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A42696	A funeral sermon preached at Newport-Pagnell, April 11, 1697 on the occasion of the sudden death of William Maxwell, a pious and hopeful young scholar belonging to Harvard-Colledge, in Cambridge, New-England.	Gibbs, John, 1627?-1699.	1697 (1697)	Wing G662A; ESTC R28403	8,748	18

have Scourged us with Scorpions 8. Believingly that according to God's word our Afflictions shall work for our Good as they are designed and appointed For Application I shall look back to the Second Doctrine viz. That our Good and Evil Things in this Life come from the hand of God 1. Then our good Things come not to us by that which ignorant People commonly call Luck or Fortune which ought to be cut off from the Mouths of Christians That which they call Fortune is the Providence of God without which not a Penny comes into your Purses nor a Customer into your Shops 2. Then our worldly good Things comes not to us simply by our own diligence care and industry I say not only or simply but 't is God that gives power to get Wealth Deut. 8. 18. None have reason to Sacrifice to their own Net or Ascribe the good Things they have got unto the labour of their hand For Men may and many do rise up early and set up late and eat the bread of sorrow Psal 127. 2. and yet add not one cubit to their stature Mat. 6 27. 'T is true the diligent hand it 's said maketh rich Prov. 10. 4. yet not without the blessing of the Lord ver 22. These make rich both in Spirituals and Temporals not the one without the other not the diligent hand without the blessing of the Lord nor will the blessing of the Lord make rich without a diligent hand for God is no Patron for Slothfulness in the Affairs of Soul or Body 3. Then should we trust in the Lord Ps 37. 3. and rely upon his Care and Providence touching the good things of this World who will give Grace and Glory and with-hold no good thing from them that trust in Him and walk uprightly before Him Psal 84. 11. He that feeds the Ravens will not suffer the young Cranes to starve as that good Man said on his Death-bed He that cloaths the grass of the field will provide garments to cover the nakedness of them that rely upon Him He doth not indeed ingage to provide for them as He did for the rich Man Luk 16. But mean Fair may preserve Life as well as costly Dishes and course Cloth will keep warm as well as fine 4. If all the good things thou hast come from the hand of God then be thankful to God for all Render all back to Him in Praises that thou receivest from his bountiful Hand that as of Him and from Him are all things so all may with thankfulness be returned to Him Phil. 4. 6. 5. Use and lay out all for Him the Mercies we receive should be improved for his Glory Whether we eat or whether we drink do all to the glory of God 1 Cor. 10. 31. To honour Him with our substance Prov. 3. 9. By doing good and communicating especially unto God's poor Gal. 6. 10. And for Holy and Pious Uses in promoting the Gospel and Interest of Christ 6. Tho' all good things of this Life are received from his Hand yet let us not be contented to have our Portion in them that it may not be with us as with the rich Man Luk. 16. who had all his good things in this Life the Lord hath better things than those to give Ps 84. 11. and we want them for as our Bodies need the one so do our Souls need the other and he that chiefly seeks the best shall not want the worst so far as God sees them good for us Obj. Suppose these good things are wickedly and unjustly gotten by lying stealing defrauding over-reaching oppression and grinding the face of the poor do such good things so gotten come from the hand of God Res It is too evident that many by such wicked and ungodly ways do gain these things and that there are too few that in their Commerce and Dealings with Men do with Conscience observe that excellent Rule given by Christ Mat. 7. 12. Whatsoever ye would that Men should do unto you do ye even so unto them 2. Yet the things themselves being good as they are good do proceed from God but the unjust and unlawful means by which they are gained are from the wickedness of the heart of Man as Judas his thirty Pieces 3. These things thus gained come from God but not in a way of Mercy but in his Wrath and Displeasure to fatten them against the day of slaughter The Lord smiteth his hand at their dishonest gain Ezek. 22. 13. Alluding to a Man when angry that smiteth his hands at the Party that offends him and the Lord will avenge such 1 Thes 4. 6. I have read of a great Lady that being in a City that was Besieged Contracted with the Besiegers to deliver up the City on condition they would give her all the Gold Jewels and precious Stones that were found therein Agreement was made the City delivered up and the Gold c. were cast upon her and crushed her to death Thus Riches gotten and not by right will perish and those that so get them shall die like fools Jer. 17. 11. 4. Those that by unjust and unlawful ways do gain the good things of this World together with them do gain a Curse Prov. 3. 33. So that those things tho' in themselves are Blessings are accursed unto them Mal. 2. 2. There is a worm at the root and a third Heir seldom enjoys it 5. Account at last must be given of what Men gain and how they use it and in what way they gain it 1. Does the evil of Affliction and Trouble that we suffer come from the hand of God then ought we to look beyond and through Second Causes unto the Providence of God that disposeth of us and ours For trouble springeth not out of the ground nor doth affliction arise out of the dust Job 5. 6. 2. Then under the sharpest and severest stroaks that fall upon us we should be still as David not to open our mouths because God hath done it Ps 39. 9. Obj. But my affliction is more than ordinary and falls out but now and then this makes it the heavier and in this the Lord hath as it were pricked me in the Life-Vein taking away the desire of my eye and the delight of my heart had it been in some other way I hope I could have borne it better Res 1. Shall any teach God knowledge Job 21. 22. Or shall we direct our Soveraign Lord nay our Father what Rod He shall scourge us with He is at liberty to Correct how He pleaseth and if He taketh away as none can hinder Him neither may we question Him or say What doest Thou or why doest Thou so Job 9. 12. 2. Thy Child was the delight of thine Heart therefore thou wouldest have had him been continued with thee he was also God's delight who had most right to him therefore he is not because the Lord hath taken him to Himself you did love him therefore was so unwilling to

part from him but your love had too much Self-love in it seeing you would have kept him from his Father and the Glory prepared for him So that your Child might say If you lov'd me with a cordial sincere love free from a mixture of self-love you would rejoyce and not over-much afflict your self with sorrow because I am gone to the Father Joh. 14. 28. 3. This you say is a very heavy burden that the Lord has laid upon you but not so heavy as your Sins were that was laid upon Christ the which He bore Isa 53. 6. 12. 1 Pet. 2. 24. He bore them on his own Body on the Tree to bear or carry them away from us Ferebat auferebat Did Christ silently and patiently bear and bear away our sins Was He as a Lamb before the Shearers and this burthen laid upon Him by the Father and shall not we be silent under the burthen of Affliction that the hand of the Lord lays upon us 4. You complain that the Tryal and Affliction is great but alas it might have been far greater He might have been taken from you by the hand of Justice inflicting death for horrid wickedness He might have died and you had no well-grounded hopes of his Eternal Salvation but he gave early Proofs of his preparedness to meet with the Enemy though he came suddenly upon him 5. It may be he had taken up too much room in your Heart and was lodged in the bed which the Lord had chosen to lye in and therefore takes him out of the way that He might have your Hearts more fixed upon Him It was as I have read the Saying of a good Woman whose only Son was taken away by Water That now the Lord had left her none to love but Himself Your Son though not your only Son was thus removed from you that your heart might be more at liberty to love the Lord. 6. If the Affliction be great and the Burthen be heavy do the best you can to lessen your Affliction and make your Burthen lighter this is done by a quiet silent submission unto the Will of God in this awful Providence whereas impatience or discontent under it will add more weight unto it 7. Such a carriage and deportment will bespeak our Reverence of God in resigning up our choicest Creature Comforts to Him patiently to part with that which we have no great affection unto or kindness for is no proof of our Reverence and Obedience but if our Isaac be called for and we quietly give him up By this we manifest our Fear of God Gen. 22. 12. 8. Patience under sharp Afflictions gives us possessions of our Souls as saith Luke 21. 19. The Mind being Composed will render us capable of making use of those means whereby we may gain Support and Relief under it Hence the Apostle James 1. 4. Let Patience have her perfect work that ye may be intire and want nothing that is needful for your support under the present Circumstances 9. The exercise of Patience in our Tryals will bring in Experience Rom. 5. 4. of the Power Mercy and Goodness of God then shall we be capable of taking notice of his merciful dealings with us Hence that of Moses unto the Children of Israel Exod. 14. 13. Stand still and see the salvation of the Lord. This included Psal 46. 10. Be still and know that I am God 10. The Lord takes it well when we are graciously silent not sullenly silent under our troubles and quarrel not with his Rod He glories in his Servant Job in the face of the Devil on this account Chap. 2. 3. 11. By such a carriage in afflictions we imitate our Lord Jesus who by his patient bearing all that He underwent from the hand of God and man did give us an example and certainly it becomes a Christian and is no small part of his glory to be conformable to his Lord and Master FINIS