have sent unto you these following Meditations upon a Text given unto mee to preach on at the Funerall of Mistrisse Iulian Black well and I desire that they may have the same worke upon you that was wrought upon Elisha's servant that by them you may be enabled to rid your mindes of those base and unbeleeving feares wherewithall you have beene too long and too much assaulted and perplexed and may direct your soules amid your troublesome cogitations and distractions to your onely resting place namely the strong God in whom all safety and security is to be found which is the onely thing aimed at in the publique Preaching and sought for in the private prayers of him that is your daily remembrancer IO SEDGVVICK THE Eye of faith open to GOD. PSAL. 141. VER 8. But mine eyes are unto thee O God the Lord in thee is my trust leave not my soule destitute GOD was with David in love and David was with God in life and that in every condition of his life the Context doth render David in a very sad calamitous condition and the Text doth report him unto us in an holy and Christian carriage towards his God for his eyes were upon him his confidence in him and his prayer unto him a fit behaviour for all Christians in sorrow and distresse The words containe two parts 1. A beleeving profession laid downe in two choise actions respecting God as their chiefe object and they are 1. The carriage of his eyes from men to God Mine eyes are unto thee O God the Lord. 2. The planting or firme placing of his trust or confidence in God the Lord in thee is my trust 2. An hearty petition the undoubted evidence of his beleeving profession a beleeving heart is a praying heart Leave not my soule destitute From the whole we see Note The godly doe know theselves both in their graces anâ— practises that good men do know their owne tempers in grace and speake their owne practises in godlinesse David did not vaunt himselfe out of pride but humbly expresseth himselfe in that carriage which doth belong unto all Christians in their sad and distressed conditions I see no reason why Christians may not speake of their gratious practises so be they doe it sincerely humbly for instruction of others may not all ages learne from David how to compose their affections and dispose their soules in evill times but come wee more closely to the words Mine eyes are unto thee O God the Lord Whence I conclude Doct. That in calamitous and distressefull conditions Christians have or should have their eyes unto God the Lord. When Iehosaphat and the people were in great distresse and the times were full of feares and dangers insomuch that all humane power and policie failed them for the Text saith They knew not what to doe then they had their eyes unto God they say But our 2 Chron. 10. 12. eyes are upon thee When Stephen Acts 7. 5 56. was stoning hee looked up stedfastly into Heaven and saw the glory of God when David was in danger and the Church in Captivity they did lift up their eyes to the Psa 121. 1 hills from whence came their helpe and had their eyes to God that dwelleth in the Heavens For the opening of 123. 1. the point observe these things First that Gods eyes of mercy and compassion are as surely upon his to behold them for their good as their eyes can be believingly upon him in the expectation of good from him a Christian looketh up to God and God looketh downe on a Christian the Christian saith O Lord mine eyes are unto thee and God saith O Christian mine are upon thee sure I am that eye answereth to eye no man can looke up but God will looke downe upon him hence saith God Surely I have seene the affliction Exod. 3. 7. of my people which are in Egypt they looked up to God in their groanings and cries and God lookes downe upon them in a mercifull regarding and relieving of them Secondly that there are two sorts of eyes by which men doe looke up unto God 1. One are the eyes of the Eyes of tvvo sorts body which wee may call the eyes of sence 2. The other are the eyes of the soule which are called the eyes of Faith The point is true of both though the latter be intended Thirdly that a Christian may have God before his eyes as well as his eyes unto God in times of afflâ—ctions the God before the eyes vvhat former doth note an act of reverentiall and awfull respect begotâ—en in the soule towards Gods Majesty at such times especially for when should men more awe God and reverence before him then when they are in and under trouble the latter doth note the advancings of the soule by the workings of The eyes unto God vvhat Faith to a looking for the promised good from God to a man in and under afflictions and this is the thing I am to speake of which I thus open to you 1. That there are many speciall promises for good unto Christians in all especially their afflicted conditions yea God hath promised to make every condition good according to that of the Apostle All things shall worke Rom. 8. 18. together for good Simile even the crosse going of the wheeles shall further the right going of the clock 2. That the heart of a Christian is much lifted up after the enjoyment of the promised good wee doe naturally feare evill and desire good and though we doe see that a man may doe us hurt yet our eyes are not upon him that he should doe us hurt the Scripture phrase is I looked for Job 30. 26 good and I waited for light 3. That the soule never advanceth it selfe to looke up in a waiting and expecting way untill it is made beleeving unbeleeving men have no God to looke unto nay they are blinde and without eyes towards God it is Faith that is the hand that opens the doore and helpes the eye to looke in and upon God this gives light and sight unto the soule having the command of the body and soule and sences in exercising themselves upon God I say Faith hath her sences it is a grace in the soule that hath feete whereby shee goes to God hands whereby shee doth take hold of God armes wherewith she doth embrace God eares whereby shee doth heare God and eyes whereby shee doth looke up to God in a word it is a soule within the soule and a body within the body not an eye but eyes which is enough for the vision and fruition of God and it 's whole worke is to bring in the soule unto God and to determine it selfe in God it takes much pleasure in God and satisfies it selfe with God at all times the soule by it is cast into this frame of reasoning dependance God hath said that hee will doe mee good in all my conditions
Or they shall fall away 3. Forsake the Lord for their confidence Jer. 2. 11. from the Lord slighting and rejecting his helpe in evill times Saul went to the witch and the Prince would attend no longer upon the Lord and wicked men forsake the fountaine of living water surely such as fall from God doe not depend on God unlesse you will say that hee doth lay himselfe upon the fountaine or rock that casts himselfe from the rocke into the Sea but to leave them to the miserie of miseries and to inherit their folly Vse 2 Secondly this may teach us to sound our owne tempers Examination whether that wee are trusting Christians in evill and dangerous times can we say with David In thee is my trust then these 6. things 6. Signes of men that trust in God in evill times 1. Care to please God will be more or lesse found upon us 1. Our care will bee to please God in all things him upon whom we depend wee will studie to content a child feares to displease his Father and a Tennant feares to displease his Landlord because of their dependance on them and surely if wee doe trust in God we will covet to walke in all well pleasing unto God shunning whatsoever way or course is contrary or grieving to him None but a mad-man would offend his defence shall God defend us and shall we offend Him That soule doth looke for very little good from God that is carelesse of his praise and pleasing 2. We shall make up our 2. Making God a portion to us selves in God in all conditions the heart doth chuse that thing for its portion which it maketh to be its confidence The Lord is my Lam. ◠24 portion therefore will I hope in him saith the Church hereupon is it that the Psalmist saith Whom have I in Heaven but thee and there is none upon Psal 73. 25 26. Earth that I desire besides thee my flesh and my heart faileth but God is the rock of my heart and my portion for ever Surely God is heritage and portion enough to that soule that trusteth in him the soule that relies upon him shall finde him to be a full and sutable good unto it selfe and can see that it hath no reason to looke out of God for supplies and sufficiencies 3. We shall use the meanes for safety but leave the issue to God such as trust in God will not tempt God but apply themselves to the wise and carefull use of all those meanes which serve God in his care and providence over them Iacob trusted God for deliverance and so did David and Paul and yet they did not neglect or flie over the meanes for their succour and safety in evill times the one sends presents and marshalls Gen. 32. his family the second abides in strong holds in the wildernesse 1 Sam. 23. and the last staies in the ship and keepes the Marriners Acts 27. with him hee that trusts a Physitions skill will be carefull to observe what is prescribed to him and as meanes are to be used so when meanes are used wee shall trust God with the issue and unto God for the successe it is presumption not trust to sever the meanes from the end it is feare not Faith to use meanes and yet to vexe our soules about the successe such as trust God doe chiefly commit the issue of all the meanes they doe use unto God knowing that it is mans worke to use the meanes and Gods to bring about the successe 4. Living by Faith in the promises whē outward meanes faile 4. Wee shall live by Faith in the promises when outward meanes for comfort and deliverance are wanting a politician will trust as farre as reason can carry him and a naturall man will trust as farre as his sences lead him if either can see reasons for or waies and meanes of deliverance and safety before them they can and will trust in God els they fall downe or fall off whereas such as truly trust in God will and can in some measure rest on the bare word and naked promise of God even then when they can see no meanes before them but that the present face and state of things doe seeme altogether contrary unto them Though the Lord kill Job 15. 13 mee yet will I trust in him Esa 50. 10 saith Iob and the command is when that wee are in darkenesse and can see no light even in such an estate to trust in God a child in the darke takes hold of his Father and a Christian without meanes will trust in his God knowing that God is all meanes in himselfe and that hee can do things for his Churches good and comfort when all outward meanes doth threaten the contrary 5. Wee shall trust God 5. Trusting of God withall they that doe trust in God will also trust God as knowing that the safety and security of all is in God tell mee now doe you trust God with your names estates callings posterities bodies and soules doe you trust your temporall and eternall estate in Gods hand so that you can say I have nothing in mine owne keeping I dare not so much as to trust my selfe with my selfe or any thing I have with any other creature but all is committed by mee to the Lord whom I know to be faithfull this is an argument that the soule doth trust in the Lord I know whom I have beleeved I am 2 Tim. 1. 12. perswaded that hee is able to keepe that which I have committed unto him against that day Lastly wee shall have a 6. Quiet and rest of soule ground for rest and quiet unto our soules Trust in God doth 1. Bottome the soule strongly so that there shall be a staying of murmurings and grudgings arising within the Soule 2. Supply the soule with a greater ground of quiet and comfort then there can be causes of feare and troubling God is a Center for rest and a quiet Foundation so that the soule can never be at rest untill that it come to rest upon him It is the worke of trust to cast the soule into a fixing and setling condition I doe not say that the trusting soule is totally freed from stirrings and shakings even in evill times I A trusting soule is a quiet soule and hovv know that our flesh which we carry about us is full of objections and daily troubles us in our quiet but yet know that though feares may materially rise in a trusting heart yet they doe not victoriously worke in that soule that is truly trusting the promise is Thou wilt keepe him in perfect Esa 26. 3. peace whose minde is staied on thee because hee trusteth in thee and againe They that Psal 125. 1 trust in the Lord shall be as mount Zion which cannot be moved and againe He shall 112. 7. not be afraid of evill tidings his heart is fixed trusting in the Lord.
more darke then the leaving the soule destitute in divine respects doth make the soule sad and miserable 'T is misery to be under misery but in times of misery to be left unto misery by Gods withdrawing of himselfe from a man makes the misery overmiserable For a lame man to fall it's misery but when hee is downe to have his crutches taken from him and all to forsake him it 's the leaving of him in misery It is a mercy to finde divine succour in misery Obser 3 Thirdly That it is a great mercy to bee followed with spirituall succours and divine supplies in times of misery this is easing to the spirit and the burthen will be the better borne and endured this is chearing and reviving the spirit will not soone sinke and faint under any trouble whilst God is with it and all its comforts are about it the woe is to him that is alone Obser 4 Fourthly that the instant and constant desire of a Christian Divine assistance presence is to be sought should bee after divine assistance in troubles 1. A man shall never need a God more in company and comfort then when he is in and under trouble if all the creatures leave us as they may yet till God leave us wee shall never be destitute for God is all in all for the reliefe of that soule with whom hee is present besides 2. the soule hath many pretious promises for divine supply and succour in evills and therefore hee may be the more bold to put up his request to God Leave not my soule destitute To conclude the whole Vse 1 First I pitty such men who are forsaken and destitute men such whom Sathan hath bereaved of their comforts God denies his grace unto or withdrawes the influence of his comfort from A desolate Widdow forsaken of friends a brave Commander destitute of men and munition and a soule left by God in misery are equally miserable Vse 2 Secondly We learne that men destitute of God are the most helpelesse creatures under Heaven such shall doe God the King and the Country little good service that have Feathers in their hatts Armour on their backs and Weapons in their hands wanting Grace in their hearts though their oathes may be many and violence great yet their strength is small for they are destitute and deserted persons Vse 3 Thirdly In the middest of our dangers let us labour to keepe God with us and about us if we make him our friend wee need not feare who is our enemy and God supplying us wee have strength enough and shall finde comfort enough in the midst of dangers and death it selfe * ⎠* The Narration of the vertuous Life and happy Death of Mistrisse Iulian Blackwell WEE are this day The Application to the occasion met according to the practise of the Saints in Scripture to performe a duty and pay a debt to the remainder of our Christian Sister Mistrisse Iulian Blackwell which is now to be laid with honour in her grave as into a house of safe custody and bed of rest to remaine there untill the resurrection And finding this to be the practise of venerable Cent. Mag. 4. c. 6. p. 45 5. antiquity to celebrate the Funerals of Christians with the mentioning of their just praises you must give mee leave treading in Testimonium dabo veritati non amicitiae Ber. their paths to give testimony unto the truth in speaking of her gratious disposition and vertuous conversation onely take two things along Securius sinceerius visa solent quam audita narrari Goff vit Bern. lib 1. pre ces with you First that I intend to speake no more of her then what mine owne knowledge and observation doth leade mee unto Secondly that my aime in this Worke is to moderate the grieving spirits of those that were neere unto her whose losse is great and to yeeld unto you all matter of good instruction and Christian imitation seeing you know not how soone her condition may be yours And here passing over her descent leaving that to the Heralds I might begin with her curtesie modestie and gravity in her outward course and carriage in which shee did so shine that shee wonne much love from all such who well knew her and were themselves lovers of a courteous and sober conversation Next I might lay downe before you her fidelity and love to her loving Husband with whom shee lived in an unspotted way avoiding that lightnesse and loosenesse which is too too notorious and shamefull in many of her Sexe I might also further discourse of her tendernesse and love unto her children to whom shee shewed her selfe a Mother indeed by seeking their good in the best things and furthering them to her power in the waies of holinesse But leaving these there 10. Things in her are ten things which I observe as notable in her and worthy all our imitation First God had made her 1. Tendernesse of heart seene in foure things a Christian of a very tender heart and sensible spirit as her naturall disposition was softly so shee had a spirituall disposition of softnesse there were foure waies by which her tendernesse of Spirit did appeare 1. Shee was apprehensive 1. Sense of sin and feeling of sins working and burden the body of sinne which shee did beare about her as a body within her body shee made such a body of death unto her that with teares shee would often complaine to my selfe and others of her wretchednesse and wearisomenesse under the same a blessed temper and arguing spirituall life to find and feele the contrary workings of sinfull corruption unto the workings of grace within the soule 2. Shee was sensible of Satans 2. Acquaintance with tēptations temptations and his strong workings against her graces and her comforts Satan was her adversary and shee knew what it was to have Satan to be her adversary surely if God be a mans friend Satan will be his enemy and who so have tender and gratious spirits they cannot but be more or lesse sensible of Satans workings against them Satan did so often and sensibly disquiet her that shee feared least shee should at the last be overcome by him 3. Shee had a sympathizing 3. Sympathy spirit feeling the present conditions of the members of the mysticall body whether in misery or in comfort if the Church and Christians did rejoyce shee rejoyced also if they were in sadnesse shee was in heavinesse in which practise shee shewed her selfe a right living member and I could wish that there were not the failing of bowels this way amongst too too many of us What a shame is it unto us that Churches abroad are bleeding and many Christians at home in misery and dying and yet none in comparison do regard or feele the same 4. Shee had an undigesting 4 Risings against sinfull vanities spirit I meane a spirit that was full of painefull gratings at the
sight of sinfull objects and that could not so easily swallow downe those vanities and courses which others doe not so much as scruple at to her dying day shee did abhorre Popish and Superstitious vanities and was much grieved that any should take upon them to practise or maintaine any thing that was contrary to Gods Word and justly scandalous unto Christians Secondly God had given 2. Lovingnesse to the godly her to become very loving hearted unto the godly if she saw in any but aliquid Christi that is something of Christ with holy Bucer shee dearely loved them the graces of God bestowed on them drew her affections to them making her greatly to delight in their company and conference shee often would say to mee where is the pleasure that sinfull societies can yeeld unto a Christian I am sure I can finde no delight in being amongst them O it is the godly and such as truly feare God that are my delight and that shall be truly welcome unto my house there are many Christians this day alive that can testifie her reall love unto them a good patterne for us all to follow wee should make them the men of our company and delight here that are our companions in grace and shall be our company in Heaven Thirdly shee was large 3 Desires and cravings after goodnes and amendment hearted in her desires after goodnesse and good things a little heart shee had but low which made her very greedy after and desirous of grate such a holy covetousnesse and unsatiable thirst was implanted within her that shee could never give her selfe satisfaction in any present measure of grace or actuall performance of duties but was carried with a vehement desire of bettering or mending her selfe in both out of that desire which she had to profit and benefit her owne foule and to augment and enlarge her selfe in graces and duties Hieronyâ—â—i Epistolae ad Paulam Marcellam aliaâ— with those religious Romane Ladies of whom S. Ierome speakes shee would be full of holy enquiries solid questions and apt cases of conscience God gave unto her that excellent gift of improoving Christian acquaintance and Christian society for hardly could any good Minister or able Christian come to visit her in her health or sicknesse but shee would be pressing and putting of them on to some soule-profiting discourse by which she might both doe her selfe and others good oh it is a blessed thing for Christians to bee acting Maries part and I could heartily wish that in this she might be followed in this City and other parts for I finde this to be a common fault that God puts into our hands many opportunities of doing our selves good by the company of Ministers and Christians and wee have no hearts to improove them wee thinke that when wee have feasted them and for a time courteously entertained them wee have done enough Oh how often hath mine eares heard her wishing that she had more power to beleeve and spirit to pray and to obey This Sister of ours made it her daily worke to be treasuring up a stocke of grace for another world and the neerer she was to glory the more thirstie was she after grace Surely where those longings and thirstings after soule enlargement in graces and duties are wanting there may bee a strong supposition that spirituall life is also wanting For herein doe artificiall bodies differ from naturall bodies that the one are capeable of extension the other are not Fourthly She was fearing 4. Fearfull of her owne standing and state hearted in respect of her spirituall and eternall condition she did much trouble her selfe about that one thing necessary namely the setling of the happinesse of her soule both here and hereafter shee had an heart making Heaven to be Heaven and it was a great businesse with her how shee might bee sure to have Heaven when she left the world she was not in the number of those who onely then thinke of going to Heaven when they see themselves ready to drop into Hell Neither was Heaven unto her an empty Notion or going to Heaven an ordinary matter but a thing of the highest concernement she knew that she had a soule and what it was to have a soule mistaken or miscarry in so great a matter as salvation yea so serious was this Christian Sister of ours in this maine businesse that shee would often suspect her owne care and question her owne evidences for Heaven being ever and anon jealous least that shee should faile of Heaven at the last This was admirable and imitable in her that shee would be putting her selfe to the triall that so shee might see and finde her selfe to be Heaven proofe and judgement proofe and when upon long reasoning and due triall shee could not put of from her selfe the evidences of a gracious condition out of a holy feare shee brake out into these words Sir are you not mistaken in your trialls or in my selfe I pray you to deale plainely and faithfully with my soule doe not make me to beleeve that I am better then I am or that my estate is safer then it is remember that you are Gods Minister and you must give an account to God if that you doe not discharge your duty in discovering to me the truth of things Let me know the worst of mine estate for I desire not neither did I send for you to be slattered and soothed by you O think of this all you that tie up the liberty and authority of Gods Ministers when they come to visit you who cannot endure the setling of your spirituall estates by the searching of your soules Fiftly She was bold hearted 5. Zealous in spirit the fire of holy zeale was kindled within her spirit and shee was so farre from being ashamed of God and his cause that as occasion was offered and as it became her in her place shee would speake for God and plead for the power and purity of His blessed worship and service yea shee kept that liberty to her selfe which many loose namely so to enjoy her best friends that with all she would wisely dislike and Christianly reproove what shee saw or heard to be amisse in them which made such as well knew her the more truely to honour and love her Sixtly She was Heavenly 6. HeaveÌ„ly mindednes hearted and dead to the world whilst shee lived in the world shee so minded her countrey in Heaven that she could willingly part with all the creatures for Heaven nay she had so ordered her affections and affaires that shee had little else to doe but to die when shee was to die well knowing that an heart set into the creatures is loath to make an exchange of earth for Heaven it was neither Husband nor Children nor Mother nor Brothers or Sisters nor Friends that could stand in her way to make her loath or unwilling to die they were all lookt upon with a dead eye long
Simile water till he finde no ground for his feete to fasten upon so that there is a great deale of necessity for a man to denie himselfe and to give over himselfe if ever he intend a dependance upon his God at any time for any thing Fiftly cast off the way and 5. The relinquishing of the vvay of sin Iob 22. 24 25. course of sinne and prophanesse by timely and serious repentance If thou returne to the Almighty thou shalt bee built up thou shalt put away in iquity farre from thy tabernacle then shalt thou lay up gold as dust and the gold of Ophir as the stones of the brookes yea the Almighty shall be thy defence how can a man expect safety from God when hee walkes in a course contrary unto God can such imagine God will be the protection of their persons who are the provocation of his eyes sure I am this is the fruite of a life led in sinne to keepe off the soule from comming in unto God by way of duty and dependance I say that the love and life of sinne doth dead and damp the heart in all motions and actions unto God and therefore it must be your worke to purge your heart from all the love of sinne and study the way of giving over the slavish service of sinne and then the way is open to God the God on whom we stay our selves is an holy God and wee must resolve to be holy and reformed persons they shall call themselves Isa 48. 2. the holy City and stay themselves upon the God of Israel 6. Lastly settle all supplies 6. Setting all supplies an◠succours in God upon God what wee trust upon we must make all-sufficient unto us now if wee have this skill to make God answerable to all our exigencies and if wee can see that wee cannot need or desire that thing that is not to be found in him in an overflowing abundance it would mightily enable us to make him our trust such who attribute too much to the streame and take from the fullnesse of the fountaine will never make their recourses to the fountaine Oh we have a full God who is Sun and shield and exceeding great reward unto all those that come in unto Him and will never leave the soule destitute which doth depend upon Him which is the thing David desireth and is the last part Leave not my soule destitute Here is the true consequent of beleeving confidence it makes a man to flie to God by prayer notwithstanding all troubles surely wee cannot 1. Trust in God praying to God are undivided cōpanions Psal 62. 8 well divide the act of Faith from the exercise of Prayer David in one Psalme by way of counsell faith trust in him alwayes ye people and powre out your hearts before him and here he is upon the practise of his owne Doctrine In thee is my trust leave not my soule destitute intimating unto us a true triall of our trusting in God it is then right and sound when it puts on the soule to prayer he doth trust best in God that doth pray most to God a praying heart is an evidence of a trusting heart 2. We must not divide the 2. Times of trouble ought to be times of prayer practise of prayer from times of troubles troublous times are praying times then or never should Christians beset the Lord with requests and powre out their soules unto Him 1. the command is Call Ps 50. 15. upon me in the day of trouble and Jam. 5. 13 is any man afflicted let him pray 2. David under his feares and in the midst of his troubles besought the Lord. 3. And the promise is that whosoever shall call upon the name of the Joel 2. 32. Lord shall be delivered I am sure that Iacob applied himselfe to this practise and it prooved prevailing Vse Christians must learne to pray as well as to trust in God or else their trust will faile them I conceive we doe put forth our confidence in praying O that we were more in praying and that wee would lift up our hearts in praying unto our God this should shelter us and chase away feared dangers a volley of Prayers sent up morning and evening to Heaven will doe a Kingdome and Citie more good then all the munition in the world A praying people have beene the terrour of enemies and the safeguard of Nations Prayers is the most efficatious engine making way for the good and safety of the Church in all Ages when all policies and power have beene at a stand this hath made way for peace and safety This this is the little great thing that hath overturned all plots blasted all conspiracies and withstood all oppositions it weaknes enemies and encreaseth friends by ruling God and over-ruling men hee wants not Armour of proofe in his house that hath a praying spirit in his brest I conceive did we pray more wee should feare lesse for that which is our victory with God shall be our conquest over men Thou hast Gen. 32. 28. prevailed with God thou shalt also prevaile with men saith God to Iacob I beseech Job 15. 4. you that you would be so Iob 15. 4. farre from restraining Prayer before God that you make it your daily worke to remember the name of the Lord still crying unto Him and calling upon Him adding this to your practise which was the Iames 5. 17. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 commendation of Elias that you pray in your praying But come wee now more narrowly to the matter of Davids prayer Leave not my soule destitute 4. Observations in the words 1. The possibility of having a soule left destitute That is bare and forsaken of divine helpe and comfort Whence we Whence we learne first The possibility of having the soule of a Christian left naked and bare of divine grace comfort and assistance there may not onely be a withdrawing of an outwardly supplying and upholding good but of an inwardly comforting and gratious presence though the Lord doth not totally destitute and finally desert the soules of his yet comforts and supports may for a long time and in a great degree be withdrawne Sion said The Esa 49. 14. Lord hath forgotten mee David Psal 70. 5. 25. 16. is poore and needy in one Psalme and desolate and afflicted in another Alas how many of Gods deare ones doe find this to be true that to their seeming their God is gone and comfort gone and there is none to owne them and stand by them There is none to helpe Psal 22. 11 saith David Secondly the misery of a 2. It is a misery to be left destitute divinely destitute and deserted soule such a soule is a miserable soule and the misery of this condition makes David to deprecate it the absence of a good temper doth not make the body more miserable nor the withdrawing of the Sunne the night to be