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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A30910	Hearts-ease in heart-trouble, or, A sovereign remedy against all trouble of heart that Christ's disciples are subject to ... prescribed by the great physician, the Lord Jesus Christ ... / by J.B., a servant of Jesus Christ.	Bardwood, James.; Bunyan, John, 1628-1688.	1691 (1691)	Wing B747A; ESTC R35313	73,337	198

of God do not scandalize them for they have found God in that very way which others speak evil of they are not so offended by any thing that attends the Way of God as to dislike or forsake that Way Nevertheless we must take heed that we be not offended Sixthly Temptations from Satan may cause Heart-trouble and Vexation Satan's Suggestions his fiery Darts these tormenting Thoughts which he casts into the Minds of Christ's Disciples create to them much Disturbance and Heart-trouble So soon as any Man is pluck'd out of the Devil's Hands by the mighty Power of Christ's Spirit he falls upon him speedily with all his force to trouble such a Soul and vex it so that he shall enjoy little peace if Satan can hinder it So long as the Devil keeps possession in the Soul he keeps all in peace a sad Peace But when a stronger than he comes and casteth out this strong Man armed then Satan rageth to recover his lost Captive Soul and vexeth that Soul with all his Temptations But let not this break your Peace nor cause Heart-trouble As Christ hath overcome the World and therefore bids his Disciples to be of good chear Joh. 16. 20. So hath he also overcome the Devil he hath trodden this Serpent under his Feet already and this Prince of Peace will tread him under your feet also shortly Therefore Let not your Hearts be troubled Seventhly Desertion another and not the least piece of Heart-trouble this may be the case of Christ's Disciples We read of the Saints complaining that God had forsaken them and when he hideth his Face they cannot but be troubled Sometimes God doth but seem to hide his Face Isa 49. 14 15. When God takes away their earthly Comforts from them and suffereth sharp and bitter Afflictions to befal them and though they cry unto him he doth not remove them then they think that God hath forsaken them Sometimes God doth really forsake his People as to the sense of his Favour Isa 54. 7 8. For a small moment have I forsaken thee In a little Wrath I hid my Face from thee for a moment And this is either by withholding comfort from them which they cry for or by withdrawing that Comfort from them which they had Psal 51. 11. Psal 77. 1 2 3 23. compared Yet here God supported and sustained his Servant's Soul with Grace many times When God's People have least Comfort they have most Grace most Humility Patience Self-denial thirstings after God Heavenly-mindedness c. God's People may lose the sense of his Love but never lose his Love for that is everlasting But to lose the sense of his Love is a grievous trouble to a gracious Soul that hath tasted and felt the Love of God and his Favour for their great Happiness is to have the Favour of God In his Favour is Life and his Loving-kindness is better than Life This is the Joy of their Lives Psal 119. 135. which David so earnestly prayed for Now such as have found this must needs be troubled when they lose it Two things chiefly cause God to hide his Face from his People 1. When their Hearts are too much set upon and carried out after earthly Comforts Psal 30. 6 7. Fleshly Delight and Confidence in earthly Things provokes God to hide his Face When a Man smiles so much on the World and gives it so much room in his Heart God frowns and is offended that the Gift should be so much loved and the Giver so neglected and forgotten 2. When their Hearts are let out too little after God and there grows a strangeness between God and them and they begin to grow cold dull and dead in Duty then God withdraws and hides himself Cant. 2. 3 5 6. compared But no Affliction like this this disquieteth and dejecteth the People of God indeed And as all the Candles in the World cannot make it Day when the Sun is set so all the Comforts in the World cannot rejoice such a Soul nor can there be any Day in su●h a Soul until the Sun of Righteousness arise there with healing in his Wings Mal. 4. 2. So much for this Third Particular shewing what this Heart-Trouble is which our Lord here sorbids his Disciples namely Wordly-Sorrow sinful slavish Fear distracting Care Despondency dejectedness of Spirit Distrust Offence at Persecution for Christ's sake Satan's Temptations and Spiritual Desertions all which may either be the Causes or the parts and pieces of Heart-Trouble which must be avoided The Fourth Particular to be opened is to shew how that believing in God and in Christ is the best Antidote against this sinful Heart-Trouble Christ proposeth it as a special Remedy Q. But how is it so A. To answer this I shall endeavour to shew these three Things 1. What this believing in God is which our Saviour here grants that they had Ye believe in God 2. What it is to believe in Christ Believe also in me 3. That this Faith acted on God and Christ is the best Remedy to prevent and cure Heart-Trouble in all those several parts of it I have mentioned 1. What this Faith in God is Briefly the Apostle tells us Heb. 11. 6. it is to believe that God is that there is a God an infinite first and best Being to believe that God is that All that which he hath revealed himself in his Word to be viz. That he is an All-sufficient Almighty Only-wise God a righteous gracious merciful God an holy God a loving God He proclaims his Name himself Exod. 34. 6 ● The Lord the Lord God merciful and gracious long-suffering and abundant in Goodness and Truth c. To believe that he is wonderful in Counsel and excellent i● Working Isa 28. last That he is the Father of Mercies the true and faithfu● God the God of all Grace and of a● Consolation with many more admirabl● Attributes of God doth the Scripture furnish us that we may build our Faith and place our Trust in him to preve●● Heart-trouble and to cure it when i● hath seized on us Whatsoever is revealed of God in his Word that tr●● Faith believes Also this Faith in God is to belie●● that he is a Rewarder of them that diligen● seek him That he being God All-sufficient he● able to support to supply to delive● his People out of all their Troubles an● that he is willing so to do as well as able for he hath promised and he is Rewarder a God that will abundantly plentifully reward all his suffering Ones Great shall be their Reward in Heaven Mat. 5. 12. And to believe God to be ● Rewarder is to lay hold on his Covenan● wherein he promiseth so to be I will be thy God thy Shield and thy exceeding great Reward Gen. 15. 1. The Sum of the Covenant is I will be thy God What is that but this I will be All that to thee and I will do All that for thee which a God can be to thee and