour to know and acknowledge him as 1 Chron. 28.9 And thou Solomon my sonne know thou the God of thy fathers and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind and give him our hearts in love fear joy and confidence as Prov. 23.26 so shall we be free from the fear of evill as Psal 91.1 2 9 10 14. He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most high shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty c. Because he hath set his love upon me therefore will I deliver him I will set him on high because he hath known my name The Use for admonition For admonition that we make this soveraignty in God above all others to be the ground of inward fear and outward obedience to the true God See Luke 12.4 5. Be not affraid of them that kill the body and after that have no more that they can do But I will forewarne you whom ye shall fear Fear him which after he hath killed hath power to cast into hell yea I say unto you fear him And adde 1 et 3.22 who is gone into heaven and is on the right hand of God Angels and authorities and powers being made subject unto him The use for comfort For comfort it makes greatly to the godly against all oppositions from the great ones of the world For the most high is their God and for them whereupon they may say as Psal 118.6 The Lord is on my side I will not fear what can man do unto me yea as Psal 3.6 I will not be affraid of ten thousands of people that have set themselves against me round about Consider what the Prophet Jeremie saith Jer. 20.11 The Lord is with me as a mighty terrible one therefore my persecutors shall stumble and they shall not prevaile they shall be greatly ashamed for they shall not prosper their everlasting confusion shall never be forgotten Also Dan. 3.16 17 18. Shadrach Mesbach and Abednego answered and said unto the King O Nebuchadnezzar we are not carefull to answer thee in this matter If it be so our God whom we serve is able to diliver us from the burning fiery furnace and he will deliver us out of thine hand O King c. The second Observation The second thing to be noted here is the gracious work which God undertakes for his Church he himself will establish her The true God will confirme and establish his Church and every true member of it in their good and comfortable estate against all opposition by their mightiest enemies See Psal 46.1 2,3 4. God is our refuge and strength a very present help in trouble Therefore will we not fear though the earth be removed c. There is a river the streams whereof shall make glad the City of God This river is the Lord himself Is 33.21 22. The glorious Lord will be unto us a place of broad rivers and streames wherein shall go no galley with oares neither shall gallant ships passe thereby For the Lord is our judge the Lord is our Law-giver the Lord is our King he will save us God is in the midst of her she shall not be moved God shall help her and that right early Psal 46.5 God is known in her Pallaces for a refuge Psal 48.3 The Reason The reason is for that Gods Church is his by a more neer and peculiar title then any other people in the world as namely by election 1 Pet. 1.2 redemption Tit. 2.14 sanctification by the spirit 2 Thess 2.13 14. and by speciall covenant of grace Psal 50.5 called a covenant of salt for the perpetuity of it 2 Chron. 13.5 from which God will never turn away as Jer. 32.39 4● 42. I will give them one heart and one way that they may fear mee for ever for the good of them and of their children after them And I will make an everlasting covenant with them that I will not turn away from them to do them good but I will put my fear in their hearts that they shall not depart from me Yea I will rejoyce over them to do them good and I will plant them in this land assuredly with my whole heart and with my whole soule This serves for instruction and for admonition The first use for instruction For instruction see that the Church of God and every true member of it is more blessed and happy then the state condition of any other people for the most high will stablish

And Paul was as a woman with child in travaile after the conversion of others Gal. 4.10 His life was not dear unto him so he might further the Gospell Acts 20.24 Mark these things and pray for understanding The second use for admonition Secondly if we find that sinfull affections be our soule that is our desire and delight that then we give all diligence for change of estate for who would continue in the gall of bitternesse and under the power of darknesse if he could help it And though it be not in our own power for it is a new creation 2 Cor. 5.17 and the first resurrection Rev. 20.6 and who can bring a clean thing out of filthinesse Not one Iob 14.4 Can the Ethiopian change his skin or the Leopard her spots then may they do good that are accustomed to do evill Jer. 13.23 with man this change of himself is impossible but with God all things are possible Mat. 19.26 He can raise up children unto Abraham of stones Mat. 3.9 And for his working of it the wise and powerfull God of heaven hath ordained a way means and prescribed the use thereof to naturall men of the understanding whereof reason is capable This means is the preaching of the word sanctified by prayer for the blessing of the spirit The morall law will discover sinne and the danger thereof to a naturall man for by the law comes the knowledge of sin Rom. 3.20 and of the danger thereof Gal. 3.10 And by the Gospell comes the knowledge of the remedy for it is the word of his grace Acts 20.32 revealing mercy in Christ Iohn 3.16 and shewing the way and means to be made partakers of him Iohn 3.36 And in the use of these ordinances a naturall man may exercise himself and wait for Gods blessing He may hear and apply both the law and gospell and pray for the blessing of God upon his endeavors Husbandmen take pains for the precious fruits of the earth and pray for the blessing of God upon their labour And why may not naturall men doe so much for their soules Surely the neglect of the use of means is and will be the condemnation of many John 3.19 For in the means God willeth their gathering Mat. 23.37 and our Saviour tells the Jewes they would not come unto him that they might have life John 5.40 saying that the Queen of the South should rise up in judgement against them for her pains to hear Solomons wisedome and yet a greater then Solomon was there Mat. 12.42 Therefore wait in the means as John 5.3 4 5. So did Cornelius fast and pray Acts 10.3 then reverently hear Peter verse 33. The three thousand converted on the day of Pentecost Acts 2.41 first heard Peter preach and apply the law to the pricking of their hearts verse 26.27 then they heard the Gospell and gladly received it and after continued in the Apostles doctrine verse 41 42. He that had but one talent might have employed it and is justly condemned for not so doing Mat 25.25 c. The unbelieving Jewes might have heard Paul and Barnabas preach but they would not but put away the word and judged themselves unworthy of eternall life Acts 13.46 The second observation The second thing to be noted in this petition is the favour and kindnesse which David craveth of God namely that he would not deliver him to the will of his enemies so as they should have liberty to accomplish their bloody designes upon him See Psal 35.19 25. Let not them that are mine enemies rejoyce over me Let them not say in their hearts ah ah our soule Psal 36.11 Let not the foot of pride come against me and lot not the hand of the wicked renone me Psal 71.4 Deliver me O my God out of the hands of the wicked out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruell man Psal 140.1 4 8. Deliver me O Lord from the evill 〈◊〉 preserve me from the violent man keep me O Lord from the hands of the wicked grant not O Lord the desires of the wicked The first Reason The reasons hereof are many First respecting himselfe as the conscience of his sinnes that deserved this evill to be delivered into the hands of his enemies for so hee knew God threatned to do with his own people and had formerly performed it Judg. 2.14 15. The auger of the Lord was kindled against Israel and he delivered them into the hands of spoylers and sold them into the hands of their onemies round about them The hand of the Lord was against them for evill as he had said and sworn unto them The second Reason Secondly in regard of his enemies whom he knew first to be without conscience of dealing justly and full fraught with all cruelty This reason is rendered in this verse for false witnesses are risen up against me and such as breath out cruelty verse 2. they would swallow him up as Psal 56.1 2. For their strength and cruelty he resembles them to strong bulls of Bashan Psal 22.12 to ravening and roaring Lyons verse 13. and to dogs verse 16. Psal 57.4 set on fire their teeth are spears and arrowes and their tongue a sharp sword yea Psal 140.3 They have sharpened their tongue like a Serpent adders poyson is under their lips Secondly he knew they would vaunt and boast of their triumph over him to Gods dishonour as Ps 35.19 26. Let not them that are mine enemies wrongfully rejoyce over me they rejoyce at his hurt and magnifie themselves against him saying to his greatest grief where is now thy God Psal 42.3.10 Herein no doubt sacrificing to their net praising their own power and policie as the Philistims praised Dagon for the conquest of Sampson Judg. 16.23 The third Reason Thirdly in regard of God knowing first that his power and providence over-ruled all Psal 135.6 whatsoever the Lord pleases that did he in heaven and in earth in the seas and all deep places If he speak the word it is done Psal 33.9 Surely the wrath of man shall praise thee the remainder of wrath shalt thou restrain Psal 76.10 he shall cut off the spirit of Princes verse 12. He knew they would have no power over him but by Gods permission as John 19.11 Secondly that by his soveraignty he might so deale with his dearest servants either for their triall as he dealt with Job or to give way to the wicked to fill up their sins in afflicting the godly that so his justice and power may be glorified in their destruction so he suffered Pharo●● to afflict his people in Egypt Exod. 9.16 Rom. 9.17 Thirdly that God having received him into covenant stood bound to help him as Psal 119.94 and Psal 89.3 21 22. This serves for instruction and admonition The first Use for instruction For instruction three wayes First see here what may be the estate of the godly even of Gods dearest children they may be in the hand of

even fear where no fear is Ps 53.5 it makes the heart to faile Luke 21.26 Secondly that we are truly in covenant with God not only receiving the seales thereof for outward admittance and assurance as Baptisme and the Lords supper but humbly receiving and obeying the word of the covenant Christs holy gospell which when we do the Lord will say feare thou not for I am with thee he not dismaid for I am thy God I will strengthen thee yea I will help thee yea I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousnesse Is 41.10 Thirdly that by faith we rest and rely upon Gods mercy in Christ Jesus This is the ground of hope whereby we wait on God which hath the promise of being strengthened as when it is said that by faith some of weak were made strong Heb. 11.34 as Abraham was strong in the faith Rom. 4.20 This faith unites us unto ●od in Christ Gal. 2.20 and Gods promise is to strengthen such in the Lord Zech. 10.12 Fourthly that we be upright hearted towards God for the Lord makes himself strong for such 2 Chron. 16.9 This we may see by his promise and dealing with David who was upright before him Psal 18.23 and Gods hand was established with him his arme did streng then him Ps 89.21 The fourth observation The fourth and last point here to be noted is the repetition of the first duty here prescribed Wait I say on the Lord that is even after the Lord hath strengthened thine heart yet wait still on God and abide his leisure for thy full deliverance The like repetition we may see in the same case Jam. 5.7.8 Be patient therefore brethren unto the coming of the Lord behold the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth Be yee also patient stablish your hearts for the coming of the Lord draweth neer The Reason The reason of such repetitions is to shew the necessity of this duty of waiting upon God in the time of afflictions for tribulations are like to continue to the godly in this world as Christ told his Disciples John 16.33 in regard of the malice of the devill and his instruments who being the seed of the Serpent do bear continuall enmity to the godly which are the seed of the woman The wicked ordinarily are many and mighty as David complaineth Psal 69.4 They that hate me without a cause are more then the haires of mine head they that would destroy me being mine enemies wrongfully are mighty So as the godly had need with the same prophet to say and do as Psal 59.9 Because of his strength will I wait upon thee for God is my defence The use for instruction This serves to justifie a profitable ministeriall practise in the zealous pressing of needfull duties by often repetition Many have itching ears ever desirous to hear novelties like the Athenians who spent the time in nothing else but to tell or heare some new thing Acts 17.21 But wisedome is justified of her children They that mind to be Christs Disciples are desirous to hear needfull things again and again as John 9.29 Wherefore would you heare it again and again will yee also be his Disciples Acts 13.42 The Gentiles besought that these words might be preached unto them the next Sabbath For which purpose Paul saith To Write to you the same things is not indeed grievous to me but for you it is safe Phil. 3.1 as his often practise of it plainly shewes in the same chapter verse 18. Many walk of whom I have told you often and now tell you weeping that they are the enemies of the Crosse of Christ Gal. 1.8 9. Though we or an Angell from heaven preach unto you any other gospell then that which we have preached unto you let him be accursed As we said before so say I now again If any man preach any other gospell unto you then that ye have r●ceived let him be accursed And our blessed Saviour about materiall duties took the same course as we may see in his often repeated woes against the Scribes and Pharisees Mat 23.13 14 15 16. c. and his pressing the duty of watching on his Disciples by this often repetition Mark 13.33 Take ye heed watch and pray verse 35. watch yee therefore 37. What I say unto you I say unto all men watch The Use for admonition Secondly this repitition of the duty shewing the importance of it must stirre up our diligence in the constant and conscionable use of such means as God hath ordained for the a taining of this vertue Which way and means is plainly prescribed in the use of admonition where this duty is handled in the beginning of the verse 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 DAVIDS Hearts desire OR AN EXPOSITION Of the 84. Psalme By Mr. THOMAS PIERSON Late Pastour of Brompton-Brian in the County of Hereford LONDON Printed for Philemon Stephens at the gilded Lyon in Pauls Church-yard 1647. AN EXPOSITION of the 84. Psalme Psalme 84. To the chiefe Musician upon Gittith A Psalme for the Sonnes of Korah THis Psalme may not unfitly be called Davids hearts desire for though his name be not prefixed as it is to sundry others yet the matter of it being well weighed doth most fitly accord to his troublesome estate under persecution whereby he was debarred from safe accesse to the place of Gods solemn and publike service and most fully expresse his hearts desire after the house of God which was in him both frequent and unfeigned Psal 27.4 in regard of the blessings there to be enjoyed Psal 65.4 which is matter profitable for Gods children for that which being denyed will prove the hearts desire should being enjoyed become the hearts delight and that is the pure and holy publike worship of God In the handling of this Psalme we have first the Dedication of it in the title prefixed then the Psalme it selfe The Dedication The Dedication was to the chief Musician or Master of the Quier For 1 Chron. 16.4 David ordered a Quier to sing thankesgiving and penned Psalmes for that end which he delivered to the Master of the Quier vers 7. Of their ordering see 1 Chron. 25.1.7 Vpon Gittith Three Psalmes hath this word Gittith in the title viz. 8.81.84 the meaning whereof is difficult being much controverted amongst interpreters The Septuagint reads it 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 pro ●orcularibus which the a Euthymius August in Psal 8. ancients Allegorizing expound of particular Churches where Christ is the vine believers are branches and faith and other graces are grapes which yield that wine which cheereth God and man Iudg. 9.13 Others following the 72. yet referre it to the time of vintage thus celebrated The Chaldee Paraphrast b 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 takes it for a musicall instrument which David brought from Gath where he remained in his exile from Saul with King Achish Rabbi David Kimhi takes it to note and signifie that this Psalme

Saints Secondly the speciall favour which God will shew unto them in answer to their prayers he will speak peace unto them The third Observation For the first they are his Saints even gracious Saints such as he doth prosecute with speciall grace and favour as we speak the Lords favourites Psal 30.4 Sing unto the Lord O ye Saints of his Psal 31.23 O love the Lord yee his Saints for the Lord preserveth the faithfull I salm 37.28 Hee forsaketh not his Saints The Reason The reason and ground of this happy and honourable estate is in God alone 1 Cor. 4.7 For who maketh thee to differ from another And what hast thou that thou didst not receive First in God the father electing and chusing them to be holy Eph. 1.4 According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the word that we should be holy and without blame before him in love Secondly in God the Sonne redeeming them from sinne washing and cleansing them with the washing of water by the word that he might present them to himself without spot or wrinckle or any such thing but that they might be holy and without blemish Eph. 5.25 26 27. Thirdly in the work of the Holy ghost applying the merit and power of Christs death unto them for the abolishing of corruption and the renewing of the graces of his holy image 1 Pet. 1.22 Ye have purified your selves in cheying the truth through the spirit Fourthly in a work of all three persons vouchsafing unto them an effectuall calling 1 Con. 1.2 Called to be Saints This serves for instruction admonition and comfort The first Use for instruction For instruction First it lets us plain y see that God hath his Saints in this world such as from election through redemption and sanctification are holy and pure in his sight Numb 23.21 He hath not beheld iniquity in Jacob. It is not as Papists say that there are none but in heaven for here they have their beginning and now are truly though not perfectly holy The second Use for instruction Secondly here see how farre the prephane do deceive themselves when they lay claim to be Gods people Psal 94.20 Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with thee which frameth mischief by a Law 2 Cor. 6.14 c. What fellowship hath righteousnesse with unrigh cousnesse c. 1 Job 1.6 If we say that we have fellowship with him and walk in darknesse welye and do not the truth The first Use for admonition For admonition First that if we lay claim to be Gods people we labour after holinesse Heb. 12.14 Follow peace with all men and holinesse without which no man shall see the Lord and see how furre forth in all manner of conversation 1 Pet. 1.15 For this cause we must ●●ercise our selves in the word and prayer the Lords ordinances sanctified to his elect for the beginning of holinesse and encrease thereof in their soules The second Use for admonition Secondly that we learn to delight in the godly Psul 16.2 3. My goodnesse extendeth not unto thee but to the Saints that are in the earth and to the excellent in whom is all my delight Psal 119.63 I am a companion of all them that fear thee and of them that keep thy precepts as the Lord doth Psal 147.11 The Lord taketh pleasure in them that feare him in those that hope in his mercy The use for comfort For comfort it makes greatly against the contempt of the world 1 Sam. 2.9 He will keep the feet of his Saints and the wicked shall be silent in darknesse Deut 33.2 3. Cant. 2.14 Psal 149.9 The fourth Observation For the second God will speak peace to his people he will give a comfortable and gracious answer to their complaints and prayers Psal 29.11 The Lord will blesse his people with peace Psal 12.5 For the oppression of the poor for the sighing of the needy I will up saith the Lord and set him at liberty Psal 50.15 Call upon me in the day of trouble I will deliver thee Isaiah 26.12 Lord thou wilt ordain peace for us Isaiah 40.1 2. Comfort ye comfort ye my people saith your God speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem Thus he answered Daniels prayer Dan. 9.20 21 23. The first Reason The reason hereof is twofold First his covenant of grace made with his people in Christ through whom it becomes the covenant of peace is 54.10 for Christ is the Prince of peace Is 9.6 yea our peace Eph. 2.14 in whom we have peace John 16.33 The second Reason Secondly because his Saints be endued with those graces and vertues which give them title to true peace as faith in God Rom. 5.1 and love to Gods law Psal 119.165 and obedience to his commandements Is 48.18 This serves for instruction admonition and comfort The first Use for instruction For instruction two wayes First it shewes the sweet fruit and benefit of true piety in the profession of Gods holy religion It is not as wicked men think a vain thing to serve God Job 21.15 Mal. 3.14 but undoubtedly there is fruit for the righteous Psal 58.11 Godlinesse is great gain 1 Tim. 6.6 It is profitable unto all things having promise of the life that now is and of that which is to come 1 Tim. 4.8 This will more plainly appear if we consider the extent of this peace which God promiseth to his people It is not only 1. The peace of God that is Gods favour and love which passeth all understanding Eph. 3.19 which Christ giveth to those that be godly John 14.27 but 2. Peace of conscience Rom. 5.1 which is a continuall feast Prov. 15.15 and gives boldnesse with God in prayer 1 John 3.21 and 3. Peace with the good Angels in heaven Psal 34.7 and 9.10 Heb. 1.14 4. Peace with Gods Church Acts 4.32 yea 5. Peace with all earthly creatures for their comfortable use and service Job 5.23 Hos 2.18 even 6. With wicked men as Joseph had in Potiphars house and Pharoahs Court Gen. 39.2 c. and 41.37 c. and Daniel in the Kings Courts of Babel and Persia Dan. 2. and 5. and 6. and 7. With hurtfull creatures when it makes for Gods glory in the good of his Church as we may seeby the three children in the fire Dan. 3. by Daniel in the Lions den Dan. 6. by Jonah in the Whales belly Jonah 2. and by Paul among the Barbarians when he shook of the viper Acts 28.2 c. And are not all these great blessings and priviledges The second Use for instruction Secondly this teacheth Magistrates and Ministers how they ought to carry themselves in their places for they are both in the place of God sent and set in by him as Rom. 13.1 4.2 Cor. 5.20 and Magistrates bear the name of God Psal 82.1 6. John 10.34 35. Therefore they must be followers of God speak peace to the godly deal