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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A57248	The saints desire, or, A cordiall for a fainting soule declaring that in Christs righteousnesse onely ... there is life, happiness, peace ... also the happy estate of a man in Christ ... / by Samuel Richardson.	Richardson, Samuel, fl. 1643-1658.	1647 (1647)	Wing R1413; ESTC R35326	159,266	436

thee and sent unto thee and put into thy hand even some of his rarest and choicest dainties from his banquetting house some flagons of his most excellent and richest wine which is full of spirit and life one taste is able to cheare and revive thy heart yea raise and ravish thy fainting soule with love into love yet drinke freely the more the better be filled with them there is enough Christs dainties are durable his fountain is bottomlesse and infinite it can never be exhausted or drawne dry therefore eate O friends and drinke abundantly and be drunke with them Here are means proposed with some Scriptures which tends to settle a troubled soule in the sweet enjoyment of the love of God if God please to blesse them they will be sweet and profitable to thee in stead of darknesse light shall shine clearly sweetly pleasantly it 's the Lord onely that can cause the soule to see this light and love so as to live in it being over-powered with it and to walke sutable unto it if the Lord shall please to blesse this to thy soule acknowledge his goodnesse with thankfulnesse and joy as some have done the Lord give thee wisdome to know the truth and to receive thy own portion without which nothing can doe thee good 1 Cor. 3. 6 7. Men may speake comfort but they cannot comfort it 's God that creates the fruit of the lips peace if he speake the word it 's done Gen. 1. 3. The Lord speake so to thee that thou maist profit by it and that thy joy may be full Also to you belong all the promises of this life and that to come Heb. 6. 17. Which rich treasure God hath imparted in severall parts that all the sonnes and daughters of truth might be comforted in and satisfied with the injoyment of God in them To this end here are comprized many principal promises that you may with more ease and speed finde them and suck sweetnesse from them our lives cannot be sweet without them in respect of the many miseries that attend us within and without but those that live by faith are not troubled in a world of troubles faith supplies all wants this life of faith is the highest therefore the best such as live it know it to be a sweet precious and powerfull life as appeares Heb. 11. Faith honours God most and God honours them most that live by faith by it the Saints wrought righteousnesse stopped the mouths of Lyons of weake were made strong By faith Jacob had power with God Hos 12. 3 4. By it Job could trust God though God should kill him Job 13. 15. By faith we live to God a life of joy in God our righteousnesse as if we had never sinned by faith we live above sin infirmities temptations desertions sense reason feares doubts c. It sweetens the sweetest mercies yea the bitterest miseries faith makes great afflictions to be as none it maintaines the soules strength and comfort Christ lives in our hearts by faith by it wee obey God faith makes Christs yoke easie and sweet the fruition of God is all the soule can desire faith helps the soule to this it puts the soule into possession of heaven while the body is on earth by it we view the glory of heaven to know its worth to enjoy the purchaser and purchase it selfe by faith we know our selves to be happie even then when to a carnall eye we seeme most miserable by faith we can part with the sweetest outward comforts and welcome death because wee know we leave the worst place and things and goe to better they that live by faith live upon God himselfe and are feasted in our Lord Jesus banquetting house where there is all the desirable dainties and enough Eate then O friends drinke yea drinke abundantly O beloved because it is the pleasure of our sweet Lord Jesus that his doe so it 's their portion duty and priviledge to digest refresh and make their soules merry with his dainties to enjoy himselfe in them that so their joy may be full And because it is the will of Christ that those who have found rest and peace in him should take his yoke upon them as appeares Mat. 11. 38 39. Here is added the Saints dutie and service to Christ and the rather for now is the time the love of many waxeth cold to God and man Religion is esteemed of many to be but a bare notion or a little speculation nothing of practise iniquitie abounds many depart from the faith to needlesse disputes and principles that destroy the foundation of Religion no law no transgression no sinne all alike as appeares Rom. 4. 15. So that many run the round began at nothing and end in nothing so that many in stead of submitting to the yoke of Christ cavill against it so that few will submit unto it notwithstanding it 's holy just light easie sweet and a law of love Call persons to obey Christ and men are apt to think it legall and slavish but if men were to worke for life it were so indeed we cannot doe any thing to procure the pardon of sinne we only desire such as have received mercy and life from Christ to act from the same life and power according to the word of Christ to Christ againe out of love and thankfulnesse surely such as have received mercy from him vehemently desire to obey him esteeming it a great priviledge to be imployed in his service also in keeping his cōmands there is great reward Psal 19. By nature we are prone to desire libertie and abuse it we need to be exhorted that we use not our libertie as an occasion to the flesh Gal. 5. to sloath and ease c. Libertie to sinne is no libertie but the greatest bondage that can be to have a free heart to serve God and the lets outwardly removed is sweet libertie to enjoy God is libertie to be set free by Christ from sin Satan hell is to be freed indeed and though we have nothing to doe to be saved we have something to doe for his glory which is to be our meat and drinke therefore let no difficultie hinder thee in serving thy Lord say not it is impossible consider Luk. 1. 6. 1 Pet. 4. 13. 19. Presse after perfection the neerer the better watch and pray to prevent sinne to doe good make it thy businesse to keepe Christs commands Indeed all have not the like time to spend herein the necessitie of outward things hinders many that they cannot doe what otherwise they might and would one wants time another a heart another both we should consider whether we spare that time for these things we might we can and will spare time for what we list and love though they be things of lesse moment consider Song 8. 6 7. Were we so full of love wee could not but spare some time not onely from our recreation and idle visits but from our sleepe and callings wee would redeeme

thou maist have peace joy strength another none of these to day God may shew himselfe to thee and in a moment of time he may hide himselfe to day rich and injoy many friends with health to morrow sicke and poore and friends all gone c. Gods acting in us and upon us is not alwayes as he is unto his as God is in himselfe unchangeable ever the same so he is to his ever the same however he may seeme to be Heb. 13. 8. Isa 45. 7 8. 15. with Song 5. 6. Isa 8. 17. Therefore make a good construction of all that God doth do to thee his actings in us or upon us is the accomplishing of his will for his glory and the good of his that which I thinke worst for me may be best for me however it be God is good and good to me Psal 73. 1. This I see and say and injoy in both Pray to God that he may give unto thee the Spirit of wisdome and revelation in the knowledge of him that yee may know what is the hope of your calling Eph. 1. 17 18 19. Say unto my soule I am thy salvation Psal 35. 3. I beseech thee shew me thy glory Exod. 33. 18. Cause thy face to shine upon me Psal 80. 3. Establish O God that which thou hast wrought in us Psal 68. 22. Avoyd sadnesse of spirit and rejoyce evermore 1 Thes 5. 16. Sadnesse of spirit hinders us in thankfulnesse to God also it breeds uncomfortablenesse and unsetlednesse in us an unchearfull spirit is unfit for duty for what wee goe about unchearfully we are soone weary in it if not of it When our spirits are calme united and chearfull then we act more comfortably and such a frame of spirit is fittest to praise God sadnesse of spirit fitteth us to yeeld to discouragements if we be sad wee injoy not the comfort of any thing chearfulnesse is as it were the life of our spirits chearfulnesse inlargeth our spirits and fits us to receive happinesse and to expresse it Frequent and wisely improve those whom God hath setled who are able to direct thee and informe thee in the knowledge of the grace that is revealed in which is fulnesse of joy 1 Job 1. 4. Mind and remember that which makes for your peace and joy if yee forget your resting place as Jer. 50. 6. it is no wonder if yee be troubled Yee have forgotten the exhortation that speaketh unto you as unto children Heb. 12. 5. Wee have no present actuall comfort further then we have remembrance Know no meanes of themselves are sufficient to quiet and settle thy soul it 's the work of the Spirit to answer all discouragements it is God alone that creates the fruit of the lips peace peace to him that is afar off and to him that is neere saith the Lord and I will heale him Isa 57. 19. It 's God which stablisheth us 1 Cor. 1. 21. These things I write unto you that your faith and hope may be in God 1 Pet. 1. 21. Now the God of peace give you peace alwayes by all meanes 2 Thes 3. 16. Vse of Exhortation to all that beleeve 1. To admire the greatnesse and sweetnesse of Gods love in his free grace to thee it is a mercy to heare of it how much more to have interest in it and to injoy it being possessed of it Isa 61. 2. Take thy own portion and treasures provided for thee Col. 2. 3. and ever live in the eternall love of God in Christ to thee this object is sweet s●ll durable sufficient to satisfie thee at all times rest satisfied in Christ 3. Dedicate thy selfe and all thou hast freely to him who gave himselfe fully and freely for thee who suffered yea dyed so freely for thee Oh how should this love ingage our hearts to walke with God to be holy as he is holy c. yea doe all and suffer for him for the wayes of the Lord are right and the just shall walke in them Hosea 14. 9. 4. Declare to others Gods goodnesse unto thy soule use meanes that others may injoy the same mercy with thee Be yee mercifull as he is mercifull forgive and give unto others soules or bodies freely for so thou hast received 5. Be content with thy estate inward or outward though many crosses and miseries attend thee for if God be enough as he is thou hast enough oh let not many nor great troubles inward or outward dismay thee 1 Cor. 10. 13. for though they may seeme long yet they cannot last long The God of peace shall bruise Satan under your feet shortly Rom. 16. 20. Loe I come quickly Rev. 22. 20. 6. As Christ is all thy happinesse so let him be all thy comfort and the supply of all thy wants expect all you need and can desire yea that God can give that is for thy good it is certaine thou shalt have all thou needest Psal 34. 10. Seeing he hath freely given us his Sonne how shall he not with him give us all things freely Rom. 8. 32. 7. Watch and pray lest yee fall into temptation and abuse this favour and turne this grace into wantonnesse 8. Stand fast in this libertie of Christ in which he hath made you free as Gal. 5. 1. 9. Rejoyce alwayes evermore and let thy joy be full in God thy portion They shall rejoyce in their portion Isa 61. 7. 10. Be wonderfully thankfull to God for all his exceeding grace and mercy unto thee in that he hath given thee beautie for ashes and everlasting joy shall be to thee Isa 61. 3. 7. 2. Vse of Comfort and Consolation to all that beleeve Oh deare yea most deare and precious souls who can expresse your happinesse glory for the Lord hath done great things for us whereof we are glad Psal 126. 3. Oh now the great work of your Redemption is finished to your hands by him whose works are all perfect Heb. 10. 14. So that there is nothing of this work left for thee to doe Now thou maist come unto the throne of grace boldly now all is payd it 's God that justifieth who shall condemne surely none Rom. 8. 38 39. It 's not sin nor Satan nor any thing else shall hinder thy interest in Christ or injoyment of him for thy union with the Lord Jesus shall never be dissolved Christ lives for ever Heb. 7. 25. and seeing Christ lives yee shall live also Joh. 14. 19. Therefore thou art not onely happy now but thou shalt be so for ever thou shalt receive the end of thy faith the salvation of thy soule 1 Pet. 1. 9. Joh. 5. 24. Christ is enough to comfort us in the sight of all our sinnes and to make us happy in all our miseries There is a day a coming which will make amends for all in the meane time make mention of the loving kindnesse of the Lord and the praises of the Lord according to all the Lord hath bestowed on us c. according