Isa 51.6 and 54.10 Jerem. 31.35 36. He will bring thee health and cure he will cure thee and reveal unto thee the abundance of peace and truth Jerem. 33.6 Behold the day is come Has the word of promise sailed that he will perform the good things that he hath promised Jer. 33.14 20. For he satisfieth the longing soul and silleth the hungry soul with goodness Psal 107.9 Isa 41.17 The needy shall not alwayes be forgotten Psal 9.18 I looked for peace He that has made an everlasting Covenant of peace with thee Ezek. 37.36 Isa 51.6 and 54.10 and is become thy God Psal 63.1 Is the God of Truth John 14.6 Psal 31.5 Psal 146.6 I John 5.6 Rev. 3.7 14. and 6.10 and no lyar Num. 23.19 His faithfulness reacheth to the Clouds Ps 36.5 He will be justified in all his sayings Rom. 3.4 Faithful is he that has promised VVill he be unto me as a lyar Heb. 10.23 and I Thes 5.24 He is full of grace and truth Joh. 1.14 In him are all the promises Yea and Amen 2 Cor. 1.20 and 17. He will assuredly perform his mercy and his truth Psal 138.8 Jer. 33.14 Psal 146.6 And what he has said that will he do what he has spoken that will he make good Num. 23.19 The Soul The sorrows of my heart are enlarged for I am desolate and fore afflicted Psal 25.16 17. The Lord has wounded me with the wounds of an enemy and chastised me with the chastisements of a cruel one Jer. 30.14 He has taken from me my strenth the joy of my glory the delight of mine eyes and that whereupon I set my mind Ez. 24.25 Verily verily he has caused me to pass under the Rod Ez. 20.37 I have found trouble and sorrow Psal 116.3 For I am poor and needy Psal 86.1 and 70.5 And my heart is sore pained within me Psal 55.4 Jer. 4.19 Psal 6.4 The Comforter The Lord will not forsake for ever The sorrows of my heart but though he cause grief yet will he have compassion according to the multitude of his mercies Lam. 3.31 32. Sorrow is better than laughter Eccles 7.3 Yet the Lord shall even give thee rest from thy sorrow Isa 14.3 Ma. 11.29 which shall be turned unto joy John 16.20 And thou shalt have no more sorrow Rev. 21.4 Jer. 31.12 He who beholds thy desolations I am desolate Dan. 9.18 Exod. 3.7 and 4.31 will deliver thy desolate soul Psal 22.20 and 25.16 and 35.17 He will give thee a reviving and repair thy desolations Ezra 9.9 Count it therefore exceeding joy when thou fallest into divers temptations Jam. 1.2 For whom the Lord loveth he chast'neth Pro. 3.4 And as thou art partaker of these sufferings so shalt thou be likewise of the consolations Sore afflicted 2 Cor. 1.4 7. By afflications art thou magnified Job 17.17 that the trial of thy precious faith may be manifest 1 Pet. 1.17 and Patience may have her perfect work James 1.4 and be found unto praise and honour 1 Pet. 17. and to thy rejoycing with joy unspeakable and full of glory 1. Pet. 18. Like as he has watched over thee to pluck thee up and cast thee down to afflict and destroy thee Jer. 31.28 and has brought all this evil upon thee so will he bring upon thee all the good that he has promised thee Jer. 32.42 And thou shalt not remember thy reproach any more Isa Chastised me 54.4 If thou be smitten of God and afflicted Isa 53.4 it was good for thee and also needful I Pet. 2. that thou hast been so Psal 119.71 He that delivereth the poor in all their afflictions Job 36.15 Psal 132.1 regardeth Psal 102.17 and is sore troubled at thine Isa 63.9 He will have mercy upon thee Isa 14.1 and 49.13 and 54.8 and 55.7 And happy art thou whom he corrects Job 15.17 For whom the Lord loveth he correcteth as a Father doth the Son in whom he delights Prov. 3.12 Heb. 12.6 Rev. 3.19 And though thou be now in heaviness for a season through manifold tribulation I Pet 1.6 yet the Scorpion Rods wherewith thou hast been chastised I King 12.11 and 2 Chro. 10.11 14. shall blossom as the Rose Isa 35.1 shall blossom abundantly vers 2. For as the Earth bringeth forth her Buds and as the Garden causeth the things that are sown in it to spring forth so the Lord will cause thy righteousness and thy praise to spring forth Isa 61.11 Doest thou well then to be angry that God has prepared a Worm to smite thy Gourd Taken from me my strength c. whereof thou wert so exceeding glad Jonah 4.6 7 8. When he had pity on thee to deliver thee out of the belly of Hell Jonah 2.2 10 And the Lord thy God brought up thy life from corruption Jonah 2.6 Thy true joy shall no man take from thee Iohn 16.21 A mans life consisteth not in the abundance of things which he possesseth Luk. 12.15 The Lord knoweth the thoughts of men that they are all vanity Psal 94.11 1 Cor. 3.20 Let him therefore that glorieth glory in the Lord Ier. 9.24 1 Cor. 1.31 In whom all things are ours 1 Cor. 3.23 And think that blessed is he alone whose God is the Lord Psal 144.8 and whose hopes is in the Lord his God Psal 146.5 who trusteth in the Lord in whom there is everlasting strength Isa 26.4 For surely goodness and mercy shall follow him all the dayes of his life and he shall dwell in the house of God for ever Psal 23.6 In the mean time with his Rod will he feed thee Mic. 7.14 and comfort thee Pass under the Rod Psal 23.4 Many indeed are the Tribulations of the Righteous but the Lord deivereth them out of them all Psal 34.6 17 18. Iob 5.19 Though thou walkest in the midst of troubles Psal 138.7 yet he who is thy strength in time of trouble Psal 37.39 and a very present help Psal 46.1 is with thee Psal 91.15 to give thee help Psal 60.11 12. to deliver thee I found trouble Psal 91.1.1 and 54.7 and 91.15 and bring thy soul out of trouble Psal 143.11 Thy sorrows shall fly away Isa 35.10 and 51.11 Rev. 21.4 Thou shalt sorrow no more at all Ier. 31.12 Thy heart shall rejoyce yea it shall rejoyce in the Lord Zech. 10.7 and thou shalt remember thy miseries no more Psal 31.7 And though thou be now poor I am poor and needy sorrowful Ps 69.23 Ps 86.1 109.22 Though the encrease of thy house be departed and all thy goods be fled away in the day of Gods angew with thee Job 20.28 yet the Lord is able to give thee much more than all these things 2 Chro. 25.9 He setteth the poor on high from affliction Psal 107.41 He delivereth the needy when he cryeth the poor also and him that hath no helper Psal 72.12 Jer. 20.13 Seeing then he has freely given thee all things Rom. 8.32 and has promised to make
enter into this pleasant Paradise and delightful Grove where they shall find rich Beds of all the Flowers the choicest the sweetest that can be there afforded all springing from the Root of Jesse and that Honourable Plant of Renown which perfumes the heavens and the earth Here they may have the great consolations of the Scriptures distilled in an Elixar which by the discretion of a Spiritual taste they shall find as the spiced Wine and juice of Pomegranates mighty to strengthen the Heart when it faints the Faith when it fails and the Spirit when it is overwhelmed within them A true Catholicon and Panacea for reviving the Soul in all Deliquies and maintaining it in a good plight continually A Posie of more delightful and sal utiferous Flowers than any that ever grew in the Garden of Eden A rare and rich Jewel of inestimable value though of small price and therefore as easie as necessary to be carried about by all those who pretend to Christianity and Immortality THO. HENDERSON A SOLILOQUY Wholly Scriptural Betwixt the afflicted SOUL and the COMFORTER wherein all or most of the Objections and Complaints dispersed through the Scriptures are answered and redress'd by other Consolatory and establishing Scriptures The Soul I Have sinned I have sinned against thee 2 Sam. 12.13 23.10 17. Job 7.20 Luke 15.18 21. The Great the Mighty Jer. 32.18 the jealous God Exod. 20.5 9. who by no means will clear the guilty Exod. 3.7 Num. 14.18 What shall I do that I may be saved Act. 16.30 Thou hast set my iniquities in thy sight my secret sins in the light of thy countenance Ps 90.8 I am lost for ever Gen. 2.17 Rom. 5.12 17 21 23. Dan. 9.11 O that thou wouldest pardon my transgressions and take away my iniquities Joh. 7.21 The Comforter Who is a God like unto thy God Mich. 17.18 Gracious and merciful slow to anger and of great kindness Exod. 34.6 Chap. 30.9 Nehem. I have sinned against thee 9.17 Ps 86.15.111.4.103.8.112.4.116.5.145.8 117.2 who pardoneth iniquity and passeth by transgression He retaineth not his anger for ever because he delighteth in mercy he will turn again he will have compassion upon thee and subdue thine iniquities he will cast all thy sins in the depths of the Sea Mich. 7.18 19. for as the heaven is high above the earth so great is his mercy towards thee As far as the East is from the West so far hath he removed thy transgressions from thee Psal 103.11 12. he will cleanse thee from all thine iniquities and pardon all thy sins Psal 103.2 Jer. 33.8 37.23 1 Joh. 17.9 Rev. 1.5 Thou hast Jesus Christ the Righteous Advocate with the Father 1 Joh. 2.1 and the Father himself loves thee also Joh. 16.27 He will not deal with thee after thy sins nor according to thy wicked ways and corrupt doings know that he is God the Lord Who by no means c. that works with thee for his own Names sake Ez. 20.9 14. whereunto whosoever flies Prav 18.10 And upon which whosoever calls shall be saved Act. 2.21 Rom. 10.13 It is his glory to pass over a Transgression Prov. 19.11 By Grace shalt thou be saved Eph. 2.5 And by hope Rom. 8.24 Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ VVhat shall I do c. and thou shalt be saved Act. 16.31 For He even He it is that blotteth out thy transgressions as a thick Cloud Isa 43.25 c 44.22 He casteth all thy sins in the depths of the Sea Mic. 7.19 He putteth away thine iniquities for his own sake and wil not remember thy sins any more Jer. 31.34 Heb. 10.17 Is 103.11 12. He beholdeth no iniquity in Jacob and seeth no transgression in Israel Thou hast set my iniquities c. Num. 23.21 For in his Name through whom God was reconciling the world to himself 2 Cor. 5.19 Thou hast Remission of sins Act. 10.43 Yea thou hast received abundance of Grace and of the gift of Righteousness unto Eternal Life through Jesus Christ Rom. 5.15 16 17. hope in the Lord for with the Lord there is mercy and with him there is plenteous Redemption Psal 130.7 Behold the Lamb which taketh away the sins of the World Joh. 1.29 who bare thine iniquities Isa 53.11 whom God hath exalted with his right hand to be a Prince and a Saviour for to give repentance and forgiveness of sins Act. 5.31 to put away thy sins by the sacrifice of himself Heb. 9.26 The Blood of Christ Jesus cleanseth thee from all sin 1 Joh. 1.7 Which he purged by himself Heb. 1.3 For he loved thee and washed thee from they sins by his own blood Rev. 1.5 And became the propitiation for thy sins 1 Joh. 2.2 which are forgiven thee for his name sake O that thou wouldest pardon c. 1 Ioh. 2.12 He will abundantly pardon Is 55.7 Jer. 33.8 Fear not for it is thy Fathers pleasure to give thee a Kingdom Luk. 12.32 Rejoyce for thy name is written in Heaven Luk. 10.20 And in the Lambs Book Rev. 22.27 O Bless the Lord that forgiveth all thine iniquities Psal 113.3.8 Col. 2.13 Which though they were as Crimson and Scarlet yet stall they be made as white as Wooll and Snow Isa 1.18 The Soul Why hast thou suffered me to err from thy ways and hardned my heart from thy fear Isa 63.17 Why wouldst thou take thine holy Spirit from me Isa 49.14 Psal 51.11 And wilt not deliver me from the power of Darkness delusions Isa 29.10 Col. 1.13 O that I knew where to find thee that I might come near to thy seat Job 23.2 And remember thee of the Word of Truth which thou gavest me wherein thou causedst me to hope Psal 119.49 And tell thee how thou didst promise to magnifie thy Truth above all thy Name Pasal 138.2 But now my hope is as the giving up of the Chost Job 11.20 And I am cut off for my part Ez. 37.11 Is it good to thee that thou shouldst oppress Job 10.3 Wilt thou destroy the works of thine own hands Job 10.3 Psal 138.8 and Isa 43.1 and despise Lam. 2.6 the price of thy Sons blood Act. 20.28 Heb. 9.12 1 Cor. 6.20 and 7.23 and 2 Pet. 2.1 The Comforter Who hath directed the Spirit of the Lord or being his Councellour hath taught him Isa 40.13 Rom. 11.34.1 Cor. 2.16 Why hast thou suffered me to erre from c. Though darkness encompass his Throne Psal 18.9 11. and he gives no account of any of his maters Job 33.12 Yet all the wayes of the Lord are mercy and truth Psal 25.10 He is only wise I Tim. 1.17 There is no searching of his understanding Isa 40.28 and his love passeth all knowledge Eph. 3.19 He has left thee to declare unto thee the thoughts of thy heart Amos 4.13 And that he might humble thee and prove thee and do thee good in the later end Dent. 8.16 But he will give thee a new heart and write his fear
that better is the poor that walketh in his integrity that he that is perverse in his lips and a fool Prov. 19.1 All those that were incensed against thee shall be ashamed and confounded they shall be as nothing and they that strive against thee shall perish Isa 41.11 But thou shalt be honoured in the day of Christ 1 Pet. 1.7 Thy reward shall be great in Heaven Matth. 5.12 In the mean time he will hide thee from the strife of tongues Psal 31.20 Job 5.21 Surely men of low degree are vanity I looked for some and men of high degree are a lye they are altogether lighter than vanity Psal 62.9 and 39.5 6. But happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help whose hope is in the Lord his God Psal 146.5 Wait thou only upon God Psal 62.5 Trust in him at all times vers 8. and Isa 26.4 for in God is thy salvation and thy glory the rock of thy strength and thy refuge is in God Psal 62.7 And now that he hath filled thee with bitterness and made thee drunk with Wormwood Lam. 3.15 Confider this in thine heart vers 21. and Eccl. 9.1 Thy way and thy doings have procured all these things unto thee Ah my Lord Jer. 4.18 and 50.1 Fools because of their transgressions and iniquities are afflicted Psal 117.17 Yet seeing no man knows either love or hatred by all that is before him Eccl. 9.1 2. Mal. 3.14 Do not thou despise the chastisements of the Almighty for blessed are they whom he chastneth Job 5.17 Psal 94.12 s Prov. 13.24 Heb. 12.6 7. And if thou wert without chastisements then shouldst thou be a Bastard and no Son Heb. 12.8 By partaking of the afflictions of the Gospel 2 Tim. 1.8 And suffering with Christ thou shalt also be glorified with him Rom. 8.17 Who though he many times takes vengeance on his Children for their inventions yet will they find him a favourable God unto them Psal 99.6 8. making every thing won together for their Good in the end Deut. 8.16 Rom. 8.28 If happily thou knowest not now what thy Lord and Master is doing to thee yet thou shalt know it afterward Ioh. 13.7 The man of wisdom shall see the name of the Lord Mich. 6.9 who has given thee fair warning that in the world thou shouldest have tribulation An evident token of his love Rev. 3.19 Prov. 13.24 Eccl. 12.6 7. And of thy salvation Phil. 1.28 And that thou art in the right way to the Kingdom of heaven Act. 14.22 But in him thou shouldst have peace Joh. 16.33 And that as a woman after the pain of her labour forgets he sorrow Io. 10.16.21 so shalt thou likewise rejoyce and thy joy shall no man take from thee Ioh. 16.22 Thy heart shall rejoyce in his salvation Psal 13.5 The Lord will have pity for his holy name Ez. 36.31 Ioel 2.18 He will pity thee as the father pitieth his son Psal 103.13 And all these evils are but come upon thee that he may do thee the more good in the later end Deut. 8.16 And that where sin and sufferings did abound in thee grace and joy might abound much more Rom. 5.20 1 Cor. 1.5 The Soul Thou hast brought me to darkness and not into light Lam. 3.2 I sit in darkness and in the shadow of death being bound in affliction and iron Psal 107.10 Watch-man Watch-man what of the night Isa 21.11 The Comforter When thou sit'st in darkness without light Into darkness and not into light stay thy self upon the name of the Lord Isa 50.10 And he shall be a light unto thee Micah 7.8 Isa 42.6 and 60.19 Light is sown to the righteous and joy to the upright of heart Psal 97.11 He that has delivered thee from the power of darkness Col. 1.13 will make thy light to break forth Isa 58.8 and to rise in obscurity vers 10. The Lord shall be thy everlasting light Isa 60.19 He that creates darkness and forms the light Isa 45.7 will make darkness light before thee Isa 42.16 He will light thy candle Psal 18.28 and not quench it Isa 42.3.2 Sam. 21.17 The Lord thy God will enlighten thy darkness Psal 18.28 and it shall break forth as the light of the morning Isa 58.8 The Lord is thy light and thy salvation Psal 27.1 He will lift up the light of his countenance upon thee Psal 4.6 In his light shalt thou see light Psa 36.9 Fear not Isa 35.4 Thy Lamp shall not be put out in obscure darkness Pro. 13.9 Psal 27.1 Stay a little Isa 48.2 Isa 28.16 and 50.10 An Christ shall give thee light Eph. 5.16 Act. 26.18 23. Rev. 22.5 11. Eph. 5.14 Luk. 1.79 VVatchman VVatchman c. The Watch-man saith the morning cometh Isa 21.12 Weeping may endure for a night but joy cometh in the morning Psal 30.5 For the eye-lids of the morning Job 41.18 shall make thy seed to flourish Prov. 11.28 and Isa 66.14 He that turns the shadow of death into the morning Amos 5.8 shall cause thee to hear his loving kindness Psal 143.8 and 92.2 He will bring thee out of darkness and the shadow of death Psal 107.14 In the morning thou shalt see the glory of the Lord Exod. 16.17 The Soul To him that is afflicted pity should be shown of his friend Job 6.14 But though mine eyes have powred out tears unto God Job 16.20 yet he laughs at my calamity and mocks when distresss and anguish cometh upon me Prov. 1.20 27. And he is cruel to me as the Ostrich in the Wilderness Lam. 4.3 The Comforter The Lord is very pitiful and of tender mercies To him that is afflicted Jam. 5.11 Though he cause grief yet will he have compassion according to the multitude of his mercies Lam. 3.32 Thy everlasting friend Ier. 31.3 Iohn 15.13 Rom. 8.23 31. Isa 54.10 who changeth not Mal. 3.6 Iant. 1.17 is afflicted in all thy afflictions and in his love and pity has he redeemed thee Isa 63.9 The God of all pity is full of compassion Psal 86.5 15. and 78.38 and 111.4 and 112.4 and 148.5 Ioel 2.13 Psal 103.8 Deut. 34.6 Num. 14.18 Nebem 9.17 In him compassions which never fail Lam. 3.42 do plentifully flow Psal 78.38 and 111.4 and 145.8 and 112.4 He will have compassion upon thee Mich. 7.19 Lam. 3.32 and wipe away all tears from thine eyes Poured out tears Isa 25.8 Rev. 7.17 He has put thy tears into his bottle and in his register Psal 56.8 They that sow in tears shall reap in joy Psal 126.5 And now behold how he loves thee for he himself weeps over thee Iob. 11.35 36. Lam. 19.41 Neither is the Lord cruel He is cruel unto me but meek Math. 11.29 and 21 5. slow to anger Neb. 4.17 Psal 103.8 And of great kindness Ioel 2.13 Ion. 4.2 since he spoke against thee he doth earnestly remember thee still he will surely have mercy upon thee Jer. 31.20 As the Hen gathereth her Chickens
under her wings Matth. 23.37 so will he cover thee with his feathers Psal 91.4 The Soul But alas I fear he has not set his love upon me Deut. 7.7 He has alienated his mind Ezek. 23.18 And taken away his peace even his loving kindness and mereies Ier. 16.5 Wherefore came I forth out of the womb to see labour and sorrow That my days should be consumed with shame Jerem. 20.18 Job 3.11 The Comforter The faithful God Who keepeth Covenant and mercy He has not set his love Deut. 7.9 has said that he will love thee freely Hos 14.4 That he will love thee with an everlasting love Fer. 31.3 2. Thes 2.16 Greater love could no man have than this love that made him lay down his lise for his friends John 15.13 Herein has he commended his love towards thee in that when thou wast yet a sinner he died for thee Rom. 5.8 God so loved thee that he gave thee his only begotten Son through whom thou mightest be saved John 3.16 17. No man knoweth either love or hatred by all that is before him Eccl. 9.1 But in this was the love of God manifest to thee that he sent his only begotten into the world that thou mightest live through him and that he might be a propitiation for thy sins I John 3.9 10. Hereby mayst thou well perceive the love of God who is the God of love 2 Cor. 13.1 and all love I John 4.8 16. That he laid down his life and gave himselt for thee 1 John 3.16 Gal. 2.20 Wherein thou mayst behold what manner of love the Father has bestowed upon thee that thou shouldst be called one of the sons God I Joh. 3.1 He is thy Father doubtless he is thy Father 2 Cor. 6.18 Isa 63.16 and so chastiseth thee not because he is cruel but even as a Father doth the Son in whom he delights Prov. 3.12 Heb. 12.5 6. Rev. 3.19 He that cannot lye Num. 23.19 has said That he will be thy Father Isa 9.6 Jer. 3.9 Luke 12.32 Isa 64.8 Ma. 6.9 Be strong in the Lord therefore and in the power of his might Eph. 6.10 And be thou perswaded that nothing shall be able to separate thee from the love of the God which is in Christ Jesus Alienated his mind Rom. 8.38 39. In him there is no varriation nor shadow of change Mal. 3.6 Jam 1.17 And therefore his loving kindness shall never depart Psal 89.32 33 c. Isa 54.10 11. The FAther himself loves thee John 16.27 whose good pleasure it is to give thee the Kingdom Luke 12.32 22.19 Seeing therefore his gifts and graces are without repentance Rom. 11.29 He will not take away his feace from thee Take away his peace but enlarge it as a River Isa 66.12 He will reveal to thee abundance of peace Fer. 33.6 And none shall take thy joy from thee John 16.22 and 15.11 For his sure mercies Isa 55.3 are everlasting Pfal 138.8 And his loving kindness shall never fail Even his loving kind uesss Psal 89.33 He is of thy flesh and bones Fohn 1.14 Rev. 1.3.2 COR. 4.11 And no man ever yet hated but rather cherished his own flesh Eph. 5.29 30. So that well mayst thou be perswaded of the Eternal Love of God in Chrifst Jesus Rom. 8.38 39. Jer. 31.3 And blessed art thou of the Father who for thee prepared an everlasting kingdom Mat. 25.34 Who created thee VVherefore came I out of the womb and took thee out of the womb Job 10.18 Psal 22.9 that thou mightest see thae goodness of the Lord in the Land of the Living Psal 27.13 That being guided by his Council Psal 73.29 Through the many Tribulations Fohn 16.13 Act. 14.22 of an evil world Gal. 14.22 of an evil world Gal. 1.4 thou mightest have Grace Psal 84.11 Rom. 1.5 Eph. 2.7 to see his manifold wisdom Eph. 3.11 and afterward be received into glory Psal 73.24 and 84.11 For he created thee that thou mighst glorifie him 1 Cor. 10.31 Rom. 11.36 Psal 145.1 2 21. and be glorified o him Rom. 8.30 Iohn 17.24 and enjoy him for ever Psal 73.24 to the end That he might so make known the richness of his glory on thee a verssel of mercy whom he had before prepared unto glory Rom. 9.23 The Soul Hast thou indeed utterly rejected hast thou made thy soul to loath me Ier. 14.19 Are thy mercies quite gone for ever Wilt thou be favourable no more Has the word of Promise failed for ever more Psal 77.7 8 9. Did not my Lord and Saviour Psal 110.11 Isa 45.14 21. and 49.26 60.16 63.8 Ier. 14 8. Hos 13.4 Luke 1.47 and 2.11 Iohn 4.42 I Iohn 4.14 who professed that he was troubled in all my troubles Isa 53.4 and bade me also believe in him Iohn 14.1 and I Iohn 3.23 Act. 16.3 Did he not tell me that he would pray the Father and he would send the Comforter to abide with me for ever Iohn 14.16 But alas where is the promise of his coming I Pet. 3.4 The Comforter that should relieve my soul is far from me Lam. 1.16 The Harvest is past and the Summer is gone and I am not saved 10.8.20 I looked for peace and there is no good and for the time of healing and behold trouble Ier. 14.19 My soul fainteth for his salvation Psal 119.81 And will he be altogether to me as lyar and as the waters that fail Ier. 15.18 The Comforter No no the Lord will not cast off his people Hast thou utterly rejected Psal 94.14 The purpose of God according to Election shall stand Rom. 9.11 He will not abhor thee for his Name sake He will not disgrace the Throne of his glory He will remember and not break his Covenant Ier. 14.21 The Covenant of his peace shall not be removed Isa 54.9 10. Ier. 33.20 21 22. and 31.33 34 c. Ezek. 37.26 For he is God the faithful God that keepeth Covenant and Mercy Deut. 9.4 His soul delighteth in thee Isa 42.1 and 62.4 Deut. 7.8 yea he will rejoyce over thee to do thee good with his whole soul and his whole heart assuredly Ier. 32.41 The Lord is good his mercy is everlasting Are thy mercies quite gone and his truth endureth to all Generations Psal 100.5 103.17 Isa 45.17 and 54.8 He will not fail thee Deut 31.8 Ios 1.5 Heb. 13.5.1 Chr. 18.20 But assuredly remember his holy promise Psal 105.42 I Iohn 2.25 Wait thou therefore upon the Lord and be of good courage Psal 27. last Isa 25.9 For the Father has put the Times in his own power Act. 1.7 And will not leave thee comfortless he will come unto thee Iohn 14.18 The Prince of peace Isa 9.6 has left his peace with thee Iohn 14.27 despise not therefore the consolations of the Almighty Iob 15.11 For he will restore health unto thee he will heal thee of thy wounds Jer. 30.17 His salvation is gone forth and his righteousness shall not be abolished
all things work together for thy good vers 28. how can poverty separate thee from the love of God in Christ Jesus Rom. 8.35 And therefore although the Fig-true should not blossom neither should fruit be in the Vine the labour of the Olive should fail and the Field should yeeld no meat the flecks should be cut off from the fold and there should be no herd in the stalls rejoyce thou notwithstanding in the Lord and joy in the God of thy salvation Habak 17.18 Nothing shall be wanting Psal 34.9 All good things shall be ministred Mat. 6.33 and God shall supply all thy needs Phil. 4.19 Psal 34.8 9 10. and 84.11 The Soul He had broken me with his East-wind in the midst of the Sea Ezek. 27.26 I sink into deep waters where the floods overflow me Psal 69.2 The sea is come upon me I am covered with the multitude of the waves thereof Jer. 51.42 The waters compassed me about unto the Soul Jer. 2.5 all thy surges and all thy waves passed over me vers 3. Psal 42.7 and 88.7 I cryed in my affliction unto the Lord Psal 18.6 30.2 3. Psal 119.145 156. and 130.1 Out of the belly of Hell cryed I Jonah 2.2 What profit is there in my blood when I go down to the pit Psal 30.9 But my Rock and my Lord was silent unto me and answered me not Prov. 1.28 Psal 28.1.2 Sam. 22.42 Psal 18.41 He careth not that I perish Mark 4.38 The Comforter Be of good cheer John 14.1 and encourage thyself He has broken me 1 Sam. 30.6 O thou of little faith Mat. 8.26 and 14.31 and 16.8 He will not break the bruised Reed Isa 42.3 nor a leaf driven to and fro Iob. 13.25 Believe God that it shall be even as it was told thee Act. 27.25 When thou passest through the waters he will be with thee Is 43.2 The water-floods shall not overflow thee Sink in deep waters Psal 22.6 The deep shall not swallow thee up he will not let the horrible pit shut her mouth upon thee Psal 69.15 Though innumerable evils do compass thee about The waters compassed me Psal 40.12 As the multitude of many waters Jonah 2.5 Psal 42.7 and 88.7 yet he that trusteth in the Lord mercy shall compass him about also All thy waves Psal 32.10 He will rebuke the winds and the waves and speak unto the sea Mark 4.39 For he is the confidence of all those that are afar off upon the sea Psal 65.5 And when thou cryest unto the Lord I cryed in my affliction he will restore thee Psal 30.2 He will bring thy soul out of the grave and will revive thee from them that go down into the pit vers 3. The Lord thy God will bring up thy life from the pit Jonah 2.6 The Sea shall render up her dead Rev. 20.13 The hearer of prayers Psal 65.2 will regard and not despise the prayers of the afflicted Psal 102.17 He will hear thy voice for salvation is of the Lord Ionah 2.2 6 7 9. Psal 10.17 and 17.6 Mic. 7.7 and 145.19 Thy heavenly Father Mat. 6.14 and 26.42 The Sovereign preserver of men Iob. 7.20 who delights not in the destructions of sinners Ezek. 37.11 will hear the groaning of the prisoner Psal 102.20 and 10.7 and 17.6 His ears are open to thy cry Psal 34.15 When thou cryest he will answer thee Psal 91.15 and 99.6 and 50.15 Ier. 19.12 He that cannot forget thee Isa 49.50 and 49.15 careth for thee He careth not 1 Pet. 5.7 He remembreth thee carnestly still therefore his bowels are moved for thee he will surely have mercy upon thee Ier. 31.20 He that has so loved thee as to give his dear Son who did also pour out even his foul unto the death for thee That I preish Isa 53.10 12. that thou mightest not perish will he now abandon the works of his own hands Rom. 8.31 Which he has bought with a price of so infinite a value 1 Cor. 6.20 and 7.23 and 2 Pet. 2.1 If he reconciled thee to God his Father while thou wert yet an enemy how much more being now joyned to him by affinity Isa 9.6 and 63.16 Ier. 31.9 Rom. 8.5 Gal. 4.6 Eph. 5.30 and consanguinity Ier. 3.14 Hos 1.10 Can. 4.9 and 5.1 Will he care for thy soul 1 Pet. 5.7 Rom. 5.10 Now that she is so precious in his sight Isa 43.4 purified beautified with his Graces Can. 7.1 2 c. covered with the Robes of his Righteousness Isa 61.10 1 Cor. 1.3 and 2 Cor. 5.21 and one with himself Joh. 17.21 And that thou mayest know what manner of love he carrieth to thee 1 Iohn 3.1 2. He has given thee the earnest of the Spirit of Adoption for a pledge Rom. 8.15 16. Eph. 1.5.2 Cor. 1.22 Gal. 4.6 The Oyl of joy for Mourning the garments of Gladness for Heaviness Isa 61.3 And the first fruits of Life Eternal Rom. 8.23 Yea if the Son of God dwell in thee himself 1 Ioh. 4.13 Eph. 3.17 And the holy Ghost make a Temple of thy body 1 Cor. 3.16 and 6.19 2 Cor. 6.16 How canst thou but be beloved precious and honourable in his sight Isa 43.4 Psal 116.15 If a good man regardeth the life of his beast Pro. 12.10 How much more will he who preserveth man and beast Psal 36.6 that feeds the fowls of the air and cloaths the grafs of the field Mat 6.25 26 30. who cannot forget the silly Sparrows Luke 12.4 and has numbred the hairs of thy had vers 5. deliver thine eyes from tears and thy soul from death Psal 116.8 seeing he has made thee a little lower than the Angels crowned thee with honour and glory and made thee to have dominion over the works of his hands putting all things under thy feet Psal 8.5 6. The Soul O he is holy and I am but a worm Psal 22.3 Isa 41.14 Job 25.6 Though I have made him my everlasting Joy my Glory and my God Isa 60.19 yet has he filled me with bitterness and made me drunk with Wormwood Lam. 3.15 He has made me the off-scouring and refuse in the midst of the people Lam. 3.45 and broken me Psal 38.8 and 44.19 Ez. 27.26 with a tempest Iob 9.17 Psal 11.6 and 83.15 Of his indignation poured out upon me Psal 78.49 Ez. 22.31 Zeph. 3.8 He bade me come unto him that I might have peace and rest to my soul Mat. 11.28 and that I may get life Ioh. 5.40 yet when I engaged my heart to approach unto him Ier. 30.21 and poured out my complaint before him like the waters Iob 3.24 Psal 142.2 And looked up unto my Father Psal 5.3 Isa 45.22 Mich. 7.7 till mine eys failed Deut. 28.32 Iob. 11.20 making my supplication to my Judge Iob 9.15 He notwithstanding covereth himself with a cloud that my prayers should not pass through Lam. 3.44 He puts away his Servant in anger Psal 27.9 and casts me out from his presence Psal 51.11 to the loathing
up on it that thou maist not be able to depart from him Take thine Holy Spirit from me c. Isa 32.40 He will pour out his Spirit upon thee Joel 2.28 Act. 2.17 18. He will put a new Spirit within thee Ez. 11.19 and 18.31 and 36.26 27. Thou hast received of the Spirit of God 1 Cor. 2.12 even the Spirit of Adoption Rom. 8.15 and the Spirit of his Son Gal. 4.6 in whom are hid all the Treasures of VVisdom Col. 2.3 The promise of the Spirit Gal. 3.14 and the Spirit of promise whereby thou art sealed Eph. 1.13 even the Spirit of Truth and the Comforter who shall abide with three for ever Joh. 14.16 17. That by the spirit of VVisdom that he has given thee Eph. 1.17 Col. 1.9 and 1 Cor. 12.8 Thou maist be able to comprehend what is the breadth and length and depth and heighth of his love O that I knew where to find thee Eph. 3.18 And know when to find him on the Throne of Grace and cry Abba Father Rom. 8.15 For he calls thee Matth. 11.28 and 25.34 Joh. 7.37.1 Cor. 1.9 Rom. 8.28 And will not hide himself from his own flesh Isa 58.7 Yea he has descended from the Heavens and came out of the bosom Fo. 1.28 of the Father Eph. 4.9 10.1 Tim. 1.15 Joh. 16.17 and 17.8 to seek thee Luk. 19.10 Ez. 34.11 16. to finde thee Ma. 18.12 14. Luk. 15.24 and to save thee Ma. 1.21 and 18.11 Joh. 3.15 16. and to take thee where he is that thou mayst dwell with him and be one with him for ever Joh. 17.21 Let not therefore his dread Job 13.21 nor thine own trouble and anguish Job 15.24 make thee afraid and think that his faithfulness and loving kindness shall ever fail And remember thee of the word Psal 89.33 Isa 54.10 For he who is abundant in goodness and truth Exod. 34.6 the Lord God of Truth Psal 31.5 whose words are Truth Ioh. 17.17 enduring to all Generations Psal 100.5 and who is Truth Ioh. 14.6 will not deny himself 2 Tim. 2.13 nor give his glory to another Isa 42.8 and 48.11 for he will bear testimony to the word of his Grace My hope is as the giving up of the c. Act. 14.3 and albeit thy hopes be well nigh lost Ez. 37.11 yet thy faithful Creator 1. Pet. 2.19 who formed thee Isa 43.1 and 44.2 and 21.24 the God of hope Rom. 15.13 who has begotten thee to a lively hope I Pet. 1.3 which hope thou hast as an Anchor of the Soul Heb. 6.19 will sustain thee with the right hand of his righteousness Isa 41.10 He giveth strength to him that fainteth and to him that hath no strength he encreaseth power Isa 40.29 He will not forget thee Isa 49.15 19. The needy shall not always be forsaken the expectation of the poor shall not perish for ever Psal 9.18 VVill he destroy No He loveth the works of his own hand Wilty thou destroy Iob 14.15 Though he cause grief yet will he shew compassion according to the multitude of his mercies Lam. 3.32 He is the Sovereign preserver of mankind delights not in the destruction of sinners Iob 7.20 Psal 36.6 and 33.11 2 Pet. 3.9 for mercy pleaseth him Mich. 7.18 and precious in his sight is the death of his Saints Psal 16.15 The Soul O but I am at my wits end Psal 107.27 I know not what to do 2 Chr. 20.12 All refuge fails me there is none at the right hand to help me nor at the left hand to care for my Soul Psal 142.4 My strength and my hope is perished from the Lord Lam. 3.18 Psal 22.14 c 15. And my Soul refuses to be comforted Ier. 15.18 Psfal 77.2 The Comforter He that believes makes no haste At my wits end Isa 28.16 Stand still and thou shalt see the salvation of the Lord Exod. 14.13 who will perfect and perform all things for thee Psal 57.2 Psal 138.8 And make thee likewise able to do all things through his strength Phil. 4.13 Stay thy self upon the Name of the Lord and he will keep thee in perfect peace Isal 26.3 Cast thy burden upon the Lord he will not suffer thee to be moved Psal 55.22 For All resuge fails me he who is thy resuge and thy portion in the land of the living Psal 142.5 well knows how to deliver his own out of troubles 2 Pet. 2.9 Thy help is in the Name of the Lord who created the Heavens and the Earth the Sea and all that therein is and keeps fidelity for every Psal 124.8 He is thy help and thy shield Psal 115.9 10 11. Psal 121.2 Isa 41.10 13 14. Isa None at the right hand 44.2 Hosea 13.9 His left hand is under thy head and his right hand doth embrace thee Cant. 2.6 Trust thou always in the Lord for with the Lord Jehovah there is everlasting My strength and my hope continually Psal 71.5 14. For the hope of Israel Ier. 14.8 And thy hope in the evil day Ier. 17.17 VVho is the strength of thy heart Psal 27.1 and 73.26 VVill fill thee with all joy and peace in believing that thou mayst abcund in hope through the power of the Holy Ghost Rom. 15.13 Let Christ who is the hope of all the ends of the Earth Psal 65.5 Be in the hope of glory Col. 1.27 VVherefore guird up the loyns of thy mind and hope unto the end 1 Pet. 1.13 And let not the consolations of God be small with thee Refuseth to be comforted Iob. 15.11 For the God of all consolation 2 Cor. 1.3 4 5. who comforteth all that are cast down 2 Cor. 7.6 who sent his Son to revive Isa 57.15 And bind up the broken hearted to give unto them that mourn Beauty for Ashes the Oyl of Joy for Mourning the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness Isa 61.1 and 3. Bids thee arise and shine and put or brightness and glory for the Lord shall be a light unto thee in darkness Isa 60.2 As one whom his mother comforteth so will he comfort all that mourn Isa 66.13 VVhy should thy Soul then be disquieted for the Father of mercies and God of all comfort 2 Cor. 1.3 speaketh comfortably unto thee Isa 40. Hos 2.14 Isa 40.1 He will comfort Zion and her Mourners Isa 51.3 and 61.2 The Lord thy God will have thee to serve him with joyfulness and gladness of heart Deut. 28.47 and always to rejoyce in him Phil. 4.4 Isa 41.16 For there is nothing better than that a man should rejoyce in his affairs because that is his portion Eccles 3.12.22 c 5.17 2.24 The Soul He has shewen himself so marvelous upon me Iob. 5.9 that astonishment has taken me Ier. 8.21 My soul is sore xexed Psal 6.8 and my heart sore pained within me Psal 55.4 5. Fearfulness and trembling are come upon me and horror hath overwhelmed me Ibid. He has thrust sore at me till I am fallen
Psal 118.13 VVo is me because wrath is gone forth against me Ruth 1.13 The Almighty has dealt bitterly with me Ibidem 20. The joy of my heart is ceased Lam. 5.15 The Comforter Though his wayes be in the dark Psal 18.9 11. and 97.2 which for the present may seem marvelous in thine eyes Shewen himself marvelous Psal 118.23 yet in the end shall they bring forth an excellent and eternal weight of glory 2 Cor. 4.17 For he is only wise Rom. 16.27 and his love pasleth all knowledge Eph. 3.19 If sorrow therefore has filled thy heart for a season My Soul c. 1 Pet. 16. yet let not thy heart be troubled My heart sore pined c. neither fear Isa 53.4 and 4.10 and 43.5 Ier. 46.27 28. for thy heart shall live for ever Psal 22.26 And rejoyce in the Lord Zeeh. Ie. 7. Go to the Saviour of the World the Prince of Life Act. 3.15 and 5.31 and he will give thee ease to thy soul Mat. 11.28 He will rejoyce over thee Isa 62.5 Ier. 32.41 And thou shalt rejoyce in his salvation Psal 9.14 and 13.5 and 20.5 and 35.9 Why is thy soul cast down and why is it disquieted within thee Psal 42.5 and 43.5 For he even he it is that comforts thee that upholds and confirms thee by the right hand of his righteousness Isa 41.10 Let not thy heart be trouble Fearfulness and trambling Ioh. 14.27 Luk 12.32 Fear not for thy Redeemer the Holy One of Israel is with thee be not afraid for he is thy God Isa 41.10 14. Isa 54.4 and 44.2 8. and 43.1 5. Ier. 30.10 Though his wrath lying hard upon thee Psal 88.7 should press thee sore Psal 38.2 and cast thee down Psal 42.6 yet when thou fallest thou shalt rife again Psal 37.24 and 102.10 And through his wrath thou beest now troubled Psal 90.7 And his fierce wrath burning like fire VVo is me because wrath is gone c. Psal 89.46 goeth over thee Psal 88.16 yet in wrath will he remember mercy Hab. 3.2 and take away all his wrath Psal 85.3 and turn himself from the fierceness of his anger Ibid. For when Tribulations have abounded Consolations shall abound much more 2 Cor. 15. He will deal with thee bountifully according to his mercy Psal 119.17 and 124. Psal 142.7 Psal 13.6 Psal 116.6 And not according to thy corrupt ways and wicked doings Ez. 20.44 Psal 103.10 for though he has visited thy transgressions with the rod and thy iniquities with stripes nevertheless his loving kindness will he not utterly take from thee nor suffer his faithfulness to fail Psal 89.32 33 34. He will not give thee over unto death Psal 118.18 But assuredly shew thee greater and mightier things than thou art able to speak or think Ier. 33.3 Let his rod comfort thee Dealt bitterly with me Psal 23.4 and it shall shew thee the secrets of wisdom Iob 11.6 And the paths of life Psal 16.11 For the Statutes of the Lord are right rejoycing the heart Psal 19.8 Though thou art in heaviness for a season through manifold temptations 1 Pet. 1.6 yet will he make thee to drink of the rivers of his pleasures for with him is the fountain of life and in his light shalt thou see light The joy of my heart is ceased Psal 36.8 9. Then shalt thou know the joyful sound and walk in the light of his countenance In his name shalt thou walk all the day and in his righteousness shalt thou be exalted Psal 89.15 16. The righteous shall be glad in the Lord Psal 64.10 Let them rejoyce before God yea let them exceedingly rejoyce Psal 68.3 and draw waters with joy out of the Wells of Consolation Isa 12.3 and Isa 66. from the 10. to the 16. Thou shalt obtain everlasting joy Isa 35.10 and 51. â—1 and 61.7 which none taketh from thee Ioh. 16.22 And sorrow and sighing shall fly away Isa 35.10 Then shall thy joy be fulfilled and remain in thee Ioh. 15.11 For the kingdom of God doth flourish in righteousness and peace with abundance of joy in the Holy Ghost Rom. 14.17 The Soul I am pressed out of measure above strength 2 Cor. 1.8 And see no way to esape Isa 20.6 How long wilt thou forget me O Lord Psal 13.1 How long wilt thou be angry Psal 79.5 and 85.5 and 80.4 How long shall I cry and thou wilt not hear Hab. 1.2 Why castest thou off my soul and hidest thy face from me Psal 10.1 Psal 44.24 Job 13.24 Psal 89.46 and 88.14 Why are thou so far from helping me and from the voice of my roaring Psal 22.1 The Comforter O No Faithful is he who will not suffer thee to be tempted above what thou art able to bear Prested above strength but with the temptation also make a way to escape 1 Cor. 10.13 He he will correct in mercy and in Measure No way to escape Ier. 10.24 and 30.11 When he afflicteth thee he will teach thee the good old way Ier. 6.16 wherein thou shouldest walk Psal 143.8 For he leadeth the blind by a way that they know not Isa 42.16 He will shew thee light and the way wherein thou shouldest go Ps 32.8 Neb. 9.19 and lead thee forth by the right way Ps 104.7 and make straight in the desart an high way Isa 49.3 For all the wayes of the Lord are mercy and truth Psa 25.10 Can a woman forget her sucking Child How long wilt thou forget me that she should not have compassion on the sor of her womb Yea she may forget but he will never forget thee Isa 49.15 If he cannot forget one silly Sparrow whereof five are sold for two farthings Luk. 12.17 How much less will he forget thee created after his own Image Ger. 1.26 Col. 3.10 and Eph. 4.24 dignified with the Honourable Title of a Son Luk. 20.36 Rom. 8.16 and 9.26 Gal. 3.26.1 Joh. 3.2 Isa 63.16 and 64.8 and Heir Gal. 4.7 Heb. 11.7 Rom. 8.17 Heb. 1.14 Why castest thou off Will he cast off his precious Ones Mal. 3.17 Isa 43.4 Lam. 4.2 Psal 49.8 and 72.14 Whom he has bought 1 Cor. 6.20 and 7.23.2 Pet. 2.1 with that infinite price of his Sons bloud Act. 20.28.1 Pet. 19. Revel 5.9 Rom. 8.32 Joh. 3.16 VVill he abandon those of whom the world is not worthy Heb. 11.38 Nay he will earnestly remember thee still Jer. 31.20 Thou shalt forget thy misery and remember it as waters that are past Job 11.16 Pro. 31.7 but he will never forget his tender mercies Psal 25.6 nor hide himself from thy supplications And hidest thy face Psal 55.1 And thou shalt behold his face in righteousness Psa 17. last verse He shall make his face to shine upon thee Psa 31.16 and 119.135 and 80.19 Thou shalt see his face and his name shall be upon thy forehead How long wilt thou be angry Rev. 21.4 Then will he no more cause his anger to fall upon thee Jer.
of my person Ez. 16.5 Zech. 11.8 Pro. 13.5 Lam. 2.6 O did ever man thus hate his own flesh Eph. 5.29 And shall his faithfulness even fail in my destruction Psal 88.11 The Comforter And wilt thou indeed thus foolishly charge I have made him my everlasting joy c. But he made me the off-scouring Iob. 1.22 the Lord God of Truth Deut. 32.4 Psal 31.5 1 John 5.6 and make one of so glorious so precious so near and so dear relations Isa 43.1 21. and 44.21 Eph. 2.10 Isa 63.16 a lyar Num. 23.19 Tit. 1.2 Rom. 3.4 1 John 5.10 Wilt thou belie the Lord Jer. 5.12 thy Creator Isa 43.1 and 48.12 Rev. 4.11 thy Father Mat. 6.9 Rom. 1.7 1 Pet. 4.19 Luke 12.32 Eph. 12. Col. 1.2 Gal. 4.6 thy Redeemer Psal 31.5 and 71.23 and 74.2 Isa 41.14 and 43.14 and 44.22 and 49.26 and 60.16 Tit. 2.14 1 Pet. 1.18 Rev. 5.9 thy elder Brother Heb. 2.11 Rom. 8.29 The Husband and Bridegroom of thy soul Cant. 4.8 9 10 11 12 c. 2 Cor. 11.2 Jer. 3.14 Isa 54.5 and 62.5 and not stay the self upon his Nature and his Name Isa 10.20 and 50.10 2 Chro. 30.19 Nehem. 9.17 Ps 86.15 and 111.4 John 2.13 Psal 145.8 Isa 42.8 Jer. 16.21 Psa 54.6 and 79.9 and 138.2 Jer. 11.5 Nor be comforted by the great Oath of the everlasting Covenant Heb. 6.13 14 17. Isa 45.23 Gen. 17.2 4 7. Isa 55.3 and 61.8 Jer. 32.40 Ezek. 16.60 62. Heb. 13.20 Jer. 31.33 Ezek. 37.26 27. Has he not said though he be high yet will he have respect to the lowly Psal 138.6 The high and lofty One who inhabiteth Eternity whose name is holy though he dwell in the high and holy place he dwells also with him who is of a broken and humble spirit to revive the spirit of the humble and to revive the heart of the contrite ones Isa 57.15 He has always heard the desires of the humble Psal 10.17 And he will regard the prayers of the destitute He covereth himself with a cloud and not despise their prayers Psal 102.17 Verily God will hear he will attend to the voice of thy prayer Psal 66.18 19. In the day when thou cryest he will answer thee and strengthen thee with strength in thy soul Psal 138.3 Wait therefore patiently upon the Lord and he will incline unto thee and hear thy cry Psal 40.1 He never yet prepared any heart to pray but the caused also his ear to hear Psal 10.17 Whosoever cometh unto him these will he no ways cast out Joh. 6.37 though for the present thou be drunk indeed but not with Wine Isa 29.9 and 51.21 And through many a sad stroke Iob. 23.2 Isa 14.6 staggering like a drunken man He has made me drunken with wormwood Psa 107.27 yet mayst thou repair when thou wilt to the Wells of Salvation and draw waters of joy with gladness Isa 12.3 Yea thou shalt one day drink of the rivers of these pleasures Psal 36.3 which are at his right hand and lasts for evermore Psal 16 1â— Of the pure River of the water of Life clear as Crystal proceeding out of the Throne of God and of the Lamb Iob. 4.10 14. Revei 22.1 His fruit shall be sweet unto thy taste Cant. 2.3 His words and his ways shall be sweet to thy soul as the honey comb Pro. 3.17 and 16.24 Iohn 6.63 68. Psal 25.10 Though thou art become vile Lam. 1.11 and men now ride over thee Psal 66.12 yet art thou honourable in Gods account Isa 45.4 He who exalteth the low Tree making it to flourish Ezek. 17.24 and lifteth the needy out of the dung-hill 1 Sam. 2.7 8.1 â—sal 113.7 and 147.6 will cause thee to shine forth and thou shalt be as the morning Iob. 11.17 He will bring forth thy râ—ghteousness as the light and thy Judgments is the noon-day Psal 37.6 Though thou hast been amongst the pots yet shalt thou as the wings of a Dove covered with Silver and their feathers with yellow Gold Ps 68.13 For God will bless the name of the righteous with favour will he compass them as with a shield Psal 5.12 and honour them that honour him 1 Sam. 2.30 He has but affrayed thee with his storm Broken me with a tempest Psal 93.15 but he will make the storm a calme Psal 107.29 He is a covert Isa 4.6 and refuge from the storm Isa 25.4 His indignation and his anger shall cease Is 10.2 Psal 85.3 4. and 103.9 Jer. 3.5 12. Mic. 7.18 For he has not said to the house of Jacob Seek ye my face in vain Isa 45.19 Nay That my prayers cannot pass thorow he is found of them that seek him not Rom. 10.20 And while thou art yet a far way off he shall meet thee Luk. 15.20 yea while thou art speaking and presenting thy supplication before the Lord thy God he will answer thee Dan. 9.20 21. Verily he will hear thee he will not turn away thy prayer nor his tender mercies from thee Psal 66.20 He will receive thy prayer Psal 6.8 and attend to the voice of thy supplication Psal 31.22 He will be very gracious to thee at the voice of thy cry when he shall hear it Isa 30.19 For the eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous and his ears are open unto their cry Psal 34.15 The righteous cry and the Lord heareth them and deliveteth them out of all their troubles Psal 34.17 and 107.6 13 19 28. and 50.15 Shall the Hen gather her Chickens under her wings Matth. 23.37 Luke 13.34 and the Sea-Monster draw forth her breasts to her young ones Lament 4.3 And will thy Emmanuel Isa 7.14 Matth. 1.23 hide himself from his own flesh Did ever man thus hate his own flesh Isa 58.7 and 65.4 will he hide his face from thee Ez. 39.29 Psal 69.17 Nay he will rather cause his face to shine Psal 31.16 and 67.1 and 80.1 3. And lift up the light of his countenance upon thee Psal 4.6 and 43.3 and 44.3 He will hide thee under the shadow of his wings Psal 17.8 and in the secret of his presence Psal 31.20 For the Lord despiseth neither thy person From his presence to the loathing of my person Psal 69.33 and 40.17 and 70.5 nor thy prayers Psal 102.17 His precious Jewels Mal. 3.17 will he hide in the secret of his Tabernacle Psal 27.5 and his tender Lambs will he carry in his bosome Isa 40.11 And though thou shouldst not believe yet abideth he faithful and will not deny himself 2 Tim. 2.13 Heb. 10.23 Lament 3.23 Psal 119.138 1 Tim. 5.24 2 Thes 3.3 In the Eternal thy righteousness Isa 23.6 to whom righteousness belongeth Dan. 9.7 shalt thou have righteousness Isa 45.24 He is the faithful God which keepeth covenant Shall his faithfulness Deut. 7.9 Isa 49.7 Heb. 10.23 Rev. 19.11 His faithfulness reacheth unto the clouds Psal 36.5 And he will not suffer it to fail Psal 89.33 unto all generations Psal
119.19 Faithful and just is he to forgive they sins and cleanse thee from all thy unrighteousness 1 Iohn 1.9 The Lord is faithful which shall stablish thee 2 Thes 3.3 and will not take his loving kindness from thee Psal 89.33 The Soul The Lord has punished me according to my ways Hos 4.9 and 22.2 And recompensed me according to the fruit of my doings Jer. 21.14 He has filled me with the fruit of my own way Pro. 1.31 till I am even wasted away Job 14.10 20. The Lord has sent upon me vexation and rebuke in all that I set my hand unto for to do Deut. 28.20 He has smitten me with blindness and astonishment of mind 28. He has made my plague wonderful even great plagues and of long continuance vers 59. He has given me a trembling heart failing of eyes and sorrow of mind vers 65. He has vexed me in his sore displeasure with all adversity 2 Chro. 15.6 Psa 2.5 Job 27.2 And as he once rejoyced over me to do me good so doth he now rejoyce over me to destroy and bring me to nought Deut. 28.63 See O Lord and consider for I am become vile Lam. 1.11 The Comforter Why shouldest thou The Lord has punished me a living man complain for the punishment of thy sin Lam. 3.31 and not rather think it exceeding joy when thou fallest into divers temptations Jam. 1.2 Believing that thou art blessed because chast'ned Psa 94.12 Heb. 12.6.7 If he has chastned thee sore yet has he not given thee over to death Psal 118.18 chast'ned thou art indeed of the Lord that thou mayest not be condemned with the world 1 Cor. 11.32 And if thou be without chastisement then art thou a Bastard and not a Son Heb. 12.8 Thy God has punished thee and exacted less than thy iniquities deserve Ezr. 9.13 Job 11.6 If thou acceptest of the punishment of thy iniquities then will he remember his Covenant Levit. 26.41 42. The Lord will have mercy upon thee after thou hast born thy shame Ez. 39.25 26. And will not hide his face any more from thee vers 29. The man of sorrows Isa 53.3 Upon whom was laid the chastisements of thy peace will wipe away the tears and take away the rebuke Isa 25.8 of those for whom he was stricken Isa 53.8 Sent upon me vexation He will heal and deliver thy soul from vexation Psal 6.2 and 55.18 and keep thee in perfect peace Isa 26.3 He who is thy peace Eph. 2.14 has sent to thee also the Gospel of peace Rom. 10.15 16. Eph 6.15 The Lord of peace himself 2 Thes 3.16 Rom. 15.33 has given to thee the peace of God to rule in thy heart John 14.27 and 16.33 Col. 1.2 and 1 Thess 1. Psal 29.11 and 85.8 Isa 26.12 and 66.12 Jer. 14.13 and 33.6 He that opened the eyes of the blind Smitten me with blindness Psal 146.8 Mat. 9.30 Mark 8.22 c. Jo. 9.1 2 3 c. will enlighten thy darkness Psal 18.28 and deliver thee from the power thereof Col. 1.13 that in his light thou mayst see light Psal 36.9 and walk through darkness Job 29.3 and that the eyes of thy understanding being enlightned thou mayest then be astonished at the richness of the glory of his Inheritance in the Saints With astonishment Eph. 1.18 If he has shewed himself marvelous upon thee My plague wonderful Job 10.16 by great plagues and sore afflictions Psa 71.20 and 118.18 and 119.107 Heb. 10.32 by enlarged troubles and multiplied vexations Psal 25.17 and 34.19 and 42.7 and 88.7 by consuming stroaks Psal 39.10 and 37.19 and 90.7 and continued sorrow and grief Psal 13.1 2. and 77.8 9. yet will he remember the word of Truth which he has given Psal 119.49 Heb. 10.16 Ezek. 16.60 Isa 43.25 Jer. 31.34 Joh. 17. and make every thing work together for thy good Rom. 8.28 He will not forget Isa 49.15 and 54.9 Psal 25.6 the greatness of his mercies Psal 57.10 and 86.13 and 108.4 Isa 54.7 and multitude of his compassions Psal 69.13 and 51.1 and 78.38 and 86.15 and 111.4 and 145.8 and 112.4 But as thy sufferings abound so shall thy consolations abound also 1 Cor. 2.5 And though he should bring thee to nought Bring me to nought yet he that creates new Heavens Isa 65.17 he that forms the light Isa 45.7 will create thee a rejoycing Isa 65.18 The God of thy salvation Psal 65.5 and 68.19 20. and 79.9 and 85.4 to whom belong the issues from death Psal 68.20 will create a defence upon all thy glory Isa 4.5 And for thy momentany and light afflictions thou shalt have a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory 2 Cor. 4.17 He shall satisfie thy longing soul Psal 107.9 and 145.16 and 103.5 with fulness of everlasting joy Isa 61.7 John 17.13 For in his presence is fulness of joy at his right hand there are pleasures for evermore Psal 16.11 Be of good courage therefore and wait upon the Lord Psal 27.14 and 31.24 For he has seen he has seen thy afflictions Exod. 3.7 Deut. 26.7 Acts 7.24 which have not made thee vile I am become vile Job 7.17 Jer. 31.20 Yea thou art precious and honourable in his sight who loveth thee created thee for his glory and formed thee Isa 43.3 4 7. who thought not the world worthy of thee Heb. 11.38 and spared not his own Son but gave him to die for thee Rom. 8.32 and has made thee Son and Heir of God through Christ Tit. 3.7 Gal. 4.7 The Soul My dayes are consumed in vanity and my years in trouble Psal 78.33 My life is spent with grief and my years with sighing Psal 31.10 Innumerable evils have compassed me about Psa 40.12 and my sorrow is continually before me Psa 38.17 and 44.15 O my God my soul is cast down within me Psa 42.6 It is poured out upon me Job 30.16 Because thou hast cast off and put to shame Psa 44.9 Thou hast hid thy face from me and consumed me because of mine iniquities Is 64.7 The Comforter Yet the Lord is with thee in trouble My days are consumed in vanity Psa 91.15 thy refuge in the day of affliction Psa 9.9 and 57.1 and 59.16 and 62.7 8. Is 25.4 and 4.6 Jer. 16.19 and thy hope the evil day Jermiah 17.17 Surely mercy and goodness shall follow thee all the days of thy life Ps 23.6 In the time of trouble he will hide thee in his Pavilion Psa 27.5 He will make thee glad according to the days wherein he has afflicted thee and the years wherein thou hast seen evil And my years in sighting Psa 90.15 The sighings of the Prisoners shall come before him Psa 79.11 For the sighing of the needy will he arise Psa 12.5 Though thou faint in thy sighing and can find no rest Jer. 45.3 yet there remaineth a rest for the people of God Heb. 4.9 The Lord shall give thee rest from thy sorrow Isa 14.3 Thou shalt