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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A72054	The saints legacies: or, A collection of certaine promises out of the word of God Collected for private use, but published for the comfort of Gods people: by Anne Phoenix.; Collection of certaine promises out of the word of God.	Fawkner, Antony, b. 1601 or 2, attributed name.; Farindon, Anthony, 1598-1658, attributed name.	1633 (1633)	STC 10635.3; ESTC S124923	43,955	285

2.12 having now lost God and his image Eph. 2.2.3 is of all earthly creatures become most miserable no lesse then a slave of the Devill a child of wrath and an heire of eternall damnation 2. Cor. 4.4 This is not the estate of a few onely but of all man-kinde out of Christ for we are all by nature under the curse Gal. 3.10 The best Eph. 2.3 before their conversion were by nature children of wrath even as others for every womans child did fall equally in Adam Rom. 5.12 hence it comes to passe that no man by nature is now in better esteem with God then other Cain and Abel as children of the first Adam onely were equally miserable the like may be said of us all Rom. 3.9 for both Jewes and Gentiles are come under sin And as the Psalmist saith Ps 14.3 Wee are all gone out of the way wee are altogether become filthy there is none righteous no not one Oh that men and women had their eyes enlightned and judgements convinced of that woefull plight in which naturally they are Oh! were their hearts thorrowly loaden therewith surely they would not long content themselves therein The truth is 1 Iohn 5.19 most in the world are spiritually blinde 1 Cor. 2. and cannot discerne their owne miserie Eph. 2.1 ● and spiritually dead too cannot bee affected with it The Holy Ghost saith thus of them Eph. 4.1 ● 19. They walke in the vanity of their mind having their understanding darkned and are strangers from the life of God through the ignorance which is in them because of the hardnes of their hearts who being past feeling have given themselves unto wan tonnesse to worke all uncleannesse with greedinesse Such as these are so farre from having any right to Gods promises that for the present they are under the curse Deut. 27. ult Deut. 28. ●8 63 and consequently in the dint of all the plagues and thretnings in Gods booke Wherfore let not such as yet challenge any comfort from the Promises but let them rather labour to the uttermost of their power in using all good meanes to be made capable and sit subjects for mercy revealed in the Promises Is it not pitty so many sweet promises of life should bee made and yet thou die and be damned notwithstanding Pray fervently to God that he would touch thy heart with griefe for all thy sinnes Act. 2.37 Luk. 15.1 2 Cor. 1. ● 20 21 2● worke in thee a cleare apprehension of thine owne unworthinesse that hee would bestow faith on thee that by it thou mayest be able to go wholly out of thy selfe to God through Jesus Christ for salvation We having departed from him who is the God of all grace consolation are fallen into an estate of all basenesse desolation and miserie cannot bee recovered againe into the former estate of spirituall life happinesse unlesse wee be brought againe to him who is the foundation of life and happines even the living God and brought to him wee can never bee but by Faith Heh 11.6 which is nothing els but the going out of the soule to god through Christ to fetch a new principall of spirituall life and grace which once in Adam wee lost and now need Rom. 10.8 17. The which worke of faith is not wrought but by the promises and being wrought in our hearts gives us a most sure right and interest unto all the promises of grace Heh 6.12.17 Thus wee through faith patience are said to inherit the promises therefore we are called the heires of the promise the promises are as well ours who truely beleeve as heaven it selfe is Now by these heavenly Promises 2. Pct. 1.3 God our Father hath engaged himselfe as a debtour to us his poore children for all things needfull to life godlinesse untill that blessed time comes whē wee shall be put into full possession of all things which wee have now only in promise at that time Faith shall end in fruition and Promises in performance As the soule is the life of the body and faith the life of the soule so are Gods promises the life of faith For from whence hath faith his efficacie but because it layes hold on the free promises but from whence have the promises their strength 2 Cor. 1.20 even from the constant nature of Iehovah who alwaies gives a beeing to his word Desirest thou faith then take notice of Gods promises wouldest thou have thy faith like the light in the Lords Sanctuary never to go out then acquaint thy selfe with Gods Promises know them well meditate on them conferre about them let them bee continually in thy minde memorie heart and tongue Satan laboureth in nothing more then to keepe us in unbeleefe especially of particular Promises for he knowes if we beleeve them 1 Iohn 5. wee shall in all things have the victory Eph 2. come before God with boldnesse Rom. 15. Heh 11. carry peace in our owne bosomes to our graves and doe and suffer any thing for God Oh the abundance of sweet cordiall comfort which all humble beleevers draw by faith out of every promise Now beloved Isay 66.11 12. these precious Promises our breasts of consolation whereupon our happinesse so much depends lie hid in the holy scripture as veynes of gold in the earth Surely those that search those mynes to bring to light these treasures are worthy of great commendation Wherfore I doubt not but the good paines of this blessed faithfull servant of God will finde good entertainment of all the children of the promises that hope to entertaine them who hath with great care and good evidence of sprituall understanding discovered and compiled the variety and use of all the promises in matters temporall spirituall eternal So that here is a medicine for every disease 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 author of them that by his holy spirit he would make them powerful effectuall in us 2 Tim. 2.7 Consider what is said and the Lord give us understanding in all things RVLES TO BE OBSERVED IN READING THE PROMISES WHatsoever Promise is made in generall to al the faithfull every one must particularly apply it to themselves as Gen. 3.15 the Messtah is promised to al every one must apply him to themselves 2 Whatsoever promise is made to any one of the faithfull if there bee not some particular reasō which tyes it to his person as was to Abraham for a son and his seed to inherit the land of Canaan euery challd of God hath right to it as you may see Iosuah 1.5 I will not faile thee nor forsake thee This every one may apply to themselves as wee know the Holy Ghost applies it Heb. 13.5 For he hath said I will never leave thee

ready to faint through weakenesse apply He is a river of water in a drie 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 will ease you When thou hast no rest in thy soule because of sinne apply You shall finde rest to our soules He shall save his people from their sinnes both from the punishment the power If thou fearest length of time in temptations apply The God of peace shall bruise Satan under your feet shortly The 6. Legacie WHen thou turnest from sinne and doubtest of the pardon of it apply Isai 1.18 Though your sinnes bee as skarlet they shall bee as white as snow though they bee red like crimson they shall be 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 hee 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 heritage hee retaineth not his anger for ever because hee delighteth in mercy Hee will turne againe hee will have compassion upon us hee will subdue our iniquities and thou wilt cast all their sinnes into the depthes of the sea Prov. 28.13 He that confesseth and forsaketh his sinnes shall finde mercy 1 Iohn 1.9 If wee confesse our sinnes hee is faithfull 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 wooll If thou fearest God will hardly be intreated apply Hee will have mercie for he is ready to forgive If wee feare that our sinnes have taken such strong hold upon us as wee shall never get from them apply He will clense us from all our unrighteousnesse See God promiseth to be the cleanser feare not the hardnesse of the worke The 7. Legacie WHen thou feelest many rebelliōs in thine heart and life and would'st have them not onely pardoned but subdued apply Hos 14.5 I will heale their back-sliding Which promise as I thinke containes thus much that God will not onely pardon but heale us and in stead 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 Hee will subdue our iniquities When thou feelest sinne very strong flie to this promise and apply the strength of him that promiseth against the 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 8. Promise 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 thine heart A new heart will I give thee When nothing will breake thine heart apply the power of Jehovah that hath promised to cure thee in taking away thy stonie heart The 9. Legacie WHen thou cāst 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 lie downe with the Kid and the Calfe and the young Lyon and the fatling together and a little child shall lead them Such shall bee the power of the Gospell that those which are by nature like Wolves and devouring beasts shall dwell very peaceably and if wee finde our nature such we must apply the Wolfe shall dwell with the Lambe Micah 7.19 Hee will subdue our iniquities and will cast all our sinnes into the depth of the sea that which is cast into the Sea as it appeareth not in sight so wee cannot get it againe though we would so will God doe by our sinnes cast them out of his sight so as we shall not returne to them any more presse him with his promise and you shall finde more then you thinke The 10. Promise WHen thou feelest thy selfe in bondage to some sin apply Iohn 8.32 You shall know the Truth and the Truth shall make you free Rom. 6.14 Sinne shall not have dominion over you When thou feelest thy bondage that thou canst not doe good or keepe thy selfe from evill apply The truth shall make you free If thy sins often prevaile against thee apply Sinne shall not have dominion over you Psal 130.8 Hee shall redeem Israel from all his iniquities The 11. Promise WHen thou feelest some sin so strong in thee that thou fearest it will breake out to Gods dishonour and the blemishing of Religion apply 1 Thess 5.23 24. That your whole spirit soule and body may be preserved blamelesse unto the comming of our Lord Iesus Christ Faithfull is hee that calleth you who also will doe it That God which hath called thee will keepe thee blamelesse unto the comming of Christ therefore use the meanes and rest upon the Lords faithfulnesse which never faileth them which trust in him 2. Thess 3.3 But the Lord is faithfull who shall stablish you and keepe you from evill 1 Iohn 1.9 If we confesse our sinnes he is faithfull and just to forgive us our sinnes and to cleanse us from all unrighteousnesse By cleansing as I thinke is meant not onely from the guilt of sinne but the power of it that the filthinesse of it shall not appeare in our lives and conversations When sinne pursues thee hard to make thee fall doe thou pursue the Lord with prayers for performance of this promise and doubt not of the issue Micah 7.19 Hee will subdue our iniquities And to these adde the prayer of Christ John 17.15 I pray not that thou shouldest take them out of the world but that thou shouldest keepe them from the evill Now what greater evill then sinne therefore though thy prayers be but weake against it yet hee hath prayed that was alway heard therefore fight and be sure of victory The 12. Legacie WHen thou art stayed from sinne by admonition apply Ezek 3.21 If thou warne the righteous man that the righteous sinne not and he doth not sin hee shall surely live because he is warned When any admonish thee obey and it shall be life to thy soule therfore receive the admonition and apply Hee shall live because he is admonished The 13. Legacie IF thou fearest God will destroy thee for thy sinnes apply Ezek. 18.30 Turne your selves from