147.3 a. 41. b I dwell in the high and holy place with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit to revive the spirit of the humble and to revive the heart of the contrite ones Isa 57.15 c For I will not contend for ever neither will I be alwayes wroth for the spirit should faile before mee and the soule which I have made Isa 57.16 d I have seen his wayes and will heale him I wil leade him also and restore comforts unto him and to his moumers vers 18. e. f Blessed are they that mourne for they shal be comforted Mat. 5.4 Blessed are yee that weepe for yee shall laugh Lu. 6.21 g Looke unto Abraham your father and unto Sara that bare you for I called him alone and blessed him and increased him For the Lord shall comfort Zier He wil comfort all her waste places and he wil make her wildernesse like Eden and her desert like the garden of the Lord Joy and gladnesse shall be found therein thanksgiving and the voyce of melody Isa 51.23 h Because thy heart was tender and thou hast humbled thy selfe before the Lord when thou heard st what I spake against this place and against the inhabitants thereof that they should become a desolation and a curse and hast rent thy cloths and wept before me I also have heard thee saith the Lord 2 Ki 22.19 i Behold therefore I wil gather thee unto thy fathers thou shalt be gathered in to thy grave in peace and thy eyes shal not see all the evil that I wil bring upon this place v. 20. Blessed are the poore in spirit for theirs is the kingdom of heaven Mat. 5.3 5. To our mourning for the sins of the times The Lord gives his Angel most strickt charge to mark such that they may be spared from and to preserve such that they be not so much as touched by any generall calamity l l And the Lord said unto him go through the midst of the City through the midst of Jerusalem set a mark upon the foreheads of the men that sigh and that cry for al the abominations that are done in the midst thereof Slay utterly old and yong both maids and little children and women but come not neere any man upon whom is the mark Ezek 9 46. 6 To true Faith in Jesus Christ Such as have the same are Gods children m shall have remission of their sins justification from them n The father himself loves them o Such shall repent p be obedient q And abound in grace r patiently waite Gods leisure s They are in a blessed estate t shall prospe u shall not perish w but by death shall passe to life x And have everlasting like y m But as many as received him to them gave hee power to become the Sons of God even to them that believe on his name Io. 1.12 Now to Abraham and his seede were the promises made Gal. 3.16 n To him give all the Prophets witnesse that through his name whosoever believeth in him shall receive remission of sins Acts 10.43 o For the Father Himselfe loveth you because yee have loved mee and have believed that I came out from God Joh. 16.27 p He that believeth in me though hee were dead yet shall he live Joh. 11 25. Whosoever believeth on me should not abide in darkenesse Jo. 12.46 q Verily verily I say unto you he that believeth on me the workes that I doe shall he doe also and greater workes then these shall he doe because I got unto my Father Ioh. 14.12 r He that believeth on me as the Scripture hath said out of his belly shall flow Rivers of living waters Joh. 17.38 s He that believeth shall not make haste Isa 28.16 t Blessed are they that have not seeme and yet have believed Jo. 20.29 u Believe in the Lord your God so shall you bee established believe his prophets so shall yee prosper 2 Chron. 20.20 w That whosoever believeth in him should not perish but have everlasting life He that believeth on him is not condemned Hee that believeth on the Sonne hath everlasting life Ioh. 3.15.18.36 He that heareth my word and believeth on him that sent me hath everlasting life and shal not come into condemnation but is passed from Death unto Life Ch. 5.24 And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never dy Ch. 11.26 x He that heareth my word and believeth on him that sent mee hath euerlasting life and shall not come into condemnation but is passed from Death to Life Joh. 5.24 y And this is the will of him that sent me that every one that seeth the Sonne and believeth on him may have everlasteing life 〈◊〉 6.40 For God so loved the World that he gave his only begotten Sonne that whosoever believeth on him should not perish but have everlasting life Ch. 3.16 20.31 Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shalt bee saved and thy House Acts 16.31 For by grace you are saved through Faith and not of your selves Eph. 2.8 For God sent not his Sonne into the World to condemne the World but that the World through him might be saved Joh. 3.17 For therefore we both labour and suffer reproach because we trust in the living God who is the saviour of all men especially of those that believe 1 Tim. 4.10 7. To turning from or forsaking of sie Such shall have mercy z The LORD is reach to forgive such a. 42 And will forgive such b And repent of the evill threatned c And will not suffer his wrath to fall upon such d nor keep his anger against such e nor punish such f He will returne to such g And dwell with such h And be alwayes with such for good i such shall injoy outward blessings k and inward peace l Christ will give such light both light of knowledge and comfort m such shall not be damned n But saved o z He that covereth his sinnes shal not prosper but he that confesseth and forsaketh them shal have mercy Pro. 28.13 a. 42. Let the wicked forsake his way and the unrighteous man his thoughts and let him returne unto the Lord and hee wil have mercy upon him and to our God for hee will abundantly pardon Isa 55.7 b It may be that the House of Juda wil heare all the evill that I purpose to doe unto them that they may returne every man from his evill way that I may forgive their iniquity and their sinne Jer. 36 3. c Turne yee unto me with all your heart with fasting with weeping and with mourning And rent your heart and not your garments and turne unto the Lord your God for he is geacious and mercifull slow to anger and of great kindnesse and repenteth him of the evill Ioc◠12.13 d.e. Returne thou back-sliding Israel saith the Lord and I will not cause mine anger to fall upon you for I am merclfull saith the Lord and will not keepe anger for ever Jer. 3.12
Deut. 4.9.23 Watch and pray Mat. 26.41 And what I say unto you I say unto all watch Mar. 13.37 k Herein doe I exercise my selfe to have alwayes a good conscience voyd of offence toward God and toward men Act. 24.16 l You shall observe to doe therefore as the Lord your God hath commanded you you shal not turne aside to the right hand or to the left Deut. 5.32 m Order my steps in thy word and let not any iniquity have dominion over me Ps 119.133 Therefore shall ye observe all my statutes and all my judgements and doe them I am the Lord Levit. 19.7 n But as of sincerity but as of God in the sight of God 2 Cor. 2.17 I have walked before thee in truth and have done that which is good in thy sight Isa 38.3 o Thy word is a lamp unto my feete and a light unto my path Ps 119.105 We have also a more sure word of prophecy whereunto yee doe well that yee take heed 2 Pet. 1.19 p Whatsoever yee doe doe all to the glory of God 1 Cor. 10.31 q Let no man seeke his own but every man anothers wealth 1 Cor. 20.24 Let your light so shine before men that they may see your good works and glorifie your Father which is in Heaven Mat. 5.16 r I have lived in all good conscience before God untill this day Act. 23.1 s I love thy commandements above gold yea above fine gold Ps 119.127 t Not he that commendeth himselfe is approved but whom the Lord commendeth 1 Co. 10.18 v In vaine doe they worship me teaching for Doctrines the Commandements of men Mat. 15.9 God is a Spirit and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and truth Ioh. 4.24 This I confesse that after the was that they call heresie so worship I the God of my Fathers Act. 24.14 w Yet know that with all my power I have served your Father Thus I was in the day the drought consumed me and the frost by night and my sleep departed from me thus I have been twenty yeares in thy house Gen. 31.6.40.41 Then the presidents and princes sought to finde occasion against Daniel concerning the kingdome but they could finde no occasion nor fault forasmuch as he was faithfull neither was there any error or fault found in him Dan. 6.4 x I will behave my selfe wisely in a perrect way O when wilt thou come unto me I will walke within my house with a perfect heart Ps 101.2 And I know him that he will command his children and his houshould after him and they shall keep the way of the Lord Gen. 18.19 y for our rejoycing is in this the testimony of our conscience that in simplicity and godly sincerity not with fleshly wisdow but by the grace of God we have had our conversation in the World 2 Co. 1.12 Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles that whereas they speake against you as evill doers they may by your good workes which they shall behold glorifie God in the day of visitation 1 Pet. 2.12 Ever follow that which is good both among your selves all men 1 Thes 5.15 a It is good for me to draw neere to God Ps 73.28 Thou thalt feare the Lord thy God him shalt thou serve and to him shalt thou cleave Deut. 18.20 b This Booke of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth but thou shalt meditate therein day and night that thou mayest observe to doe according to all that is written therein Josh 1.8 But his delight is in the law of the Lord and in his Law doth hee meditate day and night Ps 1.2 I will meditate in thy precepts and have respect unto my wayes Ps 119.15 Sixth to have respect unto all Gods commandements c and to turne from every evill way d avoyding the practise of every grosse sin e and the occasions thereof f and all appearance of evill g not willfully allowing our selves in the least evill against conscience h nor to take settled likeing in any evill motion i or to dally with contemplative wickednesse k or dispensing with our selves in the omitting of any warrantable duty l at least in every one of these with full purpose of heart to feare serve and cleave unto the Lord m c Then shall I not be ashamed when I have respect to all thy Comandements Ps 11.6 What doth the Lord thy God require of thee but to seare the Lord thy God to walke in all his wayes Deut. 10.12 All that the Lord hath sayd will we doe and be obedient Ex. 24.7 And in all things that I have sayd unto you be circumspect Ex. 22.13 d I have refrayned my feet from every evill way Ps 119.101 I will â—eâ—â—â— wicked thing before mine eyes Ps 101.3 â— Keepe back thy servant also from presumptuous sinnes let them not have dominion over me Ps 19.13 f And it came to passe as she spake to Joseph day by day that he hearkened not unto her to he by her or to be with her Gen 39.10 g Abstaine from all appearance of evill 1 Thess 5.22 h I was also upright before him and I kept my selfe from mine iniquity Psal 18.23 Whosoever therefore shall breake one of these least Commandements and shalâ— teach men so he shall be called the least in the kingdome of Heaven but whoso ever shall doe and teach them the same shall be called great in the Kingdome of heaven Mat. 5.19 i If I regard iniquity in my heart the Lord will not heare me Psal 66.18 Yee that love the Lord hate evil Psalme 97.10 k Wash thy heart from wickednesse how long shall vaine thoughts lodge in thee Ier. 4.4 l But the man that is cleane and is not in a journey and forbeareth to keepe the passover even the same soule shall be cut off from his people Num 19.3 And it came to pâ—sse by the way in the Inne that the Lord met him and sought to kill him c. Ex. 4.24 m Yee shall walke after the Lord your God and feare him and keepe his Commandements and obey his voyce and you shall serve him and cleave unto him Deut. 13.4 Seaventh That we finde nothing to trouble us more then to have sinned n and can have no rest till peace be renewed by renowed presence o being more watchfull afterwards not to offend so againe p n Have mercy upon me Lord for I am weake O Lord heale me for my bones are vexed Ps 6.2 I acknowledge my transgressions and my sin is ever before me against thee only have I sinned and done evill in thy sight Psa 51.3.4 o There is no soundnesse in my flesh because of thine anger neither is there any rest in my bones because of my sin mine iniquities are gon over my head as an heavy burthen they are too heavy for me Psal 38.3.4 Returne O Lord deliver my soule O save me for thy mercies sake psal 6.4 When I kept silence my bones waxed old for day and night thy hand was heavy
in him are yea and in him aâ—â—en unto the glory of God by us ve 6.2 Cor. 1.20 c He is faithfull and just to forgive tâ— our sinnes and to cleanse us from all uâ— righteousnesse 1. Ioh. 1 9. Tenth the graces of Gods Sirit powred out upâ—â—â— us are our assurance that he will not hold from us our regall priviledges viz. his promises Now he which stablisheth us with you in Christ and hath anoynted us is God who hath also sealed us and given the earnest of the spirit in our hearts 2 Cor. 1.21.22 In whom also after that yee believed yee were sealed with that holy spirit of promise Eph. 1.13 Eleventh the Law cannot disanull the promises For if they which are of the Law be heires faith is made voyd and the promise made of none effect Rom. 4.14 And this I say that the Covenant that was confirmed before of God in Christ the Law which was foure hundred and thirty yeares after cannot disanuld that it should make the promise of none effect for it the inheritance be of the Law it is no more of promise but God gave it to Abraham by promise Gal. 3.17.18 Twelfth the Lord hath sealed his promises unto us 1. In his counsell which booke the Lyon and the Lambe now hath opened The Lion of the tribe of Iudah the roote of David hath prevailed to open the booke and to lose the seven seales thereof thou art worthy to take the booke and to open the seales thereof Rev. 5.5.9 2. In his sonne God made all sure when he sent out Christ he sealed his comissiâ—n in all things that concerned the happinesss of his people Him hath God the father sealed Ioh. 6.27 3. By his spirit this is Gods privy Seale and thus are all believers sayd to be sealed with the spirit of promise In whom also after that yee believed yee were sealed with that holy spirit of promise Eph. 1.13 4. In the Sacraments which are given us as Gods broad seale and outward tokens and pledges to confirme our fayth 〈◊〉 the promises And hee received the signe of circumcision a seale of the righteousnesse of thâ— fayth which hee had yet being uncircumcised Rom. 4.11 Thirteenth we have the experiences of all 〈◊〉 that whatsoever God promised the same he 〈◊〉 also most certainly performed I have declared the former things from 〈◊〉 beginning and they went forth out of 〈◊〉 mouth and I shewed them I did them suddenly and they came to passe Isa 48.3 Examples Promises made d And I will put enmity between thee and the Woman and betweene thy seede and her seed it shall bruise thy head and thou shal bruise his heele Gen. 3.15 e Unto thee and unto thy seede I will give all these Countries and I will performe the Oath which I swore unto Abraham thy Father Gen. 26.3 17.8 12.7 f And hee sayd I will certainly returne unto thee according to the time of life and so Sarah thy wife shall have a sonne Gen. 18 10. g Thy seede shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs and shall serve them and they shall afflict them 400 yeares and also that Nation whom they shall serve wil I judge and afterwards shall they come out with great substance Gen. 4.14 h Yee shall spoyle the Egiptians Exodus 3.22 i I am with thee and will keepe thee in all places whither thou goest and will bring thee againe into this Land for I will not leave thee until I have done that which I have spoken to thee of Ge. 28.15 k Hee shall build an House for my Name and I will stablish the throne of his Kingdome for ever 2 Samuel 7.13 l For thus sayth the Lord that after seventy yeares be accomplished at Babilâ—n I will visite you and performe my good VVord towards you in causiâ—g you to returne to this place Ieremy 29.10 m And it shall come to passe afterward that I will power out my Spirit upon all flesh c. Ioel 2.28.29 n And behold I send the Promise of my Father upon you but tarry yee in the City of Ierisalem untill yee bee indued with power from on high Luke 24.49 Performed d But when the fulnesse of time was come God sent forth his Sonne made of a Woman made under the Law to redeeme them that were under the Law Gal. 44. e Goe over this jordan thou and all this people unto the Land which I doe give to them even the children of Israel Iosh 1.2 And these are the Countries which the children of Israel inherited in the Land of Cannan Io. 14.1 c. f And the Lord visited Sarah as hee had sayd and the Lord did unto Sarah as he had spoken for Sarah conceived and bare Abraham a Sonne in his old age at the set time of which God had spoken to him Gen. 21.1.2 g And it came to passe the selfe same day that the Lord did bring the children of Israel out of the Land of Egipt by their Armies Exodus 12.51 The Lord overthrew the Egiptians in the middest of the Sea ch 14.27 See cha 12.36.41 h And they spoyled the Egiptians Ex. 12.36 i And the man increased mightily Gen. 30.43 The God of my Fathers hath been with me Ge. 31.5 God suffered him not to hurt me ver 7. see ver 24.42 God hath dealt graâ—ciously with mee I have enough Gen. 33.11 And Iacob came unto Isaac his Father Ge. 35.27 k And the Lord hath performed his word that he spake and I am risen up in the roome of David my Father and sit on the throne of Israel as the Lord promised and have built an house for the Name of the Lord God of Israel 1 Ki. 8 20. l Now in the first yeare of Cyrus King of Persia that the VVord of the Lord by the mouth of Ieremiah might bee fulfilled the Lord stirted up the spirit of Cyrus King oâ— Persia c. Ezra 1.1 see all that Book m But this is that which was spoken by the Prophet Ioel. and it shall come to passe in the last dayes saith God I will power out of my Spirit upon all flesh c. Acts 2 16 17 18. n And when the day of Pentecost was fully come they were all with one accord in one place and suddenly there came a sound from Heaven as of a rushing mighty winde c. Acts 2.1 2 3. According to all that hee promised there hath not fayled one VVord of all his Promises which he promised 1 Ki. 8.56 Fourteenth the patriarkes imbraced the promises as the chief stay of their lives in their pilgrimage on Earth And were perswaded of them and imbraced them confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the Earth Heb. 11.13 Fifteenth the LORD who promiseth is the fountaine of all goodnesse therefore all good promised may must and ought to be expected from him Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above and commeth downe from the father of lights Iam. 1.17 There is
is neere that justifieth me who wil contend with me The Lord God wil helpe me who is he that shal condemne me Isa 50.8.9 Who shal lay any thing to the charge of Gods Elect it is God that justifieth who is he that condemneth it is Christ that died c. Rom. 8.33.34 He hath not beheld iniquity in Iacob neither hath hee seene perversenesse in Israel Numb 23.21 He shal receive righteousnesse from the God of his salvation Psal 245. Isc 61.10 Jsrael shal be saved in the Lord with an everlasting salvation Isa 45.17 He justifieth the ungodly R. 4.5 See Zech. 3.4 David describing the blessednesse of the man unto whom God imputeth righteousnesse without workes saith Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven and whose sins are covered Blessed is the man unto whom the Lord wil not impute sin Rom. 4.6.7.8 Compared with Psal 32.1.2 z This is his Name whereby he shal be called The Lord our righteousnesse Je. 23.6 Mal. 4.2 Christ Jesus of God is made unto us righteousnes and redemption 1 Cor. 1.30 a. 7. He hath made him to be fin for us who knew no sin 2 Cor. 5.21 Christ also hath once suffered for sins the just for the unjust 1 Pet. 3.18 His own selfe bare our sins 1 Pet. 2.24 â— Christ is made unto us righteousnesse 1 Cor. 1.30 c Christ is the end of the Law for righteousnesse to every one that believeth Rom. 10.4 By him al that believe are justified Act. 13 39. Faith is counted for righteousnesse Ro. 4.5.9.15 to 24. 4. That our God is reconciled to us d in Christ Jesus e d He shal pray unto God and he wil be favourable unto him and he shal see his face which joy Iob. 33.26 The Lord wil repent himselfe concerning his tervants Psa 135.14 e God hath reconciled us to himselfe by Jesus Christ God was in Christ reconciling the world unto himselfe 2 Cor. 5.18.19.20 Jesus Christ the righteous is the propitiation for our sins 1 Ioh. 2.1.2 4.10 Rom. 3.25 The chastisement of our peace was upon him Jsa 53.5 That he might be a mercifull and faithfull high Priest to make reconciliation for the sins of the people Heb. 21.17 Now in Christ Jesus yee who sometimes were far of are made nigh by the bloud of Christ For he is our peace and having abolished the enmity hath reconciled us to God Eph. 2.12 to 18. Thus far of our Freedom from the punishment of sinne Thirdly from the power of sinne that weshall not serve any sinne in the lusts thereof 1. THat the Lord will mortifie our sinnes f and convert us from them g that sin shall not rigne in us h f He will subdue our iniquities Micah 7.19 I will purely purge away thy drosse Isa 1.25 VVhen the Lord shall have purged the bloud of Ierusalem by the spirit of burning Isa 4.4 27.9 I will cleanse them from all their iniquities Ie. 33.8 Ioel. 3.21 Ezek. 36.25 I will remove the iniquity of that Land in one day Ze. 3.9 g They shall returne unto me with their whole heart Ier. 24.7 30 31. The remnant shall returne even the remnant of Iacob unto the mighty God Isa 10.21 17.7 19.22 All the ends of the world shal turne unto the Lord Ps 22.27 l Stu shal not have dominion over you Rom 6.14 VVâ—lke in the spirit and yee shal not fulfil the lusts of the flesh Gal. 5.16 2. That the Lord will heale the evill of our naturts i and recover us from our backslidings k and bring us to newnesse of life l i The Lord healeth al thy diseases Psal 103 3. They shal returne to the Lord he shall heale them Isa 19.22 Jesus sayd unto them they that be whole neede not a Physitian but they that be sicke I came not to cal the righteous but sin ners to repentance Mat. 9.12.13 Mark 2.17 Lu. 5.31.32 k I wil heale your backslidings Je. 3.22 33.6 Though he fal he shal not utterly be cast down for the Lord upholdeth him with his hand Psal 37.24 23.3 145.14 If thou returne to the Almighty thou shalt be built up Job 22.23 33.25 to 30. I will bring againe that which was driven away and wil bind up that which was broken Ezek. 34.16 The Lord shall deliver me from every evil worke and shal prese ve me to his Heavenly Kingdom 2 Tim. 4.18 l And you being dead in your fiâ—â—â—â— hath he quickned together with him Christ Col. 2.13 That you might be partakers of the Divine nature having escaped the corruption that is in the World through lust 2 Pet. 1.4 3. That the Lord will convert us from or moâ—tifie in us or preserve us from falling in o aâ—â—articular siâ— n from evill company n from whoredom r from Adultery p idolatry q hardnesse of heart â— pride s lying t unclean nesse u unrighteousnesse w worldly â—usts x Family sinnes y and from backsâ—â—ing z All which are promised us in Christ Jesus â— 8 m The Lord shal preserve me from every evil work 2 Tim. 4.18 n When wisdom entreth into thine heart discretion shal preserve thee from the way of the evil man from the man that speaketh froward things who leave the paths of uprightnesse c. pro. 2.10 to 16. o. p. Shee shal deliver thee from the strange woman which forsaketh the guide of her youth pro. 2.16 17. Who so pleaseth God shal escape her Eccl. 7.26 q Ephraim shal say what have I to doe any more with idols Hose 14.8 Ezek. 37 23. Hose 2.17 He shal not looke to the Altars the work of his hands Isa 17.8 Yee shal defile the covering of thy graven Images thou shalt cast them away as a menstruous cloath Isa 30.22 From all your Idols wil I cleanse you Eze. 36.25 r Neither shal they walke any more after the stubbornnesse of their evil heart Ier. 3.17 s Thou shalt no more be haughty in my holy mountaine Zeph. 3.11 t The remnane of Israel shal not speake lies neither shal a deceitfull tongue be found in their mouth Zeph. 3.13 u From al your filthinesse wil I cleanse you Ezek. 36.25 w He is faithful to cleanse us from al unrighteousnes 1 Ioh. 1.9 x The grace of God teaching us to deny worldly lusts Tit. 2.11.12 2 Pet. 1.4 y Thou shalt put away iniquity far from thy Tabernacles Job 22.23 5.24 z The Law of God is in his heart none of his steps shall side Psal 37.31 16.8 21.7 26.1 145.14 Thou shalt walke in thy way safely and thy foote shal not stumble Pro. 3.23 Thou shalt cal me my Father and shall not turne away from me Jer. 3.19 I wil heale their backsldings Hos 14.4 The Lord is faithful who shal stablish you and keep you from evil a Thess 3.3 2. Tim. 4.18 If yee doe these things yee shal never fal 2 Pet. 1 10. a. 8. Our Saviour Jesus Christ gave himselfe for us that he
death Psal 102.20 k I will bring them againe to this Land and I will build them and plant them Jer. 24.6 y I wil cause them to walke in a strait way wherein they shal not stumble Jer. 31.9 z a. 19 They shal returne and be in rest and be quiet Jer. 30.10 b I wil contend with him that contendeth with thee Isa 49.25 c None shall make them afraid Jeremy 46.27 d I wil bee sanctified in you before the heathen and yee shal know that I am the Lord when I have wrought with you for my Names sake Ezek. 20.41.44 Sixteene To such as are Sick That the Lord will strengthen e and case us f and take away all manner of sickenesse g and Diseases h See before the fourteenth e.f. The Lord wil strengthen him upon the bed of languishing thou wilt make all his bed in his sicknes psal 41.3 g I wil take sicknesse away from the midst of thee Ex. 23 25. h The Lord wil take away from thee all sickenesse and will put none of the evill Diseases of Aegypt upon thee Deut. 7.15 Seventeene To such as suffer Hunger and Thirst The Lord will not forsake such i but will heare k and deliver them l when it is greatest m so that there seems no reliefe n The Lord will give food o to fulnesse p yea in abundance q of the best things r in due season s assuredly t The Lord will provide such a dwelling place u and settle them w They shall sow and plant x and be satisfyed y with fruitfull increase z rea rather then faile God will work wonders for such a 20 i When the poore and needy seeke water and there is none and their tongue faileth for thirst I the Lord will heare them I the God of Israel wil not forsake them Isa 41.17 k.l.m. Hungry and thirsty their soule fainted in them Then they cried unto the Lord in their trouble and hee delivered them out of their distresses psal 107.5.6 n See the precedent Quotation at i o The Lord giveth food to the hungry Psal 146.7 Verily thou shalt be fed psal 37.3 p The first borne of the poore shall feed Isa 14.30 Deut. 10.18 q Thou openest thy hand they are filled with good psal 104.28 r He should have fed them with the finest of the wheate psal 81.16 s Thou givest meate in due season Psal 104.27 t In truth thou shalt be fed psal 37.3 u.w.x. Hee maketh the hungry todwel that they may prepare a City for habitation And sow the fields and plant vineyards Psal 107.36.37 y I will satisfie her poore with bread Psal 123.15 z He makes them sow the fields which may yield fruits of increase Psalme 107.37 a. 20 When the poore seeke water and there is none I will open rivers in high places and fountaines in the midst of the Vallies I will make the Wildernesse a poole of water and the dry land springs of water Isa 41.17.18 Eighteen To such as are naked That the Lord will cloath them b b If God so cloath the grasse of the field which to day is and to morrow is cast into the oven shal hee not much more cloath you O yee of little faith Mat. 6 30. Lu. 12.28 Nineteen To such as are in any kind of outward want The Lord forgetteth not their complaint c nor their poore estate d He will not forsak e nor despise f nor hide his face from us g nothing good for us shall be wanting h Our hope shall not perish for ever i The Lord will shew us mercy k esteems our sufferings deerely l will preserve our Soules m and be our hopein adversity n and our strength o even when we are in distresse p He will prepare our hearts to seek him q will up at our sighs r heare our desires s and prayers t He will be our refuge u our portion w God will provide x in greatest extremity apparently y and will take care for us z and susteine us a. 21 and nourish us as a Father b He is our helper when we are poore and in Heavines c He will deliver us out of all our trouble d though never so great e when we have no helper f He will help us in due time g and raise us from a poore to a better estate h yea to dignity and authority i and give us power to get wealth k and make us rich l and increase our estate m though our beginning be small n yea though our Condition be needy meane beggarly and most contemptible yea from the dust and dunghill o The Lord will save the poore p and the children of the needy q He chuseth such to be rich in Faith r and heires of heaven s c. d He forgetteth not the cry of the afflicted The expectation of the poore shal not perish for ever psal 9.12.18 e The poore 〈◊〉 the God of Israel wil not forsake Isa 41.17 Heb. 13 6. f. g He hath not despised the afflicted neither hath he hid his face from him Psal 22.24 h There is no want to them that feare Him They that seeke the Lord shall not want any good thing Psal 34.9.10 23.1 84.11 i Thine expectation shall not be cut off Pro. 23.18 The poore hath hope Iob. 5.16 k. l.m He shal spare the poore and shalsave the Soules of the needy Precious shall their bloud be in his sight Psal 72.13 14. 116.15 n Thou art my hope in the day of evill Ier. 17.17 o p. Thou hast beene a strength to the poore a strength to the needy in his distresse Isa 25.4 q Thou wilt prepare their heart Psal 10.17 r For the sighing of the needy now will I arise saith the Lord Psal 12.5 s Lord thou hast heard the desire of the humble psal 10.17 t This poore man cryed and the Lord heard him psal 34. 6.22.24 72. 12.69.29.33 u The Lord wil be a refuge for the oppressed psal 9.9 w The Lord is the Portion of mine inheritance psal 16.5 x And Abraham sayd My son God wil provide Gen. 21.8 Consider the Ravens for they neither sow nor reape and God feedeth them how much more are yee better then the fowles Lu. 12.24 Seeke yee the Kingdome of God and all these things shal be added unto you ver 31. y In the mount of the Lord it shal be seene Gen. 22.14 z Casting all your care upon him for he careth for you 1 pet 5.7 a. 21 Cost thy burden upon the Lord and he shall suâ—â—aine thee psal 55.22 b As a man feedeth his sonne so the Lord thy God feedeth thee Deut. 8.5 â— I am poore and sorrowfull let thy salvation s God set me upon high psal 69.29 Behold God is mine helper psal 54.4 I am poore and needy Thou O God art my helper and deliverer psal 70.5 Heb. 13.6 d This poore man cryed and the Lord heard him and saved him out of all his troubles psal 34.6.17 The just shall come out of trouble prâ—
12.13 e Thou which hast shewed me great and sore troubles shalt bring me up againe from the depths of the earth Psal 71.20 f He shall deliver the poore and him that hath no helper psal 72.12 g The Lord wil be a refuge in times of trouble psal 9.9 h The Lord raiseth the poore out of the dust i And lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill to set them among Princes and to make them inherit the throne of glory 1. Sam. 27.8 k The Lord it is that giveth the power to get wealth Deut. 8.18 l. m.n Though thy beginning was small yet thy latter end shall greatly increase Iob. 8.7 o He raiseth the poore out of the dust and lifteth the needy out of the dunghill Psal 113.7 p The afflicted people thou wilt save 2 Sam. 22.28 psal 18.27 q He shal save the children of the needy psal 72.4 r. s Hath not God chosen the poore of this world rich in Faith and heirs of the Kingdome Iam. 2.5 Thus farre of the second head of the fourth maine part The third head conteineth such Promises as concerne Perills in Generall and divers Perills in particular First Concerning Perils in Generall THat the Lord will preserve us from them t and deliver us out of them u yea out of every mischiefe w though they be many x and great y from and out of all z every where a. 22 in due time b speedily c carefully d constantly e continually f that the mischiefe shall not touch us g nor come nigh us h For more assurance of all these the Lord is and will be our Buckler ◠Saviour k Salvation l Refuge m Rock n Fortresse o Shield p Tower q defence r Deliverer s Help t Strength u Hope w He is and will be with us x charges his Angels to secure us y assures us wee shall not be confounded in Evill times z nor left to the will of our Enemies a. 23 t The Lord shall keepe you from evill 2 Thss 3.3 1 Sam. 2.9 In the time of trouble he shal hide me in his pavilion Psal 27.5 32.7 91.4 The Lord preserveth the faithfull Psal 31.23 97.10 116.6 145.20 Be not affrayd of sudden feare For the Lord shal keepe thy foote from being taken pro. 3.25.26 And it shal be sayd in that day Lo this is our God we have waited for him and he wil save us Isa 25.9 u The Lord is my deliver 2 Sam. 22.2 My heart trusted in him and I am helped He is the saving strength of his anointed psal 28.7 The Lord will deliver him in time of trouble Thou wilt not deliver him unto the wil of his enemies Psal 41.1.2 91.15 God will redeeme my soule from the power of the grave psal 49.15 n Many are the troubles of the righteous but the Lord delivereth him out of them al psal 34.19 x He shal deliver thee in six troubles yea in seven there shal no evil touch thee Iob. 5.19 y. z See the precedent quotation at w a. 22 Thy life wil I give unto thee for a prey in all places whither thou goest Jer. 45.5 b The Lord is a refuge in times of trouble Psal 9.9 c God shal helpe her right early psal 46.5 d.e. I the Lord doe keepe it I wil water it every moment lest any hurt it I wil keepe it night and day Isa 27.3 f The Lord shall preserve thy going out and thy comming in even for evermore psal 121.8 125.1.2 g Troubles shal not touch thee Iob. 5.19 h A thousand shall fall at thy side and ten thousand at thy right hand but it shall not come nigh thee psal 91.7 i I am thy buckler Gen. 15.1 k Thou art the Saviour of them that put their trust in thee psal 17.7 l He is become my salvation Ex. 15.2 m The eternall God is thy refuge Deut. 33.27 n. o And he sayd The Lord is my Rock and my fortresse 2 Sam. 22.2 p He is my shield psal 144.2 q. s My high Tower and my deliverer ibid. 2 Sam. 22.31 r He is my defence psal 62.2 t He is our helper psal 33.20 u Thou hast beene a strength to the poore a strength to the needy in distresse Isa 25.4 w Thou art my hope O Lord God psal 71.5 ◠The Lord of hosts is with us Ps 46.11 y He shall give his Angels charge over thee to keepe thee in all thy wayes psal 91.11 z They shall not be ashamed in the evill time psal 37.19 a. 23. Thou Lord wilt not deliver him unto the will of his Enemies psal 41.2 There are many the like frequent and obvious Second concerning diverse particular Perils as 1. Of Fire T The Lord will shelter us there from b it shall not hurt us though we were in the midst thereof c b There shall be a tabernacle for a shadow from the heate Isa 4.6 c When thou walkest thorow the Fire thou shalt not be burnt neither shall the flame kindle upon thee Isa 43.2 2. Of Water The Lord will preserve us therefrom d will be with us in the midst thereof that we be not hurt thereby ◠d Surely in the floods of great waters they shal not come nigh unto him psal 32.6 e When thou passest thorow the waters I wil be with thee and thorow the Rivers they shall not over-flow thee Isa 43.2 3. Of stormes at Sea The Lord will be a refuge there from and therein f and give deliverance there out g when Feare Sorrow Extremity be at the highest h and when every one is at his wits end and knowes no more what to doe i God makes the storme which he raised a calme and the raging waves still k and turnes our griefe unto gladnesse by making all quiet though the waves went never so high and hollow l and brings us to our desired haven m The Lord Jesus by one word causeth the violentest tempest to be a great calme n though the Ship be covered with waves o and filled with water p and ready to sink q and though the Lord seem to neglect us r and we be ready to perish s for the winds and Seas obey his voyce t Read at large that great deliverance of Paul and those with him at Sea from that most terrible tempest 〈◊〉 all was most desperate u and look to the Lord in like distresse w for he ruleth the raging of the Sea when the waves therof arise he stilleth them x f Thou hast bin a refuge from the storme Isa 25.4 g.h.i.k.l.m. He commandeth and raiseth the stormy winde which lifteth up the waves They mount up to the Heaven they goe down again to the depths their soule is melted because of trouble They reele to and fro and stagger like a drunken man and are at their wits end Then they cry unto the Lord in their trouble and hee bringeth them out of their distresses He maketh the storme a calme so that the waves thereof are stil Then are they glad because