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A16831	Gods treasurie displayed: or, the promises, and threatnings of Scripture, &c. Methodically composed, for the helpe of weake memories: and contrived into question, and answere, for the comfort of Sions mourners, and for the awakening of the Laodicean-like secure.	Bridges, Francis, fl. 1630.; Bunny, Francis, 1543-1617.	1630 (1630)	STC 3733; ESTC S106572	191,335	607

Cor. 11 31. Ob. This search I haue made and can find but one sin which I desire to retai●e now the good Lord bee mercifull vnto thy Servant in th●s point 2 Kin● 5 18. A. Know yee not that a little leaven ●●aveneth the whole Lumpe Purge ●ut therefore the old leaven that yee may 〈◊〉 a new lumpe as yee are now vnleave●ed for even CHRIST our Passeover 〈◊〉 sacrificed for vs. Therefore let vs keepe ●●e feast not with old leaven ne●ther with 〈◊〉 leaven of malice and wickednesse ●●t with the vnleavened bread of sincerity ●●d truth 1 Cor. 5 6. Therefore if thou bring thy guift to the Altar and there remembrest that thy ●rother hath ought against thee leaue ●here thy guift before the Altar and goe ●y way first be reconciled to thy Brorher ●●d then come and offer thy guift Math. ● 23. Psal 26 6. Ob. When we haue done all we can 〈◊〉 preparing our selues yet shall we faile ●f that which is written A. Therefore with H●zekiah pray say●ng The good Lord pardon every one that ●repareth his heart to seeke God the Lord ●f his Fathers though he be not cleansed ac●ording to the purification of the Sanctu●ry After which Prayer so made the LORD will hearken vnto thee and will heale thee 2. Chro. 30.18 For when AARON was to minister hee was to put vpon his forehead a plate of pure gold on which was ingrauen holinesse to the LORD that AARON might beare the iniquitie of the holy things which the children of ISRAEL should hallow in all their holy gifts which was alwayes to bee vpon his forehead that they might bee accepted before the LORD Exo. 28.26 So was there also ordained a Goat for a sinne offering which was for the people the blood whereof was to be sprinkled vpon the Mercy seate and before the mercy seat wherewith the Priest was to make an atonement for the holy place because of the vncleannesse of the children of ISRAEL and because of their transgressions in all their sinnes and make an atonement for the Priests and for all the people of the Congregation Leu. 16.15.16.33 verses Q. What if any man that is apt for the Sacrament shall wilfully neglect the same A. The man that is cleane and is not 〈◊〉 Iourney and forbeareth to keepe the ●●seover even the same Soule shall bee 〈◊〉 off from his people because he brought 〈◊〉 the offering of the Lord in his appoin●●d season that man shall beare his sinne ●umb 9 13. Exod. 4.24 CHAP. XXXV Of Discipline Ob I Know some who notwithstanding the frequent vse of 〈◊〉 these meanes of Grace haue falne ●y fearefully A. Therefore GOD hath to the for●er meanes added Discipline saying ●hou shalt not hate thy Brother in thine ●eart but thou shalt in any wise rebuke ●y Neighbour and not suffer sinne vpon ●im Leuit. 19 17. For as Iron sharpe●eth Iron so a man sharpeneth the counte●ance of his friend Prou. 27 17. Q How am I to deale with such one that he may be reclaim●d A. If thy brother shal trespasse against thee goe and tell him his fault betweene the● and him alone if he shall heare thee tho● hast gained thy brother But if hee will no● heare thee then take with thee one o● two more that in the mouth of tw● or three witnesses euery word may be● established And if hee shall neglect 〈◊〉 heare them tell it vnto the Church Math 18.15.16 Q. What if hee shall neglect to hear● the Church A. I verily as absent in body but present in spirit haue iudged already a● though I were present concerning suc● a one in the name of our Lord IESV● CHRIST when yee are gathered together c. to deliuer such a one vnto Sathan fo● the destruction of the flesh that the spiri● may be saued in the day of our Lord IESVS 1 Cor. 5.3.5 Verily I say vnto you That as whatsoeuer yee shall loos● on Earth shall bee loosed in Heauen so whatsoeuer yee shall bind on earth shall ● bound in Heaven M●th 18.18 And ● they whose sinnes yee remit they are re●tted vnto them so whose sinnes so ever 〈◊〉 retaine they are retained I●h 20 23. ●rou 15.10 Q. What if notwithstanding this Churches censure hee shall remaine ob●●nate in sinning as was Himineus and Alexander 1 Tim. 1 20. A. Let him bee vnto thee as an Hea●en man and a Publicane Math. 18 17. And call him reprobate silver because ●e Lord hath reiected him Ier. 6 30. ●nd withdraw your selfe from him 2. ●●est 3 6 and note him and haue no ●●mpany with him that hee may be a●●med 2 Th●ss 3 14. Hos 4 17. Q. But may I not still seeke to re●laime him A. Giue not that which is holy vnto ●ogs neither cast your pearles before ●●ine least they trample them vnder their ●eet and turne againe and rent you Mat. ● 6. For bee that reproveth a scorner getteth to himselfe shame and hee that rebuketh a wicked man getteth himselfe a blot Reprooue not a scorner least hee hate thee Prou. 9.7 For correction is grievous to him that forsaketh the way neither will hee goe vnto the wise Prou. 15.10 12. Q. What if such a one in the sence of this Curse shall come to bee truly humbled for his sinne A. Sufficient vnto such a man is this punishment so that contrariwise yee ought rather to forgiue him and comfort him least perhaps such a one should bee swallowed vp with overmuch sorrow Wherefore I beseech you that you would confirme your loue towards him least Sathan should get an advantage over him for wee are not ignorant of his devices 2. Corinth 2 6 7. 11 2 2 1 2. Prou. 27.9 CHAP. XXXVI Of the Continuance with GODS blessing on the meanes of Grace Q. YOu haue in some measure satisfied mee concerning the meanes of perseuerance in Grace but haue wee any assurance that all these meanes of Grace shall bee continued A. I will dwell among you Exod. 29.45 And set my Sanctuarie in the midst of you for evermore My Tabernacle also shall bee with you yea I will be your GOD and you shall bee my people And the Heathen shall know that I the LORD doe sanctifie Israel when my Sanctuarie shall be in the middest of you for evermore Ezek. 37 26. Leuit. 26.11 12. Exod. 29 42. Ob. Though these meanes of Grace should bee continued yet may I grow wearie in the vse of them A. One thing haue I desired of the Lord which I w●ll seeke after that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the dayes of my l●fe to behold the beauty of the Lord and to inquire in his Temple Psal 27 4. For I haue loved the habitation of his house and the place where h● honour dwelleth P. 26 8. L●k w●s● it shall come to passe that from one new Moone vnto another and from one S●bbath to another shall all Flesh come to worship before mee s●●●●●he LORD Isa 66 23. Ob. Notwithstanding the continued

Gen. 41 41 For the King sent and loosed him even the Ruler ●f the people and let him goe free He made ●im Lord of his House and Ruler of all ●is Substance to bind his Princes at his ●leasure Psal 105.20 Psalm 78.70 71. And King NABVCHADNEZZAR made DANIEL a great man even a Ruler over the whole Province of Babylon Dan. 2 48 King AHASHVERVS set the Royall Crowne vpon ESTHERS head and made her Queene instead of VASTI Esth 2 17. MORDECAY was by HAMAN brought on Horse-backe through the street of the Citie and he proclaimed before him thu● shall it be done vnto the man whom the King delighteth to honour Esth 6.11 For MORDECAY being of the seed of the IEWES HAMAN could not prevaile against him but did fall before him Est 6 13. Dan. 5 29. Iosh 4 14. 1 Sam. 18.7 1 Chron. 29 25.2 32.33 2 15 9. 1 King 4.21 Thus GOD raiseth the poore out of the dust and lifteth the needie out of the dunghill that he may set him with Princes even with the Princes of the people Psal 113 7. But as for evill men they bow before the good and the wicked at the gates of the Righteous Prou. 14 19. Their enemies will he cloth with shame but vpon them shall their Crowne flourish Psalm 132 18. The wise shall inherit glory but shame shall bee the promotion of Fooles Prou. 3 35 14 34. Deut. 28 43 28 68. Isa 43 27 28. Q. What may this teach vs A. Therefore get wisedome and exalt ●er and she shall promote thee shee shall ●●ing thee to honour when thou dost em●race her shee shall giue to thine head an ●nament of Grace a Crowne of Glorie ●hall she deliver to thee Prou. 4 7. 2 Pray for the Church saying Let the people serue thee and Nations bowe downe to thee be LORD over the Brethren and let thy mothers Sonnes bow downe to thee Gen. 27 29. Ob. Notwithstanding there is an evill which I haue seene vnder the Sunne as an errour which proceedeth from the Ruler Folly is set in great dignity and the rich sit in low place I haue seene Servants vpon Horses and Princes walking as Servants vpon the Earth Eccl. 10 5. A. As Snow in Summer and as Raine i● Harvest so is Honour not seemely fo● a Foole Prou. 26 1. For as hee that bindeth a stone in a sling so is hee that giveth Honour to a Foole Prouerbs 26 8. 2 Though his Excellencie mount vp to the Heavens and his head reach vnto the Cloudes yet shall hee perish for ever like his owne Dung they which haue seene him shall say where is hee Hee shall flye away as a dreame and shall not bee found yea hee shall bee chased away as a Vision in the Night The eye also which saw him shall see him no more neither shall his place any more bee found His Children shall seeke to please the poore Iob. 20.6 His Roote shall bee dryed vp beneath and aboue shall his branches bee cut off his remembrance shall perish from the Earth and hee shall haue no name in the Streete Iob 18 16. Isay 28 3. Psalme 49.12 3 He hath no full content in it For though HAMAN were advanced and set aboue all the Princes that were with him so as all the Kings Servants that were in the Kings Gate bowed and reverenced him the King commanding the same concerning him Esth 3 1.2 ●nd ●hough hee alone were invited with the King vnto the Banquet of the Queene what doth this availe him so ●ng as hee seeth MORDECAY the Iew 〈◊〉 in the Gate Esther 5 13. 4 All this haue I also seene ●nd applyed my heart vnto every ●orke that is done vnder the Sunne there is a time wherein one man ruleth over mother to his hurt Ecclesiastes 8 9. Of the Vse of Earthly things Q. You haue now something satisfied my minde concerning outward things what therefore may the promise of so many Temporall blessings ●each vs A. 1. Let your Conversation bee without Covetousnesse and bee content with such things as you haue for hee hath said I will never leaue thee nor forsake thee Heb. 13 5. But seeke yee first the Kingdome of GOD and his Righteousnesse and all these things shall be added vnto you Math. 6 33. 2 I know that there is no good in these things but for a man to reioyce and to do good in his life And also that every man should eate and drinke and enioy the good of his labour it is the guift of God Eccl. 3 12 13. 3 As every man hath received the gift even so minister the same one to another as good Stewards of the manifold Grace of GOD 1 Pet. 4 10. 4 Whether ye eate or drinke or whatsoever yee doe doe all to the Glory of GOD 1 Cor. 10 31. Saying How great is thy goodnesse which thou hast laid vp for them that feare thee before the Sonnes of men Psal 31 19. Blessed be the Lord who daily ladeth vs with his blessings even the God of our Salvation Psal 68 19. 5 What man is he that desireth Life and loveth many dayes that hee may see good Keepe thy tongue from evill and thy lips from speaking guile depart from evill and doe good Psal 34 12. CHAP. XLVII Promises concerning Posterity Oh. HAd I all these Temporall blessings in possession thus promised yet O LORD GOD what wilt thou giue me seeing I goe childlesse Gen. 15 2. A. O that thou hadst hearkened to my Commandements then had thy seed beene ●s the Sand and the off-spring of thy bowels like the grauell thereof thy name should not haue beene out off nor destroyed from before me Isa 48 18.18 Q. But what if I doe repent and amend A. Then be thou fruitfull and multiply Gen. 9 1. Let thy wife be as a fruitfull vine by the sides of thine house thy Children like Oliue plants round about thy table Behold thus shall the man bee blessed that feareth the LORD Psal 128 3. Loe children are an heritage of the Lord and the fruit of the wombe is his reward Psal 127 3. For the Lord opened LEAHS wombe Gen. 29 31. HANNAH also whose wombe before time the LORD had shut vp yet did shee bare a Sonne and called his name SAMVEL 1 Sam. 1 20 25 21 Ruth 4 13. Iudg. 13.2 24. Thou shalt know also that thy seed shall be great and thy off-spring as the grasse of the Earth Iob 5 25. Psal 113.9 Gen. 4.1.4 25.33.5 Ob. After I am waxed old shall I haue pleasure my Lord beeing old also Gen. 18 12. Nay my Lord thou man of GOD doe not lye vnto thine handmaid 2 King 4 16. A. Is any thing too hard for the LORD At the time appointed saith GOD I will returne vnto thee according to the time of life and thou shalt haue a Sonne Gen. 18 14. And the Lord did vnto SARAH as he had spoken Gen. 21.1 For through faith shee received strength to conceiue seed and was delivered of