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
be a dew to us it will quickly make us fruitfull we shall bring forth fruits glorious to the sight as the Lilly and as the Olive tree and the sent of our graces shall be a sweet smelling savor as the trees of Lebanon Therefore though thou feelest thy heart yet barrē thou hast used means long yet art not fruitfull still use the meanes and beleeve for therein did Abraham glorifie God that hee beleeved above hope that Sarah should have a Son whose wombe was barren and by yeeres past child-bearing so though thine heart remaine barren in thine own feeling after long use of meanes yet still follow seeking in the meanes and believe for we have as sure promises and as faithfull a performer as Abraham had Iesus Christ yesterday and to day and the same for ever Iohn 7.38 He that believeth on me out of his belly shall flow rivers of water of life THE XVIII LEGACY If thou wantest holinesse WHen thou art troubled for want of holinesse apply Exod. 19.6 You shall be an haly nation Deut. 28.9 And the Lord shall establish thee an holy people unto himselfe The Lord will make thee holy therefore Sinne nor Satan nor wicked men cannot hinder thy holinesse for he that makes thee holy is stronger then all and doth what he will 1. Thess 5.23.24 The God of peace shall sanctify you throughout in spirit soule and body Faithfull is he which calleth you which will also doe it THE XIX LEGACY When thou canst not offer up any sacrifice WHen thou canst not offer up any sacrifice to God of prayer or prayse or thy selfe in sacrifice apply Exod. 19.6 Yee shall bee unto mee a Kingdome of Priests God promiseth that wee shall be Priests that is such as shall offer up sacrifice unto him for that was the Priests office Therefore when thou findest thy selfe unable to pray or praise the Lord or to offer up thy selfe to God soule and body strive in faith grounded on the promises that he which commanded hath also promised to make us able to doe it for he hath said We shall be Priests Malac. 1.11 In every place incense shall bee off ered to my name and a pure offering which is spoken of the believing Gentiles therefore thou being one of thē shalt be able to offer up pure offerings THE XX. LEGACY When thou feelest but litle grace WHen thou feelest litle grace knowledge faith love repentance all very litle apply Iob. 8.7 Though thy beginning be small yet thy later end shall greatly increase Matth. 13.12 Whosoever hath to him shall bee given and hee shall have abundance Therefore let not thy small beginnings discourage thee but if thou canst prove thou hast some grace then joyne faith and diligence together and they will quickly make thee rich THE XXI LEGACY When all thy graces are weake WHen thou findest all thy graces very weake and no strength to performe any spirituall duty either prayer or fasting or any other duty then apply Psal 29.11 The Lord will give strength unto his people Isai 40.29.31 He giveth power to the faint and to them which have no might hee increaseth strength They that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength they shall mount up with wings as Eagles they shall runne and not be weary they shall walke and not faint When thou feelest by selfe faint stay thy selfe with this promise Hee gives strength to him that fainteth When thou feelest no power apply to him that hath no strength he increaseth power If thou hast lost thy power then stay thy selfe with this they shall renew their strength If thou art ready to give over through wearinesse then gather strength from this They shall run and not bee weary and walke and not bee faint And if thou findest not these promises performed unto thee either thou endeavourest not to keepe the conditions or else thou art negligent in searching out the promises or cold in suing for them the Lord will bee sought to for the performance Isai 41.10 I am thy God I will strengthen thee yea I will helpe thee yea I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousnesse Isa 26.4 Trust thou in the Lord for ever for in the Lord Iehovah is everlasting strength To know there is strength in the Lord is no comfort unlesse we know it shall be for us Therefore since it is given for a comfort it must include this promise Thus the Lords strength for evermore shall bee imployed for our good Therefore when we want for either soule or body we must fixe our confidence in him who will not faile us if we seek unto him THE XXII LEGACY When thy heart is dryed for want of Grace WHen thou feelest thy heart dryed up for want of grace that thou canst not send forth any water of grace in thy thoughts words and works apply Isa 44.3 I will powre water upon him that is thirsty and floods upon the drye ground Isai 58.11 The Lord shall satisfy thy soule in drought and make fat thy bones and thou halt bee like a watred garden and like a spring of waters whose waters faile not Ier. 17.8 He shall be as a tree planted by the waters that spreadeth out her roots by the river and shall not see when heat commeth but her leafe shall bee green and shall not bee carefull in the yeare of drought neither shall cease from yeilding fruit Ier. 31.12 Their soule shall beee as a watred garden Iam. 4.6 God giveth grace unto the humble Isa 35.6 7. In the wildernesse shall waters break out and streames in the desert And the parched ground shall be come a poole and the thirsty land springs of waters That is the most barren heart shall abound with grace according to that promise Ioh. 7.38 Out of their bellies shall flow rivers of the waters of Life Isa 41.17 18. When the poore and needy seeke water and there is none and their tongues faile for thirst I the Lord will heare them I the God of Israel will not forsake them I will open rivers in high places and fountaines in the midst of the valleyes I will make the wildernesse a poole of water and the drye land springs of water I will plant in the wildernesse the Cedar the Shittah-tree and the Mirtle and the O live tree I will set in the desart the Firre-tree and the Pine and the Box tree together So now though thou feelest thy heart barren know that God will bee thy Gardiner to thy barren heart to make pooles and plant pleasant grapes of graces therefore seeing he taketh upon himselfe the worke feare not the badnesse of the ground for hee will make it good as a fruitfull garden THE XXIII LEGACY If thou wantest the spirit IF thou feelest thou wantest the spirit of God apply Ezek. 36.27 I will put my spirit within you Luke 11.13 If yee then being evill know how to give good gifts unto your children how much more shall your heavenly Father give
will put my Law in their inward parts and write it in their hearts and they shall all know me saith the Lord from the greatest to the least Hosea 2.20 Thou shalt know the Lord. Prov. 1.23 I will powre out my Spirit unto you I will make knowne my words unto you Psal 25.9.12.14 The meek will hee guide in Iudgement and the meek will he teach his way What man is hee that seareth the Lord him shall he teach in the way that he shall chuse The secret of the Lord is with them that feare him and he will shew them his covenant Prov. 2.4.9.11 12 13. If thou seekest her as silver and searchest for her as for treasures Then shalt thou understand righteousnesse and judgement and equity yea every good path Discretion shall preserve thee understanding shall keep thee to deliver thee from the way of the evill man from the man that speaketh froward things who leave the paths of uprightnesse to walke in the wayes of darknesse Isai 11.9 The earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord. Prov. 8.17 Those that seek me early shall find me Isai 35.8 The foole shall not erre Iohn 7.17 If any man will doe his will he shall know of the doctrine whether it be of God or whether I speak of myselfe Isai 32.3 4. The eyes of them that see shall not be dimme and the eares of them that heare shall hearken The heart also of the rash shall understand knowledge When thou thinkest of the great mystery of God manifest in the flesh and of one divine essence and three persons and seest thy owne inability to conceive of this great God apply They shall all know the Lord. The heart of the soole shall understand When wee feare God will not reveale his will to us apply I will powre out my mind to you Hee will teach the humble his wayes He will teach him the way he shall chuse If thou fearest that though God reveale his will yet thy ignorance is such as thou shalt not bee able to understand it apply I will cause you to understand Thou shalt understand judgement righteousnesse equity and every good path If thou fearest men will draw thee away to errour apply Counsell shall preserve thee and understanding shall keep thee and deliver thee from the evill way and from the man that speaketh froward things and from them that leave the wayes of righteousnesse to walke in the wayes of darknesse The fooles shall not erre He shall know the doctrine whether it be of God THE XXXIV LEGACY If thou desirest grace and art not satisfied IF thou desirest Grace and thy desires are not satisfied apply Psame 35.7 Delight thy selfe also in the Lord and he shall give thee the desires of thy heart Psal 145.19 He will fulfill the desires of them that feare him Ps 81.10 Open thy mouth wide and I will fill it Matth. 5.6 Blessed are they which doe hunger and thirst after righteousnesse for they shall be filled Prov. 10.24 The desire of the righteous shall be granted Dost thou desire grace fearest thou God will not grant thy desires apply He shall give thee thy hearts desire he will fulfill thy desire Fearest thou that if he give grace it wil be but a litle apply open thy mouth wide I will fill it Thou shalt be filled Isai 30.18 Blessed are all they which waite for him Hee will certainly have mercy upon thee at the voyce of thy cry when he heareth he will answer When thou beginnest to faint with waiting apply He will certainly have mercy upon thee THE XXXV LEGACY If thine heart be dead WHen thou feelest thy heart dead that it will not stirre to God or goodnesse apply Psal 22.26 Your heart shall live for ever Prov. 3.21.22 Keep sound wisdome and discretion so shall they be life unto thy soule Isai 57.15 I dwell in the high and holy place with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit to revive the spirit of the humble and to revive the heart of contrite ones Amos 5.4 Seeke the Lord and yee shall live When thou fearest thou shalt never overcome the deadnesse of thy heart apply Your heart shall live Seek the Lord and ye shall live When thou hast got some life and fearest the loosing of it apply Your hearts shall live for ever THE XXXVI LEGACY Jf thou fearest falling away WHen thou fearest thou shalt fall away and beginnest to decline apply 1. Cor. 1.8 Christ shall also confirme you unto the end that ye may be blamelesse in the day of our Lord Iesus Christ Psal 16.8 I have set the Lord alwayes before me because he is at my right hand I shall not be moved Psal 145.14 The Lord upholdeth all that fall and raiseth up all those that be bowed down Psal 91.12.14 The righteous shall flourish like the Palmetree Hee shall grow like a Cedar in Lebanon They shall still bring forth fruit in old age they shall be fat and flourishing Psal 1.13 And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water that bringeth forth his fruit in his season his leafe also shall not wither Ps 31.24 He shall stablish thine heart Iob. 11.15.27 Thou shalt be stedfast thine age shall be clearer then the noone day thou shalt shine forth thou shalt bee as the morning Iudg. 5.31 They that love the lord shall bee as the Sunne when it goeth forth in his might Now wee see that nothing can hinder the Sun in his might but it chaseth away the darknesse and clouds before it and ceaseth not till it hath runne his race so shall the child of God for the Lord hath said it we need not doubt of it If thou fearest thine own weaknes the power of temptation with the subtilty of Satan apply That God whose power and wisdome over-reacheth all other hath said He will confirme you to the end He shall stablish thine heart thy leafe shall not fade Art thou hard pursued by sinne and Satan apply that God whose power and wisdome over-reacheth all he hath said He will stablish thee If thou be ready to fall and faint apply The Lord upholdeth all them that fall and lifteth up all them that are ready to fall thou shalt not slide If thou fearest that thou bee kept from sinne yet thy graces shall decay apply The righteous shall flourish as a Palme tree and shall grow as a Cedar in Lebanon They shall bring forth fruit in their age they shall be fat and flourishing thou shalt bring forth fruit in sea son thou shalt bee stable thine age shall appeare more cleare than noone day Thou shalt shine as the morning THE XXXVII LEGACY If thou art fallen VVHen wee are fallen and feare the Lord will leave us so then apply Psal 55.22 Cast thy burden upon the Lord and he shall sustaine thee he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved Psal 37.24.28 Though he fall he shall not be utterly cast downe for the
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
efficacy but because it layes hold on the free promises but from whence have the promises their strength even from the constant nature of Iehovah 2. Cor. 1.20 who alwayes gives a being to his word Desirest thou faith then take notice of Gods promises wouldst thou have thy faith like the light in the Lords Sanctuary never to goe out then acquaint thy selfe with Gods Promises know them well meditate on them conferre about them let them be continually in thy mind memory heart and tongue Satan laboureth in nothing more then to keepe us in unbeliefe especially of particular promises for he knowes if we believe them we shall in all things have the victory come before God with boldnesse carry peace in our owne bosomes to our graves and doe and suffer any thing for God 1. Iohn 5. Eph. 2. Rom. 15. Heb. 11. Oh the abundance of sweet cordiall comfort which all humble beleevers draw by faith out of every promise Now beloved these pretious Promises our breasts of consolation whereupon our happinesse so much depends lye hid in the holy Scripture as veines of gold in the earth Isa 66.11.12 Surely those that search those mynes to bring to light these treasures are worthy of great commēdation Wherefore I doubt not but the good paines of this blessed and faithfull servant of God will find good entertainment of all the children of the promises that hope to entertaine them who hath with great care and good evidence of spirituall understanding discovered and compiled the variety and use of all the promises in matters temporall spirituall and eternall So that here is a medicine for every disease and a salve for every sore Read them carefully and ponder them seriously and apply them faithfully And I beseech the good Lord who is the Authour of them that by his holy Spirit he would make them powerfull and effectuall in us Consider what is said and the Lord give us understanding in all things 2. Tim. 2.7 RVLES TO BE OBSERVED IN READING OF PROMISES WHatsoever Promise is made in generall to all the faithfull every one must particularly apply it to themselves as Gen. 3.14 the Messiah is promised to all every one must apply him to themselves 2. Whatsoever promise is made to any one of the faithfull if there be not some particular reason which tyes it to his person as was to Abraham for a sonne and his seed to inherit the land of Canaan every child of God hath right to it as you may see Ioshuah 1.5 I will not faile thee nor forsake thee This every one may apply to themselves as wee know the Holy Ghost applyes it Heb. 13.5 For he hath said I will never leave thee nor forsake thee Which teacheth us to doe the like in all the rest of the promises 3. Vnder temporall promise to the Iewes are set forth the excellent promised graces which God will give to his people after the comming of Christ Ezek. 34.25 26 27. 4. When wee read the conditions of the promises they are not like to the duties of the Law made to the perfect fulfillers of them the promises are Evangelicall made to those which endeavour to keep them and the maine conditions of them are saith 5. In all the promises for increase of grace or meanes of grace or for any earthly things we must know wee shall have them so farre performed to us as the Lord seeth good for us 6. In our weak endeavourings to keep the promises we must believe the performance to us in by and through Christ In whom all the promises of God are yea and Amen that is as I conceive confirmed and made good to us in him 2. Cor. 1.20 when we can see nothing in our selves why they should be performed to us even then we are to claime them for Christs sake if thou be in Christ for if thou bee not in him no promise belongs to thee but that threatnings and judgements are thy portion and nothing else can wee claime as our due Sorrow weeping and bowling is that which God requireth of us and not laying hand upon the comfortable promises till wee hunger after Christ which God grant wee may doe more and more till we come to be satisfied with his image in the life to come Psal 17.15 THE FIRST LEGACY These promises I have observed for spirituall things FIRST ABOVT SINNE If we find nothing in our selves that may move God WHen we find nothing in our selves that might move the Lord to have mercy then apply these promises Isai 43.25 I even I am be that blotteth out thy transgression for mine own sake will not remember thy sinnes Isai 44.22 I have blotted out as a thicke cloud thy transgressions and as a cloud thy sinnes returne unto me for I have redeemed thee Ier. 31.34 I will forgive their iniquity and remember their sinne no more Ezek. 36.25 I will sprinkle cleane water upon you and yee shall bee cleane from all your filthiness Isai 57.18 I have seene his wayes and will heale him I will lead him also and restore comforts unto him and to his mourners These promises are free made by the Lord not for any thing that is in man as you may see in Isaiah 43. from the 22. verse to the 25. for the Lord saith They had not called upon him but wearied the Lord brought him no offering yea wearied him with their sinnes and yet in the 25. verse hee saith for his owne sake hee would forgive their sinnes These promises wee shall have alwayes need of as at our conversion so afterwards many times wee shall in our owne feeling finde nothing in our selves to perswade us of the pardon of our sinnes then wee must flye to these free promises When thou seest nothing in thy selfe why the Lord should pardon thy sinnes and therefore doubt'st of the pardon of them apply I am he that puts away thy sinnes for mine owne sake When thy sinnes rise up as a cloud that thou canst see nothing but them apply I have put away thy sinnes as a cloud When thou fearest the multitude of thy sinnes apply You shall be cleane from all your sinnes THE II. LEGACY If we feare God will remember our sinnes to punish them When wee fear God will remember our sinnes before committed to punish us for them apply Ier. 31.34 I will remember his sinne no more Ezek. 18.22 His transgressions which hee hath committed shall not be mentioned to him but in the righteousnesse which hee hath done shall he live Ezek. 33.16 None of his sinnes that he hath committed shall be mentioned to him THE III. LEGACY If often sinning cause thee doubt of pardon WHen thine often sinning causeth thee to feare that God will not pardon thee apply Iob. 33.27.28.29 He looketh upon men and if any say I have sinned and perverted that which was right and it profiteth me not hee will deliver his soule from going into the pit and his life shall see the light Loe all these
things worketh God oftentimes with man Wherefore 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
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
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
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
losse of thy good name apply Iob. 5.21 Thou shalt be hid from the scourge of the tongue Iob. 11.15 Thou shalt lift up thy face without spot Psal 37.6 He shall bring forth thy righteousnesse as the light and thy judgement as the noone day Prov. 10.7 The memory of the just is blessed Fearest thou the wicked will take away thy good name apply Thou shalt bee hid from the scourge of the tongue Cast they blots upon thee apply Thou shalt lift up thy face without spot Seek they to darken the light of thy holy life apply He shall bring forth thy righteousnesse as the light and thy judgement as the noone day THE LXXXII LEGACY If the world despise thee c. IF the World despise thee comfort thy selfe with these promises Exo. 19.5 Ye shall be Gods peculiar treasure above all people 1. Sam. 3.30 Those that honour me will I honour saith the Lord. Ps 91.14 I will set him on him because he hath knowne my name Psal 112.9 His horne shall bee exalted with honour Iohn 12.26 If any man serve me him will my Father honour Prov. 4.7 8 9. Get wisdome exalt her and Shee shall promote thee Shee shall bring thee to honour when thou dost embrace her Shee shall give to thine head an ornament of grace a crowne of glory shall Shee deliver to thee WHen the world counts thee as the off-scouring of the world vile nought-worth apply He shall be Gods chiefe treasure above all people Doth the world debase thee apply The Lord will exalt thee The Father will honour him THE LXXXIII LEGACY When thou art in want for soule or body WHen thou art in any want for soule or body apply Psalme 34.9.10 There is no want to them that feare him The young Lions doe lack and suffer hunger but they that seek the Lord shall not want any good thing Psalme 84.11 No good thing will hee withhold from them that walke uprightly Mat. 6.33 Seek yee first the Kingdome of God and his righteousnesse and all these things shall be added unto you Art thou troubled with distracting cares for outward things apply Seek the Kingdome of Heaven and his righteousnesse and all other things shall bee cast upon you Fearest thou that thou shalt bee overpressed with want apply Those that seek the Lord shall want no good thing No good thing will bee withhold from them that walke uprightly THE LXXXIV LEGACY In liberall giveing IN liberall giving apply these promises Prov. 11.25 The liberall soule shall be made fat and hee that watreth shall be watred also himselfe Prov. 19.17 Hee that hath pitty on the poore lendeth to the Lord and that which he hath given will hee pay him again Matth. 6.4 Give in secret and thy Father himselfe shall reward thee openly 2. Cor. 9.6.10.11 He which soweth bountifully shall reape bountifully He that ministreth seed to the sewer doth minister bread for-your food and multiply your seed sowne and increase the fruits of your righteousnesse being enriched in every thing to all bountifulnesse Isai 58.10.11 If thou draw out thy soule to the hungry and satisfy the afflicted soule then shall thy light rise in obscurity and thy darknesse bee as the noone day And the Lord shall 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 of waters whose waters faile not When thou givest to the people of God and entreatest them kindly apply Matth. 10 41.42 He that receiveth a Prophet in the name of a Prophet shall receive a Prophets reward and he that receiveth arighteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous mans reward And whosoever shall give to drinke unto one of these litle ones a cup of cold water onely in the name of a Disciple verily I say unto you he shall in no wise loose hiw reward THE LXXXV LEGACY If sicknesse be among us IF sicknesse be amongst us apply Exod. 23.52 I will take sicknesse away from the midst of thee Psalme 43.3 The Lord will strengthen him upon the bed of languishing ' thou wilt make all his bed in his sick nesse Deut. 7.15 And the Lord will take away from thee all sicknesse and will put none of the evill diseases of Aegypt upon thee If the plague bee among us apply Psalme 91.3.6.7 Surely hee shall deliver thee from the noysome pestilence Thou shalt not be afraid of the pestilence that walketh in darknesse nor for the destruction that wasteth at noone day A thousand shall fall at thy side and tenne thousand at thy right hand but it shall not come nigh theee Art thou sick apply The Lord wil strengthen him upn the bed of sorrow thou wilt make all his bed in his sicknesse Art thou there where the sick are apply I will take away all sicknesse from the midst of thee Fearest thou the pestilence apply I will deliver thee from the noysome pestilence THE LXXXVI LEGACY If thou fearest death IF thou fearest death apply Isai 57.2 He shall enter into peace they shall rest in their beds None feares to goe to bed when they know they shall rest being weary This resting is more sure and lasting for ever Rom. 8.11 He that raised up Christ from the dead shall quicken our mortall bodies Therefore wee must not thinke of it but as a better life given by the spirit of God THE LXXXVII LEGACY If thou fearest untimely death IF thou fearest untimely death apply Iob. 5.26 Thou shalt come to thy grave in a full age like as a shock of corne commeth in in his season Exo. 23.26 The number of thy dayes will I fulfill Psal 91.16 With long life will I satisfy him and shew him my salvation Psal 41.2 The Lord will preserve him and keep him alive and he shall be blessed upon the earth Hast thou many enemies and fearest the losse of thy life by them apply the number of thy dayes will I fulfill the Lord will preserve him and keep him alive therefore man cannot shorten it one day Fearest thou that thou shalt either live too long or dye too soone apply Thou shalt goe to thy gave in a full age as a rick of corne commeth in due season into the barne THE LXXXVIII LEGACY If thon fearest hurt by any of the creatures IF thou fearest hurt by any of the creatures apply Gen. 9.2 The feare of you and the dread of you shall beupon every beast of the earth and upon every fowle of the ayre upon all that mooveth upon the earth upon all the fishes of the sea into your hand are they delivered Iob. 5.23 Thou shalt be in league with the stones of the field and the beast of the field shall be at peace with thee THE LXXXIX LEGACY When thou hast a troubled heart WHen thine heart is troubled either for soule or body apply Phil. 4.7 The peace of God which passeth all understanding shall keep your hearts and minds Psal
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
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
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
is the Lord about his people for ever Psal 125.2 XXIV That otherwise God will bee with preserve and keep his Children in afflictions that they hurt them not In all their afflictions hee was afflicted and the Angell of his presence saved them in his love and in his pitty he redeemed them and he bare them and carried them all the dayes of old Esa 63.9 They shall not be ashamed in the evill time and in the dayes of famine they shall be satis sied Psal 37.19 He is their strength in the time of trouble 39. The Lord shall help and deliver them from the wicked and save them because they trust in him 40. Feare thou not for I am with the be not dismayed for I am thy God I will strengthen thee yea I will helpe thee yea I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousnesse Feare not thou worme Iacob I will helpe thee saith the Lord God and thy Redeemer the hold One of Israel 14. When thou passest through the water I will be with thee and through the Rivers that they shall not over-flow thee When thon walkest through the fire thou shalt not be burnt neither shall the flames kindle vpon thee Esa 43.2 XXV That God will deliver his Children out of afflictions in his due time He shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler and from the noysome pestilence I will be with him in trouble I will deliver him and honour him 15. Many are the troubles of the righteous but the Lord delivers them out of them all Psalm 34.19 Call upon me in the day of trouble and I will deliver thee Psal 50.15 I will restore health unto thee I will heale thee of thy wounds saith the Lord. Ier. 30.17 I will deliver thee in that day and thou shalt not fall by the sword Ier. 39.17 Iohn 3.19 XXVI That God will sanctify all afflictions for the good of his people I will turn my hand upon thee and purely purge away thy drosse and take away all thy tynne Esa 1.25 By this therefore shall the iniquity of Iacob be purged and this is all the fruit to take away his sinne Esa 27.9 And some of them of understanding shall fall to try them and to purge and make them white Dan. 11.35 Many shall bee purified and made white and tryed Dan. 12.10 And I will bring the third part through the fire and I will refine them as silver is refined and will try them as gold is tryed they shall call on my Name and I will heare them Zach. 13.9 XXVIII That God in his owne time will subdue all the enemies of his Church I will subdue all thy enemies 2. Chr. 17. I will punish the fruit of the stout heart of the King of Assyria and the glory of his high lookes Esa 10.12 Therefore I will put my hooke in thy nose and my bridle in thy lips and I will turn thee back by the way which thou camest Esa 37.29 For the armes of the wicked shall bee broken Psal 37.17 I am against thee O Gog. Ezek. 39.1 And I will turn thee back 2. And then shall that wicked bee revealed whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth and shall destroy with the brightnesse of his comming 2. Thes 2.8 And the ten hornes these shall hate the whore and shall make her desolate and naked and shall eat her flesh and burn her with fire Rev. 17.16 I will smite thy bow our of thy left hand and I will cause thy arrowes to fall out of thy right hand Ezek. 39.3 XXVIII That the Children of God shall dye happily They shall come to the grave in a full age like as a shocke of Corne commeth in his season Iob. 5.26 He shall goe in peace they shall rest in their beds each one walking in his uprightnesse Esa 57.2 Marke the perfect man and behold the upright for the end of that man is peace Psal 37.37 XXIX That the just shall bee raised unto eternall life I will ransome them from the power of the grave I will redeem them from death O death I will be thy plague O grave I will be thy destruction Hos 13.14 And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake to everlasting life and some to shame Dan. 12.2 All that are in the graves shall come forth they that have done good unto the Resurrection of life Ioh. 5.29 I will raise him up at the last day 6.40 He that raised up the Lord Iesus shall raise us up also by Iesus 2. Cor. 4.14 When Christ who is our life shall appeare then shall yee appeare with him in glory Colos 3.4 XXX That God will reward the labours of the righteous in the life to come Rejoyce and be glad for great is your reward in heaven Matth. 5.12 Whosoever shall forsake houses or brethren or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or lands for my Names sake h shal receive a hundred fold more and shall inherit everlasting life 19.29 Come ye blessed of my Father inherit yet the Kingdome prepared for you before the foundation of the world Math. 25.34 Thou shalt bee recompensed at the resurrection of the just Luk. 14.14 Hee that overcometh shall inherit all things Rev. 21.7 XXXI That God will make good and performe all that he hath promised And I will performe the Oath which I sware unto Abraham thy Father Gen. 26.3 Know therefore that the Lord thy God he is God the faithfull God which keepeth Covenant and mercy with them that love him Deut. 7.9 Blessed be the Lord that hath given rest unto his people there hath not fayled one word of all his good promises which he promised 1. Kings 8.56 My Covenant will I not breake nor alter the thing that is gone out of my lips Psal 89.34 Thus saith the Lord if you can break my Covenant of the day and my Covenant of the night That there should not be day and night in their season Ier. 33.20 Then may also my Covenant bee broken 21. For all the promises of God in him are yea and in him Amen 2. Cor. 1.20 1. GIve me understanding and I shall keepe thy Word yea I will observe it with my whole heart Psalm 119.34 Deale with thy servant according thy mercies and teach me thy Statutes Psalm 119.124 2. How sweet are thy words unto my taste yea sweeter then honey to my mouth Psal 119.103 What shall J render unto the Lord for all his benefits towards me Psalm 116.12 3. Consider how I love thy precepts quicken me O Lord according to thy loving kindnesse Psal 119.159 With my whole heart have I sought thee O let me not wander from thy Commandements Psal 119.10 4. For ever O Lord thy Word is setled in heaven thy faithfulnesse is unto all generations Psal 113.19 Plead my cause and deliver me quicken me according to thy Word Psal 119.154 5. Whatsoever the Lord pleased that did hee in heaven and
in earth Psal 335.6 Make me to understand the way of thy precepts so shall I talke of thy wondrous works Psal 11.27 6. Remember thy Word unto thy servant upon which thou hast caused me to hope Psal 119.49 Who is like unto the Lord our God who dwelleth on high Psal 113.5 7. Incline my heart unto thy Testimonie and not unto Covetousnesse Psal 119.36 When my spirit was overwhelmed within me thou knewest my paths Psal 142.3 8. My soule is continually in my hand yet doe J not forget thy Law Psal 119.109 Stablish thy word unto thy seruant who is devoted to thy feare Psal 119.38 A POSTSCRIPT TO ALL TRVE BELEEVERS Gracious Beleevers KNowing you to be the only heires of those rich and precious promises which it hath pleased our gracious Father freely to give unto his freely beloved Children I have presumed without your knowledge to bequeath unto you a fatherlesse child brought forth into the world without the parents knowledge hoping you will not be unwilling to let it passe under your favourable protection For the subject matter of it it is very beautifull and of such use as no child of God can passe to Heaven without it and in that regard it shall bee no shame unto you whom the Lord hath honoured with the grace of believing to accept of this small Treatise from one that desires your prospering in your soules and bodies There is no blemish in this that I dedicate unto you but such as came by the hands of the unskilfull bringer forth of it which only minded their own good in it And weighing dayly the beauty of it and the sweet refreshing strength which flowed from it for the overcomming of those three deadly enemies the Devill Sin and the World they desired that Ged would bee pleased to move the minds of some of his most skilfull workmen to put to their hands to frame a more perfect work upon so perfect a subject and to give a more comely forme to this so beautifull a subject and till then they intended to smoother in their bosomes the beauty of this rather then to bring it forth with the blemishes of their unskilfulnesse But the good that may be gayned by it being unutterable I hope grace in the hearts of Gods people will cause them like the Bee to suck out the sweet and nourishing vertue of these fragrant flowers that grow here and there in the garden of Gods word and not with discontent to cast away this pleasant posy gathered out of the celestiall Eden of the sacred Scriptures because an unskilfull hand and indeed unworthy hath bound them up together not so orderly as might please the curious eye of man no nor their owne neither was it their ayme so to doe J fany gaine any good by it the gatherer of these sweet flowers together neither deserves nor desires thanks for they intended it to none but to themselves and some private friends whose importunity wrung some copies from them and now without their consent have published it And now since it is published and cannot bee stopped the Lord cause it to worke in all his according to that which he hath given the promises for to work in the hearts of his people even to make them partakers of the divine nature 2. Pet. 1.4 And as a meanes to make them to take every day a litle posy from the rest one of the promises gathered together and apply it to thy selfe see how thou standest in need of it and every word in it and then apply it to thy selfe by faith and let it stirre thee up to goe to God in prayer for the accomplishment of them unto thee then waite in the diligent use of all meanes for the gayning of them and you shall find God not only making you heires of promises but you shall be comfortable possessours of those many good things which God hath promised to Beleevers The more you meditate and the oftner you â—ay upon them the more good will you see in them and find flow from them I say no more but I doubt not but your experiences of good by these promises will be more then I can make knowne unto you I desire the God of mercies our loving father in our Lord Iesus Christ in whom all the promises are Yea and Amen to make you dayly find experimentally the truth of all his gracious promises FIVE TABLES FOR THE Right and Ready finding out of any Promise in this Booke for the comfortable supply of present necessity the number shewes the page where the Promise wee would have is to be found The 1. Table Concerning sin RVles for reading the Promises If we find nothing in our selves that may move God pag. 1. If wee feare God will remember our sinnes to punish them pag. 4. If often sinning cause thee doubt of pardon pag. 5. If thou despaire pag. 6. If thou findest sinne an heavy burden and Satan pursuing pag. 8. If thou turn from sinne and yet doubt of pardon pag. 10. If thou wouldst have thy manifold rebellions subdued pag. 13. If thy heart be hard and full of corruption pag. 14. If unbridled nature break out into passion pag. 16. If thou be in bondage to some sin pag. 17. If thou fearest the breaking out of strong sinnes pag. 18. When thou art stayed from sinne by admonition pag. 20. If thou fearest God will destroy thee for sinne pag. 21. If thou bee tempted to uncleannesse pag. 22. If thou canst not find out thy sinne for which God corrects thee pag. 23. If thou doubt of salvation pag. 24. The 2. Table Concerning Grace IF thine heart be as a wildernesse barren of good pag. 25. If thou wantest holinesse pag. 29. When thou canst not offer up any sacrifice pag. 30. When thou feelest but little grace pag. 31. When all thy graces are weake pag. 32. When thy heart is dry for want of grace pag. 35. If thou wantest the spirit pag. 38. If looking on Gods love thou canst not love God againe pag. 39. If thou canst not bring thine heart to delight in the Lord. pag. 40. If thou feelest not Gods feare in thine heart pag. 41. If thine heart will not praise the Lord. page 42. If thou wantest wisdome pag. 43. If thou canst not understand Gods voyce pag. 44 If thou canst not see into the mysteries of the Gospell pag. 45. If thou seest a good way and hast no power to walke in it pag. 46. If thou wantest memory pag. 48. When thou seest thine ignorance pag. 49. If thou desirest grace and art not fatisfied pag. 52. If thine heart be dead pag. 54. If thou fearest falling away pag. 55. If thou art falne pag. 58. When the Lord hath forsaken thee p. 60. When thou feelest thy vilenesse pag. 62. When thou feelest thy spirituall poverty pag. 64. When thou art in a strait pag. 65. If thou fearest Satan will cause thee to fall pag. 67. If thou canst not profit by the word of God pag.