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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A08614	Iacobs troublesome iourney to Bethel conteining a briefe exposition, or excellent treatise of the four first verses of the 33. chapter of Genesis: Set foorth by Iohn Overton, Maister of Arts.; Jacobs troublesome journey to Bethel.	Overton, John, Master of Arts.	1586 (1586)	STC 18924; ESTC S104948	39,762	92

my self and depended not vpon the free fauor of God therefore in so doing the Lorde by withdrawing his countenance taught me that my courage was but foole hardines and in mercy shewed me a more sure hold where to trust euen his mountaine to which his good pleasure hee hath established strength Now Iacob we know submitted Iacob depended vpō gods produidence himselfe wholy to Gods prouidence being ready at all times to resigne into his hands whatsoeuer God had bestowed vpon him With this faith therefore Faith looketh God in the face which euer looketh God in the face who performeth that hee promiseth hee goeth boldly and couragiously before his people And surely if we haue faith we are not afraid Mat. 8. 28. Rom. 5. 5. and if we hope we are not ashamed For the grimly coūtenance of the tirants vpon earth whom we behold with our bodily eies are not so terrible vnto vs as the Lord of hostes is comfortable whom our faith which is our spiritual eie beholdeth armed for our defence in the heauens But in this couragiousnes Iacob hath companions but a few for the heads of the people and gouernors of the earth are content to erceed others in wealth and ease and from There is no bridle cā keep vs from couetousnesse Esau cōming we shrinke backe the lururious pomp of this worlde there is no bridle to pluck them back But whē Esau commeth they are content to loose their place of dignity they straine curtesie there who should go foremost This is true in the gouernors this is true in the priests they care not who go before them when any danger is at hand But if there bee any time at the length in which they may cease to be apprentises to the Diuel let them not stop their eares against the great pastor of the flock which saith That Ioh. 10. 11. a good she epheard giueth his life for the sheep After the decease of Moyses which couragiously went before the people thorough a roring wildernes his seruant Iosua was raised vp to continew their conductiō because he had many barbarous Giaunts to suboue and perilous exploits Iosua 1. 5. 7. 9. to atchiue the lord driueth him for wards often with this cōmandemēt Cōfortate Heb. 12. 13. roborate valde Be strong onely be strong And that he might make streight steps to his feete least by halting he should turne out of the way he setteth this promise before him Non derelinquam te ne que deseramte The promise of God to Iosua I will not leaue thee nor forsake thee And the same arme of God which then smote the proud and confounded his enemies before him which cut Rechab Rechab 2. Reg. 4. 12. and wounded the dragon shal in our daies also wake vp if we wil be strong in Gods strength to scatter Esau and his four hundred men before us as chaffe before the winde But the same exclamation which was woont to be in mens mouthes at the death of the faithful prophets agreeth too wel with our time Oh the charriots of Israel and the horsemen of the same for the true prophetes decay and their praier 〈◊〉 Reg. 13. 14. and prophesie was of more force than all our warlike munitions and whose spiritual courage was more mighty than the sturdines of the flesh As for the most part which remain they are turned backward they are like to the sluggard which saith There is a lion in the street yea manie will rather leade the daunce to iniquitie The courage of Iacob was built upon Iacobs courage built on faith Heb. 11. 2. 12. 1. Iacob a patterne of christian courage faith therefore is he reckoned in the nomber of those fathers whose stedfast beliefe the Apostle saieth Hath compassed vs with a great number of witnesses Wel we see a perfect patterne of christian courage the commaundement of God was of more force in him to make him obey than the perill that was instant to make him afraid There was no other way to Bethell Gen. 13. 13. whither he was commanded to returne but by Esau should be therefore contemne the voice of God which said I am the god of Bethel where thou annointest the pillar 〈◊〉 no If God have said go to Bethel we may not stay in Padam Aerā though Esau with foure hundred men stay in the way as wee shal finde them in the right We must obey Gods word way yet must we go to Bethel Obey the word of God he is the God of Bethel It followeth that Iacob bowed himselfe Iacobs deuotion and humilitie to the ground seuen times vntill he came to his brother Here in these words as we haue said before is comprised the humility and devotion of Iacob For it is probable and it is the iudgemēt of many that all this curtesie was not giuen to Esau alone but that hee also in the way deuoutly did humble himselfe before God This deuotion as it is at all times most requisite so do we then most use it feele the most fruit of it when any danger hangeth ouer our heads and we know by experience as many as haue not put awaie the feeling of Gods spirite with both their hands that we are apt by nature to gather pride unto our selves in the time of prosperity And we then forget god most when In prosperity we gather pride forget God be powreth his benefits most beneficially upon us Therefore both the lord gather by the flitting of his childrē by afflictions to set an edge upon their praiers that they may bee keene to cut the cloudes and come before him Some that are not of Our earnest praiers cut the cloudes before God the stubberner sort he humbleth in spirit and maketh them to goe foorth sowing in tears when he seemeth to bend the brows of his iudgement upon their terrified consciences Others that are more unruly he correcteth with the roddes of men and tameth Terrified consciences them with outwarde punishment teaching them deuotion in the schole of affliction Finally there is no dispensation giuen to any of Gods children For the apostle both set down appossitiue lawe As 2. Tim. 9. 10. manie as will liue godlie in Christ Iesu must suffer persecution And when we see the fruite of affliction in the person of Iacob euen deuotion and a religious care of godlines whereas to many of us our ease fulnes of bread hath brought forth contempt and security which of us hauing a spirit any thing better than the spirit of a Pagan wil not wish rather to abide all God correcteth whom he loueth his life under the correction of the Lord the corrector of them whom hee loueth than by wallowing in such prosperitie which many are not able to weld to becōe like a horse or mule which hath no understainding Psal 32. 10 The prophet Dauid bringeth in himselfe for an example to confirme this