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A90268	God's presence with a people, the spring of their prosperity; with their speciall interest in abiding with Him. A sermon, preached to the Parliament of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland, and Ireland, at Westminster, Octob. 30. 1656. A day of solemn humiliation. / By John Owen, D.D. a servant of Jesus Christ, in the work of the Gospel. Printed by Order of Parliament.	Owen, John, 1616-1683.	1656 (1656)	Wing O757; Thomason E891_4; ESTC R206508	24,955	44

it the means whereby it is procured and retained These things I have spoken to in general before besides your own dependance on God and comportment with his providence the things incumbent on you are such as respect either persons or things First for persons it is that which I have minded you of before and which I shall doe whilst I have life and opportunity to speak to you or any concerned in the government of this Nation in publick or private because I know it is your life your peace your duty and that is that the End and aime of all your Consultations be the protection encouragement liberty of the seed of Jacob the remnant the hidden people those whom God hath owned accepted blessed given his presence unto and amongst them I plead not for their Exaltation Promotion Preferment I know not what but charge it as your duty to take care that this be not troden under foot nor swallowed up nor exposed to the rage and contempt of the man of the Earth It is not this or that party of them that I speak of but the generation of them that seek the face of God whose Cause alone it is and not of any other men or frame of things that is through the mighty power of God triumphant in these Nations They are to God as the apple of his Eye and let their safety be so also to you and you will not faile of the presence of God Secondly For things they are either the things of God or men of each a word First for the things of God or the publick profession of Religion in the land my time is too far spent for me to enter into a serious discourse on the subject somethings have of late been done which when envie and anger and disappointment shall cease to operate the whole people of God in this Nation will have cause to rejoyce in Let it not be thought amiss if I minde you of one part of the Nation in especial the example of the saints allow us a special regard to those of our own Nation our kinsfolks in the flesh It is for Wales I speak where the unhappiness of almost all men running into extremes hath disadvantaged the Advancement of the Gospel and the progress of it when we had great ground for the expectation of better things Some are still zealous of the traditions of their fathers and nothing almost will satisfie them but their old road of beggarly Readers in every Parish Others again perhaps out of a good zeal have hurried the people with violence beyond their principles and sometimes it may be beyond the Truth and as Jacob said Over driving the Cattel and young ones have almost destroyed the whole flock between Complaints on one side and the other I fear between misguided zeal and formality the whole worke is almost cast to the ground the business of Zion as such is scarce by any cared for The good Lord guide you to somewhat for its relief that those who are Godly may be encouraged and those that need instruction may not be neglected Secondly The things of man or righteous Administrations of Justice in things relating to this present pilgrimage These wheels also are you to set going Many particulars lie before you more will present themselves troublesome times have allwayes produced good Laws Your wisdome will be to provide for good Execution that not only the generations to come but the present may eat of the fruit of your labours and travel The End A CATALOGUE of the other Books published by Dr. OWEN and sold by Philemon Stephens at the gilded Lion in Pauls Church yard 1. A Display of the Errors of the Arminians concerning the old Pelagian Idoll Free-will the new Goddesse Contingency c. in 14 Chapters 40. 2. Salus electorum Sanguis Jesu A treatise of the Redemption and reconciliation that is in the blood of Christ with the merit thereof and the Satisfaction wrought therby wherein the whole controversie of Universall Redemption is fully discussed in Foure Bookes with an Appendix upon occasion of a late Book published by Mr. Joshua Sprigge 3. The Duty of Pastors and People distinguished touching the means to be used by the People distinct from Church Officers for encreasing of Divine Knowledge 4. Eshcol or Rules of Direction for the walking of the Saints in fellowship according to the order of the Gospel 5. A Fast Sermon to the Parliament Aprill 29. 1646. on Acts 16. 11. A Vision appeared c with an Appendix touching Church Government with an Essay for practice thereof in the Countrey also of Tolerarion and Petitions about these things 6. Eben ezer being an Exposition on the first ten verses of the third Chapter of the prophesie of Habbakkuk in two Sermons one at Colchester the other at Rumford in memoriall of the Deliverance of Essex Countie and Committee 1648. 7. A Fast Sermon to the Parliament Jan. 31 1648. on Jer. 15. 19 20. Let them return to thee but return not thou unto them with a Discourse about Toleration and the duty of the Civil Magistrate about Religion 8. A Fast Sermon to the Parliament April 19. 1649. on Heb. 12. 27. And this word Yet once more signifieth the removing of those things c. 9. The glory of the Church in its Relation to Christ in two Sermons one at Barwick the other at Edenbrough on Esay 56. 7. For mine House shall be called an House of Prayer for all People 10. The labouring Saints dismission to Rest A Sermon at the Funerall of H. Ireton Lord Deputy of Ireland on Daniel 12. 13. But goe thou thy way till the end be for thou shalt rest and stand in the lot at the end c. 11. A Thanksgiving Sermon to the Parliament Octob. 24. 1651 for the Victory at Worcester on Ezeck 17. 24. And all the Trees of the Field shall know c. 12. A Fast Sermon to the Parl. Octob. 13. 1652. on Daniel 7. 15. I Daniel was grieved in my Spirit c. 13. A Sermon Preached at the opening of the Parliament Septem. 17. 1656 on Esay 14. 22. 14 Diatriba de Justitiâ Divina 15 The Doctrine of the Saints Perseverance vindicated in a full answer to the discourse of Mr. John Goodwin against that doctrine in his book entitled Redemption Redeemed 16 A Treatise of the true Nature of Schisme with Reference to the present differences in Religion 8. 17 A Treatise of Mortification of sinne in sinners Resolving Cases of of Conscience there unto belonging 18 Socinianisme Examined in the Confutation of Mr. Biddles and the Racovian Catechisme 4. 19 A Review of the Annotations of H. Grotius in Reference to the doctrine of the Deity and saitisfaction of Christ in Answer to Dr. Hammond 4. A Commentary on the 12 small Prophets by Mr. John Trap A Practical Exposition on these 4 Psalm viz. The 27 84. 85. 87 by Mr. Thomas Pierson Tho. Campanella his Treatise shewing by what means the King of Spain may attain to an Universal Monarchy Published in English in regard much of his advice is already accomplished concerning England France and Holland Tythes too hot to be touched a Treatise shewing Tythes to be neither Jewish Popish nor inconvenient but due by the Law of Nature Scripture and Reason by Sir H. Spelman Knight with the same Authors Treatise de Non Temerandis Ecclesiis against violating the Rights due unto Churches Mr. George Herberts Poems reprinted with an Alphabeticall Table together wath the Synagogue being divine Poems in imitation of Mr. Herberts Poems Paralipomena Orthographiae Etymologiae Prosodiae unà cùm scholiis ad Canones de genere substantivorum de anomalis praeteritis supinis verborum Syntaxi Carminum ratione et figuris collecta ex optimis Autoribus in quatuor libris per Johan Danesij Tho. Gatakeri Tetragrammaton de nomine Jehovah dissertatio quâ vocis Jehovah apud nostros receptae usus defenditur et à quorundam cav●llationibus iniquis pariter atque manibus vindicatur Magnetis Reductorium theologicum Tropologicum in quo ejus novus verus supremus usus indicatur per S. Ward The Christians Conflict shewing the difficulties and duties of a Christian Souldier in his warfare with the armour and graces necessary thereto as also a discussion of the Case of Usury and depopulation with the errors of the Antinomians Together with a Treatise of the Society of Saints and Christian fellowship By Tho. Bentham The holy life and happy death of J Bruen ●f Bruen Stapleford in Cheshire Esq exhibiting variety of memorable passages usefull for all sorts of people as a path way to Piety and Charit By W. Hind 1. Obs. 1. 2. 3. 1. 2. 3. 4. 1. 2. 2. 1. 2. Ob. 1. 1. 2. 2. 3. 1. 1. 2. 3. 2. Use 1. 1. 2. 1. 2. 1. 2. 2. 1. 2. 1. 1. 2. 3. 4. 1. 2. 3. Use 1. 2. 3. 1. 2. 3. 2.

unless this be allowed nothing can be more contrary to my Text than that promise and such as that which we have Isa. 54. 9. where provision is made for Gods abiding with his people notwithstanding all their backslidings and provocations which he will so far heal as that he may not forsake them and this is firstly to be observed that we doe not in the consideration of Gods presence and withdrawings as to providential dispensations cast any reflection on the stability and unchangableness of the Covenant of Grace David hath fully stated this business 2 Sam. 23. 5. saith he Although my house be not so with God yet he hath made with me an everlasting Covenant ordered in all things and sure for this is all my salvation and all my desire although he make it not to grow David had a promise for the prosperity of his house he had also an ingagement of the sure mercies of the Covenant The different tenour of these engagements as to their success and establishment he gives us this account of The Covenant is absolute and unchangable that is ordered in all things and sure the prosperity of his house depends on another Law and Rule that is subject to Aleration Secondly Observe the nature of this dependance of Gods presence on our abiding with him it doth not depend upon it as the Effect upon its proper cause as though it were procured by it merited by it we enjoy not the least morsel of bread on any such account much less such eminent priviledges as attend Gods special providential presence we deserve nothing at the hand of God and therefore if he should take us in the middest of the choysest obedience and fill us with the fiercest of miseries he did us no wrong and therefore the Lord does so deal sometimes with his and that not only with particular persons as in the case of Job but also with his people in general as Psal 44. 17 18 19. All this is come upon us yet have we not forgotten thee neither have we dealt falsely in thy Covenant Our heart is not turned back neither have our steps declined from thy way Though thou hast sore broken us in the place of Dragons and covered us with the shadow of death Though he requires our duty at our hands yet he is not tyed to any such present reward This is all it ordinarily depends upon it as a Consequent upon an Antecedent which allows an interposition of grace and mercy as Nehemioh 9. 19. Neverthelesse thou being mercifull forsookest them not so elsewhere that good man prayes remember me for good and spare me according to the multitude of thy Mercies For the glory of his righteousnesse and of his wayes in the world God hath Ordered that his people shall walk with him when he abides eminently and conspicuously in a speciall manner with them Thirdly Observe that our abiding with God even in Nationall administrations is the proper Effect of his presence with us in Covenant dispensations so that all in the Issue is of mere Mercy and grace though the Condition seems to be imposed on us yet it is from him alone that we have strength for its performance It is in this and such like cases as David said it was with them at their dedicating their silver and gold for the building of the Temple {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} of thine own Lord have we given unto thee we doe but returne him his own we give him but the fruits of his own grace and without it we can make no returne what ever These things being premis'd I shall give the proposition some Confirmation and so descend to the due improvement of it I suppose I need not goe for proof beyond the observation of the constant tenor of Gods Proceedings with his People of old When did he not deale thus with them what instance can be given of transgressing this Rule Is the whole story of the Nation of the Jewes any thing but the illustration of this proposition some ruled well and sought the Lord and the Lord was with them and prospered them in all their wayes some fell from him and walked according to their owne imaginations and the Lord cut them short on that account Yea sometimes the same man as Solomon Asa Uzziah experienced both these states and conditions Hath not the state of all nations since they came into the power of men professing the knowledge of him been the same look on the Roman Empire did it not flourish under the hand of men who rul'd with God and were faithfull with the Saints Is not the present distraction of it under the fury and cruelty of Turke and Pope the Issue of the violence unrighteousnesse Idolatry Luxury and persecution of ill Governours Doth not the Demonstration of all Gods people in the world the consideration whereof in particular might be insisted on as the Ground and Reason of the Truth insisted on require that it should be thus Leviticus 26. and almost the whole Book of Deutronomy are Sermons on this Text and every verse almost in them would afford a new confirmation of the truth in hand I shall need rather then to Caution from mistakes then further to Confirme the Proposition For this end take these ensuing Observations First all outward flourishing or prosperitie of a People doth not alwayes argue the speciall presence of God with them There are sundry things required to make success and prosperitie an Evidence of the presence of God First That the People themselves prospered bee his People his peculiar How many wicked nations are there in the world that for a long season have received blessings as it were and successe in their undertakings Is the Lord amongst them by his special presence not at all He is using them indeed for his own end and purposes to breake others or fill up the measure of their own iniquities that their destruction may be an evident demonstration of his vengeance and righteous Judgements to all the World but present with them in the sense contended about he is not The case is stated Hab. 1. 2. as you may see in those Chapters at large It is the same case with the Antichristian and Mahumetan Nations in the world at this day Their prosperity is no evidence of Gods presence because themselves are his enemies Other bottomes reasons and grounds there are of their successes Gods owning of them is none of them Secondly That the whole worke be good and have a tendency to Gods glory wherein they are engaged Davids Counsel for the killing of Uriah prospered and took effect yet was not God with him therein the work ingaged in must be according to his minde and Thirdly made useful and subservient to his glory when the hearts of a people can secure themselves in these things then may they rejoyce in their prosperity as a pledge of Gods presence with them Secondly Even great Afflictions eminent distresses

in Gods special presence He is with us to give us direction in all our undertakings to take away darkness perplexities difficulties from our Councels or to cause us to rest and cease from what-ever may come into our hearts that is not according to his minde The Lord give us evermore of this his presence I cannot stay to shew you the several wayes whereby God now communicates direction to a people how he inclines their hearts insensibly yet powerfully fixes the bent of their spirits effectually their hearts being in his hand as the rivers of water which he turns as he pleaseth supplys them with reasonings and consultations beyond the verge of their own wisdome proposes occasions invitations provocations gives them Spirit and courage beyond their natural frames and tempers enlarges them in prayer or shuts them up makes walls on the one hand and open pathes on the other with innumerable such wayes and means as in his infinite wisdome he is pleased to make effectual for their guidance It suffices that in the use of means through patience and waiting upon him they shall be directed to that which is pleasing to him so is he with them The second use of this pillar was to give them protection and defence in all their way So Exod. 14. 19 20. 24. This protected them from the Egyptians and from thence God troubled their Enemies out of the pillar that is from his especial presence This use of it is insisted on Isa. 4. 5. 6. The cloud that was as smoke by day and as fire by night was also a shadow a place of refuge and a covert in one word a protection or a defence And this is a second thing which is in Gods special presence He will protect or defend them with whom he is so present He is their dwelling place Psal. 90. then when in this world they had none their refuge in the time of trouble So Isa. 25. 4. 26. 1. 31. 4. promises and instances to make this good abound they are known to all The time would fail me to insist upon them I might go over all the Causes means and wayes of the fears dangers ruines of such a people and shew you how a defence is provided against them all Are their fears from themselves because of their folly weaknesse and division or from pretended friends because of their envy and desertion or from open enemies because of their Power Cruelty Malice and Revenge a defence is provided on every account heat raine tempests stormes adversitie prosperitie all are provided against where God is present Isa. 32. 1 2. And if any people in the world have experience of this truth we have it this day Had not the Lord been with us who had not destroyed us Enemies friends abroad at home our own follyes all any of them had done the worke had not the Lord himself been with us Onely observe that the presence of God as to these effects may sometimes in some perticulars be eclipsed and the Effects themselves for some season be intangled though there be not an utter breach between him and his People How often did the Israelites attempt things without his direction how often did he breake in upon them to their woe and sorrow yet for the maine he forsooke them not untill the great work intended by them was accomplished Nehem. 9. 19. It is not every intanglement every disappointment every defeat that argues Gods departure as to his speciall presence It may be good for us sometimes to be in such a Condition and then that desertion that carries into it is from the presence of God We are now grown to that that if every thing immediately surmount not our imagination say some God is gone from them not because it is so but because they would have it so but he is Mercifull with whom we have to doe and will not cast off his People for ever Secondly The People with whom God was had the Glory of Jehovah as a pledge of his presence with them this appeared only at extraordinary seasons so it did at the giving of the Law Exod. 24. 16. so also at the setting up of the Tabernacle It differed from the cloud for when the cloud was upon the Tabernacle the glory of the Lord filled it It appeared again to all the People Levit. 9. 23. I shall not now enquire what was this visible representation of the Majestie of God it sufficeth as to the purpose in hand that when God gives his presence to a People at extraordinary seasons he affords them extraordinary manifestations of his Glory So in Ezekiels Vision of those dreadfull wheeles of Providence the glory of the Lord is said to appeare in the Temple and as his Especiall presence departed from the Temple and the Citie so the glory by severall degrees departed also Chap. 2. 10. 18 19. Chap. 11. 23. Eminent and glorious appearances with and for a People in extraordinary seasons is then another thing that accompanies Gods speciall providentiall presence with them when they are at an utter loss in their Counsels at a stand in their Motions disappointed in their undertakings deserted in their enterprises pressed on every side above measure or called to some extraordinary worke so that their Ordinary direction and protection will not carry them on nor beare them up then will God relieve them by some especiall appearance of his Glory In the Mount will the Lord be seen This will give a reliefe when all is at a losse And in this lies the most discriminating evidence of speciall Providence Glorious appearances in great streights are eminent testimonies of Gods regard Could I now insist on some of the instances that might be given of this kind of dealing with us in England in the pursuit of the Cause we have in hand it would make us ashamed of all our unworthinesse carnall fears and unbeliefe This is the second Evidence of Gods presence He is with a People to direct them to protect to manifest his glory amongst them His glory in ballancing the Issues of Providence one in respect of another so that all shall acknowledge that of a truth the Lord is amongst them Blessed is the People that is in such a Case yea blessed is the People whose God is the Lord What would you have more here is ease of all cares a remedy for all sores securitie in the midst of troubles Rest and Peace and assured dwelling places though the Assyrian should bee in the Land Thus you see what is this great Concernment of any People Let us now consider the tenure of this Blessedness on what account it is to be obteined or enjoyed now this is our abiding with God This then is nextly to be considered what it is for a People what it is for you and us so to abide with God as that wee may in all our affaires enjoy his presence in the wayes before described Now something is hereunto previously required something it consists