to learne by them apply Isa 35.5 The eares of the deafe shall bee unstopped That is those that were as deafe not understanding any thing shall be made to heare that is to understand John 10.16 Other sheepe I have which are not of this fold them also I must bring and they shall heare my voice Which is a promise to the Gentiles that they shall understand the voice of God The 30. Legacie IF thou canst not see into the divine mysteries of the Gospell apply Isai 35.5 The eyes of the blinde shall be opened Isai 42.7 Hee shall open the eyes of the blinde Luk. 4.18 Hee hath sent mee to recover sight to the blinde These places are what Christ will doe to his people therefore wee need not feare our disease seeing Christ is our Physitian If every creature doth that for which it was ordained then hee will surely doe that which hee was sent to doe of the Father to give sight to the blinde The 31. Legacie WHen thou seest a good way hast no power to walke in it or art to performe any duty ordinary or extraordinary and feelest no strength to walke in that way apply Ezek 36.27 And I will put my Spirit within you and cause you to walke in my statutes and yee shall keepe my judgements and doe them When thou lookest at the greatnesse of the duty which God commands looke also at the largenesse of his promises for the keeping of them and then thou wilt not be discouraged at it What matters it what he commands seeing wee haue his promise If thou fearest the strictnesse of thy wayes that thou shalt not bee able to walke in them though thou step into them sometimes strengthen thy faith in this promise I will give thee my Spirit to cause thee to walke in my wayes Can sinne or Satan then resist Nay surely the Spirit is stronger and greater is hee that is in us then those that are against us And when wee see great duties which God commands and feare wee shall want strength to doe them apply Hee hath said You shall keepe my judgements and doe them Isai 40.31 They shall runne and not bee weary they shall walke and not bee faint That is Those which of themselves could not step one step shall bee able to runne swiftly in the wayes of God The 32. Legacie WHen thou wantest memory to remēber the word of God apply John 14.26 But the Comforter which is the Holy Ghost whom the Father will send in my name hee shall teach you all things and bring all things to your remēbrance whatsoever I have said unto you The 33. Legacie WHen thou seest thine ignorāce fearest thou shalt not bee able to glorifie God as thou mightest if thou had'st more knowledge stirre up thy selfe to desire and apply Jer. 31.33.34 Thus saith the Lord I will put my Law in their inward parts and write it in their hearts and they shall all know mee saith the Lord from the greatest to the least Hosea 2.20 Thou shalt know the Lord Prov. 1.23 I will poure out my Spirit unto you I will make knowne my words unto you Psal 25.9.12.14 The meeke will he guide in judgment and the meeke will hee teach his way What man is hee that feareth the Lord him shall he teach in the way that hee shall chuse The secret of the Lord is with them that feare him and hee will shew them his covenant Prov. 2.4.9.11.12.13 If thou seckest her as silver and searchest for her as for treasures Then shalt thou understand righteousnesse and judgement and equity yea every good path Discretion shall preserve thee understanding shall keope thee to deliver thee from the way of the evill man from the man that speaketh froward things who leave the paths of uprightnesse to walke in the wayes of darkenesse Isai 11.9 The earth shall bee full of the knowledge of the Lord. Prov. 8.17 Those that seeke me earely shall finde mee Isai 35.8 The foole shall not erre John 7.17 if any man will doe his will he shall know of the doctrine whether it bee of God or whether I speake of my selfe Isai 32.3 4. The eyes of them that see shall not bee dimme and the eares of them that heare shall harken The heart also of the rash shall understand knowledge When thou thinkest of the great mystery of God manifest in the flesh and of one divine essence and three Persons seest thine owne inability to conceive of this great God apply They shall all know the Lord The heart of the foole shall understand When wee feare God will not reveale his will to us apply I will poure out my minde to you Hee will teach the humble his wayes he will teach him the way he shall chuse If thou fearest that though God reveale his will yet thy ignorance is such as thou shalt not be able to understand it apply I will cause you to understand Thou shalt understand judgement righteousnesse equity and every good path If thou fearest men will draw thee away to errour apply Counsell shall preserve thee and understanding shall keepe thee and deliver thee from the evill way and from the man that speaketh froward things and from them that leave the wayes of righteousnesse to walke in the wayes of darkenesse The fooles shall not erre He shall know the doctrine whether it be of God The 34. Legacie IF thou desirest Grace and thy desires are not satisfied apply psalm 34.7 Delight thy selfe also in the Lord and hee shall give thee the desires of thine heart Psal 145.19 Hee will fulfill the desires of them that feare him Psal 81.10 Open thy mouth wide and I will fill it Matth. 5 6. Blessed are they which doe hunger and thirst after righteousnesse for they shall be filled Prov. 10.24 The desire of the righteous shall bee granted Doest thou desire grace fearest thou God will not grant thy desires apply Hee shall give thee thy hearts desire Hee will fulfill thy desire Fearest thou that if he give grace it will bee but a little apply Open thy mouth wide and I will fill it Thou shalt be filled Isai 30.18 Blessed are all they which wait for him Hee will certainely have mercy upon thee at the voyce of thy crie when he heareth hee will answer When thou beginnest to faint with waiting apply Hee will certainely have mercie upon thee The 35. Legacie VVHen thou feelest thine hart dead that it will not stirre to God or goodnesse apply Ps 22.26 Your heart shall live for ever Prov. 3.21.22 Keepe sound wisdome and discretion so shall they be life unto thy soule Isai 57.15 I dwell in the high and holy place with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit to revive the spirit of the humble and to revive the heart of contrite ones Amos. 5.4 Seeke the Lord and yee shall live When thou fearest thou shalt never overcome the deadnesse of thine heart apply Your heart shall live Seeke the Lord
nor forsake thee Which teacheth us to doe the like in all the rest of the promises 3. Vnder temporall promises to the Iewes are set forth the excellent promised graces which God will give to his people after the comming of Christ Ezck. 34.25 26 27. 4. When wee reade the conditions of the promises they are not like to the duties of the Law made to the perfect fulfillers of them the promises are Evangelicall made to those which endeavour to keepe them and the maine conditions of thē are faith 5. In all the promises for increase of grace or meanes of grace or for any carthly things wee must know wee shall have them so farre parformed to us as the Lord seeth good for us 6. In our weake endeavourings to keepe the Promises wee must beleeve the performance to us in by and through Christ In whom all the promises of God are yea Amen that is as I conceive confirmed and made good to us in him 2 Cor. 1.20 when wee can see nothing in our selves why they should be performed to us even then wee are to claime them for Christs sake if thou bee in Christ for if thou be not in him no promise belongs to thee but that threatnings and iudgements are thy pertion and nothing else can wee claime as our due Sorrow weeping howling is that which God requireth of us and not laying hand upon the comfortable promises till wee hunger after Christ which God grant we may doe more and more till wee come to be satisfied with his image in the life to come Psal 17.15 THE FIRST LEGACIE These promises I have observed for spirituall things First about Sinne. WHen wefinde nothing in our selves that might move the Lord to have mercy then apply these promises Isai 43.25 I even I am hee that blotteth out thy transgression for mine owne sake and will not remember thy sinnes Isai 44.22 I have blooted out as a thicke cloud thy transgressions and as a cloud thy sinnes returne unto mee for I have redeemed thee Ier. 31.34 I will forgive their iniquity and remember their sin no more Ezek. 36.25 I will sprinkle cleane water upon you and yee shall bee cleane from all your filthinesse Isai 57.18 I have seene his wayes and will heale him I will lead him also and restore comforts unto him and to his mourners These promises are free made by the Lord not for any thing that is in man as you may see in Isaiah 43. from the 22 verse to the 25. for the Lord saith They had not called upon him but wearied the Lord brought him no offering yea wearied him with their sinnes and yet in the 25 verse hee saith for his owne sake hee would forgive their sinnes These promises wee shall have alwayes need of as at our conversion so afterwards many times wee shall in our owne feeling finde nothing in our selves to perswade us of the pardon of our sinnes then wee must flie to these free promises Whē thou seest nothing in thy selfe why the Lord should pardon thy sinnes and therefore doubt'st of the pardon of them apply I am hee that puts away thy sinnes for mine owne sake When thy sinnes rise up as a cloud that thou canst see nothing but them apply I have put away the sinnes as a cloud When thou fearest the multitude of thy sinnes apply You shall bee cleane from all your sinnes The 2. Legacie WHē we feare God will remember our fins before commitred to punish us for them apply Ier. 31.34 I will remember his sinne no more Ezek. 18.22 His transgressions which he hath committed shall not be mentioned to him but in the righteousnesse which he hath done shall he live Ezek. 33.16 None of his sins that hee hath committed shall be mentioned to him The 3. Promise WHen thine often sinning causeth thee to feare that God will not pardon thee applie Job 33 27.28.29 He look eth upon men and if any say I have sinned and perverted that which was right and it profiteth mee not hee will deliver his soule from going into the pit and his life shall see the light Loe all these things worketh God oftentimes with man Wherefore beleeve not Satan that perswades the contrary nor let thy corruptions make thee bold to presume of pardon for though God promise pardon yet it is to the penitent not to the presumptuous as verse 27. The 4. Promise WHen thou art at the pits brinke of despaire and art dryed up with sorrow then go to some faithfull Preacher that is able to preach Christ unto thee and apply these promises Job 33 24 25 26. Then hee is gracious unto him and saith deliver him from going downe to the pit I have found a ransome His flesh shall bee fresher then a childes hee shall returne to the dayes of his youth Hee shall pray unto God and hee shall bee favourable unto him and he shall see his face with joy for hee will render unto man his righteousnesse Isai 57.19 I create the fruit of the lips peace peace to him that is farre off to him that is neare saith the Lord and I will heale him When thou commest to the uttermost extreamity for sinne apply I will have mercy on him and deliver him that he goe not downe to the pit When thou fearest that God or his Ministers will not speak peace unto thee apply I have received a reconciliation I create the fruit of the lips to be peace to them that are farre off and to them that are neare When thy sorrowes have withered thee up apply He shall returne as in the dayes of his youth and his flesh shall bee as the flesh of a childe If in this estate thou fearest God will not heare prayers for thee apply Hee shall pray to God and hee will be favourable to him When thou fearest thou shalt not bee able to looke upon the Lord with joy apply Hee shall see his face with joy When thou seest not any thing in thy selfe that should cause thee not to believe this apply He will render to man his righteousnesse which is I thinke Christs righteousnesse for whose sake he will doe it The 5. Promise WHen thou feelest sin an heavie burden and Satan pursuing thee with many feares by reason of the same flie to Christ and apply Matth. 11.28 29. Come unto me all yee that labour and are heavie laden and I will give you rest Matt. 1.21 He shall save his people from their sinnes Rom. 16.20 And the God of Peace shall bruise Satan under your feet shortly Isai 32.2 And a man shall bee as a hiding place from the winde and a covert frrom the tempest as rivers of waters in a drie place as the shadow of a great rocke in a weary land Thus doth Christ to the soule that flies to him If Satan pursue thee apply Hee is an hiding place If stormes of temptations and afflictions doe arise apply He is a refuge against the tempest If thy soule bee
strength If thou art ready to give over through wearinesse then gather strength from this They shall run and not be weary and walke and not be faint And if thou findest not these promises performed unto thee either thou endeavorest not to keepe the conditions or else thou art negligent in searching out the promises or cold in suing for them the Lord will be sought to for the performance Isai 41.10 I am thy God I will strengthen thee yea I will helpe thee yea I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousnesse Isa 26.4 Trust thou in the Lord for ever for in the Lord Jehovah is everlasting strength To know there is strength in the Lord is no comfort unlesse wee know it shall bee for us Therefore since it is given for a comfort it must include this promise Thus the Lords strength for evermore shall be imployed for our good Therfore when we want for either soule or body wee must fixe our confidence in him who will-not faile us if wee seeké unto him The 22. Legacie WHen thou feelest thine heart dryed up for want of grace that thou canst not send forth any water of grace in thy thoughts words and workes apply Isai 44.3 I will poure water upon him that is thirsty and floods upon the dry ground Isai 58.11 The Lord shall satisfie thy soule in drought and make fat thy bones and thou shalt be like a watred garden and like a spring of waters whose waters faile not Ier. 17.8 Hee shall bee as a tree planted by the waters that spreadeth out her roots by the river and shall not see when heate commeth but her leafe shall be greene and shall not be carefull in the yeare of drought neither shall cease from yeelding fruit Jer. 31.12 Their soule shall bee as a watred garden Jam. 4.6 God giveth grace unto the humble Isa 35.6 7. In the wildernesse shall waters breake out and streames in the desert And the parched ground shall become a poole and the thirsty land springs of waters That is the most barren heart shall abound with grace according to that promise John 7. Out of their bellies shall flow rivers of the waters of Life Isa 41.17.18.19 When the poore and needie seeke water and there is none and their tongues faile for thirst I the Lord will heare them I the God of Israel will not forsake them I will open rivers in high places and fountaines in the middest of the valleys I will make the wildernesse a poole of water and the drie land springs of water I will plant in the wildernesse the Cedar the Shittah tree and the Mirtle and the Oyle tree I will set in the desert the Firre tree and the Pine and the Boxe tree together So now though thou feelest thy heart barren know that God will bee thy Gardiner to thy barren heart to make pooles plant pleasant grapes of graces therefore seeing hee taketh upon himselfe the worke feare not the badnesse of the ground for hee will make it good as a fruitfull garden The 23. Legacie IF thou feelest thou wantest the Spirit of God apply Ezek. 36.27 I will put my Spirit within you Luke 11.13 If yee then being evill know how to give good gifts unto your children how much more shall your heavenly Father give the holy Spirit to them that aske him Joel 2.28.29 I will poure out my Spirit upon all flesh and your sonnes and your daughters shall prophecie your old men shall dreame dreames and your young men shall see visions And also upon the servants and upon the hand maids in those dayes will I poure out my Spirit Joh. 6.14.16.17.18 And I will pray the Father and hee shall give you another Comforter that hee may abide with you for ever even the Spirit of truth hee dwelleth in you and shall be in you I will not leave you comfortlesse I will come to you When thou canst not pray thy selfe stay thy selfe on these prayers that Christ hath prayed to the Father to give the Spirit he was heard in all hee prayed for therefore thou mayst claime it though thy prayers be but weake The 24. Legacie WHen thou lookest upō the great love of God unto thee and canst not finde thine heart inlarged in loving God againe apply this promise Deut 30.9 I will circumcise thine heart that thou maist love the Lord thy God with all thine heart and with all thy soule The 25. Legacie WHē thou canst not bring thine heart to delight in the Lord apply Isai 41.16 Thou shalt rejoyce in the Lord glory in the holy One of Israel Psalm 89.16 In thy name shall they rejoyce all the day and in thy righteousnes shall they be exalted Job 22.26 For then shalt thou have thy delight in the Almighty Psalm 33.21 For our heart shall rejoyce in him because wee have trusted in his holy name When thou seest cause of rejoycing in the Lord and yet canst not move thine affections apply They shall rejoyce in him If through many troubles and temptations thou findest thy joyes often interrupted apply they shall rejoice continually in thy name The 26. Legacie WHen we seele not the feare of God in our hearts apply Jer. 32.40 I will put my feare in their hearts If wee would have a reverent feare of God when wee performe any holy duty or at other times as thou feelest thy need so urge the Lord with this his promise for he delights to be sued to upon his promise by his servants Ezek. 36.37 I will yet for this be enquired of by the house of Israel to doe it for them The 27 Legacie WHē thou canst not bring thine heart to praise the Lord apply Isai 43.21 This people have I formed for my selfe they shall shew forth my praise Joel 2.26 Yee shall eat in plenty and be satisfied and praise the name of the Lord your God Psal 22.29 They shall praise the Lord that seeke him When thou seest what great things God hath done for thee and findest not thy selfe able to set forth his praise apply They shall set forth my praise When thou findest thy ingratefull heart not affected with the mercies thou enjoyest so as they stir thee not up to praise the Lord apply He shall eate and bee satisfied and praise the name of the Lord. The 28. Legacie WHen thou seest thy want of wisedome makes thee not walke like a Christian so unblameably as thou ought apply Jam. 1.5 If any of you lacke wisedome let him aske of God that giveth to all men liberally and up braideth not and it shall be given him When thou findest thou want'st wisedome to improve thine afflictions to the best advantage or for the ordering of thy actions occasions and course of life to Gods glory the good of others and thy selfe then faile not to aske wisdome and doubt not of the obtaining of it The 29. Legacie WHen thou canst not understand the voice of God in his word or workes not knowing what
Let not this booke of the Law depart out of thy mouth but meditate therein day and night that thou mayst observe to doe according to all that is written therein for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous and then thou shalt have good successe The 52. Legacie IN reading of the Word if wee understand not apply these promises Prov. 1.23 In will poure out my Spirit unto you I will make known my words unto you Prov. 1.4 It gives subtilty to the simple to the young men knowledge and discretion Psalm 19.8 The Commandement of the Lord is pure inlightning the eyes The 53. Legacie VVHen thou canst not speake in conference to edification but feelest thine heart shut up then apply Joh. 7.38 Hee that beleeveth on me out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water Prov. 10.31 The mouth of the just bringeth forth wisedome Prov. 12.14 A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth Isai 32.4 The tongue of the stammerers shall be ready to speake plainely Isai 35.6 The dumbe mans tongue shall sing When thou art with the people of God that thou maist receive good from them and do them good apply Prov. 13.20 He that walketh with wise men shall bee wise So apply Prov. 12.14 John 7.38 Ezek. 47.12 His fruit shall bee meat and his leaves medicine If thou findest thy soule stand in need of wisedome keepe company with the people of God which are the only wise people then thou hast the only sure promises of the Lord thou shalt bee wise If thou hungrest after good resort to the righteous and thou shalt bee satisfied with good things If thou feele thy selfe dead apply out of him shall flow rivers of water of life for thy quickning If thy soule be faint or sicke apply his fruit shall be meat his leaves medicine Let all this good which is gotten by their fellowship cause thee to delight in them and take heed of forsaking the fellowship of the Saints When thou goest into company apply these promises to thy selfe that thou mayst bee so to others and hinder not thy selfe by unbeleefe The 54. Legacie WHen thou art to goe to the assemblies to participate in the ordinances apply In places where I record my name I will come to thee and blesse thee If thou wantest the Lord or his blessing go to his house and thou shalt finde him Psal 36.8 9. They shall bee abundantly satisfied with the fatnesse of thine house and thou shalt make them drinke of the river of they pleasures For with thee is the fountaine of life and in thy light shall wee see light Psal 65.4 Wee shall be satisfied with the goodnesse of thy house even of then holy Temple Psalm 83.11 The lord God is a Sunne and shteld the Lord will give grace and glory and no good thing will hee withhold Psal 92.13 14. Thouse that bee planted in the house of the Lord shall flourish in the courts of our God They shall still bring forth fruit in their old age they shall bee fat and stourishing Psalm 128.5 The Lord shall blesse thee out of Sion Isai 25.6 7 8. In this mountaine shall the Lord of Hostes make unto all people a feast of fat things a feast of Wine on the lees of fat things full of marrow of wines on the lees well refined Therefore when his ordinances are corrupted with mens inventions then thou mayst presse him with this promise that hee will give us wine fined and purified even his purest ordinances and most comfortable to our hearts as wine is And when there is little nourishment because their gifts are weake urge him with this that hee hath promised to make us a feast of fat things full of marrow for I take this promise to bee meant of the Churches after Christ verse 7. And he will destroy in this mountaine the face of the covering cast over all people and the vaile that is spread over all nations Thy sins that are too strong for thee bring them to the Lord in his ordinances he will destroy them though thou seeme to be covered with them and they spread as a vaile upon thee yet believe his promises and all things shall bee possible unto thee Isai 56.7 I will make them joyfull in mine house of prayer their burnt offering and their sacrifices shall bee accepted upon mine altar God will both give to them and accept from them their sacrifices as pleasing to him 2 Chron 20.20 Beleeve his Prophets so shall yee prosper Prov. 1.5 A wise man will heare and will increase learning and a man of understanding shall attaine unto wise counsels Prov. 4.10.12 Heare and receive my sayings and the years of thy life shall bee many when thou goest thy steps shall not be strait and when thou runnest thou shalt not stumble Marke 4.24 Vnto you that heare shall more be given Isai 55.3 11 12. Encline your eares and come unto mee heare and your soules shall live and I will make an everlasting Covenant with you even the sure mercies of David My words shall accomplish that which I please and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it Therefore yee shall goe forth with joy and bee led forth with peace the mountaines and the hils shall breake forth before you into singing and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands vers 13. in stead of the throne shall come up the firre-tree and in stead of the bryer shall come up the mirtle tree this force shall the word have in thine heart for planting of Grace and destroying of sinne Hos 14.7 They that dwell under his shadow shall returne they shall revive as the corne and grow as the vine the scent thereof shall be as the vine in Lebanon If thou shouldest returne apply this hee shall returne If thou beest decayed apply this They shall revive as the corne If thou wouldest flourish in grace apply They shall flourish as the vine If thou wouldest bee a sweet smelling savour in all places apply The scent thereof shall bee as the vine of Lebanon Seeing all these good things come from the powerfull ordinances of the Lord let us give him no rest till hee bestow these blessings upon us when the Pastour of the people pronounceth the blessing apply this promise Numb 6.27 I will blesse thee The 55. Legacie WOuldest thou enjoy the ordinances of God and a blessing upon them apply Jer. 31.14 I will satiate the souls of the Priests with fatnesse and my people shall be satisfied with goodnesse Jer. 3.15 I will give you pastours according to mine heart which shall feed you with knowledge and understanding Ezek. 34.26.27 And I will make them and the places round about my hill a blessing and I will cause the showres to come downe in his season there shall be showres of blessing And the tree of the field shall yeeld her increase and the earth shall yeeld her fruit These promises are both for
Pastor People the Pastor shall bee able to teach with knowledge and understanding his soule shall bee replenished with fatnes his teaching shall bee as seasonable showers of blessing that shall make the people fruitfull The people must apply these promises first that God would give them able Teachers and that they may finde their ministry blessed unto them according to these promises That they may bee fed with knowledge and understanding that they may bee satisfied with goodnesse that their teaching may bee seasonable showers of blessing to make them fruitfull as it is promised that the trees shall yeeld their fruit How much are Gods ordinances to be desired by which hee doth convay so many blessings unto his people Let us give him no rest till he furnish Jerusalem with all her ordinances and officers The 56. Legacie IF thou enjoyest glorious graces or meanes of grace and fearest the losing of them apply Isai 4.5.6 Vpon all the glory shall bee a defence And there shall be a Tabernacle for a shadow in the day time from the heat and for a place of refuge and for a covert from storme and from raine Isai 27 3. I the Lord doe keepe it I will water it every moment lest any hurt it I will keepe it night and day Isai 33.16 His place of defence shall be the munition of Rockes bread shall be given him his waters shall be sure Hast thou any glorious grace or meanes of grace arme thy selfe with the power of God in his promises for the Devill will use all his forces and subtilty to deprive thee of them hast thou a glorious minister and pure ordinance or glorious graces beginne to spring in thine heart and seest no meanes to defend them apply Vpon all thy glory hee shall bee a defence His defence shall be a munition of Rockes Seest thou an heart of sinne in thy selfe or the rage of the wicked that causeth thee to seare the losse of them apply There shall bee a covering for a shadow in the day for the heat Doth the devil raise up storms outwardly persecutions apply The defence and covering shall bee a place of refuge and cover for the storme and for the raine Fearest thou the subtilty of thine enemies that unawares when thou thinkest not on them they will surprise thee and steale thy blessing from thee apply I the Lord doe keepe it night and day If thou fearest God will not continue thus to thee apply I will water it every moment not one moment but he will be adding nourishing bread shall be given him and his waters shall bee sure The 57. Legacie WHen thou art banished from Gods ordinances apply these promises for thy returne Isai 35.10 The ransomed of the Lord shall returne come to Sion with songs and everlasting joy upon their heads they shall obtaine joy and gladnesse and sorrow and sighing shall flee away Jer. 3.14 I will take you two of a family and one of a City and will bring you to Sion Deut. 30.4 If any of thine bee driven out unto the out most parts of heaven frō thence will the Lord thy God gather thee and from thence will hee fetch thee Ezek. 34.11.12 13 14 15 16. Behold I even I will both search my sheepe and seeke them out As a sheepheard seeketh out his stocke in the day that hee is among his sheepe that are scattered so will I seeke out my sheepe and will deliver them out of all places where they have beene scattered in the cloudy and darke day And I will bring them out from the people and gather them from the countries and will bring them to their owne land and feed them upon the mountaines of Israel by the riviers and in all the inhabited places of the Country I will feed them in a good pasture and upon the high mountaines of Israel shall their fold be there shall they lie in a good fold and in a fat pasture shal they feed upon the mountaines of Israel I will feed my flocke and I will cause them to lye down saith the Lord God I will seeke that which was lost and bring againe that which was driven away wil binde up that which was broken and will strengthen that which was sicke If thou now mournest for Gods ordinances apply Thou shalt not onely returne to Sion but returne with joy and sorrow shall flee away If thou beest but one amongst many which desirest it and fearest thou shalt be left among them apply I will take you one of a citie and two of a Tribe though thou beest but one of a City that returnest to the Lord he will bring thee to Sion from all the rest If thou art farre removed from all meanes and that the Lord hath done it for thy sinne apply Though thou were cast into the outmost part of the Heaven thence will the Lord gather thee and from thence will hee take thee he will deliver from all places where they have beene scattered in the cloudy and dark day and will feed them in good pastures and will bring them to rest The 58. Legacie WHilst thou art banished from Gods house apply Ezek. 11.16 I will be unto thē as a little Sanctuary in the countries where they shall come Isai 40.11 Hee shall feede his flocke like a sheepheard hee shall gather the Lambes with his arme and carrie them in his bosome and shall gently lead those that are with young In thy banishment at those houres when they soule was wont to be refreshed in the Sanctuary of God on the Sabbath and at other times when thou findest thy selfe to stand in need either of defence or nourishment apply I will bee a Sanctuary unto you Hee shall feed his flocke as a sheepheard If in this time thou feelest thy selfe very weake apply Hee shall gather his Lambes in his armes and carrie them in his bosome and guide them with young they cannot miscarie that are shut up in the bosome of God nor feare who are guided by him Therefore though wee be never so weake in our selves yet here is our comfort wee are safe in our God O happy people saved by the Lord. The 59. Legacie WHen wicked sheepheards are over us then apply Ezek. 34.10 Thus saith the Lord God Behold I am against the sheepheards and I will require my flocke at their hand and cause them to cease from feeding the flock neither shall the sheepheards feed themselves any more for I will deliver my flocke frō their mouth that they may not bee meat for them vers 21 22. Because yee have thrust with side with shoulder and pusht all the diseased with your hornes till yee have scattered them abroad Therefore will I save my flocke and they shall no more bee a prey and I will cause the wilde beast to cease out of the land When the sheepeards feed themselves and are ready to devoure us apply The sheepheards shall not feed themselves any more I will deliver
things for thē apply His seed shall bee mighty upon earth The 68. Legacie IF thou wantest children apply Deut 7.14 Thou shalt bee blessed above all people there shall neither be male nor female barren among you Deut. 28.11 The Lord shall make thee plentifull in the fruit of thy body Psalm 128.3 Thy wife shall bee as a fruitfull vine by the sides of thine house thy children like Olive plants round about thy table vers 4.6 Loe thus shall the man bee blessed that feareth the Lord. Thou shalt see thy childrens children If thou hast conceived apply this promise for keeping of it Exod. 23.26 There shall none cast their young nor bee barren in thy land This and all other promises of earthly things are to bee applyed so farre as is good for us wee are not to doubt of them The 69. Legacie IF the Lord deny thee children apply Isai 56.5 To them will I give in mine house and within my walls a place and a name better then of Sonnes and of Daughters I will give them an everlasting name that shall not be cut off The 70. Legacie IF thou wouldest have the comfortable and holy use of thine habitation apply Iob. 5.24 Thou shalt know that thy Tabernacle shal be in peace and thou shalt visit thine habitation and not sinne Psal 91.10 There shall no evill befall thee neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling Prov. 14.11 The Takernacle of the upright shall flourish Prov. 12.7 The house of the righteous shall stand If thou wouldest prosper in thine house apply Peace shall be in it No plague shall come neare it It shall flourish If thou wouldest have it continne so apply It shall stand That they may not bee a snare to thee but thou maist use thy blessing and not sinne apply Thou shalt visit thy habitation and not sinne The 71. Legacie IF thou wouldest have thy comming in and going out blossed apply Deut. 28.6 Blessed shalt thou bee when thou commest in and blessed shalt thou be when thou goest out Psalm 121.8 The Lord shall preserve thy goin out and thy comming in from this time forth and even for evermore When thou goest out if thou wouldest have the heavens and earth and all creatures blessed to thee and bee made able to make the spirituall use of them apply Blessed shalt thou bee when thou goest out and when thou commest in The Lord shal preserve thy going out and thy comming in If thou wouldest haue the continuance of it apply From this time forth for evermore The 72. Legacie WHen thou eatest or enjoyest any blessing that it may satisfie thee and thou mayest have the sanctified use of it apply Ioel 2.26 Ye shall eate in plenty and be satisfied and praise the name of the Lord your God That thy meate and outward blessings may give thee content and satisfie thee apply Thou shalt eat and be satisfied That thou maist have the sanctified use of it apply Thou shalt praise the Lord. The 73. Legacie WHen thou takest thy rest at night apply Prov. 3.24 When thou lyest downe thou shalt not bee afraid yea thou shalt lie downe and thy sleepe shall be sweet Job 11.19 Also thou shalt lie downe and none shall make thee afraid If thou art troubled with feares of the night apply Thou shalt not bee afraid When thou takest thy rest apply None shall make thee afraid If thou art troubled with any thing that breakes thy rest apply Thy rest shall be sweet The 74. Legacie WHen thou puttest thine hand to any worke that it may bee blessed apply Deut. 28.12 The Lord shall blesse all the worke of thine hand Deut. 30.9 The Lord thy God will make thee plenteous in every worke of thine hand The Lord will not onely blesse some of thy workes but every one therefore in every worke send up short prayers for the clayming of them and so at our going out and comming in or eating or sleeping renew these promises upon thy selfe by faith applying them and by prayer suing for them The 75. Legacie IF thou wouldest have thy outward blessings blessed of God apply Deut. 28.4 5. Blessed shall bee the fruit of thy body and the fruit of thy ground and the fruit of thy cattell the increase of thy kind and the flockes of thy sheepe Blessed shall be thy basket and thy store Deut. 7.13 14 The Lord will also blesse the fruit of thy wombe and the fruit of thy land thy corne and thy wine and thine oyle the encrease of thy Kine and the flockes of thy sheepe There shall bee neither male or female barren a mong you or among your cattell That thy goods and thine house may be blessed apply Blessed shall bee thy basket and thy store If thou beest in debt apply Deuteron 28.12 Thou shalt lend unto many and shall not borrow The 76. Legacie IF thou desirest to enjoy the labours of thine hands apply Isai 65.21 23 23. They shall build houses and inhabit them they shall plant vineyards and eate the fruit of them They shall not build and another inhabit they shall not plant and another eate for as the dayes of a tree are the dayes of my people and mine elect shall long enjoy the workes of their hands They shall not labour in vaine nor bring forth for trouble Ps 128.2 Thou shalt cate the labour of thine hands The 77. Legacie WHen thou art diligent in thy calling apply Prov 12.14.24 The recompence of a mans hands shall bee rendered unto him The hand of the diligent shall beare rule When thou enjoyest that thou hast laboured for apply Psal 128.2 thou shalt cate the tabour of thine hands happie shalt thou bee andre shall be well with thee The 78. Legacie WHen thou seest the wicked to be carried with restlesse desires hungring and thirsting after those things which satisfie them not and thou desirest content apply Isaiah 65 13 14. Thus saith the Lord behold my servants shall cate but yee shall be hungry behold my servants shall drinke but yee shall be thirsty behold my servants shall rejoyce but yee shall be ashamed Behold my servants shall sing for joy of heart but ye shall cry for sorrow of heart and shall howle for vexation of spirit The 79. Legacie IF thou fearest thou shalt lose by following the Lord apply Psal 37.9 11 18 19 Those that waite upon the Lord shall inherit the earth their inheritance shall be for ever they shall not be ashamed in the evill time They shall inherit the earth and delight themselves in the abundance of peace Psal 112.3 Wealth and riches shall bee in his huse Iob 22.23 24. Thou shalt bee built up thou shalt lay up gold as dust the gold of Ophir as the stones of the brookes verse 25. Yea the Almighty shall be thy defence and thou shalt have plenty of silver Gen. 15.1 I am thy exceeding great reward Fearest thou the losse of thy land apply Thou shalt inherit the earth their inheritance shall bee
of you shall be vpon every beast of the earth and upon every fowle of the ayre upon all that moveth upō the earth upon all the fishes of the sea into your hand are they delivered Job 5.23 Thou shalt be in league with the stones of the field and the beast of the field shall be at peace with thee The 89. Legacie WHen thine heart is troubled either for soule or body apply Phil. 4.7 The peace of God which passeth all understanding shall keepe your hearts and minder Psal 29 11 The Lord will blesse his people with peace Is thine heart troubled with many temptations of Satan or with feares of sin and misery apply the peace of GOD shall preserve your hearts Hast thou many troubles outwardly ap the Lord shalt blesse his people with peace The 90. Legacie IF thou wouldest have thy purposes to prosper apply Iob. 22.28 Thou shalt also decree a thing and it shall be established unto thee and the light shall shine upon thy wayes Psal 1.3 Whatsoever he doth shall prosper Psal 37.5 Commit thy way unto the Lord trust also in him and he shal bring it to passe When thou often purposest to do good both for thy soule and body and yet findest thy purposes broken apply Thou shalt decree A thing and the Lord shall stablish it unto thee He shall bring it to passe When thou art in doing of any thing apply Whatsoever he doth shall prosper The 91. Legacie When thou art called to a great worke wherein thou shalt have great opposition apply Deut. 31.8 The Lord he it is that doth goe before thee he will bee with thee he will not faile thee neither forsake thee feare not neither be dismaied 2 Chron. 16.9 The Lord will shew himselfe strong in the behalfe of thē whose heart is perfect to wards him Psal 91.11 12 13. He shall give his Angels charge over thee to keepe thee in all thy waies They shall beare thee up in their hands lest thou dash thy foote against a stone Thou shalt treade upon the Lion and Adder The young Lion and Dragon shalt thou trāple under feet It maters not what be the lets to oppose us when the Lord goes before us hee will easily beat them downe nor what strength resists such as hee hath promised to shew his strength for nor how many bee our dangers when his Angels have charge over us to keepe us Therfore go on in the worke and feare not the issue being strengthned by the promises of him that never faileth his The 92. Legacie IN the time of danger apply 1 Sam. 2.9 The Lord will keepe the feet of his Saints Pro. 1.33 Who so harkneth unto me shall dwell safely shall be quiet from feare of evill Iob. 11.18 19. Thou shalt be secure because there is hope yea thou shalt digge about thee and thou shalt take thy rest in safety also thou shalt lie downe and none shall make thee afraid Psal 125 1 2. They which trust in the Lord shall bee as mount Sion which cannot be removed but abideth for ever As the mountaines are roūd about Ierusalem so the Lord is round about his people from henceforth even for ever Psal 121.3 4 5. He will not suffer thy foot to be mooved be that keepeth thee will not slumber Behold he that keepeth Israel will neither slumber nor sleepe The Lord is thy keeper the Lord is thy shade vpon thy right hand Seeing the Lord is our keeper wee need not feare the danger The 93. Legacie WHen thou art in great trouble apply Isai 43.2 When thou passest through the waters I will bee with thee and through the Rivers they shall not over flow thee whē thou walkest through the fire thou shalt not be burnt neither shall the flame kindle upon thee vers 20. I wil give waters in the wildernesse and rivers in the desart to give drinke to my people my chose Psal 32.6 7. Surely in the flood 's of great waters they shall not come nigh unto him Thou art my hiding place thou shalt preserve mee frō trouble thou shalt compasse me about with songs of deliverance When thou seest thy selfe compassed with many troubles and beginnest to feare apply I will bee with thee they shall not over flow thee In the fire of affliction thou shalt not onely not be burnt but the flame shall not kindle upon thee the greatest troubles shall not doe thee the least harme for God being with thee will bring thee out as he did Israell through the sea and the three children out of the fire with not so much as the savour of fire about them so shall not so much as the savour of evill be upon his but he will compasse them about with songs of deliverance The 94. Legacie WHē thou seemest to bee forgotten in affliction apply Psal 9.9.18 The Lord also will be a refuge for the oppressed a refuge in times of trouble For the needy shall not alway be forgotten the expectation of the poore shall not perish for ever Isa 49.15 Can a woman forget her sucking child that she shold not have compassion on the sonne of her wombe yea they may forget yet wil not I forget thee Psal 103.9 He will not alwayes chide neither will he keepe his anger for ever Lament 3.31 32. The Lord will not cast off for ever But though he cause griefe yet will he have compassion according to the multitude of his mercies The 95. Legacie WHen thou fearest thou shalt end thy dayes in misery apply Job 36.11 They shall spend their dayes in prosperity and their years in pleasures The 96. Legacie WHen thy sorrowes grow great apply Job 11.16 That shalt forget thy miserie and remember it as waters that passe away Job 8.20 21. Behold God will not cast away a perfect man till hee fill thy mouth with laughing and thy lips with rejoycing Psa 27.14 Be of good courage and he shall strengthen thy heart Psal 112.4 Vnto the upright there ariseth light in the darkenesse Psal 126.5 6. They that sow in teares shall reape in joy He that goeth forth and weepeth bearing precious seed shall doubt lesse come againe with rejoycing bringing his sheaves with him Prov. 10.28 The hope of therighteous shal be gladnesse Mat. 5.4 Blessed are they that mourne for they shall be comforted John 16.22 Yee now have sorrow but I will see you againe and your hearts shall rejoyce and your joy no man taketh from you Hath sorrow taken deep roote in thy soule that thou fearest thou shalt never finde hearty joy apply Hee shall comfort thine heart Is such a crosse upon thee that thou fearest thou shalt never forget it apply thou shalt forget thy misery as waters that passe away The 97. Legacie WHen thou art in such an estate as thou knowest no way out of miserie either for soule or body or both apply Ier. 33.3 Call unto mee and I will answer thee and shew thee great and mighty things which thou knowest not The 98.