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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A09646	The cure of hurtfull cares and fears. By master Thomas Pierson late rector of Brompton-Brian, in the county of Hereford	Pierson, Thomas, ca. 1570-1633.	1636 (1636)	STC 19910; ESTC S111955	18,628	96

any amasement The reasons of this duty are strong Three reasons of the doctrine 1. Worldly care is needlesse to a child of God First every Child of GOD hath an heavenly Father that careth for him and so his owne worldly raking care is needlesse 1 Peter 5.7 Cast all your care upon him for he careth for you This reason our blessed Saviour urgeth strongly unto his Disciples as well from Gods prouidence over baser Creatures the Fowles of the ayre and the Lilies of the field and therefore they must not thinke he will neglect his Children that are far better Matthew 6.26 28. As also from his speciall notice of all their wants verse 32. and assured readinesse to make supply thereto upon their sober use of lawfull means when they chiefely set their hearts on heavenly things verse 33. Secondly 2. Worldly care is very disgracefull to a Christian worldly care is very disgracefull to a Christian arguing either their shamefull ignorance of Gods providence which indeed extends it selfe to the very haires of their head Mat. 10.30 Or else their great weakenesse if not their totall want of true faith in God through Christ and so is plaine heathenish as CHRIST telleth his Disciples Mat. 6. v. 32. After all these things food and rayment doe the Gentiles seeke in a worldly manner as not knowing they have a Father in heaven that careth for them For they that rest and rely upon GOD for any blessing that hee hath promised will wait for it in the sober and sanctified use of lawfull meanes and goe no further Hee that believeth will not make hast Isaiah 28.16 but will stirre up his soule to wait on GOD as David doth Psalm 42.5 11. he that is weary of this waiting shameth his beleeving like to Ioram King of Israel who in the time of famine said This evill is of the Lord what should I wait for the Lord any longer 2 Kings 6.33 as they are said not to believe in God that trust not in his salvation that is that rest not upon his providence for their preservation Psal 78.22 Thirdly 3. Worldly care is a burden to the soule exceeding hurtfull worldly care is a great burden unto the the soule not only vaine and unprofitable but also exceeding hurtfull That it is a burthen David sheweth when speaking hereof he saith Cast thy burthen upon the LORD that is whatsoever thou art carefull for and wouldest have given thee Psalm 55.22 That it is vaine and unprofitable he plainly sheweth Psal 127.1 2. It is vaine for you to rise early to sit up late to eate the bread of sorrowes meaning through carking care if the Lords blessing bee not with you Also Matthew 6.27 Which of you by taking thought can adde one cubite unto his stature If ye then bee not able to doe that thing which is least why take yee thought for the rest Luke 12.25 26. And that it is very hurtfull the notation of the word used by the Holy Ghost sheweth plainely importing a dividing or parting the mind asunder 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 quasi 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 This carking care is the covetous mans disease They pierce themselves through with many sorrowes 1 Tim. 6.10 And hereby many times bring upon themselves most heavy judgements What else did move Ananias and Sapphyrah to dissemble with the Apostle and to lye unto GOD about the price for which they sold their possession saying they had brought all when as indeed they kept back a part Vndoubtedly they were distrustfully carefull about their future maintenance and provision but it cost them deere even both their lives by sudden death Acts 5. verse 1 2 3. c. And are not these worldly cares the chiefe of those spirituall thornes which choake the seed of grace in the ground of mens hearts whereupon it becomes unfruitfull Matthew 13.22 and so neere unto cursing whose end is to bee burned Heb. 6.8 3. Vses of the doctrine 1. For instruction True Religion is the only way to true content Now sith whatsoever is written aforetime is written for our learning Ro. 15.4 Let us make application hereof unto our selves And first would the Spirit of God have the hearts of his Children voyd of worldly cares Then undoubtedly the sincere imbracing of true Religion is the only way to get true content and comfort in any estate for what is or can be wanting to his soule to whom the God of heaven saith be carefull for nothing Hee speaketh not this to al that have the shew of godlines but to such as have the power and truth thereof For Gods kingdome is not in word but in power 1 Cor. 4.20 and in whom this power is in them is righteousnesse peace and joy in the Holy Ghost Rom. 14.17 Even joy unspeakable and glorious 1 Pet. 1.8 such as the world can neither give to its owne Ioh. 14.27 nor take away from the godly Iohn 16.22 But me thinkes Two objections propounded and answered I. Objection I heare the men of the world call in question the truth of this point That true Religion should afford such sweet content unto the soule The exercises thereof bee wearinesse unto them Mal. 1.13 therein they can meet with no such thing Answ I answer This sweet content and comfort in Religion is a fruit of GODS holy Spirit Gala. 5.22 The fruit of the Spirit is love joy peace c. which Spirit God gives to true beleevers Iohn 7.39 who turne from sinne Proverbs 1.23 and make conscience of obedience Acts 5.32 And therefore have the godly testified the fruition and feeling of it as David Psalm 4.7 Thou hast put gladnesse in my heart more than in the time that their corn their wine increased Hee had more joy in Gods favour then worldlings had in all their abundance God was his exceeding joy Ps 43.4 his favour was better than life and therwith his soule was satisfied as with marrow and fatnesse Psalme 63.3 5. Vnto Ieremy also was Gods word the joy and rejoycing of his heart Ieremy 15.16 Paul and Silas sang prayses to GOD in the prison when their feet were made fast in the stocks and they had beene sore beaten and shamefully intreated the day before Acts 16.23 24 25. They found by experience that GOD in Christ was the father of mercies and the God of all comfort who comforted them in all their tribulations as the sufferings of Christ did abound in them so their consolation also abounded by Christ 2 Cor. 1.3 4 5. But naturall men that live in sinne doe want the spirit Iude verse 19. and therefore no marvell though they have no savour nor rellish of joy in Religion The naturall man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God they are foolishnesse unto him neither can he know them because they are spiritually discerned 1 Cor. 2.14 They are strangers from the covenants of promise Ephesi 2.12 and a stranger doth not intermedle with this joy