saints and to be had in reverence of all about him Psalm 89. 7. Before the mountains were c. even from everlasting to everlasting thou art God Thou turnest man to destruction and sayest Return ye children of men Who knoweth the power of thine anger even according to thy fear is thy wrath Psalm 90. 2 3 11. The Lord reigneth he is clothed with majesty the Lord is clothed with strength c. Thy throne is established of old thou from everlasting c. The Lord on high is mightier than the noise of many waters Psalm 93. 1 2 4. The Lord a great God and a great King above all gods Psalm 95. 3. Psalm 135. 5 6. 7. The Lord is great c. he is to be feared above all gods c. The Lord made the heavens honour and majesty are before him c. Fear before him all the earth Psalm 96. 4 5 6 9. 1 Chron. 16. 25. A fire goeth before him and burneth up his enemies round about his lightnings enlightneth the world the earth saw and trembled the hills melted like wax at the presence of the Lord at the presence of the Lord of the whole earth Psalm 97. 3 4 5 9. The Lord reigneth let the people tremble He sitteth between the Cherubins let the earth be removed or stagger The Lord is great in Zion he is high above all people let them praise the great and terrible name it is holy Psal 99. 1 2 3. As the heavens are high above the earth so great is his mercy towards them who fear him c. As a father pitieth his children so the Lord pitieth them who feareth him c. The mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting unto them who fear him Psalm 103. 11 13 17. He hath given meat unto them that fear him c. Holy and reverend is his name The fear of God is the beginning of wisdom Psal 111. 5 9 10. Tremble thou earth at the presence of the Lord at the presence of the God of Jacob who turneth the rock into a standing water the flint into a fountain of water Psalm 114. 7 8. He will bless them who fear the Lord small and great Psalm 115. 13. Psalm 128. 1 2 c. He will fulfil the desire of them who fear him he also will hear c. Psalm 145. 19. The Lord taketh pleasure in them who fear him c. Psalm 147. 11. The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge Prov. 1. 7. ch 9. 10. Fear the Lord and depart from evil Prov. 3. 7. In the fear of the Lord is strong confidence c. It is the fountain of life to depart from the snares of death Prov. 14. 26 27. Better is a little with the fear of the Lord than great treasures c. Prov. 15. 16. By the fear of the Lord men depart from evil Prov. 16. 6. Let not thine heart envy sinners but be thou in the fear of the Lord all the day long Prov. 23. 17. Whatsoever God doth it shall be for ever c. and God doth it that men should fear before him Eccles 3. 14. It shall be well with them who fear God who fear before him Eccles 8. 12. Fear God and keep his commandments for this is the whole duty of man Eccles 12. 13. The Lord alone shall be exalted in that day c. And they shall go into the holes c. for fear of the Lord and for the glory of his Majesty when he ariseth to shake terribly the earth Isa 2. 10 17 19 21. I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne c. and one cried unto another and said Holy holy holy is the Lord of Hosts the whole earth is full of his glory c. Then said I Wo is me c. because I a man of unclean lips c. have seen the King the Lord of Hosts Isa 6. 1 3 5. Sanctifie the Lord of Hosts himself and let him be your fear and let him be your dread Isaiah 8. 13. The Lord of hosts hath sworn saying Surely as I thought so shall it come to pass and as I have purposed it it shall stand c. The Lord of hosts hath purposed and who shall disannul it And his hand is stretched out and who shall uurn it back Isa 14. 24 27. Thou hast made of a city an heap c. therefore shall the strong people glorifie thee The city of the terrible nations shall fear thee Isa 25. 1 2 3. Who would set the briers and thorns against me in battel c. I would burn them together Isa 27. 4. Forasmuch as this people draw near hnto me with their mouth c. and their fear towards me is taught by the precept of men therefore c. they shall sanctifie my name and sanctifie the holy one of Jacob and shall fear the God of Israel Isa 29. 13 14 15 23. Behold the Lord God will come c. who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand and meeted heaven with the span and comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure c. Behold the nations as a drop of a bucket and are counted as the small dust of the ballâ—nce Behold he taketh up the isles as a very little thing c. all nations before him are as nothing Isa 40. 10 12 13 14 15 16 17 18. I the Lord the first and with the last I am he the isles saw it and feared the ends of the earth were afraid drew near c. Isa 41. 4 5. ch 43. 10 11 12 13. The heaven is my throne and the earth is my footstool where is the house Isa 66. 1. Acts 7 48 49 50. Know therefore and see that it is an evil and bitter thing that thou hast forsaken the Lord thy God and that my fear is not in thee Jer. 2. 19. When God had put away Israel yet her treacherous sister Judah feared not but c. Jer. 3. 8. O foolish people c. fear ye not me faith the Lord Will ye not tremble at my presence Who hath placed the sands for the bounds of the sea by a perpetual decree that it cannot pass it c. But this people hath revolted c. Neither say they in their hearts Let us now fear the Lord our God who giveth rain c. Jer. 5. 21 22 23 24. None like unto thee O Lord thou great and thy name great in might who would not fear thee O King of nations for to thee it appertaineth c. The Lord is the true God he the living God an everlasting King at his wrath the earth shall tremble and the nations shall not be able to abide his indignation c. Jer. 10. 6 7 10 12 13. Dan. 2. 20 21 22 47. ch 4. 17 32. O House of Israel cannot I do with you as this potter saith the Lord Behold as the clay in the potter's hand so ye in my hand O house of Israel Jer. 18. 6. Can any
will reap in joy He who goeth forth and weepeth bearing precious seed shall doubtless come again with rejoycing c. Psal 126. 5 6. When Christ withdrew from the Spouse he endeared himself the more to her Cant. 5. 6 10 11. When the Lord hath performed his whole work upon mount Zion and on Jerusalem I will punish the fruit of the stout heart of the king of Assyria c. Such as are escaped out of the house of Jacob shall no more again stay upon him who smote them but shall stay upon the Lord c. Isa 10. 12 20 21. When thy judgments are in the earth the Inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness Isa 26. 9. So will I acknowledge them who are carried away captive of Judah whom I have sent out of this place into the land of the Chaldeans for their good for I will set mine eyes upon them for good Jer. 24. 5 6. God's chastening of Ephraim did him much good in the end Jer. 31. 18 19 20. They shall bear the punishment of their iniquity c. that the house of Israel may go no more astray from me neither be polluted any more with all their transgressions but that they may be my people and I c. Ezek. 14. 10 11. I will cause you to pass under the rod and I will bring you into the bond of the covenant Ezek. 20. 37. Daniel and the three other by their afflictions were more advanced Dan. 3. ch 6. I will hedge up thy ways with thorns c. Then shall she say I will go and return to my first husband for then it was better with me c. I will allure her and bring her into the wilderness and speak comfortably or friendly unto her Hos 2. 5 6 7 8 14. I will also leave a poor and an afflicted people and they shall trust in the name of the Lord Zeph. 3. 12. He who loseth his life for my sake shall find it For what is a man profited if he should gain the whole world and lose his own soul Matth. 10. 39. Mark 8. 34 35. And every one who hath forsaken houses or brethren c. or lands for my name's sake shall receive an hundred-fold and shall inherit everlasting life Matth. 19. 27 29. Tribulation worketh patience and patience experience c. Rom. 5. 3 â— 5. And we know that all things work together for good unto them who love God Rom. 8. 28. Psal 25. 10. Excommunication designed for good that the spirit may be saved in the day of our Lord Jesus 1 Cor. 5. 5. When we are judged we are chastened of the Lord that we should not be condemned with the world 1 Cor. 11. 32. Though our outward man decay yet our inward man is renewed day by day for our light afflictions which are but for a moment worketh for as a far more exceeding eternal weight of glory while we look not at things which are seen 2 Cor. 4. 16 17 18. Heb. 10. 34 35 36. In nothing terrified by your adversaries which as to them an evident token of perdition but to you of salvation and that of God Philip. 1. 28. Tribulations which ye endure c. that ye may be accounted worthy of the kingdom of God 2 Thes 1. 5. It is a faithful saying c. If we suffer we shall also reign 2 Tim. 2. 11 12 Rom. 8. 17 18. 1 Pet. 4. 13. We have fathers of our flesh who correct us and we give them reverence Shall we not much rather be in subjection to the Father of spirits and live for they c. chastened us after their own pleasure but he for our profit c. No chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous c. nevertheless afterwards it yieldeth the peaceable fruits of righteousness unto them who are exercised thereby Heb. 12. 9 10 11. Ye are in heaviness c. that the trial of your saith c. might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ 1 Pet. 1. 6 7. See Second Consideration following III. The Considerations which should stay bear up and comfort the Spirits of Satuts in their Afflictions and under Persecutions Cons 1. That it is their Portion which God appointed them in this Life as a Privilege and that too for such Ends. See them last before Cons 2. That such who are so exercised are blessed and happy and so pronounced in Scripture a Seal of their Sonship and God's choice Love to them and of their Salvation BEhold happy is the man whom God correcteth c. for he maketh sore and bindeth up c. Job 5. 17 18. Blessed is the man whom thou chastenest O Lord and teachest c. Psal 94. 12. Whom the Lord loveth he correcteth even as a father the son in whom he delighteth Prov. 3. 12. He who spareth his rod hateth his son but he who loveth him chasteneth him Prov. 13. 24. Blessed are they who mourn for they c. Blessed are they who are persecuted for righteousness sake c. Blessed are ye when men shall revile you and persecute you and say all manner of evil against you falsly for my sake rejoyce and be exceeding glad Matth. 5. 4 10 11 12. Blessed are ye who hunger now c. who weep now c. But wo unto them who are rich c. who are full c. who laugh now c. when all men speak well of you Luke 6. 21 22 24 25 26. In nothing terrified by your adversaries which is to them an evident token of Perdition but to you of salvation and that of God for unto you it is given c. not only to believe on him but also to suffer for his sake Philip. 1. 28 29. If ye bear chastisements God exhibits himself to you as to sons for what son is there c. If ye be without chastisements c. then are ye bastards and not sons Heb. 12. 7 8. Blessed is the man who endureth temptations for when he is tried c. James 1. 12. We count them happy who endure c. Ye have heard of the patience of Job James 5. 10 11. If ye suffer for righteousness sake happy are ye and be not afraid 1 Pet. 3. 14. If ye be reproached for the name of Christ happy are ye for the spirit of God and glory resteth upon you c. 1 Pet. 4. 14. As many as I love I rebuke and chasten Rev. 3. 19. Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord or for the Lord's sake Rev. 14. 13. Cons 3. That God well knows the Design and Ways of Satan and all the Adversaries of Believers And that they can do no more or proceed farther against the Saints than what God permits He turns about their Purposes YOur father deceived me c. but God suffered him not to hurt me If he said thus c. Laban pursued Jacob c. And God came unto Laban the Syrian in a dream in the night and
the first-born who are enrolled in heaven Heb. 12. 23. 2. Universal Visible THE Lord added to the Church daily such as should be saved Acts 2. 47. That now c. might be known by the church the manifold wisdom of God c. unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages c. Ephes 3. 10 21. I Paul c. rejoice in my sufferings c. for his body's sake which is the church Col. 1. 24. 3. Particular visible Churches of Believers who are joined together as one Body and usually meet together in one place for the participation of the same Ordinances and exercising Duties as a Church and one to another as Members thereof CAN two walk together except they be agreed Amos 3. 3. They all continued with one accord in prayer and supplication c. The number of the names together were about an hundred and twenty Acts 1. 13 14 15. And the same day there was added about three thousand souls and they continued stedfastly in the Apostles doctrine and fellowship and in breaking of bread and in prayer c. And all who believed were together c. And they continuing daily with one accord in the temple c. Acts 2. 41 42 44 46. Then had the Churches rest throughout all Juâ—ea and 〈◊〉 and Samaria Acts 9. 31. Then tidings c. came unto the ears of the Church which was in Jerusalem and they sent forth Barnabas c. At Antioch they assembled themselves a whole year with or in the Church and taught much people Acts 11. 22 26. And when they had ordained them Elders in every Church c. they went to Antioch c. when they had gathered the Church together c. Acts 14. 23 27. Paul and Barnabas came to Jerusalem they were received of the Church and of the Apostles and Elders c. then pleased it the Apostles and Elders with the whole Church to send c. being assembled with one accord they gathered the multitude together delivered the Epistle c. Paul went c. confirming the Churches Acts 15. 2 3 4 22 25 30 41. ch 21. 17 18. When he had landed at Cesaria and gone up and saluted the Church c. Acts 18. 22. Paul sent to Ephesus and called the Elders of the Church Acts 20. 17. Caius mine host and of the whole Church saluteth you Rom. 16. 23. Unto the Church of God which is at Corinth 1 Cor. 1. 2. As I teach every where in every Church 1 Cor. 4. 17. In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ when ye are gathered together c. 1 Cor. 5. 4. When ye come together in the Church c. when ye come together therefore into one place c. despise ye the Church of God c. Wherefore my brethren when ye come together to eat tarry one for another 1 Cor. 11. 16 18 20 21 22 33 34. If therefore the whole Church be come together in one place c. let him keep silence in the Church c. as in all the Churches of the Saints c. Let women keep keep silence in the Churches c. It 's a shame for a woman to speak in the Church 1 Cor. 14. 23 28 33 34 35. As I have given order to the Churches of Galatia so do c. The Churches of Asia 1 Cor. 16. 1 19. The Churches of Macedonia c. throughout all the Churches c. chosen of the Churches c. brethren the messengers of the Churches c. shew c. before the Churches 2 Cor. 8. 1 18 19 23 24. Paul c. unto the Churches of Galatia c. unknown by â—ace unto the Churches Gal. 1. 1 2 22. Ye Philippians c. no Church c. but ye only Phil. 4. 15. When this Epistle is read among you cause it that it be read also in the Church of Laodicea Col. 4. 15 16. To the Church of the Thessalonians which is in God 1 Thess 1. 1. The Churches of God which in Judea are in Christ c. 1. Thess 2. 14. So that we our selves glory in you in the Churches of God 2 Thess 1. 4. The Church at Babylon c. salute you 1 Pet. 5. 13. Born witness of thy charity before the Church c. I wrote unto the Church but Diotrephes c. casteth them out of the Church 3 John verse 6 9 10. The seven Churches of Asia c. Ephesus Smirna Pergamus c. Rev. 1. 4 11. ch 2. 7 11 17. Secondly The Dignity Priviledges and Blessings belonging to the Church of Jesus Christ in general as such IT is said of Joseph that thô he should be persecuted c. yet his bow should remain in its strength Gen. 49. 23 24. The Angel of the Lord appeared in the midst of the bush and thô the bush burned yet not consumed Exod. 3. 2. I will set my tabernacle among you and my soul shall not abhor you and I will walk among you and will be your God and ye shall be my people Levit. 26. 11 12. Ezek. 37. 26 27 28. There is no enchantment against Jacob nor divination against Israel Numb 23. 27. The cloud filled the house of the Lord so that the Priests could not stand to minister because of the cloud for the glory of the Lord had filled the house 1 Kings 8. 10 11. ch 9. 3. Exod. 40. 34. Wherefore do the heathen rage c. the Lord sees and laughs c. yet have I set my king upon my holy hill c. Psal 2. 1 6. There is a river the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God the holy place of the tabernacles of the most high God in the midst of her she shall not be moved God shall help her c. the Lord of hosts is with us the God c. Psal 46. 4 5 7. Out of Zion the perfection of beauty God hath shined Psal 50. 2. The hill of God is as the hill of Bashan an high hill why leap ye ye high hills this is the hill God desireth to dwell in the Lord will dwell in it for ever Psal 68. 15 16. Psal 69. 35 36. Psal 74. 2. Deliver not the soul of thy turtle dove unto the multitude c. Psal 74. 19. In Judah is God known his name is great in Israel in Salem also is his tabernacle and his dwelling place in Sion Psal 76. 1 2. He delivered his strength into captivity and his glory into the enemies hand he gave his people over also unto the sword and was wroth with his inheritance Psal 78. 61 62. How amiable are thy tabernacles O Lord of hosts c blessed are they who dwell in thy house they will be still praising of thee c. they go from strength to strength every one of them in Zion appearing before God Psal 84. 1 4 7. The Lord loveth the gates of Zion more then all the dwellings of Jacob glorious things are spoken of thee O city of God
c. of Zion it shall be said This and that man was born in her and the highest himself shall establish her Psal 87. 2 3 5. Those who are planted in the house of the Lord shall flourish c. still bring forth fruit Psal 92. 13 14. Holiness becomes thine house for ever O Lord Psal 93. 5. The Lord is great in Zion and he is high above all people Psal 99. 2. Psal 48. 1 2 c. The Lord hath chosen Zion he hath desired iâ— for his habitation this is my rest for ever here will I dwell for I have desired it I will abundantly bless her provision I will satisfie her poor witâ—â— bread c. Psal 132. 13 14 15 16 17. Psal 48. 14. The Lord shall reign for ever thy God O Zion unto all generations Psal 146. 10. Praise thy God O Zion for he hath c. blessed thy children c. filled thee with the finest of the wheat c. He sheweth his word unto Jacob his statutes and his judgments unto Israel he hath not dealt so with any nation c. Psal 147. 12 13 14 19 20. The mountain of the Lords house shall be established in the top of the mountains and shall be exalted above the hills c. out of Zion shall go forth the law Isa 2. 2 3 4. Micah 4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7. Psal 48. 8 9. The Lord will create upon every dwelling-place of mount Zion and upon her assembly a cloud and smoak by day and the shining of a flaming fire by night for upon all the glory shall be a defence Isa 4. 5 6. The Lord of hosts who dwelleth in mount Zion Isa 8. 18. The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb c. they shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain Isa 11. 6 7 8 9. Cry out and shout thou inhabitant of Zion for great is the holy one of Israel in the midst of thee Isa 12. 6. The Lord hath founded Zion and the poor of his people shall trust in it Isa 14. 32. The moon shall be confounded c. when the Lord of hosts shall reign in mount Zion Isa 24. 23. In this mountain shall the Lord of hosts make unto all people a feast of fat things a feast of wines on the lees c. and I will destroy in this mountain the face of the covering cast over all people c. Isa 25. 6 7. A vineyard of red-wine I the Lord doth keep it I will water it every moment lest any hurt it I will keep it night and day Isa 27. 2 3. As when an hungry man dreameth and behold he eateth and he awaketh and his soul is empty c. so shall the multitude c. be who fight against Zion Isa 20. 8. As the Lion c so shall the Lord of hosts come down to fight for mount Zion c. The Lord whose fire is in Zion and his furnace in Jerusalem Isa 31. 4 9. Look upon Zion the city of our solemnities thine eyes shall see Jerusalem a quiet habitation a tabernacle which shall not be taken down c. but there the glorious Lord will be unto us a place of broad rivers and streams c. the Lord is our judge our law-giver the Lord our King c. the inhabitants shall not say I am sick the people c. shall be forgiven Isa 33. 20 21 22 24. God threatens nations as recompences for the controversy of Zion Isa 34. 1 2. 8. The ransomed of the Lord shall return and come unto Zion c. and they shall obtain gladness and sorrow and sighing shall fly away Isa 35. 10. ch 51. 11 12. Great promises are made to the Church of God Isa 41. 8 9 10 11 c. I will place salvation in Zion for Israel my glory Isa 46. 13. Zion said the Lord hath forsaken me c. can a woman forget her sucking child c. yâ—a they may yet will I not forget thee Behold I have graven thee upon the palms of mine hands thy walls are continually c. Isa 49. 14 15 16. The Lord shall comfort Zion he will comfort all her waste places Isa 51. 3. Psal 69. 35 36. Isa 54. Zion thy God reigneth Isa 52. 7. I will bring them to my holy mountain and make them joyful in my house Isa 56. 6 7. The great glory the Church of God shall have upon her Isa 60. Zech. 12. ch 13. Say to the Daughter of Zion Behold thy salvation cometh c. and they shall call them the holy people the redeemed of the Lord and thou shalt be called Sought out a city not forsaken Isa 62. 11 12. I will take you one of a city c. and bring you unto Zion and will give you pastors according to mine heart Jer. 3. 14 15. Do not abhor us for thy names sake do not disgrace the throne of thy glory Jer. 14. 21. The place of my throne and the place of the soles of my â—eet where I will dwell in the midst of the children of Israel for ever Ezek. 43. 7. And ye shall know that I am the Lord in the midst of Israel c. for in mount Zion and in Jerusalem shall be deliverance as the Lord hath said Joel 2â— 27 32. The Lord also shall roar out of Zion and utter his voice from Jerusalem and heaven and earth shall shake but the Lord is the hope of his people c. I am the Lord your God dwelling in Zion my holy mountain c. and a fountain shall come out of the house of the Lord and shall water the vailey c. Judâ—â— shall dwell for ever c. for the Lord dwelleth in Zion Joel 3. 16 17 18 19 20 21. For I saith the Lord will be unto her a wall of fire round about and will be the glory in the midst of her c. many nations shall be joyned to the Lord in that day and shall be my people and I will dwell in the midst of thee c. and the Lord shall inherit Judah his portion c. Zech. 2. 5 10 11 12. Rejoyce greatly O daughter of Zion c. behold thy king cometh unto thee he is just c. Zech. 9. 9. Upon this rock will I build my Church and the gates of hell shall not prevail against her Matth. 16. 18. For where two or three are gathered together in my name there am I in the midst of them Matt. 18. 20. Feed the Church of God which he hath purchased with his own blood Acts 20. 28. The Churches the glory of Christ 2 Cor. 8. 23. The Church which is the fulness of him who filleth all in all Ephes 1. 22. 23. ch 4. 13. To the intent that unto principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known by the Church the manifold wisdom of God c. unto him be glory in the Church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages c. Ephes 3. 10 11 21. That he might present to himself a
they dry up c. he leadeth counsellors away spoiled and maketh the judges fools he looseth the bonds of kings c. he leadeth princes away spoiled and overthroweth the mighty c. Job 12. 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 c. Shall not his excellency make you afraid and his dread fall upon you Job 13. 11. Jer. 5. 22. Job 23. 15. Shall any teach God knowledge seeing he judgeth those who are high Job 21. 22. He stretcheth out the north over the empty places and hangeth the earth upon nothing he bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds c. he hath compassed the waters with bounds until the day and night come to an end the pillars of heaven tremble and are astonished at his reproof He divideth the sea c. By his spirit he hath garnished the heavens c. Lo these are parts of his ways but how little a portion is heard of him But the thunder of his power who can understand Job 26. 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14. Psal 19. 1 2 3 4 c. Jer. 5. 22. Psal 74. 12 13 14 c. Psal 77. 17 18. Psal 104. 2 3 4 c. Destruction from God was a terrour to me and by reason of his highness I could not endure Job 31. 23. Isa 13. 3. ch 28. toto God is greater than man Why dost thou strive against him For he giveth not account of any of his matters Job 33. 12 13. ch 49. 19. Jer. 49. 19. Job 21. 22. When he gives quietness who can give trouble And when he hideth who can behold him Job 34. 29. He thundereth with the voice of his excellency c. God thundereth marvellously with his voice great things doth he which we cannot comprehend For he faith to the snow Be thou on the earth Likewise to the small rain c. He sealeth up the hand of every man that all men may know his works c. With God is terrible majesty c. Job 37. 4 5 6 7 8 9 c. 22 23. The Lord said unto Job c. Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth c. Who hath laid the measures thereof c. Job 38. toto Psal 104. 2 3 4 5 c. Who is able to stand before me Who hath prevented me that I should repay Whatsoever is under the whole heaven is mine Job 41. 10 11. Jer. 49. 19. Psal 50. 9 10 11 12. The kings of the earth set themselves c. He that fitteth in heaven shall laugh the Lord shall have them in derision Then shall he speak unto him in his wrath c. Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill Sion Psal 2. 1 2 3 4 5 6. Lord our God how excellent is thy name in all the earth Who hast set thy glory above the heavens Psal 8. 1 9. The Lord is in his holy temple the Lord's throne is in heaven Psal 11. 4. The heavens declare the glory of God the firmament sheweth his handy-work Psal 19. 1 2. The kingdom is the Lord's and he is the Governor among the nations Psal 22. 28. Psal 47. 2 7. Who is the King of Glory The Lord of hosts he is the King of Glory Psal 24. 10. The voice of the Lord is upon the waters The God of glory thundereth the Lord is upon many waters The voice of the Lord is powerful â—x power the voice of the Lord is full of majesty The voice of the Lord breaketh the Cedars c. The Lord sitteth upon the floods yea the Lord sitteth King for ever Psal 29. 3 4 5 6 7 8 10. By the word of the Lord were the heavens made c. He spake and it was done he commanded and it stood fast The Lord bringeth the counsel of the heathen to nought he maketh the devices of the people of none effect The counsel of the Lord standeth for ever the thoughts of his heart to all generations Psal 33. 6 7 8 9 10 11. Isa 14. 27. Psal 104. 2 3 4 c. Zech. 12. 1. Great is the Lord and greatly to be praised Psal 48. 1. Psal 50. 1. Verily he is a God who judgeth in the earth Psal 58. 11. Let them know that God ruleth in Jacob unto the ends of the earth Selah Psal 59. 13. Isa 60. 16. Psal 47. 2 7. Psal 66. 7. He visiteth the earth and watereth it c. enricheth it c. Thou preparest them com c. Psal 65. 9 10. 11. He that is our God is the God of salvation and unto God the Lord belong the issues from death c. To him who rideth upon the heaven of heavens c. His excellency is over Israel and his strength in the heavens O God thou art terrible out of thy holy places c. Psal 68. 20 33 34 35. Promotion cometh not from the east c. but God the Judge he putteth down one and setteth up another Psal 75. 6 7. In Judah is God known his name great in Israel c. Thou art more glorious and excellent than the mountains of prey c. At thy rebuke O God of Jacob the chariot and horses are cast into a deep sleep Thou thou art to be scared and who may stand in thy sight when once thou art angry c. He shall cut off the spirit of princes he is terrible to the kings of the earth c. Psal 76. 1 4 6 7 12. Nahum 1. 5 6. Who is so great a God as our God Thou the God that doest wonders c. The waters saw thee O God c. they were afraid the depths also were troubled c. Psal 77. 13 14 16. Job 9. 10. God standeth in the congregation of the mighty he judgeth among the gods Psal 82. 1. That men may know that thou whose Name alone is Jehovah art the Most High over all the earth Psal 83. 18. Psal 91. 1. Among the gods none like unto thee O Lord neither is there any works like unto thy works All nations whom thou hast made shall come and worship before thee c. for thou art great and doest wondrous things thou art God alone Psal 86. 8 9 10. Psal 87. 5. Psal 111. 2 3 4 6 7. Who in the heaven can be compared unto the Lord Who among the sons of the mighty can be likened unto the Lord God is greatly to be feared c. Who is a strong lord like unto thee c. Psal 89. 6 7 8 9 11. Thou turnest man to destruction and sayest Return ye children of men c. Psal 90. 2 3. Job 9. 13. The Lord reigneth he is cloathed with majesty c. The Lord on high is mightier than the noise of many waters yea than the mighty waves of the sea Psal 93. 1 4. Psal 97. 1. Psal 99. 1. Psal 104. 1 2 3 4 c. The Lord is a great God and a great King above all gods in his hands are the deep places of the earth c. Psal 95.
Cannot I do with you as this Potter saith the Lord Behold as the clay in the Potter's hand so are ye in my hand O house of Israel At what instant I shall speak concerning a nation and concerning a kingdom to pluck up aud to pull down and to destroy c. Jer. 18. 6 7 8 9. Thus saith the Lord of hosts c. I have made the earth the man and the beast that are upon the ground by my great power and by my out-stretched arm and have given it unto whom it seemeth meet unto me And now have I given all these lands into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar c. Jer. 27. 4 5 6. c. ch 32. 17. The great the mighty God the Lord of hosts is his name great in counsel and mighty in works c. I the Lord the God of all flesh Is any thing too hard for me Jer. 32. 18 19 27. Who is like me Who will appoint me the time or convince me in judgment Who is that Shepherd Who will stand before me Jer. 49. 19. Behold all souls are mine as the soul of the father so also the soul of the son is mine Ezek. 18. 4. Psal 24. 1. Behold the glory of the God of Israel c. And his voice was like a voice of many waters and the earth shined with his glory c. The glory of the Lord filled the house Ezek. 43. 2 4 5. ch 8. 4. ch 9. 3. Wisdom and might are his and he changeth the times and the seasons he removeth kings and setteth up kings c. The God of heaven hath given thee a kingdom power and glory c. And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom which shall never be destroyed c. He is a God of gods and Lord of kings Dan. 2. 20 21 37 38 44 47. Ye servants of the most high God come forth c. Dan. 3. 26. Mark 5. 7. Luke 1. 32 35 76. His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom and his dominion from generation to generation c. The Most High ruleth in the kingdoms and giveth it to whomsoever he will and setteth up over it the basest of men c. The Most High c. whose dominion is an everlasting dominion c. And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing and he doth according to his will in the army of heaven and the inhabitants of the earth and none can stay his hand or say unto him What doest thou c. Those who walk in pride he is able to abase Dan. 4. 3 17 25 32 34 35 37. Jer. 49. 19. Luke 1. 53. The God in whose hands thy breath is and whose are all thy ways hast thou not glorified Dan. 5. 23. Thy God he who formeth the mountains and createth the wind or spirit c. Amos 4. 13. The Lord hath sworn by the Excellency of Jacob Amos 8. 7. Who can stand before his indignation and who can abide in the fierceness of his anger c. Nahum 1. 6. I am a great King saith the Lord of hosts and my Name is dreadful among the heathen Mâ—l 1. 14. Thine is the kingdom and the power c. Maâ— 6. 13. Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest that he will send sorth labourers into the harvest Matt. 9. 38. I thank thee O Father Lord of heaven and earth because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent and hast revealed them unto babes Even so Father for it seemed good in thy sight All things are delivered to me of my Father With God all things are possible Matt. 11. 25. 26 27. ch 19. 26. Luke 1. 37. The God of glory appeared unto our father Abraham c. Howbeit the Most High dwelleth not in temples made with hands as saith the prophet Heaven is my throne c. He looked up c. and saw the glory of God and Jesus standing c. Acts 7. 2 48 55. Turn from these vanities unto the living God who made heaven and earth and the sea and all things therein c. He gave us rain from heaven and fruitful seasons c. Acts 14. 15 17. Rev. 14. 7. God who made the world and all things therein seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth dwelleth not in temples made with hands neither is worshipped with men's hands as though he needed any thing seeing he giveth to all life and breath and all things and hath made of one blood all nations of men to dwell on the face of the earth and hath determined the times before-appointed and the bounds of their habitations c. For in him we live and move and have our being c. Acts 17. 24 25 26 28 29. Psal 50. 10 11 12. For the invisible things of him c. are clearly seen c. his eternal power and Godhead c. They glorified him not as God c. and changed the glory of the incorruptible God Rom. 1. 20 21 23. For of him and through him and to him are all things c. Rom. 11. 3 6. Who worketh all things according to the counsel of his own will c. The God of our Lord Jesus the Father of glory Ephes 1. 11 17. Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his power when he shall come to be glorified in his saints 2 Thes 1. 9 10. God who quickeneth all things c. who is the blessed and only Potentate the king of kings and lord of lords who only hath immortality dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto whom no man hath seen nor can see to whom be honour and power everlasting 1 Tim. 6. 13 15 16. Ephes 4. 6. Who being the brightness of his glory c. sate down on the right hand of the Majesty on high Heb. 1. 3. ch 8. 1. He who buildeth all things is God Heb. 3. 4. It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God Heb. 10. 31. For our God is a consuming fire Heb. 12. 29. There is one Law-giver who is able to save and to destroy James 4. 12. The God of all grace who hath called us unto hâ—s eternal glory c. 1 Pet. 5. 10. Jude ver 24. There came such a voice to him from the excellent Glory c. 2 Pet. 1. 17. Thou hast created all things and for thy pleasure they are and were created Rev. 4. 11. The city had no need of the sun c. for the glory of God did lighten it c. Rev. 21. 23. IV. He is Invisible AND he said Thou canst not see my face for there shall no man see my face and live Exod. 33. 20. Lo he goeth-by me and I see him not he passeth on also but I perceive him not Job 9. 11. ch 23. 8 9. No man hath seen God at any time c. John 1. 18. 1 John 4. 12. Ye have neither heard
shouldst magnifie him and that thou shouldst set thine heart upon him Job 7. 17. Psal 8. 4. Psal 144. 3. Heb. 2. 6. None can by any means redeem his brother nor give to God a ransom for him for the redemption of their soul is precious c. that he should live for ever Psal 49. 7 8. Will the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams or with ten thousand rivers of oil Shall I give my first-born for my transgression the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul c. Micha 6. 6 7. Heb. 10. 5 6. Ye were not redeemed with corruptible things as silver or gold c. 1 Pet. 1. 18. He saw that there was no man and wondered that there was no intercessor therefore his arm brought salvation to him c. And the Redeemer shall come to Zion c. Isa 59. 16 20. The year of my redeemed is come And I looked and there was none to help therefore mine own arm brought salvation to me c. Isa 63. 4 5. Psal 98. 1 2 3. then thou spakest in a vision to thy Holy One and saidst I have laid help upon one who is mighty I have exalted one chosen amongst the people c. Psal 89. 19. Thus saith the Lord Behold I lay in Zion for a foundation a Stone a tried Stone a precious Corner-stone a sure Foundation c. Isa 28. 16. 1 Pet. 2. 6. The glory of the Lord shall be revealed and all flesh shall see it together c. Isa 40. 5. Luke 3. 4 5 6. Behold my servant whom I uphold mine elect in whom my soul delighteth I have put my spirit upon him he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles c. I the Lord have called thee in righteousness c. and give thee for a covenant of the people for a light to the Gentiles to open the blind eyes to bring out the prisoners c. Isa 42. 1 4 5 6 7. ch 49. 8. I have raised him up c. he shall let go my captives not for price or reward saith the Lord Isa 45. 13 22. I will bring near my righteousness it shall not be far off and my salvation shall not tarry and I will place salvation in Zion for Israel Isa 46. 13. It is a light thing that thou shouldst be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob and restore the reserved of Israel I will also give thee for a Light unto the Gentiles that thou mayest be my Salvation to the ends of the earth c. that thou mayest say to the prisoners Go forth c. Isa 49. 6 9. Acts 13. 46 47. Isa 54. 1 2. To whom is the arm of the Lord revealed For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant and as a root out of a dry ground c. Isa 53. 1 2. The Spirit of the Lord is upon me because the Lord hath anointed me to preach good-tidings to the meek he hath sent me to bind up the broken-hearted to proclaim liberty to the Captives and the opening of the prison to them who are bound to proclaim the acceptable year c. to comfort them who mourn c. Isa 61. 1 2 3. Saith the Lord I will raise unto David a righteous Branch c. In his days shall Judah be saved and Israel shall dwell safely And this his name whereby he shall be called The Lord our Righteousness c. Jer. 23. 5 6. Acts 13. 23. Bethlehem c. Out of thee shall he come forth unto me to be Ruler in Israel whose goings c. Micah 5. 2. Behold I will bring forth my servant the branch Zechar. 3. 8. Behold I will send my messenger c. And the Lord whom ye seek shall suddenly come to his temple even the Messenger of the Covenant whom ye delight in Behold he shall come saith the Lord of Hosts c. Then shall the offerings of Judah and Jerusalem be pleasant to the Lord Mal. 3. 1 4. Blessed be the Lord God of Israel for he hath visited and redeemed his people and hath raised up an Horn of Salvation for us in the house of his servant David as he spake by the mouth of the holy prophets c. that we should be saved from our enemies c. To perform the mercy promised to our fathers and to remember his holy covenant c. To give knowledge of salvation unto his people by the remission of their sins through the tender mercy of our God whereby the day-spring or sun-rising or branch from on high visited us to give light c. Luke 1. 68 69 70 71 72 77 78 79. Mine eyes have seen thy Salvation which thou hast prepared before all people a Light to the Gentiles c. Luke 2. 30 31. God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son that whosoever believed should not perish c. that the world through him might be saved John 3. 16 17. If thou hadst known the gift of God and who iâ— is that saith unto thee c. John 4. 10. I came from heaven to do the will of him who sent me And this is the Father's will who sent me That of all he hath given me I should lose nothing c. That every one who seethâ— he Son and believeth on him may have everlasting life John 6. 38 39 40. Heb. 10. 7. Him being delivered by the determinate counsel and fore-knowledge of God ye have taken c. Acts 2. 23. Against the holy Child Jesus whom thou hast anointed both Herod and Pontius Pilate c. were gathered together for to do whatsoever thy hand and thy counsel determined before to be done Acts 4. 27 28. Him hath God exalted with his right hand a Prince and a Saviour Acts 5. 31. God commended his love towards us in that while we were yet sinners Christ died for us c. The grace of God and the gift by grace c. Rom. 5. 1 15 16. Titus 3. 4 5. Heb. 2. 9. What the law could not do c. God sending his own Son c. spared not his own son but delivered him up for us Rom. 8. 3. 32. All things are of God who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus 2 Cor. 5. 18. Jesus who gave himself c. according to the will of God and our Father Gal. 1. 4. God sent forth his Son made of a woman and under the law to redeem them who are under the law c. Gal. 4. 4 5. Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Je 〈◊〉 c. who hath blessed us c. in Christ and 〈◊〉 us adopted us c. Ephes 1. 3 4 5 c. 1 Pet. 1. 3 4. God who is rich in mercy for his great love wherewith he loved us even when we were dead in sins hath quicâ—â—ned us c. that in ages to come â—e might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in kindness towards us through Jesus Christ for by grace are ye saved Ephes
in peace but when a stronger than he shall come upon him and overcometh him he taketh from him all his armour c. Luke 11. 21 22. We will not have this man to rule over us c. Those mine enemies c. bring hither and slay them c. Luke 19. 14 27. When he is come he will convince the world c. of judgment because the prince of this world is judged c. Be of good chear I have overcome the world John 16. 8 11 33. God hath made that same Jesus whom ye have crucified both Lord and Christ Acts 2. 36. Psal 110. 1 2 3. Luke 20. 42 43. Him hath God exalted with his right hand to be a Prince and a Saviour c. Acts 5. 31. O Death where is thy sting O Grave where is thy victory c. Thanks be unto God who gave us the victory through our Lord Jesus 1 Cor. 15. 54 55 56 57. Christ c. He set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places far above all principalities and powers and might and dominion c. And hath put all things under his feet and given him to be head over all things to the Church Ephes 1. 20 21 22. Grow up in him in all things who is the head Christ c. Ephes 4. 15. Christ is the head of the Church and Saviour of the body Ephes 5. 23. He is the head of the body the Church c. that in all things he might have the pre-eminence Col. 1. 18. John 13. 13. He blotted out the hand-writing of ordinances which was against us which was contrary unto us and took it out of the way c. and having spoiled principalities and powers he made a shew of them openly triumphing over them in it or in himself Col. 2. 14 15. It became him c. in bringing many sons unto glory to make the Captain of their salvation perfect c. He also himself took part likewise of the same that through death he might destroy him who had the power of death that is the devil and deliver them who through fear of death were all their life-time subject on bondage Heb. 2. 10 14 15. But this man c. sate down at the right hand of God from henceforth expecting till his enemies be made his foot-stool Heb. 10. 12 13. There is one Law-giver who is able to save and to destroy James 4. 12. Even as I also have overcome and am sate down with my Father in his throne Rev. 3. 21. These shall make war with the Lamb and the Lamb shall overcome them for he is Lord of lords and King of kings Rev. 17. 14. X. He is our great Prophet and Shepherd to teach guide and feed us THE Lord thy God will raise up unto thee a Prophet from the midst of thee of thy brethren like unto me unto him thou shalt hearken c. And the Lord said They have well spoken c. I will raise them up a Prophet c. and I will put my words into his mouth and he shall speak unto them all that I shall command him And it shall come to pass that whosoever shall not hearken unto my words which he shall speak in my name I will require it of him Deut. 18. 15 16 â—7 18 19. Acts 3. 22 23. ch 7. 37. I will declare thy name unto my brethren Psal 22. 22. I have preached righteousness in the great congregation c. I have declared thy faithfulness and thy salvation c. Psal 40. 9 10. Thou hast received gifts for men yea for the rebellious also Psal 68. 18. Unto us a Son is given c. He shall be called Wonderful Counsellor Isa 9. 6. Behold the Lord God will come c. He shall feed his flock like a shepherd he shall gather the lambs with his arms and carry them in his bosom and shall gently lead those who are with young Isa 40. 10 11. A bruised reed shall he not break and the smoaking flax shall he not quench he shall bring Forth judgment unto truth c. The Isles shall wait for thy law I the Lord give thee c. 2 light of the Gentiles to open the blind eyes to bring out the prisoners from the prison them who sit in darkness out of the Prison-house Isa 42. 3 4 6 7. Behold I have given him c. a Leader and Commander unto the people Isa 55. 4. The Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings to the meek c. to bind up the broken-hearted to proclaim liberty to the captives and the opening of the prison to them who are bound to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord c. To appoint unto them who mourn in Zion to give unto them beauty for ashes the oyl of joy for mourning c. Isa 61. 1 2 3. I will feed them in goodly pasture and they shall lie in a good sold and in a far pasture shall they feed upon the mountains of Israel I will feed my flock and will cause them to lie down faith the Lord God I will seek that which was lost and bring again that which was driven away I will bind up that which was broken and will strengthen that which was sick c. And I will set up one Shepherd over them and he shall feed them my servant David he shall feed them and he shall be their shepherd Ezek. 34 14 15 16 23. Luke 19. 10. Out of thee shall come a Captain or Governor who shall rule or feed my people Matth. 2. 6. All things are delivered to me of my Father and no man knoweth the Son but the Father neither knoweth any man the Father save the Son and he to whomsoever the Son will reveal him c. 〈◊〉 of me Matth. 11. 27. Luke 10. 22 23. The day-spring on high hath visited us to give light to them who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death to guide their feet in the way of peace Luke 1. 78 79. ch 2. 32. I will give you a mouth and wisdom which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist Luke 21. 15. Matth. 10. 19 20. Jesus beginning at Moses and all the Prophets he expounded unto them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself c. Then opened he their understanding that they might understand the scriptures Luk. 24. 26 27 45. I am the Light of the world he who followeth me shall not walk in darkness but shall have the light of life c. If ye continue in my word then are ye my disciples indeed and ye shall know the truth c. John 8. 12 32. I am the good Shepherd The good Shepherd giveth his life for the sheep c. I know my sheep c. Other sheep I have which are not of this fold and them also I must bring and they shall hear my voice and there shall be one fold one Shepherd John 10 11 12 14 16. I have manifested
7. 1 2 3 4 5. Uriah said unto David The Ark and Israel and Judah abide in tents and my Lord Joab and the servants are encamped in the open field shall I then go into mine house to eat and to drink and to lie with my wife c. I will not do this thing 2 Sam. 11. 11. I have kept the ways of the Lord and have not wickedly departed from my God for all his judgments were before and as for his statutes I did not depart from them I was also upright before or to him I have also kept me from mine iniquity 2 Sam. 22. 22 23 24. And David's heart smote him after that he had numbred the people And David said unto the Lord I have sinned greatly c. And the Lord sent a pestilence upon Israel for it c. And David said Lo I have sinned I have done wickedly but these sheep what have they done let thine hand be against me and against my father's house 2 Sam. 24. 10 15 17. 1 Sam. 24. 5. When Josiah heard the book of the law he rent his clothes c. was tender c. 2 Kings 22. 11 13 13 19. Ezra 9. 4. Esther when the Jews were in danger by Haman ventured her life and all for their security she said Go fast for me c. I also and my maidens will fast likewise and so will I go unto the King which is not according to the law and if I perish I perish Esther 4. 16. Job a man perfect and upright fearing God and departing from all evil Job 1. 1 8. chap. 31. 13 14 c. His delight is in the law of the Lord and in his law doth he meditate day and night he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water Psalm 1. 2 3. Psalm 92. 12 13 14. Joh. 23. 12. Who shall ascend into the hill of the Lord and who shall stand in his holy place He who 〈◊〉 clean hands and a pure heart who hath not 〈◊〉 up soul unto vanâ—y nor sworn deceitfully c. This is the generation of them who seek him that seek thy face c. Psalm 24. 3 4 5 6. Psalm 15. 1 2. I have loved the habitation of thy house and the place where thine honour dwefleth Psalm 26. ◠〈◊〉 ye my face my heart said unto thee Thy face Lord will I seek Psalm 27. 8. The righeous sheweth mercy and giveth c. is over 〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉 c. the 〈◊〉 of the righteous speaketh wisdom and his tongue talketh of judgment the law of his God is in his heart Psalm 37. 21 26 31 32. Psalm 112. 5. My tongue also shall talk of thy righteousness all the day long Psalm 71. 24. Psalm 119. 46. Thou shalt arise and have mercy upon Zion c. for thy servants take pleasure in her stones and favour the dust thereof Psalm 102. 13 14. He shall not be afraid of evil tidings his heart is fixed trusting in the Lord Psalm 112. 7. I have rejoyced in the ways of thy testimonies as in all riches c. I will delight my self in thy statutes c. Thy testimonies are my delight and my counsellor c. I am a companion to all who fear thee and keep thy statutes c. O how love I thy law it is my meditation all the day c. Better to me than thousands of gold c. How sweet are thy words c. Psalm 119. 14 16 20 24 63 72 97 103 172 174. I was glad when they said unto me Let us go into the house of the Lord Psalm 122. 1. If I forget thee O Jerusalem c. If I do not remember thee let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth if I prefer not Jerusalem above my chief joy Psalm 137. 5 6. Psalm 74. 1 2 3 4 c. I hate them who hate thee am not I grieved when men rise up against thee Psalm 139. 21 22. Psalm 119. 53 126 136 158. I will speak of the glorious honour of thy majesty and of thy wondrous works and shall speak of the might of thy terrible acts and will declare thy greaness They shall abundantly utter the memory of thy great goodness and shall sing of thy righteousness c. Thy saints shall bless thee they shall speak of the glory of thy kingdom and talk of thy power to make known unto the sons of men his mighty acts and the glorious majesty of thy kingdom Psalm 145 5 6 7 10 11 12. The path of the just is as the shining light that shineth more and more unto the perfect day Prov. 4. 18. The fear of the Lord is to hate evil pride and arrogancy and the evil way Prov. 8. 13. A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast Prov. 12. 10. He who walks righteously and speaketh uprightly he who despiseth the gain of oppression who snaketh his hands from holding of bribes who stoppeth his ears from hearing of blood and shutteth his eyes from seeing of evil he shall dwell on high c. Isa 33. 15 16. I remember c. the love of thine espousal when thou wentest after me in the wilderness c. Jer. 2. 2. When the King asked Daniel thus Art thou able to make known unto me the dream which I have seen and the interpretation thereof Daniel answered in the presence of the King and said The secret which the King hath commanded cannot the wise-men c. shew unto the King But there is a God in heaven who revealeth secrets and maketh known to the king c. Dan. 2. 26 27 28. Then they who feared the Lord spake often one to another and the Lord hearkened and heard c. Mal. 3. 16. Blessed are the poor in spirit for theirs is the kingdom of heaven Blessed are they who mourn for they shall be comforted Blessed are the meek c. Blessed are they who do hunger and thirst after righteousness for they shall be filled Blessed are the merciful for they shall obtain mercy Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God Blessed are the peace-makers for they shall be called the children of God Blessed are they who are persecuted for righteousness sake for theirs is the kingdom of heaven Matth. 5. 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10. John 16. 20. Prov. 27. 7. He who loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me and he who loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me and he who taketh not his cross and followeth after me is not worthy of me Matth. 10. 36 37 38. ch 16. 24. Luke 14. 33. He who is not with me is against me and he who gathereth not with me scattereth abroad Matth. 12. 30. The kingdom of heaven is like to a treasure hid in a field the which when a man hath found he hideth and for joy thereof he goeth and selleth all he hath and buyeth that field Matth. 13. 44. Luke 10. 39 42. Verily I say unto you
except ye be converted and become as little children ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven Matth. 18. 3 4. Zecharia just and walked in all the commandments of the Lord unblameably Luke 1. 5 6. The Woman to whom much was forgiven loved Christ much Luke 7. 37 38 45 46 47. If I have taken any thing from any man by false accusation I restore him four-fold Luke 19. 8. When Andrew had found Christ himself he tells his Brother Simon and brings him to him Philip tells Nathaniel and leads him to Jesus John 1. 40 41 42 43 44 45. ch 4. 28 29. Jesus answered and said unto him Verily verily I say unto thee Except a man be born again or from above he cannot see the kingdom of God c. Except a man be born 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 c. Every one who doeth evil hateth the light c. But he who doeth truth cometh unto the light that his deeds may be made manifest that they are wrought in God John 3. 3 5 6 20 21. John was a Burning and a Shining Light c. Ye have not his word abiding in you for him whom he hath sent ye believe not John 5. 35 38. Simon Peter answered him Lord to whom shall we go Thou hast the words of eternal life John 6. 68. If ye continue in my word then are ye my disciples indeed c. If ye were Abraham's children you would do the works of Abraham c. If God were your Father ye would love me for I proceed forth and came from God c. He who is of God heareth God's words ye therefore hear them not because ye are not of God John 8. 31 39 42. 47. 1 John 2. 24. 2 John vers 9. The sheep hear his voice c. The sheep follow him for they know his voice and a stranger they will not follow but will flee from him for they know not the voice of a stranger c. I know my sheep and am known of mine c. My sheep hear my voice c. and they follow me John 10. 3 4 5 14 27. Jesus said If I wash thee not thou hast no communion with me Simon Peter faith unto him Lord not my feet only but also my head and my hands c. By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples if ye have love one to another John 13. 8. 35. If ye love me keep my commandments c. He who hath my commandments and keepeth them he it is who loveth me c. If any man love me he will keep my words John 14. 15 21 23. ch 15. 14. Every branch in me who beareth not fruit he taketh away and every branch which beareth fruit he purgeth it that it may bring forth more fruit c. If ye were of the world the world would love his own but because ye are not of the world but I have chosen you out of the world therefore the world hateth you John 15. 1 2 16. 18 19. The world have hated them because they are not of the world even as I c. John 17. 14. Ye shall weep and lament but the world shall rejoyce and ye shall be sorrowful John 16. 20. Every one who is of the truth heareth my voice John 18. 37. ch 8. 37 47. They were pricked to the heart and said Men and brethren What shall us do Acts 2. 37 38. ch 16. 30. When they saw the boldness of Peter and John and perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men they marvelled and took knowledge of them that they had been with Jesus We cannot but speak the things we have seen and heard Acts. 4. 13 19. Saul when Christ came to him and converted him he said Lord What wilt thou have me to do Acts 9. 6. chap. 2. 37 38 c. chap. 16. 30 31 c. God is no respecter of persons but in every nation he who feareth him and worketh righteousness is accepted with him Acts 10. 34 35. When the Priests of Jupiter would have done Sacrifice to the Apostles Barnabas and Paul they rent their clothes and ran in amongst the people crying out and saying Sirs Why do ye these things We also are men of like passions with you and preach unto you that you should turn from these vanities unto the living God Acts 14. 13 14 15. ch 3. 12 13. Apollos that eloquent Man was content to learn the way of God more perfectly of Aquila and Priscilla Tent-makers Acts 18. 24 25 26. Many who believed came and confessed and shewed their deeds Many also of them who used curious arts brought their books together and burnt them and they counted the price of them and found it fifty thousand pieces of silver Acts 19. 18 19. None of these things move me neither count I my life dear unto my self so that I might finish my course with joy and the ministry which I have c. Acts 20. 24. I am ready not only to be bound but also to die for the name of the Lord Jesus Acts 21. 13. I wist not that he was the high priest for it is written Thou shalt not speak evil of c. Acts 23. 4 5. Paul consessâ—th freely thus I verily thought with my self that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus c. Which thing I also did in Jerusalem and many of the saints I did shut up in prison c. and being exceeding mad against them I persecuted them c. I would to God that not only thou but all that hear me c. were both almost and altogether such as I am except these bonds Acts 26. 9 10 11 29. Gal. 1. 13. We glory in tribulation also knowing that tribulation worketh patience c. The love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost Rom 5. 3 5. How shall we who are dead to sin live any longer therein c. Ye were the servants of sin but ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine whereto ye were delivered being made free from sin ye became the servants of righteousness Rom. 6. 2 17 18. That which I do I allow not what I would that I do not but what I hate that do I c. I consent unto the law that it is good now then it is no â—ore I that do it but sin which dwelleth in me c. To will is present with me c. The good that I would I do not c. I find then a law that when I would do good then evil is present with me For I delight in the law of God after the inner man but I see another law in my members warring against the law of my mind c. O wretched man that I am Who shall deliver me c. Thanks be to God through Jesus
will love him and will manifest my self to him c. We will come unto him and make our abode with him John 14. 21 23. Peter c. lovest thou me more than these He saith unto him Yea Lord thou knowest that I love thee c. Again the second and third time John 21. 15 16 17. The love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost Rom. 5. 5. If any man love God the same is known of him 1 Cor. 8. 3. Though I speak with the tongue of men and angels and have not charity I am become as sounding brass or a tinkling cymbal And though I have the gift of prophecy and understand all mysteries c. I have all faith c. and have not charity I am nothing And though I bestow all my goods to seed the poor and though I give my body to be burned and have no charity it profiteth me nothing c. Charity never faileth c. Now abideth faith hope charity but the greatest of these is charity 1 Cor. 13. 1 2 3 8 13. If any man love not the Lord Jesus Christ let him be Anathema Maranatha 1 Cor 16. 22. Whether we are besides our selves it is to God c. for the love of Christ constraineth us 2 Cor. 5. 13 14. Circumcision availeth nothing c. but faith which worketh by love c. The fruit of the spirit is love Gal. 5. 6 22. The Lord direct your hearts into the love of God 2 Thes 3. 5. Hearing of thy love c. which thou hast towards the Lord Jesus c. Philem. Vers 5. God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love which ye have shewed towards his name Heb. 6. 10. Jesus Christ whom having not seen ye love 1 Pet. 1. 7 8. God is love and he who dwelleth in love dwelleth in God and God in him c. There is no fear in love but perfect love casteth our fear c. He who feareth is not made perfect in love We love him because he first loved us If any man say I love God and hateth his brother he is a lyar for he who loveth not his brother whom he hath seen how can he love God whom he hath not seen 1 John 4. 16 17 18 19 20. By this we know that we love the children of God when we love God c. 1 John 5. 2. I have something against thee because thou hast left thy first love remember therefore from whence thou art fallen c. Rev. 2. 4 5. As Fruits of Love to God and Christ To delight themselves in him long for and pant after him make their Boast of and glory and rejoyce in God and Christ as their Portion All and Rest And to obey and hearken to him I. To delight in long for pant after make their Boast of glory and rejoyce in God and Christ as their Portion All and Rest I Will not go up in the midst of thee c. When the people heard these evil tidings they mournned and c. My presence shall go and I will give thee rest And he said unto him If thy presence go not carry us not up hence Exod. 33. 3 4 14 15. Their rock is not as our rock even our enemies themselves being judges Deut. 32. 31. I rejoyce in thy salvation There is none holy as the Lord for there is none besides thee neither is there any rock like our God c. 1 Sam. 2. 1 2. All the house of Israel lamented after the Lord 1 Sam. 7. 2. The Lord is my Rock and my Fortress and my Deliverer the God of my Rock c. my Shield and the Horn of my salvation my high Tower and my Refuge and my Saviour Who is God save the Lord And who a Rock save our God 2 Sam. 22. 3 32. Psal 71. 3. When he giveth quietness who can make trouble And when he hideth his face who can behold him c. Job 34. 29. Thou O Lord a Shield for or about me my Glory and the Lifter up of my head Psal 3. 3. There be many who say Who will shew us good Lord lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us Thou hast put gladness into my heart more than in the time that their corn and their wine increaseth Psal 4. 6 7. I will be glad and rejoyce in thee I will sing praises to thy name c. Psal 9. 2. Why standest thou afar off O Lord Why hidest thou thy self in times of trouble Psal 10. 1. Psal 88. 14. How long wilt thou forget me O Lord for ever How long wilt thou hide thy face from me Psal 13. 1. Psal 74. 9 10. The Lord the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup thou maintainest my lot the lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places yea I have a goodly heritage c. In thy presence is fulness of joy at thy right hand are pleasures for evermore Psal 16. 5 6 11. O Lord my Strength and my Redeemer Psal 94. 14. We will rejoyce in thy salvation and in the name of our God we will set up our banners Psal 20. 5. The king shall joy in thy strength O Lord and in thy salvation how greatly shall he rejoyce Psal 21. 1. My God my God Why hast thou forsaken me Why art thou so far from helping me c. Be not far from me for trouble is near c. Be not thou far from me O Lord O my strength c. Psal 22. 1 11 19. Psal 88. 14 15. The Lord is my Shepherd I shall not want c. Thou art with me thy rod and thy staff they comfort me Psal 23. 1 4. The Lord is my light and my salvation Whom shall I fear The Lord the strength of my life Of whom shall I be afraid One thing have I desired of the Lord that will I seek after that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life to behold the beauty of the Lord and to enquire in his temple c. My heart said Thy face Lord will I seek hide not thy face far from me put not thy servant away in anger thou hast been my help leave me not neither forsake me O God of my salvation c. Psal 27. 1 4 8 9. Sing unto the Lord O ye saints of his c. in his favour is life c. Lord by thy favour thou hast made my mountain to stand strong thou hiddest thy face and I was troubled Psal 30. 4 5 7. Thou my hiding-place thou shalt preserve me from trouble thou shalt encompass me about with songs of deliverance c. Be glad in the Lord and rejoyce ye righteous and shout for joy all ye who are upright in heart Psal 32. 7 11. Our soul waiteth for the Lord he our help and our shield for our heart shall rejoyce in him Psal 33. 20 21. Psal 94. 17. My soul shall make her boast in the Lord c. Oh
in my God Isa 61. 10. Hath a nation changed their gods which yet are no gods But my people have changed their glory for that which doth not profit c. My people have committed two evils they have forsaken me the Fountain of living waters and have hewed them out cisterns broken cisterns c. Have I been a barren wilderness unto Israel c. Can a maid forget her ornaments a bride her attire yet my people have forgotten me days without number Jer. 2. 11 13 31 32. Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom neither let the mighty man glory in his might c. But let him who glorieth glory in this that he understandeth and knoweth me that I am the Lord who exerciseth loving-kindness c. Jerem. 9. 23 24. 2 Cor. 10. 17. 1. Cor. 1. 29. 31. The portion of Jacob is not like them for he is the Former of all things c. The Lord of hosts is his name Jer. 10. 16. ch 51. 19. O the hope of Israel the Saviour thereof in time of trouble why shouldst thou be as a stranger in the land and as a way-faring man turneth aside to tarry for a night Why shouldst thou be as a man astonied c. Yet thou O Lord in the midst of us and we are called by thy name c. Jer. 14. 8 9. ch 17. 13. The Lord is my portion saith my soul therefore will I hope in him Lam. 3. 24. Woe also unto them when I depart from them Hos 9. 12. Fear not O land be glad and rejoyce for the Lord will do great things c. Be glad then ye children of Zion and rejoyce in the Lord your God Joel 2. 21 23. But the Lord the hope or harbour of his people and the strength of the children of Israel Joel 3. 16. Arise and depart ye for this is not your rest because it is polluted Micha 2. 10. Although the fig-tree shall not blossom neither fruit in the vine c. yet I will rejoyce in the Lord I will joy in the God of my salvation The Lord God is my strength c. Habbak 3. 17 18 19. Rejoyce because your names are written in heaven Luke 10. 20. Zacheus came down and received Christ joyfully Luke 19. 5 6. Lord to whom shall we go Thou hast the words of eternal life c. Thou art that Christ the Son of the living God John 6. 68 69. Philip said unto him Shew us the Father and it sufficeth John 14. 8. These things have I spoken unto you that my joy might remain in you and that your joy might be full John 15. 11. Peter said Lord thou knowest I love thee John 21. 17. The Eunuch went on his way rejoycing Acts 8. 38 39. By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand and rejoyce in hope of the glory of God c. We also joy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ Rom. 5. 2 11. Rejoycing in hope Rom. 12. 12. Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing Rom. 15. 13. Our consolation also aboundeth by Jesus Christ 2 Cor. 1. 5. Now thanks be to God who always causeth us to triumph in Christ 2 Cor. 2. 14. God forbid that I should glory save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ Gal. 6. 14. My brethren rejoyce in the Lord c. We are the circumcision c. who rejoyce in Christ c. I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord Philip. 3. 1 3 8. Rejoyce in the Lord alway and again I say rejoyce c. And the peace of God which passeth all understanding shall keep your heart and mind c. Philip. 4. 4 7. Rejoyce evermore 1 Thes 5. 16. That by two immutable things wherein it is impossible for God to lye we might have a strong consolation who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us Heb. 6. 18. In whom though now ye see not yet believing ye rejoyce with joy unspeakable and full of glory 1 Pet. 1. 8. 1 John 1. 4. II. To obey and hearken to the Laws and Word of God in Christ THere is one Law-giver who is able to save and to destroy James 4. 12. Now the Lord had said unto Abram Get thee out of thy country and from thy kindred and from thy father's house unto a land I will shew thee c. So Abram departed as the Lord had spoken unto him Gen. 12. 1 4 5. Heb. 11. 8. So in putting away Ishmael and Hagar Gen. 21. 11 11 13 14. God said unto Abraham Take now thy son thine only Isaac whom thou lovest c. and offer him there for a burnt-offering c. And Abraham rose up early in the morning and took Isaac c. He stretched forth his hand and took his knife to slay his son c. In blessing I will bless thee c. because thou hast obeyed my voice Gen. 22. 1 2 3 10 17 18. In thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed because that Abraham obeyed my voice and kept my charge my commandments my statutes and my laws Gen. 26. 4 5. God bid Moses go and said he would be with his mouth c. He refused God was angry Exod. 4. 13 14. Thus did the children of Israel as the Lord commanded Moses and Aaron so did they Exod. 12. 50. If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the Lord thy God and wilt do that which is right in his sight and will give ear unto his commandments and keep all his statutes I will put none of these diseases upon thee Exod. 15. 26. Deut. 28. 1 2 3 c. I will rain bread c. that I may prove them whether they will walk in my law or no c. How long refuse ye to keep my commandments c. Exod. 16. 4 28. Now therefore if ye will obey my voice indeed and keep my covenant then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people c. And all the people answered together and said All that the Lord hath spoken we will do Exod. 19. 5 7 8. chap. 24. 3 7. Deut. 26. 16 17 18. Shewing mercy unto thousands of them who love me and keep my commandments Exod. 20. 6. Behold I will send an Angel before thee c. Beware of him and obey his voice provoke him not for he will not pardon you c. But if thou shalt indeed obey his voice and do all that I spake then c. Exod. 23. 21 22. That ye seek not after your own heart c. Do all my commandments and be holy Numb 15. 39 40. We will hear it and do it And the Lord said c. They have well said all that they have spoken Oh that there were such a heart in them that they would fear me and keep all my commandments always that it might be well with them and
said to Solomon Ask what I shall give thee And Solomon asked Wisdom to govern And God was pleased so with that and in that he had not asked long Life and Riches that God gave him Wisdom and Understanding and Riches and Honour also 1 Kings 3. 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13. King Solomon prayed at large at the Dedicacation of the Temple and God heard him 1 Kings 8. 22 23 24 c. ch 9. 2 3. 2 Chron. 1. 7 8 c. Elijah the Prophet prayed that it migh be made known that God was God in Israel when others were for Baal And God be heard him and caused Fire to come down and consume the Sacrifice 1 Kings 18. 36 37 38. ch 17. 21 22. Seek the Lord and his strength seek his face continually 1 Chron. 16. 11. If thou seek him he will be found of thee 1 Chron. 28. 9. Judah c. sought him with their whole desire and he was found of them 2 Chron. 15. 15. There are good things found in thee Thou hast taken away c. and hast prepared thine heart to seek God 2 Chron. 19. 3. Asa prayed for Help against the Ethiopian Army of an Hundred Thousand Men and prevailed 2 Chron. 14. 10 11 12. When Moah c. came against Jehosaphat he stood in the Congregation in the House of the Lord and prayed for help And God heard and answered 2 Chron. 20. 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 15 24. Hezekiah being sick prayed 2 Chron. 32. 24. Nehemiah when he heard of the Affliction of the Jews he wept and mourned and fasted and prayed Nehem. 1. 4 5 6 7 8 c. So again when Israel were building and in danger of enemies Nehem. 4. 4 5 9. Ezra 8. 21. chap. 9. I would make supplication to my Judge Job 9. 15. My God for unto thee will I pray my voice shalt thou hear in the morning O Lord in the morning will I direct unto thee and look up Psal 5. 2 3. Our fathers c. prayed and thou didst deliver Psal 22. 4 5. He forgetteth not the cry of the humble Psal 9. 12. Psal 10. 17. I acknowledged my sin c. For this shall every one who is godly pray unto thee in a time when thou mayest be found Psal 32. 5 6. They who seek the Lord shall not lack any good thing c. His ears are open to their cry Psal 34. 10. Call upon me in the time of trouble I will deliver thee c. Psal 50. 15. Though Nathan had told David his Sin was forgiven him yet he prays earnestly to be delivered from Blood-guiltiness c. Psal 51. 1 2 3 4 to 15. As for me I will call upon God and the Lord shall save me Evening and morning at noon will I pray and cry aloud and he shall hear my voice Psal 55. 16 17. I will cry unto God most high unto him who performeth all things for me Psal 57. 2 3 c. O thou who hearest prayer unto thee shall all flesh come Psal 65. 2. If I regard iniquity in my heart the Lord will not hear me But verily God hath heard Psal 66. 18 19. Isa 58. 6 7 8 9. ch 59. 1 2 3. ch 1. 11 12 13 c. The Saints have pleaded with God their own Relation to him and the enemy's Non-relation Psal 79. Isa 63. 15 16 c. ch 64. 8 9 c. Thou Lord art good and ready to forgive and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee Give ear O Lord unto my prayer c. In the day of my trouble I will call upon thee for thou wilt answer me Psal 86. 5 6 7. He will regard the prayer of the destitute and not despise their prayers Psal 102. 17. Psal 10. 17. I am thine save me I am thy servant give me understanding that I may know c. I cried with my whole heart c. I prevented the dawning of the morning and cried Psal 119. 94 125 145 147. In my distress I cried unto the Lord and he heard me Psal 120. 1. 2 Sam. 22. 7. Psal 34. 4 6. Pray for the peace of Jerusalem they shall prosper who love thee Psal 122. 6. The Lord is nigh unto all who call upon him to all who call upon him in truth He will fulfil the desire of them who fear him he also will hear their cry and will save them Psal 145. 18 19. Nehem. 1. 11. Because I have called and ye refused c. they shall call upon me but I will not answer Prov. 1. 24 25 c The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord but the prayer of the upright is his delight c. He heareth the prayer of the righteous Prov. 15. 8 29. He who turneth away his ear from hearing the law even his prayer shall be an abomination Prov. 28. 9. Be not rash with thy mouth and be not hasty to utter any thing before God for God is in heaven and thou upon earth therefore let thy words be few Eccless 5. 2. My Dove let me hear thy voice c. for sweet is thy voice Cant. 2. 14. When ye spread forth your hands I will hide my eyes from you yea when ye make many prayers or multiply prayers I will not hear Your hands are full of blood wash ye c. Isa 1. 13 15 16. ch 59. 1 2 3. ch 66. 3. In trouble have they visited thee they poured out a prayer or secret speech when thy chastening was upon them Isa 26. 16. Thou hast not called upon me O Jacob Isa 43. 21. Thus saith the Lord c. Ask me of things to come concerning my sons and concerning the works of my hands command ye me c. I said not unto the seed of Jacob Seek ye me in vain Isa 45. 11 19. Seek ye the Lord while he may be found call ye upon him while he is near Isa 55. 6. When thou criest let thy companions deliver thee Isa 57. 13. Loose the bonds of wickedness c. then shalt thou call and the Lord shall answer thou shalt cry c. Isa 58. 6 7 9. For Zion's sake will I not hold my peace and for Jerusalem's sake I will not rest until the righteousness thereof goeth forth c. I have set watch-men upon thy walls O Jerusalem who shall never hold then peace day nor night Ye who make mention of the Lord or are the Lord's remembrancers keep not silence and give him no rest till he establish and till he make Jerusalem a praise on the earth Isa 62. 1 6 7. The Church's Prayer for the Lord's Return unto them Isa 63. 15 16 17 18 19. ch 64. I am found of them who sought me not Isa 65. 1. Therefore pray not thou for this people neither lift up cry nor prayer for them neither make intercession to me for I will not hear thee Seest thou not what they do c. Jer. 7. 16 17. Pour our thy fury upon the
Israel is commanded especially to remember their deliverance out of Egypt Deut. 26. 1 2 3 c. Exod. 13. 14 15. Moses Song Deut. 32. Joshua pitched stones in Gilgal in memory of Israel's passing dry thorow Jordan that all the people of the earth might know the hand of the Lord that it is mighty Josh 4. 5 6 7 20 21 22 23 24. The Song of Deborah and Barak which they sang after the victory against Sisera and his Army Judges 5. 2 Chron. 20. 26. Psalm 124. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7. Hannah sang praise when she brought Samuel her Son to the House of the Lord whom the Lord had given her upon her Prayer 1 Sam. 2. 1 2 3 4 to the 11. When the Philistines were beaten Samuel set up a stone called the name thereof Eben-Ezer saying Hitherto hath the Lord helped us 1 Sam. 7. 10 11 12. When Abigail met David and prevented him in his hasty purpose concerning Nabal's House he said unto Abigail Blessed be the Lord God of Israel who sent thee this day to meet me and blessed be thy advice c. And when David heard that Nabal was dead he said Blessed be the Lord who hath pleaded the cause of my reproach from the hand of Nabal and hath kept his servant from evil c. 1 Sam. 25. 32 33 39. When God had promised many things unto David he faith Let thy name be magnified for ever saying The Lord of Hosts is the God over Israel c. 2 Sam. 7. 26. And David spake unto the Lord the words of this song in the day the Lord had delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies and out of the hands of Saul And he said The Lord is my rock my fortress and my deliverer c. 2 Sam. 22. Blessed be God who hath given rest unto his people Israel according to all that he hath promised 1 Kings 8. 56. Upon the return of the Ark to the City of David he prepares a Song and delivers it to be sung by way of Thanksgiving unto God 1 Chron. 16. 8 9 to the 37. When the people had offered willingly towards the building of the House of the Lord David blessed the Lord before all the Congregation and David said Blessed be thou Lord God of Israel our Father for ever and ever c. Now therefore our God we thank thee and praise thy glorious name c. that we should be able to offer so willingly c. The congregation did so 1 Chron. 29. 9 10 to the 20. Hezekiah prayed unto the Lord and he spake unto him c. but Hezekiah rendred noâ— again according to the benefit done unto him c. 2 Chron. 32. 24 25. Isa 28. 8 9. ch 39. Ezra takes notice of a little favour and acknowledgeth it to the praise of God Ezra 9. 8 9 13 14. ch 7. 27 28. Stand up bless the Lord your God for ever and ever and blessed be thy glorious name which is exalted above all blessing and praise c. Nehem. 9. 5 6 c. When Job had lost all then he said The Lord gave and the Lord hath taken blessed be the name of the Lord Job 1. 20 28. I will praise the Lord according to his righteousness and will sing to the name of the Lord most high Psalm 7. 17. O Lord our God how excellent is thy name in all the earth who hast set thy glory above the heavens c. Psalm 8. 1 9. I will praise thee O Lord with my whole heart I will shew forth all thy marvellous works I will sing praise to thy name O thou most high c. Sing to the Lord who dwelleth in Sion declare among the people his doings Psalm 9. 1 2 11. Psalm 96. I will sing unto the Lord because he hath dealt bountifully with me Psalm 13. 6. David's Song of Praises for his Deliverances Psalm 18. Thou art holy who inhabiteth the praises of Israel c. Ye who fear the Lord praise him all ye the seed of Jacob glorifie him Psalm 22. 3 23. That I may publish with the voice of thanksgiving and tell of all thy wondrous works Psalm 26. 7. The Lord is my strength c. with my song will I praise him Psalm 28. 7. Sing unto the Lord O ye Saints of his and give thanks at the remembrance or to the memorial of his holy name c. Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing c. to the end that my glory may sing praise unto thee and not be silent O Lord my God I will give thanks unto thee for ever Psalm 30. 4 11 12. Blessed be the Lord for he hath shewed me his marvellous kindness Psalm 31. 21. Praise is comely for the upright Psalm 33. 1. Psalm 147. 1. I will bless the Lord at all times his praise shall continually be in my mouth c. O magnifie the Lord with me and let us exalt his name together I sought the Lord and he heard me c. O taste and see that the Lord is good c. Psalm 34. 1 3 4 6 8. Psalm 54. 6 7. My tongue shall speak of thy righteousness of thy praise all the day Psalm 35. 28. Psalm 105. 1 2 3. Great is the Lord and greatly to be praised in the city of our God c. according to thy name so is thy praises O God unto the ends of the earth Psalm 48. 1 10. Offer unto God thanksgiving c. I will deliver thee and thou shalt glorifie me c. Whose offereth praise glorifieth me Psal 50. 14 15 23. My heart is fixed O God my heart is fixed or prepared I will sing praise awake up my glory c. I will praise thee O Lord among the people I will sing unto thee among the nations Psal â—7 7 8 9. Psal 108. 1 2. I will sing of thy power yea I will sing aloud of thy mercy in the morning for thou hast been my defence c. Psal 59. 16 17. Psal 62. 7. Praise waiteth for thee O God in Sion c. Psal 65. 1. Isa 12. Make a joyful noise unto God all ye saints sing forth the honour of his name make his praise glorious c. All the earth shall worship thee and shall sing unto thee Oh bless our God ye people c. Come hear c. all ye who fear God and I will declare what he hath done for my soul I cried c. Blessed be God who hath not turned away my prayer nor his mercy from me Psal 66. 1 2 4 8 16 17 20. Psal 81. 1. Sing unto God sing praises unto his name extol him who rideth upon the heavens c. A Father to the fatherless c. Psal 68. 4 5. I will praise the Lord with a song and will magnifie him with thanksgiving this also shall please the Lord better than an ox c. Psal 69. 30 31. By thee have I been holpen up from my womb my praise shall be continually of thee
c. My mouth shall shew forth thy righteousness thy salvation all the day Psal 71. 6 15 24. We will not hide them from their children shewing to the generation to come the praises of the Lord c. Psal 78. 4. Psal 89. 1. It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord and to sing unto thy name O most High to shew forth thy loving-kindness in the morning and thy faithfulness every night Psal 92. 1 2. O come let us sing unto the Lord let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation let us come before his presence with thanksgiving c. Psal 95. 1 2. Psal 96. 1 2. Psal 100. 1 2 4. Sing unto the Lord a new song for he hath done marvellous things his right hand and his holy arm hath gotten him the victory c. Psal 98. 1 2. Psal 105. Bless the Lord O my soul and all that is within me bless his holy name c. and forget not all his benefits who forgiveth thee all thy iniquities who healeth all thy diseases c. Psal 103. 1 2 3 4 22. I will sing unto the Lord as long as I live I will sing praise to my God while I have my being Psal 104. 33. Psal 146. 2. Praise ye the Lord O give thanks unto the Lord for he is good for his mercy endureth for ever Who can utter the mighty acts of the Lord Who can shew forth all his praises c. Then believed they his words they sang his praise they soon forget his works c. Psal 106. 1 2 12â— 13. Psal 147. 1. O give thanks unto the Lord for he is good c. let the redeemed of the Lord say so whom he hath redeemed c. Oh that men would praise the Lord c. let them exalt him also in the congregation of the people and praise him in the assembly of the elders Whose is wise and will observe these things even they shall understand the loving-kindness of the Lord Psal 107. 1 2 6 8 15 21 22 31 32 43. Psal 135. 1 2 3 4 5. Psal 118. 1 2 3 c. I will praise the Lord with my whole heart in the assembly of the upright and in the congregation Psal 111. 1 2 Psal 86. 12. Praise ye the Lord praise O ye servants of the Lord c. from the rising of the sun unto the going down of the same the Lord's name is to be praised Psal 113. 1 3. Psal 135. 1 2 3. Psal 68 32. Not unto us O Lord not unto us but unto thy name give glory c. But we will bless the Lord from this time forth and for evermore Psal 115. 1 18. I believed therefore have I spoken Psal 116. 10. At midnight will I arise to give thanks to thee because of thy righteous judgments Seven times a day do I praise thee because of thy righteous judgments Psal 119. 62 164. If it had not been the Lord who was on our side we had been swallowed up quick or alive Psal 124. 1. 2 c. O give thanks unto the Lord for he is good c. O give thanks unto the God of gods for his mercy is for ever O give thanks to the Lord of lords Psal 136. 1 2 3 26. I will praise thee with my whole heart before the gods will I sing praise unto thee c. for thy loving-kindness and for thy truth c. Psal 138. 1 2. I will praise thee for I am fearfully and wonderfully made c. Psal 139. 14. I will extol thee my God O King and I will bless thy name for ever and ever c. Great is the Lord and greatly to be praised and his greatness is unsearchable c. I will speak of the glorious honour of thy majesty and of thy wondrous works and shall speak of the might of thy terrible acts and will declare thy greatness they shall abundantly utter the memory of thy great goodness c. Thy saints shall bless thee they shall speak of the glory of thy kingdom and talk of thy power to make known unto the sons of men his mighty acts and the glorious Majesty c. Psal 145. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 11 12. Praise c. for it is good to â—ing praises unto our God for it is pleasant and praise is comely c. Praise the Lord O Jerusalem praise thy God O Zion Psal 147. 11 12. All persons and things called upon to praise the Lord Psal 148. Psal 149. Psal 150. The Church's Song propheâ—â—ed of which she shall sing in the Day of her Glory Isa 12. O Lord thou my God I will exalt thee I will praise thy name for thou hast done wonderful things c. Isa 25. 1. ch 26. Sing unto the Lord a new song c. The Lord shall go forth as a mighty man c. Isa 42. 10 11 12 c. This people have I formed for my self that they should shew forth my praise but thou hast not called upon me c. Isa 43. 21 22. Give glory to the Lord your God before he cause darkness c. Jer. 13. 16. Daniel said Blessed be the name of God for ever and ever for wisdom and might are his and he changeth the times and the seasons He removeth kings and setteth up kings he giveth wisdom to the wise c. He revealeth the deep and secret things c. I thank thee and praise thee O thou God of my fathers who hast given me wisdom and might and hast made known unto me now what I desired of thee for thou hast now made known unto us the king's matter Dan. 2. 19 20 21 22 23. Nebuchadnezzar when his Understanding returned to him blessed and praised God Dan. 4. 34 37. When Christ had healed the two blind Men they spread abroad his Fame in all that Country Matth 9. 30 31. Luke 5. 25. ch 18. 43. Mary upon the Promise made to her praiseth at large My soul doth magnifie the Lord c. The Heavenly Host praised God saying Glory to God in the highest and on earth peace c. Simeon took up Jesus and blessed God saying c. Anna the Prophetess coming in at that instant gave thanks likewise unto the Lord Luke 1. 46 c. ch 2. 13 14 28 29 38. Christ said unto the Man out of whom he had cast Devils Return to thine own house and shew how great things God hath done unto thee And he went his way and published it throughout the whole city c. Luke 8. 38 39. When Christ had healed ten Lepers one of them returned back and with a loud voice glorified God and fell down on his face at his feet giving him thanks c. Jesus answered and said Were there not ten cleansed but where are the nine There are not found who returned to give glory to God save this stranger Luke 17. 14 15 16 17 18. The whole multitude of the Disciples began to rejoyce and to praise God
hide himself in secret places that I shall not see him faith the Lord Do not I fill heaven and earth c. Jer. 23. 24. The great the mighty God the Lord of hosts is his name great in counsel and mighty in word c. I will give them one heart and one way that they may fear me for ever c. I will put my fear into their hearts Jer. 32. 18 19 39 40. The children of Israel c. shall fear the Lord and his goodness in the latter days Hosea 3. 5. The Lord shall utter his voice before his army c. for the day of the Lord is great and very terrible and who can abide it Joel 2. 11. I fear the Lord the God of heaven c. Then the men feared the Lord exceedingly c. Jonah 1. 9 16. God is jealous the Lord revengeth c. He rebuketh the sea and maketh it dry c. The mountains quake at him and the hills melt c. Nahum 1. 2 3 4 5 6. It I be a master where is my fear c. I am a great King faith the Lord of hosts and my name is dreadful amongst the heathen Mal. â— 6 14. I will be a swift witness against the sorcerer c. and against those c. who fear not me saith the Lord of hosts c. A book of remembrance was written before him for them who feared the Lord and that thought of his name And they shall be mine saith the Lord Mal. 3. 5 16 17. But unto you who fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings and ye shall grow c. Mat. 4. 2. Fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell Matth. 10. 28. His mercy is on them who fear him from generation to generation he hath shewed strength c. He hath put down the mighty c. Luke 1. 50 51 52 53. The most high dwelleth not in temples made with hands c. Heaven is my throne c. Hath not my hand made all these things Acts 7. 48 49 50. The Churches were edified and walked in the fear of the Lord Acts 9. 31. Cornelius c. a devout man and one who feared God with all his house c. In every nation he who feareth him c. is accepted with him Acts 10. 2 35. ch 13. 26. God who made the world and all things therein seeing he is God c. Acts 17. 24 25 c. All things are naked and open unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do Heb. 4. 13. It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God Heb. 10. 31. So terrible was the sight that Moses said I exceedingly fear and quake c. Let us have grace whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear For our God is a consuming fire Heb. 12. 21 28. 29. Pass the time of your sojourning here in fear 1 Pet. 1. 17. 2 Cor. 7. 1. Fear God 1 Pet. 2. 17. Fear God and give glory to him for the hour of his judgment is come Rev. 14. 7. Great and marvellous are thy works Lord God almighty c. Who shall not fear thee O Lord and glorifie thy name for thou only art holy Rev. 15. 3 4. To trust in God and in none else in all Cases The Arguments thereto I. Not in any else THE Babel builders trusted to a City and Tower for their security but God scattered them Gen. 11. 1 2 c. There is none besides thee neither is there any rock like unto God 1 Sam. 2. 2. Because thou hast relied on the King of Affyria and not relied on the Lord thy God therefore is the host of the King of Syria escaped out of thy hands c. Asa in his Disease sought not to the Lord but to the Physicians 2 Chron. 16. 7 12. I would seek unto God unto him would I commit my cause Job 5. 8. There is no king saved by the multitude of an host A mighty man is not delivered by much strength A horse is a vain thing for safety neither shall he deliver by his great strength Psalm 33. 16 17. Isa 31. 1 3. Job 15. 31. Psalm 20. 7. I will not trust in my bow nor shall my sword save me Thou hast saved Psalm 44. 6 7. They who trust in their wealth and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches None can by any means redeem his brother nor give to God a ranson for him c. that he should live for ever Psalm 49. 6 7 9. Ezek. 7. 19. Lo this is the man who made not God his strength but trusted in the abundance of his riches But I trusted in the mercy of God for ever Psal 52. 7 8. Give us help from trouble for vain is the help of man Psal 60. 11. Surely men of low degree are vanity men of high degree a lye to be â—aid in the balance they are altogether lighter than vanity Trust not in oppression c. Psal 62. 9 10. Put not your trust in princes nor in the sons of men in whom is no help his breath goeth forth he turneth to his earth in that very day his thoughts perish Psal 146. 3 4. Psalm 118. 8 9. He who trusted unto his riches shall fall Prov. 11. 28. He who trusteth in his own heart is a fool Prov. 28. 26. Create from man whose breath is in his nostrils for wherein is he to be accounted of Isa 2. 22. What will ye do in the day of your visitation c. to whom will ye flee for help c. Isa 10. 3 4. ch 20. 6. Thou didst not look in that day unto the armour of the house of the forest c. ye made also a ditch between the two walls c. But ye have notlooked unto the maker thereof Isa 22. 8 9 10 11. Wo unto the repellious children c. who take counsel but not of me c. who walk to go down to Egypt and have not asked at my mouth to strengthen themselves in the strength of Pharoah and to trust in the shadow of Egypt Therefore shall the strength of Pharoah be your shame and the trust in the shadow of Egypt confusion c. For the Egyptians shall help in vain and to no purpose c. Their strength is to â—it still c. No we will flee upon horses therefore shall ye flee c. Isa 30. 1 2 3 5 7 15 16 17. ch 1. 23 29 c. Wo to them who go to Egypt c. Stay on horses and trust in chariots because many c. Isa 31. 1 3. Thou hast trusted in thy wickedness thou hast said None seeth c. Thou hast said in thine heart I am and none else besides me c Stand now with thine enchantments c. let them stand up and save thee c. Behold they shall be as stuble c. None shall save thee Isa 47. 10 11 12
Lord reigneth the Lord is cloathed with majesty the Lord is clothed with strength c. Psal 93. 1. Psal 97. 1. Psal 146. 10. Rev. 19. 6. The righteous c. he shall not be afraid of evil tidings his heart is fixed trusting in the Lord Psal 112. 6 7. It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in man It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in princes Psal 118. 8 9. My help cometh from the Lord who made heaven and earth c. Behold he who keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep Psal 121. 2 3 4. They who trust in the Lord shall be as mount Zion which cannot be removed c. As the mountains are round about Jerusalem so the Lord is round about his people from henceforth even for ever Psal 125. 1 2. The Lord great and our God above all gods Whatsoever the Lord pleaseth did he in heaven and in earth Psal 135. 5 6. Happy is he who hath the God of Jacob for his help whose hope is in the Lord his God who made heaven and earth and the sea and all that therein if who keepeth truth for ever Psal 146. 5 6. He healeth the broken in heart and bindeth up their wounds He telleth the number of the stars Great is our God and of great power his understanding is infinite c. Psal 147. 2 3 4 c. Trust to the Lord with all thine heart and lean not to thine own understanding in all thy ways acknowledge him and he shall direct thy paths Prov. 3. 5 6. Commit thy works unto the Lord and thy thoughts shall be established c. Man's heart deviseth his way but the Lord directeth his steps c. Whoso trusteth in the Lord happy is he Prov. 16 3 9 20. The name of the Lord is a strong tower the righteous runneth into it and are safe Prov. 18. 10. There is no wisdom or understanding nor counsel against the Lord. The horse is prepared against the day of battel but safety or Victory is of the Lord Prov. 21. 30 31 ch 19. 21. Whoso putteth his trust in the Lord shall be sate Many seek the rulers favour but every mans judgment is from the Lord Prov. 29. 25 26. If ye will not believe surely ye shall not be established Isa 7. 9. Associate your selves c. take counsel together and it shall come to nought speak the word and it shall not stand for God is with us Isa 8. 9 10. Jer. 1. 18 19. I will trust and not be afraid for the Lord Jehovah is my refuge Isa 12. 2. For the Lord of Hosts hath purposed and who shall disannul it and his hand is stretched out and who shall turn it back Isa 14. 27. There shall be desolation because thou hast forgotten the God of thy salvation and hast not been mindful of the rock of thy strength Isa 17. 10. Thou hast been a strength to the poor a strength to the needy in his distress a refuge from a storm a shadow from the hear when the blast of the terrible ones is a storm against the wall Isa 25. 4. Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on thee because he trusteth in thee trust ye in the Lord for ever for in the Lord Jehovah is everlasting strength for he bringeth down c. Isa 26. 3 4. Behold the Lord a mighty and a strong one Isa 28. 2 6. The Egyptians shall help in vain and to no purpose therefore have I cried concerning this Their strength is to sit still c. For thus saith the Lord God the holy one of Israel In returning and rest shall ye be saved in quietness and in confidence shall be your strength and ye would not c. Isa 30. 7 15 16. Behold the Lord God will come c. He shall feed his flock like a shepherd c. Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand and meted out heaven c. Isa 40. 10 11 12. I the Lord the first and with the last I am he c. Isa 41. 4. ch 44. 6. When thou passest â—horow the waters c. they shall not overflow thee c. For I am the Lord thy God the holy one of Israel thy Saviour c. And besides me there is no Saviour c. I will work and who shall let it c. Isa 43. 2 3 10 11 12 13 14 15 16. ch 45. 21. Thus saith the Lord thy redeemer and he who formed thee from the womb I the Lord who maketh all things who stretcheth forth the heavens c. who confirmeth the word of his servant and performeth the counsel of his messengers c. who saith to the deep Be dry Isa 44. 24 25 26 27. I am the Lord and there is none else I form the light and create darkness c. O God of Israel the Saviour Isa 45. 6 7 15 21. My counsel shall stand and I will do all my pleasure Isa 46. 10. Is my hand shortned at all that I cannot redeem or have I no power to deliver Behold at my rebuke I dry up the sea c. Who is among you who feareth the Lord c. who fit in darkness and hath no light let him trust in the name of the Lord c. and stay upon his God Isa 50. 2 3 10. Isa 8. 17. ch 59. 1. Psalm 115. 11. Fear not c. for thy maker is thy husband the Lord of hosts is his name and thy redeemer the holy one of Israel the God of the whole earth Isa 54. 4 5. But he who putteth his trust in me shall possess the land and shall inherit my holy mountain Isa 57. 13. Behold the Lord's hand is not shortned that it cannot save neither his ear heavy that it cannot hear but your iniquities have separated Isa 59. 1 2. ch 50. 2. Blessed is the man who trusteth in the Lord and whose hope the Lord is for he shall be as a tree planted by the waters c. O Lord the hope of Israel Jer. 17. 7 8 13. Behold I am the Lord the God of all flesh is there any thing too hard for me Jer. 32. 27. I will surely deliver thee c. because thou hast put thy trust in me saith the Lord Jer. 39. 18. Leave thy fatherless c. and let the widows trust in me Jer. 49. 11. Their Redeemer is strong the Lord of hosts the Lord of hosts is his name he shall throughly plead their cause c. Jer. 50. 34. I the Lord have spoken and will do Ezek. 22. 14. Our God whom we serve is able to deliver us c. and he will deliver us Dan. 3. 17 28. Daniel was taken out of the den and no manner of hurt was found upon him because he believed in his God Dan. 6. 23. Blesâ—ed be God c. for wisdom and might are his he changeth the times c. removeth kings c. Dan. 2. 20 21 22
no man regardeth but ye have set at nought all my counsel and would none of my reproof I also will laugh at your calamity and mock when your fear cometh when your fear cometh as desolation c. Then shalt thou call upon me but I will not answer they shall seek me early but they shall not find me for they hated c. Prov. 1. 22 to 30. Zech. 7. 9 10 11 12 13. Hear O heavens c. I have nourished and brought up children and they have rebelled against me The ox knoweth his owner c. Israel doth not know my people doth not consider c. Why should ye be stricken any more ye will revolt more and more c. To what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices unto me saith the Lord c. When ye make many prayers I will not hear you for your hands are full of blood Wash you make you clean c. Come now and let us reason c. out if ye refuse and rebel ye shall be devoured by the sword c. Ah I will case me of mine adversaries Isa 1. 2 3 4 5 11 13 16 17 18 20 23 24. Therefore thou hast forsaken thy people because c. their land is full of idols Isa 2. 6 7 8 c. Jerusalem is ruined and Judah is fallen because their tongue and their doings are against the Lord to provoke the eyes of his glory Because the daughters of Zion are haughty and walk with stretched forth necks c. therefore the Lord shall smite with a scab c. the Lord will take away the bravery of their 〈◊〉 ornaments c. Isa 3. 8 9 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24. Judge I pray you betwixt me and my vineyard What could have been done more to my vineyard that I have not done in it Wherefore when I looked that it should bring forth grapes brought it forth wild grapes I will take away the hedge thereof c. The Prophet pronounceth many Woes against several Sinners Isa 5. 4 5 6 to 26. God gave up Israel to Hardness and Blindness for their Sins till they should be laid waste Isa 6. 10 11 12. God threatens Jacob and Israel for their Pride and Stoutness of Heart because they turned not to him who smote them Their leaders cause them to err that he will cut off c. And for all this his anger is not turned away Isa 9. 8 9 10 11 to 21. O Assyrian c. I will send him against an hypocritical nation and against the people of my wrath will I give him a charge to take the spoil c. Isa 10. 5 6. God's great Judgments threatned against Babylon Isa 13. ch 14. 4 5 6. c. ch 47. It is a people of no understanding therefore he who made them will not have mercy on them c. Isa 27. 11. The Lord said Forasmuch as this people draw near with their mouth c. but have removed their hearts far from me and their fear towards me is taught by the precept of men therefore c. the wisdom of the wise shall perish and the understanding of their prudent men shall be hid Wo unto them who seek deep to hide their counsel from the Lord and their works are in the dark Isa 21. 13 14 15. chap. 24. 5 6 7 c. They would not hear c. Ye scornful men c. ye shall be trodden down Isa 28. 12 14 15 c. God threatens Israel for leaning upon Egypt for help and not hearkening to stay on God Isa 30. 1 2 to 17. This people have I formed for my self c. But thou hast not called upon me O Jacob but thou hast been weary of me O Israel Thou hast not not brought me the small 〈◊〉 c. but thou hast made me to serve with thy sins thou hast wearied me with thine iniquities c. Thy first fathers have sinned and thy teachers c. therefore I have prophaned the princes of thy sanctuary and have given Jacob to the curse and Israel to reproaches Isa 43. 21 22 23 24 28. O that thou hadst hearâ—â—â—ed to my commandments then had thy peace been c. Isa 48. 12 18. Deut. 32. 28 29 30. Your iniquities have separated between you and your God and your sins have hid his face from you that he will not hear for your hands are denied with blood c. None call for justice Isa 59. 1 2 3 c. ch 50. 1 2. I have spread out my hands all the day long unto a rebellious people who walketh in a way which is not good c. I will not keep silence but will recompence even recompence into their bosoms c. Ye are they who forsake the Lord who forget my holy mountain c. therefore will I number you to the sword c. Isa 65. 2 3 4 6 11 12 c. Rom. 10. 21. They have chosen their own ways and their soul delighteth in their abominations I also will chuse their delusions and will bring their fears upon them because when I called none did answer c. but they did evil before mine eyes c. Isa 66. 3 4. Jer. 18. 12 13 16 17. What iniquity have your fathers found in me that they are gone from me c. Wherefore will I yet plead with you saith the Lord and with your children c. See if there be such a thing Hath a nation changed their gods c. But my people have changed their glory c. Be astonished O Heavens c. They have forsaken me the fountain c. Hast thou not procured this unto thy self c. Thine own wickedness shall correct thee and thy back-sliding reprove thee c. In vain have I smitten your children they received no correction c. Have I been a barren wilderness c. Can a maid forget her ornaments Jer. 2. 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 17 19 30 31 32. Isa 50. 1. Hos 7. 1 2. Isa 17. 10. Ezek. 24. 13. And I saw when for all the causes whereby backsliding Israel committed adultery I had put her away c. yet her treacherous sister Judah feared not but went and played the harlot also c. Judah hath not turned unto me with her whole heart but feignedly Jer. 3. 7 8 9 10. O Jerusalem wash thine heart from wickedness that thou mayst be saved How long shall vain thoughts lodge within thee c. Thy way and thy doings have procured these things unto thee this thy wickedness because it is bitter it reacheth unto thine heart Jer. 4. 13 14 17 18. How shall I pardon thee for this Thy children have forsaken me and sworn by them who are no gods When I had fed them to the fall they then committed adultery and assembled themselves by troops in the harloâ—s houses they were as fed horses in the morning every one neighing after his neighbour's wife And shall I not visit for these things saith the Lord
punished for their Pride c. Dan. 4. 31 32. ch 5. Let her therefore put her whoredoms out of her sight c. lest I strip her naked and set her as in the day she was born c. and I will not have mercy upon her children c. Hosea 2. 2 3 4 5. The Lord hath a controversie with the land because no truth nor mercy nor knowledge of God in the land by swearing and lying and killing and stealing and committing adultery they break out and blood toucheth blood therefore shall the land mourn c. Ephraim is joined to Idols let him him alone Hosea 4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 c. 17. The pride of Israel doth testifie to his face therefore shall Israel and Ephraim fall in their iniquity Judah also shall fall with them they shall go with the flocks and with their herds to seek the Lord but they shall not find he hath withdrawn himself from them They have dealt treacherously against the Lord Hosea 5. 3 4 5 6 7. Zechar. 7. 11 12 13. They consider not c. now their own doings have beset them about they c. Wo unto them for they have fled from me destruction unto them because they have transgressed c. They return not to the most high they are like a deceitful bow their princes shall fall by the sword c. Hosea 7. 2 13 14 15 16. Wo unto them when I depart from them for the wickedness of their doings I will drive them out of my house I will love them no more c. Hosea 9. 12 15 17. They hate him who rebuke in the gate they abhor him who speaketh uprightly c. I hate I despise your feast days and I will not smell in your solemn assemblies c. Amos 5. 10 11 12 21 22 23. Wo unto them who are at ease in Zion c. ye who put far away the evil day c. who lie upon beds of ivory and stretch themselves upon their couches c. who chaunt to the sound of the viol and invent to themselves instruments of musick like David who drink wine in bowls c. but are not grieved for the affliction of Joseph therefore now shall they go captive c. I abhor the excellency of Jacob and hate his palaces Amos 6. 1 3 4 5 6 7 8. Isa 5. 11 12 13 22. Though they dig into hell thence shall my hand take them though they clamb up c. thence will I c. Amos 9. 2 3 c. They shall cry unto the Lord but he will not hear them he will ever hide his face from them as they behaved themselves ill in their doings c. They build up Zion with blood and Jerusalem with iniquity the heads thereof judge for reward and the priests thereof teach for hire and the prophets thereof divine for money yet will they â—â—an upon the Lord and say Is not the Lord among us none evil can come upon us Therefore shall Zion for your sakes be plowed as a field and Jerusalem become heaps c. Micah 3. 3 4 5 10 11 12. ch 1. 1 2 3 4 5 6. God warned Ninevah of her Desolation for her sin if she repented not Jonah 1. 2. ch 3. 2 3 4. Hear ye O mountains the Lord's controversie c. for the Lord hath a controversie with his people and he will plead with Israel O my people what have I done unto thee and wherein have I wearied thee testifie against me for I brought thee up out of the land of Egypt c. There are yet the treasures of wickedness in the house of the wicked c. the rich men thereof are full of violence c. therefore also will I make thee sick c. Micah 6. 2 3 4 10 11 12 13 14 15. Amos 2. 4 5 6 c. Several woes pronounced against Persons for divers Sins Habbak 2. 6 9 12 15 19. Micah 2. 1 2 c. I will punish the princes and the king's children and all such who are clothed with strange apparel c. all those who leap on the threshold who fill their master's house with violence and deceit c. I will punish the men who are setled on their lees and say in their heart The Lord will not do good neither will he do evil c. and I will bring distress upon men c. because they have sinned c. He shall make a speedy riddance of all them who dwell in the land Zeph. 1. 8 9 12 17 18. Is this a time for you to dwell in your ceiled houses and this house lie waste c. Because of mine house that is waste and ye run every man to his own house therefore the heavens over you is stayed from dew and the earth is stayed from fruit and I called for a drought upon the land Haggai 1. 4 9 10 11. Cursed be the deceiver who hath in his flock a male and voweth and sacrificeth unto the Lord a corrupt thing Mal. 1. 13 14. I will be a swift witness against the forcerers and against adulterers and against false-swearing and against those who oppress the hireling in his wages the widow and the fatherless that turn aside the stranger c. Ye are gone away from mine ordinances c. ye are cursed with a curse for ye have robbed me c. your words have been stout against me saith the Lord yet ye say What have we spoken so much against thee ye have said It is in vain to serve God c. Mal. 3. 5 9 10 13 14. Behold the day cometh that 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 that it shall leave them neither root nor branch Mal. 4. 1. Christ pronounceth a wo against Chorazin Bethsaida and Capernaum for not repenting Matth. 11. 21 22 23 24. Wherefore ye be witnesses unto your selves that ye are the children of them who killed the prophets fill ye up then the measure of your fathers Ye serpents ye generation of vipers how can ye escape the damnation of hell Wherefore behold I send to you prophets and wise men and scribes and some of them ye shall kill and crucifie and some of them ye shall scourge in your synagogues and persecute them from city to city that upon you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth from the blood of righteous Abel unto the blood of Zacharias c. whom ye slew between the temple and the altar Verily I say unto you All these things shall come upon this generation O Jerusalem Jerusalem thou who killest the prophets and stonest them who are sent unto thee how often would I have gathered thy children together c. and ye would not Behold your house is left to you desolate Matth. 23. 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38. Annanias and Sapphira for their Lying to the Holy Ghost
from before you but they shall be in your sides and their gods shall be a snare unto you Judges 2. 2 3. Jephthah concerning his vow said I have opened my mouth unto the Lord and I cannot go back c. Judges 11. 31 35 39. Psal 116. 14 18. The Lord is a God of knowledge and by him all actions are weighed 1 Sam. 2. 3. God had said to Saul Go and smite Amalek and utterly destroy all which they have c. But Saul and the people spared Agag and the best of the sheep c. Then came the word of the Lord unto Samuel saying It repenteth me that I have set up Saul to be king for he is turned back from following me and hath not performed my commandment 1 Sam. 15. 3 8 9 10 11. The Lord seeth not as man seeth for man looketh on the outward appearance but the Lord looketh on the heart 1 Sam. 16. 7. I was also upright before him c. With the upright thou wilt shew thy self upright 2 Sam. 22. 24 26. Psal 18. 23. Thou hast shewed unto thy servant David my father great mercies according as he walked before thee in truth and in righteousness and in uprightness of heart with thee 1 Kings 3. 6. Thou thou only knowest the hearts of all the children of men c. Let your hearts therefore be perfect with the Lord your God 1 Kings 8. 39 61. Psal 44. 21. If thou wilt walk before me as David thy father walked in integrity of heart and in uprightness to do according to all c. Then I will establish c. 1 Kings 9. 4 5. It came to pass that when Solomâ—n was old c. his heart was not perfect with the Lord his God as the heart of David c. he went not fully after the Lord c. 1 Kings 11. 4 6. Asa did that which was right c. but the high places were not removed nevertheless Asa his heart was perfect with the Lord all his days 1 Kings 15. 11 14. How long halt ye between two opinions If the Lord be God follow him 1 Kings 18. 21. Elijah and Micaiah the prophets both faithful to God in a bad time 1 Kings 19. 10. chap. 22. 13 14. Thy servant will not offer c. to any other gods but the Lord In this thing the Lord pardon thy servant When my master goeth into the house of Rimmon to worship c. and I bow my self c. 2 Kings 5. 11. 18. Many kings of Israel did that which was right c. but yet did not take away the high places 2 Kings 14. ch 15. Josiah turned to the Lord with all his heart and with all his might according to all the Law of Moses c. 2 Kings 23. 25. ch 18. 3 4 5 6. Set your heart and your soul to seek the Lord your God 1 Chron. 22. 10. 2 Chron. 11. 16. ch 15. 12 15. Know thou the God of thy fathers and serve him with a perfect heart and a willing mind for the Lord searcheth all hearts and understandeth c. 1 Chron. 28. 9. I know also my God that thou triest the heart and hast pleasure in uprightness As for me in the uprightness of my heart I have willingly offered all these things 1 Chron. 29. 17. Prov. 17. 3. Rom. 8. 27. The eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth to shew himself strong in the behalf of or strongly to hold with them whose heart is perfect towards him 2 Chron. 16. 9. Amaziah did that which is right in the sight of the Lord but not with a perfect heart 2 Chron. 25. 2. Hezekiah c. wrought that which was good and right c. he did it with all his heart and prospered 2 Chron. 31. 20 21. Job was a perfect and upright man and one who feared God c. Job 1. 1 8. Still be holdeth his integrity although thou movest me against him c. Job 2. 3. Behold God will not cast away a perfect man Job 8. 20. My foot hath held his steps his way have I kept and not declined c. Job 23. 11. My heart shall not reproach me so long as I live Job 27. 6. Psal 26. 11. Doth not he see all my ways and count all my steps Job 31. 4. ch 34. 21. No darkness c. where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves Job 34. 22. God who saveth the upright in heart Psal 7. 10. The Lords throne is in heaven his eyes behold his eye-â—â—ds try the children of men Psal 11. 4 5 Lord who shall abide in thy tabernacle c. he who walketh uprightly Psal 15. 1 2. I have set the Lord always before me Psal 16. 8. The Lord preserveth the faithful Psal 31. 23. Mark the perfect man and behold the upright for the end of that man is peace Psal 37. 37. Forget all thine own people and thy fathers house so shall the king greatly desire thy beauty Psal 45. 10 11. Like sheep they are laid in the grave c. and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning Psal 49. 14. Behold thou desirest truth in the inner parts Psal 51. 6. My soul followeth hard after thee thy right hand c. Psal 63. 8. Psal 119. 60. All the upright in heart shall glory Psal 64. 10. Psal 97. 11. I will pay my vows which my mouth hath uttered c. when I was in trouble Psal 66. 13 14. Psal 116. 14 18. The Lord God c. will give grace and glory no good thing will he withhold from them who walk uprightly Psal 84. 11. They say the Lord shall not see c. He who planteth the ear shall he not hear He who formed the eye shall he not see c. The Lord knoweth the thoughts of man Psal 94. 7 8 9 11 15. It is a people who do err in their hearts c. Psal 95. 10. Light is sown for the righteous and gladness for the upright in heart Psal 97. 11. I will behave my self wisely in a perfect way c. I will walk within my house with a perfect heart Psal 101. 2. Psal 26. 11. Unto the upright there shall arise a light in the darkness Psal 112. 4. Then shall I not be ashamed when I have respect unto all thy commandments I will praise thee with uprightness of heart c. My zeal hath consumed me c. Psal 119. 6 7 139. Do good O Lord unto c. them who are upright in their hearts as for such who turn aside to their crooked ways the Lord shall lead them forth with the workers of iniquity Psal 125. 4 5. O Lord thou hast searched me and known me thou knowest my down-sitting and up-rising thou understandest my thoughts afar off thou compassest my path and my lying down and art acquainted with all my ways for there is not a word in my tongue but lo O Lord thou knowest it altogether Psal 139. 1 2 3 4.
is a Spirit and they who worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth John 4. 24. Amongst the chief Rulers also many believed on him but because of the Pharisees they did not confess him lest they would be put out of the Synagogue for they loved the praise of men more then the praise of God John 12. 42 43. The Eunuch said Here is water what hinders me to be baptized And Philip said If thou believest with all thine heart thou mayest Acts 8. 36 37. Barnabas exhorteth them all that with purpose of heart they would cleave unto the Lord Acts 11. 23. None of these things move me neither count I my life dear unto my self so that I might finish my course with joy and the Ministry c. Acts 20. 24. I was not disobedient unto the heavenly Vision but shewed c. Acts 26. 17 18 19. He is not a Jew who is one outwardly neither is that Circumcision which is outward in the flesh but he is a Jew which is one inwardly and Circumcision is that of the heart in the spirit and not in the letter whose praise is not of men but of God Rom. 2. 28 29. Ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine whereto ye were delivered Rom. 6. 17. That which I would do I cannot what I hate I do c. I consent to the Law c. with my mind I serve the Lord c. Rom. 7. 14 15 c. Let love be without dissimulation abhor that which is evil cleave to that which is good c. Not slothful in business servent in spirit serving the Lord Rom. 12. 9 11. Amos 5. 15. For the kingdom of God is not in word but in power 1 Cor. 4. 20. Let us keep the Feast c. with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth 1 Cor. 5. 8. Ye are bought with a price be ye not servants of men c. let every man wherein he is called therein abide with God c. They who have wives be as tho they had none c. that you may attend on the Lord without distinction 1 Cor. 7. 23 24 29 30 31 c. So rua that ye may obtain 1 Cor. 9. 24. Hebr. 12. 1. Be ye followers of me even as I also am of Christ 1 Cor. 1â— 1. Though I bestow all my goods to seed the poor c. and have not charicy at profiteth me nothing 1 Cor. 13. 1 2 3. Our rejoycing is this the testimony of cur conscience that in simplicity and godly uncerity c. we have had our conversation in the world 2 Cor. 1. 12. We are not as many who corrupt the word of God but as of sincerity but as of God in the sight of God speak we c. 2 Cor. 2. 17. We have renounced the hidden things of dishonesty not walking in craftiness nor handling the word of God deceitfully 2 Cor. 4. 2. Let us cleanse our selves c. perfecting holiness in the fear of God 2 Cor. 7. 1. If there be first a willing mind it is accepted according to that a man hath and not c. 2 Cor. 8. 12. Every man according as he purposeth in his heart c. God loveth a chearful giver 2 Cor. 9. 7. Be perfect c. 2 Cor. 13. 11. When it pleaseth God c. to reveal his Son in me c. immediately I conferred not with flesh and blood c. but I went c. Gal. 1. 15 16 17. Peter c. was to be blamed for before that certain came from James he did eat with the Gentiles but when they were come he withdrew and separated himself fearing them of the Circumcision and the other Jews dissembled likewise with him insomuch that Barnabas also was carried away with their dissimulation But when I saw they walked not uprightly according to the truth of the Gospel I said unto Peter c. Gal. 2. 11 12 13 14. But it is good to be zealously affected always in a good matter and not only when I am present with you Gal. 4. 18. Speaking the truth or being sincere in love may grow up in him Ephes 4. 15. Be ye therefore followers of God as dear children c. We are members of his body c. for this cause shall a man leave his father and mother and shall be joyned unto his wife and they two shall be one flesh this is a great mystery but I speak concerning Christ and his Church Ephes 5. 1 30 31 32. Servants be obedient c. in singleness of your heart as unto Christ not with eye-service as men-pleasers but as the servants of Christ doing the will of God from the heart with good will doing service as to the Lord not unto men Ephes 6. 5 6 7. Col. 3. 22 23. This I pray c. that ye may be sincere and without offence till the day of Christ Phil. 1. 9 10. Do all things without murmuring or disputing c. that ye may be blameless and harmless or sincere and without rebuke c. All seek their own things few the things of Christ Phil. 2. 14 15 21. If by any means I might attain unto the resurrection of the dead not as though I had already attained either were already perfect but I follow after if that I may apprehend c. This one thing I do forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forth to those things which are before I press towards the mark c. Phil. 3. 11 12 13 14. 2 Cor. 7. 1. 2 Thess 1. 3. Epaphras c. always labouring or striving servently for you in prayers that ye may stand perfect and compleat in all the will of God for I bear him record that he hath a great zeal for you Coâ—oss 4. 12 13. They received not the love of the truth that they might be saved 2 Thes 2. 10. I charge you before God c. that you observe these things without prejudice or preferring one before another doing nothing by partiality 1 Tim. 5. 21. No man who warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of life that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a Souldier 2 Tim. 2. 4. In all things shewing thy self c. in doctrine uncorruptness gravity sincerity c. who gave himself for us that he might c. purifie unto himself a peculiar people zealous of good works Titus 2. 7 14. It behoveth us to attend the more to those things we have heard lest at any time we let them slip or they slide from us Hebr. 2. 1. All things are naked and open unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do Heb. 4. 13. Luke 12. 1 2. Let us go on unto perfection not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works c. We desire that everyone of you do shew the same diligence to the full assurance of hope unto the end that ye be not slothful but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the
promises Heb. 6. 1 11 12. Make strait or even paths for your feet lest that which is lame be turned out of the way Heb. 12. 13. The wisdom which is from above is pure c. without partiality and without hypocrisie c. James 3. 17. Know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God whosoever therefore will be a friend unto the world is the enemy of God c. Draw nigh to God and he will draw nigh to you c. Purifie your hearts ye double-minded James 4. 4 8. Seeing you have purified your souls in obeying c. unto unfeigned love of the brethren See that ye love one another with a pure heart servently 1 Pet. 1. 22. Wherefore laying aside c. all guile and hypocrisie c. Neither was guile found in Christs mouth 1 Pet. 2. 1 22. Whose adorning let it not be that outward c. but the hidden man of the heart 1 Pet. 3. 3 4. Give all diligence to add to your faith virtue c. wherefore the rather brethren give diligence to make your calling and election sure for if ye do these things ye shall never fall c. 2 Pet. 1. 5 6 7 8 9 10. Seeing that ye look for such things c. be diligent that ye may be found of him in peace without spot and blemish c. but grow in grace and in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus c. 2 Pet. 3. 14 18. If we say we have fellowship with him and walk in darkness we lye and do not the truth 1 John 1. 6. Let us not love in word c. but in deed and in truth c. If our hearts condemn us God is greater c. 1 John 3. 18 19 20 21. I rejoyce greatly that I have found of thy children sincerely walking in truth 2 John verse 4. The brethren by their testimony did commend thy sincerity as thou walkest sincerely c. I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth Beloved thou dost faithfully whatsoever thou dost to the brethren and to strangers 3 John verse 3 4 5. But ye beloved building up your selves in your most holy faith c. Jude verse 20. Be thou faithful unto death and I will give thee a crown of life Revel 2. 10. Thou hast a name that thou livest and art dead be watchful and strengthen the things which remain I have not found thy work perfect before God c. Thou hast a few names in Sardis who have not defiled their garments c. I know thy work that thou art neither hot nor cold I would thou wert cold or hot so then because thou art lukewarm and neither cold nor hot I will spew thee out of my mouth Because thou sayest I am rich c. and knowest not that thou art wretched c. As many as I love I rebuke c. be zealous therefore c. Rev. 3. 1 2 3 4 15 16 17 19. These are they who were not defiled with Women for they are Virgins these are they who follow the Lamb whithersoever he goeth Revel 14. 4. Let every man prove his own work c. for every man shall bear his own burthen c. Be not deceived God is not mocked for whatsoever a man soweth that shall he also rcap c. Gal. 6. 3 4 5 6 7. See the spirits and practices of Hypocrites and the danger of Hypocrisie Chap. 28. To stick fast to God and not to depart from him abide in the faith and practice of what we know of his Will and persevere to the end The reasons That the Saints shall be kept To persevere and abide with God in the faith and practice c. THat thou keep this Commandment without spot unrebukable until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ 1 Tim. 6. 14. Enâ—ch walked with God and he was not for God took him Gen. 5. 23 24. Your eyes have seen c. But ye who did cleave unto the Lord c. are alive every one of you this day Deut. 4. 3 4. Jesurun waxed fat and kicked then he forsook God who made him and lightly esteemed the Rock of his salvation c. of the Rock which begat thee thou art unmindful and hath forgotten God who formed thee and when the Lord saw it he abhorred them Deut. 32. 15 16 17 18 19. Psal 78. 56 57 58 59. Jer. 6. 28 30. Cleave unto the Lord your God as ye have done unto this day Josh 23. 8. Deut. 10. 20. ch 30. 20. Chuse you whom ye will serve c. But as for me and my house we will serve the Lord Josh 24. 15. Israel departed from God after Joshua c. were dead often Judges 2. 8 9 10 c. Seek the Lord and his strength seek his face continually 1 Chron. 16. 11. Thou Solomon c. know thou the God of thy fathers c. If thou seek him he will be found of thee but if thou forsake him he will cast thee off for ever 1 Chron. 28. 9. Hear ye me Asa and all Judah c. the Lord is with you while ye be with him and if ye seek him he will be found of you but if ye forsake him he will forsake you 2 Chron. 15. 2. Ye cannot prosper because ye have forsaken the Lord he hath forsaken you 2 Chron. 24. 20. ch 26. 5. The righteous also shall hold on his way Job 17. 9. I have kept the ways of the Lord I have not wickedly departed from my God c. I did not put away his Statutes from me Psalm 18. 21 22. Job 23. 11 12. 2 Sam. 22. 22 23. Psal 26. 3 2 Kings 18. 6. Wait on the Lord and keep his way and he shall exalt thee Psalm 37. 34. All this is come upon us yet have we not forgotten thee c. Our heart is not turned back neither have our steps declined from thy way though thou hast sore broken us c. If we have forgotten the name of our God or stretched out our hands to strange gods shall not God search this out Psal 44. 17 18 19 20 21. Psal 119. 157. He will speak peace to his people but let them not turn again to folly Psal 85. 8. Then believed they his words they sang his praise they soon forgat his works they waited not for his counsel c. they forgat God their Saviour who had done great things Psal 106. 12 13 21. Psal 78. 10 11 37 41 56 57 58 59. As for such who turn aside unto their crooked ways the Lord shall lead them forth with the workers of iniquity Psal 125. 5. My son forget not my law Prov. 3. 1. The back-slider in heart shall be filled with his own ways Prov. 14. 14. He who keepeth his way preserveth his soul Prov. 16. 17. My son give me thine heart and let thine eyes observe my ways Prov. 23. 26. I have nourished and brought up children c. they have forsaken the Lord they
have provoked the Holy One of Israel unto anger they are gone away backward Why should ye be stricken any more ye will revolt more and more c. They who forsake the Lord shall be consumed Isa 1. 2 4 5 28. There shall be desolation because thou hast forgotten the God of thy salvation and hast not been mindful of the Rock of thy strength c. Isa 17. 10. They who wait upon the Lord shall renew strength they shall mount up c. they shall run and not be weary they shall walk and not saint Isa 40. 31 This people have I formed for my self c. but thou hast not called upon me O Jacob but thou hast been weary of me O Israel Thou hast nor c. Isa 43 21 22 23. He feedeth upon ashes and a deceived heart hath turned him aside that he cannot deliver his soul nor say Is there not a lye in my right hand Isa 44. 20. I remember c. the kindness of thy youth c. when thou wentest after me in the wilderness c. Thus saith the Lord What iniquity have your fathers found in me that they are gone far from me and have walked after vanity and are become vain c. Pass over the Isles c. Hath a nation changed their gods c. But my people have changed their glory c. Be astonished O ye heavens c. for my people have committed two evils they have forsaken me the Fountain of living waters hewed them out cisterns broken cisterns which can hold no water c. Hast thou not procured this to thy self in that thou hast forsaken the Lord c. Thy back-sliding shall reprove thee Know therefore and see that it is an evil and a bitter thing that thou hast forsaken the Lord thy God c. I had planted thee a noble vine c. how then art thou turned into the degenerate plant of a strange vine unto me c. They have turned their back unto me and not their face c. Have I been a barren wilderness unto Israel a land of darkness Wherefore say my people We are lords we will come no more unto thee Can a maid forget her ornaments or a Bride her attire Yet my people have forgotten me days without number Jerâ—m 2. 2 5 6 10 11 12 13 17 19 21 27 31 32. Hos 13. 6. Weeping c. of the children of Israel for they have perverted their way c. forgotten the Lord c. Jer. 3. 21. How shall I pardon thee for this Thy children have forsaken me c. This people hath a revolting and a rebellious heart they are revolted and gone Jer. 5. 7 23. Hos 11. 7. Jer. 6. 28 30. ch 15. 5 6 7. Why is this people of Jerusalem slidden back by a perpetual back-sliding Jer. 8. 5. O Lord the Hope of Israel all who forsake thee shall be ashamed and they who depart from me shall be written in the earth because they have forsaken the Lord the Fountain of living waters Jer. 17. 13. My people have been lost sheep c. and they have forgotten their resting-place c. Jerem. 50. 6. Hosea 8. 14. Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the king's meat Daniel 1. 8. Israel slideth back as a back-sliding heifer c. Ephraim is joined to idols let him alone Hos 4. 16 17. ch 11. 7. Wo unto them for they have fled from me Hos 7. 13. Keep mercy and judgment and wait on thy God continually Hos 12. 6. I will stretch out my hand upon Judah c. and them who are turned back from the Lord and those who have not sought the Lord nor enquired for him Zeph. 1. 4 6. I am the Lord I change not Mal. 3. 6. He who endureth unto the end shall be saved c. Whosoever shall deny me before men him will I also deny before my Father c. Matth. 10. 22 33. ch 24. 13. But dureth for a while for when tribulation c. ariseth c. by and by he is offended Matth. 13 20 21. Whosoever will save his life shall lose it and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it Matth. 16. 25. Luke 17. 32 33. Jesus said c. No man having set his hand to the plough and looking back is fit for the kingdom of God Luke 9. 62. The Prodigal Son 's Wandering and the Issue thereof Luke 15. 11 12 13 c. Thou art made whole sin no more lest a worse thing come unto thee John 5. 14. ch 8. 11. From that time many of his disciples went back and walked no more with him c. Will ye go also c. Lord Whither shall we go Thou hast the words of eternal life John 6. 66 67 68 69. If ye continue in my word then are ye my disciples indeed John 8. 32. Abide in me c. If any man abide not in me he is cast forth as a branch and is withered c. If ye abide in me and my words abide in you ye shall ask what ye will and it shall be done unto you c. Continue ye in my love John 15. 4 6 7 9. Whether is it right in the sight of God to-hearken unto you more than unto God judge ye for we cannot but speak c. Acts 4. 18 19. Barnabas exhorted them all that with purpose of heart they would cleave unto the Lord Acts 11. 22 23. Many of the Jews followed Paul and Barnabas who speaking unto them persuaded them to continue in the grace of God Acts 13. 43. They exhorted them to continue in the faith Acts 14. 22. Even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge God gave them over to a reprobate mind or to a mind void of judgment Rom. 1. 28. To them who by patient continuing in well-doing seek for glory c. eternal life Rom. 2. 6 7. Behold then the goodness and Severity of God on them which fell severity but towards thee goodness if thou continue in his goodness otherwise thou also shalt be cut off Rom. 11. 22. Let every man wherein he is called therein abide with God 1 Cor. 7. 24. I praise you c. that you keep the ordinances as I delivered them unto you 1 Cor. 11. 2. Be ye stedfast unmoveable alway abounding in the work of the Lord forasmuch as you know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord 1 Cor. 15. 58. Stand fast in the faith quit you like men and be strong 1 Cor. 16. 13. Having therefore these promises c. let us cleanse our selves c. perfecting holiness in the fear of God 2 Cor. 7. 1. I am jealous over you c. lest by any means as the serpent beguiled Eve c. so your mind should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ 2 Cor. 11. 2 3. I marvel that you are so soon removed from him who called you c. But though we or
and hast not sainted c. Thou hast left thy first love remember therefore from whence thou art fallen To him who overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life c. Be faithful to the death and I will give thee a crown c. He shall not be hurt by the second death c. I will give to eat of the hidden Manna and will give him a white stone c. Hold fast till I come and he who overcometh and keepeth my works unto the end to him will I give power over the nations c. Hold fast c. Rev. 2. 3 4 5 7 10 11 17 25 26. He who overcometh shall be cloathed with white raiment c. Because thou hast kept the word c. I also will keep thee from the hour c. I will confess his name c. Hold that fast which thou hast that no man take thy crown c. I will make him a pillar c. I will grant him to sit on my throne c. Rev 3. 5 10 11 12 21. He shall inherit all things and I will be his God and he shall be my son Rev. 21. 7. He who is righteous let him be righteous still and he who is holy let him be holy still Rev. 22. 11. When a man shall turn from his righteousness and do iniquity he shall die his righteousness shall not be remembred c. Ezek. 33. 13 18. See Holding fast to God in time of Affliction c. Chap. 22. See Repentance Chap. 33. That the Saints Believers shall be kept Have power given them to persevere and abide in the Faith c. Christ will uphold them HE will keep the feet of his saints 1 Sam. 29. 35. The steps of a good man are ordered or established by the Lord c. though he fall he shall not be utterly cast down for the Lord upholdeth with his hand c. Psal 37. 23 24. Micah 7. 8. Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel and afterwards receive me into glory Psal 73. 24. I will bring the blind by a way they know not I will lead them in paths they have not known I will make darkness light before them and crooked things streight These things will I do unto them and not forsake them Isaiah 42. 16. I have loved thee with an everlasting love therefore with loving-kindness have I drawn thee Jer. 31. 3. I will make an everlasting covenant with them that I will not turn away from them to do them good but I will put my fear into their hearts that they shall not depart from me Jer. 32. 40. The Son of man is come to save that which was lost How think ye If a man have an hundred sheep and one of them be gone astray doth he not leave the ninety nine and go c. and seek that which was lost c. Even so it is not the will of your Father which is in heaven that one of these little ones should perish Matth. 18. 11 12 13 14. There shall arise false Christs c. insomuch that if it were possible they shall deceive the very Elect Matth. 24. 24. Satan hath desired to winnow you c. But I have prayed for thee that thy faith fail not Luke 32. 31 32. The water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up unto everlasting life John 4. 14. All which the Father hath given unto me shall come to me and he who cometh I will in no wise cast out c. This is the Father's will c. that of all he hath given me I should lose nothing but raise it up at the last day John 6. 37 38 39. My sheep c. they shall never perish neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand c. No man is able to pluck them out of my Father's hand I and my Father are one John 10. 27 28 29 30. Holy Father keep them through thy name c. While I was with them in the world I kept them in thy name those whom thou gavest me I have kept none of them is lost but the son of perdition that the scripture c. John 17. 11. 12. O wretched man that I am who shall deliver me from the body of death I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord Rom. 7. 24 25. Whom he did predestinate them he called c. them he justified c. he glorified c. Who shall separate us from the love of Christ c. I am perswaded that neither death c. nor any other creature shall be able to separate us Rom. 8. 29 30 31 35 37 38 39. For the gifts and callings of God are without repentance Rom. 11. 29. Who art thou who judgeth another man's servant to his own master he standeth or falleth yea he shall be holden up for God is able to make him stand Rom. 14. 4. The God of peace shall bruise or tread Satan under your feet shortly c. Rom. 16. 20. Jesus Christ c. who shall also confirm you to the end that ye may he blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ God is faithful by whom ye c. 1 Cor. 1. 7 8 9. God is faithful who will not suffer you to be tempted above what you are able but will with the tentation also make a way to escape that ye may be able to bear it 1 Cor. 10. 13. Now he who establisheth us with you in Christ and hath anointed us is God 2 Cor. 1. 21. Being confident of this very thing that he who hath begun a good work in you will perform it or finish it until the day of Jesus Christ Phil. 1. 6. And the very God of peace sanctifie you wholly and your whole soul body and spirit be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ faithful is he who calleth you who also will do it 1 Thes 5. 23 24. But the Lord is faithful who shall establish you and keep you from evil or the eviâ— one 2 Thes 3. 3. I know whom I have believed and am perswaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed to him 2 Tim. 1. 12. Who concerning the truth have erred c. Nevertheless the foundation God standeth sure having this seal The Lord knoweth them who are his 2 Tim. 2. 18 19. The Lord shall deliver me from every evil work and will preserve me unto his heavenly kingdom 2 Tim. 4. 18. To an inheritance c. reserved in heaven for us who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation 1 Pet. 1. 4 5. They went out from us but they were not of us for if they had been of us they would no doubt have continued with us but if they went out that they might be made manifest that they were not all of us c. The anointing which ye have received c. Ye shall abide in him 1 John 2. 18 19 26 27. He that is
for God is love c. If God so loved us we ought also to love one another c If any man say he loveth God and hateth his brother he is a lyar c. This commandment have we from him that he who loveth God love his brother also 1 John 4. 7 8 11 12 20 21. 2 John ver 5. Levit. 19. 17 18. I have this against thee that thou hast gone back from thy first love Rev. 2. 4. III. From Love to sympathize with each other in Pity and Compassion Help and Comfort one another and bear one another's Burthen Have mutual Care THE children of Israel when they had in battel cut off the Benjamites they bemoan â—hem lift up their voices and wept sore and said O Lord God of Israel Why is this come to pass in Israel that their should be to day one tribe lacking in Israel c. and it repented them for Benjamin their brother and said There is one tribe cut off from Israel this day How shall we do for wives for them c. Judges 21. 1 2 3 6 7 12 13 14 15 16. With the merciful thou wilt shew thy self merciful 2 Sam. 22. 26. Psal 18. 25. Prov. 17. 17. Thus saith the Lord of Host c. Shew mercy and compassion every man to his brother and oppress not the widow Zech. 7. 9 10. Blessed are the merciful for they shall obtain mercy Matth. 5. 7. Come ye blessed c. I was hungry and ye gave me meat I was thirsty and ye gave me drink I was a stranger and ye took me in naked and ye clothed me I was sick and ye visited me I was in prison and ye came unto me c. Verily I say unto you Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren ye have done it unto me Matth. 25. 34 35 36 37 38 39 40. Whosoever shall give you a cup of cold water c. because ye belong to Christ c. he shall not lose c. Mark 9. 41. In the parable of the man who fell among the thieves one looked upon the wounded man and another did so but a certain Samaritan saw him had compassion on him bound up his wounds c. He who shewed mercy was his neighbour Go and do thou likewise Luke 10. 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37. I have prayed for thee that thy faith fail not and when thou art converted strengthen thy brethren Luke 22. 32. Rejoice with them who do rejoice and weep with them who weep Be of the same mind one towards another Rom. 12. 15 16. We then who are strong ought to bear with the infirmities of the weak and not to please our selves Let every one of us please his neighbour for his good to edification Rom. 15. 1 2. 1 Cor. 8. 1. To the weak became I as weak that I might gain the weak c. 1 Cor. 9. 22. Let no man seek his own but every man another's wealth c. As I please all men 1 Cor. 10. 24 33. Phil. 2. 4. By one Spirit are we all baptized into one body c. that the members should have the same care one of another and whether one member suffer all the members suffer with it or one member be honoured all the members rejoice with it Now are ye the body of Christ and members in particular 1 Cor. 12. 12 13 18 25 26 27. Rom. 12. 5. Charity c. seeking not her own 1 Cor. 13. 4. 5. Blessed be God c. the Father of mercies and the God of all comfort who comforteth us c. that we may be able to comfort them who are in any trouble by the comfort wherewith we our selves are comforted of God 2 Cor. 1. 3 4. Who is weak and I am not weak who is offended and I burn not 2 Cor. 11. 29. Bear ye one anothers burthens and so fulfil the law of Christ Gal. 6. 1 2. We are members one of another c. Be ye kind one to another tender-hearted Ephes 4. 25 32. Put on therefore as the elect of God holy and beloved bowels of mercy kindness c. Col 3. 12. Remembring without ceasing c. your labour of love 1 Thes 1. 3. Comfort the feeble minded support the weak 1 Thes 5. 14. ch 4. 18. If â—he have washed the saints feet c. if she have relieved the afflicted c. 1 Tim. 5. 10. Ye endured a great fight of afflictions c. by reproaches and afflictions and partly whilst ye became conpanions of them who were so used for ye had compassion on me in my bonds Heb. 10. 32 33 34. Be not forgetful to entertain strangers for thereby some have entertained Angels c. Remember them who are in bonds as bound with them and them who suffer adversity as being your selves also in the body Heb. 13. 2 3. Pure religion c. is this to visit the fatherless and widows in their afflictions James 1. 27. The Lord is very pitiful and tender mercy James 5. 11. Be ye all of one mind having compassion one of another c. Be pitiful c. 1 Pet. 3. 8. We ought to lay down our lives for the brethren c. Whoso hath this worlds goods and seeth his brother hath need and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him how dwelleth the love of God in him 1 John 3. 16 17. He shall have judgment without mercy who hath shewed no mercy and mercy rejoyceth against judgment James 2. 13. See this duty in time of Affliction or Persecution Chap. 22. III. To honour and respect each other and be kind and affectionate LOrd who shall abide in thy tabernacle c. he in whose eyes a vile person is contemned But he honoureth them who fear the Lord Psal 15. 1 4. My goodness extendeth not unto thee but to the Saints who are in the earth and to the excellent in whom is all my delight Psal 16. 2 3. Ye are all brethren c. he who is greatest of you shall be a servant Matth. 23. 8 10 11. When Christ had washed his Disciples feet he said If I then your Lord and Master have washed your feet ye also ought to wash one anothers feet Joh. 13. 12 13 14 15. Be kindly affectionate one to another with brotherly love in honour preferring one another Rom. 12. 10. Eph. 4. 32. 2 Pet. 1. 7. Charity suffereth long and is kind 1 Cor. 13. 4. As we have opportunity let us do good unto all men especially to them who are of the houshold of saith Gal. 6. 10. Submitting your selves one to another in the fear of God Eph. 5. 21. In lowliness of mind let each esteem other better then themselves Phil. 2. 3 4. Salute every Saint in Christ Jesus c. all the Saints salute you Phil. 4. 21 22. Have not the saith of our Lord Jesus c. with respect of persons For c. James 2. 1. Use hospitality one to another without
grudgings 1 Pet. 4. 9. We ought to lay down our lives for the brethren 1 John 9. 16. Let nothing be done through strife or vain-glory but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves Phil. 2. 3. See Walking Humbly Chap. 16. IV. Not rashly easily and unadvisedly to judge or take up a prejudice against any believe reports take offence or be angry but tenderly to forgive cover faults restore such as have offended in meekness love and privacy NOah was uncovered Ham saw his fathers nakedness and told his two brethren without and Shem and Japhet took a garment and laid it upon their shoulders and went backward and covered the nakedness of their father c. and they saw not their fathers nakedness c. Gen. 9. 21 22 23 24 25. When Joseph had told his dream his brethren envied him but his father observed the saying Gen. 37. 8 9 10 11. Thou shalt not raise or receive a false report Exod. 23. 1. Thou shalt not avenge or bear any grudge against the children of thy people Levit. 19. 18. When the children of Reuben the children of Gad and the half tribe of Manasseh had built an Altar to a good end the rest of their brethren heard of it and presently concludes it to be a turning away from the Lord and they resolve rashly to go to war against them Joshua 22. 10 11 12 16 17 18 c. Eli thought Hannah was drunk when 〈◊〉 she was praying 1 Sam 1. 12 13 14 15 c. When Absalom desigued his rebellion there went two hundred men out of Jerusalem with him and they went in their simplicity and they knew not any thing 2 Sam. 15. 10 11. David conceived evil of Mephibosheth without cause through Ziba's lye 2 Sam. 16. 3. 4. ch 19â— 24 25 c. Lord who shall abide in thy tabernacle c. he who backbiteth not c. nor taketh up or receiveth or endureth a reproach against his neighbour Psal 15. 1 3. The Lord is merciful c. slow to anger Psal 103. 8. Hatred stirreth up strife but love covereth all sins c. He who uttereth a slander is a fool Prov. 10. 12 18. The simple believeth every word but the prudent man looketh well to his goings c. He who is soon angry dealeth foolishly Prov. 14. 15 17. A wicked doer giveth heed to lying lips a lyar gives ear to a naughty tongue c. He who covereth a transgression seeketh love or procureth love Prov. 17. 4 9. The discretion of a man deferreth his anger and it is his glory to pass over a transgression Prov. 19. 11. All who watch for iniquity are cut off Who make a man an offender for a word Isa 29. 21 22. Whosoever is angry with his Brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment Matth. 5. 22. If ye forgive men their trespasses your heavenly Father will also forgive you But if ye forgive not men their trespasses c. Mat. 6. 14 15. Judge not that ye be not judged c. Why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brothers eye but considerest not the beam which is in thine own eye or how wilt thou say to thy brother let me pull out c. Mat. 7. 1 3 4. Gen. 38. 13 c. If thy brother shall trespass against thee go and tell him his fault between him and thee alone if he shall hear thee thou hast gained thy brother c. Peter said Lord how oft shall my brother sin against me and I forgive him till seven times Jesus said unto him I say not unto thee until seven times but until seventy-times-seven c. I forgave thee all that debt c. Shouldest thou not also have had compassion on thy fellow-servant even as I had pity on thee c. and his Lord was wroth c. So likewise shall my heavenly Father do also unto you if ye from your hearts forgive 〈◊〉 every one his brother their trespasses Mat. 18. 15 21 22 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35. The disciples blamed the woman as wasting the oyntment but Christ justified her Matth. 26. 7 8 c. If thy brother trespass against thee rebuke him and if he repent forgive him If he trespass against thee seven times a day c. thou shalt for 〈◊〉 him Luke 17. 3 4. 〈◊〉 not according to the appearance but judge 〈◊〉 judgment Joh. 7. 24. Joseph of Arimathea was a disciple yet confessed not openly for fear John 19. 38 39. The believers of the circumcision rashly judged of Peter and contended with him for eating with the Gentiks But when Peter gave them an account of the cause they held their peace c. Acts 11. 1 2 3 4 18. Love worketh no ill to his neighbour Rom. 13. 10. But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged of you or of mans judgment or day c. Judge nothing before the time until the Lord come who will both bring to light the hidden things of darkness c. 1 Cor. 4. 3 4 5. Charity suffereth long c. seeketh not her own is not eaily provoked thinketh no evil c. beareth all things believeth all things hopeth all things endureth all things 1 Cor. 13. 4 5 7. In malice be ye children 1 Cor. 14. 20. The fruit of the spirit is c. long-suffering gentleness c. meekness Gal. 5. 22 23. Titus 3. 2. Brethren if or although a man be overtaken in a fault ye who aâ—e spiritual restore such a one in the spirit of meekness considering thy self lest thou also be tempted Bear ye one anothers burdens and so fulfil the law of Christ Gal. 6. 1 2. Walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called with all lowliness and meekness with long-suffering forbearing one another in love c. be tender-hearted forgiving one another even as God for Christs sake hath forgiven you Eph. 4. 1 2 32. But now you also put off all these anger wrath malice c. Put on therefore as the elect of 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 servent charity among your selves for Charity shall or will cover the multitude of sins 1 Pet. 4. 8. V. To live peaceably among themselves avoid whispering tale-bearing and whatsoever tends to provake 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.
related one to another in the Flesh I. Husbands to Wives and Wives to Husbands Of Marriage c. AND the Lord said It is not good that the man should be alone I will make him a help meet for him c. Adam said This is now bone of my bone and flesh of my flesh she shall be called Woman because she was taken out of man Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother and shall cleave unto his wife and they shall be one flesh Gen. 2. 18 23 24. God commanded Abraham to hearken to his wife in the case of Ishmael and Isaac Gen. 21. 14. Jacob loved Rachel more then Leah c. and when the Lord saw that Leah was hated he opened her womb but Rachel was barren Gen. 29. 30 31. And when Rachel saw that she bare Jacob no children Rachel envied her sister and said unto Jacob give me children or else I die And Jacobs anger was kindled against Rachel and he said Am I in Gods stead who hath withheld from thee the fruit of the womb Gen. 30. 1 2. 1 Sam. 1. 5. Zipporah the wife of Moses said to him a bloody Husband art thou to me Exod. 4. 25 26. Moses sanctified the people c. and he said unto them be ready against the third day come not at your wives c. Exod. 19. 14 15. None of you shall approach unto any who is near a-kin unto him or remainder of his flesh to uncover nakedness I am the Lord the nakedness of thy father or thy mother c. Lev. 18. 6 7 8 9 10 11 to the 19. Neither shalt thou make marriages with them c. Deut. 7. 3 4. The woman shall not wear that which pertaineth to a man neither shall a man put on a womans garment for all who do so are an abomination unto the Lord thy God Deut. 22. 5. Hannah wept and did not eat Then said Elkanah her Husband to her Hannah why weepest thou and why eatest thou not and why is thy heart grieved am not I better unto thee than ten sons so Hannah rose c. 1 Sam. 1. 8. Saul sent messengers to Davids house to watch him and slay him c. And Michal Davids wife told him c. And let him down through a window and he went and fled and escaped 1 Sam. 19 11 12 13 c. Israels sin in taking strange wives and their sorrow and reformation Ezra 9. ch 10. Jobs wife said unto him Dost thou still retain thine integrity curse God and die But he said unto her Thou speakest as one of the foolish women speaketh What shall we receive good c. Job 2. 9 10. 1 Kings 11. 1 4. Ch. 21. 25. A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband but she who maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones Prov. 12. 4. ch 18. 22. The contentions of a wife are a continnal dropping c. A prudent wife is from the Lord Prov 19. 13 14. It is better to dwell in the wilderness than with a contentious and an angry woman Prov. 21. 19. Who can find a virtuous woman for her price is far above rubies The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her so that he shall have no need of spoil She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life She seeketh wool and flax and worketh willingly with her hands c. Prov. 31. 10 11 12 13 14 15 16. c. ch 14. 1. Whosoever shall put away his wife saving for the cause of fornication causeth her to commit adultery and whosoever shall marry her who is divorced committeth adultery Mat. 5 31 32. ch 19. 9. The Pharisees said Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause And he answered and said unto them Have ye not read that he who made them at the beginning made them male and female c. Wherefore they are no more twain but one flesh What therefore God hath joyned together let no man put asunder c. Moses because of the hardness of your hearts suffered c. But it was not so from the beginning it is good not to marry c. he said all men cannot receive it c. he that can let him receive it Mat. 19. 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12. The woman who hath an husband is bound by the law to her husband so long as he liveth but if the husband be dead she is free from the law of the husband So then if while her husband liveth she be marryed to another man she shall be called an adultress but if her husband be dead c. Rom. 7. 2 3. It is good for a man not to touch a woman nevertheless to avoid fornication let every man have his own wife and let every woman have her own husband Let the husband render unto the wife due benevolence and likewise also the wife unto the husband The wife hath not power over her own body but the husband and likewise also the husband hath not power of his but the wife Dcfraud you not one the other except with consent for a time that you may give your selves to fasting and to prayer and come together again that Satan tempt you not for your incontinency c. I say to the unmarryed and widows it is good for them if they abide even as I. But if they cannot contain let them marry for it is better to marry than to burn And unto the marryed I command not I but the Lord Let not the wife depart from the husband but if she depart let her remain unmarried c. Let not the husband depart from his wife c. And if any brother hath a wife who believeth not and she be pleased to dwell with him let him not put her away c. for the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the wife c. else were your children unclean but now they are holy c. For what knowest thou O wife whether thou shalt save thy husband c. The time is short it remains that they who have wives be as though they had none c. An unmarried life commended 1 Cor. 7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 29 32 33 to the end Have we not power to lead about a sister a wife as well as other Apostles and the brethren of the Lord and Cephas 1 Cor. 9 5. The head of the woman is the man c. The man is not of the woman but the woman of the man Neither was the man created for the woman but the woman for the man c. Nevertheless neither is the man without the woman neither is the woman without the man in the Lord for as the woman is of the man even so is the man also by the woman c. 1 Cor. 11. 3 8 9 11 12. Let your women keep silence in the Churches for it is not permitted to them to speak 〈◊〉 under obedience as also
7. Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers c. What communion hath light with darkness And what concord hath Christ with Belial Or what part hath he who believeth with an infidel 2 Cor. 6. 14 15. Believers Duties in Times of Afflictions and Persecutions towards God towards such as are afflâ—cted and persâ—cuted and towards Persecuters See Affliction and Persecution at large Chap. 22. Believers Duties in common Calamities See Common Calamities Chap. 23. See Believers Duties towards the Spirit Chap. 21. See Believers Duties in Church-Affairs Chap. 27. Believers Duties to Magistrates See Magistrates Chap. 24. See Believers Duties in case of Temptations by Satan and Faâ—se Teachers to Erroâ—r c. Chap. 30. See Believers Duties in relation to the Things of this World Chap. 39. CHAP. XX. How Men come truly and spiritually to know the only True God and Jesus Christ whom he hath sent and the Mysteries of Salvation by him and expressed in the World To believe it bring forth Fruit and persevere therein through Difficulties to Eternal Life I. Man of himself can do neither of these EXcept the Lord build the house they labour in vain who build it Except the Lord keep the city the watch-man waketh but in vain Psal 127. 1. Man's goings are of the Lord how can a man then understand his own way Prov. 20. 24. A deceived heart hath turned him aside that he cannot deliver his soul nor say A lye in c. Isa 44. 20. O Lord I know that the way of man is not in himself It is not in man that walketh to direct his steps Jer. 10. 23. Prov. 16. 9. Can the Ethiopian change his skin c. May ye also do good who are accustomed to do evil Jer 13. 23. No man knoweth the Son but the Father neither knoweth any man the Father but the Son and he to whomsoever the Son will reveal him Matth. 11. 27. A rich man shall hardly enter into the kingdom of heaven c. It is easier for a Camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter c. With men this is impossible but with God all things are possible Matth. 19. 23 24 25 26. Who are born not of the flesh but of God c. John 1. 13. ch 3. 3 c. A man can receive nothing except it be given him from heaven John 3. 27. No man can come unto me except the Father who hath sent me draw him c. Except it were given to him of my Father John 6. 44 65. As the branch cannot bear fruit of it self except it abide in the vine no more can ye except you abide in me c. for without or severed from me ye can do nothing John 15. 4 5. The carnal mind is enmity against God for it is not subject to the law of God neither indeed can be Rom. 8. 7. The natural man receiveth not the things of the spirit of God for they are foolishness unto him neither can he know them because they are spiritually discerned 1 〈◊〉 2. 14. John 8. 43. By the grace of God I am that I am c. Not I but the grace of God with me 1 Cor. 15. 10. Gal. 2. 20. Not that we are sufficient of our selves to think any thing as of our selves but our sufficiency is of God 2 Cor. â— 5. The flesh lusteth against the spirit c. so that ye cannot do the thing that ye would Gal. 5. 17. Rom. 7. 15 18. By grace are ye saved through faith and that not of your selves it is the gift of God Ephes 2. 8. II. God in Christ doth all freely and hath promised so to do John 15. 1. WHO am I and what is my people that we should be able to offer so willingly after this sort c. Of thine own have we given thee 1 Chron. 29. 14. But God had not given them a mind to know and eyes to see and ears to hear unto this day Deut. 29. 4. I. In General Colos 1. 10 11. And the Lord thy God will circumcise thine heart and the heart of thy â—eed to love the Lord thy God with all thine heart and with all thy soul that thou mayest live Deut. 30. 6. The hand of God was to give them one heart to do the commandment c. by the word 2 Chron. 30. 12. Out of the mouths of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength Psal 8. 2. Matth. 21. 16. Create in me a clean heart O God and renew a right or constant spirit in me c. Restore to me the joy of thy salvation uphold me by thy free spirit Psal 51. 10 12. The God of Israel is he who giveth strength and power unto his people Psal 68. 35. I will go in the strength of the Lord God c. Psal 71. 16. Turn us again O God c. Quicken us and we will call upon thy name c. Psal 80. 3 1â— 19. I am the Lord thy God c. Open thy mouth wide and I will fill it Psal 81. 10. Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee c. The Lord will gâ—ve grace and glory and no good thing will he withhold c. Psal 84. 5 11. All my springs are in thee Psal 87. 7. Blessed are the people who know the joyful found they shall walk O Lord in the light of thy countenance in thy name shall they rejoyce all the day long c. for thou art the glory of their strength Psal 8â— 15 16 17. Thy people shall be willing in the day of thy power Psal 110. 3. Exod. 35. 21. Trust to the Lord with all thine heart ann lean not to thine own understanding in all thy ways acknowledge him and he shall direct thy paths Prov. 3. 5 6. The preparations or disposings of the heart in man and the answer of the tongue are from the Lord Prov. 16. 1. Man's goings are of the Lord Prov. 20. 24. Draw me we will run after thee Cant. 1. 4. Jer. 31. 3. Hos 11. 3 4. He who is left in Zion c. shall be called holy c. when the Lord shall have washed away the filth of the daughter of Zion c. by the spirit of judgment and by the spirit of burning Isa 4. 3 4. Thou also hast wrought all our works in us or for us by thee only will we make mention Isa 26. 12 13. Behold your God will come then the eyes of the blind shall be opened and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped then shall the â—ame man leap as an hart and the tongue of the dumb sing for in the wilderness shall waters break out and streams in the Desart c. the parched ground shall become a pool and the thirsty land springs c. and the high way shall be there c. the way-faring men though fools shall not err Isa 35. 4 5 6 7 8. I the Lord have called thee in righteousness c. will give thee
the death of the wicked c. Turn ye turn ye from your evil ways why will ye die O ye house of Israel Ezek 33. 11. ch 18. 32. O Israel thou hast destroyed thy self but in me is thine help Hosea 13. 9. Turn ye to the strong hold ye prisoners of hope Zech. 9. 12. Blessed are they who do hunger and thirst after righteousness for they shall be filled Matth. 5. 6. But seek ye first the kingdom of God and his righteousness and all these things shall be added to you Matth. 6. 33. The whole need not a Physician but they who are sick c. for I am not come to call the righteous but unners to repentance Matth. 9. 12 13. Come unto me all ye who labour and are heavy laden and I will give you rest take my yoke upon you and learn of me c. and ye shall find rest unto your souls for my yoke is easie and my burthen is light Matth. 11. 28 29 30. The Parable of the Invitation to the Marriage-Supper of which many made light Matth. 22. 1 2 c. Luke 14. 17 c. O Jerusalem c. How often would I have gathered thy children together even as a hen her chickens c. and ye would not c. Matthew 23. 37. The Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost Luke 19. 10. Jesus said unto the woman of Samaria If thou knewest the gift of God and who it is which saith to thee Give me to drink thou would have asked of him and he would have given thee living water c. When he was converting her he said My meat is to do the will of him who sent me and to finish his work John 4. 10 32 34. Ye will not come to me that ye may have life John 5. 34 40. Luke 14. 17 18 19 20. Jesus said Labour not for the meat which perisheth but for that meat which endureth to everlasting-life which the Son of man shall give unto you c. My Father giveth you the true bread from heaven for the bread of God is he who cometh down from heaven and giveth life to the world c. And Jesus said unto them I am the Bread of life he who cometh to me shall never hunger and he who believeth on me shall never thirst c. Him who cometh to me I will in no wise cast out for I came down from heaven not to do mine own will but the will of him who sent me and this is the Father's will who hath sent me that of all which he hath given me I should lose nothing c. John 6. 27 32 33 35. In the last day that great day of the feast Jesus stood up and cried saying If any man thirst let him come unto me and drink c. John 7. 37 38. Let not your hearts be troubled ye believe in in God believe also in me John 14. 1. Abide in me and I in you as the branch cannot not bear fruit of it self c. no more can ye except ye abide in me c. He who abideth in me and I in him the same bringeth forth much fruit c. If ye abide in me c. ye shall ask what ye will and it shall be done unto you John 15. 4 5 7. He who spared not his own Son but delivered him up for us all how shall he not with him also freely give us all things Rom. 8. 32. Be careful for nothing but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your request be made known unto God and the peace of God which passeth all understanding shall keep your hearts c. Phil. 4. 6 7. Jesus c. had mercy on me c. he might shew all clemency that I might be an example to them who should afterwards believe in him to eternal life 1 Tim. 1. 15 16. God our Saviour who will have all men to be saved and come to the knowledge of the truth 1 Tim. 2. 3 4. Let us run with patience the race which is set before us looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith Heb. 12. 1 2. If any of you lack wisdom let him ask it of God who giveth unto all men liberally and upbraideth not and it shall be given him James 1. 5 6. Wherefore let them who suffer according to the will of God commit the keeping of your souls unto him in well-doing as unto a faithful 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 tried in the fire that thou maist be rich and white rayment that thou maist be clothed c. and anoint thine eyes with eye-salve that thou maist see c. Behold I stand at the door 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. How shall we escape if we neglect so great salvation Heb. 2. 3. See more in Repentance Chap. 33. CHAP. XXI How doth God Work and Effect these Things in the Heart and Spirits of his Elect By his Spirit whom he promised to them Luke 11. 15. JEsus c. having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Ghost he hath shed forth this which ye now see and here Acts 2. 33. And they came every one c. whom his Spirit made willing and they brought the Lord's offering Exod. 35. 21. 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. Awake O North wind and come thou South wind and blow upon my garden c. Cant. 4 16. He who is least in Zion and he who remaineth in Jerusalem shall be called holy c. when the Lord shall have washed away the filth of the daughter of Zion c. by the Spirit of Judgment and by the Spirit of Burning Isa 44. 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
us c. Surely your turning of things up-side down shall be esteemed as the potter's clay Isa 29. 15 16. Senacherib comes against Jerusalem and by Rabshakeh proclaims his proud Design But God wonderfully disappointed him Isa 36. ch 37. Behold they shall surely gather together but not by me Whosoever shall gather together against thee shall fall for thy sake c. No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper Isa 54. 15 17. When the enemy shall come in like a flood the spirit of the Lord shall set up a standard against him or put him to flight Isa 59. 19. I am with thee c. They shall fight against thee but they shall not prevail against thee for I am with thee faith the Lord to deliver thee Jer. 1. 17 18 19. ch 15. 11 20. ch 20. 11. Although I have scattered them among the countries yet will I be to them as a little sanctuary in the countries where they shall come c. I will even gather you from the people c. Ezek. 11. 16. All that the envious Presidents and Princes could do and devise against Daniel could not out him but he prospered in the Reign of Darius and of Cyrus And so the Three Children Dan. 6. â—â— 3. Many nations are gathered together against thee who say Let her be defiled let our eyes look upon Jerusalem But they know not the thoughts of the Lord for he shall gather them as the sheaves in the floor Micah 4. 11 12 13. Herod designs the killing of the Child Jesus he sends to enquire after him gives Order for the slaying of all the Children of that Age Yet God suffered him not to effect his Design Matth. 2. 1 to 16. Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing And one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father But the very hairs of your head are all numbred Fear ye not therefore ye are of more value than many sparrows Matth. 10. 29 30 31. There came certain of the Pharisees saying unto him Get thee out and depart hence for Herod will kill thee And he said unto them Go ye tell that fox Behold I cast out devils and I do cures to day to morrow and the third day I shall be perfected Nevertheless I must walk to day to morrow and the day following c. Luke 13. 31 32 33. John 7. 30. You shall be hated of all men for my names sake but there shall not a hair of your head perish In your patience possess ye your souls Luke 21. 17 18 19. When I was daily with you c. ye stretched forth no hands c. But this is your hour and power of darkness Luke 22. 53. John 8. 20. Then said Pilate c. Knowest thou not that I have power to crucifie thee and have power to release thee Jesus answered Thou couldst have no power at all against me except it were given thee from above John 19. 10 11. Against thy holy Child Jesus c. to do what thy hand and counsel determined before to be done Acts 4. 27 28. They took Counsel to slay the Apostles But Gamaliel said Refrain from these men and let them alone for if this counsel or this work be of men it will come to nought but if it be of God ye cannot overthrow it lest haply ye be found fighting against God Acts 5. 33 34 35 38 39 40. When Saul was going in his Fury to persecute God meets with him and stays the Persecution Acts 9. 1 2 3 c. Known unto God are all his works from the beginning of the world Acts 15. 18. Speak hold not thy peace for I am with thee and no man shall set on thee to hurt thee for I have much people in this city Acts 18. 9 10. Many had conspired and bound themselves with an oath to kill Paul ere they did eat yet God disappointed them Acts 23. 12 13. God is faithful who will not suffer you to be tempted above that you are able 1 Cor. 10. 13. Cons 4. That God orders and determines of the measure manner time and continuance of Afflictions and Persecutions and that according to our need GOD said unto Abraham Know assuredly that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs and shall serve them and they shall afflict them four hundred years c. But in the fourth generation they shall come hither again Gen. 15. 13 14 15 16. And it came to pass at the end of four hundred and thirty years the self-same day it came to pass that all the host of the Lord went out of the land of Egypt Exod. 12. 40 41 51. God led Israel through the wilderness that they should not see war and be discouraged Exod. 13. 17. Their heart was not right with him c. but he being full of compassion forgave their iniquity and destroyed them not yea many a time turned he his anger away and did not stir up all his wrath For he remembred that they were but flesh a wind which passeth away and cometh not again Psalm 78. 37 38 39. I know O Lord that thy judgments are right and that thou in faithfulness hast afflicted me Psalm 119. 75. It shall come to pass when the Lord hath performed his whole work upon mount Sion and upon Jerusalem I will punish the fruit of the stout heart c. O my people be not afraid of the Assyrian he shall smite thee with a rod c. For yet a very little while and the indignation shall cease c. Isa 10. 12 24 25. Deut. 32. 36. 2 Kings 14. 26. In measure when it shooteth forth thou wilt debate with it he stayeth his rough wind in the day of his east wind Isa 27. 7 8. Thus saith the Lord That after seventy years be accomplished at Babylon I will visit you and perform my good toward you in causing you to return c. Jer. 29. 10. Ezra 1. 1 2 3. I will not make a full end of thee but I will correct thee in measure and will not c. Jer. 30. 11. ch 46. 27. He doth not afflict willingly or from his heart nor grieve the children of men Lam. 3. 33. This is your hour and power of darkness Luke 22. 53. Against thy holy child Jesus c. To do whatsoever thy hand and thy counsel determined before to be done Acts 4. 27. 28. God is faithful who will not suffer you to be tempted above that you are able but will with the temptation also make a way to escape that ye may be able to bear 1 Cor. 10. 13. He was sick nigh unto death but God had mercy on him c. but on me also lest I should have sorrow upon sorrow Phil. 2. 27. Ye greatly rejoyce though now for a season if need be ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations 1 Pet. 1. 6. The God of all grace c. after that ye have suffered a while make you perfect 1
and saist Return ye children of men Psal 90. 3. When the Lord returned the captivity of Zion we were like men who dream Psal 126. 1 2. God â—lew the the Assyrians and saved Judah when they were low Isalm 30. ch 37. God delivered Jeremy out of the Dungeon when ready to perish Jer. 38. 6 7 c. So when Jerusalem was taken God delivered Jeremy Jeremiah 39. 11 12 13 14. ch 4. 1 2 3. I will heal thee c. because they call thee an out-cast saying This is Zion whom no man looks after Thus saith the Lord behold I will bring again the captivity of Jacobs tents Jer. 30. 17 18. God appeared for his when in the fire and in the lyons den and delivered them Dan. 3. ch 6. God delivered Jonah when cast into the Sea by a fish Jonah 1. 15 17. ch 2. 10. When Peter through unbelief was sinking into the sea Christ stretched out his hand and caught him and saved him Matth. 14. 28 29 30 31. When the Apostles were put into the prison the Angel of the Lord brought them out Acts 5. 18. 19. Peter being imprisoned in order to his being brought out to the people and being fettered and lying between two souldiers the angel of the Lord came said Arise the chains fell off the gates open of their own accord he is delivered Acts 12. 1 2 3 4 to the 12. When Paul and Silas were thrust into the inner prison and their feet fast in the stocks God made the foundation of the prison to shake and doors fly open and delivered Paul and Silas Acts 16. 23 24 26 29 30 39. Paul when the Jews went about to kill him was delivered by the captain c. Acts 2. 30 31 31. ch 23. 12 13 14 15 c. Paul and his company strangely saved in their voyage by sea and shipwrack Acts 27. Cons 9. That Afflictions and Persecutions shall be for the great good of Saints JAcobs and Josephs affliction proved for the advantage of both Gen. ch 37. ch 41. to the 47. Before I was afflicted I went astray but c. it is good for me that I have been afflicted c. Psal 119. 67 71. They who sow in tears shall reap in joy he who goeth forth and weepeth c. Psal 126. 5 6. It is better to go to the house of mourning than to go into the house of feasting for that is the end of all men and the living will lay it to his heart Sorrow is better than laughter for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better Eccles 7. 2 3. By this shall the iniquity of Jacob be purged and this is all the fruit to take away his sin Isa 27. 9. Eprahim's chastisement was greatly for his good Isa 31. 18 19 20. I will bring the third part through the fire c. they shall call on my name and I will hear them I will say it is my people and they shall say the Lord is my God Zech. 13. 9. Blessed are ye when men shall revile you and persecute you c. rejoyce and be exceeding glad for great is your reward in heaven Matth. 5. 11 12. 2 Cor. 4. 17. Whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it Matth. 16. 25. John 12. 25. Every one who hath forsaken houses c. for my name sake shall receive an hundred fold and shall inherit everlasting life Matth. 19. 29. Luke 18. 29. 30. Heb. 10. 34 35 36. Blessed are ye who hunger now for ye shall be filled blessed are ye who weep now for ye shall laugh Luke 6. 21. We know that all things move together for good to them that love God Rom. 8. 28. In nothing terrified c. which is to them an evident token of c. but to you of salvation and that of God Phil. 1. 28. It is a righteous thing with God to recompence tribulation unto them who trouble you and to you who are troubled rest with us when the Lord c. 2 Thess 1. 5 6 7. Ye took joyfully the spoiling of your goods knowing in your selves that ye have in heaven a better and an c. Heb. 10. 34. Moses c. choosing rather affliction with the people of God c. esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches c. for he had respect unto the recompence of reward Heb. 11. 24 25 26. Now no chastening for the present c. nevertheless afterwards it yieldeth the peaceable fruits of righteousness Heb. 12. 11. The tryal of your faith worketh patience c. blessed is the man who endureth temptations for when he is tryed he shall receive the crown of life James 1. 3 12. We have heard of the patience of Job and have seen the end of the Lord James 3. 11. Rejoyce in as much as ye are partakers of Christs sufferings that when his glory shall be revealed ye may be glad also with exceeding joy if ye be reproached for the name of Christ happy for the spirit of God and glory shall rest upon you 1 Pet. 4. 13. 14. These are they who came out of great tribulations c. therefore are they before the throne of God and serve him day and night in his temple and he who sitteth on the throne shall dwell among them c. shall feed them c. and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes Rev. 7. 13 14 15 16 17. ch 20. 4 6. See some of the Ends of Gods Afflicting his Chap. 22. Cons That God will not always chide nor suffer his to be under Afflictions and Persecutions they shall have an End he will bring Deliverance and restore Joy THO Joseph was hated sold and imprisoned yet God did deliver him at last Gen. 37. ch 30. ch 40. ch 41. After Israel had been long and sorely oppressed and afflicted by the Egyptians the Lord sent Moses for their deliverance and said I have surely seen the afflictions of my people which are in Egypt and have heard their cry by reason of their task-masters c. and I am come down to deliver them out of their hand c. and to bring them up out of that land unto a good land Exod. 3. 7 8 9 10. ch 6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8. 1 Sam. 9. 15. 16. Exod. 2. 24 25. Yet for all that when they be in the land of their enemies I will not cast them away neither will I abhor them to destroy them utterly c. but I will for their sakes remember the covenant c. I am the Lord Levit. 26. 43 44 45. For the Lord will judge his people and repent him for his servants when he sees that their power is gone c. he will be merciful to his land c. Deut. 32. 36 43. 2 Kings 14. 16. so did God often for his people Israel Judges 3. ch 4. c. I will for this afflict the house of David but not for ever 1 Kings 11. 39. He maketh sore and bindeth
up he woundeth and his hands make whole Job 5. 18 19. God brings his very low and then delivers them Job 33. 19 20 21 22 c. And the Lord turned the captivity of Job c. also the Lord gave Job twice as much as he had before Job 42. 10. Thou hast enlarged me when I was in distress Psalm 4. 1. The needy shall not always be forgotten the expectation of the poor shall not perish for ever Psalm 9. 18. Lord thou hast heard the desire of the humble c. to judge the fatherless and the oppresied that the man of the earth may no more oppress or terrifie Psal 10. 17 18. Psal 146. 7 8 9. Prov. 22. 22 23. For the oppression of the poor for the sighing of the needy now will I arise saith the Lord I will set him in safety from him who would ensnare him or puffeth at them Psal 12. 5. Sing unto the Lord O ye saints of his c. for his anger endureth but a moment c. weeping may endure for a night but joy cometh in the morning Psal 30. 4 5. The righteous cry and the Lord heareth and delivereth them out of all their troubles c. many are the afflictions of the righteous but the Lord delivereth him out of them all Psal 34. 17 19. Psal 37. 39 40. I waited patiently for the Lord c. he brought me up also out of an horrible pit out of the miry clay and set my feet upon a rock c. Psal 40. 1 2. Call upon me in the time of trouble I will deliver thee and thou c. Psal 50. 15. Psal 46. 1. Thou who hast shewed me great and sore troubles shalt quicken me again and shalt bring me up again from the depths of the earth thou shalt increase my greatness and comfort me on every side Psal 71. 20 21. I will hear what God the Lord will speak for he will speak peace to his people but let them not turn again to folly Psal 85 8. The Lord will not cast of his people neither will he forsake his inheritance Psal 94. 14. 1 Sam. 12. 22. The Lord is merciful and gracious c. he will not always chide neither will he keep his anger for ever Psal 103 8 9 13 14 Jer. 3. 12. Our soul is escaped c. a bird c. the snare is broken and we are escaped Psal 124. 7. The rod of the wicked shall not rest upon the lot of the righteous lest the righteous put forth their hands unto inâ—qury Psal 125. 2 3. When the Lord returned the captivity of Zion we were â—â—ke 〈◊〉 who dream c. They who sow in tears shall reap in joy he who goeth forth and weepeth c. shall doubtless come again with rejoycing c. Psal 126. 1 2 5 6. The Lord will judge his People and he will repent himself concerning his servant Psal 135. 14. He healeth the broken heart and bindeth up their wounds Psal 147. 3. For yet a very little while and the indignation shall cease and mine anger in their destruction Isa 10. 25. Though thou wast angry with me thine anger is turned away and thou comfortedst me Isa 21. 1. The Lord will have mercy on Jacob and will yet chuse Israel and set them in their own land c. and they shall rule over their oppressors c. the Lord will give thee rest from thy sorrow and from thy fear and from the hard bondage wherein thou wast made to serve Isa 14. 1 2 3. chap. 35. 3 4. Comfort ye my people c. her warfare is accomplished Isa 40. 1 2. God hath comforted his people and will have mercy upon his afflicted Isa 49. 13. The redeemed of the Lord shall return and come with singing unto Zion c. they shall obtain gladness and joy Sorrow and mourning shall flee away I I am he who comforteth you c. hear now this thou afflicted c. I have taken out of thine hand the cup of trembling c. thou shalt no more drink it again Isa 51. 11 12 21 22. For a small moment have I forsaken thee but with great mercy will I gather thee in a little wrath I hid my face from thee for a moment but with everlasting kindness will I have mercy on thee Isa 54. 7 8. I will not contend for ever neither will I be always wroth for the spirit should sail before me and the souls I have made For the iniquity of his covetousness was I wroth and smote him I hid me c. and he went on frowardly in the way of his heart I have seen his ways I will heal him I will lead him also and restore comforts unto him and c. Isa 57 15 16 17 18. In my wrath I smote thee but in my favour have I had mercy on thee Isa 60. 10. The spirit of the Lord God is upon me c. to bind up the broken hearted c. to comfort all who mourn to appoint unto them who mourn in Zion to give unto them beauty for ashes and the oyl of joy for mourning c. Isa 60. 1 2 3. I know the thoughts that I think towards you saith the Lord thoughts of peace and not of evil to give you an expected end Jer. 20. 10. 11. Alas c. it is the time of Jacob's trouble but he shall be saved out of it for it shall come to pass c. I will heal thee of thy wounds saith the Lord because they called thee an outcast saying This is Zion whom no man seeketh after Jer. 30. 7 8 17. He who scattereth Israel will gather him c. I will turn their mourning into joy and will comfort them and make them rejoyce from their sorrow c. Is Ephraim my dear son c. I will surely have mercy on him saith the Lord c. As I have watched over them to pluck up and to break down c. so will I watch over them to build and to plant saith the Lord Jer. 31. 10 13 20 28. For the Lord will not cast off for ever but tho he cause grief yet will he have compassion according to the multitude of his mercies for he doth not afflict willingly Lam. 3. 31 32. Therefore thus saith the Lord God Now will I bring again the Captivity of Jacob and have mercy upon the whole house of Israel and will be jealous for mine holy name after that they have born their shame c. Ezek. 39. 25 26. Ps 106. 8. Come let us return unto the Lord for he hath torn and he will heal us he hath smitten and he will bind us up c. Hosea 6. 1. Rejoyce not against me O mine enemy though I fall I shall rise c. I will bear the indignation of the Lord because I have sinned against him until he plead my cause c. he will bring me forth to the light and I shall be-behold his righteousness c. Who is a God like
divided and broke to pieces When Paul understood that there was a conspiracy to kill him he gave notice thereof to the Captain who conveyed him away from them Acts 23. 3 6 7 8 9 14 15 16 17 c. Paul pleaded in his defence before Felix and after appealed to Coesar Acts 24. 10 11 c. ch 25. 8 9. ch 26. 1 2 3 c. Paul perswaded those in the ship to eat meat when they were in danger he said This is for your health c. Acts 27. 33 34 35. I beseech you c. that ye strive together with me in your prayers to God for me that I may be delivered from them who do not believe in Judea Rom. 15. 30 31. Alexander the copper-smith did me much evil c. of whom be thou ware also for he hath greatly withstood our words 2 Tim. 4. 14 15. Some of whom the world was not worthy wandred in deserts c. in dens and caves of the earth Heb. 11. 38. 5. To look to the cause of our Sufferings that it â—e for well-doing for Christ and a good Conscience and not as busie Bodies in things unnecessary THey also who render me evil for good are mine adversaries because I follow the thing which is good Psal 38. 20. Psal 35. 20. Psal 209. 4 5. Do not ye serve my gods nor worship the golden image c. but if ye worship not ye shall be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace Dan. 3. 14 15 18. Daniel cast into the lions den for praying to God contrary to the Kings decrees Dan. 6. 7 8 9 10 c. Therefore the prudent shall keep silent in that time for it is an evil time Amos. 5. 13. Psal 39. 1. Blessed are ye when men shall revile you c. falsly for my sake c. for righteousness sake Matth. 5. 10 11. When they charged the Apostles not to preach in Christs name they said Whether it be right in the sight of God to hearken unto you more than unto God judge ye for we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard Acts 4. 17 18 19 20. The high Priest asked them saying Did not we straitly command you that you should not teach in this name c. Then Peter and the other Apostles answered and said We ought to obey God rather than men Acts 5. 27 28 29. But in all things approving our selves c. as deceivers and yet true 2 Cor. 6. 4 8. If I do preach Circumcision Why do I yet suffer persecution then is the offence of the cross ceased Gal. 5. 11. ch 6. 12. Having your conversation honest c. that whereas they speak against you as evil doers c. It is the will of God that with well-doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men c. this is thank worthy if a man for conscience towards God endure grief suffering wrongfully 1 Pet. 2. 12 15 19. If ye suffer for righteousness sake happy are ye be not afraid c. It is better if the will of God be so that ye suffer for well-doing than for evil-doing 1 Pet. 3. 13 14 17. If ye be reproached for the name of Christ happy are ye c. but let none of you suffer as a murderer or as a thief or as an evil-doer or as a busie-body in other mens matters yet if any suffer as a Christian let him not be ashamed 1 Pet. 4 14 15 16. Amos 5. 13. Thirdly The Duties of others and how they ought to behave themselves towards such who are Afflicted and Persecuted To Sympathize with them Visit Help Comfort and Pray for them take heed they add not to their Trouble THE heart knoweth its one bitterness and a stranger doth not intermeddle with his joy Prov 14. 10. When Abram heard that his brother Lot was taken captive he armed or led forth his trained or instructed servants c. and pursued those who took Lot and he smote them c. and he brougth back all the goods and also brought again his brother Lot and his goods and the women also Gen. 14. 12 13 14 15 16. When David fled from Saul into a wood Jonathan went to him and strengthened c. 1 Sam. 23. 15 16 17. When Nehemiah had heard that the Jews were in great affliction and reproach though he were then a servant to the king he sat down and wept and mourned certain days and fasted and prayed before the God of heaven c. Nehem. 1. 2 3 4 5 c. Thou shalt not vex a stranger c. Ye shall not afflict any widow or fatherless child Exod. 22. 21 22. When Jobs three friends heard of the evil which was come upon him they came every one from his own place c. for they had made an appointment together to come to mourn with him and to comfort him c. They wept Job 2. 11 12 13. Thou hast strengthned the weak hands thy words have upholden him who was falling and thou hast strengthned the feeble knees But c. Job 4. 3 4. To him who is afflicted pity should be shewed from his friend Job 6. 14. Job said to his friends ye are forgers of lyes ye are all Physicians of no value O that you would altogether hold your peace c. Will you speak wickedly for â—od c. Job 13. 4 5 7. Job answered and said I have heard many such things miserable comforters are ye all or troublesome comforters are ye all shall vain words have an end c. I also could speak as ye do if your souls were in my souls stead I could heap up words against you and shake mine head at you but I would strengthen you with my mouth and the moving of my lips should asswage your grief Job 16. 1 2 3 4 5. How long will ye vex my soul c. these ten times have ye reproached me you are c. He hath put my brethren far from me and mine acquaintance are verily estranged from me my kinsfolk have failed and my familiar friends have forgotton me they who dwell in my house and my maldens count me for a stranger I am an alien in their sight c. have pity upon me my friends for the hand of God hath touched me Job 19. 2 13 14 15 16 19 21. Psal 69. 8 20. Because he hath loosed my cord and afflicted me they have also let loose the bridle before me c. Did not I weep for him who is in trouble was not my soul grieved for the poor Job 30. 11. 25. Blessed is he who considereth the poor or sick c. the Lord will strengthen him upon the bed c. Psal 41. 1 2 3. God is said to be afflicted in the afflictions of his people Isa 63. 9. Wo to them who are at ease in Zion c. Ye that put far away the evil day c. that lie upon beds of ivory c. but they are not grieved for
fasted wept lay in sack-cloth Ester 4. 1 2 3 16. The Psalmist makes complaint and prays to God earnestly for the church in great calamity Psal 74. Psal 79. Psal 80. By the rivers of babylon there we sate down we wept when we remembred Zion c. If I forget thee O Jerusalem c. Psal 137. 1. 4. 5 6. Despise not the chastening of the Lord nor be weary c. Prov. 3. 11 12. The people turned not to him who smote them neither do they seek the Lord of hosts Isa 9. 13 14. I will weep bitterly labour not c. And in that day did the Lord of hostscall to weeping and to mourning and to baldness c. and behold joy and gladness slaying of oxen c. This iniquity shall not be purged from you till ye die saith the Lord Isa 22. 4 12 13 14. In the way of thy judgments O Lord we have waited for thee c. Come my people enter into your chambers c. until the indignation be overpast Isa 26. 8 12 20 21. Hezekiah spread Rabshakehs letter before the Lord and prayed unto the Lord c. Isa 57. 14 15 c. There is none c. who stirreth up himself to take hold of thee for thou hast c. consumed c. Isa 64. 7 8 9 10. Thou hast stricken them but they have not grieved thou hast consumed them but they have refused to receive correction c. They refused to return Jer. 5. 3. ch 2. 30. Oh that my head were water and mine eyes a fountain of tears that I might weep day and night for the slain of the daughter of my people c. Jer. 9. 1. Mine eyes shall weep in secret places for your pride and mine eye shall weep sore and run down with tears because the Lords flock is carried away captive Jer. 13. 17. In the great famine Jeremy confesseth sin and prays to and pleads with God for Israel at large Jer. 14. At what instant I shall speak concerning a nation and concerning a kingdom to pluck up and to pull down and to destroy If that nation c. turn from their evil I will repent of the evil which I thought Behold I frame evil against you c. return ye now every one from c. Jer. 18. 7 8 11. God complained against Judah that thô they were destroyed yet not humbled Jer. 3. 44 6 10. The Lord blamed Baruch for seeking great things for himself in such a day Jer. 45. Arise c. pour out thy soul like water before the Lord lift up thine hands c. for the life of thy children c. Lam. 2. 19 20. Let us search and try our ways and turn again to the Lord let us lift up our heart with our hand unto God in the heavens Lam. 3. 39 40 41 42. Set a mark upon the foreheads of the men who sigh and cry for all the abominations that be done in the midst thereof Ezek. 9. 4. I sought for a man among them who should make up the hedge and stand in the gap before me for the land that I should not destroy it but I found none Ezek. 22 30. Daniel in the captivity confesseth and prayeth Dan. 9. 3 4 c. Come let us return unto the Lord for he hath torn and he will heal Hosea 6. 1. God calls upon Israel to sanctifie a fast and to â—y unto the Lord Joel 1. 13 14. Zeph. 2. 1 2 3. Turn to me with all your heart and with fasting and with weeping and with mourning and rent your heart and not your garments and turn unto the Lord c. Who knoweth if he will return and repent and leave a blessing behind him c. Blow the trumpet in Zion sanctifie a fast Joel 2. 12 13 14 15 16 17 Deut. 30. 1 2 3 c. Because I will do this prepare to meet thy God O Israel Amos 4. 11 12. The prudent shall keep silent in that time for it is an evil time c. let judgment run down like water c. Amos 5. 13 14 15 24. Micah 7. 5 6. 7. Wo to them who are at ease in Zion c. but are not grieved for the affliction of Joseph Amos 6. 1 3 6. Isa 57. 1. The mariners call upon Jonah to pray and enquired for what cause they were in that danger Jonah 1. 5 6 7 c. The people of Nineveh upon a threatning fast pray and return from their evil Jonah 3. 5 6 c. Though there be no ox in the stall c. yet will I rejoyce in the Lord I will joy in the God c. Hab. 3. 17 18 19. Is this a time for you to dwell in your cieled houses and this house lie waste c. therefore thus saith the Lord consider or set your heart upon your ways Haggai 1. 4 5 7. When ye fasted and mourned did ye at all fast unto me c Execute true judgment c. Zech. 7. 5 9 10. Isa 58. 3 4 5 6 7 8. When ye hear of wars c. be not troubled for such things must be Mark 13. 7. Jesus said unto them Suppose ye that these Galileans were sinners above all the Gaâ—leans because they suffered such things I tell you nay but except ye repent ye shall all likewise perish Or those eighteen upon whom the tower in Siloe fell and slew them think ye that they were sinners above all men who dwelt in Jerusalem I tell you nay but except ye repent c. Luke 13. 1 2 3 4 5. See more in Prayer and Affliction Chap. 22. See more of Humility Chap. 16. CHAP. XXIV Of Magistrates and Magistracy an Ordinance of God 1. That Magistracy is an Ordinance of God That by him are Magistrates Advanced to Offices c. The Titles given them THE kingdom is the Lords and he is the governor among the nations Psal 22. 28. Dan. 4. 17. John 3. 27. ch 19. 11. Against all the gods or Princes of Egypt I will execute judgment c. Exod. 12. 12. And the Lord said to Moses Gather unto me seventy of the Elders of Israel c. and I will take of the spirit which is upon thee and will put it upon them and they shall bear the burthen of the people with thee c. Numb 11. 16 17 25. Judges and officers shalt thou make thee in all thy gates which the Lord thy God giveth thee throughout all the tribes and they shall judge the people Deut. 16. 18. He raiseth up the poor out of the dust lifteth the beggar from the dunghil to sit among princes and to make them inherit the throne of glory 1 Sam. 2. 8. When the people asked a king the Lord said to Samuel c. For they have not rejected thee but they have rejected me that I should not reign over them 1 Sam. 8. 5 6 7. ch 10. 18. 19. ch 12. 12 17 18 19 20. Saith Cirus c. the Lord God of heaven hath given me all
ministry for the edifying of the body of Christ till we all come into the unity of the saith c. Ephes 4. 11 12 13 14. To all the Saints in Christ Jesus which are at Philippi with the Bishops and Deacons Phil. 1. 1. Say to Archippus Take heed to the ministry which thou hast received in the Lord that thou fulfil it Col. 4. 17. If a man desire the office of a Bishop he desireth a good work a Bishop then must be blameless the husband of one wife vigilant sober of good behaviour or modest given to hospitality apt to teach not given to wine no striker nor greedy of filthy lucre but patient not a brawler not covetous one who ruleth well his own house having his children in subjection with all gravity for if a man know not how to rule his own house how shall he take care of the Church of God not a novice or one newly come to the faith lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil Likewise must the Deacons be grave not double-tongued not given to much wine not greedy of filthy lucre holding the mystery of faith in a pure conscience let these also first be proved then let them use the office c. husband of one wife ruling their children well and their own house 1 Tim. 3. 1 to v. 13. If thou put the brethren in mind of these things thou shalt be a good minister c. but refuse profane and old c. Be thou an example to believers in word in conversation in charity c. give attendance unto reading to exhortation to doctrine c. meditate on these things give thy self wholly unto them c. take heed to thy self and thy doctrine 1 Tim. 4. 6 7 11 12 13 15 16. Rebuke not an elder but admonish him as a father and the younger men as brethren the elder women c. Let the elders who rule well c. especially they who labour in the word and doctrine 1 Tim. 5. 1 17. O Timothy keep that which is committed to thy trust avoiding prophane and vain babbling 1 Tim. 6. 20. I put thee in remembrance that thou stir up the gift of God which is in thee c. 2 Tim. 1. 6 7. The things thou hast heard of me among many witnesses the same commit thou to faithful men who shall be able to teach others also c. a workman that needeth not to be ashamed rightly dividing the word c. shun profane and vain babbling c. The servant of the Lord must not strive but be gentle unto all men apt to teach patient or forbearing in meekness instructing them who oppose themselves if God peradventure c. 2 Tim. 2 2 15 16 23 24 25. Ordain Elders in every City c. If any be blameless c. not accused of riot or unruly for a Bishop must be blameless as the steward of God not self-willed not soon angry not given to wine no striker not given to filthy lucre but a lover of hospitality a lover of good men sober just holy temperate holding fast the faithful word as he hath been taught that he may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to convince the gainsayers Titus 1. 5 6 7 8 9. Shewing thy self a pattern c. in doctrine uncoruptness gravity sincerity c. sound speech which cannot be condemned c. these things speak and exhort and rebuke with all authority Titus 2. 7 8 15. Them who have the rule c. watch for your souls as they who must give account Heb. 13. 17. Is any sick c. call for the Elders of the Church and let them pray over them c. James 5. 14. The Elders who are among you I exhort c. seed the flock of God which is among you or as much as in you is taking the oversight thereof not by constraint but willingly not for filthy lucre but of a ready mind neither as being lords or over-ruling over God's heritage but being examples of the flock 1 Pet. 5. 1 2 3 4. Diotrephes who loveth to have the preheminence received us not 3 John v. 9 10. See more in Gospel-Preachers in general Chap. 26. II. Complaints of and Threatnings against Evil Officers or Ministers of the Church HIS watchmen are blind they are all ignorant they are all dumb dogs they cannot bark sleeping lying down loving to slumber yea they are greedy dogs who can never have enough and they are shepherds who cannot understand they all look to their own way every one for his gain from his quarter come ye say they I will fetch wine and we will fill our selves with strong drink and to morrow shall be as to day Isa 56. 10 11 12. The Priests said not Where is the Lord and they who handled the law knew me not the Pastors also transgressed against me c. Wherefore I will yet plead c. Jer. 2. 8 9. The Prophets prophesie falsly and the Priests bear rule by their means and my people love to have it so and what will ye do in the end thereof Jer. 5. 30 31. From the Prophet unto the Priest every one dealeth falsly they have healed also the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly saying Peace c. when c. Jer. 6. 13 14. ch 8. 10 11. The Pastors are become brutish and have not sought the Lord therefore they shall not prosper and all their flocks shall be scattered Jer. 10. 21. Many Pastors have destroyed my vineyard they have trodden my portion c. Jer. 12. 10 11. Wo unto the Pastors who destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture saith the Lord therefore thus saith the Lord c. against the Pastors who feed my people Ye have scattered my flock and driven them away and have not visited them Behold I will visit upon you the evil of your doings c. The Prophets c. They strengthen the hands of evil-doers so that none do return from his wickedness Jer. 23. 1 2. The Priests and the Prophets advise to put Jeremiah to death because he told them what God spake Jer. 26. 10 11 16. Her Priests have violated my law and have profaned mine holy things they have put no difference between the holy and profane neither have they shewed difference between the unclean and the clean Ezek. 22. 26. Wo to the shepherds of Israel who do feed themselves should not the shepherds feed the flock ye eat the fat and ye clothe your selves with the wool c. ye feed not the flock the diseased have ye not strengthened neither have ye healed that which was sick c. but with force and with cruelty have ye ruled Ezek. 34. 2 3 4 8 10. The priests thereof teach for hire and the prophets thereof divine for money yet will they lean upon the Lord c. therefore shall Zion c. be plowed Micah 3. 11. Her priests have done violence to the law polluted the
They have a zeal of God but not according to knowledge for they being ignorant of God's righteousness and going about to establish their own righteousness have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God Rom. 10. 1 2 3. As many as desire to make a fair shew in the flesh they conâ—train you to be circumciâ—ed only leâ—t they should suffer persecution for the croâ—s of Christ for neither they themselves who are circumcised keep the law but desire to have you circumcised that they may glory in your flesh Gâ—l 6. 12 13. The Jews who both killed the Lord Jesusâ— and their own prophets and have 〈…〉 us 〈◊〉 â—â— out they please not God and are contraâ—y unto all men 〈…〉 to speak to the 〈◊〉 that they might be saved to 〈◊〉 up their 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 1 Thes 2. 14 15 16. Having a form of godliness but denying the power thereof c. These also resist the truth c. 2 Tim 3. 5 8. They profess they know God but in works they deny him being abominable and disobedient and to every good work reprobate or void of Judgment Titus 1. 16 They went out from us but 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 Israelites had sinned and though they had the Ark amongst them yet fell before Enemies 1 Sam. 4. 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 â—e found The eye also which â—aw him shall â—ee him no more c. c. Job 20. 5 6 c. What is the hope of the hypocrite when he hath gaâ—ned when God taketh away his soul will God 〈◊〉 his cry when trouble cometh upon him Job â—7 8 9. The hypocrites in heart heap up wrath Job 〈◊〉 13. Bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half 〈◊〉 days c. Psalm 55. 23. O Aâ—â—yrian the rod of mine anger c. I will 〈◊〉 him against an hypocritical nation and against the people of my wrath c. Isa 10. 5 6. Wâ— unto them who seek deep to 〈◊〉 then 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 amongst 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 lie 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. Isa 9. 17. Cursed be the deceiver who hath in his flock a male c. and sacrificeth to the Lord a corrupt thing Mal. 1. 14. Think not to say within your selves We have Abraham to our father c. The ax is laid c. 3. 8 9 10. Ye are the salt of the earth but if the salt have lost his favour 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 heaven Maâ—th 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. Luke 13. 25 26 27. He heareth the word c. receiveth it yet hath he not râ—ot in himself but dureth but for a while c. Matth. 13. 20 21. 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 â—ound 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 harâ—ots go into the Kingdom of God before you Matth. 2â— 19 23 29 30 31. When the king came c. he saw there a man who had not on a wedding-garment and he said 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. The foolish Virgins who had no Oil to put into their Lamps were shut out Matth. 25. 8 9 c. Whosoever hath not from him him shall be taken even that which he seemeth to have or thinketh he hath Luke 8. 18.
22. My Lord is wife according to the wisdom of an Angel of God 2 Sam. 14. 20. When the Angel stretched out his hand upon Jerusalem to destroy it the Lord repented him of the evil 2 Sam. 24. 16 17. 1 Chron. 21. 15 16 18 20 30. The Angel of the Lord came to Elijah and gave him food c. 1 Kings 19. 5 6 7. The Angel of the Lord said to Elijah c. Go up to meet the messengers c. 2 Kings 1. 13. The Angel of the Lord went out and smote the Camp of the Assyrians one hundred fourscore and five thousand 2 Kings 19. 35. Isa 37. 36. His Angels he charged with folly Job 4. 18. The Angel of the Lord encampeth round about them who fear him and delivereth Psal 34. 7. Dan. 3. 28. ch 6. 22. Let the Angel of the Lord chase them c. Persecute them Psal 35. 5 6. The Charets of God are twenty thousand even thousands or many thousands of Angels Psal 68. 17. Man did eat Angels food c. He cast upon them the fierceness of his anger c. by sending evil angels amonst them Psal 78. 25 49. For he shall give his Angels charge over thee to keep thee in all thy ways they shall bear thee up in their hands lest thou dash thy foot against a stone Psal 91. 11 12. Mat. 4. 6. Bless the Lord ye his Angels who excel in strength who do his command Psal 103. 20 21. Who maketh his Angels spirits and his ministers a flame of fire Psal 104. 4. Heb. 1. 7. Praise ye him all his Angels c. Psal 148. 2. Neither say thou before the Angel that it was an errour Eccles 5. 6. They are called Seraphims each one had six wings c. Isa 6. 2 3 4 c. The Angel of his presence saved them Isa 63. 9. He had power over the Angel and prevailed Hosea 12. 4. The Angel talked with Zechariah Zech. 1. 8 9 11 12 13 14. ch 2. 3. ch 4. ch 5. Joshua the high Priest standing before the Angel of the Lord c. And the Lord said to Satan The Lord rebuke thee c. And the Angel of the Lord protested unto Joshua c. Zech. 3. 1 2 3 6. The Angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream saying Joseph Fear not Mat. 1. 20. Again the Angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream saying c. Mat. 2. 13. The Devil leaving Christ behold Angels came and ministred unto him c. Mat. 4. 11. Luke 22. 43. The reapers are the Angels c. The Son of man shall send forth his Angels and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things which offend c. At the end of the world the Angels shall come forth and sever the wicked from among the just Mat. 13. 39 41 49. Despise not one of these little ones for I say unto you In heaven their Angels do behold the face of my father which is in heaven Mat. 18. 10. And he shall send his Angels c. and they shall gather together his elect c. but of that day and hour knoweth no man no not the Angels of heaven Mat. 24. 31 36. The Son of man shall come c. and all the holy Angels with him Mat. 25. 31. He shall presently give me more than twelve legions of Angels Mat. 26. 53. The Angel of the Lord descended from heaven and came and rolled back the stone from the door and sat upon it his countenance was like lightning and his rayment as white as snow and for fear of him the keepers did shake and became as dead men And the Angel answered and said unto the women Fear not ye for I know that ye seek Jesus c. he is not here for he is risen Mary saw two Angels in white sitting one at the head and the other at the feet Mat. 28. 2 3 4 5 6. Acts 6. 15. John 20. 12. Luke 24. 4 5 6 23. There appeared unto Zacharias an Angel of the Lord c. who said unto him Fear not c. I am Gabriel who stand in the presence of God and am sent to speak unto thee c. The Angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a City c. to a Virgin c. Luke 1. 11 12 13 19 26 27 28 30 35. There were shepherds abiding in the field c and to 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 Higest The Angels were gone away from them into heaven c. Jesus who was so named of the Angels Luke 2. 8 9 10 13 14 15 21. He who denieth me before men shall be denied before the Angels of God Luke 12. 9. There is joy in the presence of the Angels of God over one sinner that repenteth Luke 15. 10. The beggar died and was carried by the Angels into Abraham's bosom Luke 16. 22. Ye shall see heaven open and the Angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man John 1. 51. An Angel went down at a certain season and troubled the water John 5. 4. The people c. said That it thundered others said an Angel spake to him c. John 12. 29. While they looked c. two men stood by them in white apparel who also said c. Acts 1. 10 11. The Angel of the Lord by night opened the prison doors and brought them forth Acts 5. 19. This Moses whom c. the same did God send c. by the hands of the Angel c. who spake to him in mount Sinai c. Who hath received the law by the disposition of Angels and have not c. Acts 7. 35 37 53. And the Angel of the Lord spake unto Philip saying Arise and go towards c. Acts 8. 26 27. An Angel of God appeared to Cornelius Acts 10. 3 7 22. The Angel of the Lord came unto 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. There stood by me this night the Angel of God c. whose I am and whom I serve saying fear not Saul c. Acts 27. 23. Know ye not that we shall judge 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 faith Who maketh his Angels spirits c. Are they not all ministring spirits sent forth to minister for them who
thee into the land which thy fathers possessed and thou shalt possess it c. and the Lord thy God will circumcise thine heart c. to love the Lord thy God with all thine heart c. Deut. 30. 1 2 3 4 5 6. The Lord shall judge his people and repent himself for his servants when he seeth that power is gone and there is none shut up or least c. rejoyce O ye nations his people for he will avenge the blood of his servants c. and will be merciful to his land to his people Deuteronomy 32. 36 43. O that the salvation of Israel were come out of Zion when the Lord bringeth back the captivity of his people Jacob shall rejoyce Israel shall be glad Psal 14. 7. And it shall come to pass in the last days that the mountain of the house of the Lord shall be established or prepared in the top of the mountains and shall be exalted above the hills and all nations shall flow in unto it And many people shall say come ye let us go up c. for out of Zion shall go forth the law and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem Isa 2. 2 3. And it shall come to pass in that day the remnant of Israel c. shall stay upon the Lord the holy one of Israel in truth the remnant shall return the remnant of Jacob unto the mighty God for though thy people Israel be as the sand of the sea a remnant of them shall return c. Isai 10 20 21 22 23. And it shall come to pass in that day the Lord shall fet his hand again the second time to recover the remnant of his people which shall be lest from Assyria c. and from the Island of the sea and he shall set up an ensign for the nations and shall assemble the out-casts of Israel and gather together the dispersed of Judah from the four corners of the earth Isa 11. 11 12. The Lord will have mercy on Jacob and will yet refuse Israel and set them in their own land c. Isa 14. 1 2. 3 32. He shall cause them who came out of Jacob to take root Israel shall blossom and bud and fill the face of the world with fruit c. ye shall be gathered one by one O ye children of Israel c. and they shall come who were ready to perish in the land of Assyria and the out-casts in the land of Egypt and shall worship the Lord in the holy mount at Jerusalem Isa 27. 6 12 13. Look upon Zion the city of our solemnities thine eyes shall see Jerusalem a quiet habitation a tabernacle which shall not be taken down nor one of the stakes there of shall ever be removed neither shall any of the cords thereof be broken but there the glorious Lord will be unto us a place of broad rivers Isa 33. 20 21 c. Look unto Abram your father and unto Sarah who bare you c. for the Lord shall comfort Zion he will comfort all their wast places and he will make her wilderness like Eden and her desert like the garden of the Lord joy and gladness shall be found therein thanksgiving and the voice of melodie Isa 51. 2 3. ch 52. 1 2 3 4. ch 60. ch 61. 4 5 6 c. ch 62. ch 65. 18. 19 20 21 22 23 ch 66. 8 9 10 11 12 13 15. Micah 4. Zephan 3. 14 15 c. At that time they shall call Jerusalem the throne of the Lord and all the nations shall be gathered unto it to the name of the Lord to Jerusalem c. in those days shall the house of Judah walk with the house of Israel and they shall come together out of the land of the north to the land which I have given for an inheritance unto your fathers but I said c. Jerem. 3. 14 15 16 17 18. The days come saith the Lord that it shall no more be said the Lord liveth who brought up the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt but the Lord liveth who brought up the children of Israel from the land of the north and from all the lands whither he had driven them and I will bring them again into their land which I gave to their fathers Jerem. 16. 14 15. ch 23. 3 4 5 6 7 8. I will be the God of all the families of Israel and they shall be my people c. again I will build thee and thou shalt be built O virgin of Israel c. then shall ye plant vines upon the mountain of Samaria the planters shall plant and shall ear c. for this saith the Lord sing with gladness for 〈◊〉 and shout among the chief of the nations c. behold I will bring them from the north country and gather them from the coasts of the earth c. a great company shall return thither c. for I am a father to Israel and Ephraim is my first-born hear the word of the Lord O ye nations and declare it in the Isles of the nations and say He who scattereth Israel will-gather him and keep him as a shepherd doth his flock for the herd hath redeemed Jacob and ransomed him from the hand of him who was stronger then he therefore shall they come and sing in the height of Zion c. if heaven above can be measured c. I will also cast of all the seed of Israel for all that they have done saith the Lord behold the days come saith the Lord that the city shall be built to the Lord c. Jerem. 31. 1 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 11 12 27 28 38 c. ch 30. Behold I will gather them out of the countries whither I have driven them in mine anger c. and I will bring them again into this place and I will cause them to dwelt safely and they shall be my people c. Jer. 32. 37 38. Thus saith the Lord If my covenant be not with day and night c. then will I cast off the feed or Jacob and David my servant that I will not take any of his seed to be rulers over the seed of Abraham Isaac and Jacob For I will cause their captivity to return and have mercy on them Jer. 33. 25 26 ch 46. 27 28 In those days the children of Israel shall come they and the children of Judah together going and weeping c. Jer. 59. 4 20. Thus saith the Lord God although I have cast them far off among the heathen and although I have scattered them among the Countreys yet will I be to them as a little sanctuary in the Countreys where they shall come therefore c. I will even gather you from the people and assemble you out of the Countreys where ye have been scattered and I will give you the land of Israel and they shall come thither and they shall take away all the detestable things c. Ezek. 11. 16 17 18 Ye shall
know that I am the Lord when I shall bring you into the land of Israel into the Countries for the which I lifted up mine hand to give it to your fathers and there shall ye remember your ways c. Ezek. 20. 42. 43. ch 28. 24 25 26. Thus saith the Lord God Behold I will both search my sheep c. and deliver them out of all places where they have been scattered c. and will bring them to their own land c. and I will set up the shepherd over them c. Ezek. 34. 11. 12 13 23 24 c. Mountains of Israel ye shall shoot forth your branches and yield your fruit to my people of Israel for they are at hand to come behold I am for you and I will turn unto you and ye shall be tilled and sowed c. and the city shall be inhabited and the wasts builded c. I will settle you after your old estates and will do better unto you then at your beginnings and ye shall know that I am the Lord c. I will take you from among the heathen and gather you from all countryes and will bring you into your own land c. and ye shall dwell in the land that I gave to your fathers and ye shall be my people c. then shall ye remember your own ways c. not for your sakes do I this saith the Lord God be it known to you c. then the heathen who are left round about you all know that I the Lord build the ruined places and plant that which was desolate I the Lord have spoken it and I will do it c. I will yet for this be enquired of by the house of Israel Ezek. 36 8 9 10 11 19 23 24 28 31 32 33 Hosea 2. 14 15. Amos 9. 11 14 15. By the dry bones is typified the Israelites returned These bones are the whole house of Israel behold they say our bones are dryed and our hope is lost and we are cut off for our part therefore prophesy c. O my people I will open your graves cause you to come out of your graves and bring you into the land of Israel c. I will take the children of Israel from among the heathen whither they be gone and will gather them on every side and bring them into their own land and I will make them one nation in the land upon the mountains of Israel and one king shall be king to them all and they shall no more be divided into two nations c. and they shall dwell in the land which I have given unto Jacob c. 37. Hosea 1. 10 11. Joel 3. 6 7. Now will I bring again the captivity of Jacob and have mercy on the whole house of Israel but I have gathered them in their own land c. and will hide my face no more Ezek. 39. 25 c. Jerusalem shall be inhabited c. Flee from the land of the north saith the Lord for I have spread you abroad as the four winds of the heaven c. Deliver thy self O Zion who dwellest with the daughters of Babylon c. for he who toucheth you toucheth the apple of his eye Zech. 2. 4 5 6 7 8 12. Joel 3. Zeph. 3. 14 15 c. Thus saith the Lord I am returned unto Zion and will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem c. There shall yet old men and old women dwell in the streets of Jerusalem c. and the streets of the city shall be full of boys and girls playing in the streets thereof c. Behold I will save my people from the east countries and from the west country and I will bring them and they shall dwell in the midst of Jerusalem and they shall be my people and I will be their God c. As I thought to punish you when your Fathers provoked me to wrath c. and I repented not so again have I thought in these days to do well unto Jerusalem and to the house of Judah Fear ye not c. Yea many people and strong nations shall come to seek the Lord of Hosts in Jerusalem and to pray c. Zech. 8. 3 4 5 7 8 13 14 15. ch 12. 7 8 9. ch 14. 10 11 20 21 22 23. In that day I will make Jerusalem a burthensom stone for all people c. They shall be cut off though the people of the earth gather c. Zech. 12. 3 4 c. I would not brethren that ye should be ignorant of this mystery lest ye should be wise in your own conceits that blindness in part is happened to Israel until the fulness of the Gentiles be come And so all Israel shall be saved as it is written There shall come out of Sion the deliverer and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob for this is my covenant unto them when I shall take away their sin c. they are beloved for the Father's sake c. Rom. 11. 25 26 27 28. See the Dignity and Blessings belonging to the Church of God as such Chap. 27. CHAP. LVIII Of the Seventh Day or Sabbath in Old Testament days and the Laws about it and of the Change to the First Day ON the seventh day God ended his work c. and rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made and God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it because that in it he had rested c. Gen. 2. 2 3. To morrow is the rest of the holy sabbath unto the Lord bake that which you will bake to day c. for to morrow is a sabbath unto the Lord c. Six days ye shall gather it but on the seventh day the sabbath in it there shall be none c. Abide ye every man in his place let no man go out of his place on the sabbath day So the people rested on the sabbath day Exod. 16. 23 to the 30. Remember the sabbath-day to keep it holy Six days shall thou labour and do all thy work but the seventh day the sabbath of the Lord thy God thou shalt not do any work thou nor thy son c. for in six days the Lord made heaven c. and rested the seventh day wherefore the Lord blessed the seventh day and hallowed it Exod. 20. 8 9 10 41. Deut. 5. 12 13 14. On the seventh day thou shalt rest that thine ox and thine ass may rest and the son of thine handmaid and the stranger may be refreshed Exod. 23. 12. ch 34. 21. Ye shall keep the sabbath therefore for it is holy unto you every one who defileth it shall surely be put to death for whosoever doth work therein that soul shall be cut off from among his people and he shall surely be put to death Wherefore the children of Israel shall keep the sabbath c. it is a sign between me and the children for ever for in six days the Lord made heaven c. Exod. 31.
then will I cause you to dwell in this place c. Behold ye trust in lying words which cannot profit Will ye steal murther c. and come and stand before me in this house c. Therefore I will do to this house which is called by my name wherein ye trust c. as I have done to Shiloh Jer. 7. 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 14 15. When I say to the righteous he shall surely live if he trust in his own righteousness and commit iniquity all his righteousness shall not be remembred c. he shall die Ezek. 33. 13 18. ch 23 38 39. I hate and despise your feast-days and will not smell in your solemn assemblies Though ye offer me burnt-offerings and your meat-offerings I will not accept of them c. Let judgment run down as waters c. Amos 5. 21 to 26. Hear this c. ye heads of the house of Jacob and princes of the house of Israel who abhor judgment and pervert all equity c. The heads thereof judge for reward and the priests thereof teach for hire c. Yet will they lean upon the Lord and say Is not the Lord amongst us none evil can come upon us Therefore shall Zion for your sakes be plowed c. Micah 3. 9 to 13. Bring forth fruit meet for repentance and think not to say within your selves We have Abraham for our father c. Matth. 3. 8 9 10. Luke 3. 8. Many will say to me in that day Lord Lord Have we not prophesied in thy name and in thy name cast out devils and in thy name done many wondrous works And then will I profess to them I never knew you depart from me ye who work iniquity Matth. 7. 21 22 23. Whosoever shall do the will of God the same is my brother and sister and mother Mark 3. 33 35. I know not whence you are Then shall ye begin to say We have eat and drank in thy presence and thou hast taught in our streets But he shall say I tell you I know you not whence you are depart from me all ye workers of iniquity c. Luke 13. 25 26 27. Jesus said to the Pharisees Ye are they who justifie your selves before men but God knows your hearts for that which is highly esteemed amongst man is an abomination in the sight of God Luke 16 14 15. When ye have done all those things which ye are commanded say We are unprofitable servants we have done that which was our duty to do Luke 17. 10. The Pharisee stood c. and said O God I thank thee I am not as other men are extortioners c. I fast twice in the week I give tythes of all I possess And the Publican standing afar off would not lift up so much as his eyes to heaven but sinote upon his breast saying God be merciful to me a sinner I tell you this man went down to his house justified rather than the other c. Luke 18. 10 to 15. Then said Jesus c. If ye continue in my word c. the truth shall make you free They answered him We be Abram's seed and were never in bondage to any man How sayest thou Ye shall be made free Jesus said c. Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin I know ye are Abraham's seed but ye seek to kill me c. They said Abraham is our father Jesus said If ye were Abraham's children ye would do the works of Abraham c. They said We are not born of fornication we have one father even God Jesus said unto them If God were your father ye would love me c. Ye are of your father ther the devil and the lusts of your father ye will do John 6. 31 32 33 37 39 41 42 45. Behold thou art called a Jew restest in the law and makest thy boast of God and knowest c. and art confident that thou thy self art a guide to the blind an instructer c. Dost thou steal c. Thou makest the boast of thy law Through breaking the law dishonourest thou God Rom. 2. 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 28 29. Therefore by the deeds of the law shall no flesh be justified in his sight Rom. 3. 20. Gal. 2. 16. They have a Zeal of God but not according to knowledge for they being ignorant of God's righteousness and going about to establish their own righteousness have not submitted themselves to the righteousness of God c. Rom. 10. 2 3. If a man think himself to be something when he is nothing he deceiveth himself c. Gal. 6. If any other man thinketh he hath whereof he may trust in the flesh I more circumcised on the eighth day c. I count all things but loss c. that I may win Christ and be found in him not having mine own righteousness which is of the law out that which is through the faith of Christ c. Philip. 3. 3 to 10. Whosoever shall keep the whole law and yet offend in one point is guilty of all c. James 2. 10 11. The Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost Luke 19. 10. CHAP. LXV Of Words Sayings and Doings neither true nor good spoken and done on Politick Grounds to effect Things designed or prevent Dangers ABraham said of his Wife when he was in fear She is my sister Gen. 20. 2 11 12. Isaac in the like fear said of his Wife She is my sister Gen. 26. 7 9. Rebeccah put her Son Jacob to go to Isaac for the Blessing and cloathed him with his Brother's Garments and put Skins upon his Neck and Hands to make him feel rough to Isaac that Isaac might think him to be Esau and bless him And Jacob said to his Father being asked who he was I am Esau thy first-born c. Isaac said Art thou my very son Esau And he said I c. Gen. 27. 9 10 to 29. Rachel having hid her Father's Images under the Camels Furniture and sate on them when Laban searched for them she said unto her Father Let not it displease my lord that I cannot rise up before thee for the custom of women is upon me c. Gen. 31. 34 35. And the Sons of Jacob answered Shechem and Homer his Father deceitfully c. They said unto them We cannot give our sister to one who is uncircumcised c. If every male of you will be circumcised then will we give our daughters c. Which when they had done Jacob's Sons tell on them and slew them Gen. 34. 12 13 14 c. When Joseph's Brethren saw that their Father was dead they said Joseph will peradventure hate us and will certainly requite us all the evil which we did unto him And they sent messengers to Joseph saying Thy father did command before he died saying So shall ye say to Joseph Forgive I pray thee now the trespasses of thy brethren and their sin
for they did unto thee evil c. And Joseph wept when he heard it c. Gen. 50. 15 16 17. When Pharaoh had charged the Midwives with breaking his Commands and saving the Men-children alive they said unto him Because the Hebrew women are not as the Egyptian women for they are lively and are delivered ere the midwives come in unto them Therefore God dealt well with the midwives c. Exod. 1. 16 to 21. When Rahab had hid the Spies and the King had sent for them she said There came men unto me but I wist not whence c. when it was dark the men went out whither c. I wot not pursue after them quickly for ye shall overtake them But she had brought them up to the roof of the house and hid them c. Joshua 2. 1 2 3 4 5 6. When the Inhabitants of Gibeen came to Joshua they took old Sacks c. and said to Joshua We be come from a far country now therefore make ye a league with us c. from a very far country thy servants are come because of the name of the Lord thy God for we have heard the same of him and all that he did in Egypt c. Wherefore our elders and all the inhabitants of our country spake unto us saying Take victuals c. This our bread we took hot on the day we came forth c. but now behold it is dry and it is mouldy c. by reason of the very long journey c. And Joshua made peace with them c. and smote them not because the princes of the congregation had sworn unto them c. Josh 9. 3 4 5 c. When the Moabites oppressed Israel the Lord raised them up a Deliverer Ebud c. Who going to Eglon the King of Moab with a Present from Israel after he had presented it he said I have a secret errand unto thee O king Who said Keep silence And all c. went out And Ehud came unto him and he was sitting in a summerparlour c. and said unto him I have a message from God unto thee and he arose out of his seat And Ehud took the dagger c. and thrust it into his belly c. Judges 3. 14 to 22. Sampson said several times That if they did bind him c. he should be weak and be as another man But it was not so Judges 16. 6 7 c. When God said to Samuel that he would send him to anoâ—nt David Samuel said How can I go If Saul hear he will kill me And the Lord said Take a heifer with thee and say I am come to sacrifice to the Lord And call Jesse to the sacrifice c. Which Samuel did and said I am come to sacrifice to the Lord 1 Sam. 16. 1 to 7. When Saul had sent for David Michal his Wife put an Image in the Bed c. covered it with a Cloth after she had sent him away and she said He is sick c. When Saul had said unto her Why hast thou deceived me c. She said He said unto me Let me go Why should I kill thee 1 Sam 19. 11 to 19. When Saul had a Design to have killed David and had enquired of him Jonathan answered as David had directed him to do and said David earnestly asked of me to go to Bethlehem and he said Let me go I pray thee for our family hath a sacrifice in the city and my brother he hath commanded me and now if I have found favour in thine eyes let me get away I pray thee and see my brethren Therefore he cometh not to the king's table 1 Sam. 20. 6 27 28 29. David when he fled from Saul and came to Abimelech the Priest he asked him Why art thou alone David said c. The king hath commanded me a business and hath said unto me Let no man know any thing of the business c And I have appointed servants to such and such a place c. Is not under thine hand spear or sword for I have neither brought my sword c. because the king's business required haste c 1 Sam. 21. 1 2 3 8 15. When David and his men had invaded the country near him and slain all and Achish said to him Whither have ye made a Road to day And David said Against the south of Judah c. And Achish believed David saying He hath made his people Israel to abhor him c. 1 Sam. 27. 8 to 13. When Absalom designed to rebel he said unto the King I pray thee let me go and pey my now which I have vowed unto the Lord in Hebron for thy servant vowed c. while I abode at Geshur in Syria saying If the Lord shall bring me again indeed to Jerusalem then I will serve the Lord 2 Sam. 15. 6 7 8 9 10 c. Jehu gathered all the People together and said unto them Ahab served Baal a little Jehu shall serve him much Now therefore call to me all the prophets of Baal all his servants and all his priests let none be wanting for I have a great sacrifice to Baal c. But Jehu did it in Subâ—â—ity to the intent that he might destroy the worshippers of Baal c. which afterwards he did 2 Kings 10. 18 to 26. CHAP. LXVI Of Words or Sayings expressive of Choice only not Binding ABraham said to the Angel Behold now my Lord turn in I pray you into your servant's house and tarry all night c. And they said Nay but we will abide in the street And he pressed upon them greatly and they turned in unto him and entred his house and he made them a feast c. Gen. 18. 1 to 5. When the Sons of the Prophets had said to Elisha c. There be with thy servants fifty strong men â—et them go we pray thee and seek thy master c. And he said Ye shall not send And when they urged him till he was ashamed he said Send And they sent c. 2 Kings 2. 14 15 16. When Jesus was about to wash Peter's Feet Peter said Thou shalt never wash my feet Jesus answered him saying Unless I wash thy feet thou shalt have no communion with me Then Peter said Lord not only my feet but also my hands and head John 13. 8 9. CHAP. LXVII Of Sensible Sick Lost Sinners Hungry Thirsty and Longing Souls such whom Christ came to seek heal satisfie and love HE satisfieth the longing soul and filleth the hungry soul with goodness Psal 107. 9. The full soul loatheth the honey-comb but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet Prov 20. 24. When the poor and needy seek water and there is none and their tongue fail for thirst I the Lord will hear them c. I will open rivers in high places c. Isa 41. 17 18. Ho every one who thirsteth come ye to the waters c. hearken ye diligently unto me and
bringeth forth evil things Matth. 12. 33 34 35. John 3. 6. Luke 6. 43 44 45. Ye cannot serve God and mammon c. That which is highly esteemed among men is an abomination c. Luke 16. 13 15. Some have not the knowledge of God I speak this to your shame 1 Cor. 15. 34. Examine your selves whether ye be in the faith prove your own selves know ye not your own selves how that Jesus Christ is in you except ye be reprobates 2 Cor. 13. 5. Gal. 6. 4. Psalm 4. 4. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ he is none of his Rom. 8. 9. If a man think himself to be something when he is nothing he deceiveth himself Gal. 6. 3 7. Doth a fountain send forth at the same place sweet water and bitter Can the fig-tree my brethren bear olive-berries either a vine figs So no fountain both yields salt-water and fresh Who is a wise man and indued with knowledge among you let him shew out of a good conversation his work with meekness of wisdom But if ye have bitter envying c. this wisdom descendeth not from above but is earthly sensual c. James 3. 11 12 13 14. Be ready always to give an answer to every man who asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear 1 Pet. 3. 15. Let every man prove his own works and then shall he have rejoycing in himself alone c. Gal. 6. 4. II. Of the particular Fruits of the Spirit in them or good things appearing or neccssary to be in such who are real Saints A Good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth good c. Luke 6. 45. And Enoch walked with God c. three hundred years c. and Enoch walked with God and was not c. or walked according to God continually Gen. 5. 22 24. Noah was a just man perfect in his generation Noah walked with God Gan. 6. 9. And the Lord said unto Noah Come c. for thee have I seen righteous before me in this generation c. And Noah did according to all that God commanded him Gen. 7. 1 5. Abraham went into a strange place out of his own country when God bid him Gen. 12. 1 2 3 4. And Abraham said unto Lot Let there be no strife I pray thee between me and thee c. for we be brethren Is not the whole land before thee c. If thou go to the left hand then will I go to the right or if thou to the right hand then will I go to the left Gen. 13. 8 9. And the Angel of the Lord said c. Abraham c. for now I know that thon fearest God seeing thou hast not with-held thy son thine only begotten son from me Gen. 22. 11 12 ch 18 19. The saints are grieved at the wickedness of men Gen 34. 7. Nehem. 13. 8. Jer. 9. 1 2. ch 13. 17. Mark 3. 50. When Joseph's Mistress tempted him to sin hesaid How then can I do this great wickedness and sin against God Gen. 39. 9. When Pharoah said to Joseph I have heard say of thee thou canst understand a dream to interpret it And Joseph answered Pharoah saying It is not in me God shall give Pharoah an answer of peace Gen. 41. 15 16. ch 40. 8. The midwives feared God and obeyed not the king's command to kill the male children Exod. 1. 16 17. And the Lord said unto Moses I have seen this people c. now let me alone that my wrath may wax hot against them and I will make of thee a great nation And Moses besought the Lord c. saying Wherefore should the Egyptians say For mischief did he bring them out to stay them in the mountains c. Remember Abraham Isaac c. to whom thou swearest by thine own self c. Now if thou wâ—t forgive their sins and if not I pray thee blot me out of thy book which thou hast written Exod. 32. 9 10 11 12 31 32. When Moses was told that Eldad and Medad did prophesie in the camp and his servant had said to him My Lord Moses forbid them Moses said unto them Enviest thou for my sake Would God that all the Lord's people were prophets and that the Lord would put his Spirit upon them Numb 11. 26 27 28 29. God said to Moses I will smite them c. and make of thee a greater nation and mightier than they And Moses said unto the Lord Then the Egyptians shall hear for thou broughtest up this people in thy might from amongst them and they will tell it to the inhabitants of this land they have heard that thou Lord art among this people c. Now it thou shalt kill all this people as one man then the nations which have heard the fame of thee will speak saying Because the Lord was not able to bring this people into the land which he sware unto them therefore he hath slain them in the wilderness c. Numb 14. 12 13 14 15 16 c. Deut. 9. 26 27 28. When God had told Moses that he must die Moses prays for Israel Let the Lord the God of the Spirits of all flesh set a man over the congregation who may go out before them c. that the congregation of the Lord be not as sheep which have no shepherd c. And he appointed Joshus Numb 27. 12 13 14 15 16 17 18. He exhorts Israel at large to cleave to the Lord when he was to die Deut. 4. 22 23 c. When Israel fell before Ai c. Joshua said O Lord what shall I say when Israel turneth their backs before their enemies For the Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land shall hear c and what wilt thou do unto thy great name Joshua 7. 4 5 6 8 9. Joel 2 17. Chuse c. whom you will serve c. 〈◊〉 as for me and my house we will serve the Lord Joshua 24. 15. Eli when he heard the Ark of the Lord was taken he fell backward and died and his daughter-in-law cried out The glory is departed from Israel for the Ark of God is taken Yet she was noâ— so much concerned with the news of her Husband's death and her own being near death at the same time 1 Sam. 4. 17 18 19 20 21 22. David's heart smote him when he cut off Saul's skirt 1 Sam. 24. 5. When David's Wife had blamed him for dancing before the Ark he told her It was before the Lord c. I will play before the Lord and I will yet be more vile than than thus and will be base in mine own sight 2 Sam. 6. 20 21 22. When King David sate in his house and the Lord had given him rest round about from all his enemies that the King said to Nathan the Propâ—et See now I dwell in an house of Cedar but the Ark of God dwelleth within curtains c. 2 Sam.