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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

God set forth Christ Jesus to be a propitiary through faith in his blood giving the same name to Christ Jesus which the 72. give to the legall mercy seat to which also St. John alludeth plainly 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 1. John 2.2 3. saying Jesus Christ is the propitiation for our sinnes The second Reason Secondly God herein had respect to his own glory For this seeking of Gods face by frequenting the sanctuary was not only an obedience to his ordinance which was very pleasing unto him 1 Sam. 15.22 but a singular testimony of affiance in God through Christ which is the honour of the heart whereupon he accounts the neglect of this duty by his people when they go to false Gods a forsaking of him a thing whereat the very heavens should be astonished Jer. 2.12 13. nay more he accounts in their very deniall that they have any such God amongst them 2 Kings 1.6 Thirdly God herein had speciall regard to his peoples goods for this is the right way to the fr●i●ion of his favours which is better then life Psal 63.3 this makes the Church to say cause thy face to shine and we shall be saved Psal 80.3.7.19 Thus they were on●i●led to three great blessings First to s●●re direction in all important difficulties as 2 Sam. 21.1 Secondly to assured deliverances from all hurtfull evils as 2 Chron. 15.2.4 If you seek him he will be found of you and he that findeth him findeth life Prov. 8.33 Thus Ezra found of God a good way Ezra 8.21 23. This serves for instruction adnonition and comfort The use for instruction For instruction this charge and command of God unto his people to seek his face shewes plainly that the service of God is not a matter arbitrary to Gods people that is such a thing as they may at pleasure use or refuse without danger of Gods displeasure and of his heavy judgements thereupon Vnder the law the Iewes were straitly enjoyned to seek to the place which the Lord their God should chufe to put his name there and thither to come and bring their burnt offerings sacrifices vowes free will offerings c. and there eat and rejoyce before the Lord their God Deut. 12.5 6 7 12 17 18 26 27 28. and the Lords solemne feasts must every male observe and appear before the Lord with his gift or offering Deutr. 16.16 17. yea mark a severe threatning of judgement for the neglect of Gods worship profitically delivered in legall termes Zech. 14.17 It shall be that who will not go up of all the families of the earth unto Jerusalem to worship the King the Lord of hoastes even upon them shall be no more rain And in plain ●ormes the Apostle saith to all Christians wee rese●ving a Kingdome which cannot be moved let us have grace whereby we way serve God acceptably with reverence and godly s●an Heb. 12.28 The first Use for admonition For admonition First to informe our selves rightly in the will of God to to●ching his worship for as under the law so now we may not do what seems good in our own eyes 〈◊〉 12.8 but what the Lord appointeth ●ls● God may say to us as Christ did to the Jewes ye worship me in vain teaching for doctrines the commandements of men Mark 7.7 The true worshippers must worship the Father in spirit and truth Iohn 4.23 and that in and through the mediation of Christ Iohn 14.6 The second Use for admonition Secondly when we know how God will be sought in holy worship then we must be carefull that we be such as shall find him gracious and favourable unto us which estate requires two things of us First true repentance in regard of sinnes past for if we go on in a course of any known sinne we cannot have society with God see Psal 66.18 If I regard wickednesse in my heart God will not hear my Prayer Iohn 9.31 We know that God heareth not sinners The throne of wickednesse hath no fellowship with God Psal 94.20 2 Cor. 6.14 16. 1 John 1.6 therefore God denyeth favour to such Ezek. 20.3 4 Is 1.15 Secondly we must believe in God through Christ according to the word of the Gospell which is the word of the covenant of grace which being received by faith brings us truly into fellowship with God 1 John 1.3 4. See Heb. 11.6 The second Use for comfort For comfort this makes greatly to Gods people that make conscience of their waies in any distresse for God bids them seek his face wherein he calls them to him which is sufficient ground of comfort as the people said to the blind man whom Christ called Mark 10.49 Be of good comfort he calleth thee For so David assureth his son Solomon a little before his death 1 Chron. 28.9 If thou seek him he would be found of thee And the true God is the chiefest good so as happy are the people that be so yea blessed are the people that have the Lord for their God Psal 144.15 These people have plaid the good Merchants and found the pearle of price better then all the world beside Mat. 13.45 46. They may therefore on farre better grounds then Jacob did say I have enough my son Ioseph is yet alive Gen. 45.28 for Joseph dyed afterward but the true God whom the faithfull have for their God is the living God and in Iesus Christ their loving father who will provide for them not an earthly Goshen as Joseph did for his father and his brethren but an heavenly Canaan even the Kingdome of heaven as Christ said to his Disciples Fear not little flock it is your Fathers good pleasure to give you the Kingdome Luke 12.32 and Luke 22.29 I appoint unto you a Kingdome as my Father hath appointed unto me Worldly troubles may hasten us sooner to this happy estate but they cannot deprive us of it Rom. 8.35 Therefore though the outward man perish yet look up towards this Kingdome and lift up thy heart to the living God thy loving father in Christ and the inner man shall be renewed daily 2 Cor. 4.14 15 16. The second Observation The second thing to be observed is Davids readinesse to yeeld sincere obedience to this condition of God to seek his face hereto Davids heart answered thy face O Lord will I seek Mark here then that Davids heart was sincerely set on Gods command to seek his face that is his grace and favour in the way he had ordained in his Sanctuary Psal 42.1 2. As the hart panteth after the water brooks so panteth my soule after thee O Lord. My soule thirsteth for God even for the living God when shall I come and appeare before God Psal 119.20.58 with my whole heart have I sought thee I entreated thy favour with my whole heart The word translated favour is face in the originall 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and the entreaty here meant is most earnest and importunate for the word

wearinesse Mal. 1.13 with 3.14 and Job 21.14 as John 5.40 Ye will not come unto me that ye might have life so Acts 13.46 Vse 2 Secondly see here the honour of Gods house and now of his holy worship above other ordinances as Micah 4.1 2. Here is the well of life and tree of life Rev. 22.1 2. all his springs are here Psal 87.7 Verse 7. They goe from strength to strength every one of them in Sion appeareth before God THe third thing whereby the Prophet doth declare the sincere affection of the godly towards Gods holy worship is their alacrity and courage which they like valiant souldiers in marching array towards the enemies do manifest in the way to Sion For the better conceiving whereof we must know that the word 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 here translated strength doth properly signifie vigour courage alacrity power or spirit as Exod. 18.21 Jethroes Magistrates must be 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 men of courage and a woman compleat and furnished for all good parts of a wife is 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 mulier strenua a vertuous woman a woman of all good parts for her place Ruth 3.11 Prov. 31.10 and therefore also the people of God by this word expresse their valour as Psal 60.12 Through God we shall do valiantly Psal 108.13 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 And Ruth 4.11 doe thou worthily Deut. 3.18 Moses calleth men of prowesse and valour 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 sonnes of prowesse or power And hence it is taken to signifie an army wherein power is both required and shewed Exod. 14.4 and it signifies riches and wealth because that makes men potent in the world as Psal 49.7.11 Prov. 10.15 and 18.11 and in all the book of Job for compare Job 21.7 with 2 King 15.20 and it will be plain Now in this place I take it in the first and proper sense for the alacritie vigour and prowesse which a man of spirit will shew in that thing which he desires to effect So the godly Jewes desiring to come to Sion the place of Gods worship go from strength to strength that is they do not faint or leave off through wearinesse or length of the way but ever and anon renew their courage and cheer up themselves and so go from strength to strength And the latter part of the verse shewes what it is which puts life and courage into them namely their spirituall sight or vision of God in Sion when there they appear before the ark of the covenant the pledge of his presence according to his ordinance Deut. 16.16 as was said from Abrahams time In the Mount will the Lord be seen Gen. 22.14 To come then to the first part of this verse 1 Observation therein this is plain The godly Jewes in Davids time went cheerfully and couragiously to the place of Gods worship and did encrease in strength and courage notwithstanding the wearinesse and length of the way and so went from strength to strength Psal 42.4 I had gone with the multitude I went with them to the house of God with the voice of joy and praise with a multitude that kept holyday Psal 122.1 I rejoyced in them that said unto me Let us go into the house of the Lord. Look how couragious souldiers will stirre up themselves and hearten one another unto fight so did the godly Jewes stirre up and cheer up themselves in the way to Gods worship The reason was their desire through grace to enjoy spirituall societie with God Reason which was assured unto them in the holy worship of the Tabernacle and Temple as 1 Kings 9.3 I have chosen this place here will I dwell mine eyes and mine heart shall be their continually Hence Psal 27.4 One thing have I desired c. This is the wooing place between Christ and his Church and hence is his direction prescribed to her enquiring where he did feed and make his flock to rest and her affection declared toward this place Cant. 3.4 It was but a little that I passed from them but I found him whom my soul loveth I held him and would not let him go untill I had brought him into my mothers house and into the chamber of her that conceived me And the nearer they come to God the more lively they are from faith to faith Rom. 1.17 with 13.11 This serves for instruction reproof admonition and comfort Vse 1 For instruction it lets us see First that there is a spirit of life in the faithfull under the Gospel to make them forward and couragious in their holy profession and to cheer up themselves unto Gods holy worship We have herein some more encouragements then they had under the law from the ministery of the spirit under which we live See 2 Cor. 3. from 13 to 18. Though the same God and the same Mediatour Jesus Christ to day yesterday and the same for ever Hebr. 13.8 See 2 Cor. 4.13 16 18. 1 Cor. 9.24 25 26. 2 Tim. 4.7 8. So that a Christian may say as Paul doth Acts 21.13 What do ye weeping c. Vse 2 Secondly the vigour and strength of the godly encreaseth more and more in their way of Gods worship and in the course of a godly life Prov. 4.18 The path of the just is as a shining light that shineth more and more vnto the perfect day Psal 92.13 14. Such as be planted in the house of the Lord shall flourish in the Courts of our God c. Rev. 2.19 The last works of Thyatira are more then the first adde Ephes 4.11 12 13 14 15. Vse 3 Secondly this is a just reproof of those that say they are Christians and yet have no spirit no courage no life for religion and for Gods holy worship but are dead and cold every little thing doth daunt and hinder them they have no courage for the truth nor for Gods glory Is the Lords hand shortened Is Laodicean luke-warmnesse a matter of no danger Rev. 3.16 Certainly they want the spirit of grace for it 's as fire that will break out Jer. 20.9 like new wine that will vent Job 32.18 See Prov. 6.17 Vse 4 Thirdly it must admonish us to shew life and courage in holy worship and in a godly life Hebr. 12.22 They did it going to Mount Sion we to the heavenly Jerusalem Consider what wrestlers do 1 Cor. 9.25 26. Qu. How shall we get it Answ It is a fruit of the spirit as 2 Tim. 1.7 in those that are redeemed Tit. 2.14 Rev. 3.19 Vse 5 Fourthly a comfort to the children of God against the reproach of the world which will reproach and brand them with odious names hot spirited and mad as they did our Saviour Mark 3.21 and Festus Paul Acts 26.24 The God of Gods shall be seen in Sion This is the thing that puts life and vigour into Gods servants when their way to Gods worship is long and painfull unto them God shall be seen in Sion the place appointed by himself for

difference between those that fear him and those that fear him not Eccles 8.12 13. As he did between the Egyptians and the Israelites Exod. 8.22 23. The first Use for admonition For admonition it serves two wayes First to search and try whether we be such as truly fear God that so we may know Gods salvation belongs unto us The infallible marks hereof are three First a constant care and endeavour to shun all sinne Prov. 3. 〈◊〉 Fear the Lord and depart from evill Prov. 8.13 The fear of the Lord is to hate evill Prov. 14.27 The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life to depart from the snares of death This is plain by the contrary Gen. 20.12 where the fear of God is wanting there is no conscience of sin Psal 36.1 Secondly true delight in Gods commandements testified by obedience thereto Psa 112.1 Thirdly to be plentifull in all well-doing according to our places Job 1.1 8. Prov. 14.2 The second Use for admonition Secondly every one that wants the fear of God and desires his salvation must labour to get it for though it be a fruit of the spirit Isaiah 11.2 yet there is meanes to be used for the obtaining of it which is required at our hands and that is consideration and prayer The consideration is two-fold First and principally of God himself Secondly of our selves Our consideration of God respecteth his properties and his works His speciall properties to be considered for this and are sixe First his infinite greatnesse which doth evince his presence See Psal 145.3 Great is the Lord c. 1 Kings 8.27 Jer. 23.24 Now Gods presence is fearfull Gen. 28.16 17. Secondly his infinite wisedome whereby he knoweth all things even the most hidden thoughts Psal 147.5 His understanding is infinite and Psal 139.2 3. Thou understandest my thoughts a farre off c. Hebr. 4.13 All things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do Thirdly his infinite puritie and holinesse which cannot admit fellowship with the least sinne 1 John 1.5 God is light and in him is no darknesse at all And 2 Cor. 6.14 What communion hath light with darknesse Fourthly his power and justice both which make him a consuming fire against sinne Heb. 12.28 29. with Mat. 10.28 Fiftly his mercie in pardon and forgivenesse Psal 130.4 There is forgivenesse with thee that thou maist be feared Whereon Noah being moved with fear prepared an Ark c. Heb. 11.7 Sixtly his works of power and wisdome and justice as Psal 89.7 God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the Saints c. Psal 139.13 14. specially the day of judgment Eccles 12.13 14. Fear God for God will bring every work into judgement Acts 24.25 As he reasoned of righteousnesse temperance and judgement to come Felix trembled Our consideration of our selves is of our own frailtie and vanitie being but dust and ashes Gen. 18.27 For all flesh is grasse and all the goodlinesse thereof as the flower of of the field Is 40.6 And every man at his best estate is altogether vanity Psal 39.5 With consideration we must joyn prayer for that sanctifies all Gods ordinances 1 Tim. 4 5. 1 Cor. 3.6 and obtaineth the spirit Luke 11.13 which worketh Gods fear Isa 11.2 The Use for comfort For comfort it makes greatly to those that serve God truly for when they are in any distresse or miserie they must think upon the priviledge of this grace and that will minister comfort unto them to know that Gods salvation is neer unto them That glory may dwell in our land The end for which God sends his salvation to his people that do feare him namely that glory may dwell in their land By glory he meaneth an happie and honourable estate both of Church and Commonwealth in freedome from evils and fruition of blessings both spirituall and corporall By dwelling in their land is noted the long continuance of the same blessings amongst them The second Observation Here then note That God would have the very land of his people that truly fear him to abide and continue in a glorious estate Gods salvation doth therefore come unto them that they may be renowned for glorious estate in abundance of blessings continued among them Deut. 5.29 Oh that there were such an heart in my people that they would fear me alwayes that it might go well with them and with their children for ever Psal 81.13 c. Oh that my people had hearkened unto me Israel had walked in my wayes c. The like is Isa 48.18 and Psal 72.7 The fifth Reason The reasons hereof are two First such as fear God are his by covenant Mal. 3.17 They shall be mine saith the Lord even his sonnes and daughters 2 Cor. 6.16 Now a naturall father desires the honour and advancement of his naturall children much more then will God do it Luk. 11.13 The second Reason Secondly God taketh pleasure in those that fear him Psal 147.11 He loveth their prosperitie and delighteth to make them glorious and renowned above others as Psal 35.27 and Ps 149.4 He will beautifie the meek with saluation Psal 44.1 2 3. Because thou hadst a favour unto them Ps 84.11 He is a sun and a shield he gives grace and glory Qu. How comes it to passe that Gods people fearing God are yet sometimes in great contempt and reproach as Psal 44.10 c. 1 Cor. 4.9 c. Answ This may be either for triall of grace as in Job or for correction for sinnes committed by them or by the wicked that live among them as Psal 44.10 11. or else to give way to the wicked in spite to them to fulfill their sinnes for speedier judgement as 1 Thes 2.16 For these reasons the outward glory of Gods children may be eclipsed but yet even then are they glorious with God through grace as Isa 49.5 and one day shall it be made manifest as is promised Isa 61.3 This serves for instruction admonition and comfort The first Use for instruction For instruction two wayes First it shewes again the great benefit of true pietie as is noted before on Vers 7. Gods salvation shall make them glorious that truly fear God Take a view of the heads and branches of their renown whereof the first and chiefest is the fruition of the true God himself in Christ who is the great glory of those that truly fear him He is the glory of their strength Psal 89.17 the glory of his people Luke 2.32 He is the King of glory even coming into their hearts and dwelling in them and with them Psal 24.7 c. compared with John 14.23 Thou O Lord art a shield for me my glory and the lifter up of mine head Psal 3.3 The second branch of their renown and glory that truly fear God is the fruition of Gods saving ordinances of true religion and holy worship vouchsafed to those that fear God as a

meanes to bring them to grace and glory This was the prerogative of the Jews under the law Psal 147.19 20. Rom. 3.1 2. The presence of the Ark was to them a great glory as 1 Sam. 4.21 22. and so is the Gospel unto us 2 Thess 2.13 14. Thirdly glory doth here comprehend the good blessings of Gods providence appertaining to outward estate which being enjoyed make men renowned and glorious in this world as victory peace plenty and the like whereof see fully Deut. 28.1 c. to 15. All which attending those that fear the Lord shew plainly the great worth of their piety Which well observed will arme us against the errour and reproach of carnall men that account it a vain thing to be godly Job 21.15 Mal. 3.14 and will make us say and think with Paul that godlinesse is profitable to all things 1 Tim. 6.6 having the promises of a double life 1 Tim. 4.8 The second Use for instruction Secondly see here who be the true friends to the peace and prosperity of any place as Kingdome Town or Family namely such as feare God for they bring glory to the place of their abode God in Christ is with them to them belong the holy ordinances of grace and glory and also all comfortable blessings of Gods providence respecting temporall welfare as before is shewed Hence God said to Abraham the father of the faithfull Thou shalt be a blessing Gen. 12.2 which also belongs to his godly posterity Lot was so to Sodom Gen. 19.22 Jacob to Laban Gen. 30.27 Joseph to Potiphars house Gen. 39.2 3. and to the land of Egypt Gen. 41.38 c. Not so the wicked they trouble the state and place where they live as Achan Jos 7.25 and Ahab 1 Kings 18.18 They consult shame to their own houses Hab. 2.10 as Elies wicked sonnes did bring ruine on their fathers house 1 Sam. 2.30 c. and 3.13 14. The sinner being an hundred yeares old shall be accursed Isaiah 65.20 and leave his name for a curse verse 15. The first Use for admonition For admonition two wayes First to every one to beware of those things that move God to take away glory from a land and these are especially three First Idolatry see Ezek. 9. there is their horrible idolatry and chap. 10.4 the Lord begins to depart Secondly impiety and prophanenesse in the Priests and Ministers of God 1 Sam. 2.17 compared with chap. 4.21 22. Thirdly Barrennesse in the people when they profit not by the word of God Mat. 21.43 The second Use for admonition Secondly to examine our selves throughly whether we have the true fear of God before our eyes The way of tryall is shewed before in the first admonition on the first point of this verse The Use for comfort For comfort it makes greatly to those that have the true fear of God in their hearts they are surely entitled to glory Though they may want it in this world as 1 Cor. 4.9 13. yet in the world to come they shall have it 2 Tim. 4.8 Mat. 19.28 29. Luke 16.25 Verse 10. Mercy and truth are met together righteousnesse and peace have kissed each other The meaning of the words In this verse those that follow to the end of this Psalm the Prophet doth particularly make instance in sundrygarcious blessings which God vouchsafeth to those that fear him as beams of that glory which he will have to dwell amongst them when he sends them his salvation These blessings he still propounds by couples whereof this verse containeth two mercy and truth righteousnesse and peace which being here assured without any speciall limitation from God or man alone I think we may safely take them in that latitude of sense which may comprehend mercy and truth righteousnesse and peace both divine and humane that is as they are vouchsafed from God to men and also as they are exercised betweene man and man the rather because where either way these be wanting g●ory doth not dwell there Their meeting together and kissing each other are borrowed termes serving to expresse more significantly the sweet and comfortable continuance of these gracious blessings amongst that people whom God will make glorious by his salvation The first Observation Now then understanding the words in this large sense we have to note in them these particulars First that with whomsoever true glory makes abode unto them both Gods mercy and Gods truth are undoubtedly vouchsafed Gods mercy is his gracious and favourable acceptance of them for his people and his kind dealing with them being received into covenant and Gods truth is his faithfull performance of those gracious promises which he hath made unto them These do meet together with all those that God makes glorious in estate as Psal 89.1 2 24 28 33. I will sing of the mercies of the Lord for ever with my mouth will I make known thy faithfulnesse to all generations c. The Reason The reason is plain for this mercy and truth from God to men is the ground of their happinesse and glorious estate till God of meer mercy and kindnesse receive him into covenant and then in faithfulnesse performe his gracious promises unto them they lye dead in sinne and in spirituall bondage under Satan the Prince of darknesse being without Christ without hope without God in the world see Eph. 4.17 18. and 2.1 12. But when God out of his rich mercy receiveth men into his love and favour giving them an holy calling whereby they are brought into covenant with him then are they brought from darknesse unto light from the power of Satan unto God Acts 26.18 then they enter into the happy and honourable estate of sonnes and daughters unto God which is no small glory 2 Cor. 6.17 18. This serves for instruction admonition and comfort The first Use for instruction For instruction this leads us plainly and rightly to see where true glory dwells whether we speak of Kingdome City Town Family or person namely where Gods mercy and Gods truth in the covenant of grace doe certainly meet Happy is that people that is in such a case yea happy is that perple whose God is the Lord. Psal 144.15 for there mercy and truth from heaven are met see Exod. 19.5 6. with Psal 65.4 Exod. 33.16 Of this mind was Paul Acts 26.29 when he wished Agrippa a King to be like him in Christianity This also is Christs judgement Revel 2.9 with 3.17 But most plainly Jer. 34.8 9. with Is 62.7 Jerusalem hereby is for a name and praise c. The second Use for instruction Secondly here see the common errour of the world in judging of glory and renown by outward things as large dominions great wealeh pomp and pleasures but unlesse with these Gods mercy and truth doe also meet we may well say of them all This their glory is their shame Phil. 3.19 For in shame and confusion will they all end without