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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A46744	The rocke, or, A setled heart in unsetled times a short discourse minding and helping Gods people to make use of their faith for moderating their feares in these sad times of the sorrowes of Sion : being the heads of some sermons preached lately and now published for that purpose / by William Jemmat ...	Jemmat, William, 1596?-1678.	1644 (1644)	Wing J551; ESTC R19664	30,965	98

and evill shall not come but at his pleasure not till now not more not longer no farther as he saith to the proud wa●es Thus farre shall ye go Job 38.11 but no farther And as Joseph said Ye thought evill against 〈◊〉 but God ment it unto good Gen. 50.20 And as Job The Lord give●● and the Lord taketh away blessed be the name of the Lord chap. 1.21 P●●●●ses Finally faith pitcheth on prom●ses and these heard with 〈◊〉 Oath to give us 〈…〉 Heb. 6.18 And promises are farre better then all performances in this world whatever they be still there is more in a promise Isa 65.8 A bl●ssing in the cluster destroy it not For the matter they are precious promises for the manner of mak●ng f●●e for the extent universall for the effect 2 Cor. 1.20 Isa 55.3 sure and certa●ne yea and am●n sure mercies everlasting mercies everlasting Covenant c. Faithfull is he that hath promised who will also doe it And the gifts and calling of God are without repentance Good foundations for faith to settle upon Secondly God the Sonne The Sonne of God the C●●●lati●e of faith and speciall Ob●ect on which it resteth There is a world of wealth in Christ that the heart may well be fixed by beleeving on him He is the strength of a beleeving heart yea everla●●●ng strength Isa 26.4 and new strength to be still deri●ed from him according to occasion chap. 40.31 He is an Advocate with the Father 1. Joh. 2.1 to non-suit our clamourous sinnes and keepe our persons in favour He is our King now governing for us though in Heaven in all that glory He is the best friend we have neerer then a Brother He is an enemy to our enemies and will curse them that curse us Gen 12.3 In all respects there is great cause to trust in Christ and trusting in him to be fixed Blessed are all they that put their trust in him Psal 2.12 He had not been Christ but to stand us in stead and give us sure footing in every slippery time and occasion The Holy Ghost Thirdly God the Holy Ghost the Spirit of faith 2 Cor. 4.13 enabling us to speak or make confession of the truth in dangerou● times He is also the spirit of strength Isa 11.2 the Spirit of power of love and of a sound mind 2 Tim. 1.7 And thus he fixeth the poore heart by what he worketh in it and what he testifieth to it and what he comforteth Thence we read the seale of the spirit the earnest of the spirit Passion ap●d Pa●lum the liberty of the spirit the witnesse of the spirit and the first f●uits of the spirit all of them confirmations to an unsetled heart against its severall trials When the Holy Ghost was come upon the Apostles we see how fearlesse they stood before the Counsell and despised all threatnings O Austit● he is come he is come said Master G●o●● at the sight of the stake speaking of the comfortable presence of the Holy Ghost who had withdrawne for a while And for us he is promised to abide with us for ever Joh. 14.11 Which we professe to beleeve saying I beleeve in the Holy Ghost and so the heart is fixed This is the first and self-sufficient ground for faith to settle the heart of Gods child The rest are secondary and powerfull onely in their owne place and in order to that first II. In respect of the Word II. The Word of Faith upon which faith relyeth A neer relation there is between Fa●●● and the Word thence it is called the Word of Faith Rom. 10.8 And it is a quickning Word as to David Psal 119.50 Thy 〈◊〉 hath quickned me it is a comforting Word as ver 24. Thy Testimonies are my delight It is a strengthning Word as Heb. 5. ult strong meat 2 Pet. 1.19 Mat. 5.18 It is a sure Word all to be performed in due time Heaven and earth shall passe away but my Word shall not passe away It is a store-house of promises which as they were made in mercy so they shall be made good in truth The Christian being brought into straights may read and quickly meet with a stay for his poore unstayed troubled heart and without the Word he should soon miscarry Psal 119.92 ●al●sse thy law had been my delights I should have perish●d in m●n● affliction But by help of the Word he is soon setled confident full of prayses for his good estate in Christ and triumphant over all his enemies see Ps 56.3 4 10 11. III. In respect of what faith receiveth It receiveth such mercies at the hand of God B●● fits rece●●●●d by Faith and so much that it resteth con●ent with and condition the heavenly Father shall a lot unto it It seeth sinne abolished forgiven nothing to be laid to his charge which is ●e blessednesse of a man Rom. 4.6 It seeth Satan disarmed the Law satisfied the curse taken away hell shut and Heaven opened to him It seeth Gods wrath pacified his justice satisfied his favour procured which is matter of great joy yea glorying in the midst of many tribulations Rom. 5.1 2 3. And this is the Kingdome of God within us 14.17 Not ●●at and d●●nke but righteousnesse and peace and 〈◊〉 the Holy Ghost Finally saith seeth all afflictions sanctified sweetned mittigated exchanged for good in wrath the Lord remembreth mercy we shall not drinke the d●egs of the Cup Ps 75.8 as the wicked doe and as Christ did for us but in him sing and triumph O death 1 Cor. 15.55 where is thy st●ng O grace where is thy victory What Agag said foolishly the Beleever saith on good grounds T●e bitternesse of death is past 1 Sam. 15.32 Phil. 1.21 and Welcome l●fe and To dye is gain an entrance into glory IV. In respect of what faith worketh Works f● faith fixing the 〈◊〉 Faith is no idle grace but still sets it selfe on work about such imployments and in such manner as the Lord will mercifully according to promise succour the labouring heart in all his difficulties First it works out corruption which would hinder comfort Acts 15.9 Purifying their hearts by faith Both the guiltines of sin it is never quiet till it be clensed cleared in the blood of Christ Witnesse David a Beleever who after those great sinnes heaped up many petitions for pardon Psal 51. whereas another fals into the mire and lyes wallowing in it as in his proper clement And the fil●hinesse of sin none is suffered to command out with it keep thy self from in as from defilement Psal 18.23 As the flesh lusteth against the spirit Gal. 5 1● so the spirit in a Beleever lusteth against the flesh And O this body of death who shall deliver Ps 51 10. Create in me a clean heart O God renew a right spirit within me Secondly faith is an undivided companion of a good conscience 1 Tim. 1.19.3.9

home they shall not intend to trouble us Thirdly that the Lord makes f●ll the ba●●es of our gates and is a wall of fire round about us Zech. 2.5 the Rereward the Shield all in all to us Though we have but a watry-wall about our Island yet in God it may prove too high and strong to be sealed Our woodden houses may swimme about and keepe out the enemies Fourthly there may be forreigne friends as well as foreigne enemies and stronger then they wiser then they more succesfull then they as the Lord can make them The hearts of all are in the hand of God who still followes his owne work and useth what Instruments he pleaseth And we see he hath brought in one friendly Nation already 4. About the defect of friends Obiect 4. I feare our Worthies in Parliament will be weary discouraged too few and so the work may cease Answ The Word saith that the Lord hath yet the residue of Spirit Mal. 2.15 It is but pouring out of more Spirit and they shall renew their strength and courage Or if one faile another shall stand up in his place Certainly he that hath so raised and upheld them hitherto will continue them to us and his owne work by them Jud. 13.23 If he meant to destroy them he would not have shewed them such things as these And who ever heard of a people in Covenant with God and studying Reformation wholly forsaken 2 Chron. 15.2 The Lord is with you while ye are with him And he sheweth since the Covenant last entred into by many great and notable victories that he intends them good and us by them Beleeve therefore they shall be worthy instruments of more glory to God and of more good to his people Zech. 4.9 The ●ands of Zerubbabel have layd the foundation of this house his hands also shall finish it Obiect 5. 5. Of the want of Treasure Psal 24.1 I feare our moneys will faile the sinews of War Answ 1. The Word saith The earth is the Lords and the fulnesse thereof And he can make our Newters Malignants and Misers to bring forth their treasures Or spring a new mine for supply some other way 2. It saith 1 Cor. 1.27 that he makes the weak to confound the m●ghty And in like reason the poore to overthrow the rich When men see their estates gone they wax desperate Necessity hath been called a terrible weapon And it is evident that riches cannot get victories The battel is not to the strong Eccles 9.11 The event of a battell belongs wholly to God Prov. 21.31 The Horse is prepared against the day of battell but safety is of the Lord. Obiect 6. 6. About our sinnes l●st they hinder I could trust otherwise but feare our sinnes will hinder good things Answ 1. The Word saith that God doth his great works for Church freely Onely because mercy pleaseth him I w●o●gh● for my Names sake often in Ezek. 20. and 36.32 Not for your sakes doe I this c. 2. If our sinnes could hinder we should not have seen any of these great deliverances and victories We have sinnes enough to have laid us desolate long agoe Not a remnant had been left before this time Onely the Lord seems to have past by the sinnes of the remnant of his people and so we are saved by a great deliverance 7. About triall to some particular Obiect 7. I feare we may suffer for a while as our Brethren have done and for my part I doubt I should shew much weaknesse when I come to the tryall Luk. 12.4 2 Cor. 12.9 Answ 1. Christ saith Feare not them that kill the body Secondly his grace is sufficient for thee as well as for others Joh. 10.28 None shall pluck his Sheep out of his ●●●●s None shall seperate from his love Thirdly in the tryall God stands by his people more then at other times to shew himselfe st●ong in a weak Creature 2 Cor. 12.9 In the●r weak●●●● his power is the more glorified and manifested He will be with them in six troubles and in seven in fire and in water So that ye may say boldly The Lord is with us we will not feare what man can doe unto us Heb. 13.6 8. About Martyrdome Object 8. What if I should be put to suffer Martyrdome I shrink to think of it Answ The Word saith Rom 8.37 we are more th●n 〈…〉 through him that loved us And we may say accordingly First the Martyrs were flesh and blood as we are O● themselves weak and no more able to endure those extremities then other men They suffered nothing in their owne strength but by faith and you have faith as well as they Secondly God is the same God now as then and will put forth the same strength in you as in them Isa 59.1 His hand is not shortned neither will his promise faile He is God al-sufficient Gen. 17.1 and still the same to his Church as in the dayes of old Isa 46.3 4. 9. About the enduring of hardship Obiect 9. I shall not be able to endure cold hunger prison reproach c. Answ The Word saith these are vanquished enemies and disabled in the maine Rom. 8.35 And all the gates of hell shall not prevaile against the Church And defiance may be made against them as there who shall seperate who shall accuse or condemn● And assurance had that we shall not flinch for any of them 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 I am perswaded that neither death nor life shall be able to seperate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. 10. About Children left to the world Obiect 10. What shall become of my poore Children Answ The Word saith the Covenant reacheth the Children as well as the Parents Gen. 17.7 I am thy God and the God of thy s●ed They shall therefore find a Father in Heaven when none is on earth And promises to be performed which will prove large portions and friends on earth which you little think of Even an hundred fold Fathers and Mothers c. Mark 10.29 30. And it hath been observed that the Children of Martyrs have received speciall blessings from God especially in their souls Obiect 11. About the losse of Friends 11. How shall we live if my husband be slaine or some other friend by whom I live Answ The Word saith that Man lives not by bread onely Mat. 4.4 but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God And is not the Lord better to thee then ten husbands or ten friends And who multiplied the meale in the barrell and oyle in the cruse Who gave a blessing to Daniels course fare that he looked better then any of the Kings Children Who fed so many thousand with two barly loaves and a few in all fishes True miracles are ceased but not Providence and that sometimes in a strange way● God can and will doe