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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A90965	Honey out of the rock, or, Gods method in giving the sweetest comforts in sharpest combates. Chiefly intended, as spirituall plunder for plundered beleevers.	Price, John, Citizen of London.	1644 (1644)	Wing P3343; Thomason E46_14; ESTC R22911	32,070	38

of their trouble When Jesus Christ was to leave the world whose absence was the sorrow of the hearts of his Disciples Joh. 14.1 he comforts them by telling them that he was going to his Father and their Father to his God and their God And Philip lookt upon this as a sufficient means to stay the heart Lord saith he shew us the Father and it sufficeth ver 8. it cannot suffice that God is a Father except he be a revealed Father shew us the Father And as no man cometh unto the Father but by Christ so no man hath seen the Father but the Son and he unto whom he will reveal him Therefore saith he Lord shew us the Father and this he doth by the witnesse of his Spirit Rom 8.16 The Spirit it self beareth witnesse with our spirits that we are the sons of God and this he doth chiefly in a suffering condition for so the next verse sheweth If so be we suffer with him we shall also be glorified with him The bowels of parents yearn towards their sick children and the sweetest language and most tender expressions of their affections are then little enough Luke 15. The Prodigall had more serious thoughts of his father when all was gone then it seems he had when he first received his portion and so the Saints have the sweetest thoughts of their heavenly Father in the saddest times When Abraham had bound Isaac and was readie to slay him Gen. 22. yet the child could look him in the face and cry out my father ver 7. And his father could as tenderly and with as yearning bowels as ever he spake with all in all his life reply Here am I my son v. 8. So when the Saints of God seems as it were to be bound to be sacrificed unto the good will of God in suffering yet they can look in the face of God and cry out Father and hear the voice of God by his Spirit answering here am I my children The Spirit of God worketh a threefold conviction in the hearts of his people in the times of their suffering from this dear and sweet relation First that he will correct in measure Jer. 30.11 What ever I do saith God to other Nations I will not make a full end of thee but I will correct thee in measure the Lord poureth forth his furie upon the heathen but corrects his people in judgement and not in anger Jer. 10.24 25. he corrects in measure in respect of the matter of the afflictions he will visit the transgressions of his people with the rod of a father and their iniquity with stripes Psal 89.32 but he will break the wicked with a rod of iron and dash them in pieces like a potters vessell Psal 2.9 Secondly he corrects in measure in respect of time O my people that dwellest in Sion saith God be not afraid of the Assyrian he shall smite thee with a rod and shall lift up his staffe against thee after the manner of Egypt for yet a little while and the indignation shall cease and mine anger even in their destruction viz. of the Assyrian Isa 10.24.25 Heavinesse may endure for a night but joy shall come in the morning Psal 30.5 His anger endureth but for a moment in his favour is life even in the perfection both of happinesse and duration the Spirit of God convinceth the soul that yet but a little while he that shall come will come and will not carrie Hebr. 10.37 that what God doth in afflicting he will do it in measure that God is faithfull who will not suffer his to be tempted above what they are able to bear that is in respect of the matter of their suffering but will with the temptation make a way to escape there is measure of time 1 Cor. 10.13 Secondly the Spirit convinceth that God as a Father doth afflict them in love not in passion for their good not simply his owne will the Apostle calls for submission unto the will of God in chastising us from that consideration Heb. 12.9.10 c. Our naturall fathers chastened us after their owne pleasure but God for our profit that wee might be partakers of his holinesse c. Wherefore lift up the hands that hang downe and the feeble knees verse 12. the Spirit convinceth Rom. 8.28 that all things shall worke together for the best that out of the eater shall come meat and out of the strong shall come sweet that God will smite this rock viz. of hardship and trouble and sweet waters shall issue there from and that he will make this wildernesse viz. barren conditions in respect of ontward comforts like the garden of Eden in respect of divine and spirituall Consolations that blessed is the man whom he chasteneth Psal 94.12 that it is good for him that he is afflicted and that God will make it a mercy unto him in the latter end and that hee shall cordially and not complementally blesse the Lord for that suffering condition and the sweet experiments of his love therein that bowels of love directs the rod and infinite goodnesse guides the hand Thirdly the Spirit of God perswadeth that God as a father will but discipline him by afflictions and thereby make him meet for his inheritance an ingenuous beleever is not satisfied that glory is purchased for him by the sufferings of Christ but is willing also to be made meet for that inheritance by his owne sufferings forasmuch as it is the will of God that through many afflictions we must enter into the kingdome of heaven the Lord Jesus himselfe sanctifying that road by his own sufferings for this cause the Apostle Paul with the rest of the suffering Saints did not faint because though the outward man did perish yet the inner man is renued day by day 2 Corinth 4.16 What a beleever is in estate he is in spirituals And he reckons himself to rise and fall as is the condition not of his outward but inner man and herein is the difference between a formall and reall Christian Let the formalist abound in the outward man he hath his will but a beleever rejoyceth in his increase and thriving in the inner man although it be gained by the perishing of the outward man and therefore they will rejoyce even in affliction knowing that their affliction worketh patience and patience experience and experience hope and hope maketh not ashamed because the love of God is shed abroad in their hearts This kindly working of their afflictions caufing them to thrive in the inner man and thereby fitting them for glory makes them sweetly submit to the will of God herein it makes them say with sweet submission of heart Shall I not drinke of my Fathers cup and ought I not first to suffer and then to enter into glory as Christ did the soul looks upon these outward afflictions which are but for a season as working for them a farre more exceeding and eternall weight of glory 2. Cor. 4.18 See here

I Have perused this Discourse entituled Honey out of the Rock and find it answerable to the Title full both of strength and sweetnesse and therefore do approve the publishing of it in Print April 19. 1644. Joseph Caryl HONEY OUT OF THE ROCK OR GODS METHOD IN GIVING THE SWEETEST Comforts in sharpest Combates Chiefly intended As Spirituall Plunder for Plundered Beleevers Judges 14.14 Out of the eater came forth meat Hebr. 10.34 And took joyfully the spoiling of your goods knowing in your selves that ye have in heaven a better and an enduring substance LONDON Printed by Francis Neile for Henry Overton in Popes-Head Alley 1644. TO ALL THE PERSECVTED Members of Iesus Christ especially the Exiles and Plundered of Bristol Exeter Westchester Oxford and elsewhere in these bleeding Kingdoms of England and Ireland Right precious in the Lord IT is hard to say whether would first have devoured the persecuted Saints in the Primitive times either the depth of their miserie or the weight of their glorie had not the Almightie enlarged their capacity to bear the one as well as the other and therefore not doubting the Father of mercies continued dispensations towards you afflicted for his sake in a way of like abounding consolations your poore brethren not yet honoured as your selves to suffer for Christ do look upon you they know not whether with more compassion or holy emulation t is true your outward condition hath a sad aspect to the eye of reason you are driven from the creature but it is to the Creator from the lower to the upper springs from the streame to the fountain is this miserie before your troubles you had your ordinarie commons with your fellow-beleevers but now your daily food is choice morsels your ordinarie liquids waters of life and superlative refections Benjamins messe your daily share the love of God the power of Christ the Spirit of glorie the care of Angels the prayers of Saints are all upon the wing for your present welfare is this miserie the Summum bonum the great inquirie of this blind world searching for it in all aboundancie of outward glorie is found by you and you by it sitting in sackcloth and ashes is this miserie your earth is dissolved before your bodies and your heaven prevents you before your time your joyes are immediate you reap without sowing you feed on the kernels and break not the shels you rest from your labours the vision of God the blood of Christ the joy of the spirit the food of Angels are not these your daily repast is this miserie dearest brethren it is my ambition to be your unworthy servitor in your present supports whereby if I can but help on your joy and insinuate my self among the number of your benefactors and share with them in your daily requests at the throne of grace it will be a double reward unto him who is unworthy to be mentioned with the meanest of you all J. P. Hony out of the Rock HOlinesse is the object of mans hatred and Gods love and in what subject soever it be found it produceth the contrary effects of love and hatred from God and man there is not one thing wherein wretched man more contends with his maker then about the peace and trouble joy and sorrow life and death of the Saints of God this the Apostle speaks of 2 Cor. 4.8 9. We are troubled on every side but not distressed perplexed but not in despair persecuted but not forsaken cast down but not destroyed And Christ expresly affirmeth that in the world they should have trouble but in him peace Joh. 16.33 The great contention between Michael and the Devil is not now about the body of Moses as of old Jude vers 9. but the body of Christ viz. his Church Revel 12.6 whose habitation though it be in the wildernesse and mountains of Lebanon and Amana Shenir and Hermon the Lions dens and mountains of the Leopards Song 4.8 yet even there is she leaning upon her beloved Chap. 8.5 and there hath God prepared a place for her where she is fed and supported Revel 12.16 where he maketh peace her borders and filleth her with the finest of the wheat Psal 147.14 and with honey out of the rock Psal 81.16 Extracts of spirits are most vigorous how much more the Spirit of spirits which is a beleevers recoverie in fainting fits and therefore the subject matter of our present discourse shall be this The Spirit of Christ is unto beleevers the sweetest comforts in their sharpest combates In which Proposition two things are considerable First that God hath given unto his Saints the Spirit of his Son Secondly that this Spirit yeelds forth the sweetest comforts in the sharpest trials The ●oynt confirmation prosecution and application whereof shall be endeavoured in the solution of these Questions First why God gives unto his people the Spirit of Christ Secondly how the Spirit of Christ doth comfort beleevers in evill times Thirdly how the Spirit of Christ may be discerned from the Spirit of delusion First why God gives unto his people the Spirit of his Son Answ First God gives the Spirit of his Son unto Beleevers that so they may be made like unto his Son Christ is the expresse image of God and the Saints are the expresse image of Christ if you will know what God is study Christ there you may read his infinite justice mercy love truth and goodnesse if you will know what Christ was here in the world study the Saints viz. Quatenus Saints there you may read the holinesse meeknesse humilitie patience love gentlenesse● with the like glorious perfection of Jesus Christ Psal 45.7 God is said to anoint Christ with the oyle of gladnesse above his fellows This is spoken of the Spirit which in many places of Scripture is compared to oyle 1. John 2.27 and else-where and the anointing oyle under the Law consisting of many sweet spices Exodus 35.8 did tipifie the powring out of the Spirit under the Gospel consisting of many sweet and precious graces and fruits therof and this is called the oyle of gladnesse to denote the chearing property of the Spirit of Christ which is as ointment Pro. 27.8 to rejoyce the heart and with this was Christ anointed above his fellows that is in respect of measure 3. John 34. but not in respect of kinde the Saints having received it of his fulnes Joh. 1.16 it pleased the Father that in him all fulnesse should dwell 1. Col. 19. but yet that this fulnesse powred forth upon the head should reach even unto the skirts of his garments Psal 133.2 the Saints are called Christs fellows God hath given them fellowship with Christ in the same inheritance Rom. 8.17 and therefore in the same Spirit Gal. 4.6 Gods designe was to make his Elect like his Son and in him like himselfe we shall be like unto Christ in glory John 3.2 and we must be made like him in grace even pure as he is pure verse 3. the

Spirit of Christ stamps the image of his Son upon us looking upon and beholding the glory of the Lord we are changed into the same image from glory to glory even as by the Spirit of the Lord 2. Cor. 3.18 that is the first reason God gives the Spirit of his Sonn to conforme us to the similitude of his Sonne Secondly God gives his people the Spirit of his Son which is the fruit of his death and intercession that we may be fully convinced of all the glorious perfections and fruits of the death and merits of Jesus Christ God hath convinced us of the perfection of his love by sending his Sonne into the world John 3.16 God so loved the world that he gave his Sonne if you will measure his love measure the gift but both the one and the other is infinite Christ was the ensuring earnest of his love having given him he will surely give all things with him Rom. 8.32 Now as Christ is an assuring testimonie of the perfection of Gods love so the gift of the Spirit is an assuring testimonie of the perfection of Christs merits and therefore it is called the earnest of our inheritance untill the redemption of the purchased possession 1. Ephes 14. greater is Christ then all other fruits of Gods love and greater is the Spirit then all other fruits of Christs merits as all the fruits of Gods love are intayled unto the person of Christ so all the fruits of Christs death are intayled unto the Spirit of Christ hee that hath Christ need not question whether God will give any other fruit of his love so he that hath the Spirit need not question any other fruit of Christs merits his Justification Sanctification Adoption Grace and Glory will follow God would not have us doubt of his love and therefore he hath given us the person of his Son neither would he have us doubt of the fruit of Christs merits aad therefore hath hee given us the Spirit of his Son the very gift of Christ being understood doth convince of the love of God and yet Christ in his person did also preach the love of God so the very gift of the Spirit doth convince of the merits of Christ and yet this Spirit doth preach and declare the perfection of Christs merits None in the world could be convinced of the love of God except Christ had preached it unto him so none in the world can be convinced of the merits of Christ except this Spirit doth shew it and preach it unto him Christ did bear witnesse of the truth of Gods love and his witnesse is true John 5.31 and it is the Spirit that beareth witnesse unto Christs blood and this Spirit is truth 1. John 5.6 What ever God gives and not his Son there is no testimonie of Gods love so what ever the soule hath and not the Spirit there is no conviction of the merits of Christ though the Word speakes peace and the Prophets of God speakes peace and all the people of God speakes peace yet the soule cannot heare it except God viz. by his Spirit cause it to heare the voyce of joy and gladnesse Psal 51.8 Thirdly God gives the Spirit of his Son unto his Saints to fit them for glory God doth not love disproportion when he made a woman for man hee made her a meet help 1. Genesis 18. When God sent Christ for the worke of Redemption he fitted him A body hast thou prepared or fitted Heb. 10.5 So God intending his Elect for glorie he makes them meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the Saints in light 1. Col. 12. and to sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus 2. Ephes 6. and this meetnesse is by the Spirit for the Elect of God are chosen to salvation through the sanctification of the Spirit and beleefe of the Truth 2. Thess 2.13 who living in the Spirit and walking in the Spirit wait through the Spirit for the righteousnesse of Faith viz. the end thereof which is the salvation of their soules Gal. 5.5 no uncleane thing shall enter into the Kingdome of God Revel 22.15 but the Saints shall therefore are they washed and sanctified and just fied in the Name of the Lord Jesus and by the Spirit of ou● God 1. Cor. 6.11 The Sacrifices and all the appurtenances thereof under the Law were to be sanctified and set apart and the Priests that were to enter into the holy place were sanctified and chosen from the world for that purpose and this sanctification was tipified by the anointing oil sprinkled upon Aaron Exod. 29.21 So the Saints of God are sanctified chosen or separated out of the world being made spirituall Kings and Priests unto God and appointed to come into that holy place even the place of glorie wherein dwelleth righteousnesse to give glory and honour and thanks to him that sitteth upon the Throne that liveth for ever and ever Revel 4.9 which sanctification consisteth in the powring forth of the Spirit compared to oyle 1. John 2.27 upon the Saints and thereby fitting them for glory Lastly God gives his people the Spirit of his Son that so they may be enabled to doe and suffer his will in an acceptable manner God is a Spirit and will be worshipped in Spirit 4. John 23. hee requireth that wee should pray in the Spirit and sing in the Spirit 1. Cor. 14.15 that wee should walke in the Spirit and live in the Spirit Gal. 5.25 that wee should doe every thing from a spirituall principle according to a spirituall rule with reference unto a spirituall end God is not a hard Master requiring to reap where he did not sow exacting a tale of bricke and give no straw but that they may doe the will of God in an acceptable manner he gives his Spirit unto all his Saints the Apostle saith that through Christ we have accesse by one Spirit unto the Father 2. Ephes 18. through Christ viz. the blood of Christ wee are brought into this grace and by the Spirit wee are enabled to improve this grace viz. in all spirituall services so that God gives them his Spirit that so they may be enabled to offer up spirituall sacrifices acceptable unto God by Jesus Christ 1. Pet. 2.5 And so likewise for passive obedience he hath given them his Spirit that with comfort and spirituall joy and consolation they may undergoe that hard worke of bearing the crosse which leadeth me to the solution of the second generall Question Namely how the Spirit doth comfort beleevers in evill times How doth the Spirit of Christ support Beleevers in evill times Answ First by his owne naturall genuine and proper strength and influence 1. John 4 4. You are of God little children and have overcome the world because greater is he that is in you then he that is in the world the Saints of God are as little children in meeknesse humilitie singlenesse of heart simplicitie of mind freedom from envie dependance upon God and