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A30910 Hearts-ease in heart-trouble, or, A sovereign remedy against all trouble of heart that Christ's disciples are subject to ... prescribed by the great physician, the Lord Jesus Christ ... / by J.B., a servant of Jesus Christ. Bardwood, James.; Bunyan, John, 1628-1688. 1691 (1691) Wing B747A; ESTC R35313 73,337 198

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Lord will call to us out of Heaven and say Come up hither Rev. 11. 12. Come up to me I have prepared a Place for you here There is room enough in our Father's House there are many Mansions and from thence there shall be no remove for ever no more any changing Houses for ever when once we are lodg'd in our Father's House There is our Forerunner for us entred Heb. 6. 20. The hope we have through Grace of getting into that blessed Place by that new and living Way to rest there after all our weary wandrings here and never to remove more is that which comforts us in these our troublesome removes here O that Place and that blessed State in that Place to see God and to be ever with the Lord to see our lovely Lord Jesus as he is and to be made like unto him Could we fix our Hearts and Eyes more stedfastly upon those invisible and eternal things we should more quietly and comfortably bear our present Troubles yea and rejoice in them And when we can act our Faith upon that Place and State above and conclude our Title to it by our Interest in Christ then our Hearts will not be troubled Also this Consideration should preserve us from Heart-trouble and Sorrow for the loss of our dear Relations which died in Jesus for that they are gone home to their Father's House they are arrived at their Harbor they are safely hous'd they are where the● would be they are gone to the Place that their beloved Lord went to prepare for them to that City of God ●● the general Assembly of the First-bor● whose Names are written in Heaven c Heb. 12. 23. They would not exchang● their Place now for the most stately and most magnificent Place in all th● World O could we but realize by Faith that most happy State and Plac● where our deceased pious Friends are gone our Hearts would not be trou●led for them And this may comfort us also under all our present Sufferings and Sadnesses that e're long we also shall go t● that Place to that City above whic● God hath prepared for us Our Lor● assures us that he will come again and take us to himself that where he is ●● may be also O could we believe this we should say Come Lord Jesus co● quickly Fourthly Our Faith must be acted upon the Work that Christ will do for us and in us and upon us in Heaven at the last It is above all our Understandings to conceive what glorious Works Christ will do for us and in us at the last day It doth not yet appear what we shall be 1 John 3. 2. There shall be a day of the Manifestation of the Sons of God The poor despised Saints all black and cloudy here covered with Shame and Reproach now shall then be manifested to be the Lord's Jewels That will be a Day of their full Redemption both of Soul and Body their Wedding and their solemn Coronation-day Then their blessed Redeemer shall publickly own them and bid them welcome to his Father's House saying Come ye Blessed of my Father c. Mat. 25. 34. Then will Jesus put the Crown of Glory of Righteousness and of Life upon their Heads Then will Jesus present them to his Father without Spot or Wrinkle or any such thing Eph. 5. 27. Then will he make their now vile Bodies subject now to vile Corruptions to vile Diseases to vile Abuses and to a vile dissolution at Death like unto his own gloriou● Body and their Souls shall be like to his to their full satisfaction The● the poor Disciples of Christ shall hav● a full End put to all their Heart-Tro●bles Sorrows Fears and Cares Then their Hearts shall rejoice and the● Joy no Man nor Devil shall take fro● them Sorrow and sighing shall flee away and they shall enter in into Everlasting Rest and into that unspeakable blessed State which was purchased by the precious Blood of Jesus and by him prepared and possessed in ou● Names and Steads All our dear Relations that died in Jesus are already entred Christ their dearest Lord hath wrought this glorious Work on their Souls already they are triumphing singing Hallelujahs in the highest Heavens While we are fighting sighing and sobbing here below they are with blessed Jesus above according to his Prayer for them seeing his Glory and participating of it Thus much for the Work of Christ upon whic● our Faith must act that our Heart● may not be troubled Sixthly Our Faith must act upon the Will of Christ in order to the preventing and curing our Heart-Troubles Fears and Sorrows What is the Will of Christ It is his Will that his Peoples Hearts should not be troubled nor afraid as in the Text It is his Will that in the World they should have Tribulation but yet that they should be of good chear It is his Will that in their Patience they should possess their Souls and not faint nor be discouraged It is his Will they should be sanctified and that all their Afflictions should promote their Sanctification It is his Will that although he love them yet to rebuke and chasten them And when he doth so that they should be zealous and repent It is his Will that they should deny themselves and take up their Cross daily and follow him That they should fear none of those things that they should suffer That they should walk in his steps hold fast to the End be faithful unto Death That they should overcome It is his Will that they should not love Father or Mother Son or Daughter more than himself no nor their Lives but be willing to part with all for his sake Yea it is his Will his last Will tha● all his poor Disciples after they hav● suffered a while may be with him who● he is to behold his Glory Thus if w● act Faith upon the Will of Christ an● labour to yield to it and acquiesce i● it we shall procure much freedom fro● Heart-trouble Lastly Our Faith must be acte● upon the Ends and Designs of Chri● in all his afflictive Providences towards us and these his Ends are all very good and gracious With thi● Argument he himself used to cure the Heart-Troubles of his Disciples for his departure from them viz. tha● he had good Ends in his going away from them his End was to prepare a Place for them a better Place than any to be found here a Place i● Heaven in the Father's House And his End was to send the Spirit the Comforter unto them which woul● not come if he did not go away John 16. 6 7. He had told them of his going away from them upo● which Sorrow had filled their Hearts and it is even so with ●s when ou● earthly Comforts leave us Sorrow fills our Hearts but to cure this our Lord answers them that it was expedient for them good and necessary for them that he should go away shewing them his End in going
Resurrection Ascension a●● Intercession and the Fruits of ●● your own Labours Prayers Tear● and Sufferings and shall find that am faithful in making good all m● Promises and that your Labou● was not in vain in the Lord the● shall there be no more any distanc● between you and me for ever Comfort your selves and comfort o●● another with these words Belie●● this and let not your Hearts be tr●●bled Thirdly That where I am ye may be also And what more can be de●●red Where is Christ but at the rig●● Hand of the Majesty on high far abo●● all Principalities and Powers far ab●● al Heavens Heb. 12. 2. there shall you be also O admirable astonishing Dignity that blessed Jesus will advance his poor Saints unto at that Day This high and wonderful Honour shall all his Saints have they shall now receive the Kingdom prepared for them and that Crown of Glory of Righteousness and of Life which Christ hath purchased for them perfectly freed now from all Sin and Sorrow and stated in an unchangeable state of Happiness and Blessedness What cause have we then to grieve for our dear Relations whom Christ hath taken to himself and placed in the Father's House who are now sitting at his right Hand in Glory and singing Hallelujahs And could we but firmly believe these Promises of our Lord and act our Faith in meditating ●●xedly on them and on Jesus in them applying and appropriating them and Christ in them to our own Souls considering and pondering on them until our Hearts be warmed and our Affections stirred and kindled with them acting also Hope Love Joy Desire Delight Hunger Thirst Panting Breathing pouring out our Heart in Prayer to God for his Spirit ●● bring home these Promises to o● Souls in Power fixing them upon o● Hearts and helping us to lay hold o● them and upon Christ in them a● resigning up our whole Souls to Chri●● in them stedfastly relying on ●● Goodness and Faithfulness and tru●●ing in him I say could we but do s● and in the strength of God betrust o●● whole selves and all our Concerns thus with Christ and live in the lively Exercises of Faith thus on God and on Christ we should find this to be Hearts-Ease to us in all our Heart-Trouble Behold I lay in Sion a chie● Corner-Stone Elect Precious and ●● that believeth in him shall not be confounded 1 Pet. 2. 6. Let all Heart-Trouble cease Let nought disturb your Peace Who Faith in God profess And in his Son no less For in the Father's House Are many Mansions sweet Christ hath prepar'd for us When we 're for them made meet THE END Appendix Quest IT may be demanded That having heard the Excellency a●● usefulness of this Soveraign Medicine ●● cure Heart-Trouble namely Faith i● God and in Christ Can you tell us ho● we may get this Faith and what mea● we shall use to obtain it Answ I shall endeavour by the help of God's Spirit and Scripture-Light to direct you herein and a● briefly as I may Direct I. First You must be convinced of your Vnbelief of the greatness of the Sin of Vnbelief and of your absolute need of Faith Of these three things you must be fully convinced 1. Of your Vnbelief for most People think they have Faith and tha● they never were without it and therefore labour not for it Pray earnestly therefore that the Holy Spirit may be sent into your Hearts to work this Conviction in you for it 's his proper Work John 16. 8. to convince the World of Sin because they believe not on me saith our Lord this is the great Sin the damning Sin of the World their not believing on Christ Now that we may be convinced that by Nature we have no Faith let us consider these Scriptures Ephes 2. 1 2 12. and that until we are regenerate and born again we have no Faith is evident from John 1. 12 13. there believing in Christ and Regeneration are inseparably joined together Acts 15. 9. 26. 18. 20 21. From which Scriptures it is most evident that such as are Strangers to the Heart-purifying the Heart-sanctifying Work of Faith have no Faith if we have not truly repented nor know any saving Ch●nge wrought ●n us and upon us by the Spirit of God for certain what-ever we think we have no true Saving-Faith it is but a Fancy of this then we must be fully convinced and must most heartily beg the help of the Spirit to convince us 2. Of the greatness of the Sin of Unbelief it binds the Guilt of all other Sins upon us it is Disobedience and Rebellion against the great God for he commands us to believe 1 John 3. 21. and by our Unbelief we make God a Liar 1 John 5. 10. O horrible Wickedness And 3. We must be convinced also of our absolute need of Faith we must needs have it or we must perish Without Faith it is impossible to please God Heb. 11. 6. without it we cannot be the Children of God John 1. 12. Gal. 3. 26. without it we can have no pardon of Sin Acts 10. 43 Rom. 3. 25. John 8. 24. And in what a dangerous Case are we so long as we lie under the guilt of all our Sins Without Faith we are not reconciled to God nor justified Rom. 3. 22. 5. 1. Nor can we be sanctified Acts 26. 18. 2 Thess 2. 13. No access to God but by Faith Rom. 5. 2 Ephes 2. 18. No living the Life of Religion nor bearing up under Affliction nor holding out to the End without Faith Heb. 11. No Salvation nor Eternal Life without it Ephes 2. 18. Joh. 3. 16 36. Heb. 10. last Of all these things we must be convinced if ever we will have Faith Direct II. Secondly If we would have Faith we must diligently search the Scriptures read the Gospel attend on the reading and preaching of the Gospel for this very end that we may get Faith by it I say for this very end certainly that should be our End in reading and in hearing the Word which was God's End in publishing of it now this was his End in publishing of it John 20. 21. Rom. 16. 25 26. Rom. 10. 17. Acts 13. 48. Ephes 1. 13. This is the ordinary Means appointed by God to work Faith in the Souls of Men as appears by Acts 2. 42. and 4. 4. and 11. 20 21. and many more There are few that read and hear the Word for this End and therefore get no Faith by it Now that the Word read and heard may be effectual to work this precious this most necessary Grace of Faith in us there are some thing● Antecedent some Concomitant and some Consequent upon our attendance on the Word and our use of it First Some things Antecedent a●● necessary 1. Preparation For want of th●● the Word most times proves ineffect●al It is the empty hungry-Soul tha● relisheth and taketh in this Food Jam. 1. 21. 1 Pet. 2. 1. Mat. 13.
Thess 4. 13 14. and such like Now Faith applies such Commands to the Soul I must not be troubled in my Heart God forbids it Why must we not prophane the Sabbath nor Swear nor Lie c. but because God hath forbidden these Evils So here God hath forbidden us to be troubled and commanded us to be quiet patient contented submissive to hi● Will in all his dealings thus we should urge God's command on our Souls Yea we are commanded to be so far from troubling our selves when Afflictions befal us as that we must count it all joy when we fall into divers Temptations Jam. 1. 2. And to rejoice in Sufferings for Blessed is the Man that endureth Temptation Jam. 1. 12. Secondly Consider the Word of Promise Many exceeding great and precious Promises are in the Word of God which are as a full Feast for Faith to feed upon God promiseth to be our God to be with us in the Fire and in the Water Isa 41. 10. and 43. 2. to support and sustain us to lay no more upon us than he will enable us to bear 1 Cor. 10. 13. That all things shall work together for our good Rom. 8. 28. And what can we desire more The is no trouule that can befal us but ● may find a Promise suitable to it A● faithful is he that hath promised who a● will do it 1 Thess 5. 23. And why h● the great God so wonderfully condesceded to poor Creatures as to make many sweet Promises which are record in the Holy Scriptures but for this T● the Heirs of Promise might have strong C●solation Heb. 6. 17. And that their Hea● might not be troubled Thirdly The Word of Threatni● Matth. 10. 37. He that loveth Father Mother Son or Daughter so Husban● Wife more than me is not worthy of ● saith Christ Now by our immode● Sorrow for the loss of these we mani● our immoderate Love of these should consider that when these are ● moved that Christ remains ours s● and with us still our Relation to hi● not broken and Christ will be instead all and better than all to us and ● should keep us from Heart-Trouble Fourthly The Examples of God's Sai● in the Word We should consider al● what a famous Example is Abraham w● was content to part with his Isaac at ● Command of God his only Son the Son of his Old Age the Son of the Promise in whom all the Nations of the Earth were to be blessed yea content to lay his own Hands upon him to slay him and burn him but when he was tried God spared him Gen. 22. 12. The way to keep our earthly Comforts is to be willing to part with them when God calls for them So Eli when very sad Tidings was told him It is the Lord said he let him do what seemeth him good 1 Sam. 3. 18. So Aaron when that heavy stroke fell upon him That both his Sons were struck dead upon the Place for their Sin and it may be in their Sin too it is said Aaron held his peace Levit. 10. 3. So Job stript of all his Friends at once The Breath of his Wife was strange to him And David complained That Lover and Friend was put far from him Now we should consider these Examples and set Faith a-work on them and know That it is our Duty to be followers of them who through Faith and Patience inherit the Promises Heb. 6. 12. Fifthly The Word of Experience David tells us his Experience and saith It was good for him that he had been afflicted And many Christians living can and do bless God for their Affliction and tha● God by taking away of their Relation● from them he made more room in thei● Hearts for himself and communicate● more of himself to their Souls Thus b● acting of Faith upon the Word of God we may gain support and be preserve from Heart-Trouble Fifthly Faith acted upon the Work ● God will support under Heart-Trouble Eccles 7. 13. Consider the Work of Go● Faith looks to the Work of God wh● it is that killeth who it is that taketh ● way who can stop or mend or hind his Work This quieted David's Hear● when the stroke of God was heavy upo● him I opened not my Mouth because th● didst it Psal 39. 9. It is the Lord ● hath done it It is he that doth whats●ever he pleaseth Sixthly Faith acted on the Will ● God Faith resigns up all to the go● and holy Will of God So did our Lo● himself Not my will but thine be do● Luk. 22. 42. and so we pray continuall Thy will be done and therefore when it ● done our Hearts must not be troubled Lastly Faith acted on the gracious Ends and Designs of God in afflicting us and removing our earthly Comforts from us will prevent Heart-trouble God hath holy and good Ends which Faith looks unto God aims at our Profit as Heb. 12. 10. Such Ends as these 1. God's End is to discover and purge away our Sins Isa 27. 9. By this shall the iniquity of Jacob be purged this is all the fruit to take away his Sin 2. To try and exercise our Graces Job 23. 10. 1 Pet. 1. 6 7. 3. To crucify our Hearts unto and to estrange our Affections from the things of this World 4. To draw our Hearts nearer to himself Therefore many times God takes away our earthly Comforts from us because they had too much of our Hearts and because they lay between God and our Hearts and kept us at a distance from him 5. To bestow greater and better Mercies upon us God never takes away any Darling-Comfort from his People but his Design is to give a better in the room o● it as in the Text Christ leaves his Di●ciples in regard of his Bodily Presence because he would send the Comforter ●● them which should abide with them for ever John 14. 16. 6. To make them partakers of his H●liness Heb. 12. 10. 7. To fit and prepare them for that f● more exceeding and eternal weight ● Glory 2 Cor. 4. 17. These are God's h●ly and good Ends in afflicting his Peopl● unto which Faith looks and so suppor● the Heart Thus you see how Faith acted on G● in these Particulars will prevent or c● all our Heart-troubles Faith acted on t● sweet and gracious Nature of God He Love all Love on his glorious Attribut● his All-sufficiency his Omnipotency his asolute Soveraignty his Vnchangeablen● his Wisdom his Righteousness his Faithf●ness Faith acted on God's gracious evelasting Covenant on the Word of God ● the Word of Precept of Promise of Thre●ning of Example of Experience A● Faith acted on the Work of God on t● Will of God and on his holy Ends in ● his Chastisements I say Faith thus act● on God will exceedingly support under all Trouble Let not your Hearts be troubled ye believe in God So much of this first Particular And before I enter upon the second I shall make some short
hear his Saying and do them not and those that a● fruitless Branches c. Mat. 10. 3 Luke 14. 26. Mark 8. last Joh. 15. Faith acted on the Examples in th● Word of Christ especially his o● Example Learn of me saith he I ● meck and lowly in Heart Matth. 11. ● He was as a Lamb dumb before ● Shearers 1 Pet. 1. 21. and we m●● follow his steps We have also ● Cloud of Witnesses the Example of the Primitive Christians who bo● all their Troubles with Patience a● Holy Courage and we are expres● commanded to be Followers of the● who through Faith and Patience inher● the Promise Heb. 6. 12. Thus Fai● acted on the Word of Christ wi● help against all Heart-Trouble Fifthly Faith acted on the Work of Christ will either prevent or cure Heart-Trouble And that again if Faith be acted upon the Work he hath done for us already and upon the Work he is now doing for us in Heaven and upon the Work he is now doing in us on Earth and upon the Work he will do for us and in us and upon us at the last Day All which Works of Christ if we act our Faith on them we shall not be much troubled in our Hearts Believe also in Christ Believe me saith he for the Work 's sake John 14. 11. 1. Faith must be acted upon that great and glorious Work of Christ for us when he was upon Earth that Work which his Father gave him to do in the Days of his Flesh as our Redeemer and that in doing and in suffering for he came to do the Will of God by his Obedience as well as to suffer it by his Sat●●faction and this is his state of Humi●iation He assume● Humane Nature entred the Virgin s Womb was b●rn of her yet without Sin He lived on Earth a time doing Good and healing all manner of Diseases spent most of his time in Preaching Praying Fasting and revealing to Men the whole Will of God for their Salvation and fulfilling all Righteousness He professed he came not to do his own Will but the Will of him that sent him John 6. 38 39. And saith he This is the Father's Will which sent me th●● of all which he hath given me I shoul● lose nothing but should raise it up a● the last Day A comfortable Consideration indeed and a Cure for our Heart-Trouble That our Lord Jesus will raise up all our dead dear Relations and Friends now rotting in their Graves All that died in Jesus will Jesus bring with him 1 Thess 4. 16 17. And this also is the Father's Will That every one that seeth the Son that is every one that by Faith receiveth and believeth in the Son shall have Everlasting Life Now to accomplish and finish this Will of the Father was the whole Work o● Christ upon Earth even to draw poor Souls unt him to work Faith in them by his Word and Spirit to fulfil the whole Law of God for them and in them Rom. 8. 4. And to begin and finish the whole Work of our Redemption Faith acted on this Work of Christ upon Earth for us in the several parts of it He being partaker of Flesh and Blood with us to deliver us from him that had the Power of Death that is the Devil and to free us from the fear of Death by which we were always subject to Bondage Heb. 2. I say if we can 〈◊〉 Faith on these Works of Christ for us we shall have no cause of Heart-Trouble Let us consider that our Blessed Lord denied himself on Earth and was well-pleased not to have his own Will nor to do his own Will but referred himself intirely to his Father's what reason have we poor Worms to be troubled when our Wills are cross'd Let us in Heart and Life say as we pray Thy Will be done on Earth as it is in Heaven Mat. 6. 10. And when the Will of God is done upon our Families and Relations let not our Hearts be troubled but let us imitate Jesus Christ in our submission to the Will of God making it our Work on Earth to be doing ● the good we can and so to put hi● on and walking as he walked a● not be troubled Secondly Faith acted on Christ Suffering-Work on Earth will greatl● contribute to our Support He wa● a Man of Sorrows Isa 53. 1 2. i● that if we meet with Sorrows ● Earth we do but drink of our Master own Cup and that should quiet us Christ's Suffe●●●gs on Earth were ● two kinds viz. ●●r our Imitation a● for Satisfaction for our Sins 1. For our Imitation His pati●●● suffering of Reproaches Scorns i●vilings Contradiction of Sinne●● Temptations Persecutions Bond Poverty Shame loss of Friends ● suffering all with invincible Patien● and Meekness without the least mu●muring repining disquiet or disco●tent without any Retaliation f●● when he was reviled he reviled not agai● he prayed for his Enemies c. a● all this as our Example that we sho●● follow his steps 1 Pet. ● 21 ●● ● And if our Lord the Lord of He●ven and Earth suffered such thing● what reason or cause have we to be troubled in our Hearts when we are persecuted reviled forsaken of all our Friends impoverished exposed to Shame and Sorrow seeing our Blessed Lord was so exposed and so exercised upon Earth Is it not enough for the Servant to be as his Master Shall we think to fare better than him His Sufferings were to teach us to bear ours with Christian Patience and to sanctify ours to us yea in all our Sufferings he sympathizeth with us Let us then act our Faith upon Christ's Sufferings on Earth his whole Life being a Life of Suffering he knew what Trouble meant he was acquainted with Grief he knew what it was to lose a Friend for in his greatest Trouble all his Disciples whom he calls his Friends forsook him and fled and being tempted himself he knows how to succour them that are tempted Heb. 2. 18. and 4. 15. He hath a feeling of all our Infirmities Let us labour to act Faith on Jesus and our Hearts will not be troubled 2. But his great Suffering-Wor● for us ●as his Work of Satisfactio● All our Sins being laid on him it please● the Lord to bruise him and to put him ● grief and to make his Soul an Offerin● for Sin He poured out his Soul un● Death was numbred among Transgressor Isa 53. 6 10 12. Was made Sin for ●● He bare our Sins on his own Body on t● Tree was made a Curse for us 2 Cor. ● 20. Gal. 3. 10. suffered the Wrath ● God for us to deliver us from th● Wrath to come O blessed Jesus ● when our Sins were upon him he w●● sore amazed groaned was exceeding sorrowful even unto Death He was ●● a bloody Sweat in a bitter Agony in th● Garden He was falsly accused u● justly condemned and then barbarousl● crucified suffering that cursed an● cruel shameful and painful
c. If we have a Resemblance of our Father in us a Likeness of Disposition to God and Christ the Image of God the Life of Christ manifest in us If we do side with God and his Cause in evil Times so that we are willing to part with any thing with all things for Christ's sake and at his Call If it be thus with us in the main Bent and constant Frame of our Hearts and in the Sincerity and Integrity of our Souls our Consciences in the sight of God bearing us witness that thus it is with us then may we upon good grounds conclude that God the All-sufficient God is ours and Christ Jesus who is all Fulness is ours and then our Hearts should not be troubled And to prevent and cure all our Heart-trouble we must act Faith on all these things in God and in Christ which I mentioned before and which would be too long to repeat again here therefore I earnestly desire you to look back an● view over those several particular things considerable in God and i● Christ and believe in God and i● Christ applying and appropriation them to our selves and we shall se● we have no cause of Heart-trouble If the great God be ours and th● Lord Jesus be ours if we have ●● Husbands nor Wives nor Sons no● Daughters nor Health nor Wealth we have enough to content and satisf● our Souls for ever But to draw to a Conclusion that there may be an effectual cure of all our Heart-trouble whatever our distress may be let us labour to act Faith o● Christ in considering and believing 1. What he is 2. Where he is 3. What he hath declared 4. What he hath promised and a●● within the Confines of this Text Ver. 2 3. First Let Christ's Disciples labour to believe what Christ is and who he is He himself asked his Disciples this Question Mat. 16. 16. Whom say ●● that I am Peter answered Thou a●● Christ the Son of the living God I know in whom I have believed saith the Apostle and that supported him and for this knowledg of Jesus Christ his Lord he counted all things but Dung and Dross Phil. 3. 9. To believe all things that are written of Christ is not enough but to believe in him is by Faith to receive him for our only Lord and Saviour John 1. 12. Col. 2. 6. and actually unreservedly unfeignedly and heartily to give up our whole selves unto him taking him for our absolute Lord our Head our Treasure and our All and believing He is all that to us that he is That he was made Sin for us made Wisdom Righteousness Sanctification and Redemption to us That he is indeed our Husband our Head our High-Priest our Surety our Ransom our Redeemer That he hath loved us and washed us in his Blood That he was delivered up to Death for our Offences and rose again for our Justification That he hath made our Peace with God by the Blood of his Cross and purchased our Pardon and an Inheritance for us with the Saints in Light and that by believing in him we shall have everlasting Life John 3. 16 36. I say this is to believe in Christ and such as thus believe in him have no cause of Heart-trouble And thu● we must believe in him and it is the great Commandment of God to believe in him 1 John 3. 23. and the positive Command of Christ himself in the Text Belive also in me And he that hath this Faith hath Christ 1 John 5. 10 12. and hath Life Eternal Life John 6. 47. Verily verily I say unto you saith Christ the Eternal Truth himself He that believeth on me hath Everlasting Life He hath it in Pretio in the Price of it that was punctually paid down upon the Cross therefore called the Purchased Possession He hath Eternal Life in Promissis i● the Promises of it it is promised to every one that believed God that cannot lie hath promised it Tit. 1. 1 2. and he hath it in Primitiis in the first Fruits of it the saving Graces of the Spirit which in some measure every true Believer hath 2 Cor. 5. 5. Ephes 1. 13 14. Now he that thus believes in Christ Christ is his and all that Christ ha●● done and suffered and merited is his he hath Right and Title to it for by Faith he is become the Child of God Gal. 3. 26. We are all the Children of God by Faith in Jesus Christ And if we be Christ's then are we the Heirs of the Promise Gal. 3. 29. Yea Heirs of God and joint Heirs with Christ Rom. 8. 17. Yea then all things are ours 1 Cor. 3. 21 22 23. All is ours if we be Christ's whether Paul or Apollos or Cephas All the Gifts Graces Labours Prayers of all Gospel-Ministers all Gospel-Ordinances are ordained and designed for our Good Ephes 4. 11 12 13. for the gathering of us in and for the perfecting and building of us up in Christ Jesus until we all come to Heaven The World is ours the Good and Evil of it the Bitter and the Sweet of it the Comforts and the Crosses of it the Gains and the Losses of it the Love and the Hate of it the Smiles and the Frowns the Friends and Foes in it All is designed for and shall further and promote our Spiritual and Eternal Welfare Life is ours All the Troubles Sicknesses Pains evil Tidings Persecutions Disappointments Losses of Relations Shame Reproach or whatever attends this Mortal Life shall be sanctified and blessed to us for our Good Yea Death is ours that shall be our Advantage our Gain that shall put a full end and period to all our Sin and Suffering and be a Door of Entrance for us into Glory in our Father's House Or things present our present Fears Sorrows Miseries Infirmities c. shall be so ordered and over-ruled by the Wisdom and Love of our Father that they shall all help us onward to Heaven And things to come are ours all that Glory to be revealed that Saints Everlasting Rest that is prepared for the People of God that Crown of Righteousness of Glory and of Life that Kingdom of Glory that unspeakable that inconceivable State of Happiness and Blessedness which Christ our Lord hath purchased by his Blood all this is ours also But how come we to have a Right and Title to all this Why saith the Apostle thus Ye are Christ's and Christ is God's As sure as Christ is God's so sure if you be Christ's All is yours and as I have proved if we be true Believers in Christ then we are Christ's we are his Members his Spouse his Children and then what cause have we to be troubled at any thing or in any Condition What cause hath such a Soul to be dejected whatever Crosses or Losses do befal him Is there not enough in Christ in the Promises in the Purchase of Christ Is there not enough in Heaven in all that Glory to quiet content
Gospel which you profess you do believe Act the Faith you have on the Doctrines of the Gospel the Promises of Rest for your Souls Pardon for your Sins Life and Righteousness Grace and Glory made to those that believe in Christ and to none else Believe and think what Heaven is that state of infinite Blessedness in the seeing and enjoying the Blessed God to all Eternity Believe what Eternal Life is Eternal Glory and believe also what Hell is Separation from God Go ye Cursed into Everlasting Fire Lakes of Fire and Brimstone everlasting Death the Wrath of God Damnation And seeing you profess that you believe all this then believe also and consider it well that neither is Heaven's infinite Happiness to be attained nor Hell's unspeakable Misery to be avoided but only by believing in the Lord Jesus Christ John 3. 16 17 36. John 8. 24. Direct V. Fifthly Would yo● have Faith then seek it diligently pray O pray for it as for your Lives cry mightily to God for it pour out your Hearts to God in Prayer for it pray continually for Faith pray without ceasing be importuna●●●ith God for it go all Day and ●●ght panting and breathing after i● O that God would give me Faith Go to Jesus also for it cry to him for he is the Author as well as the Object of it Heb. 12. 1 2. It is the Gift of God O pray for it Direct VI. Lastly Consider seriously and often how wonderful willing God is that you should believe in Christ as you have heard and how much he is displeased with those that will not believe in him and how dreadfully he hath threatned them as Rev. 21. 8. Also consider how exceeding willing Jesus Christ himself is that poor Sinners should come to him and believe i● him how sweetly he calls them how freely he offers himself and All he is to them be they never so bad never so vile and wicked He every one that thirsteth Isa 55. 1. they that have no worthiness in them nothing but Sin and Misery John 6. 37. and 7. 37. Rev. 3. 18. and 21. 11. O set your Hearts to the consideration of the incomparable unparallel'd Love of Jesus in dying that cursed Death of the Cross for Sinners Consider and meditate hold your Hearts to it until your Hearts be affected with his Love his Love that passeth the Love of Women Love passing Understanding and consider how well he deserves and how much he challengeth your Love Consider once again what a most lovely Person Jesus is who is altogether lovely the Brightness of his Father's Glory in whom dwells all Fulness Heb. 1. 3. and in whom is all Power in Heaven and Earth Matth. 28. 18. and labour to affect your Hearts with his most admirable Excellencies and then come unto him weary and heavy laden with your Sins willing to part with them all give up your whole selves to him give him your whole Hearts and take him for your Head and Husband for your only Lord and Saviour enter actually into Covenant with him to become his and his alone and his for ever Thus work out your Salvation and you● Consolation by believing in Jesus in Blessed All-sufficient Jesus trusting to him betrusting all with him and God will work in you both to will and to do Phil. 2. 12 13. 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