The AFFLICTED and RETIRED Mans Meditations Concerning the EXCELLENCY of the SPIRIT With a Discovery of the Twofold-Mind the Danger of the one the Comfort and safety of the other First Here is observed what it is for to be Carnally minded Secondly Means to suppress a Carnal frame of Spirit Thirdly The dreadful state of a Carnal minded Man Fourthly How the Spirit is a Christians Help Fifthly Means to obtain the Spirit Sixthly The Characters of a Spiritualized Christian Seventhly The glorious Priviledges of a Spiritual minded Man And a few Meditations by way of Observation With a Dialogue between Christ and a Sinner Christ and a Christian Christ and the Afflicted Person As also a Word to the Remnant of the Womans Seed With a Loud Call to all Saints to Love one another upon the account of Son-ship and not onely upon the account of Fellowship Written by SAMUEL BRADLEY who hath Love for all that love the Lord Jesus in sincerity who prayes for Zions Unity Rom. 8.13 For if ye live after the Flesh ye shall die but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the Body ye shall live For as many as are led by the Spirit of God are the sons of God John 13.35 By this shall all men know that ye are my Disciples if ye Love one another Printed for the Author in the year 1663. TO THE Impartial Reader READER FOr the satisfaction of many or any who desire to follow the Lord Jesus in sincerity I am here engaged to write a small Epistle to the furtherance propagating and owning of this following Treatise wherein is contained and couched many glorious Truths which did concern all persons to look after in former Ages of the World but now more especially we that live in this last Age wherein Errors do abound and great Mistakes do arise in many whom I desire the Lord would be pleased to help to understand between Truth and Error by his own Spirit Mat. 22.29 which is the best Teacher in the world though at this day it is much slighted and little looked after by the sons of men Christian Reader my desire is that thou wouldest be pleased carefully to read and seriously consider this following Treatise with a single heart and eye 1 Chron. 12.33 Acts 2.46 and impartial affections then doubtless in the conclusion thou wilt not think thy time ill spent I do further desire that thou mayest daily search the Scripture and bring the things contained in the ensuing Treatise to the Touchstone of God's Word to the end thou mayest with the noble Bereans of old Acts 17 11. be enabled to discern between Truth and Error between Life and Death to know wherein thy Life lieth yea wherein it doth consist 1 Thes 5.21 and labour to be obedient unto that command Try all things and hold fast that which is good And also remember my dear Friend that the Bereans were counted more noble than them of Thessalonica they hearing the words of Paul which were cried up for strange Doctrine yea Heresie at that day they searched the Scriptures daily to see whether those things Paul asserted and preached were truth or not Even so although many things herein contained may be counted rediculous or erroneous Yet courteous Reader let me desire thee to prove thy self a Berean in this matter Search the Scripture and see whether it be so or not Further my desire is that the Message may not be slighted by reason of the meanness of the Messenger but rather look upon him that sends this Message into the World observe when the great Men of the world have a Token to send unto a Friend they do not alwayes make use of rich great or noble Men to conveigh it but many times employ the meanest Servant of the family in that service to give out the token though it be never so rich a gift or pretious a jewel Rev. 17 14. 1 Tim. 6.15 Rev. 19 16. Heb. 12 25. So many times it is with the great God of Heaven and Earth who is the King of kings and Lord of lords he hath in this little Cabinet a token of his choice love for to present to you his friends nay further it is presented to you that are yet Enemies if you will but imbrace it the imbracing of it tends to Life the rejecting of it tends unto Death though sent by a mean servant and think it not strange if it be refused slighted or counted erroneous And you my Friend the Messenger be not discouraged in your labour for consider the best Doctrine the truest Doctrine the gloriest Tidings and rarest Sermon that ever was preached by the mouth of our dear Lord Jesus himself was by the Scribes and Pharisees rejected and also questioned where he had his Doctrine and said He had a Devil and was Mad. The blessed Apostle Paul was also counted and called a Pestilent fellow a teacher of strange Doctrines a Ringleader of Sectaries a Turner of the World upside down Acts 17 6. vers 18 Acts 24 14. and what not yet after that way which they called Heresy did this blessed Apostle worship the God of his Fathers believing all that was written Reader if in this little Treatise you meet with any thing doth not agree with the Word of God and the doctrine according to godliness after diligent search and due enquiry into the Scripture the pretious word of God renounce it as not worthy the owning or imbracing I shall speak by way of allusion to the noble Apostle in another case I do judge the Author hath the Spirit of God by which this ensuing Discource was penned I speak the truth of God I lie not Though true it is the dearest of Gods children are subject to miscarry yea many failings and temptations doth attend them and the Lord did formerly suffer the Author hereof in measure to fall yet through mercy not totally nor finally but he is recovered out of the horrible pit and out of the miry clay and the Lord hath set him upon a rock Psal 40 2 3. and established his goings and put a new song into his mouth in making of him since instrumental in turning many souls to righteousness notwithstanding those foul Jer. 20.10 false and scandalous reports are gone forth concerning him yea many hard speeches thoughts have arisen not only from the world but from many who I hope Job 19.2 vers 3. vers 4. are the pretious Sons of Sion This one thing as one who doth tender the Cause of Christ and much honour the pretious Sons and Daughters of Sion do I beg of you Let no hard thoughts or evil reports any more take place in your affections without good enquiry of the same This I urge the more for that tender love I bear unto Christ and his Truths Cause Kingdom and People and I dare not speak or write more then I do know or can affirm concerning the Author Mark since
on Earth he will bestow A Token of his Love his chosen shall it know 1 John 16. Yea as an earnest of Glory to come True saving Grace shall flow from Christ the Son Heb. 4.16 1 Cor. 15.55 Grace he 'l afford to help us in our Life And comfort us therewith in time of Death Rev. 21.4 The promise of his Grace will us revive And in the hour of death make us alive Joh. 14.18 2 King 2.9 His Spirit choice will us uphold in trouble If faithful we shall be on us he will it double While we do live a comfort it shall be Rom. 8.37 And take away the sting of Death you 'l see Mat. 25.34 The faithful shall the Presence of Christ find And after death to such he will be kind 1 Pet. 5.4 If faithful we do keep unto the Death Christ will bestow on us a Crown of Life Observation IV. Gen. 3.6 Gal. 5.1 Though Transgressors the Law doth say we be Dear Jesus will from Bondage set us free Gal. 3.13 2 Cor. 5.19 Yea from the curse redeem'd we are by him And from the Father's Wrath that 's due for sin Though Enemies we were unto the Lord of Life Ephes 2.1 Hos 2.19 By Faith united are and his espoused Wife Though to the Bond-Woman we did relate Gal. 4.22 By the Free-woman the promise we partake Now from the Pow'r of sin our Christ has set us free Rom. 6.14 Job 1.7 That by the power of Satan we cannot harmed be The World shall not then such insnare 2 Cor. 4.3 1 Cor. 7.29 That are Christ's Free-men do not fear The promises most sweet insured are to them 2 Pet. 1.4 Ephes 4â— That are made free by Christ the Son of man For Heaven such shall trade without control Pr. 3.13 And traffect in the rarest things more choice then Gold All rareties in Earth are not for to compare Prov. 8.28 Pro. 1â— 16 Unto the Merchandize of Heaven that is rare Those that are free to trade for Pearls indeed Are sealed ones of Christ and of the Royal Seed Prov. 4.5 Whose Freedom is confirm'd and that by him Ephes 1.14 Mat. 25.34 Who is indeed our Lord and eke our King Such as do trade for Christ now day by day Their needs to him they 'l tell yea every way Heb. 4.16 We may be free to tell our minds to him A promise of relief to us he 'l bring John 6.37 Your persons he 'l present without a spot To his Father our sins out he will blot Ephes 5.27 That full Communion sweet we may injoy Joh. 12.26 1 John 1.3 With Father Son and none shall us anoy The promise of the Spirit it shall flow in Acts 2.17 2 Cor. 3.6 Then our choice sweet communion will begin From Bondage yoaks our Lord will us Redeem Gal. 5.18 â—al 2.16 Unto the Law of Works let us not lean For the end of the Law Christ is to those That in him do believe and with him close Roâ— 10.4 From the Bondage of sin he 'l set such free 〈◊〉 6. â—4 Isa 43.25 And will produce to them their Liberty 1 Cor. 15.54 Rev. 21.4 Our Jesus dear from death will us deliver From that Bondage he will us free for ever Isa 26.19 Hos 13.14 Yea from the Grave he will also discharge His tender Lambs and set then then at large Job 6.4 The terror of the Lord it shall not come Near to afright all such that Christ doth own Cant. 1.13 But in Christ's bosom such indeed shall lie Their God their Guide Oh! they shall Magnifie Heb. 12.22 Gal. 4.26 In his Sweet Glorious Blessed Scituation The New Jerusalem the New Creation Ephes 2.19 1 Thes 4.17 Christ's Citizens Oh! then shall sing for ever The high praises of God and part shall never A DIALOGUE BETWEEN Christ and a Sinner Christ OH welcome Sinner thou may'st be to me and of my Fountain drink John 6.37 Rev. 22.17 Isa 55.1 2. Come take thy fill it nothing shall cost thee what ever thou dost think Sinner But Lord I am a Sinner great indeed not worthy for to come For I am one that made thee Bleed who art the holy One Christ What though thy Sins are of a Scarlet dye Isa 1.18 Luk. 22.44 Rev. 1.5 Heb. 9.12 or like the Crimson too My Blood upon the Cross it â—â—â—keth high a Pardon that will do Sinner It 's true dear Lord if La Pardon have I chearfully shall come A Pardon sealed therefore I do crave of thee the mighty One Chr. Come wait on me and on me now depend Isa 43.25 Isa 57.16 Mar. 11.24 your Sins I will blot out And from the Fathers Wrath I 'l thee defend If that thou dost not doubt Sin But Doubts and Fears dear Lord do me surprise I little Peace can have Corruptions greatly doth in me arise Thy help dear Lord I crave Chr. Eph. 2.8 Psa 86.11 Act. 15.8 9 Rom. 6.14 True Faith on thee poor Sinner I 'l bestow it shall dispel thy fear Faith as my gift shall come I 'l have thee know thy Sins shall not appear Sin How shall I know whether my Faith be true and of a Divine stamp That deceived I may not be anew for often I am damp Chr. Faith is the substance of things hoped for Heb. 11.1 Isa 26.3 1 Pet. 1.9 it makes forth things not seen Faith stills the Soul it makes no stir it feeds upon Gods Being Rom. 5.9 Psa 9.18 Psa 27.4 Psa 34.6 If Faith be true on Christ thou wilt depend for all things thou dost need And on this Christ alone thou wilt attend till he supply thy need Jam. 2.17 vers 21. Cant. 2.14 Psa 84.10 True Faith attended is with Works most choice according to God's Will It leads the Soul to hearken to Christ's Voice and in his Presence dwell Sin Christ doth indeed me now invite But Lord how must I come To come in truth the way aright to thee the pretious Son Chr. John 14.6 John 10.7 Luk. 12.32 Heb. 11.6 The way to come for to obtain the Fathers Love indeed And also the Kingdom to gain for Faith it must you lead Sin But in the Way we meet with that which doth us much dismay The thoughts of Sin doth lay us flat our Sins yea day dy day Chr. Isa 53.5 Luk. 22.43 It was my Father's Pleasure to bruise me for Sinners fault He caus'd my Blood forth for to Run 1 Pet. 2.22 though I did never halt Isa 53.11 Heb. 8.12 Upon my back he laid thy Sins and there condemn'd they be The Debt I paid and that to him Heb. 9.26 Mat. 27.27 which Jew and Gentile see Sin How shall I know Christ di'd for me and blotted out my Sins That his choyce Love I might now see when his Kingdom begins Chr. If
that my Blood you can apply 1 John 1.7 Jer. 31.3 Cant. 6.3 Cant. 7.11 by promise sweet and choice Then sure for you I then did die Oh! hearken to my Voice That calls you up into my Throne Rev. 21.9 2 Tim. 2.12 Rev. 14.7 Rev. 2.17 to reign with me indeed To Worship me and me alone and on my Dainties feed Sin A Rebbel I have been to thee wilt thou such Rebbels own From Rebellion I am not free nor have I thy Lawes known Chr. Oh! Psa 68.18 John 17.5 Ephe. 4.8 Isa 29.28 for Rebbels I did ascend unto my Father dear That gifts on them I might bestow that they might my Law hear Sin A Prodigal Lord I have been and wasted my Estate Guilty have been yea of all Sin thy sweet wayes I did hate Chr. If thou return I will thee meet Luk. 15.18 Luk. 15.20 vers 22. Heb. 12.1 with Kisses I 'l imbrace And tenderly I 'l thee intreat to run the Canaan Race The fatted Calfe I will prepare Luk. 15.32 Pro. 9.1 2 3 Rom. 5.1 Isa 65.1 and Dainties of all kind I 'l visit thee with Love most rare my Presence thou shalt find The best of Robes thou shalt put on Luk. 15.22 Psa 45.13 Psal 149.6 and cloathed be therein My rich Attire it is at band and Praises thou shalt sing Sin A Back-slider Oh! sure am I a Mighty one also And for Back-sliding I must die unto Hell I must go Chr. Come thy Back-slidings I will heal and love thee too also Hos 14.4 My Love is free come thou shalt see to thee thou shalâ— it know Sin Oh! 〈…〉 and sure undone there 〈…〉 me My misery is â—ureâ—â—â—un from it I cannot flâ—e Chr. For such as are judg'd to be lost Luk. 19.10 Heb. 7.25 I did come to seek out And will them save yea from the Grave John 17.12 of Hell without all doubt Sin My Sin is great yea unbelief Jesus what shall I do To Hell I go yea I do know to Heaven must goe but few Chr. Ephe. 2.8 Rev. 3.12 Heb. 9.28 Rev. 2.17 I 'le give thee Faith as my free gift and mark thee for my own Hell do not fear I will appear and give you the white Stone Sin But the new Name I do not know nor yet do understand How shall I then to Heaven go and with the Lamb there stand Chr. 2 Pet. 1.4 Rom. 8.17 Psal 23.6 The new Name and the Nature too thou shalt come for to know A better Name than Sons indeed my Love shall overflow Sin The old Nature seems to abide Jesus what shall I do It ofteâ—â—r 〈◊〉 thy Presence hide my Graces are but few Chr. The Divine Nature it shall come 2 Pet. 1.4 thy Vessel to possess The Presence of the holy One Psa 23.2 Cant. 5.1 with Grace shall thy Soul bless Sin How long O Lord will it then be before that thou wilt come That thy sweet Presence I might see Oh! thou the mighty One Chr. Behold I come yea like a Roe Cant. 2.17 Rom. 8.32 over the Mountains great My Father's Love you then shall know come to him I intreat Sin Will not my Sins prevent thee Lord and keep thy Presence out That thy sweet Voice may not be heard of this I am in doubt Chr. True Sinner Jer. 5.25 1 John 1.7 't is thy Sin that doth prevent the Lord of Life It hinders thy Communion sweet my Blood shall end the strife Sin Lord from my Sins I would depart come help me now I pray To follow thee with all my Heart and honour thee alway Jer. 32.40 Isa 43.25 Chr. My fear in thy Heart I will put from me thou shalt not part As for thy Sins I 'le blot them out Eze. 11.19 and give thee a new Heart Sin Oh! welcome Christ let Sin then die and never more now reign That I thy Name may magnifie also thy Love proclaim Chr. Sin shall not have dominion then but conquered shall be Rom. 6.14 Psal 71.8 Luk. 16.22 My Praises then Oh! thou shalt sing and in my Bosom be Thou shalt indeed then take thy fill of Joy for evermore Psal 16.11 Psal 47.7 Prov. 2.6 Luk. 24.45 And witness dayly heavenly skill my Praise set forth therefore Sin Sin still doth reign makes me complain therewith I burthened am Lord set me free in Bonds I be help me to see the Lamb. Chr. Rom. 6.12 vers 14. Rev. 13.8 1 John 29. Sin shall not reign Satain would fain a Captive make of thee I am the Lamb for thee was slain to set the Captive free Sin Lord let me know how for to go by Faith unto thy Son A promise fain I would obtain or else I am undone Chr. Ephes 2.8 Faith I 'le thee give and thou shalt live a promise it shall come Acts 1.4 I 'le the Unite thou shalt relate John 14.3 to 'th Father and the Son Sin One smile from thee Lord let me see and then I shall rejoyce Come set my soul at liberty that I may hear thy voice Chr. Soul I am nigh to hear thy cry Psal 34.15 vers 17. Psal 145.19 supply to thee shall come I 'le set the free from misery for thee I will then own Sin Unworthy Lord I am indeed of such choice favour to Injoy from thee Oh! let me see what for me thou wilt do Chr. I will present thy great complaint Heb. 7.25 Jer. 31.34 Jer. 32.40 unto my Father dear And thou shalt see that he will be thy God Oh! do not fear Rom. 6.6 Exo. 33.19 Exod. 34.6 2 Cor. 3.18 Thy sin shall die he 'l Magnifie his Rich his choice free Grace In setting thee at Liberty and thou shalt see his Face Sin Oh! pretious Lord do thou afford to me thy Grace most sweet Come cleanse my heart to me impart a change I do intreat Chr. I 'le cleanse thy heart I will impart Deut. 30.6 Luk. 11.13 Jer. 31.3 Phil. 2.13 Psal 110.3 Luke 1.79 Psal 16.11 Jer. 50.20 my Spirit thou shalt find I will thee give a cleansed heart and to thee I 'le be kind I 'le change thy will I will be still thy God and eke thy guide In my sweet presence thou shalt dwell and thy great sins I 'le hide A Pretious Conference BETWEEN CHRIST and a CHRISTIAN Christ COme take thy fill of Love most choice and Consolation high Cant. 5.1 Rev. 2.29 Cant. 1.13 And give attention to my Voice and in my bosom lie Christian True Lord thy love it is most rare Communion I would have Oh! give it down and do not spare thy bosom loves I crave Christ When thou an out-cast wert indeed Ezek. 16.5 Prov. 9.2 Cant. 2.4 I then did take thee in And at my Table made thee feed on dainties choice and sing Christian Yea Lord when unlovely I was yet lovely in thy sight I in my Blood thou seest it
the work of repentance has been wrought in his Soul I am one that have had very much familiar acquaintance with him with whom I do and for some season have walked in the Faith and Order of the Gospel and I hope in sincerity of heart I speak it I have not I say since the work of repentance was manifested known any thing but his Conversation his Life his Behaviour namely his whole Conversation is as becomes the Gospel of Jesus Christ And that he hath made it his whole work at all opportunities to propagate the Gospel to be instructing building up and helping forward of poor sinners in the pretious ways of dear Jesus and what he could not do by way of publick Preaching he hath laid hold of an opportunity by way of Writing not desiring to hide his talent in a napkin Further Reader know our lot is fallen in this last age of the world upon whom the ends of the earth is come in which the hour of temptation shall be which shall try all them that dwell upon the earth Rev. 2.10 Therefore 't is not a day for Ephraim to vex Judah nor Judah to vex Ephraim but every one of us in our places to meditate on the Royal Law of Love Jam. 2.8 and very profitable will it be for us to be looking into the Prophecies of the last times and to be learning of obedience that being fore-warned we may be fore-armed against the storm comes for who may abide when he appears Mal. 3.2 Rev. 14.1 but such who have been the faithful followers of the Lamb and they alone shall come to enjoy that glorious Paradise that was lost by our transgression in the first Adam and shall be restored again by the Lord Jesus into the primitive glory at his second and glorious appearance and Kingdom which God the Father will give unto his Son Jesus which is the man from Heaven whose heavenly Paradise will far exceed the Paradise of the Earth and be far more glorious it is that New Jerusalem the Wals thereof are garnished with all manner of pretious stones the Streets thereof are pure gold Rev. 21 18 19. as transparent glass which Paradise shall not be of the Earth nor from the Earth nor of a carnal mind as is shewn by the Author in this Book and yet it shall be placed upon the Earth for Rev. 21.2 Heb. 11 10. It shall come down out of Heaven from God being that City which the faithful Patriarchs look for which has a foundation whose builder and maker is God and it shall be the glorious habitation of Christ in the day of his reign The sight of this City by faith in the Promises of God made the holy men of old to acknowledge themselves to be but strangers and Pilgrims on the Earth and to seek a better Country ver 37 40. Heb. 11 24 25 26. It was that glorious Inheritance that Moses saw when he slighted Pharaoh's royal Court and Daughter choosing rather to suffer Affliction with the Lords People here than for to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season and so come short of the Inheritance hereafter From hence Observe That those who will follow God here must look for their Reward hereafter For our blessed Lord saith Behold I come quickly Rev. 22 12. and my reward is with me to give to every man as his work shall be Therefore one word unto the World to poor sinners for my Lord and Master had a tender love to such The time would fail me to tell you what he underwent for you who wept over Jerusalem saying Oh that thou hadst known in this thy day the things belonging unto thy peace Luk. 19 42. Sinner through grace it is yet thy day England it is yet thy day London it is yet thy day It is yet your day Rulers Oh that you would be perswaded to begin to learn those things that belong to your peace Ma. 3.2 break off your sins by repentance for it belongs to your peace Kiss the Son least he be angry with you for it belongs unto your peace Beg of God to give you faith in the Promises for it belongs to your peace For being justified by faith Ro. 5.1 we have peace with God Come learn obedience to Christ for it belongs to your peace Leave off breaking up the Meetings of the Saints and persecuting of them for it belongs to your peace Break off the banishment imprisoning and hard using of the People of God Isa 1.16 for it belongs to your peace Wash you make you clean and put away the evil of your doings cease from all these evils from blaspheming swearing reproaching and learn to do well for it belongs to your peace for God will reckon with you for it 'T will not be long before it be hid from your eyes and then you will call Prov. 1.24 25 26. but God will not hear you shall cry but God will not answer but will laugh at your calamity and mock when your fear cometh as desolation Therefore be invited to come and embrace the Lord Jesus and the Lord give you understanding in what is here presented or enclosed and in all the truths of God for you here will read what it is to be Carnally Minded Ro. 8.7 and how such as live in the Carnal Mind must never expect to live with Christ therefore examine try and learn to know how to be Spiritually Minded which will produce Eternal Life with Christ in that Kingdom here treated on and in the Father's Kingdom to all Eternity Which is the desire of him who is the meanest in God's House the lowest of all Saints yet through grace a lover of Righteousness and a friend to Zion and a well-wisher to all Truth a Brother to all that love Christ in sincerity John Glyde The 16th day of the 11th Month 1662. To all who love the Lord Jesus in sincerity and who desire to be Faithful followers of the Lamb Grace Mercy and true Peace be multiplyed Dearly beloved in the Lord AMong many of the Providential appearances of the Lord to me I judge this to be none of the least that I should speak by Epistle in Print which was the least of my thoughts Surely Saints the Lord is about to speak when he opens the mouths of Babes and Sucklings Psalm 8.2 And seeing God hath put this opportunity into my Hand I shall endeavour to deal Faithfully between God and you and my own soul And so I shall crave your patience to consider three or four things which the Lord hath put into my Heart to commend to your consideration Me-thinks I hear the Lords people speaking in the Language of them in Isa 21.11 Watchmen What of the Night Give me leave to whisper among you O ye Saints among the loud cry of your Watchmen that the Lord speaks at this Day four-fold that is to say four things God speaks to be our work
pitch of attainment he is inabled to see a vanity in the love of the World a vanity in Worldly Riches Worldly Pleasures in a word the man who is annointed with the Eye-salve of Christ's love Rev. 3.18 sees all things short of Christ to be but vanity that give him what you will you give him nothing to his content except you give him Christ Character 3. To be Spiritually Minded is for to have an inlarged Heart for God and Godliness The very bent and intent of such a soul runs after the Lord and whatever things are True Phil. 4.8 whatsoever things are Honest whatsoever things are Just whatsoever things are Pure whatsoever things are Lovely whatsoever things are of good Report you shall have the spiritual man thinking of them and walking in them and that is the Path in which he doth delight to walk in Luke 1.6 if he can promote the Honour and Glory of God in what he doth it will be his great joy if not his great trouble Let him be in any Company whatsoever he will be giving out something that will tend unto the promoting of a Godly Life and if it cannot be digested the man is gone and if you would demâ—nd a Reason for the mans absenting he will tell you He hath but a little time for to Trade in and he must Trade for God The man truly Spiritual will tell you That the time past is enough and too much Gal. 5.16 that he hath spent in the lusts of the flesh and the pride of Life and if the Commodities of Heaven cannot go off with you and be digested by you he will of a suddain bid you adieu he will acquaint you what those Commodities are and will not leave you in the dark in the matter but you shall have very fair dealing from his hands the Commodities of Heaven are these Love Joy Peace Gal. 5.22 Long-suffering Gentleness Goodness Faith Meekness Temperance and the like What say you man Will you trade in these things time is pretious I must be gone Mat. 25 15. ver 16. ver 17. for I must be careful how I spend my golden opportunities he will tell us The Lord hath intrusted him with a Talent the which if he doth not improve God will deprive him of it therefore you must give in your result without delay What say you Soul Are you for Heaven if not farewel I must be gone here is no staying for me for all talking is a burthen to me that doth not tend to the promoting of God and Godliness Character 4. To be Spiritually Minded is for to have our Hearts much carried forth in the Meditation of the Law of God In this the Prophet David was an excellent and choice president when he speaks of the Law of God he tells us Psa 1.2 It was his Meditation Day and Night Oh! here is a man of Renown of a singular Spirit so much swallowed up with Heaven or the Heavenly Law that the Night as well as the Day Ps 119 97. must be taken up with the Meditations thereof When this good man had digested this Spiritual Art of Heavenly Meditations on the Holy Law of God Ps 119 72. Ps 119 127. he comes to give us a taste of the Excellency of it to the end that he might get the like affection in our Souls to God's Law as was in his own when he comes to give us an account of God's Law he tells us That it was more choice then Gold nay as if he had come short to set forth the worth of Gods Law he farther sayes of it It is more choice then fine gold Nay David doth acquaint us further of the time when he came to have such a choice tast and experience in God's Law Oh! in the hour of affliction it was for this account he gives us of his affliction Ps 119 67. Ps 119 71. saying It was good for me that I was afflicted or else I had gone a stray but now have I learned for to keep thy Law as if the onely time for to come unto a right understanding of Gods Law was in the hour of affliction This may teach us then not at any time to be afraid of affliction or Gods afflicting Hand for many times affliction doth prove an excellent help unto Christians for the inlarging of their Hearts for Heaven and that Soul who doth much Meditate upon the Law of God making it his daily delight is one that may be truly called a Spiritual Minded man who feeds on and dwells upon the things of the Spirit Fifthly Wherein is discovered the profit and Spiritual advantage that doth redound unto a Spiritual Minded man which is two-fold namely Life and Peace The first Priviledge of a Christian First To be Spiritually Minded is for to have a Knowledge of Christ and such as have a true Knowledge of Christ have life Eternal Joh. 17.3 This is Life Eternal that they may know thee the onely true God and Jesus Christ whom thou hast sent The Knowledge of Christ being ours will prove profitable and comfortable in the Day of Christ Phil. 1.7 Luk. 1.47 Psal 23 1. Psal 28 7. Psal 84 11. Pro. 30.5 yea to know him for to be our Lord and the Son of God that dyed for us for we may know him and confess him to be the Son of God and yet go to Hell for all that for the Devils went so far but to have a true Knowledge of Christ is for to know him as Paul and the rest of the Worthies of Christ knew him that is to know him our Lord our Saviour our Shepherd our Rock our Shield our Buckler our strong Tower Oh! this knowledge doth Administer Comfort and Divine Consolation unto the Soul it makes Trouble sweet Prisons sweet nay Death it self sweet unto the Soul Oh! when it considers I am now going unto Christ my Saviour to reign with him for ever where I shall never grieve the Spirit more where I shall never offend my God more where I shall never have my Communion with Christ eclipsed more where I shall never witness the loss of Grace more where I shall never tast of Death more Psal 16 11. where I shall never witness Christs absence more Oh! this is a blessed knowledge that conducts the Soul into Life Eternal The second Priviledge of a Christian Secondly To be Spiritually Minded is to be free from sin and such are the Servants of God who brings forth the fruit of Holiness whose end tends to Life Such may be termed Christ's Free-men John 8.36 Rom. 8.2 Rom. 6.22 who trade in the rich Commodities of the things above such are in a great measure freed from sin finding of it such a drug that they will have no dealings with it upon any terms it being a Commodity that redounds unto them no profit but will lie upon their hands to their great prejudice and disadvantage it lying dead upon
their hands it much prevents them of their Spiritual gain whereby they should become Servants unto God and bring forth the fruits of Holiness whose end tends unto Everlasting Life Holiness is a Commodity in high estimation with such who are in any measure set free from the first Nature which is a State of sin and Everlasting Life is the Fruit of Holiness and the portion of a Spiritual Minded Christian The third Priviledge of a Christian Thirdly Such as are Spiritual are such as live a hidden Life and descerned by none but such as are truly Spiritual That a Christians life is a hidden life observe the Words of the Apostle For ye are dead Col. 3.3 speaking of such whose affections were in Heaven and your life is hid with Christ in God The Spiritualized Christians life is secured you may as well harm the Lord Jesus as harm his Life Let the enemy do what he can he cannot hurt him yea though you put him to death he shall yet live yea at a better rate then ever Lu. 12.33 and though you take from him all his Treasure without doubt his best Treasure cannot be taken from him that let the enemie do what he will unto the Spiritual Christian he receives no hurt or dammage for his life is secured in the hand of a Friend Heb. 13 5. that will never leave him nor forsake him It is a Christians Mercy that their Treasure comes another way out of the reach of the enemy This truth is confirmed upon Record for so saith the Apostle 1 John 5 11. This is the Record That God hath given unto us Eternal Life and this Life is in his Son By this you see a Christian is safe enough and if we can but make Christ our Friend we need not fear who ever is our enemy and this is the comfort of a Spiritual Christian Psal 23 1. he shall have his portion that is appointed unto him by Christ it shall be given who is chief Executor by the Fathers appointment our dear Lord will be very ready to give every Child his dew our Lord will also be very careful to set a guard over sin and Satan that they may not rob the Children of their portion Rom. 6.14 and the Spiritual Christian will often give our Lord a visit at the Throne for his Portion now our true knowledge of what we are or what we have in Christ it is by the help of the Spirit of Christ And we know that the Son of man is come 1 Joh. 5.20 and hath given us an understanding that we may know him that is true Mark and we are in him that is true even in his Son Jesus Christ this is the True God and Eternal Life Mark this I pray That true saving and sanctifying knowledge is the Pretious gift of Jesus Christ that whatever we have of this kind comes in the way of a gift from God You may further observe that as Christ is said to be in us Christ in you the Hope of Glory so we are here said to be in him That there is no parting of Christ and a Christian This mistery the Carnal Man sees not neither indeed can he see it the Reason is Because the Natural Man receives or discerns not the things of the Spirit of God 1 Cor. 2.14 because they are foolishness unto him He sees not the Glory and Excellency that is in the things of Christ neither indeed can he know them because they are spiritually discerned and the truth is they are out of his reach He that is Spiritual 1 Cor. 2.15 discerneth all things yet he himself is discerned of no man He is led by the help of the Spirit to a sight of Christ and a taste of the choice things of God but the Carnal man is a stranger to such concernments Mark this makes a Christians life a hidden life because he cannot be seen by the Carnal Man nor is he discerned by him so God in his Wisdom carries a Spiritual Man out of the reach of a Carnal Man that let him do what he will in his Cain-like Spirit he cannot come near him Gen. 4.8 nor find him out or touch his Life And this is the Priviledge of a Christian The fourth Priviledge of a Christian Fourthly To be Spiritually Minded is to know Christ's Birth and such know Christ to be a Prince of Peace The Evangelical Prophet Isaiah doth prophesie choicely of our Lord Jesus For unto us a Child is born unto us a Son is given Isa 9.6 the Government shall be upon his shoulder and his Name shall be called Wonderful Counsellor the Mighty God the Everlasting Father the Prince of Peace Mark to know Christ born is good but to know Christ given to us is better to know Christ a Saviour is that which doth Administer that to us which is good Oh! the Knowledge of Christ given by the Father for us should much ingage us to give up our selves to Christ First Because when Christ shall Reign as King Phil. 3.10 thou shalt Reign with him Secondly Because Christ is a rare Counsellor that will counsel thee here and plead thy Cause for thee hereafter who is Wonderful in Counsel there is none can or will state the cause for the good of the poor sinner as Christ will he will not onely state thy cause but plead thy cause when he hath done Pro. 22.23 and bring thee off with Honour at the last Day Oh! give up thy self to him and put thy cause into his Hand for he is a friend that will never fail thee worth the owning and esteeming Oh! set an high esteem upon him therefore Thirdly He is the Mighty God alass all the â—ods of the Earth are but Idols unto him Fourthly He will be thy Everlasting Father as he is the Everlasting Father one that will not cast thee off nor turn thee out of his favour upon every thrifle Heb. 13 5. but will have a special care of thee Fifthly Give up thy self to Christ because he is the Prince of Peace a Prince that will produce Peace to thy soul one who doth excel in virtue Oh! give up thy self to him and be contented for to live under his Power Dominion and Government for he will have no Government but that which is right and good Then Peace shall be in thy Borders and quietness in all thy Dwellings for he is a Prince of Peace The fifth Priviledge of a Christian Fifthly Such as are Spiritually Minded are Peace-makers and such are the Children of God and shall be blessed of God The Carnal Mind breaks a Christians Peace and so becomes a Peace-breaker but the Spirit makes up a Christians Peace again so he is a Peace-maker and lives under the Blessing Our dear Lord in his Sermon on the Mount published this Truth from his own Mouth Mat. 5.9 Blessed are the Peace-makers for they shall be called the Children of God Oh!
good to manifest thy Light Christ Ezek. 16.4 John 14.16 John 15.10 My Skirt of Love I spred on thee thy nakedness to hide That my sweet prensence thou might'st see and with me might'st abide Christian Thy eye of pitty to me was made known at a high rate In washing me from filth that day and life thou did'st create Christ When I past by and saw the lie Eze. 16.6 7 polluted in thy blood In love to thee I did draw nigh and holp thee for thy good Christian Oh! praised be thy great high Name for what thou didst for me Thy tender Love I must proclaim and what of thee I see Christ A conversation choice and sweet Phil. 1.27 Amos 4.12 will honour me indeed Oh! then I will thy poor Soul meet on Manna thou shalt feed Christian Oh! help me Lord to live to thee a Godly Holy Life And in Communion let me be indeed thy married Wife Christ Isa 54.5 John 6.37 Cant. 7.10 A Husband then I 'le be to thee for none I will cast out That doth in truth now come to me thine I am without doubt Christian How shall I know Lord thou art mine and I am one with thee The perfect Union let me find and now united be Christ Isa 43.1 Jer. 31.33 Jer. 31.3 I know thy name Oh! thou art mine in Covenant we be My love indeed shall not decline more of it thou shalt see Christian Of Covenants two Lord we do read In thy most Blessed Word Which of them Lord hast thou now made to me O Blessed God Christ My Covenant that I have made Jer. 31.31 Heb. 8.10 Jer. 31.32 is new and choice also Not like to that of Israel's said they brake yea long agoe Christian What difference pray may there be between the Old and New The difference Lord Oh! let me see let 's know what we must do Christ The Old it comes from Mount Sina Gal. 4.24 Mich. 4.2 Gal. 4.26 a Covenant of Works The New it comes from Mount Zion a Covenant of Grace Christian Doth God require no works of me that by them I may live That by my works may Heaven see Or for my works he 'l save Christ No works at all do I require Ephes 2.9 Tit. 3.5 Rom. 5.1 1 John 1.7 nor can they produce Life But Faith in me doth God require it 's I must end the strife Christian The terms of thy sweet Covenant dear Lord What may they be Let 's understand Oh! out of hand come let us know of thee Christ The Covenant of Grace it is conditions on my part Jer. 31.33 Heb. 8.10 Wherein I am ingag'd to thee to write upon thy Heart My Royal Law of Grace indeed and be to thee a God Psal 32.8 Luke 1.97 Thou unto me a People be I 'le also be thy guide As for thy sins and transgressions no more will I remember Jer. 33.34 Isa 43.25 But will make known to thee I own a blotting out for ever Christian My Love my Lord my King my Choice thy path let me behold And daily hear thy lovely voice thy love to me unfold Christ Cant. 2.4 Into my banquetting-house come and take thy fill my Love Cant. 4.8 Of Flagons sweet I will thee meet and there embrace my Dove Cant. 2.6 The banner of my love display I will on thee indeed Cant. 2.5 And quickly come I 'l not delay on apples thou shalt feed Christian My Love my Dove my Joy my Crown oh come oh come away The Foxes spoil thy Church renown make hast and do not stay Rev. 21.2 My Bride I come with motions swift my Vineyard to maintain Cant. 2.15 Psal 2.6 The Fox I 'l slay my crowning day my Kingdom I shall gain Christian Oh Bridegroom dear when thou appear my robes do thou put on And cause my Lamp to burn most clear and with thee make me one Christ 1 Joh. 2.20 My Bride the unction thou shalt have that will thy Lamp here trim Mat. 25.4 Joel 2.28 And cause thy Light to shine most bright this oyl I will put in Mat. 25.10 The door against thee shall not shut but entrance thou shalt have Mat. 25.12 Mat. 25.8 When other Virgins be kept out for oyl they then will crave When they for oyl shall make a-do Mat. 25. thy Bridegroom then will come And in the kingdom thou shalt be when oyl they shall find none Christian Dear Lord oh hear the cries and groans that the oppressed make And hearken to the daily moans their bonds oh do thou break Psal 23.4 Christ My present rod shall prove for good to humble them thereby Deut. 8.16 Then privy search I 'l make for blood Rev. 6.10 and all my foes shall dy Isa 10.10 The work on mount Sion must be before that I will come Then will I break Assyrians heart and ruine Babylon Christian Come Lord and purge thine own people by thy refining fire Let affliction refine us clean as thou dost now desire Christ That is my end in what I do in love I do chastise Rev. 3.19 Micah 6.8 Isa 48.18 That better fruit you may bring out and learn for to be wise Christian Thy wisdom Lord oh from above let me enjoy I pray Then love I shall the Turtle Dove and him obey this day Christ My wisdom pure and peaceable Jam. 3.17 thou shalt possess indeed That teaches thee gentle to be Jam. 3.17 and on it thou shalt feed Christian How long thy absence shall I see thy presence I desire Oh when in Canaan shall we be and walk with thee entire Christ My Love the glorious land is near 2 Sam. 22.19 Isa 52.9 10 my presence thou shalt see And in my bosom thou shalt ly there thee and I will be Christian It is my grief and sorrow great that a stranger I be That I indeed cannot relate what I would have of thee Christ Rev. 22.1 2 Psal 36.8 Psal 46.4 Thy wants I know supply shall come yea from the living tree The Rivers of my love shall run and comfort thou shalt see Christian When thou dost speak I do forget thy message choice and sweet Therefore to me afford some help oh Lord I do intreat Christ John 14.26 Luk. 1.78 79. Luk. 1.75 I am at hand poor soul indeed thee memory I will give Yea by the hand I will thee lead as long as thou dost live Christian My burthen Lord is very great that earthly things I mind Oh help me Lord I do intreat thy presence let me find Christ Col. 3.3 Psal 94.19 Psal 27.4 Isa 35. last On things above oh thou my love delight thou shalt therein And live with me yea day by day and Hallelujah sing Christian Dear Lord arise and manifest thy power and thy might Pull Babel down and wear the Crown put Babylon to flight Christ Rev. 3.11 Rev. 18.4 Rev. 14.1
My day is near oh do not fear for Babel that shall down And gloriously I will appear in glory and renown Christian When Lord shall I behold the day that Zion shall rejoyce And Judah then the Scepter sway come let us hear thy voice Christ Isa 32.1 Jer. 31.7 Isa 51.1 Behold the day is very nigh my kingdom I must have Zion shall sing and eke rejoyce the Captives I will save Christian Come Jesus come come quickly Lord we long to see thy Face Oh! do not stay we do the pray and furnish us with Grace Christ My Grace to you I will afford Psal 84.11 2 Cor. 1.3 Cant. 1.13 and comforts of all kind For you with me shall bed and board and know more of my mind Christian Oh! take me up in ravishment and let me take my fill That die I may to earth this day and witness Heavenly skil Christ Soul take thy fill abundantly Cant. 5.1 Isa 40.11 Hab. 3.18 on Heaven feed then more And in my Father's Bosom lie and joy in him therefore Christian To Heaven Lord how shall I get there do I long to be That with my Father I may sit the Earth no more may see Christ I am the way by which you may obtain to your desire John 14.6 Psal 37.4 1 Cor. 3.13 And if to Heaven you go this day you must pass through the fire Christian That would I do rather than lose my Fellowship indeed With Father Son and Angels choice and Manna Angels food Christ Come Soul then follow me this day a Kingdom thou shalt gain Mat. 16.24 Luk. 12.32 Isa 1.19 If that thou do my Law obey the Father's Love obtain And liberty thou shalt in joy Rev. 12.8 9 Rev. 20.2 Rev. 14.3 from sin and Satan too Then my high Praises thou shalt sing and taste of Heavenly dew Where joyes there are for evermore Isa 35.10 sighing shall fly away Rev. 21.4 Psal 65.1 Come of this joy now taste therefore and praises sing alway Rev. 19.6 Isa 42.8 2 Tim. 2.12 Yea Hallelujah you shall sing this Glorying none shall stain And you shall be ever with me and with me you shall reign CHRIST THE Afflicted Christians RELIEF Christ COme thou afflicted Soul to me Psal 18.27 Ps 119.71 Num. 20.12 and I will thee relieve I 'le make afflictions sweet to thee if in me thou believe Afflicted Dear Lord I come make hast to help on thee I do depend My God thou art come cleanse my heart and also me defend Christ Psal 34.15 Ps 119.67 Hos 11.4 Rom. 5.5 Soul I am nigh to hear thy cry and sanctifie I will Thy affliction and will make known my Love come take thy fill Afflicted Oh! Pretious Lord now grace afforâ— to me I do thee pray And let thy Rod now prove for good that I may thee obey Christ Afflicted Soul hold up thy head Luke 21.28 John 16.13 Psal 37.11 my Grace it is at hand By my sweet Spirit thou shalt be led thou shalt injoy the Land Afflicted Sweet Lord Oh! When wilt thou begin my wearied Soul to chear Come me revive and make alive Oh Jesus now appear Christ I come dear heart for to impart Rev. 22.12 Lam. 3.24 Isa 53.3 a Portion choice and sweet Thy Soul I 'le chear Oh do not fear though troubles thou do meet Afflicted My Portion Lord Oh! wilt thou be that on thee I might stay Come signifie Lord unto me my God thou art this day Chr. Afflicted Soul I have made choice Hos 14.4 Isa 48.10 Deut. 8.16 of thee to love indeed In the Furnace of Affliction for of it there is need Afflict True Lord afflictions are needful by them teach me to mend My life that I reform'd may be yea now unto the end Chr. My Spirit on thee will I bestow Joel 2.28 Mal. 3.2 Hos 2.20 John 16.13 that doth reform indeed Then to the end thou shalt me know my Spirit shalt thee lead Afflict Dear Lord Oh come now give it out the Clouds gather a pace And put an end unto all doubt come help me run thy race Chr. Afflicted Soul I come I come Rev. 3.11 the Clouds they shall dispel Cant. 2.17 Resolve I will thy doubts Oh then Rev. 21.3 and with thee I will dwell Oh! welcome Lord thou art to me let thee and I not part The more of thee that I now see is Joy unto my Heart Chr. All Troubles hear come do not fear Psal 34.6 Luk. 12.32 Psa 118.8 I 'le put them to an end My reigning day is very near on me therefore depend Afflicted Dear pretious Lord on Earth there 's none that trust I can put in But only thee and thee alone who art indeed my King Chr. Soul do not fear I will draw near Rev. 3.11 Rev. 19.7 Psa 115.1 my Kingdom for to take If thy trust be alone in me of it thou shalt partake Afflicted It is my Burden Lord indeed and sore Affliction too That more on thee I do not feed and witness thy sweet dew Chr. Come my Table is richly deck'd Psa 36.8 Rev. 22.17 James 4.8 with Dainties of all kind And welcome thou may'st be to me and my sweet Presence find Afflicted Thy Presence Lord is that I want I fain would it obtain Thy Dainties choice I relish not makes me for to complain Chr. Come Soul and taste a little then Psal 34.8 Psal 36.7 Psal 30.5 for sweetness thou shalt find In what I give and thou shalt live and to thee I 'le be kind Afflicted Lord to my Sorrow my Soul loaths thy Honey and thy Combe And with thy Food I cannot close nor think thou wilt me own Chr. A hungry and a thirsting frame Psa 42.1 2. Cant. 5.1 Cant. 7.11 on thee I will bestow My pleasant Meat thou then shalt eat and with me thou shalt go Afflicted Lord let me feel now Nourishment in Bonds and Misery Let me not sink but on thee think who art true Liberty Chr. I will arise for thy relief Psa 9.9 Isa 41.10 and free thee in due Season Uphold I will thy Soul now still and bring thee out of Prison Psal 146.7 Afflicted Darkness dear Lord in me dispel come manifest thy Power And in sweet Canaan let me dwell in this afflicting hour Chr. My Light shall come waite for me then and Canaan thou shalt see Psa 97.11 Rev. 21.4 Rev. 21.25 Then Affliction quite shall be gone thy night then day shall bee Afflicted Thou day Star when wilt thou arise my Soul for to revive And with thy Wisdom make me wise that I may daily thrive Chr. Out of the Rod Sweetness shall come my Teaching choice also Prov. 29.15 Psal 23.4 Mal. 4.2 I will arise for thee my Son the Nations shall it know Afflicted Prepare O Lord thine Afflicted that ready we may be Thee to attend and us defend From Satans Cruelty Chr. I will you
keep as my dear Sheep Satan shall not you harm Isa 49.11 Psal 121.5 vers 7. And you shall be preserv'd by me in the most dreadfull storm That on the Earth shall surely come before that I appear Joel 3.16 Rev. 2.10 Isa 41.10 To try all those that I have chose you have no cause to fear Afflicted Our trouble is that thou seems strange unto thy Heritage And lets them be a daily Prey to Beasts that are savage Chr. Isa 54.7 8. Deut. 8.16 Isa 3.12 Isa 61.1 Though for a time I do seem strange that humble they may be I will appear their Souls to chear and bring sweet Liberty Isa 54.11 The Afflicted and tossed Ones with tempest very high vers 12. Shall comfort find I will be kind vers 13. and they shall magnifie Luk. 1.46 vers 47. Psa 20.7 My great and glorious name indeed for in me they shall trust And in Canaan they then shall be I am their God most just Isa 54.1 Zeph. 3.14 verse 15. Rev. 3.21 Then the Afflicted shall rejoyce and never more complain But hearken will unto my voice then they with me shall reign A WORD to the REMNANT OF THE VVomans Seed 1. OH Virgin Daughter of Zion Zeph. 3.14 rejoyce in thy dear King The marriage Day is nigh at hand verse 15. then Praises thou shalt sing Rev. 19.7 2. Thy Bridegroome choice thou shalt behold Mat. 25.6 and in his Bosome be His tender Love he will unfold Isa 40.11 Oh! thou his Bride shalt see Rev. 21.9 3. Though Clouds are here come do not fear Isa 42.16 thy Lord he is at hand Jam. 5.9 And gloriously he will appear though we are at a stand Col. 3.4 4. Come do not doubt for you shall shout because of Zions King Isa 12.6 Zech. 9.9 Ps 72.9 11 His Foes shall bend though they are stout and Praises you shall sing 5. The Lamb is nigh come magnifie Rev. 21.23 his Name and Works Oh! then His glorious Cause shall never die Psa 74.22 Hab. 2.3 but will revive again 6. Though in the Grave it seem to lie Psa 72.7 Psal 2.6 Psal 89.27 Psal 72.8 the day is nigh at hand That God his Cause will magnifie for Christ must rule the Land 7. Ps 2.2 3.4 5. Ob. 15.17 18 21 Rev. 18 8 9 10 11 Though Christ's Foes plot and do contrive his Cause for to prevent Yet sure it will at last revive his Foes shall then lament 8. The Resurrection Day is nigh Mat. 28.1 5 6. with Mary wait oh then And at the sweet Sepulchre lie till you hear of your King 9. Gen. 22.15.9 Rev. 1.7 Cant. 5.10 For in the Mount God will be seen all clouds shall pass away On this God sets an high esteem Oh! Israel this day 10. Though Bonds Imprisonments befal Psal 69.33 Psal 79.11 Psal 146.7 God's Heritage this day A loud unto the Lamb let 's call for Liberty I pray 11. Psal 9.12 Psal 34.15 Ps 145.19 Let bitter cries attend the Throne Oh Remnant of the Lord And never let our God alone until our cries are heard 12. Come be in pain and travel then Oh Zion in this day Mich. 4.10 Isa 62.6 7. And no rest take till God create deliverance I pray 13. Isa 66.7 8. Isa 9.6 Psal 45.6 7 When travelling throws do come a-pace conclude the Mercy nigh The Man-child then he shall be King his Name let 's Magnifie 14. Psa 132.18 Psal 45.3 4 Psal 72.11 Upon his heâ—d the Crown shall sit and flourish too also In Tryumph and in Glory let this all the Nations know 15. Dan. 2.44 Dan. 7.26 vers 15 17. 2 Sam. 18.9 Then Govern shall the King of Kings in opposition to Usurpers all and they shall fall with Absolon his crew 16. Psalm 2.6 Pfal 72.2 Christ's Crowning Day is very nigh lift up your heads oh then His Majesty now Magnifie Oh Children of the King vers 15 17. 17. The Adonijah's they must down King Solomon must reign 1 Kin. 1.13 Zech. 3.9 For Christ alone must wear the Crown their Glory he will stain 18. The Royal Robes Christ must put on and on the Throne shall sit Rev. 1.13 Isa 61.10 Rev. 3.21 Rev. 4.4 Before his Majesty shall stand his chosen and Elect. 19. Upon his Royal Throne shall sing Mat. 24.30 31. Rev. 11.15 Re 19.4 5 6 his Angels round about His chosen then to him shall bring a Hallelujah shout 20. And magnifie his Statute Law Isa 2.2 3. Psal 45.11 Zeph. 3.8 vers 17. That from Sion shall come Him thou obey our King alway who is the Holy One. 21. His Law proclaim set forth his fame in all the Earth throughout Psal 45.2 Psal 27.8 Psal 31.23 And evermore love Christ therefore with Hallelujah shout 22. Babel shall down Christ our renown Tryumphingly shall reign Gen. 11.8 9 Ps 45.3 5 6 Ps 71.8 9. Pharaoh must die his crew shall fly before King Solomon 23. The rightful Heir unto the Crown Psal 89.27 28. Psal 2.6 8. Zach. 9.9 of all the Nations here His Majesty up now let 's cry our Lord the King is near 24. The Scarlet Whore shall not no more deceive the Nations then Rev. 17.1 vers 4 8. Her Cup of Gold Christ will unfold poyson to be within 25. Babylon shall fall her Merchants call Rev. 29.2 vers 15 16. Ps 146.10 for help when there is none Dagon shall down Christ in renown shall reign upon his Throne AN EXHORTATION to SAINTS AS SAINTS To Love one another 1. COme all you chosen of the Lord Ps 133.1 vers 2 3. that on the Lamb attend Oh! learn to walk with one accord unto Christ's Scepter bend 2. Oh! let the Golden Rule of Love now square our Actions here Gal. 6.16 Col. 3.2 Come learn the art to live above till Christ our King appear 3. And in the lovely Path of Love Isa 30.21 Ephes 5.1 let us delight to walk Oh! imitate dear Christ our dove yea of sweet Canaan talk 4. Jer. 9.24 Ephes 4.2 vers 3. 13 Love is indeed God's great delight come walk in Love Oh then And learn in truth for to unite it is a comely thing 5. It doth adorn our profession Gal. 5.13 John 14.16 1 John 5.3 that of the Lamb we make And makes us free yea day by day his work to undertake 6. 1 Cor. 3.7.6 Gal. 5.22 Rom. 12.9 Col. 3.4 If love indure it will procure great joy and peace also If it be pure we shall be sure to live with Christ the Roe 7. Love is the thing that doth fulfil 1 Pet. 1.22 Rom. 13.18 Rom. 10.10 1 Cor. 13.7 the Royal Law of God And doth ingage the Soul now still to bear the Fathers Rod. 8. Oh! love is that which doth adorn John 13.34 1 Cor. 13.7 Gal.
they shall have this Honour to be a Son a Son unto a noble Prince namely Christ the Prince of Peace a Son like the Father a Peace-maker who maketh it their great Work for to reconcile Differences and not make Breaches amongst Christians Oh! such will labour in all their Proceedings after things that tend to Peace Ro. 14.19 and things whereby one may edifie another some there be that are very forward to break the Peace but very backward to make Peace amongst Christians though they profess themselves to be acquainted with God yet upon such God writes the name of Peace-breakers and thereby none of his Children Ephes 4 2 3. for God's People are glad when they can maintain the Unity of the Spirit in the bond of Peace and if there be any Divisions at any time in Gods House or amongst his it will be a burden unto them it will make them cry out as Abraham did to Lot Gen. 13 8. Are we not Brethren why then should we fall out though Abraham was Richer than Lot yet he first seeks to make up the Breach an excellent Pattern of humility Oh worthy of your Observation Christians in this day wherein there is so much want of Peace-makers The sixth Priviledge of a Christian Sixthly Such as are Spiritually Minded are called of God and such whom God doth call are called to Peace That Peace that comes in by the Help of Christ proves both sure and sound that Peace I mean that is of Christs own begiting Jer. 6.14 Isa 48.22 and not that which is of our own creating Some cry Peace peace when indeed they do but deceive themselves when they have no Peace For how can there be Peace in that Soul in whom Christ doth not dwell but where sin hath took up its aboad Though the Conscience of those persons for the present may lie still as if it were a sleep that at last it will speak with a witness and there will none be found able for to quiet it but the Lord Jesus the Prince of Peace who hath the command of Conscience who with the word of his mouth can command it for to be still and such as are truly Spiritual they can say 1 Cor. 7 15. That God hath called them unto Peace as a Christian is called unto Holiness so Holiness ends in true Peace yea the Peace of Conscience that passeth all understanding Oh! if Conscience that Bird which lies in the Breast doth sing the pleasant Note of Peace within it matters not who proclaims open War without for the Harmonious Ditty and Lovely pleasant Songs of the Peace of Conscience 1 Pet. 3 16. is that which will bear up a Christian in his hard Tryals through the Wilderness of this troublesome World till he enters into the Possession of the Land of Canaan Oh! the thoughts of that good Land to which he is Travelling in the Spiritual Mind doth Administer Peace and Comfort to him in abundance and is an excellent help to bear him up under all kind of difficulties whatsoever for the man is maintained and preserved by Christ the Prince of Peace The seventh Priviledge of a Christian Seventhly Such as have their Minds Spiritual their Minds are stayed on God and such he will keep in perfect Peace The government of the mind is a rare and excellent thing to have the Mind setled and stayed upon God an Object of incomparable worth Ephes 4 17. the mind is that which tends much to the Honour or dishonour of God and it is much our concernment as we are Christians to set a strong guard over the Mind and be much calling of our Minds to an account that we may rightly understand upon what Objects they run out upon if upon God all is well but if not our case is dangerous and if not speedily prevented by sudden Reformation it is like to go hard with us though we are seeming Christians Rom. 7.23 for iâ— Satan can but captivate the Mind it will not be long ere he will captivate the Heart also and we at last become his Prisoners but such whose mind is stayed upon God upon such Satan cannot prevail for their Minds being already bestowed it is not in the power of their own hand for to give it unto another and to such the Promises is made and doth belong whose minds are so well bestoâ—ed as upon God Isa 26.3 Thou wilt keep them in perfect Peace whose Minds are stayed on thee Mark God hath made such a Soul one of his Royal Family for he hath bound himself by promise for to take care of them and those are very well kept indeed who have such a special Friend as God to be their Keeper and we may take it for granted their Peace is safe and sound for it is the Peace of God for Gods Peace is perfect The eighth Priviledge of a Christian Eighthly Such as are Spiritually Minded are justified by Faith and such have Peace with God True Faith in Jesus Christ doth quiet the Soul and it is an excellent means for to remove all its doubts and slavish fears that made the Apostle for to triumph in that eminent challenge that he makes Rom. 8.33 34. Who can lay any thing to the charge of Gods Elect for it is God that justifies Who is it that Condemns it is Christ that died yea rather that is risen again who sits at the right hand of God ver 38. making intercession for us And such is his Faith in this Christ that he is perswaded That neither Death nor Life nor Angels ver 39. nor Principalities nor Powers nor Things present nor Things to come nor Height nor Depth nor any other Creature shall be able to separate us from the Love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord. Here is a man whose Peace is made with God though all this Host doth incamp about him namely Grim Death 1 Cor. 15.55 Dreadful Hell the Grave the Law or Conscience yet for all this he will not fear as long as he knows God speaks Peace and hath justified him in his dear Son those whom Christ hath justified ver 56. the Law cannot condemn those who Christ died for shall not partake of the second Death those who Christ hath set at liberty Satan cannot bring into Bondage those whom Christ hath comforted tribulation shall not discourage those whom Christ hath refreshed with his presence distresses shall not come nigh Rom. 8.35 those whom Christ undertakes to preserve Persecution shall not hurt those whom Christ feeds famine shall not destroy those whom Christ hath cloathed with the lovely Robes of his own Righteousness shall not be naked those whom the Father Son and Holy Spirit guards shall not meet with peril or sword in a word those that God makes conquerors shall not be overcome but shall have Peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ The ninth Priviledge of a Christian Ninthly Such as are
15.3 Oh! due attention let us give to him Who is our Lord and also our dear King Prov. 8.34 vers 35. And constantly his Royal Throne attend Supplies shall come from Christ he 'l be thy Friend Cant. 4.7 Cant. 5.10 The Person of his Majesty is rair Unto the King of Kings none can compair Psal 45.2 Adorn'd he is with Graces of all kind And such as know him well they will it find He 's liberal and free in giving out Gifts rare and choice and sweet without all doubt Mat. 28.18 On his chosen a Portion he 'l bestow Psal 84.11 Luk. 10.42 That none shall from them take that we do know The Father's Honour then shall such obtain And to them he will give yea a new name Rev. 2.17 The new Nature they shall injoy indeed On the new Covenant they then shall feed 2 Cor. 5.17 Jer. 33.34 The white and lovely Robe they shall put on And Honoured be by God and his dear Son Rev. 3.18 Upon such then a Kingdom he 'l bestow His Kingdom love to such shall overflow Luk. 12.32 They then shall live and reign with him for ever Psal 45.6 Rev. 3.21 And gain the love of Christ our Elder Brother Observation II. Such may indeed at last come to obtain Luk. 15.17 vers 18. An interest in the Son who doth complain For want of Christ the Lord of Life indeed Cant. 5.8 He 'l be at hand and help them at their need When that we come to see and eke behold Cant. 5.10 vers 16. The worth of Christ he 'l love to such unfold They then shall see the choiceness of his Grace Also behold the sweetness of his Face Cant. 2.14 And with dear Christ we shall delight to dwell Cant. 5.8 Cant. 3.4 In Grace most choice Oh! such shall then excel Contented such will be that Christ should Reign And ever Rule in them Oh! Rev. 22.20 they would fain Prove Subjects to so wise a Pretious King Luk. 15.19 And count of it a rare and choice sweet thing Luk. 15.29 On dear Jesus come let us place our love Cant. 4.9 With all our heart and learn to live above With Holy Joy and shouting too also Haâ— 3.18 Psal 16.11 Let 's entertainment give to Christ the Roe And by no means let us now part with him Cant. 3.4 Who is our Joy our Crown and eke our King Tit. 2.14 He made us Sons and that by Redemption And this we know by his choice sweet Unction Regeneration-work when in us is begun Mat. 19.28 Renews the Soul throughout in every one Ezek. 11.19 Acts 2.37 Yea where it is in truth it doth beget A love to Christ it doth renew the heart Eph. 5.8 Rom. 12.2 The man is not the same he wont to be When God hath wrought a change then we shall see Rom. 8.6 7. Cant. 1.2 He 'l then begin to hate all Carnal things Delighting to be under Christ's sweet Wings Col. 3.1 2. And bid adieu to all things here below Oh! then with Christ to Canaan such shall goe Gal. 4.5 Ephes 1.5 They that are Sons and that by adoption Are mighty high sure in Gods affection Rev. 3.20 Ps 23.5 6. And at his Table rare Oh! such shall sit That are God's Sons indeed whom Christ begat Isa 55.1 Cant. 2.4 5. On his provision choice all such shall feed And sweet content shall find in him indeed Refreshings we shall have then of all kind Cant. 7.13 And entertainment rare also shall find Wine well refin'd upon the Lees shall come Isa 25.6 Such shall attended be by Christ the Son Joel 2.28 1 John 2.20 The Holy Unction such indeed shall have And freely it shall come if we do crave 1 Pet. 5.7 Psa 121.3 For Protection a Shield our God will be To shelter us from evil we shall see Lam. 3.24 Luke 12.32 A Portion choice will Christ on us bestow No less than a Kingdom that we shall know Not onely Sons are we but Heirs also Rom. 8.17 Belonging to this Kingdom come let 's go To this Kingdom that removed be shall never Heb. 12.28 In Glory we shall Reign with Christ for ever Observation III. If faithful we be to the Lord indeed Then him obey we shall and that with speed Rev. 2.10 And on the means of Grace we shall attend Col. 4.2 James 2.25 Our Pretious Soul from harm he will defend Christ's Counsel choice come let us then observe Psal 119.6 John 8.31 Our feeding shall be sweet we shall not starve The Manna from on high it shall come down With adornments of Grace Christ will us Crown Psal 84.11 Like children dear let 's walk with God this day Ephes 5.1 John 10.4 And none but his sweet voice let us obey Come let our love run forth onely to him Psal 73.25 Our chiefest Joy who did Redemption bring Yea from the Grave Death Hell and Wrath also Hos 13.14 Isa 51.1 Us captives free did Christ our Lord we know After this Christ let us now go with speed Heb. 9.12 That freely did let out his Blood and bleed That so he might the Fathers wrath appease 2 Cor. 5.19 Isa 53.5 Us wounded sinners heal and give us ease In this sweet Jesus come let us delight Psal 37.4 Micha 7.19 That will proud lust destroy corruptions smite Communion choice we then shall have with him 1 John 1.3 Acts 5.31 That is our High Priest Prophet and our King The Unction rare on such it shall come down 1 John 2.20 vers 27. That on the Head of Christ doth set the Crown That reverence him yea honour and adore Prov. 3.9 Acts 5.31 The Lord of Life our Prince for evermore Such to the death that do contend for him Rev. 2.10 Psal 149.6 Shall in his Kingdom the High praises sing A Faithful frame of Heart doth much adorn A Christian in his race and profession Gen. 39.9 And much well pleasing is it to the Lord Gen. 22.9 A faithful frame of heart if he afford This jewel rare if on us he bestow Hos 2.19 Oh! more of his choice love then shall we know Rev. 3.21 And sweet profit by it we shall then find Such in this race Christ will not leave behind Rev. 3.21 Col. 3.4 Upon his Royal Throne all they shall sit And honour Christ alone none shall it let Rev. 14.4 Rev. 15.3 The lovely Songs of Christ the Lamb most choice The faithful they shall sing and hear his voice Tim. 2.4 vers 8. Then Crowned such shall be by Christ their King With the Crown of Glory and they shall bring Isa 10.22 Honour and Praise to him whom it is due And reign with him this number is but few Psal 84.11 On such our Lord