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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B12309	A memento for Christians In some short meditations on the third verse of the thirteenth chapter of the Epistle vnto the Hebrewes [...] Published by the author, for the comfort of all those that mourne in Sion, and very fit to be seene in the hands of all men in tese troublesome dayes of the Churches sorrow.	Doolittle, E.	1623 (1623)	STC 6163.5; ESTC S113555	39,885	102

to spend whole sermons on it which sheweth that they preferre themselues and the cause of men before the cause of the Lord who is Almighty Therefore because they respect the Lord no more now he will respect them no whit hereafter for howsoeuer they may come with their fellowes and pleade Lord haue wee not preached in thy name yet because it hath beene but in the name onely hee will say vnto them Depart from me ye cursed into euerlasting fire I know you not 4. Fourthly it serues for consolation to all those that in handling the word of God take this course to imitate the Lord herein for howsoeuer it may not bee liked of the most yet we know that it is approoued of the best And howsoeuer they may be called hotspurres thought to be too much of the Spirit yet it is better to bee blamed of the world to bee too much of the spirit and liue then to be Rom. 8. 13. blamed of God to bee too much of the flesh and dye And so much for this point concerning the manner of the exhortation the duty that wee are exhorted vnto followes that is that we remember those that are in bonds from whence wee learne this lesson Doct. 3 That it is a speciall duty laid vpon vs by the Lord himselfe To remember those that are in bonds to remember those that are in affliction The truth of which as it is cleere from the text in that the Lord is so earnest and diligent in the pressing of it so also in that he hath taken such vengeance not onely on those which haue beene instruments of their sorrow as on Pharao Amelecke Exod. 14. 24 Isa 37. 36 37. Iudg. 5. Rabsheca and the rest but euen of those who haue not helped them in their sorrowes as Curse ye Meroshe because they came not to helpe the Lords people and Amo. 6. Woe to those that are at ease in Sion and are not sorry for the affliction of Ioseph therefore shall they goe captiue with the first their sorrow is at hand Reas 1 Now there can no other reason bee giuen of this but the will of God of which to aske a reason as an ancient Father saith is to seeke that which is not to bee found or to passe by an vnpassable way Argu. For his will being our rule of life those that seeke to passe those bounds may expect nothing but death for he willes it onely because it is his good pleasure so to do which reason should serue in stead of a thousand for if the will of a king will so preuaile with vs especially if we know that it is his good pleasure so to haue it Oh how then should the will of God who is King of Kings and Lord of Lords that great Iehouah whose name is Iam perswade vs to obedience Vse 1 The vse of this point is first for instruction to euery one high and low rich and poore to set to the practise of this duty for it is required of vs by God himselfe as well as any other part of his worship as hearing the word receiuing the sacraments or calling vpon the holy name of God it selfe The motiues hereunto are these following and they are drawne partly from God partly from men those from God are drawne partly from the will of God and partly from the sake of God those from men are drawne partly from others partly from our selues Those from others are drawne partly as they stand in relation to vs. Those from our selues are drawne partly from the benefite we shall reape if we do it and partly from the euill that will insue if wee doe it not The first motiue then to stirre vp euery one to the diligent practise of this duty is because it is the will of God God doth earnestly require it the which if we would but duly consider when wee looke vpon the affliction of Gods children or doe but heare of it in any kinde that they are afflicted in their estates in their names in their persons or in their liberty if I say that wee doe but duely consider of this present text that it is the Lords will that we should remember them it would be motiue sufficient to stirre vs vp to the practise and performance of this duty 2. The second motiue is drawne from the sake of God because they are his Saul Saul why persecutest thou me Act. 9. And in Hebrewes 11. Moses in saide to esteeme the rebuke of Christ greater riches then the treasure of Egypt Marke hee saith The rebukes of Christ shewing that the afflictions of his people in all times haue beene his affliction therefore if we would take to heart to see the Lord Iesus Christ in his owne person to bee afflicted imprisoned reuiled and persecuted oh then let vs remember the bonds and the afflictions of the people of God for they are his they are his bonds they are his afflictions they are his rebukes they are his persecutions therefore if any thing will mooue vs the due consideration of this will 3. The third motiue is drawne from men and first from others as they stand in relation vnto God being his children for 1. Ioh. 3. 1. 1. Ioh. 5. 1. all true beleeuers are the sons of God they are borne of God now the consideration of this that all the people of God are Gods owne children will be a great motiue to cause vs to take to heart their bonds and their afflictions for if the children of a King being in a strange land where they were not knowne should be in great calamity and distresse it should be manifest to some other by their princely carriage or by their honorable speech that they were the children of such a King that were a great Monarch on earth O how would these men labour to deliuer them and free them partly by their suits telling their aduersaries that they must take heed what they doe They are honourably descended that they are children to such a King and heires apparant to such a kingdome well knowne in their owne coūtrey And thus hauing deliuered them o how would they straine themselues to doe them good by letting them dwell in their owne houses feede at their owne tables and lodge in their owne beds perswading themselues that when the King their father should heare of it they should be richly rewarded for the same although happily they know not their fathers minde how hee stands affected towards them nor the power of the king how hee is able to steed them or at least it may be a long time ere the king might heare of it Now beloued all the people of God are Gods owne children who is the Lord of Lords and King of Kings the great Monarch of heauen and earth and they are in this world as in a strange countrey where they are not knowne for the world knowes them not by reason wherof Ioh. 15. 19 they are many times in

Secondly that all their wrongs he takes as done vnto himselfe Saul Saul why persecutest thou me Act. 9. He that toucheth you toucheth the apple of mine eye Zacha. 2. 3. Thirdly that their afflictions are pretious in his sight for Pretious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his Saints Psal 116. 15. 4 Fourthly that whatsoeuer is giuen he takes as lent vnto himselfe Pro. 19. 17. 5 Fifthly how that hee hath taken order that none should doe them wrong Psal 105. 14 15. Touch not mine annointed and doe my Prophets no harme yea hee hath reprooued kings for their sake 6. Sixtly how he supports them in their troubles Psal 46. 1. 7. Seuenthly how he accompanies them through them Isa 43. 5. And lastly how he calles vpon all his people euery where to remember them The consideration of these things wilfully establish the truth of the doctrine That the Lord is very pittifull of his afflicted seruants For if a King seeing his subiects in great affliction and distresse should seuerely take vengeance on their aduersaries that were the cause of their affliction and therby should make it knowne that all their wrongs he tooke as done vnto himselfe and that their afflictions were deare and pretious in his sight and thereupon had taken order that no man should doe them wrong and on the other side should make it knowne vnto all his subiects that whatsoeuer were giuen vnto them to help them hee tooke as lent vnto himselfe yea should himselfe support them in their troubles and accompany them through them in the fire in the water in the denne in the dungeon in banishment in exile in pouerty and in euery distresse And last of all should make it knowne by publike writing sealed with his owne seale that it were his will that all his subiects should remember them to minister vnto them and to doe them good would not this perswade their hearts that the king did exceedingly pitty them in their afflictions Yea yea beloued brethren the Lord doth this to you and more too for the king could doe it but as a man like Darius who laboured till the going downe of the Dan. 6. 14 Sunne to deliuer Daniel but that was all he could doe but the Lord doth it as the Almighty who is al-sufficient to support thee in thy affliction to accompany thee through it to daunt the aduersary and all at once Therefore as it may serue to confirme the doctrine so it serues exceedingly for thy comfort whosoeuer thou art or whatsoeuer thy affliction be and therfore seeing it is chiefly the intent of the words in the text and principally intended in the raising of the point to bring comfort vnto thee depriue not thy selfe of the same Vse 2 Secondly it serues for imitation That seeing God is so pittifull of his afflicted seruants euery one of his should doe the like We cannot follow a better example Vse 3 Thirdly it serues to shame Christians that are so pittilesse of the afflicted seruants of God it shewes they are no whit like their Father Math. 5. 45. and that they want a great deale of loue to God for he that loues him that begat will loue him also that is begotten 1. Ioh. 5. 1. And if wee loue we will shew it by our pittying of them 1. Ioh. 3. 17. Vse 4 Fourthly it serues for terrour to all those that are instruments or causes of the afflictions of the people of God For howsoeuer it may bee necessary in some respects that they should bee afflicted yet as it is saide in another case so I say in this Woe bee to them by whom the affliction commeth for doth God pitty his afflicted seruants then hee will haue no pitty on thee that art the instrument or cause of their affliction but will esteeme it a righteous thing to recompence tribulation vnto thee Yea if hee pronounce a woe vnto his owne people because they sorrowed not for them in their afflictions what will hee doe to thee who doest afflict them Yea if Meroshe bee cursed that came not out to helpe them what will hee doe to thee who commest out against them but euen giue thee thy portion with Pharaoh or Herod or with the Babylonians or with the Antichristian Romanes to bee destroyed heere and to be cast into the blacke lake hereafter For if thou haddest no other sinne against thee but this euen thy cruelty and vnmercifullnesse against the afflicted seruants of God It were sufficient to side thee out to the left hand of God amongst the goats to heare that woeful doome Depart from mee yee cursed into euerlasting fire which is prepared for the diuell and his angels Mat. 25. O consider this ye that forget God lest hee teare you in pieces and there bee no helpe Psal 50. 22. Vse 5 In the fift place it serues for inuitation to inuite euery one to the serious meditation and due consideration of the words in the Text Remember those that are in bonds For it concernes all it belongeth to all of what estate or degree or condition soeuer whether high or lowe rich or poore in prosperitie or aduersitie here is matter for thy meditation If thou be in prosperity it informes thee of thy duty if in aduersity of the Lords care ouer thee for thy comfort Therefore let it often bee in thy minde and often in thy memory let it lye downe with thee and rise vp with thee Yea let it bee with thee in thy going out and at thy comming in and accompany thee in all thy wayes And as these words in the text so all the branches of the same with the seuerall instructions that it yeeldes for our vse and consider what a storehouse of treasure is contayned in it for howsoeuer a text may bee full of heauenly good matter yet it shall not bee good to thee vnlesse rhou profitably receiue it And as this is the masters ioye so it will bee the schollers comfort euen with Dauid to hide the word and with Mary to laie it vp in their hearts And seeing it is the intent of the Lord in speaking of his Spirit in inspiring the inuiter in gathering and his soule in desiring that it may bee for thy profiting depriue not so many of their expectation thy selfe of so much good And seeing that the sweetnesse of it made it easie in gathering let it not bee tedious vnto thee in reteining it beeing gathered And as it serues for all persons so for all times and all changes when thou art in prosperitie to teach thee in aduersitie to comfort thee Vse 6 It serues in the last place for exhortation to all the afflicted Saints to praise God for shall God be so pittifull of them and shall hee lose the praise of his loue No no. Therefore O that men would praise the LORD for his mercifull louing kindenesse and count it exceeding ioy when they fall into diuers temptations seeing that they are not forsaken in them All praise to him who is all-sufficient O That the saluation of Israel were come out of Sion when the LORD bringeth backe the captiuitie of his people Iacob shall reioyce and Israel shall bee glad Psal 14. For Sions sake I will not hold my peace and for Ierusalems sake I will not rest vntill the righteousnesse thereof goe forth as brightnesse and her saluation as a Lampe that burneth Isay 62. 1. 〈…〉 at make mention of the Lord keepe● not silence and giue him no rest till hee establish and till hee make Ierusalem a praise in the earth Isay 62. 6 7. FINIS