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A36172 Divine meditations written by an honourable person ; whereto is adjoyned a determination of the question, whether men ought to keele at the receipt of the holy communion ; and an essay of friends. 1641 (1641) Wing D1723; ESTC R32791 36,040 168

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Divine MEDITATIONS WRITTEN By an HONOURABLE PERSON Whereto is adjoyned a Determination of the Question whether Men ought to Kneele at the Receipt of the HOLY COMMVNION And an Essay of FRIENDSHIP Dat Rosa mel apibus LONDON Printed by T. Badger for Humphrey Mosley and are to be sold at his Shop at the Princes Armes in S. Pauls Church-Yard 1641. A MEDITATION upon PSAL. 91. 1. Who so dwelleth under the defense of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty THe Holy Ghost by the Prophet David exhibites here matter of singular comfort to all such as can well understand it and rightly apply it to themselves But wee must bee carefull that wee runne not too fast to the Application lest we deceave our selves and thinke wee are safe under the defense of the most High when perhaps wee are in the shadow of Death All men naturally beleeve easily what they desire strongly Quod nimis miseri volunt hoc facile credunt Senec. and there 's no Hypocrisie so dangerous as when men deceive their owne soules and think they are safe when they are in danger Many runne boldly to God with Lord Lord in their mouth as if they were his Children who shal receave for answer Nescio vos I know you not Matth. 7.22 23. This is a spirituall Phrensie not unlike that of the mad-man in Athens who seeing any Ship arrive ranne straight to the Haven and tooke an Inventory of all the Lading imagining it to bee his owne when he had no part therein Wee must therefore study to know who are those that dwell under the defence of the most High before wee can conclude who shall abide under the shadow of the Almightie This Point is excellently cleered by the same Prophet who seemed to comment on this Text in the fifteenth Psal demanding in the first Ver. Lord who shall dwell in thy Tabernacle or who shall rest on thy Holy Hill and resolving the question in the words following to the end of the Psalme Even hee that leads an incorrupt life and doth the thing that is right c. Thus let the true Christian examine his owne heart and consider whether his life hath been or is incorrupt whether he doth the things * See Zechar 7. ver 9 10 that are right whether hee speake the truth from his heart whether hee hath used no deceit with his Tongue nor done evill to his Neighbour c. as it followes there and then he may conclude with David in the last words of that Psal that he shall never fall having done these things and consequently that he dwells under the defence of the most High There is likewise another Rule by which wee must examine our selves and that is properly ministred to us in the Phrase which the Prophet useth of dwelling under the defense of the most High It is an ordinary expression in the Scripture that God dwells with his Elect and they with him and these are Relatives which cannot stand one without the other Hee then that would know whether hee dwell under the defence of the most High must see whether God dwell with him Of this no man can bee ignorant Fruits of the Flesh and Spirit evidently discernable Gal. 5.9 for where the Spirit of God is it will evidently appeare and make it selfe knowne Saint Paul in his Epistle to the Galathians declares what are the Fruits of the Spirit viz. Love Ioy Peace Long-suffering Gentlenesse Goodnesse Faith Meekenesse and Temperance and likewise what are the Fruits of the Flesh viz. Adultery Fornication Uncleannesse Wantonnesse Idolatry Witchcraft Hatred Debate Emulation Wrath Contention Sedition Heresies Envie Murther Drunkennes Revelling and such like Hee that will sit in Iudgment on himselfe and examine which of these Fruits spring out of his heart shall soone know whether God dwell in him or the Devill For the eyes of God cannot behold impurity He is all purity and sanctity and his Spirit will not inhabit a polluted Temple If therefore thou finde thy Heart and Soule to be corrupt and impure know that it is a Cage of uncleane Birds and no fit Tabernacle for God But if thou have washt away thy filthinesse by Repentance and the Bloud of Christ hath clensed thee from all sinne then maist thou bee sure that God is with thee and that thou dwellest under the Defence of the most High and maist boldly goe on with David and say 2. I will say unto the Lord Thou art my Hope and my strong Hold my God in Him will I trust If any man would have a Paraphrase upon these words hee may have recourse to the 18. Psalme and say with David there The Lord is my strong Rock and my Defence my Saviour my God and my Might in whom I will trust my Buckler the Horne also of my salvation and my Refuge In the 144. Psalme ver 2. the same Prophet calls GOD his hope and his fortresse his Castle and deliverer his Defender in whom hee will trust Psalme 31. ver 3. he stiles him his strong Rocke and House of Defense and verse 4. his strong Rocke againe and Castle Psalm 62. ver 2. Hee verily is my strength and salvation hee is my defense so that I shall not greatly fall which words are repeated ver 6. Through the whole Body of Scripture there is nothing more frequent then such like expressions of Gods power to secure his children from any danger whatsoever and Exhortations unto them to rely upon him without * Doubting of Gods mercy or providence is not beleeving Abraham staggered not at Gods promise by incredulity but was strong in Faith glorifying God Rom. 4.20 And Iacob ceased not to wrestle with the ANGEL though his thigh were bruised Gen. 33.26 Doubting and to trust in him as a faithfull Creator Is he a Rock then pray with the Psalmist O set mee on the Rocke that is higher then I Psalm 61.3 Follow our Saviours counsell Matth. 7. and Build thy House on the Rocke which nor storme of winde nor deluge of Water shall ever be able to shake Is hee thy Hope then maist thou be sure he will not faile thee for hee never did forsake those that put their trust in him Is he thy strong hold Feare then no persecution of any enemy whatsoever For no Battery can make breach in this Castle nor any craft of Man or Devill undermine it This Fortresse is God in whom onely David trusted who having created the World and all that is therein commands and over-rules all his Creatures so that nothing shall offend those his Children whom hee hath taken into his protection Yea Satan himselfe shall tempt Iob no further then God shall permit him Some put their trust in Chariots and Horses but they are brought downe and falne Psalme 20. But wee that remember the Name of the Lord our God are risen and stand upright Ver. 7 8. O then trust not in Princes nor in any child of man for there 's