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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A21054	The righteous mans tovver. Or, The way to be safe in a case of danger. Published by Ier. Dike, minister of Epping in Essex	Dyke, Jeremiah, 1584-1639.	1639 (1639)	STC 7422; ESTC S100142	133,735	372

him and hee hath heard the secret of God which hee hath not heard The secret of the Lord is with them that feare him Psalm 25. And this is the first thing in which their communion with God stands namely his communication of his secrets unto them being his friends Communion between friends stands in Consultation A man when he is in a pinch or streight and knowes not well which way to winde or turne himselfe whither goes hee for counsell advice and direction but to his friends And wherein doth or can a friend shew greater love than in communicating unto him the best advice and counsell that he can No man consults with strangers or enemies neither doe nor will such give a man counsell in his need what 's the best course to be taken Prov. 27. 9. Oyntment and perfume rejoyce the heart so doth the sweetnesse of a mans friend by heartie counsell or counsell from the heart from the soule A friend hee gives heartie counsell counsell from the heart and that which comes from the heart goes to the heart and the sweetnesse of a friend his oyntment and perfume never smells so sweet as in his heartie counsells See how David speakes of him whom he had taken for his faithfull friend Psal 55. 14. Wee tooke sweet counsell together not onely counsell but sweet counsell In those sweet counsels there was the sweet oyntment and sweet perfume that rejoyced the heart There is a great deale of sweetnesse in friendship by reason of communion in this kinde There was a wondrous entire friendship between David and Ionathan The soule of Ionathan was knit unto David and Ionathan loved him as his owne soule 1 Sam. 18. 1. He was a true and a close friend to him And see wherein hee shewed himselfe a friend unto him indeed in nothing more than in his counsels See 1 Sam. 19. 2 3. and 1. Sam. 20. through the whole chapter When David was in danger and streights Ionathan gave him counsell and advice what to doe in those streights therein he shewed himselfe a friend and did a true friends office unto David And thus doth God shew himselfe a friend to his people and thus hee communicates himselfe to them in the sweet counsells he gives them Hee gives them counsell from the heart their pinches exigents are many times very sore they know not which way to winde or turne themselves In such streights they goe to God as to their friend and they aske counsell of him and hee gives them counsell and so advises and directs them that their hearts are eased and a way showne them how to extricate themselves out of their difficulties David was much disquieted and troubled in his spirit about that case of the prosperitie of the wicked and the afflictions of the godly Psa 73. His feet were almost gone his steppes had well-nigh slipt vers 2. His heart was grieved and he was prickt in his reines vers 21. He goes into the Sanctuarie to aske counsell of God and God did give him counsell Thou holdest mee by my right hand thou shalt guide me with thy counsell vers 23 24. God in this perplexitie so counseld him that his heart was eased We finde David in a perplexitie of spirit upon an harder case than this Psalm 13. He was under a desertion God seemed to forget him and to hide his face from him and see vers 2. How long shall I take counsell in my soule having sorrow in mine heart daily David calles all his thoughts and wits to counsell in this streight sets all the powers of his soule on worke for the clearing of this question hee takes counsell in his soule long and his heart is daily disquieted and full of heavinesse And yet in the end of the Psalme we find his heart eased and the case cleared to him But how came it so surely by that very way that is specified Psalm 16. 7. I will blesse the Lord who hath given mee counsell my reines also instruct mee in the night seasons Though Gods people at one time may say How long shall I take counsell in my soule yet they shall have cause to say at another time I will blesse the Lord who hath given mee counsell Though at one time they are pricked in their reines Psalm 73. 21. yet at another time their reines shall instruct them That 's the happinesse of Gods people that howsoever they may have pinching exigents and streights that may make them with Iehoshaphat say Lord wee know not what to doe 2 Chron. 20. 12. yet they have a great and a good friend in heaven that failes them not but as he is mightie in counsel so he is ready in his counsels and will counsell them what to doe in all their streights An hard case it is when a mans spirit is in streights to bee friendlesse not to have a friend with whom a man may consult and into whose bosome hee may emptie and powre out his heart but it is the happy condition of the godly that in their streights they have him who is the mighty God to be their friend and counsellour Isai 9. Communion between friends stands in societie cohabitation dwelling together 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Arist Ethic. 8. c. 3. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Id. Ethic. 8. c. 5. friends desire to live and dwell together as much as may be that they may have as much occasion as may be of shewing and expressing their love each to other When Barzillai the Gileadite had shewed himselfe so true a friend to David he was loath to part with him he desired his societie so as to have him live with him Come thou over with me and I will feed thee with me in Ierusalem 2. Sam. 19. 33. Friends alwayes desire the presence of their friends for howsoever as the Philosopher observes that distance of place dissolves 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Arist Ethic. 8. c. 5. not friendship yet notwithstanding it hinders the many acts of friendship that cannot bee exercised betweene friends in their absences and distances each from other and therefore the dearer friends are the nearer they desire to be to be under the same roofe And thus doth God shew himselfe a friend in this communion though his dwelling bee in the highest heavens yet he will come down to them and dwell and make his abode with them Ioh 14. 23. If any man love mee hee will keepe my words and my Father will love him and wee will come unto him and make our abode with him Such an abode as to take up our dwelling with him Happy is that man that is Hoast to such Guests And that is the happinesse of the godly who having the Lord to their friend are also sure to have him for their Guest not a guest for a night and so away but a guest that will make his abode with them Communion betweene friends stands in Coambulation Confabulation in conversing in walking and talking together Friends take

will prevaile for peace and safety from danger Their earnestnesse vehemency fervency and their teares these must bee the rhetoricke and oratory by which they must prevaile Prayer is running unto God but so Runne that yee may obtaine so pray that ye may prevaile for safety So pray with such instance with such fervency with such earnest contention of spirit as that ye may finde entrance into this tower God was Davids Tower and thus hee used to get into this tower not onely by prayer but by this earnest prayer he prayed as men use to runne in case of danger with all his strength Psal 61. 3. Thou hast beene my strong Tower from the enemy and so I hope thou wilt bee still what course takes hee to get into that tower vers 1. Heare my cry O God vers 2. from the ends of the earth c. Hee runnes to the Tower not onely by prayer but by earnest and crying prayer Psal 119. 145. 146. I cryed with my whole heart I ranne to the Tower with all my might and force I cryed unto thee save me It is crying prayer that is saving prayer Knocke and it shall be opened unto you Matth. 7. A man pursued by an enemy running to a tower if hee finde the gate shut how knockes he Hee knockes as loud as hee can hee knockes with all his might knockes and beates at the doore as if hee would beate the doore open His life lies upon it and therefore he knockes not gently and easily but layes on with all his might Secondly It must be Constant else no safety by it A man pursued by an enemy if hee will bee safe must not onely runne for a while and some little part of the way but he must hold on Running till he comes to the Tower If he runne for some time and then growes weary and out of breath and so stands still or sits him downe an enemy may easily overtake and surprise him before hee can get into the Tower It is not simply running in which a mans safety lies but in running into the Tower And how is hee like to runne into the tower that holds not out running till he come to the Tower Hee that stands still sits downe and ceases his running pace may easily be cut off before hee get into the Tower Our safety lies much upon our constancy in seeking God by prayer So runne that ye may obtaine safety by running that is runne constantly and hold on in prayer without wearinesse or sloathfulnesse Iacob not onely wrestled but hee wrestled all night and would not let the Angel goe till hee blessed him He did not wrestle about or two and then give over but he held out wrestling and so prevayled againsl Esau and was fafe from him It must bee constant as well as Instant prayer by which wee must get into the Tower Knocke and it shall be opened unto you A man that will get into the Tower must knocke at the gate and as he must knocke instantly and earnestly so hee must knocke on and not cease knocking till the doore be opend Hee must knocke as Peter knockt at the doore of Maries house Act. 12. 13. Hee knocked at the doore of the gate and though they doe not presently open yet he gives not over knocking but vers 16. Peter continued knocking and then the doore was opened David ioyned both together in his prayers Instancy and Constancy Psal 55. 17. Evening and Morning and at noone will I pray and cry aloud Hee would pray and cry yea and cry aloud Hee was Instant Hee would not doe it once or twice and then set downe and lay it aside but Evevening Morning and at Noone hee would bee assiduous in the duty every day hee would make it his mornings worke his evenings worke and his noones worke to And he would hold out and not faint nor throw up but this course hee would goe on in till the Lord should heare his voice He was constant and why would he hold on this constantly in this duty Because vers 18. Hee hath delivered my soule in peace from the battell that was against me As if hee had said I have heretofore beene in great dangers In those dangers I earnestly and constantly sought God by prayer I ranne unto the Tower of his Name and I was exalted and found safety and therefore I will now doe so againe I will pray and cry aloud I will pray instantly I will pray evening morning and at noone I will pray constantly The Name of the Lord is a strong Tower the Righteous runnes into it want hath Runne or doth sometimes runne but he Runnes hee is alwayes running hee makes it his constant worke he goes on setledly in that course and so is exalted And so much forth is fourth thing in which this running consists and for the first point also The doing of those duties by which wee may get into this Tower The Second generall point is the manner of doing all these duties which is a speciall requisite for the procuring of safety And that manner of Doing them is implyed in this word Runnes The Righteous walkes not goes not they are but slow motions but he Runnes Running is a motion of speed a motion of hast Ionathan commands his lad saying Run find out now the Arrowes that Ishoot and shooting an arrow beyond him he cryed after the lad Make speed hast stay not 1 Sam. 20. 36. 38. That is to Runne to make speed to haste and not to stay The Righteous man then runnes to the Tower that is he doth not onely use all these forenamed meanes and take those courses for his safety but he sets upon them with speed and makes haste to the use of them He not onely beleeves but hee makes hast to set his faith on worke Hee not onely repents but he speedily and quickely goes about that businesse hee out of hand in the first apprehensions of danger sets upon the humbling of his soule and the reformation of his wayes and walking in obedience to God Hee not onely betakes himselfe to prayer but doth it presently and without delaying sets upon the course that may make for his safety He Runnes hee speedily sets this course on foot for feare of being too late and least the danger should overtake him before hee bee Towerd So that hee that will goe wisely to worke must take these courses speedily As in that case the Apostle speakes 1 Corinthians 9. So Runne that yee may obteyne so in this so Runne that yee may obtaine safety So it is so hastily so speedily so quickely Running is a swift speedy and an accelerated motion of the body So should a man that seekes safety goe to this Tower as Lot went to Zoar Genes 19. 22. Haste thee escape thither Implying that his escape did not onely lie in going out of Sodome nor in going unto Zoar but in his Haste from the one and in his Haste to the other as if no Haste