things which ye have both learned and received and heard and seen in me do and the God of peace shall be with you Phil. 4. 9. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom teaching and c. Col. 3. 16. Ye received the word of God which ye heard of us ye received it not as the word of men but as it is in truth the word of God which effectually worketh also in you who believe 1 Thes. 2. 13. As ye have received of us how ye ought to walk and to please God so ye would abound c. Wherefore comfort or exhort one another with these words 1 Thes. 4. 1 18. Hold the traditions ye have been taught whether by word or our Epistle 2 Thes. 2. 15. These things write I unto thee c. That thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thy self in the house of God c. 1 Tim. 3. 14 15. If thou put the brethren in remembrance of these things thou shalt be a good minister of Jesus c. 1 Tim. 4. 6. I charge thee before God and the Lord Jesus Christ and the elect Angels that thou observe these things without preferring one before another c. 1 Tim. 5. 21. ch 6. 13 14. If any men teach otherwise and consent not to wholsom words the words of our Lord Jesus and to the doctrine which is according to godliness he is proud or a fool knowing nothing but doteing about questions and strifes of words c. 1 Tim. 6. 3 4. 2 Tim. 2. 14 15 16 17. Hold fast the form of sound words which thou hast heard of me c. 2 Tim. 1. 13. Continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of knowing of whom thou hast learned And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures which are able to make thee wise to salvation c. All scripture is given by inspiration of God and is profitable for doctrine c. That the man of God may be perfect thorowly furnished unto all good works 2 Tim. 3. 14 15 16 17. Preach the word c. For the time will come they will not endure sound doctrine c. 2 Tim. 4. 2 3 4. Therefore ought we to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard lest at any time we should let them slip for if the word spoken by Angels was stedfast c. How shall we escape if we neglect so great salvation which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord was confirmed unto us by them who heard God also bearing witness both with signs c. Heb. 2. 1 2 3 4. Wherefore as the holy Ghost saith To day if ye will hear his voice Heb. 3. 7. The word of God is quick and powerful and sharper than any two-edged sword piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit c. Heb. 4. 12 13. Every one who useth milk is unskilful in the word of righteousness Heb. 5. 13. Begat he us with the word of truth c. Be swift to hear c. The engrafted word able to save c. James 1. 18 19 21. If you fulfil the royal law according to the scripture Thou shalt love c. James 2. 8. Being born again not of corruptible seed but c. by the word of God which liveth and abideth for ever c. And this is the word which by the Gospel is preached unto you 1 Pet. 1. 23 25. As new-born babes desire the sincere milk of the word that ye may grow thereby 1 Pet. 2. 2. I will not be negligent to put you always in remembrance of these things though ye know them and be established in the present truth c. Moreover I will endeavour that you may be able after my decease to have these things always in remembrance for we have c. We have also a more sure word of prophesie whereunto ye do well that ye take heed as unto a light which shineth in a dark place c. Knowing this first that no prophesie of the Scripture is of any private or proper interpretation for the Prophesie came not in old or any time by the will of man but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the holy Ghost 2 Pet. 1. 12 13 15 16 19 20 21. This second Epistle I write unto you in both which I stir up your pure minds by way of remembrance That ye may be mindful of the words which were spoken of before by the holy Prophets and of the commandment of us the Apostles of the Lord and Saviour c. Paul also according unto the wisdom given unto him hath written unto you as also in all his epistles c. In which are some things hard to be understood which they who are unlearned and unstable wrest as they do also other scriptures unto their own destruction 2 Pet. 3. 1 2 15 16. And these things write we unto you that your joy may be full 1 John 1. 4. He who doth not abide in the doctrine of Christ hath not God c. If there come any unto you and bring not this doctrine receive him not into your house neither bid him God-speed for he who bids him God-speed c. 2 John 9 10 11. It was needful for me to write to you and exhort you That you should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints c. I will put you in remembrance though ye once knew c. Remember ye the words which were spoken before of the Apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ That they told you there should c. Jude vers 3 5 17 18. Christ sent and signified by his Angel unto his servant John the things which must shortly come to pass c. Blessed is he who readeth and they who hear the words of this Prophesie and keep those things which are written therein c. Write the things which thou hast seen c. Rev. 1. 1 2 3 19. You shall not add unto the word which I command you neither diminish from it Deut. 4. 2. Every word of God is pure c. Add thou not unto his words lest he reprove thee and thou be found a lyar Prov. 30. 5 6. I testify c. if any man shall add unto these things God shall add unto him the Plagues which are written in this book And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this Prophesie God shall take away his part out of the book of life c. Rev. 22. 18 19. Secret things belong to God revealed things to us and our children that we may do all the words of this law Deut. 29. 29. CHAP. II. Of GOD. First his Names and Titles IN the beginning God created the Heavens c. Gen. 1. 1. And the Lord God formed man c. Gen. 2. 7. chap. 15. 7. ch 28. 13. Then began men to call upon the Name of the Lord
Creator 1 Pet. 4. 19. Humble your selves therefore under the mighty hand of God c. casting all your care upon him for he careth for you 1 Pet. 5. 6 7. I counsel thee to buy of me gold tryed in the fire that thou mayst be rich and white rayment that thou mayst be clothed c. and anoint thine eyes with eye-salve that thou mayst see c. Behold I stand at the dore and knock If any man hear my voice and open the dore I will come in to him and will sup with him and he with me Rev. 3. 18 20. I will give unto him who is a-thirst of the fountain of living-water freely Rev. 21. 6. Let him that is a-thirst come And whosoever will let him take of the water of life freely Rev. 22. 17. CHAP. XXI How doth God work and effect these things in the hearts and spirits of his Elect By his Spirit whom he promised to them JEsus c. having received of the father the promise of the Holy Ghost he hath shed forth this which ye now see and hear Acts 2. 33. Thou gavest also thy good spirit to instruct them Nehem. 9. 20. Renew a right or constant spirit within me c. take not thy holy spirit from me c. uphold me with thy free spirit Psal. 51. 10 11 12. He who is least in Zion and he who remaineth in Jesusalem shall be called holy c. when the Lord shall have washed away the filth of the daughter of Zion c. by the spitit of judgment and by the spirit of burning Isa. 4. 3 4. I will pour my spirit upon thy seed c. and they shall spring up among the grass as willows by the water-side Isa. 44. 3 4. I will put a new spirit in you c. that they may walk in my statutes c. Ezek. 11. 19 20. I will put my spirit within you and cause you to walk in my statutes c. Ezek. 36. 27. And ye shall know that I am the Lord when I have opened your graves c. and shall put my spirit in you Ezek. 37. 13 14. Neither will I hide my face any more from them for I have poured out my spirit upon the house of Israel saith the Lord Ezek. 39. 29. I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh and your sons and your daughters shall prophesie c. and also upon the servants and upon the hand-maids in those days will I pour out my spirit Joel 2. 28 29. Acts 2. 16 17. I will pour upon the house of David c. the spirit of grace and of supplication and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced c. Zeeh. 12. 10. When they deliver you up take no thought how or what ye shall speak c. for it is not ye who speak but the spirit of your father who speaketh in you Matth. 10. 19 20. Luke 12. 12. If I cast out devils by the spirit of God then the kingdom is come unto you Matth. 12. 28. Except a man be born again of water and of the spirit he cannot enter into the kingdom of God that which is born of the flesh is flesh and that which is born of the spirit is spirit John 3. 5 6. It is the spirit who quickeneth the flesh profiteth nothing c. Joh. 6. 36. 2 Cor. 3. 6. He who believeth on me out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water but this spake he of the spirit which they who believed on him should receive Joh. 7. 38 39. I will pray the father and he shall give you another comforter that he may abide with you for ever even the spirit of truth whom the world cannot receive c. He dwelleth with you and shall be in you I will not leave you comfortless I will come to you c. The comforter the holy Ghost whom the father will send in my name he shall teach you all things and bring all things to your remembrance whatsoever I have said Joh. 14. 16 17 18 25 26. But when the comforter is come whom I will send unto you from the father the spirit of truth c. Joh. 15. 26. It is expedient for you that I go away for if I go not away the comforter will not come unto you but if I depart I will send him unto you and when he is come he will convince the world of sin and of righteousness and of judgment c. I have yet many things to say to you but you cannot bear them now Howbeit when he the spirit of truth is come he will guide you into all truth c. He shall receive of mine and shew it unto you Joh. 16. 7 8 12 13 14. They were not able to resist the wisdom and spirit by which Stephen spake Act. 6. 9 10. The love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the holy Ghost c. Rom. 5. 5. If the spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead dwell in you he who raised up the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his spirit which dwelleth in you c. If ye through the spirit do mortifie the deeds of the body ye shall live For as many as are led by the spirit of God are the sons of God c. Likewise the spirit also helpeth our infirmities for we know not what we should pray for as we ought but the spirit himself maketh intercession for us c. Rom. 8. 11 13 14 26 27. Eph. 2. 18. Eph. 6. 18. Jude v. 20. That ye may abound in hope through the power of the holy Ghost c. That the offering up of the Gentiles might be acceptable being sanctified by the holy Ghost c. To make the Gentiles obedient c. by the power of the spirit of God Rom. 15. 13 16 18 19. Eye hath not seen c. but God hath revealed them unto us by his spirit for the spirit searcheth all things c. The things of God knoweth no man but the spirit of God Now we have received c. the spirit of God that we might know the things which are freely given unto us of God 1 Cor. 2. 9 10 11 12. Such were some of you but ye are washed but ye are sanctified c. and by the spirit of our God 1 Cor. 6. 11. No man can say that Jesus is the Lord but by the holy Ghost Now there are diversity of gifts but the same spirit c. The manifestation of the spirit is given to every man to profit withall For to one is given by the spirit the word of wisdom c. But all these worketh that one and the self-same spirit dividing to every man severally as they will c. By one spirit we are all baptized into one body 1 Cor. 12. 3 4 7 8 9 10 11 13. We c. beholding c. the glory of the Lord are changed into the same image c. by the Spirit of the Lord 2 Cor. 3.
17 18. We through the spirit wait for the hope of righteousness by faith Gal. 5. 5 22. The mystery of Christ which in other ages was not made known unto the sons of men as now it is revealed c. by the spirit c. I bow my knees unto the father c. that he would grant you c. to be strengthened with might by his spirit in the inner man Eph. 3. 4 5 14 16. Who declared unto us your love in the spirit Col. 1. 8. Our Gospel came not unto you in word only but also in power and in the Holy-Ghost c. And ye became followers of us and of the Lord 1 Thess. 1. 5 6. God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the spirit and belief of the truth 2 Thess. 12. 13. That good thing which was committed unto thee keep by the holy Ghost who dwelleth in us 2 Tim. 1 14. He saved us by the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Ghost which is shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ Tit. 3. 5 6. Elect c. through sanctification of the spirit unto obedience c. Seeing you have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren 1 Pet. 1. 2 22. But ye have an unction from the holy one and ye know all things c. But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you and ye need not that any man teach you but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things c. 1 Joh. 2. 20 27. Of the spirit of God further his being given to and dwelling in the Saints and working in them and others The nature appearance and fruit of the spirit and the Saints duty towards the spirit in following him and not sinning against him grieving him or quenching him 1st Of the spirit given to and in the Saints and others and what he did and doth These be they who separated themselves sensual having not the spirit Jude 8. 19. And Pharaoh said unto his servants Can we find such a one as this is a man in whom the spirit of God is Gen. 41. 38. I have called by name Basaleel c. and I have filled him with the spirit of God in wisdom and understanding and in knowledg and in all manner of workmanship to devise cunning work to work in gold and silver and in brass c. Exod. 31. 2 3 4. Gather unto me seventy of the Elders of Israel c. And I will take of the Spirit which is upon thee and will put it upon them and they shall bear the burden of the people with thee c. And the Lord came down c. and took of the spirit that was upon him and gave it unto the seventy Elders And it came to pass that when the spirit rested on them they prophesied and did not cease c. Would all the Lords people were prophets and that the Lord would put his spirit upon them Numb 11. 16 17 25 26 29. My servant Caleb because he had another spirit with him and followed me fully him will I bring into the land Numb 14. 24. And Balaam lift up his eyes c. and the spirit of God came upon him and he blessed Israel instead of cursing them Numb 24. 1 2 3 10. Take thee Joshua the son of Nun a man in whom is the spirit and lay thine hand upon him Numb 27. 18. The spirit of the Lord upon Jepthah c. Judg. 11. 29. Sampson and the child grew and the Lord blessed him and the spirit of the Lord began to move him at times in the camp of Dan Judg. 13. 24 25. And the spirit of the Lord came mightily upon him and he rent the Lyon as he would have rent a kid c. and the spirit of the Lord came upon him and he c. slew thirty of them c. Judg. 14. 6 19. The spirit of the Lord came mightily upon him and the cords which were upon his arms became as flax Jug 15. 14. And the spirit of the Lord will come upon thee and thou shalt prophesie with them and shall be turned into another man c. And the spirit of God came upon him and he prophesied 1 Sam. 10. 6 9 10. Samuel anointed David and the spirit of the Lord came upon David from that day forward c. But the spirit of the Lord departed from Saul and an evil spirit from the Lord troubled him 1 Sam. 16. 13 14. Yet many years didst thou forbear them and testified against them by thy spirit in thy prophets Neh. 9. 30. Zech. 7. 12. Truly I am full of power by the spirit of the Lord and of Judgment and of might to declare unto Jacob his transgression and to Israel his sin Micah 3. 8. I indeed baptize you with water c. but he c. shall baptize you with the holy Ghost and with fire c. Mat. 3. 11. Mark 1. 8. For it is not ye that speak but the spirit of your father who speaketh in you Mat. 10. 20. It is said of John he shall be filled with the holy Ghost even from his mothers womb c. The Angel said unto Mary The holy Ghost shall come upon thee and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee c. Elizabeth was filled with the holy Ghost and she spake c. Zacharias was filled with the holy Ghost and prophesied saying c. Luk. 1. 13 15 35 41 47. The holy Ghost was upon Simeon And it was revealed unto him by the holy Ghost that he should not see death before he had seen the Lord Luk. 2. 25 26. If ye then being evil know how to give good things to your children how much more shall your heavenly father give his holy spirit to them who asketh him Luk. 11. 13. The kingdom of God cometh not with observation c. Behold the kingdom of God is among you or within you Luk. 17. 20 21. The comforter c. he will reprove the world of sin of righteousness and of judgment c. when the spirit of truth is come he will guide you into all truth For he shall not speak of himself but whatsoever he shall hear that shall he speak and he will shew you things to come He shall glorifie me for he shall receive of mine and shew it unto you John 16. 7 8 13 14. He breathed on them and saith unto them Receive ye the Holy-Ghost Joh. 20. 22. Wait for the promise of the father which ye have heard of me for John truly baptized with water but ye shall be baptized with the Holy-Ghost not many days hence c. ye shall receive power after the holy-Holy-Ghost is come upon you or the power of the holy Ghost cometh upon you Act. 1. 4 5 8. This was fulfilled And they were all filled with the holy-Holy-Ghost and began to speak with other tongues as the spirit gave them utterance
hearts by the holy Ghost Rom. 5. 5. The spirit it self beareth witness with our spirits that we are the children of God Rom. 8. 16. Fervent in the spirit serving the Lord Rom. 12. 11. No man speaking by the spirit of God calleth Jesus accursed c. that no man can say that Jesus is the Lord but by the holy Ghost c. There are diversity of gifts but the same spirit c. to one is given c. But all these worketh that one and the self-same spirit dividing c. 1 Cor. 12. 3 4 5 6 7 c. Who hath also sealed us and given us the earnest of his spirit 2 Cor. 1. 22. chap. 5. 5. Ye are our Epistle c. ye are manifestly declared the Epistle of Christ c. written not with ink but with the spirit of the living God not in tables of stone but in fleshie tables of the heart c. The letter killeth but the spirit giveth life c. If the ministration of death c. were glorious c. How shall not the ministration of the spirit be rather glorious c Now the Lord is that spirit and where the spirit of the Lord is there is liberty 2 Cor. 3. 2 3 6 7 8 17. God haeh sent forth the spirit of his son into your hearts crying Abba father Gal. 4. 6. For the flesh lusteth against the spirit and the spirit against the flesh and these are contrary the one to the other c. The fruit of the spirit is love joy peace long-suffering gentleness goodness faith meekness temperance Gal. 5. 17 22 23. Ye were sealed with the holy spirit of promise which is the earnest of our inheritance until the purchased possession Eph. 1. 13 14. The holy spirit of God whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption Eph. 4. 30. For the fruit of the spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth Eph. 5. 9. God hath not given us the spirit of fear but of power of love and of a sound mind 2 Tim. 1. 7. Having received the word in much affliction with joy of the holy Ghost 1 Thess. 1. 6. Christ who through the eternal spirit offered himself c. Heb. 9. 14. Try the spirits whether they are of God c. Hereby know ye the spirit of God evey spirit that confesseth Jesus Christ to have been come in the flesh is of God And every spirit which confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God c. Greater is he that is in you than he who is in the world 1 Joh. 4. 1 2 3 4. It is the spirit who beareth witness because the spirit is truth c. The father the word and the holy Ghost and these three are one 1 John 5. 6 7 8. The Spirit and the Bride say Come Revel 22. 17. 2dly Saints Duty towards the Spirit 1st In following after him and making use of him The manifestation of the spirit is given to every man to profit withal 1 Cor. 12. 7. The same anointing teacheth you of all things 1 John 2. 27. And the Lord said My spirit shall not always strive with man Gen. 6. 3. The true worshippers shall worship the father in spirit and in truth for the father seeketh such to worship him God is a spirit and they who worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth John 4. 14 15. Fervent in spirit serving the Lord Rom. 12. 11. I will pray with the spirit c. I will sing with the spirit c. 1 Cor. 12. 18. Walk we not in the same spirit 2 Cor. 12. 18. Are ye so foolish having begun in the spirit are ye now made perfect by the flesh Gal. 3. 3. Walk in the spirit and ye shall not fulfil the lusts of the flesh c. If ye be led by the spirit ye are not under the law c. If we live in the spirit let us also walk in the spirit Gal. 5. 16 17 18 25. He who soweth to the spirit shall of the spirit reap life everlasting Gal. 6. 8. Be not drunk c. but be ye filled with the spirit Ephes. 5. 18. The sword of the spirit which is the word of God c. praying always with all prayer and supplication in the spirit Ephes. 6. 17 18. We are the circumcision who worship God in the spirit Phil. 3. 3. Build up your selves c. praying in the holy Ghost Jude verse 20. 2dly Not to sin against grieve or quench the Spirit But the blasphemy against the holy Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men c. Whosoever speaketh a word against the Son of man it shall be forgiven him but whosoever speaketh against the holy Ghost it shall not be forgiven him neither in this world neither in the world to come Matth. 12. 31 32. Mark 3. 29 30. Annanias Why hath Satan filled thine heart to lye to the holy Ghost c thou hast not lyed unto men but unto God c. How is it that ye have agreed together to tempt the spirit of the Lord c. she fell down and died c. Acts 5. 2 3 5 8 9 10. Ye stiff-necked and uncircumcised in heart and ears ye do always resist the holy Ghost as your fathers did so do ye c. Have not your fathers persecuted c. Act. 7. 51 52. Simon offered money for power to confer the holy Ghost Act. 8. 18 19. The Sadduces say that there is no resurrection neither Angel nor spirit Act. 23. 8. Keep the unity of the spirit in the bond of peace c. and grieve not the holy spirit of God whereby ye are sealed Eph. 4. 3 30. Quench not the spirit 1 Thess. 5. 19. He who despised Moses law died without mercy c. Of how much sorer punishment suppose ye shall he be thought worthy who have trodden under foot the son of God c. and hath done despite unto the spirit of Grace Heb. 10. 28 29. The spirit of God and of glory resteth upon you on their parts he is evil spoken of c. 1 Pet. 4. 14. CHAP. XXII Of Afflictions Troubles and Persecutions To whom they belong or who may expect them 1st Common to all MAN is born unto trouble as the sparks flie upward Job 5. 7. Man who is born of a woman is of few days and full of trouble Job 14. 1. 2dly More especially the Saints Believers such as are born of the Spirit First The Holy Ghost affirms this I will be his father and he shall be my son If he commit iniquity I will chasten him with the rod of men and with the stripes of the children of men but my mercy shall not depart away from him c. 2 Sam. 7. 14 15. For whom the Lord loveth he correcteth even as the father the son in whom he delighteth Prov. 3. 12. Behold I and the children whom the Lord hath given me are for signs and wonders in Israel Isa. 8. 18. He
8. To be of one mind p. 261 9. To walk wisely and charitably one towards another and in things indifferent to have respect to the weak and to avoid offences p. 262 10. To destribute and communicate to each others necessities Of giving to the poor in general p. 264 See more in shewing mercy to all ch 19. p. 280. Of giving to Enemies ch 22. p. 358. Of Church-collections for poor ch 27. p. 400. 3. Duties of Saints Believers each to others as they stand related one to another in the Flesh. Chap. 18. p. 268. 1. Husbands to Wives and Wives to Husbands Of Marriage women c. p. 268 2. Parents to their Children and Children to their Parents p. 271 3. Masters to their servants and servants to their Masters p. 274. 4. Magistrates to Subjects and Subjects to Magistrates See Magistrates at large ch 24. p. 375. 4. The Duties of Saints towards all men those who are without unbelievers Enemies Chap. 19. P. 276. 1. In the general p. 276 2. In particular not to speak evil of them or judg them p. 277 3. Be just righteous true and faithful to and with them in all things of trust and dealing p. 277 4. To live at peace with them every one doing their own works not intermedling with others p. 278 5. Not to be discontented angry or revengeful against them but to behave themselves meekly gently and patiently towards them bearing wrong p. 279 See more of Meekness ch 16. p. 205. 6. To pity them shew them mercy pray for them requite them good for evil love for hatred p. 280 See more of doing good to Persecutors ch 22. p. 358. See giving the poor ch 17. p 246. 7. To behave themselves humbly and courteously towards all giving them due respect p. 281 8. To avoid all unnecessary society and fellowship with wicked men p. 282 5. Of the Duties of Saints in times of Affliction and Persecution both towards God such as persecute and such as are persecuted and afflicted See Afflictions and Persecutions at large chap. 22. p. 356. 6. Their Duties in times of Common Calamities See Common Calamities at large Chap. 23. p. 366. 7. Their Duties towards the Spirit See it at large Chap. 21. p. 309. 8. Their Duties towards their Ministers or Pastours See Church-Affairs at large Chap. 27. p. 404. 9. Their Duties in case of Temptation by Satan and False-teachers Errors c. See Satan his Instruments False-teachers c. in general Chap. 30. p. 429. 10. Their Duties in relation to the things of this World See the things of this World in general Chap. 39. p. 476. How men come truly and spiritually to know the only true God and Jesus Christ whom he hath sent and the Mystery of Salvation by him and expressed in the Word To believe bring forth fruit and persevere through difficulties to eternal life Chap. 20. P. 284 1. A man of himself can do neither of these p. 284 2. God in Christ doth all freely hath promised so to do 1. In General p. 285 2. In Particular to give knowledg of himself c. p. 288 See more of Knowledg ch 38. p. 466 3. To give Faith or enable to believe p. 291 4. To enable them to subdue sin bring forth fruit profit c. p. 292 5. To give power to persevere in faith c. See more ch 16. p. 246. p. 295 6. God in Christ doth command encourage and invite by promises to come to kim for these and cast our care upon kim p. 297 How God doth work and effect these things in the hearts and spirits of his Elect. Chap. 21. P. 301. By his Spirit whom he promised p. 301 Of the spirit of God further his being given to dwelling in the saints working in them and others the nature and fruits thereof Saints duties towards the Spirit 1. Of the Spirit given to and in the Saints and what he did and doth p. 303 2. The nature working and fruits of the spirit p. 307 3. Saints Duties towards the spirit 1. To follow him and make use of him p. 309 2. Not to sin against grieve or quench the spirit p. 309 Of Afflictions Troubles and Persecutions Chap. 22. P. 311. 1 To whom they belong or who may expect them p. 311. 1. Common to all p. 311. 2 More especially to the Saints 1. The Holy Gost affirms it p. 311 2 That the Saints have been so exercised 1. From God more immediately p. 313 2. From men wicked ones heathens p. 314 3. From Professors men zealous of the Law and Traditions p. 317 2 For what ends God doth correct his Children and fuffer them to be persecuted p. 319. 1. To exercise and try their faith and obedience p. 319 2. To humble and purge them p. 320 3. To make them to remember God and things above look to own and close with them p. 321 4. For Gods own glory and the furtherance of the Gospel p. 322 5. For the effecting of great good and advantage to those who are exercised with trouble c. p. 323 3. The Considerations which should bear up stay comfort the spirits of the Saints in their afflictions and under porsecutions p. 325. 1. That God appoints them and that for such ends as before p. 325 2. That such who are so exercised are blessed and happy and so pronounced it 's a seal of son-ship of Gods choice love and of their salvation p. 325 3. That God well knows the design and ways of Satan and of all the Adversaries of Believers and that they can do no more or proceed further against the Saints than what God permits he turns about the purposes of Adversaries p. 326 4. That God orders and determines of the measure manner time and continuance of afflictions and persecutions and that according to our need p. 329 5. That God doth sometimes make Enemies and Persecutors themselves to acknowledg the Saints innocency when they suffer and will surely avenge them of their Adversaries p. 330 6. That God will comfort uphold and preserve his in all their troubles and not lay more upon them than they can bear p. 332 See Common Calamities ch 23. p. 364. 7. That the Saints are near and dear to God in Christ so that he takes notice of their afflictions and Persecutions and is said to be persecuted and afflicted in their persecutions c. p. 335 For more See Union and Relation between Christ and his Church ch 15. p. 135. 8. That the greater the Afflictions and distresses of the Saints have been the more wonderful have their deliverance been and then hath salvation been nearest when extremity hath been highest and danger greatest p. 337 9. That Affliction and Persecution shall be for the great good of Saints p. 339 More See the ends of God in afflicting before p. 319. 10. That God will not always chide nor suffer his to lye under Affliction and Persecutions they shall have an end he will bring deliverance and restore
him they worshipped him c. And Jesus came and spake unto them saying all power is given to me in heaven and earth go ye therefore and teach all nations baptizing them in the name of the father and of the son and of the holy Ghost Matt. 28. 16 17 18 19 20. Why doth this man speak blasphemy Who can forgive sins but God only c. but that ye may know that the son of man hath power on earth to forgive sin he saith unto the sick c. arise Mark 2. 7 9 10 11. In the beginning was the word and the word was with God and the word was God c. The world was made by him c. And the word was made flesh c. John 1. 1 2 10 14. Jesus c. knew all men and needed not that any should testify of man For he knew what was in man John 2. 24 25. No man hath ascended c. but he who came down c. even the son of man who is in heaven John 3. 13. Jesus answered them my father worketh hitherto and I work c. The Jews sought the more to kill him c. Because c. He said God was his father making himself equal with God c. The son can do nothing of himself but what he seeth the father do for whatsoever things he doth these also doth the son likewise c. As the father raised up the dead and quickened them even so the son quickeneth whom he will c. That all men should honour the son even as they honour the father he who honoureth not the son honoureth not the father who sent him John 5. 17 18 19 21 22 23. What and if ye shall see the son of man ascend up where he was before John 6. 62. Jesus said unto them verily verily I say unto you Before Abraham was I am John 8. 58. Dost thou believe on the son of God and Jesus said c. Thou hast both seen him and it is he who talketh with thee c. and he worshipped him John 9. 35 36 37 38. My father who gave them me is greater than all and no man is able to pluck them out of my fathers hand I and my father are one c. Believe the work that ye may know and believe that the father is in me and I in him John 10. 29 30 38. Jesus knew Lazarus was dead John 11. 14. He who believeth on me believeth not on me but him who sent me And he who seeth me seeth him who sent me John 12. 44 45. Jesus knowing c. That he was come from God and went to God John 13. 3. If ye had known me ye should have known my father also and from henceforth ye know him and have seen him Philip saith unto him Lord shew us the father and it sufficeth us Jesus faith unto him have I been so long time with you and yet hast thou not known me Philip He who hath seen me hath seen the father and how sayest thou shew us the father believest thou not that I am in the father and the father in me The words I speak unto you I speak not of my self but the father who dwelleth in me he doth the works Believe me that I am in the father and the father in me c. Whatsoever ye shall ask in my name that will I do c. I will pray the father and he shall give you another comforter that he may abide with you for ever even the spirit of truth c. I will come to you c. He who loveth me I will love him and manifest my self to him c. My father will love him and we will come unto him and make our abode with him c. The comforter the holy Ghost whom my father will send in my name he shall teach you John 14. 7 8 9 10 11 13 14 16 17 18 21 23 26. When the spirit of truth is come c. He will shew you things to come he shall glorify me for he shall receive of mine and shew it unto you All things which the father hath are mine therefore said I that he shall take of mine and shall shew it unto you c. Whatsoever ye shall ask the father in my name he will give it you c. I came forth from the father and am come into the world again I leave the world and go to the father c. John 16. 13 14 15 23 27 28 30. Now O Father glorify thou me c. With the glory which I had with thee before the world was c. And all mine are thine and thine are mine and I am glorified in them c. That they may be one as thou father art in me and I in thee John 17. 5 10 21. Thomas answered and said unto him my Lord and my God John 20. 28. Why hath Satan filled thine heart to lye to the holy Ghost c. Thou hast not lied unto men but to God c. How is it that ye are agreed together to tempt the spirit of the Lord Act. 5. 3 4 9. Stephen calling and saying Lord Jesus receive my spirit Act. 7. 59. Peter said to Aeneas Jesus Christ maketh thee whole arise c. Act. 9. 34. The Church of God which he hath purchased with his own blood Act. 20. 28. Of whom as concerning the flesh Christ came who is over all God blessed for ever Amen Rom. 9. 5. With all in every place who call upon the name of Jesus Christ our Lord 1 Cor. 1. 2. The spirit searcheth all things yea the deep things of God For what man knoweth the things of a man but the spirit of man which is in him even so the things of God knoweth no man but the spirit of God 1 Cor. 2. 10 11. Know you not that ye are the temple of God and that the spirit of God dwelleth in you c. 1 Cor. 3. 16. He who is joyned unto the Lord is one spirit c. Know you not that your body is the temple of the holy Ghost who is in you which ye have of God c. 1 Cor. 6. 17 19. To us there is but one God the father of whom are all things and one Lord Jesus 1 Cor. 8. 6. Now the Lord is that spirit and where the spirit of the Lord is there is liberty c. Even as by the spirit of the Lord or the Lord of the spirit 2 Cor. 3. 17 18. The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ the Love of God and the Communion of the holy Ghost be with you all 2 Cor. 13. 14. God hath sent forth the spirit of his son into our hearts c. Gal. 4. 6. Through him we both have an access by one spirit unto the father c. In whom you also are builded together for an habitation of God through the spirit Ephes. 2. 18 22. By him were all things created c. By him and for him and he is before all
glory when there came such a voice to him from the excellent glory This is my beloved son in whom I am well pleased 2 Pet. 1. 16 17. 1 Pet. 1. 21. Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ to him be glory both now and for ever 2 Pet. 3. 18. Jude vers 25. In him is no sin c. Hereby perceive we the love of God because he laid down his life for us 1 John 3. 5 16. 1 Pet. 3. 18. His son Jesus Christ This is the true God and eternal life 1 John 5. 20. Jesus Christ c. The Prince of the kings of the earth c. To him be glory and dominion for ever and ever Amen I am Alpha and Omega the beginning and the ending saith the Lord which is and which was and which is to come the Almighty c. I am the first and the last I am he who liveth and was dead and behold I am alive for evermore Amen and have the keys of hell and death Rev. 1. 5 6 8 17 18. I am he who searcheth the reins and hearts Rev. 2. 23. Those things saith he who hath the seven spirits of God c. Who is holy c. Who hath the key of David he who openeth and no man shutteth c. Rev. 3. 1 7. Worthy is the lamb which was slain to receive power and riches and wisdom and strength and honour and glory and blessing c. Blessing honour and glory and power be unto him who sitteth upon the Throne and unto the Lamb for ever c. The elders fell down and worshipped him who liveth for ever Rev. 5. 12 13 14. And the kings of the earth and the great men c. Said to the mountains c. Hide us from the face of him who sitteth upon the throne and from the wrath of the lamb For the great day of his wrath is come and who shall be able to stand Rev. 6. 15 16 17. The Lamb shall overcome them for he is the Lord of Lords and King of Kings Rev. 17. 14. ch 19. 16. See more of the one God Father Son and Spirit or the Trinity Chap. 3. In his Nature He shall not cry nor lift up nor cause his voice to be heard in the street A bruised reed shall he not break smoaking or daily burning flax shall he not quench Isa. 42. 2 3. Matt. 12. 18 19 20. I gave my back to the smiters and my cheeks to them who plucked off hair I hid not my face from shame and spitting Isa. 50. 6. Matt. 26. 67. He was oppressed c. He opened not his mouth he is brought as a Lamb to the slaughter and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb so he opened not his mouth c. He had done no violence neither was guile found in his mouth Isa. 53. 7 9. Mal. 2. 6. Thy king cometh unto thee he is just c. lowly and riding upon an Ass c. Zech. 9. 9. The son of righteousness shall arise with healing in his wings Mal. 4. 2. Jesus sate at meat c. Many publicans and sinners came c. The Pharisees said why eat your Master with Publicans and sinners c. Jesus said unto them they who are whole need not a Physician but they who are sick but go and learn what that meant I will have mercy and not sacrifice for I am not come to call the righteous but sinners to repentance c. When he saw the multitude he was moved with compassion on them because they fainted or were tired and were scattered abroad as sheep having no sheepherd c. He healed their sick c. Would not send them away fasting c. Matt. 9. 10 11 12 13 36. chap. 14. 14. ch 15. 30 32. Learn of me for I am meek and lowly of heart Matt. 11. 29. When Peter was sinking and cryed out Lord save me and immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand and caught him and said unto him c. wherefore didest c. Matt. 14. 30 31. O Jerusalem Jerusalem thou who killest the prophets c. how often would I have gathered thy children together even as a hen gathereth her chickens under her wings and ye would not Matt. 23. 37. Christ excused his Disciples when they slept c. He said the spirit indeed is willing but the flesh is weak Matt. 26. 41. When he came neer the City he wept over it saying if thou hadest known even thou at least in this thy day the things which belong to thy peace c. Luk. 19. 41 42. And the word was made flesh c. full of grace and truth John 1. 14. When Jesus therefore saw her weeping c. He groaned in the spirit and was troubled c. Jesus wept then said the Jews behold how he loved him John 11. 33 35 36. Let not your hearts be troubled ye believe in God c. Peace I leave with you my peace I give unto you c. Let not your heart be troubled neither let it be afraid John 14. 1 27. When Mary sought Jesus weeping he appeared to her to comfort her c. He shewed himself also to his Disciples his hands and feet and the second time to Thomas when he would not believe the report of the rest John 20. 11 14 15 16 19 25 27. Christ gives charge three times to Peter that if he loved him he should feed his lambs and his sheep John 21. 15 16 17. Ye denied the holy and just one Act. 3. 14. I obtained mercy for this cause that in me first Jesus Christ might shew forth all long-suffering for a pattern to them who should hereafter believe on him 1 Tim. 1. 16. In that he himself hath suffered being tempted he is able to succour them who are tempted Heb. 2. 18. chap. 4. 15. Who is holy harmless undefiled c. Heb. 7. 26. Christ as of a Lamb without spot and blemish 1 Pet. 1. 19. Hereby perceive we the love of God because he laid down his life for us c. 1 John 3. 16. Behold I stand at the door and knock if any man hear my voice and open the door I will come in to him and sup with him and he with me Rev. 3. 20. CHAP. VIII How Christ wrought this Salvation for sinners and what he was made and is what he undertook and did in order to it First He is Mediatour THere is one God one Mediatour between God and man the man Jesus Christ 1 Tim. 2. 5. By so much was Jesus made a surety of a better testament Heb. 7. 22. He is made the Mediatour of a better Testament which was established upon better promises Heb. 8. 6. And for this cause he is the mediatour of the New-testament that c. Heb. 9. 15. And to Jesus the Mediatour of the new Covenant or Testament Heb. 12. 24. 2dly He took upon him the nature of man and humbled himself God said to the serpent c. I will put enmity between thee and
c. Jesus c. having received of the father the promise of the holy-Holy-Ghost he hath shed forth this which ye now see and hear Act. 2. 2 3 4 14 15 16 17 18 32 33. Then Peter filled with the Holy-Ghost said c. the place was shaken c. And they were all filled with the Holy-Ghost and they spake the word c. Act. 4. 8 31. The Holy-Ghost whom God hath given unto them who obey him Act. 5. 32. Stephen a man full of the Holy-Ghost c. and they were not able to resist the spirit and wisdom by which he spake Act. 6. 5 10. ch 7. 55. Peter and John c. prayed for them that they might receive the Holy-Ghost for as yet he was fallen upon none of them c. and they received the Holy-Ghost Act. 8. 15 16 17. The Lord c. hath sent me that thou mightest c. be filled with the Holy-Ghost Act. 9. 17. While Peter yet spake these words the Holy-Ghost fell on all them who heard the word c. they heard them speak with tongues c. Acts 10. 44 46. Barnabas was a good man and full of the Holy-Ghost c. Act. 11. 24. Act. 13. 9 52. God who knoweth the hearts bear them witness giving them the holy Ghost as he did unto us Act. 15. 8. They were forbidden by the holy Ghost to preach the word in Asia c. then they assayed to go into Bithinia but the spirit suffered them not Act. 16. 6 7. Paul came to Ephesus and finding certain Disciples he said unto them Have ye received the holy Ghost since ye believed and they said unto him We have not so much as heard whether there be any holy Ghost c. and when Paul laid his hands upon them the holy Ghost came on them and they spake with tongues and prophesied Act. 19. 1 2 6. The love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the holy Ghost who is given unto us Rom. 5. 5. That ye abound in hope through the power of the holy Ghost Rom. 15. 13. Ye are not in the flesh but in the spirit if so be that the spirit of God dwelleth in you now if any man have not the spirit of Christ he is none of his Rom. 8. 9. Fervent in the spirit c. Rom. 12. 11. Ye are the temple of God and that the spirit of God dwelleth in you 1 Cor. 3. 16. ch 6. 19. He who is joined to the Lord is one spirit 1 Cor. 6. 17. I think I have the spirit of God 1 Cor. 7. 40. Who hath also sealed us and given us the earnest of his spirit into our hearts 2 Cor. 1. 22. ch 5. 5. Ye are the Epistle of Christ c. written not with Ink but with the spirit of the living God c. 2 Cor. 3. 3. We have the same spirit of faith according as it is written c. 2 Cor. 4. 13. Christ hath redeemed us c. that ye might receive the promise of the spirit through faith Gal. 3. 14. And because ye are sons God hath sent forth the spirit of his son into your hearts crying Abba father Gal. 4. 6. In whom also after that ye believed ye were sealed with that holy spirit of promise which is the earnest of our inheritance c. Eph. 1. 13 14. In whom you also are built together for an habitation for God through the spirit Eph. 2. 22. This shall turn to my salvation through your prayers and the supply of the spirit of Jesus Christ Phil. 1. 19. If any fellowship of the spirit c. Fulfil ye my joy that ye be like-minded Phil. 2. 1 2. God who hath also given unto us his holy spirit 1 Thess. 4. 8. Then shall that wicked one be revealed whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth and destroy with the brightness of his coming 2 Thess. 2. 8. According to his mercy he saved us by the washing of regeneration and renewing of the holy Ghost which he hath shed on us abundantly or richly through Jesus Christ our Saviour Tit. 3. 5 6. God also bearing them witness both with c. and gifts of the holy Ghost according to his own will Heb. 2. 4. The prophets have enquired c. what manner of time the spirit of Christ which was in them did signifie when he spake before-hand c. unto whom it was revealed c. by them who have preached the Gospel unto you with the holy Ghost sent down from heaven 1 Pet. 1. 10 11 12. Christ c. being put to death in the flesh but quickened by the spirit 1 Pet. 3. 18. If ye be reproached for the name of Christ happy are ye for the spirit of glory and of God resteth upon you c. 1 Pet. 4. 14. Holy men of God spake as they were moved by the holy Ghost 2 Pet. 1. 21 Ye have an unction from the holy one and ye know all things c. but the anointing which ye have received abideth in you 1 John 2. 20 27. Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin for his seed remaineth in him and hereby we know that he abideth in us by the spirit which he hath given us 1 Joh. 3. â—…9 24. We know that we dwell in him and he in us because he hath given us of his spirit 1 Joh. 4. 13. It is the spirit who beareth witness because the spirit is truth c. Three who beareth record in heaven the father the word and the holy Ghost and these three are one c. 1 Joh. 5. 6 7 8. These are they c. not having the spirit Jude v. 19. Grace unto you c. and from the seven spirits which are before his throne Rev. 1. 4. ch 3. 1. ch 4. 5. I beheld and lo c. a lamb having c. seven eyes which are the seven spirits of God sent forth into all the earth Rev. 5. 6. And the spirit and bride say come Rev. 22. 17. 2dly The nature workings and fruits of the spirit And the Lord said My spirit shall not always strive with man Gen. 6. 3. Balaam who came with a purpose to curse Israel when the spirit of God came upon him he blessed them Numb 24. 1 2 to the 14. Is the spirit of the Lord straitned or shortned are these his doings Micah 2. 7. Handle me and see me for a spirit hath not flesh and bones as ye see me to have Luk. 24. 39. I saw the spirit descending from heaven like a dove and it abode upon him Joh. 1. 32. He would have given thee living water c. water springing up into eternal life Joh. 4. 10 14. He who believeth c. out of his belly shall flow rivers of living waters c. This spake he of the spirit c. Joh. 7. 38 39. They were not able to resist c. and the spirit by which he spake Act. 6. 10. The love of God is shed abroad in our
who swear by the Lord and that swear by Malchum Zeph. 1. 5. Every one who sweareth shall be cut off c. I will bring it forth saith the Lord of hosts and it shall enter into the house of c. and into the house of him who sweareth falsly by my name c. Zech. 5. 3 4. Love no false oath for all these are things which I hate saith the Lord Zech. 8. 17. Swear not at all neither by heaven for it is Gods throne nor by earth for it is his foot-stool c. But let your communication be yea yea nay nay for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil Mat. 5. 33 34 35 36 37. James 5. 12. They sought false witnesses against Christ and two came Mat. 26. 60. Men verily swear by the greater and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all strife wherein God willing more abundantly c. confirmed it by an oath Heb. 6. 13 16 17 18. And the Angel c. lifted up his hand to heaven and sware by him who liveth for ever c. that there should be time no longer Rev. 10. 5 6. CHAP. XXVI Of Preachers in general Gospel-Ministers of what spirits they should be their Duty and Recompence AND though the Lord give you the bread of adversity and the water of affliction yet shall not thy teachers be removed into a corner any more but thine eyes shall see thy teachers Isa. 30. 20. The Lord said unto Jeremy Thou shalt go to all that I shall send thee and whatsoever I shall command thee thou shalt speak Be not afraid c. Jer. 1. 7 8. If thou take forth the precious from the vile thou shalt be as my mouth Jer. 15. 19. The word of the Lord was made a reproach c. and a derision daily then said I I will not make mention of him nor speak any more in his name but his word was in mine heart as a burning-fire shut up in my bones and I was weary with forbearing and I could not stay c. Jer. 20. 8 9. Freely ye have received and freely give provide neither gold nor silver nor brass in your purses c. for the workman is worthy of his meat c. I send you forth as sheep c. be ye therefore as wise as serpents and harmless as doves Mat. 10. 7 8 9 10 16. Joh. 20. 21. Go ye therefore teach all nations baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the holy Ghost teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you and lo I am with you c. Mat. 28. 19 20. He who speaketh of himself seeketh his own glory but he who seeketh his glory who sent him the same is true c. Joh. 7. 18. The Apostles were very desirous to do good to the souls of others and therefore took all occasions possible to preach the Gospel every where Acts 2. 13 14 c. ch 3. 12 13 c. ch 4. 8 9 10 11. ch 5. 29 30 31 42 ch 7. 1 2 3 c. When the Apostles were forbid to preach Christ they answer Whether it be right in the sight of God to hearken unto you more than unto God judg ye for we cannot but speak the things we have seen and heard Acts 4. 19 20. We will give our selves to prayer continually and preaching of the word Act. 6. 4. These are the servants of the most high God who shew unto us the way of salvation Act. 16. 17. Paul being a tent-maker abode with Aquilla being of the same craft and wrought with him c. He reasoned in the Synagogue every Sabbath c. He testified to the Jews that Jesus was Christ c. Apollos shewing by the Scriptures that Jesus was the Christ Acts 18. 1 2 3 4 5 28. Paul preached three months disputing and perswading about the kingdom of God but when divers were hardned c. he separated the disciples c. Acts 19. 8 9. Paul said I kept back nothing which was profitable unto you but have shewed you and have taught you publickly and from house to house c. testifying c. repentance towards God and faith towards our Lord Jesus Christ c. neither count I my life dear so that I might finish c. the ministry which I have received of the Lord Jesus to testifie the Gospel c. I am pure from the blood of all men for I have not shunned to declare unto you the whole connsel of God c. I have coveted no mans silver or gold c. ye your selves know that these hands have ministred to my necessity and to them who were with me Acts 20. 20 21 24 26 27 33 34 35. The Gentiles to whom I now send thee to open their eyes and to turn them from darkness to light Acts 26. 17 18. Paul dwelt two years in his own hired house and received all who came in unto him preaching the kingdom of God and teaching those things which concern the Lord Jesus Christ Acts 28. 30 31. I thank my God c. that your faith is spoken of c. without ceasing I make mention of you always in my prayers c. I Iong to see you that I may impart unto you some spiritual gift to the end you may be established c. I am not ashamed of the Gospel of Christ for it is the power of God unto salvation Rom. 1. 8 9 10 11 16. Col. 1. 9. Ephes. 1. 15 16. I will not dare to speak of any of those things which Christ hath not wrought by me to make the Gentiles obedient c. I beseech you brethren for the Lord Jesus Christs sake c. that ye strive together with me in your prayer to God for me that I may be delivered from them who do not believe c. Rom. 15. 18 30. When I came to you I came not in the excellency of speech or of wisdom declaring unto you the testimony of God for I determined not to know any thing among you save Jesus Christ and him crucified c. and my speech and my preaching was not with inticing or perswasible words of mans wisdom but in demonstration of the spirit c. which things also we speak not in the words mans wisdom teacheth but which the holy Ghost teacheth comparing spiritual things with spiritual 1 Cor. 2. 1 2 3 4 13. And I brethren could not speak unto you as spiritual c. I have fed you with milk and not with meat for hitherto ye were not able c. I have planted c. but God gave the increase so then neither is he who planteth any thing c. 1 Cor. 3. 1 2 6 7. Account of us as c. stewards of the mystery of God moreover it is required in stewards that a man be found faithful c. Even to this present hour we hunger c. and labour working with our own hands 1 Cor. 4. 2 11 12.
Deut. 4. 24 33 39. chap. 5. 24 25 26. The Lord thy God is among you a mighty God and terrible Deut. 7. 21. Nehem. 1. 5. ch 4. 14. The Lord thy God he who goeth before thee is a consuming fire c. Thine inheritance which thou hast redeemed through thy greatness c. Deut. 9. 3 26. Isa. 60. 16. Behold the heaven and the heaven of heavens is the Lords thy God the earth also with all that therein is c. For the Lord your God is God of Gods and Lord of Lords a great God mighty and terrible who regardeth not persons nor taketh rewards Deut. 10. 14 17. And know you c. The Lord your God his greatness his mighty hand and his stretched-out arm and his miracles and his acts which he did c. Deut. 11. 2 3. Thou maist fear this glorious and fearful name the Lord thy God Deut. 28. 58. Ascribe ye greatness unto our God the Rock his work is perfect all his ways are judgment c. When the most high divided c. See now that I I am he and there is no God with me I kill and I make alive I wound and I heal Neither is there any who can deliver out of my hands For if I lift up my hand to heaven c. Deut. 32. 3 4 8 39 41 42 c. There is none like unto the God of Jesurun who rideth upon the heavens in thy help and in his excellency on the sky The eternal God thy refuge and underneath are everlasting arms and he shall thrust out c. Deut. 33. 26 27. There is none besides thee neither is there any rock like our God c. The Lord is a God of knowledg and by him are actions weighed c. The Lord killeth and maketh alive he bringeth down to the grave and bringeth up the Lord maketh poor and maketh rich he bringeth low and lifteth up He raiseth up the poor c. So the pillars of the earth are the Lords and he hath set the world upon them He will keep the feet of his Saints c. 1 Sam. 2. 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 c. Job 9. 5 6 7 8 9. Who is able to stand before this holy Lord God 1 Sam. 6. 20. Thou art great O Lord God For none is like thee neither is there any God beside thee 2 Sam. 7. 22. The earth shook and trembled the foundations of heaven moved and shook because he was wrath There went up a smoke out of his nostrils and fire out of his mouth devoured c. 2 Sam. 22. 8 9 10 11 12. The Glory of the Lord had filled the house 1 King 8. 11. Thou art the God thou alone of all the kingdoms of the earth thou hast made heaven and earth 2 King 19. 15. Declare his glory c. For great is the Lord and greatly to be praised to be feared above all Gods For all the Gods of the people are Idols but the Lord made the heavens Glory and honour are in his presence strength and gladness in his place c. Give unto the Lord the glory due to his name 1 Chron. 16. 24 25 26 27 28 c. Psal. 96. 4 5. Thine O Lord is the greatness and the glory and the victory and the majesty for all in heaven and earth is thine thine the kingdom O Lord and thou art exalted as head above all Both riches and honour come of thee and thou reignest over all and in thine hand is power and might and in thine hand to make great and to give strength unto all 1 Chron. 29. 11 12. Blessed be thy glorious name who art exalted above all blessing and praises thou thou art Lord alone thou hast made heaven c. And thou preservest them all Nehem. 9. 5 6. The Lord gave and the Lord hath taken away Job 1. 21. God c. Who doeth great things and unsearchable without number Who giveth rain upon the earth and sendeth waters upon the fields to set up on high those who are low c. He disappointeth the devices of the crafty so that their hands cannot perform c. Job 5. 8 9 10 11 12 c. Canst thou by searching find out God Canst thou find out the Almighty to perfection c If he cut off or make a change and shut up or gather together then who can hinder him c. Job 11. 7 8 9 10. chap. 9. 10 11 12 13 c. Who knoweth not in all these that the hand of the Lord hath wrought this In whose hand is the soul of every living thing and the breath of all manking c. With him is wisdom and strength he hath counsel and understanding Behold he breaketh down and it cannot be built up again He shutteth up a man and there can be no opening he withholdeth the waters and they dry up c. He leadeth counsellors away spoiled and maketh the judges fools He looseth the bond of kings c. He leadeth princes away spoiled and overthroweth the mighty c. Job 12. 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 c. Shall not his excellency make you afraid and his dread fall upon you Job 13. 11. He stretcheth out the north over the empty places and hangeth the earth upon nothing he bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds c. He hath compassed the waters with bounds until the day and night come to an end the pillars of heaven tremble and are astonished at his reproof He divideth the sea c. By his spirit he hath garnished the heavens c. Lo these are parts of his ways but how little a portion is heard of him But the thunder of his power who can understand Job 26. 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14. Destruction from God was a terrour to me and by reason of his highness I could not endure Job 31. 23. God is greater than man Why dost thou strive against him For he giveth not account of any of his matters Job 33. 12 13. ch 9. 12. He thundereth with the voice of his excellency c. God thundereth marvellously with his voice great things doth he which we cannot comprehend For he saith to the snow be thou on the earth likewise to the small rain c. He sealeth up the hand of every man that all men may know his works c. With God is terrible majesty c. Job 37. 4 5 6 7 8 9 c. 22 23. The Lord said unto Job c. Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth c Who hath laid the measures thereof c Job 38. toto Who is able to stand before me who hath prevented me that I should repay Whatsoever is under the whole heaven is mine Job 41. 10 11. The kings of the earth set themselves c. He that sitteth in heaven shall laugh The Lord shall have them in derision Then shall he speak unto him in his wrath c. Yet have
lovely Cant. 5. 10 11 12 13 14 15 16. Rev. 1. 13. 14 15. A virgin shall c. bear a son and shall call his name Emanuel God with us c. Isa. 7. 14. Matt. 1. 23. Unto us a child is born c. His name shall be called wonderful Counseller the mighty God the everlasting Father the Prince of Peace of the increase of his government and peace no end upon the Throne of David and upon his kingdom to order it Isa. 9. 6 7. There shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse c. And the spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him the spirit of wisdom and understanding the spirit of counsel and might c. Isa. 11. 1 2. And the key of the house of David will I lay upon his shoulder So he shall open and none shall shut and he shall shut and none shall open Isa. 22. 22. Rev. 3. 7. I lay in Zion c. a stone a tryed stone a precious corner-stone a sure foundation Isa. 28. 16. Him whom man despiseth c. Kings shall see and arise Princes also shall worship c. Isa. 49. 7. Behold my servant shall prosper or deal prudently he shall be exalted and extolled and be very high c. The kings shall shut their mouths at him Isa. 52. 13 15. Behold I have given him c. A leader and a commander to the people Isa. 55. 4. I will overturn overturn c. until he come whose right it is and I will give it him Ezek. 21. 27. I will raise up for them a plant of renown c. Ezek. 34. 29. And my servant David their Prince for ever Ezek. 37. 25. From the going forth of the commandement c. unto the Messiah the prince c. Dan. 9. 25. They shall smite the judg of Israel with a rod upon his cheek c. Beth-lehem ephratah c. Out of thee shall come forth unto me to be ruler in Israel whose goings forth have been from of old or the days of eternity Micah 5. 1 2. The desire of all nations shall come Haggai 2. 7. He shall bear the glory and shall sit and rule upon his throne c. Zech. 6. 13. Rejoice greatly c. behold thy king cometh unto thee c. Zech. 9. 9. Awake O Sword c. against the man my fellow Zech. 13. 7. And the Lord shall be king over all the earth c. Zech. 14. 9. Who may abide the day of his coming And who may stand when he appeareth For he is like a refiners fire c. Malachi 3. 1 2 3. Mary c. was found with child of the holy Ghost c. That which is conceived in her is of the holy Ghost Matt. 1. 18 20. Luk. 1. 35. He taught as one having authority and not as the scribes Matt. 7. 29. Luk. 4. 32. The Devil cryed out saying c. Jesus thou son of God c. Matt. 8. 29. Jesus knowing their thoughts c. That ye may know that the son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins Matt. 9. 4 6. All things are delivered unto me of my father and no man knoweth the son but the father Neither knoweth any man the father but the son and he to whom c. Matt. 11. 27. John 10. 15. Behold a greater than Jonas is here c. A greater than Solomon is here Matt. 12. 41 42. The woman of Canaan came and worshipped him and said Lord help me Matt. 15. 25. Why callest thou me good there is none good but one God Matt. 19. 17. The mother of Zebedees children with her sons came to him and worshiped Matt. 20. 20. When Christ was riding c. the multitude cryed Hosanna to the son of David blessed is he who cometh in the name of the Lord Hosanna in the highest Matt. 21. 9. Jesus said all power is given unto me in heaven and in earth c. Matt. 28. 18. The unclean spirit said I know thee who thou art the holy one of God c. With authority commanded he even the unclean spirits and they obey him c. He cast out many Devils and suffered not the Devils to speak because they knew him or to say that they knew him Mark 1. 24 27 34. ch 5. 7. Christ said to the man sick of the palsie son thy sins are forgiven thee c. Who can forgive sins but God only c. The son of man hath power c. To forgive sins Mark 2. 5 6 7 9 10. Jesus he shall be great and shall be called the son of the highest and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David and he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever and of his kingdom there shall be no end c. The holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the son of God Luk. 1. 31 32 33 35. At twelve years old he sate in the middest of the Doctors in the Temple both hearing them and asking them questions And all who heard him were astonished at his understanding and answers Luke 2. 46 47. John 7. 46. In the beginning was the word and the word was with God and the word was God c. All things were made by him and without him was not any thing made which was made c. He was in the world and the world was made by him c. And the word was made flesh and dwelled amongst us and we beheld his glory as the glory of the only begotten son of the father full of grace and truth c. Is preferred before me for he was before me John 1. 3 10 14 15. ch 3. 16. Jesus c. knew all men and needed not that any man should testify of man For he knew what was in man John 2. 24 25. Luk. 9. 47. No man hath ascended up to heaven but he who came down from heaven even the son of man who is in heaven c. He who cometh from above is above all c. The father loved the son and hath given all things into his hands John 3. 13 31 34 35. Whatsoever things the father doeth those also doeth the son likewise c. for as the father raiseth up the dead and quickeneth them even so the son quickeneth whom he will c. He hath committed all judgment to the son That all men should honour the son even as they honour the father c. As the father hath life in himself so hath he given the son to have life in himself And hath given him authority to execute judgment also because c. John 5. 19 21 22 23 26 27. I came down from heaven c. If ye see the son of man ascend up where he was before c. Jesus knew from the beginning who they were that believed not and who should betray him c. We believe and are sure that thou art that Christ the son of the living God John 6. 38 51 62 64 69.
every one who believeth c. If thou confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead thou shalt be saved For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness c. For the scripture faith whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed Rom. 10. 4 9 10 11. Isa. 28. 16. For by faith ye stand 2 Cor. 1. 24. A man is not justified by the works of the law but by the faith of Jesus Christ Even we have believed in Jesus Christ that we might be justified by the â—…aith of Christ and not by the works of the law c. And the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the son of God Gal. 2. 16 20. Abraham believed God and it was accounted to him for righteousness c. God would justifie the heathen through faith c. They who are of faith are blessed with faithful Abraham c. That the promise through faith of Jesus might be given unto them who believe c. We are all the children of God by faith in Jesus Christ Gal. 3. 6 8 9 11 22 26. We through the spirit wait for the hope of righteousness by faith For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision nor uncircumcision availeth any thing but faith which worketh by love Gal. 5. 5 6. In whom also after that ye believed ye were sealed with the holy spirit c. Ephes. 1. 13. By grace are ye saved through faith Ephes. 2. 8. We have boldness and access with confidence by the faith of him c. That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith Ephes. 3. 12 17. Not having mine own righteousness c. but that which is through the faith of Christ Phil. 3. 9. You are risen with him through the faith of the operation of God c. Col. 2. 12. God hath c. chosen you to salvation through sanctification c. and belief of the truth 2 Thes. 2. 13. Now the end of the commandment is Charity c. and of faith unfeined 1 Tim. 1. 5. Wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus 2 Tim. 3. 15. Leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ c. Of faith towards God c. but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises Heb. 6. 1 12. Cast not away therefore your confidence which hath great recompence of reward c. Yet a little while and he who shall come will come and will not tarry Now the just shall live by faith c. We are not of them who draw back to perdition but of them who believe to the saving of the soul Heb. 10. 22 35 37 38 39. By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Kain by which he obtained witness that he was righteous c. By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death c. He had this Testimony that he pleased God but without faith it is impossible to please God For he who cometh to God must believe that he is and that he is a rewarder of them who diligently seek him By faith Noah c. And became heir of righteousness which is by faith Heb. 11. 4 5 6 7. For you who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation For you who do believe in God who raised him c. 1 Pet. 1. 5 21. Behold I lay in Sion a chief corner-stone c. and he who believeth on him shall not be confounded 1 Pet. 2. 6. This is his commandment that we should believe on the name of his son Jesus Christ and love c. 1 John 3. 22 23. Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God c. This is the victory which overcometh the world even our faith Who is he who overcometh the world but he who believeth that Jesus is the son of God c. He who believeth on the son of God hath the witness in himself c. You that believe c. that ye may know that ye have eternal life 1 John 5. 1 4 5 10 13. Blessed be God c. who according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead 1 Pet. 1. 3. Of Faith in its Nature and Objects and Use Benefits and advantages further the nas before as relating to this Salvation Holding the mistery of faith in a pure conscience c. Without controversie great is the mistery of godliness God was manifested in the flesh c. 1 Tim. 3. 9 16. 1. In its Nature and Objects I know my redeemer liveth and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth and though after my skin worms destroy this body or after I shall awake this body shall be destroyed yet out or in my flesh shall I see God whom I shall see for myself and mine eyes shall behold and not another c. Job 19. 25 26 27. Behold I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone c. He who believeth shall not make hast The Centurion said Lord I am not worthy c. But speak the word only and my servant shall be healed for I am a man under authority c. And I say to this man go and he goeth and unto another come and he cometh c. When Jesus heard this he said c. I have not found so great faith no not in Israel c. Many shall come from east and west and shall sit down with Abraham c. Matt. 8. 8 9 10 11 13. The woman of Canaan would not be put off though Christ spake harsh to her whereupon Jesus said to her O woman great is thy faith be it unto thee as thou wilt Matt. 15. 22 23 24 25 26 27 28. Simon Peter said thou art Christ the son of the living God And Jesus said unto him blessed art thou c. For flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee but my father which is in heaven Matt. 16. 16 17. The woman of the bloody Issue said if I may but touch his clothes I shall be whole c. Jesus said unto her thy faith hath made thee whole go in peace Mark 5. 27 28 29 34. Jesus said unto them have faith in God c. And shall not doubt in his heart Mark 11. 22 23. O fools and slow of heart to believe all which the Prophets have spoken Luke 24. 25. His own received him not but as many as received him to them he gave to become c. John seeth Jesus coming unto him and saith behold the Lamb of God who taketh away the sins of the world This is he of whom I said after me cometh a man who is preferred before me for he was before me c. And I saw and bare record that this is the son of God c. Andrew said to his brother Simon we have found the Messias which is being
good pleasure of his goodness and the work of faith with power 2 Thes. 1. 11. Therefore we both labour and suffer reproach because we trust in the living God who is the saviour of all men especially of them who believe 1 Tim. 4. 10. Fight the good fight of faith lay hold of eternal life 1 Tim. 6. 12 When I call to remembrance the unfeined faith that is in thee c. I am not ashamed for I know whom I have believed and am perswaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day 2 Tim. 1. 5 12. According to the faith of Gods Elect c. In hope of eternal life which God who cannot lye promised before the world began c. Rebuke them sharply that they may be found sound in the faith Titus 1. 1 2 13. ch 2. 2. The word c. did not profit them not being mixed with faith in them who heard it Heb. 4. 2. Faith is the substance of things hoped for the evidence of things not seen c. For he who cometh to God must believe that he is and that he is a rewarder of them who diligently seek him c. By faith Abram c. Sojourned in the land of promise c. For he looked for a City which hath foundations whose builder and maker is God through faith also Sarah her self received strength c. Because she judged him faithful who had promised c. These all dyed in the faith not having received the promises but seeing them afar off and were perswaded of them and imbraced them and confessed c. Abram offered Isaac c. Accounting that God was able to raise him up from the dead c. Moses had respect to the recompence of reward c. as seeing him who is Invisible and some refused deliverance that they might obtain a better resurrection Heb. 11. 1 6 8 9 10 11 13 17 19 26 35. chap. 6. 18. Blessed be God c. who hath begotten us again to a lively hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ c. Whom having not seen ye love in whom though you see not yet believing c. who by him do believe in God c. That your faith and hope might be in God 1 Pet. 1. 3 8 21. To them who have obtained like precious faith with us 2 Pet. 1. 1. Who is a lyer but he that denyeth that Jesus is the Christ 1 John 2. 22. We know that when he shall appear we shall be like him For we shall see him as he is 1 John 3. 2 3. We have seen and do testifie that the father hath sent the son to be the saviour c. Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God God dwelleth in him and he in God And we have known and believed the love which God hath unto us c. 1 John 4. 14 15 16. Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God c. Who is he who overcometh the world but he who believeth that Jesus is the Son of God c. We know that the Son of God is come c. His Son Jesus Christ this is the true God and eternal Life 1 John 5. 1 5 20. But ye beloved build up your selves in your most holy faith Jude vers 20. 2dly In its Use Benefits and Advantages further I had fainted unless I had believed to see the goodness of the Lord in the Land of the living Psal. 27. 13. Behold God is my salvation I will trust c. therefore with joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of salvation Isa. 12. 3. Jesus said unto the blind man believe ye that I am able to do this They said unto him yea Lord then touched he their eyes saying according to your faith be it unto you And their eyes were opened Matt. 9. 28 29 30. Luk. 18. 42. When Peter came out of the Ship he walked on the water to go to Jesus but when he began to fear he began to sink c. And Jesus said unto him O thou of little faith why didst thou doubt Matt. 14. 28 29 30 31. When Christ saw the faith of the Woman of Canaan Jesus answered and said unto her O woman great is thy faith be it unto thee even as thou wilt and her daughter was made whole Matt. 15. 26 27 28. The Disciples came to Jesus apart and said why could not we cast him out And Jesus said unto them because of your unbelief For verily I say unto you if ye have faith as a grain of mustard-seed ye shall say to this mountain remove hence unto yonder place and it shall remove and nothing shall be impossible unto you Matt. 17. 19 20. Mark 11. 23. The saith of the Woman with the bloody-issue derived virtue from Christ to heal her c. Jesus said to the Ruler when news was brought that his daughter was dead be not afraid only believe and Christ raised her Mark 5. 27 28 29 34 36 42. If thou canst believe all things are possible to him who believeth c. He cryed ouâ—… Lord I believe help thou my unbelief Jesus healed his child Mark 9. 23 24 25. What things soever ye desire when ye pray believe that ye receive and ye shall have them Mark 11. 24. He who believeth on me as the scripture saith out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water but this spake he of the spirit which they who believed on him should receive John 7. 38 39. If thou wouldest believe thou shouldest see the glory of God John 11. 40 Christ prayed only for those who had and afterwards should believe in him John 17. 20. Through faith in his name hath made this man strong whom ye see and know yea the faith which is by him hath given him this perfect souâ—…ness in the presence of you all Act. 3. 16. What doth hinder me to be baptized And if thou believest with all thine heart thou mayest Act. 8. 36 37. Putting no difference between them and us purifying their hearts by faith Act. 15. 9. Rejoycing in hope Rom. 12. 12. The God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing Rom. 15. 13. We are always confident knowing that whilest we are at home in the body we are absent from the Lord for we walk by faith and not by sight we are confident I say and willing rather to be absent from the body and to be present with the Lord 2 Cor. 5. 6 7 8. They who are of faith the same are the children of Abraham c. We received c. the spirit through faith Gal. 3. 7 14. In whom after that ye believed ye were sealed with the holy spirit Ephes. 1. 13. In whom ye have boldness and access with confidence by the faith of him c. That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith Ephes. 3. 12 17. Heb. 4. 16. Above all taking the shield of faith wherewith ye shall be
judgment who seeketh the truth and I will pardon it Jer. 5. 1. Gen. 18. 26 32. Is Ephraim my dear Son he a pleasant child since I spake against him I do earnestly remember him still therefore my bowels are troubled for him I will surely have mercy on him saith the Lord c. If the ordinances of heaven cease then the seed of Israel shall cease from being a Nation before me Jer. 31. 20 36 37. When Jerusalem was taken and Jeremiah the Prophet the King of Babylon gave charge concerning Jeremiah c. Look well to him and do him no harm but do unto him even as he shall say unto thee Jer. 39. 11 12. The Precious sons of Zion comparable to fine gold how are they esteemed c. Lam. 4. 2. Though I have scattered them c. yet will I be unto them as a little sanctuary in the Countreys where they shall come Ezek. 11. 16. Though these three men Noah Daniel and Job were in it they should deliver their own souls by their righteousness saith the Lord c. They only shall be delivered themselves Ezek. 14. 14 16 18 20. I sought for a man amongst them who should make up the hedg and stand in the gap before me for the land that I should not destroy it but I found none therefore c. Ezek. 22. 30 31. Because thou hast said c. These two Countreys shall be mine and we will possess it whereas the Lord was there or though the Lord was there Therefore c. Ezek. 35. 10 11. O Daniel a man greatly beloved c. O man greatly beloved fear not c. Dan. 10. 11 19. Jacob c. by his strength he had power with God yea he had power over the Angel and prevailed he wept c. There he spake with us even the Lord God of Hosts Hosea 12. 2 3 4 5. Gen. 32. 24 25. I will be as the dew unto Israel He shall grow as the Lilly c. Hosea 14. 5 6. For he who toucheth you toucheth the apple of his eyes Zech. 2. 8. We will go with you for we have heard God is with you Zech. 8. 23. Ezra 8. 22. The Lord hearkened and heard and a book of remembrance was written before him for them who feared the Lord and that thought upon his name And they shall be mine saith the Lord of Hosts in that day when I make up my Jewels or special treasure and I will spare them as a man spareth his son who serveth him then shall ye return and discern between the righteous and the wicked between him who serveth God and him who serveth him not Malachi 3. 16 17 18. Unto you who fear my name shall the sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings and ye shall go forth and grow up as Calves in the stall Mal. 4. 2. They are pronounced blessed and many priviledges mentioned by Christ. They are the salt of the earth the light of the world c. Matt. 5. 3 4 to the 14. The very hairs of your head are all numbred c. Ye are of more value then many sparrows Matt. 10. 30 31. Among them who are born of women there hath not risen a greater then John the Baptist. Notwithstanding he who is least in the kingdom of Heaven is greater than he Matt. 11. 11. It is given to you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of Heaven c. Blessed are your eyes for they see and your ears for they hear c. Matt. 13. 11 16. Whosoever shall offend one of these little ones who believe in me it were better for him that a Millstone were hanged about his neck c. Wo unto the world because of offences c. Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones for I say unto you that in heaven their Angels do always behold the face of my father c. Matt. 18. 6 7 10. For the elects sake whom he hath chosen he hath shortened the days c. Mark 13. 20. Rejoyce not that the spirits are subject unto you but rather rejoyce because your names are written in the book of life Luk. 10. 20. Fear not little flock it is your fathers good pleasure to give you the kingdom Luk. 12. 32. Joy in Heaven over one sinner who repenteth more then over Ninety nine just persons c. There is joy in the presence of the Angels of God over him c. Luk. 15. 7 10. To as many as received him to them he gave power or the right or priviledge to become the sons of God even to them who believe on his name who are born not of blood c. but of God John 1. 12 13. Whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst c. John 4. 14. Jesus said I am the light of the world he who followeth me shall not walk in darkness but shall have the light of life c. If the son therefore shall make you free ye shall be free indeed c. He who keeps my sayings shall never see death c. John 8. 12 36 51. ch 12. 46. My sheep c. I know them c. And I give unto them eternal life and they shall never perish neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand John 10. 27 28. 1 John 5. 12 13. If any man serve me let him follow me and where I am there also shall my servant be If any man serve me him will my father honour John 12. 26. I will not leave you comfortless I will come to you c. ye see me c. Because I live ye shall live also c. He who loveth me shall be loved of my father and I will love him and will manifest my self unto him c. And my father will love him and we will come unto him and make our abode with him c. Peace I leave with you my peace I give unto you c. John 14. 18 19 21 23 27. ch 16. 27. ch 17. 23. Ye shall ask what ye will and it shall be done unto you c. Ye are my friends c. Henceforth I call you not servants c. But I have called you friends for all things which I have heard of my father I have made known unto you John 15. 7 14 15. 1 John 3. 22. Christ prays for them only not for the world John 17. 9 10. Go to my brethren and say unto them I ascend unto my father and your father and to my God and your God John 20. 17. God is no respecter of persons but in every nation he who feareth him and worketh righteousness is accepted with him Act. 10. 34 35. The love of God is shed abroad into our hearts by the holy Ghost which is given unto us Rom. 5. 5. Sin shall not have dominion over you because ye are not under the law but under grace c. Now being made free from sin and become servants to God ye have
14 c. Behold these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig-tree and find none cut it down why cumbreth it the ground c Strive to enter in at the strait gate Luke 13. 7 24. When ye have done all those things which are commanded you say we are unprofitable servants we have done that which was our duty to do Luke 17 10. In every nation he that feareth God and worketh righteousness is accepted of him Act. 10. 35. Walk while ye have the light lest darkness come upon you John 12. 35. Ye call me Master and Lord and ye say well for so I am John 13. 13. Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away and every branch that beareth fruit he purgeth it that it may bring forth more fruit c. Herein is my father glorified that ye bring forth much fruit c. I have chosen you and ordained you that you should go and bring forth fruit and that your fruit should remain John 15. 2 8 16. Herein do I exercise my self to have always a conscience void of offence towards God and towards men Acts 24. 16. We also should walk in newness of life c. Yeild your selves unto God as those who are alive from the dead and your members as instruments of righteousness unto God c. Know ye not that to whom ye yield your selves servants to obey his servants ye are to whom ye obey whether of sin unto death or obedience unto righteousness Rom. 6. 4 13 16. Ye also are become dead unto the Law c. that we should bring forth fruit unto God c. That we should serve in newness of spirit and not in the oldness of the letter Rom. 7. 4 6. We are debtors not to the flesh to live after the flesh for if ye live after the flesh ye shall dye but if ye through the spirit mortifie the deeds of the body ye shall live Rom. 8. 12 13. I beseech you brethren by the mercies of God that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice holy acceptable unto God your reasonable service and be not conformed unto this world but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind that ye may prove what is that good that acceptable will of God c. Provide things honest in the sight of all men Rom. 12. 1 2 17. Ephes. 5. 10. It is high time to awake out of sleep c. The night is far spent the day is at hand Let us therefore cast off the works of darkness and let us put on the armour of light Let us walk honestly as in the day not in rioting and drunkenness c. But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ and make no provision for the flesh to fulfil the lusts thereof Rom. 13. 11 12 13 14. None of us liveth to himself and no man dyeth to himself for whether we live we live unto the Lord c. Whether we live therefore or dye we are the Lords c. Righteousness and peace c. For he who in these things serveth Christ is acceptable to God and approved of men Rom. 14. 7 8 9 17 18. I would have you wise to that which is good and simple concerning evil Rom. 16. 19. The body is not for fornication but for the Lord c. Your bodies are the members of Christ c. And ye are not your own for ye are bought with a Price Therefore glorifie God in your bodies and in your spirit which are Gods 1 Cor. 6. 13 15 19 20. chap. 3. 16 17. Be ye steadfast c. always abounding in the work of the Lord forasmuch as you know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord 1 Cor. 15. 58. Whether therefore ye eat or drink or whatsoever ye do do all to the glory of God 1 Cor. 10. 31. Wherefore we endeavour or labour that whether present or absent we may be accepted of him c. The love of Christ constraineth us because we thus judg that if one dyed for all then were all dead c. That they who live should not henceforth live unto themselves but unto him who dyed for them 2 Cor. 5. 9 14 15. Having therefore these promises dearly beloved let us cleanse our selves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit perfecting holiness in the fear of God 2 Cor. 7. 1. Providing for honest things not only in the sight of the Lord but in the sight of men 2 Cor. 8. 20. Be not deceived God is not mocked for whatsoever a man soweth that shall he also reap for he who soweth to the flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption But he who soweth to the spirit shall of the spirit reap life c. Gal. 6. 7 8. ch 5. 16. According as he hath chosen us in him c. that we should be holy and without blame before him in love Ephes. 1. 4. Created c. unto good works which God hath foreordained that we should walk in them Ephes. 2. 10. I therefore c. beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called c. This I say therefore and testifie in the Lord that ye henceforth walk not as other Gentiles in the vanity of their mind c. But ye have not so learned Christ c. That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man which is corrupt according to deceitful lusts And be renewed in the spirit of your minds and that ye put on that new man which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness Ephes. 4. 1 17 20 22 23 24. Col. 3. 9 10. Be ye therefore followers of God as dear children c. Ye were sometimes darkness but now light in the Lord Walk as children of the light c. Have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness but rather reprove them c. See then that ye walk circumspectly not as fools redeeming the time Ephes. 5. 1 8 11 15 16. That ye may approve things which differ or try things which are excellent that ye be sincere and without offence till the day of Christ c. Being filled with the fruits of righteousness which are by Jesus Christ unto the glory and praise of God c. According to my earnest expection c. Christ shall be magnified in my body whether it be by life or by death c. Let your conversation be as becometh the Gospel of Christ Phil. 1. 10 11 20 27. Work out your own salvation with fear and trembling c. That ye be blameless and harmless the sons of God without rebuke in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation among whom ye shine or shine ye as lights in the world c. All seek their own things not the things of Jesus Christ Phil. 2. 12 15 21. Brethren be ye followers of me and mark them who walk so as ye have us for an ensample for many walk of whom I have told you c. even weeping the
shall not look to the altars Isaiah 17. 7 8. And it shall be said in that day So this is our God we have waited for him and he will save us this the Lord we have waited for him Isaiah 25. 9. In the way of thy Judgment O Lord have we waited for thee the desire of our soul is to the remembrance of thy name with my soul have I desired thee in the night c. Isaiah 26. 8 9. He who believeth shall not make haste Isaiah 28. 16. Wo to the rebellious children who take counsel but not of me and who cover with a covering but not of my Spirit c. Their strength is to sit still c. For thus saith the Lord the holy One of Israel In returning and rest shall ye be saved in quietness and confidence shall be your strength and ye would not c. therefore will the Lord wait that he may be gracious unto you c. for the Lord is a God of judgment blessed are all they who wait for him Isaiah 30. 1 7 15 18. Wo to them who go down to Egypt for help c. but they look not to the holy One of Israel neither seek the Lord Isaiah 31. 1. O Lord be gracious to us we have waited for thee Isaiah 33. 2. Hast thou not known c. the everlasting God the Lord the Creator of the ends of the earth sainteth not neither is weary there is no searching of his understanding he giveth power c. But they who wait upon the Lord shall renew strength they shall mount up with wings as Eagles they shall run and not be weary they shall walk and not be faint Isaiah 40. 28 29 30 31. Look unto me and be ye saved all the ends of the earth for I am God and there is none else Isaiah 45. 22. Thou shalt know that I am the Lord for they shall not be ashamed who wait for me Isaiah 49. 23. Who is among you who feareth the Lord c. and walks in darkness and hath no light let him trust in the name of the Lord and stay upon his God Isaiah 50. 10. For since the beginning of the world men have not heard nor perceived by the ear neither hath the eye seen O God besides thee what he hath prepared for him who waiteth for him Isa. 64. 4. I am the Lord who exercise loving-kindness judgment and righteousness in the earth for in these things I delight saith the Lord Jer. 9. 24. O the hope of Israel the Saviour thereof in time of trouble c. Are there any among the vanities of the heathen who can cause rain c. Art not thou he O Lord our God therefore we will wait upon thee for thou hast made all these things Jer. 14. 8 22. Blessed is the man c. whose hope the Lord is Jer. 17. 7. The Lord is good unto them who wait for him to the soul which seeketh him It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the Lord c. for the Lord will not cast off for ever for though he cause grief yet will he have compassion according to the multitude of his mercies Lam. 3. 24 25 26 31 32. Wait on thy God continually Hosea 12. 6. The Lord your God he is gracious and merciful slow to anger and of great kindness and repenteth him of the evil Who knoweth if he will return and repent and leave a blessing behind him Joel 2. 13 14. Jonah 4. 2. The Lord is the hope of his people the strength of the children of Israel Joel 3. 16. Seek ye me and ye shall live but seek not Bethel c. seek the Lord and ye shall live Amos 5. 4 5 6. Then I said I am cast out of thy sight yet I will look again towards thy holy Temple c. When my soul fainted within me I remembred the Lord and my prayer came in unto him Jonah 2. 4 7. Thou hast had pity on or spared the gourd c. And should not I spare Nineveh that great City where are more than 120000 persons who cannot discern between their right hand and their left Jonah 4. 10 11. A mans enemies are the men of his own house therefore I will look unto the Lord I will wait for the God of my salvation c. Micah 7. 6 7. For the vision is yet for an appointed time but at the end it shall speak and shall not lye though it tarry wait for it because it will surely come it will not tarry Behold his soul which is lifted up is not right in him but the just shall live by his faith Habbak 2. 3 4. Though Christ put off the woman of Canaan by sharp words often yet she still waited on him and looks for good till she had it Mat. 15. 22 23 24 25 26 27 28. So the two blind men would not be put off but called and waited till Christ heard and answered them Mat. 20. 30 31 32 33 34. The impotent man waited at the pool long to be cured John 5. 2 3 4 5 6 7. Tribulation worketh patience and patience experience and experience hope and hope maketh not ashamed because the love of God c. Rom. 5. 3 4 5. For we are saved by hope but hope which is seen is not hope for what a man seeth why doth he yet hope for but if we hope for that we see not then do we with patience wait for it Rom. 8. 24 25. Whatsoever things were written afore-time were written for our learning that we through patience and comfort of the Scriptures might have hope c. Now the God of hope fill you c. that ye may abound in hope through the power of the holy Ghost Rom. 15. 4 13. God is faithful 1 Cor. 1. 9. 2 Thes. 3. 3. God is faithful who will not suffer you to be tempted above what you are able but will with the temptation also make a way to escape 1 Cor. 10. 13. 1 Thes. 5. 24. Who delivered us c. and doth deliver us in whom we trust that he will yet deliver us 2 Cor. 1. 10. God who comforteth them who are cast down c. 2 Cor. 7. 6. God who is rich in mercy Eph. 2. 4. Be not moved away from the hope of the Gospel Col. 1. 23. Remembring c. your patience of hope 1 Thes. 1. 3. He abideth faithful he cannot deny himself 2 Tim. 2. 13. Heb. 10. 23. Be followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises c. Abraham c. after he had patiently endured he obtained the promise c. God willing to shew c. the immutability of his counsel confirmed it by an oath That by two immutable things in which it was impossible for God to lye c. Heb. 6. 12 15 17 18. Ye have need of patience that after ye have done the will of God ye might receive the promise For yet a little while
If thou Lord shouldst mark iniquities O Lord who shall stand Psalm 130. 3. Lord my heart is not haughty nor mine eyes lofty c. Psalm 131. 1 2. Though the Lord be high yet hath he respect unto the lowly but the proud he knoweth afar off Psalm 138. 6. Be not wise in thine own eyes c. Surely he scorneth the scorners but he giveth grace unto the lowly Prov. 3. 7 34. These things doth the Lord hate a proud look or haughty eyes Prov. 6. 16 17. Pride cometh then cometh shame but with the lowly is wisdom Prov. 11. 2. Only by pride cometh contention Prov. 13. 10. Before honour is humility Prov. 15. 33. Chap. 18. 12. All the ways of man are clean in his own eyes c. every one who is proud in heart is an abomination unto the Lord c. Pride goeth before destruction and an haughty look before a fall better be of an humble spirit with the lowly than to divide the spoil with the proud Prov 16. 2 5 18 19. Chap. 18. 12. Most men will proclaim every one his own goodness or bounty Prov. 20. 6. Every way of man is right in his own eyes but the Lord pondereth the heart Prov. 21. 2. Put not forth thy self in the presence of the King and stand not in the place of great men for better it is that it be said unto thee Come up hither than that thou shouldst be put lower in the presence of the Prince Prov. 25. 6 7. Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit there is more hope of a fool than of him Prov. 26. 12. Let another man praise thee and not thine own mouth a stranger and not thine own lips Prov. 27. 2. He who is of a proud heart stirreth up strife Prov. 28. 25. A mans pride shall bring him low but honour shall uphold the humble in spirit Prov. 29. 23. Surely I am more brutish than man and have not the understanding of a man Prov. 30. 2. The lofty looks of man shall be humbled and the haughtiness of man shall be brought down c. for the day of the Lord of Hosts shall be upon every one who is proud and lofty and upon every one who is lifted up and he shall be brought low c. Cease ye from man whose breath is in his nostrils for wherein is he to be accounted of Isaiah 2. 11 12 13 17 22. Chap. 5. 15. Wo unto them who are wise in their own eyes and prudent in their own sight Isaiah 5. 21. Who is me c. I am of unclean lips c. for mine eyes have seen the King the Lord of Hosts Isaiah 6. 5. I will punish the fruit of the stout heart of the king of Assyria and the glory of his high looks for he saith By the strength of my hand I have done it c. shall the ax boast it self against him that heweth therewith c. therefore shall the Lord the Lord of Hosts send among his fat ones leanness and under his glory he shall kindle a fire c. the high ones of stature shall be hewn down and the haughty shall be humbled Isa. 10. 12 13 15 16 33. The Lord of Hosts hath purposed it to stain or pollute the pride of all glory to bring into contempt all the honourable of the earth Isa. 23. 9. Thus saith the high and lofty one c. I dwell in the high and holy place with him also who is of an humble and contrite spirit to revive the spirit of the humble and to revive the heart of the contrite Isa. 57. 15. Thus saith the Lord The heaven is my â—…rone c. but to this man will I look to him who is pure and contrite in spirit and trembleth at my word Isa. 66. 1 2. Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom nor the mighty man in his might c. Jer. 9. 23. O house of Israel cannot I do with you as this Potter saith the Lord behold as the clay is in the Potters hands so ye in mine hand O house of Israel Jer. 18. 6. When the Prophet Jeremiah had spoken the words of the Lord to the people then spake Azariah c. and all the proud men saying unto Jeremiah Thou speakest falsly the Lord our God hath not sent thee to say c. Jer. 42. 1 2. Behold I am against thee O thou most proud or pride saith the Lord God of Hosts c. And the most proud shall stumble and fall c. Jer. 50. 31 32. Behold this was the iniquity of thy sister Sodom Pride c. and the more haughty c. Ezek. 16. 49 50. Thus saith the Lord c. exalt him that is low and abase him who is high Ezek. 21. 26. God threatens the Prince of Tyrus for his sacrilegious pride Ezek. 28. 1 c. When the King said unto Daniel Art thou able to make known unto me the dream c. Daniel answered c. there is a God in heaven who revealeth secrets c. Dan. 2. 25 26 27 28. Is not this great Babylon which I have built by the might of my power and for the honour of my Majesty while the word was in the kings mouth there fell a voice c. saying c. the kingdom is departed from thee c. he was driven from men and did eat grass as oxen c. Those who walk in pride he is able to abase Dan. 4. 29 30 31 32 33 37. When his heart was lifted up and his mind hardned in pride or to deal proudly he was deposed from his kingly Throne and took his glory from him c. and thou his son Belshazzar hast not humbled thine heart although thou knewest all this but hast listed up thy self against the Lord of heaven c. Dan. 5. 20 21 22 23. He hath shewed thee O man what is good and what doth the Lord require of thee but to do justly c. and walk humbly with thy God Micah 6. 8. Behold his soul which is lifted up is not upright in him Habbak 2. 4. Moab shall be as Sodom c. This shall they have for their pride because they reproached and magnified themselves against the people of the Lord of hosts Zephan 2. 9 10. Behold thy King cometh unto thee he is just c. lowly Zech. 4. 1. The day cometh that shall burn as an oven and all the proud c. shall be stubble Mal. 4. 1. Blessed are the poor in spirit for theirs is the kingdom of heaven Matth. 5. 3. The Centurion answered and said Lord I am not worthy that thou shouldst come under my roof Matth. 8. 7 8. Luke 7. 6 7. Learn of me for I am meek and lowly in heart and ye shall find rest Matth. 11. 29. Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child the fame is greatest in the kingdom of heaven Matth. 18. 4. When the ten heard it they were moved with indignation against their two brethren
is peace long-suffering gentleness c. meekness temperance c. Gal. 5. 20 22 23. If any man be overtaken in a fault ye who are spiritual restore such a one in the spirit of meekness considering c. Gal. 6. 1. Walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called with all lowliness and meekness with long-suffering forbearing Be ye angry and sin not let not the Sun go down upon your wrath neither give place to the Devil c. let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamour and evil speaking be put away from you with all malice Eph. 4. 1 2 26 27 31. Let your moderation be known unto all men the Lord is at hand Phil. 4. 5. That ye walk worthy of the Lord c. strengthened with all might according unto his glorious power unto all patience and long-suffering Col. 1. 10 11. But now you also put off all these anger wrath malice c. Put on meekness long-suffering forbearing one another Col. 3. 8 12. Be patient towards all men 1 Thes. 5. 14. But thou O man of God c. follow after c. patience meekness 1 Tim. 6. 11. 2 Tim. 3. 10. The servant of the Lord must not strive but be gentle unto all men c. patient or forbearing in meekness instructing those who oppose themselves if God c. 2 Tim. 2. 24 25. That aged men be sober grave temperate c. in patience Tit. 2. 2. Put them in mind c. to be no brawler gentle shewing all meekness unto all men Tit. 3. 1 2. Ye have need of patience that after ye have done the will of God ye might receive the promise Heb. 10. 36. Follow peace with all men Heb. 12. 14. The trial of your faith worketh patience But let patience have her perfect work that ye may be perfect and entire wanting nothing c. let every man be c. slow to wrath for the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God c. receive with meekness the ingrafted word James 1. 3 4 19 20 21. Who is a wise man c let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom But if ye have bitter envyings and strife in your heart c. for where envy and strife is there is confusion c. But the wisdom which is from above is first pure then peaceable gentle and easie to be entreated c. James 3. 13 14 16 17. Gird up the loins of your mind be sober and hope c. 1 Pet. 1. 13. What glory is it if when ye be buffeted for your faults ye take it patiently but if when ye do well and suffer for it you take it patiently this is acceptable with God 1 Pet. 2. 20. Whose adorning let it not be that outward c. but the hidden man of the heart in that which is not corruptible the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit which is in the sight of God of great price c. He who will love life c. let him seek peace and ensue it c. Be always ready to give an answer to every man who asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear 1 Pet. 3. 3 4 10 11 15. The end of all things is at hand be ye therefore sober 1 Pet. 4. 7. Add c. to knowledg temperance and to temperance patience 2 Pet. 1. 6. See more in Duties to brethren Chap. 17. In Duties towards all men Chap. 19. In Duties towards persecutors Chap. 22. In words Chap. 16. To take heed to our lips that our words be not rash but true seasonable well ordered and savoury Ye shall not c. lye one to another Levit. 19. 11. How forcible are right words But what doth your arguing reprove Job 6. 25. 26. Ye are forgers of lyes c. O that you would altogether hold your peace and it should be your wisdom c. Will you speak wickedly for God and talk deceitfully for him Job 13. 4 5 7. He who speaketh flattery to his friends even the eyes of his children shall fail Job 17. 5. My lips shall not speak wickedness nor my tongue utter deceit Job 27. 4. Now Elihu had waited till Job had spoken because they were elder than he c. He said I am young and ye very old wherefore I was afraid and durst not shew my opinion Job 32. 4 6. I uttered that I understood not things two wonderful for me which I knew not c. wherefore I abhor c. Job 42. 3 6. Thou shalt destroy them who speak a lye Psal. 5. 6. They speak vanity every one with his neighbour with flattering lips with a double heart do they speak the Lord will cut off all flattering lips c. who have said With our tongue will we speak our lips are our own who is Lord over us Psal. 12. 2 3 4. Lord who shall abide in thy tabernacle c he who speaketh the truth in his heart he who backbiteth not with his tongue Psal. 15. 1 2 3. I am purposed that my mouth shall not transgress Psal. 17. 3. What man is he who desireth life c. Keep thy tongue from evil and thy lips from speaking guile Psal. 34. 12 13. The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom and his tongue talketh of judgment Psal. 37. 30. I said I will take heed to my ways that I sin not with my tongue I will keep my mouth with a bridle while the wicked is before me Psal. 39. 1. Thou gavest thy mouth to evil and thy tongue framed deceit thou sittest and speakest against thy brother c. Psal. 50. 19 20. The wicked c. go astray as soon as they are born speaking lyes Psal. 58. 3. The mouth of them who speak lyes shall be stopped Psal. 63. 11. My tongue also shall talk of thy righteousness all the day long Psal. 71. 24. It went ill with Moses for their sakes because they provoked his spirit so that he spake unadvisedly with his lips Psal. 106. 32 33. I hate and abhor lying Psal. 119. 163. Put away from thee a froward mouth and perverse lips put far from thee Prov. 4. 24. These six things doth the Lord hate c. a lying tongue c. a false witness speaking lyes Prov. 6. 16 17 19. A prating fool shall fall the mouth of a righteous man is a well of life c. in the lips of him who hath understanding wisdom is found c. He who hideth hatred with lying lips and he who uttereth a slander is a fool in the multitude of words there wanteth not sin but he who refraineth his lips is wise The tongue of the just is as choice silver c. The lips of the righteous feed many c. the mouth of the just bringeth forth wisdom c. the lips of the righteous knows what is acceptable Prov. 10. 10 11 13 18 19 20 21 31 32. He who speaketh truth sheweth forth righteousness c.
away from them to do them good but I will put my fear into their hearts that they shall not depart from me Jer. 32. 40. The Son of man is come to save that which was lost how think ye if a man have an hundred sheep and one of them be gon astray doth he not leave the 99 and go c. and seek that which was lost c Even so it is not the will of your father which is in heaven that one of these little ones should perish Mat. 18. 11 12 13 14. There shall arise false Christs c. insomuch that if it were possible they shall deceive the very Elect Mat. 24. 24. Satan hath desired to winnow you c. But I have prayed for thee that thy faith fail not Luk. 22. 31 32. All which the father hath given unto me shall come to me and he who cometh I will in no wise cast out c. This is the fathers will c. that of all he hath given me I should lose nothing but raise it up at the last day Joh. 6. 37 38 39. My sheep c. they shall never perish neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand c. No man is able to pluck them out of my fathers hand I and my father are one Joh. 10. 27 28 29 30. Holy father keep them through thy name c. While I was with them in the world I kept them in thy name those whom thou gavest me I have kept none of them is lost but the son of perdition that the scripture c. Joh. 17. 11 12. O wretched man that I am who shall deliver me from the body of death I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord Rom. 7. 24 25. Whom he did predestinate them he called c. them he justified c. he glorified c. Who shall separate us from the love of Christ c I am perswaded that neither death c. nor any other creature shall be able to separate us Rom. 8. 29 30 31 35 37 38 39. For the gifts and calling of God are without repentance Rom. 11. 29. Who art thou who judgeth another mans servant to his own master he standeth or falleth yea he shall be holden up for God is able to make him stand Rom. 14. 4. The God of peace shall bruise or tread Satan under your feet shortly c. Rom. 16. 20. Jesus Christ c. Who shall also confirm you to the end that ye may be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ God is faithful by whom ye c. 1 Cor. 1. 7 8 9. God is faithful who will not suffer you to be tempted above what you are able but will with the tentation also make a way to escape that ye may be able to bear it 1 Cor. 10. 13. Now he who establisheth us with you in Christ and hath anointed us is God 2 Cor. 1. 21. Being confident of this very thing that he who hath begun a good work in you will perform it or finish it until the day of Jesus Christ Phil. 1. 6. And the very God of peace sanctifie you wholly and your whole soul body and spirit be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ faithful is he who calleth you who also will do it 1 Thess. 5. 23 24. But the Lord is faithful who shall establish you and keep you from evil or the evil one 2 Thess. 3. 3. Who concerning the truth have erred c. Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure having this seal the Lord knoweth them who are his 2 Tim. 2. 18 19. The Lord shall deliver me from every evil work and will preserve me unto his heavenly kingdom 2 Tim. 4. 18. To an inheritance c. reserved in heaven for us who are kept by the power of God through saith unto salvation 1 Pet. 1. 4 5. They went out from us but they were not of us for if they had been of us they would no doubt have continued with us but they went out that they might be made manifest that they were not all of us c. the anointing which ye have received c. Ye shall abide in him 1 Joh. 2. 18 19 26 27. He that is born of God doth not commit sin for his seed remaineth in him and he cannot c. 1 Joh. 3. 9. Ye are of God c. and have overcome them because greater is he who is in you than he who is in the world 1 Joh. 4. 3 4. Whosoever is born of God overcometh the world 1 Joh. 5. 4 18. The truth which dwelleth in us and shall be in us for ever 2 Joh. v. 2. Now unto him who is able to keep you from falling and to preserve you faultless before the presence of his glory c. to the only wise God c. Jude v. 24 25. Those whose names were not written in the book of life they worshipped and wondered at the beast Rev. 13. 8. ch 17. 8. See more of Gods upholding his in time of trouble and persecution Chap. 22. To take heed to observe and watch diligently over our selves with a holy jealousie and fear lest we should apostatize and depart from God his truth and wayes into any error or sin The reasoâ—…s our danger Take heed to thy self lest thou make a Covenant with the inhabitants of the land whither thou goest lest it be for a snare in the midst of thee but ye shall destroy their altarâ—… c. lest c. they go a whoring after their gods and do sacrifice c. Exod. 34. 12 13 15 16. What nation so great who hath God so nigh unto them c Only take heed to thy self and keep thy soul diligently lest thou forget the things which thine eyes have seen and lest they depart from thine heart all the days of thy life c. Take ye therefore good heed unto your selves c. lest ye corrupt your selves and make you a graven image c. Deut. 4. 7 8 9 15. When the Lord thy God shall have brought thee into the land c. when thou shalt have eaten and be full beware lest thou forget the Lord c. Deut. 6. 10 11 12. ch 8. 10 11 12 13 14. I will give rain c. that thou maist eat and be full take heed to your selves that your hearts be not deceived and ye turn aside and serve other gods Deut. 11. 14 15 16. If thy brother c. intice thee secretly saying Come let us go and serve other gods c. thou shalt not consent to him nor hearken unto him c. Deut. 13. 6 7 8 9. There was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord and Satan or the adversary among or in the midst of them Job 1. 6 7. chap. 2. 1 2. I said I will take heed to my ways that I sin not with my tongue c. Psal. 39. 1. Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his
a spirit in man and the inspiration of the Almighty giveth them understanding great men are not wise neither do the aged understand judgment Job 32. 8 9. Good and upright is the Lord therefore will he teach sinners in the way the meek will he guide in judgment and the meek will he teach his way c. what man is he who feareth the Lord him shall he teach in the way that he shall chuse c. the secret of the Lord is with them who fear him and he will shew them his covenant Psal. 25. 8 9 12 14. I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go I will guide thee with mine eye Psal. 32. 8. O send out thy light and thy truth let them lead me let them bring me unto c. Psal. 43. 3 4. Teach me O Lord the way of thy statutes and I shall keep it to the end give me understanding and I shall keep thy law Psal. 119. 33 34. He sheweth his word unto Jacob his statutes and his judgments unto Israel Psal. 147. 19. Wisdom cryeth c. how long ye simple ones will ye love simplicity c and fools hate knowledg turn you at my reproof behold I will pour out my spirit upon you I will make known my words unto you Prov. 1. 20 22 23. If thou cryest after knowledg c. then shalt thou understand the fear of the Lord and find the knowledg of God For the Lord giveth wisdom out of his mouth cometh knowledg and understanding Prov. 2. 3 4 5 6. In all thy ways acknowledg him and he shall direct thy paths Prov. 3. 6. I have taught them the way of wisdom I have led thee in the right paths Prov. 4. 11. The earth shall be full of the knowledg of the Lord as the waters cover the sea Isa. 11. 9. Heb. 2. 14. And in that day shall the deaf hear the words of the book and the eyes of the blind shall see out of obscurity and out of darkness c. They also who erred in the spirit shall come to understanding c. They shall learn doctrine Isa. 29. 18 24. And thine ears shall hear a word behind thee saying This is the way walk ye in it when ye turn to the right hand and when ye turn to the left Isa. 30. 21. And the eyes of them who see shall not be dim c. the heart also of the rash shall understand knowledg and the tongue of the stammerers be ready to speak plainly Or elegantly Isa. 32. 3 4. Your God will come c. then the eyes of the blind shall be opened and the ears of the deaf unstopped Isa. 35. 4 5. I the Lord have called thee c. for a light to the gentiles to open the blind eyes c. And I will bring the blind by a way they knew not I will lead them in paths they have not known I will make darkness light before them and crooked things straight Isa. 42. 6 7 16. I will give them an heart to know me that I am the Lord c. Jer. 24. 7. And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour and every man his brother saying Know the Lord for they shall all know me from the least of them unto the greatest of them Jer. 31. 34. Heb. 8 11. Jesus said I thank thee O father c. because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent and hast revealed them unto babes Neither knoweth any man the father but the son and he to whomsoever the son will reveal him Matth. 11. 25 27. It is given to you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven but to them it is not given Matth. 13. 11 13. Mark 4. 11 12. Peter said Thou art that Christ c. And Jesus answered and said unto him Blessed art thou Simon Bar-Jona for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee but my father who is in heaven Matth. 16. 15 16 17. The day-spring from on high hath visited us to give light to them who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death to guide our feet into the way of peace Luke 1. 78 79. I will give you a mouth and wisdom which all your adversaries shall not be able to gain-say nor resist Luke 21. 15. These are the words which I spake unto you while I was yet with you c. Then opened he their understanding that they might understand the Scriptures Luke 24. 44 45. That was the true light which lighteth every man who cometh into the world John 1. 9. As it is written in the prophets And they shall be all taught of God Every man therefore who hath heard and hath learned of the father cometh unto me John 6. 45. Isa. 54. 13. If any man will do his will he shall know of the doctrine whether it be of God or whether I speak of my self John 7. 17. Then spake Jesus again unto them saying I am the light of the world he who followeth me shall not walk in darkness but shall have the light of life c. If ye continue in my word then are ye my disciples indeed and ye shall know the truth John 8. 12 32. Jesus said For Judgment I am come into the world that they who see not might see and that they who see might be made blind John 9. 39. I am come a light c. that whosoever believeth on me should not abide in darkness John 12. 46. I have called you friends for all things which I have heard of my father I have made known unto you John 15. 15. This is life eternal that they may know thee the only true God and Jesus Christ whom thou hast sent c. I have manifested thy name unto the men whom thou gavest me out of the world John 17. 2 3 6. God who commanded the light to shine out of darkness hath shined in our hearts the light of the knowledg of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. But we have this treasure in earthen vessels that the excellency of the power may be of God and not of us 2 Cor. 4. 6 7. But when it pleased God c. to reveal his son in me c. Gal. 1. 15 16. Having made known the mystery of his will unto us according unto his good pleasure c. making mention of you in my prayers That the God of our Lord Jesus c. may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledg of him the eyes of your understanding being enlightened that ye may know what is the hope of his calling c. Eph. 1. 9 16 17 18 19. ch 3. 18 19. If in any thing ye be otherwise minded God shall reveal even this unto you Phil. 3. 15. The mystery which hath been hid c. but now is made manifest to his Saints to whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the
who departeth from evil maketh himself a prey Isa. 59. 15. You only have I known of all the families of the earth therefore will I punish you for all your iniquities Amos 3. 2. Beware of men for they will deliver you up to the councels and they will scourge you in their Synagogues and ye shall be brought before governours and kings for my sake c. and the brother shall deliver up brother to death and the father the child c. and ye shall be hated of all men for my names sake c. The desciple is not above his master c. It is enough for the disciple that he be as his Master and the servant as his Lord if they have called the master of the house Belzebub how much more shall they call them of his houshold c Think not that I am come to send peace on earth c. A mans enemies shall be they of his own houshold Matth. 10. 17 18 21 22 24 25 34 35 36. chap. 24. 9 10. Then said Jesus unto his disciples If any man will come after me let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me Matth. 16. 24. Wo to you who laugh now for ye shall mourn and weep wo unto you when all men shall speak well of you for so did their fathers to the false prophets Luke 6. 25 26. Jesus said unto him Foxes have holes and birds of the air have nests but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head Luke 9. 58. If the world hate you ye know that it hated me before it hated you If ye were of the world the world would love its own but because ye are not of the world but I have chosen you out of the world therefore the world hateth you Remember the word I said unto you The servant is not greater than his Lord if they have persecuted me they will also persecute you c. These things they will do unto you for my names sake because they know not him who sent me John 15. 18 19 20 21. 1 John 3. 13. These things have I spoken unto you that ye should not be offended But they shall put you out of their Synagogues yea the time cometh that whosoever killeth you will think that he doth God service and these things will they do unto you because they have not known the father nor me c. Ye shall weep and lament but the world shall rejoyce ye shall be sorrowful c. In the world ye shall have tribulation John 16. 1 2 3 20 22 33. Of a truth against the holy child Jesus c. both Herod c. were gathered together to do whatsoever thy hand and thy counsel determined before to be done Acts 4. 27 28. The Lord said of Paul I will shew him how great things he must suffer for my Name Acts 9. 15 16. Exhorting them to continue in the faith and that we must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God Acts 14. 22. The holy Ghost witnesseth in evety city saying That bonds and afflictions abide me Acts 20. 23. But as then he who was born after the flesh persecuted him who was born after the spirit so it is now Gal. 4. 29. Unto you it is given c. not only to believe on him but also to suffer for his sake Phil. 1. 29. That no man be moved by these afflictions for your selves know that we are appointed thereunto 1 Thess. 3. 3. All who will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution 2 Tim. 3. 12. Whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth c. for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not but if ye be without chastisements whereof all are partakers then are ye bastards and not sons Heb. 12. 6 7 8. Think it not strange concerning the fiery trial c. as though some strange thing happened to you but rejoyce in as much as ye are made partakers of Christs sufferings judgment must begin at the house of God 1 Pet. 4. 12 13 17. The devil c. whom resist c. that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren 1 Pet. 5. 8 9. Behold the devil shall cast some of you in prison that ye may be tried and ye shall have tribulation ten days Rev. 2. 10. As many as I love I rebuke and chasten Be zealous therefore c. Revel 3. 19. Secondly That the Saints have been so exercised with afflictions in soul and body from God and in their bodies and outward concerns from men by persecutions 1st From God more immediately Job greatly afflicted in his out-things and his body Job 1. 13 to the end Job 2. 5 6 7 8. O that my grief were thorowly weighed c. for now it would be heavier than the sand of the sea therefore my words are swallowed up or I want words to express my grief for the arrows of the Almighty are within me the poyson whereof drinketh up my spirit the terrors of God do set themselves in array against me Job 6. 1 2 3 4. My soul is sore vexed O Lord how long c I am weary with my groaning all the night or every night make I my bed to swim I water my couch with tears mine eye is consumed because of grief c. Psal 6. 3 7. I am desolate and afflicted the troubles of mine heart are enlarged c. Psal. 25. 16 17. Make me to hear joy and gladness that the bones thou hast broken may rejoyce hide thy face from my sin Psal. 51. 8 9. Save me O God for the waters are come in unto my soul I sink in deep mire where is no standing I am come into deep waters or depth of waters where the floods over-flow me I am weary of my crying my throat is dry mine eyes fail while I wait for my God Psal. 69. 1 2 3. In the day of my trouble I sought the Lord my sore ran in the night and ceased not my soul refused to be comforted I remember'd God and was troubled I complained and my spirit was overwhelmed Selah Thou holdest mine eyes waking I am so troubled that I cannot speak c. Will the Lord cast off for ever will he be favourable no more Is his mercy clean gone for ever doth his promise fail Psal. 77. 1 2 3 4 7 8. My soul is full of troubles c. Thou hast laid me in the lowest pit in darkness in the depths thy wrath lyeth hard on me thou hast afflicted me with all thy waves c. I am afflicted and ready to die I suffer thy terrors I am distracted thy fierce wrath goeth over me thy terrors have cut me off Psal. 88. 3 6 7 9 14 15 16 17. Out of the depths have I cryed unto thee O Lord Psal. 130. 1. Jonah cast into the sea and in the belly of the fish Jonah 1. 15. chap. 2. For this cause many are weak and sickly among you c. We are chastened of the Lord
in the heavens Lam. 3. 39 40 41 42. Set a mark upon the foreheads of the men who sigh and cry for all the abominations that be done in the midst thereof Ezek. 9. 4. I sought for a man among them who should make up the hedg and stand in the gap before me for the land that I should not destroy it but I found none Ezek. 22. 30 Daniel in the captivity confesseth and prayeth Dan. 9. 3 4 c. God calls upon Israel to sanctifie a fast and to cry unto the Lord Joel 1. 13 14. Zeph. 2. 1 2 3. Turn to me with all your heart and with fasting and with weeping and with mourning and rent your heart and not your garments and turn unto the Lord c. Who knoweth if he will return and repent and leave a blessing behind him c Blow the trumpet in Zion sanctifie a fast Joel 2. 12 13 14 15 16 17. Because I will do this prepare to meet thy God O Israel Amos 4. 11 12. The prudent shall keep silent in that time for it is an evil time Amos 5. 13 c. Wo to them who are at ease in Zion c. but are not grieved for the affliction of Joseph Amos 6. 1 3 6. The people of Nineveh upon a threatning fast pray and return from their evil Jonah 3. 5 6 c. Though there be no ox in the stall c. yet I will rejoyce in the Lord I will joy in the God c. Hab. 3. 17 18 19. Is this a time for you to dwell in your cieled houses and this house lie waste Haggai 1. 4 5. When ye fasted and mourned did ye at all fast unto me c Execute true judgment c. Zech. 7. 5 9 10. Jesus said unto them Suppose ye that these Galileans were sinners above all the Galileans because they suffered such things I tell you nay but except ye repent ye shall all likewise perish Or those eighteen upon whom the tower in Siloe fell and slew them think ye that they were sinners above all men who dwelt in Jerusalem I tell you nay but except ye repent c. Luk. 13. 1 2 3 4 5. CHAP. XXIV Of Magistrates and Magistracy First That Magistracy is an Ordinance of God That by him are Magistrates advanced to Offices c. The Titles given them THE kingdom is the Lords and he is the governour among the nations Psal. 22. 28. Dan. 4. 17. Against all the gods or Princes of Egypt I will execute judgment c. Exod. 12. 12. And the Lord said to Moses Gather unto me seventy of the Elders of Israel c. and I will take of the spirit which is upon thee and will put it upon them and they shall bear the burthen of the people with thee c. Numb 11. 16 17 25. Judges and officers shalt thou make thee in all thy gates which the Lord thy God giveth thee throughout all thy tribes and they shall judg the people Deut. 16. 18. He raiseth up the poor out of the dust lifteth the beggar from the dunghil to sit among Princes and to make them inherit the throne of glory 1 Sam. 2. 8. When the people asked a king the Lord said to Samuel c. For they have not rejected thee but they have rejected me that I should not reign over them 1 Sam. 8. 5 6 7. The Kings whom thou hast set over us because of our sins also they have dominion over our bodies c. our cattel c. Nehem. 9. 37. Promotion cometh neither from the east nor from the west c. but God is the judg he putteth down one and setteth up another Psal. 75. 5 6 7. God c. judgeth among the gods c. I have said Ye are gods c. Psal. 82. 1 6. By me kings reign and princes decree justice by me princes rule and nobles even all the judges of the earth Prov. 8. 15 16. For the transgression of a land many are the Princes thereof Prov. 28. 2. And that day shall the Lord of Hosts be c. for a spirit of judgment unto him who sitteth in judgment Isa. 28. 5 6. I have made the earth c. and have given it unto whom it seemeth meet unto me And now have I given c. to Nebuchadnezzar Jer. 27. 5 6 7. Blessed be the name of God c. he changeth the times and seasons he removeth kings and setteth up kings c. he is a God of gods and Lord of kings Dan. 2. 20 21 47. To the intent that the living may know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men and giveth it to whomsoever he will and setteth up over it the basest of men c. And they shall drive thee from men c. until thou know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men and giveth it to whom he will Dan. 4. 17 32. O thou king the most high God gave Nebuchadnezzar thy father a kingdom and majesty and glory and honour and for the majesty he gave him all c. trembled c. Dan. 5. 18 19. There is no power but of God the powers which be are ordained or ordered of God whosoever therefore resisteth the power resisteth the ordinance of God Rulers are not a terror c. for he is the minister of God to thee for good Rom. 13. 1 2 3 4. 2dly What they are in the sight of God and considered as men Against all the gods of Egypt I will execute judgment I am the Lord Exod. 12. 12. He leadeth away counsellors spoiled and maketh the Judges fools he looseth the bonds of kings and girdeth their loins with a girdle he leadeth Princes away spoiled and overthroweth the mighty c. he poureth contempt upon Princes and weakneth the strength c. Job 12. 17 18 19 20 21. Accepteth not the person of Princes nor regardeth the rich c. for they all are the work of his hands in a moment shall they dye Job 34. 18 19 20. Be wise now therefore O ye kings be instructed ye Judges of the eath serve the Lord with fear and rejoyce with trembling kiss the son lest he be angry and ye perish from the way when his wrath is kindled Psal. 2. 2 10 11 12. I have said Ye are gods c. but ye shall dye like men and fall like one of the Princes Psal. 82. 6 7. The kings heart is in the hand of the Lord as the rivers of water he turneth it whither he will Prov. 21. 1. If thou seest the oppression of the poor and violent perverting of judgment and justice c. he who is higher than the highest regardeth and there is a higher than they Eccles. 5. 8. Ye scornful men who rule this people c. because ye have said We have made a covenant with death c. thus saith the Lord c. Your covenant with death shall be disanulled c. when the overflowing scourge shall pass thorow then ye shall
persons of the wicked Selah Defend the poor and fatherless do justice to the afflicted and needy deliver the poor and needy rid them out of the hands of the wicked Psal. 82. 1 2 3 4. David said I will not know a wicked person whoso privily slandereth his neighbour him will I cut off him who hath a high look and a proud heart him will I not suffer mine eyes shall be upon the faithful of the land that they may dwell with me he who walketh in a perfect way shall serve me c. I will early destroy all the wicked of the land c. Psal. 101. 3 4 5 6 7 8. It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness for the throne is established by righteousness righteous lips are the delight of kings and they love him who speaketh right Prov. 16. 12 13. It is not good to accept the person of the wicked to overthrow the righteous in judgment Prov. 18. 5. A king who sitteth in the throne of judgment scattereth away all evil with his eyes c. A wise king scattereth the wicked and bringeth the wheel over them c. Mercy and truth preserve the king and his throne is upholden by mercy Prov. 20. 8 26 28. To do justice and judgment is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice Prov. 21. 3. Take away the wicked from before the king and his throne shall be established in righteousness Prov. 25. 5. As a roaring lion c. so is a wicked ruler over the poor people a Prince who wanteth understanding c. Prov. 28. 15 16. When the righteous are in authority the people rejoyce but when the wicked beareth rule the people mourn c. The king by judgment stablisheth the land but he who receiveth gifts overthroweth it c. The king who faithfully judgeth the poor his throne shall be established for ever c. Many seek the rulers favour but every mans judgment is from the Lord Prov. 29. 2 3 14 26. It is not for kings to drink wine nor for Princes strong drink lest they drink and forget the law and pervert the judgment of any of the afflicted Prov. 31. 4 5. Better is a poor and wise child than an old and foolish king who will no more be admonished Eccles. 4. 13. If thou seest the oppression of the poor and violent perverting of judgment and justice c. he who is higher than the highest regardeth Eccles. 5. 8. Wo to thee O land when thy king is a child and thy Princes eat in a morning blessed thou O land when thy king is the son of Nobles and thy Princes eat in due season for strength and not for drunkenness Eccles. 10. 16 17. The Princes are rebellious and companions of thieves every one loveth gifts and followeth after rewards they judg not the fatherless neither doth the cause of the widow come unto them c. Ah I will ease me c. Isa. 1. 22 24. I will give children to be their Princes and babes shall rule over them and the people shall be oppressed every one by another Isa. 3. 4. Wo unto them who decree unrighteous decrees c. to turn aside the needy from judgment c. what will ye do in the day of visitation c Isa. 10. 1 2 3. In that day shall the Lord of Hosts c. for a spirit of judgment to him who sits in judgment Isa. 28. 5 6. He who despiseth the gain of oppressions who shaketh his hands from holding of bribes c. he shall dwell on high Isa. 33. 15 16. Is not this the fast that I have chosen To loose the bands of wickedness to undo the heavy burdens and to let the oppressed go free and that ye break every yoke Isa. 58. 6. Judgment is turned away backward and justice standeth afar off for truth it is fallen in the street and equity cannot enter Isa. 59. 14. Hear the word of the Lord O king of Judah c. Thus saith the Lord Execute ye judgment and righteousness and deliver ye the spoiled out of the hand of the oppressor do no wrong do no violence to the stranger c. neither shed innocent blood in this place c. Shalt thou reign because thou closest thy self in Cedar Did not thy father eat and drink and do judgment and justice and it was well with him he judged the cause of the poor then it was well with him c. but thine eyes and thine heart are not but for thy covetousness and for to shed innocent blood and for oppression and for violence c. Jer. 22. 1 2 3 15 16 17. Ezek. 22. 27. O Princes of Israel remove violence and spoil and execuue judgment and justice Take away your exactions from my people saith the Lord God Ezek. 45. 9. King Nebuchadnezzar for his great pride was driven from men to eat grass as an ox Dan. 4. 30 31 32 33. I hate I despise your feasts c. let judgment run down as waters c. Amos 5. 21 24. Hear this ye Princes c. who abhor judgment c. the heads thereof judg for reward Micah 3. 9 11. chap. 7. 3. Judg not according to the appearance but judg righteous judgment John 7. 24. Refrain your selves from these men c. for if this counsel or this work be of men it will come to nought but if it be of God ye cannot overthrow it Acts 5. 34 35 36 37 38 39. Ye ought to c. do nothing rashly c. the law is open let them implead one another Acts 19. 36 38. It is not the manner of the Romans to deliver any to die before he who is accused have the accusers face to face and have licence to answer for himself c. It seems to me unreasonable to send a prisoner and withal not to signifie the crime laid against him Act. 25. 16 27. Rulers are not a terror to good works but to the evil c. for he is the minister of God to thee for good c. a revenger to execute wrath upon him who doth evil c. Theyare Gods ministers attending continually upon this very thing Rom. 13. 3 4 16. Governours c. for the punishment of evil doers and for the praise of them who do well 1 Pet. 2. 14. The duties of subjects to their magistrates in respect both to their persons and decrees 1st What they may not do when and wherein they may not obey them Render to Cesar the things which are Cesars and to God the things which are Gods Mat. 22. 21. The king of Egypt commanded the midwives to kill the men-children of the Hebrews But they feared God and obeyed not the king And God took it well of them Exod. 1. 15 16 17 20 21. Saul said Jonathan should surely die c. And the people said c. As the Lord liveth there shall not one hair of his head fall c. So the people rescued Jonathan that he died not 1 Sam. 14.
And they appointed two c. and they prayed and said Lord who knowest the hearts of all men shew whether of these two thou hast chosen c. And they gave forth their lots and the lot fell upon Matthias and he was numbred with the eleven Acts 1. 15 21 22 23 24 25 26. Then the Twelve called the multitude c. and said c. Brethren look ye out among you seven men of honest report c. whom we may appoint over this business c. and the saying pleased the multitude and they chose Stephen c. Acts 6. 2 3 5 6. And when they had ordained them Elders by suffrage in every Church and had prayed with fasting they commended them to the Lord Acts 14. 22 23. For this cause left I thee in Crete c. and ordain Elders in every City as I had appointed Titus 1. 5. Of laying on of hands upon the several occasions and to the several ends in Scripture mentioned Bring forth him who hath cursed c. let all who heard him lay their hands on his head Levit. 24. 14. Thou shalt bring the Levites before the Lord and the children of Israel shall lay their hands on the Levites Numb 8. 9 10. Moses set Joshua before the congregation and he laid his hands upon him and c. Numb 17. 18 19 22 23. Joshua c. was full of the spirit of wisdom for Moses had laid his hands upon him Deut. 34. 9. They chose Stephen c. whom they set before the Apostles and when they had prayed they laid their hands upon them Acts 6. 5 6. Peter and John prayed and laid their hands on disciples and they received the holy Ghost Acts 8. 17. The Prophets and teachers at Antioch by the command of the holy Ghost to separate Paul and Barnabas c. did pray and fast and lay their hands upon them Acts 13. 1 2 3. Paul finding disciples c. and when Paul had laid his hands on them the holy Ghost c. Acts 19. 1 6. Paul prayed and laid hands on Publius his father and healed him being sick Acts 28. 8. Neglect not the gift c. given thee c. with laying on of the hands of the Presbytery 1 Tim. 4. 14. Lay hands suddenly on no man neither be partaker of other mens sins 1 Tim. 5. 22. Stir up the gift of God which is in thee by the putting on of my hands 2 Tim. 1. 6. Not laying again the foundation of repentance c. of laying on of hands Heb. 6. 1 2. Of the several Ordinances of Christ to be observed in and by the Churches of Christ and elswhere The earth is defiled under the inhabitants thereof because they have transgressed the laws changed the ordinances c. Isa. 24. 5. And they continued stedfastly in the Apostles doctrine and fellowship and in breaking of bread and in prayers c. and they continuing daily with one accord in the temple Acts 2. 41 42 46. And now I praise you brethren that you c. keep the Ordinances as they were delivered unto you 1 Cor. 11. 2. First Prayers These all continued with one accord in prayer and supplication with the women c. Acts 1. 14. And they continued c. and in prayers Acts 2. 42. See Praising at large Chap. 16. Secondly Reading teaching and preaching of the word of God Prophesying Thou shalt set a King over thee c. he shall write him a copy of this law in a book c. he shall read therein all the days of his life that he may learn to fear the Lord Deut. 17. 15 18 19 20. 2 Kings 22. 11. When all Israel is come to appear before the Lord thy God in the place which he shall chuse thou shalt read this law before all Israel in their hearing gather the people together men and women and children and thy stranger that is within thy gates that they may hear and that they may learn and fear the Lord your God and observe to do all the words of this law and their children who have not known may hear and learn to fear the Lord c. Deut. 31. 11 12 13. Joshua read all the words of the law the blessings and curses according unto all which is written in the book of the law there was not a word of all which Moses commanded which Joshua read not before all the congregation of Israel with the women and the little ones and the strangers who were conversant among them Joshua 8. 34 35. Jehoshaphat sent to his Princes to Benhail c. to teach in the cities of Judah and with them Elishama c. Priests and they taught in Judah and had the book of the law of the Lord with them and went about throughout all the cities of Judah and taught the people 2 Chron. 17. 7 8 9. And Ezra the Priest brought the law before the Congregation c. and he read therein c. from the morning until the mid-day c. Allo Joshua and Bani c. and the Levites caused the people to understand the law and the people stood in their place so they read in the book of the law of God distinctly and gave the sense and caused them to understand the reading Nehem. 8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9. ch 13. 1. He established a testimony in Jacob and appointed a law in Israel which he commanded our fathers that they should make them known to their children c. that they might set their hope in God c. Psal. 78. 5 6 7. Blessed is the man who heareth me watching daily at my gates waiting at the posts of my doors for whoso findeth me findeth life Prov. 8. 34 35. How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him who bringeth good tydings who publisheth peace c. and publisheth salvation c Isa. 52. 7. Nahum 1. 15. The Prophet who hath a dream let him tell a dream and he who hath my word let him speak my word faithfully what is the chaff to the wheat saith the Lord Jer. 23. 28 29. They shall wander from sea to sea c. to seek the word of the Lord and shall not find it Amos 8. 12. Go ye therefore and teach all nations c. teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you Matth. 28. 19 20. Whosoever shall not receive you nor hear you when ye depart thence shake off the dust from under your feet for a testimony against them Mark 6. 11. Luke 10. 16. Jesus c. as his custom was he went into the Synagogue on the sabbath-Sabbath-day and stood up to read and there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet Isaias and when he had opened the book he found the place where it was written The spirit of the Lord is upon me c. and he closed the book and gave it again to the minister and sate down c. and he began to say unto them This day is this
the devil about the body of Moses durst not bring against him a railing accusation but said The Lord rebuke thee Jude verse 9. The devil shall cast some of you into prison c. Thou dwellest where Satans seat is Rev. 2. 10 13. Them of the Synagogue of Satan c. Rev. 3. 9. There was war in heaven Michael and his Angels fought against the Dragon c. and the great Dragon was cast out that old serpent called the Devil and Satan who deceiveth the whole world he was cast out into the earth and his Angels c. with him c. The accuser of the brethren is cast down who accused them before our God day and night c. Wo unto the inhabiters of the earth c. for the devil is come down unto you having c. Rev. 12. 7 8 9 10 11 12. Satan laid hold on bound cast into the pit and sealed up from deceiving c. let loose again Rev. 20. 2dly The instruments of Satan Seducers Deceivers c. Saints Duty The Prophets prophesie lyes in my name I sent them not neither have I commanded them neither spake unto them they prophesie unto you a false vision and divination and a thing of nought and the deceit of their heart Jer. 14. 14 15. Beware of false prophets who come to you in sheeps cloathing but inwardly they are ravening wolves ye shall know them by their fruits c. Matth. 7. 15 16. Take heed that no man deceive you for many shall come in my name and say I am Christ and shall deceive many c. many false prophets shall arise and deceive many c. Then if any shall say unto you Lo here is Christ or there is Christ believe it not for there shall arise false Christs and false Prophets and shall shew great signs and wonders insomuch that if it were possible they shall deceive the very elect Behold I have told you before wherefore if they shall say unto you behold He is in the desert c. go not forth c. for as the lightning cometh out of the east c. so shall also the coming of the Son of man c. Matth. 24. 4 5 11 23 24 25 26 27. Ye receive me not if another shall come in his own name him ye will receive John 5. 43. Elymas c. seeking to turn away the Deputy from the faith c. Paul c. said O full of subtilty and all mischief thou child of the Devil thou enemy of all righteousness wilt thou not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord c Acts 13. 7 8 9 10 11. After my departure shall grievous wolves enter in among you not sparing the flock also of your own selves shall men arise speaking perverse ' things to draw away disciples after them therefore watch Acts 20. 28 29 30 31. Mark them who cause divisions c. contrary to the doctrine c. and avoid them for they who are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ but their own belly and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple Rom. 16. 17 18. There must be also heresies among you that they who are approved might be made c. 1 Cor. 11. 19. How say some among you That there is no resurrection from the dead 1 Cor. 15. 12. Them who desire occasion c. for such are false Apostles deceitful workers transforming themselves into the Apostles of Christ c. Satan himself is transformed into an Angel of light therefore it is no great thing if his ministers be transformed into the ministers of righteousness whose ends shall be according to their works c. Ye suffer fools gladly c. Ye suffer if a man bring you into bondage if a man devour if a man take if a man exalt himself c. smite you on the face 2 Cor. 11. 12 13 14 15 19 20. There be some who trouble you and would pervert the Gospel of Christ though we or an Angel from heaven preach any other Gospel unto you than that we have preached unto you let him be accursed as we have before so say I now again If any man preach any other Gospel unto you than that ye have received let him be accursed Gal. 1. 7 8 9. False brethren who came in privily to spy out our liberty c. that they might bring us into bondage to whom we gave place by subjection no not for an hour that the truth of the Gospel may continue with you but of these who seem to be c. Gal. 2. 3 4 5 6. They zealously affect you but not well yea they would exclude you that you might affect them Gal. 4. 17. As many as desire to make a fair shew in the flesh they constrain you to be circumcised only lest they should suffer persecution for the cross of Christ for neither they themselves who are circumcised keep the law but desire to have you circumcised that they may glory in your flesh Gal. 6. 12 13. Be no more children tossed c. with every wind of doctrine by the sleight of men and cunning craftiness whereby they lie in wait to deceive Ephes. 4. 14. This I say lest any should beguile you with inticing words c. Beware lest any one spoil you through philosophy and vain deceits after the traditions of men after the rudiments of this world and not after Christ c. Let no man judg you in meat c or for eating c. intruding into those things which he hath not seen c. and not holding the head c. Why are ye subject to ordinances c touch not c. Col. 2. 4 8 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23. Let no man deceive you by any means c. that man of sin c. who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God or that is worshipped so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God shewing himself that he is God c. then shall that wicked be revealed whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth and destroy with the brightness of his coming whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders and with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them who perish because they received not the love of the truth c. for this cause God shall send them strong delusions that they should believe a lye that they all might be damned c. 2 Thess. 2. 2 3 4 8 9 10 11 12. Charge some that they teach no other doctrine neither give heed to Jewish fables c. some have swerved having turned aside to vain janglings desiring to be teachers of the law understanding neither what they say nor whereof they affirm 1 Tim. 1. 3 4 6 7 8. Now the Spirit speaketh expresly that in the latter days some shall depart from the faith giving heed to seducing spirits and doctrines of devils speaking lyes in hypocrisie having their
7. 1 2. A living dog is better than a dead Lion c. there is no work c. in the grave whither thou goest Eccles. 9. 3 4 5 10. Then shall the dust return unto the earth as it was and the spiriâ—… shall return unto God who gave it Eccles. 12. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7. He will swallow up death in victory and the Lord God will wipe away tears c. Isa. 25. 8. Set thine house in order for thou must die c. I said in the cutting off of my days I shall go to the gates of the grave c. The grave cannot praise thee c. the living the living he shall praise thee as I do this day Isa. 38. 1 2 10 11 18 19. All flesh is grass and the goodliness thereof as the flower of the field the grass withereth the flower fadeth because the spirit of the Lord bloweth upon it Isa. 40. 6 7 8. James 1. 10 11. 1 Pet. 1. 24. That thou shouldst be afraid of man who shall dye c. and be made as grafs Isa. 51. 12. The righteous perish and no man layeth it to heart and merciful men are taken away none considering that the righteous is taken away from the evil to come Isa. 57. 1 2. Lamentation and bitter weeping Rachel weeping for her children refused to be comforted for her children because they were not Jer. 31. 15. Matth. 2. 16 17 18. Son of man I will take away from thee the desire of thine eyes at a stroke yet neither shall thou mourn nor weep neither shall thy tears run down c. My wife dyed c. this was for a sign Ezek. 24. 16 17 18 24. Go thou thy way till the end for thou shalt rest and stand in the lot at the end Dan. 12. 13. I will ransom them from the power of the grave I will redeem them from death O death I will be thy plagues c. Hos. 13. 4. 1 Cor. 15. 55. Jesus said unto the man on the cross Verily c. to day shalt thou be with me in Paradise Luke 23. 42 43. Simeon said Now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace for mine eyes have seen thy salvation Luke 2. 26 29. I must work c. while it is day the night cometh wherein no man can work John 9. 4. And many of the Jews came to Martha and Mary to comfort them concerning their brother c. When Jesus therefore saw her weeping and the Jews also weeping c. he groaned in his spirit and was troubled c. Jesus wept John 11. 19 33 35. Ananias and Saphira both fell down and yeelded up the ghost Acts 5. 5 10. And they stoned Stephen calling and saying Lord Jesus receive my spirit Act. 7. 59. And devout men carried Stephen and made great lamentation over him Acts 8. 2. He hath made of one blood all nations of men c. and hath determined the times before appointed and the bounds of their habitation Acts 17. 26. Whether we live we live unto the Lord and whether we dye we dye unto the Lord whether we live therefore â—…r dye we are the Lords for to this end Christ both dyed and rose again and revived that he might be Lord both of the dead and living Rom. 14. 7 8 9. The sting of death is sin and the strength of sin is the Law but thanks c. 1 Cor. 15. 56 57. We have this treasure in earthen vessels 2 Cor. 4. 7. If our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissoved we have a building of God c. We groan being burdened c. Whilst we are at home in the body we are absent from the Lord we are c. willing to be absent from the body and to be present with the Lord 2 Cor. 5. 1 2 6 7 8. To dye is gain c. having a desire to depart and to be with Christ which is far better Phil. 1. 21 23. Indeed he was c. nigh unto death but God had mercy on him and not on him only but on me also lest I should have sorrow upon sorrow Phil. 2. 27. Who shall change our vile body c. Phil. 3. 21. I would not have you ignorant brethren concerning them who are asleep that ye sorrow not even as others who have no hope 1 Thess. 4. 13. Christ who dyed for us that whether we wake or sleep we should live together with him 1 Thess. 5. 10. We brought nothing into the world and it is certain we can carry nothing out 1 Tim. 6. 7. Job 1. 21. I am now ready to be offered and the time of my departure is at hand I have fought c. 2 Tim. 4. 6 7. He took part of the same that through death he might destroy him who had the power of death that is the devil and deliver them who through fear of death were all their life-time subject to bondage Heb. 2. 14 15. It is appointed unto men once to dye but after this the judgment Heb. 9. 27. We have no continuing City here but we seek one to come Heb. 13. 14. Go to now ye who say to day c. we will go into such a City c. whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow for what is your life it is even a vapour which appeareth for a little time and then vanisheth away for that ye ought to say If the Lord will we shall live and do this or that James 4. 13 14 15. chap. 1. 10. Pass the time of your sojourning here in fear 1 Pet. 1. 17. I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims abstain c. 1 Pet. 2. 11. Knowing that shortly I must put off this my tabernacle even as our Lord c. 2 Pet. 1. 14. Blessed are the dead who dye in the Lord from henceforth yea saith the Spirit that they may rest from their labour and their works do follow them Rev. 14. 13. The beggar dyed and was carried by the Angels into Abrams bosom Luke 16. 22. Blessed are those servants whom the Lord when he cometh shall find watching Luke 12. 37 38. CHAP. XXXV Of the Resurrection of the Dead SO man lyeth down and riseth not till the heavens be no more they shall not awake Job 14. 12. I know my redeemer liveth c. and though after my skin worms destroy this body yet in my flesh shall I see God whom I shall see for my self and mine eyes shall behold and not another c. Job 19. 25 26 27. Psal. 49. 15. I shall be satisfied when I awake with thy likeness Psal. 17. 15. Thy dead men shall live together with my dead body shall they arise awake and sing ye who dwell in dust for thy dew is as the dew of herbs and the earth shall cast out the dead Isa. 26. 19. And many who sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake some to everlasting life c. Thou shalt rest and stand in the lot at the end of the days
come in the glory of his father with his Angels and then he shall reward every man according unto his works Matth. 16. 27. There was a man who had not on a wedding-garment and the king said unto him Friend how camest thou in hither not having a wedding-garment and he was speechless Then said the king to his servants Bind him hand and foot and take him away and cast him into outer darkness there shall be weeping c. Matth. 22. 11 12 13. chap. 25. 30. As the lightning cometh out of the East and shineth to the West so shall also the coming of the Son of man be c. And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory and he shall send his Angels with a great sound of a trumpet and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds c. But of the day and hour knoweth no man no not the Angels in heaven but my father only but as the days of Noah were so shall also the coming of the Son of man be c. they were eating and drinking c. Watch therefore c. be ye therefore ready also for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh c. Matth. 24. 27 30 31 36 37 38 39 42 43 44 c. Luke 12 35 36. chap. 17. 24. When the Son of man shall come in his glory and all his holy Angels with him then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory and before him shall be gathered all nations and he shall separate them one from another as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats and he shall set the sheep on the right hand but the goats on the left hand Then shall the king say unto them on his right hand Come ye blessed of my father inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world for I was an hungred c. Then shall he say unto them on the left hand Depart from me ye cursed into everlasting fire prepared for the Devil and his angels for I was an hungred c. and these shall go away into everlasting punishment but the righteous into everlasting life Matth. 25. 31 32 33 35 41 42 46. Hereafter shall ye see the Son of man sitting on the right-hand of power and coming in the clouds of heaven Matth. 26. 64. Whosoever therefore shall be ashamed of me c. in this adulterous and sinful generation of him also shall the Son of man be ashamed when he cometh in the glory of his father with his holy Angels Mark 8. 38. The father judgeth no man but hath committed all judgment to the Son that all men should honour the Son c. and hath given him authority to execute judgment also because he is the Son of man c. As I hear I judg and my judgment is just because I seek not mine own will c. John 5. 22 23 27 30. He who rejecteth me c. hath one who judgeth him the word I have spoken the same shall judg him in the last day John 12. 48. I will come again and receive you John 14. 3. Ye now therefore have sorrow but I will see you again and your heart shall rejoyce c. John 16. 22. This same Jesus who is taken up from you into heaven shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven Acts 1. 11. He commanded us to preach unto the people c. That it is he who was ordained of God to be the Judg of quick and dead Acts 10. 42. He hath appointed a day in the which he will judg the world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained whereof he hath given an assurance unto all men in that he hath raised him from the dead Acts 17. 31. And as he reasoned of righteousness temperance and judgment to come Felix trembled Acts 24. 25. After thy hardness c. treasurest up unto thy self wrath against the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God who will render to every man according to his deeds to them who by patient continuing in well-doing c. eternal life but unto them who are contentious c. indignation and wrath c. upon every soul of man who doth evil c. but glory honour and peace to every man who worketh good c. for there is no respect of persons with God c. in the day when God shall judg the secrets of men by Jesus Christ according to my Gospel Rom. 2. 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 16. Is God unrighteous c God forbid for then how shall God judg the world Rom. 3. 5 6. Why dost thou judg thy brother c we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ for it is written As I live saith the Lord Every knee shall bow to me and every tongue shall confess to God so then every one of us shall give an account of himself to God Rom. 14. 10 11 12. Isa. 45. 23. If any man build on this foundation gold silver c. every mans work shall be made manifest for the day shall declare it because it shall be revealed by fire and the fire shall try every mans work of what sort it is c. 1 Cor. 3. 12 13 14 15. He who judgeth me is the Lord therefore judg nothing before the time until the Lord come who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness c. 1 Cor. 4. 4 5. Do ye not know that the Saints shall judg the world c that we shall judg Angels 1 Cor. 6. 2 3. We must all appear before the judgment-seat of Christ that every one may receive the things done in his body according to that he hath done whether it be good or bad knowing therefore the terror of the Lord c. 2 Cor. 5. 9 10 11. When Christ who is our life shall appear then shall ye also appear with him c. Col. 3. 4. To the end he may establish your hearts c. before God even our father at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ with all his Saints 1 Thess. 3. 13. The Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout with the voice of the Archangel and with the trump of God 1 Thess. 4. 16 17. For your selves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night for when they shall say peace and safety then sudden destruction cometh upon them as travel upon a woman with child and they shall not escape c. I pray God your whole spirit soul and body may be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord 1 Thess. 5. 2 3 23. It is a righteous thing with God to recompence tribulation to them who trouble you and to you who
and the man who getteth understanding for the merchandize of it is better than the merchandize of silver Prov. 3. 13 14. The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom the knowledg of the Holy understanding Prov. 9. 10. Wise men lay up knowledg Prov. 10. 14. The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way Prov. 14. 8. Evil men understand not judgment but they who seek the Lord understand all things Prov. 28. 5. Tell me O thou whom my soul loveth where thou feedest c. if thou know not O thou fairest c. go thy way forth by the footsteps of the flock Cant. 1. 7 8. The ox knoweth his owner and the ass his masters crib Israel doth not know my people doth not consider Isa. 1. 3. Therefore my people are gone into captivity because they have no knowledg Isa. 5. 13. Hear ye indeed but understand not and see ye indeed but perceive not c. make their ears heavy and shut their eyes lest they see c. and understand Isa. 6. 9 10. Matth. 13. 13 14. The earth shall be full of the knowledg of the Lord as the waters cover the sea Isa. 11. 9. Habbak 2. 14. It is a people of no understanding therefore he who made them will not have mercy on them Isa. 27. 11. The Lord hath poured out upon you the spirit of deep sleep and hath closed your eyes c. and the vision of all is become unto you as the words of a book sealed c. therefore c. The wisdom of their wise men shall perish and the understanding of their prudent men shall be hid c. In that day shall the eyes of the blind see out of obscurity c. They who erred in spirit shall come to understanding Isa. 29. 10 11 12 13 14 18 24. Save us c. that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that thou art the Lord c. Isa. 37. 20. Have ye not known c it is he who sitteth upon the circle of the earth Isa. 40. 21 22. That they may know and consider and understand together that the hand of the Lord c. Isa. 41. 20. I will bring the blind by a way they knew not c. in paths they have not known Isa. 42. 16. They have not known nor understood for he hath shut their eyes and they cannot see and their hearts and they cannot understand c. neither is there knowledg or understanding to say I have burned part of it c. Isa. 44. 18 19. They who handle the law knew me not Jer. 2. 8. I will give you Pastors c. who shall feed you with knowledg and understanding Jer. 3. 15. My people is foolish they have not known me they are sottish children they have no understanding they are wise to do evil but to do good they have no knowledg Jer. 4. 22. chap. 8. 7. chap. 9. 3 6. chap. 5. 21. Let him who glories glory in this that he understandeth and knoweth me that I am the Lord who exercise loving-kindness judgment and righteousness Jer. 9. 24. I will give them an heart to know me that I am the Lord Jer. 24. 7. Hos. 2. 20. And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour and every man his brother saying Know the Lord for they shall all know me from the least c. Jer. 31. 34. I will set my glory among the heathen so the house of Israel shall know that I am the Lord their God from that day and forward c. And when I have brought them again c. then shall they know that I am the Lord their God who caused them to be led into captivity Ezek. 39. 21 22 23 27 28. To the intent that the living may know that the most high ruleth c. They shall make thee eat grass as oxen c. till thou know that the most High ruleth c. Dan. 4. 17 25 32. But the people who do know their God shall be strong and do c. and they who understand among the people shall instruct many c. and some of understanding shall fall Dan. 11. 32 33 35. And none of the wicked shall understand but the wise shall understand Dan. 12. 10. The Lord hath a controversie c. because there is no truth nor mercy nor knowledg of God in the land c. My people are destroyed for lack of knowledg because thou hast rejected knowledg I will also reject thee that thou shalt be no Priest Hos. 4. 1 2 6. Then shall we know if we follow on to know the Lord c. For I desire c. the knowledg of God more than burnt-offerings Hos. 6. 3 6. Who is wise and he shall understand these things prudent and he shall know them Hos. 14. 9. The Priests lips should preserve knowledg Malachi 2. 7. The light of the body is the eye c. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness how great is that darkness Matth. 6. 22 23. If ye had known what this meaneth I will have mercy c. ye would not have condemned c. Matth. 12. 7. Because it is given to you to know the mystery of the kingdom of heaven but to them it is not given c. therefore speak I to them in parables c. Matth. 13. 11 13 19. One heareth the word of the kingdom and understandeth it not then cometh the wicked c. Mark 4. 11 34. Ye do err not knowing the Scriptures nor the power of God Matth. 22. 29. The Gadarenes through ignorance of Christ besought him to depart from them Luke 8. 37. Peter said c. Let us build three tabernacles one for thee c. not knowing what he said Luke 9. 33. I thank thee O father c. that thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent and hast revealed them unto babes c. for so it seemed good in thy sight c. No man knoweth who the son is c. but the son and he to whom the son will reveal him c. blessed are the eyes which see the things that ye see c. Luke 10. 21 22 23. Wo unto you Lawyers for ye have taken away the key of knowledg ye entred not in your selves and them who were entring in ye hindred or forbad Luke 11. 52. That servant who knew his Lords will and prepared not neither did according c. shall be beaten with many stripes but he who knew not and did commit things worthy of stripes shall be beaten with few stripes Luke 12. 47 48. Jesus took unto him the twelve and said unto them c. And they understood none of these things and this saying was hid from them neither knew they c. Luke 18. 31 32 33 34. John 12. 16. chap. 13. 7. chap. 20. 9. He beheld the City and wept over it saying If thou hadst known even thou at least in this thy day the things which belong unto thy peace but
every man c. Jer. 31. 3 18 19 31 32 33 34. Heb. 8. 8 9 10 11. ch 10. 15 16 17. I will give them one heart and one way that they may fear me for ever c. I will put my fear in their hearts that they shall not depart from me Jer. 32. 39 40. Turn thou us unto thee O Lord and we shall be turned Lam. 5. 21. I will give them one heart and I will put a new spirit within you and I will take the stony heart out of their flesh and I will give them an heart of flesh that they may walk in my statutes and keep my ordinances and do them Ezek. 11. 19 20. ch 20. 43. Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you and ye shall be clean c. a new heart also will I give you and a new spirit will I put within you I will take away the stony heart c. and I will put my spirit within you and cause you to walk in my statutes and ye shall keep my judgments and do them c. I will also save you from all your uncleannesses c. then shall ye remember your own evil ways and your doings which were not good and shall loath your selves in your own sight for your iniquities Ezek. 36. 25 26 27 31. ch 16. 61 63. I taught Ephraim to go c. I drew them with the cords of a man c. Hos. 11. 3 4. I will pour upon the house of David c. a spirit of grace and of supplication and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced and they shall mourn Zech. 12. 10. The Lord whom ye seek shall suddenly come c. and he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver and he shall purifie the sons of Levi and purge them as gold and silver that they may offer unto the Lord c. Mal. 3. 1 2 3 4. Jesus did but bid the fisher-men follow him and they immediately leave all and follow him Matt. 4. 18 19 20 21 22. Blessed are they who hunger and thirst after righteousness for they shall be filled Matt. 5. 6. The whole need not a Physician but they who are sick c. for I am not come to call the righteous but sinners to repentance Matt. 9. 11 12. The kingdom of God is come unto you Or else how can one enter c. except he bind the strong man and then spoil his goods Matt. 12. 28 29. The son of man is come to save that which was lost c. how think ye if a man have one hundred sheep and one of them be gon astray doth he not c. and seeketh that which is gon astray even so it is not the will of your father c. that one of these little ones should perish Matt. 18. 11 12 13 14. Luk. 19. 10. Which are born not of blood c. but of God c. John 1. 13 16. And of his fulness have all we received and grace for grace Col. 1. 19. Except a man be born again or from above he cannot see the kingdom of God c. the wind bloweth where it listeth and thou hearest the sound thereof but canst not tell whence it cometh and whither it goeth so is every one who is born of the spirit John 3. 3 5 7 8. For as the father raiseth up the dead and quickeneth them even so the son quickeneth whom he will c. the hour is coming and now is when the dead shall hear the voice of the son of God and they who hear shall live John 5. 21 25. All which the father hath given me shall come to me and him who cometh to me I will in no wise cast out c. no man can come to me except the father who hath sent me draw him c. every man therefore who hath heard and learned of the father cometh unto me c. It is the spirit who quickeneth the flesh profiteth nothing John 6. 37 44 45 63. God sent Jesus to bless you in turning away every one of you from his iniquities Act. 3. 26. Jesus c. him hath God exalted with his right hand a prince and a Saviour for to give repentance to Israel c. Acts 5. 30 31. God gave them the like gifts as he did unto us c. they glorified God saying Then hath God also to the Gentiles granted repentance unto life Now they who were scattered c. spake unto the Gentiles c. and the hand of the Lord was with them and a great number believed and turned unto the Lord Act. 11. 17 18 19 20 21. Paul having made complaint of himself saith O wretched man that I am who shall deliver me c I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord Rom. 7. 15 18 19 21 24 25. I was found of them who sought me not I was made manifest unto them who asked not after me Rom. 10. 20. That no flesh should glory c. but of him are ye in Christ Jesus 1 Cor. 1. 29 30. I have planted and Apollo watered but God gave the increase 1 Cor. 3. 6 7. There are diversities of operations but it is the same God who worketh all in all 1 Cor. 12. 6. But by the grace of God I am that I am 1 Cor. 15. 10. The weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds casting down imaginations c. 2. Cor. 10. 4 5. I live yet not I but Christ liveth in me and the life which I now live c. I live by faith Gal. 2. 20. We are his workmanship created in Christ Jesus unto good works which God hath c. Ephes. 2. 10. But unto every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ Ephes. 4. 7. Work out your own salvation c. for it is God who worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure Phil. 2. 12 13. In meekness instruct c. if God peradventure will give them repentance to the c. 2 Tim. 2. 25 26. Now the God of peace c. make you perfect in every good work to do his will working in you that which is well-pleasing in his sight through Jesus Heb. 13. 20 21. Every good and perfect gift is from above and cometh down from the father of lights with whom there is no variableness c. James 1. 17. Giving thanks unto the father who hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light who hath delivered us from the power of darkness and translated us into the kingdom of his dear son Col. 1. 12 13. 2dly In particular To give knowledg of himself and of Jesus Christ and of the Mystery of Salvation by him in the Gospel and of our Duty Yet the Lord hath not given you an heart to perceive and eyes to see and ears to hear unto this day Deut. 29. 2 3 4. There is