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A80759	Light in darknesse: discovered in a sermon preached before the Honourable House of Commons, November 24. 1647. being the day of their publick fast. / By William Carter, minister of the Gospel. Published by order from that House.	Carter, William, 1605-1658.; England and Wales. Parliament. House of Commons.	1648 (1648)	Wing C680; Thomason E416_29; ESTC R204499	20,093	37

where were fiery Serpents Scorpions and drought then caused many thousands of them there to perish All this he did in answer unto prayer Exod. 3. 7 8. and upon the whole it was for their advantage Deut. 32. 10. He led him about instructed him and kept him as the apple of his eye Another most remarkable return of prayer was the coming of the Lord Christ in flesh Malac. 3. 1. The Lord whom yee seek shall suddenly come into his Temple but who may abide the day of his coming and who shall stand when he appeareth For he is like a Refiners fire and like Fullers sope Therefore is the day of his coming called a terrible day Malac. 4. 5. Behold I will send Eliah the Prophet that is John the Baptist Matth. 17. 12. before the great and dreadfull day of the Lord. Called again the great and terrible day of the Lord Joel 2. 31. applied also to the first coming of Christ by Peter Acts 2. 16. 21. so called partly because his coming put his people to such hard things in the world though Christ is sweet his Refiners fire is very terrible Would you have an higher instance yet Then take that of Christ himselfe he prayes his Father for his glory John 17. 1. Father glorifie thy Sonne His Father grants it gave him a name Phil. 2. 9. above all names set him at his right hand a Prince and Acts 5. 31. a Saviour where is fulnesse of joy and pleasures for evermore Psa 16. 11. But ought not Christ to suffer and so to enter into his glory Yes thus he answered the Lord Christ himselfe by terrible things such things as made him cry so to his Father thrice and that with teares O my Father if it be possible let this cup passe from me and why hast thou forsaken me And as Christ is the pattern to which his brethren are to be conformed Rom. 8. 29. so in answering them he makes them also many times cry out as forsaken and Father let this cup passe let that passe from us Prayer makes work for prayer the Lord in answering one bespeakes many he will be sought to for his blessings and because he loves to heare his Spouse and saith her voyce is sweet he will not suffer Cant 2. 14 a dispatch by one but many wrastlings Iacob had prayed for his return in his return he prayes Gen. 32. 9. yet was he put again to wrastle vers 24. And for a further proofe of the point in hand observe that when he gets the fullest answer conquers God himselfe yet so as he was touched in the hollow of his thigh and that put out of joynt Another place for this purpose is Psalm 18. which is to be understood not of David onely but of the whole Church of God a Cum David typum gerat Christi Ecclesiae rectè etiam ad certamina victorias Christi atque adeo ad totius Ecclesiae militiam in hac vita accommodatur hic Psalmus à Pau●● ab aliis interpretibus Moler in Psal 18. as it is applied by the Apostle Rom. 15. 9. where he cites those words of this Psalm v. 49. Therefore will I give thankes to thee O God among the heathen to prove that the Church of God among the Gentiles should praise his name Now for our purpose see what David or the Church of God saith vers 6. In my distresse I called upon the Lord and cried unto my God he heard my voice out of his temple then the earth shook and trembled the foundation also of the hils moved and were shaken because he was wroth There went up a smoke out of his nostrils fire out of his mouth devoured he bowed the heavens also and came down and darknes was under his feet He made darknes his secret place the Lord also thundred in the heavens and the highest gave his voice All these are metaphoricall b Allegoricè hic locus debet necessario capi quia praeterquam quod hoc Davidi evenisse in scripturis non legitur non agic hic propheta de singula●i aliqua liberatione seorsim sed de omnibus è manu omnium immicorum suorum vers 1. A 〈…〉 san 〈◊〉 expressions whereby is set forth what terrible things God doth in the world in answer to his peoples prayers so terrible as that when the answer comes the Saints themselves are in the dark as touching his proceedings even when he bowes the heavens and comes down amongst us that is shewes himselfe in his glory in our deliverance Darknesse c Caligo sub pedibus ejus id est quod opera viae ejus cognosci non possunt Luther Reas 1. is under his feet as the Psalmist also saith in a like case Psal 73. 16. I thought to understand this i e. his dealing with him but it was too painfull for me The reason is given because the Lord had answered him in such a dreadfull way when the wicked prosper sayes he all the day long am I plagued and chastened every morning The reason why he answeres thus is Because what God doth for his people take one thing with another is still in order to the crucifying of the flesh and what more terrible than such a death We pray for pleasing things as we imagine but as we are flesh as well as spirit so the flesh hath still a part in every prayer what we beg is partly carnall and upon the matter in part we begge we know not what Now the answer as it comes from God take all together is spirituall which is a crucifying thing to sinfull flesh hence comes in all the terrour The two sonnes of Zebedee desire of Christ preferment in his kingdome Matth. 20. 20. this for the main was a good request but see what Christ sayes to it v. 22. You know not what you ask not that in his kingdome are no proferments or that they were altogether sinfull in that petition there was a spirit of faith in Christ and love unto him breathing in it but they were partly carnall in what they begged therfore they understood not at what rate it must be granted our Saviour therefore addes Are yee able to drink of the cup that I shall drink of and to be baptized with the baptisme that I am baptized with intimating clearly that they thought they beg'd a pleasing thing but that the answer would be terrible to flesh and blood you see the reason they were partly carnall in their suit the answer would be spirituall when it came Many fastings and prayers have been in these our dayes formerly for setting up the throne of Christ amongst us God wil answer rhat request it is his promise Psa 2. but in wayes it may be more spirituall then we are apt to think This mkes his answer in that very thing not pleasing even to those who beg'd it of him You pray for pardon that is a pleasing thing yet

colour for offence but what he does in all such things it is for you it is no more than what you begge of him with tears bespeakes and all you see is done in righteousnesse and judgement By terrible things in righteousnesse wilt thou answer us O God of our salvation Suppose he makes you walk in darknesse in a sad condition and you see no light yet trust Esay 50. 1● in the name of the Lord and stay upon your God trust not so much to what you see in things as what you see in him therefore that is the counsel of the Prophet trust in his name stay upon him You it may be have been begging comfort healing for your souls assurance of his love he answers you with terrours yet trust him still it is an answer notwithstanding Long have you wrastled with him for the kingdome he answers you by earthquakes lightening and thunder as David hath exprest it Psal 18. as you heard before The earth shook and trembled the foundations also of the hills moved and were shaken the Lord thundred also in the heavens the most high gave his voice hailstones and coles of fire Thus when you feele the very roots and foundatins of the kingdome to shake under you all this is no more but towards an answer to those teares which he hath put into his bottle your own prayers so far as they have had a power with God have been some cause of all these shakings and you shall see at last how terrible soever his answer be in righteousnes he doth it and that not onely as to your deserts but as to your advantage and the kingdoms peace therefor● I say learn from hence to take things well from him and trust him still what ever comes be confident though clouds and darknesse are round about him P●● 97. ● righteousnesse and judgement are the habitation of his throne though darknesse be under his feet and you not understand his way at present yet he bowes the heavens and comes down amongst you is the God of your salvation still See what the Saints have done in such a case in former times Moses in the wildernesse in those afflictions which befell the people speaks for himself and them Psa 90. 1. O Lord thou art our habitation in all generations Little cause was there in sight so to speake they had not where to lay their heads but in a tent that in a wildernes the Lord who was their shelter all they had brake in upon them in his wrath consumed many thousands of the people yet see what faith will say to this Lord thou art our habitation in all generations not only in times of peace but in the saddest seasons So David Psal 38. 15. when as he ro●red by reason of the disquietnesse of his heart in thee O Lord doe I hope sayes he and thou wilt heare me O Lord my God as Iob sayes in a like condition though he kils me yet I 'le trust him and you see that neither of them trusted God in vain The poore Canaanitish woman she came begging unto Christ and laid open her condition at first he answered her not a word this was terrible when he spake it was in terrour I am not sent saith he but to the lost sheep of the house of Israel and it is not meet to take the childrens bread and cast it unto dogges what terrible things are here yet she goes on Lord help me the dogges have crummes she speeds accordingly all these terrours made but way to that which was the sweetest answer that her soul could wish O woman great i● thy saith be it unto thee even as thou wilt you have the story Matth. 15. 22. You must not take one piece of his answer and say that is all take all together then you 'l see the summe is this be it unto thee even as thou wilt Thus I say what ever terrours or afflictions come what ever shakings or tremblings of the mountains what ever lightnings or thundrings in wrath take nothing ill from him bate nothing of your thankfulnes nothing in your confidence and trust nor be discourag'd you who labour in the work of God Use 4 Observe from hence where lies your comfort and security in your proceedings in the work it lies not in a shifting off or stepping over this or that crosse you find stil in the way it lies in that the work you have in hand is Gods and that you act according to his mind and will as for crosses in his work you see ye must expect them and by shifting one you soon may have another ten times worse The malice and the wrath of men will swell against you evill tongues if they have not one thing to say will have another they are set on fire of hell no water upon earth will quench them enemies Iames 3. 6. will multiply possibly renew their strength after an ebbe there comes a flood friends also will some be false some angry crosse and peevish passe not for these things your security stands not in exemption from them in vain it is to seek it such things must be but here it lies that you in uprightnesse and singlenesse of ●eart act for God and for your countrey in carrying on his work therefore if any thing lie heavie upon your hearts in your proceedings think not to bate your burthen by sinfull condescensions or deserting of the truth no you shall goe on and prosper because of truth meeknesse and righteousnesse even whilst your right hands teach you terrible things against the enemies of God and of the kingdom what ever falshood injurie or ingratitude you meet withall from others And you must expect that those who serve and save a kingdome where still are persons of all sorts must ever act upon such terms it is with you in this as with the Lord himself by answering in righteousnes you shall not answer pleasing things to all but here 's your comfort what you doe for God is under his protection and he ingaged therein much more than you Use 5 Learn also hence when things succeed not to your mindes not presently to blame the instruments the terrible things you see come from another spring they take their rise from God yea from his love to you who are his people partly from your own petitions fret not then so much at second causes the successe of things is ordered by an higher hand I was silent sayes David because thou Psal 39. 9. didst it say you so too As God hath laid his plot with circumstances put together it is not this or that which you may think was il neglected or il done had it been otherwise could shape out such an answer as the Lord intends for you at last then murmure lesse at creatures and look up more to God the answer you expect is to be his as well as theirs Use 6 If this be so then dare not to be lifted up against