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B04185 Sermons on several subjects; shewing Gods love to mankind. Salvation is by grace. Wilderness-provision. God a strong hold in trouble. Light is to be improved. / By J. Lougher minister of the gospel. Lougher, John, d. 1686 1685 (1685) Wing L3093C; ESTC R180071 105,071 248

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be_v good_a but_o let_v we_o rather_o imitate_v ●is_n goodness_n he_o do_v good_a even_o to_o his_o ●ery_a enemy_n matth._n 5.45_o so_o let_v we_o ●f_o our_o enemy_n hunger_n feed_v he_o if_o he_o thir_v give_v he_o drink_v let_v our_o work_n ●e_n to_o go_v up_o and_o down_o do_v good_a as_o christ_n do_v and_o let_v not_o the_o common_a goodness_n of_o god_n content_v we_o great_o thankful_a we_o shall_v be_v for_o it_o but_o not_o ●est_n in_o it_o let_v we_o say_v as_o david_n psal_n ●06_n 4_o remember_v we_o with_o the_o favour_n thou_o ●earest_v to_o thy_o people_n etc._n etc._n 3._o let_v this_o comfort_n god_n people_n for_o so_o good_a be_v god_n that_o no_o good_a thing_n will_v he_o withhold_v ●rom_fw-mi they_o that_o walk_v upright_o psal_n 84._o ●1_n they_o that_o fear_v the_o lord_n shall_v want_v no_o ●ood_a thing_n psal_n 34.10_o some_o may_v say_v we_o see_v many_o such_o in_o great_a want_n and_o un●er_v many_o evil_n and_o trouble_n let_v such_o know_v and_o consider_v 1._o it_o be_v because_o they_o be_v want_v to_o themselves_o the●_n be_v not_o in_o the_o exercise_n of_o faith_n nor_o 〈◊〉_d close_o walk_v with_o god_n these_o with_o hold_n good_a thing_n from_o they_o acqu●●●_n thyself_o with_o god_n so_o shall_v good_a come_v 〈◊〉_d thou_o job_n 22.21_o 2._o the_o state_n of_o g●●_n people_n be_v not_o to_o be_v judge_v by_o outwa●●_n appearance_n they_o have_v a_o better_a go●●_n than_o this_o world_n good_a they_o enj●●●_n spiritual_a good_a thing_n god_n say_v 〈◊〉_d will_v satiate_v the_o weary_a soul_n with_o goodness_n with_o the_o goodness_n of_o his_o hou●●_n even_o of_o his_o holy_a temple_n this_o str●●gers_n meddle_v not_o with_o it_o be_v better_a th●●_n all_o the_o good_a thing_n of_o their_o own_o hou●●_n 3._o the_o time_n of_o their_o full_a enjoyment_n of_o god_n be_v not_o yet_o come_v then_o they_o w●●●_n say_v as_o it_o be_v psal_n 31.19_o o_o how_o grea●●_n thy_o goodness_n which_o thou_o have_v lay_v up_o for_o th●●_n that_o fear_v thou_o for_o they_o that_o trust_v in_o th●●_n before_o the_o son_n of_o man_n so_o much_o for_o th●●_n first_o note_n doct._n 2._o that_o the_o church_n and_o people_n 〈◊〉_d god_n have_v a_o day_n of_o trouble_n this_o be_v here_o i●●plied_v in_o that_o god_n be_v say_v to_o be_v their_o str●●●_n hold_v in_o the_o day_n of_o trouble_n it_o suppose_v th●●_n have_v such_o a_o day_n the_o prophet_n its_o tho●●_n have_v a_o particular_a respect_n to_o hezekiah_n 〈◊〉_d have_v a_o day_n of_o trouble_n of_o rebuke_n and_o bl●phemy_n when_o senacherib_n the_o king_n of_o assyria_n come_v up_o against_o he_o as_o be_v evident_a in_o the_o prophet_n isaiah_n chap._n 37.3_o and_o thus_o it_o have_v be_v be_v or_o may_v be_v with_o god_n people_n they_o have_v their_o day_n of_o trouble_n a_o cloudy_a and_o dark_a day_n as_o ezekiel_n call_v it_o a_o showry_n a_o rainy_a day_n as_o they_o have_v their_o day_n of_o sunshine_n of_o joy_n and_o mercy_n so_o a_o day_n of_o affliction_n a_o stormy_a and_o tempestuous_a day_n all_o kind_n of_o trouble_n be_v here_o understand_v outward_a and_o inward_a trouble_n little_a and_o great_a trouble_n as_o they_o have_v a_o day_n of_o prosperity_n so_o likewise_o of_o adversity_n the_o church_n of_o christ_n be_v his_o body_n in_o every_o natural_a body_n there_o be_v many_o member_n sometime_o the_o head_n ache_v or_o the_o eye_n smart_v the_o arm_n be_v sore_o the_o foot_n be_v wound_v the_o heart_n be_v heavy_a then_o great_a must_v needs_o be_v the_o trouble_n of_o the_o body_n so_o here_o one_o member_n of_o christ_n body_n lie_v in_o the_o prison_n other_o be_v oppress_v and_o ruin_v in_o their_o estate_n other_o banish_v other_o put_v to_o death_n great_a must_v needs_o be_v the_o trouble_n of_o the_o body_n of_o christ_n when_o it_o be_v thus_o elijah_n lament_v his_o trouble_n be_v persecute_v by_o jezabel_n 1_o king_n 19_o job_n a_o upright_a member_n have_v many_o trouble_n like_o the_o wave_n of_o the_o sea_n one_o upon_o another_o his_o estate_n go_v his_o child_n slay_v his_o wife_n and_o friend_n prove_v his_o enemy_n and_o trouble_n s●●●●_n shoot_v his_o arrow_n at_o he_o and_o 〈◊〉_d seem_v to_o be_v against_o he_o great_a be_v 〈◊〉_d trouble_n jacob_n david_n paul_n and_o oth●●_n confirm_v this_o truth_n to_o we_o here_o i_o 〈◊〉_d brief_o show_v 1._o the_o time_n wh●●●_n 2._o the_o reason_n why_o it_o be_v thus_o qu._n 1._o you_o will_v say_v when_o or_o at_o 〈◊〉_d special_a time_n have_v the_o church_n a_o day_n 〈◊〉_d trouble_n ans_fw-fr 1._o when_o their_o heart_n g●●●_n high_a and_o proud_a under_o mercy_n than_o 〈◊〉_d ally_n follow_v a_o day_n of_o trouble_n god_n gi●●_n great_a favour_n to_o his_o people_n exalt_v th●●_n in_o privilege_n and_o they_o be_v lift_v up_o 〈◊〉_d pride_n wax_v wanton_a under_o they_o than_o co●●●●_n great_a trouble_n thus_o it_o be_v with_o hez●kiah_n who_o as_o i_o hint_v before_o be_v h●●●_n particular_o speak_v of_o he_o be_v under_o g●●●●_n mercy_n raise_v from_o a_o low_a and_o w●●●_n condition_n by_o sickness_n his_o heart_n be_v lif●●●_n up_o in_o pride_n then_o come_v a_o day_n of_o troub●●●_n upon_o he_o he_o show_v the_o embassad●●_n of_o the_o king_n of_o babylon_n all_o his_o treasu●●_n in_o a_o vainglorious_a boast_a way_n therefore_o all_o be_v carry_v away_o from_o he_o d●●●●_n be_v advance_v his_o mountain_n be_v stro●●_n he_o upon_o this_o grow_v secure_a and_o proud_a 〈◊〉_d say_v he_o shall_v not_o be_v move_v and_o t●●_n draw_v upon_o he_o a_o day_n of_o great_a trouble_n 〈◊〉_d adversity_n to_o have_v our_o heart_n lift_v up_o in_o the_o way_n of_o god_n as_o jehosaphat_n be_v under_o many_o and_o extraordinary_a mercy_n be_v excellent_a indeed_o but_o to_o be_v lift_v up_o above_o measure_n as_o paul_n find_v a_o proneness_n in_o himself_o to_o be_v under_o his_o revelation_n be_v very_o sinful_a god_n will_v prick_v this_o bladder_n swell_v with_o pride_n by_o some_o thorn_n in_o the_o flesh_n to_o take_v we_o down_o again_o for_o his_o soul_n so_o lift_v up_o be_v not_o upright_o in_o he_o as_o the_o prophet_n speak_v 2._o when_o the_o people_n of_o god_n be_v in_o some_o measure_n fit_v and_o prepare_v for_o trouble_n than_o they_o may_v expect_v a_o day_n of_o trouble_n it_o be_v a_o great_a misery_n and_o judgement_n to_o have_v mercy_n or_o trouble_n when_o we_o be_v unprepared_a for_o either_o but_o god_n be_v very_o good_a to_o his_o people_n in_o this_o that_o he_o give_v they_o both_o when_o they_o be_v fit_v for_o they_o to_o be_v better_o by_o they_o to_o improve_v mercy_n and_o trouble_n he_o know_v their_o frame_n and_o will_v not_o put_v new_a wine_n into_o old_a bottle_n nor_o lay_v heavy_a burden_n on_o weak_a shoulder_n but_o proportion_v the_o burden_n to_o the_o back_n his_o stroke_n unto_o their_o strength_n that_o they_o may_v be_v able_a to_o bear_v it_o 1_o cor._n 10.13_o the_o woman_n be_v not_o put_v to_o flee_v into_o the_o wilderness_n rev._n 12.6_o 14._o till_o she_o 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preach_v to_o ni●●veh_n what_o he_o bid_v he_o but_o he_o run_v to_o hi●_n own_o way_n and_o go_v to_o tharshish_n d●●_n he_o escape_v trouble_v o_o the_o great_a affliction_n he_o be_v involve_v in_o throw_v as_o 〈◊〉_d be_v into_o the_o belly_n of_o hell_n for_o his_o disobedience_n to_o the_o god_n of_o heaven_n and_o follow_v his_o own_o contrivance_n to_o avoid_v trouble_n he_o bring_v himself_o into_o far_o great_a trouble_n never_o do_v any_o good_a ma●_n lie_v easy_a upon_o that_o pillow_n which_o be_v 〈◊〉_d their_o own_o lay_n or_o sleep_v well_o on_o th●●_n bed_n which_o be_v of_o their_o own_o make_n though_o jacob_n be_v design_v to_o have_v the_o blessing_n yet_o