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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A16540	Two orientall pearles, grace and glory, published by Mr. Zacharie Boyd, preacher of Gods word, at Glasgovv	Boyd, Zacharie, 1585?-1653.	1629 (1629)	STC 3448; ESTC S117283	18,692	66

Vnderstands thou what thou readeth said Philip to that Enuch reading the Prophecie of Isaiah l. Act. 8.31 How can I said he except that some guide mee So may 〈◊〉 say to you all Vnderstand yee ●hat is your duetie both to GOD ●●d man in this world Know yee 〈◊〉 way that leades to life eternall ●●w can wee may yee well say ●●cept that GOD guide vs Let vs therefore never rely vpon ●●y wisedome of flesh and blood ●●r to bee guided thereby The wis●●me of flesh is enimitie against GOD The wisedome of GOD befooles it Note ●ee who is wisest in his owne eyes 〈◊〉 the greatest foole in GOD his ●●ght It is not the wisedome of ●●is world whereby the Church on ●●rth is guided or hath her stan●●ng It is by him who confundit ●●pientiam sapientum hath m. 1. Cor. 1.20 made ●●●lish the wisedome of this world His custome is to make his wis●ome appeare in folie Note and to make ●is n. 2. Cor. 12.9 strength to bee made perfect in 〈◊〉 weaknesse as he manifested himselfe ●y fire in the midst of water while it ●t was agreed vpon by Elijah and Ba●ls Priests that o. 1. King 18.24 the GOD that should ●nswere by fire should be GOD. THE THIRD PART WHEREWITH GOD GVIDETH his Servant Ambros Consilium bonis datur correctio errantibus NOW in this third part of our Text wee haue to considder wherewith the man of GODS heart desireth to bee guided It is with GODS counsell Thou shalt guide me with thy counsell The counsell of God is by Zacharie called p. Zach. 6.13 The counsell of peace whereby man is counselled to seeke Gods peace and man's peace according to that of the Psalme q. Psal 34.14 seeke peace and follow after it Note GODS Counsell Booke is the Bible our preachings tend all to this that wee make you vnderstand the counsell of God that yee may be guided thereby That was a great word that St. Paul said to the Elders at Miletum r. Act. 20.27 I haue not shunned to declare vnto you all the counsell of God our lyfe is a warrefare and therefore wee haue great neede of Counsell for ſ. 2. King 18.20 Counsell and strength are for the warre Before I come to the doctrines Facile pecunia consumitur consilia exhauri nesciunt 〈◊〉 vs considder how God giueth his ●●unsell vnto his beloued ones The ●●rd counselleth man after two ●aners especialy 1. outwardly 2. in●●rdly outwardly the Lord letteth men know his minde after two maners 1. By the workes of nature which while a man of a sanctified ●ye seeth them so contriued guided ●s is wonderfull he receiueth counsell ●hereby to feare and reuerence so ●reat a maiestie t. Rom. 1.20 The invisible things ●f God saith Paul are clearely seene ●eing vnderstood by the things that ●re made Behold in the things that are made wee haue a counsell make●ng vs to vnderstand the invisible ●hings of our God even his power Godhead 2. By the preaching of the word the Lord guideth vs as by his counsell Againe inwardly the Lord guides man by the motions of his Spirit which is effectuall in all the Children of election Note This Spirit hath diuers and very secret stirrings in the heart of man whiles u. Revel 3.20 hee knockes at the doore of our heartes counselling vs to open and let him in whiles he puteth his finger in x. Cant. 5.4 by the whole of the doore letting drops of myrrhe fall downe vpon the handle of the barre which is a sweete assureing counsell for to make vs arise out of the bed of our securitie for to seeke him and follow after him sometimes he counsells vs to take in good part all the chastisements of our God from this hee is called Z Iohn 16.7 the comforter sometimes hee teacheth vs to stand in awe to offend the LORD our GOD from this is he called a Isa 11.2 the Spirit of the feare of the Lord Againe while he counseleth vs to be holie he is called b. Rom. 1.4 the Spirit of holines while he counselleth vs to loue trueth and flie from lies he is called c. 1. Iohn 4.6 the spirit of trueth while hee quickeneth our dead Soules he is called d. Revel 11.11 the spirit of lyfe while he inlighteneth the mind with knowledge of things to come hee is called e. Reuel 19.10 the Spirit of prophecie In a word because hee maketh man of quick vnderstanding hee is called f. Isa 11.3 the Spirit of wisedome and of counsell Because when no coun●●l is to be had then he giueth coun●●l he is said to bee g. Isa 28.29 wounderfull in ●ounsell and excellent in working The Spirit of GOD guideth men also by dreames and visions Note So by a dreame hee counselled Pilats Wife to counsell her husband not to trouble ●esus h. Mat. 27.19 when he was set downe on the ●●dgement seat his wife sent vnto him ●●ying Haue nothing to doe with that ●●st man for I haue suffered many ●hings this day in a dreame because of him All this was from the counsell of God I i. Psal 16.7 blesse the Lord said David who hath giuen mee counsell my reines ●lso instruct mee in the night season Note While others are sleeping the godly man hath a doctour in his reines guiding him with counsell whereby hee may bee made k. 2 Tim. 3.15 wise to Salvation The doctrine The chiefe doctrine I obserue heere is that the counsell of God is that whereby a man is guided on earth Counsell is mine and sound wisedome I am vnderstanding saith the LORD l. Prov. 8.14 The vse Hee that desires to be well guided The vse let him intreat the Lord earnestly to guide him with his counsell outwardly by his word and inwardly by his Spirit let vs in all our affaires ever seeke counsell from the Lord If wee seeke it hee will not refuse it m. Ier. 33.2 Call vpon mee said he and I will answere thee and shewe the great and mightie things which thou knowest not Note If wee would bee guided by Gods counsell let vs first seeke earnestly the n. Isa 11.3 Spirit of counsell and therafter let vs carefully meditate night and day of that which is in the Bible the BOOKE of COVNSEL Note That which the o. Exod. 13.21 PILLAR of FIRE was in the night to Israel that is the counsell of GOD to all Israelites indeede yea and more for that PILLAR of FIRE could not make the blind to see But the Counsell of GOD Meira Henaijm p. Psal 19.8 inlighteneth the eyes making wise the simple Note A wise man may giue a good counsell to a foole but onely GOD by his counsell can make a foole wise seeing it is so let vs bee earnest in all our difficulties to come seeke