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mercy_n	comfort_n	grace_n	wroth_a	24	3	17.3117	5	false

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A02741	Tvvo treatises I. The purchase of Grace, shewing the excellency of Christ, and the graces of his spirit. II. The soules delight in Gods tabernacles, shewing the excellency of time, spent in duties of God's solemne service. Instances in the chiefe, viz. prayer, word, and sacraments. Motives and directions for right performance. Lastly, the chiefe usurpers of time discovered, with apt remedies against each of them. The contents of the booke are methodically exprest in the margent, which to the diligent reader may serve instead of a table. By William Harrison, Mr. of Arts, and minister of the Gospell at Canwicke neare Lincolne.	Harrison, William, minister at Canwick.	1639 (1639)	STC 12871; ESTC S103879	208,196	400

to an inheritance incorruptible and undefiled that fadeth not away reserved in heaven for you who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation v. 5. Loe here a most precious inheritance 3. Gods people have a farre better portion then the wicked for they have the Lord himselfe their portion Lam. 3. 24. The Lord is my portion sayth my soule therefore will I hope in him I have sayd unto the Lord thou art my portion sayth David Psal. 142. 5. Psal. 16. 5 The Lord is the portion of mine inheritance and my cup but the wicked and impenitent have no interest in this portion at best they have their portion in this life Psal. 17. 14. a portion of wealth a portion of land or gold and silver there is the outside of their portion but besides this they have a wofull portion Psal. 11. 6. Vpon the wicked God shall raine snares fire and brimstone and an horrible tempest this shall be the portion of their cup a woull portion whereas the godly have the God of heaven and earth for their portion Fourthly and lastly Gods people have far better attendance then the wicked they may have a company of brave men to attend them at the best but the godly have the glorious Angels to attend and waite upon them they are all sent forth for the good of those that shall be heires of salvation Heb. 1 14. So Psal. 34. 7. The Angel of the Lord encampeth round about them that feare him and delivereth them They have a charge from God to that purpose Psal. 91. 11. For he shall give his Angels charge over thee to keepe thee in all thy wayes here is golden and glorious attendance indeed when they have the holy Angels Gods most glorious creatures and servants to attend them Thus ye see that Gods people are golden people and farre more glorious then the wicked Thirdly Is true grace fitly resembled unto gold This serveth to justifie the paines and care and diligence of all such as labour earnestly to get saving graces sc. because it is so precious It is fitly compared unto gold in respect of the worth of it yea it is more precious then the most fine gold and therefore justifiable and commendable is the course of all those that take paines to get true grace yea that preferre it before gold for it is far more precious as you have heard they that choose this have with Mary chosen the better part which shall never be taken from them Luk. 10. 42. Let no man say therefore what need so much teaching and preaching and such running after Sermons c. For it is necessary that the Word of God should be preached Act. 13. 47. for it is the meanes both to beget and increase saving grace which is of a golden qualitie and therefore sayth the Apostle in his valediction to the Elders of the Church of Ephesus Acts 20. 32. And now brethren I commend you to God and to the Word of his grace which is able to build you up farther and give you an inheritance among all them that are sanctified It will never leave a man untill it have brought a man into the new Jerusalem Goe on therefore O all ye Saints of God Take fast hold of Instruction let her not goe keepe her for she is your life Pro. 4. 13. Cleave to the possession and practise of Gods truth be not ashamed of it it will make you happie for ever Blessed is the man that findeth me sayth Wisedome watching dayly at my gates and giving attendance at the postes of my doores Pro. 8. 34 35. and marke what an excellent reason shee giveth for this for who so findeth me findeth life and shall obtaine favour of the Lord. Be not ashamed then of the Gospel of Christ for it is the power of God through faith unto salvation sayth the Apostle Rom. 1. 16. O therefore let the kingdome of heaven suffer violence and let the violent take it by force Mat. 11. 11. Let men strive to enter into the strait gate it is the advise of our blessed Saviour Luk. 13. 24. Yea let us give all diligence 2 Pet. 1. 5. Wherein should we give all diligence if not in this that is worth gold yea farre better then gold They and their money perish with thom that thinke all the gold and silver in the world worth one dayes fellowship with Jesus Christ sayd that rare Italian Convert Happy is the man that seeth so cleerely the worth of true grace that he doth preferre it infinitely before all the treasures under heaven yea that looketh at the whole world as a lumpe of vanitie in comparison of saving grace Such an one was Paul Phil. 3. 8. yea doubtlesse I account all things but drosse and doe judge them to be dung that I may winne Christ. Such a rare sparke was Moses that esteemed the reproach of Christ greater riches then the treasures of Aegypt Heb. 11. 26. He looked upon things with a spirituall and a judicious eye preferring gold before all the drosse in the world Let not the Saints of God be discouraged by the scoffes and outcryes of the wicked nor for the opposition of unreasonable men Who will let slip an opportunitie to get gold because dogges will barke In nothing be terrified by your adversaries sayth the Apostle which is to them a token of perdition but to you of salvation and that of God Phil. 1. 28. Goe on still and the blessing of Heaven goe with you for Blessed are all that heare the Word of God and keepe it sayth our Saviour Luk. 11. 28. This is that one thing needfull which sball never be taken from you this will goe along with you to the grave when the worldling must leave all behinde him he knoweth not to whom this that you have laboured for saving grace shall affoord you comfort in death and matter of rejoycing in the day of the Lord Iesus Observe that excellent speech of the Apostle 2 Cor. 1. 12. For our rejoycing is this the testimony of our conscience that in simplicitie and godly sinceritie not with fleshly wisdome but by the grace of God wee have had our conversation in the world this will affoord comfort and helpe in time of need when all worldly hopes and helpes doe utterly perish and come to nought an excellent place to this purpose in Heb. 4. 16. Let us goe boldly to the throne of grace c. that we may obtaine mercy and finde grace to helpe in time of need It is not gold but grace that is able to helpe in time of neede O let us neither be strangers to the throne of grace nor the Word of grace but daily converse with both this is the way to be happie both here and hereafter He that giveth all diligence to get grace shall not loose his labour therefore sayth the Apostle giving all diligence adde to your faith vertue c. for so an entrance

the Lord be magnified which hath pleasure in the prosperitie of his servants He loveth to have them merry at meate and at worke and sing for joy of heart Isa. 65. 14. And withall he is constant in his love towards them if he be angry it is but for a moment but his love and mercie is everlasting towards them See a singular place for this purpose in Isa. 54. 7 8. For a small moment have I forsaken thee but with great mercies will I gather thee and ver 8. In a little wrath I hid my face from thee for a moment but with everlasting kindnesse will I have mercie on thee sayth the Lord thy Redeemer If he be wroth if he seeme to forsake or hide himselfe from his servants it is but for a moment but his love and kindnesse is everlasting his mercy endureth for ever having loved his owne which were in the world he loved them unto the end sayth our Saviour Ioh. 13. 1. not for a time but for ever his love like himselfe is constant and unchangeable it is an everlasting love Ier. 31. 3. With an everlasting love have I loved thee therefore with loving kindnesse have I drawne thee sayth the Lord. Yea his love to his servants is so constant that nothing shall be able to diprive them of it nothing can finally doe it and for ever Rom. 8. 37 38. For I am perswaded sayth the Apostle that neither death nor life nor Angells nor height nor depth nor things present nor things to come nor any other creature shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. Yea sinne it selfe that is the most dangerous enemy of all for your iniquities have separated between you and your God Isa. 59. 1. cannot doe it yea rather then so your sinnes shall be pardoned and that for his owne sake Isa. 43. 25. for I am he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake will not remember thy sinnes Here is a gracious and a constant loving Master Tenthly and lastly This heavenly Master of ours is readie dayly to manifest and expresse his love towards his servants in hearing their prayers and revenging all such wrongs as are offered unto them See the proofe of this priviledge in both the branches of it First For his hearing prayers it is one of his titles of honour to heare prayers Psal. 65. 2. Especially the prayers of his servants and such as feare him Joh. 9. 31. If any man be a worshipper of God and a doer of his Will him he heareth Yea he will fulfill the desires of them that feare him he will heare their cry and save them Psalm 145. 18. And if any man delight in Gods service he shall have his hearts desire Psal. 37. 4. Delight thy selfe in the Lord and he shall give thee the desires of thy heart What greater priviledge Yea he is many times found of them when they doe not seeke him Isa. 65. 24. It shall come to passe that when they call I will answer and while they are yet speaking I will heare O how open is his eare unto their complaints when they are wronged by their adversaries and how readie is the Lord even speedily to avenge their wrongs Heare what the unjust Iudge sayth sayth our Saviour Luk. 18. 7. And shall not God avenge his owne Elect which cry day and night unto him I tell you that he will avenge them speedily True it is he will not allow his servants to be their own carvers and avenge themselves But what need they when he is ready to doe it for them Vengeance is mine I will repay saith the Lord Ro. 12. 19. He that toucheth Gods servants to hurt them doth touch the aple of his eye Zach. 2. 8 Hee taketh all their wrongs and injuries as done to himselfe and he will certainely and wisely avenge their wrongs 2 Kings 9. 7. Iehu shall smite Ahab and Iezabel but to what end Iehu's end was to get the kingdome but what was the Lords end that yee shall see in the place forenamed That I may avenge the bloud of my servants the Prophets and the bloud of all the servants of the Lord at the hands of Iezabell they must pay deare that shed the bloud of Gods servants the Lord himselfe will bee avenged of them Another place to this purpose is that we have Deut. 32. 41. If I whet my glistering sword and my hand takes hold on judgement I will render vengeance to mine enemies c. and I will make my arrowes drunke with bloud and my sword shall devoure flesh c. But whose bloud and flesh shall thus goe to wracke That ye shall see verse 43. Surely they that have shed the bloud of his servants for hee will avenge the bloud of his servants saith the Text. Who would not be abundant in his service that will not suffer his servants bloud to be unavenged CHAP. VIII Containing the three first Directions or meanes how to spend much time in Gods service FIrst If wee would spend much time in Gods service we must labour to have our hearts rightly fitted and prepared for that purpose There is a price in the hand of many a foole to get wisdome but he wanteth an heart to get wisdome saith Salomon Pro. 17. 16. How many blessed opportunities have we of spending time in Gods service which are let slip because wee want hearts rightly prepared for that purpose Hereupon it is that in the first place God requireth our hearts Proverbs 23. 26. My son give me thy heart and Ier. 14. 4. O Ierusalem wash thy heart from wickednesse A prophane heart can never endure to spend much time in God service but straight cryeth out behold what a wearinesse is it Mal. 1. 13. Hence it is that the Lord cryeth out most of all for want of a right and fit disposition of heart in the duties of his service Isaiah 29. 13. This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouthes and honour me with their lips but their hearts are farre from me Here was the defects of Ezechiels hearers Ezech. 33. 31. ver They come unto thee as my people commeth and they also sit before thee as my people and they heare my words but they will not doe them where was the chiefe fault Surely in the heart for with their mouthes they shew much love but their heart goeth after their covetousnesse A covetous and a vicious heart will soone make a man weary of time spent in Gods service and therefore when any man setteth himselfe to doe God any service the Lord looketh directly with what heart he doth it It is an excellent speech of God to Samuel when hee was to choose Israel a King 1 Sam. 16. 7. the Lord said to Samuel Looke not on his countenance nor on the height of his stature c. For the Lord seeth not as man seeth for man looketh on the outward appearance but the Lord