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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B01750	1. Crosses, 2. comforts, 3. counsels. Needfull to be considered, and carefully to be laid up in the hearts of the godly, in these boysterous broiles, and bloody times. / By M. Zacharie Boyd.	Boyd, Zacharie, 1585?-1653.	1643 (1643)	Wing B3905; ESTC R170737	26,502	85

The use The use * Note Let us learne that carnall bands can not tie men in spirituall matters neere in bloud but not in GOD can not have solide love Dan. 2.43 they are like the yron and myrie clay of the feet of Nebuchadnezzars image which could not cleave one to another By this let us know what it is of all sortes of friendship that is not grounded upon God Observe here againe The doctrine that Christ saith heere they shall cause some of you to be put to death some but not all where wee may learne that God calleth not all his servants to be Martyres * Note When Peter had heard of Christ that in his old dayes he should bee a martyre hee incontinent enquired what should become of John Lord said he Ioh. 21.21 and what shall this man doe as if he had said shall hee bee bound and led away also the Lords answere was what is that to thee * The Lord in his wisdome permitteth some of his servants to be all their dayes like Peter when hee was young having libertie to gird themselves and goe whether they would to bee free of fetters and prison Iohn 21.18 Sometimes hee will hide his servants from troubles Isa 26.20 Come my people said he enter into thy chambers and shut thy doores about thee hide thy self for a little moment untill the indignation be past Some of his servants he will laden with temporall blessings in aboundance Eze. 34.15 I said the Lord will feede my flock and I will cause them to lie downe all they that worship as upon fat leasures * Note All the true worshippers of God are not alwayes poore and leane no not the psalmest saith that they that be fat upon the earth shall eat and worship Psal 22.29 that is the rich and wealthy as well as the poore shall be servants to the Lord. Abraham was rich and Jacob was rich and Job was rich and the three wise men that came to worship Christ in the cratch were wealthy they opened their treasures and presented unto Christ gifts gold Mat. 2.11 frankincense and myrrhe All these and many moe were by God made fat upon the earth and they did eate and did truely worship the Lord in all sinceritie * Note Others againe by his divine dispensation he will appoint in a poore estate to wander about in sheepeskins and goatskins Heb. 11.37 being like Joshuah clothed with filthy garments Zech. 3.3 or like Gibionites going with old and clouted shooes Iosh 9.5 Others hee will put to a strict forme of life in a sober diet Ier. 35.9 like the Rechabites who had no houses to dwell in and did drink only water others as here he will suffer to be put to death of all these I will say this is the generation of them that seeke him Psal 24.6 The use * The use Note If the Lord permit our lot to be so that we like those of my text be put to death let us count it an honour to die for Christ is truely to die in the bed of honour How many Souldiours for a triffle by day will goe boldly and adventure their life upon the mouth of a Canon upon a breach or in the open field But O for a kingdome and for a kingdome in Heaven what should a man refuse either to do or suffer III. PART Hatred for his Names sake WE have heard how the Lord hath given his disciples warning of three particulars evils that were to come upon them the first was a betraying of them by their parents brethren kinsmen and friends the second was a causing of some of them to be put to death of those we have spoken Now the third followeth which is an universall hatred for Christs Names sake Ye said he shall be hated of all men for my Names sake In these words I shall consider these three things first there is a hatred against Gods servants foretold Yee shall be hated said Christ secondly hee declareth that this hatred shall be very great even universall Yee shall bee hated of all men thirdly he sheweth for what cause For my Names sake 1. Hatred against Gods Servants FIrst the Lord warneth his disciples heere of a great evill Yee said he shall be hated Hatred is the very dregges of wrath Ira odium generat for great wrath at last turneth into hatred He saith not unto his Disciples Men shall bee angrie at you but he saith Yee shall be hated this is an effect of hatred these that hate any desire neither to heare nor to see them Ammon after hee beganne to hate Tamar could not suffer her to tary any longer in his sight but caused thrust her out at doores 2 Sam. 13.17 1 King 22.8 King Ahab could not hear the preachings of Micajah his reason was I hate him Observe here that Gods servants have this among many other troubles The doctrine they are hated this is verie grievous to Gods children Jsaack compleined that Abimelechs servants had hated him and sent him away Gē 26.27 from this puddle of hatred issue out the streames of brawlings and debates Pro. 10.12 Hatred saith Salomon stirreth up strifes * Note The wicked can not suffer Gods children to live in peace because they hate them and they can not but hate them because light and darknesse can have no communion 2 Cor. 6.14 15. Christ can not have concord with Belial The use * The use Note Let Gods children heere learn what they have to look for in this world let them live like Angels they shall not faile to bee hated this must not seeme strange unto us when wee are abhorred by the men of the world Gods dearest ones have beene this dealt with Jacob was hated of Esau Gen. 27.41 and Ahab hated good Micajah yea 1 Kin. 22.8 and the world hated Christ himselfe If saith Christ the world hate you Ioh. 15.18 yee know that it hated me before it hated you wee must looke for no better and therefore resting upon the love of God we must contemne the hatred of the world * Note It is but a little matter to bee so hated of the world that a man bee called after the name of Isaacks second Well sitnah that is hatred Gen. 26.21 if so be that with Solomon he be Gods jedidiah beloved of the Lord. 2 Sam. 12.25 2. The universalitie of the hatred YEE have heard how Christ hath said to his servants Yee shall be hated Secondly it followeth that wee consider the Universalitie of this hatred Yee said he shall bee hated of all men Heere it may be objected how could that be If they were to be hated of all men they should bee hated of the godly also * Note To this I answere briefly By all men wee must understand all sort of men whether rich or poore noble or

ignoble men of all ranks such also are called all men because the most part of men hate GOD and his servants the most part of the world as yee may know walk in the broad way Mat. 7.13 and all such are poisoned with hatred against Christ and his servants according to this the Lord heere said to his disciples Yee shall be hated of all men In the words before Christ had spoken to his Disciples of parents brethren kinsmen and friends that would betray them heere hee speaketh of others of all rankes that would hate them Observe here The doctrine that the children of God have many adversaries they are so many that in this text they are called all men the enemies of the Saints heere below may take unto themselves the divels name Legion because they are many As they are many Mark 5.9 so are they most despightfull full of hatred most ready to oppresse Gods children in a most fearfull manner to to rob and to spoile them to banish and burne them to head and to hang them yea Heb. 11.37 and to sow them asunder yea and to sell them like beasts as did these enemies of Gods people in Joels dayes Joel 3.3 who gave a boy for a harlot and sold a girle for wine that they might drink wash their steps with butter The use Job 29.6 The use Let us not wonder to see many hornes in the sides of these that serve God if the like befall to our selves let us not fret shall not Christs words be true all men Againe The doctrine observe heere particularly what is the condition of Gods servants heere below they are the object of hatred to the most part of the world * Note If a child of God through infirmitie fall into any sin the discourse thereof shall empty many bowles of wine and many who are more modest have their secret joy for the fall of the Man which plainly declare hatred to be in the heart what words can better expresse the matter than the words of Christ in this text Yee shall be hated of all men The use The use When we finde it so towards our selves let it not seeme strange Christs words must bee true * Note It should be our comfort thus to be hated for by such means we may know whose we are Joh. 15.19 If said Christ yee were of the world the world would love his owne But yee are not of the world but I have chosen you out of the world therefore the world hateth you * Note Seeing it is so let us not care for the friendship of wicked men away with their love praise and commendation Woe unto you Luke 6.26 said Christ when all men shall speake well of you for so did their fathers unto the false prophets Againe The doctrine whereas the Lord here saith to his servants that they shall be hated of all men I observe that great is the folly yea the furie and madnesse of the wicked they hate the very men for whose sake their life is spared If the godly were all out of the world the world should go to an end if these pillars were away the very Heavens should passe away with a noise * 2 Pet. 3.10 As the wicked are fools so are they unthankfull for they hate the men whose cloathes they put on and whose meat they dayly eat for all the meat and cloaths in this world by right belong only to these that are godly to whom Gods word hath said 1 Cor. 3.21 all things are yours if all things be theirs the wicked have nothing but by usurpation Againe they are both fooles and unthankfull in that they hate the godly who hold Gods judgements off them Eze. 22.30 for only they make up the hedge and stand in the gap before God for the land Zeph. 3.3 that hee should not destroy it notwithstanding of all these benefites these evening wolves both hate and abhor them The use * The use Note Wonder not that wicked men goe to hell for they are all fooles they are like mad men who cutting the pillars of the house should cause the house fall down above their heads the godly are the pillars of the world As for us let us love all these that love God let them bee to us as all the godly are to Christ Our mother Luk. 8.21 our brother and our sister Again The doctrine whereas Christ here by way of prophesie fortelleth what hatred shall be in the hearts of wicked men against his servants I observe Christs knowledge and wisdome to be great Note we may with good reason say that he is wiser then Daniel Eze. 28.3 yea wiser then Solomon who was wiser then all men 1 King 4.31 then Ethan the Ezrahite and Heman and Chalcol and Darda the sons of Mahol all these by all their great wisedome could see no thing of all that is inclosed within the hearts of men mens hearts have no windowes for eyes of flesh but all is open to Gods eyes of fire * Revel 1.14 God in Ezekiel said to his people Ezek. 11.5 I know all the things that came into your minde yea every one of them The Lord heere saw a far off that great hatred that was to be in the hearts of all men against his dear servants * Note He said not unto them in this text that all men shall strike you with their hands or raile upon you with their tongues but he forwarneth them of a persecution inclosed in the hearts of the most part even the hatred of the heart Yee said he shall be hated of all men for my names sake The use * The use Note Yee who have the name of Christians learn heer not to think it enough if with your tongues yee raile not upon Gods servants or if yee strike them not Behold heere in Christs account it is a persecution if yee hate them in your heart See therefore yee take heed to your hearts and that yee love these whom God loveth As for your hatred spend it upon your sins raile on them with your tongues Luk. 18.13 strike upon your Breast with the Publicane and upon your thigh with Ephraim Jer. 31.19 and never take rest untill yee get that holy revenge which is required to bee in that godly sorrow 2 Cor. 7.11 10. that worketh repentance never to be repented of 3. For what cause the godly are hated of the wicked WE have heard how Christ did foretell to his servants that they should be hated I also declarunto you the universalitie of the hatred Yee shall be hated of all men Now thirdly it followeth that we consider the ground and cause of all this hatred it is contained in these words For my names sake that is as much as if Christ had said to his servants yee shall be hated for my cause for

the profession for the Gospel the doctrine of my name or because ye belong unto me and because your heart is sound in my statuts Psal 119.80 * The doctrine Note Observe heere for what cause chiefly the wicked persecute Gods servants it is not for their faults because they are lyers and swearers and swagerers and drunkards and harlots or because as God upbraided his people Eze. 39.27 their way is before God as the uncleannesse of a rem ved Woman no not but for my names sake saith the Lord where wee may learne that the Gospel the doctrine of Christs name hath many enemies * Note Thieves and harlots hate the light of the Sunne yea they abhor the least glaunce of a candle the doctrine of Christs name is a shining sermon Hos 6.5 it sets sin before the sinners eyes it checks and heweth them for it They hateing to be reformed hate also to bee reproved 1 King 22.8 Ahab hated Micajah for no other reason but because he preached Trueth and would not flatter him in his sins as the other false prophets had done Yee said Christ heere to his faithfull servants shall be hated of all men for my Names sake The 1. use The 1. use Let all Gods servants heere learne whatto looke for from the most part of men even hatred for Christs name When such things come to passe that many for the same cause hateus let us not wonder * Note The wicked that do such things are so many that in my text they are called all men yee said Christ shall be hated of all men for my names sake * Note Let the love of one man Christ bee a recompence against the hatred of all men let heaven granted unto us for his names sake encourage us to beare patientlie the hatred of all men for his names sake yea when wee so suffer let us rejoice that we are accounted worthy to suffer reproach or shame for the sake of his sacred name Let this be our joy we have the dearest of Gods children with us in the same case king David said Psal 119.63 I am a companion of all them that feare thee The 2. The 2. use use Seeing the godly suffer so willingly much hatred for Christs names sake and seeing only for his names sake we receive all our comfort Iohn 14.13 Whatsoever yee shall aske in my name that will I doe and seeing his name is so honourable that at his name every knee must bow Philip. 2.10 Let us love the name of Iesus that plant of renowne Eze. 34.29 let us respect it honour it that we weary not in any troubles we suffer for it * Note If seven yeeres of that most painefull service for Rachel seemed to Jacob but short Gen. 29.20 2 Cor. 5.14 because he loved her let the constraining love of Christ so sweaten all our sorrowes that they may seeme easie unto us yea matter of great joy as the Apostles rejoiced that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for his Name Acts 5.41 * Note If for Christs name sake our adversary should write a book against us Job 31.36 let us bee content with Job to take it upon our shoulder and bind it as a crowne to us yea if for his names sake we were bound with a chaine of yron let that yron chain be more precious in our eyes Gen. 41.42 then that chaine of gold that Pharao put about Josephs neck let us in a holy bragge in such a case say with S. Paul bound in yron It is for the hope of Jsrael that I am bound with this chaine Act. 28.20 that chaine was to him as a most rare and precious jewel The 3. use * The 3. use Note Let this serve for reproofe to all these who in steed of suffering for the sacred name of Christ most vilely abuse this name above their cups or vilipend it in the streets or with profaine merchands have it in their shops to cover their lies for to deceive the buyers in selling their wares All such men will never suffer hatred for the name of Iesus The 4. use The 4. use Let this also serve for reproofe to many who are not moved for the abuse of this glorious name of Christ for whose sake they should be ready to suffer the hatred of the most part Note If any speake a word of reproach against their name they anone from wordes will goe to swordes yea fight in blood to the knees but the name of Jesus hath few friends If so it be that some speake words of reproofe they for the most part are like the soft reproofes of Eli whose wordes to his sonnes were without life blunt without anedge why doe yee such things 1 Sam. 2.23 for I heare of your evill doings by all this people Nay my sonnes for it is no good report that I heare 25. If one man sin against another the judge will judge him but if a man sin against the LORD who shall intreat for him How few are these among us that will this day speake so much for God and yet Gods judgements were such against Eli and his house for his softnesse in Gods quarrell that the eares of every one of them that heard of them were made to tingle 1 Sam. 3.11 Such also are not ready to suffer hatred for the sake of this name The 5. use * The 5. use Note Last of all seeing wicked men hate the godly for Christs name sake let us take good heede that when wicked men hate us or persecute us it be not for our owne sake for any evill in us yea that it be not as it is often said in Amos Amos 1.3 c. 1 Pet. 2.20 For three transgressions and for foure Peter saith What glory is it if when yee be buffited for your fault yee shall take it patiently Let no man suffer as a malefactour that is not thank worthy Let us all therefore take good heed that our afflictions be not for our deservings like the thiefe on the crosse who said to his fellow we are here justly Luk. 23.41 for we receive the due reward of our deeds Hos 8.3 So the Prophet Hosea speaking of Israel said Israel hath cast off the thing that is good the enemie shall pursue him Let us all therefore with all diligence give good heede that we be not pursued afflicted or hated for casting off the thing that is good but that our sufferings be for Christs names sake who for our sake pleased not himselfe Rom. 15.3 but willingly exposed himself to all sorts of reproaches and contumelies yea and that to the shamefull death of the crosse To him be glory for ever AMEN COMFORTS AND COVNSELL The second Sermon preached the 19. day of March 1643. LUKE XXI 18. But there shall not a hair of your head perish Vers