â—…eep them secretly in a pavilion from the strife of tongues Psal. 31. 19 20. Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven whose sins are covered blessed is the man unto whom the Lord imputeth not iniquity and in whose spirit is no guile Psal. 32. 1 2. Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord the people he hath chosen for his own inheritance c. Behold the eye of the Lord is upon them who fear him upon them who hope in his mercy to deliver their soul from death to keep them alive in famine Psal. 33. 12 18 19. The eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous and his ears unto their cries c. None of them who trust in him shall be desolate Psal. 34. 15 22. Delight thy self also in the Lord and he shall give thee the desire of thine heart c. A little that a righteous man hath is better than the riches of many wicked c. The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord And he delighteth in his way Though he fall he shall not be utterly cast down 〈◊〉 for the Lord upholdeth him with his hand c. Yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken nor his seed begging their bread c. For the Lord loveth judgment and forsaketh not his saints they are preserved for ever c. Mark the perfect man and behold the upright for the end of that man is peace the salvation of the righteous is of the Lord he is their strength in time of trouble Psal. 37. 4 16 23 24 25 28 37 39. The Lord of hosts is with us the God of Jacob our refuge Psal. 46. 7 11. Blessed is he whom thou choosest to approach unto thee c. we shall be satisfied with the goodness of thy house of thy holy Temple Psal. 65. 4. Truly God is good to Israel to such who are of a clean heart Psal. 73. 1. The Lord will give grace and glory no good thing will I withhold from them who walk uprightly Psal. 84. 11. He will speak peace unto his people and to his saints c. His salvation is high unto them who fear him Psal. 85. 8 9. The righteous shall flourish like the Palm-tree he shall grow like a Cedar in Lebanon Those who be planted in the house of the Lord shall flourish in the Courts of our God they shall still bring forth fruit in old age they shall be fat and flourishing Psal. 92. 12 13 14. The Lord will not cast off his people neither will he forsake his Inheritance Psal. 94. 14. He is our God and we the people of his pasture and the sheep of his hands Psal. 95. 7. He preserveth the souls of his saints c. Light is sown for the righteous c. Psal. 97. 10 11. When they were few c. He suffered no man to do them wrong yea he reproved kings for their sakes Saying Touch not mine anointed and do my Prophets no harm Psal. 105. 12 13 14 15. Surely he shall not be moved for ever the righteous shall be in everlasting remembrance Psal. 112. 6. Precious in the light of the Lord is the death of his Saints Psal. 116. 15. The Lord hath chosen Jacob for himself and Israel for his peculiar treasure Psal. 135. 4. 1 Pet. 5. 3. Happy that people who is in such a case happy that people whose God is the Lord Psal. 144. 15. He will fulfill the desire of them who fear him he also will hear their cry and will save them Psal. 145. 19. Happy is he who hath the God of Jacob for his help whose hope is in the Lord his God Psal. 146. 5. The Lord taketh pleasure in them who fear him in them who hope in his mercy Psal. 147. 11. The Lord taketh pleasure in his people c. this honour hath all his Saints Psal. 149. 4 9. I love them who love me c. blessed are they who keep my ways c. who heareth me watching daily at my gates waiting at the posts of my dores for whoso findeth me findeth life and shall obtain favour of the Lord Prov. 8. 17 34 35. Righteousness shall deliver from death The Lord will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish c. blessing upon the head of the just c. the memory of the just blessed c. the desire of the righteous shall be granted Prov. 10. 2 3 6 7 24. By the blessing of the upright the city is exalted Prov. 11. 11. The righteous is more excellent than his neighbour Prov. 12. 26. When a mans ways please the Lord he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him Prov. 16. 7. The righteous are as bold as a Lyon Prov. 28. 1. Say ye to the righteous that it shall be well for they shall eat the fruit of their doings Isa. 3. 10. Bind up the testimony seal the law among my disciples Isa. 8. 16. He who walketh righteously or in righteousnesses c. he shall dwell on high his place of defence the munition of rocks bread shall be given him his waters sure thine eyes shall see the King in his beauty and shall behold the land that is far off Isa. 33. 15 16 17. This people have I formed for my self they shall shew forth my praise Isa. 43. 21. Ask me of things to come concerning my sons and concerning the works of my hands command ye me Isa. 45. 11. Zion said the Lord hath forsaken me c. can a woman forsake her sucking-child c. yet will I not forget thee behold I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands thy walls are continually before me Isa. 49. 14 15 16. With everlasting kindness will I have mercy on thee saith the Lord. No weapon which is formed against thee shall prosper c. this is the heritage of the servants of the Lord and their righteousness of me saith the Lord Isa. 54. 8 17. Unto them will I give in my house c. a place and a name better than of sons and of daughters I will give them an everlasting name that shall not be cut off c. them will I bring unto my holy mountain and make them joyful in my house of prayer and their burnt-offerings accepted upon my altar Isa. 56. 3 4 5 6 7. In all their afflictions he was afflicted and the angel of his presence saved them c. doubtless thou art our father c. Return for thy servants sake the tribes of thine inheritance the people of thy holiness c. Isa. 63. 9 16 17 18. chap. 64. 9. Since the beginning of the world men have not heard nor perceived by the ear neither hath the eye seen O God besides thee what he hath prepared for him who waiteth for him or a God besides thee who doth so for him who waiteth c. Isa. 64. 4. 1 Cor. 2. 9. Run to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem c. If ye can find a man if there be any who executeth
Every where and in all things I am instructed both to be full and to be hungry c. I can do all things through Christ who strengtheneth me Phil. 4. 11 12 13. See the Saints priviledges in common calamities Chap. 23. 7thly That the Saints are near and dear to God in Christ so that he takes special notice of their afflictions and troubles and is said to be persecuted and afflicted in their persecutions and afflictions And the Lord said Surely I have seen the affliction of my people who are in Egypt and have heard their cry by reason of their task masters for I know their sorrows and I am come down to deliver them c. Exod. 3. 7 8 9. The Lords portion is his people Jacob is the lot of his inheritance he found him in a desert land c. He led him about or encompassed him about he kept he instructed him as the apple of his eye c. Deut. 32. 9 10. For the Lord saw the affliction of Israel that it was very bitter 2 Kings 14. 26. Thou hast considered my trouble thou hast known my soul in adversity Psal. 31. 7. Thou hast known my reproach and my shame and my dishonour mine adversaries are all before thee Psal. 69. 19. The Lord will not cast off his people neither will he forsake his inheritance Psal. 94. 14. He reproved kings for their sakes saying Touch not mine anointed and do my prophets no harm Psal. 105. 14 15. They provoked him c. nevertheless he regarded their afflictions when he heard their cry and he remembred for them his covenant and repented according to the multitude of his mercies Psal. 106. 43 44 45 46. I was wroth with my people c. and given them into thine hand thou didst shew them no mercy upon the ancient hast thou very heavily laid the yoke Isa. 47. 6. Zion said The Lord hath forsaken me and my Lord hath forgotten me Can a woman forget her sucking-child that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb Yea they may forget yet will I not forget thee Behold I have graven thee upon the palms of my hand thy walls are continually before me Isa. 49. 14 15 16. Fear not for thou shalt not be ashamed c. for thy maker is thine husband the Lord of hosts is his name and thy redeemer the holy one of Israel Isa. 54. 4 5. For he said Surely they are my people children who will not lye so he was their Saviour in all their afflictions he was afflicted and the Angel of his presence saved them and in his love and in his pity he redeemed them c. Isa. 63. 8 9. Is Ephraim my dear son is he a pleasant child for since I spake against him I do earnestly remember him still therefore my bowels are troubled for him I will surely have mercy on him saith the Lord Jer. 31. 20. I see four men walking in the fire and they have no hurt and the form of the fourth is like the Son of God Dan. 3. 25. How shall I give thee up Ephraim how shall I deliver thee Israel c mine heart is turned within me my repentings are kindled Hosea 11. 8. The Lord is good a strong hold or strength in the day of trouble and he knoweth them who trusteth in him Nahum 1. 7. I am sore displeased c. for I was but a little displeased and they helped forward the affliction Zech. 1. 15. He sent me unto the nations which spoiled you for he who toucheth you toucheth the apple of his eye For behold I will shake mine hand upon them and they shall be a spoil c. Zech. 2. 8. The very hairs of your head are all numbred c. He who receiveth you receiveth me c. Matth. 10. 30 40 42. Then shall the king say unto them on his right hand c. I was an hungry and ye gave me meat c. Then shall the righteous answer him saying When saw we thee an hungred c and the king shall answer and say unto them Verily I say unto you Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren ye have done it unto me Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand depart from me ye cursed c. For I was an hungry and ye gave me no meat I was thirsty and ye gave me no drink I was a stranger and ye took me not in naked and ye clothed me not sick and in prison and ye visited me not Then shall they answer him saying Lord when saw we thee an hungry then shall he answer them saying Verily I say unto you inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these ye did it not to me Matt. 25. 34 35 36 37 40 41 42 43 44 45. And Saul yet breathing out threatnings and slaughter against the Disciples of the Lord c. he heard a voice saying unto him Saul Saul why persecutest thou me and he said Who art thou Lord and the Lord said I am Jesus whom thou persecutest it is hard for thee to kick c. Act. 9. 1 2 3 4 5. ch 16. 14 15. We are members of his body of his flesh and of his bones Ephes. 5. 30. We have not an High Priest who cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities but was in all points tempted like as we are yet without sin Heb. 4. 15. ch 2. 18. ch 5. 2. See Union and Relation between Christ and his Church Chap. 15. 8thly That the greater the afflictions and distresses of the Saints have been the more wonderful have their deliverances been and then hath Salvation been nearest when Extremity was highest and Danger greatest When Lot was taken Prisoner and carried away and all his goods God by Abraham wonderfully recovered all and brought him back again Gen. 14. 11 12 13 14 15 16. Hagar is in such distress for her child for want of water that she lays it down and leaves it that she might not see it dye and sets far off weeping then God speaks to her by the Angel and God opened her eyes and she saw a well of water c. Gen. 21. 14 15 16 17 18 19 20. When the Egyptians oppressed most and made Israels burthens heaviest insomuch that they despaired then God came and made known himself and said to Moses Now shalt thou see what I will do to Pharoah for with a strong hand shall he let them go c. I have also heard the groanings of the children of Israel c. I will bring ye out from under the burden of the Egyptians and I will rid you out of their bondage and I will redeem you with a stretched-out arm and with great judgment c. Exod. 5. chap. 6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7. And God did so deliver them after he had shewed many wonders upon the Egyptians and smote their first-born Exod. 12. 29 30 31 32 c. And the
ransomed of the Lord shall return and come unto Zion c. and they shall obtain gladness and sorrow and sighing shall fly away Isa. 35. 10. ch 51. 11 12. I will place salvation in Zion for Israel my glory Isa. 46. 13. Zion said the Lord hath forsaken me c. can a woman forget her sucking child c yea they may yet will I not forget thee Behold I have graven thee upon the palms of mine hands thy walls are continually c. Isa. 49. 14 15 16. The Lord shall comfort Zion he will comfort all her waste places Isa. 51. 3. Zion thy God reigneth Isa. 52. 7. I will bring them to my holy mountain and make them joyful in my house Isa. 56. 6 7. Say to the daughter of Zion Behold thy salvation cometh c. and they shall call them the holy people the redeemed of the Lord and thou shalt be called Sought out a city not forsaken Isa. 62. 11 12. I will take you one of a city c. and bring you unto Zion and will give You pastours according to mine heart Jer. 3. 14 15. Do not abhor us for thy names sake do not disgrace the throne of thy glory Jer. 14. 21. The place of my throne and the place of the soles of my feet where I will dwell in the midst of the children of Israel for ever Ezek. 43. 7. And ye shall know that I am the Lord in the midst of Israel c. for in mount Zion and in Jerusalem shall be deliverance as the Lord hath said Joel 2. 27 32. The Lord also shall roar out of Zion and utter his voice from Jerusalem and heaven and earth shall shake but the Lord is the hope of his people c. I am the Lord your God dwelling in Zion my holy mountain c. and a fountain shall come out of the house of the Lord and shall water the valley c. Judah shall dwell for ever c. for the Lord dwelleth in Zion Joel 3. 16 17 18 19 20 21. For I faith the Lord will be unto her a wall of fire round about and will be the glory in the midst of her c. many nations shall be joyned to the Lord in that day and shall be my people and I will dwell in the midst of thee c. and the Lord shall inherit Judah his portion c. Zech. 2. 5 10 11 12. Upon this rock will I build my Church and the gates of hell shall not prevail against her Matt. 16. 18. For where two or three are gathered together in my name there am I in the midst of them Matt. 18. 20. Feed the Church of God which he hath purchased with his own blood Act. 20. 28. The Churches the glory of Christ 2 Cor. 8. 23. To the intent that unto principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known by the Church the manifold wisdom of God c. unto him be glory in the Church by Christ Jesus thorowout all ages c. Ephes. 3. 10 11 21. That he might present to himself a glorious Church without spot Ephes. 5. 27. The house of God which is the Church of the living God the pillar c. 1 Tim. 3. 15. See Union and Relation between Christ and his Church Chap. 15. Of the Qualification of the Members of the Churches what they should be And the Lord spake to Aaron saying Do not drink wine nor strong drink thou nor thy sons with thee when ye go into the tabernacle c. That ye may put difference between holy and unholy and between unclean and clean c. Levit. 10. 9 10. Holiness becometh thine house O Lord for ever Psal. 93. 5. They shall call them the holy people the redeemed of the Lord Isa. 62. 12. Her Priests have violated my law c. have put no differenee between the holy and profane neither have they shewed c. between the unclean and the clean Ezek. 22. 26. Ephraim he hath mixed himself among the people is a cake not turned Hosea 7. 8. Can two walk together except they be agreed Amos 3. 3. To all that be in Rome beloved of God called Saints Rom. 1. 7. Grant you to be like-minded one towards another c. that ye may with one mind and one mouth glorifie God c. I my self am perswaded of you brethren that ye also are full of goodness filled with all knowledg c. Rom. 15. 5 6 14. Unto the Church of God which is at Corinth to them who are sanctified in Christ Jesus called Saints c. I beseech you c. that ye all speak the same thing c. that ye be perfectly joyned together in the same mind and in the same judgment 1 Cor. 1. 2 10. By one spirit we are all baptized into one body c. 1 Cor. 12. 13. Be not unequally yoked together with unbelievers for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness what communion hath light with darkness c Ye are the temple of the living God as God hath said I will dwell in them and walk in them and c. wherefore come out from among them and be ye separate saith the Lord c. I will receive you 2 Cor. 6. 14 15 16 17 18. First they gave their own selves to the Lord and unto us by the will of God 2 Cor. 8. 5. Ye are built upon the foundation of the Apostles and Prophets Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner-stone in whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord in whom you also are built together for an habitation of God through the spirit Ephes. 2. 19 20 21 22. To the Saints and faithful brethren in Christ who are at Colosse Col. 1. 2. Ye are the children of the light and of the day we are not of the night nor of darkness c. that this Epistle be read unto all the holy brethren 1 Thess. 5. 5 17. Be ready always to give an answer unto every man who asketh you a reason of the hope which is in you with meekness and fear 1 Pet. 3. 15. See more of Discipline c. Chap. 27. Of the propriety that particular Churches had in their members and of others joyning themselves to them And great fear came upon all the Church c. and they were all with one accord in Solomons Porch and of the rest durst no man joyn himself to them but the people magnified them Acts 5. 11 12 13. And when Saul was come to Jerusalem he assayed to joyn himself to the disciples and they were all afraid of him and believed not that he was a disciple but Barnabas took him and brought him unto the Apostles and declared unto them how he had seen the Lord c. and he was with them coming c. at Jerusalem Acts 9. 26 27 28. It pleased the Apostles c. with the whole Church to send chosen men of their own company to Antioch c. Judas and
Silas chief men among the brethren Acts 15. 22. Phebe our sister who is a servant of the Church which is at Cenchrea Rom. 16. 1. Because of false brethren unawares brought in who came in privily to spy c. Gal. 4. 2. Epaphroditus my brother c. but your messenger c. I send him therefore the more carefully that when ye see him again ye may rejoyce c he was nigh unto death c. Phil. 2. 25 26 27 28. Onesimus c. who is one of you c. Epaphras who is one of you c. salute you Col. 4. 9 12. Our friends salute thee greet the friends by name 3 John ver 14. Of Letters commendatory or the Churches receiving of such who were recommended them from others by word or Letter Barnabas took Paul and brought him to the Apostles and declared unto them how he had seen the Lord c. and he was with them c. Acts 9. 26 27 28. When Apollos was disposed to pass into Achaia the brethren wrote exhorting the Disciples to receive him who when he was come helps them much Acts 18. 27. I commend unto you Phebe our sister c. that ye receive her in the Lord c. Rom. 16. 1 2. If Timotheus come see that he may be with you without fear for he worketh c. 1 Cor. 16. 10 11. Need we as some Epistles of commendation to you or of commendation from you 2 Cor. 3. 1 2 3. He remembreth the obedience of you all how with fear c. ye received him 2 Cor. 7. 14 15. Whether any do enquire of Titus he is my partner c. or our brethren they are the messengers of the Churches wherefore shew ye to them c. 2 Cor. 8. 22 23 24. Marcus c. touching whom ye received commandment if he come unto you receive him Col. 4. 10. The brethren c. whom if thou bring forward c. we therefore ought to receive such c. I wrote to the Church but Diotrephes c. received us not c. and forbiddeth them who would c. 3 John 3. 6 8 9 10. Of the Order of the Churches in their Assemblies and Meeting what they did there as their Duty and how they should order it in their constant Worship Christ said The Scribes and Pharisees c. love the chief seats in the Synagogues c. but he who is greatest among you shall be your servant c. Matth. 23. 6 11 12 17. These all continued with one accord in prayer and supplication c. Peter stood up in the midst of the Disciples c. about one hundred and twenty c. Acts 1. 13 14 15. They were all with one accord in one place c. and they continued stedfastly in the Apostles doctrine and fellowship and in breaking of bread and in prayers c. And all who believed were together c. and they continued daily with one accord in the temple c. Acts 2. 1 42 44 46. The Apostles being let go they went to their own company c. and they lift up their voyce with one accord and said Lord c. Acts 4. 23 24 c. The Church c. and they were all with one accord in Solomons porch Acts 5. 11 12. Barnabas and Saul a whole year assembled themselves with the Church and taught much people Acts 11. 25 26. Prayer was made without ceasing of the Church unto God for him c. many were met together praying Acts 12. 5 12. When ye come together into one place this is not to eat the Lords Supper c. wherefore my brethren when ye come together to eat tarry c. 1 Cor. 11. 20 33. If therefore the whole Church be come together into one place c. If all prophesie c. How is it then brethren When ye come together every one hath a Psalm hath a Doctrine c. let all things be done unto edifying c. for God is not the author of confusion but of peace as in all the Churches of the Saints 1 Cor. 14. 23 24 25 26 31 33. I am with you in the spirit joying and beholding your order Col. 2. 5. Comfort your selves together and edifie one another even as also ye do 1 Thess. 5. 11. Let us consider one another to provoke one another to love and good works not forsaking the assembling of our selves together as the manner of some is but exhorting one another Heb. 10. 24 25. My brethren have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ the Lord of glory with respect of persons for if there come into your assembly or Synagogue a man with a gold ring in goodly apparel and there come in also a poor man in vile raiment and ye have respect unto him who weareth the gay cloathing and say unto him sit thou here in a good place and say unto the poor stand thou there or sit here under my footstool are you not then partial c hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom c If ye fulfil the royal law c. thou shalt love thy neighbour as thy self ye do well but if ye respect persons ye commit sin James 2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9. Of the gifts which the members of Churches received Of Prayer Prophecying Psalms Tongues c. and how they did use them in the Church-assemblies and elswhere for the edification and good one of another and of others the order how they should be used directed such gifts to be desired for this end Eldad and Medad prophesied in the camp and there ran a young man and told Moses and Joshua c. said My Lord Moses forbid them and Moses said unto him Enviest thou for my sake would God that all the Lords people were Prophets and that the Lord would put his spirit upon them Numb 11. 26 27 28 29. Solomon stood before the altar of the Lord in the presence of all the Congregation and spread forth his hand toward heaven and said Lord God of Israel c. 1 Kings 8. 22 23 c. Jehoshaphat stood in the Congregation c. in the house of the Lord c. and said O Lord God of our fathers art not thou God in heaven c 2 Chron. 20. 4 5. 6 7 c. Then they who feared the Lord spake often one to another and the Lord hearkned c. They shall be mine saith the Lord of Hosts Malachi 3. 16 17. John said Master We saw one casting out devils in thy name and he followed not us and we forbad him but Jesus said Forbid him not for there is no man which shall do a miracle in my name that can lightly speak evil of me for he who is not against us is on our part Mark 9. 38 39 40. The Jews used to have such speak in their Synagogue who were not either Priests or other officers as appears in these instances Luke 4. 16
are troubled rest with us when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty Angels in flaming fire taking vengeance of them who know not God and obey not the Gospel of our Lord Jesus who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his power 2 Thess. 1. 6 7 8 9. We beseech you by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ that ye be not soon shaken in mind c. as that the day of Christ is at hand c. except there come first a falling away and that man of sin be revealed c. 2 Thess. 2. 1 2 3. The Lord Jesus who shall judg the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom c. a crown of righteousness which the Lord the righteous Judg shall give me at that day c. unto them also who love his appearance 2 Tim. 4. 1 8. Looking for that blessed hope and glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ Titus 2. 13. Not laying again the foundation c. of eternal judgment Heb. 6. 1 2. It is appointed for all men once to dye but after this the judgment so Christ c. unto them who look for him shall he appear the second time without sin Heb. 9. 27 28. A certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation which shall devour the adversary c. It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God Heb. 10. 27 31. Ye are come unto mount Zion c. and to God the Judg of all c. Heb. 12. 22 23. Be patient therefore brethren to the coming of the Lord c. for the coming of the Lord draweth near c. James 5. 7 8. That the tryal of our faith c. might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ c. the father who without respect of persons judgeth according unto every mans works 1 Pet. 1. 7 17. Who shall give account unto him who is ready to judg the quick and the dead c. the end of all things is at hand be ye therefore sober and watch unto prayer c. The time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God c. What shall the end be of them who obey not the Gospel of God and if the righteous scarcely be saved Where shall the ungodly and sinners appear 1 Pet. 4. 5 7 17 18. When the chief shepherd shall appear ye shall receive a crown c. 1 Pet. 5. 4. The Lord knoweth how c. to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished 2 Pet. 2. 9. There shall come in the last days scoffers c. and saying Where is the promise of his coming for since the fathers fell asleep all things continue as they were from the beginning c. the heavens and the earth which now are by the same word are kept in store reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men c. One day is with the Lord as a thousand years and a thousand years as one day c. But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise c. Seeing that all these things shall be dissolved what manner of persons ought ye to be c looking for and hasting unto the day of God 2 Pet. 3. 3 4 7 8 10 11 12. Psal. 102. 25 26. Abide in him that when he appears we may have confidence at his coming 1 John 2. 28. That we may have boldness in the day of judgment because as he is so are we 1 John 4. 16 17. The Angels who kept not their first state c. hath he reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day c. Behold the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his Saints to execute judgment upon all c. Jude ver 6 14 15. Behold he cometh with clouds and every eye shall see him and they also who pierced him c. Rev. 1. 7. And the heavens departed as a scroul c. and the kings of the earth and the great men and the rich men and the chief Captains and the mighty men c. hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains and said unto the mountains and rocks Fall on us and hide us from the face of him who sitteth upon the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb for the great day of his wrath is come and who shall be able to stand Rev. 6. 14 15 16 17. The nations were angry and thy wrath is come and the time of the dead that they should be judged and thou shouldst give unto thy servants a reward c. Rev. 11. 18. I saw a great white throne and him who sat on it from whose face the earth and the heavens fled away c. and I saw the dead small and great stand before God and the books were opened c. and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books according to their works Rev. 20. 11 12 15. Behold I come quickly and my reward is with me to give every man according as his works shall be c. And the Spirit and the Bride say Come c. He who testified these things saith Surely I come quickly Amen Even so Come Lord Jesus Rev. 22. 12 17 20. We are sure that the judgment of God is according to truth against them who do such things Rom. 2. 2. Be not deceived c. for whatsoever a man soweth that shall he also reap for he who soweth to the flesh shall of the flesh reap c. Gal. 6. 7 8. CHAP. XXXVII Of the glory prepared for the Saints and reserved to be given to them at the appearing of the Lord Jesus Christ. IF in this life only we have hope in Christ we are of all men most miserable 1 Cor. 15. 19. After I awake c. yet in my flesh or out of my flesh shall I see God whom I shall see for my self and mine eyes shall behold and not another Job 19. 26 27. Death shall feed on them and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning Psal. 49. 14. Many of them who sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake some to everlasting life c. and they who be wise or teachers shall shine as the brightness of the firmament and they who turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever Dan. 12. 2 3. Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God Matth. 5. 8. Lay up for your selves treasure in heaven where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt and where thieves do not break through and steal c. Matth. 6. 20. Many shall come c. and shall sit down with Abraham c. in the kingdom of heaven Matth. 8. 11.
and pulled away the shoulder and stopped their ears that they should not hear Yea they made their heart as an Adamant-stone lest they should hear the law c. Zech. 7. 9 10 11 12. Your words have been stout against me saith the Lord Yet ye say what have we spoken against thee Ye have said it is vain to serve God and what profit that we have kept his ordinances c. Mal. 3. 13 14. Job 21. 14 15. When Pilate had said I am innocent of the blood of this just person see ye to it Then answered all the people and said his blood be on us and our children Matt. 27. 24 25. That which cometh out of them and defileth the man For from within out of the heart of men proceed evil thoughts adulteries fornications thefts covetousness wickedness deceit lasciviousness an evil eye blasphemy pride foolishness all these evil things come from within and defile the man Mark 7. 20 21 22 23. Certain of the Jews banded together and bound themselves with a curse saying that they would neither eat nor drink until they had killed Paul More than fourty Acts 23. 12 13. They became vain in their imagination and their foolish heart was darkned c. And changed the glory of the incorruptible God into an image c. Wherefore God gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts c. Who changed the truth of God into a lye and worshipped and served the creature more than the creator c. For this cause God gave them up to vile affections for even the women did change the natural use into that which is against nature c. Being filled with all unrighteousness fornication wickedness covetousness maliciousness full of envy murder debate deceit malignity whisperers backbiters haters of God despightful proud boasters inventers of evil things disobedient to parents c. Covenant-breakers without natural affections implacable unmerciful c. Not only do the fame but have pleasure in them who do them Rom. 1. 21 23 24 25 26 27 29 30 31 32. They are all gon out of the way c. Their throat is an open sepulchre with their tongues they have used deceit the poison of Asps is under their lips Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness Their feet are swift to shed blood c. There is no fear of God before their eyes Rom. 3. 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19. When we were yet sinners c. Enemies we were reconciled Rom. 5. 8 10. The carnal mind is enmity against God for it is not subject to the Law of God neither indeed can be c. Rom. 8. 7. You who were dead in trespasses and sins wherein in times past ye walked c. In the lusts of our flesh fulfilling the desires of our flesh c. Ephes. 2. 1 2 3. Col. 2. 13. Other Gentiles walk in the vanity of their minds c. Being alienated from the life of God Who being past feeling have given themselves over unto lasciviousness to work all uncleanness with greediness c. The old man which is corrupt Ephes. 4. 17 18 19 22. The enemies of the Cross of Christ c. Whose god is their belly whose glory is their shame who mind earthly things Phil. 3. 18 19. You who were sometimes alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works Col. 1. 21. The Jews who killed the Lord Jesus and their own Prophets and have persecuted us And they please not God and are contrary to all men Forbidding us to speak c. To fill up their sins alway for the wrath c. 1 Thes. 2. 14 15 16. Who was before a blasphemer and a persecutor and injurious but I obtained mercy 1 Tim. 1. 13. We our selves were sometimes foolish disobedient deceived serving divers lusts and pleasures living in malice and envy hateful and hating one another Titus 3. 3. Every man is tempted when he is drawn away of his own lust and inticed and when lust hath conceived it bringeth forth sin James 1. 14 15. chap. 4. 1 2. Your vain conversation by tradition from your fathers 1 Pet. 1. 18. The time past of our life may suffice us c. When we walked in lasciviousness lusts excess of wine revellings banquetings and abominable idolatries wherein they think it strange that you run not with them to the same excess 1 Pet. 4. 3 4. They have eyes full of adultery who cannot cease from sin 2 Pet. 2. 14. We know that c. The whole world lyeth in wickedness 1 John 5. 19. See more of sin Chap. 15. 2dly Ignorant and sottishly opposing the true God and his ways and adoring Idols of stocks and stones When Jacob went from Laban Laban complains that he had stolen his gods Gen. 31. 30. Pharaoh said who is the Lord that I should obey him c I know not the Lord Exod. 5. 2. Israel by Aaron made a molten Calf and they said these be thy gods O Israel which brought thee out of Egypt c. They built an altar and offered sacrifice to it Exod. 32. 4 5 6. The men of Ashdod were so sottish that when Dagon their idol-god had fallen down before the Ark twice and was broken in pieces and themselves had confessed the hand of the God of Israel to be sore against them and their god Yet they continued to call him their God and neither the Priest nor any who came into Dagon's house would after tread upon the threshold whereon Dagon fell 1 Sam. 1. 2 3 4 5 7. The wicked say unto God depart from us for we desire not the knowledg of thy ways What is the Almighty that we should serve him and what profit should we have if we pray unto him Job 21. 14 15. Who said unto God depart from us and what can the Almighty do for or by them Job 22. 17. They are those who rebel against the light they know not the way thereof nor abide in the path thereof Job 24. 13. Great men are not wise neither do the aged understand judgment Job 32. 9. The fool hath said in his heart there is no God Psal. 14. 1. But unto the wicked God said what hast thou to do to declare my statutes c. Seeing thou hatest instruction and castest my words behind thee c. Thou thoughtest that I was altogether such a one as thy self Psal. 50. 16 17 21. They slay the widow c. Yet they say the Lord shall not see neither shall the God of Jacob regard Understand O ye bruitish c. He who planteth the ear shall c. Psal. 94. 6 7 8. The Ox knoweth his owner and the Ass his masters crib Israel doth not know my people doth not consider Isa. 1. 3. He heweth down Cedars c. For a man to burn and warm himself c. Yea he maketh a god and worshippeth it he maketh a graven image and falleth down thereto He burneth part thereof c. The residue thereof he maketh
and offered burnt-offerings c. And the Lord said to Moses c. Let me alone that my wrath may wax hot against them c. Exod 32. 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10. Psal. 106. 19 20. Ye shall destroy their Altars break their Images and cut down their groves for thou shalt worship no other god for the Lord whose name is Jealous c. lest thou make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land and they go a whoring after their gods and do sacrifice to their gods c. Thou shalt make thee no molten-gods Exod. 34. 12 13 14 15 16 17. Numb 33. 51 52. Turn you not to Idols nor make your selves molten-gods for I am the Lord your God Levit. 19. 4. Ye shall make you no Idols nor graven-Image neither rear you up a standing Image or Pillar nor set you up any Image or figure of stone in your land to bow down to it for I am the Lord c. Levit. 26. 1. They called the people unto the sacrifice of their gods and the people did eat and bowed down to their gods and Israel joyned himself to Baal-peor and the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel Numb 25. 1 2 3. Psal. 106. 28. Upon their gods also the Lord executed judgments c. Numb 33. 4. Ye shall not go after other gods of the gods of the people which are round about you for the Lord thy God c. Deut. 6. 14 15. Deut. 11. 16. Neither shalt thou make marriages with them c. for they will turn away thy son from following me that they may serve other gods so will the anger of the Lord be kindled against you c. Ye shall destroy their altars c. Deut. 7. 3 4 5 16 25. Ye shall utterly destroy all the places wherein the nations which ye shall possess served their gods c. you shall overthrow their altars Deut. 12. 2 3. Such who should endeavour to draw others to Idolatry were to be put to death Deut. 13. Thou shalt not plant thee a grove of any trees near unto the altar of the Lord thy God which thou shalt make thee neither shalt thou set up any Image or statue which the Lord thy God hateth Deut. 16. 21 22. If any hath gone and served other gods and worshipped them either the sun or moon or any of the host of heaven which I have not commanded he shall be stoned c. Deut. 17. 2 3 5. That they teach you not to do after all their abominations which they have done unto their gods so should you sin c. Deut. 20. 18. Ye have seen their abominations and their Idol-gods or dunghil-gods wood stone c. Deut. 29. 17 18. They provoked him to jealousie with strange gods c. they sacrificed to devils not to God to gods whom they knew not c. Deut. 32. 17 21. Psal. 106 37. Neither make mention of the names of their gods neither cause to swear by them neither serve them nor bow your selves to them Josh. 23. 7 16. Josh. 24. 14 23. When Joshua and that generation were dead and there arose a new generation who knew not the Lord they forsook the Lord and followed strange gods Judges 2. 10 12 13 14. Gideon made an Ephod and put it in his City c. and all Israel went thither a whoring after it which thing became a snare to Gideon and his house And when Gideon was dead the children of Israel turned again and went a whoring after Baalim and made Baal-berith their god Judges 8. 26 27 33 34. chap. 10. 6 7. Micahs mother sâ—…id I had wholly dedicated the silver to the Lord to make a graven-image c. And she made an Image c. Micah consecrated the Levite c. The Danites take away the Idol and the Priest c. Then Micah cryed out Ye have taken away my gods which I made and the Priest and yâ—… are gone away and what have I more c and the children of Dan set up the graven Image Judges 17. 3 4 5 12. chap. 18. 16 17 18 19 20 22 23 24. Solomon in his old age was drawn away to commit idolatry 1 Kings 11. 4 5 6 7 8 9. Jeroboam lest Israel by going up to Jerusalem to worship should revolt to Rehoboam made two calves of gold and set one in Dan and the other in Bethel said Behold thy gods O Israel so Israel went and worshipped and he made a house of High-places and made priests of the lowest of the people c. ordained a feast c. which he had devised c. 1 Kings 12. 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33. chap. 14. 9 10. They built them High-places and Images and groves on every high hill and under every green tree 1 Kings 14. 23. 2 Kings 17. 9 10 11 12. Asa king of Judah removed the Idols c. but the High-places were not removed 1 Kings 15. 11 12 13 14. All the kings of Israel after Jeroboam did continue in thr same idolatry till Ahab and he served Baal and worshipped him 1 Kings 16. chap. 22. 51 52 53. Hezekiah destroyed Idolatry removed the High-places brake the Images cut down the groves and brake in pieces the brazen-serpent which Moses made for in those days the children of Israel did burn incense to it and called it Nehushtan c. so did Josiah the king 2 Kings 18. 4. chap. 23. 4 5 c. King Ahaz his Idolatry 2 Chron. 28. 23 25. If we have forgotten the name of our God or stretched out our hands to a strange god shall not God search this out for he knoweth the secrets of the heart Psal. 44. 20 21. Confounded be all they who serve graven-images who boast themselves of Idols worship him all ye gods Psal. 97. 7. Our God is in the heavens he hath done whatsoever he pleased their Idols are silver and gold the works of mens hands they have mouths but they speak not eyes have they but they see not they have ears but they hear not noses have they but they smell not c. they who make them are like unto them so is every one who trusteth in them Psal. 115. 3 4 5 6 7 8. Psal. 135. 15 16 c. Their land also is full of Idols they worship the work of their own hands that which their own fingers have made and the mean man boweth down and the great man humbleth himself c. The Idols shall utterly pass away and they shall go into the holes of the rocks c. for fear of the Lord c. In that day a man shall cast his Idols of silver and his Idols of gold which they made each one for himself to worship to the moles and to the bats c. Isa. 2. 8 9 18 19 20. chap. 31. 7. In that day shall a man look to his maker c. and he shall not look to the altars the work of his hands neither shall respect that which his fingers