now art so And God hath alway been A Sun and Shield that succour yield As thou hast often seen His Word is sure and doth endure For ever and for aye Witness thou can to every Man All 's true that he doth say If this be so come let us go To God and on him stay It 's not absur'd to plead his Word To it he ne'er says nay His Word applaud his Name with Laud And Praises celebrate Let not thy Love to God above In any thing abate And now O Lord for thy sure Word Of Promise I thee bless And whilst I live will Glory give To thee not to the Flesh Praise is thy due thy Word is true Thy Promises our store And full though wide from side to side Praised be God therefore A full supply in Misery I see it doth afford O let it be now unto me According to thy Word Let Faith be fed and by it led To live on Thee alone Help me to trust in the most Just Faithful and Righteous One. My Doubts expel let Hope excell Let Praises be my Trade Let me rejoice with Heart and Voice In all that thou hast said Let none despair the news is rare The Promises revealed Are high and great without deceit Records most firmly Sealed Oh praised be thy Majesty For Promises of Grace All the Elect may hear expect Supplies in every Case Another Song of Praise MY Soul give Praise unto the Lord With Joy his Praises Sing To Praise the Name of God thy Lord Is a most pleasant thing His Promises rich Jewels are These Jewels are thy own Though thou art Poor yet very rich In Promises alone Thy Faithful God will certainly His Promises perform Fear not O Soul the frowns of Men Fear not the greatest Storm Rejoice in God and in his Word Of Promise made to thee His Promises most precious Certain and faithful be Though thou art Poor God will provide Supplies he will afford Yea such supplies as shall suffice According to his Word Though thou art weak his Arms support What need is there to fear Above beneath and round about His mighty Arms appear When Troubles like a Hurrican Do compass thee about It s for thy good this Physick thou Canst not be well without Yea safety in and sure support And all that needful be For aid and help in this sad Case Are promised to thee Thy Sins though great are pardoned Thy Enemies are strong But cannot hurt because to thee The Promises belong Such guards and aids the Promises In readiness still have And will be granted unto thee When thou for them dost crave Oh Blessed be the Lords of Hosts My dear and faithful Friend According to his Promises He help and aid doth send His Promises never do fail They are most firm and sure His faithfulness is vastly great And ever shall endure My Soul exalt the living Lord For Gracious is he His Mercy now and evermore He will extend to thee Awake my Glory glorifie And Praise the Lord of Host And of his precious Promises Make thou thy daily boast The World is full of Wickedness Envy debate and strife But these are the great Cordials That do support my Life Thy Presence and thy Promises Are rare and precious things And all along unto my Soul The greatest Comfort brings FINIS Books Printed for Tho. Parkhurst at the Bible and Three Crowns at the lower end of Cheap-side near Mercers-Chappel A Body of Practical Divinity consisting of above One Hundred Sermons on the Lesser Catechism of the Reverend Assembly of Divines at Westminster with a Supplement of some Sermons on several Texts of Scripture By Tho. Watson formerly Minister of St. Stephens Walbrook A Discourse of Spiritual mindedness Person of Christ On the 130th Psalm The Doctrine of the Trinity Of Mortification of Sin in Believers An humble Testimony concerning the Goodness and Severity of God in Dealing with sinful Churches and Nations A Treatise of Temptation Eshcol or Rules of Fellowship These Eight last by John Owen D. D. Heywood's Baptismal Bonds renewed Grotius of Christ's Satisfaction in English Hursts Revival of Grace i.e. on the Sacrament The good of Early Obedience A Sermon of Unity The Vision of the Wheels in three Sermons Spiritual Wisdom improved against Temptation The Almost Christian discovered All Five by Mat. Mead. Consolation for the afflicted at the Funeral of Mr. Edward Rede By Tim. Rogers M. A. Calamy's Godly Mans Ark in five Sermons his Art of Divine Meditation Redemption of Time the Wisdom and Duty of Christians in Evil Days By John Wade Minister at Hamersmith Intercourses of Divine Love betwixt Christ and his Church being Sermons on the 1st and 2d Chapters of the Canticles or the Song of Songs Several Discourse of actual Providence in three Parts These two last by John Collings D. D. Spiritual Songs or Songs of praise to Almighty God on several Occasions with thirty penitential Crys with a Poem also of Dives and Lazarus The Midnight Cry a Sermon These two by John Mason Mr. Corberts Self-Employment in Secret A Treatise of the Day of Judgment By Mr. Sam. Lee Minister Husbandry Spiritualized A Saint indeed A Token for Mourners All these three by Mr. John Flavel Minister of the Gospel Satan sifting or the Oyl of Joy for the Spirit of Sadness Whites Little Book for Little Children The rare Jewel of Chistian Contentment with four useful Discouses by Mr. Jer. Burroughs An Earnest Call to Family Duties being the substance of Eighteen Sermons by Sam. Slater Hymns for the Sacrament composed mostly out of the New Testament Theological Discourses and Sermons on several Occasions By John Wallis D. D. The Truest and Largest account of the late Earthquake in Jamaica June 7. 1692. from a Reverend Divine there to his Friend in London The best way to mend the world by perswading the Rising Generation to an early and Serious Practice of Piety Both by Samuel Peck Lecturer of Ipswich A Sermon preach'd at the Funeral of the Reverend Mr. Tho shewell M. A. and Minister of the Gospel in Coventry These two last by William Tongue Minister c. A Discourse concerning Old Age tending to the Instruction Caution and Comfort of Aged Persons By Richard Steel M. A. A Sermon at the Funeral of the Worshipful John Symonds late of Great Yeldham in Essex Esq by John Brooke M. A. and Rector there A Vindication of the Church of Scotland being an Answer to five Pamphlets by Dr. Rule A Sermon of the absolute Necessity of Family Duties Preached to the United Parishes of St. Mary-Woolnoth and St. Mary Wool-Church-Haw in Lombard-Street His Farewel-Sermon These Two by David Jones Student of Christ-Church Oxon. A brief on the 7th Commandment wherein is discovered the Cause of all our Controversies about the Sabbath-Day and the means of Reconciling them Recommended by the Reverend Dr. Bates and Mr. John How Convivium Caeleste A plain and familiar Discourse concerning the Lords Supper shewing at once the Nature of that Sacrament as also the right way of preparing our selves for the receiving of it In which are also considered those Exceptions which men usually bring to excuse their not partaking of it A Sermon preached before the King and Queen at White-Hall Nov. 5.1692 These Two by Richard Lord Bishop of Bath and Wells The Confirming Work of Religion and its great things made plain by their primary Evidences and Demonstrations whereby the meanest in the Church may soon be made able to render a Rational Account of their Faith
that ever were conferred upon the Churches of Christ and have that Scripture much in my mind Ezek. 20.37 38. I will cause you to pass under the Rod and will bring you into the bond of the Covenant And I will purge out from amongst you the Rebels and them that transgress against me These Rebels must be purged out that oppose the work of the Lord and hinder what he is about to do for his people And we must be brought again into the Bond of the Covenant and pass under the Rod in order to this great Mercy and this Rod therefore is not to be feared nor to weaken but to heighten our hope And I am not wholly without hope that I my self tho' aged may yet live to see the storm over Now 67. and the Rebels thereby purged out and the Bond of the Covenant renewed and the People of God united and the Kingdom of Christ advanced and his faithful Ambassadors promoted in such a method of Providence as shall add such Lustre to the Mercy and such clear Evidence that it is the Lords work that the very Enemies thereof shall be put to perpetual Silence And I entreat my Brethren and all that fear the Lord to hope in the Lord not only for glory but for great and glorious things from God as the return of many Prayers of Faith and the issue of all the great things that our good God hath already wrought for us The sins of the Nation cannot hinder the accomplishment of absolute promises The promise of the Messiah was an absolute promise and though its accomplishment was long delayed yet in the fulness of the appointed time he came and the degenerated state of the Church could not hinder it The Promise of the Deliverance of the Israelites out of Egypt was an absolute Promise and fulfilled exactly notwithstanding the great sins that then abounded Provoking sins cannot nullifie nor frustrate absolute Promises Now the Promises of the Downfall of Antichrist and of the Calling of the Jews and of the fullness of the Gentiles are absolute promises yet unfulfilled and the time though concealed from us yet cannot be afar off Isa 10.25 Yet a very little time and the indignation shall cease and mine anger in their destruction Gods anger towards his People ends in the destroying of their Enemies Hag. 2.3 Though it tarry wait for it because it will surely come it will not tarry The accomplishment of absolute Promises tarry till the appointed time of their accomplishment and then it surely comes and will not tarry Satan sinners nor sin abounding can cause it to tarry any longer Isa 46. last It shall not be far off and my salvation shall not taâ—ry and I will place salvation in Sion for Israel my Glory Salvation is provided for and placed near to the Church of Christ ready to come forth at the appointed time till then it must tarry in its appointed place and then it shall not tarry then sin may abound but though sin abound then yet it shall not tarry The Interest of Christ in the world I confess is very low and many of the Reformed Churches near to ruin Ps 12.5 But for the oppression of the poor and the sighing of the needy now will I arise saith the Lord I will set him in safety from him that puffeth at him Mans extremity is Gods opportunity to shew mercy in And to me the low estate of the Churches is an Encouragment as it is demonstrative that the appointed time draws nigh which is usually such a time as will add a great Lustre to the Deliverance Now I expect that storm to arise that will fall upon the Enemies of Christ lead forth the workers of iniquity that peace may be upon Sion by the removal of the Disturbers of her peace And because it will be terrible it concerns us all to strengthen our Souls against the Fears and Terrors that must needs accompany it with high hopes of Glory and also of a good Issue Let us make God our Refuge and in him let us hope Though it darken the sky that no light appear yet let us trust in the Name of the Lord and stay our selves upon our God Isa 50.10 Let us mind our then present duty and stick close to the Lord our God in hope that he will bring Light out of Darkness and turn all to the furtherance of the Gospel Let us humble our selves for our sins and the sins of the Land but let us not despair because of sin but live in Expectation of the Accomplishment of the Promises both for this Life and the Life to come Let us wait for a good Issue and let us wait in Hope Let us quit our selves like men like men of Courage like men that live in hopes of Glory Let us be strong in the Lord relying on him for Support and Comfort and Supplies of all our need in that needful time of Trouble Let us not hang down the Head as men without hope nor give any cause by our Fears and Despondencies to the Enemies of Christ to triumph over us But let us fly to the Promises and set Faith and Hope on work that by our Faith we may further the work of the Lord Let us pray in Faith then and not give way to the evil heart of Unbelief And as a help herein let us make use of that Catalogue of Promises and Experiences that is annexed to this small Treatise It hath been by me this many years and I have met with many great Troubles and have used it all along with advantage and now send it abroad for the good of others The Prayer of Paul for the Romans shall be my Conclusion Rom. 15.13 Now the God of Hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing that ye may abound in hope through the power of the Holy Ghost Amen Amen THE APPENDIX THE Promises of GOD Verified in the Experiences of the Godly Collected by A. B. for his private Use and now Published for the Benefit of others God is not Man that he should tell a Lye Experience doth his Promise verifie When of Experience I did take a View I found his Promises faithful and true Thy faithfulness O Lord I do adore And pray that I may doubt of it no more LONDON Printed in the Year 1694. THE PREFACE to the Catalogue WHen I drew up this Catalogue of Promises and Experiences for my own private Use I prefixt this Preface to stir up my self to the Exercise of Faith in the Promises and not then intending to make them publick I made use of a Treatise wrote against Fear by that Pious and Excellent Divine Mr Flavel Methodizing and adding Meditations of my own and thereby modelling it into a suitable form for my own Use and have continued it and Published it for the good of others and hereby give the World notice thereof to do Justice to that Famous Man and to free my self from the Censure of such as may
3.14 and there Translated Confidence Faith is a Confident and stedfast Expectation of Things promised It apprehends the Promise and adheres to it and assures the Soul of the Accomplishment of it and causeth the Soul to live in Expectation thereof It realizeth the Promises and shews the Soul how substantial they are that the things promised are no Trifles or feigned things but things of Substance weight and worth really subsisting and certainly to be enjoyed and enables the Soul confidently to expect them Thus it 's the Substance of the things Hoped for And it 's the Evidence of things not seen Things not seen either because future or because invisible Faith represents to the Mind as sure and certain The Eye of Faith beholds Christ with all his Excellencies the Immortality of the Soul and the Glory of Heaven as evidently as the Eye of the Body doth visible things Now â—et us reduce this to practice can we experimentally subscribe to this Description of Faith Do we see a reality in the unseen things it is evident to our Souls that God is the chief Good and Christ the fountain of Grace and chief of ten Thousands and that all his promises are certain and infallible and do we depend upon them and live in sure and certain Hope of the accomplishment of them then we have the faith which is called the Faith of the Elect Tit. 1.1 because it 's peculiar to them and to none but them Yet further Paul here describes faith not only by its Excellency but also by its Efficacy 2. By its Efficacy v. 2. By it the Elders obtained a good report and they are famous to this day for the Testimony that God gives of the efficacy of their faith Faith wrought in them such works as were such evidences of the Truth of their Faith It 's their works of Faith that makes their memory so Honourable Faith without works saith James is dead it is of no more worth than a dead Dog It 's our works that do shew what our faith is A working Faith is a saving Faith Let us then examine our Faith by our works are our works the works of Faith do we pray in Faith and hear in Faith and live by Faith thus much for the Trial of our saving Faith Come we to our Love let us examine 2. Our Love to Christ whether it be sincere 1 John 4.16 He that dwelleth in Love dwelleth in God and God in him True Love you see is demonstrative of Gods dwelling by his Spirit in the Soul Let us then try our Love 1. By its Measure Do we love Christ most and best We love many Creatures and it 's allowed us Parents are to love their Chidren and Husbands their Wives but what is it that lies next our hearts and hath the largest measure of our Love I am sure Christ deserves most love from us for he hath done most for us but do we Love him above all is Christ a Pearl in our Eyes can we say with the Spouse in our Eyes he is altogether Lovely we have other Loves but none that lies so near our Hearts as Christ he is our Beloved and our best Beloved 2. By the Motive that moves us so to love Christ What is it that hath so endeared us to Christ is it the gain we expect from him or the good we see in him Cant. 5.10 The Church professeth much Love to Christ and tells the cause thereof it was the Beauty and Excellency of Christ that had gained her heart this was the attractive of her Love is it so with us is it Christs Love to Souls and his Loveliness that draws out your Love towards him Then there is sincerity and not selfish in your Love to Christ 3. By the Might and strength of your Love to Christ Love is of a constraining Nature 2 Cor. 5.14 Now do you find your Love to Christ constrain you doth it constrain you to vindicate the Honour of Christ against all that cast open contempt upon him doth it constrain you to value the Ordinances above worldly wealth and dignity doth it constrain you to venture all for Christ in suffering and trying times doth it constrain you to avoid every thing as far as you can that is offensive to Christ what influence hath your Love to Christ upon your Hearts and Lives doth it constrain you to carry it dutifully towards Christ and to cast off your beloved Lusts because they dishonour Christ and to conform to the Laws of Heaven because they are the Yoke of Christ are the things of Christ become precious to you Oh deal faithfully with your Souls 3 Vse Of Entreaty both to such as have not Christ in them and to such as have him in them 1. You that have not Christ as yet in you Be entreated and perswaded to live no longer without Christ in the World you have heard your danger and the dreadfulness of your danger and the desparate Madness of such as do sit down in so dangerous a Condition And now in the Name of Christ I earnestly beseech and entreat you to take the matter into serious Consideration The Lord Jesus Christ the great Mediator of the Covenant and victorious Captain of our Salvation makes as it were an Ho Yes Rev. 3.20 Behold I stand at the door and knock if any man open the door I will come in and Sup with him and he with me And he is now knocking at the door of your Heart and craving admission and tendering himself and the Riches of his Grace and Mercy unto you upon condition that you will receive and entertain him and accept of him as your Lord and Saviour and consent and submit to the gracious Terms of the Gospel Oh comply with his gracious offer and open to him and let him in Put off Christ no longer expect not Salvation by Christ without giving your selves up to Christ to be Governed by him according to the Gospel What shall I now say to perswade you to be over entreated to get Christ into your Souls and not to sit down still in a Christless condition the business is of great importance and I stand here in Christs stead to beseech you to be reconciled to God and to use your utmost endeavour to make sure of Christ and would gladly prevail with you for your own good to set about this great concern to this end press these following perswasives upon your own Spirits and that with the seriousness as the weightiness of the matter requires 1. The case you are in calls for speedy Help You live without Christ in the World this is your case and it is a case that you can neither live nor die in with safety or comfort As long as you live thus you live under the guilt of all your Sins and under the wrath of God and if you die thus you die in your Sins and to Hell you must go And is this a Case to be neglected and disregarded were your Estates
in the Promise 2. You must close with the Promise and accept of it with its Condition annexed striving for the Qualifications upon which the Obligation of the Promise dependeth and acting those Graces so strongly that you may be satisfied in your selves that the Habits of those Graces are within you and then the Door of the Promise will stand open to you and you may enter into it with satisfaction upon all occasions The more clearly Grace darteth forth its Beams in your Souls the more manifest will your interest in the promises appear 7. The Faithfulness of God in his promises serves to convince us of the wretchedness of such as have no Interest in the Promises Alas alas what will formal Hypocrites do in an evil day whether will they fly for refuge if they run to the promise it will afford them no succour not because the Promise faileth but because it belongs not to them They are none of the Heirs of the promise The promise is the Heritage of the Righteous Faithful is he that hath promised But to these he hath made no promises his Threatnings not his Promises belong unto them It s no wonder that formal Hypocrites fall from their profession in a time of Persecution they being not under the promises but under danger of being left to themselves for imprisoning the Truth in unrighteousness 2 Thes 2.10 Such as receive not the Love of the Truth shall be given up to strong Delusions Godliness is profitable to all things having the Promise of this Life and the Life that is to come The promises appertain to Godliness and neither the promises of this life nor of the life to come belong to ungodliness The Godly are the Children of the Promise but the ungodly the Children of Wrath and have nothing to do with the promise And how woful is their condition that have no Interest in the promises 8. The Faithfulness of God in his Promises serves to comfort Christians under all the evils that may befal them in this wicked World They may comfort themselves 1. In the fullness of the Promise There is a supply of all their wants laid up for them in the Promise and whatsoever they need they may fetch from the Fountain of the Promise want they Comfort or Council Support or Strength these and much more are laid up for them in the Promises 2. They may also comfort themselves in the Faithfulness of the Promises They are firm and infallible Promises and can deceive none that rely upon them Suppose they fall into Poverty God hath promised not to suffer them to lack and to repair their Losses and faithful is he that hath promised Suppose they be cast into Prison God hath promised them his Presenee Power Peace and his Spirit and these will turn a Prison into a Pallace and faithful is he that hath promised Suppose they be put to Death in the cause of the Gospel it doth but hasten them to Heaven and God hath promised to be with them in the fire and to reward them with a more weighty Crown of Glory and faithful is he that hath promised Suppose through the violence of a Temptation they be overcome and fall into some hainous sin they shall not die in that sin but recover by renewed Repentance for God hath promised to heal their backsliding and faithful is he that hath promised 9. The Faithfulness of God in his Promises serves to encourage us to Constancy and Stedfastness in the profession of the Faith The Promises are faithful Friends to such faithful Servants as are not only in the Faith and stedfast in the Faith but also stedfast in the open Profession of their Faith How do the Promises embolden animate and encourage them to Constancy and Perseverance in this their Profession in stormy and perilous times Heb. 10.23 Let us hold fast our profession without wavering faithful is he that hath promised And is he faithful that hath promised then why should we waver and let go our profession of our Faith Is not Gods Faithfulness a strong Encouragement to us to stick close to our Profession Surely it is for it answers all objections that carnal reason objects aganst stedfastness in our Profession and assures us of all supplies that we stand in need of to help us to hold fast our Profession without wavering 1. It answers all Objections that Carnal Reason objects against this stedfastness in our Profession Doth carnal reason object Poverty saying if thou stick now in such times as these to thy profession thou wilt be undone and bring thy self and thy Family to Beggary The Answer is The Earth is the Lords and the fulness thereof he feeds the Fowls of the Air and provided Manna for the Israelites in the Wilderness and he hath promised that there shall be no lack to them that fear him Ps 34.9 and faithful is he that hath promised Doth carnal reason object impotency and disability saying alas thou art a weak frail and fearful Creature and wilt never be able to hold out and hold fast thy profession to the end of the storm the Severities of unreasonable Men and the Cruelties they will expose thee to will prove too hard for thee it s to no purpose to strive against so violent a stream better yield at first than to stand out a while and then be forced to a dishonorable Retreat The Answer is this When my flesh and my heart faileth me God is the strength of my Heart Though I am weak yet God is strong and he hath promised to be my Shield and Refuge and faithful is he that hath promised When Paul was in Trouble God stood by him and strengthned him 2 Tim. 4.16 Heb. 11.34 And in the primitive Persecutions the Christians out of weakness were made strong why then should I be discouraged I will trust to Gods Faithfulness which never failed Doth carnal reason object the perfidiousness of Friends saying all will forsake you and frown on you and you will have none to stand by you and to look after you in your troubles The Answer is I have a faithful Friend that hath promised to stick close to me that can and will help me The Lord of Host hath promised to be with me and to help me and faithful is he that hath promised He was faithful to Paul and to Jacob and to Joseph and though they had many and great troubles and their worldly Friends failed them yet he befriended them all along and why should I distrust so faithful a Friend that never falsified his promise thus the Faithfulness of God answers all carnal objections And 2. It assures as of all sorts of supplies that we stand in need of to help us to hold fast our profession without wavering Phil. 4.19 My God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ He shall do it saith Paul And how could Paul assure of all necessary supplies why he knew that God was engaged by
promise to do it and that he was faithful that had promised And therefore he confidently concludes my God shall supply all your need What do we need to carry us through the Tryals and Troubles of this life why we need 1. Grace to help us against our Fears Doubts and Discouragements And this is secured to us in the Promises Psal 84.4 The Lord will give Grace and Glory and no good thing will he withold from those that walk uprightly 2 Cor. 12.9 My Grace is sufficient for thee And thou shalt have sufficient Grace to carry thee through thy Tryals and Trouble He will proportion the measure of thy Grace to thy necessity If he lay great Troubles on thee and thou dost meet with strong Temptations stronger than that measure of Grace that thou hast received can bear up against then he will come in with new supplies of Grace enough to supply this thy great need 2. God to go along with you to help support assist and comfort you and this needful supply is secured to you in the Promises John 14.23 We will come to him and make our abode with him Isa 41.10 Fear not I am with thee and will help thee I will uphold thee And if God be with us we need not to fear he will help and uphold us He abides with us for this end and purpose to see to our need and to supply it 3. Guides to direct you what to say and what to do and how to carry it under your Tryals and Troubles and this is secured to you in the Promises you shall not want guidance he hath promised that the Word shall guide you Luke 1.79 And that his Spirit shall guide you John 16.13 And that he himself will be a guide unto you Psa 48.14 And that unto Death as long as you live in the World you shall not want a Guide a Faithful Guide an all-sufficient Guide Wisdom it self will be your Guide Thus you see all your needs are provided for and infallibly secured in the promises upon the account of the Faithfulness of him that hath promised and that the promises may be trusted to because they are infailable And all the great and good things lodged up in the Promise shall certainly be received by Believers either in kind or equivalence What then remains but that all you that are true Believers do make much use of the Promises and lay them up in your hearts as Jewels in your Cabinets and reckon them amongst your choicest Treasures and exercise your Faith in trusting unto them And under all your Trials and Temptations fly to them for refuge pleading them in your Prayers and applying them by Faith to your selves for your Support and Comfort And to afford you some aid herein I have made a Catalogue of the choicest Promises and added thereto the Saints Experiences I did it for my own private use and have found it so useful that I thought my self bound to cause it to be recorded for publick use and commend it to the Christian World as an Antidote against distrustful Fears and Cordial against fainting Fits and assure such as faithfully make use of it that their Labour will not be in vain the Lord but that if they by Faith suck those Breasts of Consolation they will afford them much Sweetness and Soul Refreshment A CATALOGUE of many choice Promises of God verifyed in the Experiences of the Godly Published for the Use of Beleivers to support their Faith and suppress their Fears in the days of their Pilgrimage THe breasts of Consolation Are full had we but skill To tug and suck our precious Souls With Comfort they would fill Distrust be gone let Faith come on And play its skilful part The Promises of God are his That trusts him in his heart Physick and Food and all that 's Good The Promises contain Faith play thy Part and use thy Art That I this good may gain First Promises of Provision for the Supply of the Body Oh fear the Lord ye his Saints for there is no lack to them that fear him The Lyons lack and suffer hunger but they that seek the Lord shall not want any good thing Psa 34.9 10. When the Poor and needy seek water and there is none and their Tongue faileth for thirst I the Lord will hear them I will make the Wilderness a pool of Water Isa 41.17 Behold the fouls of the Air for they neither sow nor reap yet your heavenly Father feedeth them are ye not much better then they Mat. 6.26 Take no thought saying what shall we eat or what shall we drink or wherewith shall we be cloathed for your heavenly Father knoweth that you have need of all these things Seek first the Kingdom of God and all these things shall be added to you v. 31 32. My God shall supply all your needs according to his riches in Glory by Christ Jesus Phil. 4.19 I will feed them in a good Pasture in a fat pasture shall they feed I will feed my flock and I will cause them to lie down saith the Lord Ezekiel 34.14 15. Blessed shall be thy basket and thy store Deut. 28.5 Experiences of the Provision made for the Body verifying the Promises He knoweth thy walking through the great Wilderness this 40 Years the Lord thy God hath been with thee thou hast lacked nothing Deut. 2.7 Who brought thee forth Water out of the Rock of flint who fed thee in the Wilderness with Manna Deut. 8.15.16 The Ravens brought Elisha bread and flesh in the Morning and in the Evening 1 Kings 17.6 Thou preparest a Table before me in the presence of my Enemies my cup runneth over Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my Life Psal 23.5.6 He hath given meat to them that fear him he will ever be mindful of his Covenant Psa 111.5 And he said unto them when I sent you out without purse or scrip or shoes lacked ye any thing and they said nothing Luke 22.35 Neither was there any amongst them that lacked Acts 4.34 I have been young and now am old yet have I not seen the Righteous forsaken nor his seed begging bread Psa 37.25 The God which fed me all my life long unto this day bless the lads He did good and he gave us rain from Heaven and fruitful seasons filling our hearts with food and with gladness Acts 14.17 Second Promises of Protection The eternal God is thy refuge and underneath are the Almightys arms Deut. 33.27 The Lord will be a refuge for the oppressed a refuge in times of trouble Psa 9.9 I the Lord do keep it I will keep it night and day Isa 27.3 Fear not Abraham I am thy sheild Gen. 15.1 Ye that fear the Lord trust in the Lord he is their help and their sheild Psa 115.11 Blessed is he that considereth the poor The Lord will preserve and keep him alive and will not deliver him unto the will of his enemies Psa 41. beg He
shall give his Angels charge over thee to keep thee in all thy ways Psa 91.11 The Lord shall preserve thee from all evil the Lord shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in Psa 121.7 8. Thou shalt hide them in the secret of thy presence from the pride of man thou shalt keep them secretly in a pavilion from the strife of tongues Psa 31.20 Experiences of Protection verifying the Promises Thou hast been a strength to the Poor a refuge from the storm when the blast of the terrible ones was as a storm against the wall Isa 25.4 My help cometh from the Lord he that keepeth thee will not slumber Psal 121.2 3. The Lord is my Shield my heart trusted in him and I am helped Psal 28.7 He it is that brought our Fathers out of the land of Egypt and preserved us in all the way wherein we went and amongst all the People through whom we passed Joshu 24.17 Thus the Lord preserved David whither soever he went 1 Cron. 18.13 Two Angels came to Sodom and when morning arose they hastned Lot and when he lingred they laid hold upon his hand and brought him forth Gen. 19.15 My God hath sent his Angels and hath shut the Lyons mouths that they have not hurt me Daniel was taken out of the Den and no manner of hurt was found on him Dan. 6.22 23. Thirdly Promises of Profiting by Afflictions All things work together for good to them that love God Troubles may come upon such by troops many together but are as Ingredients in a Soveraign Medicine that all work together for the good of the Patient Rom. 8.28 By this shall the iniquity of Jacob be purged and this is all the fruit to take away his sin Isa 27.9 I will bring the third part through the fire and will refine them as Silver is refined Zac. 13.9 He chastiseth us for our profit that we might be partakers of holiness Heb. 12.10 Like these good fruits will I acknowledge them that are carried away Captive of Judah into the land of the Caldeans for their good Jer. 24.5 I will cause you to pass under the rod and will bring you into the bond of the Covenant Ezekiel 20.37 38. Thou shalt confider in thy heart that as a man chasteneth his son so the Lord thy God chasteneth thee viz. For thy good and out of love to reform and reclaim thee Deut. 8.5 Experiences of the Profit of Afflictions Before I was afflicted I went astray but now have I kept thy law It 's good for me that I have been afflicted I have got good by it Psa 119.67 71. The Prodigal was in want and fed upon husks with Swine and he said My Fathers Servants have bread enough I will arise and go to my Father Luke 15.14 15. We glory in tribulations knowing viz. experientially that tribulation worketh patience and patience experience and experience hope Rom. 5.3 4. The things which happened to me have fallen out to the furtherance of the Gospel God turned his imprisment to good Phil. 1.12 13 14. Be not greived nor angry with your selves that you sold me hither for God sent me before you to preserve life Gen. 45.5 It is good for a man that he bear the yoke in his Youth It 's found to be so by Experience and appears to be so by the Promise and the performance of the Promise to thousands Lam. 3.27 Fourthly Promises of Preservation in and Deliverances out of Afflictions The beloved of the Lord shall dwell in safety by him the Lord shall cover him all the day long Deut. 33.12 Call upon me in the day of trouble and I will deliver thee and thou shalt glorify me Psal 50.15 He will cover thee with his feathers I will be with him in trouble and I will deliver him and honour him Psal 91.4 15. Alas for that day is great so that none is like it it 's the time of Jacobs trouble but ye shall be saved out of it I am with thee to save thee Jer. 3.7 11. Whosoever shall call upon the Name of the Lord shall be delivered Joel 2. last He will hear the desire of them that fear him he also will hear their cry and save them Psal 145.19 They shall cry unto the Lord because of the oppressors and he shall send them a Saviour and a great one and he shall deliver them Isa 19.20 Experiences of Preservation in and Deliverances out of Afflictions This I recall to mind therefore have I hope it 's of the Lords mercy that we are not consumed Lam. 3.21 23. Then they cryed unto the Lord and he delivered them out of their distresses This is oft repeated in this Psalm Psal 107.6 Thou hast known my persecutions and afflictions that came to me at Antioch Iconium and Lystra but out of them all the Lord devered me 2 Tim. 3.11 Thou hast saved us from out enemies and hast put them to shame that hated us Psal 44.7 Nevertheless he saved them for his Name sake that he might make his mighty power to be known Psa 106.8 The Lord delivered us from so great a death and doth deliver in whom we trust that he will yet deliver us 2 Cor. 1.9 10. The deliverance of the Jews out of Egypt out of Babilon and out of the Hand of Haman and the personal deliverance of David Daniel Jonah c. are instance of the verity of the Promise Fifthly Promises of present Support and Help to bear Afflictions A man viz. the man Christ shall be as a hiding place from the wind as a Covert from the Tempest as rivers of water in a dry place Isa 32.2 Then will I visit their transgressions with a rod Nevertheless my loving kindness will I not utterly take from him nor suffer my Faithfulness to fail Psa 89.33 34. The eternal God is thy refuge and underneath are the everlasting Arms Deut. 33.27 But the Lord is Faithful who will stablish you and keep you from evil viz. in evil times and when in the hands of ill men 2 Thes 3.3 My Grace is sufficient for thee for my strength is made perfect in weakness 2 Cor. 12.9 Though he fall he shall not be utterly cast down for the Lord upholdeth him with his hand Psa 37.24 Experiences of present Support and Help to bear Afflictions At my first answer all men forsook me Notwithstanding the Lord stood with me and strengthned me 2 Tim. 16.17 The Lord is my refuge and my strength a very present help in trouble Ps 46.1 Let them that suffer according to the will of God commit the keeping of their souls to him in well doing as to a faithful Creator viz. to God who hath alway been faithful to such as commit themselves to him 1 Pet. 4.19 For which cause we faint not but though our outward man perish yet the inward man is renewed day by day 2 Cor. 4.16 Troubled on every side yet not distressed persecuted but not in despair 2 Cor. 4.9 Having obtained
who shall deliver me from the body of this Death I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord Rom. 7.24 In all these things we are more then Conquerours through him that loved us Rom. 8.37 Joseph refused to ly with his Mistress saying how can I do this great sin and sin against God Gen. 39.8 We are bound to give thanks to God alway for you Because your faith groweth exceedingly 2 Thes 1.3 The path of the just is as the shining light that shineth more and more to the perfect day Prov. 4.18 Which Gospel is come unto you as it is in all the world and bringeth forth fruit as it doth also in you Col. 1.6 Tenthly Promises of the Presence of God and of his Spirit Fear not for I am with thee I am thy God I will strengthen thee yea I will help thee yea I will uphold thee Isa 41.10 Fear not O Israel thou art mine when thou passest through the waters I will be with thee they shall not overflow thee when thou walkest thro' the fire thou shalt not be burnt Isa 43. beg Be content with such things as ye have for he hath said I will never leave thee nor forsake thee Heb. 13.5 If a man love me he will keep my words and my father will love him and we will come to him and make our abode with him John 14.23 Turn you at my reproof behold I will pour out my Spirit into you Prov. 1.23 It is convenient for you that I go away for if I go not away the Comforter will not come but if I depart I will send him to you John 16.7 If ye being evil know how to give good Gifts to to your Children how much more shall your heavenly father give the holy Spirit to them that ask him Luke 11.13 I will pray to the Father and he shall give you another Comforter that he may abide with you for ever I will not leave you comfortless I will come to you John 14.16 18. Experiences of the Presence of the Spirit of God Though I walk through the valley of the shaddow of death I will fear no evil for thou art with me Psa 23.4 Joseph was sold into Egypt but the Lord was with Joseph and he shewed him mercy Gen. 39.21 Lo I see four men loose walking in the midst of the fire and they have no hurt and the form of the fourth is like the son God Dan. 3.25 Solomon was strengthened in his Kingdom and the Lord his God was with him and magnified him exceedingly 2 Chron. 1.1 Hereby we know that we dwell in him and he in us because he hath given us of his Spirit 1 John 4.3 God which knoweth the hearts bear them witness viz. the Gentiles giving them his spirit even as he did to us Acts 15.8 The Holy Ghost fell on them which heard the word Acts 10.44 Barnabas was a good man and full of the Holy Ghost and of faith Acts 11.24 The disciples were filled with joy and with the Holy Ghost Acts 13. last Eleventhly Promises of Perseverance I will make an Everlasting Covenant with them that I will not turn away from them to do them good but I will put my fear into their hearts that they shall not depart from me Jer. 32.40 I will give them everlasting Life and they shall never perish neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand John 10.28 One thing is needful Mary hath chosen the better part which shall never be taken from her Luke 10. last Who will confirm you to the end that you may be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ 1 Cor. 1.8 I pray God that your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ faithful is he that hath called you who will also do it 1 Thess 5.23 24. The Gifts and calling of God are without repentance Rom. 11.29 Being confident of this thing that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ Phil. 1.6 Experiences of Perseverance The high places were not removed nevertheless Asa his heart was perfect with the Lord all his days 1 King 15.14 I have fought the good fight I have finished my course I have kept the faith Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness 2 Tim. 4.7 8. Lord now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace for I have seen thy salvation Luke 2.29 The house built upon the rock though the rain descended and the flood came and the winds blew yet kept his standing Mat. 7. lat These all dyed in the faith Heb. 11.13 Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation 1 Pet. 1.5 I have been young and now am old yet have not seen the righteous forsaken Psal 37.25 My flesh and my heart faileth me but God is the strength of my heart and my portion for ever Psal 73.26 Twelfthly Promises of the Possession of Heaven Fear not little flock it is your Fathers good will to give a Kingdom Luke 12.32 Eye hath not seen ear hath not heard nor hath it entred into the heart of man the things which God hath prepared for them that love him 1 Cor. 2.9 Blessed is the man that endureth temptation for when he is tried he shall receive the crown of Life which the Lord hath promised to them that love him James 1.12 When the chief shepherd shall appear ye shall receive a Crown of Glory that faideth not way 1 Pet. 5.4 Fear none of these things which thou shalt suffer ye shall have tribulation 10 days be faithful unto death and I will give thee a Crown of Life Rev. 2.10 You have your fruit unto holiness and the end everlasting Life Rom. 6.22 Of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance for ye serve the Lord Christ Col. 3.24 Experiences of the Possession of Heaven Be ye followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the Promises Heb. 6.12 Lazarus dyed and was carried by the Angels into Abraham's bosom Luke 16.2 Then talked with him two men which were Moses and Elias who appeared in glory Luke 9.30.21 The Spirits of just men made perfect Heb. 12.23 Heaven is called the inheritance of the Saints because they do inherit it Col. 1.12 A Song of Praise THe World 's a toy let me imploy My Soul in higher things Than upon those that create woes And carry cruel Stings My Fears are great Sorrow my Meat And humane Faith is gone On Pilgrimage for in this Age Amongst us there is none Thy faithfulness O God I bless And cannot but admire That Love is cold and yet behold None warm it at this Fire But O my Soul do not condole But Triumph thou in Praise Greatly rejoice with Hearts and Voice Let Joy thy Spirits raise Mind not the Rod rejoice in God That never failed thee Thou knowest this faithful he is And so will ever be Thou hast been Low and