the holy Spirit to them that aske him Ioel 2.28.29 I will powre out my Spirit upon all flesh and your sonnes and your daughters shall prophesie your old men shall dreame dreames and your young men shall see visions And also upon the servants upon th ehandmaids in those dayes will I powre out my spirit Ioh. 14.16.17 And I will pray the Father and hee shall give you another Comforter that he 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 and he was heard in all hee prayed for therefore thou maist laime it though thy prayers bee but weake THE XXIV LEGACY If looking on Gods love thou canst not love God againe WHen thou lookest upon the great love of God unto thee and canst not finde thine heart inlarged in loving God again 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 XXV LEGACY If thou canst not bring thine heart to delight in the Lord. WHen thou canst not bring thine heart to delight in the Lord apply Isai 41.16 Thou shalt rejoyce in the Lord and glory in the holy one of Israel Psal 89.16 In thy name shall they rejoyce all the day and in thy righteousnesse shall they be exalted Iob. 22.26 For then shalt thou have thy delight in the Almighty Psal 33.21 For our heart shall rejoyce in him because we 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 rejoyce continually in thy name THE XXVI LEGACY If thou feelest not Gods feare in thine heart WHen wee feele not the feare of God in our hearts apply Ier. 33.40 I will put my feare in their hearts If we would have a reverent feare of God when we 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 bee inquired of by the house of Israel to doe it for them THE XXVII LEGACY If thine heart will not praise the Lord. VVHen thou canst not bring thine heart to praise the Lord apply Isa 43.21 This people have I formed for my selfe they shall shew forth my praise Ioel 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 self 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 stirre thee not up to praise the Lord apply Hee shall eat and be satisfied and praise the name of the Lord. THE XXVIII LEGACY If thou wantest wisdome WHen thou seest thy want of wisdome makes thee not walke like a Christian so unblameably as thou ought apply Iam. 1.5 If any of you lacke wisdome let him aske of God that giveth to all men liberally and upbraideth not and it shall be given him When thou findest thou want'st wisdome to improve thine afflictions to the best advantage or for the ordering of thy actions occafions and course of life to Gods glory and the good of others and thy selfe then faile not to aske wisdome and doubt not of the obtaining of it THE XXIX LEGACY If thou canst not understand Gods voyce VVHen thou canst not understand the voyce of God in his word or works not knowing what to learne by them apply Isa 35.5 The eares of the deafe shall bee unstopped That is those that were deafe not understanding any thing shall be made to heare that is to understand Ioh. 10.16 Other sheep I have which are not of this fold them also I must bring and they shall heare my voyce Which is a promise to the Gentiles that they shall understand the voyce of God THE XXX LEGACY If thou caust not see into the mysteries of the Gospell IF thou canst not see into the divine my steries of the Gospel apply Isa 35.5 The eyes of the blind shall be opened Isa 42.7 Hee shall open thee eyes of the blind Luk. 4.18 Hee hath sent me to recover sight to the blind 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 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 blind THE XXXI LEGACY If thou seest a good way and hast no power to walke in it WHen thou seest a good way and 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. 36.72 And I will put my Spirit within you and cause you to walke in my statutes and ye shall keep 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 hee commands seeing we have 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 keep my judgements and doe them Isai 40.31 They shall runne and not be weary they shall walke and not bee faint That is Those which of themselves could not step one step shall be able to runne swiftly in the wayes of God THE XXXII LEGACY If thou wantest memory VVHen thou wantest memory to remember the Word of God apply Ioh. 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 remembrance whatsoever I have said unto you THE XXXIII LEGACY When thou seest thine ignorance VVHen thou seest thine ignorance and fearest thou shalt not bee able to glorify God as thou mightest if thou had'st more knowledge stirre up thy selfe to desire and apply Ier. 31.33.34 Thus saith the Lord I
things worketh God oftentimes with man Wherefore believe 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 vers 27. THE IV. LEGACY If thou despaire WHen thou art at the pits brinke of despaire and art dryed up with sorrow then goe to some faithfull Preacher that is able to preach Christ unto thee and apply these promises Iob. 33.24 25 26. Then he 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 childs hee shall returne to the dayes of his youth He shall pray unto God and he shall be favourable unto him and he shall see his face with joy for he will render unto man his righteousnesse Isai 57.19 I create the fruit of the lips peace peace to him that is farre off and to him that is neare saith the Lord and I will heale him When thou commest to the uttermost extremity 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 speake 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 fiesh shall be as the flesh of a child If in this estate thou fearest God will not heare prayers for thee apply He shall pray to God and he will be favourable to him When thou fearest thou shalt not be 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 V. LEGACY If thou findest sinne an heavy burden and Satan pursuing VVHen thou feelest sin an heavy burden and Satan pursuing thee with many feares by reason of the same flye to Christ and apply Matth. 11.28 29. Come unto me all yee that labour and are heavy laden and I will give you rest Mat. 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 wind and a covert from the tempest as rivers of waters in a dry place as the shadow of a great rocke in a weary land Thus doth Christ to the soule that flyes to him If Satan pursue thee apply He is an hiding place If stormes of temptations and afflictions doe arise apply He is a refuge against the tempest If thy soule bee ready to faint through weakenesse apply He is a river of water in a dry place to revive thy spirits and as the shadow of a great rocke under which thou maist safely repose thy selfe When thou findest thy sinnes very heavy apply I wil ease you When thou hast no rest in thy foule because of sinne apply You shall find rest to your soules Hee shall save his people from their sinnes both from the punishment and the power If thou fearest length of time in temptations apply The God of peace shall bruise Satan under your feet shortly THE VI. LEGACY If thou turne from sinne and yet doubt of pardon WHen thou turnest from sin and doubtest of the pardon of it apply Isai 1.18 Though your sins be as sckarlet they shall be as white as snow though they be red like crimson they shall bee as wooll Isai 55.7 Let the wicked forsake his way and the unrighteous man his thoughts and let him returne unto the Lord and he will have mercy on him and to our God for he will abundantly pardon Micah 7.18 19. Who is a God like unto thee that pardoneth iniquity and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his beritage hee retaineth not his anger for ever because he delighteth in mercy He will turne againe he will have compassion upon us he will subdue our iniquities and thou wilt cast all their sinnes into the depths of the sea Prov. 21.13 He that confesseth and forsaketh his sinnes shall find mercy 1. Ioh. 1.9 If we confesse our sins he is faithfull and just to forgive us our sinnes and to cleanse us from all unrighteousnesse When thou seest thy soule of a sinfull colour apply Though they be red like crimson they shall be as white as wool If thou fearest God will hardly be intreated apply He will have mercy for he is ready to forgive If we feare that our sinnes have taken such strong hold upon us as wee shall never get from them apply He will cleanse us from all our unrighteousnesse Seeing God promiseth to be the cleanser feare not the hardnesse of the worke THE VII LEGACY If thou wouldst have thy manifold rebellions subdued VVHen thou feelest many rebellions in thine heart and life and wouldst have them not only pardoned but subdued apply Hos 14.5 I will heale their backe-sliding Which promise as I thinke containes thus much that God will not only pardon but heale us and instead of rebellious hearts and lives will give us obedient hearts and lives for as healing followeth the curing of sicknesse so obedience doth the curing of rebellion Micah 7.19 He will subdue our iniquities When thou feelest sin very strong flye to this promise and apply the strength of him that promiseth against then strength of sinne it is the Lord that hath promised to subdue it what though Sinne and Satan joyne their force together yet the Lord is stronger then all their force wee need not doubt THE VIII LEGACY If thy heart bee hard and full of corruption VVHen thou feelest thine heart hard and full of corruption apply Ezek. 36.26 A new heart also will I give you and a new spirit will I put within you and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh and I will give you an heart of flesh Deut. 30.6 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 soule that thou maist live When thou feelest thine heart worldly carnall apply I will circumcise thy heart A new heart will I give thee When nothing will breake thine heart apply the power of Iehovah that hath promised to cure thee in taking away thy stony heart THE IX LEGACY If unbridled nature break out into passion VVHen thou canst not bridle nature but it breakes forth into violent passions to contention apply Isai 11.6 The Wolfe also shall dwell with the Lambe and the Leopard shall lye downe with the Kid and the Calfe and the young Lyon the fatling together a
hinder not thy selfe by unbeliefe THE LIV. LEGACY When thou art to goe to the assemblies WHen thou art to goe to the assemblies to participate in the ordinances apply In places where I record my name I will come to thee and blesse thee If thou wantest the Lord or his blessing goe to his house and thou shalt find him Psalme 36.8 9. They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatnesse of thine house and thou shalt make them drinke of the river of thy pleasures For with thee is the fountaine of life and in thy light shall we see light Ps 65.4 We shall be satisfied with the geodnesse of thy house even of thine holy Temple Psalme 83.11 The Lord God is a Sun and shield the Lord will give grace and glory and no good thing will he withhold Psalme 92.13.14 Those that he planted in the house of the Lord shall flourish in the courts of our God They shall still bring forth fruit in their old age they shall bee fat and flourishing Psalme 128.5 The Lord shall blesse thee out of Sion Isai 25.6 7 8. In this mountain shall the Lord of Hosts make unto all people a feast of fat things a feast of wine on the lees of fat things full of marrow of wines on the lees well refined Therefore when his ordinances are corrupted with mens inventions then thou maist presse him with this promise that he will give us wine fined and purified even his purest ordinances and most comfortable to our hearts as wine is And when there is litle nourishment because their gifts are weake urge him with this that he hath promised to make us a feast of fat things full of marrow for I take this promise to be meant of the Churches after Christ vers 7. And he will destroy in this mountain the face of the covering cast over all people and the the vaile that is spread over all nations Thy sins that are too strong for thee bring them to the Lord in his ordinances and he will destroy them though thou seeme to be covered with them and they spread as a vaile upon thee yet believe his promises and all things shall be possible unto thee Isai 57.7 I will make them joyfull in mine house of prayer their sacrifices shal be accepted at mine Altar God will both give to them and accept from their sacrifices as pleasing to him 2. Chro. 20.20 Believe his Prophets so shall ye prosper Prov. 1.5 A wise man will heare and will encrease learning and a man of understanding shall attaine unto wise counsels Prov. 4.10.12 Heare and receive my sayings and the yeares of thy life shall be many when thou goest thy steps shall not be strait and when thou runnest thou shalt not stumble Mark 4.24 Vnto you that have shall more be given Isai 55.3.11 12. Incline your eares and come unto me heare and your soules shall live and I will make an everlasting Covenant with you even the sure mercies of David My words shall accomplish that which I please and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it Therefore ye shall goe forth with joy and be led forth with peace the mountaines and the hils shall bread forth before you into singing and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands vers 13. Instead of the thorne shall come up the Firre tree and instead of the bryer shall come up the Mirtle tree this force shall the word have in thine heart for planting of Grace and destroying of sinne Hos 14.7 They that dwell under his shadow shall returne they shall revive as the corne and grow as the vine the sent thereof shall be as the vine in Lebanon If thou wouldst returne apply this he shall returne If thou beest decayed apply this They shall revive as the corne If thou wouldest flourish in grace apply They shall flourish as the Vine If thou wouldest bee a sweet smelling savour in all places apply The sent thereof shall be as the Vine of Lebanon Seeing all these good things come from the powerfull ordinances of the Lord let us give him no rest till he bestow these blessings upon us when the Pastour of the people pronounceth the blessing apply this promise Num. 6.27 I will blesse thee THE LV. LEGACY Wouldest thou enjoy the ordinances of God and a blessing upon them WOuldest thou enjoy the ordinances of God and a blessing upon them apply Ier. 31.14 I will satiate the soules of the Priests with fatnesse and my people shall be satisfied with goodnesse Ier. 3.15 I will give you Pastours according to mine heart which shall feed you with knowledge and understanding Ezek. 34.26 27. And I will make them and the places round about my hill a blessing and I will cause the showre to come downe in his season there shall bee showers of blessing And the tree of the field shall yield her encrease and the earth shall yield her fruit The promises are both for Pastor and people the Pastor shall be able to teach with knowledge and understanding his soule shall bee replenished with fatnesse his teaching shall bee as seasonable showres of blessing that shall make the people fruitfull The people must apply these promises first that God would give them able Teachers and that they may find their ministery blessed unto them according to these promises That they may bee fed with knowledge and understanding that they may bee satisfied with goodnesse and that their teaching may bee seasonable showers of blessing to make them fruitfull as it is promised that the trees shall yield their fruit How much are Gods ordinances to be desired by which he doth convey so many blessings unto his people Let us give him no rest till he furnish Ierusalem with all her ordinances and officers THE LVI LEGACY Jf thou enjoyest grace or meanes of Grace IF thou enjoyest glorious graces or meanes of grace and fearest the loosing of them apply Isai 4.5.6 Vpon all the glory shall be a defence And there shall be a Tabernacle for a shadow in the day time from the heat and for a place of refuge and for a covert from storme and from raine Isai 27.3 I the Lord doe keep it I will water it every moment least any hurt it I will keep it night and day Isai 33.16 His place of defence shall be the munition of Rockes bread shall be given him his waters shall be sure Hast thou any glorious grace or meanes of grace Arme thy selfe with the power of God in his promises for the Devill will ue all his fores and subtilty to deprive thee of them hast thou a glorious Minister and pure ordinance or glorious graces beginne to spring in thine heart and seest no meanes to defend them apply Vpon all thy glory he shall be a defence His defence shall bee a munition of Rockes Seest thou an heart of sinne in thy self or the rage of the wicked that causeth thee to feare the losse of them apply There
shall be a covering for a shadow in the day for the heat Doth the Devill raise up stormes inwardly persecutions apply The defence and covering shall be a place of refuge and covert 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 hee will be adding and nourishing Bread shall be given him and his waters shall be sure THE LVII LEGACY When thou art banished from Gods ordinances WHen thou art banished from Gods ordinances apply these promises for thy returne Isai 35.10 The ransomed of the Lord shall return and come to Sion with songs and everlasting joy upon their heads they shall obtaine joy and gladnesse and sorrow and sighing shall flee away Ier. 3.14 I will take you two of a family and one of a Citty and will bring you to Sion Deut. 30.4 If any of thine be driven out to the utmost parts of heaven from 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 sheep and seek them out As a Sheepheard seeketh out his flock in the day that he is among his Sheep that are scattered so will I seek out my Sheep and will deliver them out of all places where they have been scattered in the cloudy and darke day And I will bring them out from the people and gather them 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 rivers and in all the inhabited places of the Countreâ— I will feed them in a good pasture and upon the high mountaines of Israel shall their fold he there shall they lye in a good fold in a fat pasture shall they feed upon the mountaines of Israel I will seed my flock I wil cause them to lye down saith the Lord God I will seek that which was lost and bring againe that which was driven away and will bind up that which was broken and will strengthen that which was sick If thou mournest for Gods ordinances apply Thou shalt not onely returne to Sion but returne with joy and sorrow shall flye away If thou beest but one amongst many which desirest it and fearest thou shalt bee left among them apply I will take you one of a citty and two of a Tribe though thou beest but one of a City that returneth 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 sin apply Though thou wert cast into the out most part of the Heaven thence will the Lord gather thee and from thence will the Lord gather thee from thence wil he take thee he will deliver them from all places where they have been scattered in the cloudy and darke day and will feed them in good pastures and will bring them to rest THE LVIII LEGACY Whilst thou art banish't from Gods house WHilst thou art banished from Gods house apply Ezek. 11.16 I will be unto them as a litle Sanctuary in the countries where they shall come Isai 40.11 He shall feed his flock like a sheepheard he shall gather the Lambes with his arme and carry them in his bosome and shall gently lead those that are with young In thy banishment at those houres when thy 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 be a Sanctuary unto you He shall feed his flock as a sheepheard If in this time thou feelest thy selfe very weake apply He shall gather his Lambs in his armes and carry them in his bosome and guide them with young they cannot miscarry that are shut up in the bosome of God nor feare who are guided by him Therefore though we be never so weake in our selves yet here is our comfort we are safe in our God O happy people saved by the Lord. THE LIX LEGACY When wicked sheepheards are over us WHen wicked sheepheards are over us then apply Eze. 34.10 Thus saith the Lord God Behold I am against the sheepheards and I will require my flock at their hands and cause them to cease from feeding the flock neither shall the sheepheards feed themselves any more for I will deliver my flock from their mouth that they may not be meat for them vers 21.22 Because ye have thrust with side and with shoulder and pusht all the diseased with your hornes till yee have scattered them abroad Therefore will I save my flock and they shall no more be a prey and I will cause the wild beasts to cease out of the land When the sheepheards feed themselves and are ready to devoure us apply The sheepheards shall not feed themselves any more I will deliver my sheep from their mouthes they shall no more devoure them When through their greatnesse and our weaknesse they push us so with their hornes that wee are scattered both sheepheard from people and one from another apply I will help my sheep and they shall no more be spoyled I will cause the wild beasts to cease out of the land THE LX. LEGACY When through wicked sheepheards thou art come to great misery WHen through evill sheepheards we are come to great misery apply Ezek. 34.16 I will seek that which was lost and bring again that which was driven away and will bind up that which was broken and will strengthen that which was sick Isai 30.20 Though the Lord give you the bread of adversity and the water of affliction yet shall not thy teachers bee removed into a corner any more but thine eyes shall see thy teachers When through evill sheepheards thou art come to such an estate as thou feelest thy selfe to have lost God and goodnesse and art driven away from all things that might help thee apply I will seek that which was lost I will bring again that which was driven away When thou art even broken with misery and growne very weak apply I will bind up that which was broken and strengthen that which was weake When thy Teachers which should help thee in this estate are forced to flye and hide themselves for feare of wicked sheepheards apply Thy teachers shall not bee removed into a corner any more but thine eyes shall see thy Teachers Thus farre of the ordinances of God which are ordinary Now for the duty of Fasting which is extraordinary THE LXI LEGACY When thou settest thy selfe to fast WHen thou settest thy selfe to fast apply Matth. 6.18 If thou fast in secret thy Father wich seeth in
nighthy dwelling Prov. 14.11 The Tabernacle of the upright shall flourish Prov. 12.7 The house of the righteous shall stand If thou wouldst prosper in thine house apply Peace shall be in it No plague shall come neer it It shall flourish If thou wouldst have it continue so apply It shall stand That they may not be a snare to thee but that thou maist use thy blessing and not sinne apply Thou shalt visit thy habitation and not sinne THE LXXI LEGACY If thou wouldst have thy going out and comming in blessed IF thou wouldst have thy comming in and going out blessed apply Deut. 28.6 Blessed shalt thou be when thou commest in and blessed shalt thou bee when thou goest out Psalme 121.8 The Lord shall preserve thy going out and thy comming in from this time forth and even for evermore When thou goest out if thou wouldst have heavens and earth and all creatures blessed to thee and bee made able to make the spirituall use of them apply Blessed shalt thou be when thou goest out and when thou commest in The Lord shall preserve thy going out and thy comming in If thou wouldst have the continuance of it apply from this time forth for evermore THE LXXII LEGACY When thou eatest or enjoyest any blessing that it may satisfy and be sanctified WHen thou eatest or enjoyest any blessing that it may satisfy thee and thou maist have the sanctified use of it apply Ioel 2.26 Ye shall eat in plenty and be satisfied and praise the name of the Lord our God That thy meat and outward blessings may give thee content and satisfy thee apply Thou shalt eat and be satisfied That thou maist have the sanctified use of it apply Thou shalt praise the Lord. THE LXXIII LEGACY When thou takest thy rest at night c. WHen thou takest thy rest at night apply Prov. 3.24 When thou lyest downe thou shalt not bee afraid yea thou shalt lye down and thy sleep shall be sweet Iob 11.19 Also thou shalt lye down and none shall make thee afraid If thou art troubled with feares of the night apply Thou shalt not be afraid When thou takest thy rest apply None shall make thee afraid If thou art troubled with any thing that breaks thy rest apply Thy rest shall be sweet THE LXXIV LEGACY When thou puttest thy hand to any works WHen thou puttest thine hand to any worke that it may be blessed apply Deut. 28.12 The Lord shall blesse all the workof thine hand Deut. 30.9 The Lord thy God will make thee plentuous in every work of thine hand The Lord will not only blesse some of thy works but every one therefore in every worke send up short prayers for the claiming of them and so at our going out and comming in or sleeping renew these promises upon thy selfe by faith applying them and by prayer suing for them THE LEXXV LEGACY If thou wouldst have thine outward blessings blessed IF thou wouldst have thy outward blessings blessed of God apply Deut. 28.4 5. Blessed shall be the fruit of thy body and the fruit of thy ground and the fruit of thy cattell the increase of thy kine and the flocks of thy sheep Blessed shall bee 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 increase of thy kine and the flocks of thy sheep There shall be neither male nor female barren among you or among your cattell That thy goods and thine house may be blessed apply Blessed shall be thy basket and thy store If thou beest in debt apply Deut. 28.12 Thou shalt lend unto many and shalt not borrow THE LXXVI LEGACY If thou desirest to enjoy the labours of thine hands IF thou desirest to enjoy the labours of thine hands apply Isai 65.21 22 23. They shall build houses and inhabit them they shall plant vineyards and eat the fruit of them They shall not build and another inhabit they shall not plant and another eat for as the dayes of a tree are the dayes of my people and mine elect shall long enjoy the works of their hands They shall not labour in vaine nor bring forth for trouble Psal 128.2 Thou shalt eat the labour of thine hands THE LXXVII LEGACY If thou art diligent in thy calling WHen thou art diligent in thy calling apply Prov. 12.14.24 The recompence of a mans hands shall be rendered unto him The hand of the diligent shall beare rule When thou enjoyest that thou hast laboured for apply Psalme 128.2 Thou shalt eat the labour of thine hands happy shalt thou be and it shall be well with thee THE LXXVIII LEGACY When thou seest wicked men follow unsatisfying things with restlesse desires and thou desirest content WHen thou seest the wicked to bee carried with restlesse desires hungrying and thirsting after those things which satisfy them not and thou desirest content apply Isai 65.13 14. Thus saith the Lord behold my servants shall eat but ye shall be hungry behold my servants shall drink but ye shall be thirsty be hold my servants shall rejoyce but yee shall be ashamed Behold my servants shall sing for joy of heart but yee shall cry for sorrow of heart and shall howle for vexation of spirit THE LXXIX LEGACY If thou fearest thou shalt loose by following the Lord. IF thou fearest thou shalt loose by following the Lord apply Psalme 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 Psalm 112.3 Wealth and riches shall bee in his house Iob. 22 23 24. Thou shalt be built up thou shalt lay up gold as dust and the gold of Ophir as the stones of of the brookes vers 25. Yea the Almighty shall bee 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 be for ever Thou shalt possesse the earth Doe others trouble thee apply They shall have their delight in the multitude of peace Art thou poore or fearest the losse of thy goods apply Riches and treasure shall be in his house Art thou oppressed by the wicked apply The Almighty shall be thy defence THE LXXX LEGACY When thou hast lost blessings by sinne WHen thou hast lost blessings by sinne apply these promises for their recovery Ioel. 2.24 25 26. The floores shall be full of Wheat and he fats shall overflow with wine and oyle and I will restore to you the yeares that the Locust hath eaten the canker-worme the caterpiller and the palme-worme and yee shall eat in plenty and be satisfied and praise the Lord. Deut. 30.5 I will multiply you above your fathers THE LXXXI LEGACY If thou fearest losse of thy good name IF thou fearest the
29.11 The Lord will blesse his people with peace Is thine heart troubled with many temptations of Satan or with feares of sinne and misery apply The peace of God shall preserve your hearts Hast thou many troubles outwardly apply The Lord shall blesse his people with peace THE XC LEGACY If thou wouldst have thy purpose to prosper IF thou wouldst 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 shall bring it to passe When thou often purposest to doe good both for thy soule and body and yet findest thy purposes broken apply Thou shal 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 XCI LEGACY When thou art called to a great worke WHen thou art called to a great work wherein thou shalt have great opposition apply Deut. 31.8 The Lord he it is that doty goe before thee he will be with thee he will not faile thee neither forsake thee feare not neither be dismayed 2. Chro. 16.9 The Lord will shew himselfe strong in the behalfe of them whose heart is perfect towards him Psal 91.11 12 13. Hee shall give his Angels charge over thee to keep thee in all thy wayes They shall beare thee up in their hands least thou dash thy foot against a stone Thou shalt tread upon the Lyon and Adder the young Lyon and Dragon shalt thou trample under feet It matters not what bee that lets 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 keep us Therefore goe on in the worke and feare not the issue being strengthened by the promises of him that never faileth his THE XCII LEGACY In times of danger IN the time of danger apply 1. Sam. 2.9 The Lord will keep the feet of his Saints Prov. 1.33 Who so harkeneth unto me shall dwell sasely and shall bee quiet from feare of evill Iob. 11.18.19 Thou shalt be seeure because there is hope yea thou shalt digge about thee and thou shalt take thy rest in safety also thou shalt lye down and none shall make the afraid Psal 125.1 2. They which trust in the Lord shall be as mount Sion which cannot bee removed but abideth for ever As the mountaines are round 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 moved hee that keepeth thee will not slumber Behold he that keepeth Israel will neither slumber nor sleep The Lord is thy keeper the Lord is thy shade upon thy right hand Seeing the Lord is our keeper wee need not feare the danger THE XCIII LEGACY When thou art in great trouble c. WHen thou art in great trouble apply Isai 43.2 When thou passest through the waters I will be with thee and through the Rivers they shall not overflow thee when thou walkest through the fire thou shalt not be burnt neither shall the flame kindle upon thee vers 20. I will give waters in the wildernesse and Rivers in the desart to give drinke to my people my chosen Psal 32.6 7. Surely in the floods of great waters they shall not come nigh unto him Thou art my hiding place thou shalt preserve me from trouble thou shalt compasse me about with songs of deliverance When thou seest thy felse compassed with many troubles and beginnest to feare apply I will be with thee they shall not overflow thee In the fire of affliction thou shalt not onely not bee burnt but the flame shall not kindle upon thee the greatest trouble shall doe thee the least harme for God being with thee will bring thee out as he did Israel 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 bee upon his but hee will compasse them about with songs of deliverance THE XCIV LEGACY When thou seemest to be forgotten in affliction WHen thou seemest to be forgotten in affliction apply Psal 9.9.18 The Lord also will be a resnge 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 Isai 48.50 Can a woman forget her sucking child that she should not have compassion on the sonne of her wombe yea they may forget yet will not I forget thee Psal 103.9 He will not alwaies chide neither will he keep his anger for ever Lam. 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 XCV LEGACY When thou fearest to dye in misery When thou fearest thou shalt end thy dayes in misery apply Iob. 36.11 They shall spend their dayes in prosperity and their yeares in pleasures THE XCVI LEGACY When thy sorrowes grow great WHen thy sorrowes grow great apply Iob. 11.16 Thou shalt forget thy misery and remember it as waters that passe away Iob. 8.20.21 Behold God will not cast away a perfect man till he fill thy mouth with laughing and thy lips with rejoycing Psal 27.14 Be of good courage and hee shall strengthen thy heart Psal 112.4 Vnto the upright there ariseth light in the darknesse Psal 126.5.6 They that sow in teares shall reape in joy He that goeth forth and weepeth bearing precious seed shall doubtlesse come againe with rejoycing bringing his sheaves with him Prov. 10.28 The hope of the righteous shall be gladnesse Matth. 5.4 Blessed are they that mourne for they shall be comforted Iohn 16.62 Yee now have sorrow but I will see you again and your hearts shall rejoyce and your joy no man taketh from you Hath sorrow taken deep root in thy soule that thou fearest thou shalt never find 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 XCVII LEGACY When thou knowest no way out of misery for soule or body WHen thou art in such an estate as thou knowest no way out of misery either for soule or body or both apply Ier. 33.3 Call unto me and I will answer thee and shew thee great and mighty things which thou knowest not THE XCVIII LEGACY If thou wouldst have deliverance out of trouble IF thou wouldst have deliverance out of trouble apply Psal 149.4 He will beautifie the meek with salvation or Hee will make the meek glorious by deliverance Psal