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A29709	A word in season to this present generation, or, A sober and serious discourse about the favorable, signal and eminent presence of the Lord with his people in their greatest troubles, deepest distresses, and most deadly dangers : with the resolution of several questions, concerning the divine presence, as also the reasons and improvements of this great and glorious truth ... / by Thomas Brooks ...	Brooks, Thomas, 1608-1680.	1675 (1675)	Wing B4970; ESTC R11759	200,185	248

him and having built a fair Palace and being quietly settled in his Throne he began to be puffed up with carnal confidence Oh the hazard of honour Oh the damage of dignity how soon are we broken upon the soft pillow of ease Flies settle upon the sweetest perfumes when cold and so does sin on the best hearts when they are dissolved and disspirited by prosperity Oh how apt are the holiest of men to be proud and secure and promise themselves more than ever God promised them viz. Immunity from the Cross He thought that his Kingdom and all prosperity was tyed unto him with ●ords of Adamant he sitting quietly at Jerusalem and free from 2 Sam. 11. 1. fear of all his Enemies but God quickly confutes his carnal confidence by giving him to know that he could as easily blast the strongest Oak as he could trample the smallest Worm under his feet Verse 7. Thou didst hide thy face and I was troubled God will quickly suspend his favour and withdraw his presence when his Children begin to be proud and carnally confident Look as at the Eclipse of the Sun the whole frame of nature droops so when God hides his face when he withdraws his presence the best of Saints cannot but droop and hang down their heads So Jerem. 17. 5. Cursed be the man that trusteth in man and maketh flesh his arm and whose heart departeth from the Lord. Verse 6. For he shall be like the heath in the desart and shall not see when good cometh But Sixthly Take heed of barrenness and unfruitfulness under Gospel Ordinances turn to these Scriptures Isa 5. 1 to 8. Matth. 21. 34 to 42. 2 Chron. 32. 16. to the last Of all spiritual judgments barreness is the greatest and when men are given up to this judgment God withdraws Ezek. 47. 11. Matth. 13. 19. Hosea 9. 14. John 15. 2. Heb 2. 6. 7 8. Jude 12. he has no pleasure to dwell in a barren soil what are barren grounds and barren wombs to barren hearts he that remains wholly barren under Gospel Ordinances may well question his marriage union with Christ For Rom. 7. 4. We are said to be married to Christ that we may bring forth fruit to God There is a double end of Marriage viz. Cohabitation and propagation and therefore there cannot be a greater and clearer evidence that thou art not yet taken into a married union with Christ than a total barrenness uner Gospel enjoyments Christ's Spouse is fruitful Cant. 1. 16. Our bed is green Cap. 4. 1. Behold thou art fair my love behold thou art fair thou hast doves eyes within thy locks thy hair is as a flock of Goats that appear from mount Gilead Verse 2. Thy teeth are like a flock of sheep that are even shorn which come up from the washing whereof every one bears twins and none is barren among them Christ hath no further delight in his People nor will no further grace his Cant 7. 11 12 13 People with his special presence than they make conscience of weeping over their barrenness and of bringing forth fruit to him Now my Husband will love me now he will be joyned to me now I have born him this son also Gen. 29. 34. said Leah so may the fruit-bearing soul reason it out with Christ Now I know dear Jesus will love me now I know he will delight in me now I know he will dwell with me now I know he will honour me with his presence for now I bring forth fruit unto him Barr●nness under the means of grace drives God from us and the Gospel from us and trade and peace and prosperity from us and one Christian from another Vrsin observes that the sins and barrenness of the Protestants under the Gospel in King Edward's dayes brought in the persecution in Queen Marie's dayes and he tells us that those who fl●d out of England in Queen Marie's dayes acknowledged that that calamity befel them for their great unprofitableness under the means of grace in King Edwards dayes Among other prodigies which were about the time that Julian came to the Empire there were wild Grapes appeared upon their vines with which many wise men in that day were much affected looking upon it as ominous Ah England England I look upon nothing to be so ominous to thee as the barrenness of the Professors of the day no wonder if God leave his house when the Trees that are planted in it and about it are all barren The Nutmeg-tree makes barren all the ground about it so doth the spice of worldly love make the hearts of Christians barren under the means of grace But I must hasten Seventhly Take heed of pride and haughtiness of Spirit Hosea 5. 5. And the pride of Israel doth testifie to See my Unsearchable riches of Christ p. 49. to 58. his face therefore shall Israel and Ephraim fall in their iniquity Judah also shall fall with th●m Ver. 6. They shall go with their flocks and with their herds to seek the Lord but they shall not find him he hath withdrawn himself from them Pride is the great master-pock of the soul it will bud and Ezek. 7. 10. Isa 3. 16. to 25. blossom it cannot be hid it is the Leprosie of the soul that breaks forth in the very forehead and so testifieth to his face Some have called Rome Epitomen universi An Epitome or Abridgement of the whole world So it may be said of pride that it is the sum of all naughtiness a Sea of sin a complicated sin a mother sin sin a breeding sin a sin that has all sorts of sin in the womb of it consult the Scriptures in the margin Aristotle Hab. 1. 16. Isa 48. 9. Cap. 26. 12. Hab. 2. 5 c. speaking of Justice saith that in Justice all virtues are couched 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 summarily so it may be truly said of pride that in it all vices are as it were in a bundle lapped up together and therefore no wonder if God withdraw his presence from proud persons He hath withdrawn himself from them Heb. Hath snatcht 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 away himself hath thrown himself out of their company as Peter threw himself out from the rude Souldiers Mark 14. 72. into a by-corner to weep bitterly God will have nothing to do with proud persons he will never dwell with them he will never keep house with them he that dwells in the highest heavens will never dwell in Isa 57. 15. Psalm 138. 6. a haughty heart The proud he knoweth afar of He won't vouchsafe to come so near such loathsome Lepers he stands of from such as odious and abominable he cannot abide the sight of them yea his very heart rises against Prov. 15. 25. Cap. 16. 5. them James 4. 6. God resisteth the proud 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 He sets himself in battel array against him as the Greek word emphatically signifies Above all sorts of sinners

Rev. 3. 21. Crown the Saints are heirs not only of Christs cross but also of his Crown that is of his honour and glory The honour and glory of all earthly Crowns are greatly darkned and obscured by the cares and troubles the temptations dangers that are inseparably annexed to them but no cares no troubles attend the Crown of life the Crown of glory Eternal life is a coronation day But Thirdly The Crown of life signifies the reward of victory a Crown is the honour of those that strive Crowns were alwayes the rewards of Conquerours Gregory Revel 2. 10. Be thou faithful to the death and I will give thee a Crown of life A Crown without cares corrivals envy end a Crown not of gold silver pearls laurels or such like fading perishing corruptible things but a Crown of life an everliving Crown an everlasting Crown a neverfading Crown 'T is an allusion to a custom that was amongst the Grecians for such as got the mastery Dr. Raynolds against Hart p. 482 in their games of wrastling or running or the like were crowned with a Garland in token of victory 't is not he that fights but he that conquers that carries the Crown The Crown of life is for that man and that man is for the Crown of life who holds on conquering and to conquer as Christ his head has done before him The Heathens in their Olympicks had their Cups and Garments and Crowns that were the rewards of the Conquerors yea if a horse did but run a race and won he had a Cup or a Crown and thereupon Theocritus saith See what poor things the world glories in that bruit beasts are taken with their conquerours are crowned and so are their horses But what were all their cups garments and crowns of ivy and laurel c. to this crown of life that is promised to the overcoming Christian you must first be conquering Christians before you shall be crowned Christians Why do you require that in one place saith one of the Ancients which Ambros is due in another why would you preposterously have the crown before you overcome whil'st we are in our warring state fighting against the world the flesh and the Devil a crown does not become us I have read how that upon a triumph all the Emperour Severus his Souldiers for the greater pompe were to put on crowns of bays but there was one Christian among them that wore it on his arm and being asked the reason of it he boldly answered Non decet Christianum in hac vita coronari It becomes not a Christian to wear his crown in this life That crown that is made out of the Tree of life is a wreath of laurel that never withers a crown that never fades a crown that will sit fast on no head but the conquerours But Fourthly the Crown of life signifies a lasting Crown a living Crown to say the Crown of life is to say a living Crown and living Crowns are only to be found in Prov. 27. 24. Eze. 21. 25 26 27. Heaven The word Crown notes the perpetuity of glory A Crown is round and hath neither beginning nor ending and therefore the glory of the Saints in Heaven is called an immortal an immarcessible incurruptible 2 Pet. 1. 4. 1 Cor. 9. ●4 and never fading Crown The Crown of life signifies the lasting honour and glory of the Saints in Heaven I have read of an Emperour that had three crowns one on his sword another on his head and then cries out Tertiam in Coelis The third is in Heaven and my hope See my String of Pearls saith he shall be in the everlasting Crown The life to come is only the true life the happy life the safe life the honourable life the lasting yea the everlasting life and therefore the Crown is reserved for that life King William the Conquerour was crowned three times every year all his reign at three several places viz. Glocester Winchester and Westminster but death hath long since put a period to his Crown The Crowns of the greatest Monarchs in the world though they last long yet are Hackwel corruptible subject to wearing cracking stealing they will be taken from them or they from their crowns suddenly Witness that pile of crowns as the Historian speaks that was piled up as it were at Alexander's gates when he sate down and wept because there were no more worlds to conquer All Scripture and Histories do abundantly tell us that there is nothing more fading than Princes crowns But Fifthly the Crown of life notes a well entitled crown a crown that comes by a true and noble Title A Christian has the best Title imaginable to the Crown of life Eph. 1. 7. 1 Pet. 1. 3 4. 2 Pet. 1. 4. Luk. 12. 32. 2 Cor. 11. 2. Heb. 1. 2. 2 Sam. 23. 5. Jer. 32. 40. 41. 1. He has a Title by Christs blood 2. By the new Birth 3. By free and precious promises 4. By donation 5. By marriage union and communion with Christ who is heir apparent to all the glory of Heaven 6. By a sure everlasting Covenant King Henry the VII of England pretended a sixfold title to the crown 1. By conquest 2. By the election of the Souldiers in the field 3. By Parliament 4. By birth 5. By donation 6. By marriage but what was his pretended Title to that real and full Title that a believer has to the Crown of life But Sixthly and lastly the Crown of life notes the perfection of the glory of the Saints in Heaven as the crown compasseth the head on every side so in Heaven there is an aggregation of all internal and eternal good One of August de Triplic● Habitu c. 4. the Ancients speaking concerning what we can say of the glory of Heaven saith It is but a little drop of the Sea and a little spark of the great Furnace for those good things of eternal life are so many that they exceed number so great that they exceed measure so precious that they are above all estimation Nec Christus nec Coelum patitur hyperbolem Neither Christ nor Heaven can be hyperbolized Noscie quid erit quod ista vita non erit And saith one of the Fathers what will that life be or rather what will not that life be since all good either is not at all or is in such a life light which place cannot comprehend voices and musick which time cannot ravish away odours which are never dissipated a feast which is never consumed a blessing which eternity bestoweth but eternity shall never see at an end Do you ask me what Heaven is saith one when I meet you there I will tell you The world to come say the Rabbins is the world where all is well I have read of one that would willingly swim through a Sea of brimstone to get to Heaven for there and only there is perfection of happiness What are the silks

119 120 7. It was agreed between the Father and the Son that Jesus Christ should be incarnate that he should take on him the Nature of those whom he was to save and for whom he was to satisfy and to bring to glory p. 120 121 122 8. That there were Commandments from the Father to the Son which be must obey and submit to c. p. 122 to 127 Several Propositions concerning the signal presence of God with his People in their greatest troubles c. 1. Proposition that Christ is many times really present when he is seemingly absent 2. Part p. 132 133 134 135 2. Proposition that the signal presence of God with his People in their greatest troubles and deepest distresses is only to be extended to his Covenant-people 2 Part p 135 136 137 3. Proposition that a sincere Christian may enjoy the signal pr●sence of the Lord in great troubles supporting and upholding of him when he has not the presence of God quickning and comforting of him 2. Part p. 137 138 4 Proposition all Saints have not a like measure of the presence of the Lord in their troubles and tryals some have more and some have less upon five grounds 2. Part p. 138 139 5. Proposition none of the Saints have at all times in all troubles and distresses the same measure and degree of the presence of the Lord but in one affliction they have more in another less 2. Part p. 139 140 6. Proposition many precious Christians may have the signal presence of God with them in their great troubles and yet fear and doubt yea peremptorily conclude that they have not this presence of God with them the truth of this proposition is made evident by an induction of ten particulars 2. Part p. 140 141 142 R. Reasons why God will be signally present with his People in their greatest troubles c. First to render his suffering Children glorious in the very eyes and consciences both of Sinners and Saints 2. Par● p. 112 113 114 115 116 Secondly because he has in the Covenant of grace an● by ma●y pr●cious promises engaged himself to be present with them in a day of trouble 2. Part p 116 117 Thirdly because it makes most for his honour and glory in the World 2. Part p. 117 118 Fourthly because then his People stands in most need of his presence 2. Part p. 118 119 Fifthly because he dearly l●ves them 2. Part p. 119 120 121 122 123 Sixthly because of his propriety and interest in them and his near and dear Relation to them 2. Part p 123 124 Seventhly because commonly such times are times of great and sore temptations 2 Part p. 124 125 Eightly because he highly prizes them and sets an honourable value esteem upon them 2. Part p. 125 126 Ninthly because they won't leave him but stick close to him and to his interest 2. Part p. 126 127 128 129 Tenthly that they may be joyful and cheerful under all their troubles 2. Part p. 129 to 132 Of the Covenant of Redemption Of the substance of the Covenant of Redemption p. 66 67 68 Of the excellent properties of that Redemption we have by Jesus Christ First it is a great Redemp●ion p. 101 102 103 104 2. It is a free and gracious Redemption p. 104 3. It is a full and plentious Redemption p. 104 105 4. 'T is eternal 't is permanent 't is a lasting yea an everlasting Redemption p. 105 106 107 108 5. It is an enriching Redemption p. 108 109 6. It is a Redemption sweetning Redemption p. 109 Of Remembring God hath engaged himself to remember the sins of his People no more p. 58 59 60 To Remember implyeth a fourfold act p. 60 S. Of the Scriptures Several choice ones opened and cleared The first choice Scripture that is opened and cleared is Gen. 3. 15. p. 69 2. Is Isa 42. 6. p. 69 70 71 3. Is Isa 49. 1. p. 71 to 75 4. Is Isa 52. 13 14. p. 75 76 77 5. Is Isa 53. p. 77 to 84 6. Is Isa 59 20 21. p. 84 85 86 7. Is Zach. 6. 12 13. p. 86 87 8. Is Psalm 40. 6 7 8. Compared with Heb. 10. 5 6 7. p. 87 to 95 9. Is Psalm 89 28. p. 95 96 10. Is Zach. 9. 11. p. 96 97 By these ten Scriptures it is most clear and evident that there was a Covenant a Compact and Agreement between God the Father our Lord Jesus Christ concerning the work of our Redemption Signes of the gracious presence of God with us Four signes of the gracious presence of God with us II. Part p. 168 169 Of Suffering for Christ The Covenant of Redemption should greatly encourage us in Suffering for Christ p 173 174 175 T. Of the Text. The Text opened II. Part p. 3 4 5 Of Thankfulness The People of God should be very Thankful to God for his presence with them in their greatest troubles c. II. Part p. 160 to 164 Of the Transaction between God and Christ The manner and quality of the transaction between God the Father and Jesus Christ was by mutual engagements and stipulations each Person undertaking to perform his part in order to our recovery and eternal felicity p. 127 128 129 Of outward Troubles There is no such great evil in outward troubles as men conceive and imagine II. Part p. 154 155 V. Of Union with Christ None can be so against us as to hinder our Vnion with Christ II. Part p. 92 to 95 Of Universal Redemption The Covenant of Redemption looks sowerly upon the Doctrine of universal Redemption p. 172 Of Unbelief Vnbelief doth very ill become the Saints in a day of trouble II. P. p. 158 to 160 W. All things shall Work for the Saints good Nothing shall hinder the operation of all things for the Saints good II. Part p. 68 to 72 FINIS BOOKS sold by Dorman Newman at the King's Arms in the Poultry Folio THE History of King John King Henry the Second and the most illustrious King Edward the First wherein the ancient Soveraign Dominion of the Kings of Great Britain over all persons in all Causes is asserted and vindicated with an exact H●story of the Popes intolerable Usurpation upon the liberties of the Kings and Subjects of England and Ireland Collected out of the ancient Records in the Tower of London by W. Prin Esq of Lincolns-Inn and Keeper of his Majesties Records in the Tower of London A Description of the four Parts of the World taken from the works of Monsieur Sanson Geographer to the French King and other eminent Travellers and Authors To which is added the Commodities Coyns Weights and Measures of the chief Places of Traffick in the World illustrated with variety of useful and delightful Maps and Figures By Richard Bl●me Gent. Memoires of the Lives Actions Sufferings and Deaths of those excellent Personages that suffered for Allegiance to their Soveraign in our late intestine Wars from the year 1637. to 1666. with