29.11 The Lord will blesse his people with peace Is thine heart troubled with many temptations of Satan or with feares of sinne and misery apply The peace of God shall preserve your hearts Hast thou many troubles outwardly apply The Lord shall blesse his people with peace THE XC LEGACY If thou wouldst have thy purpose to prosper IF thou wouldst have thy purposes to prosper apply Iob. 22.28 Thou shalt also decree a thing and it shall be established unto thee and the light shall shine upon thy wayes Psal 1.3 Whatsoever he doth shall prosper Psal 37.5 Commit thy way unto the Lord trust also in him and he shall bring it to passe When thou often purposest to doe good both for thy soule and body and yet findest thy purposes broken apply Thou shal decree a thing and the Lord shall stablish it unto thee He shall bring it to passe When thou art in doing of any thing apply Whatsoever he doth shall prosper THE XCI LEGACY When thou art called to a great worke WHen thou art called to a great work wherein thou shalt have great opposition apply Deut. 31.8 The Lord he it is that doty goe before thee he will be with thee he will not faile thee neither forsake thee feare not neither be dismayed 2. Chro. 16.9 The Lord will shew himselfe strong in the behalfe of them whose heart is perfect towards him Psal 91.11 12 13. Hee shall give his Angels charge over thee to keep thee in all thy wayes They shall beare thee up in their hands least thou dash thy foot against a stone Thou shalt tread upon the Lyon and Adder the young Lyon and Dragon shalt thou trample under feet It matters not what bee that lets oppose us when the Lord goes before us hee will easily beat them downe nor what strength resists such as hee hath promised to shew his strength for nor how many bee our dangers when his Angels have charge over us to keep us Therefore goe on in the worke and feare not the issue being strengthened by the promises of him that never faileth his THE XCII LEGACY In times of danger IN the time of danger apply 1. Sam. 2.9 The Lord will keep the feet of his Saints Prov. 1.33 Who so harkeneth unto me shall dwell sasely and shall bee quiet from feare of evill Iob. 11.18.19 Thou shalt be seeure because there is hope yea thou shalt digge about thee and thou shalt take thy rest in safety also thou shalt lye down and none shall make the afraid Psal 125.1 2. They which trust in the Lord shall be as mount Sion which cannot bee removed but abideth for ever As the mountaines are round about Ierusalem so the Lord is round about his people from henceforth even for ever Psal 121.3 4 5. He will not suffer thy foot to be moved hee that keepeth thee will not slumber Behold he that keepeth Israel will neither slumber nor sleep The Lord is thy keeper the Lord is thy shade upon thy right hand Seeing the Lord is our keeper wee need not feare the danger THE XCIII LEGACY When thou art in great trouble c. WHen thou art in great trouble apply Isai 43.2 When thou passest through the waters I will be with thee and through the Rivers they shall not overflow thee when thou walkest through the fire thou shalt not be burnt neither shall the flame kindle upon thee vers 20. I will give waters in the wildernesse and Rivers in the desart to give drinke to my people my chosen Psal 32.6 7. Surely in the floods of great waters they shall not come nigh unto him Thou art my hiding place thou shalt preserve me from trouble thou shalt compasse me about with songs of deliverance When thou seest thy felse compassed with many troubles and beginnest to feare apply I will be with thee they shall not overflow thee In the fire of affliction thou shalt not onely not bee burnt but the flame shall not kindle upon thee the greatest trouble shall doe thee the least harme for God being with thee will bring thee out as he did Israel through the sea and the three children out of the fire with not so much as the savour of fire about them so shall not so much as the savour of evill bee upon his but hee will compasse them about with songs of deliverance THE XCIV LEGACY When thou seemest to be forgotten in affliction WHen thou seemest to be forgotten in affliction apply Psal 9.9.18 The Lord also will be a resnge for the oppressed a refuge in times of trouble For the needy shall not alway be forgotten the expectation of the poore shall not perish for ever Isai 48.50 Can a woman forget her sucking child that she should not have compassion on the sonne of her wombe yea they may forget yet will not I forget thee Psal 103.9 He will not alwaies chide neither will he keep his anger for ever Lam. 3.31 32. The Lord will not cast off for ever But though he cause griefe yet will he have compassion according to the multitude of his mercies THE XCV LEGACY When thou fearest to dye in misery When thou fearest thou shalt end thy dayes in misery apply Iob. 36.11 They shall spend their dayes in prosperity and their yeares in pleasures THE XCVI LEGACY When thy sorrowes grow great WHen thy sorrowes grow great apply Iob. 11.16 Thou shalt forget thy misery and remember it as waters that passe away Iob. 8.20.21 Behold God will not cast away a perfect man till he fill thy mouth with laughing and thy lips with rejoycing Psal 27.14 Be of good courage and hee shall strengthen thy heart Psal 112.4 Vnto the upright there ariseth light in the darknesse Psal 126.5.6 They that sow in teares shall reape in joy He that goeth forth and weepeth bearing precious seed shall doubtlesse come againe with rejoycing bringing his sheaves with him Prov. 10.28 The hope of the righteous shall be gladnesse Matth. 5.4 Blessed are they that mourne for they shall be comforted Iohn 16.62 Yee now have sorrow but I will see you again and your hearts shall rejoyce and your joy no man taketh from you Hath sorrow taken deep root in thy soule that thou fearest thou shalt never find hearty joy apply Hee shall comfort thine heart Is such a crosse upon thee that thou fearest thou shalt never forget it apply Thou shalt forget thy misery as waters that passe away THE XCVII LEGACY When thou knowest no way out of misery for soule or body WHen thou art in such an estate as thou knowest no way out of misery either for soule or body or both apply Ier. 33.3 Call unto me and I will answer thee and shew thee great and mighty things which thou knowest not THE XCVIII LEGACY If thou wouldst have deliverance out of trouble IF thou wouldst have deliverance out of trouble apply Psal 149.4 He will beautifie the meek with salvation or Hee will make the meek glorious by deliverance Psal
promise that the Gentiles shall bring forth the fruits of the Gospell therefore every believing Gentile may apply it THE XLIV LEGACY If thou findest thy selfe unlike Gods people WHen thou findest thy selfe not like the people of God either in heart or life apply Ier. 32.39 I will give them one heart and one way When thou seest thine heart not like the people of God either in their affection to God or his people or ordinances or in their sorrowing for sinne apply I will give them one heart When thou seest thy life and conversation not so holy as the people of God apply I will give them one way THE XLV LEGACY If thou wouldst have Gods blessing rest upon thee IF thou wouldst have the blessing of the Lord to rest upon thee apply Psalme 5.12 The Lord will blesse the righteous Deut. 7.13 I will blesse thee Psalme 3.8 Thy blessing is upon thy people Psal 24.5 He shall receive the blessing from the Lord and righteousnesse from the God of his salvation Psal 115.12.13 The Lord will blesse us be will blesse the house of Israel hee will blesse the house of Aaron Hee will blesse them that feare the Lord both small and great THE XLVI LEGACY If thou would'st be a blessing in thy place IF thou would'st be a blessing in thy place apply Gen. 12.2 I will blesse thee and thou shalt be a blessing Ezek. 34.26 I will make them about my hill a blessing THE XLVII LEGACY If thou separatest from the wicked in their corrupt worship WHen thou separatest thy self from the wicked in their corrupt worship and manners apply 2. Cor. 6.16 17 18. I will dwell in them and walke in them and I will be their God and they shall be my people Wherefore come out from among them and be ye separate saith the Lord and touch not the uncleane thing and I will receive you and will be a Father unto you and ye shall be my sonnes and daughters saith the Lord Almighty Thus farre of Grace the next Promises are about the meanes of Grace either ordinary or extraordinary THE XLVIII LEGACY A promise to be applyed in every ordinance IN every Ordinance thou maist apply this promise Isai 12.3 With joy shall you draw water out of the wels of salvation Now in that it is said out of the Wels of salvation and not Well I thinke we ought to apply it to every ordinance of God so as wee are to use them with a comfortable perswasion that wee shall receive abundance of grace from them As the Lord promiseth we shall draw waters from out of them wee shall not only use them but draw from them with joy Therefore when we pray meditate heare conferre fast in every duty apply this promise and you shall find him faithfull which promiseth THE XLIX LEGACY When thou prayest WHen thou prayest apply these promises for the strengthening of thy faith and for thy hearing Mat. 7.7 Aske and it shall be given you seek and you shall find knock and it shall be opened unto you Mat. 6.6 Pray to the Father which seeth in secret and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward the openly Mat. 21 22. And all things whatsoever ye shall aske in prayer believing ye shall receive it Iohn 14.13 14. Whatsoever ye shall aske in my name I will doe it Ioh. 16.24 Aske and ye shall receive that your joy may be full Iohn 15.7 Aske what you will and it shall done unto you Isai 65.24 Before they call I will answer and while they are yet speaking I will heare Iob 22.7 Thou shalt make thy prayers unto him and he shall heare thee and if thou seek him he will be found THE L. LEGACY WHen thou meditatest WHen thou meditatest apply these promises Prov. 14.22 Mercy and truth shall be to them that devise good Psal 103.17 18. The loving kindnesse of the Lord endureth for ever to them which think upon his commandements to doethem Philip. 4.8 9. Thinke on these things which ye have both learned and received and heard and seene in me and the God of peace shall be with you If thou desirest mercy or the truth of God to be forthy good or the loving kindesse of the Lord to bee for ever towards thee and that God which brings peace with him to be with thee then meditate on good things with such a meditation as may stirre thee up to practise thē all these promises shall surely be performed to thee And because meditation is an hard duty therefore encourage thy selfe to it by the benefit it brings and it being a way of God he will give thee his Spirit to cause thee to walke in it THE LI. LEGACY In meditating conferring and reading Gods word IN meditating conferring and reading of the word of God apply Iosh 1.8 Let not this booke of the Law depart out of thy mouth but meditate therein day and night that thou maist observe to doe according to all that is written therein for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous and then thou shalt have good successe THE. LII LEGACY In reading of the word of thou understandest not IN reading of the word if wee understand not apply these promises Prov. 1.23 I will powre out my Spirit unto you I will make knowne my words unto you Prov. 1.4 It gives subtilty to the simple to the young men knowledge and discretion Psal 19.8 The Commandement of the Lord is pure inlightning the eyes THE LIII LEGACY If thou canst not conferre WHen thou canst not speake in conference to edification but feelest thine heart shut up then apply Iohn 7.38 He that believeth on me out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water Prov. 10.31 The mouth of the just bringeth forth wisdome Prov. 12.14 A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth Isai 32.4 The tongue of the stammerers shall be ready to speake plainly Isai 35.6 The dumbe mans tongue shall sing When thou art with the people of God that thou maist receive good from them and doe them good apply Prov. 13.20 He that walketh with wise men shall be wise So apply Prov. 12.14 Iohn 7.38 Ezek. 47.12 His fruit shall be meat and his leaves medicine If thou findest thy soule stand in need of wisdome keep company with the people of God which are the only wise people and then thou hast the only sure promises of the Lord thou shalt bee wise If thou hungrest after good resort to the righteous and thou shalt bee satisfied with good things If thou feele thy selfe dead apply out of him shall flow rivers of water of life for thy quickning If thy soule be faint or sicke apply His fruit shall be meant and his leave medicine Let all this good which is gotten by their fellowship cause thee to delight in them and take heed of forsaking the fellowship of the Saints When thou goest into company apply these promises to thy selfe that thou maist be so to others and
is the Lord about his people for ever Psal 125.2 XXIV That otherwise God will bee with preserve and keep his Children in afflictions that they hurt them not In all their afflictions hee was afflicted and the Angell of his presence saved them in his love and in his pitty he redeemed them and he bare them and carried them all the dayes of old Esa 63.9 They shall not be ashamed in the evill time and in the dayes of famine they shall be satis sied Psal 37.19 He is their strength in the time of trouble 39. The Lord shall help and deliver them from the wicked and save them because they trust in him 40. Feare thou not for I am with the be not dismayed for I am thy God I will strengthen thee yea I will helpe thee yea I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousnesse Feare not thou worme Iacob I will helpe thee saith the Lord God and thy Redeemer the hold One of Israel 14. When thou passest through the water I will be with thee and through the Rivers that they shall not over-flow thee When thon walkest through the fire thou shalt not be burnt neither shall the flames kindle vpon thee Esa 43.2 XXV That God will deliver his Children out of afflictions in his due time He shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler and from the noysome pestilence I will be with him in trouble I will deliver him and honour him 15. Many are the troubles of the righteous but the Lord delivers them out of them all Psalm 34.19 Call upon me in the day of trouble and I will deliver thee Psal 50.15 I will restore health unto thee I will heale thee of thy wounds saith the Lord. Ier. 30.17 I will deliver thee in that day and thou shalt not fall by the sword Ier. 39.17 Iohn 3.19 XXVI That God will sanctify all afflictions for the good of his people I will turn my hand upon thee and purely purge away thy drosse and take away all thy tynne Esa 1.25 By this therefore shall the iniquity of Iacob be purged and this is all the fruit to take away his sinne Esa 27.9 And some of them of understanding shall fall to try them and to purge and make them white Dan. 11.35 Many shall bee purified and made white and tryed Dan. 12.10 And I will bring the third part through the fire and I will refine them as silver is refined and will try them as gold is tryed they shall call on my Name and I will heare them Zach. 13.9 XXVIII That God in his owne time will subdue all the enemies of his Church I will subdue all thy enemies 2. Chr. 17. I will punish the fruit of the stout heart of the King of Assyria and the glory of his high lookes Esa 10.12 Therefore I will put my hooke in thy nose and my bridle in thy lips and I will turn thee back by the way which thou camest Esa 37.29 For the armes of the wicked shall bee broken Psal 37.17 I am against thee O Gog. Ezek. 39.1 And I will turn thee back 2. And then shall that wicked bee revealed whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth and shall destroy with the brightnesse of his comming 2. Thes 2.8 And the ten hornes these shall hate the whore and shall make her desolate and naked and shall eat her flesh and burn her with fire Rev. 17.16 I will smite thy bow our of thy left hand and I will cause thy arrowes to fall out of thy right hand Ezek. 39.3 XXVIII That the Children of God shall dye happily They shall come to the grave in a full age like as a shocke of Corne commeth in his season Iob. 5.26 He shall goe in peace they shall rest in their beds each one walking in his uprightnesse Esa 57.2 Marke the perfect man and behold the upright for the end of that man is peace Psal 37.37 XXIX That the just shall bee raised unto eternall life I will ransome them from the power of the grave I will redeem them from death O death I will be thy plague O grave I will be thy destruction Hos 13.14 And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake to everlasting life and some to shame Dan. 12.2 All that are in the graves shall come forth they that have done good unto the Resurrection of life Ioh. 5.29 I will raise him up at the last day 6.40 He that raised up the Lord Iesus shall raise us up also by Iesus 2. Cor. 4.14 When Christ who is our life shall appeare then shall yee appeare with him in glory Colos 3.4 XXX That God will reward the labours of the righteous in the life to come Rejoyce and be glad for great is your reward in heaven Matth. 5.12 Whosoever shall forsake houses or brethren or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or lands for my Names sake h shal receive a hundred fold more and shall inherit everlasting life 19.29 Come ye blessed of my Father inherit yet the Kingdome prepared for you before the foundation of the world Math. 25.34 Thou shalt bee recompensed at the resurrection of the just Luk. 14.14 Hee that overcometh shall inherit all things Rev. 21.7 XXXI That God will make good and performe all that he hath promised And I will performe the Oath which I sware unto Abraham thy Father Gen. 26.3 Know therefore that the Lord thy God he is God the faithfull God which keepeth Covenant and mercy with them that love him Deut. 7.9 Blessed be the Lord that hath given rest unto his people there hath not fayled one word of all his good promises which he promised 1. Kings 8.56 My Covenant will I not breake nor alter the thing that is gone out of my lips Psal 89.34 Thus saith the Lord if you can break my Covenant of the day and my Covenant of the night That there should not be day and night in their season Ier. 33.20 Then may also my Covenant bee broken 21. For all the promises of God in him are yea and in him Amen 2. Cor. 1.20 1. GIve me understanding and I shall keepe thy Word yea I will observe it with my whole heart Psalm 119.34 Deale with thy servant according thy mercies and teach me thy Statutes Psalm 119.124 2. How sweet are thy words unto my taste yea sweeter then honey to my mouth Psal 119.103 What shall J render unto the Lord for all his benefits towards me Psalm 116.12 3. Consider how I love thy precepts quicken me O Lord according to thy loving kindnesse Psal 119.159 With my whole heart have I sought thee O let me not wander from thy Commandements Psal 119.10 4. For ever O Lord thy Word is setled in heaven thy faithfulnesse is unto all generations Psal 113.19 Plead my cause and deliver me quicken me according to thy Word Psal 119.154 5. Whatsoever the Lord pleased that did hee in heaven and
efficacy but because it layes hold on the free promises but from whence have the promises their strength even from the constant nature of Iehovah 2. Cor. 1.20 who alwayes gives a being to his word Desirest thou faith then take notice of Gods promises wouldst thou have thy faith like the light in the Lords Sanctuary never to goe out then acquaint thy selfe with Gods Promises know them well meditate on them conferre about them let them be continually in thy mind memory heart and tongue Satan laboureth in nothing more then to keepe us in unbeliefe especially of particular promises for he knowes if we believe them we shall in all things have the victory come before God with boldnesse carry peace in our owne bosomes to our graves and doe and suffer any thing for God 1. Iohn 5. Eph. 2. Rom. 15. Heb. 11. Oh the abundance of sweet cordiall comfort which all humble beleevers draw by faith out of every promise Now beloved these pretious Promises our breasts of consolation whereupon our happinesse so much depends lye hid in the holy Scripture as veines of gold in the earth Isa 66.11.12 Surely those that search those mynes to bring to light these treasures are worthy of great commēdation Wherefore I doubt not but the good paines of this blessed and faithfull servant of God will find good entertainment of all the children of the promises that hope to entertaine them who hath with great care and good evidence of spirituall understanding discovered and compiled the variety and use of all the promises in matters temporall spirituall and eternall So that here is a medicine for every disease and a salve for every sore Read them carefully and ponder them seriously and apply them faithfully And I beseech the good Lord who is the Authour of them that by his holy Spirit he would make them powerfull and effectuall in us Consider what is said and the Lord give us understanding in all things 2. Tim. 2.7 RVLES TO BE OBSERVED IN READING OF PROMISES WHatsoever Promise is made in generall to all the faithfull every one must particularly apply it to themselves as Gen. 3.14 the Messiah is promised to all every one must apply him to themselves 2. Whatsoever promise is made to any one of the faithfull if there be not some particular reason which tyes it to his person as was to Abraham for a sonne and his seed to inherit the land of Canaan every child of God hath right to it as you may see Ioshuah 1.5 I will not faile thee nor forsake thee This every one may apply to themselves as wee know the Holy Ghost applyes it Heb. 13.5 For he hath said I will never leave thee nor forsake thee Which teacheth us to doe the like in all the rest of the promises 3. Vnder temporall promise to the Iewes are set forth the excellent promised graces which God will give to his people after the comming of Christ Ezek. 34.25 26 27. 4. When wee read the conditions of the promises they are not like to the duties of the Law made to the perfect fulfillers of them the promises are Evangelicall made to those which endeavour to keep them and the maine conditions of them are saith 5. In all the promises for increase of grace or meanes of grace or for any earthly things we must know wee shall have them so farre performed to us as the Lord seeth good for us 6. In our weak endeavourings to keep the promises we must believe the performance to us in by and through Christ In whom all the promises of God are yea and Amen that is as I conceive confirmed and made good to us in him 2. Cor. 1.20 when we can see nothing in our selves why they should be performed to us even then we are to claime them for Christs sake if thou be in Christ for if thou bee not in him no promise belongs to thee but that threatnings and judgements are thy portion and nothing else can wee claime as our due Sorrow weeping and bowling is that which God requireth of us and not laying hand upon the comfortable promises till wee hunger after Christ which God grant wee may doe more and more till we come to be satisfied with his image in the life to come Psal 17.15 THE FIRST LEGACY These promises I have observed for spirituall things FIRST ABOVT SINNE If we find nothing in our selves that may move God WHen we find nothing in our selves that might move the Lord to have mercy then apply these promises Isai 43.25 I even I am be that blotteth out thy transgression for mine own sake will not remember thy sinnes Isai 44.22 I have blotted out as a thicke cloud thy transgressions and as a cloud thy sinnes returne unto me for I have redeemed thee Ier. 31.34 I will forgive their iniquity and remember their sinne no more Ezek. 36.25 I will sprinkle cleane water upon you and yee shall bee cleane from all your filthiness Isai 57.18 I have seene his wayes and will heale him I will lead him also and restore comforts unto him and to his mourners These promises are free made by the Lord not for any thing that is in man as you may see in Isaiah 43. from the 22. verse to the 25. for the Lord saith They had not called upon him but wearied the Lord brought him no offering yea wearied him with their sinnes and yet in the 25. verse hee saith for his owne sake hee would forgive their sinnes These promises wee shall have alwayes need of as at our conversion so afterwards many times wee shall in our owne feeling finde nothing in our selves to perswade us of the pardon of our sinnes then wee must flye to these free promises When thou seest nothing in thy selfe why the Lord should pardon thy sinnes and therefore doubt'st of the pardon of them apply I am he that puts away thy sinnes for mine owne sake When thy sinnes rise up as a cloud that thou canst see nothing but them apply I have put away thy sinnes as a cloud When thou fearest the multitude of thy sinnes apply You shall be cleane from all your sinnes THE II. LEGACY If we feare God will remember our sinnes to punish them When wee fear God will remember our sinnes before committed to punish us for them apply Ier. 31.34 I will remember his sinne no more Ezek. 18.22 His transgressions which hee hath committed shall not be mentioned to him but in the righteousnesse which hee hath done shall he live Ezek. 33.16 None of his sinnes that he hath committed shall be mentioned to him THE III. LEGACY If often sinning cause thee doubt of pardon WHen thine often sinning causeth thee to feare that God will not pardon thee apply Iob. 33.27.28.29 He looketh upon men and if any say I have sinned and perverted that which was right and it profiteth me not hee will deliver his soule from going into the pit and his life shall see the light Loe all these
things worketh God oftentimes with man Wherefore believe not Satan that perswades the contrary nor let thy corruptions make thee bold to presume of pardon for though God promise pardon yet it is to the penitent not to the presumptuous as vers 27. THE IV. LEGACY If thou despaire WHen thou art at the pits brinke of despaire and art dryed up with sorrow then goe to some faithfull Preacher that is able to preach Christ unto thee and apply these promises Iob. 33.24 25 26. Then he is gracious unto him and saith deliver him from going downe to the pit I have found a ransome His flesh shall bee fresher then a childs hee shall returne to the dayes of his youth He shall pray unto God and he shall be favourable unto him and he shall see his face with joy for he will render unto man his righteousnesse Isai 57.19 I create the fruit of the lips peace peace to him that is farre off and to him that is neare saith the Lord and I will heale him When thou commest to the uttermost extremity for sinne apply I will have mercy on him and deliver him that he goe not downe to the pit When thou fearest that God or his Ministers will not speake peace unto thee apply I have received a reconciliation I create the fruit of the lips to be peace to them that are farre off and to them that are neare When thy sorrowes have withered thee up apply He shall returne as in the dayes of his youth and his fiesh shall be as the flesh of a child If in this estate thou fearest God will not heare prayers for thee apply He shall pray to God and he will be favourable to him When thou fearest thou shalt not be able to looke upon the Lord with joy apply Hee shall see his face with joy When thou seest not any thing in thy selfe that should cause thee not to believe this apply He will render to man his righteousnesse which is I thinke Christs righteousnesse for whose sake he will doe it THE V. LEGACY If thou findest sinne an heavy burden and Satan pursuing VVHen thou feelest sin an heavy burden and Satan pursuing thee with many feares by reason of the same flye to Christ and apply Matth. 11.28 29. Come unto me all yee that labour and are heavy laden and I will give you rest Mat. 1.21 He shall save his people from their sinnes Rom. 16.20 And the God of peace shall bruise Satan under your feet shortly Isai 32.2 And a man shall bee as a hiding place from the wind and a covert from the tempest as rivers of waters in a dry place as the shadow of a great rocke in a weary land Thus doth Christ to the soule that flyes to him If Satan pursue thee apply He is an hiding place If stormes of temptations and afflictions doe arise apply He is a refuge against the tempest If thy soule bee ready to faint through weakenesse apply He is a river of water in a dry place to revive thy spirits and as the shadow of a great rocke under which thou maist safely repose thy selfe When thou findest thy sinnes very heavy apply I wil ease you When thou hast no rest in thy foule because of sinne apply You shall find rest to your soules Hee shall save his people from their sinnes both from the punishment and the power If thou fearest length of time in temptations apply The God of peace shall bruise Satan under your feet shortly THE VI. LEGACY If thou turne from sinne and yet doubt of pardon WHen thou turnest from sin and doubtest of the pardon of it apply Isai 1.18 Though your sins be as sckarlet they shall be as white as snow though they be red like crimson they shall bee as wooll Isai 55.7 Let the wicked forsake his way and the unrighteous man his thoughts and let him returne unto the Lord and he will have mercy on him and to our God for he will abundantly pardon Micah 7.18 19. Who is a God like unto thee that pardoneth iniquity and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his beritage hee retaineth not his anger for ever because he delighteth in mercy He will turne againe he will have compassion upon us he will subdue our iniquities and thou wilt cast all their sinnes into the depths of the sea Prov. 21.13 He that confesseth and forsaketh his sinnes shall find mercy 1. Ioh. 1.9 If we confesse our sins he is faithfull and just to forgive us our sinnes and to cleanse us from all unrighteousnesse When thou seest thy soule of a sinfull colour apply Though they be red like crimson they shall be as white as wool If thou fearest God will hardly be intreated apply He will have mercy for he is ready to forgive If we feare that our sinnes have taken such strong hold upon us as wee shall never get from them apply He will cleanse us from all our unrighteousnesse Seeing God promiseth to be the cleanser feare not the hardnesse of the worke THE VII LEGACY If thou wouldst have thy manifold rebellions subdued VVHen thou feelest many rebellions in thine heart and life and wouldst have them not only pardoned but subdued apply Hos 14.5 I will heale their backe-sliding Which promise as I thinke containes thus much that God will not only pardon but heale us and instead of rebellious hearts and lives will give us obedient hearts and lives for as healing followeth the curing of sicknesse so obedience doth the curing of rebellion Micah 7.19 He will subdue our iniquities When thou feelest sin very strong flye to this promise and apply the strength of him that promiseth against then strength of sinne it is the Lord that hath promised to subdue it what though Sinne and Satan joyne their force together yet the Lord is stronger then all their force wee need not doubt THE VIII LEGACY If thy heart bee hard and full of corruption VVHen thou feelest thine heart hard and full of corruption apply Ezek. 36.26 A new heart also will I give you and a new spirit will I put within you and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh and I will give you an heart of flesh Deut. 30.6 And the Lord thy God will circumcise thine heart and the heart of thy seed to love the Lord thy God with all thine heart and with all thy soule that thou maist live When thou feelest thine heart worldly carnall apply I will circumcise thy heart A new heart will I give thee When nothing will breake thine heart apply the power of Iehovah that hath promised to cure thee in taking away thy stony heart THE IX LEGACY If unbridled nature break out into passion VVHen thou canst not bridle nature but it breakes forth into violent passions to contention apply Isai 11.6 The Wolfe also shall dwell with the Lambe and the Leopard shall lye downe with the Kid and the Calfe and the young Lyon the fatling together a
the holy Spirit to them that aske him Ioel 2.28.29 I will powre out my Spirit upon all flesh and your sonnes and your daughters shall prophesie your old men shall dreame dreames and your young men shall see visions And also upon the servants upon th ehandmaids in those dayes will I powre out my spirit Ioh. 14.16.17 And I will pray the Father and hee shall give you another Comforter that he may abide with you for ever even the Spirit of truth hee dwelleth in you and shall be in you I will not leave you comfortlesse I will come to you When thou canst not pray thy selfe stay thy selfe on these prayers that Christ hath prayed to the Father to give the Spirit and he was heard in all hee prayed for therefore thou maist laime it though thy prayers bee but weake THE XXIV LEGACY If looking on Gods love thou canst not love God againe WHen thou lookest upon the great love of God unto thee and canst not finde thine heart inlarged in loving God again apply this promise Deut. 30.9 I will circumcise thine heart that thou maist love the Lord thy God with all thine heart and with all thy soule THE XXV LEGACY If thou canst not bring thine heart to delight in the Lord. WHen thou canst not bring thine heart to delight in the Lord apply Isai 41.16 Thou shalt rejoyce in the Lord and glory in the holy one of Israel Psal 89.16 In thy name shall they rejoyce all the day and in thy righteousnesse shall they be exalted Iob. 22.26 For then shalt thou have thy delight in the Almighty Psal 33.21 For our heart shall rejoyce in him because we have trusted in his holy name When thou seest cause of rejoycing in the Lord and yet canst not move thine affections apply They shall rejoyce in him If through many troubles and temptations thou findest thy joyes often interrupted apply they shall rejoyce continually in thy name THE XXVI LEGACY If thou feelest not Gods feare in thine heart WHen wee feele not the feare of God in our hearts apply Ier. 33.40 I will put my feare in their hearts If we would have a reverent feare of God when we performe any holy duty or at other times as thou feelest thy need so urge the Lord with this his promise for he delights to be sued to upon his promise by his servants Ezek. 36.37 I will yet for this bee inquired of by the house of Israel to doe it for them THE XXVII LEGACY If thine heart will not praise the Lord. VVHen thou canst not bring thine heart to praise the Lord apply Isa 43.21 This people have I formed for my selfe they shall shew forth my praise Ioel 2.26 Yee shall eat in plenty and be satisfied and praise the name of the Lord your God Psal 22.29 They shall praise the Lord that seeke him When thou seest what great things God hath done for thee and findest not thy self able to set forth his praise apply They shall set forth my praise When thou findest thy ingratefull heart not affected with the mercies thou enjoyest so as they stirre thee not up to praise the Lord apply Hee shall eat and be satisfied and praise the name of the Lord. THE XXVIII LEGACY If thou wantest wisdome WHen thou seest thy want of wisdome makes thee not walke like a Christian so unblameably as thou ought apply Iam. 1.5 If any of you lacke wisdome let him aske of God that giveth to all men liberally and upbraideth not and it shall be given him When thou findest thou want'st wisdome to improve thine afflictions to the best advantage or for the ordering of thy actions occafions and course of life to Gods glory and the good of others and thy selfe then faile not to aske wisdome and doubt not of the obtaining of it THE XXIX LEGACY If thou canst not understand Gods voyce VVHen thou canst not understand the voyce of God in his word or works not knowing what to learne by them apply Isa 35.5 The eares of the deafe shall bee unstopped That is those that were deafe not understanding any thing shall be made to heare that is to understand Ioh. 10.16 Other sheep I have which are not of this fold them also I must bring and they shall heare my voyce Which is a promise to the Gentiles that they shall understand the voyce of God THE XXX LEGACY If thou caust not see into the mysteries of the Gospell IF thou canst not see into the divine my steries of the Gospel apply Isa 35.5 The eyes of the blind shall be opened Isa 42.7 Hee shall open thee eyes of the blind Luk. 4.18 Hee hath sent me to recover sight to the blind These places are what Christ will doe to his people therefore wee need not feare our disease seeing Christ is our Physitian If every creature that for which it was ordained then hee will surely doe that which hee was sent to doe of the Father to give sight to the blind THE XXXI LEGACY If thou seest a good way and hast no power to walke in it WHen thou seest a good way and hast no power to walke in it or art to performe any duty ordinary or extraordinary and feelest no strength to walke in that way apply Ezek. 36.72 And I will put my Spirit within you and cause you to walke in my statutes and ye shall keep my judgements and doe them When thou lookest at the greatnesse of the duty which God commands looke also at the largenesse of his promises for the keeping of them and then thou wilt not be discouraged at it What matters it what hee commands seeing we have his promise If thou fearest the strictnesse of thy wayes that thou shalt not bee able to walke in them though thou step into them sometimes strengthen thy faith in this promise I will give thee my Spirit to cause thee to walke in my wayes Can Sinne or Satan then resist Nay surely the Spirit is stronger and greater is hee that is in us then those that are against us And when wee see great duties which God commands and feare wee shall want strength to doe them apply Hee hath said You shall keep my judgements and doe them Isai 40.31 They shall runne and not be weary they shall walke and not bee faint That is Those which of themselves could not step one step shall be able to runne swiftly in the wayes of God THE XXXII LEGACY If thou wantest memory VVHen thou wantest memory to remember the Word of God apply Ioh. 14.26 But the Comforter which is the holy Ghost whom the Father will send in my name hee shall teach you all things and bring all things to your remembrance whatsoever I have said unto you THE XXXIII LEGACY When thou seest thine ignorance VVHen thou seest thine ignorance and fearest thou shalt not bee able to glorify God as thou mightest if thou had'st more knowledge stirre up thy selfe to desire and apply Ier. 31.33.34 Thus saith the Lord I
will put my Law in their inward parts and write it in their hearts and they shall all know me saith the Lord from the greatest to the least Hosea 2.20 Thou shalt know the Lord. Prov. 1.23 I will powre out my Spirit unto you I will make knowne my words unto you Psal 25.9.12.14 The meek will hee guide in Iudgement and the meek will he teach his way What man is hee that seareth the Lord him shall he teach in the way that he shall chuse The secret of the Lord is with them that feare him and he will shew them his covenant Prov. 2.4.9.11 12 13. If thou seekest her as silver and searchest for her as for treasures Then shalt thou understand righteousnesse and judgement and equity yea every good path Discretion shall preserve thee understanding shall keep thee to deliver thee from the way of the evill man from the man that speaketh froward things who leave the paths of uprightnesse to walke in the wayes of darknesse Isai 11.9 The earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord. Prov. 8.17 Those that seek me early shall find me Isai 35.8 The foole shall not erre Iohn 7.17 If any man will doe his will he shall know of the doctrine whether it be of God or whether I speak of myselfe Isai 32.3 4. The eyes of them that see shall not be dimme and the eares of them that heare shall hearken The heart also of the rash shall understand knowledge When thou thinkest of the great mystery of God manifest in the flesh and of one divine essence and three persons and seest thy owne inability to conceive of this great God apply They shall all know the Lord. The heart of the soole shall understand When wee feare God will not reveale his will to us apply I will powre out my mind to you Hee will teach the humble his wayes He will teach him the way he shall chuse If thou fearest that though God reveale his will yet thy ignorance is such as thou shalt not bee able to understand it apply I will cause you to understand Thou shalt understand judgement righteousnesse equity and every good path If thou fearest men will draw thee away to errour apply Counsell shall preserve thee and understanding shall keep thee and deliver thee from the evill way and from the man that speaketh froward things and from them that leave the wayes of righteousnesse to walke in the wayes of darknesse The fooles shall not erre He shall know the doctrine whether it be of God THE XXXIV LEGACY If thou desirest grace and art not satisfied IF thou desirest Grace and thy desires are not satisfied apply Psame 35.7 Delight thy selfe also in the Lord and he shall give thee the desires of thy heart Psal 145.19 He will fulfill the desires of them that feare him Ps 81.10 Open thy mouth wide and I will fill it Matth. 5.6 Blessed are they which doe hunger and thirst after righteousnesse for they shall be filled Prov. 10.24 The desire of the righteous shall be granted Dost thou desire grace fearest thou God will not grant thy desires apply He shall give thee thy hearts desire he will fulfill thy desire Fearest thou that if he give grace it wil be but a litle apply open thy mouth wide I will fill it Thou shalt be filled Isai 30.18 Blessed are all they which waite for him Hee will certainly have mercy upon thee at the voyce of thy cry when he heareth he will answer When thou beginnest to faint with waiting apply He will certainly have mercy upon thee THE XXXV LEGACY If thine heart be dead WHen thou feelest thy heart dead that it will not stirre to God or goodnesse apply Psal 22.26 Your heart shall live for ever Prov. 3.21.22 Keep sound wisdome and discretion so shall they be life unto thy soule Isai 57.15 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 contrite ones Amos 5.4 Seeke the Lord and yee shall live When thou fearest thou shalt never overcome the deadnesse of thy heart apply Your heart shall live Seek the Lord and ye shall live When thou hast got some life and fearest the loosing of it apply Your hearts shall live for ever THE XXXVI LEGACY Jf thou fearest falling away WHen thou fearest thou shalt fall away and beginnest to decline apply 1. Cor. 1.8 Christ shall also confirme you unto the end that ye may be blamelesse in the day of our Lord Iesus Christ Psal 16.8 I have set the Lord alwayes before me because he is at my right hand I shall not be moved Psal 145.14 The Lord upholdeth all that fall and raiseth up all those that be bowed down Psal 91.12.14 The righteous shall flourish like the Palmetree Hee shall grow like a Cedar in Lebanon They shall still bring forth fruit in old age they shall be fat and flourishing Psal 1.13 And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water that bringeth forth his fruit in his season his leafe also shall not wither Ps 31.24 He shall stablish thine heart Iob. 11.15.27 Thou shalt be stedfast thine age shall be clearer then the noone day thou shalt shine forth thou shalt bee as the morning Iudg. 5.31 They that love the lord shall bee as the Sunne when it goeth forth in his might Now wee see that nothing can hinder the Sun in his might but it chaseth away the darknesse and clouds before it and ceaseth not till it hath runne his race so shall the child of God for the Lord hath said it we need not doubt of it If thou fearest thine own weaknes the power of temptation with the subtilty of Satan apply That God whose power and wisdome over-reacheth all other hath said He will confirme you to the end He shall stablish thine heart thy leafe shall not fade Art thou hard pursued by sinne and Satan apply that God whose power and wisdome over-reacheth all he hath said He will stablish thee If thou be ready to fall and faint apply The Lord upholdeth all them that fall and lifteth up all them that are ready to fall thou shalt not slide If thou fearest that thou bee kept from sinne yet thy graces shall decay apply The righteous shall flourish as a Palme tree and shall grow as a Cedar in Lebanon They shall bring forth fruit in their age they shall be fat and flourishing thou shalt bring forth fruit in sea son thou shalt bee stable thine age shall appeare more cleare than noone day Thou shalt shine as the morning THE XXXVII LEGACY If thou art fallen VVHen wee are fallen and feare the Lord will leave us so then apply Psal 55.22 Cast thy burden upon the Lord and he shall sustaine thee he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved Psal 37.24.28 Though he fall he shall not be utterly cast downe for the
Lord upholdeth him with his hand For the Lord loveth judgement forsaketh not his Saints they are preserved for ever Ier. 32.40 I will put my feare in their hearts that they shall not depart from me When thou art fallen and feelest a great load of sinne or misery upon thee and no power to unloade thy selfe thy graces so weak that they will not help thee and therefore thou thinkest thy state desperate apply Though he fall he shall not be cast off for the Lord putteth under his hand Therefore though sinne and misery be never so heavy to presse thee downe yet that powerfull hand of God when thou art at the lowest being under thee shall easily lift thee up thou hast his promise hee will not suffer thee to fall for ever THE XXXVIII LEGACY When the Lord hath forsaken thee WHen the Lord hath forsaken thee in thine owne feeling and thou fearest he will not returne againe apply Isa 54.7 8 9 10. For a small moment have I forsaken thee but with great mercies will I gather thee In a litle wrath I hid my face from thee for a moment but with everlasting kindnesse will I have mercy on thee saith the Lord thy Redeemer For this is as the waters of Noah unto me for as I have sworne that the waters of Noah shall no more goe over the earth so have I sworne that I would not be wroth with thee nor rebuke thee For the Mountaines shall depart and the Hils shall be removed but my kindnesse shall not depart from thee neither shall the covenant of my peace bee removed saith the Lord that hath mercy on thee Gen. 17.7 I will establish my covenant betwixt thee and me an everlasting covenant to be a God unto thee Deut. 31.8 I will be with thee I will not faile thee neither forsake thee feare not neither be dismayed 1. Kings 6.13 I will not forsake my people 2. Chron. 15.2 The Lord is with you while you be with him Iob. 8.20 Behold God will not cast away a perfect man Iob 36.5 Behold God is mighty and despiseth not any Hos 2.19 20. I will betroth thee unto me for ever yea I will betroth thee unto me in righteousnesse and in judgement and in loving kindnesse and in mercies I will even betroth thee unto me in faithfulnesse THE XXXIX LEGACY When thou feelest thy vilenesse VVHen thou feelest thy vilenesse and fearest the Lord will loath thee for it apply Levit. 26.11 My soule shall not abhorre you Hosea 14.4 I will love them freely for mine anger is turned away from them Deut. 7.13 I will love thee Iohn 14.21.23 He that loveth me shall be loved of my Father and I will love him and will manifest my selfe to him my Father will love him and wee will come unto him and make our abode with him Ier. 32.41 I will rejoyce over them to doe them good When thou seest a multitude of sinnes so that thou seemest most loathsome apply My soule shall not loath you When thou seest nothing in thy selfe that should move him to love thee but all to the contrary apply I will love them freely If thou fearest thy many sinnes will cause the Lord not to delight in thee apply I will delight in thee If thou fearest thy sinne will cause the Lord to hide himselfe from thee apply I will shew mine owne selfe unto him THE XL. LEGACY When thou feelest thy spirituall poverty VVHen thou feelest thy spirituall poverty apply Matth. 5.3 Blessed are the poore in spirit for theirs is the Kingdome of Heaven Isa 66.2 To him will I look saith the Lord that is poore and of a contrite spirit and trembleth at my words When thou feelest thy sinnes many and thy graces very litle and therefore fearest that such a miserable creature as thou art shalt not inherit heaven apply Blessed are the poore in spirit for theirs is the Kingdome of Heaven If thou feareh the Lord will not looke upon thee apply To him will I looke saith the Lord that is of a contrite spirit THE XLI LEGACY When thou art in a strait WHen thou art in a strait and knowest not what to chuse either in some truth or in something that is to be done that thou knowest not what to chuse apply Psal 25.22 Him shall he teach in the way that he shall chuse vers 13. His soule shall dwell at ease Prov. 3.6 In all thy wayes acknowledge him and he shall direct thy paths Prov. 16.3 Commit thy works unto the Lord and thy thoughts shall bee esiablished Isai 30.21 And thine eare shall heare a word behind thee saying This is the way walke ye in it when yee turne to the right hand and when ye turne to the left Isai 58.11 The Lord shall guide thee continually Isai 61.8 I will cause their worke in truth Ier. 31.9 I will cause them to walke by the rivers of waters in a straight way wherein they shall not stumble When thou doubt'st of some truth apply He shall teach him the way that hee shall chuse his soule shall dwell at ease Thine eares shall heare a voice behind thee saying this is the way walke in it I will direct thy way in truth When thou art thinking what course to take and fearest thou shalt not know what the Lord would have thee to doe apply Thy thoughts shall be derected he shall direct thy wayes When thou fearest thy weakenesse will at some times carry thee astray apply The Lord will guide thee continually The Lord will lead thee in a straight way that thou shalt not stumble THE XLII LEGACY If thou fearest Satan will cause thee to fall WHen thou fearest that Satan by his power and subtilty will cause thee to fall and art troubled with his temptations apply Gen. 3.15 He shall bruise his head Therefore feare not for Christ hath overthrowne all his power and subtilty that he cannot doe us any harme Psal 19.3 4. Surely hee shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler He shall cover thee with his feathers and under his wings shalt thou trust his truth shall be thy Shield and Buckler Rom. 16.20 The God of peace shall bruise Satan under your feet shortly Doth Satan presse thee with strong temptations and fearest thou his power apply He shall bruise his head Hee will cover thee under his wings and thou shalt be safe under his feathers his strength shall be thy Buckler Fearest thou his subtilty apply Hee shall deliver thee from the snare of the Fowler and bruise his head wherein lyes all his power and plots THE XLIII LEGACY If thou canst not profit by the word God WHen thou canst not profit by the word of God or his works of mercy or afflictions apply Isai 48.17 I am the Lord thy God which teacheth thee to profit which leadeth thee by the way that thou should goe Mat. 21.41 The Kingdome of God shall be taken from you and given to a Nation bringing forth fruits thereof This is a