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A29694	A heavenly cordial for all those servants of the Lord that have had the plague ... , or, Thirteen divine maximes, or conclusions, in respect of the pestilence which may be as so many supports, comforts and refreshing springs, both to the visited and preserved people of God in this present day : also ten arguments to prove that in times of common calamity the people of God do stand upon the advantage ground as to their outward preservation and protection ... : also eight reasons why some of the precious servants of the Lord have fallen by the pestilence in this day of the Lords anger / by Thomas Brooks.	Brooks, Thomas, 1608-1680.	1666 (1666)	Wing B4948; ESTC R29135	31,420	88

in any arm of flesh or carnal refuges but in the Lord alone for in the Lord Jehovah Isa 26. 3 4. is everlasting strength The people of God are the onely people in the world that do give God the supremacy in their hearts that do set up God and Christ Psal 73. 25 26. Phil. 3. 6 7 8 9. Rev. 4. 10 11. above themselves and above all their duties services priviledges graces comforts communions spiritual enjoyments and worldly contentments and thus they honour all the excellencies and perfections of God at once And do you think that God will not have a special care of such that are the onely promoters of his honour and glory in this world Doubtless he will Now by this argument 't is further evident that the people of God do stand upon the advantage ground as to their outward preservation and protection above all other people in the world Eighthly If you do but seriously consider what a mighty interest the people of God have in the Grand Favourite of Heaven viz. The Lord John 1. 18. Heb. 7. 25. 1 John 2. 1 2. Jesus who lies in the bosome of the Father and who is so near and dear unto him and so potent and prevalent with him that he can do what he pleaseth with the Father and have what he will of the Father Now look what interest the wife hath in the husband the child in the father the members in the head the subject in his Prince the servant in his Lord the branches in the root the building in the foundation that the believer hath in Christ and much more Christ is not like the Bramble that receives good but yields none but he is like the Fig-tree the Vine the Olive All that are interested in him that pertain to him are the better for him they all receive of his fulness John 1. 16. Col. 1. 19. grace for grace Now doubtless all that interest that Jesus Christ hath in God the Father he will improve to the utmost for their good that have an interest in him Now by this argument 't is also evident that the people of God do stand upon the advantage ground above all others in the world as to their outward preservation and protection Ninthly If you consider Gods tender and fatherly care of his people and his singular indulgence towards them of which you may read much in the blessed Scripture Among the many choice Scriptures which might be produced take these as a taste Psal 103. 13 14. Like as a father pitieth his children so the Lord pitieth them that fear him for he knoweth our frame he remembreth that we are dust There is an ocean of love and pity in the fathers heart towards his children but 't is but a drop to that which is in God He hit the mark that said Tam pius nemo tam pater nemo No father Bernard is like our father God is Pater miserationum he is all bowels Let God carry it how he pleaseth towards us yet we must still acknowledge that he is a propitious father and say with him Lord thou Austin art a father both when thou stroakest and when thou strikest thou strikest that we may not perish and thou stroakest that we may not faint Pity is as essential to God as light is to the Sun or as heat is to the fire Hence he is called the Father by an eminency James 1. ult as if they were no father to him none like him nor none besides him as indeed there is not originally and properly So Exod. 19. 4. Ye have seen what I did unto the Egyptians and how I bare you on Eagles wings and brought you unto my self 'T is an elegant expression to set forth Gods admirable care over his people The Eagle fears no bird from above to hurt her young onely the arrow from beneath therefore she carries them upon her wings Deut. 32. 9 10 11. The Lords portion is his people Jacob is the lot of his inheritance he found him in a desart land and in the wast-howling wilderness he led him about he instructed him he kept him as the apple of his eye As an Eagle stirreth up her nest fluttereth over her young spreadeth abroad her wings taketh them beareth them on her wings vers 12. So the Lord alone did lead him and there was no strange God with him The Eagle carries her young ones upon her wings not in her tallons for fear of hurting them openly safely choicely charily speedily and so did God his Israel of whom he was exceeding choice and chary The care that God exercises towards his people is 1. An Extensive Care a care that reaches that extends it self to all the Saints whether rich or poor high or low bond or free c. 2 Chron. 16. 9. Zech. 1. 10 11. 2. 'T is an Intentive Care He cares for all as if he had but one to care for Zech. 1. 14. 3. 'T is a Pleasant and Delightful Care Isa 31. 5. and not a wearying tearing tormenting care 't is such a pleasant care as an indulgent father exercises towards a son Mal. 3. 17. an onely son a son that serves him 4. 'T is an Effectual Care a Prosperous Care a Successful Care a Flourishing Care Men many times rise early and go to bed late and take a great deal of care at home and abroad and all to no purpose but the care of God is alwayes successful Deut. 11. 12. 5. 'T is a Singular Care a Peculiar Care God cares more for them than he doth for all the world besides The Fathers care over the Child is a peculiar care and the Husbands care over the Wife is a peculiar care and the Heads care over the Members is a peculiar care and so is the Lords Zeph. 3. 6 17 18 19 20. Psal 36. 6. Isa 40. 31. care over his people a peculiar care Gods general care extends to the whole Creation but his special care centers in his Saints 6. 'T is a very Tender Care Isa 40. 11. He shall feed his flock like a shepheard he shall gather the lambs with his arms and carry them in his bosome and shall gently lead those that are with young Zech. 2. 8. He that toucheth you toucheth the apple of his Ishon of ish is here called Bath the daughter of the eye because it is as dear to a man as an only daughter eye or the little man that is in the eye or the black of the eye which is the tenderest piece of the tenderest part to express the inexpressible tenderness of Gods care and love towards his people 7. 'T is an Abiding Care a Lasting Care and not a transient care a momentary care Psal 125. 1 2. They that trust in the Lord shall be as Mount Zion which cannot be removed but abideth for ever As the mountains are round about Jerusalem so the Lord is round about his people from henceforth even for ever

Jerusalem was surrounded with many great high mountains which were a great safeguard to it against all winds and storms such a shelter such a safeguard yea and a better Zech. 2. 5. will God be to mystical Mount Sion the Church against all winds and storms of affliction or persecution Psal 121. 3 4. He that keepeth thee will not slumber behold he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep He repeats the promise and sets it forth with a behold that it may stick the closer and warm our hearts the better The phrase is taken from Watchmen who stand on the walls in time of war to discover the approaching enemies and accordingly give warning Now though they may be careless treacherous or sleepy yet the Lord will be so far from sleeping that he will not so much as slumber no he will not so much as fetch one wink of sleep It hath been a tradition that Oppianus Plin. Hist lib. 3. cap. 3. Lions sleep not yet to think or say that they sleep not at all were absurd indeed their eye-lids being too little to cover their great eyes they do sleep with their eyes somewhat open and shining which hath occasioned some to think that they sleep not at all But sure I am that the Lion of the Tribe of Judah who is the Keeper of Israel doth neither slumber nor sleep he never shuts his eyes but hath them alwayes open upon his people for good he winks not so much as to the twinkling of an eye he alwayes stands Centinel for his peoples safety Isa 27. 2 3. In that day sing ye unto her a Vineyard of red wine I the Lord do keep it I will water it every moment or as the Hebrew runs at moments or by moments lest any hurt it I will keep it night and day that is constantly continually without intermission And this constant care of God over his people was signified by those two Types the Pillar Exod. 13. 21 22. of Fire and the Pillar of a Cloud that left not Israel till they were in the possession of the Land of Canaan which was a Type of Heaven 8. And lastly 'T is an Active It was a strange speech of Socrates a heathen Since God is so careful for you saith he what need you be careful for any thing your selves Care a care that puts the Lord upon preserving his people and protecting of his people and making provision for his people and standing by his people and pleading the cause of his people and clearing the innocency of his people God is above his people and beneath them Deut. 33. 26 27. He is under them and over them Cant. 2. 6. He is before them and behind them Exod. 33. 1 2. Isa 52. 12. Isa 58. 8. God is in the front of his people and God is in the reer of his people he is on the right hand of his people and he is on the left hand of his people Psal 16. 8. Psal 121. 5. Psal 118. 15 16. Exod. 14. 22 God made the waters as a wall on their right hand and on their left God is round about his people Psal 34. 7. Psal 125. 1 2. and in the midst of his people Zech. 2. 5. Psal 46. 5. God is in the midst of her Isa 12. 6. Oh how safe are they that are under such a glorious care God is above his people and beneath them he is under them and over them he is before them and behind them he is in the front and in the rear he is round about them and in the midst of them Now what doth all this speak out but that the care of God towards his people is an active Care If the Phylosopher could say being in danger of Shipwrack in a light starry night Surely I shall not perish there are so many eyes of providence over me Oh then what may the Saints say Now by this argument 't is evident that the people of God stand upon the advantage ground as to their outward preservation and protection above all other people in the world Tenthly and lastly If you do but consider Gods great anger and deep displeasure against those that afflict oppose or oppress his people God sent his people into Babylon and their enemies added to all their sorrows and sufferings but will God put this up at their hands No. Zech. 1. 15. And I am very sore displeased with the heathen that are at case for I was but a little displeased and they helped forward the affliction I am very sorely displeased c. Or as Zeketseph from Ketseph which properly signifies such anger as causeth soaming and frothing as the tumultuous water tossed with the wind Eccl. 6. 17. Zech. 1. 7. boyling or soaming anger the word signifies a servour fierceness or vehemency of anger the Hebrew runs I am in such a heat as causeth fuming and foaming I am boiling hot and even ready to draw upon them and to cut them off from the Land of the Living For the Original word here used hath great affinity with another word that signifieth to cut down and to destroy 2 Kings 6. 6. and importeth an higher degree of displeasure a greater height of heat than either anger or wrath as may be seen in that signal gradation Deut. 29. 28. The Lord rooted them out of their land Beaph in anger Ubechemah and in wrath Ubeketseph and in great indignation The last of these three is the word in the Text and notes a higher degree of anger than the two former So Mal. 1. 4. Whereas Edom saith we are impoverished but we will return and build the desolate places Thus saith the Lord of hosts they shall build but I will throw down and they shall call them the border of wickedness and the people against whom the Lord hath indignation for ever The Edomites were very great enemies to the Israelites they stood looking on laughing and rejoycing at Israels destruction God saw this and it greatly displeased him he being highly sensible of the least indignity done to his people and therefore he is resolved to pay them home in their own coyn Obed. 8. to 19. verse The very name and memory of the Edomites have long since been extinct and blotted out from under heaven they were a people of his wrath Isa 10. 6. and of his curse See Deut. z5 17 18 19. 1 Sam. 15. 1 Chron. 4. 42 43. and compare them together Isa 34. 5. So Amalek was a bitter enemy to Gods Israel but God utterly blots out his remembrance from under heaven and laying his hand upon his Throne he swears that he would have war with Amalek for ever Exod. 17. 14 16. Nahum 1. 2. God is jealous and the Lord revengeth the Lord revengeth and is furious the Lord will take vengeance on his adversaries and he reserveth wrath for his enemies The people of God ought to rest satisfied and assured that God sees and smiles and looks and laughs at