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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A68204	Spirituall preseruatiues against the pestilence. Or Seuen lectures on the 91. Psalme First printed in Anno. 1593. And now reuised, corrected, and published, as generally for the instruction of ignorant people: so specially for the confirmation of the weake seruants of Iesus Christ; descibing the most diuine and most soueraigne preseruatiues against the pestilence. By H. Holland. Hereunto is added a sweete prayer of M. R. Greenhams, neuer before published.	Holland, Henry, 1555 or 6-1603.; Greenham, Richard.	1603 (1603)	STC 13589; ESTC S117101	86,406	214

otherwhiles takes vp against vs the same scourges which he hath prepared for the vngodly yet assuredly he will giue vs but his fatherly correction and hee will cause vs to vnderstand that all the chasticements of this present life are not worthy the great glory the sonnes of God shall receiue in the life to come Heere let vs dayly with Ieremie in our visitations crie with open mouth O Lorde take mee not away in the continuance of thine anger The Psalmist saith hee casts foorth signes of his feare anger indignation and wrath whē he smites a people with the Pestilence Psal. 78. 49. And let vs striue mightily to bee comforted and to rest patiently by faith in Iesus Christ. First let vs endeuour to receiue by faith an answere from Gods spirit that our sinnes are couered and pardoned and this answere shall more reuiue and comfort our hearts then all the cordials in the world can reuiue the spirits or any partes of the outwarde man Secondly let vs mightily call for the confirmation of our faith that wee may haue patience The daughter of God Patientia Dei alumna saith Tertul for this is a soueraigne preseruatiue against this euill for want of this vnbeleeuers are like birdes in lime or snares which the more they striue to escape the more they are limed and snared It is wonderfull what comfort and courage faith by patience may worke in all true beleeuers This kept Asa when 20000. Ethiopians came about him to deuour him he was greatly inuironed had a strange deliuerance This comforted Dauid when he was ready to be stoned God gaue him great courage Hee comforted himselfe in the Lord his God and receiued a wonderfull deliuerance Likewise Hester in her most dangerous attempt for the preseruation of Gods people Hannaiah Mishael and Azariah and all the Martyrs of God in the world were euer encouraged by faith patiently to beare for the truth sake al the tortures torments which the world could lay vpon them So let vs in the like straites whatsoeuer of warres famine and pestilence cast our selues by faith into Gods bosome and desire that by patience we may possesse our soules in peace and say with P. I know whom I haue trusted Faith in Gods prouidence and faith in the redemption goe togither We can neuer truly trust him with our bodies if wee trust him not with our soules And againe if we doubt of his fauour in earthly things we must needs much more doubt of the same in heauenly things Triall of our faith in Gods Prouidence 1. If wee do not in the good day and in prosperitie attend well the meane of saluation and store vp on soules with comforts we shall be emptie in the euill day when it commeth 2. If we be not sust perswaded that all euil inuentions corrupt imaginations either bred in vs by our owne corruption or iniected into vs by the malice and craft of men or Angels be grieuous sins before the Almightie 2. if we do not mourne for our secret thoughts inward back-sliding falling from God 3. if this holy mourning cause not in vs a holy hatred detestation of all vaine shifts and wicked inuentions of the world we shall not possibly stand in the euill day All professe an asfiance trust in Gods prouidence but vnlesse they trust in his word thier rest is vaine and will deceiue them in the euill day A man must therefore with Dauid Psal. 119. 114. say on this wise O Lord thou art my refuge and shield that is I rest on thy prouidence but note the euidence of this faith and my trust is in thy word for hee that doth not know beleeue reioyce trust in Gods word he can haue no faith in Gods prouidēce God promiseth things temporal things eternall his word containes generall promises and particular promises for all wants of body and soule generall as Ioh. 1. Heb. 13. 56. I will neuer leaue thee nor for sake thee The beleeuer must answer in hart ô Lord thou art my refuge and my trust is in thy word particular for wants Ps. 34. 10. They which seek the Lord shall want nothing that is good To which voice answer with a beleeuing heart O Lord thou art my refuge my trust is in thy word 4. If we haue hope in Gods prouidēce we must take heed that we indent not with the Lord for any thing but simply giue vp our selues to him seeking Gods grace at al t●…mes and with all our hearts and let vs aske other things as pleaseth him for whē wegiue these outward things to the Lord thē will he soonest giue them to vs againe Thus did Dauid in his affliction 2. Sam. 25. 26. If the Lord say I haue no pleasure in thee behold here I am let him do to me as seemeth good in his ey●…s 5. Wee may not aske earthly things as signes of his fauour neither must we esteem the want of these things as tokens of his displeasure THE 2. LECTVRE Verse 2. I say to the Lord O my defence and my fortresse my God is he in whom I trust HEre the Psalmist speaketh of his owne sait●… and experience desiring thereby to teach and confirme others The sense is this Let the men of this life seeke rest and comfort where they please I am thus resolued haue purposed in all troubles plagues c. first to flie vnto the Almightie shadow of gods most graciou●… protection And as I beleeue so will I speake in my heart before God and with my mouth before men that the Lord is my fortresse and the God in whom I will trust O my defer e. The word signifieth a place of refuge to shelter our selues in a great tempest q. a. I will seeke my protection ô Lord vnder thy wings And my fortresse The word signifieth a place of defence in warres Thus by many metaphors the Prophet desires to assure vs what a sure refuge God is vnto his faithfull people in all their troubles In whom I trust On whom I set all my rest and not on the secondarie causes or external meanes on which all vnbeleeuers stay themselues and therefore if these faile them they dispaire or be at their wits end Ier. 17. 5. Cursed be the man that trusteth in man and maketh flesh his arme and withdraweth his hart from the Lord. And continually Ps. 40. 5. Blessed is the man that maketh the Lorde his trust In this verse we may obserue a good mark of a true beleeuer to run to God when most men run from God as in all extremities we daily see It is a most hard point to practise to diuert from the common rode of the wicked in euils and to betake our selues to gods helpe and holy ordinance The men of this world liue daily by examples but we must liue by faith we must be resolued as was Iofhua howsoeuer other men