promise that the Gentiles shall bring forth the fruits of the Gospell therefore every believing Gentile may apply it THE XLIV LEGACY If thou findest thy selfe unlike Gods people WHen thou findest thy selfe not like the people of God either in heart or life apply Ier. 32.39 I will give them one heart and one way When thou seest thine heart not like the people of God either in their affection to God or his people or ordinances or in their sorrowing for sinne apply I will give them one heart When thou seest thy life and conversation not so holy as the people of God apply I will give them one way THE XLV LEGACY If thou wouldst have Gods blessing rest upon thee IF thou wouldst have the blessing of the Lord to rest upon thee apply Psalme 5.12 The Lord will blesse the righteous Deut. 7.13 I will blesse thee Psalme 3.8 Thy blessing is upon thy people Psal 24.5 He shall receive the blessing from the Lord and righteousnesse from the God of his salvation Psal 115.12.13 The Lord will blesse us be will blesse the house of Israel hee will blesse the house of Aaron Hee will blesse them that feare the Lord both small and great THE XLVI LEGACY If thou would'st be a blessing in thy place IF thou would'st be a blessing in thy place apply Gen. 12.2 I will blesse thee and thou shalt be a blessing Ezek. 34.26 I will make them about my hill a blessing THE XLVII LEGACY If thou separatest from the wicked in their corrupt worship WHen thou separatest thy self from the wicked in their corrupt worship and manners apply 2. Cor. 6.16 17 18. I will dwell in them and walke in them and I will be their God and they shall be my people Wherefore come out from among them and be ye separate saith the Lord and touch not the uncleane thing and I will receive you and will be a Father unto you and ye shall be my sonnes and daughters saith the Lord Almighty Thus farre of Grace the next Promises are about the meanes of Grace either ordinary or extraordinary THE XLVIII LEGACY A promise to be applyed in every ordinance IN every Ordinance thou maist apply this promise Isai 12.3 With joy shall you draw water out of the wels of salvation Now in that it is said out of the Wels of salvation and not Well I thinke we ought to apply it to every ordinance of God so as wee are to use them with a comfortable perswasion that wee shall receive abundance of grace from them As the Lord promiseth we shall draw waters from out of them wee shall not only use them but draw from them with joy Therefore when we pray meditate heare conferre fast in every duty apply this promise and you shall find him faithfull which promiseth THE XLIX LEGACY When thou prayest WHen thou prayest apply these promises for the strengthening of thy faith and for thy hearing Mat. 7.7 Aske and it shall be given you seek and you shall find knock and it shall be opened unto you Mat. 6.6 Pray to the Father which seeth in secret and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward the openly Mat. 21 22. And all things whatsoever ye shall aske in prayer believing ye shall receive it Iohn 14.13 14. Whatsoever ye shall aske in my name I will doe it Ioh. 16.24 Aske and ye shall receive that your joy may be full Iohn 15.7 Aske what you will and it shall done unto you Isai 65.24 Before they call I will answer and while they are yet speaking I will heare Iob 22.7 Thou shalt make thy prayers unto him and he shall heare thee and if thou seek him he will be found THE L. LEGACY WHen thou meditatest WHen thou meditatest apply these promises Prov. 14.22 Mercy and truth shall be to them that devise good Psal 103.17 18. The loving kindnesse of the Lord endureth for ever to them which think upon his commandements to doethem Philip. 4.8 9. Thinke on these things which ye have both learned and received and heard and seene in me and the God of peace shall be with you If thou desirest mercy or the truth of God to be forthy good or the loving kindesse of the Lord to bee for ever towards thee and that God which brings peace with him to be with thee then meditate on good things with such a meditation as may stirre thee up to practise thē all these promises shall surely be performed to thee And because meditation is an hard duty therefore encourage thy selfe to it by the benefit it brings and it being a way of God he will give thee his Spirit to cause thee to walke in it THE LI. LEGACY In meditating conferring and reading Gods word IN meditating conferring and reading of the word of God apply Iosh 1.8 Let not this booke of the Law depart out of thy mouth but meditate therein day and night that thou maist 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. LII LEGACY In reading of the word of thou understandest not IN reading of the word if wee understand not apply these promises Prov. 1.23 I will powre out my Spirit unto you I will make knowne my words unto you Prov. 1.4 It gives subtilty to the simple to the young men knowledge and discretion Psal 19.8 The Commandement of the Lord is pure inlightning the eyes THE LIII LEGACY If thou canst not conferre WHen thou canst not speake in conference to edification but feelest thine heart shut up then apply Iohn 7.38 He that believeth on me out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water Prov. 10.31 The mouth of the just bringeth forth wisdome 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 plainly 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 doe them good apply Prov. 13.20 He that walketh with wise men shall be wise So apply Prov. 12.14 Iohn 7.38 Ezek. 47.12 His fruit shall be meat and his leaves medicine If thou findest thy soule stand in need of wisdome keep company with the people of God which are the only wise people and 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 meant and his leave 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 maist be so to others and
the mouth of the Lord shall name thou shalt also be a crown of glory in the band of the Lord and a royall diadem in the hand of thy God Isai 61.4 5 6. They shall build the old wasts they shall raise up the former desolations they shall repayre the wast cities the desolations of many generations And strangers shall stand and feed your stocks and the sonnes of the alien shall by your plowmen and your vine-dressers but ye shall be named the Priests of the Lord men shall call you the ministers of our God ye shall eat the riches of the Gentiles and in their glory shall you boast your selves Isai 48.22 23. Thus saith the Lord Behold I will lift up my hand to the Gentiles and set up my standard to the people and they shall bring thy sonnes in their armes and thy daughters shall be carried upon their shoulders and Kings shall be thy nursing Fathers and their Queenes thy nursing Mothers they shall bow downe to thee with their face toward the earth and lick vp the dust of thy feet A Post-script sent from the Authour THese promises I have observed many more there be of most excellent use but because they need opening for the understanding of them I would not set them downe least through the shallownesse of my understanding I should wrong the precious promises but I picked out the most plaine and those that I found of continuall use for soule and body which I have found much good by for the promises are our Legacies bequeathed to us in the will of our Father and wee are to claime them as wee stand in need of any of them and surely that God which would not have children wronged in that which is bequeathed to them in the will of their Fathers much lesse will hee withhold that which his Sonne hath bequeathed to us in his last will which hee sealeed with his blood Therefore let us sue for them for he saith hee will bee sought to performe them to us And when thou applyest any promise seeke unto the condition and labour to keep it and doubt not of the performance of what is promised for he is both able and faithfull that hath promised FINIS AN EPITOME OF PROMISES FOR THE SAINTS SVPPORT IN TIME OF TROVBLE The sixth Edition PSAL. 119.140 Thy Word is very pure therefore thy servants love it OXFORD Printed by LEON LICHFIELD for Samuel Enderby An. Dom. 1640. AN EPITOME OF PROMISES FOR THE SAINTS SVPPORT IN TIME OF TROVBLE Promises I. THat God hath freely loved his Elect in Christ Iesus I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious and I will shew mercy on whom I will shew mercy Exod. 33.19 I even I am he that blotteth out thy transgression for mine owne sake Esa 43.25 I have blotted out as a thick Cloud thy transgressions Esa 44.22 I will heale their back-slidings I will love them freely Hosea 14.4 II. That GOD hath given Christ to death for his Elect. I will put emnity betweene thee and the woman it shall bruise thy head and thou shalt bruise his heele Gen. 3.15 But he was wounded for our transgression Esa 53.5 When he shall make his soule an offering for sin 10. Hewas numbred with the transgressors and bare the sinnes of many 12. Seaventy weeks are determined upon the people to finish the transgressions and to make an end of sin Dan. 9.24 III. That wee are freely justified by Iesus Christ So by the obedience of one many shall be made righteous Rom. 5.19 And are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Iesus Rom. 3.24 By his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many Esa 53.11 IV. That GOD hath made a Covenant with his Children to be their GOD. I will establish my Covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting Covenant to be a God unto thee and to thy seed after thee Gen. 17.7 I will walk among you and will be yoür God and ye shall be my people Lev. 26.26 With great and eternall mercies will I gather thee Esa 54.7 I will be their God and they shall be my people Ier. 31.33 I will say to them Thou art my people and they shall say thou art my God Hosea 2.23 V. That GOD will call his Children to the knowledge of his Truth The meek will he teach his wayes Psal 25.9 I will instruct thee and teach thee in all the way that thou shalt goe Psal 32.8 All thy Children shall be taught of the Lord. Esa 54.13 For they shall all know me from the least of them to the greatest saith the Lord. Ier. 31.34 I am the Lordthy God which teacheth thee to profit and leadeth thee by the way that thou shouldst goe Esa 48.17 VI. That GOD will give his Spirit unto his children I will power out my spirit upon you Prov. 1.23 I will powre water upon him that is thirsty Esa 44.3 I will put my spirit within you Ezek. 36.27 I will powre out my spirit upon all flesh Ioel 2.28 I will powre upon the house of David the spirit Zach. 12.10 I will pray unto the Father and he shall give you even the spirit of Truth Iohn 14.16 17. VII That GOD will cause his Children to trust in him by faith Many shall see it and feare and shall trust in the Lord. Psal 40.3 Vnder his wings shalt thou trust 91.4 On my armes shall they trust Esa 51.1 The just shall live by his faith Hab. 2.4 They shall trust in the name of the Lord. Zeph. 3.12 In his Name shall the Gentiles trust Matth. 12.21 VIII That God will give his Children an humble and broken heart I will take the stony heart out of their flesh and I will give them a heart of flesh Ezek. 11.19 I will powre on them the spirit of supplication and they shall mourne for him as one mourneth for his Onely Sonne Zach. 12.10 Every mountaine and hill shall bee brought low Luk. 3.5 The Lord thy God will circumcise thy heart Deut. 30.6 X. That Gods Children shall have power to mortify and overcome sin For sin shall not have dominion over you for ye are not under the Law but under Grace Rom. 6.12 I will sprinkle clean water upon you and ye shall be cleansed from all your filthinesse Ezek. 36.25 He will subdue our iniquities Micah 7.19 Every branch that beareth fruit he purgeth it X. That the Children of God shall live a holy and sanctified life He shall be like a tree that bringeth forth fruit in his season Psal 1.3 I will put my Law into their inward parts Ier. 31.33 The sound thereof shall be as the wine of Lebanon Hosea 14.7 For their sakes sanctify I my selfe that they may be sanctified through the Truth Iohn 17.19 In holinesse and righteousnesse all the days of our lives Luke 1.75 The Lord of peace sanctify you throughout 1. Thes 5.23 Faithfull is he that hath promised you vers
little child shall lead them Such shall bee the power of the Gospell that those which are by nature like Wolves and devouring beasts shall dwell very peaceably and if wee find our nature such we must apply the Wolfe shall dwell with the Lambe Micah 7.19 He will subdue our iniquities and will cast all our sinnes into the depth of the sea that which is cast into the Sea as it appeareth not in sight so wee cannot get it againe though wee would so will God doe by your sinnes cast them out of his sight so as wee shall not returne to them any more presse him with his promise and you shall find more then you thinke THE X. LEGACY If thou be in bondage to some sin VVHen thou feelest thy selfe in bondage to some sinne apply Iohn 8.32 You shall know the Truth and the truth shall make you free Rom. 6.14 Sinne shall not have dominion you When thou feelest thy bondage that thou canst not doe good or keep thy selfe from evill apply The truth shall make you free If thy sinnes often prevaile against thee apply Sinne shall not have dominion over you Psal 130.8 He shall redeeme Israel from all his iniquities THE XI LEGACY If thou fearest the breaking out of strong sinnes VVHen thou feelest some sinne so strong in thee that thou fearest it will breake out to Gods dishonour and the blemishing of Religion apply 1. Thess 5.23.24 That your whole spirit soule and body may be preserved blamelesse unto the comming of our Lord Iesus Christ Faithfull is he that calleth you who also will doe it That God which hath called thee will keep thee blamelesse unto the comming of Christ therefore use the meanes and rest upon the Lords faithfulnesse which never faileth them which trust in him 2. Thes 3.3 But the Lord is faithfull who shall stablish you and keepe you from evill 1. Ioh. 1.9 If we confesse our sinnes he is faithfull and just to forgive us our sinnes and to cleanse us from all unrighteousnesse By cleansing as I thinke is meant not onely from the guilt of sinne but the the power of it that the filthinesse of it shall not appeare in our lives and conversations When sinne pursues thee hard to make thee fall doe thou pursue the Lord with prayers for performance of this promise and doubt not of the issue Micah 7.19 Hee will subdue our iniquities And to these adde the prayer of Christ Iohn 17.15 I pray not that thou shouldst take them out of the world but that thou shouldst keepe them from the evill Now what greater evill than sinne therefore though thy prayers bee but weake against it yet hee hath prayed that was alway heard therefore fight and be sure of victory THE XII LEGACY When thou art stayed from sinne by admonition WHen thou art stayed from sinne by admonition appy Ezek. 3.21 If thou warne the righteous man that the righteous sinne not and he doth not sin he shall surely live because he is warned When any admonish thee obey and it shall bee life to thy soule therefore receive the admonition and apply He shall live because he is admonished THE XIII LEGACY If thou fearest God will destroy thee for sin IF thou fearest God will destroy thee for thy sinnes apply Ezek. 18.30 Turne your selves from all your transgressions so iniquity shall not be your ruine Matth. 1.21 He shall save his people from their sinnes When thou fearest the greatnesse or multitude of thy sinnes will bee thy destruction apply Iniquity shall not be your ruine When thou seest no meanes of safety apply He that is Christ shall save his people from their sinnes THE XIV LEGACY If thou be tempted to uncleannes IF thou be tempted to uncleannesse apply Prov. 2.16 Hee shall deliver thee from the strange woman 1. Thes 5.24 Thy body shall bee kept blamelesse untill the comming of Christ THE XV. LEGACY If thou canst not find out thy sin for which God corrects thee IF thou canst not find out thy sinne for which God correcteth thee apply Iob. 39.9 If they bee tyed with the cords of affliction then will I shew them their worke and their sins A wise Father will not correct his child but hee will shew him wherefore how else should hee amend his fault much more will the Lord. But we enjoy not many promises because we sue not for them Thus farre about Sin the next about Grace THE XVI LEGACY If thou doubt of salvation In doubt of salvation apply God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Sonne that whosoever believeth in him should not perish but have everlasting life Iohn 3.16 Iohn 5.24 Hee that heareth my word and believeth on him that sent me hath everlasting life and shall not come into condemnation but is passed from death unto life Iohn 8.51 If any many keepe my saying he shall never see death Iohn 11.25 Hee that believeth in me though hee were dead yet shall hee live And whosoever believeth in mee shall never see death If thou doubt that thou shalt perish and not be saved apply Hee that believes in Christ shall not perish but shall have everlasting life and shall not come into condemnation Labour to believe these Promises for that is required of thee for the obtaining of what is promised THE XVII LEGACY If thine heart bee as a wildernesse barren of good WHen thou findest thine heart as a wildernesse barren of good apply Esai 35.1 2. The wildernesse and the solitary place shall bee glad for them and the desart shall rejoyce and blossome as the Rose It shall blossome abundantly and rejoyce even with joy and singing This promise is made to the Church and every member of it may apply it to themselves therefore when thou feelest thine heart as a desart wildernesse and wast ground void of good full of bryers and thornes of sinne then know thou shalt not only bring forth sweet smelling graces like Roses but also all abundance of them Pro. 11.28 The righteous shal flourish as a branch Prov. 13.4 The soule of the diligent shall be made fat Hos 14.5.6 I will be as the dew to Israel he shall grow as the Lilly and cast forth his roots like Lebanon His branches shall spread his beauty shall be as the Olive tree his smell as Lebanon When wee want meanes to make us fruitfull apply The Lord will be a dew to Israel When wee desire to flourish and grow vp in grace apply He shall grow as the Lilly his branches shall spread If thou wouldest shine forth in the beauty of holynes apply His beauty shall be as the Olive-tree and as the Lillies whose glory is greater then Solomons in all his Royalty If thou wouldest have thy graces send forth a sweet smell apply His smell shall be as Lebanon If thou fearest the continuance of this estate apply He shal fasten his roots as ahe trees of Lebanon It matters not how great our barrennesse be when God will
secret will reward thee openly Iam. 4.8.10 Draw nigh unto God and he will draw nigh unto you Humble your selves in the sight of the Lord and he shall lift you up Thus farre of the meanes of Grace The next promises are when wee suffer persecution for well-doing for all that will live godly must suffer persecution therefore strengthen thy selfe with these promises THE LXII LEGACY If thou art railed upon for well-doing IF thou art railed upon for well-doing apply 1. Pet. 4.14 If yee be reproached for the name of Christ happy are ye for the Spirit of God and of glory resteth upon you Mat. 5.11 12. Blessed are yee when men revile you and persecute you and shall say all manner of evill against you falsely for my sake Rejoyce and be exceeding glad for great is your reward in heaven for so persecuted they the Prophets which were before you THE LXIII LEGACY If thou are persecuted WHen they persecute thee any other wayes even unto death apply Mat. 10.39 He that looseth his life for my sake shall find it Matth. 5.10 Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousnesse sake for theirs is the Kingdome of Heaven When we loose any earthly blessing for Gods cause apply Matth. 19.24 Every one that hath forsaken houses or brethren or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or lands for my names sake shall receive an hundred fold and shall inherit everlasting life This is the greatest and yet lawfull usury of all others to part with one outward blessing and to receive an hundred for it to loose a miserable life and to enjoy eternall life to suffer a short time and to have a great reward in heaven to be disgraced and to have the Spirit of glory rest upon us Therefore when thou art railed upon apply Blessed am I the Spirit of glory rests upon me therefore they cannot make me vile Art thou any way persecuted apply Theirs is the Kingdome of Heaven great is your reward in Heaven Take they thy life apply He that looseth his life for my sake shall find it Take they away any earthly blessing thou shalt receive an hundreth fold at this present therefore if Usurers gladly let out their money that hope to receive but eight in the hundreth bee ashamed of thy selfe that thou shouldst not give one for an hundreth when thou hast the promise of him that never failed to performe THE LXIV LEGACY Jn partaking with Gods people in suffering IN partaking with Gods people in suffering that thou maist be partaker of their comforts apply 1. Cor. 1.6 As you are partakers of the sufferings so shall ye be also of the consolation THE LXV LEGACY When thou art called to defend the truth WHen thou art called forth to defend the truth apply Matth. 10.19 When they deliver you up take no thought how or what ye shall speak for it shall be given you in that same houre what yee shall speake Luke 21.15 I will give you a mouth and wisdome which all your adversaries shall not bee able to gainesay nor resist Math. 10.32 Whosoever confesseth me before men him will I confesse before my Father which is in heaven When thou fearest thou shalt not be able to speake in defence of the truth apply It shall be given thee though thou hast it not before in that houre what thou shalt say If thou fearest the learning of thine adversaries and thine owne simplenesse apply I will give the not onely a mouth but also wisdome where-against they shall not be able to speake If thou want courage embolden thy selfe with this Christ will confesse thee before his father THE LXVI LEGACY If thou wouldest bring forth seasonable fruit for every estate IF thou wouldst bring forth seasonable fruit for every estate and for every duty apply Psal 1.3 Thou shalt as a tree which bringeth forth his fruit in season Ezek. 47.12 Hee shall bring forth fruit according to his moneths If thou art to speake or pray or doe any duty that thou maist doe it seasonably and have fitting words and thoughts apply Thou shalt bring forth fruit in season So in every estate prosperity or adversity that thou maist bring forth the fruits of it apply They shall bring forth fruit in season according to their moneths Thus farre about spirituall things The next promises are about earthly things and because Children are the most excellent therefore I will begin with them THE LXVII LEGACY IF thou hast children apply Ps 112.2 His seed shall be mighty upon earth the generation of the just shall be blessed Deut. 7.13 He will blesse the fruit of thy womb Gen. 17.7 I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant to be a God unto thee and to thy seed after thee Isai 44.3.4 I will powre out my Spirit upon on thy seed and my blessing upon thine off spring and they shall spring up as among the grasse as willowes by the water-courses If thou desirest grace and Gods blessing for thy children apply I will powre my spirit and blessing upon thy seed If thou wouldest have them grow up in it apply They shall grow as among the grasse and as the willowes by the water courses If thou wouldest have them in covenant with thy selfe thy God to be theirs apply I will make an everlasting covenant with thee to be God to thee and to thy seed after thee Desirest thou outward things for them apply His seed shall bee mighty upon earth THE LXVIII LEGACY If thou wantest children IF thou wantest children apply Deut. 7.14 Thou shalt be 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 Psal 128.3 Thy wife shall be 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 be 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 be barren in thy land This and allother promises of earthly things are to to be applyed so farre as is good for us we are not to doubt of them THE LXIX LEGACY If the Lord deny thee children IF the Lord deny thee children apply Isai 56.5 To them will I give 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 LXX LEGACY If thou wouldst have a comfortable and holy use of thy habitation IF thou wouldst have the comfortable and holy use of thine habitation apply Iob. 5.24 Thou shalt know that thy Tabernacle shall be in peace and thou shalt visit thine habitation and not sinne Psalme 91.10 There shall no evill befall thee neither shall any plague come
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
34.17.19 The righteous cry and the Lord heareth and delivereth them out of all their troubles Many are the afflictions of the righteous but the Lord delivereth him out of them all Iob. 5.17 18 19. Happy is the man whom God correcteth for hee maketh sore and bindeth up he woundeth and his hands make whole he shall deliver thee in sixe troubles in seaven there shall no evill touch thee Psal 50.15 Call upon me in the day of trouble I will deliver thee and thou shalt glorify me When thou art in many troubles and fearest thou shalt never get out of all apply The Lord will deliver the out of all If the Lord hath delivered thee once or twice and thou fearest he will not continue so still as often as thou fallest into troubles apply He shall deliver thee in sixe troubles and the seaventh it shall not touch thee THE XCIX LEGACY If thine enemies prevaile WHen thine enemies prevaile apply Psal 125.3 Theroà of the wicked shall not rest upon the lot of the righteous least the righteous put forth their hands unto iniquity Psal 18.3 I will call upon the Lord so shall I be saved from mine enemies 1. Sam. 2.10 The adversaries of the Lord shall bee broken to pieces the eyes of the wicked shall faile their refuge shall perish their hope shall bee sorrow of mind Iob. 11.20 Deut. 28.7 The Lord shall cause thine enemies that rise up against thee to be smitten before thy face Seest thou many to rise up to trouble thee apply thine enemies that rise against-thee shall fall before thy face Hope they to prevaile against thee apply their hope shall be sorrow of mind Have they great meanes to cause them to prosper apply their refuge shall perish Have they long oppressed thee apply the rod of the wicked shall not alwayes rest upon the lot of the righteous Seest thou no meanes to get from them say with the Prophet David I will call upon the Lord so shall I be safe from mine enemies THE C. LEGACY That thou maist be delivered and thine enemies afflicted THat thou maist bee delivered and thine enemies afflicted in thy stead apply Deut. 30.7 The Lord thy God will put all these curses upon thine enemies and on them that hate thee which per secute thee Prov. 21.18 The wicked shall be a ransome for the righteous and the transgressour for the upright THE CI. LEGACY Jf thou wouldst have thine enemies destroyed c. IF thou wouldst have thine enemies destroyed apply Iob. 8.22 They that hate thee shall be cloat hed with shame and the dwelling place of the wicked shall come to nought Isai 41.11.13.15 Behold all they which-were incensed against thee shall be ashamed and confounded they shall be as nothing and they that strive with thee shall perish for I the Lord thy God will hold thy right hand saying unto thee Feare not I will help thee Thou shalt thresh the mountaines and beat them small and shalt make the hils as chaffe by which mountaines and hills is meant the greatest enemies 1. Sam. 2.30 They that despise me shal be lightly esteemed These promises are to be applyed by us as they are the enemies of God and his Gospell and ours for his sake THE CII LEGACY Jf the wicked plot against thee IF the wicked plot against thee apply Psal 37.12 The wicked plot against the just their sword shall enter into their owne heart their bow shall be broken The Lord shall laugh at him Isai 54.15 The enemies shall surely gather themselves together against thee but not by me whosoever shall gather themselves together against thee shall fall THE CIII LEGACY In the troubles of the Church IN the troubles of the Church apply Psal 128.6 Thou shalt see peace upon Israel vers 5. Thou shalt see the good of Ierusalem all the dayes of thy life Ier. 31.12 Thou shalt come and sing in the height of Sion when thou hast applyed the promises and used all the meanes and yet findest not thy selfe filled with God as thou desirest then comfort thy selfe with this Yet a little while and when thou awakest thou shalt bee satisfied with his Image Psal 17.15 THE CIV LEGACY For the fall of Antichrist BEcause the time draweth neere of the fall of Antichrist we must stirre up our selves to hasten the Lord by carnest prayers and for the strengthening of our faith apply these promises Rev. 17.16 And the tenne hornes which thousawest upon the Beast these shall hate the Whore and shall make her desolate and naked and shall eat her flesh and shall burn her with fire Rev. 18.8.21 Therefore shall her plagues come in in one day death and mourning and famine and she shall be utterly burnt with fire for strong is the Lord God who judgeth her And a mightty Angell tooke up a great stone like a great Milstone and cast it into the sea saying Thus with violence shall that great Citty Babylon be throwne down and shall be found no more at all Even so come Lord Iesus and hasten this happy day THE CV LEGACY For the calling of the Iewes SEeing the Lord hath promised many glorious things to the Iewes with much grace and peace both to the Iewes and Gentiles at their conversion when the renne tribes shall bee reunited to the two which hever yet was let us never give him rest till hee set up Ierusalem the praise of the world and for the strengthening of us in prayer apply these promises Ezek. 37.21 22. Thus saith the Lord God Behold I will take the children of Israel from among the heathen whither they be gone and will gather them on every side and bring them into their owne land and I will make them one nation in the land upon the mountaines of Israel and one King shall be King to them all and they shall be no more two Nations neither shall they be divided into two Kingdomes any more at all Ier. 3.18 In those dayes the house of Iudah shall walke with the hovse of Israel and they shall come together out of the land of the North to the land that I have given for an inheritance unto your fathers Isai 60.2 3 4 5.15.16 The Lord shall arise upon thee and his glory shall be seen upon thee And the Gentiles shall come to the light and Kings to the brightnesse of thy rising thy sonnes shall come from farre and thy daughters shall be nursed at thy side then thou shalt see and flow together and thine heart shall feare and be enlarged because the Sea shall be converted unto thee the forces of the Gentiles shall come unto thee Whereas thou hast been for saken and hated so that no man went through thee I will make thee an eternall excellency a joy of many generations Thou shalt also suck the milk of the Gentiles and shalt suck the breast of Kings Isai 62.2 3.49 The Gentiles shall see thy righteousnesse and all Kings thy glory and thou shalt be called by a new name which
24. XI They that love God I will circumcise thy heart and the heart of thy seed to love the Lord thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soule that thou maist live Deut. 30.6 XII That GOD will give his Children hearts to delight in all his holy Ordinances With gladne sand rejoycing shall they be brought They shall enter into the Kings Pallace Psal 45.15 Therefore with joy shall they draw waters out of the Wells of Salvation Esa 12.3 And in this mountaine shall the Lord of Hosts make unto all people a feast of fat things 25.26 Even them will I bring to my holy mountaine and make them joy full in my house of Prayer 56.7 Ye shall be borne upon her sides and be dandled upon her knees 66.12 So will I comfort you and ye shall be comforted 13. And when yee see this your hearts shall be comforted 14. The feast of the tenth moneth shall be unto the house of ludah joy and gladnesse and chearefull Feasts Zach. 8.19 XIII That God will give his Children hearts to feare and serve him They shall sanctify my name and sanctify the holinesse of Iacob and shall feare the God of Israel Esa 29.23 They shall serve the Lord their God and David their King Ier. 30.9 I will give them one heart and one way that they may feare me for ever Ier. 32.39 That wee being delivered out of the hands of our enemies might serve him without feare Luke 1.74 XIV That God will give his Children hearts to seek him by prayer He shall call upon me and I will heare him Psal 91.15 Then shall yee call upon me and yee shall pray unto me and I will heare you Ier. 29.12 And yee shall seek me and find me search for me with all your hearts 13. I will powre upon the house of David and upon the Inhabitants of Ierusalem the spirit of Grace and of Supplication Zach. 12.10 XV. That God will heare the Prayers of his Children Call upon me in the day of Trouble and I will deliver thee Psal 50.15 He shall call upon me and I will answer him 91.15 He will heare their cry and will save them 145.19 Then shalt thou call and the Lord shall answer Esa 58.9 Before they call I will answer and while they are speaking I will heare 65.24 He shall seek me and shall find me when you shall seek I will bee found of you Ier. 29.13 14. Yee shall aske what yee will and it shall be done unto you Iohn 15.7 Aske and it shall bee given your seek and ye shall find Matth. 7.7 What soever ye shall aske in prayer believing ye shall receive Mat. 21.22 XVI That we may persevere in grace They shall bring forth fruit in their old age Psalm 21.14 His leafe shall not wither 1.2 The Lord 〈◊〉 guide thee continually and satisfy thy soule in drought and make fat thy bones and thou shalt be like a watred Garden and like a spring whose waters faile not Esa 58.11 XVII That God will give unto his Children the good things of this life But the meek shall inherit the earth and shall delight themselves in the abundance of pence Psal 37.11 There is no want to them that seek him Psal 34.11 They that seek the Lord shall not want any good thing 1 〈…〉 No good thing shall he withhold from them that walk uprightly Psal 84.11 XVIII That God will guide his Children by his speciall providence in all their wayes I will not leave thee nor for sake thee Heb. 13.15 Then shalt thou walk in thy way safely and thy foot shall not stumble Prov. 3.23 For the Lord shall be thy Confidence 26. He shall give his Angels charge over thee to keep thee in all thy wayes Psal 91.11 The Lord shall preserve thy going out and thy comming in 121.8 And even to your old age I am he and even to hoare-haires will I carry you Esa 46.4 XIX That God will blesse those which are diligent in their Calling The Lord will command the blessing upon thee in all thou settest thy hand unto Deut. 28.8 Thou shalt eat the labour of thy hand happy shalt thou be and it shall bee well with thee Psal 128.2 The hand of the diligent maketh rich Prov. 10.4 He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread 12.11 XX. That God will blesse those that keep his Sabbaths Blessed is the man that keepeth the Sabbath from polluting it Esa 56.2 If thou turne away thy foot from the Sabbath from doing thy pleasure on my holy day and call the Sabbath a delight 58.13 Then shall c. 14. Then this City shall remaine for ever Ier. 17.24.25 XXI That God will reward those that are fruitfull in good works He hath given to the poore his righteousnesse endureth for ever Ps 112.9 The liberall soule shall be made fat and he that watereth shall bee watered also himself Prov. 11.25 Honour the Lord with thy sub stance and with the first fruits of all thine increase Prov. 3.9 So shall thy barnes be filled with plenty and thy presses shall burst with new wine 10. He that hath a bountifull eye shall be blessed for bee giveth of his bread to the poore Prov. 22.9 He that giveth to the poore shall not lack but hee that hideth his eye shall have many a curse Prov. 28.27 Cast thy bread upon the waters For thou shalt find it after many dayes Eccles 11.1 Blessed are the mercifull for they shall obtaine mercy Mat. 5.7 Whosoever shall give to drinke unto one of these litle ones a cup of cold water he shall in no wise loose his reward Matth. 10.42 Then shall the King say to them on his right hand Come yee blessed of my Father inherit the Kingdome prepared for you from the foundation of the world 25.34 XXII That we shall receive good by he society of the faithfull He that walketh with wise men shall be wise Prov. 13.20 Then they that feared the Lord spake of ten one to another and the Lord hearkened and heard it And a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared the Lord and thought upon his Name Malach. 3.16 And they shall bee mine saith the Lord God of Hosts in that day when I make up my Iewels and I will spare them as a man spareth his owne sonne that serveth him 17. For where two or three bee gathered together in my name there am I in the midst of them Matth. 18.20 XXIII That God will keep afflictions from his Children as it may bee for their good The Lord shall preserve thee from all evill Psal 121.7 The Lord shall preserve thy going out and thy comming in from this time forth and for evermore He shall cover thee with his feathers and under his wings shalt thou trust his truth shall bee thy Shield and Buckler Psal 91.4 There shall no evill befall thee neither shall any plague come neare thy dwelling 10. As the mountaines are about Ierusalem so