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A00502	The saints legacies, or A collection of certaine promises out of the word of God Collected for the priuate use, but published for the comfort of Gods people. Whereunto is now added the saints support in times of trouble.; Collection of certaine promises out of the word of God.	Fawkner, Antony, b. 1601 or 2, attributed name. aut; Farindon, Anthony, 1598-1658, attributed name. aut; A. F.	1629 (1629)	STC 10636; ESTC S122118	53,335	250

the holy Spirit to them that aske him Ioel 2.28.29 I will powre out my Spirit upon all flesh and your sonnes and your daughters shall prophesie your old men shall dreame dreames and your young men shall see visions And also upon the servants upon th ehandmaids in those dayes will I powre out my spirit Ioh. 14.16.17 And I will pray the Father and hee shall give you another Comforter that he may abide with you for ever even the Spirit of truth hee dwelleth in you and shall be in you I will not leave you comfortlesse I will come to you When thou canst not pray thy selfe stay thy selfe on these prayers that Christ hath prayed to the Father to give the Spirit and he was heard in all hee prayed for therefore thou maist laime it though thy prayers bee but weake THE XXIV LEGACY If looking on Gods love thou canst not love God againe WHen thou lookest upon the great love of God unto thee and canst not finde thine heart inlarged in loving God again apply this promise Deut. 30.9 I will circumcise thine heart that thou maist love the Lord thy God with all thine heart and with all thy soule THE XXV LEGACY If thou canst not bring thine heart to delight in the Lord. WHen thou canst not bring thine heart to delight in the Lord apply Isai 41.16 Thou shalt rejoyce in the Lord and glory in the holy one of Israel Psal 89.16 In thy name shall they rejoyce all the day and in thy righteousnesse shall they be exalted Iob. 22.26 For then shalt thou have thy delight in the Almighty Psal 33.21 For our heart shall rejoyce in him because we have trusted in his holy name When thou seest cause of rejoycing in the Lord and yet canst not move thine affections apply They shall rejoyce in him If through many troubles and temptations thou findest thy joyes often interrupted apply they shall rejoyce continually in thy name THE XXVI LEGACY If thou feelest not Gods feare in thine heart WHen wee feele not the feare of God in our hearts apply Ier. 33.40 I will put my feare in their hearts If we would have a reverent feare of God when we performe any holy duty or at other times as thou feelest thy need so urge the Lord with this his promise for he delights to be sued to upon his promise by his servants Ezek. 36.37 I will yet for this bee inquired of by the house of Israel to doe it for them THE XXVII LEGACY If thine heart will not praise the Lord. VVHen thou canst not bring thine heart to praise the Lord apply Isa 43.21 This people have I formed for my selfe they shall shew forth my praise Ioel 2.26 Yee shall eat in plenty and be satisfied and praise the name of the Lord your God Psal 22.29 They shall praise the Lord that seeke him When thou seest what great things God hath done for thee and findest not thy self able to set forth his praise apply They shall set forth my praise When thou findest thy ingratefull heart not affected with the mercies thou enjoyest so as they stirre thee not up to praise the Lord apply Hee shall eat and be satisfied and praise the name of the Lord. THE XXVIII LEGACY If thou wantest wisdome WHen thou seest thy want of wisdome makes thee not walke like a Christian so unblameably as thou ought apply Iam. 1.5 If any of you lacke wisdome let him aske of God that giveth to all men liberally and upbraideth not and it shall be given him When thou findest thou want'st wisdome to improve thine afflictions to the best advantage or for the ordering of thy actions occafions and course of life to Gods glory and the good of others and thy selfe then faile not to aske wisdome and doubt not of the obtaining of it THE XXIX LEGACY If thou canst not understand Gods voyce VVHen thou canst not understand the voyce of God in his word or works not knowing what to learne by them apply Isa 35.5 The eares of the deafe shall bee unstopped That is those that were deafe not understanding any thing shall be made to heare that is to understand Ioh. 10.16 Other sheep I have which are not of this fold them also I must bring and they shall heare my voyce Which is a promise to the Gentiles that they shall understand the voyce of God THE XXX LEGACY If thou caust not see into the mysteries of the Gospell IF thou canst not see into the divine my steries of the Gospel apply Isa 35.5 The eyes of the blind shall be opened Isa 42.7 Hee shall open thee eyes of the blind Luk. 4.18 Hee hath sent me to recover sight to the blind These places are what Christ will doe to his people therefore wee need not feare our disease seeing Christ is our Physitian If every creature that for which it was ordained then hee will surely doe that which hee was sent to doe of the Father to give sight to the blind THE XXXI LEGACY If thou seest a good way and hast no power to walke in it WHen thou seest a good way and hast no power to walke in it or art to performe any duty ordinary or extraordinary and feelest no strength to walke in that way apply Ezek. 36.72 And I will put my Spirit within you and cause you to walke in my statutes and ye shall keep my judgements and doe them When thou lookest at the greatnesse of the duty which God commands looke also at the largenesse of his promises for the keeping of them and then thou wilt not be discouraged at it What matters it what hee commands seeing we have his promise If thou fearest the strictnesse of thy wayes that thou shalt not bee able to walke in them though thou step into them sometimes strengthen thy faith in this promise I will give thee my Spirit to cause thee to walke in my wayes Can Sinne or Satan then resist Nay surely the Spirit is stronger and greater is hee that is in us then those that are against us And when wee see great duties which God commands and feare wee shall want strength to doe them apply Hee hath said You shall keep my judgements and doe them Isai 40.31 They shall runne and not be weary they shall walke and not bee faint That is Those which of themselves could not step one step shall be able to runne swiftly in the wayes of God THE XXXII LEGACY If thou wantest memory VVHen thou wantest memory to remember the Word of God apply Ioh. 14.26 But the Comforter which is the holy Ghost whom the Father will send in my name hee shall teach you all things and bring all things to your remembrance whatsoever I have said unto you THE XXXIII LEGACY When thou seest thine ignorance VVHen thou seest thine ignorance and fearest thou shalt not bee able to glorify God as thou mightest if thou had'st more knowledge stirre up thy selfe to desire and apply Ier. 31.33.34 Thus saith the Lord I

be a dew to us it will quickly make us fruitfull we shall bring forth fruits glorious to the sight as the Lilly and as the Olive tree and the sent of our graces shall be a sweet smelling savor as the trees of Lebanon Therefore though thou feelest thy heart yet barrē thou hast used means long 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 Son whose wombe was barren and by yeeres past child-bearing so though thine heart remaine barren in thine own feeling after long use of meanes yet still follow seeking in the meanes and believe for we have as sure promises and as faithfull a performer as Abraham had Iesus Christ yesterday and to day and the same for ever Iohn 7.38 He that believeth on me out of his belly shall flow rivers of water of life THE XVIII LEGACY If thou wantest holinesse WHen thou art troubled for want of holinesse apply Exod. 19.6 You shall be an haly nation Deut. 28.9 And the Lord shall establish thee an holy people unto himselfe The Lord will make thee holy therefore Sinne nor Satan nor wicked men cannot hinder thy holinesse for he that makes thee holy is stronger then all and doth what he will 1. Thess 5.23.24 The God of peace shall sanctify you throughout in spirit soule and body Faithfull is he which calleth you which will also doe it THE XIX LEGACY When thou canst not offer up any sacrifice WHen thou canst not offer up any sacrifice to God of prayer or prayse or thy selfe in sacrifice apply Exod. 19.6 Yee shall bee 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 he which commanded hath also promised to make us able to doe it for he hath said We shall be Priests Malac. 1.11 In every place incense shall bee off ered to my name and a pure offering which is spoken of the believing Gentiles therefore thou being one of thē shalt be able to offer up pure offerings THE XX. LEGACY When thou feelest but litle grace WHen thou feelest litle grace knowledge faith love repentance all very litle apply Iob. 8.7 Though thy beginning be small yet thy later end shall greatly increase Matth. 13.12 Whosoever hath to him shall bee 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 and they will quickly make thee rich THE XXI LEGACY When all thy graces are weake WHen thou findest all thy graces very weake and no strength to performe any spirituall duty either prayer or fasting or any other duty then apply Psal 29.11 The Lord will give strength unto his people Isai 40.29.31 He giveth power to the faint and to them which have no might hee increaseth strength They that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength they shall mount up with wings as Eagles they shall runne and not be weary they shall walke and not faint When thou feelest by selfe faint stay thy selfe with this promise Hee gives 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 strength If thou art ready to give over through wearinesse then gather strength from this They shall run and not bee weary and walke and not bee faint And if thou findest not these promises performed unto thee either thou endeavourest not to keepe the conditions or else thou art negligent in searching out the promises or cold in suing for them the Lord will bee sought to for the performance Isai 41.10 I am thy God I will strengthen thee yea I will helpe thee yea I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousnesse Isa 26.4 Trust thou in the Lord for ever for in the Lord Iehovah is everlasting strength To know there is strength in the Lord is no comfort unlesse we know it shall be for us Therefore since it is given for a comfort it must include this promise Thus the Lords strength for evermore shall bee imployed for our good Therefore when we want for either soule or body we must fixe our confidence in him who will not faile us if we seek unto him THE XXII LEGACY When thy heart is dryed for want of Grace WHen thou feelest thy heart dryed up for want of grace that thou canst not send forth any water of grace in thy thoughts words and works apply Isa 44.3 I will powre water upon him that is thirsty and floods upon the drye ground Isai 58.11 The Lord shall satisfy thy soule in drought and make fat thy bones and thou halt bee like a watred garden and like a spring of waters whose waters faile not Ier. 17.8 He shall be as a tree planted by the waters that spreadeth out her roots by the river and shall not see when heat commeth but her leafe shall bee green and shall not bee carefull in the yeare of drought neither shall cease from yeilding fruit Ier. 31.12 Their soule shall beee as a watred garden Iam. 4.6 God giveth grace unto the humble Isa 35.6 7. In the wildernesse shall waters break out and streames in the desert And the parched ground shall be come a poole and the thirsty land springs of waters That is the most barren heart shall abound with grace according to that promise Ioh. 7.38 Out of their bellies shall flow rivers of the waters of Life Isa 41.17 18. When the poore and needy seeke water and there is none and their tongues faile for thirst I the Lord will heare them I the God of Israel will not forsake them I will open rivers in high places and fountaines in the midst of the valleyes I will make the wildernesse a poole of water and the drye land springs of water I will plant in the wildernesse the Cedar the Shittah-tree and the Mirtle and the O live tree I will set in the desart the Firre-tree and the Pine and the Box tree together So now though thou feelest thy heart barren know that God will bee thy Gardiner to thy barren heart to make pooles and plant pleasant grapes of graces therefore seeing he taketh upon himselfe the worke feare not the badnesse of the ground for hee will make it good as a fruitfull garden THE XXIII LEGACY If thou wantest the spirit IF thou feelest thou wantest the spirit of God apply Ezek. 36.27 I will put my spirit within you Luke 11.13 If yee then being evill know how to give good gifts unto your children how much more shall your heavenly Father give

the mouth of the Lord shall name thou shalt also be a crown of glory in the band of the Lord and a royall diadem in the hand of thy God Isai 61.4 5 6. They shall build the old wasts they shall raise up the former desolations they shall repayre the wast cities the desolations of many generations And strangers shall stand and feed your stocks and the sonnes of the alien shall by your plowmen and your vine-dressers but ye shall be named the Priests of the Lord men shall call you the ministers of our God ye shall eat the riches of the Gentiles and in their glory shall you boast your selves Isai 48.22 23. Thus saith the Lord Behold I will lift up my hand to the Gentiles and set up my standard to the people and they shall bring thy sonnes in their armes and thy daughters shall be carried upon their shoulders and Kings shall be thy nursing Fathers and their Queenes thy nursing Mothers they shall bow downe to thee with their face toward the earth and lick vp the dust of thy feet A Post-script sent from the Authour THese promises I have observed many more there be of most excellent use but because they need opening for the understanding of them I would not set them downe least through the shallownesse of my understanding I should wrong the precious promises but I picked out the most plaine and those that I found of continuall use for soule and body which I have found much good by for the promises are our Legacies bequeathed to us in the will of our Father and wee are to claime them as wee stand in need of any of them and surely that God which would not have children wronged in that which is bequeathed to them in the will of their Fathers much lesse will hee withhold that which his Sonne hath bequeathed to us in his last will which hee sealeed with his blood Therefore let us sue for them for he saith hee will bee sought to performe them to us And when thou applyest any promise seeke unto the condition and labour to keep it and doubt not of the performance of what is promised for he is both able and faithfull that hath promised FINIS AN EPITOME OF PROMISES FOR THE SAINTS SVPPORT IN TIME OF TROVBLE The sixth Edition PSAL. 119.140 Thy Word is very pure therefore thy servants love it OXFORD Printed by LEON LICHFIELD for Samuel Enderby An. Dom. 1640. AN EPITOME OF PROMISES FOR THE SAINTS SVPPORT IN TIME OF TROVBLE Promises I. THat God hath freely loved his Elect in Christ Iesus I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious and I will shew mercy on whom I will shew mercy Exod. 33.19 I even I am he that blotteth out thy transgression for mine owne sake Esa 43.25 I have blotted out as a thick Cloud thy transgressions Esa 44.22 I will heale their back-slidings I will love them freely Hosea 14.4 II. That GOD hath given Christ to death for his Elect. I will put emnity betweene thee and the woman it shall bruise thy head and thou shalt bruise his heele Gen. 3.15 But he was wounded for our transgression Esa 53.5 When he shall make his soule an offering for sin 10. Hewas numbred with the transgressors and bare the sinnes of many 12. Seaventy weeks are determined upon the people to finish the transgressions and to make an end of sin Dan. 9.24 III. That wee are freely justified by Iesus Christ So by the obedience of one many shall be made righteous Rom. 5.19 And are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Iesus Rom. 3.24 By his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many Esa 53.11 IV. That GOD hath made a Covenant with his Children to be their GOD. I will establish my Covenant between me 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 Gen. 17.7 I will walk among you and will be yoür God and ye shall be my people Lev. 26.26 With great and eternall mercies will I gather thee Esa 54.7 I will be their God and they shall be my people Ier. 31.33 I will say to them Thou art my people and they shall say thou art my God Hosea 2.23 V. That GOD will call his Children to the knowledge of his Truth The meek will he teach his wayes Psal 25.9 I will instruct thee and teach thee in all the way that thou shalt goe Psal 32.8 All thy Children shall be taught of the Lord. Esa 54.13 For they shall all know me from the least of them to the greatest saith the Lord. Ier. 31.34 I am the Lordthy God which teacheth thee to profit and leadeth thee by the way that thou shouldst goe Esa 48.17 VI. That GOD will give his Spirit unto his children I will power out my spirit upon you Prov. 1.23 I will powre water upon him that is thirsty Esa 44.3 I will put my spirit within you Ezek. 36.27 I will powre out my spirit upon all flesh Ioel 2.28 I will powre upon the house of David the spirit Zach. 12.10 I will pray unto the Father and he shall give you even the spirit of Truth Iohn 14.16 17. VII That GOD will cause his Children to trust in him by faith Many shall see it and feare and shall trust in the Lord. Psal 40.3 Vnder his wings shalt thou trust 91.4 On my armes shall they trust Esa 51.1 The just shall live by his faith Hab. 2.4 They shall trust in the name of the Lord. Zeph. 3.12 In his Name shall the Gentiles trust Matth. 12.21 VIII That God will give his Children an humble and broken heart I will take the stony heart out of their flesh and I will give them a heart of flesh Ezek. 11.19 I will powre on them the spirit of supplication and they shall mourne for him as one mourneth for his Onely Sonne Zach. 12.10 Every mountaine and hill shall bee brought low Luk. 3.5 The Lord thy God will circumcise thy heart Deut. 30.6 X. That Gods Children shall have power to mortify and overcome sin For sin shall not have dominion over you for ye are not under the Law but under Grace Rom. 6.12 I will sprinkle clean water upon you and ye shall be cleansed from all your filthinesse Ezek. 36.25 He will subdue our iniquities Micah 7.19 Every branch that beareth fruit he purgeth it X. That the Children of God shall live a holy and sanctified life He shall be like a tree that bringeth forth fruit in his season Psal 1.3 I will put my Law into their inward parts Ier. 31.33 The sound thereof shall be as the wine of Lebanon Hosea 14.7 For their sakes sanctify I my selfe that they may be sanctified through the Truth Iohn 17.19 In holinesse and righteousnesse all the days of our lives Luke 1.75 The Lord of peace sanctify you throughout 1. Thes 5.23 Faithfull is he that hath promised you vers