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A03698	The shield of the righteous: or, The Ninety first Psalme, expounded, with the addition of doctrines and vses Verie necessarie and comfortable in these dayes of heauinesse, wherein the pestilence rageth so sore in London, and other parts of this kingdome. By Robert Horn, minister of Gods Word.	Horne, Robert, 1565-1640.	1625 (1625)	STC 13825; ESTC S104237	130,560	160

in the throne where hee biddeth the people to take diligent heed that they loue no otherwise then by cleauing to God and seruing him with all their heart and with all their soule Ios 22.5 It is the same in effect that Moses had said before him and hath the same meaning which is that God is not bound with euerie affection but with the cord of that which is drawne from the seruice and entirenesse of a heart that wholly and chiefly is directed to him This the Prophet Micah calleth a walking with God Micah 6.8 when wee so loue him that we goe no farther then he doth and yet goe as farre And so did Enoch who therefore was said to haue pleased God that is by faith and true repentance to haue pleased him Heb. 11.5 for can two walke together vnlesse they be agreed Amos. 3.3 Now hee that so pleaseth God doth doublesse loue him with all his heart and such a louer was Enoch when an expounder of the Law asked Christ which was the great Commandement in the Law he said to him thou shalt loue the Lord thy God with all thy heart with all thy soule and with all thy minde Mat. 22.37 what Moses the shadow had spoken the same spake Christ the b Iohn 1.9 light that thus vnder two witnesses it might stand sure that God requireth in his seruice not seeming but heart-whole Louers The reasons That which is giuen grudgingly or of necessitie is not accepted Reason 1 by man and God loueth a chearefull giuer 2 Cor. 9.7 Now if man regard not an vnwilling gift and God require a willing heart in all that is giuen and done to him then the loue wherewith we loue God must be free not forced loue from a readie not grudging minde hollow affections are odious to men and a friend expecteth from his friend some good will Will that which is odious to man bee pleasing to God or will a friend looke for true kindenesse from his friend and will not God from vs is God lesse then man or any friendship like to his Reason 2 Secondly he that made the heart deserues to bee loued with all the heart not onely with a peece of the heart or corner in the heart and he is worthie of all loue in whom we liue moue and haue being Act. 17.28 that giues vs all good things and can free vs from all euill This is God that made all and hath power ouer all And therefore who but God and who in comparison of God deserueth so to bee loued and with such loue How much haue some Parents loued their children and some friends their friend yet these were but creatures and the loue placed on some of these creatures was but kindnesse lost but God is creator and the loue we set on him so infinitely worthy is infinitely rewarded and therefore how much and greatly is he to be loued more then all persons and things created Vse 1 A correction of the cold loue that is in many toward God and religion for some pretende to loue God who haue no courage for his truth Ierem. 9.3 and are cold suiters in those matters which are not found but by those who seeke them in the zeale of fire But he that loueth God truly and with all his heart loueth earnestly and alwaies in good things Gal. 4.18 he is no vnmedling Politike like Gallio Act. 18.14.15 but if religion suffer in the fire he will burne with it Many will say they loue God the swearer the drunkard the abominable adulterer the most horrible sinner and yet examine their loue at the touch of their affection to goodnesse and his holy Law and ye shall finde them professed haters both of him and his counsels neither caring for God nor godly person or counsell Also despisers of Church assemblies will say they loue God when yet they neither care for his spirituall presence at Church nor to obtaine his glorious presence in heauen nor to speake to him by prayer nor to bee spoken vnto by preaching nor to reade his word as it were letters nor to receiue his tokens that is Sacraments But can a woman truly say she loues her husband when she loues not his presence nor cares not to come vnto him when she despises his talke and scornes his tokens when she had rather heare of any then of him and when no mans comming is more vnwelcome nor more vnpleasing to her then his An instruction to put difference betweene the true loue of the Vse 2 godly and the fained of hypocrites the godly loue indeede hypocrites in word the godly act loue hypocrites dissemble loue hauing Iacobs voice and Esaus hands Gen. 27.22 the godly loue God in his righteous Commandements to doe them in his godly Ministers to doe for them hypocrites will pretend to loue God and yet neither regard his word nor Ministers the godly burne with anger as with fire till sinne be consumed as drosse hypocrites are not moned where God is angrie and such are called peaceable men men of great temper and charity but the charity of such is cold to God and their temper is not moderation but damnable luke-warmenesse for a true Christian is a true louer louing where God loueth and hating where hee hateth that is louing righteousnesse and hating iniquitie Psal 45.7 A true louer loueth God in his word Iohn 14.21 and Gods word in the assemblie and he that loueth perfectly loueth Gods children Psal 16.3 where the wicked loue his enemies making him their enemie Now to loue Gods children is to loue as Gods children doe that is to loue God for himselfe and true goodnesse for him so to loue Gods enemies is to loue with Gods enemies malice pride couetousnesse vncleannesse drunkennesse vnrighteousnesse and euery euil way briefly to loue God is truly to loue him both in deede and word not in deede onely as that sonne in the Gospell who said I will not and yet went Mat. 21.29 nor in word onely as that other sonne who said I will Sir and went not verse 30. for can we say that either of these loued as they should and what then shall wee say of thousands that loue not so farre And this is the duty the promise added followeth Therefore will I deliuer him VVE haue in this word therfore which is a word of inference but signall not causall here an effect of mercy in God offered to all that truly loue him or in loue with faith cleaue fast vnto him which is that they shall not be loosers by any affection to him in the care of his seruice and commandements for as they loue him in his truth so he wil deliuer them in their troubles And he saith therefore making such deliuerance the consequent not meritorious effect of their loue to him For no mans loue is so strong that it can binde God by the worke done onely hee rewardeth his own graces with fauour in his children and with the wages of mercy He might

hee that praiseth a little will in that kinde praise much and accept all Vse 1 A comfort to the poore that can offer but a little in Gods seruice For if there be first a willing mind it is accepted according to that a man hath and not according to that he hath not 2. Cor. 8.12 If we doe what we are able though it be small that wee are able to doe it is welcome to God Deut. 16.17 Two yong Pigeons Leuit. 12.8 And two small mites are as good an offering where there is no more and as well accepted as richer matters from richer persons Some may offer a Lambe to the Altar and the poorest whose heart God hath made willing cannot want a mite or the worth of a yong Pidgeon to offer to it that is thou must helpe forward the seruice of God if not with the purse yet with the mite of doing somewhat toward it some other way and thy worke will be accepted All the members in this body haue their necessarie vse and can doe something the poore as well as the rich The head cannot say to the feet I haue no need of you 1. Cor. 12.21 Let Papists and Pharises then praise and onely praise rich almes Christ makes more account of the Widowes two mites then of all that they giue O therefore what a comfort is heere to a poore if true Christian seeing that euen the poorest hee that is such cannot be vnfruitfull altogether or without vse in the worke of the Lord and that God rich in mercy rewardeth euen in a poore soule weake loue and poore doings where a heart is not wanting to doe better and to loue more earnestly if he were able This may comfort him in the euill day when it comes and it may come hee cannot tell how soone For if Pestilence should be sent if some other destroying sicknesse should come or if troubles should arise for the Gospel which he professeth herein he may dwell safely that he hath not been wanting to his power in any furtherance that he could giue the Gospel or to the Professors and teachers of it for Gods sake who will not forget his worke and seruice that he hath done and and who giueth the full cup of life for a cup of cold water A terrour to those who being able to doe much in the seruice Vse 2 of God loue neuer a whit or coldly though a little be accepted done willingly in that respect and with a good minde Remember this ye that forget God hee may bring you downe in trouble though now ye be aloft in a flourishing estate of wealth peace Suddenly ye may be made poore or if your riches remaine with you you may beare this voice a voice very dolefull and bitter to all that are rich in their Mammon and not rich in God O foole this night thy soule shall be required of thee Luke 12.20 or this night that is very shortly and terribly they will fetch thy soule Then what griefe will it be and death to remember what good ye might haue done which yee neglected to doe in your wealthy and healthy dayes They that turne many to righteousnesse shall shine as the Starres Dan. 12.3 Now whether is better to shine as Starres in heauen or to burne as brands in hell Yee therefore that could haue spent hundred by your yeerely comming in and haue spent some vainely and not one nor neere one in all your life to the furtherance of Gods seruice by doing something toward the Arke of a teaching Minister in the place where your chiefe house stood and family did continue Yee that by your countenance and place might haue turned many to righteousnes and yet loued so hotely for your selues and coldly for God that the winning of soules was none of your care but rather the gathering of riches and friends and yee who hauing Tenants and followers might haue constrained them by a wise eye to haue kept the way with your selues to Gods house and good order in Gods house being assembled there had rather goe with a few then with your traine thither and rather leaue them that were in the assembly to their owne foolish wayes then watch ouer them for the wayes and duty of reuerend worshippers at Church during all the time of prayer and preachings then yee that haue thus neglected to doe good or gloried to doe euill being therefore not louers of God but rather haters of him What will ye doe or say when the day or houre commeth that ye must goe from house to graue Psal 49.14 and leaue your riches to others verse 10. Surely a good conscience in those matters will be more worth then all the goods Mannors or Lordships yee had or desired more then the loue of God in which onely is true happinenesse and peace Ye haue refused to serue him that giueth the best wages and did choose rather to serue for trifles then for an inheritance and for corruptible things then for eternall therefore God gaue you these small things dealing with you as Abraham with the sonnes of his Concubines who gaue them certaine gifts or moueables and sent them away Gen. 25.6 For so these and these onely are your portion hold them if you can the inheritance is Isaacs part and the right of the sonnes And now what will ye doe when ye can liue no longer to dishonour God and to honour your selues your children or kindred aboue him your hope cannot be in him whom you loued so little and coldly and who is a most bountifull Master to all his followers and louers giuing them here for their spirituall repast the royall feast of a good conscience and in heauen Kingdomes for their seruice for imperfect obedience perfect glory and for short troubles long life but now as Elisha a Prophet in Israel said to Iehoram the King of Israel Get thee to the Prophets of thy father and to the Prophets of thy mother 2 Kin. 3.13 so in times of Pestilence and in the houre of death yee must goe for comfort to your lands and Lordships and large heapes in which ye trusted or to your drunken cups fellowship companions and such Prophets of your fathers house the Diuell God will not looke to ward you nor see that is know you in that houre verse 14. But doth God thus remember euery little thing that is done to Vse 3 him in his seruice The vnthankfull among vs then are taxed who remember no benefit bestowed vpon them or good done for them though neuer so great The best we can doe to God or for him deserueth the pay of shame and no better recompence Luk. 17.80 and yet God reiecteth not our weakest loue Men may deserue much at our hands and sometimes doe when neuerthelesse wee reward their good with euill for their friendship become their enemies and fight against them without a cause Psal 109 4 5. We should do good for euill and pray for them that hurt vs Mat. 5.44