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 Psal. 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 Psal. 114. 7 8. He will bless them who fear the Lord small and great Psal. 115. 13. He will fulfil the desire of them who fear him he also will hear c. Psal. 145. 19. The Lord taketh pleasure in them who fear him c. Psal. 147. 11. The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledg Prov. 1. 7. Chap. 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 Eccl. 3. 14. It shall be well with them who fear God who fear before him Eccl. 18. 12. 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. 17 19 21. I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne c. and one cryed 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 feen 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 Isa. 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 shall stand c. 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. 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 thornes against me in battel c. I would burn them together Isa. 27. 4. Forasmuch as this people draw near unto 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 hallow 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 ballance 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 faw it and feared the ends of the earth were afraid drew near c. Isa. 41. 4 5. The heaven is my throne and the earth is my footstool where is the house Isa. 66. 1. Act. 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. O foolish people c. fear ye not me saith 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. Chap. 4. 17 32. O house of Israel cannot I do with you as this potter saith the Lord behold as the clay in the potters hand so ye in my hand O house of Israel Jer. 18. 6. Can any hide himself in secret praces that I shall not see him saith 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 work 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 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. 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. If I be a master Where is my fear c I am a great King saith the Lord of Hosts and my name is dreadful amongst the heathen Mal. 1. 6 14. I will be a swift witness against the sorcerer c. And 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. Mal. 4. 2. Fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell Mat. 10. 28. His
the knowledg 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. Now if any man have not the spirit of Christ he is none of his Rom. 8. 9. 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 yeilds salt-water and fresh Who is a wise man and indued with knowledg 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. 2dly Of the particular fruits of the Spirit in them or good things appearing or necessary to be in such who are real Saints 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 Gen. 6. 9. And the Lord said unto Noah Come c. for thee have I seen righteous before me in this generation c. and Noe did according to all that God commanded him Gen. 7. 1 5. Abraham went into a strange place out of his own countrey 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 I will go to the left Gen. 13. 8 9. And the Angel of the Lord said c. Abraham c. for now I know that thou fearest God seeing thou hast not with-held thy son thine only begotten son from me Gen. 22. 11 12. ch 18 19. When Josephs Mistris tempted him to sin he said 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. chap. 40. 8. 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 slay them in the mountains c. remember Abraham Isaac c. to whom thou swarest by thine own self c. Now if thou wilt 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 him Enviest thou for my sake Would God that all the Lords 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 if 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. Deut. 9. 26 27 28. When God had told Moses that he must dye 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 Joshua Numb 27. 12 13 14 15 16 17 18. He exhorts Israel at large to cleave to the Lord when he was to dye Deut. 4. 22 23 c. When Israel fell before Ai c. Joshna 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. Eli when he heard the Ark of the Lord was taken he fell backward and dyed and his daughter-in-law cryed out The glory is departed from Israel for the Ark of God is taken Yet she was not so much concerned with the news of her Husbands death and her own being near death at the same time 1 Sam. 4. 17 18 19 20 21 22. Davids heart smote him when he cut off Sauls skirt 1 Sam. 24. 5. When Davids 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 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 Prophet See now I dwell in an house of Cedar but the Ark of God dwelleth within curtains c. 2 Sam. 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 lye 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 me 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 Davids 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
my soul have I desired thee in the night yea with my spirit within me will I seek thee early Isa. 26. 8 9. In that day shall the Lord of hosts be for a crown of glory and for a diadem of beauty unto the residue of his people Isa. 28. 5. As for our redeemer the Lord of hosts is his name the holy one of Israel Isa. 47. 4. I will greatly rejoyce in the Lord my soul shall be joyful 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 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. Jer. 9. 23 24. 2 Cor. 10. 17. 1 Cor. 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 his name Jer. 10. 16. chap. 51. 19. O the hope of Israel the saviour thereof in time of trouble why shouldest thou be as a stranger in the land and as a wayfaring man turneth aside to tarry for a night why shouldest 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. chap. 17. 13. The Lord is my portion saith my soul therefore will I hope in him Lam. 3. 24. Wo also unto them when I depart from them Hosea 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 figtree shall not bloâ—…om 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 Luk. 10. 20. Zacheus came down and received Christ joyfully Luk. 19. 5 6. Lord to whom shall we go thou hast the words of eternal â—…ife 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. 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 knowledg of Christ Jesus my Lord Phil. 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. Phil. 4. 4 7. Rejoyce evermore 1 Thess. 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. 2dly 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 countrey and from thy kindred and from thy fathers 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. 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. 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. 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. ch 24. 3. 7. 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 O that there were
would abound c. 1 Thes. 4. 1. Prove all things hold fast that which is good 1 Thes. 5. 21. Therefore brethren stand fast and hold the traditions which ye have been taught whether by word or our Epistle 2 Thes. 2. 15. Hold fast the form of sound words which thou hast heard of me 2 Tim. 1. 13. Continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of knowing of whom thou hast learned And that from a Child thou hast known the holy scriptures c. 2 Tim. 3. 14 15. Not giving heed to Jewish fables and commandments of men who turn from the truth Titus 1. 14. Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard lest at any time we should let them slip Heb. 2. 1. Let that therefore abide in you which ye have heard from the begining 1 John 2. 24. It was needful for me to write unto you and exhort you that you should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints for there are certain men crept in c. Jude vers 3 4. The children of Israel had sinned against the Lord their God c. And had walked in the statutes of the heathen whom c. and of the kings of Israel which they had made c. Also Judah kept not the commandments of the Lord their God but walked in the statutes of Israel which they made 2 Kings 17. 7 8 18 19. That which is highly esteemed amongst men is abomination in the sight of God Luk. 16. 15. Some affirm that we say Let us do evil that good may come whose damnation is just Rom. 3. 8. To Pray unto God of Prayer at large Abraham prayed for Abimelech unto God and God healed him and his Gen. 20. 17. O Lord God of master Abraham I pray thee send me good speed this day c. Let it come to pass that the damosel to whom I shall say c. Gen. 24. 12 13 14 15. And Isaac intreated the Lord for his wife because she was barren and the Lord was intreated of him and Rebekah his wife conceived Gen. 25. 21. Jacob prayed unto God in his distress about Esau and prevailed Gen. 32. 9 10 11 12 24 25 26 28. ch 33. 4. Hosea 12. 4 5. Moses prayed unto God for Pharoah to remove their Plagues Exod. 8. 12 13. ch 9. 33. ch 10. 18. Moses prayed hard and often for Israel and prevailed Exod. 32. 11 12 13 14 31 32. Num. 14. 13 to the 20. The forms Moses and Aaron and his sons used in blessing the people and in their march Num. 6. 23 24 25 26. chap. 10. 35 36. I besought the Lord at that time saying O Lord God thou hast begun to shew thy servant c. Deut. 3. 23 24 c. If from thence thou shalt seek the Lord thy God thou shalt find him if thou seek him with all thy heart c. Deut. 4. 29. Joshua prayed when Israel had fled before the men of Ai Joshua 7 6 7 8 9. Then Manoah intreated the Lord and said O my Lord let the man of God whom thou didst send come again unto us and teach us what we shall do unto the child c. And God hearkened unto the voice of Manoah Judges 13. 8 9. Sampson called on the Lord and said Thou hast given this great deliverance into the hands of thy servant and now shall I dye for thirst and God clave an hollow place that was in the jaw and there came water thereout Judges 15. 18 19. And Sampson called unto the Lord and said O Lord God remember me I pray thee and strengthen me I pray thee only this once O God c. Judges 16. 28. Hanna prayed unto the Lord and wept sore c. She spake in her heart only her lips moved but her voice was not heard 1 Sam. 1. 10 11 12 13. As for me God forbid that I should sin against the Lord in ceasing to pray for you 1 Sam. 12. 23. David prays that it may be with him and his house as God had said to him by Nathan the Prophet 2 Sam. 7. 17 18 19 to the 29. While the child was alive I fasted and I said Who can tell whether God will be gracious 2 Sam. 12. 22. Jonah 3. 8 9. God 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 dedication 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 might be made known that God was God in Israel when others were for Baal And God he heard him and caused fire to come down and consume the sacrifice 1 Kings 18. 36 37 38. 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. fought 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 1000000 and prevailed 2 Chron. 14. 10 11 12. When Moab 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. I would make supplication to my judg 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. I acknowledged my sin c. for this shall every one who is godly pray unto thee in a time when thou maist be found Psal. 32. 5 6. They who seek the Lord shall not lack any good thing 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 the 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. O thou who â—…rest prayer unto thee shall all
all saints c. And the smoke of the incense which came with the prayers of the saints ascended up before God out of the Angels hand Rev. 8. 3 4. See more of Prayer in Affliction Chap. 22. See more of Common Calamities Chap. 23. See more in Duty towards all Men Chap. 19. See Prayer for Magistrates Chap. 24 To take special notice of the Acts of Gods Goodness and Mercy keep memorials thereof celebrate his praises extol him and stir up others so to do Abraham's servant when God had heard his request he bowed down his head and worshipped the Lord. And he said Blessed be the Lord God of my Master Abraham who hath not left destitute my Master of his mercy and his truth c. When he heard their words he worshipped the Lord c. Gen. 24. 26 27 52. I have seen thy face as though I had seen the face of God that thou wast pleased with me Gen. 33. 10. Then Jacob said c. Let us arise and go unto Bethel and I will make there an Altar unto God who answered me in the day of my distress and was with me in the way which I went c. And he built there an Altar and called the place El-Bethel because there God appeared unto him when he fled from the face of his brother Gen. 35. 2 3 7. Moses and Israel solemnly celebrated his praise for their deliverance at the red Sea in a song of praise Exod. 15. 2 3 to the 22. When Israel got victory over the Amalekites he built an Altar and called the name of it Jehovah Nissi that is the Lord my banner Exod. 17. 13 14 15. And Moses told unto Jethro his Father-in-law all that the Lord had done unto Pharoah and to the Egyptians for Israels sake c. and Jethro rejoyced for all the goodness which the Lord had done unto Israel c. and said Blessed be the Lord who hath delivered you c Now I know that the Lord is greater than all Gods c. Exod. 18. 8 9 10 11. When thou hast eaten and art full then thou shalt bless the Lord thy God for the good land which he hath given thee Deut. 8. 10. Moses song Deut. 32. Joshua pitched stones in Gilgal in memory of Israels passing dry thorow Jordan that all the people of the earth might know the hand of the Lord that it is mighty Josh. 4. 20 21 22 23 24. The song of Deborah and Barak which they sang after the victory against Sisera and his Army Judges 5. 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 Nabals 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 saith set 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. Upon the return of the Ark to the City of David he prepares a song and delivers it to be sang 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 11 12 13 14 to the 20. Hezekiah prayed unto the Lord and he spake unto him c. but Hezekiah rendred not again according to the benefit done unto him c. 2 Chron. 32. 24 25. Ezra takes notice of a little favour and acknowledgeth it to the praise of God Ezra 9. 8 9. Chap. 7. 27 28. Stand up bless the Lord your God for ever and ever and blessed by thy glorious name which is exalted above all blessing and praise c. Nehem. 9. 5 6 7 8 c. When Job had lost all than 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 Psal. 7. 17. O Lord our Lord how excellent is thy name in all the earth who hast fet thy glory above the heavens c. Psal. 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 Psal. 9. 1 2 11. I will sing unto the Lord because he hath dealt bountifully with mâ—… Psal. 13. 6. 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 Psal. 22. 3 23. That I may publish with the voice of thanksgiving and tell of all thy wondrous works Psal. 26. 7. The Lord is my strength c. with my song will I praise him Psal. 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 amd not be silent O Lord my God I will give thanks unto thee for ever Psal 30. 4 11 12. Blessed be the Lord for he hath shewed me his marvellous kindness Psal. 31. 21. Praise is comely for the upright Psal. 33. 1. Psal. 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. Psal. 34. 1 3 4 6 8. My tongue shall speak of thy righteousness of thy praise all the day Psal. 35. 28. Great is the
thou Lord only makest me dwell in safety Psal. 4. 8. Psal. 3. 5 6. The Lord also will be a refuge for the oppressed a refuge in times of trouble and they who know thy name will put their trust in thee for thou Lord hast not forsaken them who seek thee Psal. 9. 9 10. In the Lord put I my trust how say ye to my soul flee as a bird c Psal. 11. 1. Psal. 31. 1 6. The Lord is my rock and my fortress c. in whom I will trust c. Psal. 18. 2 31. Psal. 91. 2. In the name of our God we will set up our banners c. Some trust in chariots and some in horses but we will remember the name of the Lord our God Psal. 20. 5 7. The King trusteth in the Lord and through the mercy of the most high he shall not be moved Psal. 21. 7. Our father 's trusted in thee they trusted and thou didst deliver c. They trusted in thee and were not confounded Psal. 22. 4 5. Who is this king of glory the Lord strong and mighty the Lord mighty in battel c. the Lord of hosts he the king of glory Psal. 24. 7 8. The Lord my strength and my shield my heart trusteth in him and I am helped Psal. 28. 7. In thee O Lord do I put my trust let me not be ashamed c. O how great is thy goodness c. which thou hast wrought for them who trust in thee c. Thou shalt hide them c. Psal. 31. 1 6 14 19 20 24. He who trusteth in the Lord mercy shall compass him about Psal. 32. 10. The Lord bringeth the counsel of the heathen to nought c. The counsel of the Lord standeth for ever Psal. 33. 10 11. Prov. 19. 21. Isa. 46. 10. Trust in the Lord and do good so shalt thou dwell in the land c. Commit thy way unto the Lord trust also in him and he shall bring it to pass c. The salvation of the righteous is of the Lord he their strength in the time of trouble And the Lord shall help them c. He shall deliver them c. because they trust in him Psal. 37. 3 5 39 40. Blessed is the man who maketh the Lord his trust Psal. 40. 4. Psal. 84. 12. He maketh wars to cease c. Be still and know that I am God I will be exalted c. The Lord of hosts is with us the God of Jacob our refuge Psal. 46. 9 10 11. I trust in the mercy of God for ever and ever Psal. 52. 8. Cast thy burthen on the Lord and he shall sustain thee Psal. 55. 22. What time I am afraid I will trust in thee c. In God I have put my trust I will not fear what flesh can do unto me Psal. 56. 3 4 11. For my soul trusteth in thee yea in the shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge until calamities be overpast Psal. 57. 1. Psal. 61. 3 4. Through God we shall do valiantly for he shall tread down our enemies Psal. 60. 12. In God is my salvation and my glory the rock of my strength my refuge is in God Trust in him at all times ye people c. God hath spoken once twice have I heard this that power belongeth unto God Psal. 62. 7 8 11 12. The God of Israel is he who giveth strength and power unto his Psal. 68. 35. A fire was kindled against Jacob c. because they believed not God and trusted not in his salvation though he had commanded the clouds c. Psal. 78. 21 22 23. The Lord reigneth the Lord is clothed with majesty the Lord is clothed with strength c. Psal. 93. 1. Psal. 97. 1. Psal. 146. 10. 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 then 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 is 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 c. Great is our God and of great power his understanding is infinite c. Psal. 147. 2 3 4 c. Trust in the Lord with all thine heart and lean not to thine own understanding in all thy ways acknowledg him and he shall direct thy paths Prov. 3. 5 6. Commit thy works unto the Lord and thy thoughts shall be established whoso trusteth in the Lord happy is he Prov. 16. 3 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. Chap. 19. 21. Whoso putteth his trust in the Lord shall be safe 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. 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 the storm a shadow from the heat when the blast of the terrible ones is as 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 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 5. 11. Rejoyce inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christs sufferings that when his glory shall be revealed ye may be glad also with exceeding joy 1 Pet. 4. 13. 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. See some of the ends of Gods afflicting his Chap. 22. 10thly 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 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 taskmasters 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. chap. 6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8. 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. He maketh sore and bindeth up he woundeth and his hands make whole Job 5. 18. And the Lord turned the captivity of Job c. also the Lord gave Job twice as much as he had before Job 42. 10. The needy shall not always be forgotten the expectation of the poor shall not perish for ever Psal. 9. 18. Lord thou hast heard the desire of the humble c. to judg the fatherless and the oppressed that the man of the earth may no more oppress or terrifie Psal. 10. 17 18. 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. 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. 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 is merciful and gracious c. he will not always chide neither will he keep his anger for ever Psal. 103. 8 9 13 14. The rod of the wicked shall not rest upon the lot of the righteous lest the righteous put forth their hands unto iniquity Psal. 125. 2 3. 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. 5 6. The Lord will judg his people and he will repent himself concerning his servant Psal. 135. 14. 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. 12. 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. 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 c. Isa. 54. 7 8. I will not contend for ever neither will I be always wroth for the spirit should fail before me and the fouls 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 wroth 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. 61. 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. 29. 10 11. 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 Jerem. 30. 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
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 hedg 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. God calls upon Israel to sanctifie a fast and to cry 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. 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 Amos 5. 13 c. Wo to them who are at ease in Zion c. but are not grieved for the affliction of Joseph Amos 6. 1 3 6. 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 I will 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 Haggai 1. 4 5. When ye fasted and mourned did ye at all fast unto me c Execute true judgment c. Zech. 7. 5 9 10. Jesus said unto them Suppose ye that these Galileans were sinners above all the Galileans 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. Luk. 13. 1 2 3 4 5. CHAP. XXIV Of Magistrates and Magistracy First 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 governour among the nations Psal. 22. 28. Dan. 4. 17. 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 thy tribes and they shall judg 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. The Kings whom thou hast set over us because of our sins also they have dominion over our bodies c. our cattel c. Nehem. 9. 37. Promotion cometh neither from the east nor from the west c. but God is the judg he putteth down one and setteth up another Psal. 75. 5 6 7. God c. judgeth among the gods c. I have said Ye are gods c. Psal. 82. 1 6. By me kings reign and princes decree justice by me princes rule and nobles even all the judges of the earth Prov. 8. 15 16. For the transgression of a land many are the Princes thereof Prov. 28. 2. And that day shall the Lord of Hosts be c. for a spirit of judgment unto him who sitteth in judgment Isa. 28. 5 6. I have made the earth c. and have given it unto whom it seemeth meet unto me And now have I given c. to Nebuchadnezzar Jer. 27. 5 6 7. Blessed be the name of God c. he changeth the times and seasons he removeth kings and setteth up kings c. he is a God of gods and Lord of kings Dan. 2. 20 21 47. To the intent that the living may know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men and giveth it to whomsoever he will and setteth up over it the basest of men c. And they shall drive thee from men c. until thou know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men and giveth it to whom he will Dan. 4. 17 32. O thou king the most high God gave Nebuchadnezzar thy father a kingdom and majesty and glory and honour and for the majesty he gave him all c. trembled c. Dan. 5. 18 19. There is no power but of God the powers which be are ordained or ordered of God whosoever therefore resisteth the power resisteth the ordinance of God Rulers are not a terror c. for he is the minister of God to thee for good Rom. 13. 1 2 3 4. 2dly What they are in the sight of God and considered as men Against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgment I am the Lord Exod. 12. 12. He leadeth away counsellors spoiled and maketh the Judges fools he looseth the bonds of kings and girdeth their loins with a girdle he leadeth Princes away spoiled and overthroweth the mighty c. he poureth contempt upon Princes and weakneth the strength c. Job 12. 17 18 19 20 21. Accepteth not the person of Princes nor regardeth the rich c. for they all are the work of his hands in a moment shall they dye Job 34. 18 19 20. Be wise now therefore O ye kings be instructed ye Judges of the eath serve the Lord with fear and rejoyce with trembling kiss the son lest he be angry and ye perish from the way when his wrath is kindled Psal. 2. 2 10 11 12. I have said Ye are gods c. but ye shall dye like men and fall like one of the Princes Psal. 82. 6 7. The kings heart is in the hand of the Lord as the rivers of water he turneth it whither he will Prov. 21. 1. If thou seest the oppression of the poor and violent perverting of judgment and justice c. he who is higher than the highest regardeth and there is a higher than they Eccles. 5. 8. Ye scornful men who rule this people c. because ye have said We have made a covenant with death c. thus saith the Lord c. Your covenant with death shall be disanulled c. when the overflowing scourge shall pass thorow then ye shall
20. 17. 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 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. thorowout 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 face 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 be read also in the Church of Laodicea Col. 4. 15 16. To the Church of the Thessalonians which is in God 1 Thes. 1. 1. The Churches of God which in Judea are in Christ c. 1 Thes. 2. 14. 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 Joh. vers 6. 9 10. The seven Churches of Asia c. Ephesus Smirna Pergamus c. Rev. 1. 4 11. The Dignity Priviledges and Blessings belonging to the Church of Jesus Christ in general as such 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. 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. chap. 9. 3. 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 Sion 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. 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. The Lord hath chosen Zion he hath desired it 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 with bread c. Psal. 132. 13 14 15 16 17. The Lord shall reign for ever thy God O Zion unto all generations Psal. 146. 10. He sheweth his word unto Jacob his statutes and his judgments unto Israel he hath not dealt so with any nation c. Psal. 147. 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. Micah 4. 1. 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 c. 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 do keep it I will water it every moment left 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. 29. 8. The Lord whose fire is in Zion and his furnace in Jerusalem Isa. 31. 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 judg 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. 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 yea 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. 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. 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 pastours 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 feet 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 2. 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 valley c. Judah shall dwell for ever c. for the Lord dwelleth in Zion Joel 3. 16 17 18 19 20 21. For I faith 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. Upon this rock will I build my Church and the gates of hell shall not prevail against her Matt. 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 Act. 20. 28. The Churches the glory of Christ 2 Cor. 8. 23. 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 thorowout all ages c. Ephes. 3. 10 11 21. That he might present to himself a glorious Church without spot Ephes. 5. 27. The house of God which is the Church of the living God the pillar c. 1 Tim. 3. 15. See Union and Relation between Christ and his Church Chap. 15. Of the Qualification of the Members of the Churches what they should be And the Lord spake to Aaron saying Do not drink wine nor strong drink thou nor thy sons with thee when ye go into the tabernacle c. That ye may put difference between holy and unholy and between unclean and clean c. Levit. 10. 9 10. Holiness becometh thine house O Lord for ever Psal. 93. 5. They shall call them the holy people the redeemed of the Lord Isa. 62. 12. Her Priests have violated my law c. have put no differenee between the holy and profane neither have they shewed c. between the unclean and the clean Ezek. 22. 26. Ephraim he hath mixed himself among the people is a cake not turned Hosea 7. 8. Can two walk together except they be agreed Amos 3. 3. To all that be in Rome beloved of God called Saints Rom. 1. 7. Grant you to be like-minded one towards another c. that ye may with one mind and one mouth glorifie God c. I my self am perswaded of you brethren that ye also are full of goodness filled with all knowledg c. Rom. 15. 5 6 14. Unto the Church of God which is at Corinth to them who are sanctified in Christ Jesus called Saints c. I beseech you c. that ye all speak the same thing c. that ye be perfectly joyned together in the same mind and in the same judgment 1 Cor. 1. 2 10. By one spirit we are all baptized into one body c. 1 Cor. 12. 13. Be not unequally yoked together with unbelievers for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness what communion hath light with darkness c Ye are the temple of the living God as God hath said I will dwell in them and walk in them and c. wherefore come out from among them and be ye separate saith the Lord c. I will receive you 2 Cor. 6. 14 15 16 17 18. First they gave their own selves to the Lord and unto us by the will of God 2 Cor. 8. 5. Ye are built upon the foundation of the Apostles and Prophets Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner-stone in whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord in whom you also are built together for an habitation of God through the spirit Ephes. 2. 19 20 21 22. To the Saints and faithful brethren in Christ who are at Colosse Col. 1. 2. Ye are the children of the light and of the day we are not of the night nor of darkness c. that this Epistle be read unto all the holy brethren 1 Thess. 5. 5 17. Be ready always to give an answer unto every man who asketh you a reason of the hope which is in you with meekness and fear 1 Pet. 3. 15. See more of Discipline c. Chap. 27. Of the propriety that particular Churches had in their members and of others joyning themselves to them And great fear came upon all the Church c. and they were all with one accord in Solomons Porch and of the rest durst no man joyn himself to them but the people magnified them Acts 5. 11 12 13. And when Saul was come to Jerusalem he assayed to joyn himself to the disciples and they were all afraid of him and believed not that he was a disciple but Barnabas took him and brought him unto the Apostles and declared unto them how he had seen the Lord c. and he was with them coming c. at Jerusalem Acts 9. 26 27 28. It pleased the Apostles c. with the whole Church to send chosen men of their own company to Antioch c. Judas and
Phil. 3. 3 4 5 6 7 8 9. The law is good if a man use it lawfully knowing that the law is not made for the righteous man but for the lawless and disobedient c. 1 Tim. 1. 8 9. Not by works of righteousness which we have done but according to his mercy he hath saved us Titus 3. 5. If therefore perfection were by the Levitical Priesthood c. What further need was there that another priest should rise c For the law made nothing perfect but the bringing in of a better hope Heb. 7. 11 19. chap. 8. 5 6 8. In which were offered both gifts and sacrifices which could not make him who did the service perfect as pertaining to the conscience Heb. 9. 9. For the law having a shadow of good things to come and not the very image of the things can never with those sacrifices which they offered year by year continually make the comers thereunto perfect For then would they not have ceased to be offered because that the worshippers once purged should have had no more conscience of sins But in those sacrifices a remembrance of sin again every year For it is not possible that the blood of Bulls and Goats should take away sins c. Sacrifice and offerings thou wouldest not c. In burned offerings c. Thou hadst no pleasure c. Sacrifices which can never take away sin Heb. 10. 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 11. chap. 13. 9 10. Whosoever shall keep the whole law and yet offend in one point he is guilty of all For he who said c. James 2. 10. We are all as an unclean thing and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags Isa. 64. 6. When ye have done all these things which are commanded you say we are unprofitable servants we have done that which was our duty to do Luk. 17. 5 6 7 8 9 10. If the ministration of death written and ingraven in stones was glorious so that the children of Israel could not stedfastly behold the face of Moses for the glory of his countenance which was to be done away c. How shall not the ministration of the spirit be rather glorious For if the ministration of condemnation be glory much more doth the ministration of righteousness exceed in glory for even that which was made glorious had no glory in this respect by reason of the glory which excelleth For if that which is done away was glorious much more that which remaineth is glorious 2 Cor. 3. 7 8 9 10 11. CHAP. VII Of Mans Salvation and Redemption how it came and by what means From God only and no otherwise NOne can by any means redeem his brother nor give to God a ransome for him For the redemption of their soul is Pretious 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. 7. 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 intercessour 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. 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 tryed stone a precious corner-stone a sure foundation c. Isa. 28. 16. The glory of the Lord shall be revealed and all flesh shall see it together c. Isa. 40. 5. Luk. 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 of the Gentiles to open the blind eyes to bring out the prisoners c. Isa. 42. 1 4 5 6 7. I will bring neer 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 shouldest 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 maist be my salvation to the ends of the earth c. That thou maist say to the prisoners go forth c. Isa. 49. 6 9. Act. 13. 46 47. 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. 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 Mal. 3. 1. 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 knowledg 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 bravith from on high visited us to give light c. Luk. 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. Luk. 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
c. Christ who is gon into Heaven and is on the right hand of God 1 Pet. 3. 22. If any man sin we have an Advocate with the father Jesus Christ the righteous 1 John 2. 1 2. 9thly He is made our King and Head to encounter and conquer our enemies to Rule for us and in us There shall come a star out of Jacob and a scepter shall arise out of Israel Numb 24. 17. Gen. 49. 10. Yet have I set my king or mine anointed upon my holy hill of Sion I have given thee the heathen for thine inheritance c. Psal. 2. 6 8. Thine arrows sharp in the hearts of the kings enemies whereby the people fall under thee Thy throne O God is for ever and ever the scepter of thy kingdom a right scepter c. The Lord thy God hath anointed thee with the oyl c. Psal. 45. 5 6 7. Heb. 1. 8. Thou hast ascended on high thou hast led captivity captive thou hast received gifts for men Psal. 68. 18. Unto us a son is given and the government shall be upon his shoulders c. Of the increase of his government shall be no end upon the Throne of David and upon his kingdom to order it c. Isa. 9. 6 7. The days come saith the Lord that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch and a king shall reign and prosper c. In his days Judah shall be saved and Israel shall dwell safely Jer. 23. 5 6. ch 33. 17. Zech. 6. 12 13. I will set up one sheepherd over them and he shall feed them even my servant David c. I will be their God and my servant David a Prince among them Ezek. 34. 23 24. The Messiah the Prince Dan. 9. 25. Thou Bethlehem c. out of thee shall he come forth unto me to be ruler in Israel Micah 5. 2. Rejoice greatly O daughter of Zion c. behold thy king cometh c. Zech. 9. 9. Jesus he shall be great c. And the Lord God shall give him the Throne of his father David and he shall reign c. for ever and of his kingdom no end Luk. 1. 31 32 33. When a strong man armed keepeth his palace his goods are 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. 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 Act. 2. 36. Him hath God exalted with his right hand to be a Prince and a Saviour c. Act. 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 preeminence Col. 1. 18. 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 to bondage Heb. 2. 14 15. But this man c. sate down on the right hand of God from henceforth expecting till his enemies be made his footstool Heb. 10. 12 13. 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. 10thly He is our great Prophet and Sheepherd to teach guide and feed us The Lord thy God will raise up unto thee a Prophet from the middest 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 will not hearken unto my words which he shall speak in my name I will require it of him Deut. 18. 15 16 17 18 19. Act. 3. 22 23. Act. 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 Counseller Isaiah 9. 6. Behold the Lord God will come c. He shall feed his flock like a Sheepherd he shall gather the lambs with his arms and carry 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. a 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 oil of joy for mourning c. Isa. 61. 1 2 3. I will feed them in goodly pasture c. and they shall lye in a good fold and in a fat pasture shall they feed upon the mountains of Israel I will feed my flock and will cause them to lye
fathers 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 King 22. 11 13 18 19. 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. 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 Psal. 1. 2 3. Who shall ascend into the hill of the Lord and who shall stand in his holy place He who hath clean hands and a pure heart who hath not lift up his soul unto vanity nor sworn deceitfully c. this is the generation of them who seek him that seek thy face c. Psal. 24. 3 4 5 6. I have loved the habitation of thy house and the place where thine honour dwelleth Psal. 26. 8. Seek ye my face my heart said unto thee Thy face Lord will I seek Psal. 27. 8. The righteous sheweth mercy and giveth c. is ever merciful and lendeth c. the mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom and his tongue talketh of judgment the law of his God is in his heart Psal. 37. 21 26 31 32. My tongue also shall talk of thy righteousness all the day long Psal. 71. 24. Psal. 119. 46. Thou shalt arise and have mercy upon Zion c. for thy servants take pleasure in her stones and favour the dust thereof Psal. 102. 13 14. He shall not be afraid of evil tydings his heart is fixed trusting in the Lord Psal. 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. O how love I thy law it is my meditation all the day c. how sweet are thy words c. Psal. 119. 14 16 24 97 103. I was glad when they said unto me Let us go into the house of the Lord Psal. 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 Psal. 137. 5 6. 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 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 Psal. 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. He who walks righteously and speaketh uprightly he who despiseth the gain of oppression who shaketh 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. 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 hraven 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 Mat. 5. 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10. John 16. 20. 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 solloweth after me is not worthy of me Mat. 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 Mat. 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 Mat. 13. 44. Verily I say unto you Except ye be converted and become as little children ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven Mat. 18. 3 4. The woman to whom much was forgiven loved Christ much Luke 7. 37 38 45 46 47. 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. chap. 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 doth evil hateth the light c. But he who doth truth rometh 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 Abrahams 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 Gods words ye therefore hear them not because ye are not of God John 8. 31 39 42 47. 1 John 2. 24. 2 John 9 ver The sheep hear his voice c.
Lord because he hath heard my voice Psal. 116. 1. Thy name is as ointment poured out therefore do the virgins love thee Cant. 1. 3. Thus faith the Lord I remember thee or for thy sake the kindness of thy youth the love of thine espousals when thou wentest after me in the wilderness Jer. 2. 2. Judah hath prophaned the holiness of the Lord whom he loved or ought to love Malachi 2. 11. Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart and with all thy soul and with all thy mind This is the first and great commandment c. On these c. hang all the law and the prophets Matt. 22. 37 38 39 40. Iniquity shall abound the love of many shall wax cold Matt. 24. 12. Her sins which are many are forgiven for she loved much but to whom little is forgiven the same loveth little Luk. 7. 47. He who loveth me shall be loved of my father and I will love him and will manifest my self to him c. VVe 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 Ghosts 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 prophesie and understand all mysteries c. I have all faith c. and have no charity I am nothing And though I bestow all my goods to feed 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. 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. Phil. ver 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 out 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 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 First To delight in long for pant after make their boast of glory and rejoyce in God and Christ as their portion all and rest 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. 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. 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. When he giveth quietness who can make trouble and when he hideth his face who then 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 encreaseth 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. How long wilt thou forget me O Lord for ever how long wilt thou hide thy face from me Psal. 13. 1. 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. 19. 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. 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 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 Psal. 48. 1 10. Offer unto God thanksgiving c. I will deliver thee and thou shalt glorifie me c. whoso 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. 57. 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. Praise waiteth for thee O God in Sion c. Psal. 65. 1. 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 O 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 cryed 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 of 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 the 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 faithness 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 Psal. 95. 1 2. Psal. 96. 1 2. 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. 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 a 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 forgat his works c. Psal. 106 1 2 12 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. O 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 c. Whoso is wise and will observe these things even they shall understand the loving-kindness of the Lord Psal. 107. 1 2 8 15 31 32 43. I will praise the Lord with my whole heart in the assembly of the upright and in the congregation Psal. 111. 1 2. 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 Lords name is to be praised Psal. 113. 1 3 Psal. 135. 1 2 3. 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. Seven times a day do I praise thee because of thy righteous judgments Psal. 119. 164. 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 the Lord O Jerusalem praise thy God O Zion Psal. 147. 12. All persons and things called upon to praise the Lord Psal. 148. Psal. 149. Psal. 150. O Lord thou my God I will exalt thee I will praise thy name for thou hast done wonderful things c. Isa. 25. 1. 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 we desired of thee for thou hast now made known unto us the Kings matter Dan. 2. 19 20 21 22 23. When Christ had healed the two blind men they spread abroad his fame in all that country Mat. 9. 30 31. Mary upon the promise made to her praifeth 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
23 24. 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 will smite with a scab c. The Lord will take away the bravery of their tinkling ornaments c. Isa. 3. 8. 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24. Judg 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 hedg thereof c. The Prophet pronounceth many woes against several sinners Isa. 5. 4 5 6 7 8 to the 26. 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 12 to the 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. Gods great judgments threatned against Babylon Isa. 13. 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. 29. 13 14 15. God threatens Israel for leaning upon Egypt for help and not hearkning to stay on God Isa. 30. 1 2 to the 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 brought me the small cattel 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 hearkned to my Commandments then had thy peace been c. Isa. 48. 18. 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 defiled with blood c. none call for justice Isa. 59. 1 2 3 4 c. 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. 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. 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 sorsaken me the fountain c. Hast thou not procured this unto thy self c Thine own wickedness shall correct thee and thy backsliding reprove thee c. Have I been a barren wilderness c Can a maid forget her ornaments Jerem. 2 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 17 19 31 32. 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 lodg 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 full they then committed adultery and assembled themselves by troops in the harlots houses they were as fed horses in the morning every one neighing after his neighbours Wife and shall I not visit for these things saith the Lord and shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this Go ye up upon her walls and destroy c. A wonderful and horrible thing is committed in the land the Prophets prophefie 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 7. 8 9 10 29 30 31. Thus hath the Lord of hosts said c. Cast a mount against Jerusalem this is the City to be visited she is wholly oppression in the midst of her c. Be then instructed O Jerusalem lest my soul depart from thee c. I will stretch out my hand upon the inhabitants of the land saith the Lord for from the least of them even to the greatest of them every one is given unto covetousness and from the Prophet even unto the Priests every one dealeth falsly c. Hear O earth Behold I will bring evil upon this people c. Jer. 6. 6 7 8 12 13 14 15 16 18 19. chap. 7. 8 9 c. Thus saith the Lord God of Israel Cursed be the man who obeyeth not the words of this Covenant they are turned back unto the iniquity of their fathers who refuse to hear my words c. Therefore thus saith the Lord Behold I will bring evil upon them which they shall not be able to escape and though they shall cry unto me I will not hearken unto them c. therefore pray not thou for this people for I will not hearken c. Jer. 11. 3 10 11 12 14. chap. 35. 17. What wilt thou say when I shall punish thee c Shall not sorrow take thee as a Woman in travel c. for the greatness of thine iniquity are thy skirts discovered c. Jer. 13. 21 22. chap. 14. 11 12. Though Moses and Samuel stood before me yet my mind could not be towards this people cast them out of my sight
c. such as are for death to death c. Who shall have pity upon thee O Jerusalem who shall bemoan thee c. Thou hast for saken me saith the Lord Jer. 15. 1 2 3 4 5 6 c. Ye have done worse than your fathers sor behold ye walk every one after the imaginations of his own heart that ye may not hearken unto me therefore will I cast you out of this land c. Jer. 16. 9 11 12 13. The sin of Judah is written with a pen of iron and with the point of a diamond is graven upon the tables of their heart c. Jer. 17. 1. Return ye c. And they said there is no hope but we will walk after our ow◅ doings c. Jer. 18. 11 12 15 16 c. The land is full of adulterers for because of swearing or cursing the land mourneth the pleasant places of the Wilderness are dried up Jer. 23. 10. As the evil figs c. so will I give the King and the Princes and the residue of Jerusalem which remain in this land and them who dwell in the land of Egypt I will deliver them to be removed into all the kingdoms of the earth for their hurt to be a reproach c. And I will send the sword the famine and the pestilence among them till they be consumed from off the land Jer. 24. 8 9 10. chap. 25. 7 8 9 10 11. Thus saith the Lord If they will hearken and turn every man from his evil way that I may repent me of the evil which I purpose to do because of the evil of their doings c. If ye will not c. then will I make this house like Shilo and will make this City a curse to all the nations of the earth Jer. 26. 2 3 4 5 6. Thus saith the Lord Thy bruise is incurable c. for the multitude of thine iniquity thy sins were increased I have done these things unto thee Jer. 30. 12 13 14 15. Because of all the evil of the children of Israel c. this City c. shall be delivered into the hand c. Jer. 32. 32 c. Ye have not hearkned unto me in proclaiming liberty every man unto his brother and every man to his neighbour Behold I proclaim a liberty for you saith the Lord to the sword and to the pestilence c. Jerem. 34. 1 17. This Jerusalem c. hath changed my judgments into wickedness more than the nations c. Therefore thus saith the Lord I even I am against thee c. therefore the fathers shall eat the sons c. Ezek. 5. 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12. When God had shewed Ezekiel Judahs abominations he saith unto him Therefore will I also deal in fury mine eyes shall not spare neither will I have pity And though they cry c. will I not hear them Ezek. 8. 18. chap. 9. 8 9 10. But as for them whose heart walketh c. I will recompence their way upon their own head The glory of the Lord left the City Ezek. 11. 21 22 23. When the land sinneth against me by trespassing grievously then will I stretch out my hand upon it and will break the staff of bread thereof and will send famine upon it and will cut off man and beast c. Though these three men Noah Daniel and Job were in it they should deliver but their own souls c. Ezek. 14. 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20. Thus saith the Lord God Are ye come to enquire of me As I live saith the Lord God I will not be enquired of by you c. Ezek. 20. 1 2 3 4. God reckons up many sins of Jerusalem and then says Can thine heart indure Can thine hands be strong in the days that I shall deal with thee I the Lord have spoken and will do it and will scatter thee c. Ezek. 22. 1 2 to the 15. When the righteous man turneth from his righteousness and committeth iniquity he shall even dye thereby Ezek. 33. 12 13 18. The heathen shall know that the house of Israel went into captivity for their iniquity because they trespassed against me therefore c. Ezek. 39. 23 24. The Kings of Babylon punished for their pride c. Dan. 4. 31 32. ch 5. Let her therefore put away her whōredoms 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 knowledg 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 joyned to Idols let 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. 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. 13 14 15 16. Wo unto them when I depart from them Hosea 9. 12. 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. who lye 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 4 5 6 7 8. 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 judg for reward and the Priests thereof teach for hire and the Prophets thereof divine for money yet will they lean 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. Hear ye O mountains the Lords controversie c. for the Lord hath a controversie with his people and he will plead with
country c. so Abram departed as the Lord had spoken unto him Gen. 12. 1 4. The Lord appeared unto Abram and said unto him I am the Almighty God walk before me and be thou perfect or upright Gen. 17. 1 2. God said unto Abraham Take thy son c. and offer him c. And Abraham rose up early in the morning to go about it c. Gen. 22. 1 2 3 4 c. The Lord said to Moses Go I will be with thy mouth c. and he said O my Lord Send I pray thee by the hand of him whom thou wilt send and the anger of the Lord was kindled against Moses Exod. 4. 12 13 14. My servant Moses who is faithful in all mine house with him will I speak mouth to mouth Num. 12. 7 8. Heb. 3. 2 5. But my servant Caleb because he had another spirit with him and hath followed me fully him will I bring into the land Num. 14. 24. Chap. 32. 12. Josh. 14. 8 14. Take heed to thy self and keep thy soul diligently lest thou forget c. lest they depart from thine heart c. thou shalt find him if thou seek him with all thine heart and with all thy soul Deut. 4. 9 29. The Lord said They have well said all that they have spoken O that there were such an heart in them that they would fear c. Deut. 5. 28 29. What doth the Lord thy God require of thee but c. to serve the Lord thy God with all thine heart and with all thy soul Deut. 10. 12. 1 Sam. 12. 20. Thou shalt be perfect or upright or sincere with the Lord thy God Deut. 18. 13. The Lord thy God hath commanded thee to do these statutes and judgments thou shalt therefore keep and do them with all all thine heart and with all thy soul Deut. 26. 16. Cleave unto the Lord your God as ye have done unto this day Josh. 23. 8. Now therefore fear the Lord and serve him in sincerity and in truth Josh. 24. 14. Because Israel did not destroy all the inhabitants of the land according to command God said I will not drive them out 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. The Lord is a God of knowledg 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. 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 Solomon was old c. his heart was not perfect with the Lord his God as the heart of David c. 1 Kings 11. 4. 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. 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. Chap. 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. 35. Chap. 18. 3 4 5 6. 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 tryest 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 was 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 he 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. Doth not he see all my ways and count all my steps Job 31. 4. God who saveth the upright in heart Psal. 7. 10. The Lords throne is in heaven his eyes behold his eye-lids 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 Isa. 37. 37. Forget also 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. 8. My soul followeth hard after thee thy right hand c. Psal. 63.
purifie unto himself a peculiar people zealous of good works Titus 2. 7 14. All things are naked and open unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do Heb. 4. 2. Let us go on unto perfection not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works c. We desire that every one of you do shew the same diligence to the full assurance of hope unto the end that ye be not slothsul but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises Heb. 6. 1 11 12. 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 fervently 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 knowledg 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 walking in truth 2 John verse 4. 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 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 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 reap c. Gal. 6. 3 4 5 6 7. See the spirits and practises of Hypocrites and the danger of Hypocrites 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 practise c. That thou keep this Commandment without spot unrebukable until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ 1 Tim. 6. 14. Enoch walked with God and he was not for God took him Gen. 5. 23 24. 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. Cleave unto the Lord your God as ye have done unto this day Josh. 23. 8. Chuse you whom ye will serve c. But as for me and my house we will serve the Lord Josh. 24. 15. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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 backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways Prov. 14. 14. 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 Lordâ—… they have provoked the holy one of Israel unto anger they are gone away backward why should ye â—…e 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 faint 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 not c. Isa. 43. 21 22 23 He feedeth upon ashes and a deceived heart hath tuâ—…ned him aside that he cannot deliver his Soul nor say Is there not a lye in my right hand Isa. 44. 20. 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. Thy backsliding 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 withour number Jer. 2. 5 6 10 11 12 13 19 21 27 31 32. How shall I pardon thee for this thy children hath forsaken me c. This people hath a revolting and a rebellious heart they are revolted and gone Jer. 5. 7 23. O Lord the hope of Israel all who forsake thee shall â—…e 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. Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the kings meat Dan. 1. 8. Israel slideth back as a back-sliding Heyfer c. Ephraim is joyned to Idols let him alone Hos. 4. 16 17. Wo unto them for they have fled from me Hos. 7. 1â—… 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. Whomsoever shall deny me before men him will I also deny before my father c. Mat. 10. 22 33. ch 24. 13. Whosoever will save his life shall lose it and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it Mat. 16. 25. Luk. 17. 32 33. Jesus said c. No man having put his hand to the Plow and looking back is fit for the kingdom of God Luk. 9. 62. Thou art made whole sin no more lest a worse thing come unto thee Joh. 5. 14. ch 8. 11. From that time many of his disciples went back and walked no more with him Joh. 6. 66. If ye continue in my word then are ye my disciples indeed Joh. 8. 31. 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 Joh. 15. 4 6 7 9. Whether is it right in the sight of God to hearken unto you more than unto God judg ye for we cannot but speak c. Act. 4. 18 19. Barnabas exhorted them all that with purpose of heart they would cleave unto the Lord Act. 11. 22 23. Many of the Jews followed Paul and Barnabas who speaking unto them perswaded them to continue in the grace of God Act. 13. 43. They exhorted them to continue in the faith Act. 14. 22. Even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledg 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 c. Gal. 1. 6 7 8. Paul blames the Galatians for turning back to circumcision and beggerly rudiments and exhorts them to stick to the faith and stand fast in the liberty wherewith Christ had made them free Gal. 3. ch 4. ch 5. Let us not be weary in well doing for in due season we shall reap if we faint not Gal. 6. 9. That ye henceforth be no more children tossed to and sro c. Let him who stole steal no more Eph. 4. 14 28. Put on the whole armour of God that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil For we wrestle not with flesh c. Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day and having done all to stand c. Praying and watching with all perseverance Eph. 6. 11 12 13 18. Nevertheless whereunto we have already attained let us walk by the same rule let us mind the same thing Phil. 3. 16. Stand fast in the Lord my dearly beloved Phil. 4. 1. If ye continue in the faith grounded and setled and be not moved away from the hope of the Gospel which ye have heard c. Col. 1. 23. I am with you in the spirit joying and beholding your order and the sted-fastness of your faith in Christ. As ye therefore received Christ the Lord walk ye in him Rooted and built up in him and stablished in
the faith as ye have been taught Col. 2. 5 6 7. For we live if ye stand fast in the Lord c. 1 Thess. 3. 8. We exhort you c. that as you have received of us how ye ought to walk and to please God so ye would abound more and more 1 Thess. 4. 1. 〈◊〉 things hold fast that which is good 1 Thess. 5. 21. Therefore brethren stand fast and hold the traditions which ye have been taught whether by word or our Epistle c. Now our Lord Jesus himself and God even our father c. stablish you in every good word and work 2 Thess. 2. 15 17. Brethren be not weary or faint not in well doing 2 Thess. 3. 13. Holding faith and a good conscience which some having put away concerning faith hath made shipwrack of whom is Hymeneus c. 1 Tim. 1. 19 20. They shall be saved in Child bearing if they continue in faith and charity and holiness with sobriety 1 Tim. 2. 15. In the latter times some shall depart from the faith c. Some are already turned aside after Satan 1 Tim. 4. 1. ch 5. 15. If we deny him he also will deny us 2 Tim. 2. 12. But continue thou in the things thou hast learned and hast been assured of c. 2 Tim. 3. 14 15 16. I have fought a good fight I have finished my course I have kept the faith Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown c. 2 Tim. 4. 7 8. A Bishop must be blameless c. holding fast the faithful word c. Tit. 1. 9. Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard lest at any time we should let them slip c. Heb. 2. 1 2 3. Whose house are we if we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firmly unto the end c. We are made partakers of Christ if we hold the beginning of our confidence stedfast unto the end Heb. 3. 6 14. Seeing that we have a great High-priest c. Let us hold fast our profession For we have not an High-priest who cannot be touched with c. Heb. 4. 14 15. For it is impossible for those who are once enlightened c if they shall fall away to renew them again unto repentance c. We desire that every one 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. 4 5 6 11 12. Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering for he is faithful who promised c. For if we sin wilfully after we have received the knowledg of the truth there remains no more sacrifice for sins but a certain fearful looking for of judgment c. Cast not away therefore your confidence which hath great recompence of reward for ye have need of patience c. If any man draw back my soul shall have no pleasure in him we are not of them who draw back unto perdition Heb. 10. 23 26 27 35 36 37 38 39. Let us run with patience the race set before us looking unto Jesus c. lest ye be weary and faint in your minds c. Heb. 12. 1 2 3 15. Jesus Christ the same c. Be not carryed about c. For it is a good thing that the heart be established with grace Heb. 13. 8 9. Whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty c. and continueth c. 〈◊〉 To him who knoweth to do good and doth it not to him it is sâ—… James 4. 17. Gird up the loins of your mind be sober and hope to the end 1 Pet. 1. 13. The devil c. whom resist stedfast in the faith 1 Pet. 5. 8 9. If after they have escaped the pollutions of the world c. they are again entangled therein and overcome the latter end is worse with them than the beginning For it had been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness than after they have known it to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them 2. Pet. 2. 20 21. They went out from us but they were not of us for if they had been of us no doubt they c. Let that therefore abide in you which ye have heard from the beginning if that c. remain in you ye also shall continue in the son c. And now little children abide in him that when he shall appear c. 1 Joh. 2. 19 24 28. Look to your selves that ye lose not these things which we have wrought but that we c. 2 Joh. ver 8 9. I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth 3 Joh. ver 4. Earnestly contend for the faith once delivered unto the saints c. The Angels who kept not their first state c. he hath reserved in chains c. Build up your selves in your most holy faith c. keep your selves in the love of God c. Jude ver 3 6 20 21. I know thy works c. thou hast laboured and hast not fainted c. To him who overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life 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 Rev. 2. 3 7 10 11 17 25 26. He who overcometh shall be clothed with white raiment 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 in my Throne c. Rev. 3. 5 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. See holding â—…st to God in time of affliction c. Chap. 22. That the saints believers shall be kept Have power given them to persevere and abide in the faith c. Christ will uphold them 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. 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 straight these things will I do unto them and not forsake them Isa. 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
another c. Be pitiful c. 1 Pet. 3. 8. 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. 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. 3dly 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. 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 faith Gal. 6. 10. Submitting your selves one to another in the fear of God Eph. 5. 21. Salute every Saint in Christ Jesus c. all the Saints salute you Phil. 4. 21 22. Have not the faith 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 3. 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. 4dly Not rashly easily and unadvisedly 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. 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. When Absolom designed 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. 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. He who covereth a transgression seeketh love or procureth love Prov. 17. 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 Mat. 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. Judg 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 wâ—…t thou say to thy brother let me pull out c Mat. 7. 1 3 4. If thy brother shall trespass against thee go and tell him his fault between him and thee alâ—…ne if he shall hear thee thou hast gained thy brother c. Peter said Lâ—…rd hâ—…w ost shall my brother sin against me and I forgive him till sâ—…ven times Jesus said unto him I say not unto thee until seven times but â—…ntil seventy times-seven c. I forgave thee all that debt c. Shouldest thou not also have had compassion on thy fâ—…llow-servant even as I had pity on thee c. and his Lord was wrath c. So likewise shall my heavenly Father do also unto you if ye from your hearts forgive not every one his brother their trâ—…spasses Mat. 18. 15 21 22 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35. 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 forgive him Luke 17. 3 4. Judg not according to the appearance but judg righteous judgment Joh. 7. 24. The believers of the circumcision rashly judged of Peter and contended with him for eating with the Gentiles 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 he judged of you or of mans judgment or day c. Judg 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 easily 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. Brethren if or although a man be overtaken in a fault ye who are 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-fuffering 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
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. 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. 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. A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband but she who maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones Prov. 12. 4. The contentions of a wife are a continual 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 Prov. 31. 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 c. 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 joined 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 Mat. 19. 3 4 5 6 7 8. 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 married 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 Defraud 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 unmarried 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 married 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 but to be under obedience as also saith the law And if they will learn any thing let them ask their husbands at home for it is a shame for a woman to speak in the Church 1 Cor. 14. 34 35. Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness 2 Cor. 6. 14. Wives submit your selves unto your own husbands as unto the Lord For the husband is the head of the wife c. therefore as the Church is subject to Christ so let the wives be to their own husbands in every thing Husbands love your wives even as Christ also Ioved the Church c. So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies he who loveth his wife loveth himself for no man ever yet hated his own flesh c. Let every one of you in particular so love his wife even as himself and the wife see that she reverence her husband Eph. 5. 22 23 24 25 28 33. Wives submit your selves unto your own husbands as it is fit in the Lord. Husbands love your wives and be not bitter against them Col. 3. 18 19. In like manner also that women adorn themselves in modest apparel c. Let the women learn in silence with all subjection But I suffer not a woman to teach or usurp authority over the man but to be in silence For Adam was first formed then Eve and Adam was not deceived c. 1 Tim 2. 9 10 11 12 13 14. I will therefore that the younger women marry bear children guide the house give none occasion to the adversary to speak reproachfully 1 Tim. 5. 14. The aged women likewise that they be in behaviour as becometh holiness c. that they may teach the young women to be sober to love their husbands c. discreet chast keepers at home good obedient to their own husbands that the
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 false teachers to errour c. Chap. 30. See Believers Duties in relation to the things of this World Chap. 38. 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 Word To believe it bring forth fruit and persevere therein through difficulties to Eternal Life First 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 watchman waketh but in vain Psal. 127. 1. Mans goings are of the Lord how can a man then understand his own way Prov. 20. 24. 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. 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 Matt. 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 Matt. 19. 23 24 25 26. 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 unto 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 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 Cor. 2. 14. Not that we are sufficient of our selves to think any thing as of our selves but our sufficiency is of God 2 Cor. 3. 5. By grace are ye saved through faith and that not of your selves it is the gift of God Ephes. 2. 8. 2dly God in Christ doth all freely and hath promised so to do 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. 1st In General And the Lord thy God will circumcise thine heart and the heart of thy seed 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 Cron. 30. 12. 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. Turn us again O God c. quicken us and we will call upon thy name c. Psal. 80. 3 18 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 give grace and glory and no good thing will he withhold c. Psal. 84. 5 11. Blessed are the people who know the joyful sound 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. 89. 15 16 17. Trust in the Lord with all thine heart and lâ—…an not to thine own understanding in all thy ways acknowledg 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. Mans 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 lame man leap as an hart and the tongue of the dumb sing for in the wilderness shall waters break out and streams in the desert c. the parched ground shall become a pool and the thirsty land springs c. and a 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 c. a light to the Gentiles to open the blind eyes to bring out the prisoners from the prison and them who sit in darkness out of the prison-house Isa. 42. 6 7. Look unto me and be ye saved all ye ends of the earth for I am God c. in the Lord have I righteousness and strength Isa. 45. 22 24. That thou maist say to the prisoners go forth to them who are in darkness shew your selves they shall feed in the ways c. for he who hath mercy on them shall lead them even by the springs of water shall he guide them Isa. 49. 9 10 The spirit of the Lord God is upon me because the Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings c. 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 Isa. 61. 1 2. Return c. and I will heal your backslidings behold we come unto thee Jer. 3. 22. I will be their God for they shall return unto me with their whole heart Jer. 24. 7. With loving-kindness have I drawn thee c. turn thou me and I shall be turned for thou art the Lord my God! surely after that I was turned I repented and after that I was instructed I smote upon the thigh c. Behold the day cometh saith the Lord that I will make a new covenant c. I will put my law in their inward parts and write it in their hearts c. and they shall teach no more
Creator 1 Pet. 4. 19. Humble your selves therefore under the mighty hand of God c. casting all your care upon him for he careth for you 1 Pet. 5. 6 7. I counsel thee to buy of me gold tryed in the fire that thou mayst be rich and white rayment that thou mayst be clothed c. and anoint thine eyes with eye-salve that thou mayst see c. Behold I stand at the dore and knock If any man hear my voice and open the dore I will come in to him and will sup with him and he with me Rev. 3. 18 20. I will give unto him who is a-thirst of the fountain of living-water freely Rev. 21. 6. Let him that is a-thirst come And whosoever will let him take of the water of life freely Rev. 22. 17. CHAP. XXI How doth God work and effect these things in the hearts and spirits of his Elect By his Spirit whom he promised to them JEsus c. having received of the father the promise of the Holy Ghost he hath shed forth this which ye now see and hear Acts 2. 33. Thou gavest also thy good spirit to instruct them Nehem. 9. 20. Renew a right or constant spirit within me c. take not thy holy spirit from me c. uphold me with thy free spirit Psal. 51. 10 11 12. He who is least in Zion and he who remaineth in Jesusalem shall be called holy c. when the Lord shall have washed away the filth of the daughter of Zion c. by the spitit of judgment and by the spirit of burning Isa. 4. 3 4. I will pour my spirit upon thy seed c. and they shall spring up among the grass as willows by the water-side Isa. 44. 3 4. I will put a new spirit in you c. that they may walk in my statutes c. Ezek. 11. 19 20. I will put my spirit within you and cause you to walk in my statutes c. Ezek. 36. 27. And ye shall know that I am the Lord when I have opened your graves c. and shall put my spirit in you Ezek. 37. 13 14. Neither will I hide my face any more from them for I have poured out my spirit upon the house of Israel saith the Lord Ezek. 39. 29. I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh and your sons and your daughters shall prophesie c. and also upon the servants and upon the hand-maids in those days will I pour out my spirit Joel 2. 28 29. Acts 2. 16 17. I will pour upon the house of David c. the spirit of grace and of supplication and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced c. Zeeh. 12. 10. When they deliver you up take no thought how or what ye shall speak c. for it is not ye who speak but the spirit of your father who speaketh in you Matth. 10. 19 20. Luke 12. 12. If I cast out devils by the spirit of God then the kingdom is come unto you Matth. 12. 28. Except a man be born again of water and of the spirit he cannot enter into the kingdom of God that which is born of the flesh is flesh and that which is born of the spirit is spirit John 3. 5 6. It is the spirit who quickeneth the flesh profiteth nothing c. Joh. 6. 36. 2 Cor. 3. 6. He who believeth on me out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water but this spake he of the spirit which they who believed on him should receive Joh. 7. 38 39. I will pray the father and he shall give you another comforter that he may abide with you for ever even the spirit of truth whom the world cannot receive c. He dwelleth with you and shall be in you I will not leave you comfortless I will come to you c. The comforter the holy Ghost whom the father will send in my name he shall teach you all things and bring all things to your remembrance whatsoever I have said Joh. 14. 16 17 18 25 26. But when the comforter is come whom I will send unto you from the father the spirit of truth c. Joh. 15. 26. It is expedient for you that I go away for if I go not away the comforter will not come unto you but if I depart I will send him unto you and when he is come he will convince the world of sin and of righteousness and of judgment c. I have yet many things to say to you but you cannot bear them now Howbeit when he the spirit of truth is come he will guide you into all truth c. He shall receive of mine and shew it unto you Joh. 16. 7 8 12 13 14. They were not able to resist the wisdom and spirit by which Stephen spake Act. 6. 9 10. The love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the holy Ghost c. Rom. 5. 5. If the spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead dwell in you he who raised up the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his spirit which dwelleth in you c. If ye through the spirit do mortifie the deeds of the body ye shall live For as many as are led by the spirit of God are the sons of God c. Likewise the spirit also helpeth our infirmities for we know not what we should pray for as we ought but the spirit himself maketh intercession for us c. Rom. 8. 11 13 14 26 27. Eph. 2. 18. Eph. 6. 18. Jude v. 20. That ye may abound in hope through the power of the holy Ghost c. That the offering up of the Gentiles might be acceptable being sanctified by the holy Ghost c. To make the Gentiles obedient c. by the power of the spirit of God Rom. 15. 13 16 18 19. Eye hath not seen c. but God hath revealed them unto us by his spirit for the spirit searcheth all things c. The things of God knoweth no man but the spirit of God Now we have received c. the spirit of God that we might know the things which are freely given unto us of God 1 Cor. 2. 9 10 11 12. Such were some of you but ye are washed but ye are sanctified c. and by the spirit of our God 1 Cor. 6. 11. No man can say that Jesus is the Lord but by the holy Ghost Now there are diversity of gifts but the same spirit c. The manifestation of the spirit is given to every man to profit withall For to one is given by the spirit the word of wisdom c. But all these worketh that one and the self-same spirit dividing to every man severally as they will c. By one spirit we are all baptized into one body 1 Cor. 12. 3 4 7 8 9 10 11 13. We c. beholding c. the glory of the Lord are changed into the same image c. by the Spirit of the Lord 2 Cor. 3.
fruit c. Isa. 10 5 6 7 12. Wo unto them that seek deep to hide their counsel from the Lord and their works are in the dark and they say Who seeth us c Surely your turning of things up-side down shall be esteemed as the potters 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 floud 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. 20. 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 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. Dan. 3. 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 2 3 to the 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 Mat. 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 and to morrow and the day following c. Luke 13. 31 32 33. 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. Then said Pilate c. Knowest thou not that I have power to crucifie thee and have power to release thee Jesus answered Thou couldest have no power at all against me except it were given thee from above Joh. 19. 10 11 Against thy holy Child Jesus c. to do what thy hand and counsel determined before to be done Act. 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 Act. 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 Act. 18. 9 10. Many had conspired and bound themselves with an oath to kill Paul ere they did eat yet God disappointed them Act. 23. 12 13 thence to the end God is faithful who will not suffer you to be tempted above that you are able 1 Cor. 10. 13. 4thly 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 feed 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 Psal. 78. 37 38 39. I know O Lord that thy judgments are right and that thou in faithfulness hast afflicted me Psal. 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. 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. 28. He doth not afflict willingly or from his heart nor grieve the children of men Lam. 3. 33. Against thy holy Child Jesus c. To do whatsoever thy hand and thy counsel determined before to be done Act. 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 left 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 Pet. 5. 10. Behold the Devil shall cast some of you into prison c. and ye shall have tribulation ten days Be thou faithful unto death and I will give c. Rev.
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. chap. 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 vinyard 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 Jer. 23. 1 2. 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 strengthned neither have ye healed that which was sick c. but with force and with cruelty have ye ruled Ezek. 34. 2 3 4 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 Sanctuary Zephan 3. 4. Wo to the Idol-shepherd who leaveth the flock the sword shall be upon his c. Zechar. 11. 17. O Priests who despise my name c. ye offer polluted bread upon mine altar c. if ye offer the blind and the lame ye say It is not evil c. Malachi 1. 6 7 8. The Priests lips should keep knowledg c. but ye are departed out of the way ye have caused many to stumble at the law ye have corrupted the covenant of Levi c. therefore have I also made you contemptible c. before the people Malachi 2. 7 8 9. He who is an hireling c. seeth the wolf coming and leaveth the sheep and fleeth and the wolf catcheth them and scattereth the sheep c. John 10. 12 13. 3dly The Churches duty towards their Officers and such other who labour among them Provide neither gold nor silver c. for the workman is worthy of his meat Matth. 10. 9 10. They all weptfore c. sorrowing most of all for the words which he spake that they should see his face no more Acts 20. 37 38. If the Gentiles are made partakers of their spiritual things their duty is also to minister unto them in carnal things Rom. 15. 27. Have we not power to eat and drink c. to sorbear working c who goeth to warfare at any time at his own charges c Say I these things as a man or saith not the law the same also Thou shalt not muzzle the mouth of the ox which treadeth out the corn c. Doth God take care for oxen or saith he it not altogether for our sakes for our sakes no doubt c. If we have sown unto you in spiritual things is it a great thing if we shall reap your carnal things c Nevertheless we have not used this power c. lest we should hinder the Gospel Do ye not know that they who minister about holy things live or feed of the things of the temple c even so hath the Lord ordained that they who preach the Gospel should live of the Gospel 1 Cor. 9. 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14. Know the house of Stephanus c. that you submit your selves unto such and to every one who helpeth with us and laboureth 1 Cor 16. 15 16. Ye received me as an Angel c. am I therefore become your enemy because I tell you the truth Gal. 4. 14 15 16. Let him that is taught in the word communicate unto him who teacheth in all good things Gal. 6. 6. Praying always c. and for me that utterance may be given unto me c. Ephes. 6. 18 19. 1 Thess. 5. 26. I suppose it necessary to send unto you Epaphroditus my brother and companion in labour c. but your messenger c. receive him therefore in the Lord with all gladness and hold such in reputation or honour such because for the work of Christ c. Phil. 2. 25 28 29 30. Ye sent once and again unto my necessity not because I desire a gift but I desire fruit that may abound to your account c. I received the things sent from you an odour of a sweet-smelling sacrifice acceptable and pleasing to God Phil. 4. 15 16 17 18. We beseech you brethren to know them who labour among you and are over you in the Lord and admonish you and esteem them very highly in love for their work-sake 1 Thess. 5. 12 13. Let the Elders who rule well be counted worthy of double-honour especially they who labour in the word and doctrine for the Scripture saith Thou shalt not muzzle the oxe c. the labourer is worthy of his hire against an Elder receive not an accusation but before two or three witnesses 1 Tim. 5. 17 18 19. Obey them who have the rule over you or guide you and submit your selves for they watch for your souls c. pray for such c. salute all them who have the rule over you Heb. 13. 7 17 18 24. Is any sick among you let him call for the Elders of the Church and let them pray over them James 5. 14 15. Likewise ye younger submit your selves to the elder 1 Pet. 5. 5. Of the Election and ordination of Officers in Churches And the Lord spake to Moses saying Take Aaron and his sons with him c. and gather thou all the congregation together c. And Moses did as the Lord commanded him c. and said unto the congregation This is the thing which the Lord commanded to be done And Moses brought Aaron and his sons and washed them c. Levit. 8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 c. Thou shalt bring the Levites before the tabernacle of the congregation and thou shalt gather the whole assembly of the children of Israel together and thou shalt bring the Levites before the Lord and the children of Israel shall put their hands c. Numb 8. 9 11. Peter stood up in the midst of the disciples and said the number about 120 c. Wherefore of these men who have accompanied us all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us c. must one be ordained to be a witness with us c.
they were not of us c. they went out that they might be manifest c. 1 John 2. 19. Thou hast a name that thou livest and art dead c. I have not found thy work perfect before God c. The Church of the Laodiceans c. I know thy works that thou art neither hot nor cold c. Thou sayest I am rich and increased with goods and have need of nothing and knowest not that thou art wretched and poor and blind and naked c. Rev. 3. 1 2 14 15 17. See persecution from Professors Chap. 22. See Sincerity Chap. 16. See Characters of Saints Chap. 12. The great danger of Hypocrisie and formality and end of Hypocrites The hypocrites hope shall perish whose hope shall be cut off and whose trust shall be a spiders web he shall lean upon his house but it shall not stand he shall hold it fast but it shall not endure Job 8. 13 14 15. He also is my salvation for an hypocrite shall not come before him Job 13. 16. The congregation of hypocrites shall be desolate c. Job 15. 34. He who speaketh flattery to his friend the eyes of his children shall fail Job 17. 5. The joy of the hypocrite is but for a moment though his excellency mount up unto the heavens and his head reach unto the clouds he shall perish for ever like his own dung they who have seen him shall say Where is he and he shall flee away as a dream and shall not be found the eye also which saw him shall see him no more c. Job 20. 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 c. What is the hope of the hypocrite when he hath gained when God taketh away his soul will God hear his cry when trouble cometh upon him Job 27. 8 9. The hypocrites in heart heap up wrath Job 36. 13. O Assyrian the rod of mine anger c. I will send him against an hypocritical nation and against the people of my wrath c. Isa. 10. 5 6. Wo unto them who seek deep to hide their counsel from the Lord and their works are in the dark and they say Who seeth us and who knoweth Isa. 29. 15 16. The sinners in Zion are afraid fearfulness hath surprised the hypocrites c. who among us shall dwell with the devouring fire c Isa. 33. 14. Behold all ye who kindle a fire who compass your selves about with sparks walk in the light of your fire and in your sparks which ye have kindled this shall ye have of my hand ye shall lye down in sorrow Isa. 50. 11. I will declare thy righteousness and thy works for they shall not profit thee Isa. 57. 12. Trust ye not in lying words saying The temple of the Lord c. Behold ye trust in lying words which cannot profit c. therefore will I do to this house c. wherein ye trust c. as I have done to Shiloh and I will cast you out of my sight Jer. 7. 4 8 9 10 11. I will punish all them who are circumcised with the uncircumcised Egypt c. all these nations are uncircumcised and all the house of Israel uncircumcised in the heart Jer. 9. 25 26. Ye dissembled in your hearts when ye sent me unto the Lord your God c. Now therefore know certainly that ye shall die by the sword by the famine c. Jer. 42. 19 20 21 22. Cursed be the deceiver who hath in his flock a male c. and sacrificeth to the Lord a corrupt thing Mal. 1. 14. Ye are the salt of the earth but if the salt have lost his savour wherewith shall it be salted it is henceforth good for nothing but to be cast out and to be trodden under foot of men c. I say unto you That except your righteousness exceed the righteousness of the Scribes and Pharisees ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of hâ—…ven Matth. 5. 13 20. Many will say unto me in that day Lord Lord Have we not prophesied in thy name c and then will I profess unto them I never knew you depart from me ye who work iniquity Matth. 7. 22 23. Every plant which my heavenly father hath not planted shall be rooted up let them alone c. If the blind lead the blind both shall fall c. Matth. 15. 13 14. When Christ found nothing but leaves on the fig-tree he said Let no fruit grow on thee henceforth for ever and presently it withered away c. Jesus said to the Priests c. Publicans and Harlots go into the kingdom of God before you Matth. 21. 19 23 29 30. 31. When the king came c. he saw there a man who had not on a wedding-garment and he sad unto him Friend how camest thou hither c and he was speechless then said the king to his servants bind him c. and cast him into outer darkness there shall be weeping c. Matth. 22. 11 12 13. Wo unto the Scribes and Pharisees hypocrites often pronounced Matth. 23. 13 14 15 16 23 25 27 29. Whosoever hath not from him shall be taken even that which he seemeth to have or thinketh he hath Luke 8. 18. Beware ye of the leaven of the Pharisees which is hypocrisie c. he who knoweth his masters will and doth not according shall be beaten with many stripes Luke 12. 1 47. James 4. 17. They shall begin to say We have eat and drank in thy presence c. but he shall say I know you not whence you are depart from me all ye workers c. Ye shall see Abraham c. in the kingdom of God and you thrust out Luk. 13. 25 26 27 28. Ye are they who justifie your selves but God knows your hearts for that which is highly esteemed amongst men is abomination in the sight of God Luke 16. â—…5 Every branch which beareth not fruit in me he taketh away John 15. 2. Ananias and Saphira both smote with death for their hypocrisie Acts 5. 5 10. The wrath of God is revealed from heaven against c. men who hold the truth in unrighteousness Rom. 1. 18. A double minded-man is unstable in all his ways James 1. 8. The Jews c. forbidding us to speak to the Gentiles that they might be saved to fill up their sins always for the wrath is come upon them to the uttermost 1 Thess. 2. 16. CHAP. XXIX Of the Conscience AND it came to pass afterwards that Davids heart smote him because he had cut off Sauls skirt and he said unto his men The Lord forbid that I should do this thing unto my master the Lords anointed to stretch forth my hand against him c. 1 Sam. 24. 5 6. And Davids heart smote him after that he had numbred the people and David said unto the Lord I have sinned greatly in that I have done 2 Sam. 24. 10. chap. 12. 13. When Josiah had heard the words of the book of the law that
to a Virgin c. Luke 1. 11 12 13 19 26 27 28 30 35. There were shepherds abiding in the field c. and lo the Angel of the Lord came upon them c. And the Angel of the Lord said unto them Fear not for behold I bring you good tidings c. and suddenly there was with the Angel a multitude of the heavenly Host praising God and saying Glory to God in the Highest Luke 2. 8 9 10 13 14. There is joy in the presence of the Angels of God over one sinner that repenteth Luke 15. 10. Ye shall see heaven open and the Angels of God afcending and descending upon the Son of man John 1. 51. The people c. said That it thundered Others said An Angel spake to him c. John 12. 29. The Angel of the Lord by night opened the Prison-doors and brought them forth Acts 8. 19. Who hath received the law by the disposition of Angels and have not c. Acts 7. 53. And the Angel of the Lord spake unto Philip saying Arise and go towards c. Acts 3. 26 27. An Angel of God appeared to Cornelius Acts 10. 3 7. The Angel of the Lord came upon Peter in prison and led him out c. Then said they It is his Angel c. The Angel of God smote Herod Acts 12. 7 8 9 11 15 23. The Sadduces say there is no resurrection Angel nor spirit Acts 23. 8 9. Know ye not that we shall judg Angels 1 Cor. 6. 3. For this cause ought the woman to have power on her head because of the Angels 1 Cor. 11. 10. When the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty Angels 2 Thess. 1. 7. I charge thee before God c. and the elect Angels 1 Tim. 5. 21. Of the Angels he saith Who maketh his Angels spirits c. Are they not all ministring spirits sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation Heb. 1. 7 14. Ye are come unto mount Sion c. to an innumerable company of Angels Heb. 12. 22. Which things the Angels desire to look into 1 Pet. 1. 12. If God spared not the Angels who sinned but cast them down to hell and delivered them into chains of darkness to be reserved unto judgment c. whereas Angels who are greater in power and might bring not railing c. 2 Pet. 2. 4 11. The revelation of Jesus Christ c. He sent and signified by his Angel to his servant John Rev. 1. 1. The Angels sealing of the servants of God The Angel sounding c. Rev. 7. chap. 8. chap. 9. chap. 10. CHAP. XLII Of the Parables and the Similitudes which Christ spake CHrist likened those who did hear the word and do it to a man who built his house upon a rock c. and those who heard and did not do unto a man who built his house on the sands c. Matth. 7. 24 25 26 27 28 29. Luke 6. 47 48 c. The Parable of the sower and the seed Of the tares sowed amongst the good seed Of the mustard-seed Of the leaven hid in the meal Of the hidden treasure Of the precious pearl Of the net cast into the sea and gathering all kinds Matth. 13. 18 24 31 33 44 45. Mark 4. Luke 8. 5. chap. 13. 18. The kingdom of heaven is like unto a man who is an housholder who sent labourers into his vineyard at several hours and paid them all alike Matth. 20. 1 2 3 to the 17. A certain man had two sons he said to one Go work in my vineyard and he said I will not but afterwards repented and went and he came to the second and said likewise and he said I go Sir and went not Whether of these two did the will of his father The Parable of the man who planted a vineyard and hedged it c. expect fruit but the husbandmen beat the servants and killed some and at last his son c. Matth. 21. 28 29 30 31 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40. Luke 20. 9. The Parable of the marriage of the kings son those who were bidden made light went to their farms c. The king sent his servants into the high-ways and bid The man without a wedding-garment Matth. 22. 1 2 3 to the 14. Luke 14. 16 17 c. The Parable of the ten Virgins Of the talents delivered unto the servants to be improved Matth. 25. 1 2 3 4 to the 30. Luke 19. 12. Can the children of the Bridechamber fast while the Bridegroom is with them c No man also seweth a new piece of cloth into an old garment c. No man putteth new wine into old bottles Mark 2. 19 20 21 22. Luke 5. 34 35 36 37 38 39. Why beholdest thou the mote in thy brothers eye c A good tree bringeth forth good fruit c. Luke 6. 41 42 43 44. A certain Creditor had two debtors the one ought 500 pence the other 50 and when they had nothing to pay he freely forgave them both c. Which will love most c He to whom he forgave most c. Her sins which are many are forgiven for she loved much but to whom little c. Luke 7. 41 42 43 44 45 46 47. No man lighteth a candle to put it under a bushel Luke 8. 16. The similitude of the man going to Jericho fell among thieves was wounded the Priest and Levite pass by helped not the Samaritan had compassion and took care of him this was his neighbour Luke 10. 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37. When the strong man armed keepeth his palace his goods are in peace but when a stronger than he shall come upon him c. Luke 11. 21 22. The rich man said I have no room c. I will pull down my barns and build greater c. Take thy ease c. This night thy soul shall be taken c. Luke 12. 16 17 18 19 20 21. The Parable of the fig-tree planted in the vineyard which brought no fruit c. Cut it down c. let it alone this year also c. Luke 13. 6 7 8 9. Who goeth about to build a Tower and considereth not what it will cost or What king goeth out to war and considereth not c Luke 14. 28 29 30 31 32. The Parable of the lost sheep Of the lost piece of silver Of the prodigal son Luke 15. 3 8 11 12 c. The Parable of the unjust steward Of the rich glutton and poor Lazarus Luke 16. 1 2 c. 19 20 c. The Parable of the importunate Widow with the unjust Judg. Of the Pharisee and the Publican going into the temple to pray Luke 18. 1 2 9 10 11 c. CHAP. XLIII Of the Miracles and the wonderful things which were done by Christ and his Apostles HE healed all diseases and such as were possessed with devils Matth. 4. 24. Christ cured the leprous man healed the
Deut. 4. 24 33 39. chap. 5. 24 25 26. The Lord thy God is among you a mighty God and terrible Deut. 7. 21. Nehem. 1. 5. ch 4. 14. The Lord thy God he who goeth before thee is a consuming fire c. Thine inheritance which thou hast redeemed through thy greatness c. Deut. 9. 3 26. Isa. 60. 16. Behold the heaven and the heaven of heavens is the Lords thy God the earth also with all that therein is c. For the Lord your God is God of Gods and Lord of Lords a great God mighty and terrible who regardeth not persons nor taketh rewards Deut. 10. 14 17. And know you c. The Lord your God his greatness his mighty hand and his stretched-out arm and his miracles and his acts which he did c. Deut. 11. 2 3. Thou maist fear this glorious and fearful name the Lord thy God Deut. 28. 58. Ascribe ye greatness unto our God the Rock his work is perfect all his ways are judgment c. When the most high divided c. See now that I I am he and there is no God with me I kill and I make alive I wound and I heal Neither is there any who can deliver out of my hands For if I lift up my hand to heaven c. Deut. 32. 3 4 8 39 41 42 c. There is none like unto the God of Jesurun who rideth upon the heavens in thy help and in his excellency on the sky The eternal God thy refuge and underneath are everlasting arms and he shall thrust out c. Deut. 33. 26 27. There is none besides thee neither is there any rock like our God c. The Lord is a God of knowledg and by him are actions weighed c. The Lord killeth and maketh alive he bringeth down to the grave and bringeth up the Lord maketh poor and maketh rich he bringeth low and lifteth up He raiseth up the poor c. So the pillars of the earth are the Lords and he hath set the world upon them He will keep the feet of his Saints c. 1 Sam. 2. 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 c. Job 9. 5 6 7 8 9. Who is able to stand before this holy Lord God 1 Sam. 6. 20. Thou art great O Lord God For none is like thee neither is there any God beside thee 2 Sam. 7. 22. The earth shook and trembled the foundations of heaven moved and shook because he was wrath There went up a smoke out of his nostrils and fire out of his mouth devoured c. 2 Sam. 22. 8 9 10 11 12. The Glory of the Lord had filled the house 1 King 8. 11. Thou art the God thou alone of all the kingdoms of the earth thou hast made heaven and earth 2 King 19. 15. Declare his glory c. For great is the Lord and greatly to be praised to be feared above all Gods For all the Gods of the people are Idols but the Lord made the heavens Glory and honour are in his presence strength and gladness in his place c. Give unto the Lord the glory due to his name 1 Chron. 16. 24 25 26 27 28 c. Psal. 96. 4 5. Thine O Lord is the greatness and the glory and the victory and the majesty for all in heaven and earth is thine thine the kingdom O Lord and thou art exalted as head above all Both riches and honour come of thee and thou reignest over all and in thine hand is power and might and in thine hand to make great and to give strength unto all 1 Chron. 29. 11 12. Blessed be thy glorious name who art exalted above all blessing and praises thou thou art Lord alone thou hast made heaven c. And thou preservest them all Nehem. 9. 5 6. The Lord gave and the Lord hath taken away Job 1. 21. God c. Who doeth great things and unsearchable without number Who giveth rain upon the earth and sendeth waters upon the fields to set up on high those who are low c. He disappointeth the devices of the crafty so that their hands cannot perform c. Job 5. 8 9 10 11 12 c. Canst thou by searching find out God Canst thou find out the Almighty to perfection c If he cut off or make a change and shut up or gather together then who can hinder him c. Job 11. 7 8 9 10. chap. 9. 10 11 12 13 c. Who knoweth not in all these that the hand of the Lord hath wrought this In whose hand is the soul of every living thing and the breath of all manking c. With him is wisdom and strength he hath counsel and understanding Behold he breaketh down and it cannot be built up again He shutteth up a man and there can be no opening he withholdeth the waters and they dry up c. He leadeth counsellors away spoiled and maketh the judges fools He looseth the bond 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. 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. Destruction from God was a terrour to me and by reason of his highness I could not endure Job 31. 23. 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 9. 12. 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 saith 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 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. The kings of the earth set themselves c. He that sitteth 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 kingdom is the Lords and he is the Governour amongst 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 or 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 counsel of none effect the counsel of the Lord standeth for ever the thoughts of his heart to all generations Psal. 33. 6 7 9 10 11. Great is the Lord and greatly to be praised Psal. 48. 1. Psal. 50. 1. Let them know that God ruleth in Jacob unto the ends of the earth Selah Psal. 59. 13. Isa. 60. 16. 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 heavens 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 is 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 horse are cast into a deep sleep Thou thou art to be feared 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. 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. 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 saist return ye children of men c. Psal. 90. 2 3. The Lord reigneth he is clothed 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. 3 4 5. Psal. 96. 4. Psal. 97 9. The Lord made the heavens Honour and majesty are before him Strength and beauty in his sanctuary c. Psal. 96. 5 6. Fire goeth before him and burneth up his enemies round about him c. The hills melt like wax at the presence of the Lord At the presence of the Lord of the whole earth c. Psal. 97. 3 4 5. Psal. 114. 7. Nahum 1. 4 5. The Lord hath prepared his Throne in the heavens and his kingdom ruleth over all Psal. 103. 19. The Lord is high above all nations his glory above the heavens who like unto the Lord our God who dwelleth on high c. He raiseth up the poor out of the dust c. That he may set him with princes c. He maketh the barren woman to keep house c. Psal. 113. 4 5 7 8 9. Our God is in the heavens he hath done whatsoever he pleased c. The heaven the heavens are the Lords but the earth hath he given to the children of men Psal. 115. 3 16. Psal. 135. 6. I will speak of the glorious honour of thy majesty and of thy wondrous works And men shall speak of the might of thy terrible acts and I will declare thy greatness c. Psal. 145. 5 6. Let them praise the name of the Lord for his name alone is excellent his glory is above the earth and heaven Psal. 148. 13. There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the Lord Prov. 21. 30. I know that whatsoever God doth it shall be for ever nothing can be put to it nor any thing taken from it and God doth it that men should fear before him Eccles. 3. 14. And they shall go into the holes of the rocks and into the caves of the earth for fear of the Lord and for the glory of his majesty when he ariseth to shake terribly the earth Isa. 2. 19 21. Job 37. 22 23. Holy holy holy the Lord of hosts the whole earth is full of thy glory Woe is me c. I have seen the king the Lord of hosts Isa. 6. 3. Great is the holy one of Israel in the middest of thee Isa. 12. 6. Rev. 19. 17. Let favour be shewed to the wicked yet will he not c. behold the majesty of the Lord Isa. 26. 10. The Lord of hosts wonderful in counsel and excellent in working Isaiah 28. 29. The Lord God c. Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand And meted out heaven with the span and comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure and weighed the mountains in scales and the hills in a ballance Who hath directed the spirit of the Lord or being his counsellor hath taught him With whom took he counsel c. Behold the nations are as the drop of a bucket and are counted as the small dust of the ballance Behold he taketh up the Isles as a very little thing c. All nations before him are as nothing and they are counted to him less than nothing and vanity To whom then
people feared the Lord and believed the Lord Exod. 14. 31. The Sea covered them c. Who is like unto thee O Lord amongst the Gods or mighty ones who like thee glorious in holiness fearful in praises doing wonders Exod. 15. 10 11. When God appeared upon the mount with a sound of a trumpet c. All the people that was in the camp trembled Exod. 19. 16 18. Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain for the Lord will not hold him guiltless who taketh his name in vain Exod. 20. 7. Thou canst not see my face for there shall no man see me and live Exod. 33. 20 21 23. Thou shalt not curse the deaf c. but shalt fear thy God I the Lord c. Levit. 19. 14 32. Ye shall not therefore oppress one another but thou shalt fear thy God for I am the Lord your God c. Levit. 25. 17 36 43. Did ever people hear the voice of God c. as thou hast heard and live c. unto thee it was shewed that thou mightest know that the Lord he is God there is none else besides him Deut. 4. 32 33 35. Thou shalt fear the Lord thy God and serve him c. Deut. 6. 13. chap. 10. 20. Understand therefore this day that the Lord thy God he who goeth over before thee as a consuming fire he shall destroy c. Deut. 9. 3. And now Israel what doth the Lord thy God require of thee but to fear the Lord thy God c Behold the heaven and the heaven of heavens are the Lords c. For the Lord your God is God of gods and Lord of lords a great God and a mighty and terrible who regardeth not persons nor taketh reward Deut. 10. 12 14 17. I I am he and there is no God with me I kill c. Neither is there any who can deliver out of my hands c. If I whet my glittering sword c. Deut. 32. 39 41. That all the people of the earth may know the hand of the Lord that it is mighty that ye might fear the Lord your God for ever Joshua 4. 24. Deut. 3. 24. There is none holy as the Lord c. the Lord killeth and maketh alive he bringeth down unto the grave and bringeth up the Lord maketh poor c. 1 Sam. 2. 1 6 7 8. Who is able to stand before this holy Lord God! 1 Sam. 6. 20. Then the earth trembled the foundations of heaven moved and shook because he was wroth there went up a smoke out of his nostrils c. 2 Sam. 22. 8 9 10 11 12. My servant Job c. one who feareth God and escheweth evil Job 1. 1 8. How should man be just with God! c. He is wise in heart and mighty in strength Who hath hardened against him and hath prospered who removeth the mountains and they know not who overturneth them in his anger who shaketh the earth out of her place and the pillars thereof tremble who commandeth the sun and it riseth not and sealed up the stars who alone spreadeth out the heavens c. Job 9. 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14. Canst thou by searching find out God canst thou find out the Almighty Job 11. 7 8 9 10. The Lord hath wrought this in whose hand is the soul or life of every living thing and the breath of all mankind Job 12. 9 10. Will you speak wickedly for God c shall not his excellency make you afraid and his dread fall upon you Job 13. 7 8 11. And unto man he said Behold the fear of the Lord that is wisdom Job 28. 28. God said to Job None is so fierce who dare stir him up speaking of a creature Who then is able to stand before me Job 41. 10. Stand in awe and sin not Psal. 4. 4. Who is the king of glory the Lord of hosts he is this king of glory Psal. 24. 10. What man is he who feareth the Lord him he shall teach in the way which he shall choose c. The secret of the Lord is with them who fear him and he will shew them his Covenant Psal. 25. 12 13 14. O! how great is thy goodness which thou hast laid up for them who fear thee Psal. 31. 19. He gathereth the waters of the sea together c. Let all the earth fear the Lord let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him for he spake and it was done c. Behold the eye of the Lord is upon them who feareth him c. Psal. 33. 6 7 8 9 18. The angel of the Lord encampeth round about them who fear him and delivereth them c. O fear the Lord ye his saints for there is no want unto them who fear him c. hearken unto me I will teach you the fear of the Lord Psal. 34. 7 9 11. The transgression of the wicked saith within my heart there is no fear of God before his eyes Psal. 36. 1. He uttereth his voice the earth melteth Psal. 46. 6. The Lord most high is terrible he is a great king over all the earth Psal. 47. 2. Because they have no changes therefore they fear not God Psal. 55. 19. To him who rideth upon the heavens of heavens of old lo he doth send or give out his voice a mighty voice c. His excellency over Israel and his strength in the clouds or heavens O God thou art terrible out of thy holy places Psal. 68. 33 34 35. At thy rebuke O God of Jacob both the chariot and horse are cast into a deep sleep Thou thou art to be feared and who may stand in thy sight when once thou art angry c. The earth feared and was still Psal. 76. 6 7 8. Surely his salvation is nigh them who fear him Psal. 85. 9. 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 Psal. 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 Psal. 93. 1 2 4. The Lord a great God and a great King above all gods Psal. 95. 3. Psal. 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 Psal. 96. 4 5 6 9. A fire goeth before him and burneth up his enemies round about his lightnings enlighteneth 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 Psal 97. 3 4 5 9. The Lord reigneth let