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A48917
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Baulme for bleeding England and Ireland, or, Seasonable instructions for persecuted Christians delivered in severall sermons / by Nicholas Lockyer.
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Lockyer, Nicholas, 1611-1685.
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Wing L2783; ESTC R30503
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is not the soules act the holy Ghost makes this distinction a weake soule must not call it too nice to comfort him It is one thing to be taken by an enemy and another thing to yield and lay downe weapons to an enemy this was the Apostles case which though sad yet he made it to yield its own reliefe so must we in like cases I am saith he a forc't man a prisoner a captive I doe what I did never intend what I can never allow this may make me a wretched man but it cannot make me a damnable man it may put me into a straite but my poore soule may finde a way out through Christ I thanke God through Iesus Christ c. Againe remember this to wit how the point in hand is proposed and so take it God exerciseth a relieving power in a Christian I doe not say a power presently conquering by degrees it rises to this Reliefe is renewed and more and more time after time brought in still till the soule be made victorious over all enemies That place is very observable to this purpose Mat. 12.20 A bruised reed shall he not breake and smoaking flax shall he not quench till he bring forth judgement into victory That Christ Keeps alive thy will and affection towards him in the midst of so much corruption and so many foiles is it not mighty power and love yet this hee doth and this he will doe till he hath made thee in action what thou art in affection indeed what thou art in will he will not leave what he hath begun till he hath made thee victorious Finally remember this that strengthening power according to sense and observation comes in by Prayer fervent Prayer The Apostle Paul found it so Upon seeking of God again and again God made knowne what he was and what he would be to him and he answered me my grace c. That is to his prayer God thus answered So the Spouse shee fervently prayes for reliefe and then in the next Verse breakes forth as one feeling it Stay me with flaggons comfort me with Aples for I am sick of love Then in the next Verse you have her sensibly expressing her enjoyment Cant. 2.5.6 His left hand is under my head and his right hand doth embrace me God in manifestation of the first power is found unsought but in manifestation of the second power he is found as sought he speakes to our heart as we speake to his he reveales his compassion as we reveale our state You may want strengthening power if you seeke it not You may live without the lively sense of it long if you pray not fervently You must not disclaime a good state wholly because 't is badly manag'd Christians ill managing a good state makes them often conclude 't is starke naught this is ill and lies heavy upon the heart and yet does no good but much hurt it discourages to prayer and other duties in and by which comes in the experience of Gods strengtheing power which they want I have now but one or two things more to speake to the wicked from this point and so I shall conclude it You will never beate the godly out of heart they have a relieving and strengthening power comes in still fresh force from Heaven they will never be conquered They are upon a Rock winds may blow and stormes beate they will never fall the Rock is foundation and side-props too Christians are still kept in that hand that made them Christians and none can pluck them out of that Hand The wicked have a great deale of worke more then they will consider they must quench two everlasting burnings ere they will be conquerours will they doe either There is an everlasting fire burning in the hearts of Saints can all the Waters you power upon it quench it There is an everlasting fire burning in Hell both these fires kindled and maintained by the breath of God can you stop the breath of the Almighty then may you be conquerors not before I would wicked men would be wise and acknowledge the principles and priviledges of Saints and strike saile to them What they are they will be what they are they shall be to execute the righteous judgement of the Lord upon you this honour hath all the Saints What honour why to be borne along resolutely and victoriously by everlasting armes to bind Kings with chaines and Nobles with fetters of Iron Psal 149.8.9 to execute the judgement written To be resolute to death is naturall and necessary to them because of that relieving and strengthening power which workes in them to be resolute to their own temporall death to accomplish your eternall death to be resolute to all hardship to helpe you to your place The spirit of a Lion is in Christians I would Dogs did know this 't is still 't will be still maintained so will wicked spirits ever believe this Ah wicked wretches the Saints will be Divells to you here they will rend you and teare you and never let goe their hold God strengthens them to it you might avoid this Hell if you were wise though you cannot that to come Who would contend with everlasting burning with such fiery spirits as can never be quencht with such men as are more then men who have the strength of God the spirit of the Almighy working within them The unhappinesse of wicked men is double treble I know not how manifold They are liable to the wrath of God and of his people and have no strengthening power to succour them When tortured without they are more tortured within 't is a fattening hardning condemning torturing power that workes in wicked soules every drop * From providence scalds not one cooles their soules The powers which worke mightily in them are powers of darkenesse and lead to utter darkenesse there I leave these and goe on with my Text. The end of the first Sermon USEFULL INSTRVCTIONS FOR THESE Evill Times COLOSS. 1.11 With All might c. Or in all power THis is the next word to speake of All might is him that is Almighty given into man as full as man can hold 't is so much divine strength extended as to beare up to all duty Almighty is all that man can need all that man can use bestowed on him 't is ten Talents 't is strength to hold forth all Gods Will in all conditions against all disadvantages 't is humane capacity made vast and filled with as much of God as any designe on earth can require for the well managing of it Almightinesse here is not spoken in way of comparison with God but in way of full obedience to God 't is an expression spoken in referrence to Gods Will not in reference to Gods Person and notes an ability to all that God commands and not any equallity to any thing that God is it notes such a power in some similitude to be to what is enjoyned as God is to any