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A66558	The vanity of mans present state proved and applyed in a sermon on Psalm 39.5. With divers sermons of the saints communion with God, and safety under his protection, in order to their future glory, on Psalm 73. 23, 24, 25, 26. By the late able and faithful minister of the Word John Wilson	Wilson, John, minister of the Word.; Golborne, J.	1676 (1676)	Wing W2905; ESTC R218560	137,734	239

sooner sometimes have his people done praying but he gives them a gracious Answer 2 Kings 20. 4 5. Thus Isaiah must return immediately after the delivery of his message to Hezekiah and tells him that his prayer was heard a quick return did God make Nay sometimes he do's it while they are praying Dan. 9. 20. Whilst Daniel was praying confessing his own and the peoples sins even while he was speaking in prayer Gabriel being caused to flie swiftly came and touched him ver 23. He saith that at the beginning of his supplication the commandment came forth and he was sent to tell him things which should be afterwards brought to pass Nay farther sometimes he do's it before they pray Psal. 3. 4. I cryed unto the Lord with my voice and he heard me out of his holy hill So our Translation renders it in the Preter-tense but the word is 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 which is in the future I will call and he heard me as if he should have said I was about to pray to the Lord and am still resolved to do it but as to that which I thought to beg of him he hath happily prevented me for he hath given it me before I asked him for it So Isa. 65. 24. Before they call I will answer and whiles they are yet speaking I will hear While Daniel was speaking God heard and before David cryed to the Lord he heard him It is much grace in him to grant our requests when we have made them and persevered in soliciting his savour more to answer whiles we are making our requests but to do it before we make them doth marvellously express the goodness of his nature 3. There is none like God to be confided and trusted in Men are deceitful and false and apt to fail those that trust in them They make fair flourishes and pretences when a man hath no occasion to use them and afterwards when he needs the performance of their promises turn their backs upon him but God is as firm as the very rocks How ordinarily doth the Scripture propose him as the Rock of his people Psal. 31. 3. Thou art my rock Deut. 32. 4. He is the Rock withal telling us there is none worthy of that title but he 2 Sam. 22. 32. Who is a rock save our God Who ever was disappointed by this God whose ways are perfect Who ever was ashamed that trusted in him Psal. 22. 4. Our father 's trusted in thee they trusted in thee and were delivered And Psal. 28. 7. My heart trusted in him and I am helped 4. There is none like or beside God to be loved or desired Such is the generousness of mans heart that it will bestow it self upon one thing or other Now there is none in all the world so worthy thereof as God and therefore he forbids us to bestow it upon other things and commands us to bestow it upon him 1 Joh. 2. 15. Love not the world neither the things that are in the world if any man love the world the love of the father is not in him Whom then must we bestow our love on Prov. 23. 26. My son give me thine heart And it was Asaphs sense of his peculiar fitness for it that made him cry out Whom have I in heaven but thee and there is none on earth that I desire in comparison of thee 5. There is none like God to be worshipped and adored He is worthy of divine and Religious worship that is to be worshipped as the Author of what good we enjoy the Judge of our actions and disposer of our conditions and there is none else worthy of it but he Matth. 4. 10. Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God and him only shalt thou serve Our Saviour speaks not here of Civil worship for such we are to yeild to others but such as is religious and that he shews is peculiar to God There is neither Saint nor Angel that is fit for it and therefore we find when it hath been offered to them they have refused it Acts 10. 25 26. When Cornelius fell down at Peters feet and worshipped him Peter reproves him with this I my self also am a man A greater worship were the people of Listra about to shew to Barnabas and Paul Acts 14. 11 14. They cryed out the Gods were come down in the likeness of men and were about to do Sacrifice but Barnabas and Paul rent their cloathes when they heard of it ran in amongst them crying ver 15. We are men of like passions with you When John fell at the Angels feet to worship him he is forbidden Revel 19. 10. See thou do it not I am thy fellow servant and of thy brethren that have the testimony of Jesus Worship God Again Rev. 22. 8 9. When he had heard and seen those things which before we shewed he fell down to worship before the feet of the Angel which shewed him those things The Angel forbids him See thou do it not I am thy fellow servant and of thy brethren the Prophets and of them which keep the sayings of this book Worship God 6. There is none like God for a man to be with or whose glory he should desire to partake of I pray think of this we are each of us to choose one for our selves a companion to abide with us to all eternity And there is none like God Saints are sweet companions and much good is to be had in their company the Angels are heavenly company but neither Saints nor Angels are like God The Apostle urgeth it as greatest matter of comfort to the Godly 1 Thes. 4. 17 18. Then when Christ shall appear to judgment we that are alive shall be caught up to meet the Lord in the air and we shall ever be with the Lord wherefore comfort one another with these words 1. Use of Information Of the goodness of God that would be pleased to make known himself to us and work us to a closure with him that he who is so great high that doth infinitely transcend Heaven and Earth Angels and men should work us to a closure with himself We are all naturally addicted to a Deity It s even as easie to keep men from eating and drinking as from the pursuit of a Deity for the latter is as rational and agreeable to the dictates of reason as the former is natural to the cravings of the sensual appetite If we close not with one God we shall with another and men will rather have a thousand Gods than none Now for God when we were to make our choice to come and tell us that he is the true God and work us to a closing with him Oh what goodness was it This was a favour worth ten thousand Hallelujahs Indeed by the contemplation of the works of Creation and Providence we might have learned that there was a God and that he was wise mighty good and the like But that we should know that the God of Israel was he

search that what he had done amiss might be taken away and amended Thus should we do searchhow it goes with head heart life conversation and practice if it go ill with them our communion with God is like to be much interrupted 4. Pray to God to call you home from your extravagancies take you into a state of familiarity with him and preserve you therein Say oh thou that by the beams of the Sun drawest up the dew of the morning by the beams of thy grace and love draw up our souls to thee draw up these heavy hearts of ours we have been heaving at them but do what we can they are pressing downward We find so many intanglments of the world besides earthly propensions in us that unless thou draw our hearts will not be gotten up saith David Psal. 119. 10. With my whole heart have I sought thee Oh let me not wander from thy commandments The hearts of the best of men are addicted to wandring from God and such is our weakness that every thing interrupts us and draws us from God but we must lift up our hearts to God that he would lift them up to himself and never rest till he have united them to him in love and holiness Obj. Here is a question that many may put You speak of abiding with God and dwelling with him I have been about this many years have had convictions and look upon an holy life best agreeing to the soul and the faculties thereof and according to these convictions I have been endeavouring what I can using means this and that way yet God is strange to me what shall I do What help in this case that I may have nearer approaches to God Ans. 1. It is a good sign you have to do with God in that you are sensible that he is strange unto you and are affected with it As for wicked men they desire not the knowledge of God they are without God in the world and content so to be But your sence of Gods displeasure his withdrawings the disconsolateness of being at a distance from him argues that there is more than flesh and blood a principle within thee 2. If it be so as you say betake your selves to searching of heart and see whether there be not some reason that God should stand at a distance Notwitstanding the riches and bowels of Gods unbounded mercy yet he hath regard to his own honour and glory He hath more attributes to look after and vindicate than one Therefore it concerns you if God carry it strangely to consider whether God have not afforded you opportunities invited you to converse with him called cryed waited to try whether you would come and whether you have not refused and slighted that he may complain You would none of me if it be thus no wonder God is a stranger to you Judg. 5. 15. For the divisions of Reuben there were great searchings of heart Sure then Sirs there should be some searchings of heart upon this account when your sins have separated your God from you I commune with mine own heart saith the Psalmist Psal. 77. 6. And my spirit made diligent search He was under this great affliction God seemed to carry it somewhat strangely his trouble hindred his sleep and did so fill his heart that he could not speak he was under Gods desertion as to comfort This puts him upon enquiring how come things to be thus with me If a friend carry it strangely it doth not satisfy us to wonder at it and so let it pass as we would do with another but we enquire what word or action proceeding from us what neglect or injury might cause it If God look not with the same countenance upon us as formerly and his favour be not as heretofore we must make enquiry and diligent search into our whole lives to find what was the meaning of Gods dealing thus How comes it to be thus 3. You must distinguish betwixt his withholding his presence and his comforts Though perhaps you have not much comfort yet you have protection and support which is matter both of satisfaction and thanks so in the words immediateately following the Text thou hast holden me by the right hand The Psalmist you may find was exercised with disquietments yet he had support from God though disconsolate 4. Though God withhold his presence it is not because he is loth to afford it you but that he may make you more tender of it and value it at an higher rate Cant. 5. 6. I opened to my beloved but my beloved had withdrawn himself and was gone this must beget a sad damp in the heart of the Church My soul failed when he spake she sought him but could not find him Before instead of opening to her beloved she excuseth her slothfulness now he is withdrawn he will make his offers more acceptable and more readily imbraced 5. Wait upon God for a more free full and comfortable exhibition of himself to you He is a gracious God adhere therefore unto him and depend upon him Though he may for a time carry himself somewhat strangely towards you yet after a season he may be pleased to be more favourable Isa. 1. 15. I will wait upon the Lord that hideth his face from the house of Jacob and I will look for him This is a good and truly generous and brave resolution notwithstanding all opposition and danger to go on in faith patience and obedience 3. Use Of examination Let us examine how things go with us as to this matter where it is that we are with whom we live and with whom we abide see what communion and fellowship we do maintain with God I shall give some characters of those that abide with God 1. A man that abides with God hath his eyes ever upon the Lord choose where he is he he hath still an eye unto God whether he be at home or abroad his eyes are towards heaven The Lord is his refuge his chief possession Psal. 25. 15. Mine eyes are ever toward the Lord and this was partly in a way of reverence as one afraid of offending him and partly in a way of dependance as one desiring instruction support and help from him Can you say this that your eyes are to the Lord the eyes of your mind and your thoughts are towards God are you upon every occurrence running to God If it be so you are with God 2. He acts ever as in Gods presence He carries himself as one that considers that God hath his eye upon him wherever he is what ever he doth Psal. 16. 8. I have set the Lord alwaies before me he is at my right hand He set God before him not only as the object and end of his actions nor only to be a comfort and support to him whereupon he might rejoyce and his heart be glad but as a witness and judge of his actions which might engage him to sincerity If we did really and fully consider