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A68954	A three-fold treatise containing the saints sure and perpetuall guide. Selfe-enriching examination. Soule-fatting fasting. Or, meditations, concerning the word, the sacrament of the Lords Supper, and fasting. By the labours of that late Reverend, and learned divine, Master Robert Bolton ...	Bolton, Robert, 1572-1631.	1634 (1634)	STC 3255; ESTC S106789	149,468	268

THE SAINTS SVRE AND PERPETVALL GVIDE OR A Treatise concerning the WORD Which as the Israelites Cloud conducts us from Aegypt to Canaan whereunto wee must take heed as unto a Light that shineth in a darke place till the Day dawne and the Day-starre arise in our hearts BY That Reverend Learned and Godly Minister of Christ Iesus ROBERT BOLTON Bachelour of Divinitie and late Preacher of Gods Word at Broughton in Northampton-shire IOHN 3. 20 21. Every one that doth evill hateth the light neither commeth to the light lest his deeds should be reproved But he that doth the truth commeth to the light that his deeds may be made manifest that they are wrought in God LONDON Printed by E. Purslow for Rapha Harford in Queenes-head-Alley in Pater-Noster-Row at the Signe of the Gilt Bible 1634. THE SAINTS SVRE AND PERPETVALL GVIDE PSAL. 119. VER 105. Thy Word is a Lampe unto my feet and a Light unto my paths OF all other parts of the holy Bible this Booke of the Psalmes penned for the most part by David the sweet Singer of Israel and a man after Gods owne heart is stuft and fill'd with greatest plentie and varietie of precious Lessons and instructions unto eternall life The choice and flower of all things profitable and comfortable for the right course of a Christian life is therein briefely contained and very movingly and feelingly exprest In them we may be acquainted with the Majestie and Mysteries of God with the Sufferings of Christ with unfained Repentance unwearied Patience spirituall Wisedome and wonderfull Courage of the godly man and true Christian In them we may behold the terrors of Wrath and the anguishes of an afflicted Conscience the comforts of Grace and great Deliverances the wonderfull workes of Providence over this World and the promised Ioyes of that World which is to come In a word all good necessarily to be either knowne or done or had is plentifully as out of a rich Treasurie reveal'd and offer'd unto us in these heavenly Songs of David Amongst which this 119. Psalme a part of which I have now read unto you is as it were a precious Iewell or cleare Crystall wherein wee may see the right temper and state of true godlinesse and sinceritie the markes and properties of all true worshippers of God the zeale and affections of all faithfull Christians the very lively Anatomie and laying open of a good and gracious Soule This whole Psalme doth consist of 22. Parts or Portions of Staves or Octaves even just so many as there be Letters in the Hebrew Alphabet and every Portion containeth in it eight Verses and every Verse of every Portion or Staffe begins with the same Hebrew Letter The which speciall and extraordinarie penning and disposing of the Psalme doth declare and set out unto us these three things 1 The diligent intention of mind and carefull meditation of the Author in the framing and composing of it 2 The preciousnesse and worth of the matter contain'd in it in that it pleased the Spirit of God to deliver it in choice and speciall order 3 A desire and purpose that it might more easily be learn'd by heart and committed to memorie and often and earnestly meditated and thought upon being set downe unto us in so faire and easie order of the Hebrew Letters This Part or Portion which wee have now in hand is the foureteenth and doth containe in it many worthy and gracious Lessons for our instruction and devotion in heavenly things proposed unto us out of the practice and Christian carriage of this holy Prophet and Man of God David a perfect patterne of all true zeale and pietie In the thirteenth Portion immediately going before David had delivered specially two things First How by his love reading study and meditation in Gods Word he had attained most excellent knowledge wisedome and understanding so that thereby he was become farre more wise than his enemies that is than Saul and all his politike Courtiers and Counsellors of State Hee had more understanding than his Teachers than the great Doctors and Rabbins for all their deepe Learning being not sanctified unto them He understood more than the grave and ancient men for all the worldly wisedome and great experience they had gathered in many yeeres and through length of dayes Where by the way take this Lesson There is no wit or policie not all the Learning in the World or worldly wisedome can make a man truly wise that is wise unto salvation but onely a powerfull and working knowledge out of the holy Word of God The Reason is Because all other wisedome doth onely provide for the Body for a temporall happinesse in this life for a few and evill dayes and leaves the Soule in a sinfull and wretched estate shortly in the day of Visitation to be overtaken and fearefully confounded with strange astonishments horrors and despaire and hereafter wofully to be tormented amongst wicked Devils in the Lake that burnes with fire and Brimstone for evermore But wisedome out of the Word of God doth so furnish a mans Soule with Grace and all holy Vertues that in despight of all creatures hee may live comfortably in this Vale of teares and in endlesse joyes in the World to come Now I pray you tell me whether is truly the wiser man hee that for an inch of time makes much of his wretched Body that must shortly rot in the grave and be devoured of Wormes and turned into dust but in the meane time lets his immortall Soule that can never die sinke into the Dungeon of everlasting woe and miserie or hee which by taking sound and saving counsell and direction out of the Word of God and howsoever he be hated and neglected of this vaine World yet yeelding chearefull and constant obedience thereunto provides unspeakable comfort rest and blessednesse both for Body and Soule through all eternitie Secondly In the second part and foure last Verses of the former Portion David sets downe the fruit use and benefit which sprung from his divine knowledge It sweetned his heart with much comfort and sound contentment and cheared him with joy unspeakable and glorious amidst all crosses and discomforts it bridled and restrained him from every evill way it kept and preserved him in the paths of righteousnesse it bred in him a hatred and loathing of the wayes of error falsehood and hypocrisie Where by the way I would give you this other Lesson We must labour and be sure that we draw our knowledge in Gods Word into practice action and exercise otherwise it will not onely be unprofitable and unfruitfull unto us but indeed bring upon us a greater and more fearefull condemnation For For He that knowes his Masters will and doth it not shall be beaten with many stripes Luke 12. 47. All our knowledge is in vaine except by the power of it our inward affections be sanctified our words seasoned

How hindered 84. How helped 175 176 B. Benefits of the Word 59 c. C. Catechising our families pressed in nine Reasons 228 c. Carnall Reason and corrupt affection defined 246 c. Caveats that wee may profit in hearing the Word 247 c. Carnall Objections against the Word 61 to 83 Charitie among Christians as much as among Papists 81 Christ suffers with his afflicted 121 Considerations sixteene for the usefulnesse of the Word 216 c. Conversion tried 89 Covetousnesse and the signes of it 96 Curses sixe of unprofitable hearing 190 c. Cursed is their condition that are not reformed by the Word in sixe particulars 199 D. Danger in absenting from the Word 58 Degrees in sinning 53 Devill steales away the Word 85 86. He hinders conversion 87. And a through reformation 88 c. He deales with men as Pharaoh with Moses 93 c. Dearenesse of things why greater now than formerly 82 Delight in the Word helpes memorie 179 Duties required before hearing 145 c. In hearing 173 c. After hearing 182 E. Effects of Pride 142 The End of our Creation 204 Examination when required 166 167 Examples for the practice of Preparation 155 c. F. False changes 88 89. How tried 102 Frequent preaching proved out of antiquitie 205 c. Feet what is meant by them 17 Finall falling from grace not granted 101. But partially and frequently 106. The good we get by falls 108 Fretting at afflictions 132. At the prosperitie of the wicked 133 G. Grace is of a growing nature 40 Godly men distinguished from Hypocrites by sixe markes 8 9 The Godly shine brighter after their falls 39 Gods Children but few 130 Gods Law not like mans 54 God is the cause of all affliction 113. His aime in afflicting his 117 Gods love to his exceedes the creatures 114 H. Hardnesse of heart and a helpe against it 52 53 Helpes to heare the Word understandingly 177 I. Ignorance like darkenesse 31. The danger of it p. 32. to 37. 46 47 Iudgements of Non-proficients by the Word 48 Iudgements for the contempt of it 201 c. Iudgements why rather to be expected in our time 80 K. Knowledge must be practicall 5. Fruits of divine Knowledge ibid. L. Learning humane onely will not save 19 20 Lets of not profiting by the Word p. 50. to 123 Life to be lost for God 12 Light what meant by it 16 Love to God and our neighbours tried 68 M. Many take more paines for Hell than some for Heaven p. 75. to 78 The Matter of the Word 43 Math. 10. 4. expounded 195 Good Meanings will not save 21 Meanes to quicken attention to the Word 175 Meditation requisite after hearing 184. The Benefits of it 185. Directions for it 227 228 Ministers Embassadours why 72 Ministers why they preach so seldome 209 Ministerie of the Word like the Wedding feast 57 The Miserie of the naturall estate 141 The More wee have the greater our account 143 Motives To walke by the rule of the Word p. 41. to 49. To prepare for hearing it 151. To profit by it 197 O. Obedience to the Word required 187 Opennesse of heart to receive the Word 172 P. Pathes what meant by them 18 Papists keepe the Word from the Laitie 28. Their Objections answered 29 Peace that the Gospel brings with it 70 Persecution to be endured for the Word 10 Perseverance how hindered by Sathan 100. How crowned by God 105 Popish Hospitalitie with its causes 81 Prayers and praises must be fervent and free 10 Prayer before the Word and for what 170 171 Preaching prefer'd before reading 211. More needfull now than formerly 213. It cannot be too much 62 c. Preservatives against sinne 107. Against spirituall Pride 136 c. Preparation requisite before hearing 145. Without it the Word hurts 145 c. The profit of it 158 c. What it is and what required in it 165 Pride may spring from Gods providence 132 c. Priviledges of the godly 124 Prophanenesse of Ministers no excuse for disobedience to the Word 73 Psalmes their contents and benefits 1 2 Purging of the heart before hearing from sinne and worldly cares 168 169 Q. Qualifications of the heart before hearing 152 R. Recusancie 51 Regeneration what 24 Reading the Word pressed 214. Objections against it answered 224 Remembring the Word a Dutie 182 Repetition and Conference another 185 186 227 S. Sathans Policie 106 Separatists condemned 126 127 Service of God how to be qualified 67 Sixe Sinnes follow unprofitable hearers 194 Sinne against the Holy-Ghost how committed 201 Singularitie what required and what not 128 Sleeping in the Church condemned 176 Sathans Sleights to hinder the Words worke 83 c. Spirituall Pride 123. How it ariseth 124 c. Sweet sinne what it is 55 T. Things required to the love of God and men 67 V. Vnderstanding of the Word required 177 Vowes to be payd 9 W. Wicked men hate the godly why 116 117 Wicked men band together against a powerfull Minister 239 c. Wisedome indeed how to be had 3 4 Fruits of worldly Wisedome 4. who is a wise man ibid. Worldly Wisedome will not save us 20 21. WORD The meaning of the Word 15 The Word our chiefest treasure 12 13. Our Light to Heaven 19 38 The literall Word without the spirituall meaning will not profit us 23 How men labour to blunt the edge of the Word 233 Struglings of a wicked heart to get the Word out being once got in 244 The Word workes Regeneration and Sanctification 24 25. It is lively and sharpe in three respects 26. It is a Love-letter from God 42. It shall judge us 45. It is not mans but Gods invention 50. It profits converted and unconverted 59. It must dwell in us plentifully and how 105 213 c. It fits every man in all occasions 215 c. Will-Worship hated by God 22 23 FINIS The Contents and the benefit of the Psalmes in generall Of the 119. in particular The Division of it Three Lessons to be learned thence Two things observable in the 13. Part. 1 How David became wiser than his enemies Doct. True wisdome to be had only from and in the Word The Reason Because other wisdome provides only for the body but this for the soul● 2 He sets downe the fruits of his knowledge 1 Pet. 1. 8. Doct. All our knowledge must be practicall Luke 12. 47. The foureteenth Part explaned 1 Vers 106. 2 Vers 107. 3 Vers 108. 4 Vers 109 110. 5 Vers 111 112. 1 Tim. 6. 16. Sixe markes to distinguish a godly man and an hypocrite 1 Vers 105. A godly man is guided by the Word in all his wayes A naturall man not at all Or in par● 2 Vers 106. He performes all his Vowes An unregenerate man doth not pay them Hos 6 4. 3 Vers 107. He patiently suffers persecution for the Word 2 Tim. 3. 12. The carnall Gospeller spare● himselfe Act. 14. 22. 4 Vers 108. He is