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A90268	God's presence with a people, the spring of their prosperity; with their speciall interest in abiding with Him. A sermon, preached to the Parliament of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland, and Ireland, at Westminster, Octob. 30. 1656. A day of solemn humiliation. / By John Owen, D.D. a servant of Jesus Christ, in the work of the Gospel. Printed by Order of Parliament.	Owen, John, 1616-1683.	1656 (1656)	Wing O757; Thomason E891_4; ESTC R206508	24,955	44

it the means whereby it is procured and retained These things I have spoken to in general before besides your own dependance on God and comportment with his providence the things incumbent on you are such as respect either persons or things First for persons it is that which I have minded you of before and which I shall doe whilst I have life and opportunity to speak to you or any concerned in the government of this Nation in publick or private because I know it is your life your peace your duty and that is that the End and aime of all your Consultations be the protection encouragement liberty of the seed of Jacob the remnant the hidden people those whom God hath owned accepted blessed given his presence unto and amongst them I plead not for their Exaltation Promotion Preferment I know not what but charge it as your duty to take care that this be not troden under foot nor swallowed up nor exposed to the rage and contempt of the man of the Earth It is not this or that party of them that I speak of but the generation of them that seek the face of God whose Cause alone it is and not of any other men or frame of things that is through the mighty power of God triumphant in these Nations They are to God as the apple of his Eye and let their safety be so also to you and you will not faile of the presence of God Secondly For things they are either the things of God or men of each a word First for the things of God or the publick profession of Religion in the land my time is too far spent for me to enter into a serious discourse on the subject somethings have of late been done which when envie and anger and disappointment shall cease to operate the whole people of God in this Nation will have cause to rejoyce in Let it not be thought amiss if I minde you of one part of the Nation in especial the example of the saints allow us a special regard to those of our own Nation our kinsfolks in the flesh It is for Wales I speak where the unhappiness of almost all men running into extremes hath disadvantaged the Advancement of the Gospel and the progress of it when we had great ground for the expectation of better things Some are still zealous of the traditions of their fathers and nothing almost will satisfie them but their old road of beggarly Readers in every Parish Others again perhaps out of a good zeal have hurried the people with violence beyond their principles and sometimes it may be beyond the Truth and as Jacob said Over driving the Cattel and young ones have almost destroyed the whole flock between Complaints on one side and the other I fear between misguided zeal and formality the whole worke is almost cast to the ground the business of Zion as such is scarce by any cared for The good Lord guide you to somewhat for its relief that those who are Godly may be encouraged and those that need instruction may not be neglected Secondly The things of man or righteous Administrations of Justice in things relating to this present pilgrimage These wheels also are you to set going Many particulars lie before you more will present themselves troublesome times have allwayes produced good Laws Your wisdome will be to provide for good Execution that not only the generations to come but the present may eat of the fruit of your labours and travel The End A CATALOGUE of the other Books published by Dr. OWEN and sold by Philemon Stephens at the gilded Lion in Pauls Church yard 1. A Display of the Errors of the Arminians concerning the old Pelagian Idoll Free-will the new Goddesse Contingency c. in 14 Chapters 40. 2. Salus electorum Sanguis Jesu A treatise of the Redemption and reconciliation that is in the blood of Christ with the merit thereof and the Satisfaction wrought therby wherein the whole controversie of Universall Redemption is fully discussed in Foure Bookes with an Appendix upon occasion of a late Book published by Mr. Joshua Sprigge 3. The Duty of Pastors and People distinguished touching the means to be used by the People distinct from Church Officers for encreasing of Divine Knowledge 4. Eshcol or Rules of Direction for the walking of the Saints in fellowship according to the order of the Gospel 5. A Fast Sermon to the Parliament Aprill 29. 1646. on Acts 16. 11. A Vision appeared c with an Appendix touching Church Government with an Essay for practice thereof in the Countrey also of Tolerarion and Petitions about these things 6. Eben ezer being an Exposition on the first ten verses of the third Chapter of the prophesie of Habbakkuk in two Sermons one at Colchester the other at Rumford in memoriall of the Deliverance of Essex Countie and Committee 1648. 7. A Fast Sermon to the Parliament Jan. 31 1648. on Jer. 15. 19 20. Let them return to thee but return not thou unto them with a Discourse about Toleration and the duty of the Civil Magistrate about Religion 8. A Fast Sermon to the Parliament April 19. 1649. on Heb. 12. 27. And this word Yet once more signifieth the removing of those things c. 9. The glory of the Church in its Relation to Christ in two Sermons one at Barwick the other at Edenbrough on Esay 56. 7. For mine House shall be called an House of Prayer for all People 10. The labouring Saints dismission to Rest A Sermon at the Funerall of H. Ireton Lord Deputy of Ireland on Daniel 12. 13. But goe thou thy way till the end be for thou shalt rest and stand in the lot at the end c. 11. A Thanksgiving Sermon to the Parliament Octob. 24. 1651 for the Victory at Worcester on Ezeck 17. 24. And all the Trees of the Field shall know c. 12. A Fast Sermon to the Parl. Octob. 13. 1652. on Daniel 7. 15. I Daniel was grieved in my Spirit c. 13. A Sermon Preached at the opening of the Parliament Septem. 17. 1656 on Esay 14. 22. 14 Diatriba de Justitiâ Divina 15 The Doctrine of the Saints Perseverance vindicated in a full answer to the discourse of Mr. John Goodwin against that doctrine in his book entitled Redemption Redeemed 16 A Treatise of the true Nature of Schisme with Reference to the present differences in Religion 8. 17 A Treatise of Mortification of sinne in sinners Resolving Cases of of Conscience there unto belonging 18 Socinianisme Examined in the Confutation of Mr. Biddles and the Racovian Catechisme 4. 19 A Review of the Annotations of H. Grotius in Reference to the doctrine of the Deity and saitisfaction of Christ in Answer to Dr. Hammond 4. A Commentary on the 12 small Prophets by Mr. John Trap A Practical Exposition on these 4 Psalm viz. The 27 84. 85. 87 by Mr. Thomas Pierson Tho. Campanella his Treatise shewing by what means the King of Spain may attain to an Universal Monarchy Published in English in regard much of his advice is already accomplished concerning England France and Holland Tythes too hot to be touched a Treatise shewing Tythes to be neither Jewish Popish nor inconvenient but due by the Law of Nature Scripture and Reason by Sir H. Spelman Knight with the same Authors Treatise de Non Temerandis Ecclesiis against violating the Rights due unto Churches Mr. George Herberts Poems reprinted with an Alphabeticall Table together wath the Synagogue being divine Poems in imitation of Mr. Herberts Poems Paralipomena Orthographiae Etymologiae Prosodiae unà cùm scholiis ad Canones de genere substantivorum de anomalis praeteritis supinis verborum Syntaxi Carminum ratione et figuris collecta ex optimis Autoribus in quatuor libris per Johan Danesij Tho. Gatakeri Tetragrammaton de nomine Jehovah dissertatio quâ vocis Jehovah apud nostros receptae usus defenditur et à quorundam cav●llationibus iniquis pariter atque manibus vindicatur Magnetis Reductorium theologicum Tropologicum in quo ejus novus verus supremus usus indicatur per S. Ward The Christians Conflict shewing the difficulties and duties of a Christian Souldier in his warfare with the armour and graces necessary thereto as also a discussion of the Case of Usury and depopulation with the errors of the Antinomians Together with a Treatise of the Society of Saints and Christian fellowship By Tho. Bentham The holy life and happy death of J Bruen ●f Bruen Stapleford in Cheshire Esq exhibiting variety of memorable passages usefull for all sorts of people as a path way to Piety and Charit By W. Hind 1. Obs. 1. 2. 3. 1. 2. 3. 4. 1. 2. 2. 1. 2. Ob. 1. 1. 2. 2. 3. 1. 1. 2. 3. 2. Use 1. 1. 2. 1. 2. 1. 2. 2. 1. 2. 1. 1. 2. 3. 4. 1. 2. 3. Use 1. 2. 3. 1. 2. 3. 2.

them and diverts them with all Earnestness to things quite of another nature and of unspeakably greater importance and concernment to them Here ye me saith he it is not your own Counsel nor your own valour that hath brought about this great work this mighty victory the Lord himself hath done it by his presence with you It is not of any concernment unto you what other Nations do or may do but the presence of God Concerns you alone to look after The great concernment of any People or Nation is to know that all their prosperity is from the presence of God amongst them and to attend to that which will give continuance thereunto You may tire your selves in the imaginations and contrivances of your own hearts and lay out your thoughts and time about things that will not profit nor advantage you this is your interest this is your concernment Hear ye me Asa and all Judah and Benjamin Of this proposition afterwards For the words themselves the first thing proposed to be inquired into for their explanation is this what it is for God to be with a people God may be said to be with men or present with them in sundry respects First he may be said to be with them in respect of the omnipresence of his Essence so he is naturally and necessarily present with all creatures indistant from them present with them The ubiquity and immensity of his Essence will not allow that he should be distant from any thing to which he hath given a beeing The heavens even the heaven of heavens cannot contain him 1 Kings 8. 27. Doth he not fill heaven and earth Is he a God at hand only and not afar off as to the ends of the Earth This presence of God with all things David emphatically declares Psal. 139. 7 8 9 10 11 12. But it is not that that is here intended that is universal to all Creatures natural and necessary this especial to some voluntary and of mercy that of nature and essence this of Will and Operation Secondly God may be said to be with one in respect of personal union so he was with and only with the man Christ Jesus Acts 10. 38. {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} God was with him that is in personal union the humane nature being taken into subsistence with the son of God Thirdly God is present or with any in respect of the Covenant of Grace He is with them to be their God in Covenant the Tenor whereof is that he will not leave them nor shall they forsake him he will be for them and they shall be for him and not for another He is with them for all the ends of mercy love kindness pardon salvation that are proposed and exhibited in it But neither is this the presence of God here intended though this be something that flows from it and does attend it for First that presence of God with his people hath not such a conditional establishment as this here mentioned it stands on other terms and better security than that here proposed it hath received an Eternal ratification in the bloud of Christ is founded in the immutable purpose of Grace and is not left to the conditionality here expressed as we shall see afterwards Secondly the presence here mentioned respects the whole body of the people all Judah and Benjamin in their national state and consideration unto whom as such the effectual Covenant of grace was never extended For they were not all Israel who were of Israel Thirdly the presence here promised respects immediately the peculiar end of blessing the whole people with success in their wars and undertakings so the occasion of the words and the Context with regard to the following discourse do undeniably evince It is not then this presence of God only that is intended though as it will afterward appear it is not to be separated from it Fourthly there is a presence of God in respect of providential dispensations and this is twofold First General Ordering disposing guiding ruling all things according to his own wisdome by his own power unto his own glory Thus he is also present with all the world He disposes of all the affairs of all the sons of men as he pleaseth sets up one and pulls down another changes times seasons Kingdoms bounds of Nations as seems good to him The help that is given to any he doth it himself The shields of the Earth belong unto God He works deliverance in the Earth even among them that knows him not And the Evills desolations and destruction that the Earth is full of are but the effects of his wrath and Indignation revealing its self against the ungodliness of men He is thus present with every person in the world holds his breath and all his wayes in his hand disposes of his life death and all his concernments as he pleaseth He is present in all Nations to set them up pluck them down alter turne change weaken establish strengthen enlarge their bounds as he sees good and the day is comming when all his works will praise him Neither is this here intended It is necessary and belongs to God as God and cannot be promised to any It is a branch of Gods naturall dominion that every Creature be ruled and disposed of agreeably to its nature unto the end whereunto it is appointed Secondly speciall attended with peculiar love favour good will speciall care towards them with whom he is so present Soe Abimelech observed that he was with Abraham Gen. 21. 22. God is with thee in all that thou doest with thee to guide thee blesse thee preserve thee as we shall see afterwards So he promised to be with Joshua Chap. 1. 5. and so he was with Gideon Judges 6. 12. to blesse him in his great undertaking and so with Jeremie Chap. 15. 20. This is fully expressed Esa. 43. 1 2 3. I have redeemed thee I have called thee by thy Name thou art mine when thou passest thorow the water I will be with thee and thorow the rivers they shall not overflow thee and this is the presence of God here intimated his presence with the People as to speciall providentiall dispensations as is manifest from the whole discourse of the Prophet and wherein this consists shall be afterwards at large declared Secondly What is a Peoples abiding with God There is a twofold abiding with God First In personall obedience according to the tenor of the Covenant This is not here intended but supposed There is no abiding in any thing with God where there is not an abiding in this thing yet this as I said is not here principally intended but supposed something further is intended for as hath been declared it is National work and Nationall abiding that is intended so that Secondly There is an abiding with God in Nationall Administrations this is a fruit of the other in those who are called

in Gods special presence He is with us to give us direction in all our undertakings to take away darkness perplexities difficulties from our Councels or to cause us to rest and cease from what-ever may come into our hearts that is not according to his minde The Lord give us evermore of this his presence I cannot stay to shew you the several wayes whereby God now communicates direction to a people how he inclines their hearts insensibly yet powerfully fixes the bent of their spirits effectually their hearts being in his hand as the rivers of water which he turns as he pleaseth supplys them with reasonings and consultations beyond the verge of their own wisdome proposes occasions invitations provocations gives them Spirit and courage beyond their natural frames and tempers enlarges them in prayer or shuts them up makes walls on the one hand and open pathes on the other with innumerable such wayes and means as in his infinite wisdome he is pleased to make effectual for their guidance It suffices that in the use of means through patience and waiting upon him they shall be directed to that which is pleasing to him so is he with them The second use of this pillar was to give them protection and defence in all their way So Exod. 14. 19 20. 24. This protected them from the Egyptians and from thence God troubled their Enemies out of the pillar that is from his especial presence This use of it is insisted on Isa. 4. 5. 6. The cloud that was as smoke by day and as fire by night was also a shadow a place of refuge and a covert in one word a protection or a defence And this is a second thing which is in Gods special presence He will protect or defend them with whom he is so present He is their dwelling place Psal. 90. then when in this world they had none their refuge in the time of trouble So Isa. 25. 4. 26. 1. 31. 4. promises and instances to make this good abound they are known to all The time would fail me to insist upon them I might go over all the Causes means and wayes of the fears dangers ruines of such a people and shew you how a defence is provided against them all Are their fears from themselves because of their folly weaknesse and division or from pretended friends because of their envy and desertion or from open enemies because of their Power Cruelty Malice and Revenge a defence is provided on every account heat raine tempests stormes adversitie prosperitie all are provided against where God is present Isa. 32. 1 2. And if any people in the world have experience of this truth we have it this day Had not the Lord been with us who had not destroyed us Enemies friends abroad at home our own follyes all any of them had done the worke had not the Lord himself been with us Onely observe that the presence of God as to these effects may sometimes in some perticulars be eclipsed and the Effects themselves for some season be intangled though there be not an utter breach between him and his People How often did the Israelites attempt things without his direction how often did he breake in upon them to their woe and sorrow yet for the maine he forsooke them not untill the great work intended by them was accomplished Nehem. 9. 19. It is not every intanglement every disappointment every defeat that argues Gods departure as to his speciall presence It may be good for us sometimes to be in such a Condition and then that desertion that carries into it is from the presence of God We are now grown to that that if every thing immediately surmount not our imagination say some God is gone from them not because it is so but because they would have it so but he is Mercifull with whom we have to doe and will not cast off his People for ever Secondly The People with whom God was had the Glory of Jehovah as a pledge of his presence with them this appeared only at extraordinary seasons so it did at the giving of the Law Exod. 24. 16. so also at the setting up of the Tabernacle It differed from the cloud for when the cloud was upon the Tabernacle the glory of the Lord filled it It appeared again to all the People Levit. 9. 23. I shall not now enquire what was this visible representation of the Majestie of God it sufficeth as to the purpose in hand that when God gives his presence to a People at extraordinary seasons he affords them extraordinary manifestations of his Glory So in Ezekiels Vision of those dreadfull wheeles of Providence the glory of the Lord is said to appeare in the Temple and as his Especiall presence departed from the Temple and the Citie so the glory by severall degrees departed also Chap. 2. 10. 18 19. Chap. 11. 23. Eminent and glorious appearances with and for a People in extraordinary seasons is then another thing that accompanies Gods speciall providentiall presence with them when they are at an utter loss in their Counsels at a stand in their Motions disappointed in their undertakings deserted in their enterprises pressed on every side above measure or called to some extraordinary worke so that their Ordinary direction and protection will not carry them on nor beare them up then will God relieve them by some especiall appearance of his Glory In the Mount will the Lord be seen This will give a reliefe when all is at a losse And in this lies the most discriminating evidence of speciall Providence Glorious appearances in great streights are eminent testimonies of Gods regard Could I now insist on some of the instances that might be given of this kind of dealing with us in England in the pursuit of the Cause we have in hand it would make us ashamed of all our unworthinesse carnall fears and unbeliefe This is the second Evidence of Gods presence He is with a People to direct them to protect to manifest his glory amongst them His glory in ballancing the Issues of Providence one in respect of another so that all shall acknowledge that of a truth the Lord is amongst them Blessed is the People that is in such a Case yea blessed is the People whose God is the Lord What would you have more here is ease of all cares a remedy for all sores securitie in the midst of troubles Rest and Peace and assured dwelling places though the Assyrian should bee in the Land Thus you see what is this great Concernment of any People Let us now consider the tenure of this Blessedness on what account it is to be obteined or enjoyed now this is our abiding with God This then is nextly to be considered what it is for a People what it is for you and us so to abide with God as that wee may in all our affaires enjoy his presence in the wayes before described Now something is hereunto previously required something it consists

with hands having made a new and living way for us to come within the Vaile to enquire of the Oracle What would we have more he is our Captaine our Leader our High Priest Urim and Thummim our Oracle our Arke on whom the cloud of direction rests and abides for ever Would you then be with God take direction from him by Christ in all your undertakings so doe indeed and not in word or profession onely I hope I need not stay to give you directions how this duty is to be performed the Vnction will teach it you and your fellowship I hope is with the Father and with his Son Christ Jesus Onely now take these few words with you First Captivate all your desires to his glory set your hearts on nothing but with this expresse reserve if it is consistent with and expedient unto the Glory of Christ and his Kingdome Be not sick of your owne violent Desires but lay all your aymes and designes at his feet alwayes becoming as weaned Children before him Secondly Beare before him a reall sense of your owne weakness and folly both severally and joyntly if not directed by him that in his pity and Compassion he may relieve you Thirdly Keep your hearts in that integritie that you may alwayes presse and urge him with his own Concernment in all your Affaires this is a thing that none but upright hearts can doe uprightly Fourthly Actually enquire by faith and prayer what is his will and mind doe it severally and joyntly doe it privately publickly doe it every day and in dayes set apart for that purpose he will assuredly be found of you You know how easie it were to exemplifie all these things by testimonies and instances but time will not permit If in stead of these things you beare your selves up on the wings of your own Wisedome and contrivances though you may seem for a season to have attained a faire pitch and flight you will be entangled and brought down in the midst of your Course with shame and sorrow for the Lord will not be with you Secondly Another thing wherein we are to be with God is by trusting in him for protection O! trust in the Lord for ever for in the Lord Jehovah there is everlasting strength This man made the Lord his refuge He that trusteth in the Lord shall be as Monnt Sion that shall never be removed Commit your wayes to the Lord roll your burthen on him stand still and see his salvation What glorious things are spoken of this trusting to the Lord for protection you all know It were endless to insist on Commands and promises to this purpose and to single out one or two were but to weaken the Cause in hand seeing hereunto the whole Scriptures bear witness I shall only shew you what it is so to do in some few particulars First It is to strengthen and encourage your hearts in difficult affairs a comfortable Issue whereof you cannot on visible causes conjecture on the account of Gods engagement for your good To omit the instance of Asa Jehosaphat and many others take that signal one of David in his great distress at Ziglak 1 Sam. 30. You know the story His habitation was burnt and spoiled his wives and children captiv'd his people consulting to stone him so that he was greatly distressed the enemy numerous and without his reach all means of relieving his condition and bringing it to a comfortable issue farr removed But what course did he now take did he despond did he give over did he rest on his own Counsel and strength No saith the holy Ghost But David encouraged himself in the Lord his God Have you any Affair that lies before you that is good and honest but yet dreadful difficult entangled your hearts are ready to faint when ever you think of it it is almost beyond your Imaginations to contrive a comfortable Issue In such a season if you will be with God he will be with you if you so trust him as to encourage your hearts on the account of his wisdome goodness power that he can finde out and bring about a comfortable glorious end this is to trust him for protection Psal. 46. is this Doctrine delivered to the full Secondly To trust God for protection is to wait under discouragements and disappointments for a desired Issue of the affairs we commit to him He that beleeveth will not make hast Isa. 28. 16. This the Lord pleads for Hab. 2. 3 4. Men will have their desires precisely accomplished this year this moneth this week or they will wait no longer these sayes God are proud men their hearts are lifted up in them they trust not me for protection Men love to trust God as they profess for what they have in their hands in possession or what lies in an easie view place their desires afarr of carry their accomplishment behinde the clouds out of their sight interpose difficulties and perplexities their hearts are instantly sick they cannot wait for God they doe not trust him nor ever did Would you have the presence of God with you learn to wait quietly for the salvation you expect from him Then indeed is he glorified when he is trusted in a storme when he is waited for under long perplexities and distresses Want of this ruined the Israelites in the wilderness their work was long their difficulties and intanglements many they would have had an immediate end of their troubles What! more difficulties more hardships nay then let us chose a Captain and go down again into Egypt we know the worst of that where this will end we know not This laid their carkasses in the wilderness and deprived them of enjoying the good land Thirdly It is to commit your affairs to the Lord with submission to his will as to their Issue and accomplishment Trust respects protection but it prescribes not as to perticular Events It is to commit our Affairs to God with thoughts of his infinite wisdom soveraignty and goodness with resolutions thereupon that the product of his will is that which will be good be best for us though it should not at all fall in with our present desires It is true the Psalmist sayes Commit your wayes unto the Lord trust also in him he shall bring it to pass Psalm 37. 5. and so he shall and will in all such cases as that there particularly insisted on by the Psalmist wherein his own Glory is particularly engaged But this prescribs not as to all cases that we should cry give me this child or I die The rule is known Abide in this frame and we shall have that we desire or that which is better for us but I must not abide in these things See Psal. 37. 3 4 5. Psal. 73. 23 24 25 26. And these are some of those wayes wherewith we abide with God as to our trusting of him in reference to special protection A third thing I should fix upon is