promise that the Gentiles shall bring forth the fruits of the Gospell therefore every believing Gentile may apply it THE XLIV LEGACY If thou findest thy selfe unlike Gods people WHen thou findest thy selfe not like the people of God either in heart or life apply Ier. 32.39 I will give them one heart and one way When thou seest thine heart not like the people of God either in their affection to God or his people or ordinances or in their sorrowing for sinne apply I will give them one heart When thou seest thy life and conversation not so holy as the people of God apply I will give them one way THE XLV LEGACY If thou wouldst have Gods blessing rest upon thee IF thou wouldst have the blessing of the Lord to rest upon thee apply Psalme 5.12 The Lord will blesse the righteous Deut. 7.13 I will blesse thee Psalme 3.8 Thy blessing is upon thy people Psal 24.5 He shall receive the blessing from the Lord and righteousnesse from the God of his salvation Psal 115.12.13 The Lord will blesse us be will blesse the house of Israel hee will blesse the house of Aaron Hee will blesse them that feare the Lord both small and great THE XLVI LEGACY If thou would'st be a blessing in thy place IF thou would'st be a blessing in thy place apply Gen. 12.2 I will blesse thee and thou shalt be a blessing Ezek. 34.26 I will make them about my hill a blessing THE XLVII LEGACY If thou separatest from the wicked in their corrupt worship WHen thou separatest thy self from the wicked in their corrupt worship and manners apply 2. Cor. 6.16 17 18. I will dwell in them and walke in them and I will be their God and they shall be my people Wherefore come out from among them and be ye separate saith the Lord and touch not the uncleane thing and I will receive you and will be a Father unto you and ye shall be my sonnes and daughters saith the Lord Almighty Thus farre of Grace the next Promises are about the meanes of Grace either ordinary or extraordinary THE XLVIII LEGACY A promise to be applyed in every ordinance IN every Ordinance thou maist apply this promise Isai 12.3 With joy shall you draw water out of the wels of salvation Now in that it is said out of the Wels of salvation and not Well I thinke we ought to apply it to every ordinance of God so as wee are to use them with a comfortable perswasion that wee shall receive abundance of grace from them As the Lord promiseth we shall draw waters from out of them wee shall not only use them but draw from them with joy Therefore when we pray meditate heare conferre fast in every duty apply this promise and you shall find him faithfull which promiseth THE XLIX LEGACY When thou prayest WHen thou prayest apply these promises for the strengthening of thy faith and for thy hearing Mat. 7.7 Aske and it shall be given you seek and you shall find knock and it shall be opened unto you Mat. 6.6 Pray to the Father which seeth in secret and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward the openly Mat. 21 22. And all things whatsoever ye shall aske in prayer believing ye shall receive it Iohn 14.13 14. Whatsoever ye shall aske in my name I will doe it Ioh. 16.24 Aske and ye shall receive that your joy may be full Iohn 15.7 Aske what you will and it shall done unto you Isai 65.24 Before they call I will answer and while they are yet speaking I will heare Iob 22.7 Thou shalt make thy prayers unto him and he shall heare thee and if thou seek him he will be found THE L. LEGACY WHen thou meditatest WHen thou meditatest apply these promises Prov. 14.22 Mercy and truth shall be to them that devise good Psal 103.17 18. The loving kindnesse of the Lord endureth for ever to them which think upon his commandements to doethem Philip. 4.8 9. Thinke on these things which ye have both learned and received and heard and seene in me and the God of peace shall be with you If thou desirest mercy or the truth of God to be forthy good or the loving kindesse of the Lord to bee for ever towards thee and that God which brings peace with him to be with thee then meditate on good things with such a meditation as may stirre thee up to practise thē all these promises shall surely be performed to thee And because meditation is an hard duty therefore encourage thy selfe to it by the benefit it brings and it being a way of God he will give thee his Spirit to cause thee to walke in it THE LI. LEGACY In meditating conferring and reading Gods word IN meditating conferring and reading of the word of God apply Iosh 1.8 Let not this booke of the Law depart out of thy mouth but meditate therein day and night that thou maist observe to doe according to all that is written therein for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous and then thou shalt have good successe THE. LII LEGACY In reading of the word of thou understandest not IN reading of the word if wee understand not apply these promises Prov. 1.23 I will powre out my Spirit unto you I will make knowne my words unto you Prov. 1.4 It gives subtilty to the simple to the young men knowledge and discretion Psal 19.8 The Commandement of the Lord is pure inlightning the eyes THE LIII LEGACY If thou canst not conferre WHen thou canst not speake in conference to edification but feelest thine heart shut up then apply Iohn 7.38 He that believeth on me out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water Prov. 10.31 The mouth of the just bringeth forth wisdome Prov. 12.14 A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth Isai 32.4 The tongue of the stammerers shall be ready to speake plainly Isai 35.6 The dumbe mans tongue shall sing When thou art with the people of God that thou maist receive good from them and doe them good apply Prov. 13.20 He that walketh with wise men shall be wise So apply Prov. 12.14 Iohn 7.38 Ezek. 47.12 His fruit shall be meat and his leaves medicine If thou findest thy soule stand in need of wisdome keep company with the people of God which are the only wise people and then thou hast the only sure promises of the Lord thou shalt bee wise If thou hungrest after good resort to the righteous and thou shalt bee satisfied with good things If thou feele thy selfe dead apply out of him shall flow rivers of water of life for thy quickning If thy soule be faint or sicke apply His fruit shall be meant and his leave medicine Let all this good which is gotten by their fellowship cause thee to delight in them and take heed of forsaking the fellowship of the Saints When thou goest into company apply these promises to thy selfe that thou maist be so to others and
hinder not thy selfe by unbeliefe THE LIV. LEGACY When thou art to goe to the assemblies WHen thou art to goe to the assemblies to participate in the ordinances apply In places where I record my name I will come to thee and blesse thee If thou wantest the Lord or his blessing goe to his house and thou shalt find him Psalme 36.8 9. They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatnesse of thine house and thou shalt make them drinke of the river of thy pleasures For with thee is the fountaine of life and in thy light shall we see light Ps 65.4 We shall be satisfied with the geodnesse of thy house even of thine holy Temple Psalme 83.11 The Lord God is a Sun and shield the Lord will give grace and glory and no good thing will he withhold Psalme 92.13.14 Those that he planted in the house of the Lord shall flourish in the courts of our God They shall still bring forth fruit in their old age they shall bee fat and flourishing Psalme 128.5 The Lord shall blesse thee out of Sion Isai 25.6 7 8. In this mountain shall the Lord of Hosts make unto all people a feast of fat things a feast of wine on the lees of fat things full of marrow of wines on the lees well refined Therefore when his ordinances are corrupted with mens inventions then thou maist presse him with this promise that he will give us wine fined and purified even his purest ordinances and most comfortable to our hearts as wine is And when there is litle nourishment because their gifts are weake urge him with this that he hath promised to make us a feast of fat things full of marrow for I take this promise to be meant of the Churches after Christ vers 7. And he will destroy in this mountain the face of the covering cast over all people and the the vaile that is spread over all nations Thy sins that are too strong for thee bring them to the Lord in his ordinances and he will destroy them though thou seeme to be covered with them and they spread as a vaile upon thee yet believe his promises and all things shall be possible unto thee Isai 57.7 I will make them joyfull in mine house of prayer their sacrifices shal be accepted at mine Altar God will both give to them and accept from their sacrifices as pleasing to him 2. Chro. 20.20 Believe his Prophets so shall ye prosper Prov. 1.5 A wise man will heare and will encrease learning and a man of understanding shall attaine unto wise counsels Prov. 4.10.12 Heare and receive my sayings and the yeares of thy life shall be many when thou goest thy steps shall not be strait and when thou runnest thou shalt not stumble Mark 4.24 Vnto you that have shall more be given Isai 55.3.11 12. Incline your eares and come unto me heare and your soules shall live and I will make an everlasting Covenant with you even the sure mercies of David My words shall accomplish that which I please and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it Therefore ye shall goe forth with joy and be led forth with peace the mountaines and the hils shall bread forth before you into singing and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands vers 13. Instead of the thorne shall come up the Firre tree and instead of the bryer shall come up the Mirtle tree this force shall the word have in thine heart for planting of Grace and destroying of sinne Hos 14.7 They that dwell under his shadow shall returne they shall revive as the corne and grow as the vine the sent thereof shall be as the vine in Lebanon If thou wouldst returne apply this he shall returne If thou beest decayed apply this They shall revive as the corne If thou wouldest flourish in grace apply They shall flourish as the Vine If thou wouldest bee a sweet smelling savour in all places apply The sent thereof shall be as the Vine of Lebanon Seeing all these good things come from the powerfull ordinances of the Lord let us give him no rest till he bestow these blessings upon us when the Pastour of the people pronounceth the blessing apply this promise Num. 6.27 I will blesse thee THE LV. LEGACY Wouldest thou enjoy the ordinances of God and a blessing upon them WOuldest thou enjoy the ordinances of God and a blessing upon them apply Ier. 31.14 I will satiate the soules of the Priests with fatnesse and my people shall be satisfied with goodnesse Ier. 3.15 I will give you Pastours according to mine heart which shall feed you with knowledge and understanding Ezek. 34.26 27. And I will make them and the places round about my hill a blessing and I will cause the showre to come downe in his season there shall bee showers of blessing And the tree of the field shall yield her encrease and the earth shall yield her fruit The promises are both for Pastor and people the Pastor shall be able to teach with knowledge and understanding his soule shall bee replenished with fatnesse his teaching shall bee as seasonable showres of blessing that shall make the people fruitfull The people must apply these promises first that God would give them able Teachers and that they may find their ministery blessed unto them according to these promises That they may bee fed with knowledge and understanding that they may bee satisfied with goodnesse and that their teaching may bee seasonable showers of blessing to make them fruitfull as it is promised that the trees shall yield their fruit How much are Gods ordinances to be desired by which he doth convey so many blessings unto his people Let us give him no rest till he furnish Ierusalem with all her ordinances and officers THE LVI LEGACY Jf thou enjoyest grace or meanes of Grace IF thou enjoyest glorious graces or meanes of grace and fearest the loosing of them apply Isai 4.5.6 Vpon all the glory shall be a defence And there shall be a Tabernacle for a shadow in the day time from the heat and for a place of refuge and for a covert from storme and from raine Isai 27.3 I the Lord doe keep it I will water it every moment least any hurt it I will keep it night and day Isai 33.16 His place of defence shall be the munition of Rockes bread shall be given him his waters shall be sure Hast thou any glorious grace or meanes of grace Arme thy selfe with the power of God in his promises for the Devill will ue all his fores and subtilty to deprive thee of them hast thou a glorious Minister and pure ordinance or glorious graces beginne to spring in thine heart and seest no meanes to defend them apply Vpon all thy glory he shall be a defence His defence shall bee a munition of Rockes Seest thou an heart of sinne in thy self or the rage of the wicked that causeth thee to feare the losse of them apply There
be a dew to us it will quickly make us fruitfull we shall bring forth fruits glorious to the sight as the Lilly and as the Olive tree and the sent of our graces shall be a sweet smelling savor as the trees of Lebanon Therefore though thou feelest thy heart yet barrē thou hast used means long yet art not fruitfull still use the meanes and beleeve for therein did Abraham glorifie God that hee beleeved above hope that Sarah should have a Son whose wombe was barren and by yeeres past child-bearing so though thine heart remaine barren in thine own feeling after long use of meanes yet still follow seeking in the meanes and believe for we have as sure promises and as faithfull a performer as Abraham had Iesus Christ yesterday and to day and the same for ever Iohn 7.38 He that believeth on me out of his belly shall flow rivers of water of life THE XVIII LEGACY If thou wantest holinesse WHen thou art troubled for want of holinesse apply Exod. 19.6 You shall be an haly nation Deut. 28.9 And the Lord shall establish thee an holy people unto himselfe The Lord will make thee holy therefore Sinne nor Satan nor wicked men cannot hinder thy holinesse for he that makes thee holy is stronger then all and doth what he will 1. Thess 5.23.24 The God of peace shall sanctify you throughout in spirit soule and body Faithfull is he which calleth you which will also doe it THE XIX LEGACY When thou canst not offer up any sacrifice WHen thou canst not offer up any sacrifice to God of prayer or prayse or thy selfe in sacrifice apply Exod. 19.6 Yee shall bee unto mee a Kingdome of Priests God promiseth that wee shall be Priests that is such as shall offer up sacrifice unto him for that was the Priests office Therefore when thou findest thy selfe unable to pray or praise the Lord or to offer up thy selfe to God soule and body strive in faith grounded on the promises that he which commanded hath also promised to make us able to doe it for he hath said We shall be Priests Malac. 1.11 In every place incense shall bee off ered to my name and a pure offering which is spoken of the believing Gentiles therefore thou being one of thē shalt be able to offer up pure offerings THE XX. LEGACY When thou feelest but litle grace WHen thou feelest litle grace knowledge faith love repentance all very litle apply Iob. 8.7 Though thy beginning be small yet thy later end shall greatly increase Matth. 13.12 Whosoever hath to him shall bee given and hee shall have abundance Therefore let not thy small beginnings discourage thee but if thou canst prove thou hast some grace then joyne faith and diligence together and they will quickly make thee rich THE XXI LEGACY When all thy graces are weake WHen thou findest all thy graces very weake and no strength to performe any spirituall duty either prayer or fasting or any other duty then apply Psal 29.11 The Lord will give strength unto his people Isai 40.29.31 He giveth power to the faint and to them which have no might hee increaseth strength They that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength they shall mount up with wings as Eagles they shall runne and not be weary they shall walke and not faint When thou feelest by selfe faint stay thy selfe with this promise Hee gives strength to him that fainteth When thou feelest no power apply to him that hath no strength he increaseth power If thou hast lost thy power then stay thy selfe with this they shall renew their strength If thou art ready to give over through wearinesse then gather strength from this They shall run and not bee weary and walke and not bee faint And if thou findest not these promises performed unto thee either thou endeavourest not to keepe the conditions or else thou art negligent in searching out the promises or cold in suing for them the Lord will bee sought to for the performance Isai 41.10 I am thy God I will strengthen thee yea I will helpe thee yea I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousnesse Isa 26.4 Trust thou in the Lord for ever for in the Lord Iehovah is everlasting strength To know there is strength in the Lord is no comfort unlesse we know it shall be for us Therefore since it is given for a comfort it must include this promise Thus the Lords strength for evermore shall bee imployed for our good Therefore when we want for either soule or body we must fixe our confidence in him who will not faile us if we seek unto him THE XXII LEGACY When thy heart is dryed for want of Grace WHen thou feelest thy heart dryed up for want of grace that thou canst not send forth any water of grace in thy thoughts words and works apply Isa 44.3 I will powre water upon him that is thirsty and floods upon the drye ground Isai 58.11 The Lord shall satisfy thy soule in drought and make fat thy bones and thou halt bee like a watred garden and like a spring of waters whose waters faile not Ier. 17.8 He shall be as a tree planted by the waters that spreadeth out her roots by the river and shall not see when heat commeth but her leafe shall bee green and shall not bee carefull in the yeare of drought neither shall cease from yeilding fruit Ier. 31.12 Their soule shall beee as a watred garden Iam. 4.6 God giveth grace unto the humble Isa 35.6 7. In the wildernesse shall waters break out and streames in the desert And the parched ground shall be come a poole and the thirsty land springs of waters That is the most barren heart shall abound with grace according to that promise Ioh. 7.38 Out of their bellies shall flow rivers of the waters of Life Isa 41.17 18. When the poore and needy seeke water and there is none and their tongues faile for thirst I the Lord will heare them I the God of Israel will not forsake them I will open rivers in high places and fountaines in the midst of the valleyes I will make the wildernesse a poole of water and the drye land springs of water I will plant in the wildernesse the Cedar the Shittah-tree and the Mirtle and the O live tree I will set in the desart the Firre-tree and the Pine and the Box tree together So now though thou feelest thy heart barren know that God will bee thy Gardiner to thy barren heart to make pooles and plant pleasant grapes of graces therefore seeing he taketh upon himselfe the worke feare not the badnesse of the ground for hee will make it good as a fruitfull garden THE XXIII LEGACY If thou wantest the spirit IF thou feelest thou wantest the spirit of God apply Ezek. 36.27 I will put my spirit within you Luke 11.13 If yee then being evill know how to give good gifts unto your children how much more shall your heavenly Father give
will put my Law in their inward parts and write it in their hearts and they shall all know me saith the Lord from the greatest to the least Hosea 2.20 Thou shalt know the Lord. Prov. 1.23 I will powre out my Spirit unto you I will make knowne my words unto you Psal 25.9.12.14 The meek will hee guide in Iudgement and the meek will he teach his way What man is hee that seareth the Lord him shall he teach in the way that he shall chuse The secret of the Lord is with them that feare him and he will shew them his covenant Prov. 2.4.9.11 12 13. If thou seekest her as silver and searchest for her as for treasures Then shalt thou understand righteousnesse and judgement and equity yea every good path Discretion shall preserve thee understanding shall keep thee to deliver thee from the way of the evill man from the man that speaketh froward things who leave the paths of uprightnesse to walke in the wayes of darknesse Isai 11.9 The earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord. Prov. 8.17 Those that seek me early shall find me Isai 35.8 The foole shall not erre Iohn 7.17 If any man will doe his will he shall know of the doctrine whether it be of God or whether I speak of myselfe Isai 32.3 4. The eyes of them that see shall not be dimme and the eares of them that heare shall hearken The heart also of the rash shall understand knowledge When thou thinkest of the great mystery of God manifest in the flesh and of one divine essence and three persons and seest thy owne inability to conceive of this great God apply They shall all know the Lord. The heart of the soole shall understand When wee feare God will not reveale his will to us apply I will powre out my mind to you Hee will teach the humble his wayes He will teach him the way he shall chuse If thou fearest that though God reveale his will yet thy ignorance is such as thou shalt not bee able to understand it apply I will cause you to understand Thou shalt understand judgement righteousnesse equity and every good path If thou fearest men will draw thee away to errour apply Counsell shall preserve thee and understanding shall keep thee and deliver thee from the evill way and from the man that speaketh froward things and from them that leave the wayes of righteousnesse to walke in the wayes of darknesse The fooles shall not erre He shall know the doctrine whether it be of God THE XXXIV LEGACY If thou desirest grace and art not satisfied IF thou desirest Grace and thy desires are not satisfied apply Psame 35.7 Delight thy selfe also in the Lord and he shall give thee the desires of thy heart Psal 145.19 He will fulfill the desires of them that feare him Ps 81.10 Open thy mouth wide and I will fill it Matth. 5.6 Blessed are they which doe hunger and thirst after righteousnesse for they shall be filled Prov. 10.24 The desire of the righteous shall be granted Dost thou desire grace fearest thou God will not grant thy desires apply He shall give thee thy hearts desire he will fulfill thy desire Fearest thou that if he give grace it wil be but a litle apply open thy mouth wide I will fill it Thou shalt be filled Isai 30.18 Blessed are all they which waite for him Hee will certainly have mercy upon thee at the voyce of thy cry when he heareth he will answer When thou beginnest to faint with waiting apply He will certainly have mercy upon thee THE XXXV LEGACY If thine heart be dead WHen thou feelest thy heart dead that it will not stirre to God or goodnesse apply Psal 22.26 Your heart shall live for ever Prov. 3.21.22 Keep sound wisdome and discretion so shall they be life unto thy soule Isai 57.15 I dwell in the high and holy place with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit to revive the spirit of the humble and to revive the heart of contrite ones Amos 5.4 Seeke the Lord and yee shall live When thou fearest thou shalt never overcome the deadnesse of thy heart apply Your heart shall live Seek the Lord and ye shall live When thou hast got some life and fearest the loosing of it apply Your hearts shall live for ever THE XXXVI LEGACY Jf thou fearest falling away WHen thou fearest thou shalt fall away and beginnest to decline apply 1. Cor. 1.8 Christ shall also confirme you unto the end that ye may be blamelesse in the day of our Lord Iesus Christ Psal 16.8 I have set the Lord alwayes before me because he is at my right hand I shall not be moved Psal 145.14 The Lord upholdeth all that fall and raiseth up all those that be bowed down Psal 91.12.14 The righteous shall flourish like the Palmetree Hee shall grow like a Cedar in Lebanon They shall still bring forth fruit in old age they shall be fat and flourishing Psal 1.13 And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water that bringeth forth his fruit in his season his leafe also shall not wither Ps 31.24 He shall stablish thine heart Iob. 11.15.27 Thou shalt be stedfast thine age shall be clearer then the noone day thou shalt shine forth thou shalt bee as the morning Iudg. 5.31 They that love the lord shall bee as the Sunne when it goeth forth in his might Now wee see that nothing can hinder the Sun in his might but it chaseth away the darknesse and clouds before it and ceaseth not till it hath runne his race so shall the child of God for the Lord hath said it we need not doubt of it If thou fearest thine own weaknes the power of temptation with the subtilty of Satan apply That God whose power and wisdome over-reacheth all other hath said He will confirme you to the end He shall stablish thine heart thy leafe shall not fade Art thou hard pursued by sinne and Satan apply that God whose power and wisdome over-reacheth all he hath said He will stablish thee If thou be ready to fall and faint apply The Lord upholdeth all them that fall and lifteth up all them that are ready to fall thou shalt not slide If thou fearest that thou bee kept from sinne yet thy graces shall decay apply The righteous shall flourish as a Palme tree and shall grow as a Cedar in Lebanon They shall bring forth fruit in their age they shall be fat and flourishing thou shalt bring forth fruit in sea son thou shalt bee stable thine age shall appeare more cleare than noone day Thou shalt shine as the morning THE XXXVII LEGACY If thou art fallen VVHen wee are fallen and feare the Lord will leave us so then apply Psal 55.22 Cast thy burden upon the Lord and he shall sustaine thee he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved Psal 37.24.28 Though he fall he shall not be utterly cast downe for the
losse of thy good name apply Iob. 5.21 Thou shalt be hid from the scourge of the tongue Iob. 11.15 Thou shalt lift up thy face without spot Psal 37.6 He shall bring forth thy righteousnesse as the light and thy judgement as the noone day Prov. 10.7 The memory of the just is blessed Fearest thou the wicked will take away thy good name apply Thou shalt bee hid from the scourge of the tongue Cast they blots upon thee apply Thou shalt lift up thy face without spot Seek they to darken the light of thy holy life apply He shall bring forth thy righteousnesse as the light and thy judgement as the noone day THE LXXXII LEGACY If the world despise thee c. IF the World despise thee comfort thy selfe with these promises Exo. 19.5 Ye shall be Gods peculiar treasure above all people 1. Sam. 3.30 Those that honour me will I honour saith the Lord. Ps 91.14 I will set him on him because he hath knowne my name Psal 112.9 His horne shall bee exalted with honour Iohn 12.26 If any man serve me him will my Father honour Prov. 4.7 8 9. Get wisdome exalt her and Shee shall promote thee Shee shall bring thee to honour when thou dost embrace her Shee shall give to thine head an ornament of grace a crowne of glory shall Shee deliver to thee WHen the world counts thee as the off-scouring of the world vile nought-worth apply He shall be Gods chiefe treasure above all people Doth the world debase thee apply The Lord will exalt thee The Father will honour him THE LXXXIII LEGACY When thou art in want for soule or body WHen thou art in any want for soule or body apply Psalme 34.9.10 There is no want to them that feare him The young Lions doe lack and suffer hunger but they that seek the Lord shall not want any good thing Psalme 84.11 No good thing will hee withhold from them that walke uprightly Mat. 6.33 Seek yee first the Kingdome of God and his righteousnesse and all these things shall be added unto you Art thou troubled with distracting cares for outward things apply Seek the Kingdome of Heaven and his righteousnesse and all other things shall bee cast upon you Fearest thou that thou shalt bee overpressed with want apply Those that seek the Lord shall want no good thing No good thing will bee withhold from them that walke uprightly THE LXXXIV LEGACY In liberall giveing IN liberall giving apply these promises Prov. 11.25 The liberall soule shall be made fat and hee that watreth shall be watred also himselfe Prov. 19.17 Hee that hath pitty on the poore lendeth to the Lord and that which he hath given will hee pay him again Matth. 6.4 Give in secret and thy Father himselfe shall reward thee openly 2. Cor. 9.6.10.11 He which soweth bountifully shall reape bountifully He that ministreth seed to the sewer doth minister bread for-your food and multiply your seed sowne and increase the fruits of your righteousnesse being enriched in every thing to all bountifulnesse Isai 58.10.11 If thou draw out thy soule to the hungry and satisfy the afflicted soule then shall thy light rise in obscurity and thy darknesse bee as the noone day And the Lord shall guide thee continually and satisfy thy soule in drought and make fat thy bones and thou shalt be like a watred garden and like a spring of waters whose waters faile not When thou givest to the people of God and entreatest them kindly apply Matth. 10 41.42 He that receiveth a Prophet in the name of a Prophet shall receive a Prophets reward and he that receiveth arighteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous mans reward And whosoever shall give to drinke unto one of these litle ones a cup of cold water onely in the name of a Disciple verily I say unto you he shall in no wise loose hiw reward THE LXXXV LEGACY If sicknesse be among us IF sicknesse be amongst us apply Exod. 23.52 I will take sicknesse away from the midst of thee Psalme 43.3 The Lord will strengthen him upon the bed of languishing ' thou wilt make all his bed in his sick nesse Deut. 7.15 And the Lord will take away from thee all sicknesse and will put none of the evill diseases of Aegypt upon thee If the plague bee among us apply Psalme 91.3.6.7 Surely hee shall deliver thee from the noysome pestilence Thou shalt not be afraid of the pestilence that walketh in darknesse nor for the destruction that wasteth at noone day A thousand shall fall at thy side and tenne thousand at thy right hand but it shall not come nigh theee Art thou sick apply The Lord wil strengthen him upn the bed of sorrow thou wilt make all his bed in his sicknesse Art thou there where the sick are apply I will take away all sicknesse from the midst of thee Fearest thou the pestilence apply I will deliver thee from the noysome pestilence THE LXXXVI LEGACY If thou fearest death IF thou fearest death apply Isai 57.2 He shall enter into peace they shall rest in their beds None feares to goe to bed when they know they shall rest being weary This resting is more sure and lasting for ever Rom. 8.11 He that raised up Christ from the dead shall quicken our mortall bodies Therefore wee must not thinke of it but as a better life given by the spirit of God THE LXXXVII LEGACY If thou fearest untimely death IF thou fearest untimely death apply Iob. 5.26 Thou shalt come to thy grave in a full age like as a shock of corne commeth in in his season Exo. 23.26 The number of thy dayes will I fulfill Psal 91.16 With long life will I satisfy him and shew him my salvation Psal 41.2 The Lord will preserve him and keep him alive and he shall be blessed upon the earth Hast thou many enemies and fearest the losse of thy life by them apply the number of thy dayes will I fulfill the Lord will preserve him and keep him alive therefore man cannot shorten it one day Fearest thou that thou shalt either live too long or dye too soone apply Thou shalt goe to thy gave in a full age as a rick of corne commeth in due season into the barne THE LXXXVIII LEGACY If thon fearest hurt by any of the creatures IF thou fearest hurt by any of the creatures apply Gen. 9.2 The feare of you and the dread of you shall beupon every beast of the earth and upon every fowle of the ayre upon all that mooveth upon the earth upon all the fishes of the sea into your hand are they delivered Iob. 5.23 Thou shalt be in league with the stones of the field and the beast of the field shall be at peace with thee THE LXXXIX LEGACY When thou hast a troubled heart WHen thine heart is troubled either for soule or body apply Phil. 4.7 The peace of God which passeth all understanding shall keep your hearts and minds Psal
24. XI They that love God I will circumcise thy heart and the heart of thy seed to love the Lord thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soule that thou maist live Deut. 30.6 XII That GOD will give his Children hearts to delight in all his holy Ordinances With gladne sand rejoycing shall they be brought They shall enter into the Kings Pallace Psal 45.15 Therefore with joy shall they draw waters out of the Wells of Salvation Esa 12.3 And in this mountaine shall the Lord of Hosts make unto all people a feast of fat things 25.26 Even them will I bring to my holy mountaine and make them joy full in my house of Prayer 56.7 Ye shall be borne upon her sides and be dandled upon her knees 66.12 So will I comfort you and ye shall be comforted 13. And when yee see this your hearts shall be comforted 14. The feast of the tenth moneth shall be unto the house of ludah joy and gladnesse and chearefull Feasts Zach. 8.19 XIII That God will give his Children hearts to feare and serve him They shall sanctify my name and sanctify the holinesse of Iacob and shall feare the God of Israel Esa 29.23 They shall serve the Lord their God and David their King Ier. 30.9 I will give them one heart and one way that they may feare me for ever Ier. 32.39 That wee being delivered out of the hands of our enemies might serve him without feare Luke 1.74 XIV That God will give his Children hearts to seek him by prayer He shall call upon me and I will heare him Psal 91.15 Then shall yee call upon me and yee shall pray unto me and I will heare you Ier. 29.12 And yee shall seek me and find me search for me with all your hearts 13. I will powre upon the house of David and upon the Inhabitants of Ierusalem the spirit of Grace and of Supplication Zach. 12.10 XV. That God will heare the Prayers of his Children Call upon me in the day of Trouble and I will deliver thee Psal 50.15 He shall call upon me and I will answer him 91.15 He will heare their cry and will save them 145.19 Then shalt thou call and the Lord shall answer Esa 58.9 Before they call I will answer and while they are speaking I will heare 65.24 He shall seek me and shall find me when you shall seek I will bee found of you Ier. 29.13 14. Yee shall aske what yee will and it shall be done unto you Iohn 15.7 Aske and it shall bee given your seek and ye shall find Matth. 7.7 What soever ye shall aske in prayer believing ye shall receive Mat. 21.22 XVI That we may persevere in grace They shall bring forth fruit in their old age Psalm 21.14 His leafe shall not wither 1.2 The Lord 〈◊〉 guide thee continually and satisfy thy soule in drought and make fat thy bones and thou shalt be like a watred Garden and like a spring whose waters faile not Esa 58.11 XVII That God will give unto his Children the good things of this life But the meek shall inherit the earth and shall delight themselves in the abundance of pence Psal 37.11 There is no want to them that seek him Psal 34.11 They that seek the Lord shall not want any good thing 1 〈…〉 No good thing shall he withhold from them that walk uprightly Psal 84.11 XVIII That God will guide his Children by his speciall providence in all their wayes I will not leave thee nor for sake thee Heb. 13.15 Then shalt thou walk in thy way safely and thy foot shall not stumble Prov. 3.23 For the Lord shall be thy Confidence 26. He shall give his Angels charge over thee to keep thee in all thy wayes Psal 91.11 The Lord shall preserve thy going out and thy comming in 121.8 And even to your old age I am he and even to hoare-haires will I carry you Esa 46.4 XIX That God will blesse those which are diligent in their Calling The Lord will command the blessing upon thee in all thou settest thy hand unto Deut. 28.8 Thou shalt eat the labour of thy hand happy shalt thou be and it shall bee well with thee Psal 128.2 The hand of the diligent maketh rich Prov. 10.4 He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread 12.11 XX. That God will blesse those that keep his Sabbaths Blessed is the man that keepeth the Sabbath from polluting it Esa 56.2 If thou turne away thy foot from the Sabbath from doing thy pleasure on my holy day and call the Sabbath a delight 58.13 Then shall c. 14. Then this City shall remaine for ever Ier. 17.24.25 XXI That God will reward those that are fruitfull in good works He hath given to the poore his righteousnesse endureth for ever Ps 112.9 The liberall soule shall be made fat and he that watereth shall bee watered also himself Prov. 11.25 Honour the Lord with thy sub stance and with the first fruits of all thine increase Prov. 3.9 So shall thy barnes be filled with plenty and thy presses shall burst with new wine 10. He that hath a bountifull eye shall be blessed for bee giveth of his bread to the poore Prov. 22.9 He that giveth to the poore shall not lack but hee that hideth his eye shall have many a curse Prov. 28.27 Cast thy bread upon the waters For thou shalt find it after many dayes Eccles 11.1 Blessed are the mercifull for they shall obtaine mercy Mat. 5.7 Whosoever shall give to drinke unto one of these litle ones a cup of cold water he shall in no wise loose his reward Matth. 10.42 Then shall the King say to them on his right hand Come yee blessed of my Father inherit the Kingdome prepared for you from the foundation of the world 25.34 XXII That we shall receive good by he society of the faithfull He that walketh with wise men shall be wise Prov. 13.20 Then they that feared the Lord spake of ten one to another and the Lord hearkened and heard it And a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared the Lord and thought upon his Name Malach. 3.16 And they shall bee mine saith the Lord God of Hosts in that day when I make up my Iewels and I will spare them as a man spareth his owne sonne that serveth him 17. For where two or three bee gathered together in my name there am I in the midst of them Matth. 18.20 XXIII That God will keep afflictions from his Children as it may bee for their good The Lord shall preserve thee from all evill Psal 121.7 The Lord shall preserve thy going out and thy comming in from this time forth and for evermore He shall cover thee with his feathers and under his wings shalt thou trust his truth shall bee thy Shield and Buckler Psal 91.4 There shall no evill befall thee neither shall any plague come neare thy dwelling 10. As the mountaines are about Ierusalem so