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A97297	Hopes incovragement pointed at in a sermon, preached in St. Margarets Westminster, before the honorable House of Commons, assembled in Parliament: at the last solemn fast, February 28. 1643. by Tho. Young. Published by order of the House of Commons.	Young, Thomas, 1587-1655.	1644 (1644)	Wing Y92; Thomason E35_18; ESTC R4946	32,973	44

stiled waiters upon the Lord consider in the next place from whence it comes that when they are inclosed with troubles yet they can resolve with patience to attend upon the Lord first their patient waiting upon the Lord is the worke of their hope and that springs from their faith in God hee that dare trust to the goodnesse of the Lord for the present assuredly will waite upon him or expect these good things from him for the time to come no man can possibly hope in the Lord that doth not by faith trust in the Lord and settles not the affiance of his soule upon him it is hope therefore that raiseth up the heart with expectation of that which faith laies hold on for faith being informed in the truth and faithfulnesse of God resting also satisfied that there is no power wanting in God to make good his Word and withall meditating on his free mercy doclared in the promise when the heart upon these and the like grounds is brought to trust in the Lord then will it with patience waite being raised up with hope one day to enjoy what it waits for therefore it is faith that makes the heart in hope to waite upon the Lord. Hence is it that as God worketh faith to beleeve in him so hee alone raiseth up the heart with hope to waite for the accomplishment of that Word which by faith it hath received 1 Pet. 1. ● Blessed bee the Lord saith Peter which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us againe unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead It is the Lord alone that is the author of the hope that waites upon him yea and that by the promise received and rested on by faith Col. 1. ●3 for which cause it is called the hope of the Gospell that is the things which are laid forth in the Gospel the expectation whereof raiseth up the heart which gave occasion to that holy man to say Spes fine fide quomodo esse possit non invenio Nemo enim se sperat posse assequi quod esse non credit all which confirmes that faith bringeth forth hope Aug. Sent. and hope makes the soule patiently to waite upon the Lord If any man would know what are the things they waite for I answer they are such as God in his sacred Word hath promised to give for hope which raiseth up the heart to waite is alwayes grounded upon the Word of promise therefore David coupleth these two together My soule hath waited and I have trusted in his Word Psal 130. ● Gods Word is the thing that hope flowing from faith doth waite for Yet further the good things promised and waited for are such as are neither past nor present but good things that are absent and yet to come are the things which such as wraite on God doe looke for Aug. Enchir. ca. 8. Spes non nisi bonarum rerum est nec nisi futurarum the things hoped for are yet in expectation I will not scan the particulars which hope waiteth for it is enough in the generall to know that whatsoever good things God hath promised and hath not yet fully performed his promise therein hope waits upon him for all these things as whether it bee deliverance from trouble improving the worke of grace affording daily bread treading downe Satan under our feet c. whatsoever are the good things with which God hath promised to blesse his people either in this life or that which is to come hope waiteth for the fruition of them all Hope it grounded upon the promise Secondly whatsoever the troubles of Gods children fall out to be yet they are raised up to waite upon him because they have Gods Word to rest themselves upon they well know though heaven and earth should passe away that God is true and will bee faithfull in all that hee hath spoken such a heart will bee brought to waite upon God which knowes that hee hath said Psal 89.34 I will not alter the thing that is gone out of my lips that is spoken I confesse of a speciall promise unto David concerning his successor in the Crowne but it holds as true in every promise made by God to his people hee will not alter it nor falsifie his faith for the sure mercies of David spoken of in the Psalmes are the priviledges of the Covenant of grace made good to beleevers the due and serious consideration hereof is the thing which upholds the heart to waite upon the Lord though it hath all the world against it whilst it sees Gods promise and then lookes out for his efficiencie to make good the same ever knowing that hee that speakes the word will in his due time give a being to it There are two things which may hinder a man from making good his word or fulfilling of his promises impotency or carelesnesse when either he is not able or not carefull to performe what he hath promised but the beleeving heart raised up to waite on God knowes well that neither of these can be found in him His almighty power admits not of impotency or weakenesse no thing can let or hinder him to whom all things are possible from doing what he pleaseth neither is He carelesse of his promise for his faithfulnesse will not admit of that I might also put you in mind of the infinitenesse of his mercy whereby hee is drawne to commiserate and pitie his children in all their troubles a mother is tender of her children but the Lord more for though she should prove unnaturall and forget the fruite of her wombe Esa 49 15. yet the Lord will not forget his people what made the King of Ammon his servants waite for mercy at Ahabs hands 1 King 20.31 They had heard the Kings of Israel were mercifull Kings thereupon were they encouraged to waite upon him for favour though they had no promise of it it is an undoubted truth where a petitioner knowes there is pronenesse or a ready inclination in a partie to whom hee sues to show mercy that will make him waite for helpe from him above all others Thus Gods people finde in God reason enough to waite upon him for the fulfilling of his Word they know that hee is a God faithfull in his word every way able to performe it and infinitely mercifull towards all that waite upon him for the same Thirdly with patience they waite upon him because they know that the same God who hath made the promise to them hath also appointed or set out the period of time in which his promise shall undoubtedly be fulfilled to them for though the faithfulnesse of Gods promise is knowne to them yet the particular period or set time wherein this promise shall take effect is unknowne to them for whom it is not to know the times and seasons which the Father bath put in his owne power Act. 1.7 this makes them waite with patience

that professe their hearts are raised up in waiting upon the great God Secondly such grow couragious 2 Gods Spirit fills them with courage Act. 6.10 because Gods Spirit strengthens all such as waite upon the Lord that blessed Martyr Steven waxed stout in resisting his adversaries but whence came it was it not from the wisedome and Spirit by which hee spake that strengthned him that they were not able to resist him Act. 4. So Peter spake freely to the Rulers Elders and Scribes and reproved them but hee was then full of the holy Ghost v. 8. which freedome v. 13. is called boldnesse in him it is the same spirit which cleares up the truth to their understandings that makes their hearts bold in defence of the truth it is therefore the powerfull working of Gods Spirit that corroborates their hearts with holy boldnesse and makes them set their faces like a flint Esa 50.7 and make their foreheads as the Adamant Ezek. 3.9 then are they Lion-like hearted 2 Sam. 17.10 3. God by the promise works courage in them Thirdly this courage in Gods people ariseth from the strength which they sucke from Gods promises for faith and hope which teacheth them to waite on God considers not onely that God gives his promises to them that lay hold on them by faith but such a one goes further and verily beleeves that God will convey that strength of grace into his heart which is set downe in the promise this this is that which makes them full of courage in waiting upon the Lord for it is not with the promises of the Gospell as it is with the Gommandements of the Law which are distinct from the promises the things commanded to bee done by the Law are not promised in the Law there God requires obedience but power to yeeld it is not promised in the commandement which requires it but in the Gospell it is otherwise where that which is commanded is also promised therefore as faith with one hand laies hold on the Evangelicall commands which binds the soule in all extremitie to waite on God so with the other hand it laies hold on the promise to receive the vertue strength and power whereby it may by the promise bee brought to waite upon the Lord this makes it full of courage to waite upon him having taken hold upon the promises by which God conveighs grace into the heart to stand in such extremities that makes it valiant in waiting upon God upon whose strength it waits in the promise Doct. 3 Now to the last proposition considerable in the gracious promise made to such as with undaunted valour waite upon the Lord Hee saith my Text shall fortifie or strengthen your hearts there is some varietie in reading of the words some reade them thus 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Let your hearts be comforted or strengthned other Hee will strengthen your hearts So doth our last translation and as I conceive this sense will best agree to the words for if we reade them in the first sense Let your hearts bee strengthned then were they onely a bare repetition of the former words in another phrase as if hee said Bee valorous let your heart hee strengthned you that waite upon the Lord but I rather reade them with our translation bee valorous and hee will fortifie or strengthen your hearts who is it that should strengthen them but the Lord upon whom they waite 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 signifieth to fortifie or raise up any thing in its strength which implies that God will raise up the troubled heart in its strength whence wee gather God increaseth courage in them that have it that when Gods people with courage and patience waite upon him in their troubles he will increase their courage the Lord by his Prophet promiseth to adde courage to their courage and follow such with farther degrees of valour bee yee stout and he will strengthen your hearts saith my Text I will but name this truth know therefore that is true in a Christians courage which is seene in all other graces the ready way to have them to encrease and multiply is faithfully to employ them for grace when it is well imployed and wisely husbanded ever thrives and prospers God ever adding new measures or degrees to such as faithfully lay out what they have received This is evidently set forth to us in the parable of the Talents Matth. 25.21 hee that improved his five talents to the gaining of five more receives this answer Well done good servant and faithfull thou hast beene faithfull in little I will make thee ruler over much so to him that gained two the same answer is made you see thereby that their faithfull husbanding and improving what they had made way for them to receive more from God such a joyfull Audite had these faithfull Stewards when they came to give up their accounts so here the more valorous they were for God the Lord promises to strengthen them by a new addition of courage to what they had Esa 40.31 Esay tels them they that waite upon the Lord shall renew their strength they shall lift up their wings as the Eagle they shall run and not bee wearie they shall walke and not faint a sweet and comfortable promise wherein the Lord binds himselfe by his Word that changes not to afford new measures of strength to such as use their strength in walking in his wayes that they may goe on and advance more cheerefully in the same such as gather strength to waite upon him shall bee enabled at length to flie as the Eagle flieth which of all fowles soareth highest in her flight thus will God strengthen them more and more even when to their owne apprehension they wax weary and faint Grace imployed prospers If any man desires to know the reason of it why strength is added to the strong and courage well imployed is seconded with a fresh supply Let him know as as I said this is Gods dealing with men in all their graces which hee bestowes upon them a continuall supply of grace is afforded to them that faithfully lay out for the Lord what they have received It is said of our blessed Saviour bee was filled with wisedome Luck 2.40.51 yet followes afterwards he increased in wisedome the spirit was strong in Christ and still hee put forth wisedome bey ond the condition of his yeers the more hee put it forth the more hee increased in it Act. 9.20.22 so when Paul was called to the ministery of the Gospell it is said of him hee straightwayes preached Christ in their Synagogues then followes hee encreased more in strength his strength and courage in his worke was seconded with fresh supplies from God who abundantly addes to such as improve grace This I take to bee one maine ground why my Text tells us hee will fortifie such as are strong in waiting on the Lord but I cease further to enlarge the proofe of

HOPES INCOVRAGEMENT pointed at IN A SERMON PREACHED In St. Margarets Westminster before the Honorable House of COMMONS Assembled in PARLIAMENT At the Last Solemn Fast February 28. 1643. BY THO. YOUNG Hebr. 6.19 Which Hope wee have as an anker of the Soule both sure and stedfast and it entreth into that which is within the vaile Published by Order of the House of Commons Printed at London for Ralph Smith at the signe of the Bible in Cornhill neere the Royall Exchange 1644. Die Mercurii 28. Febr. 1643. IT is this day ordered by the Commons House of Parliament That Sr. John Trever M. Rous do from this House give thankes unto Mr. Young for the great paines hee tooke in the Sermon hee preached this day at the intreaty of the said Commons at St. Margarets Westminster it being the day of publike Humiliation and to desire him to print his Sermon And he is to have the like priviledge in Printing of his Sermon as others in the like kinde usually have had H. Elsynge Cler. Parl. D. Com. I appoint Ralph Smith to print my Sermon Tho. Young NOBILISSIMIS EQVITIBVS AVRATIS aliisque Viris prudentissimis EX Singulis totius REGNI Comitatibus selectis PARL DOM. COM. Senatoribus honorandis IN Quorum Solenni conventu inelaborata haec Concio in divae Margaretae Templo apud WESTMONASTERIUM Solenni jejuniorū die Februarii penultimo fuit habita eam in Perpetuum demissae observantiae testimonium L. M. D. D. D. Tho. Young S. Evangelii in Comitatu Suffolciensi Minister HOPES-ENCOVRAGEMENT pointed at IN A SERMON PREACHED before the Honorable House of COMMONS GOD having given to his afflicted Church in this distracted Nation so long cause of sad mourning and heavy lamentation in which according to the warrant of the word and laudable custome of the Church in all ages he hath beene sought unto by prayer and fasting Deum quasi manu facta pre●anonibus ambiamus orantes Tert. with which the Church hath ever plyed the Lord in the day of their distresse as it were beleaguering heaven with the Army of their prayers This course having beene so long by authority continued in this place I conceive it is too late for me after the revolution of so many solemne fasts now to goe about to open to you what is required of Gods People in the day of their solemne humiliation and fasting I am confident that you who have spent so many dayes in that Christian duty have been fully instructed therein from sundry learned discourses heretofore presented to you Neither will I stand to pleade before you for the necessary conjunction of prayer to your fasting trusting you have not so learned Christ as to divide the duties which he in his word hath coupled together That which remaines for me the meanest of Gods Labourers to aime at for the present I take to be this that whereas you have fasted and prayed and in both continued so long to endeavour now to raise up your hearts and quicken your spirits in the continuance of this duty of seeking God by earnest prayer and the rather because assuredly the Lord on whom we waite in these holy duties in the end will be exalted that be may have compassion on them that patiently waite and pray for his mercy would you be assured of it take his word that if you waite and be strong in your dependance upon our God be will at length arise for your comfort So much desire I to cleare unto you this day and for that cause I humbly pray you with all reverence to hearken to what you shall finde written for that purpose PSAL. 31.24 Be of good courage and he shall strengthen your heart all ye that hope in the LORD THE man whom God in this life hath singled out by faith to depend upon him is sure to meet with troubles of all sorts and in all places which will not faile to attend upon that dependance Yet hee whose heart is ingaged in all these stormes to cleave unto the Lord must still sue to him for deliverance which having once obtained hee must then with all thankfulnesse acknowledge it For a gratefull acknowledgement of received favours is the great tribute due to the Lord for all the favours which hee bestows upon his people Yea certainely hee who is blessed with the favour of deliverance and truely or throughly affected with the free mercy therein will not onely himselfe bee thankfull but study to draw on others to praise the Lord in way of thankfulnesse for the favours whereof hee tastes See all this in this Psalme David dangerously pursued by his enemies sues to God for deliverance his Petition together with the severall arguments wherewith hee backes it are set down from the beginning of the Psalme to the 20. ver from whence to ver 24. hee thankfully acknowledges the received mercy vouchsafed to him and all such as trust in God which favour hee amplifies sundry wayes Then hee desires all Gods people to love the Lord. Lastly upon all these severall branches hee infers what is the duty of Gods people in all their troubles even this to encourage themselves in strengthning their hearts and waiting upon the Lord this hee layes down in the words of my Text which may bee termed a comfortable direction to strengthen the beleeving soule against all heart-breaking or soule-rending feares or distractions whatsoever In which words our Prophet prescribes the best and most soveraign cordiall that can bee given in such a condition when Gods people are overwhelmed with feares and I beseech you when can it bee judged more seasonable to bee discoursed of then in these dayes wherein for no short space of time though now and then of late God hath come unto us with sweet refreshing beames of mercy it hath falne out with most men as of old with Ahaz and his people Esa 7.2 Whose hearts were moved with feare as the trees of the Forest are moved with the wind and hath not this been generally our condition a long time in which whose heart is not ready to bee surprized with feares unlesse it bee some sonne of Belial who being besotted with his lusts passeth his time without feare of God or his judgements But to you to whom the day seemeth gloomy and the light of your comfort hath been long eclipsed 1 King 18 44. to whom trouble hath risen up as the cloud did to Elijah his servant which though at the first it was but little like a mans hand yet speedily caused it the face of heaven to looke blacke so hath the cloudy storm of our unnaturall troubles spred it self to the darkning of all our comforts Now to such as notwithstanding all this yet wait for comfort from the Lord my Text is a sure guide to lead them unto comfort hearken therfore to what the Lord speaks in the same that you may not bee to seek for comfort when heavy storms of troubles shall swallow up others that