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A46744	The rocke, or, A setled heart in unsetled times a short discourse minding and helping Gods people to make use of their faith for moderating their feares in these sad times of the sorrowes of Sion : being the heads of some sermons preached lately and now published for that purpose / by William Jemmat ...	Jemmat, William, 1596?-1678.	1644 (1644)	Wing J551; ESTC R19664	30,965	98

and evill shall not come but at his pleasure not till now not more not longer no farther as he saith to the proud wa●es Thus farre shall ye go Job 38.11 but no farther And as Joseph said Ye thought evill against 〈◊〉 but God ment it unto good Gen. 50.20 And as Job The Lord give●● and the Lord taketh away blessed be the name of the Lord chap. 1.21 P●●●●ses Finally faith pitcheth on prom●ses and these heard with 〈◊〉 Oath to give us 〈…〉 Heb. 6.18 And promises are farre better then all performances in this world whatever they be still there is more in a promise Isa 65.8 A bl●ssing in the cluster destroy it not For the matter they are precious promises for the manner of mak●ng f●●e for the extent universall for the effect 2 Cor. 1.20 Isa 55.3 sure and certa●ne yea and am●n sure mercies everlasting mercies everlasting Covenant c. Faithfull is he that hath promised who will also doe it And the gifts and calling of God are without repentance Good foundations for faith to settle upon Secondly God the Sonne The Sonne of God the C●●●lati●e of faith and speciall Ob●ect on which it resteth There is a world of wealth in Christ that the heart may well be fixed by beleeving on him He is the strength of a beleeving heart yea everla●●●ng strength Isa 26.4 and new strength to be still deri●ed from him according to occasion chap. 40.31 He is an Advocate with the Father 1. Joh. 2.1 to non-suit our clamourous sinnes and keepe our persons in favour He is our King now governing for us though in Heaven in all that glory He is the best friend we have neerer then a Brother He is an enemy to our enemies and will curse them that curse us Gen 12.3 In all respects there is great cause to trust in Christ and trusting in him to be fixed Blessed are all they that put their trust in him Psal 2.12 He had not been Christ but to stand us in stead and give us sure footing in every slippery time and occasion The Holy Ghost Thirdly God the Holy Ghost the Spirit of faith 2 Cor. 4.13 enabling us to speak or make confession of the truth in dangerou● times He is also the spirit of strength Isa 11.2 the Spirit of power of love and of a sound mind 2 Tim. 1.7 And thus he fixeth the poore heart by what he worketh in it and what he testifieth to it and what he comforteth Thence we read the seale of the spirit the earnest of the spirit Passion ap●d Pa●lum the liberty of the spirit the witnesse of the spirit and the first f●uits of the spirit all of them confirmations to an unsetled heart against its severall trials When the Holy Ghost was come upon the Apostles we see how fearlesse they stood before the Counsell and despised all threatnings O Austit● he is come he is come said Master G●o●● at the sight of the stake speaking of the comfortable presence of the Holy Ghost who had withdrawne for a while And for us he is promised to abide with us for ever Joh. 14.11 Which we professe to beleeve saying I beleeve in the Holy Ghost and so the heart is fixed This is the first and self-sufficient ground for faith to settle the heart of Gods child The rest are secondary and powerfull onely in their owne place and in order to that first II. In respect of the Word II. The Word of Faith upon which faith relyeth A neer relation there is between Fa●●● and the Word thence it is called the Word of Faith Rom. 10.8 And it is a quickning Word as to David Psal 119.50 Thy 〈◊〉 hath quickned me it is a comforting Word as ver 24. Thy Testimonies are my delight It is a strengthning Word as Heb. 5. ult strong meat 2 Pet. 1.19 Mat. 5.18 It is a sure Word all to be performed in due time Heaven and earth shall passe away but my Word shall not passe away It is a store-house of promises which as they were made in mercy so they shall be made good in truth The Christian being brought into straights may read and quickly meet with a stay for his poore unstayed troubled heart and without the Word he should soon miscarry Psal 119.92 ●al●sse thy law had been my delights I should have perish●d in m●n● affliction But by help of the Word he is soon setled confident full of prayses for his good estate in Christ and triumphant over all his enemies see Ps 56.3 4 10 11. III. In respect of what faith receiveth It receiveth such mercies at the hand of God B●● fits rece●●●●d by Faith and so much that it resteth con●ent with and condition the heavenly Father shall a lot unto it It seeth sinne abolished forgiven nothing to be laid to his charge which is ●e blessednesse of a man Rom. 4.6 It seeth Satan disarmed the Law satisfied the curse taken away hell shut and Heaven opened to him It seeth Gods wrath pacified his justice satisfied his favour procured which is matter of great joy yea glorying in the midst of many tribulations Rom. 5.1 2 3. And this is the Kingdome of God within us 14.17 Not ●●at and d●●nke but righteousnesse and peace and 〈◊〉 the Holy Ghost Finally saith seeth all afflictions sanctified sweetned mittigated exchanged for good in wrath the Lord remembreth mercy we shall not drinke the d●egs of the Cup Ps 75.8 as the wicked doe and as Christ did for us but in him sing and triumph O death 1 Cor. 15.55 where is thy st●ng O grace where is thy victory What Agag said foolishly the Beleever saith on good grounds T●e bitternesse of death is past 1 Sam. 15.32 Phil. 1.21 and Welcome l●fe and To dye is gain an entrance into glory IV. In respect of what faith worketh Works f● faith fixing the 〈◊〉 Faith is no idle grace but still sets it selfe on work about such imployments and in such manner as the Lord will mercifully according to promise succour the labouring heart in all his difficulties First it works out corruption which would hinder comfort Acts 15.9 Purifying their hearts by faith Both the guiltines of sin it is never quiet till it be clensed cleared in the blood of Christ Witnesse David a Beleever who after those great sinnes heaped up many petitions for pardon Psal 51. whereas another fals into the mire and lyes wallowing in it as in his proper clement And the fil●hinesse of sin none is suffered to command out with it keep thy self from in as from defilement Psal 18.23 As the flesh lusteth against the spirit Gal. 5 1● so the spirit in a Beleever lusteth against the flesh And O this body of death who shall deliver Ps 51 10. Create in me a clean heart O God renew a right spirit within me Secondly faith is an undivided companion of a good conscience 1 Tim. 1.19.3.9

hinderanc● of prayer a dishonour to God a● if he made no good allowance to his Servants And doth the devils owne work who when he cannot hinder a Christian of the end of his way will doe his best to spoyle him of the comfort of his way Section VI. Objections for feare against Faith answered Oh say some we have so many things to feare that we know not how to make use of our faith But why so Faith hath a strength at all assayes to help at a dead lift That if a Christian hold his owne he shall wade well through all his feares and evils feared All things are possible to him that beleeveth to receive to doe to suffer to overcome Generall salves for the feares of Beleevers Know therefore in generall First that the Order of Grace is stronger then the Order of Nature We have many enemies or troubles but mo with us then against us They are great but the Lord greater Omnipotent And the Angels mightier to save then devils to hurt us Divine Ordinances full of solid strength and comfort and all the Treasures of Gods love full and inexhaust If a Beleever look upward he seeth an infinite advantage above them all The wav●s rage horribly but the Lo●d is mightier Psal 93.3 4. Tyrants get on high and are mighty to oppresse but still he is mightier Eccles 5.8 They are crafty but he catcheth th● man their craftinesse 1 Cor. 3.19 Secondly faith ●●n set the Christian farre above his own strength as the strength of others so his owne Out of weaknesse be shall be made strong Heb. 11.34 He can doe more in a certaine case then at another time As Martyrs they endured the flam●s as men they could never have endu●●d them While Peters faith l●sted he walked upon the waters Thirdly in all particular fears saith hath something to say out of the Word which shall stay the heart and counterp●●●e all the burden of feares that would clog it The Word hath a quickning vertue first and last First for re●●neration afterward for sustentation It is a plentifull Store-house out of which some comfort is still to be fetched And David saith he had perished unlesse the Word had comforted him 〈…〉 To give some instances of the fears of godly Christians in these 〈◊〉 dayes 1. About losing the Gospell Obiect 1. We feare we shall lose the Gospell the maine aime of the Antichristian generation that are risen up amongst us Answ 1. The Word saith that the Gospell is at Gods disposing and not mans whoever he be The Starres are in the right hand of Christ Rev. 1.16 It is God that takes away the Word of the Kingdom and gives it to others Mat. 21.43 And faithfull Ministers say they shall continue at their worke so long as God pleaseth let all the ●o●es and beasts of the world doe what they can Luke 13.31 32. G●● and tell that ●ox c. They were in ill case if they were at mans discretion Even in times of peace wicked men would have quite put downe good Ministers their malice and wickednesse hath not been wanting all this while No thankes to them that the Gospell hath continued as it doth 2. If there should be some res●●●t yet not wholly especially in respect of a good heart The word of God is not bo●●d 2 Tim. 2.9 The beleeving heart shall be mervailously fed with the old store it gathered There is an hidden Manna● And Rev. ● 19 the Word of G●d abideth in you As for the Elect that are not yet gathered the Word shall goe forth and reach the mall It shall have a free course and be glorified 2 Thes 3.1 When God hath a people to gather Act. 18.10 11. though there be many Adversaries yet Preachers shall both goe and continue there 1 Cor. 16.8 9. I have much people in this City abide here And Jeremies preaching did good to some though the most cursed him chap. 15.11 The Election obtain●th th●ugh the rest be hardned The Elect must be s●aled before ●●y hurt can be done Rev. 7.3 3. The Word saith that if it should be suppressed a while yet it shall be restored againe Teachers shall not be removed into corners any more Isa 30.20 They must fall to their work againe Rev. 10.11 Thou must prophesie againe After three dayes and an half the two Witnesses revived and stood up chap. 11.11 And commonly the ruines of the Church are restored with much advantage the Ordinances purged from the corruptions that attended them The glory of the latter house greater then that of the former Hag. 2.9 All reduced to the rule and standard of the Word noting by Gods severity wherein they offended and provoked him to wrath Ashamed of their iniquities and all errours and so the Lord shewes them the form of the house Ezek. 43.10 11. 4. The Word saith that the enemies of it shall be utterly confounded and brought to an end sp●cially Antichrist that grand friend of Traditions and humane Constitutions downe he must go● notwithstanding all his pillars and supporter● He goeth into pe●dit●on Rev 17.11 Though he get breath a while and some lightning before death yet that is his end The end of these warres will be at the gates of Rome all in flames and everlasting desolation Obiect 2. About the dishonour of God Sect. 1. 2. God will be dishonoured and blasphemed if the wicked prevaile Answ 1. In this case your fear is most lawfull and best allowed because as we have seen before both God and godly men have ever so feared And I may tell you ye have cause to rejoyce that ye have such holy fears as the feare 2. The Word saith that God is a Jealous God and will look to his owne glory will not suffer the enemies or Idols to get it from him Isa 42.8 Yea he will get glory over them all as over the Egyptians and all their gods Ex. 12.12 and will turne all their fury to his owne p●a●se Ps 76 1● being the more illustrious by their disappointment True it was a sword to Davids heart to heare the wicked say Where i● thy God Ps 42.10 but if the Lord be patient why should not we onely our duty is to mourne for such blasphemies and pray to the contrary 3. Above a forreigne invasion Obiect 3. I feare that forreigners will invade and they will shew no mercy Answ The Word tels first that the spirits and minds of men are in Gods hand Exodus 34.24 they shall not think of invading while his people are busie in his worship Or he can let them see where the Right goeth that they shall let all alone and not meddle Secondly that the Lord can make the earth to help the woman Rev. 12.16 Earthly men shall beare the burthen of one anothers malice and so his people escape it Moa●●tes and Ammonites fell to cutting one another and so Je●●●●poa● escaped While they have work enough to doe at