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A16215 Meditations upon the XLII. Psalme. By William Bloys esquire Bloys, William, 17th cent. 1632 (1632) STC 3140; ESTC S114171 95,230 372

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1. Iohn 5.4.5 Now we are come to touch upon the true cause of Davids heavinesse where I should willingly goe backward with Iaphet and by silent charity cover this one infirmity of him whom as Saint Matthew joyneth with Abraham Mat. 1.1 so wee may honour as a Father of the faithfull Yet because that hee testifieth as much against himselfe And his being thus cast downe may warne those that stand by faith to take heed lest they fall and may shew unto those that are downe the way how to rise againe I may not without prejudice passe it over David confesseth that his feete were almost gone his footsteps were well nigh slipt Psal 73.2.21 and his heart was grieved through distrust of Gods providence when hee saw the prosperity of the wicked In the time of persecution 1. Sam. 27.1 Labascentem inclinantem ipsius fidem exprimit Iun. he said in his heart I shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul And nere being surprized by the same wavering diffidence hee speaketh I shall now perish one day by the hand of Absalom whereas by faith hee might have beene perswaded that neither Principalities nor Powers Rom. 8.38 nor any other creature should bee able to separate him from the love of God who will not suffer the rod of a wicked son to rest upon the lot of a righteous father Wherefore let us not please our selves by any vaine conceits of our owne ability Psal 125. Rom. 15.2 but in lowlinesse of minde esteeme holy David much better than our selves Phil. 2.3 If this naturall branch so deepely rooted and established in all graces was yet notwithstanding thus tossed and carried about by the winde of infidelity in this dreadfull storme of Gods displeasure then how should wee poore unstable soules who were wild by nature Rom. 11.24 and are now graffed into the good olive tree feare and tremble lest when the winds doe blow and temptations arise wee who have not by faith laid sure hold that wee might partake of the root bee broken off from continuing in the goodnesse of God And yet how doe wee live like the people of Laish at quiet and secure Iudg. 18 27 not fortifying against the assault of the enemy In this our day of liberty and visitation Luk. 19.41 the things that belong to eternall peace are hid from our eyes which are dazeled with the bright sun shine of prosperity so that our sight is imperfect Mark 8.20 like unto the blind mans who saw men as trees walking But when Christ made him looke up the second time hee saw every man clearely At first sight wee thinke our selves to bee as strong as the oake but when God doth breake us with a tempest or wee doe frequently looke up in prayer Iob. 9.17 to have our darkenesse inlightened wee then come to discerne plainely that wee are fraile men our strength is not the strength of stones Iob 6.3.22 nor our flesh of brasse yea then wee complaine that our griefe is heavier than the sand of the sea and our soules are cast downe within us Now the same graces doe both prevent and cure this infirmity of the soule By faith wee are kept from this discouragement The prudent woman is not afraid of the snow Pro. 31.21 for all her houshold are clothed with scarlet So they that are of the houshold of faith and have their garments dipt in the bloud of the Lamb shall not need to feare the winter of persecution and trouble Also such as have beene overtaken in a fault and are ready to faint through weaknesse yet if their hope bee firme they shall recover And God will restore them to the joy of his salvation Act. 27.23 As the Angel stood by Paul in the night after hee had beene exceedingly tossed with a tempest when the sun in many dayes had not appeared and assured him of a gracious deliverance Assiditè nata mas inter sp●metusque fluctus Lipsius So our hope doth stand by us in our greatest perplexity when the Lord doth seeme to hide himselfe and withdraw the beames of his mercy and sealeth unto our soule that notwithstanding our present calamity He will make his face Revel 10. ● which is as it were the Sunne to shine upon his servants And wee shall yet praise him for the help of his countenance psal 31.16 The enemies of David seeing him in misery were ready to say 3.2 41.8 That there is no help for him in God and now that hee lieth hee shall rise up no more So our corrupt nature being the greatest adversary doth suggest unto us when the soule is cast downe it is a signe that it is cast out of the sight and favour of God When it is disquieted it is a fore-runner of despaire by reason of our grievous sinnes as for our hope it is but the dreame of men waking Plato dicebat spec vigi●●tium ho●●num esse somnia and as hee that thinketh hee eateth is hungry when hee awaketh so thou thinkest to be sustained by hope which in the end will vanish away Call to mind thy former sinnes which have cryed for vengeance looke upon thy present afflictions and acknowledge thou dost receive the due reward of thy deeds Then what place is left for hope of deliverance Why shouldest thou adde to thy sufferings by thine expectation of freedome Can the Divine justice so highly incensed bee so soone appeased Shall not the God of truth bee just and righteous in multiplying his judgements upon thee who wouldest for ever have multiplie● thy sins against him What hope of favour to be shewed unto thee who hast deserved so great wrath and hast not merited the least mercy Doth not thine owne conscience accuse thee and thy sins beare witnesse against thee and shall not the Iudge of all the world doe right in thy condemnation Hast thou not served sinne and must therefore receive the wages of unrighteousnesse death and destruction Now in this combate the beleever is armed with hope of salvation for an helmet 1. Thes 5.8 Ephes 6.16 with faith for a shield and breast-plate wherewith hee is able to quench the fiery darts of the wicked Being stung by the old Serpent and feeling both the guilt and smart of his sinnes hee looketh with the eyes of Faith and Hope unto Christ Iesus being lifted up who powreth wine and oyle into our wounds and makes us inwardly glad outwardly cheerefull and then doe we praise him for the help of his countenance What a great encouragement is it to the servant when his Master doth looke upon him in the conflict And though in striving wee sometime take a foyle yet then the Lord doth turne and looke upon us as he did upon Peter Luke 21.61 and being sorrowfull for our infirmity wee become strong Also in our heavinesse either for sinnes past or present misery the Lord
and spirituall wickednesse in high places But then wee must take heed to observe the manner here prescribed which is to powre out the soule to confesse all our sinnes to purge out the old leaven Wee cannot thinke to possesse our vessels in holinesse 1. Thes 4.4 if wee suffer any dregs of uncleannesse to remaine in them And as the sent tast of the first liquor will continue a long time in a vessell after it be emptied Quo semel est imbuta ●●cens servab ●odorem Testa diu So though wee have sincerely repented of all our sinnes yet that originall corruption remaining will make us cry unto the Lord to deliver us from this body of death But such as are indulgent to themselves may feare that their presumptuous sinnes will get the victory over them Wherefore as it is more commodious in the first making and digging of a garden to have it once well weeded when the bad roots may bee taken out than many times afterward So if thou wouldest bee like that paradise wherein God walked like that garden into which Christ delighted to come Cant. 5.1 6.2 then search every corner of thine heart in the time of humiliation that there may not be any roote bringing forth gall and wormewood Deut. 29.18 Wee know that the least childe remaining in the house doth hinder in giving state And how can God take possession of thy body to be his Temple when there is any sinne reigning therein If wee sinne we have an Advocate with the Father And as that client is like to speed ill in the triall who giveth advantage to his adversary in concealing the worst of his case from the Councell So hee shall bee confounded in the day of judgement that hath sought to hide his sinne For Satan thine accuser will discover that which thou didst hope should have beene for ever buried Then learne of Him that thus humbled himselfe to acknowledge all thy transgressions Hee is a foole in worldly affaires that powreth out all at once But it is heavenly wisedome in confession of sinne Pro. 29.11 to powre out all at once and not to keepe it in untill afterward David saith I powre out my soule in mee His prayer was sincere before God and it was inward and hidden from the world There was a time when hee cryed unto the Lord Psal 22.1.2 Why art thou so farre from the words of my roaring But now the greatnesse of his sorrow for his grievous sinnes and the calamities waiting upon them made him stand amazed as not being able to speak And doubtlesse there is great benefit in the use both of secret and open prayer As Paul became all things to all men that hee might winne some so wee may use every kinde that wee may receive a gracious answer Sometime to cry aloud lifting up both heart and voyce to shew our fervency and importunity and it shall bee opened unto us that knocke Sometime to shew our reverence by a still voyce that God may therein reveale himselfe unto us Sometime praying with the spirit and with understanding speaking in the heart onely not daring to use our tongues to call upon his name seeing wee have dishonoured him thereby H●miles preces in excelsa por●●gite Boet. And those our humble prayers will ascend into heaven Though wee shut both the doore of our closet and the doore of our lips when wee pray being wholly spirituall therein our Father seeth in secret and is well pleased with such a sacrifice If wee desire to make our tongue to be our glory therein yet the sound of our words may bee submissive and rather a gentle noyse than a voyce They that doe thus they speake softly Qui Deum precantes susurrant tacitè loquuntur atque intus clamant but inwardly they cry aloud Hannah when shee prayed did move her lips but her voyce was not heard yet shee found such comfort that her countenance was no more sad VERSE IIII. For I had gone with the multitude HIs present misery is increased by comparing the same with his former comfortable estate wherein hee served the Lord And the sorrow for the losse of his perfect freedome doth exceed the griefe of worldly men in their crosses as much as the gladnesse in his heart Psal 4. had formerly beene more than the joy which they received by the increase of corne and wine Outward benefits are deceitfull and vaine Riches and the like may betake themselves to their wings and fly away But heavenly blessings are unchangeable did not wee by our disobedience stop the course of Gods mercies and cause his judgements and curses to fall upon us Wherefore when our destruction doth come from our selves when by our rebellion wee shall pull downe Gods anger Infelicissimū genus est infortunii fuisse felicem Boet. Then the remembrance of our former happinesse is the greatest aggravation of our present wretchednesse and woe Also we may observe that hee was not satisfied with that good which he had formerly done neither did hee rest contented therein But his chiefe desire was ever to continue in those holy exercises From whence wee receive this instruction that wee ought to forget those things which are behind Phil. 3.13 and reach forth unto those things which are before pressing toward the marke having set our hand to the plough not to looke backe nor to spare and favour our selves during the time of our pilgrimage Such as desire to worship the Lord unto the end of their lives and are constant unto death they shall receive a crowne of life and an everlasting inheritance But ungodly men that forsake their first love like those foolish Galatians bewitched by that evill spirit and with Demas doe embrace this present world 2. Tim. 4.10 they shall undergoe the fierce anger of the Almighty And as Iordan divided the tribes of Reuben and Gad from the rest of Israel who Num. 32. allured with the fertility of the countrey did set themselves downe and take up their habitation before they came to the land of promise So there shall be a great gulfe to separate the wicked who like sluggards fold their armes together as if they had wrought sufficiently from those that abide in the place of blessednesse Whereas hee speaketh of himselfe that hee had gone with the multitude it will not bee impertinent to consider his twofold regiment Over the Priests 1. Cron. 15. verse 17. Rex Anius ●ex idem hom●num P●aeb que sacerdos Vittis c. Virg. and the people For at this time when hee blessed the people hee had put on a linnen Ephod over his kingly robe Also his sonne Salomon succeeded him therein who was called the Preacher This was observed by many nations that their Kings were Priests Gen. 14.18 So Melchizedek was King of Salem and Priest of the most high God So was Numa the second King of the Romanes Livi. lib.