might purifie unto himselfe a peculiar people zealous of good works Tit. 2.13 14. Our Lord Jesus Christ gave himselfe for our sins that he might deliver us from this present evil world Gal. 1.4 God sent his Sonne Jesus to blesse you in turning away every one of you from his iniquities Acts 3.26 5.31 How much more shal the bloud of Christ purge your conscience from dead works Heb. 9.14 Thus far of our Freedom from the power of sin and of the second maine part of this Collection The third maine part conteineth such Promises as assure us many excellent gifts from the Lord. First many saving graces are promised unto us As 1. THat the Lord will give us his holy Spirit â— for which Christ hath prayed on our behalfe c and will sanclisie us to himselfe d in the Lord Jesus e b A new spirit wil I put in you Ezek. 36.26 I wil put my Spirit within you ver 27. 11.19 I wil power out my spirit upon al flesh upon servants and handmaidens in these dayes wil I powre out my spirit Ioel. 2.28.29 Acts 2.17.8.39.39 How much more shal your heavenly Father give the holy spirit to them that aske him Lu. 11.13 I wil send unto you from the Father the Spirit of truth Ioh. 15.26 Now we have received not the spirit which is of the World but the spirit which is of God 1 Cor. 2.12 e I will pray the Father and he shal give you the Sririt of truth Ioh. 14.16 17. l I the Lord sanctifie you have seveter you from other people that you shouâ—â— be mine Levit. 20.8.26 21.8.15.23 22.9.16 Hee shal Baptize you with the heiâ— Ghost Mat. 3.11 Mark 1.8 Lâ— 3.16 Acts 1.5 My grace is sufficient for thee 2 Cor. 12.9 Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himselfâ— Eph. 1 5. The very God of peace sanctifie you wholy Faithful is he who calleth you who also wil doe it 1 Thess 5.23.24 4.3.4 Yee are an holy Nation a peculiar people 1 Pet. 2.19 e Of his fulnesse have al wee received Joh. 1.16 Of him are yee in Christ Jesus who of God is made unto us sanctification 1 Cor. 1.30 Christ loved the Church and gave himselfe for it that he might sanctifie and cleanse it that it should be holy and without blemish Eph. 5.25 26.27 Tit. 2 14. Ro. 6. ch Heb. 9.14 By the wil of God we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ Heb. 10.10 2. That the Lord will cause us to know him â— and our duty to him g and give us Faith in him h f I wil give them an heart to know me Jâ—r 24.7 16.21 31.34 compar'd with Heb 8.11 Thou shalt finde the knowledge of God Pro. 2.5 Then shal we know if we follow on to know the Lord Hose 6.3 I shal shew you plainly of the Father John 16.25 g I wil instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt goe Psal 32.8 25.8.9.12.14 Isa 48.17 He wil be our guide even unto death psa 48.14 73.24 You need not that any man teach you but the same anointing teacheth you of al things 1 Joh. 2.27 The secret of the Lord is with the righteous Pro. 3.32 Thine eares shal heare a word behind thee saying This is the way walke yee in it Isa 30.21 29.18 Then the Eyes of the blind shal be opened and there shal be a way that shal 〈◊〉 called the way of holinesse the wayfaring men though fooles shal not erre therein Isa 35.5.8 42.16 Lu. 4 18. I wil direct al his wayes Isa 45.13 54.13 And he sayd unto them unto you it is given to know the mystery of the Kingdome of God Mark 4.11 If any man wil doe his wil he shal know of the Doctrine Ioh. 7.17 h In his Name shal the Gentiles trust Mat. 12.21 Unto you is it given to believe on Christ Phil. 1.29 The just shal live by his Faith Habak 2.4 Heb. 10 38. They shal looke upon me whom they have pierced Zech. 12.10 Jesus sayd unto them this is the worke of God that yee believe on him whom he hath sent Ioh. 6.29 I if I be lifted up from the earth wil draw al men unto me Joh. 12.32 Faith it is the gift of God Eph. 2.8 3. That the Lord is our God i and Father k and loveth us â— with an undeserved m infinite n unchangeable love o of which he will assure us p in which he will confirme us unto the end q by his holy Spirit r in Christ Jesus s â— I wil be their God 2 Cor. 6.16 Exodus 29.45 Jeremy 7.23 31.1.33 Heb. 8.10 I ascend unto my God and your God Joh. 20.17 k I wil be a Father unto you and yee shal be my sons and daughters saith the Lord Almighty 2 Cor. 6.18 I am a Father unto Israel Je. 31.9 I ascend to my Father and your Father Joh. 20.17 l The Father himselfe loveth you John 16.27 The Lord thy God wil love thee Deut. 7.12.13 God wil be favourable unto him Job 33.26 Ps 5.12 149.4 Pro. 3.4 12.2 The Lord loveth him that followeth after righteousnesse Pro. 15.9 I wil betroth thee unto me in loving kindnesse Hos 2.19 I wil cal her beloved that was not beloved Rom. 9.25 m I wil Love them freely Hose 14.4 n Can a Woman forget her suckling child that she should not have compassion on the son of her wombe yea they may forget yet wil I not forget thee Isa 49.15 o I have loved thee with an everlasting love Jer. 31.3 Having Loveâ— his own which were in the world hee loved them unto the end Joh. 13.1 I am perswaded that neither death nor life nor angels nor principalities nor powers nor things present nor things to come nor heighth nor depth nor any other Câ—â—ture shal beâ—able to separate us from the Love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord Rom. 8.38.39 p The Lord shal stablish you 2 Thess 3.3 2.17 He shal strengthen your heart Ps 31.24 q The Lord Jesus Christ shal confirm you unto the end 1 Cor. 1.8 r The Spirit beareth witnesse with our spirit that we are the children of God Rom. 8.16 God hath sealed us and given the earnest of the Spirit in our hearts 2 Cor. 1.22 Eph. 1.13 14. â— God stablisheth us in Christ 2 Cor. 1.21 4. That the Lord will give us inward peace t in Christ u that he our God w and our Saviour x will give us inward joy or spirituall satisfaction by the worke of the Holy Ghost y and that freely z and which shall never be taken from us a. 9. which comforter God the Father and Christ our redeemer have promised to send us b for which on our behalfe our Saviour hath prayed c a Yea all the consolations of the holy Ghost we shall assuredly enjoy in his
Name and for his sake d t The Lord wil speake peace to his people and to his Saints Ps 858. 29.11 125.5 And as many as walke according to this rule peace be on them Gal. 6.16 His soule sha dwel at ease Psal 25.13 Lord thou wilt ordaine peace for us Isa 26.12 Great shal be the peace of thy children Isa 54.13 55.12 66.12 57.19 I wil reveale unto them the abundance of peace and truth Je. 33.6 The peace of God shal keepe your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus Phil. 4.7 Being justifyed by Faith we have peace with God Rom. 5.1 Peace I leave with you my peace I give unto you Joh. 14.27 u Christ is our peace Eph. 2.14 17. God hath reconciled us to himselfe by Jesus Christ 2 Cor. 5.18.19 w Let the righteous rejoyce before God Psal 68.3 33.21 97.11 64.10 107.42 My heart shal rejoyce in thy salvation Psal 13.5 34.2 36.8.9 45.15 63.7 Isa 61.10 In thy Name shal they rejoyce al the day Ps 89.16 Thou shalt have thy delight in the Almighty Job 22.26 God giveth to the man that is good in his sight joy Eccl. 2.26 Isa 29.19 Jer. 31.12 13 14 25. The redeemed of the Lord shal returne with singing and everlasting joy shal be upon their heads Isa 51.11 55.12 56.7 35.1.2.6.10 65.13 14. The Lord shal yet comfort Sion Zach. 1.17 Blessed are yee that weepe now for yee shal Laugh Luke 6.21 Mat. 5.4 Acts 2.28 The God of al comfort comforteth us in al our tribulation 2 Co.r. 1.3 4. 7 6. x The water that I shal give him shal be in him a wel of water springing up to everlasting Life Joh. 4.14 y The Comforter the holy Ghost he shal teach you al things Joh. 14.26 z I wil give of the Fountaine of the water of Life freely Revel 21.6 a. 9. Your sorrow shall be turned into joy your joy no man taketh from you Joh. 16.20.22 b Tâ—e Father he shal give you another Comforter who shall abide with you for ever Joh. 14.16.26 I wil send the comforter unto you Ioh. 16.7 c I wil pray the Father and he shal give you another Comforter the spirit of truth Joh. 14.16.17 d A Comforter that may abide with you for ever Joh. 14.16 5. The Lord will give us his feare e which shall never depart from us f.g. and will cause us and our seed to love him with all our hearts h and will give us a new heart and a new spirit i and will make us both willing k and able to obey him l yea our Saviour will make us zealous to serve him m e I wil put my feare in their hearts Jer. 32.40 They shall feare thee as long as the Sun and Moone shall endure Psal 72.5 Isa 59.19 Israel shal feare the Lord and his goodnesse in the latter dayes Hose 3.5 f.g. I wil give them one heart and one way that they may feare me for ever and I wil put my feare in their hearts that they shal not depart from me Jer. 32.39 14. h The Lord thy God wil circumcise thine heart and the heart of thy seed to love the Lord thy God with al thine heart and with al thy Soule Deut. 30.6 He hath chosen us in Christ that we should be without blame before him in love Eph. 1.4 i A new heart wil I give you and a new Spirit wil I put within you Ezek. 36.26 11.19 k This people shal be willing in the day of thy power Psal 110.3 One shal say I am the Lords and another shal cal himselfe by the name of Jacob and another shal subscribe with his hand unto the Lord Isa 44.5 I wil take the stony heart out of their flesh and wil give them an heart of flesh Ezek. 11.19 I wil turne to the people a pure Language that they may serve the Lord with one consent Zeph. 3.9 Zech. 8.20.21.22.23 l I wil give them an heart that they may walke in my statutes and keep my Ordinances and doe them Ezek. 11.19.120 36.26 I wil give them an heart to know me that I am the Lord and they shall be my people and I wil be their God Jer. 24.7 Heb. 8.10 I have ordained you that you should goe and bring forth fruit and that your fruit should remaine Joh. 15.16 It is God that worketh in you both to wil and to doe of his good pleasure Phil. 2.13 m Jesus Christ gave himselfe for us that he might purifie unto himselfe a peculiar people zealous of good workes Titus 2.13 14. Thus far of the first head of the third maine part Secondly ability to worship the Lord is promised unto us as THat the Lord will cause us to worship him aright n to pray unto him o to praise him p to heare his word q to remember good things â— to meditate thereon s to confer thereof t to make u â—and pay holy vow s unte him w n The houre commeth and now is that the true worshipers shal worship the Father in spirit and in truth Joh. 4.23 Psal 22.27 86 9. In mine holy mountaine saith the Lord there shal al the house of Israel serve me there wil I accept and require your holy things Ezek. 20.40 Jer. 17.26 â— Thou shalt make thy prayer unto him Job 22.27 14 15 33.26 Every one that is godly shal pray unto thee Psal 32.6 Jâ—r 30.21 He shal cal upon me and I wil answer him Ps 91.15 Jer. 29.12.13 3.19 They shal returne and seek the Lord their God Hose 3.5 Zeph. 3.9 We know not what we should pray for as we ought but the spirit it selfe maketh intercession for us Ro. 8.26.17 p They shal come from al places bringing Sacrifices of praise unto the Lord Jer. 17.26 30.19 They shal praise the Lord that seek him Ps 22.26 This people have I formed for my selfe they shal shew forth my praise Isa 43.21 51.3 Yee shal be satisfyed and shal praise the Name of the Lord your God Joel 2.26 Ps 50.15 q The eares of them that heare shal hearken Isa 32.3 50.4 Act. 28.28 The eares of the deafe shal be unstopped Isa 35.5 Other Sheepe I have and they shal heare my voyce Joh. 10.16 r The holy Ghost shal bring al things to your remembrance that I have said to you Joh. 14.26 s Thine heart shal meditate terror Isa 33.18 t They shal aske the way to Sion with their faces thitherward saying come and let us joyne our selves to the Lord in a perpetual covenant that shal not be forgotten Jer. 50.5 v They shal vow a vow unto the Lord Isa 19.21 w Thus shalt pay thy Vowes Jâ—b 22.27 Thus far of the second head of the third maine part Thirdly the Lord promiseth us divers Abilities for our particular callings and other commendable vertues as 1. THat the Lord will give us
That they may see and know and considerâ— and understand together c. Isa 41.20 Divers necessary Rules for the right applying of the Promises FIrst in generall seeing it hath pleased God â— in his word to make promise of good things t more then we could aske or thinke u we shall want nothing that is good w and whatsoever commeth shall be for our good x s Having made known unto us the mystery of his wil according to his good pleasure which he had purposed in himselfe Eph. 1.9 I thanke thee O Father Lord of Heaven and Earth because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent and hast revealed them unto babes even so Father for so it seemed good in thy sight Mat. 11.25 26. t The Lord thy God blesseth thee as he premised thee Deut. 15.6 VVhereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises 2 pet 1.4 u Unto him that is able to doe exceeding abundantly above all that we can aske or think Epl. 3.20 w Lord is my Sheapheard I shall not want Psal 23.1 They that seeke the Lord shall not want any good thing Psal 34.10 No good thing will he withold from them that walke uprightly Psal 84.11 x And surely I know that it shall be well with them that feare God Ecle 8.12 Say yee to the righteous that it shall be wel with him Isa 3.10 We know that all things work together for good to them that love God Ro. 8.22 In spirituall things if any fall into sin so as he had no hope of pardon or amendement yet to believe so as to rest upon Gods promises for both y Who is among you c. That walketh in darkenesse and hath no light Let him trust in the Name of the Lord and stay upon his God Isa 50.10 Therefore I will looke upon the Lord I will wait for the God of my salvation Micab 7.7 z In temporall things in greatest outward calamities when we see no way of helpe yet to believe that God will surely helpe one way or other y. z O our God we have no might c. Neither know wee what to doe but our eyes are upon thee 1 Chro. 20.12 He shall deliver the needy when he crieth the poore also and him that hath no helper Psal 72.12 I looked on my right hand and beheld but there was no man that would know me refuge fayled me no man careth for my soule I cried unto thee O Lord I sayd thou art my refuge Psalme 142.4.5 If thou altogether holdest thy peace all this time then shall there inlargement and deliverance arise from some other place Hest 4.14 Alas for that day is great so that none is like it it is even the time of Iacobs trouble but he shall be saved out of it Iere. 30.7 Briefly if we will profite by the promises thus collected to our hands let us wisely and carefully use these few briete and well warranted rules following We must labour to understand the premises rightly a remember them seasonably b believe them faithfully c weigh our own condition seriously d what good Word of God is made thereto discreetly e applying that to the same powerfully f praying over them often and earnestly g resting thereon steadfastly h submitting to Gods will wholly i awayting the performance patiently k in the use of all good meanes conscionably l when God maketh good any promise to give him the glory of his truth only m for every one of these to pray fervently frequently and constantly n for wisedome o disposition p and strength q to conceive r believe s and doe accordingly t a That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ the Father of glory may give unto you the spirit of wisdome and revelation in the knowledge of him Eph. 1.17 Wisdome is the principall thing therefore get wisdom and with all thy getting get understanding pro. 4.7.5 b Remember the word which Moses the servant of the Lord commanded you c. Iosh 1.14 Remember the word that I sayd unto you Ioh. 15.20 These things have I told you that when the time shall come yee my remember that I told you of them Joh. 16.4 c Believe in the Lord your God so shall you be established believe his Propheâ—s so shall yee prosper 2 Chron. 20.20 Wherefore sirs be of good courage for I believe God that it shall be even as it was told me Acts 27.45 d Commune with your owne heart Psal 4.4 I communed with mine owne heart and my spirit made diligent search is his mercy cleane gone for ever doth his promise faile for evermore Psalme 77.58 e In the multitude of my thoughts within me thy comforts delight my soule Psal 94.19 f I know that my redeemer liveth c. Iob. 19.25.26 27. Jesus Christ came into the World to save sinners of whom I am chiefe 1 Time 1.15 Hee hath sayd I will never leave thee nor forsake thee therefore we may boldly say the Lord is my helper and I will not feare what man shall doe unto me Heb. 13.5.6 g Therefore now Lord let the thing that thou hast spoken concerning thy servant and doe as thou hast sayd 1 Chron. 17.23 See to the end of that Chap. and ver 17. Establish thy word unto thy servant let thy mercies come also to me O Lord even thy salvation according to thy word Remember thy word unto thy servant upon which thou hast caused me to hope Psal 119.38.41.49 See 25.76 116.154 Verses h He that walketh in darkenesse and hath no light let him trust in the Name of the Lord and stay upon his God Isa 50.10 Therefore I will looke unto the Lord I will wait for the God of my salvation my God will heare mee rejoyce not against me O mine enemy when I fall I shall arise when I sit in darkenesse the Lord shall be a light unto me Micah 7.7.8 Being fully perswaded that what God had promiseth he was able also to performe Rom. 4.21 See 18 19 20. Verses i It is the Lord let him doe what seemeth him good 1 Sam. 3.18 2 Sam. 10.12.15.26 Good is the word of the Lord which thou hast spoken 2 Ki. 20.19 O my Father if it be possible let this cup passe from me never the lesse not as I will but as thou wilt Mat. 26.39 k For yee have need of patience that after yee have done the will of God yee might receive the promise Heb. 10.36 Rest in the Lord and wait patiently for him psal 37.7.34.33.20 O Lord be gratious unto us we have waited upon thee Isâ— 33.2 Mich. 7.7 l Trust in the Lord and doe good so shalt thou dwell in the Land and verily thou shalt be fed Psal 37.3 He shall give his Angels charge over thee to keep thee in all thy wayes Psal 91.11 Arise therefore and be doing and the Lord be with thee 2 Cron. 22 16. m Thou hast dealt wel with thy servant O Lord according to thy word Psalme 119.65 In God will I prayse his