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A46744	The rocke, or, A setled heart in unsetled times a short discourse minding and helping Gods people to make use of their faith for moderating their feares in these sad times of the sorrowes of Sion : being the heads of some sermons preached lately and now published for that purpose / by William Jemmat ...	Jemmat, William, 1596?-1678.	1644 (1644)	Wing J551; ESTC R19664	30,965	98

hinderanc● of prayer a dishonour to God a● if he made no good allowance to his Servants And doth the devils owne work who when he cannot hinder a Christian of the end of his way will doe his best to spoyle him of the comfort of his way Section VI. Objections for feare against Faith answered Oh say some we have so many things to feare that we know not how to make use of our faith But why so Faith hath a strength at all assayes to help at a dead lift That if a Christian hold his owne he shall wade well through all his feares and evils feared All things are possible to him that beleeveth to receive to doe to suffer to overcome Generall salves for the feares of Beleevers Know therefore in generall First that the Order of Grace is stronger then the Order of Nature We have many enemies or troubles but mo with us then against us They are great but the Lord greater Omnipotent And the Angels mightier to save then devils to hurt us Divine Ordinances full of solid strength and comfort and all the Treasures of Gods love full and inexhaust If a Beleever look upward he seeth an infinite advantage above them all The wav●s rage horribly but the Lo●d is mightier Psal 93.3 4. Tyrants get on high and are mighty to oppresse but still he is mightier Eccles 5.8 They are crafty but he catcheth th● man their craftinesse 1 Cor. 3.19 Secondly faith ●●n set the Christian farre above his own strength as the strength of others so his owne Out of weaknesse be shall be made strong Heb. 11.34 He can doe more in a certaine case then at another time As Martyrs they endured the flam●s as men they could never have endu●●d them While Peters faith l●sted he walked upon the waters Thirdly in all particular fears saith hath something to say out of the Word which shall stay the heart and counterp●●●e all the burden of feares that would clog it The Word hath a quickning vertue first and last First for re●●neration afterward for sustentation It is a plentifull Store-house out of which some comfort is still to be fetched And David saith he had perished unlesse the Word had comforted him 〈…〉 To give some instances of the fears of godly Christians in these 〈◊〉 dayes 1. About losing the Gospell Obiect 1. We feare we shall lose the Gospell the maine aime of the Antichristian generation that are risen up amongst us Answ 1. The Word saith that the Gospell is at Gods disposing and not mans whoever he be The Starres are in the right hand of Christ Rev. 1.16 It is God that takes away the Word of the Kingdom and gives it to others Mat. 21.43 And faithfull Ministers say they shall continue at their worke so long as God pleaseth let all the ●o●es and beasts of the world doe what they can Luke 13.31 32. G●● and tell that ●ox c. They were in ill case if they were at mans discretion Even in times of peace wicked men would have quite put downe good Ministers their malice and wickednesse hath not been wanting all this while No thankes to them that the Gospell hath continued as it doth 2. If there should be some res●●●t yet not wholly especially in respect of a good heart The word of God is not bo●●d 2 Tim. 2.9 The beleeving heart shall be mervailously fed with the old store it gathered There is an hidden Manna● And Rev. ● 19 the Word of G●d abideth in you As for the Elect that are not yet gathered the Word shall goe forth and reach the mall It shall have a free course and be glorified 2 Thes 3.1 When God hath a people to gather Act. 18.10 11. though there be many Adversaries yet Preachers shall both goe and continue there 1 Cor. 16.8 9. I have much people in this City abide here And Jeremies preaching did good to some though the most cursed him chap. 15.11 The Election obtain●th th●ugh the rest be hardned The Elect must be s●aled before ●●y hurt can be done Rev. 7.3 3. The Word saith that if it should be suppressed a while yet it shall be restored againe Teachers shall not be removed into corners any more Isa 30.20 They must fall to their work againe Rev. 10.11 Thou must prophesie againe After three dayes and an half the two Witnesses revived and stood up chap. 11.11 And commonly the ruines of the Church are restored with much advantage the Ordinances purged from the corruptions that attended them The glory of the latter house greater then that of the former Hag. 2.9 All reduced to the rule and standard of the Word noting by Gods severity wherein they offended and provoked him to wrath Ashamed of their iniquities and all errours and so the Lord shewes them the form of the house Ezek. 43.10 11. 4. The Word saith that the enemies of it shall be utterly confounded and brought to an end sp●cially Antichrist that grand friend of Traditions and humane Constitutions downe he must go● notwithstanding all his pillars and supporter● He goeth into pe●dit●on Rev 17.11 Though he get breath a while and some lightning before death yet that is his end The end of these warres will be at the gates of Rome all in flames and everlasting desolation Obiect 2. About the dishonour of God Sect. 1. 2. God will be dishonoured and blasphemed if the wicked prevaile Answ 1. In this case your fear is most lawfull and best allowed because as we have seen before both God and godly men have ever so feared And I may tell you ye have cause to rejoyce that ye have such holy fears as the feare 2. The Word saith that God is a Jealous God and will look to his owne glory will not suffer the enemies or Idols to get it from him Isa 42.8 Yea he will get glory over them all as over the Egyptians and all their gods Ex. 12.12 and will turne all their fury to his owne p●a●se Ps 76 1● being the more illustrious by their disappointment True it was a sword to Davids heart to heare the wicked say Where i● thy God Ps 42.10 but if the Lord be patient why should not we onely our duty is to mourne for such blasphemies and pray to the contrary 3. Above a forreigne invasion Obiect 3. I feare that forreigners will invade and they will shew no mercy Answ The Word tels first that the spirits and minds of men are in Gods hand Exodus 34.24 they shall not think of invading while his people are busie in his worship Or he can let them see where the Right goeth that they shall let all alone and not meddle Secondly that the Lord can make the earth to help the woman Rev. 12.16 Earthly men shall beare the burthen of one anothers malice and so his people escape it Moa●●tes and Ammonites fell to cutting one another and so Je●●●●poa● escaped While they have work enough to doe at

The Lord is a Jealous God and feares least his glory goe to another and his people a zealous people T it 2.14 fearing the same thing which is a feare holy and commendable V. Some feare is both natu●all and very usefull Feare is a naturall aff●●ction Fea●● a naturall 〈◊〉 carried to some evill at hand for the avoyding of it Nature seek● the preservation of it selfe and declines the contraries and the preservation of the outward estate wherewith God hath blessed him to save as much as it can from rapine and violence why not an honest providence is not onely lawfull but necessary 〈…〉 And it is usefull to act according to Gods providence who will blesse and help his people but not idling carelesse fearlesse neglecting the mea●●es Sometimes feare acteth for the avoyding of the evill feared as Acts 27.38 in feare of shipwrack and to obtaine the promise of saving their lives they l●ghtned the sh●p and cast out the wheat into the sea Sometimes by preparing for the evill if it be not to be avoyded as Amos 4.12 Therefore thus will I doe unto thee O Israel and because I will doe this unto thee prepare to meet thy God O Israel And by this latter the soule is drawne neerer unto God reasoning Is there so much danger abroad It is time then to get the closer to God and keep with him When Hawks be abroad the Bird is safest upon the nest Psal 91.4 He shall cover thee with his fe●thers and under his wings shalt them 〈◊〉 And thus it is a sinne not to feare when a judgement is comming as in wicked men who care for nothing Fea●e ye not me saith the Lord Jer. 5.22 We are commanded to feare him who Luk. 12. ● after he hath killed hath power to cast into hell And one discription of God children is they feare the Lord Mal. 3.16 VI. The promise here made to the godly is for the expelling of immoderate feares either not to enter into a beleeving heart at all or else to be soone thrust out againe Therefore the feares here are opposed to establishing of the heart ver 8. he shall not be afraid his heart is established His heart is of a preserving and fencing nature to uphold the heart against every assault and annoyance of enemies Phil. 4.7 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 The peace of God shall keep your hearts and minds as souldiers in a garrison through Christ Jesus But when are feares immoderate Feare● when immoderate 4. Notes 1. When they are killing as to worldly and carnall men sometimes they are worldly sorrow causeth death See an instance in Jer. 49.23 24.2 When they hinder duty so afraid that ye cannot pray read heare with profit or the like 3. When they banish all joy in God which should not be feare before God but with some mixture of joy rejoyce with trembling Psal 2.11 and reioyce in the Lord alway and againe I say Phil. 4.4 reioyce 4. When they put men into unlawfull wayes to help themselves as Saul in his feare of the Philistines would needs ofter sacrifice which was not his office to doe or goe to the Witch at Endo● against his owne Law and conscience This they do not to godly men wh●n most afraid they have some help to stay them up untill better times Even in desertions when the Lord withdrawes his comforts and they make moane yet they will not adventure upon sinne which might give some contentment they will lift up a prayer euen when they say they have little hope to speed they magnifie the estate of Gods children who enjoy comfort and love them will not speak ill of them nor doe ought against them A signe thr●●out of the matter is in them Job 19.28 as Job said of himselfe amidst all those distempers They have the s●●stance though they faile in circumstance Isa 6.13 1 Joh. 3.9 They holy seed is the substance thereof The seed of God abideth in them Though the ●●●●es fall off yet the ●ap lyes at the root faith keeps the heart alive still That they are willing to resist a temptation though sometimes foiled and grieve when the Tempter hath been too hard for them and amidst all their foiles their faith upholds them unto victory Still they are comprehended of Christ even when they are not able to comprehend Christ Phil. 3.12 And in due time they shall be delivered from all their feares enemies dangers combats molestation Section II. Grounds of fixing and setling the heart by Faith The chiefe point in this discourse Faith is a strong and effectuall meanes to settle the heart in times of danger in times when evill tidings fly about in times when unbeleeving hearts reele to and fro Hab. 2.4 Behold his set●le which is lifted up is not upright in him ●●t the iust shall live by his faith Isa 7.9 If ye will not beleeve 〈◊〉 ye shall not be established Chap. 50.10 Who is among you that feareth the Lord that obeyeth the voyce of his servant that walketh in darknesse and hath no light let him trust in the Name of the Lord and stay upon his God Joh. 14.1 Let not your heart be troubled ye beleeve in God believe also in me Ground● The Grounds hereof are these 1. In resrect of God on whom faith trusteth The whole blessed Trinity The heart may well be fixed because it trusteth on the Lord who is the Rock of salvation In a great storme it is good to fasten the anchor to a strong rock Psal 95.1 And such is God to the Church in great persecutions so as all the gates of hell shall not prevaile against it Mat. 16.18 First God the Father Father Relations the fountaine of the Trinity and of our comfort He is our Father as Christs by nature so ours by adoption and a child resteth securely in the bosome of his loving father Attributes And every Attribute is mighty to fix the heart of Beleever The power wisdome holinesse truth mercy justice of God and the rest De●●e Also his Counsell taken for the maine that is the saving of his soule God is far beyond all imperfections of an earthly friend who loves well but may prove forgetfull unable weary of doing good c. Beside faith seeth in God a sweet and blessed Providence Providence in which it may rest quietly and contentedly Saying as Abraham in that exigent Gen. 22.14 God will provide in the mount it shall be seene Without the will of my Father in H●aven not a haire of mine head nor a little sporrow can fall to the ground Things come not to passe either by fate or fortune which are the contentments of fools and Athe●sts but by the good hand of God at least permitting and ordering And there be divers acts of Providence Acts of it Over-ruling mittigating limiting disposing all to good even the worst events God is the great Governour of the world