Job 2. 3 4 5 6 7. And he shewed me Joshua the High-priest standing before the Angel of the Lord and Satan standing at his right hand to resist him And the Lord said unto Satan The Lord rebuke thee O Satan even the Lord who hath chosen c. Zechar. 3. 1 2. Jesus c. in the wilderness to be tempted of the devil when he had fasted c. the tempter came to him he said If thou be the son of God command that these stones be made bread But he answered and said It is written c. Then the devil taketh him c. and setteth him on a pinacle of the temple and saith unto him If thou be the son of God cast thy self down for it is written He shall give his Angels charge c. Jesus said It is written again c. The devil c. shews him all the kingdoms of the world and the glory of them and saith unto him All these things will I give thee if thou wilt fall down and worship me c. Get thee hence Satan for it is written Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God and him only shalt thou serve Matth. 4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11. When Jesus was come on the other side c. there met him two possessed wâ—…h devils c. they cryed out saying What have we to do with thee Jesus thou son of God art thou come hither to torment us before our time c so the devils besought him saying If thou cast us out suffer us 〈◊〉 go away into the herd of swine and he said unto them Go c. The whole City came out and besought him that he would depart out of their coasts Matth. 8. 28 29 30 31 32 33 34. Matth. 5. 2 3 4. 5 c. When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man he walketh through dry places seeking rest and finding none then he saith I will return to my house from whence I came out and when he is come he findeth it empty swept and garnished then goeth he and taketh with him seven other spirits more wicked than himself and they enter in and dwell there and the last state of that man is worse c. Matth. 12. 43 44 45. The tares are the children of the wicked one the Enemy who sowed them is the devil Matth. 13. 38 39. Jesus rebuked the devil and he departed out of him and the child was cured c. howbeit this kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasting Matth. 17. 18 21. Lord Even the devils are subject unto us through thy name and he said unto them I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven Luke 10. 17 18. And he was casting out a devil c. Some of them said He casteth out devils by Beelzebub the chief of the devils c. If Satan also be divided against himself how shall his kingdom stand c If I by Beelzebub cast out devils by whom do your children cast them out Luke 11. 14 15 17 18 19 20. Simon Simon behold Satan hath desired you that he may sift you as wheat but I have prayed for thee that â—…hy faith fail not Luke 22. 31 32. Ye are of your father the devil and the lusts of your father ye will do he was a Murderer from the beginning and abode not in the truth because there is no truth in him when he speaketh of a lye he speaketh of his own for he is a lyar and the father of it John 8. 44. After Jesus had given the sop to Judas Satan entred into him John 13. 2 26 27. Luke 22. 12. The Prince of this world cometh and hath nothing in me John 14. 30. When the Spirit is come c. he will reprove or convince the world of c. of judgment because the prince of this world is judged John 16. 8 9 11. I pray c. that thou shouldst keep them from the evil one John 17. 15. Peter said Ananias Why hath Satan filled thine heart to lye to the holy Ghost Acts 5. 3. And the God of peace shall bruise Satan under your feet shortly Rom. 16. 20. Confirm your love towards him c. lest Satan should get an advantage of us for we are not ignorant of his devices 2 Cor. 2. 7 8 9 10 11. If our Gospel be hid it is hid to them who are lost in whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them who believe not lest the light of the glorious Gospel c. 2 Cor. 4. 3 4. But I fear lest by any means as the Serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty so your mind should be corrupted c. No marvel for Satan himself is transformed into an Angel of light 2 Cor. 11. 3 14. There was given me a thorn in the flesh the messenger of Satan to buffet me 2 Cor. 12. 7. Ye walked c. according to the Prince of the power of the air the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience Ephes. 2. 2. Let not the sun go down upon your wrath neither give place to the Devil Ephes. 4. 26 27. Put on the whole armour of God that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil for we wrestle not against flesh and blood but against principalities and powers against the rulers of the darkness of this world against spiritual wickednesses or wicked spirits in high places wherefore take unto you the whole armour c. above all things the shield of faith whereby ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one Ephes. 6. 10 11 12 13 16. We would have come unto you even I Paul once and again but Satan hindered us 1 Thess. 2. 18. I sent to know your faith lest by some means the tempter have tempted you 1 Thess. 5. 3. That wicked c. whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders 2 Thess. 2. 8 9. In meekness instruct c. that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil who are taken captive or alive by him at his will 2 Tim. 2. 25 26. Through death he might destroy death and him who had the power of death even the devil Heb. 2. 14. Resist the devil and he will flee from you James 4. 7. Be sober be vigilant because your adversary the devil as a roaring Lion walketh about seeking whom he may devour whom resist stedfast in the faith knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished c. 1 Pet. 5. 8 9. I write unto you young men because ye have overcome the wicked one 1 John 2. 13 14. chap. 5. 18. He who committeth sin is of the Devil for the devil sinneth from the beginning for this purpose the Son of God was manifest that he might destroy the works of the devil not as Cain who was of that wicked one and slew his brother 1 John 3. 8 12. The Archangel when contending with
Creator 1 Pet. 4. 19. Humble your selves therefore under the mighty hand of God c. casting all your care upon him for he careth for you 1 Pet. 5. 6 7. I counsel thee to buy of me gold tryed in the fire that thou mayst be rich and white rayment that thou mayst be clothed c. and anoint thine eyes with eye-salve that thou mayst see c. Behold I stand at the dore and knock If any man hear my voice and open the dore I will come in to him and will sup with him and he with me Rev. 3. 18 20. I will give unto him who is a-thirst of the fountain of living-water freely Rev. 21. 6. Let him that is a-thirst come And whosoever will let him take of the water of life freely Rev. 22. 17. CHAP. XXI How doth God work and effect these things in the hearts and spirits of his Elect By his Spirit whom he promised to them JEsus c. having received of the father the promise of the Holy Ghost he hath shed forth this which ye now see and hear Acts 2. 33. Thou gavest also thy good spirit to instruct them Nehem. 9. 20. Renew a right or constant spirit within me c. take not thy holy spirit from me c. uphold me with thy free spirit Psal. 51. 10 11 12. He who is least in Zion and he who remaineth in Jesusalem shall be called holy c. when the Lord shall have washed away the filth of the daughter of Zion c. by the spitit of judgment and by the spirit of burning Isa. 4. 3 4. I will pour my spirit upon thy seed c. and they shall spring up among the grass as willows by the water-side Isa. 44. 3 4. I will put a new spirit in you c. that they may walk in my statutes c. Ezek. 11. 19 20. I will put my spirit within you and cause you to walk in my statutes c. Ezek. 36. 27. And ye shall know that I am the Lord when I have opened your graves c. and shall put my spirit in you Ezek. 37. 13 14. Neither will I hide my face any more from them for I have poured out my spirit upon the house of Israel saith the Lord Ezek. 39. 29. I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh and your sons and your daughters shall prophesie c. and also upon the servants and upon the hand-maids in those days will I pour out my spirit Joel 2. 28 29. Acts 2. 16 17. I will pour upon the house of David c. the spirit of grace and of supplication and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced c. Zeeh. 12. 10. When they deliver you up take no thought how or what ye shall speak c. for it is not ye who speak but the spirit of your father who speaketh in you Matth. 10. 19 20. Luke 12. 12. If I cast out devils by the spirit of God then the kingdom is come unto you Matth. 12. 28. Except a man be born again of water and of the spirit he cannot enter into the kingdom of God that which is born of the flesh is flesh and that which is born of the spirit is spirit John 3. 5 6. It is the spirit who quickeneth the flesh profiteth nothing c. Joh. 6. 36. 2 Cor. 3. 6. He who believeth on me out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water but this spake he of the spirit which they who believed on him should receive Joh. 7. 38 39. I will pray the father and he shall give you another comforter that he may abide with you for ever even the spirit of truth whom the world cannot receive c. He dwelleth with you and shall be in you I will not leave you comfortless I will come to you c. The comforter the holy Ghost whom the father will send in my name he shall teach you all things and bring all things to your remembrance whatsoever I have said Joh. 14. 16 17 18 25 26. But when the comforter is come whom I will send unto you from the father the spirit of truth c. Joh. 15. 26. It is expedient for you that I go away for if I go not away the comforter will not come unto you but if I depart I will send him unto you and when he is come he will convince the world of sin and of righteousness and of judgment c. I have yet many things to say to you but you cannot bear them now Howbeit when he the spirit of truth is come he will guide you into all truth c. He shall receive of mine and shew it unto you Joh. 16. 7 8 12 13 14. They were not able to resist the wisdom and spirit by which Stephen spake Act. 6. 9 10. The love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the holy Ghost c. Rom. 5. 5. If the spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead dwell in you he who raised up the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his spirit which dwelleth in you c. If ye through the spirit do mortifie the deeds of the body ye shall live For as many as are led by the spirit of God are the sons of God c. Likewise the spirit also helpeth our infirmities for we know not what we should pray for as we ought but the spirit himself maketh intercession for us c. Rom. 8. 11 13 14 26 27. Eph. 2. 18. Eph. 6. 18. Jude v. 20. That ye may abound in hope through the power of the holy Ghost c. That the offering up of the Gentiles might be acceptable being sanctified by the holy Ghost c. To make the Gentiles obedient c. by the power of the spirit of God Rom. 15. 13 16 18 19. Eye hath not seen c. but God hath revealed them unto us by his spirit for the spirit searcheth all things c. The things of God knoweth no man but the spirit of God Now we have received c. the spirit of God that we might know the things which are freely given unto us of God 1 Cor. 2. 9 10 11 12. Such were some of you but ye are washed but ye are sanctified c. and by the spirit of our God 1 Cor. 6. 11. No man can say that Jesus is the Lord but by the holy Ghost Now there are diversity of gifts but the same spirit c. The manifestation of the spirit is given to every man to profit withall For to one is given by the spirit the word of wisdom c. But all these worketh that one and the self-same spirit dividing to every man severally as they will c. By one spirit we are all baptized into one body 1 Cor. 12. 3 4 7 8 9 10 11 13. We c. beholding c. the glory of the Lord are changed into the same image c. by the Spirit of the Lord 2 Cor. 3.
Sam. 2. 25 30. The triumph of the wicked is but short c. Though his excellency mount up to the heavens and his head reach unto the clouds he shall perish for ever like his own dung c. Job 20. 5 6 c. How often is the candle of the wicked put out and cometh their destruction upon them God distributeth sorrows in his anger they are as stubble c. His eyes shall see his destruction he shall drink of the wrath of the Almighty c. The wicked is reserved unto the day of destruction they shall be brought forth to the day of wrath Job 21. 17 18 19 30. The ungodly are like the chaff which the wind driveth away c. They shall not stand in Judgment c. The way of the ungodly shall perish Psal. 1. 4 6. Thou not a God who hath pleasure in wickedness c. Thou hatest all workers of iniquity Psal. 5. 4 5. The wicked his soul hateth Upon the wicked he shall rain snares fire and brimstone and an horrible or burning tempest this the portion of their curse Psal. 11. 5 6. Because they regard not the works of the Lord c. He shall destroy them and not build Psal. 28. 5. The face of the Lord is against them who do evil to cut off the remembrance c. Psal. 34. 16. The transgressors shall be destroyed together The end of the wicked shall be cut off Psal. 37. 1 2 38. Consider ye who forget God lest I tear you in pieces and none to deliver Psal. 50. 22. Who knoweth the power of thine anger even according to thy fear is thy wrath Psal. 90. 11. When the wicked spring as the grass and when all the workers of iniquity do flourish That they should be destroyed for ever Psal. 92. 7. Psal. 49. 17 19. They shall eat of the fruit of their own way and be filled with their own devices Prov. 1. 30 31. The name of the wicked shall rot c. The expectation of the wicked shalâ—… perish Prov. 10. 7 28. ch 11. 7. There is a way which seemeth right unto a man but the end thereof the ways of death Prov. 14. 12. The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord c. So his thoughts are Prov. 15. 8 26. ch 21. 27. But it shall not be well with the wicked c. Because he feareth not before God Eccles. 8. 13. No peace saith my God to the wicked Isa. 48. 22. ch 57. 20. They shall look on the carkases of men who have transgressed against me for their worm shall not dye neither shall their fire be quenched and they shall be an abhorring to all flesh Isa. 66. 24. Every one shall dye for his own iniquity Jer. 31. 30. The soul who sinneth shall dye Ezek. 18. 4 20. Can thine heart endure can thine hands be strong in the day that I shall deal with thee I the Lord have spoken and will do Ezek. 22. 14. Behold the day cometh which shall burn as an oven and all the proud yea and all who do wickedly shall be stubble and the day which cometh shall burn them up saith the Lord of hosts and it shall leave them neither root nor c. Mal. 4. 1. Jude v. 7. The Axe is layd to the root of the tree Therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewen down and cast into the fire Matt. 3. 10. ch 7. 19. The children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outward darkness there shall be weeping c. Matt. 8. 12. The Angels shall gather out of the kingdom c. them which do iniquity and shall cast them into a furnace of fire there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth c. At the end of the world the angel shall come forth and sever the wicked from the just And shall cast them into the furnace of fire c. Matt. 13. 41 42 49 50. See Mark 9. 45 46. Cast the unprofitable servants into outer darkness there shall be weeping c. When the son of man comes c. Then shall he say unto them on the left hand depart from me ye cursed into everlasting fire prepared for the Devil Matt. 25. 30 31 41. ch 23. 33. ch 8. 11 12. The chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire Luk. 3. 17. The Parable of the rich in dying and being in Hell in the flames Luk. 16. 22 23 24 25 c. Except a man be born again he cannot enter into the kingdom of God c. He who believeth not is condemned already c. He shall not see life but the wrath of God abideth on him John 3. 3 18 36. For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men Rom. 1. 18. Thinkest thou this c. That thou shalt escape the judgment of God c. Thou treasurest up unto thy self wrath against the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgments of God c. Indignation and wrath tribulation and anguish upon every soul of man who doeth evil c. Rom. 2. 4 5 8 9. Sin entered and death by sin Rom. 5. 12. Whether of sin unto death c. What fruit had ye c. The end of those things is death c. The wages of sin is death Rom. 6. 16 21 23. James 1. 15. To be carnally minded is death c. So then they who are in the flesh cannot please God c. For if ye live after the flesh ye shall dye Rom. 8. 6 8 13. The unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God c. Neither fornicators nor idolaters nor adulterers c. Shall inherit the kingdom of God 1 Cor. 6. 9 10. If any man love not the Lord Jesus let him be Anathema Maranatha 1 Cor. 16. 22. If our Gospel be hid it is hid unto them who are lost in whom the God of c. 2 Cor. 4. 3. The work of the flesh c. adultery fornication c. They who do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God Gal. 5. 19 20 21. He who soweth to the flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption Gal. 6. 8. You c. Were dead in trespasses and sins c. Ye were without Christ being aliens of the Common-wealth of Israel and strangers from the covenants of promises having no hope and without God in the world Ephes. 2. 1 12. No whoremonger nor unclean person c. hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God c. Because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience or unbelief Ephes. 5. 5 6. Colos. 3. 5 6. Many walk c. Whose end is destruction Phil. 3. 18 19. When they say peace c. Then sudden destruction cometh upon them as travail upon a woman with-child and they shall not escape 1 Thes. 5. 3. The Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven c. Taking vengeance on them who know not God and who
God c. bowels of mercies c. meekness long-suffering forbearing one another and forgiving one another If any man have a complaint or quarrel against any even as Christ forgave you so also do ye Col. 3. 8 12 13. Let every man be c. slow to wrath for the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God James 1. 19 20. Speak not evil one of another brethren for he who speaketh evil of his brother speaketh evil of the Law c. Who art thou who judgest another James 4. 11 12. Above all things have fervent charity among your selves for Charity shall or will cover the multitude of sins 1 Pet. 4. 8. 5lthy To live peaceably among themselves avoid whispering tale-bearing and whatsoever tends to provoke divide or disturb the peace among them Abram said unto Lot Let there be no strife I pray thee between me and thee c. for we be brethren c. If thou wilt take the left hand then I will go to the right or if thou to the right hand then will I go to the left Gen. 13. 8 9. Thou shalt not raise or receive a false Prophet Exod. 23. 1. Lord who shall abide in thy tabernacle c he who backbiteth not with his tongue c. nor taketh up a reproach against his neighbour Psal. 15. 1 3. Seek peace and pursue it Psal. 34. 14. It was not an enemy who reproached me then could I have born it but thou a man mine equal c. We walked unto the house of God in company Psal. 55. 12 13 14. Whosoever privily slandereth his neighbour him will I cut off Psal. 101. 5. I am for peace c. they for war Psal. 120. 7. These things doth the Lord hate c. him who soweth discord among brethren Prov. 6. 16 19. A tale-bearer revealeth secrets but he who is of a faithful spirit concealeth the matter Prov. 11. 13. Only by pride comes contention Prov. 13. 10. A whisperer separateth chief friends Prov. 16. 28. He who repeateth the matter separateth friends c. the beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water therefore leave off contention before it be medled with Prov. 17. 9 14. The words of a tale-bearer are as wounds Prov. 18. 8. It is an honour for a man to cease from strife c. He who goeth about as a tale-bearer revealeth secrets therefore meddle not with him who flattereth Prov. 20. 3 19. Where there is no tale-bearer the strife ceaseth Prov. 26. 20. Can two walk together except they be agreed Amos 3. 3. Blessed are the peace-makers for they shall be called the children of God Matth. 5. 9. Every kingdom divided against it self is brought to desolation Matth. 12. 25. If thy brother shall trespass c. go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone Matth. 18. 15. One is your Master Christ and all ye are brethren Matth. 23. 8. Have peace one with another Mark 9. 50. If it be possible as much as lyeth in you live peaceably with all men Rom. 12. 18. Let us therefore follow after the things which make for peace and things wherewith one may edifie another Rom. 14. 19. Ye are yet carnal for whereas there is among you envyings and strifes and divisions or factions are ye not carnal and walk as men for while one saith I am of Paul c. are ye not carnal 1 Cor. 3. 3 4. Is it so that there is not a wise man among you no not one who shall be able to judg between his brethren but brother goeth to law with brother c. now therefore there is utterly a fault among you because ye go to law c. 1 Cor. 6. 5 6 7. Charity envieth not 1 Cor. 13. 4. For I fear c. lest there be debates envyings wraths strifes backbitings whisperings c. 2 Cor. 12. 20. Brethren c. live in peace and the God of love and peace shall be with you 2 Cor. 13. 11. If ye bite and devour one another take heed ye be not consumed one of another c. The fruit of the Spirit is c. peace long-suffering gentleness c. Let us not be desirous of vain-glory provoking one another envying one another Gal. 5. 15 22 26. Endeavouring to keep the unity of the spirit in the bond of peace one body c. Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamour c. be put away from you Ephes. 4. 3 4 5 6 31. Let nothing be done through strife or vain-glory c. Phil. 2. 3. That ye study to be quiet and do your own business c. 1 Thes. 4. 11. Be at peace among your selves 1 Thes. 5. 13. They learn to be idle wandring about from house to house and not only idle but talkers also and busie-bodies speaking things which they ought not 〈◊〉 Tim. 5. 13. Doting about questions and strifes of words whereof cometh envy strife railing c. 1 Tim. 6. 4 20. Follow peace with them who call on the Lord c. but foolish and unlearned questions avoid knowing that they do gender strifes 2 Tim. 2. 22 23. The aged women c. that they be not false-accusers or make-bates Titus 2. 3. Avoid foolish questions c. and contentions and strivings about the Law for they c. Titus 3. 9. Follow peace with all men Heb. 12. 14. If ye have bitter envyings and strife in your hearts glory not c. This wisdom is not from above c. for where envying and strife is there is confusion and every evil work But the wisdom which is from above is c. peaceable gentle and easie to be entreated c. And the fruits of righteousness is sown in peace of them who make peace James 3. 14 15 16 17 18. Whence comes wars and fightings among you come they not hence even of your lusts c speak not evil one of another brethren James 4. 1 11. Wherefore laying aside all malice c. and envyings and evil speakings 1 Pet. 2. 1. Whose adoning let it not be that outward c. but the hidden man c. of a meek and quiet spirit which is in the sight of God of great price c. not rendring evil for evil or railings He who will love life and see good days c. let him seek peace and ensue it 1 Pet. 3. 3 4 9 10 11. 6thly To rebuke reprove exhort admonish and warn each other for and about sin and their duty And to take such rebukes c. well and kindly from each other 1st To rebuke c. Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thine heart Thou shalt in any wise rebuke thy neighbour and not suffer sin upon him or that thou bear not sin for him Lev. 19. 17. Debate thy cause with thy neighbour and discover not a secret to another c. As an ear-ring of gold c. so is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear Prov. 25. 9 12. Open rebuke is better than secret
c. 1 Cor. 11. 30 31 32. We are troubled on every side without were fightings within were fears 2 Cor. 7. 5. Secondly From men by persecutions of various kinds Gal. 4. 20. 1st From men openly wicked Heathens Infidels Joseph because he refused to sin with Potiphars wife was by her means imprisoned in Egypt Gen. 39. 7 8 9 to the 21. When Israel began to increase in Egypt the king said Come let us deal wisely with them lest they multiply and it come to pass when there fall out any war c. Therefore did they set over them task-masters to afflict them with their burthens c. They made them serve with rigour and they made their lives bitter with hard bondage c. ordered the Midwives to kill the male-children Exod. 1. 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16. Afterwards they laid the burthen heavier allowing them no straw and yet required the tale of brick Exod. 5. 6 7 8 9 11. Pharaoh pursued after Israel with a great army unto the red-sea Exod. 14. 7 8 9 10. The adversaries of Israel and Judah troubled them in their building and hired counsellors against them to frustrate their purpose c. Afterwards Rehum the Chancellor wrote to the king c. The Jews are building the rebellious and bad City c. If this City be builded and the walls set up again then will not they pay toll tribute c. and so thou shalt endamage the revenue of the kings now because we have maintenance from the kings palace it was not meet for us to see the kings dishonour c. This City is a rebellious City and hurtful unto kings c. and that they have moved sedition within the same of old c. If this City be built c. by this means thou shalt have no portions on this side the river c. So they hasted to Jerusalem and by force stayed the work Ezra 4. 1 4 5 12 13 14 15 16 23 24. When Sanballat and others heard that the walls of Jerusalem were made up c. they were very wroth and conspired all of them together to come to fight against Jerusalem and to hinder it c. Nehem. 4. 2 3 7 8. When Haman saw that Mordecai bowed not nor did him reverence then was Haman full of wrath c. wherefore Haman sought to destroy all the Jews c. said unto the king There is a certain people c. and their laws are divers from all people neither keep they the kings laws therefore it is not for the kings profit to suffer them Let it please the king that it may be written that they may be destroyed and I will pay c. The king grants his desire c. Esther 3. 5 6 8 9 10 11. Many say of my soul There is no help for him in his God Selah Psal. 3. 12. The wicked in pride doth persecute the poor Psal. 10. 2. All they who see me laugh me to scorn they shoot out the lip they shake the head saying He trusted in the Lord that he would deliver him let him deliver him seeing or if he delights in him Psal. 22. 7 8. They devise deceitful matters against them who are quiet in the land c. They have said Aha aha our eye hath seen c. so would we have it Psal. 35. 20 21 25. The wicked plotteth or practiseth against the just and gnasheth upon him with his teeth c. The wicked have drawn out their sword c. to cast down the poor and needy to slay such as be of upright conversation Psal. 37. 12 14. They also who seek after my life lay snares and they who seek my hurt speak mischievous things and imagine deceits all the day long c. when my foot slippeth they magnifie themselves against me c. They also who render evil for good are my adversaries because I follow that which is good Psal. 38. 12 16 19 20. For thy sake are we killed all the day long we are counted as sheep for the slaughter Psal. 44. 22. Have the workers of iniquity no knowledg who eat up my people as they eat bread Psal. 53. 4. Man would swallow me up he fighting daily oppresseth me my enemies would daily swallow me up for they be many who fight against me c. every day they wrest my words all their thoughts are against me for evil Psal. 56. 1 2 5. The mighty are gathered against me not for my transgression nor my sin O Lord they run and prepare themselves without my fault c. Psal. 59. 3 4 7. The workers of iniquity who whet their tongues like a sword c. bitter words that they may shoot in secret at the perfect c. Psal. 64. 2 3 4 5. They who hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of mine head Psal. 69. 4. They who hate thee have lifted up the head they have taken crafty counsel against thy people and consulted against thy hidden ones They have said Come and let us cut them off c. Psal. 38. 2 3 4 5. How long shall the wicked triumph shall they utter and speak hard things c. they break in pieces thy people O Lord and afflict thine heritage c Who frame mischief by a law they gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous and condemn the innocent blood Psal. 94. 3 4 5 20 21. We are exceedingly filled with contempt our soul is exceedingly filled with the scorning of those who are at ease with the contempt of the proud Psal. 123. 3 4. All that pass by the way clap their hands at thee they hiss and wag their head at the daughter of Jerusalem saying Is this the City c we have swallowed up certainly this is the day we looked for We have found c. Lam. 2. 15 16. There are certain Jews whom thou hast set over the affairs of the provinces c. These men O King have not regarded thee they serve not thy gods nor worship golden-images c. and they cast them into the fiery-furnace Dan. 3. 9 12 20 21. The Princes and the Presidents sought to find occasion against Daniel concerning the kingdom but they could find none c. Then said these men We shall not find any occasion against this Daniel except we find it against him in the law of his God c. They procure a law that none should ask of any god or man but the king c. watch Daniel accuse him and cast him into the lions den Dan. 6. 4 5 6 7 8 9 to the 17. Herod had laid hold on John and bound him and put him in prison for Herodias sake c. for John said to him It is not lawful for thee to have her c. and he sent and beheaded John in the Prison Matth. 14. 3 4 9 10. Because you are not of the world c. therefore the world hateth you John 15. 19. They disputed with Stephen and they
have we fasted say they and thou seest it not have we afflicted our soul and thou takest no knowledg Behold in the day of your fast you find pleasures and exact all your labours c. ye fast for strife c. Isa. 58. 1. 2 3 4. I have spread out my hands all the day long to a rebellious people c. who provoke me to anger continually c. who say Stand by thy self come not near to me for I am holier than thou these are a smoke in my nose Isa. 65. 2 3 4 5. Judah hath not turned unto me with her whole heart but feignedly Jer. 3. 10. Thus saith the Lord c. Amend your ways c. trust ye not in lying words saying The temple of the Lord the temple of the Lord c. Behold ye trust in lying words which cannot profit Will ye steal murder c. and come and stand before me in this house which is called by my name c Jer. 7. 3 4 8 9 10. Thou art near in their mouth and far from their reins Jer. 12. 2. Judah said Pray for us to the Lord c. that the Lord thy God may shew us the way wherein we may walk and the thing that we may do c. We will obey the voice of the Lord c. But Jeremy afterwards said O ye remnant of Judah c. Ye dissembled in your hearts or have used deceit against your souls when ye sent me unto the Lord your God saying Pray for us c. We will do c. ye have not obeyed the voice of God nor any thing c. Jer. 41. 1 2 3 4 5 6 19 20 21. And they come unto thee as the people cometh and they sit before thee as my people and they hear thy words but they will not do them for with their mouth they shew much love but their heart goeth after their covetousness c. thou art unto them as a very lovely song c. for they hear thy words but they do them not Ezek. 33. 31 32. O Ephraim what shall I do unto thee O Judah what shall I do unto thee for your goodness is as a morning cloud and as an early dew it goeth away Hosea 6. 4. The heads judg for reward and the priests thereof teach for hire c. yes will they lean upon the Lord and say Is not the Lord among us c Mic. 3. 11. Herod sent to seek Christ under pretence of worshipping him but he designed to kill him Matth. 2. 3 5 8 16. When thou dost thine alms do not sound a trumpet before thee as the hypocrites do in the Synagogues and in the streets that they may have glory of men c. And when thou prayest thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are for they love to pray standing in the Synagogues and in the corners of the streets that they may be seen of men c. Moreover when ye fast be not as the hypocrites of a sad countenance for they disfigure their faces that they may appear unto men to fast Matth. 6. 2 5 16. Why beholdest thou the mote which is in thy brothers eye but considereth not the beam that is in thine own eye or how wilt thou say to thy brother Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye and behold a beam in thine own eye thou hypocrite first cast out the beam out of thine own eye c. Not every one who saith unto me Lord Lord shall enter into the kingdom of heaven c. Many will say unto me in that day Lord Lord have we not prophesied in thy name c then I will profess I never knew you Matth. 7. 3 4 5 21 22 23. Luke 13 26 27. John came neither eating nor drinking and they say he hath a devil the Son of man came eating and drinking and they say behold a man gluttonous and a wine-bibber and a friend of Publicans and sinners Matth. 11. 18 19. When the Pharisees saw the disciples plucking corn on the Sabbath-day they said Behold thy disciples do that which is not lawful to do upon the Sabbath-day Jesus said Have ye not read c. how that on the Sabbath-days the priests in the temple profane the Sabbath and are blameless c They asked him saying Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath day that they mighe accuse him c. then he cured the man c. Then the Pharisees went out and held a council against him that they might destroy him c. They said This fellow doth not cast out devils but by Beelzebub the prince of Devils Matth. 12. 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 11 12 13 14 24. They said of Christ Is not this the Carpenters son c whence then hath this man all these things and they were offended in him Matth. 13. 54 55 56 57. Then there came to Jesus Scribes and Pharisecs c. saying Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the Elders for they wash not their hands when they eat bread But he answered and said unto them Why do you also transgress the commandment by your traditions for God commanded saying Honour thy father c. but ye say c. thus have ye made the commandment of God of none effect by your tradition ye hypocrites well did Isaias prophesie of you saying This people draw nigh to me with their mouth c. but their heart is far from me Matth. 15. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9. The young rich man had observed much of the law yet when Christ had said unto him If thou wilt be perfect go and sell that thou hast and give to the poor he went away sorrowful for he had great possessions Matth. 19. 16 17 18 19 20 21 22. Those who agreed for wages murmur because those who did not agree nor do so much work as they had alike wages freely given them Matth. 20. 1 2 to the 15. When the chief Priests and Scribes saw the wonderful things that he did and the children crying in the temple and saying Hosanna to the son of David they were sore displeased c. And when he was come into the temple the chief Priests and the Elders c. came unto him as he was teaching and said By what authority dost thou these things and who gave thee this authority When Christ had put forth the parable of the vinyard and the chief Priests had heard this parable they perceived that he spake of them but when they sought to lay hands on him c. Matth. 21. 15 23 33 34 35 36 37 45 46. Then went the Pharisees and took counsel how they might intangle him in his talk c. asked him Is it lawful to give tribute to Cesar or not c Jesus said Why tempt ye me ye hypocrites c. Matth. 22. 15 16 17 18. The Scribes and Pharisees c. they say and do not for they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be born and lay them on mens
they were not of us c. they went out that they might be manifest c. 1 John 2. 19. Thou hast a name that thou livest and art dead c. I have not found thy work perfect before God c. The Church of the Laodiceans c. I know thy works that thou art neither hot nor cold c. Thou sayest I am rich and increased with goods and have need of nothing and knowest not that thou art wretched and poor and blind and naked c. Rev. 3. 1 2 14 15 17. See persecution from Professors Chap. 22. See Sincerity Chap. 16. See Characters of Saints Chap. 12. The great danger of Hypocrisie and formality and end of Hypocrites The hypocrites hope shall perish whose hope shall be cut off and whose trust shall be a spiders web he shall lean upon his house but it shall not stand he shall hold it fast but it shall not endure Job 8. 13 14 15. He also is my salvation for an hypocrite shall not come before him Job 13. 16. The congregation of hypocrites shall be desolate c. Job 15. 34. He who speaketh flattery to his friend the eyes of his children shall fail Job 17. 5. The joy of the hypocrite is but for a moment though his excellency mount up unto the heavens and his head reach unto the clouds he shall perish for ever like his own dung they who have seen him shall say Where is he and he shall flee away as a dream and shall not be found the eye also which saw him shall see him no more c. Job 20. 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 c. What is the hope of the hypocrite when he hath gained when God taketh away his soul will God hear his cry when trouble cometh upon him Job 27. 8 9. The hypocrites in heart heap up wrath Job 36. 13. O Assyrian the rod of mine anger c. I will send him against an hypocritical nation and against the people of my wrath c. Isa. 10. 5 6. Wo unto them who seek deep to hide their counsel from the Lord and their works are in the dark and they say Who seeth us and who knoweth Isa. 29. 15 16. The sinners in Zion are afraid fearfulness hath surprised the hypocrites c. who among us shall dwell with the devouring fire c Isa. 33. 14. Behold all ye who kindle a fire who compass your selves about with sparks walk in the light of your fire and in your sparks which ye have kindled this shall ye have of my hand ye shall lye down in sorrow Isa. 50. 11. I will declare thy righteousness and thy works for they shall not profit thee Isa. 57. 12. Trust ye not in lying words saying The temple of the Lord c. Behold ye trust in lying words which cannot profit c. therefore will I do to this house c. wherein ye trust c. as I have done to Shiloh and I will cast you out of my sight Jer. 7. 4 8 9 10 11. I will punish all them who are circumcised with the uncircumcised Egypt c. all these nations are uncircumcised and all the house of Israel uncircumcised in the heart Jer. 9. 25 26. Ye dissembled in your hearts when ye sent me unto the Lord your God c. Now therefore know certainly that ye shall die by the sword by the famine c. Jer. 42. 19 20 21 22. Cursed be the deceiver who hath in his flock a male c. and sacrificeth to the Lord a corrupt thing Mal. 1. 14. Ye are the salt of the earth but if the salt have lost his savour wherewith shall it be salted it is henceforth good for nothing but to be cast out and to be trodden under foot of men c. I say unto you That except your righteousness exceed the righteousness of the Scribes and Pharisees ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of hâ—…ven Matth. 5. 13 20. Many will say unto me in that day Lord Lord Have we not prophesied in thy name c and then will I profess unto them I never knew you depart from me ye who work iniquity Matth. 7. 22 23. Every plant which my heavenly father hath not planted shall be rooted up let them alone c. If the blind lead the blind both shall fall c. Matth. 15. 13 14. When Christ found nothing but leaves on the fig-tree he said Let no fruit grow on thee henceforth for ever and presently it withered away c. Jesus said to the Priests c. Publicans and Harlots go into the kingdom of God before you Matth. 21. 19 23 29 30. 31. When the king came c. he saw there a man who had not on a wedding-garment and he sad unto him Friend how camest thou hither c and he was speechless then said the king to his servants bind him c. and cast him into outer darkness there shall be weeping c. Matth. 22. 11 12 13. Wo unto the Scribes and Pharisees hypocrites often pronounced Matth. 23. 13 14 15 16 23 25 27 29. Whosoever hath not from him shall be taken even that which he seemeth to have or thinketh he hath Luke 8. 18. Beware ye of the leaven of the Pharisees which is hypocrisie c. he who knoweth his masters will and doth not according shall be beaten with many stripes Luke 12. 1 47. James 4. 17. They shall begin to say We have eat and drank in thy presence c. but he shall say I know you not whence you are depart from me all ye workers c. Ye shall see Abraham c. in the kingdom of God and you thrust out Luk. 13. 25 26 27 28. Ye are they who justifie your selves but God knows your hearts for that which is highly esteemed amongst men is abomination in the sight of God Luke 16. â—…5 Every branch which beareth not fruit in me he taketh away John 15. 2. Ananias and Saphira both smote with death for their hypocrisie Acts 5. 5 10. The wrath of God is revealed from heaven against c. men who hold the truth in unrighteousness Rom. 1. 18. A double minded-man is unstable in all his ways James 1. 8. The Jews c. forbidding us to speak to the Gentiles that they might be saved to fill up their sins always for the wrath is come upon them to the uttermost 1 Thess. 2. 16. CHAP. XXIX Of the Conscience AND it came to pass afterwards that Davids heart smote him because he had cut off Sauls skirt and he said unto his men The Lord forbid that I should do this thing unto my master the Lords anointed to stretch forth my hand against him c. 1 Sam. 24. 5 6. And Davids heart smote him after that he had numbred the people and David said unto the Lord I have sinned greatly in that I have done 2 Sam. 24. 10. chap. 12. 13. When Josiah had heard the words of the book of the law that
to a Virgin c. Luke 1. 11 12 13 19 26 27 28 30 35. There were shepherds abiding in the field c. and lo the Angel of the Lord came upon them c. And the Angel of the Lord said unto them Fear not for behold I bring you good tidings c. and suddenly there was with the Angel a multitude of the heavenly Host praising God and saying Glory to God in the Highest Luke 2. 8 9 10 13 14. There is joy in the presence of the Angels of God over one sinner that repenteth Luke 15. 10. Ye shall see heaven open and the Angels of God afcending and descending upon the Son of man John 1. 51. The people c. said That it thundered Others said An Angel spake to him c. John 12. 29. The Angel of the Lord by night opened the Prison-doors and brought them forth Acts 8. 19. Who hath received the law by the disposition of Angels and have not c. Acts 7. 53. And the Angel of the Lord spake unto Philip saying Arise and go towards c. Acts 3. 26 27. An Angel of God appeared to Cornelius Acts 10. 3 7. The Angel of the Lord came upon Peter in prison and led him out c. Then said they It is his Angel c. The Angel of God smote Herod Acts 12. 7 8 9 11 15 23. The Sadduces say there is no resurrection Angel nor spirit Acts 23. 8 9. Know ye not that we shall judg Angels 1 Cor. 6. 3. For this cause ought the woman to have power on her head because of the Angels 1 Cor. 11. 10. When the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty Angels 2 Thess. 1. 7. I charge thee before God c. and the elect Angels 1 Tim. 5. 21. Of the Angels he saith Who maketh his Angels spirits c. Are they not all ministring spirits sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation Heb. 1. 7 14. Ye are come unto mount Sion c. to an innumerable company of Angels Heb. 12. 22. Which things the Angels desire to look into 1 Pet. 1. 12. If God spared not the Angels who sinned but cast them down to hell and delivered them into chains of darkness to be reserved unto judgment c. whereas Angels who are greater in power and might bring not railing c. 2 Pet. 2. 4 11. The revelation of Jesus Christ c. He sent and signified by his Angel to his servant John Rev. 1. 1. The Angels sealing of the servants of God The Angel sounding c. Rev. 7. chap. 8. chap. 9. chap. 10. CHAP. XLII Of the Parables and the Similitudes which Christ spake CHrist likened those who did hear the word and do it to a man who built his house upon a rock c. and those who heard and did not do unto a man who built his house on the sands c. Matth. 7. 24 25 26 27 28 29. Luke 6. 47 48 c. The Parable of the sower and the seed Of the tares sowed amongst the good seed Of the mustard-seed Of the leaven hid in the meal Of the hidden treasure Of the precious pearl Of the net cast into the sea and gathering all kinds Matth. 13. 18 24 31 33 44 45. Mark 4. Luke 8. 5. chap. 13. 18. The kingdom of heaven is like unto a man who is an housholder who sent labourers into his vineyard at several hours and paid them all alike Matth. 20. 1 2 3 to the 17. A certain man had two sons he said to one Go work in my vineyard and he said I will not but afterwards repented and went and he came to the second and said likewise and he said I go Sir and went not Whether of these two did the will of his father The Parable of the man who planted a vineyard and hedged it c. expect fruit but the husbandmen beat the servants and killed some and at last his son c. Matth. 21. 28 29 30 31 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40. Luke 20. 9. The Parable of the marriage of the kings son those who were bidden made light went to their farms c. The king sent his servants into the high-ways and bid The man without a wedding-garment Matth. 22. 1 2 3 to the 14. Luke 14. 16 17 c. The Parable of the ten Virgins Of the talents delivered unto the servants to be improved Matth. 25. 1 2 3 4 to the 30. Luke 19. 12. Can the children of the Bridechamber fast while the Bridegroom is with them c No man also seweth a new piece of cloth into an old garment c. No man putteth new wine into old bottles Mark 2. 19 20 21 22. Luke 5. 34 35 36 37 38 39. Why beholdest thou the mote in thy brothers eye c A good tree bringeth forth good fruit c. Luke 6. 41 42 43 44. A certain Creditor had two debtors the one ought 500 pence the other 50 and when they had nothing to pay he freely forgave them both c. Which will love most c He to whom he forgave most c. Her sins which are many are forgiven for she loved much but to whom little c. Luke 7. 41 42 43 44 45 46 47. No man lighteth a candle to put it under a bushel Luke 8. 16. The similitude of the man going to Jericho fell among thieves was wounded the Priest and Levite pass by helped not the Samaritan had compassion and took care of him this was his neighbour Luke 10. 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37. When the strong man armed keepeth his palace his goods are in peace but when a stronger than he shall come upon him c. Luke 11. 21 22. The rich man said I have no room c. I will pull down my barns and build greater c. Take thy ease c. This night thy soul shall be taken c. Luke 12. 16 17 18 19 20 21. The Parable of the fig-tree planted in the vineyard which brought no fruit c. Cut it down c. let it alone this year also c. Luke 13. 6 7 8 9. Who goeth about to build a Tower and considereth not what it will cost or What king goeth out to war and considereth not c Luke 14. 28 29 30 31 32. The Parable of the lost sheep Of the lost piece of silver Of the prodigal son Luke 15. 3 8 11 12 c. The Parable of the unjust steward Of the rich glutton and poor Lazarus Luke 16. 1 2 c. 19 20 c. The Parable of the importunate Widow with the unjust Judg. Of the Pharisee and the Publican going into the temple to pray Luke 18. 1 2 9 10 11 c. CHAP. XLIII Of the Miracles and the wonderful things which were done by Christ and his Apostles HE healed all diseases and such as were possessed with devils Matth. 4. 24. Christ cured the leprous man healed the