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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A72054	The saints legacies: or, A collection of certaine promises out of the word of God Collected for private use, but published for the comfort of Gods people: by Anne Phoenix.; Collection of certaine promises out of the word of God.	Fawkner, Antony, b. 1601 or 2, attributed name.; Farindon, Anthony, 1598-1658, attributed name.	1633 (1633)	STC 10635.3; ESTC S124923	43,955	285

my sheepe from their mouther they shall no more devoure them When through their greatnesse our weakenesse they push us so with their hornes that wee are scattered both sheepheard from people and one from another apply I will helpe my sheep and they shall no more bee spoiled I will cause the wilde beasts to cease out of the land The 60. Legacie WHen through evill shepheards we are come to great miserie apply Ezek. 34.16 I will seeke that which was lost and bring againe that which was driven away and will binde up that which was broken and will strengthen that which was sicke Isai 30.20 Though the Lord give you the bread of adversitie and the water of affliction yet shall not thy teachers bee removed into a corner any more but thine eyes shall see thy teachers When through evill sheepheards thou art come to such an estate as thou feelest thy selfe to have lost God and goodnesse and art driven away from all things that might helpe thee apply I will seeke that which was lost I will bring againe that which was driven away When thou art even broken with misery and growne very weake apply I will binde up that which was broken and strengthen that which was weake When they Teachers which should helpe thee in this estate are forced to flie and hide themselves for feare of wicked sheepheards apply Thy teachers shall not bee removed into a corner any more but thine eyes shall see thy Teachers Thus farre of the ordinances of God which are ordinary Now for the duty of Fasting which is extraordinary The 61. Legacie WHen thou settest thy selfe to fast apply Mat. 6.18 If thou fast in secret thy father which seeth in secret will reward thee openly Jam. 4.8.10 Draw nigh unto God and hee will draw nigh unto you Humble your selves in the sight of the Lord he shall lift you up Thus farre of the meanes of Grace the next promises are when we suffer presecution for well-doing for all that will live godly must suffer persecution therefore strengthen thy selfe with these promises The 62. Legacie IF thou beest railed upon for well doing apply 1 Peter 4.14 If yee be reproached for the name of Christ happy are yee for the Spirit of God and of glory refleth upon you Matth. 5.11.12 Blessed are yee when men shall revile you and persecute you and shall say all manner of evill against you falsly for my sake Rejoyce and be exceeding glad for great is your reward in heaven for so persecuted they the Prophets which were before you The 63. Legacie WHen they persecute thee any other wayes even unto death apply Matth. 10. 39. He that loseth his life for my sake shall finde it Matth. 5.10 Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousnesse sake for theirs is the Kingdome of Heaven When wee lose any earthly blessing for Gods cause apply Mat. 19.24 Every one that hath forsaken houses or brethren or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or lands for my names sake shall receive an hundred fold and shall inherit everlasting life This is the greatest yet lawfull usury of all others to part with one outward blessing and to receive an hundreth for it to lose a miserable life and to enjoy eternall life to suffer a short time and to have a great reward in heaven to bee disgraced and to have the Spirit of glory rest upon us Therefore when thou art rayled upon apply Blessed am I the Spirit of glory rests upon mee therefore they cannot make me vile Art thou any way persecuted apply theirs is the Kingdome of Heaven great is your reward in Heaven Take they thy life apply Hee that loseth his life for my sake shall finde it Take they away any earthly blessing thou shalt receive an hundreth fold at this present therefore if Vsurers gladly let out their money that hope to receive but eight in the hundreth bee ashamed of thy selfe that thou shouldest not give one for an hundreth when thou hast the promise of him that never failed to perfome The 64. Legacie IN partaking with Gods people in suffering that thou mayst bee partaker of their comforts apply 2 Corinth 1.6 As you are partakers of the sufferings so shall yee bee also of the consolation The 65. Legacie WHen thou art called forth to defēd the truth apply Matth. 10.19 When they deliver you up take no thought how or what ye shall speake for it shall be given you in that same houre what yee shall speake Luke 21.15 I will give you a mouth and wisedome which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainesay nor resist Matth. 10.32 Whosoever confesseth mee before men him will I confesse before my Father which is in heaven When thou fearest thou shalt not bee able to speake in defence of the truth apply It shall bee given thee though thou hast it not before in that houre what thou shalt say If thou fearest the learning of thine adversaries and thine owne simplenesse apply I will give thee not onely a mouth but also wisedome where-against they shall not be able to speake If thou want courage embolden thy selfe with this Christ will confesse thee before his father The 66. Legacie IF thou wouldst bring forth seasonable fruit for every estate and for every duty apply Psal 1.3 Thou shalt bee as a tree which bringeth forth his fruit in season Ezek. 47.12 Hee shall bring forth fruit according to his moneths If thou art to speake or pray or doe any duty that thou mayst doe it seasonably and have fitting words and thoughts apply thou shalt bring forth fruit in season So in every estate prosperity or adversity that thou mayst bring forth the fruits of it apply They shall bring forth fruit in season according to their moneths Thus farre about spirituall things The next promises are about earthly things and because Children are the most excellent therefore I will beginne with them The 67. Legacie IF thou hast children apply Psal 112.2 His seed shall be mighty upon earth the generation of the just shall be blessed Deut. 7.13 Hee will blesse the fruit of thy womb Gen. 17.7 I will establish my covenant betweene mee and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant to be a God unto thee and to thy seed after thee Isai 44.3 4. I will poure my Spirit upon thy seed and my blessing upon thine off spring and they shall spring up as among the grasse as willowes by the water-courses If thou desirest grace and Gods blessing for thy children apply I will poure my Spirit and blessing upon thy seed If thou wouldest have them grow up in it apply They shall grow as among the grasse and as the willowes by the water courses If thou wouldst have them in the covenant with thy selfe thy God to be theirs apply I will make an everlasting covenant with thee to bee God to thee and to thy seed ofter thee Desirest thou outward

and yee shall live When thou hast got some life and fearest the losing of it apply Your hearts shall live for ever The 36. Legacie WHen thou fearest thou shalt fall away and beginnest to decline apply 1. Cor. 1.8 Christ shall also confirme you unto the end that yee may be blamelesse in the day of our Lord Iesus Christ Psal 16.8 I have set the Lord alwayes before me because hee is at my right hand I shall not bee moved Psalm 145.14 The Lord upholdeth all that fall and raiseth up all those that bee bowed downe Psalm 92.12.14 The righteous shall flourish like the Palme-tree He shall grow like a Cedar in Lebanon They shall still bring forth fruit in old age they shall be fat and flourishing Psal 1.3 And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water that bringeth forth his fruit in his season his leafe also shall not wither Psal 31.24 Hee shall stablish thine heart Job 11.15.27 Thou shalt bee stedfast thine age shall bee clearer then the noone day thou shalt shine forth thou shalt be as the morning Judg. 5.31 They that love the Lord shall bee as the Sunne when it goeth forth in his might Now we see that nothing can hinder the Sunne in his might but it chaseth away the darkenesse and clouds before it and ceaseth not till it hath runne his race so shall the childe of God for the Lord hath said it wee need not doubt of it If thou fearest thine owne weaknesse and the power of temptation with the subtilty of Satan apply That God whose power and wisedome over-reacheth all other hath said Hee will confirme you to the end He shall stablish thine heart thy leafe shall not fade Art thou hard pursued by sinne and Satan apply that God whose power and wisedome over-reacheth all he hath said He will stablish thee If thou bee ready to fall and faint apply The Lord upholdeth all them that fall and lifteth up all them that are ready to fall thou shalt pot slide It thou fearest that though thou be kept frō sin yet thy graces shall decay apply The righteous shall flourish as a Palme-tree and shall grow as a Cedar in Lebanon They shall bring forth fruit in their age they shall be fat and flourishing thou shalt bring forth fruit in season thou shalt be stable thine age shall appeare more cleare then noone day Thou shalt shine as the morning The 37. Legacie WHen wee are falne and seare the Lord will leave us so then apply Psal 55.22 Cast thy burden upon the Lord and hee shall sustaine thee hee shall never suffer the righteous to be moved Psal 37.24.28 Though he fall hee shall not bee utterly cast downe for the Lord upholdeth him with his hand For the Lord loveth judgement and forsaketh not his Saints they are preserved for ever Jer. 32.40 I will put my feare in their hearts that they shall not depart from mee When thou art fallen and fellest a great loade of sinne or misery upon thee and no power to unload thy selfe thy graces so weak that they will not helpe thee and therefore thou thinkest thy state desperate apply Though he fall he shall not bee cast off for the Lord putteth under his hand Therefore though sinne and misery bee never so heavy to presse thee downe yet that powerfull hand of God when thou art at the lowest being under thee shall easily lift thee up thou hast his promise he will not suffer thee to fall for ever The 38. Legacie WHē the Lord hath for saken thee in thine owne feeling and thou searest hee will not returne againe apply Isai 54 7 8 9 10. For a small moment have I forsaken thee but with great mercies will I gather thee In a little wrath I had my face from thee for a moment but with everlasting kindnesse will I have mercy on thee saith thee Lord thy Redeemer For this is as the waters of Noah unto mee for as I have sworne that the Waters of Noah shall no more goe over the earth so have I sworne that I would not bee wroth with thee nor rebuke thee For the mountaines shall depart and the hils shall bee removed but my kindnesse shall not depart from thee neither shall the covenant of my peace bee removed saith the Lord that hath mercie on thee Gen. 17.7 I will establish my covenant betwixt thee and me and everlasting covenant to bee a God unto thee Deut. 31.8 I will bee with thee I will not faile thee neither forsake thee feare not neither bee dismayed 1 King 6.13 I will not for sake my people 2 Chron. 15.2 The Lord is with you while you be with him Job 8.20 Behold God will not cast away a perfect man Job 36.5 Behold God is mighty and despiseth not any Hosea 2.19.20 I will betroth thee unto mee for ever yea I will betroth thee unto mee in righteousness and in judgement and in loving kindnesse and in mercies I will even betroth thee unto me in faithfulnesse The 39. Legacie WHen thou feelest thy vilenesse and fearest the Lord will loath thee for it apply Levit. 26.11 My soule shall not abhorre you Hosea 14.4 I will love them freely for mine anger is turned away from them Deut. 7.13 I will love thee John 14.21.23 Hee that loveth mee shall be loved of my Father and I will love him and will manifest my selfe to him my Father will love him and wee will come unto him and make our abode with him Jer. 3.41 I will rejoyce over them to doe them good When thou seest a multitude of sinnes so that thou seemest most loathsome apply My soule shall not loath you When thou seest nothing in thy selfe that should move him to love thee but all to the contrary apply I will love them freely If thou fearest thy many sinnes will cause the Lord not to delight in thee apply I will delight in thee If thou fearest thy sin will cause the Lord to hide himselfe from thee apply I will shew mine owne selfe unto him The 40. Legacie WHen thou feelest thy spirituall poverty apply Math. 5.3 Blessed are the poore in spirit for theirs is the Kingdome of Heaven Isai 66.2 To him will I looke saith the Lord that is poore and of a contrite spirit and trembleth at my words When thou feelest thy sinnes many and thy graces very little and therefore fearest that such a miserable creature as them art shall not inherit heaven apply Blessed are the poore in spirit for theirs is the Kingdome of heaven If thou fearest the Lord will not looke upō thee apply To him will I looke saith the Lord that is of a contrite spirit The 41. Legacie WHen thou art in a strait and knowest not what to chuse either in some truth or in something that is to bee done that thou knowest not what to chuse apply Psalm 25.22 Him shall hee teach in the way that he shall chuse verse 13. His soule shall dwell at ease