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A97297	Hopes incovragement pointed at in a sermon, preached in St. Margarets Westminster, before the honorable House of Commons, assembled in Parliament: at the last solemn fast, February 28. 1643. by Tho. Young. Published by order of the House of Commons.	Young, Thomas, 1587-1655.	1644 (1644)	Wing Y92; Thomason E35_18; ESTC R4946	32,973	44

you in the ballance of the sanctuary The work you are now called to is a work of great concernment it is the purging of the Lords floore as it hath reference both to the Church and Common-wealth a work sure enough to be encountred with great oppositions yet I must say it is a worke with the managing whereof God hath not so honoured others which have gone before you in your places but hath reserved it to make you the instruments of his glory in advancing it and that doth much adde unto your honour Was it an honour to the Tyrians that they were counted amongst the builders of the Temple Ezek. 28. when Hiram sent to Solomon things necessary for that worke how then hath God honoured you reserving to you the care of re-edifying of his Church the house of the living God and the repairing of the shattered Common-wealth so farre borne downe before he raised you up to support it that succeeding ages may with honour to your names say THIS WAS THE REFORMING PARLIAMENT A worke which God by his blessing upon Your unwearied paines hath much furthered already whilest he by you hath removed the rubbish that might hinder the raising up of that goodly structure appointed and prescribed by the Lord in his word Lastly a worke which God never in any age perfected but through many difficulties to his people This is the worke You are called to then let me say to You in the words of my Text be strong and of good courage the Lord will strengthen your hearts and would You have Your hearts fortified with this soveraigne cordiall then see you follow what the Lord requires of men imployed by him in such a work that you striving to that may attaine unto the other For this cause let me in the name of Jesus Christ in whose name by Your command I stand now before You crave of you to see to your carriage First as you are Christians Secondly as You are publick persons entrusted with the managing of the Lords worke First as You are Christians so have You need of courage and if you would have your hearts strengthened with it then in your thoughts looke backe againe to that which was spoken in our second proposition to wit keepe to the work to which you are called let not your hearts be carried on in the confidence of your own parts but rest upon the Lord for his strength see how God hath carried you through many straights already and learne to depend on him for the future committing the successe of all to his wisdome and goodnesse to all which I humbly pray remember that as you appeare for the truth so you must stick to it First in the profession Secondly in the practise of it Truth should be deare to all that professe it the truth which is brought from heaven by the Lord Jesus Christ the word of his Father which he hath sealed with his bloud the truth the profession whereof hath beene watered with the bloud of your Noble Ancestors that have gone before you for this truth let me spake to you in the words of holy Jude and exhort you to contend earnestly for the same Jude 3. love to the truth and well ordered zeale for the same well beseem's all that professe the truth especially such as are in authority and high places of dignity though the world judge it a thing beneath great places therefore if any question about it should be raised up before you albeit the world would perswade you to be of Galli● his mind who cared for none of these things Act. 18.17 yet I pray take notice that the God of truth hath led men in authority to higher thoughts of it which hath made them sticke closer to it then with a lukewarme disposition to stand by and see it trodden down was it not commanded by the Imperiall Edict of the Emperour Justinus 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 that no man should bee suffered so farre as to change one syllable of the Orthodox Doctrine of the Church in the mystery of the sacred Trinity why because the Verity of the Christian Faith was comprehended in the words and syllables Wee know also what stirres Satan raised up in the Church about one Letter in opposing of the Truth whilest 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 was cryed down by the Arians and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 pleaded against by the famous Lights of the Church When the Emperours Deputy dealt with Basil the great to enter into communion with Budoxius hee answered with resolution 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 That none trained up in holy Scriptures would suffer one syllable of divine truths to bee betrayed but were ready if it were required to suffer any death in the defence thereof here are precedents worthy of your imitation to raise up your hearts to shine before others in the close profession of the truth and the rather because such is the waxy disposition of the people that the example of superiours ever makes a deep impression upon them either in cleaving to the Truth or departing from it for if such as are heads to others bee not well-affected to the Truth what can bee expected of their followers the Books of Kings and Chronicles in Judah and Israel do tell us the people are ever carryed on by the example of their Governours when either they cleaved to the Truth or turned their backs upon the same so went the disposition of the people either for or against it and so fell it out in the Christian Church how was the Easterne Empire polluted with execrable Arianisme whilst yet the Westerne continued in the Truth the Historians give the reason of it Constantine an Arian ruled in the East when at the same time Constans and Constantius Sonnes to Constantine the Great treading in the steps of their pious father adhered to the truth professed by him and so did as farre ennoble the westerne Empire with the truth as the other did defile the easterne with his countenancing of error and heresie I spare to bring forth before you other instances especially speaking to such as are not ignorant of any thing I can produce onely let mee renew my humble motion unto you Set your hearts to stand for the profession of the truth if you would have the God of truth to fill you with courage firmely by your endeavors to settle his truth amongst us In the next place the man that would bee valorous for the truth must looke as well to his practise as to the profession of the truth the truth must bee held out before the world in profession and a holy practise must warrantably evidence the life and power of that profession for seeing God hath coupled these together profession and practise of the truth no man must seek to part them in himselfe bee you then holy men in your practise you professe to all the world this day the Nation rests assured of you that you seeke to advance the

world and teacheth the Church how to beare them so as wee may bee blessed in the end If we would doe so first wee must lay aside false feares such as men ordinarily are troubled withall Let not saith the blessed Apostle your hearts bee troubled with their feares for they become not you that wait upon God Secondly the heart with confidence must bee raised up to waite on God by this confidence God is sanctified and that feare removed by which place it may appeare that feare is to bee shaken off and confidence in God is the way to doe it therefore the Lord requires that his people should bee raised up in courage and not fearefull whilest they waite upon him Secondly as God requires it so when men grow strong in waiting upon him 2. God cōmends courage in his people the Lord doth highly commend it how are those worthies renowned for their confident waiting upon the Lord Heb. 11.33 34 35 c. they waxed valiant of weake were made strong c. therefore are their names honored to this day by the Lord did not their waiting on God so raise their spirits that they became valiant was not Sampson so valiant by his waiting on God that with the jaw-bone of an Asse be slew a thousand Philistims did not David by his waiting on God slay Goliah with a stone out of his sling and how are both of them ennobled by their valour unto this day 3. God is angry where courage is wanting Thirdly where God finds that such as waite on him wax not stout-hearted or are not filled with courage hee checks that want of valour in them whilst they are not filled with courage for the worke about which hee sends see it in Gods dealing with Moses Num. 20.8 hee is commanded to speake to the rocke and the Lord tells him it shall give him water neverthelesse hee smote the rocke and spake unto the people but hee is not said to speake to the rocke as hee was commanded it seemes hee beleeved not that his speaking to the rocke could bring forth water out of it therefore the Lord tells him hee should not bring that Congregation into Canaan Num. 20.12 in a word God was angry with him that hee waxed not strong in waiting upon the Lord. 4. Gods people have been full of courage Fourthly the holy practise of Gods people recorded in the Scriptures holds forth the same truth unto us in which hee that runnes may reade that by their waiting upon God they grew exceeding strong How valiant waxed the three children before Nebuchadnezzar and whence came it was it not from their waiting upon God they dare tell him wee are not carefull to answer thee in this matter Dan 6.16 17. and why our God whom wee serve is able to deliver us from the fiery Furnace you heare of their courage which could not bee allayed by all the threatnings breathed out by that potent King their patient waiting on the Lord was a strong preservative against them all Jebosaphat his stoutnesse and the strength of his courage was testified in his speech to his subjects 2 Chron 20.20 saying Heare mee O Judah and yee inhabitants of Jerusalem put your trust in the Lord your God and yee shall bee assured beleeve yee his Prophets and yee shall prosper God had given them by a Prophet a speciall promise of victory and you see how valiant that pious Prince waxed upon the receit of it and how hee laboured to draw others to depend upon the same To the same purpose speaketh Hezekiah 2 Chron. 32.6 7 8. Hee speakes comfortably to them saith the Text and it well appeares by the many phrases he there useth to raise up their drooping hearts hee forbids them to feare hee doubles it againe and would not have them afraid and all upon this ground because they waited upon the Lord who was stronger then all that could come forth against them the enemies what had they to assist them an arme of flesh that is such power as man could afford but with them was the Lord their God to helpe them I might also tell you of the worth of Nehemiah his valour Nehem. 6.7 8. who gave no place to the policies and subtle craft of the enemies seeking to weaken his hands from the worke but with undaunted courage pleaded the falsehood of their accusations and would you know from whence it came even from his waiting upon God which imboldned him with great courage Nehem 6.9 hee can goe to God and say incourage thou mee or strengthen thou my hand Here likewise I might adde the example of David and others all which I now forbeare having cleered to you that such as wait upon God should be filled with courage seeing God requires it where hee finds it hee commends it hee blames the want of it in his people Lastly this is that whereunto by his Spirit hee guides all such as wait upon him Thirdly let mee intreat you to go one step further with mee and dive into the reasons of the point thus cleared to you The reason of it assuredly there is great reason for it should not such as waite on God bee strengthned in their hearts even for this cause because they have the Lord to settle their trust upon Such as patiently waite on God have God for their God and are in Covenant with him that makes them grow to bee magnanimous or to a holy kind of greatnes wel beseeming such as wait upon the Lord the Psalmist saith Commit thy way to God trust in him hee shall bring it to passe you see to whom hee speakes Psal 37.5 even to them that trust in God and you see likewise what hee desires them to doe to commit or put over all their care to the Lord which they cannot doe if they be not raised up with courage the ground of that courage is they trust in God let them know Hee can bring their wayes to passe though they see not how this was the onely ground of the courage in those three children mentioned before Dan. 3 Our God whom we serve is able to deliver us it was not the power of that enraged Prince nor the dreadfull heate of his fiery Furnace that could quench or allay their courage whose confidence was setled on God! Chrysistome expounding those words of the Psalme Great is the Lord and worthy to bee praised his greatnesse is incomprehensible speaketh thus because thou hast the great 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 c. God to rely upon bee thou also of a high courage whereby hee would perswade men to a holy kind of greatnesse in their courage because they are grounded upon the great God hee would not have such to bee of a proud or haughtie disposition as a frerward hee expounds himselfe but as David chargeth Solomon to bee strong without dread 1 Chron. 22.23 and not dismaid such an heroicall disposition should be in all