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A65292	A divine cordial, or, The transcendent priviledge of those that love God and are savingly called published by Thomas Watson ...	Watson, Thomas, d. 1686.	1663 (1663)	Wing W1121; ESTC R38240	88,353	194

doubtful the Apostle doth not say We hope or conjecture but it is like an Article in our Creed We know all things work for good Whence observe That the Truths of the Gospel are evident and infallible A Christian may come not onely to a loose opinion but to a certainty of what he holds As the Axiomes in Logick and Aphorismes in Physick are demonstrated to Reason so the Truths in Religion are demonstrated to Faith We know saith the Apostle Though a Christian hath no● a perfect knowledge of the Mysteries of the Gospel yet he hath a certain knowledge We see through a glasse darkly 1 Cor. 13.12 therefore we have not perfection of knowledge but we behold with open face 2 Cor. 3.18 therefore we have a certainty The Spirit of God doth imprint Heavenly Truths upon the heart as with the point of a Diamond A Christian may know infallibly there is an evill in sin a beauty in holiness He may know that he is in the state of Grace 1 Iohn 3.14 We know that we have passed from death to life He may know that he shall go to Heaven 2 Cor. 5.1 We know that if our earthly Tabernacle were dissolved we have a building of God an house made without hands eternal in the Heavens The Lord doth not leave his People at uncertainties in matters of Salvation The Apostle comes with his Probatum est in the Text We know we have arrived at a 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 or holy confidence we have both the Spirit of God and our own experience setting seal to it Let us not rest in Scepticisme but labour to come to a certainty in the things of Religion As that Martyr woman said I cannot dispute for Christ but I can burn for Christ. God knows whether we may not be called forth to be witnesses to his Truth therefore it concerns us to be wel-grounded and confirmed in it If we are doubtful Christians we shall be wavering Christian whence is apostacy but from incredulity * Men first question ●he ●ruth and then fall from the T●u●h O beg the ●pi●it of God not onely to anoint you but to seal you 2 Cor. 1.22 CHAP. II. Containing the grand Proposition 2. I Passe to the second the excellency of the Priviledge All t●ings work together for good This is a Iacobs staffe in the hand of faith with which we may walk cheer●ully to the Mount of God what will sa●isfie or give content if this wi●l no● A●l things work together for good This word 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 work together is a Physical expression Several poysonful ingredients put together being tempered by the skill of the Apo●heca●y make a Soveraign Medicine and work together for the good of the Patient So all Gods P●ovidences being divinely tempered and sanctified do work together for the best to the S●in●s He who loves God and is called according to his purpose may say to his soul Soul take thy ●ase for there is much good laid up for thee every thing in the wo●l● shall be for thy good This is a Christians Cordial which may cause the colour to come in his face and make him like Ionathan who when he had tasted the honey at the end of the ro● hi● eyes were enlightened 1 Sam. 14 27. Why should a Christian exentera●e himself why should ●e kill himself wi●h care when all things shall sweetly concu●●e yea conspi●e for his g●od The result of the ●ex is this Doct. That all the various dealings of God with his Children do by a special Providence turn to their good Psal. 25. ●0 All the paths of the Lord are mercy unto such as keep his Covenant If every path hath mercy in it then it wo●ks for good 1. What things work for good to the Godly 2. Why all things work for good to the Godly 1. What things are they which work for good to the Elect 1. The best things 2. The worst things CHAP. III. Shewing that the best things work for good to the Godly 1. THe best things work for good to the Godly There a●e eight of these 1. Gods Attribut●s work for good these three in perticular 1. Gods Power works for good It is a glorious power Col. 1.11 and it is engaged for the good of the Elect. Out of this strong comes forth sweetness The Power of God works for good four wayes 1. In supporting us in misery 2. In supplying our wants 3. In subduing our corruptions 4. In conquering our enemies Gods Power works for good 1. In supporting us in misery Deut. 33.27 Vnderneath are the everlasting Arms. What upheld Daniel in the Lyons Den Ionah in the Whales Belly the three Children in the Furnace only the power of God Is it not strange to see a bruised Reed grow and flourish How is a weak Christian able not only to endure ●ffliction but rejoyce in it He is upheld by the Arms of the Almighty 2 Cor. 12.9 My strength is made perfect in weakness 2. In supplying our wants God creates comforts when means ●ail He that brought food to the Prophet Elijah by the unnatural Ravens will bring sustenance to his people God can preserve the Oyl in the Cruse 1 Kings 17.14 The Lord made the Sun on Ahaz's Dial go ten degrees backward So when our outward comforts are declining and it is almost Sun-setting God often causeth a revival and b●ings the Sun many degrees backward 3. In subduing our corruptions Mic. 7.19 He will subdue our iniquities The Hebrew word is 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 He will put them under the yoak Is thy sin strong God is powerful he will break the head of this Leviathan Is thy heart hard God will dissolve that stone in Christs blood Iob 23.16 The Almighty maketh my heart soft When we say as Iehoshaphat We have no might against this great Army the Lord goes up with us and helps us to fight our battels he strikes off the heads of those Goliah-lusts which are too strong for us 4. In conquering our enemies He stains the pride and breaks the confidence of adversaries Psal. 2.9 Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron There is rage in the Enemy malice in the Devil but power in God How easily can he rout all the Forces of the wicked 2 Chron. 14.11 It is nothing for thee Lord to help Gods power is on his Churches side Deut. 33.29 Happy art thou O Israel O people saved by the Lord who is the shield of thy help and the sword of thy excellency 2. The Wisdom of God works for good Gods wisdome is our Oracle to instruct us As he is the Mighty God so the Counsellor Isa. 9.6 We are often times in the dark and in matters intricate and doubtful know not which way to take here God comes in with light Psal. 32.8 I will guide thee 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 with mine eye EYE there is put for Gods wi●dome Whence is it the Saints

Divine Cordial Or the Transcendent PRIVILEDGE OF Those that Love God And are SAVINGLY CALLED Published by THOMAS WATSON Minister of the Gospel But as for you ye thought evil against me but God meant it unto good Gen. 50.20 LONDON Printed for Thomas Parkhurst at the Three Crowns over against the great Conduit at the lower end of Cheapside 1663. The EPISTLE to the READER· CHRISTIAN READER THere are two things which I have alwayes looked upon as difficult The one is to make the Wicked sad they want not cause of sadness they are taken captive by Satan This is all that is gotten by fighting on the Devils side he doth not make his Souldiers Captains but Captives he leads them Prisoners before him and at last will give them damnable pay Yet so are sinners blinded by the God of this world that they cannot see the chains they are held in but kiss their fetters and go laughing to Hell The other puzling difficulty is to make the Godly joyful Though they have enough to rock their troubled hearts quiet may encourage themselvs in the Lord ●heir God yet like the froward child ●hey put away the breast and refuse to be comforted Amnon though a Kings Son was lean This dejection in the Godly ariseth from a double Spring either because their inward comforts are darkned or their outward comforts are disturbed To cure both which troubles I have put forth this ensuing Piece hoping by the blessing of God it will buoy up their disponding hearts and make them look with a more pleasant as●ect I would prescribe them to take now then a little of this Cordial When the Prophet Eliah's spirits were ready to faint under the Juniper Tree the Angel set before him a Cake and a Cruse of Water when he had eaten he was cheered and went in the strength of that meat till he came unto Horeb the Mount of God Me-thinks this Text like that sweet repast may very much corroborate and strengthen the Saints in their journey to Heaven and may be as a sacred feather to drop the golden Oyl of consolation into thei● hearts All things shall work togethe● for good to them that love God T● knew that nothing shall hurt the god●ly is matter of comfort but to be assured that all things which fall out shall co-o●erate for their good that their crosses shall be turned into blessings the bloody showrs of affliction shall water the withering root of their Grace and make it flourish more here is that may fill their hearts with joy till they run over It will be no small revivement to me if these Labours of mine prove advantagious to any When S. Pauls Prison would not admit him the lib●rty of a Pulpit he wrote some Epistles the benefit whereof the Church of God hath reaped in after-ages When I am at present taken off from my publick employment of preaching I shall be glad if I may be useful by writing and while I my self am in a civil sence dead I may make others in a spiritual sence alive This is the Prayer of him who is Thy Friend in all true Affection Devotion THOMAS WATSON THE CONTENTS CHAP. I. THe Preface or Introduction CHAP. II. Shewing that all things work for good to the Saints CHAP. III. That the best things work for good That the Attributes of God work for good That the Promises of God work for good That the Mercies of God work for good That the Graces work for good That the Creatures of God work for good in particular the good Angels That the Communion of Saints works for good That Christs Intercession works for good That the Saints Prayers conceived and indited by the blessed Spirit work for good CHAP. IV. That the worst things work for good to the Go●ly That the evil of Affliction works for good That the evil of Temptation works for good That the evil of Desertion works for good That the evil of Sin by Gods over-ruling Power works for good to the Godly CHAP. V. Shewing why all things must needs work for good to the Saints CHAP. VI. Several Inferences drawn from the Proposition CHAP. VII Shewing the Persons interested in this glorious Priviledge They love God The Nature of love The Kinds of love The Properties of love The Degree of love CHAP. VIII A sharp Reproof to those who do not love God CHAP. IX Discovering the Prints of love to God CHAP. X. Containing an Exhortation to love God Motives to excite love Means directing to it Preserve love that it doth not fall into a Consumption Encrease love to God and blow it up into a holy flame CHAP XI The second Qualification of the Persons interested in the Text They are effectually called Our deplorable condition before we are called The Means of our blessed Call Gods Method in calling sinners The Properties of the Divine Call The End of Effectual Calling CHAP. XII Two Inferences from the Premises CHAP. XIII Exhorting to labour after the Heavenly Calling Signs of Effectual Calling CHAP XIV Several Exhortations to them who are Called 1. Admire Free-Grace 2. Pity those who are uncalled 3. Walk worthy of your High-Calling CHAP. XV. Concerning Gods Purpose CHAP. XVI Our whole salvation must be resolved into Gods Purpose The Saints Comforts are built upon this impregnable Rock A DIVINE CORDIAL CHAP. I. The Proaemium or Introduction ROM 8.28 We know that all things work together for good to them that love God to them who are the called according to his purpose IF the whole Scripture be the feast of the soul as St Ambrose saith then this Chapter may be a dish at this feast which with its sweet variety may very much refresh and animate the hearts of Gods People In the preceding verses the Apostle had been wading through the great Doctrines of Justification and Adoption Mysteries so arduous and profound that without the help and conduct of the Spirit he might soon have waded beyond his depth In this verse the Apostle toucheth upon that pleasant string of Consolation We know that all things work together for good to them that love God Not a word but is weighty therefore I shall gather up every filing of this Gold that nothing be lost In the Text there are three generall Branches 1. A glorious Priviledge All things work for good 2. The Persons interested in this Priviledge and they are doubly specified 1. They are Lovers of God 2. They are Called 3. The Original and Spring of this effectual calling set down in these works 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 according to his purpose Of all these in order and I begin with the first 1. The glorious Priviledge wherein there are two things considerable 1. The certainty of the Priviledge 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 We know 2. The excellency of the Priviledge 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 All things work together for good 1. The certainty of the Priviledge We know It is not a matter pendulous or