all your transgressions so iniquity shall not bee your ruine Mat. 1.21 Hee shall save his people from their sinnes When thou fearest the greatnesse or multitude of thy sinnes will be thy destruction apply Iniquity shall not bee your ruine When thou seest no meanes of safety apply Hee that is Christ shall save his people from their sinnes The 14. Legacie IF thou be tempted to uncleannesse apply Prov. 2.16 He shall deliver thee from the strange woman 1 Thess 5.24 Thy bodie shall be kept blamelesse untill the comming of Christ The 15. Legacie IF thou canst not finde out thy sin for which God correcteth thee apply Job 36.9 If they bee tyed with the cords of affliction then will I shew them their worke and their sins A wise father will not correct his childe but hee will shew him wherefore how else should hee amend his fault much more will the Lord. But wee enjoy not many promises because wee sue not for them Thus farre about Sinne the next promises are about Grace The 16. Legacie IN doubt of salvation apply God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Sonne that whosoever beleeveth in him should not perish but have everlasting life Joh. 3.16 John 5.24 Hee that heareth my word and be leeveth on him that sent me hath everlasting life and shall not come into condemnation but is passed from death unto life John 8.51 If any man keepe my saying he shall never see death John 11.25 He that beleeveth in me though he were dead yet shall hee live And whosoever beleeveth in me shall never see death If thou doubt that thou shalt perish and not be saved apply Hee that beleeves in Christ shall not perish but shall have everlasting life and shall not come into condemnation Labour to beleeve these Promises and that is all that is required of thee for the obtaining of what is promised The 17. Legacie WHen thou findest thine heart as a wildernesse barren of good apply Esa 35.1 2. The wildernesse and the solitarie place shall bee glad for them and the desart shall rejoyce and blossome as the Rose It shall blossome abundantly and rejoyce even with joy and singing This promise is made to the Church and every member of it may applie it to themselves therfore when thou feelest thine heart as a desart wildernes and waste ground void of good full of bryers thornes of sinne then know thou shalt not onely bring forth sweet smelling graces like roses but also all abundance of theÌ„ Pro. â—1 28 The righteous shal flourish as a branch Prov. 13 4 The soule of the diligent shall be made fat Hos 14.5 6. I will be as the dew to Israel hee shall grow as the Lilly and cast forth his roots like Lebanon His branches shall spread and his beauty be as the Olive tree and his smell as Lebanon When we want meanes to make us fruitfull apply The Lord will be a dew to Israel When wee desire to flourish and grow up in grace apply He shall grow as the Lilly his branches shall spread If thou wouldest shine forth in the beauty of holines apply His beauty shal be as the Olive-tree as the Lilies whose glorie is greater then Salomons in all his royalty If thou wouldest have thy graces send sorth a sweet smell apply His smell shall be as Lebanon If thou fearest the continuance of this estate apply Hee shall fasten his rootes as the trees of Lebanon It matters not how great our barrennes bee when God will be a dew to us it will quickly make us fruitful we shall bring forth fruits glorious to the sight as the Lilly and as the Olive tree and the sent of our graces shall bee a sweet smelling savour as the trees of Lebanon Therefore though thou feelest thy heart yet barren and thou hast used meanes long and 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 sonne whose wombe was barren and by yeares past child bearing so though thine heart remaine barren in thine owne feeling after long use of meanes yet still follow seeing in the meanes and beleeve for wee have as sure promises and as faithfull a performer as Abraham had Jesus Christ yesterday and to day and the same for ever John 7.38 He that be leeveth on mee out of his belly shall flow rivers of water of life The 18. Legacie WHeÌ„ thou art troubled for want of holinesse apply Exod. 19.6 You shall bee an holy nation Deut. 28.9 And the Lord shall establish thee an holy people unto himselfe The Lord will make thee holy therefore Sin nor Satan nor wicked men cannot hinder thy holinesse for hee that makes thee holy is stronger then all and doth what he will 1 Thess 5.23.24 The God of peace shall sanctifie you throughout in spirit soule and body Faithfull is hee which calleth you which will also doe it The 19. Legacie WHen thou canst not offer up any sacrifice to God of prayer or praise or thy selfe in sacrifice apply Exod. 19.6 Yee shall be 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 hee which commanded hath also promised to make us a-able to do it for he hath said Wee shall bee Priests Malac. 1.11 In every place incense shall bee offered to my name and a pure offering which is spoken of the beleeving Gentiles therefore thou being one of them shalt be able to offer up pure offerings The 20. Legacie WHen thou feelest littlegrace knowledge faith love repentance all very little apply Job 8.7 Though thy beginning be small yet thy latter end shall greatly increase Matth. 13.12 Whosoever hath to him shall be 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 they will quickly make thee rich The 21. Promise WHen thou findest al thy graces very weake no strength to performe any spirituall duty either prayer or fasting or any other duty then apply Psalme 29.11 The Lord will give strength unto his people Isa 40.29.31 Hee giveth power to the faint and to them which have no might he increaseth strength They that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength they shall mount up with wings as Eagles they shall run and not be weary they shall walke and not faint When thou feelest thy selfe faint stay thy selfe with this promise Hee giveth 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 be weary and walke and not be faint And if thou findest not these promises performed unto thee either thou endeavorest not to keepe the conditions or else thou art negligent in searching out the promises or cold in suing for them the Lord will be sought to for the performance Isai 41.10 I am thy God I will strengthen thee yea I will helpe thee yea I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousnesse Isa 26.4 Trust thou in the Lord for ever for in the Lord Jehovah is everlasting strength To know there is strength in the Lord is no comfort unlesse wee know it shall bee for us Therefore since it is given for a comfort it must include this promise Thus the Lords strength for evermore shall be imployed for our good Therfore when we want for either soule or body wee must fixe our confidence in him who will-not faile us if wee seeké unto him The 22. Legacie WHen thou feelest thine heart dryed up for want of grace that thou canst not send forth any water of grace in thy thoughts words and workes apply Isai 44.3 I will poure water upon him that is thirsty and floods upon the dry ground Isai 58.11 The Lord shall satisfie thy soule in drought and make fat thy bones and thou shalt be like a watred garden and like a spring of waters whose waters faile not Ier. 17.8 Hee shall bee as a tree planted by the waters that spreadeth out her roots by the river and shall not see when heate commeth but her leafe shall be greene and shall not be carefull in the yeare of drought neither shall cease from yeelding fruit Jer. 31.12 Their soule shall bee as a watred garden Jam. 4.6 God giveth grace unto the humble Isa 35.6 7. In the wildernesse shall waters breake out and streames in the desert And the parched ground shall become a poole and the thirsty land springs of waters That is the most barren heart shall abound with grace according to that promise John 7. Out of their bellies shall flow rivers of the waters of Life Isa 41.17.18.19 When the poore and needie seeke water and there is none and their tongues faile for thirst I the Lord will heare them I the God of Israel will not forsake them I will open rivers in high places and fountaines in the middest of the valleys I will make the wildernesse a poole of water and the drie land springs of water I will plant in the wildernesse the Cedar the Shittah tree and the Mirtle and the Oyle tree I will set in the desert the Firre tree and the Pine and the Boxe tree together So now though thou feelest thy heart barren know that God will bee thy Gardiner to thy barren heart to make pooles plant pleasant grapes of graces therefore seeing hee taketh upon himselfe the worke feare not the badnesse of the ground for hee will make it good as a fruitfull garden The 23. Legacie IF thou feelest thou wantest the Spirit of God apply Ezek. 36.27 I will put my Spirit within you Luke 11.13 If yee then being evill know how to give good gifts unto your children how much more shall your heavenly Father give the holy Spirit to them that aske him Joel 2.28.29 I will poure out my Spirit upon all flesh and your sonnes and your daughters shall prophecie your old men shall dreame dreames and your young men shall see visions And also upon the servants and upon the hand maids in those dayes will I poure out my Spirit Joh. 6.14.16.17.18 And I will pray the Father and hee shall give you another Comforter that hee may abide with you for ever even the Spirit of truth hee dwelleth in you and shall be in you I will not leave you comfortlesse I will come to you When thou canst not pray thy selfe stay thy selfe on these prayers that Christ hath prayed to the Father to give the Spirit he was heard in all hee prayed for therefore thou mayst claime it though thy prayers be but weake The 24. Legacie WHen thou lookest upō the great love of God unto thee and canst not finde thine heart inlarged in loving God againe apply this promise Deut 30.9 I will circumcise thine heart that thou maist love the Lord thy God with all thine heart and with all thy soule The 25. Legacie WHē thou canst not bring thine heart to delight in the Lord apply Isai 41.16 Thou shalt rejoyce in the Lord glory in the holy One of Israel Psalm 89.16 In thy name shall they rejoyce all the day and in thy righteousnes shall they be exalted Job 22.26 For then shalt thou have thy delight in the Almighty Psalm 33.21 For our heart shall rejoyce in him because wee have trusted in his holy name When thou seest cause of rejoycing in the Lord and yet canst not move thine affections apply They shall rejoyce in him If through many troubles and temptations thou findest thy joyes often interrupted apply they shall rejoice continually in thy name The 26. Legacie WHen we seele not the feare of God in our hearts apply Jer. 32.40 I will put my feare in their hearts If wee would have a reverent feare of God when wee performe any holy duty or at other times as thou feelest thy need so urge the Lord with this his promise for he delights to be sued to upon his promise by his servants Ezek. 36.37 I will yet for this be enquired of by the house of Israel to doe it for them The 27 Legacie WHē thou canst not bring thine heart to praise the Lord apply Isai 43.21 This people have I formed for my selfe they shall shew forth my praise Joel 2.26 Yee shall eat in plenty and be satisfied and praise the name of the Lord your God Psal 22.29 They shall praise the Lord that seeke him When thou seest what great things God hath done for thee and findest not thy selfe able to set forth his praise apply They shall set forth my praise When thou findest thy ingratefull heart not affected with the mercies thou enjoyest so as they stir thee not up to praise the Lord apply He shall eate and bee satisfied and praise the name of the Lord. The 28. Legacie WHen thou seest thy want of wisedome makes thee not walke like a Christian so unblameably as thou ought apply Jam. 1.5 If any of you lacke wisedome let him aske of God that giveth to all men liberally and up braideth not and it shall be given him When thou findest thou want'st wisedome to improve thine afflictions to the best advantage or for the ordering of thy actions occasions and course of life to Gods glory the good of others and thy selfe then faile not to aske wisdome and doubt not of the obtaining of it The 29. Legacie WHen thou canst not understand the voice of God in his word or workes not knowing what
nor forsake thee Which teacheth us to doe the like in all the rest of the promises 3. Vnder temporall promises to the Iewes are set forth the excellent promised graces which God will give to his people after the comming of Christ Ezck. 34.25 26 27. 4. When wee reade the conditions of the promises they are not like to the duties of the Law made to the perfect fulfillers of them the promises are Evangelicall made to those which endeavour to keepe them and the maine conditions of thē are faith 5. In all the promises for increase of grace or meanes of grace or for any carthly things wee must know wee shall have them so farre parformed to us as the Lord seeth good for us 6. In our weake endeavourings to keepe the Promises wee must beleeve the performance to us in by and through Christ In whom all the promises of God are yea Amen that is as I conceive confirmed and made good to us in him 2 Cor. 1.20 when wee can see nothing in our selves why they should be performed to us even then wee are to claime them for Christs sake if thou bee in Christ for if thou be not in him no promise belongs to thee but that threatnings and iudgements are thy pertion and nothing else can wee claime as our due Sorrow weeping howling is that which God requireth of us and not laying hand upon the comfortable promises till wee hunger after Christ which God grant we may doe more and more till wee come to be satisfied with his image in the life to come Psal 17.15 THE FIRST LEGACIE These promises I have observed for spirituall things First about Sinne. WHen wefinde nothing in our selves that might move the Lord to have mercy then apply these promises Isai 43.25 I even I am hee that blotteth out thy transgression for mine owne sake and will not remember thy sinnes Isai 44.22 I have blooted out as a thicke cloud thy transgressions and as a cloud thy sinnes returne unto mee for I have redeemed thee Ier. 31.34 I will forgive their iniquity and remember their sin no more Ezek. 36.25 I will sprinkle cleane water upon you and yee shall bee cleane from all your filthinesse Isai 57.18 I have seene his wayes and will heale him I will lead him also and restore comforts unto him and to his mourners These promises are free made by the Lord not for any thing that is in man as you may see in Isaiah 43. from the 22 verse to the 25. for the Lord saith They had not called upon him but wearied the Lord brought him no offering yea wearied him with their sinnes and yet in the 25 verse hee saith for his owne sake hee would forgive their sinnes These promises wee shall have alwayes need of as at our conversion so afterwards many times wee shall in our owne feeling finde nothing in our selves to perswade us of the pardon of our sinnes then wee must flie to these free promises Whē thou seest nothing in thy selfe why the Lord should pardon thy sinnes and therefore doubt'st of the pardon of them apply I am hee that puts away thy sinnes for mine owne sake When thy sinnes rise up as a cloud that thou canst see nothing but them apply I have put away the sinnes as a cloud When thou fearest the multitude of thy sinnes apply You shall bee cleane from all your sinnes The 2. Legacie WHē we feare God will remember our fins before commitred to punish us for them apply Ier. 31.34 I will remember his sinne no more Ezek. 18.22 His transgressions which he hath committed shall not be mentioned to him but in the righteousnesse which he hath done shall he live Ezek. 33.16 None of his sins that hee hath committed shall be mentioned to him The 3. Promise WHen thine often sinning causeth thee to feare that God will not pardon thee applie Job 33 27.28.29 He look eth upon men and if any say I have sinned and perverted that which was right and it profiteth mee not hee will deliver his soule from going into the pit and his life shall see the light Loe all these things worketh God oftentimes with man Wherefore beleeve not Satan that perswades the contrary nor let thy corruptions make thee bold to presume of pardon for though God promise pardon yet it is to the penitent not to the presumptuous as verse 27. The 4. Promise WHen thou art at the pits brinke of despaire and art dryed up with sorrow then go to some faithfull Preacher that is able to preach Christ unto thee and apply these promises Job 33 24 25 26. Then hee is gracious unto him and saith deliver him from going downe to the pit I have found a ransome His flesh shall bee fresher then a childes hee shall returne to the dayes of his youth Hee shall pray unto God and hee shall bee favourable unto him and he shall see his face with joy for hee will render unto man his righteousnesse Isai 57.19 I create the fruit of the lips peace peace to him that is farre off to him that is neare saith the Lord and I will heale him When thou commest to the uttermost extreamity for sinne apply I will have mercy on him and deliver him that he goe not downe to the pit When thou fearest that God or his Ministers will not speak peace unto thee apply I have received a reconciliation I create the fruit of the lips to be peace to them that are farre off and to them that are neare When thy sorrowes have withered thee up apply He shall returne as in the dayes of his youth and his flesh shall bee as the flesh of a childe If in this estate thou fearest God will not heare prayers for thee apply Hee shall pray to God and hee will be favourable to him When thou fearest thou shalt not bee able to looke upon the Lord with joy apply Hee shall see his face with joy When thou seest not any thing in thy selfe that should cause thee not to believe this apply He will render to man his righteousnesse which is I thinke Christs righteousnesse for whose sake he will doe it The 5. Promise WHen thou feelest sin an heavie burden and Satan pursuing thee with many feares by reason of the same flie to Christ and apply Matth. 11.28 29. Come unto me all yee that labour and are heavie laden and I will give you rest Matt. 1.21 He shall save his people from their sinnes Rom. 16.20 And the God of Peace shall bruise Satan under your feet shortly Isai 32.2 And a man shall bee as a hiding place from the winde and a covert frrom the tempest as rivers of waters in a drie place as the shadow of a great rocke in a weary land Thus doth Christ to the soule that flies to him If Satan pursue thee apply Hee is an hiding place If stormes of temptations and afflictions doe arise apply He is a refuge against the tempest If thy soule bee
and yee shall live When thou hast got some life and fearest the losing of it apply Your hearts shall live for ever The 36. Legacie 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 yee may be blamelesse in the day of our Lord Iesus Christ Psal 16.8 I have set the Lord alwayes before me because hee is at my right hand I shall not bee moved Psalm 145.14 The Lord upholdeth all that fall and raiseth up all those that bee bowed downe Psalm 92.12.14 The righteous shall flourish like the Palme-tree He shall grow like a Cedar in Lebanon They shall still bring forth fruit in old age they shall be fat and flourishing Psal 1.3 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 Psal 31.24 Hee shall stablish thine heart Job 11.15.27 Thou shalt bee stedfast thine age shall bee clearer then the noone day thou shalt shine forth thou shalt be as the morning Judg. 5.31 They that love the Lord shall bee as the Sunne when it goeth forth in his might Now we see that nothing can hinder the Sunne in his might but it chaseth away the darkenesse and clouds before it and ceaseth not till it hath runne his race so shall the childe of God for the Lord hath said it wee need not doubt of it If thou fearest thine owne weaknesse and the power of temptation with the subtilty of Satan apply That God whose power and wisedome over-reacheth all other hath said Hee 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 wisedome over-reacheth all he hath said He will stablish thee If thou bee 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 pot slide It thou fearest that though thou be kept frō sin 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 season thou shalt be stable thine age shall appeare more cleare then noone day Thou shalt shine as the morning The 37. Legacie WHen wee are falne and seare the Lord will leave us so then apply Psal 55.22 Cast thy burden upon the Lord and hee shall sustaine thee hee shall never suffer the righteous to be moved Psal 37.24.28 Though he fall hee shall not bee utterly cast downe for the Lord upholdeth him with his hand For the Lord loveth judgement and forsaketh not his Saints they are preserved for ever Jer. 32.40 I will put my feare in their hearts that they shall not depart from mee When thou art fallen and fellest a great loade of sinne or misery upon thee and no power to unload thy selfe thy graces so weak that they will not helpe thee and therefore thou thinkest thy state desperate apply Though he fall he shall not bee cast off for the Lord putteth under his hand Therefore though sinne and misery bee never so heavy to presse thee downe yet that powerfull hand of God when thou art at the lowest being under thee shall easily lift thee up thou hast his promise he will not suffer thee to fall for ever The 38. Legacie WHē the Lord hath for saken thee in thine owne feeling and thou searest hee will not returne againe apply Isai 54 7 8 9 10. For a small moment have I forsaken thee but with great mercies will I gather thee In a little wrath I had my face from thee for a moment but with everlasting kindnesse will I have mercy on thee saith thee Lord thy Redeemer For this is as the waters of Noah unto mee for as I have sworne that the Waters of Noah shall no more goe over the earth so have I sworne that I would not bee wroth with thee nor rebuke thee For the mountaines shall depart and the hils shall bee removed but my kindnesse shall not depart from thee neither shall the covenant of my peace bee removed saith the Lord that hath mercie on thee Gen. 17.7 I will establish my covenant betwixt thee and me and everlasting covenant to bee a God unto thee Deut. 31.8 I will bee with thee I will not faile thee neither forsake thee feare not neither bee dismayed 1 King 6.13 I will not for sake my people 2 Chron. 15.2 The Lord is with you while you be with him Job 8.20 Behold God will not cast away a perfect man Job 36.5 Behold God is mighty and despiseth not any Hosea 2.19.20 I will betroth thee unto mee for ever yea I will betroth thee unto mee in righteousness and in judgement and in loving kindnesse and in mercies I will even betroth thee unto me in faithfulnesse The 39. Legacie WHen thou feelest thy vilenesse and fearest the Lord will loath thee for it apply Levit. 26.11 My soule shall not abhorre you Hosea 14.4 I will love them freely for mine anger is turned away from them Deut. 7.13 I will love thee John 14.21.23 Hee that loveth mee shall be loved of my Father and I will love him and will manifest my selfe to him my Father will love him and wee will come unto him and make our abode with him Jer. 3.41 I will rejoyce over them to doe them good When thou seest a multitude of sinnes so that thou seemest most loathsome apply My soule shall not loath you When thou seest nothing in thy selfe that should move him to love thee but all to the contrary apply I will love them freely If thou fearest thy many sinnes will cause the Lord not to delight in thee apply I will delight in thee If thou fearest thy sin will cause the Lord to hide himselfe from thee apply I will shew mine owne selfe unto him The 40. Legacie WHen thou feelest thy spirituall poverty apply Math. 5.3 Blessed are the poore in spirit for theirs is the Kingdome of Heaven Isai 66.2 To him will I looke saith the Lord that is poore and of a contrite spirit and trembleth at my words When thou feelest thy sinnes many and thy graces very little and therefore fearest that such a miserable creature as them art shall not inherit heaven apply Blessed are the poore in spirit for theirs is the Kingdome of heaven If thou fearest the Lord will not looke upō thee apply To him will I looke saith the Lord that is of a contrite spirit The 41. Legacie WHen thou art in a strait and knowest not what to chuse either in some truth or in something that is to bee done that thou knowest not what to chuse apply Psalm 25.22 Him shall hee teach in the way that he shall chuse verse 13. His soule shall dwell at ease
Pastor People the Pastor shall bee able to teach with knowledge and understanding his soule shall bee replenished with fatnes his teaching shall bee as seasonable showers of blessing that shall make the people fruitfull The people must apply these promises first that God would give them able Teachers and that they may finde their ministry blessed unto them according to these promises That they may bee fed with knowledge and understanding that they may bee satisfied with goodnesse that their teaching may bee seasonable showers of blessing to make them fruitfull as it is promised that the trees shall yeeld their fruit How much are Gods ordinances to be desired by which hee doth convay so many blessings unto his people Let us give him no rest till he furnish Jerusalem with all her ordinances and officers The 56. Legacie IF thou enjoyest glorious graces or meanes of grace and fearest the losing of them apply Isai 4.5.6 Vpon all the glory shall bee a defence And there shall be a Tabernacle for a shadow in the day time from the heat and for a place of refuge and for a covert from storme and from raine Isai 27 3. I the Lord doe keepe it I will water it every moment lest any hurt it I will keepe it night and day Isai 33.16 His place of defence shall be the munition of Rockes bread shall be given him his waters shall be sure Hast thou any glorious grace or meanes of grace arme thy selfe with the power of God in his promises for the Devill will use all his forces and subtilty to deprive thee of them hast thou a glorious minister and pure ordinance or glorious graces beginne to spring in thine heart and seest no meanes to defend them apply Vpon all thy glory hee shall bee a defence His defence shall be a munition of Rockes Seest thou an heart of sinne in thy selfe or the rage of the wicked that causeth thee to seare the losse of them apply There shall bee a covering for a shadow in the day for the heat Doth the devil raise up storms outwardly persecutions apply The defence and covering shall bee a place of refuge and cover for the storme and for the raine Fearest thou the subtilty of thine enemies that unawares when thou thinkest not on them they will surprise thee and steale thy blessing from thee apply I the Lord doe keepe it night and day If thou fearest God will not continue thus to thee apply I will water it every moment not one moment but he will be adding nourishing bread shall be given him and his waters shall bee sure The 57. Legacie WHen thou art banished from Gods ordinances apply these promises for thy returne Isai 35.10 The ransomed of the Lord shall returne come to Sion with songs and everlasting joy upon their heads they shall obtaine joy and gladnesse and sorrow and sighing shall flee away Jer. 3.14 I will take you two of a family and one of a City and will bring you to Sion Deut. 30.4 If any of thine bee driven out unto the out most parts of heaven frō thence will the Lord thy God gather thee and from thence will hee fetch thee Ezek. 34.11.12 13 14 15 16. Behold I even I will both search my sheepe and seeke them out As a sheepheard seeketh out his stocke in the day that hee is among his sheepe that are scattered so will I seeke out my sheepe and will deliver them out of all places where they have beene scattered in the cloudy and darke day And I will bring them out from the people and gather them from the countries and will bring them to their owne land and feed them upon the mountaines of Israel by the riviers and in all the inhabited places of the Country I will feed them in a good pasture and upon the high mountaines of Israel shall their fold be there shall they lie in a good fold and in a fat pasture shal they feed upon the mountaines of Israel I will feed my flocke and I will cause them to lye down saith the Lord God I will seeke that which was lost and bring againe that which was driven away wil binde up that which was broken and will strengthen that which was sicke If thou now mournest for Gods ordinances apply Thou shalt not onely returne to Sion but returne with joy and sorrow shall flee away If thou beest but one amongst many which desirest it and fearest thou shalt be left among them apply I will take you one of a citie and two of a Tribe though thou beest but one of a City that returnest to the Lord he will bring thee to Sion from all the rest If thou art farre removed from all meanes and that the Lord hath done it for thy sinne apply Though thou were cast into the outmost part of the Heaven thence will the Lord gather thee and from thence will hee take thee he will deliver from all places where they have beene scattered in the cloudy and dark day and will feed them in good pastures and will bring them to rest The 58. Legacie WHilst thou art banished from Gods house apply Ezek. 11.16 I will be unto thē as a little Sanctuary in the countries where they shall come Isai 40.11 Hee shall feede his flocke like a sheepheard hee shall gather the Lambes with his arme and carrie them in his bosome and shall gently lead those that are with young In thy banishment at those houres when they soule was wont to be refreshed in the Sanctuary of God on the Sabbath and at other times when thou findest thy selfe to stand in need either of defence or nourishment apply I will bee a Sanctuary unto you Hee shall feed his flocke as a sheepheard If in this time thou feelest thy selfe very weake apply Hee shall gather his Lambes in his armes and carrie them in his bosome and guide them with young they cannot miscarie that are shut up in the bosome of God nor feare who are guided by him Therefore though wee be never so weake in our selves yet here is our comfort wee are safe in our God O happy people saved by the Lord. The 59. Legacie WHen wicked sheepheards are over us then apply Ezek. 34.10 Thus saith the Lord God Behold I am against the sheepheards and I will require my flocke at their hand and cause them to cease from feeding the flock neither shall the sheepheards feed themselves any more for I will deliver my flocke frō their mouth that they may not bee meat for them vers 21 22. Because yee have thrust with side with shoulder and pusht all the diseased with your hornes till yee have scattered them abroad Therefore will I save my flocke and they shall no more bee a prey and I will cause the wilde beast to cease out of the land When the sheepeards feed themselves and are ready to devoure us apply The sheepheards shall not feed themselves any more I will deliver
things for thē apply His seed shall bee mighty upon earth The 68. Legacie IF thou wantest children apply Deut 7.14 Thou shalt bee blessed above all people there shall neither be male nor female barren among you Deut. 28.11 The Lord shall make thee plentifull in the fruit of thy body Psalm 128.3 Thy wife shall bee as a fruitfull vine by the sides of thine house thy children like Olive plants round about thy table vers 4.6 Loe thus shall the man bee blessed that feareth the Lord. Thou shalt see thy childrens children If thou hast conceived apply this promise for keeping of it Exod. 23.26 There shall none cast their young nor bee barren in thy land This and all other promises of earthly things are to bee applyed so farre as is good for us wee are not to doubt of them The 69. Legacie IF the Lord deny thee children apply Isai 56.5 To them will I give in mine house and within my walls a place and a name better then of Sonnes and of Daughters I will give them an everlasting name that shall not be cut off The 70. Legacie IF thou wouldest have the comfortable and holy use of thine habitation apply Iob. 5.24 Thou shalt know that thy Tabernacle shal be in peace and thou shalt visit thine habitation and not sinne Psal 91.10 There shall no evill befall thee neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling Prov. 14.11 The Takernacle of the upright shall flourish Prov. 12.7 The house of the righteous shall stand If thou wouldest prosper in thine house apply Peace shall be in it No plague shall come neare it It shall flourish If thou wouldest have it continne so apply It shall stand That they may not bee a snare to thee but thou maist use thy blessing and not sinne apply Thou shalt visit thy habitation and not sinne The 71. Legacie IF thou wouldest have thy comming in and going out blossed apply Deut. 28.6 Blessed shalt thou bee when thou commest in and blessed shalt thou be when thou goest out Psalm 121.8 The Lord shall preserve thy goin out and thy comming in from this time forth and even for evermore When thou goest out if thou wouldest have the heavens and earth and all creatures blessed to thee and bee made able to make the spirituall use of them apply Blessed shalt thou bee when thou goest out and when thou commest in The Lord shal preserve thy going out and thy comming in If thou wouldest haue the continuance of it apply From this time forth for evermore The 72. Legacie WHen thou eatest or enjoyest any blessing that it may satisfie thee and thou mayest have the sanctified use of it apply Ioel 2.26 Ye shall eate in plenty and be satisfied and praise the name of the Lord your God That thy meate and outward blessings may give thee content and satisfie thee apply Thou shalt eat and be satisfied That thou maist have the sanctified use of it apply Thou shalt praise the Lord. The 73. Legacie WHen thou takest thy rest at night apply Prov. 3.24 When thou lyest downe thou shalt not bee afraid yea thou shalt lie downe and thy sleepe shall be sweet Job 11.19 Also thou shalt lie downe and none shall make thee afraid If thou art troubled with feares of the night apply Thou shalt not bee afraid When thou takest thy rest apply None shall make thee afraid If thou art troubled with any thing that breakes thy rest apply Thy rest shall be sweet The 74. Legacie WHen thou puttest thine hand to any worke that it may bee blessed apply Deut. 28.12 The Lord shall blesse all the worke of thine hand Deut. 30.9 The Lord thy God will make thee plenteous in every worke of thine hand The Lord will not onely blesse some of thy workes but every one therefore in every worke send up short prayers for the clayming of them and so at our going out and comming in or eating or sleeping renew these promises upon thy selfe by faith applying them and by prayer suing for them The 75. Legacie IF thou wouldest have thy outward blessings blessed of God apply Deut. 28.4 5. Blessed shall bee the fruit of thy body and the fruit of thy ground and the fruit of thy cattell the increase of thy kind and the flockes of thy sheepe Blessed shall be thy basket and thy store Deut. 7.13 14 The Lord will also blesse the fruit of thy wombe and the fruit of thy land thy corne and thy wine and thine oyle the encrease of thy Kine and the flockes of thy sheepe There shall bee neither male or female barren a mong you or among your cattell That thy goods and thine house may be blessed apply Blessed shall bee thy basket and thy store If thou beest in debt apply Deuteron 28.12 Thou shalt lend unto many and shall not borrow The 76. Legacie IF thou desirest to enjoy the labours of thine hands apply Isai 65.21 23 23. They shall build houses and inhabit them they shall plant vineyards and eate the fruit of them They shall not build and another inhabit they shall not plant and another eate for as the dayes of a tree are the dayes of my people and mine elect shall long enjoy the workes of their hands They shall not labour in vaine nor bring forth for trouble Ps 128.2 Thou shalt cate the labour of thine hands The 77. Legacie WHen thou art diligent in thy calling apply Prov 12.14.24 The recompence of a mans hands shall bee rendered unto him The hand of the diligent shall beare rule When thou enjoyest that thou hast laboured for apply Psal 128.2 thou shalt cate the tabour of thine hands happie shalt thou bee andre shall be well with thee The 78. Legacie WHen thou seest the wicked to be carried with restlesse desires hungring and thirsting after those things which satisfie them not and thou desirest content apply Isaiah 65 13 14. Thus saith the Lord behold my servants shall cate but yee shall be hungry behold my servants shall drinke but yee shall be thirsty behold my servants shall rejoyce but yee shall be ashamed Behold my servants shall sing for joy of heart but ye shall cry for sorrow of heart and shall howle for vexation of spirit The 79. Legacie IF thou fearest thou shalt lose by following the Lord apply Psal 37.9 11 18 19 Those that waite upon the Lord shall inherit the earth their inheritance shall be for ever they shall not be ashamed in the evill time They shall inherit the earth and delight themselves in the abundance of peace Psal 112.3 Wealth and riches shall bee in his huse Iob 22.23 24. Thou shalt bee built up thou shalt lay up gold as dust the gold of Ophir as the stones of the brookes verse 25. Yea the Almighty shall be thy defence and thou shalt have plenty of silver Gen. 15.1 I am thy exceeding great reward Fearest thou the losse of thy land apply Thou shalt inherit the earth their inheritance shall bee
for ever Thou shalt possesse the Earth Doe others trouble thee apply They shall have their delight in the multitude of peace Art thou poore or fearest the losse of thy goods apply Riches and taeasure shal be in his house Art thou oppressed by the wicked apply The Almighty shall bee thy defence The 80. Legacie WHen thou hast lost blessings by sinne apply these promises for their recovery Joel 2.24 25 26. The floores shall bee full of wheat and the fats shall overflow with wine and oyle and I will restore to you the yeares that the Locust hath eaten the cankerworme the caterpiller and the palmer-worme and yee shall eat in plenty and be satisfied and praise the Lord. Deut. 20.5 I will multiplie you above your fathers The 81. Legacie IF thou fearest the 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 judgment 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 Seeke 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 82. Legacie IF the World despise thee comfort thy selfe with these promises Ex. 19.5 Yee shall be Gods peculiar treasure above all people 1. Sam. 3.30 Those that honor me will I honor saith the Lord. Psal 91.14 I will set him on high beause he hathy knowne my name Psalm 112.9 His horne shall bee exalted with honour John 12.26 If any man serve me him will my Father honour Prov. 4.7 8 9. Get wisedome exalt her and she 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 Ye shall be Gods chiefe treasure above all people Doth the world debase thee apply The Lord will exapt thee The Father will honour him The 83. Legacie WHen thou art in any want for soule or body apply Psal 34.9.10 There is no want to them that feare him The young Lions doe lacke and suffer hunger but they that seeke the Lord shall not want any good thing Psal 84.11 No good thing will hee with hold from them that walke uprightly Mat. 6.33 Seeke ye 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 Seeke the Kingdome of Heaven and his righteousnesse and all other things shall be cast upon you Fearest thou that thou shalt bee overpressed with want apply Those that seeke the Lord shall want no good thing No good thing will he withhold from-them that walke uprightly The 84. Legacie IN liberall giving apply these promises Prov. 11.25 The liberall soule shall be made fat and he that watreth shall be watred also himselfe Prov. 19.17 He that hath pittie on the poore lendeth to the Lord and that which he hath given will he pay him againe Math. 6.4 Givein secret and thy Father himselfe shall reward thee openly 2. Cor. 9.6.10.11 Hee which soweth bountifully shall reape bountifully He that ministreth seed to the sower doth minister bread for your food and multiply your seed sowne and increase the fruits of your righteousnesse being inriched in every thing to all bountifulnesse Isai 58.10.11 If thou draw out thy soule to the hungry and satisfie the afflicted foule then shall thy light rise in obscurity and thy darkenesse bee as the noone day And the Lord shall guide thee continually and satisfie thy soule in drought and make fat thy bones and thou shalt bee like a watred garden and like aspring 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 rewards and he that receiveth a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous mans reward And whosocver shall give to drirke unto one of these little ones a cup of cold water onely in the name of a Disciple verily I say unto you hee shall in no wise lose his reward The 85. Legacie IF sicknesse be amongst us apply Exod. 23.52 I will take sicknesse away from the midst of thee Psal 41.3 The Lord will strengthen him upon the bed of languishing thou wilt make all his bed in his sicknesse Deut. 7.15 And the Lord will take away from thee all sicknesse and will put none of the evill diseases of Egypt upon thee If the plague bee amongst us apply Psalm 91.3.6 7. Surely he shall deliver thee from the noysome pestilence Thou shalt not bee afraid of the pestilence that walketh in darknesse nor for the destruction that wasteth at noon day A thousand shall fall at thy side and ten thousand at thy right hand but it shall not come nigh thee Art thou sicke apply The Lord will strengthen him upon the bed of sorrow thou wilt make all his bed in his sickenesse Art thou there where the sicke are apply I will take away all sicknesse from the midst of thee Fearest thou the pestilence apply I will deliver thee frrom the noysome pestilence The 86. Legacie IF thou fearest death apply Isai 57.2 He shal enter into peace they shall rest in their beds None feares to go to bed when they know they shal rest being weary This resting is more sure and lasting for ever Rom. 8.11 Hee that raised vp Christ from the dead shall quicken your mortall bodies Therefore we must not thinke of it but as a better life given by the Spirit of God The 87. Legacie IF thou fearest untimely death apply Iob. 5.26 thou shalt come to thy grave in a full age like as a shocke of corne commeth in in his season Exod. 23.26 The number of thy daies will I fulfil Psalme 91.16 With long life will I satisfie him and shew him my salvation Psal 41.2 The Lord will preserue him and keepe 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 daies wil I fulfill the Lord wil preserve him keep him alive therefore man cannot shorten it one day Fearest thou that thou shalt either live too lōg or die too soone apply Thou shalt goe to thy grave in a full age as a ricke of corne commeth in due season into the barne The 88. Legacie IF thou fearest hurt by any of the creatures apply Gen. 9.2 The feare of you and the dread
of you shall be vpon every beast of the earth and upon every fowle of the ayre upon all that moveth upō the earth upon all the fishes of the sea into your hand are they delivered Job 5.23 Thou shalt be in league with the stones of the field and the beast of the field shall be at peace with thee The 89. Legacie WHen thine heart is troubled either for soule or body apply Phil. 4.7 The peace of God which passeth all understanding shall keepe your hearts and minder Psal 29 11 The Lord will blesse his people with peace Is thine heart troubled with many temptations of Satan or with feares of sin and misery apply the peace of GOD shall preserve your hearts Hast thou many troubles outwardly ap the Lord shalt blesse his people with peace The 90. Legacie IF thou wouldest have thy purposes to prosper apply Iob. 22.28 Thou shalt also decree a thing and it shall be established unto thee and the light shall shine upon thy wayes Psal 1.3 Whatsoever he doth shall prosper Psal 37.5 Commit thy way unto the Lord trust also in him and he shal bring it to passe When thou often purposest to do good both for thy soule and body and yet findest thy purposes broken apply Thou shalt decree A thing and the Lord shall stablish it unto thee He shall bring it to passe When thou art in doing of any thing apply Whatsoever he doth shall prosper The 91. Legacie When thou art called to a great worke wherein thou shalt have great opposition apply Deut. 31.8 The Lord he it is that doth goe before thee he will bee with thee he will not faile thee neither forsake thee feare not neither be dismaied 2 Chron. 16.9 The Lord will shew himselfe strong in the behalfe of thē whose heart is perfect to wards him Psal 91.11 12 13. He shall give his Angels charge over thee to keepe thee in all thy waies They shall beare thee up in their hands lest thou dash thy foote against a stone Thou shalt treade upon the Lion and Adder The young Lion and Dragon shalt thou trāple under feet It maters not what be the lets to oppose us when the Lord goes before us hee will easily beat them downe nor what strength resists such as hee hath promised to shew his strength for nor how many bee our dangers when his Angels have charge over us to keepe us Therfore go on in the worke and feare not the issue being strengthned by the promises of him that never faileth his The 92. Legacie IN the time of danger apply 1 Sam. 2.9 The Lord will keepe the feet of his Saints Pro. 1.33 Who so harkneth unto me shall dwell safely shall be quiet from feare of evill Iob. 11.18 19. Thou shalt be secure because there is hope yea thou shalt digge about thee and thou shalt take thy rest in safety also thou shalt lie downe and none shall make thee afraid Psal 125 1 2. They which trust in the Lord shall bee as mount Sion which cannot be removed but abideth for ever As the mountaines are roūd about Ierusalem so the Lord is round about his people from henceforth even for ever Psal 121.3 4 5. He will not suffer thy foot to be mooved be that keepeth thee will not slumber Behold he that keepeth Israel will neither slumber nor sleepe The Lord is thy keeper the Lord is thy shade vpon thy right hand Seeing the Lord is our keeper wee need not feare the danger The 93. Legacie WHen thou art in great trouble apply Isai 43.2 When thou passest through the waters I will bee with thee and through the Rivers they shall not over flow thee whē thou walkest through the fire thou shalt not be burnt neither shall the flame kindle upon thee vers 20. I wil give waters in the wildernesse and rivers in the desart to give drinke to my people my chose Psal 32.6 7. Surely in the flood 's of great waters they shall not come nigh unto him Thou art my hiding place thou shalt preserve mee frō trouble thou shalt compasse me about with songs of deliverance When thou seest thy selfe compassed with many troubles and beginnest to feare apply I will bee with thee they shall not over flow thee In the fire of affliction thou shalt not onely not be burnt but the flame shall not kindle upon thee the greatest troubles shall not doe thee the least harme for God being with thee will bring thee out as he did Israell through the sea and the three children out of the fire with not so much as the savour of fire about them so shall not so much as the savour of evill be upon his but he will compasse them about with songs of deliverance The 94. Legacie WHē thou seemest to bee forgotten in affliction apply Psal 9.9.18 The Lord also will be a refuge for the oppressed a refuge in times of trouble For the needy shall not alway be forgotten the expectation of the poore shall not perish for ever Isa 49.15 Can a woman forget her sucking child that she shold not have compassion on the sonne of her wombe yea they may forget yet wil not I forget thee Psal 103.9 He will not alwayes chide neither will he keepe his anger for ever Lament 3.31 32. The Lord will not cast off for ever But though he cause griefe yet will he have compassion according to the multitude of his mercies The 95. Legacie WHen thou fearest thou shalt end thy dayes in misery apply Job 36.11 They shall spend their dayes in prosperity and their years in pleasures The 96. Legacie WHen thy sorrowes grow great apply Job 11.16 That shalt forget thy miserie and remember it as waters that passe away Job 8.20 21. Behold God will not cast away a perfect man till hee fill thy mouth with laughing and thy lips with rejoycing Psa 27.14 Be of good courage and he shall strengthen thy heart Psal 112.4 Vnto the upright there ariseth light in the darkenesse Psal 126.5 6. They that sow in teares shall reape in joy He that goeth forth and weepeth bearing precious seed shall doubt lesse come againe with rejoycing bringing his sheaves with him Prov. 10.28 The hope of therighteous shal be gladnesse Mat. 5.4 Blessed are they that mourne for they shall be comforted John 16.22 Yee now have sorrow but I will see you againe and your hearts shall rejoyce and your joy no man taketh from you Hath sorrow taken deep roote in thy soule that thou fearest thou shalt never finde hearty joy apply Hee shall comfort thine heart Is such a crosse upon thee that thou fearest thou shalt never forget it apply thou shalt forget thy misery as waters that passe away The 97. Legacie WHen thou art in such an estate as thou knowest no way out of miserie either for soule or body or both apply Ier. 33.3 Call unto mee and I will answer thee and shew thee great and mighty things which thou knowest not The 98.
Legacie IF thou wouldest have deliverance out of trouble apply Psal 149.4 He wil beautifie the meek with salvation or He wil make the meek glorious by deliverance Ps 34.17.19 The righteous crie 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 al. Job 5.17 18 19. Happy is the man whom God correcteth for he maketh sore bindeth up he woundeth his hands make whole Hee shall deliver thee in sixe troubles in seaven there shall no evill touch thee Ps 50.15 Call upon mee in the day of trouble I will deliver thee and thou shalt glorifie mee When thou art in many troubles and fearest thou shalt never get out of all apply The Lord will deliver thee out of al. If the Lord hath delivered thee once or twice and thou fearest he wil not continue so still as often as thou fallest into troubles ap He shall deliver thee in sixe troubles and the seaventh it shal not touch thee The 99. Legacie WHen thine enemies prevaile apply Ps 125.3 The rod of the wicked shal not rest upon the lot of the righteous lest the righteous put forth their hands unto iniquitie 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 be broken to pieces the eies of the wicked shall faile their refuge shall perish their hope shall be sorrow of minde Job 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 thed apply their hope shall be sorrow of minde 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 alwaies rest upon the lot of the righteous Seest thou no meanes to get from them say with the Prophet David will call upon the Lord so shall I bee safe from mine enemies The 100. Legacie THat thou maiest be 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 persecute thee Prov. 21.18 The wicked shall bee a ran some for the righteous and the transgressour for the upright The 101. Legacie IF thou wouldest have thine enemies destroyed apply Job 8.22 They that hate thee shall be cloathed with shame and the dwelling place of the wicked shal come to naught Isaiah 41.11.13.15 Behold all they which were incensed against thee shall bee 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 helpe thee Thou shalt thresh the mountaines and beat them small and shalt make the hils as chaffe by which mountaines and hils is meant the greatest enemies 1. Sam. 2.30 They that despise mee shall bee 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 102. Legacie 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 103. Legacie IN the troubles of the Church apply Psalme 128.6 Thou shalt see peace upon Israel Thou shalt see the good of Ierusalem all the dayes of thy life Jer. 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 is little while and when thou awakest thou shalt be satisfied with his image Psal 17.15 The 104 Legacie BEcause the time draweth neere of the fall of Antichrist wee must stirre up our selves to hasten the Lord by earnest prayers and for the strengthning of our faith apply these promises Rev. 17.16 And the ten horned which thou sawest upon the Beast thest shall hate the Whore and shall make here desolate and naked and shall cate her flesh and shall burne her with fire Reu. 18.8.21 Therefore shall her plagues come 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 mighty Angell tooke up a great stone like a great Milstone and cast it into the Sea saying Thus with violence shall that great City Babylon bee throwne downe and shall be found no more at all Even so down Lord Josus and hallen this happie day The 105. Legacie SEEing the Lord hath promised many glorious things to the Jewes with much grace and pouce both to the Jewes so Gentiles at their conversion when the tonne tribes shall bee reunited to the two which never yet was let us never give him rest till he set up Jerusalem the praise of the world and for the strengthning 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 bee King to them all and they shall be no more two Nations neither shall they bee divided into two kingdoms any more at all Jer. 3.18 In those dayes the house of Iudah shall walke with the house 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 Isaiah 60.2 3 4 5 15 16. The Lord shall arise upon thee and his glory shall be seene 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 bee nursed at thy side then thou shalt see and flow together and thine heart shall feare and be enlarged because the Sea shall bee converted unto thee the forces of the Gentiles shall come unto thee Whereas thou hast beene forsaken and hated so that no man went through thee I will make thee an eternall excellencie a joy of many generations Thou shalt also sucke the milke of the Gentiles and shalt sucke the breast of Kings Isaiah 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 the mouth of the Lord shalt name thou shalt also bee a crowne of glory