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A72054	The saints legacies: or, A collection of certaine promises out of the word of God Collected for private use, but published for the comfort of Gods people: by Anne Phoenix.; Collection of certaine promises out of the word of God.	Fawkner, Antony, b. 1601 or 2, attributed name.; Farindon, Anthony, 1598-1658, attributed name.	1633 (1633)	STC 10635.3; ESTC S124923	43,955	285

and yee shall live When thou hast got some life and fearest the losing of it apply Your hearts shall live for ever The 36. Legacie WHen thou fearest thou shalt fall away and beginnest to decline apply 1. Cor. 1.8 Christ shall also confirme you unto the end that yee may be blamelesse in the day of our Lord Iesus Christ Psal 16.8 I have set the Lord alwayes before me because hee is at my right hand I shall not bee moved Psalm 145.14 The Lord upholdeth all that fall and raiseth up all those that bee bowed downe Psalm 92.12.14 The righteous shall flourish like the Palme-tree He shall grow like a Cedar in Lebanon They shall still bring forth fruit in old age they shall be fat and flourishing Psal 1.3 And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water that bringeth forth his fruit in his season his leafe also shall not wither Psal 31.24 Hee shall stablish thine heart Job 11.15.27 Thou shalt bee stedfast thine age shall bee clearer then the noone day thou shalt shine forth thou shalt be as the morning Judg. 5.31 They that love the Lord shall bee as the Sunne when it goeth forth in his might Now we see that nothing can hinder the Sunne in his might but it chaseth away the darkenesse and clouds before it and ceaseth not till it hath runne his race so shall the childe of God for the Lord hath said it wee need not doubt of it If thou fearest thine owne weaknesse and the power of temptation with the subtilty of Satan apply That God whose power and wisedome over-reacheth all other hath said Hee will confirme you to the end He shall stablish thine heart thy leafe shall not fade Art thou hard pursued by sinne and Satan apply that God whose power and wisedome over-reacheth all he hath said He will stablish thee If thou bee ready to fall and faint apply The Lord upholdeth all them that fall and lifteth up all them that are ready to fall thou shalt pot slide It thou fearest that though thou be kept frō sin yet thy graces shall decay apply The righteous shall flourish as a Palme-tree and shall grow as a Cedar in Lebanon They shall bring forth fruit in their age they shall be fat and flourishing thou shalt bring forth fruit in season thou shalt be stable thine age shall appeare more cleare then noone day Thou shalt shine as the morning The 37. Legacie WHen wee are falne and seare the Lord will leave us so then apply Psal 55.22 Cast thy burden upon the Lord and hee shall sustaine thee hee shall never suffer the righteous to be moved Psal 37.24.28 Though he fall hee shall not bee utterly cast downe for the Lord upholdeth him with his hand For the Lord loveth judgement and forsaketh not his Saints they are preserved for ever Jer. 32.40 I will put my feare in their hearts that they shall not depart from mee When thou art fallen and fellest a great loade of sinne or misery upon thee and no power to unload thy selfe thy graces so weak that they will not helpe thee and therefore thou thinkest thy state desperate apply Though he fall he shall not bee cast off for the Lord putteth under his hand Therefore though sinne and misery bee never so heavy to presse thee downe yet that powerfull hand of God when thou art at the lowest being under thee shall easily lift thee up thou hast his promise he will not suffer thee to fall for ever The 38. Legacie WHē the Lord hath for saken thee in thine owne feeling and thou searest hee will not returne againe apply Isai 54 7 8 9 10. For a small moment have I forsaken thee but with great mercies will I gather thee In a little wrath I had my face from thee for a moment but with everlasting kindnesse will I have mercy on thee saith thee Lord thy Redeemer For this is as the waters of Noah unto mee for as I have sworne that the Waters of Noah shall no more goe over the earth so have I sworne that I would not bee wroth with thee nor rebuke thee For the mountaines shall depart and the hils shall bee removed but my kindnesse shall not depart from thee neither shall the covenant of my peace bee removed saith the Lord that hath mercie on thee Gen. 17.7 I will establish my covenant betwixt thee and me and everlasting covenant to bee a God unto thee Deut. 31.8 I will bee with thee I will not faile thee neither forsake thee feare not neither bee dismayed 1 King 6.13 I will not for sake my people 2 Chron. 15.2 The Lord is with you while you be with him Job 8.20 Behold God will not cast away a perfect man Job 36.5 Behold God is mighty and despiseth not any Hosea 2.19.20 I will betroth thee unto mee for ever yea I will betroth thee unto mee in righteousness and in judgement and in loving kindnesse and in mercies I will even betroth thee unto me in faithfulnesse The 39. Legacie WHen thou feelest thy vilenesse and fearest the Lord will loath thee for it apply Levit. 26.11 My soule shall not abhorre you Hosea 14.4 I will love them freely for mine anger is turned away from them Deut. 7.13 I will love thee John 14.21.23 Hee that loveth mee shall be loved of my Father and I will love him and will manifest my selfe to him my Father will love him and wee will come unto him and make our abode with him Jer. 3.41 I will rejoyce over them to doe them good When thou seest a multitude of sinnes so that thou seemest most loathsome apply My soule shall not loath you When thou seest nothing in thy selfe that should move him to love thee but all to the contrary apply I will love them freely If thou fearest thy many sinnes will cause the Lord not to delight in thee apply I will delight in thee If thou fearest thy sin will cause the Lord to hide himselfe from thee apply I will shew mine owne selfe unto him The 40. Legacie WHen thou feelest thy spirituall poverty apply Math. 5.3 Blessed are the poore in spirit for theirs is the Kingdome of Heaven Isai 66.2 To him will I looke saith the Lord that is poore and of a contrite spirit and trembleth at my words When thou feelest thy sinnes many and thy graces very little and therefore fearest that such a miserable creature as them art shall not inherit heaven apply Blessed are the poore in spirit for theirs is the Kingdome of heaven If thou fearest the Lord will not looke upō thee apply To him will I looke saith the Lord that is of a contrite spirit The 41. Legacie WHen thou art in a strait and knowest not what to chuse either in some truth or in something that is to bee done that thou knowest not what to chuse apply Psalm 25.22 Him shall hee teach in the way that he shall chuse verse 13. His soule shall dwell at ease

ready to faint through weakenesse apply He is a river of water in a drie place to revive thy spirits and as the shadow of a great rocke under which thou maist safely repose thy selfe When thou findest thy sinnes very heavy apply I will ease you When thou hast no rest in thy soule because of sinne apply You shall finde rest to our soules He shall save his people from their sinnes both from the punishment the power If thou fearest length of time in temptations apply The God of peace shall bruise Satan under your feet shortly The 6. Legacie WHen thou turnest from sinne and doubtest of the pardon of it apply Isai 1.18 Though your sinnes bee as skarlet they shall bee as white as snow though they bee red like crimson they shall be as wooll Isai 55.7 Let the wicked forsake his way and the unrighteous man his thoughts and let him returne unto the Lord and he will have mercy on him and to our God for hee will abundantly pardon Micah 7.18.19 Who is a God like unto thee that pardoneth iniquity and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage hee retaineth not his anger for ever because hee delighteth in mercy Hee will turne againe hee will have compassion upon us hee will subdue our iniquities and thou wilt cast all their sinnes into the depthes of the sea Prov. 28.13 He that confesseth and forsaketh his sinnes shall finde mercy 1 Iohn 1.9 If wee confesse our sinnes hee is faithfull just to forgive us our sinnes and to cleanse us from all unrighteousnesse When thou seest thy soule of a sinfull colour apply Though they be red like crimson they shall be as white as wooll If thou fearest God will hardly be intreated apply Hee will have mercie for he is ready to forgive If wee feare that our sinnes have taken such strong hold upon us as wee shall never get from them apply He will clense us from all our unrighteousnesse See God promiseth to be the cleanser feare not the hardnesse of the worke The 7. Legacie WHen thou feelest many rebelliōs in thine heart and life and would'st have them not onely pardoned but subdued apply Hos 14.5 I will heale their back-sliding Which promise as I thinke containes thus much that God will not onely pardon but heale us and in stead of rebellious hearts and lives will give us obedient hearts and lives for as healing followeth the curing of sicknesse so obedience doth the curing of rebellion Micah 7.19 Hee will subdue our iniquities When thou feelest sinne very strong flie to this promise and apply the strength of him that promiseth against the strength of sinne it is the Lord that hath promised to subdue it what though Sinne and Satan joyne their force together yet the Lord is stronger then all their force wee need not doubt The 8. Promise VVHen thou feelest thine heart hard and full of corruption apply Ezek. 36.26 A new heart also will I give you and a new spirit will I put within you and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh and I will give you an heart of flesh Deut. 30.6 And the Lord thy God will circumcise thine heart and the heart of thy seed to love the Lord thy God with all thine heart and with all thy soule that thou maist live When thou feelest thine heart worldly carnall apply I will circumcise thine heart A new heart will I give thee When nothing will breake thine heart apply the power of Jehovah that hath promised to cure thee in taking away thy stonie heart The 9. Legacie WHen thou cāst not bridle nature but it breakes forth into violent passions to contention apply Isai 11.6 The Wolfe also shall dwell with the Lambe and the Leopard shall lie downe with the Kid and the Calfe and the young Lyon and the fatling together and a little child shall lead them Such shall bee the power of the Gospell that those which are by nature like Wolves and devouring beasts shall dwell very peaceably and if wee finde our nature such we must apply the Wolfe shall dwell with the Lambe Micah 7.19 Hee will subdue our iniquities and will cast all our sinnes into the depth of the sea that which is cast into the Sea as it appeareth not in sight so wee cannot get it againe though we would so will God doe by our sinnes cast them out of his sight so as we shall not returne to them any more presse him with his promise and you shall finde more then you thinke The 10. Promise WHen thou feelest thy selfe in bondage to some sin apply Iohn 8.32 You shall know the Truth and the Truth shall make you free Rom. 6.14 Sinne shall not have dominion over you When thou feelest thy bondage that thou canst not doe good or keepe thy selfe from evill apply The truth shall make you free If thy sins often prevaile against thee apply Sinne shall not have dominion over you Psal 130.8 Hee shall redeem Israel from all his iniquities The 11. Promise WHen thou feelest some sin so strong in thee that thou fearest it will breake out to Gods dishonour and the blemishing of Religion apply 1 Thess 5.23 24. That your whole spirit soule and body may be preserved blamelesse unto the comming of our Lord Iesus Christ Faithfull is hee that calleth you who also will doe it That God which hath called thee will keepe thee blamelesse unto the comming of Christ therefore use the meanes and rest upon the Lords faithfulnesse which never faileth them which trust in him 2. Thess 3.3 But the Lord is faithfull who shall stablish you and keepe you from evill 1 Iohn 1.9 If we confesse our sinnes he is faithfull and just to forgive us our sinnes and to cleanse us from all unrighteousnesse By cleansing as I thinke is meant not onely from the guilt of sinne but the power of it that the filthinesse of it shall not appeare in our lives and conversations When sinne pursues thee hard to make thee fall doe thou pursue the Lord with prayers for performance of this promise and doubt not of the issue Micah 7.19 Hee will subdue our iniquities And to these adde the prayer of Christ John 17.15 I pray not that thou shouldest take them out of the world but that thou shouldest keepe them from the evill Now what greater evill then sinne therefore though thy prayers be but weake against it yet hee hath prayed that was alway heard therefore fight and be sure of victory The 12. Legacie WHen thou art stayed from sinne by admonition apply Ezek 3.21 If thou warne the righteous man that the righteous sinne not and he doth not sin hee shall surely live because he is warned When any admonish thee obey and it shall be life to thy soule therfore receive the admonition and apply Hee shall live because he is admonished The 13. Legacie IF thou fearest God will destroy thee for thy sinnes apply Ezek. 18.30 Turne your selves from

all your transgressions so iniquity shall not bee your ruine Mat. 1.21 Hee shall save his people from their sinnes When thou fearest the greatnesse or multitude of thy sinnes will be thy destruction apply Iniquity shall not bee your ruine When thou seest no meanes of safety apply Hee that is Christ shall save his people from their sinnes The 14. Legacie IF thou be tempted to uncleannesse apply Prov. 2.16 He shall deliver thee from the strange woman 1 Thess 5.24 Thy bodie shall be kept blamelesse untill the comming of Christ The 15. Legacie IF thou canst not finde out thy sin for which God correcteth thee apply Job 36.9 If they bee tyed with the cords of affliction then will I shew them their worke and their sins A wise father will not correct his childe but hee will shew him wherefore how else should hee amend his fault much more will the Lord. But wee enjoy not many promises because wee sue not for them Thus farre about Sinne the next promises are about Grace The 16. Legacie IN doubt of salvation apply God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Sonne that whosoever beleeveth in him should not perish but have everlasting life Joh. 3.16 John 5.24 Hee that heareth my word and be leeveth on him that sent me hath everlasting life and shall not come into condemnation but is passed from death unto life John 8.51 If any man keepe my saying he shall never see death John 11.25 He that beleeveth in me though he were dead yet shall hee live And whosoever beleeveth in me shall never see death If thou doubt that thou shalt perish and not be saved apply Hee that beleeves in Christ shall not perish but shall have everlasting life and shall not come into condemnation Labour to beleeve these Promises and that is all that is required of thee for the obtaining of what is promised The 17. Legacie WHen thou findest thine heart as a wildernesse barren of good apply Esa 35.1 2. The wildernesse and the solitarie place shall bee glad for them and the desart shall rejoyce and blossome as the Rose It shall blossome abundantly and rejoyce even with joy and singing This promise is made to the Church and every member of it may applie it to themselves therfore when thou feelest thine heart as a desart wildernes and waste ground void of good full of bryers thornes of sinne then know thou shalt not onely bring forth sweet smelling graces like roses but also all abundance of thē Pro. ●1 28 The righteous shal flourish as a branch Prov. 13 4 The soule of the diligent shall be made fat Hos 14.5 6. I will be as the dew to Israel hee shall grow as the Lilly and cast forth his roots like Lebanon His branches shall spread and his beauty be as the Olive tree and his smell as Lebanon When we want meanes to make us fruitfull apply The Lord will be a dew to Israel When wee desire to flourish and grow up in grace apply He shall grow as the Lilly his branches shall spread If thou wouldest shine forth in the beauty of holines apply His beauty shal be as the Olive-tree as the Lilies whose glorie is greater then Salomons in all his royalty If thou wouldest have thy graces send sorth a sweet smell apply His smell shall be as Lebanon If thou fearest the continuance of this estate apply Hee shall fasten his rootes as the trees of Lebanon It matters not how great our barrennes bee when God will be a dew to us it will quickly make us fruitful we shall bring forth fruits glorious to the sight as the Lilly and as the Olive tree and the sent of our graces shall bee a sweet smelling savour as the trees of Lebanon Therefore though thou feelest thy heart yet barren and thou hast used meanes long and yet art not fruitfull still use the meanes and beleeve for therein did Abraham glorifie God that hee beleeved above hope that Sarah should have a sonne whose wombe was barren and by yeares past child bearing so though thine heart remaine barren in thine owne feeling after long use of meanes yet still follow seeing in the meanes and beleeve for wee have as sure promises and as faithfull a performer as Abraham had Jesus Christ yesterday and to day and the same for ever John 7.38 He that be leeveth on mee out of his belly shall flow rivers of water of life The 18. Legacie WHē thou art troubled for want of holinesse apply Exod. 19.6 You shall bee an holy nation Deut. 28.9 And the Lord shall establish thee an holy people unto himselfe The Lord will make thee holy therefore Sin nor Satan nor wicked men cannot hinder thy holinesse for hee that makes thee holy is stronger then all and doth what he will 1 Thess 5.23.24 The God of peace shall sanctifie you throughout in spirit soule and body Faithfull is hee which calleth you which will also doe it The 19. Legacie WHen thou canst not offer up any sacrifice to God of prayer or praise or thy selfe in sacrifice apply Exod. 19.6 Yee shall be unto mee a kingdome of priests God promiseth that wee shall be priests that is such as shall offer up sacrifice unto him for that was the priests office Therefore when thou findest thy selfe unable to pray or praise the Lord or to offer up thy selfe to God soule and body strive in faith grounded on the promises that hee which commanded hath also promised to make us a-able to do it for he hath said Wee shall bee Priests Malac. 1.11 In every place incense shall bee offered to my name and a pure offering which is spoken of the beleeving Gentiles therefore thou being one of them shalt be able to offer up pure offerings The 20. Legacie WHen thou feelest littlegrace knowledge faith love repentance all very little apply Job 8.7 Though thy beginning be small yet thy latter end shall greatly increase Matth. 13.12 Whosoever hath to him shall be given and hee shall have abundance Therefore let not thy small beginnings discourage thee but if thou canst prove thou hast some grace then joyne faith and diligence together they will quickly make thee rich The 21. Promise WHen thou findest al thy graces very weake no strength to performe any spirituall duty either prayer or fasting or any other duty then apply Psalme 29.11 The Lord will give strength unto his people Isa 40.29.31 Hee giveth power to the faint and to them which have no might he increaseth strength They that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength they shall mount up with wings as Eagles they shall run and not be weary they shall walke and not faint When thou feelest thy selfe faint stay thy selfe with this promise Hee giveth strength to him that fainteth When thou feelest no power apply to him that hath no strength he increaseth power If thou hast lost thy power then stay thy selfe with this they shall renew their

my sheepe from their mouther they shall no more devoure them When through their greatnesse our weakenesse they push us so with their hornes that wee are scattered both sheepheard from people and one from another apply I will helpe my sheep and they shall no more bee spoiled I will cause the wilde beasts to cease out of the land The 60. Legacie WHen through evill shepheards we are come to great miserie apply Ezek. 34.16 I will seeke that which was lost and bring againe that which was driven away and will binde up that which was broken and will strengthen that which was sicke Isai 30.20 Though the Lord give you the bread of adversitie and the water of affliction yet shall not thy teachers bee removed into a corner any more but thine eyes shall see thy teachers When through evill sheepheards thou art come to such an estate as thou feelest thy selfe to have lost God and goodnesse and art driven away from all things that might helpe thee apply I will seeke that which was lost I will bring againe that which was driven away When thou art even broken with misery and growne very weake apply I will binde up that which was broken and strengthen that which was weake When they Teachers which should helpe thee in this estate are forced to flie and hide themselves for feare of wicked sheepheards apply Thy teachers shall not bee removed into a corner any more but thine eyes shall see thy Teachers Thus farre of the ordinances of God which are ordinary Now for the duty of Fasting which is extraordinary The 61. Legacie WHen thou settest thy selfe to fast apply Mat. 6.18 If thou fast in secret thy father which seeth in secret will reward thee openly Jam. 4.8.10 Draw nigh unto God and hee will draw nigh unto you Humble your selves in the sight of the Lord he shall lift you up Thus farre of the meanes of Grace the next promises are when we suffer presecution for well-doing for all that will live godly must suffer persecution therefore strengthen thy selfe with these promises The 62. Legacie IF thou beest railed upon for well doing apply 1 Peter 4.14 If yee be reproached for the name of Christ happy are yee for the Spirit of God and of glory refleth upon you Matth. 5.11.12 Blessed are yee when men shall revile you and persecute you and shall say all manner of evill against you falsly for my sake Rejoyce and be exceeding glad for great is your reward in heaven for so persecuted they the Prophets which were before you The 63. Legacie WHen they persecute thee any other wayes even unto death apply Matth. 10. 39. He that loseth his life for my sake shall finde it Matth. 5.10 Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousnesse sake for theirs is the Kingdome of Heaven When wee lose any earthly blessing for Gods cause apply Mat. 19.24 Every one that hath forsaken houses or brethren or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or lands for my names sake shall receive an hundred fold and shall inherit everlasting life This is the greatest yet lawfull usury of all others to part with one outward blessing and to receive an hundreth for it to lose a miserable life and to enjoy eternall life to suffer a short time and to have a great reward in heaven to bee disgraced and to have the Spirit of glory rest upon us Therefore when thou art rayled upon apply Blessed am I the Spirit of glory rests upon mee therefore they cannot make me vile Art thou any way persecuted apply theirs is the Kingdome of Heaven great is your reward in Heaven Take they thy life apply Hee that loseth his life for my sake shall finde it Take they away any earthly blessing thou shalt receive an hundreth fold at this present therefore if Vsurers gladly let out their money that hope to receive but eight in the hundreth bee ashamed of thy selfe that thou shouldest not give one for an hundreth when thou hast the promise of him that never failed to perfome The 64. Legacie IN partaking with Gods people in suffering that thou mayst bee partaker of their comforts apply 2 Corinth 1.6 As you are partakers of the sufferings so shall yee bee also of the consolation The 65. Legacie WHen thou art called forth to defēd the truth apply Matth. 10.19 When they deliver you up take no thought how or what ye shall speake for it shall be given you in that same houre what yee shall speake Luke 21.15 I will give you a mouth and wisedome which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainesay nor resist Matth. 10.32 Whosoever confesseth mee before men him will I confesse before my Father which is in heaven When thou fearest thou shalt not bee able to speake in defence of the truth apply It shall bee given thee though thou hast it not before in that houre what thou shalt say If thou fearest the learning of thine adversaries and thine owne simplenesse apply I will give thee not onely a mouth but also wisedome where-against they shall not be able to speake If thou want courage embolden thy selfe with this Christ will confesse thee before his father The 66. Legacie IF thou wouldst bring forth seasonable fruit for every estate and for every duty apply Psal 1.3 Thou shalt bee as a tree which bringeth forth his fruit in season Ezek. 47.12 Hee shall bring forth fruit according to his moneths If thou art to speake or pray or doe any duty that thou mayst doe it seasonably and have fitting words and thoughts apply thou shalt bring forth fruit in season So in every estate prosperity or adversity that thou mayst bring forth the fruits of it apply They shall bring forth fruit in season according to their moneths Thus farre about spirituall things The next promises are about earthly things and because Children are the most excellent therefore I will beginne with them The 67. Legacie IF thou hast children apply Psal 112.2 His seed shall be mighty upon earth the generation of the just shall be blessed Deut. 7.13 Hee will blesse the fruit of thy womb Gen. 17.7 I will establish my covenant betweene mee and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant to be a God unto thee and to thy seed after thee Isai 44.3 4. I will poure my Spirit upon thy seed and my blessing upon thine off spring and they shall spring up as among the grasse as willowes by the water-courses If thou desirest grace and Gods blessing for thy children apply I will poure my Spirit and blessing upon thy seed If thou wouldest have them grow up in it apply They shall grow as among the grasse and as the willowes by the water courses If thou wouldst have them in the covenant with thy selfe thy God to be theirs apply I will make an everlasting covenant with thee to bee God to thee and to thy seed ofter thee Desirest thou outward