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A04157	Dauids pastorall poeme: or sheepeheards song Seuen sermons, on the 23. Psalme of Dauid, whereof the last was preached at Ashford in Kent, the day whereon our gracious King was there proclaimed. By Thomas Iackson preacher of Gods word at Wie in Kent.	Jackson, Thomas, d. 1646.; Swan, John, student in divinity.	1603 (1603)	STC 14299; ESTC S107441	134,253	302

houses and lands friendship credit honor and promotion if these things be with them they care for no euill and therefore no maruell though so many in the world when afflictions and death cōmeth wherin these things can stand them in small or no stead bee destitute of true comfort Exhortation I beseech you then let vs aboue all things seeke and hauing found make conscience to enioy Gods presence that as the people said Some put their trust in horses and some in Chariots but wee will remember the name of the Lord our God q Ps 20. 7. so we may say some put their trust and reioyce in riches and some in honor but we will put our trust and reioyce in the presence of the Lord. And so I will conclude this poynt with the worthy exhortation which Azaria made to Asa and all Iudah and Beniamin saying The Lord is with you whilest you be with him and if you seeke him he will be found of you but if you forsake him he will forsake you r 2. Cro. 25 2. and then shall both life and death become most fearfull and miserable It followeth Thy rod and thy staffe do comfort me 4. Circumstance In this fourth and last circumstance of this verse The sence of the words the Prophet Dauid declareth the wonderfull sweete and comfortable benefites of the Lordes presence very elegantly persisting and dwelling in his receyued Metaphor Virga pedum virga corrigit temere diuagantes aut negligētur sequentes pedo inimicos confringit vt vas figulinum dissipat Mollin Psa fol. 222. setting forth Gods gouernment by the shepheards rod and staffe the rod is for correction the staffe for defence with his rod hee constraineth the declining sheepe to ioyne with their fold-mates compelleth the wanderers to accompanie their fellowes and forceth the slouthfull plodders to pace it better and with his staffe he doth driue away and if they will not be feared doth breake to peeces destroy the enemies of his flock according to that in the Psalmes Thou shalt bruise them with an yron scepter and breake them in peeces like a potters vessell ſ Ps 2. 9. So then the summe of it is thus much in effect q. d. O Lord as thou art with me so do I conceiue exceeding comfort both from thy fatherly rods corrections towards mee and all thy children and also from thy seuere and iust iudgements towards thine enemies Our lesson for instruction hence is Doctrine that Gods saints haue great matter of ioy and comfort both from his sharpe correcting and chastising of his children and from his seuere and iust punishing of his enemies both of them included in this short strain Thy rod and staffe do comfort me c. But it will bee profitable further to insist vpon this point and to illustrate and confirme both the parts or braunches of this doctrine by the holy scriptures for the first it may seeme very strange that Gods Saints shuld conceiue such great comfort from Gods scourging rod but there are three things chiefly the consideration whereof may make vs greatly to reioyce in To consider wha● mooueth the Lord to correct his children a speciall meanes of ●●mfort in 〈…〉 yea to embrace and kisse this rod. viz. 1 First to consider what it is that moueth the Lord to correct his children and that not furie and rage whereby men are prouoked rashly and vnaduisedly to doe that many times which afterwards they are sorrie for but loue for so himselfe hath pronounced in the booke of the Reuelation So many as I loue I rebuke and chasten t Reu. 3. 19 The naturall parents that loue their children dearely 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Prius verbum ad verba posterius ad disciplinam refertur Bull. in Apo. and had rather feel smart themselues then it should light vpon their children yet will rather though it bee to their owne griefe make them thoroughly feele the smart of sharpe correction then that they should for want of nurture cast themselues headlong into miserie and the holy Ghost witnesseth that our heauenly father dealeth after the same maner with his children if instruction and admonition by words will not serue but wee will runne on in an euill course to the dishonor of God slander of the Gospell offence of the weake hardening of the wicked and to our own great hazard and perill of eternall destruction rather then hee will suffer vs to runne in this broad way to eternall destruction though he delight not in our miseries yet will he presse vs downe with rebuke sorrow and yet all in loue which the wise man Salomon knew whē he gaue this coūsel my son refuse not the chastening of the Lord neither be grieued with his correction for the Lord correcteth him whom he loueth euen as the father doth the child in whom he delighteth u Pro. 3. 12 Whereof the Author to the Hebrewes making vse sayth If you endure chastening God offereth himselfe vnto you as vnto sonnes but if you bee without correction you are bastards not sonnes w Heb. 12. 6 7 8 c. How ought wee then to reioyce in the rodde which is such an infallible pledge and testimonie of Gods loue towards vs 2 The second Argument of comfort is the consideration of the manner To consider the manner of Gods correcting his children a sweet comfort how God correcteth his childrē which Dauid layeth downe in another place saying He dealeth not with vs after our sinnes nor rewardeth vs according to our wickednesse but as a father hath compassion on his children so hath the Lord compassion on them that feare him x Ps 103. 10. 13. as then a Father will correct his child yea sharply that the blood follow yet with wonderfull compassion yea many times with teares and when he hath done burneth the rod So God is constrained many times to take vs in hand and to chasten vs least wee be condemned with the world y 1. Cor. 11 32 but it is with wonderfull compassion and earning of bowels as the Lord himselfe sayth How shall I giue thee vp Ephraim mine heart is turned within me and my repentings are rowled together z Hos 11. 8 and no sooner doe his children turne vnto him and take vnto them words of repentance and say receiue vs graciously we will doe no more so a Hos 14. 3 but the Lord presently healeth the wound b Hos 6. 1. and burneth the rod when I haue accomplished my worke vpon Sion and Ierusalem I will visit the fruit of the proud heart of the King of Ashur c Esa 10. 12 Oh then shall wee refuse the correction of him that dealeth so mildly and mercifully with vs nay rather let vs with Dauid reioyce in it and pray with Ieremie Correct me oh Lord but in iudgement or in measure according to mercie d Ier. 10. 24 3 The third