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A43580	Job's appeal Being a funeral discourse delivered at Northonnam in York-shire, upon occasion of the death of Mr. Jonathan Denton, wherein a Christian's state is stated before God, and his sufferings from the hand of God cleared. Grounded upon Job X.7. By Oliver Heywood, minister of the gospel.	Heywood, Oliver, 1629-1702.	1695 (1695)	Wing H1769; ESTC R216792	23,707	37

Sins break my Heart as they break out ●r work within they lye as an heavy load on my Conscience 〈…〉 28. 〈…〉 7.24 make me weary and heavy lan● 〈…〉 I cry O wretched man that I am who shall del● 〈…〉 from this body of death Thou knowest the 〈…〉 Groan● my Sin hath cost me Psal 38 9 Lord all my desire is 〈…〉 and my groaning is not hid from thee One Sin ha● 〈…〉 oft me more than all my other troubles Oh my br● Bones 9. Lord 〈◊〉 68 119 ●9 1● thou knowest I love not the comp●● of wicked men I bid them oft depart from me not 〈◊〉 of ostentation but for fear of infection I would no●● found among wicked men when my Lord calls I 'm 〈◊〉 not sate with vain persons Psal 25 4 5 yea I have hated the con●●ation of evil doors I have ost got either Guilt or Grief● 〈◊〉 a needless associating with them I hope thou wi●●●ot rank me with the wicked whom I love not 10. Lord thou knowest I have loved the Society of thy Saints and Servants 〈◊〉 110 63. I am a Companion 〈◊〉 ●ll them that fear thee 〈…〉 11● 63. Psal 〈◊〉 〈…〉 1● these I account the Excellent 〈…〉 ●arth in whom is all my delight I am sure wicked Men love not thy Children and I am sure they are passed from Death to Life that love the brethrem I love them because they are so 〈◊〉 thee my Heavenly Father bea● 〈◊〉 image tho' ●oor in the World and differ in 〈…〉 ●om me yet my Heart is towards them and 〈…〉 ●nversing with them in God's Worship and 〈…〉 11. Lord I love 〈…〉 and 〈…〉 truly say I love my Minister better 〈…〉 ●ing and the Word of God better for its Purity 〈◊〉 ma●e me to know my Transgressions and my Sins I love 〈◊〉 pal●ating Job 〈◊〉 23 but would have my wound search'd to the bottom Psal ● that it may be safely cured Let the 〈…〉 ●ite me it shall be a kindness yea and Ishmael's 〈…〉 all do me good by a solemn reflecting upon my 〈…〉 12. Lord thou knowest whether my Soul 〈…〉 love thee and Jesus Christ Pet. 2 〈◊〉 thou hast said 〈…〉 ●lieve Christ is precious I have ost been feeling the Pulse 〈◊〉 my Soul and at last dare appeal to thee with Peter ●●rd thou knowest that I love thee John 4 15. thy self shalt vouch for ●●e and make my Affidavit Thou shalt not have this ●●●restation at my hand but upon thine own knowledg ●hou art the chiefest of Ten thousand yea Cart ● ● Phil 3 8 doubtless I ●unt all things but loss for the Excellency of the knowledge of ●hrist 13. Lord 1 Joh. 2.15 16 thou knowest what a poor sorry thing I ●ccount the World to be in all its Glory and Gayety ●as the Pleasures Profits Honours of the World are a ●oor Pageantry I have made Moses's choice Heb 11 24.25 to suffer ●flictions with the people of God than the pleasures of sin Honours and Offices in ●haraoh's Court. I can look thro' ●he best of the World and can turn my back upon it as ●n empty insignificant thing tho' the Men of the World ●re content with it for their Portion 14. Lord thou knowest the way that I take Job 23 20 and the ●arnest desire and design of my Soul to walk in thy ways to have respect to all thy Commandments Psal 110 6. Luke 1 6 Acts 13.22 Col. 4 12. to attend ●n all thy Ordinances I miss it in all but dare baulk ●one my aim is to fulfil all Gods wills to stand compleat ●n all the will of God there 's no Flesh-displeasing Duty ●o self-denying Act but I attempt to do it if God say ●o it I will not consult Flesh and Blood but say Gal 1 16 Ezra 10 12. Psal 26 12. As thou ●dst said so must I do my Foot standeth in an even place conditions 15. Lord thou knowest I do my best in every religious Exercise 2 Sam 21 24 Mat 22 37. Jer 48 10 Mal. 1 14. God forbid that I should offer to the Lord ●hat which costs me nothing I must love the Lord with all my soul mind strength God forbid that I should do the work of the Lord negligently or offer to the Lord a corrupt thing Oh that I could be more servent in Spirit in serving God God deserves more my best is infinitely below him Oh that I could do more but alas I am short in all 16. Lord thou knowest my design in all I do is for th● Glory and the enjoyment of thee I dare not look a● both 1 Cor. 10 30 then I lose my self in my natural civil spiritual Acts 1 Pet 4 11. Rom. 14 8. Phil 1.20 all the Lines must and shall bend this way that G●● in all things may be glorified through Jesus Christ my design is to live to the Lord and to dye to the Lord th●● Christ may be magnified to my Body by life or death And Oh that I could enjoy Communion with God in every Duty and Ordinance thou knowest this is my Heaven 17. Lord thou knowest all my dependance is upon thy Majesty both for assistance and acceptance I mu●● lean on my beloved Cant. 8.5 1 Cor. 15 10 2 Cor. 3 5 by the Grace of God I am what I am I cannot think a good thought without fresh Supplies o● Grace Phil 4 13 Psal 119 32 Rev. 8.3 but I am able to do all things through the strength of Christ I shall run the ways of thy commandments when thou shalt enlarge my heart and I lay all upon thy golden Altar to be accepted in the Beloved 18. Lord Phil. 3.14 thou knowest I am daily pressing towards Perfection I have not yet attained what I would fain●● be at I would be mending what 's amiss soaring up to an higher pitch in Grace 2 Cor. 7.1 Col. 2.19 Eph. 4.15 perfecting Holiness in the fea● of God encreasing with all the encrease of God till I come to a perfect man Alas how much do I yet want of Perfecti●on I would still be singing the song of Degrees And g● from strength to strength Psal 84.7 till I appear before God in Zion 19. Lord thou knowest how much I am concern'd for the Church of God which gives some grounds to hope I am a lively Member of that mystical Body Psal 137.6 If I forget Jerusalem let my right hand forget her cunning Oh it raiseth my Heart to see the Gospel propagated Sinners converted Saints edified united But oh it runs to my Heart to see Christ's Interest laid low Psal 119.136 158. Mic. 7.1 2 3. Phil. 2 20. the preaching of the Gospel obstructed few Converts Scandals breaking out Contentions breaking in Wo is me the good man is perished out of the earth Wickedness abounds Love decays terras Astraea Reliquit I may make that Lamentation Isa 59.

20. Lord thou knowest notwithstanding all this Luke 17.10 Isa 61.5 what a mean account I have of my self and my poor doings horreo quicquid de meo est alas my doings are but Dregs and Rags I am still an unprofitable Servant I despair of my self I abhor my self in dust and ashes Job 42 6. I will be vile in mine own eyes God may justly condemn me notwithstanding all I have done yea for all I have done if God mark Iniquity Psal 130.3 4. Exod 28 38. O Lord who shall stand I fly to my Advocate Jesus Christ and desire this New Testament Aaron may take away the iniquity of my holy things I shall subjoin a few words of Application First for Doctrin If God's Children thus appeal then 1. Others do not know their Hearts for God's Children appeal not to Men as they do to God No man knows another's Heart and should not pretend to it that 's a wild groundless Censure such carry fair but their Hearts are naught How knowest thou Dost thou usurp God's Throne The best Men have been deceived with others Professions so the best Church on Earth with Simon Magus Act. 8.13 22. De secretis non judicat Ecclesia The Church judgeth of overt-Acts not of secret Thoughts 2. The most observant Persons have much ado to know their own Hearts but are glad to appeal to God The Prophet saith Who knows it i. e. few Jer. 17 9. It is a deep fathomless Pit Hazael said Is thy Servant a Dog that I should do such things Peter was confident he should never deny his Master but both fail'd The inward thought of every one Psal 64 6. and their heart is deep saith the Psalmist It gives doubtful and deceirful Answers like the Heathen Oracles Prov. 28 26. He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool it will certainly deceive him 3. Yet 't is possible Men may know their spiritual Estate Godwards else Job durst not thus appeal to God This Expression speaks some confidence in Job Vox est non dubitantis sed asserentis he doth not doubt but assert his Integrity yea Job saith ch 27.6 My righteousness I hold fast and will not let it go my heart shall not reproach me as long 〈◊〉 I live It 's possible Men may know whether they be in a state of Grace or no God hath given Conscience for this End Prov. 26 27. The spirit of man is the candle of the Lord searching a● the inward parts of the belly If Men were faithful and would light their Candle at the Word and make diligent search they might know more 4. The whole World is distributed into two sorts of Persons good and bad godly and wicked pious or prophane Two Loves saith St. Augustin built two Cities the Love o● God built Zion and Worldly Love built Babylon the whole Race of Mankind are Inhabitants of these two Cities And tho' carnal Men will not believe it but think Men differ rather gradu than specie only gradually some better others worse not in kind yet a time is coming when they shall discern betwixt the righteous and the wicked between him that serveth God Mal. 3 18. and him that serveth him not when the sheep shall be set on the right hand Mat. 25.34 and the goats on the left and receive different Sentences from the Impartial Judge of the World yea at this day as discriminating Grace makes a difference so discriminating Preaching shews a difference among Men yea Ministers must teach People the difference between holy and prophane Ezek 44.23.2 Tim 2 15. Heb 4 12. as well as divide the Word of God aright and it is a discerner of the Thoughts and intents of the Heart So that Men might see a vast difference if they were not wilfully or judicially blind Secondly Another Use is of Instruction and Admonition 1. To all sorts of Persons to be and behave themselves as such as may make their Appeal to God Oh that all Christians could say as the Church of old Psal 44.17 21. All this is come upon us yet have we not forgotten thee neither have we dealt falsly in thy covenant c. Shall not God search this out for he knoweth the secrets of the heart Oh Friends what side are you of God knows it 's fit you should know I know my sheep John 1● 14. John 2 24. He needs not that any should testifie of man for he knows what is in man Look to 't if you be godly God will own you as his if not be sure your sin will find you out Numb 32.23 Ask your selves What am I a Sheep or a Goat Whose am I GOD's Servant or the Devil's Slave What am I doing GOD's Work or the Devil's Drudgery Whither am I going to Heaven or Hell What say you to the twenty ' foresaid Appeals Will your Hearts ingenuously eccho to them If you say Yes compare your Hearts and Scripture and go upon safe grounds if not tremble under Divine Wrath and the Sentence of Condemnation Be distinct in this case for you must be try'd another day 2. If you find that you are wicked then woe be to you whether you be openly prophane or secret Hypocrites The light of the wicked shall be put out Job 18 5. Job 13.16 Psal 15.6 An Hypocrite shall not come before God The ungodly shall not stand in Judgment for the Lord knoweth the way of the righteous but the way of the ungodly shall perish The wicked must be silent in darkness 1 Sam. 2 9. Psal 9.17 Psal 7 11. 11.6 7. yea turned into Hell yea God is angry with the wicked every day and He will rain upon them snares fire and brimstone and an horrible tempest Upon your Doors may be writ a Lord have mercy upon you God will not own you nor hear your Prayer but say to the wicked Psal 50.16 what hast thou to do to declare my statutes or that thou shouldst take my covenant in thy mouth All you do is sinful natural civil Religious acts The very plowing of the wicked is sin Prov. 21.4 Prov. 15.8 Isa 3 11. Rom. 25.9 22 their Prayer is abomination yea their Sacrifice it will be bitterness in the end Say to the wicked It shall be all with him Yea the longer you live and the more mischief you do and the more misery you heap up to sit you for Destruction Oh therefore bethink your selves repent forsake your way and thoughts that he may have mercy on you Isa 55.6 7. Third Use concerns God's Children 1st by way of Comfort 2dly Caution 1st You that dare and do thus appeal to God in sincerity whose Hearts do not upbraid you thank God for it this very Appeal is a good Evidence of your Sincerity and will fortifie you 1. Against the Censures of Men God knows you better than men and will clear you when men condemn you Psal 35 11 24.