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A82290 Sutable [sic] comforts for suffering Sion; or, saints interest in God, their chiefest support in times of greatest straits Being a brief discovery of what God is to his people in all ages: which is of great weight and use to his in these trying times. Written by Edward Delamaine, at present under restraint, and a prisoner of hope. Delamaine, Edward. 1661 (1661) Wing D867; ESTC R231384 22,317 32

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of this Subject I. What Gods Name is and the Duration of it This Name of God I AM THAT I AM is wrapt and bound up in His most glorious Attributes See that notable Text in Exod. 34.5 6. And proclaimed the Name of the Lord Now what was the Name of the Lord See and you shall find it declared and held forth in His Attributes The Lord the Lord God Long-suffering Merciful and Gracious Here is the Mercy of God keeping Mercy for thousands for giving iniquity transgression and sin Here is the Faithfulness of God and by no means clearing the guilty Here is the Justice of God Now that the Name of God endures see Psal 102.26 27. They shall perish but thou shalt endure thou art the same and thy years shall have no end Here you see that this God who hath declared himself I AM is of continuance he endures he is the same and changes not Oh it 's a blessed thing to consider that God is now the same that ever he was His Name is I AM and this is his Name for Ever Psal 72.17 His Name shall endure for Ever His Name shall be continued as long as the Sun and Men shall be blessed in him Oh this Name of God I AM is the Name that shall continue and endure and whereby men shall be blessed Mal. 3.6 For I am the Lord I change not From hence you may see the nature of Gods Name to his People He is the same and changes not Psal 135.3 Thy Name O Lord endureth for ever and thy Memorial O Lord unto all generations From hence you may observe the sweet harmony and joynt-agreement the Spirit of God hath here with my Text the self same language expressed But Secondly take notice with what Zeal and Affection and Cordial desire the Prophet Declares the Name of the Lord. Oh Lord saith he thy Name endures for ever and when he speakeh of Gods Mememorial O Lord saith he it endures to all generations he fals as is were into admiration of the Name of God The next Verse declares part of Gods Name First His Faithfulness He will judge His People or plead for them Secondly His Mercy And He will repent Himself concerning His servants and that is in keeping back the intended evil and giving them the promised good One text more and then I have done with this Isaiah 63.15 16. The People and Church of God at that time as it is now were in a very miserable and deplorable state as may be discerned by their expressions in their requests Look down from Heaven and behold from the habitation of Thy Holiness and Glory And the Church seems to remind the Lord of some remisness in some things as if God had been wanting to some of his distressed People and so had forsaken them and therefore in vehement sorrow saith Where is Thy zeal Thy strength the sounding of Thy bowels and of Thy mercies are they restrained As if this poor People should say Ah Lord Our Condition is sad our State miserable and Thou seemest to be a stranger Where is Thy zeal Thy affection to Us How doth that seem to decline and decay Where is Thy strength that should be most helpful to us now Oh where is the sounding of Thy bowels and mercies where is that yearning of bowels that sympathizing that compassionate melting commiserating of thy Peoples miseries Ah Lord say they are they restrained are they bound up art Thou grown obdurate against Thy poor People Now do but observe what Arguments this poor afflicted People use and from thence draws comfort First The Interest they had in God Donbtless say they without all doubt Thou art our Father though Abraham be ignorant of us and thou art our Father though Israel acknowledge us not From hence you may observe three Things 1. That Saints in the greatest of miseries have an eye to the Interest they have in God 2. Interest in God is of great support to Saints in times of greatest straits This hath born up the Spirit of Gods People in their trials and sufferings what if all the men of the World were mine enemies and all the malice and envy of men my accusers and all the devils my tormentors yet if God be my Father if I have an Interest in Him I have all unspeakable Help Relief and Support 3. The certain assured knowledge of the Interest in God affords great Comfort Satisfaction and Contentment to such though others know it not or be ignorant of it Though Abraham be ignorant of us yet thou art our Father A Second Argument that these People sucked Comfort from was the remembrance of Gods Name and therefore saith Thy Name is from Everlasting as if the Church should say though I am afflicted and suffer yet the Name of my God remains yea it is from everlasting Hence observe That Gods everlasting Name afords lasting comfort to his People The third Argument was the Relation they had to God and that is in the last Verse We are Thine Thy peculiar People in Covenant with Thee and Thou never rulest over the heathen Thou never hadst that rule and reign in their hearts and consciences as thou didst over and in us and we are called by Thy Name we do represent Thee to the World Thus much shall suffice for the first thing premised Now I come to the Second thing proposed and that was to Declare how or wherein Gods Name I AM is the same to his People in all ages and that this Truth is of such weight and concernment that it 's able to comfort and consolate the hearts and spirits of Gods People in the midst of their troubles and sufferings In the proof of this I shall indeavour to shew wherein Gods Name is the same to his People And first as touching Gods Power His power and strength is very great that let the troubles be never so many and never so great yet Gods Power is as great yea greater We will first consult with some Scriptures that speakes aloud to this Truth and then apply it Nahum 1.3 The Lord is great in Power Oh believe this Truth and it will administer comforts in your Straits Are your sufferings great remember The Lord is great in Power Deut. 9.29 Speaking of the Children of Israel saith Thou broughtest them out by thy mighty Power as God hath Mighty Power so it is ingaged for the good of His People Luke 9.43 And they were all amazed at the mighty Power of God Gods Power is so Mighty that it amazes the very Adversaries of his People Psal 147.5 Great is our Lord and of great Power We have a peculiar Relation to Him that hath this great Power He is our Lord Gen. 17.1 I am the Almighty God walk before me and be thou perfect God hath here declared himself to be the Almighty God the Alsufficient God able to answer and supply all wants and necessities as if God should say to Abraham Walk thou before me and