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Sermons on several subjects; shewing Gods love to mankind. Salvation is by grace. Wilderness-provision. God a strong hold in trouble. Light is to be improved. / By J. Lougher minister of the gospel.
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Lougher, John, d. 1686
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he_o put_v ãâã_d that_o phrase_n himself_o it_o be_v very_a significaâââ_n it_o be_v as_o much_o as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v my_o sââ_n that_o god_n who_o command_v i_o to_o go_v aââ_n offer_v a_o sacrifice_n will_v not_o fail_v to_o prouâââ_n the_o a_o lamb_n for_o otherwise_o he_o shall_v ãâã_d provide_v for_o his_o own_o glory_n which_o he_o wâââ_n not_o lose_v it_o be_v not_o for_o the_o honour_n of_o alââther_n to_o bring_v his_o child_n into_o strait_n ãâã_d leave_v they_o there_o without_o suitable_a ãâã_d necessary_a provision_n god_n shall_v not_o consult_v his_o own_o glory_n if_o he_o shall_v do_v thâ_n and_o therefore_o i_o doubt_v not_o nor_o woââ_n have_v thou_o question_n but_o he_o will_v proviââ_n himself_o a_o lamb_n for_o a_o burnt-offering_a mâses_n tell_v the_o people_n in_o the_o wilderness_n that_o they_o shall_v see_v the_o glory_n of_o the_o loââ_n exod._n 16.7_o though_o the_o place_n ãâã_d primary_o respect_v the_o glory_n of_o his_o justâââ_n for_o their_o murmur_n yet_o it_o be_v true_a liââ_n wise_a that_o they_o do_v see_v the_o glory_n of_o ãâã_d goodness_n and_o mercy_n in_o provide_v breâââ_n and_o water_n when_o they_o be_v in_o a_o staruâââ_n condition_n these_o be_v the_o reason_n of_o ãâã_d doctrine_n object_n some_o will_v say_v we_o see_v not_o this_o make_v good_a sometime_o god_n people_n be_v in_o great_a want_n and_o strait_n and_o none_o more_o than_o they_o answ_n god_n provision_n of_o the_o thing_n of_o this_o life_n be_v so_o order_v as_o to_o further_o and_o not_o hinder_v the_o spiritual_a and_o eternal_a salvation_n of_o his_o people_n and_o there_o be_v âimes_n of_o trial_n as_o here_o he_o try_v israel_n in_o âhe_n wilderness_n as_o the_o text_n show_v god_n will_v have_v it_o manifest_a whether_o we_o serve_v âim_v for_o loaf_n or_o for_o love_n whether_o we_o will_v cleave_v to_o he_o and_o his_o way_n in_o strait_n and_o necessity_n sometime_o the_o iniquity_n of_o god_n people_n hinder_v good_a âhings_n from_o they_o jer._n 5.25_o for_o god_n promise_v these_o thing_n as_o the_o fruit_n of_o that_o faith_n and_o obedience_n he_o require_v of_o his_o servant_n on_o these_o and_o such_o like_a account_n god_n see_v it_o good_a to_o cut_v they_o âort_v of_o these_o thing_n use_v 2._o be_v these_o thing_n so_o then_o âis_n show_v we_o the_o great_a evil_n of_o doubt_v ând_a distrust_n find_v among_o god_n people_n ãâã_d any_o strait_n they_o come_v into_o this_o be_v ãâã_d common_a infirmity_n among_o they_o they_o ââe_z ready_a to_o cry_v out_o what_o shall_v we_o do_v âow_o shall_v we_o be_v provide_v for_o when_o ââey_n be_v in_o strait_n as_o to_o temporal_n this_o ãâã_d their_o language_n what_o shall_v we_o eat_v what_o shall_v we_o drink_v wherewithal_o shall_v we_o be_v clothe_v as_o isaac_n saiââ_n where_o be_v the_o lamb_n so_o they_o where_o ãâã_d food_n and_o where_o be_v raiment_n we_o aââ_n friendless_a and_o helpless_a and_o we_o shall_v starââ_n and_o perish_v such_o be_v their_o language_n as_o ãâã_d spiritual_n when_o they_o see_v minister_n aââ_n ordinance_n fail_v what_o shall_v become_v ãâã_d our_o soul_n how_o shall_v our_o spiritual_a ãâã_d be_v preserve_v we_o shall_v die_v and_o perâââ_n by_o the_o hand_n of_o saul_n as_o david_n say_v 1_o sâââ_n 27.1_o we_o shall_v fall_v and_o miscarry_v ãâã_d the_o hand_n of_o our_o temptation_n our_o cââruptions_n like_o the_o son_n of_o zerviah_n ãâã_d david_n be_v too_o hard_o too_o strong_a for_o ãâã_d but_o i_o may_v say_v to_o such_o as_o christ_n do_v ãâã_d peter_n o_o thou_o of_o little_a faith_n wherefâââ_n do_v thou_o doubt_v matth._n 14.31_o or_o ãâã_d his_o disciple_n who_o in_o a_o storm_n at_o sea_n feaâed_v drown_v why_o be_v you_o fearful_a o_o yeâ_n little_a faith_n this_o be_v israel_n sin_n of_o oâ_n psal_n 78.19_o 20._o can_v god_n furnish_v table_n for_o we_o in_o the_o wilderness_n can_v give_v bread_n can_v be_v provide_v flesh_n for_o ãâã_d people_n what_o a_o provoke_a evil_n be_v thââ_n of_o unbelief_n and_o yet_o how_o common_a a_o thââ_n be_v it_o even_o in_o those_o that_o profess_v the_o loââ_n name_n we_o read_v of_o israel_n infidelity_n many_o place_n exod._n 14.11_o they_o ãâã_d to_o moses_n because_o there_o be_v no_o gâââ_n in_o egypt_n have_v thou_o take_v we_o away_o ãâã_d in_o the_o wilderness_n for_o it_o have_v be_v better_a for_o we_o to_o serve_v the_o egyptian_n than_o that_o we_o shall_v die_v in_o the_o wilderness_n thus_o full_a of_o unbelief_n be_v they_o and_o yet_o god_n do_v appeal_v to_o their_o conscience_n in_o this_o matâer_n jer._n 2.31_o have_v i_o be_v a_o wilderness_n ânto_o you_o or_o a_o land_n of_o darkness_n i_o have_v raâher_o be_v a_o paradise_n to_o you_o you_o have_v be_v a_o wilderness_n to_o i_o and_o not_o i_o unâo_v you_o i_o have_v be_v want_v in_o no_o good_a âhing_n to_o you_o this_o unbelief_n be_v such_o a_o contempt_n of_o god_n and_o provocation_n to_o âim_v the_o day_n of_o temptation_n in_o the_o wilderness_n be_v a_o day_n of_o provocation_n heb._n â_o 8_o that_o he_o swear_v in_o his_o wrath_n they_o âhall_v not_o enter_v into_o his_o rest_n in_o verse_n 11._o he_o make_v their_o carcase_n to_o fall_v in_o the_o wilderness_n and_o they_o can_v not_o enter_v in_o because_o of_o unbelief_n in_o vers_fw-la 17_o 19_o o_o âhe_n evil_a and_o danger_n of_o this_o sin_n it_o deprive_v israel_n of_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n âea_o moses_n because_o of_o his_o fret_a never_o âould_v set_v his_o foot_n in_o that_o country_n and_o âow_o smart_a a_o dispensation_n be_v that_o upon_o ââat_a great_a person_n we_o read_v of_o 2_o king_n â_z 2_o the_o lord_n by_o his_o prophet_n have_v âretold_v a_o sudden_a great_a plenty_n to_o come_v âor_a the_o famine_n be_v now_o sad_a and_o grievous_a ãâã_d samaria_n this_o great_a man_n instead_o of_o entertain_v this_o comfortable_a news_n with_o faith_n and_o thankfulness_n reject_v it_o wiââ_n scorn_n and_o disdain_n and_o a_o bold_a presumptuous_a question_n full_a of_o unbelief_n if_o ãâã_d lord_n will_v make_v window_n in_o heaven_n ãâã_d this_o thing_n be_v as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v if_o ãâã_d thus_o do_v yet_o this_o plenty_n can_v not_o be_v ãâã_d plain_o contradict_v the_o prophet_n woââ_n he_o question_n both_o the_o power_n and_o ãâã_d truth_n of_o god_n he_o deny_v both_o his_o aââlity_n and_o his_o veracity_n and_o it_o be_v a_o speeââ_n that_o have_v too_o much_o blasphemy_n in_o it_o ãâã_d not_o only_o speak_v as_o if_o the_o thing_n itself_o ãâã_d unlikely_a but_o plain_o that_o the_o lord_n hââself_n can_v not_o do_v it_o therefore_o his_o âââstion_n meet_v with_o a_o terrible_a answer_n ãâã_d hold_v thou_o shall_v see_v it_o with_o thy_o eye_n ãâã_d shall_v not_o eat_v thereof_o thus_o infidelity_n ãâã_d prive_v man_n of_o the_o comfort_n of_o what_o ãâã_d have_v promise_v all_o thing_n be_v possible_a ãâã_d he_o that_o believe_v but_o nothing_o be_v possâââ_n to_o he_o that_o believe_v not_o and_o this_o ãâã_d gravate_v this_o great_a man_n misery_n ãâã_d though_o he_o shall_v see_v this_o plenty_n yet_o ãâã_d shall_v not_o eat_v of_o it_o to_o come_v so_o ãâã_d the_o mercy_n and_o yet_o not_o to_o partake_v of_o ãâã_d be_v the_o great_a misery_n the_o sum_n of_o ãâã_d come_v to_o this_o to_o fright_v we_o all_o from_o âââving_v to_o do_v with_o this_o provoke_a sââ_n ãâã_d unbelief_n as_o the_o apostle_n exhort_v ãâã_d caution_n we_o to_o take_v heed_n lest_o our_o seâââ_n fall_v after_o the_o same_o example_n of_o unbelief_n heb._n 4.11_o so_o let_v we_o be_v the_o more_o heedful_a because_o we_o be_v least_o suspicious_a of_o ourselves_o in_o this_o particular_a every_o one_o be_v ready_a to_o think_v he_o believe_v the_o power_n and_o truth_n of_o god_n till_o it_o come_v to_o the_o trial_n and_o then_o there_o be_v too_o much_o question_v these_o thing_n this_o be_v evident_a in_o that_o we_o can_v believe_v god_n in_o little_a matter_n but_o not_o in_o great_a and_o more_o difficult_a whereas_o his_o power_n can_v effect_v the_o hard_a as_o well_o as_o the_o easy_a be_v there_o any_o thing_n too_o hard_o for_o the_o lord_n be_v not_o he_o faithful_a that_o have_v promise_v shall_v we_o be_v like_o thomas_n who_o will_v believe_v no_o further_o than_o he_o see_v the_o lord_n heal_v our_o unbelief_n use_v 2._o suffer_v the_o word_n of_o exhortation_n if_o god_n provide_v for_o his_o people_n in_o all_o their_o wilderness-condition_n then_o let_v they_o be_v find_v faithful_a in_o wilderness-work_n and_o duty_n particular_o 1._o be_v thankful_a to_o god_n for_o his_o care_n of_o you_o and_o provision_n for_o you_o in_o all_o your_o strait_n say_v as_o david_n bless_v the_o lord_n o_o my_o soul_n and_o forget_v
that_o lie_n in_o the_o same_o womb_n borough_n up_o in_o the_o same_o family_n the_o one_o take_v ãâã_d other_o left_a the_o one_o belove_v the_o othââ_n not_o 5._o it_o be_v a_o excellent_a and_o precious_a loââ_n even_o to_o admiration_n how_o excellent_a ãâã_d precious_a as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o margin_n of_o yââ_n bibles_n be_v thy_o love_a kindness_n 36.7_o psal_n 36.7_o o_o god_n sâââ_n the_o psalmist_n some_o think_v he_o speak_v ãâã_d god_n general_a love_a kindness_n and_o if_o ãâã_d than_o the_o argument_n be_v the_o strong_a hâ_n much_o more_o excellent_a be_v his_o love_n to_o ãâã_d own_o people_n when_o a_o man_n do_v well_o ãâã_d commend_v he_o if_o he_o do_v eminent_o ãâã_d extol_v he_o but_o if_o his_o action_n be_v supâââ_n eminent_a than_o we_o admire_v he_o such_o the_o love_n of_o god_n not_o only_o good_a as_o daâ_n say_v thy_o love_a kindness_n be_v good_a ãâã_d excellent_a yea_o even_o to_o wonderment_n hâ_n excellent_a be_v thy_o love_a kindness_n o_o god_n compare_v it_o with_o other_o thing_n that_o man_n esteââ_n precious_a and_o we_o shall_v see_v this_o true_a wâââ_n be_v one_o of_o the_o most_o excellent_a creature_n god_n yet_o the_o experience_n the_o spoââ_n have_v of_o this_o love_n of_o god_n cause_v she_o to_o ãâã_d thy_o love_n be_v better_a than_o wine_n 1._o cant._n 1._o the_o love_n of_o christ_n manifest_v in_o his_o ordinance_n be_v as_o a_o feast_n of_o fat_a thing_n 25.6_o isa_n 25.6_o as_o wine_n on_o the_o lees_n well_o refine_v let_v but_o their_o soul_n enjoy_v communion_n with_o he_o and_o they_o have_v a_o more_o abundant_a sweetness_n than_o in_o the_o choice_a pleasure_n of_o this_o world_n 7._o psal_n 104.15_o prov._n 30.6_o 7._o wine_n make_v glad_a the_o natural_a heart_n of_o man_n therefore_o it_o be_v say_v give_v wine_n to_o they_o that_o be_v of_o a_o heavy_a heart_n but_o the_o love_n of_o god_n shed_v abroad_o into_o the_o heart_n make_v glad_a even_o the_o very_a soul_n of_o man_n wine_n may_v âââvive_v and_o restore_v the_o natural_a spirit_n but_o this_o love_n restore_v the_o soul_n and_o make_v believer_n forget_v terror_n of_o conscience_n and_o agony_n of_o spirit_n &_o remember_v their_o miseââ_n no_o more_o what_o shall_v i_o speak_v of_o wine_n which_o be_v but_o one_o help_n to_o nature_n life_n be_v ââe_z most_o excellent_a good_a in_o nature_n and_o ââe_v most_o desirable_a mercy_n when_o god_n ââlls_v baruch_n that_o he_o will_v give_v he_o his_o life_n or_o a_o prey_n he_o imply_v 45._o jer._n 45._o that_o it_o be_v the_o beate_v outward_a good_a and_o therefore_o make_v the_o matter_n of_o a_o promise_n he_o know_v the_o worth_n of_o it_o who_o say_v 2.4_o job_n 2.4_o skin_n for_o skin_n ând_v all_o a_o man_n have_v will_v he_o give_v for_o his_o life_n âet_z the_o psalmist_n declare_v the_o love_a kindâess_n of_o god_n to_o be_v better_a than_o life_n 63.3_o psal_n 63.3_o these_o word_n be_v various_o read_v some_o thus_o melior_fw-la est_fw-la quam_fw-la virorum_fw-la thy_o love_a kindness_n be_v better_a than_o the_o love_n of_o man_n their_o favour_n many_o time_n be_v a_o snare_n and_o sometime_o a_o mischief_n god_n love_n be_v always_o beneficial_a yea_o it_o be_v beatifical_a suââ_n vitas_fw-la say_v other_o who_o understand_v it_o ãâã_d the_o condition_n of_o life_n man_n choose_v tââ_n themselves_o as_o we_o common_o say_v sucâ_n live_v a_o husbandman_n life_n a_o scholar_n life_n or_o a_o soldier_n life_n take_v which_o of_o theââ_n live_v you_o please_v or_o take_v they_o together_o and_o all_o of_o the_o like_a nature_n that_o you_o can_v adâââ_n to_o they_o and_o the_o love_n of_o god_n be_v betteâ_n than_o all_o those_o life_n with_o all_o their_o accommodation_n take_v it_o as_o most_o usual_o it_o be_v for_o man_n natural_a life_n which_o be_v the_o beâââ_n and_o most_o excellent_a natural_a good_a &_o so_o wâââ_n read_v to_o he_o that_o be_v join_v to_o all_o thâ_n live_v there_o be_v hope_n for_o a_o live_a dog_n be_v beâter_a than_o a_o dead_a lion_n we_o read_v also_o thaâ_n the_o philosopher_n prefer_v the_o least_o flââ_n upon_o this_o account_n 9.4_o eccles_n 9.4_o that_o it_o have_v life_n to_o thââ_n sun_n which_o though_o far_o more_o glorious_a yââ_n it_o be_v inanimate_a and_o without_o life_n bââ_n notwithstanding_o all_o this_o the_o love_a kindness_n of_o god_n be_v a_o more_o excellent_a gooâ_n better_o than_o life_n itself_o for_o it_o bring_v neârer_a to_o god_n in_o thy_o favour_n be_v life_n saiâ_n david_n even_o eternal_a life_n it_o be_v this_o loââ_n that_o make_v life_n desirable_a and_o pleasant_a 30.5_o psal_n 30.5_o ãâã_d be_v not_o worth_a the_o while_n to_o live_v in_o tââ_n world_n only_o to_o enjoy_v sensual_a pleasure_n and_o worldly_a profit_n which_o be_v but_o for_o a_o season_n and_o perish_v in_o the_o use_n now_o quod_fw-la efficit_fw-la tale_n magis_fw-la est_fw-la tale_n that_o which_o make_v life_n delightful_a must_v needs_o be_v more_o pleasant_a itself_o this_o be_v it_o which_o make_v david_n the_o more_o thankful_a to_o god_n for_o restore_v his_o health_n and_o spare_v his_o life_n even_o because_o of_o the_o love_n of_o god_n with_o which_o his_o life_n be_v crown_v 4._o psal_n 103.2_o 4._o bless_v the_o lord_n o_o my_o soul_n say_v he_o and_o forget_v not_o all_o his_o benefit_n who_o redeem_v my_o life_n from_o destruction_n and_o crown_v i_o with_o love_a kindness_n and_o tender_a mercy_n in_o a_o word_n natural_a life_n be_v not_o so_o far_o good_a but_o it_o may_v be_v apprehend_v sub_fw-la ratione_fw-la mali_fw-la as_o a_o evil_a and_o this_o not_o only_o by_o achitophel_n judas_n and_o all_o such_o who_o destroy_v their_o own_o life_n but_o even_o by_o very_o holy_a man_n as_o elijah_n job_n jonah_n and_o other_o who_o have_v petition_v the_o lord_n very_o earnest_o either_o through_o slavish_a fear_n or_o press_v affliction_n or_o sinful_a impatience_n that_o they_o may_v die_v that_o god_n will_v take_v away_o their_o life_n and_o the_o like_a expression_n i_o be_o weary_a of_o my_o life_n 27.46_o gen._n 27.46_o say_v rebeccah_n because_o of_o the_o daughter_n of_o heth._n if_o jacob_n take_v a_o wife_n of_o they_o what_o good_a will_v my_o life_n do_v i_o but_o none_o ever_o be_v know_v to_o put_v up_o such_o prayer_n or_o make_v such_o complaint_n touch_v the_o love_n of_o god_n none_o ever_o say_v thus_o or_o to_o thâ_n effect_n lord_n take_v away_o thy_o love_n froâ_n i_o or_o lord_n i_o be_o weary_a of_o thy_o loviâ_n kindness_n and_o if_o such_o and_o such_o cross_n befall_v i_o what_o good_a shall_v thy_o love_n do_v mâ_n no_o no_o the_o saint_n know_v that_o this_o be_v thâ_n life_n of_o their_o life_n the_o joy_n of_o their_o heart_n their_o great_a comfort_n at_o all_o time_n aââ_n their_o only_a support_n in_o evil_a time_n thaâ_n the_o five_o 6._o the_o love_n of_o god_n be_v a_o satisfyââ_n love_n it_o be_v satisfy_v both_o to_o god_n aââ_n good_a man_n to_o god_n who_o be_v say_v to_o rââ_n in_o his_o love_n 3.17_o zeph._n 3.17_o he_o stay_v himself_o upon_o ãâã_d love_n be_v every_o way_n self-sufficient_a ãâã_d be_v say_v to_o be_v well_o please_v in_o his_o son_n 3.17_o mat._n 3.17_o ãâã_d centre_n acquiesce_v or_o rest_n in_o he_o god_n ãâã_d also_o say_v to_o rest_v in_o his_o sabbath_n and_o to_o reââ_n in_o his_o church_n and_o people_n of_o zion_n ãâã_d have_v say_v 14._o psal_n 132.13_o 14._o this_o be_v my_o rest_n for_o ever_o yet_o ââtimately_o he_o do_v rest_n in_o his_o love_n this_o ãâã_d full_o satisfy_v to_o his_o heart_n there_o be_v nâ_n thing_n external_a that_o he_o can_v rest_v in_o either_o he_o must_v rest_v in_o his_o love_n or_o be_v leave_v without_o any_o hope_n of_o rest_n which_o can_v poââsibly_o befall_v he_o it_o be_v also_o that_o whiââ_n give_v all_o good_a man_n full_a satisfaction_n at_o aââ_n time_n and_o in_o all_o thing_n though_o thâ_n have_v all_o outward_a thing_n they_o can_v desirââ_n yet_o if_o he_o withdraw_v but_o the_o sense_n of_o ãâã_d love_n they_o be_v trouble_v disquiet_v 5._o cant._n 3._o cant._n 5._o and_o can_v rest_v as_o you_o see_v in_o the_o spouse_n but_o when_o they_o enjoy_v this_o they_o can_v say_v they_o have_v enough_o they_o be_v satisfy_v 14.8_o john_n 14.8_o show_v we_o the_o father_n say_v they_o and_o it_o suffice_v it_o supply_v all_o want_n it_o fill_v up_o all_o condition_n let_v they_o have_v the_o clear_a apprehension_n and_o sensible_a fruition_n of_o this_o love_n and_o this_o will_v give_v they_o better_o content_v and_o satisfaction_n than_o all_o the_o world_n can_v do_v in_o the_o want_n thereof_o 55.2_o isa_n 55.2_o here_o man_n be_v spend_v their_o money_n for_o what_o which_o be_v not_o bread_n