THE FIRST LEGACIE. Theſe promiſes I have obſerved for ſpirituall things. Firſt about Sinne.

WHen wefinde nothing in our ſelves, that might move the Lord to have mercy, then apply theſe promiſes, Iſai. 43.25. I, even I am hee, that blotteth out thy tranſgreſsion for mine owne ſake, and will not remember thy ſinnes. Iſai. 44.22. I have blooted out as a thicke cloud thy tranſgreſsions, and as a cloud thy ſinnes: returne unto mee, for I have redeemed thee.

Ier. 31.34. I will forgive their iniquity, and remember their ſin no more.

Ezek. 36.25. I will ſprinkle cleane water upon you, and yee ſhall bee cleane from all your filthineſſe.

Iſai. 57.18. I have ſeene his wayes, and will heale him, I will lead him alſo, and reſtore comforts unto him, and to his mourners.

Theſe promiſes are free, made by the Lord, not for any thing that is in man, as you may ſee, in Iſaiah 43. from the 22 verſe, to the 25. for the Lord ſaith, They had not called upon him, but wearied the Lord, brought him no offering, yea wearied him with their ſinnes; and yet in the 25 verſe hee ſaith, for his owne ſake hee would forgive their ſinnes.

Theſe promiſes wee ſhall have alwayes need of, as at our converſion, ſo afterwards many times wee ſhall in our owne feeling finde nothing in our ſelves to perſwade us of the pardon of our ſinnes, then wee muſt flie to theſe free promiſes. Whē thou ſeeſt nothing in thy ſelfe why the Lord ſhould pardon thy ſinnes, and therefore doubt'ſt of the pardon of them, apply, I am hee that puts away thy ſinnes for mine owne ſake.

When thy ſinnes riſe up as a cloud, that thou canſt ſee nothing but them, apply, I have put away the ſinnes as a cloud.

When thou feareſt the multitude of thy ſinnes, apply, You ſhall bee cleane from all your ſinnes.

The 2. Legacie.

WHē we feare, God will remember our fins before commitred, to puniſh us for them, apply Ier. 31.34. I will remember his ſinne no more. Ezek. 18.22. His tranſgreſsions which he hath committed ſhall not be mentioned to him, but in the righteouſneſſe which he hath done, ſhall he live.

Ezek. 33.16. None of his ſins that hee hath committed ſhall be mentioned to him.

The 3. Promiſe.

WHen thine often ſinning cauſeth thee to feare that God will not pardon thee, applie, Job. 33, 27.28.29. He look eth upon men, and if any ſay I have ſinned, and perverted that which was right, and it profiteth mee not: hee will deliver his ſoule from going into the pit, and his life ſhall ſee the light. Loe all theſe things worketh God, oftentimes with man. Wherefore beleeve not Satan that perſwades the contrary, nor let thy corruptions make thee bold to preſume of pardon; for though God promiſe pardon, yet it is to the penitent, not to the preſumptuous, as verſe 27.

The 4. Promiſe.

WHen thou art at the pits brinke of deſpaire, and art dryed up with ſorrow, then go to ſome faithfull Preacher that is able to preach Chriſt unto thee, and apply theſe promiſes: Job. 33, 24, 25, 26. Then hee is gracious unto him, and ſaith, deliver him from going downe to the pit, I have found a ranſome. His fleſh ſhall bee freſher then a childes, hee ſhall returne to the dayes of his youth. Hee ſhall pray unto God, and hee ſhall bee favourable unto him, and he ſhall ſee his face with joy for hee will render unto man his righteouſneſſe.

Iſai. 57.19. I create the fruit of the lips, peace, peace, to him that is farre off, & to him that is neare, ſaith the Lord, and I will heale him.

When thou commeſt to the uttermoſt extreamity for ſinne, apply, I will have mercy on him, and deliver him, that he goe not downe to the pit.

When thou feareſt that God or his Miniſters will not ſpeak peace unto thee, apply, I have received a reconciliation. I create the fruit of the lips to be peace, to them that are farre off, and to them that are neare.

When thy ſorrowes have withered thee up, apply, He ſhall returne as in the dayes of his youth, and his fleſh ſhall bee as the fleſh of a childe.

If in this eſtate thou feareſt, God will not heare prayers for thee, apply, Hee ſhall pray to God, and hee will be favourable to him.

When thou feareſt thou ſhalt not bee able to looke upon the Lord with joy, apply, Hee ſhall ſee his face with joy.

When thou ſeeſt not any thing in thy ſelfe, that ſhould cauſe thee not to believe this, apply, He will render to man his righteouſneſſe; which is (I thinke) Chriſts righteouſneſſe, for whoſe ſake he will doe it.

The 5. Promiſe.

WHen thou feeleſt ſin an heavie burden, and Satan purſuing thee with many feares, by reaſon of the ſame, flie to Chriſt, and apply, Matth. 11.28, 29. Come unto me all yee that labour and are heavie laden, and I will give you reſt. Matt. 1.21. He ſhall ſave his people from their ſinnes.

Rom. 16.20. And the God of Peace ſhall bruiſe Satan under your feet ſhortly.

Iſai. 32.2. And a man ſhall bee as a hiding place from the winde, and a covert frrom the tempeſt, as rivers of waters in a drie place, as the ſhadow of a great rocke in a weary land. Thus doth Chriſt to the ſoule that flies to him.

If Satan purſue thee, apply, Hee is an hiding place.

If ſtormes of temptations and afflictions doe ariſe, apply, He is a refuge againſt the tempeſt.

If thy ſoule bee ready to faint through weakeneſſe, apply, He is a river of water in a drie place, to revive thy ſpirits, and as the ſhadow of a great rocke, under which thou maiſt ſafely repoſe thy ſelfe. When thou findeſt thy ſinnes very heavy, apply, I will eaſe you.

When thou haſt no reſt in thy ſoule becauſe of ſinne, apply, You ſhall finde reſt to our ſoules. He ſhall ſave his people from their ſinnes, both from the puniſhment & the power.

If thou feareſt length of time in temptations, apply, The God of peace ſhall bruiſe Satan under your feet ſhortly.

The 6. Legacie.

WHen thou turneſt from ſinne, and doubteſt of the pardon of it, apply, Iſai. 1.18. Though your ſinnes bee as skarlet, they ſhall bee as white as ſnow; though they bee red like crimſon, they ſhall be as wooll.

Iſai. 55.7. Let the wicked forſake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts, and let him returne unto the Lord, and he will have mercy on him, and to our God, for hee will abundantly pardon.

Micah 7.18.19. Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and paſſeth by the tranſgreſsion of the remnant of his heritage? hee retaineth not his anger for ever, becauſe hee delighteth in mercy. Hee will turne againe, hee will have compaſsion upon us, hee will ſubdue our iniquities, and thou wilt caſt all their ſinnes into the depthes of the ſea. Prov. 28.13. He that confeſſeth and forſaketh his ſinnes ſhall finde mercy. 1 Iohn 1.9. If wee confeſſe our ſinnes, hee is faithfull & juſt to forgive us our ſinnes, and to cleanſe us from all unrighteouſneſſe.

When thou ſeeſt thy ſoule of a ſinfull colour, apply, Though they be red like crimſon, they ſhall be as white as wooll.

If thou feareſt God will hardly be intreated, apply, Hee will have mercie, for he is ready to forgive.

If wee feare that our ſinnes have taken ſuch ſtrong hold upon us, as wee ſhall never get from them, apply, He will clenſe us from all our unrighteouſneſſe. See God promiſeth to be the cleanſer, feare not the hardneſſe of the worke.

The 7. Legacie.

WHen thou feeleſt many rebelliōs in thine heart and life, and would'ſt have them not onely pardoned, but ſubdued, apply, Hoſ. 14.5. I will heale their back-ſliding. Which promiſe (as I thinke) containes thus much, that God will not onely pardon, but heale us, and in ſtead of rebellious hearts and lives, will give us obedient hearts and lives; for as healing followeth the curing of ſickneſſe: ſo obedience doth the curing of rebellion. Micah 7.19. Hee will ſubdue our iniquities.

When thou feeleſt ſinne very ſtrong, flie to this promiſe, and apply the ſtrength of him that promiſeth, againſt the ſtrength of ſinne: it is the Lord that hath promiſed to ſubdue it; what though Sinne and Satan joyne their force together, yet the Lord is ſtronger then all their force, wee need not doubt.

The 8. Promiſe.

VVHen thou feeleſt thine heart hard, and full of corruption, apply, Ezek. 36.26. A new heart alſo will I give you, and a new ſpirit will I put within you, and I will take away the ſtony heart out of your fleſh, and I will give you an heart of fleſh.

Deut. 30.6. And the Lord thy God will circumciſe thine heart, and the heart of thy ſeed, to love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy ſoule, that thou maiſt live.

When thou feeleſt thine heart worldly carnall, apply, I will circumciſe thine heart. A new heart will I give thee.

When nothing will breake thine heart, apply the power of Jehovah, that hath promiſed to cure thee, in taking away thy ſtonie heart.

The 9. Legacie.

WHen thou cāſt not bridle nature, but it breakes forth into violent paſſions, to contention, apply, Iſai. 11.6. The Wolfe alſo ſhall dwell with the Lambe, and the Leopard ſhall lie downe with the Kid, and the Calfe and the young Lyon, and the fatling together, and a little child ſhall lead them. Such ſhall bee the power of the Goſpell, that thoſe which are by nature like Wolves and devouring beaſts, ſhall dwell very peaceably: and if wee finde our nature ſuch, we muſt apply, the Wolfe ſhall dwell with the Lambe.

Micah 7.19. Hee will ſubdue our iniquities, and will caſt all our ſinnes into the depth of the ſea: that which is caſt into the Sea, as it appeareth not in ſight, ſo wee cannot get it againe, though we would: ſo will God doe by our ſinnes, caſt them out of his ſight, ſo as we ſhall not returne to them any more: preſſe him with his promiſe, and you ſhall finde more then you thinke.

The 10. Promiſe.

WHen thou feeleſt thy ſelfe in bondage to ſome ſin, apply, Iohn 8.32. You ſhall know the Truth, and the Truth ſhall make you free.

Rom. 6.14. Sinne ſhall not have dominion over you.

When thou feeleſt thy bondage that thou canſt not doe good, or keepe thy ſelfe from evill; apply, The truth ſhall make you free.

If thy ſins often prevaile againſt thee, apply, Sinne ſhall not have dominion over you.

Pſal. 130.8. Hee ſhall redeem Iſrael from all his iniquities.

The 11. Promiſe.

WHen thou feeleſt ſome ſin ſo ſtrong in thee, that thou feareſt it will breake out to Gods diſhonour, and the blemiſhing of Religion, apply, 1 Theſſ. 5.23, 24. That your whole ſpirit, ſoule and body may be preſerved blameleſſe, unto the comming of our Lord Ieſus Chriſt. Faithfull is hee that calleth you, who alſo will doe it. That God which hath called thee, will keepe thee blameleſſe unto the comming of Chriſt: therefore uſe the meanes, and reſt upon the Lords faithfulneſſe, which never faileth them which truſt in him.

2. Theſſ. 3.3. But the Lord is faithfull, who ſhall ſtabliſh you and keepe you from evill.

1 Iohn 1.9. If we confeſſe our ſinnes, he is faithfull and juſt to forgive us our ſinnes, and to cleanſe us from all unrighteouſneſſe. By cleanſing (as I thinke) is meant, not onely from the guilt of ſinne, but the power of it, that the filthineſſe of it ſhall not appeare in our lives and converſations. When ſinne purſues thee hard to make thee fall, doe thou purſue the Lord with prayers, for performance of this promiſe, and doubt not of the iſſue.

Micah 7.19. Hee will ſubdue our iniquities. And to theſe adde the prayer of Chriſt, John 17.15. I pray not that thou ſhouldeſt take them out of the world, but that thou ſhouldeſt keepe them from the evill. Now what greater evill then ſinne? therefore though thy prayers be but weake againſt it, yet hee hath prayed that was alway heard, therefore fight and be ſure of victory.

The 12. Legacie.

WHen thou art ſtayed from ſinne by admonition, apply, Ezek. 3.21. If thou warne the righteous man, that the righteous ſinne not, and he doth not ſin, hee ſhall ſurely live, becauſe he is warned.

When any admoniſh thee, obey, and it ſhall be life to thy ſoule, therfore receive the admonition, and apply, Hee ſhall live, becauſe he is admoniſhed.

The 13. Legacie.

IF thou feareſt, God will deſtroy thee for thy ſinnes, apply, Ezek. 18.30. Turne your ſelves from all your tranſgreſsions, ſo iniquity ſhall not bee your ruine.

Mat. 1.21. Hee ſhall ſave his people from their ſinnes.

When thou feareſt the greatneſſe or multitude of thy ſinnes will be thy deſtruction, apply; Iniquity ſhall not bee your ruine.

When thou ſeeſt no meanes of ſafety, apply, Hee (that is, Chriſt) ſhall ſave his people from their ſinnes.

The 14. Legacie.

IF thou be tempted to uncleanneſſe, apply, Prov. 2.16. He ſhall deliver thee from the ſtrange woman.

1 Theſſ. 5.24. Thy bodie ſhall be kept blameleſſe untill the comming of Chriſt.

The 15. Legacie.

IF thou canſt not finde out thy ſin, for which God correcteth thee, apply, Job. 36.9. If they bee tyed with the cords of affliction, then will I ſhew them their worke, and their ſins.

A wiſe father will not correct his childe, but hee will ſhew him wherefore, how elſe ſhould hee amend his fault? much more will the Lord. But wee enjoy not many promiſes, becauſe wee ſue not for them.

Thus farre about Sinne, the next promiſes are about Grace.

The 16. Legacie.

IN doubt of ſalvation, apply, God ſo loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Sonne, that whoſoever beleeveth in him, ſhould not periſh, but have everlaſting life, Joh. 3.16.

John 5.24. Hee that heareth my word, and be leeveth on him that ſent me hath everlaſting life, and ſhall not come into condemnation, but is paſſed from death unto life.

John 8.51. If any man keepe my ſaying, he ſhall never ſee death.

John 11.25. He that beleeveth in me, though he were dead, yet ſhall hee live. And whoſoever beleeveth in me ſhall never ſee death.

If thou doubt that thou ſhalt periſh, and not be ſaved, apply, Hee that beleeves in Chriſt, ſhall not periſh, but ſhall have everlaſting life, and ſhall not come into condemnation. Labour to beleeve theſe Promiſes, and that is all that is required of thee, for the obtaining of what is promiſed.

The 17. Legacie.

WHen thou findeſt thine heart as a wilderneſſe barren of good, apply, Eſa. 35.1, 2. The wilderneſſe and the ſolitarie place ſhall bee glad for them: and the deſart ſhall rejoyce, and bloſſome as the Roſe. It ſhall bloſſome abundantly, and rejoyce even with joy and ſinging.

This promiſe is made to the Church, and every member of it may applie it to themſelves: therfore when thou feeleſt thine heart as a deſart wildernes and waſte ground, void of good, full of bryers & thornes of ſinne, then know, thou ſhalt not onely bring forth ſweet ſmelling graces, like roſes, but alſo all abundance of thē.

Pro. • 1.28. The righteous ſhal flouriſh as a branch.

Prov. 13 4 The ſoule of the diligent ſhall be made fat.

Hoſ. 14.5, 6. I will be as the dew to Iſrael, hee ſhall grow as the Lilly, and caſt forth his roots like Lebanon. His branches ſhall ſpread, and his beauty be as the Olive tree, and his ſmell as Lebanon.

When we want meanes to make us fruitfull, apply, The Lord will be a dew to Iſrael.

When wee deſire to flouriſh and grow up in grace, apply, He ſhall grow as the Lilly, his branches ſhall ſpread.

If thou wouldeſt ſhine forth in the beauty of holines, apply, His beauty ſhal be as the Olive-tree & as the Lilies, whoſe glorie is greater then Salomons in all his royalty.

If thou wouldeſt have thy graces ſend ſorth a ſweet ſmell, apply, His ſmell ſhall be as Lebanon.

If thou feareſt the continuance of this eſtate, apply, Hee ſhall faſten his rootes, as the trees of Lebanon.

It matters not how great our barrennes bee, when God will be a dew to us: it will quickly make us fruitful, we ſhall bring forth fruits glorious to the ſight, as the Lilly, and as the Olive tree, and the ſent of our graces ſhall bee a ſweet ſmelling ſavour, as the trees of Lebanon. Therefore though thou feeleſt thy heart yet barren, and thou haſt uſed meanes long, and yet art not fruitfull, ſtill uſe the meanes, and beleeve, for therein did Abraham glorifie God that hee beleeved above hope, that Sarah ſhould have a ſonne, whoſe wombe was barren, and by yeares paſt child bearing: ſo though thine heart remaine barren in thine owne feeling, after long uſe of meanes, yet ſtill follow ſeeing in the meanes, and beleeve, for wee have as ſure promiſes, and as faithfull a performer, as Abraham had, Jeſus Chriſt, yeſterday, and to day, and the ſame for ever.

John 7.38. He that be leeveth on mee, out of his belly ſhall flow rivers of water of life.

The 18. Legacie.

WHē thou art troubled for want of holineſſe, apply, Exod. 19.6. You ſhall bee an holy nation.

Deut.28.9. And the Lord ſhall eſtabliſh thee an holy people unto himſelfe.

The Lord will make thee holy, therefore Sin, nor Satan, nor wicked men cannot hinder thy holineſſe: for hee that makes thee holy is ſtronger then all, and doth what he will.

1 Theſſ. 5.23.24. The God of peace ſhall ſanctifie you throughout, in ſpirit, ſoule, and body. Faithfull is hee which calleth you, which will alſo doe it.

The 19. Legacie.

WHen thou canſt not offer up any ſacrifice to God of prayer or praiſe, or thy ſelfe in ſacrifice, apply, Exod. 19.6. Yee ſhall be unto mee a kingdome of prieſts. God promiſeth that wee ſhall be prieſts, that is, ſuch as ſhall offer up ſacrifice unto him, for that was the prieſts office. Therefore when thou findeſt thy ſelfe unable to pray, or praiſe the Lord, or to offer up thy ſelfe to God, ſoule and body, ſtrive in faith grounded on the promiſes, that hee which commanded, hath alſo promiſed to make us a-able to do it, for he hath ſaid, Wee ſhall bee Prieſts, Malac. 1.11. In every place incenſe ſhall bee offered to my name, and a pure offering; which is ſpoken of the beleeving Gentiles, therefore thou being one of them, ſhalt be able to offer up pure offerings.

The 20. Legacie.

WHen thou feeleſt littlegrace, knowledge, faith, love, repentance, all very little, apply, Job. 8.7. Though thy beginning be ſmall, yet thy latter end ſhall greatly increaſe.

Matth. 13.12. Whoſoever hath, to him ſhall be given, and hee ſhall have abundance.

Therefore let not thy ſmall beginnings diſcourage thee; but if thou canſt prove thou haſt ſome grace, then joyne faith and diligence together, & they will quickly make thee rich.

The 21. Promiſe.

WHen thou findeſt al thy graces very weake, & no ſtrength to performe any ſpirituall duty, either prayer or faſting, or any other duty, then apply, Pſalme 29.11. The Lord will give ſtrength unto his people. Iſa. 40.29.31. Hee giveth power to the faint, and to them which have no might he increaſeth ſtrength. They that wait upon the Lord ſhall renew their ſtrength, they ſhall mount up with wings as Eagles, they ſhall run and not be weary, they ſhall walke and not faint.

When thou feeleſt thy ſelfe faint, ſtay thy ſelfe with this promiſe, Hee giveth ſtrength to him that fainteth.

When thou feeleſt no power, apply, to him that hath no ſtrength he increaſeth power. If thou haſt loſt thy power, then ſtay thy ſelfe with this, they ſhall renew their ſtrength.

If thou art ready to give over through wearineſſe, then gather ſtrength from this, They ſhall run and not be weary, and walke and not be faint.

And if thou findeſt not theſe promiſes performed unto thee, either thou endeavoreſt not to keepe the conditions, or elſe thou art negligent in ſearching out the promiſes, or cold in ſuing for them: the Lord will be ſought to for the performance.

Iſai. 41.10. I am thy God, I will ſtrengthen thee, yea I will helpe thee, yea I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteouſneſſe. Iſa. 26.4. Truſt thou in the Lord for ever, for in the Lord Jehovah is everlaſting ſtrength.

To know there is ſtrength in the Lord is no comfort, unleſſe wee know it ſhall bee for us. Therefore ſince it is given for a comfort, it muſt include this promiſe, Thus the Lords ſtrength for evermore ſhall be imployed for our good. Therfore when we want for either ſoule or body, wee muſt fixe our confidence in him, who will-not faile us, if wee ſeeké unto him.

The 22. Legacie.

WHen thou feeleſt thine heart dryed up for want of grace, that thou canſt not ſend forth any water of grace in thy thoughts, words, and workes, apply, Iſai. 44.3. I will poure water upon him that is thirſty, and floods upon the dry ground.

Iſai. 58.11. The Lord ſhall ſatisfie thy ſoule in drought, and make fat thy bones, and thou ſhalt be like a watred garden, and like a ſpring of waters, whoſe waters faile not.

Ier. 17.8. Hee ſhall bee as a tree planted by the waters, that ſpreadeth out her roots by the river, and ſhall not ſee when heate commeth: but her leafe ſhall be greene, and ſhall not be carefull in the yeare of drought, neither ſhall ceaſe from yeelding fruit.

Jer. 31.12. Their ſoule ſhall bee as a watred garden.

Jam. 4.6. God giveth grace unto the humble.

Iſa. 35.6, 7. In the wilderneſſe ſhall waters breake out, and ſtreames in the deſert. And the parched ground ſhall become a poole, and the thirſty land ſprings of waters. That is, the moſt barren heart ſhall abound with grace, according to that promiſe John 7. Out of their bellies ſhall flow rivers of the waters of Life.

Iſa. 41.17.18.19. When the poore and needie ſeeke water, and there is none, and their tongues faile for thirſt, I the Lord will heare them, I the God of Iſrael will not forſake them: I will open rivers in high places; and fountaines in the middeſt of the valleys: I will make the wilderneſſe a poole of water, and the drie land ſprings of water. I will plant in the wilderneſſe the Cedar, the Shittah tree, and the Mirtle, and the Oyle tree: I will ſet in the deſert the Firre tree, and the Pine, and the Boxe tree together. So now though thou feeleſt thy heart barren, know that God will bee thy Gardiner to thy barren heart, to make pooles, & plant pleaſant grapes of graces; therefore ſeeing hee taketh upon himſelfe the worke, feare not the badneſſe of the ground, for hee will make it good as a fruitfull garden.

The 23. Legacie.

IF thou feeleſt thou wanteſt the Spirit of God, apply, Ezek. 36.27. I will put my Spirit within you.

Luke 11.13. If yee then being evill, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more ſhall your heavenly Father give the holy Spirit to them that aske him.

Joel 2.28.29. I will poure out my Spirit upon all fleſh, and your ſonnes and your daughters ſhall prophecie, your old men ſhall dreame dreames, and your young men ſhall ſee viſions. And alſo upon the ſervants, and upon the hand maids in thoſe dayes will I poure out my Spirit.

Joh. 6.14.16.17.18. And I will pray the Father, and hee ſhall give you another Comforter, that hee may abide with you for ever: even the Spirit of truth, hee dwelleth in you, and ſhall be in you, I will not leave you comfortleſſe, I will come to you.

When thou canſt not pray thy ſelfe, ſtay thy ſelfe on theſe prayers that Chriſt hath prayed, to the Father to give the Spirit, & he was heard in all hee prayed for, therefore thou mayſt claime it, though thy prayers be but weake.

The 24. Legacie.

WHen thou lookeſt upō the great love of God unto thee, and canſt not finde thine heart inlarged in loving God againe, apply this promiſe, Deut, 30.9. I will circumciſe thine heart, that thou maiſt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy ſoule.

The 25. Legacie.

WHē thou canſt not bring thine heart to delight in the Lord, apply, Iſai. 41.16. Thou ſhalt rejoyce in the Lord, & glory in the holy One of Iſrael.

Pſalm. 89.16. In thy name ſhall they rejoyce all the day: and in thy righteouſnes ſhall they be exalted.

Job. 22.26. For then ſhalt thou have thy delight in the Almighty.

Pſalm. 33.21. For our heart ſhall rejoyce in him: becauſe wee have truſted in his holy name.

When thou ſeeſt cauſe of rejoycing in the Lord, and yet canſt not move thine affections, apply, They ſhall rejoyce in him.

If through many troubles and temptations, thou findeſt thy joyes often interrupted, apply, they ſhall rejoice continually in thy name.

The 26. Legacie.

WHen we ſeele not the feare of God in our hearts, apply, Jer. 32.40. I will put my feare in their hearts.

If wee would have a reverent feare of God, when wee performe any holy duty, or at other times, as thou feeleſt thy need, ſo urge the Lord with this his promiſe, for he delights to be ſued to, upon his promiſe, by his ſervants, Ezek. 36.37. I will yet for this be enquired of by the houſe of Iſrael to doe it for them.

The 27 Legacie.

WHē thou canſt not bring thine heart to praiſe the Lord, apply, Iſai. 43.21. This people have I formed for my ſelfe, they ſhall ſhew forth my praiſe.

Joel 2.26. Yee ſhall eat in plenty, and be ſatisfied, and praiſe the name of the Lord your God.

Pſal. 22.29. They ſhall praiſe the Lord that ſeeke him.

When thou ſeeſt what great things God hath done for thee, and findeſt not thy ſelfe able to ſet forth his praiſe, apply, They ſhall ſet forth my praiſe.

When thou findeſt thy ingratefull heart not affected with the mercies thou enjoyeſt, ſo as they ſtir thee not up to praiſe the Lord, apply, He ſhall eate and bee ſatisfied, and praiſe the name of the Lord.

The 28. Legacie.

WHen thou ſeeſt thy want of wiſedome makes thee not walke like a Chriſtian, ſo unblameably as thou ought apply, Jam. 1.5. If any of you lacke wiſedome, let him aske of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and up braideth not, and it ſhall be given him.

When thou findeſt thou want'ſt wiſedome to improve thine afflictions to the beſt advantage, or for the ordering of thy actions, occaſions and courſe of life, to Gods glory & the good of others, and thy ſelfe, then faile not to aske wiſdome, and doubt not of the obtaining of it.

The 29. Legacie.

WHen thou canſt not underſtand the voice of God in his word, or workes, not knowing what to learne by them, apply, Iſa. 35.5. The eares of the deafe ſhall bee unſtopped. That is, thoſe that were as deafe not underſtanding any thing, ſhall be made to heare, that is, to underſtand.

John 10.16. Other ſheepe I have, which are not of this fold, them alſo I muſt bring, and they ſhall heare my voice. Which is a promiſe to the Gentiles, that they ſhall underſtand the voice of God.

The 30. Legacie.

IF thou canſt not ſee into the divine myſteries of the Goſpell, apply, Iſai. 35.5. The eyes of the blinde ſhall be opened. Iſai. 42.7. Hee ſhall open the eyes of the blinde. Luk. 4.18. Hee hath ſent mee to recover ſight to the blinde.

Theſe places are what Chriſt will doe to his people, therefore wee need not feare our diſeaſe, ſeeing Chriſt is our Phyſitian. If every creature doth that, for which it was ordained, then hee will ſurely doe that which hee was ſent to doe of the Father, to give ſight to the blinde.

The 31. Legacie.

WHen thou ſeeſt a good way, & haſt no power to walke in it, or art to performe any duty, ordinary or extraordinary, and feeleſt no ſtrength to walke in that way, apply, Ezek. 36.27. And I will put my Spirit within you, and cauſe you to walke in my ſtatutes, and yee ſhall keepe my judgements, and doe them.

When thou lookeſt at the greatneſſe of the duty which God commands, looke alſo at the largeneſſe of his promiſes for the keeping of them, and then thou wilt not be diſcouraged at it. What matters it what he commands, ſeeing wee haue his promiſe?

If thou feareſt the ſtrictneſſe of thy wayes that thou ſhalt not bee able to walke in them, though thou ſtep into them ſometimes, ſtrengthen thy faith in this promiſe, I will give thee my Spirit to cauſe thee to walke in my wayes. Can ſinne or Satan then reſiſt? Nay ſurely the Spirit is ſtronger, and greater is hee that is in us, then thoſe that are againſt us. And when wee ſee great duties which God commands, and feare wee ſhall want ſtrength to doe them, apply, Hee hath ſaid, You ſhall keepe my judgements, and doe them.

Iſai. 40.31. They ſhall runne, and not bee weary; they ſhall walke, and not bee faint. That is, Thoſe which of themſelves could not ſtep one ſtep, ſhall bee able to runne ſwiftly in the wayes of God.

The 32. Legacie.

WHen thou wanteſt memory to remē ber the word of God, apply, John 14.26. But the Comforter which is the Holy Ghoſt, whom the Father will ſend in my name, hee ſhall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remēbrance, whatſoever I have ſaid unto you,

The 33. Legacie

WHen thou ſeeſt thine ignorāce, & feareſt thou ſhalt not bee able to glorifie God as thou mighteſt, if thou had'ſt more knowledge, ſtirre up thy ſelfe to deſire, and apply, Jer. 31.33.34. Thus ſaith the Lord, I will put my Law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts, and they ſhall all know mee, ſaith the Lord, from the greateſt to the leaſt. Hoſea 2.20. Thou ſhalt know the Lord, Prov. 1.23. I will poure out my Spirit unto you, I will make knowne my words unto you.

Pſal. 25.9.12.14. The meeke will he guide in judgment: and the meeke will hee teach his way. What man is hee that feareth the Lord? him ſhall he teach in the way that hee ſhall chuſe. The ſecret of the Lord is with them that feare him: and hee will ſhew them his covenant.

Prov. 2.4.9.11.12.13. If thou ſeckeſt her as ſilver and ſearcheſt for her as for treaſures. Then ſhalt thou underſtand righteouſneſſe, and judgement, and equity, yea every good path. Diſcretion ſhall preſerve thee, underſtanding ſhall keope thee, to deliver thee from the way of the evill man, from the man that ſpeaketh froward things: who leave the paths of uprightneſſe, to walke in the wayes of darkeneſſe. Iſai. 11.9. The earth ſhall bee full of the knowledge of the Lord. Prov. 8.17. Thoſe that ſeeke me earely, ſhall finde mee. Iſai. 35.8. The foole ſhall not erre. John. 7.17. if any man will doe his will, he ſhall know of the doctrine whether it bee of God, or whether I ſpeake of my ſelfe. Iſai. 32.3, 4. The eyes of them that ſee ſhall not bee dimme, and the eares of them that heare ſhall harken. The heart alſo of the raſh ſhall underſtand knowledge.

When thou thinkeſt of the great myſtery of God manifeſt in the fleſh, and of one divine eſſence, and three Perſons, & ſeeſt thine owne inability to conceive of this great God, apply, They ſhall all know the Lord: The heart of the foole ſhall underſtand.

When wee feare God will not reveale his will to us; apply, I will poure out my minde to you. Hee will teach the humble his wayes. he will teach him the way he ſhall chuſe.

If thou feareſt that though God reveale his will, yet thy ignorance is ſuch, as thou ſhalt not be able to underſtand it, apply, I will cauſe you to underſtand. Thou ſhalt underſtand judgement, righteouſneſſe, equity, and every good path.

If thou feareſt men will draw thee away to errour, apply, Counſell ſhall preſerve thee, and underſtanding ſhall keepe thee and deliver thee from the evill way, and from the man that ſpeaketh froward things, and from them that leave the wayes of righteouſneſſe, to walke in the wayes of darkeneſſe. The fooles ſhall not erre. He ſhall know the doctrine whether it be of God.

The 34. Legacie.

IF thou deſireſt Grace, and thy deſires are not ſatisfied, apply, pſalm. 34.7. Delight thy ſelfe alſo in the Lord, and hee ſhall give thee the deſires of thine heart.

Pſal. 145.19. Hee will fulfill the deſires of them that feare him.

Pſal. 81.10. Open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it.

Matth. 5, 6. Bleſſed are they which doe hunger and thirſt after righteouſneſſe, for they ſhall be filled.

Prov. 10.24, The deſire of the righteous ſhall bee granted.

Doeſt thou deſire grace? feareſt thou God will not grant thy deſires? apply, Hee ſhall give thee thy hearts deſire: Hee will fulfill thy deſire.

Feareſt thou that if he give grace, it will bee but a little? apply, Open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it. Thou ſhalt be filled.

Iſai. 30.18. Bleſſed are all they which wait for him. Hee will certainely have mercy upon thee at the voyce of thy crie, when he heareth hee will anſwer.

When thou beginneſt to faint with waiting, apply, Hee will certainely have mercie upon thee.

The 35. Legacie.

VVHen thou feeleſt thine hart dead, that it will not ſtirre to God or goodneſſe, apply, Pſ. 22.26. Your heart ſhall live for ever.

Prov. 3.21.22. Keepe ſound wiſdome and diſcretion, ſo ſhall they be life unto thy ſoule.

Iſai. 57.15. I dwell in the high and holy place, with him alſo that is of a contrite and humble ſpirit, to revive the ſpirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of contrite ones.

Amos. 5.4. Seeke the Lord and yee ſhall live.

When thou feareſt thou ſhalt never overcome the deadneſſe of thine heart, apply, Your heart ſhall live. Seeke the Lord, and yee ſhall live.

When thou haſt got ſome life, and feareſt the loſing of it, apply, Your hearts ſhall live for ever.

The 36. Legacie.

WHen thou feareſt thou ſhalt fall away, and beginneſt to decline, apply, 1. Cor. 1.8. Chriſt ſhall alſo confirme you unto the end, that yee may be blameleſſe in the day of our Lord Ieſus Chriſt. Pſal. 16.8. I have ſet the Lord alwayes before me: becauſe hee is at my right hand I ſhall not bee moved. Pſalm, 145.14. The Lord upholdeth all that fall: and raiſeth up all thoſe that bee bowed downe. Pſalm. 92.12.14. The righteous ſhall flouriſh like the Palme-tree. He ſhall grow like a Cedar in Lebanon. They ſhall ſtill bring forth fruit in old age: they ſhall be fat and flouriſhing. Pſal. 1.3. And he ſhall be like a tree: planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his ſeaſon: his leafe alſo ſhall not wither, Pſal. 31.24. Hee ſhall ſtabliſh thine heart. Job. 11.15.27. Thou ſhalt bee ſtedfaſt, thine age ſhall bee clearer then the noone day, thou ſhalt ſhine forth, thou ſhalt be as the morning. Judg. 5.31. They that love the Lord ſhall bee as the Sunne, when it goeth forth in his might. Now we ſee that nothing can hinder the Sunne in his might, but it chaſeth away the darkeneſſe and clouds before it, and ceaſeth not till it hath runne his race: ſo ſhall the childe of God, for the Lord hath ſaid it; wee need not doubt of it. If thou feareſt thine owne weakneſſe, and the power of temptation, with the ſubtilty of Satan, apply, That God whoſe power and wiſedome over-reacheth all other, hath ſaid, Hee will confirme you to the end. He ſhall ſtabliſh thine heart, thy leafe ſhall not fade. Art thou hard purſued by ſinne and Satan, apply, that God whoſe power and wiſedome over-reacheth all, he hath ſaid, He will ſtabliſh thee. If thou bee ready to fall and faint, apply, The Lord upholdeth all them that fall, and lifteth up all them that are ready to fall: thou ſhalt pot ſlide. It thou feareſt that though thou be kept frō ſin, yet thy graces ſhall decay, apply, The righteous ſhall flouriſh as a Palme-tree, and ſhall grow as a Cedar in Lebanon. They ſhall bring forth fruit in their age, they ſhall be fat and flouriſhing: thou ſhalt bring forth fruit in ſeaſon: thou ſhalt be ſtable; thine age ſhall appeare more cleare then noone day. Thou ſhalt ſhine as the morning.

The 37. Legacie.

WHen wee are falne and ſeare the Lord will leave us ſo, then apply, Pſal. 55.22. Caſt thy burden upon the Lord, and hee ſhall ſuſtaine thee: hee ſhall never ſuffer the righteous to be moved.

Pſal. 37.24.28. Though he fall, hee ſhall not bee utterly caſt downe, for the Lord upholdeth him with his hand. For the Lord loveth judgement, and forſaketh not his Saints, they are preſerved for ever.

Jer. 32.40. I will put my feare in their hearts, that they ſhall not depart from mee. When thou art fallen, and felleſt a great loade of ſinne or miſery upon thee, and no power to unload thy ſelfe, thy graces ſo weak, that they will not helpe thee, and therefore thou thinkeſt thy ſtate deſperate, apply, Though he fall, he ſhall not bee caſt off, for the Lord putteth under his hand. Therefore though ſinne and miſery bee never ſo heavy to preſſe thee downe, yet that powerfull hand of God, when thou art at the loweſt, being under thee, ſhall eaſily lift thee up, thou haſt his promiſe he will not ſuffer thee to fall for ever.

The 38. Legacie.

WHē the Lord hath for ſaken thee in thine owne feeling, and thou ſeareſt hee will not returne againe, apply, Iſai. 54, 7, 8, 9, 10. For a ſmall moment have I forſaken thee: but with great mercies will I gather thee. In a little wrath I had my face from thee for a moment; but with everlaſting kindneſſe will I have mercy on thee, ſaith thee Lord thy Redeemer. For this is as the waters of Noah unto mee; for as I have ſworne that the Waters of Noah ſhall no more goe over the earth: ſo have I ſworne that I would not bee wroth with thee, nor rebuke thee. For the mountaines ſhall depart, and the hils ſhall bee removed: but my kindneſſe ſhall not depart from thee; neither ſhall the covenant of my peace bee removed, ſaith the Lord that hath mercie on thee.

Gen. 17.7. I will eſtabliſh my covenant betwixt thee and me, and everlaſting covenant to bee a God unto thee.

Deut. 31.8. I will bee with thee, I will not faile thee, neither forſake thee, feare not, neither bee diſmayed.

1 King. 6.13. I will not for ſake my people.

2 Chron. 15.2. The Lord is with you while you be with him.

Job. 8.20. Behold, God will not caſt away a perfect man.

Job. 36.5. Behold, God is mighty, and deſpiſeth not any

Hoſea 2.19.20. I will betroth thee unto mee for ever; yea I will betroth thee unto mee in righteouſness, and in judgement, and in loving kindneſſe, and in mercies. I will even betroth thee unto me in faithfulneſſe.

The 39. Legacie.

WHen thou feeleſt thy vileneſſe, and feareſt the Lord will loath thee for it, apply, Levit. 26.11. My soule ſhall not abhorre you.

Hoſea 14.4. I will love them freely, for mine anger is turned away from them.

Deut. 7.13. I will love thee.

John 14.21.23. Hee that loveth mee ſhall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifeſt my ſelfe to him, my Father will love him, and wee will come unto him, and make our abode with him.

Jer. 3.41. I will rejoyce over them to doe them good.

When thou ſeeſt a multitude of ſinnes, ſo that thou ſeemeſt moſt loathſome, apply, My ſoule ſhall not loath you.

When thou ſeeſt nothing in thy ſelfe that ſhould move him to love thee, but all to the contrary, apply, I will love them freely.

If thou feareſt thy many ſinnes will cauſe the Lord not to delight in thee, apply, I will delight in thee.

If thou feareſt thy ſin will cauſe the Lord to hide himſelfe from thee, apply, I will ſhew mine owne ſelfe unto him.

The 40. Legacie.

WHen thou feeleſt thy ſpirituall poverty, apply, Math. 5.3. Bleſſed are the poore in ſpirit; for theirs is the Kingdome of Heaven.

Iſai. 66.2. To him will I looke, ſaith the Lord, that is poore and of a contrite ſpirit, and trembleth at my words.

When thou feeleſt thy ſinnes many, and thy graces very little, and therefore feareſt that ſuch a miſerable creature as them art, ſhall not inherit heaven, apply, Bleſſed are the poore in ſpirit, for theirs is the Kingdome of heaven.

If thou feareſt the Lord will not looke upō thee, apply To him will I looke, ſaith the Lord, that is of a contrite ſpirit.

The 41. Legacie.

WHen thou art in a ſtrait, and knoweſt not what to chuſe, either in ſome truth, or in ſomething that is to bee done, that thou knoweſt not what to chuſe, apply, Pſalm, 25.22. Him ſhall hee teach in the way that he ſhall chuſe, verſe 13. His ſoule ſhall dwell at eaſe.

Prov. 3.6. In all thy wayes acknowledge him, and hee ſhall direct thy pathes.

Prov. 16.3. Commit thy workes unto the Lord, and thy thoughts ſhall bee eſtabliſhed.

Iſai. 30.21. And thine eare ſhall heare a word behinde thee, ſaying, This is the way, walke yee in it, when yee turne to the right hand, and when yee turne to the left.

Iſai. 58.11. The Lord ſhall guide thee continually.

Iſai. 61.8. I will direct their worke in truth.

Jer. 31.9. I will cauſe them to walke by the rivers of waters, in a ſtraight way wherein they ſhall not ſtumble.

When thou doubt'ſt of ſome truth, apply, Hee ſhall teach him the way that he ſhall chuſe, his ſoule ſhall dwell at eaſe. Thine eares ſhall heare a voice behinde thee, ſaying, this is the way walke in it. I will direct thy way in truth.

When thou art thinking what courſe to take, and feareſt thou ſhalt not know what the Lord would have thee to do, apply, Thy thoughts ſhall be directed, hee ſhall direct thy wayes.

When thou feareſt thy weakeneſſe will at ſometimes carry thee aſtray, apply, The Lord will guide thee continually. The Lord will lead thee in a ſtrait way, that thou ſhalt not ſtumble.

The 42. Legacie.

WHen thou feareſt that Satan by his power and ſubtiltie will cauſe thee to fall, and art troubled with his temptations, apply, Gen. 3.15. Hee ſhall bruiſe his head. Therefore feare not, for Chriſt hath overthrowne all his power and ſubtilty, that hee cannot do us any harme. Pſal. 19.3.4. Surely hee ſhall deliver thee from the ſnare of the fowler. He ſhall cover thee with his feathers: and under his wings ſhalt thou truſt: his truth ſhall thy ſhield and buckler.

Rom. 16.20. The God of peace ſhall bruiſe Satan under your feet ſhortly.

Doth Sathan preſſe thee with ſtrong temptations, & feareſt thou his power, apply, He ſhall bruiſe his head. Hee will cover thee under his wings, and thou ſhalt be ſafe under his feathers, his ſtrength ſhall be thy buckler.

Feareſt thou his ſubtilty? apply, Hee ſhall deliver thee from thee ſnare of the fowler, and bruiſe his head, wherein lyes all his power and plots.

The 43. Legacie.

WHe thou canſt mot profit by the Word of God, or his workes of mercy, or afflictions, apply, Iſai. 48.17. I am the Lord thy God which teacheth thee to profit, which leadeth thee by the way that thou ſhouldeſt goe.

Mat. 21.41. The Kingdome of God ſhall bee taken from you, and given to a Nation bringing forth the fruites thereof.

This is a promiſe, that the Gentiles ſhall bring forth the fruits of the Goſpell, therefore every beleeving Gentile may apply it.

The 44. Legacie.

WHen thou findeſt thy ſelfe not like the people of God, either in heart or life, apply, Jer. 32.39. I will give them one heart, and one way.

When thou ſeeſt thine heart not like the people of God, either in their affection of God, or his people, or ordinances, or in their forrowing for ſinne, apply, I will give them one heart.

When thou ſeeſt thy life and converſation not ſo holy as the people of God, apply, I will give them one way.

The 45. Legacie.

IF thou wouldeſt have the bleſſing of the Lord to reſt upon thee, apply, Pſalme 5.12. The Lord will bleſſe the righteous.

Deut. 7.13. I will bleſſe thee.

Pſalm. 3.8. Thy bleſsing is upon thy people.

Pſal. 24.5. Hee ſhall receive the bleſsing from the Lord, and righteouſneſſe from the God of his ſalvation.

Pſal. 115.12.13. The Lord will bleſſe us, hee will bleſſe the houſe of Iſrael, he will bleſſe the houſe of Aaron. Hee will bleſſe them that feare the Lord, both ſmall and great.

The 46. Legacie.

IF thou wouldeſt bee a bleſſing in thy place, apply, Gen. 12.2. I will bleſſe thee, and thou ſhalt be a bleſsing.

Ezek. 34.26. I will make them about my hill a bleſsing.

The 47. Legacie.

VVHē thou ſeparateſt thy ſelfe frō the wicked in their corrupt worſhip and manners, apply. 2 Cor. 6.16, 17, 18. I will dwell in them, and walke in them, and I will be their God, and they ſhall bee my people, Wherefore come out from among them, and be yee ſeparate, ſaith the Lord; and touch not the uncleane thing, and I will receive you; and will be a father unto you, and yee ſhall bee my ſonnes and daughters, ſaith the Lord Almighty.

Thus farre of Grace; the next Promiſes are about the meanes of Grace, either ordinarie, or extraordinarie.

The 48. Legacie.

IN every Ordinance thou maiſt apply this promiſe, Iſai. 12.3. With joy ſhall you draw water out of the Wels of ſalvation. Now in that it is ſaid, out of the Wels of ſalvation, and not Well, I thinke we ought to apply it to every ordinance of God, ſo as wee are to uſe them with a comfortable perſwaſion, that wee ſhall receive abundance of grace from them. As the Lord promiſeth wee ſhall draw waters from out of them, wee ſhall not onely uſe them but draw from them with joy. Therefore when we pray, meditate, heare, conferre, faſt, in every duty, apply this promiſe, and you ſhall finde him faithfull which promiſeth.

The 49. Legacie.

WHen thou prayeſt apply theſe promiſes for the ſtrengthening of thy faith, and for thy hearing. Mat. 7.7. Aske, and it ſhall bee given you, ſeeke and you ſhall find, knocke and it ſhall bee opened unto you.

Matth. 6.6. Pray to the Father which ſeeth in ſecret, and thy Father which ſeeth in ſecret ſhall reward thee openly.

Mat. 21.22. And all things whatſoever ye ſhall aske in prayer, beleeving yee ſhall receive it.

John 14.13.14. Whatſoever yee ſhall aske in my name, I will doe it.

John 16.24. Aske and yee ſhall receive, that your joy may be full.

John 15.7. Aske what you will, and it ſhall be done unto you.

Iſai. 65.24. Before they call I will anſwere, and whiles they are yet ſpeaking, I will heare.

Job. 22.7. Thou ſhalt make thy prayers unto him, and he ſhall heare thee, and if thou ſeeke him he will be found.

The 50. Legacie.

WHen thou meditateſt, apply theſe promiſes, Prov. 14.22. Mercy and truth ſhall bee to them that deviſe good.

Pſalm. 103.17.18. The loving kindneſſe of the Lord endureth for ever, to them which thinke upon his commandements to doe them.

Phil. 4.8, 9. Thinke on theſe things, which ye have both learned, and received, and heard, and ſeene in mee, and the God of peace ſhall be with you.

If thou deſireſt mercie, or the truth of God to bee for thy good, or the loving kindneſſe of the Lord to bee for ever towards thee, and that God which brings peace with him, to bee with thee, then meditate on good things, and with ſuch a meditation, as may ſtirre thee up to practiſe, and then all theſe promiſes ſhall ſurely be performed to thee. And becauſe meditation is an hard duety, therefore encourage thy ſelfe to it by the benefit it brings, & it being a way of God, hee will give thee his Spirit to cauſe thee to walke in it.

The 51. Legacie.

IN meditating conferring, and reading of the word of God, apply, Joſhua 1.8. Let not this booke of the Law depart out of thy mouth, but meditate therein day and night, that thou mayſt obſerve to doe according to all that is written therein: for then thou ſhalt make thy way proſperous, and then thou ſhalt have good ſucceſſe.

The 52. Legacie.

IN reading of the Word, if wee underſtand not, apply theſe promiſes, Prov. 1.23. In will poure out my Spirit unto you. I will make known my words unto you.

Prov. 1.4. It gives ſubtilty to the ſimple: to the young men knowledge and diſcretion.

Pſalm. 19.8. The Commandement of the Lord is pure, inlightning the eyes.

The 53. Legacie.

VVHen thou canſt not ſpeake in conference to edification, but feeleſt thine heart ſhut up, then apply, Joh. 7.38. Hee that beleeveth on me, out of his belly ſhall flow rivers of living water.

Prov. 10.31. The mouth of the juſt bringeth forth wiſedome.

Prov. 12.14. A man ſhall be ſatisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth.

Iſai. 32.4. The tongue of the ſtammerers ſhall be ready to ſpeake plainely.

Iſai. 35.6. The dumbe mans tongue ſhall ſing.

When thou art with the people of God, that thou maiſt receive good from them, and do them good, apply, Prov. 13.20. He that walketh with wiſe men ſhall bee wiſe. So apply, Prov. 12.14. John 7.38. Ezek. 47.12. His fruit ſhall bee meat, and his leaves medicine.

If thou findeſt thy ſoule ſtand in need of wiſedome, keepe company with the people of God which are the only wiſe people, & then thou haſt the only ſure promiſes of the Lord, thou ſhalt bee wiſe. If thou hungreſt after good, reſort to the righteous, and thou ſhalt bee ſatisfied with good things. If thou feele thy ſelfe dead, apply, out of him ſhall flow rivers of water of life, for thy quickning. If thy ſoule be faint or ſicke, apply, his fruit ſhall be meat, & his leaves medicine. Let all this good which is gotten by their fellowſhip, cauſe thee to delight in them, and take heed of forſaking the fellowſhip of the Saints.

When thou goeſt into company, apply theſe promiſes to thy ſelfe, that thou mayſt bee ſo to others, and hinder not thy ſelfe, by unbeleefe.

The 54. Legacie.

WHen thou art to goe to the aſſemblies, to participate in the ordinances, apply, In places where I record my name, I will come to thee and bleſſe thee. If thou wanteſt the Lord or his bleſſing, go to his houſe, and thou ſhalt finde him. Pſal. 36.8, 9. They ſhall bee abundantly ſatisfied with the fatneſſe of thine houſe, and thou ſhalt make them drinke of the river of they pleaſures. For with thee is the fountaine of life, and in thy light ſhall wee ſee light. Pſal. 65.4. Wee ſhall be ſatisfied with the goodneſſe of thy houſe, even of then holy Temple. Pſalm. 83.11. The lord God is a Sunne and ſhteld, the Lord will give grace and glory, and no good thing will hee withhold, Pſal. 92.13, 14. Thouſe that bee planted in the houſe of the Lord, ſhall flouriſh in the courts of our God. They ſhall ſtill bring forth fruit in their old age: they ſhall bee fat and ſtouriſhing. Pſalm. 128.5. The Lord ſhall bleſſe thee out of Sion. Iſai. 25.6, 7, 8. In this mountaine ſhall the Lord of Hoſtes make unto all people a feaſt of fat things, a feaſt of Wine on the lees, of fat things full of marrow, of wines on the lees, well refined. Therefore when his ordinances are corrupted with mens inventions, then thou mayſt preſſe him with this promiſe, that hee will give us wine fined and purified, even his pureſt ordinances, and moſt comfortable to our hearts, as wine is. And when there is little nouriſhment, becauſe their gifts are weake, urge him with this, that hee hath promiſed to make us a feaſt of fat things full of marrow; for I take this promiſe to bee meant of the Churches after Chriſt, verſe. 7. And he will deſtroy in this mountaine the face of the covering caſt over all people, and the vaile that is ſpread over all nations. Thy ſins that are too ſtrong for thee, bring them to the Lord in his ordinances, & he will deſtroy them, though thou ſeeme to be covered with them, and they ſpread as a vaile upon thee, yet believe his promiſes, and all things ſhall bee poſſible unto thee. Iſai. 56.7. I will make them joyfull in mine houſe of prayer, their burnt offering, and their ſacrifices ſhall bee accepted upon mine altar. God will both give to them and accept from them their ſacrifices, as pleaſing to him. 2 Chron 20.20. Beleeve his Prophets, ſo ſhall yee proſper.

Prov. 1.5 A wiſe man will heare, and will increaſe learning, and a man of underſtanding ſhall attaine unto wiſe counſels. Prov. 4.10.12. Heare and receive my ſayings, and the years of thy life ſhall bee many, when thou goeſt thy ſteps ſhall not be ſtrait, and when thou runneſt thou ſhalt not ſtumble. Marke 4.24. Vnto you that heare ſhall more be given. Iſai. 55.3, 11, 12. Encline your eares and come unto mee, heare and your ſoules ſhall live; and I will make an everlaſting Covenant with you, even the ſure mercies of David. My words ſhall accompliſh that which I pleaſe, and it ſhall proſper in the thing whereto I ſent it. Therefore yee ſhall goe forth with joy, and bee led forth with peace; the mountaines and the hils ſhall breake forth before you into ſinging, and all the trees of the field ſhall clap their hands. verſ. 13. in ſtead of the throne ſhall come up the firre-tree, and in ſtead of the bryer ſhall come up the mirtle tree; this force ſhall the word have in thine heart for planting of Grace, and deſtroying of ſinne.

Hoſ. 14.7. They that dwell under his ſhadow ſhall returne, they ſhall revive as the corne, and grow as the vine, the ſcent thereof ſhall be as the vine in Lebanon. If thou ſhouldeſt returne, apply this, hee ſhall returne. If thou beeſt decayed, apply this. They ſhall revive as the corne. If thou wouldeſt flouriſh in grace, apply, They ſhall flouriſh as the vine. If thou wouldeſt bee a ſweet ſmelling ſavour in all places, apply, The ſcent thereof ſhall bee as the vine of Lebanon. Seeing all theſe good things come from the powerfull ordinances of the Lord, let us give him no reſt, till hee beſtow theſe bleſſings upon us; when the Paſtour of the people pronounceth the bleſſing, apply this promiſe, Numb. 6.27. I will bleſſe thee.

The 55. Legacie.

WOuldeſt thou enjoy the ordinances of God, and a bleſſing upon them, apply. Jer. 31.14. I will ſatiate the ſouls of the Prieſts with fatneſſe, and my people ſhall be ſatisfied with goodneſſe.

Jer. 3.15. I will give you paſtours according to mine heart, which ſhall feed you with knowledge and underſtanding.

Ezek. 34.26.27. And I will make them and the places round about my hill a bleſsing, and I will cauſe the ſhowres to come downe in his ſeaſon: there ſhall be ſhowres of bleſsing. And the tree of the field ſhall yeeld her increaſe, and the earth ſhall yeeld her fruit.

Theſe promiſes are both for Paſtor & People, the Paſtor ſhall bee able to teach with knowledge and underſtanding, his ſoule ſhall bee repleniſhed with fatnes, his teaching ſhall bee as ſeaſonable ſhowers of bleſſing, that ſhall make the people fruitfull. The people muſt apply theſe promiſes, firſt that God would give them able Teachers, and that they may finde their miniſtry bleſſed unto them, according to theſe promiſes. That they may bee fed with knowledge and underſtanding, that they may bee ſatisfied with goodneſſe, & that their teaching may bee ſeaſonable ſhowers of bleſſing to make them fruitfull, as it is promiſed, that the trees ſhall yeeld their fruit. How much are Gods ordinances to be deſired, by which hee doth convay ſo many bleſſings unto his people? Let us give him no reſt, till he furniſh Jeruſalem with all her ordinances and officers.

The 56. Legacie.

IF thou enjoyeſt glorious graces, or meanes of grace, and feareſt the loſing of them, apply, Iſai. 4.5.6. Vpon all the glory ſhall bee a defence. And there ſhall be a Tabernacle for a ſhadow in the day time from the heat, and for a place of refuge, and for a covert from ſtorme, and from raine.

Iſai. 27, 3. I the Lord doe keepe it, I will water it every moment: leſt any hurt it, I will keepe it night and day.

Iſai. 33.16 His place of defence ſhall be the munition of Rockes, bread ſhall be given him, his waters ſhall be ſure.

Haſt thou any glorious grace or meanes of grace? arme thy ſelfe with the power of God in his promiſes, for the Devill will uſe all his forces and ſubtilty, to deprive thee of them; haſt thou a glorious miniſter, and pure ordinance or glorious graces beginne to ſpring in thine heart, and ſeeſt no meanes to defend them, apply, Vpon all thy glory hee ſhall bee a defence. His defence ſhall be a munition of Rockes. Seeſt thou an heart of ſinne in thy ſelfe, or the rage of the wicked, that cauſeth thee to ſeare the loſſe of them? apply, There ſhall bee a covering for a ſhadow in the day for the heat. Doth the devil raiſe up ſtorms? outwardly, perſecutions? apply, The defence and covering ſhall bee a place of refuge, and cover for the ſtorme, and for the raine. Feareſt thou the ſubtilty of thine enemies, that unawares when thou thinkeſt not on them, they will ſurpriſe thee, and ſteale thy bleſſing from thee? apply, I the Lord doe keepe it night and day. If thou feareſt God will not continue thus to thee, apply, I will water it every moment; not one moment, but he will be adding & nouriſhing: bread ſhall be given him, and his waters ſhall bee ſure.

The 57. Legacie.

WHen thou art baniſhed from Gods ordinances, apply theſe promiſes for thy returne, Iſai. 35.10. The ranſomed of the Lord ſhall returne, & come to Sion with ſongs, and everlaſting joy upon their heads: they ſhall obtaine joy and gladneſſe, and ſorrow and ſighing ſhall flee away. Jer. 3.14. I will take you two of a family, and one of a City, and will bring you to Sion. Deut. 30.4. If any of thine bee driven out unto the out moſt parts of heaven, frō thence will the Lord thy God gather thee, and from thence will hee fetch thee. Ezek. 34.11.12, 13, 14, 15, 16. Behold I, even I will both ſearch my ſheepe, and ſeeke them out. As a ſheepheard ſeeketh out his ſtocke in the day that hee is among his ſheepe that are ſcattered: ſo will I ſeeke out my ſheepe, and will deliver them out of all places, where they have beene ſcattered in the cloudy and darke day. And I will bring them out from the people, and gather them from the countries, and will bring them to their owne land, and feed them upon the mountaines of Iſrael, by the riviers, and in all the inhabited places of the Country: I will feed them in a good paſture, and upon the high mountaines of Iſrael ſhall their fold be: there ſhall they lie in a good fold, and in a fat paſture ſhal they feed upon the mountaines of Iſrael. I will feed my flocke, and I will cauſe them to lye down, ſaith the Lord God. I will ſeeke that which was loſt, and bring againe that which was driven away, & wil binde up that which was broken, and will ſtrengthen that which was ſicke.

If thou now mourneſt for Gods ordinances, apply, Thou ſhalt not onely returne to Sion, but returne with joy, and ſorrow ſhall flee away. If thou beeſt but one amongſt many which deſireſt it, and feareſt thou ſhalt be left among them, apply, I will take you one of a citie, and two of a Tribe: though thou beeſt but one of a City that returneſt to the Lord, he will bring thee to Sion from all the reſt. If thou art farre removed from all meanes, and that the Lord hath done it for thy ſinne, apply, Though thou were caſt into the outmoſt part of the Heaven, thence will the Lord gather thee, and from thence will hee take thee; he will deliver from all places where they have beene ſcattered in the cloudy and dark day, and will feed them in good paſtures, and will bring them to reſt.

The 58. Legacie.

WHilſt thou art baniſhed from Gods houſe, apply, Ezek. 11.16 I will be unto thē as a little Sanctuary in the countries where they ſhall come. Iſai. 40.11. Hee ſhall feede his flocke like a ſheepheard, hee ſhall gather the Lambes with his arme, and carrie them in his boſome, and ſhall gently lead thoſe that are with young.

In thy baniſhment, at thoſe houres when they ſoule was wont to be refreſhed in the Sanctuary of God on the Sabbath, and at other times, when thou findeſt thy ſelfe to ſtand in need either of defence, or nouriſhment, apply, I will bee a Sanctuary unto you. Hee ſhall feed his flocke as a ſheepheard. If in this time thou feeleſt thy ſelfe very weake, apply, Hee ſhall gather his Lambes in his armes, and carrie them in his boſome, and guide them with young: they cannot miſcarie that are ſhut up in the boſome of God: nor feare who are guided by him. Therefore though wee be never ſo weake in our ſelves, yet here is our comfort, wee are ſafe in our God: O happy people, ſaved by the Lord.

The 59. Legacie.

WHen wicked ſheepheards are over us, then apply, Ezek. 34.10. Thus ſaith the Lord God, Behold, I am againſt the ſheepheards, and I will require my flocke at their hand, and cauſe them to ceaſe from feeding the flock, neither ſhall the ſheepheards feed themſelves any more: for I will deliver my flocke frō their mouth, that they may not bee meat for them. verſ. 21, 22. Becauſe yee have thruſt with ſide, & with ſhoulder, and puſht all the diſeaſed with your hornes, till yee have ſcattered them abroad: Therefore will I ſave my flocke, and they ſhall no more bee a prey, and I will cauſe the wilde beaſt to ceaſe out of the land.

When the ſheepeards feed themſelves, and are ready to devoure us, apply, The ſheepheards ſhall not feed themſelves any, more. I will deliver my ſheepe from their mouther; they ſhall no more devoure them.

When through their greatneſſe & our weakeneſſe, they puſh us ſo with their hornes, that wee are ſcattered, both ſheepheard from people, and one from another, apply, I will helpe my ſheep, and they ſhall no more bee ſpoiled; I will cauſe the wilde beaſts to ceaſe out of the land.

The 60. Legacie.

WHen through evill ſhepheards we are come to great miſerie, apply, Ezek. 34.16. I will ſeeke that which was loſt, and bring againe that which was driven away, and will binde up that which was broken, and will ſtrengthen that which was ſicke. Iſai. 30.20. Though the Lord give you the bread of adverſitie, and the water of affliction, yet ſhall not thy teachers bee removed into a corner any more, but thine eyes ſhall ſee thy teachers. When through evill ſheepheards thou art come to ſuch an eſtate as thou feeleſt thy ſelfe to have loſt God and goodneſſe, and art driven away from all things that might helpe thee, apply, I will ſeeke that which was loſt, I will bring againe that which was driven away. When thou art even broken with miſery and growne very weake, apply, I will binde up that which was broken, and ſtrengthen that which was weake. When they Teachers which ſhould helpe thee in this eſtate, are forced to flie and hide themſelves for feare of wicked ſheepheards, apply, Thy teachers ſhall not bee removed into a corner any more, but thine eyes ſhall ſee thy Teachers.

Thus farre of the ordinances of God, which are ordinary; Now for the duty of Faſting, which is extraordinary.

The 61. Legacie.

WHen thou ſetteſt thy ſelfe to faſt, apply, Mat. 6.18. If thou faſt in ſecret, thy father which ſeeth in ſecret will reward thee openly.

Jam. 4.8.10. Draw nigh unto God, and hee will draw nigh unto you. Humble your ſelves in the ſight of the Lord, & he ſhall lift you up.

Thus farre of the meanes of Grace, the next promiſes are when we ſuffer preſecution for well-doing, for all that will live godly muſt ſuffer perſecution: therefore ſtrengthen thy ſelfe with theſe promiſes.

The 62. Legacie.

IF thou beeſt railed upon for well doing, apply, 1 Peter 4.14. If yee be reproached for the name of Chriſt, happy are yee, for the Spirit of God, and of glory refleth upon you.

Matth. 5.11.12. Bleſſed are yee, when men ſhall revile you, and perſecute you; and ſhall ſay all manner of evill againſt you falſly for my ſake. Rejoyce and be exceeding glad, for great is your reward in heaven, for ſo perſecuted they the Prophets which were before you.

The 63. Legacie.

WHen they perſecute thee any other wayes even unto death, apply, Matth. 10. 39. He that loſeth his life for my ſake, ſhall finde it. Matth. 5.10. Bleſſed are they which are perſecuted for righteouſneſſe ſake: for theirs is the Kingdome of Heaven. When wee loſe any earthly bleſſing for Gods cauſe, apply, Mat. 19.24. Every one that hath forſaken houſes, or brethren, or ſiſters, or father or mother, or wife, or children, or lands for my names ſake, ſhall receive an hundred fold, and ſhall inherit everlaſting life.

This is the greateſt (& yet lawfull) uſury of all others, to part with one outward bleſſing, and to receive an hundreth for it, to loſe a miſerable life, and to enjoy eternall life, to ſuffer a ſhort time, and to have a great reward in heaven, to bee diſgraced, and to have the Spirit of glory reſt upon us Therefore when thou art rayled upon, apply, Bleſſed am I, the Spirit of glory reſts upon mee, therefore they cannot make me vile. Art thou any way perſecuted? apply, theirs is the Kingdome of Heaven; great is your reward in Heaven. Take they thy life? apply, Hee that loſeth his life for my ſake ſhall finde it. Take they away any earthly bleſſing? thou ſhalt receive an hundreth fold at this preſent; therefore if Vſurers gladly let out their money, that hope to receive but eight in the hundreth, bee aſhamed of thy ſelfe, that thou ſhouldeſt not give one for an hundreth, when thou haſt the promiſe of him that never failed to perfome.

The 64. Legacie.

IN partaking with Gods people in ſuffering, that thou mayſt bee partaker of their comforts, apply, 2 Corinth. 1.6. As you are partakers of the ſufferings: ſo ſhall yee bee alſo of the conſolation.

The 65. Legacie.

WHen thou art called forth to defēd the truth, apply, Matth. 10.19. When they deliver you up, take no thought, how, or what ye ſhall ſpeake, for it ſhall be given you in that ſame houre what yee ſhall ſpeake.

Luke 21.15. I will give you a mouth and wiſedome which all your adverſaries ſhall not be able to gaineſay nor reſiſt. Matth. 10.32. Whoſoever confeſſeth mee before men, him will I confeſſe before my Father which is in heaven. When thou feareſt thou ſhalt not bee able to ſpeake in defence of the truth, apply, It ſhall bee given thee, though thou haſt it not before, in that houre, what thou ſhalt ſay. If thou feareſt the learning of thine adverſaries, and thine owne ſimpleneſſe, apply, I will give thee not onely a mouth, but alſo wiſedome, where-againſt they ſhall not be able to ſpeake. If thou want courage, embolden thy ſelfe with this, Chriſt will confeſſe thee before his father.

The 66. Legacie.

IF thou wouldſt bring forth ſeaſonable fruit for every eſtate, and for every duty, apply, Pſal. 1.3. Thou ſhalt bee as a tree which bringeth forth his fruit in ſeaſon. Ezek. 47.12. Hee ſhall bring forth fruit according to his moneths. If thou art to ſpeake or pray, or doe any duty, that thou mayſt doe it ſeaſonably, and have fitting words and thoughts, apply, thou ſhalt bring forth fruit in ſeaſon. So in every eſtate, proſperity or adverſity, that thou mayſt bring forth the fruits of it, apply, They ſhall bring forth fruit in ſeaſon, according to their moneths.

Thus farre about ſpirituall things. The next promiſes are about earthly things: and becauſe Children are the moſt excellent, therefore I will beginne with them.

The 67. Legacie.

IF thou haſt children, apply, Pſal. 112.2. His ſeed ſhall be mighty upon earth: the generation of the juſt ſhall be bleſſed.

Deut. 7.13. Hee will bleſſe the fruit of thy womb. Gen. 17.7. I will eſtabliſh my covenant betweene mee and thee, and thy ſeed after thee, in their generations for an everlaſting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy ſeed after thee. Iſai. 44.3, 4. I will poure my Spirit upon thy ſeed, and my bleſsing upon thine off ſpring: and they ſhall ſpring up as among the graſſe, as willowes by the water-courſes. If thou deſireſt grace and Gods bleſſing for thy children, apply, I will poure my Spirit and bleſsing upon thy ſeed. If thou wouldeſt have them grow up in it, apply, They ſhall grow as among the graſſe, and as the willowes by the water courſes. If thou wouldſt have them in the covenant with thy ſelfe, thy God to be theirs, apply, I will make an everlaſting covenant with thee, to bee God to thee, and to thy ſeed ofter thee. Deſireſt thou outward things for thē? apply, His ſeed ſhall bee mighty upon earth.

The 68. Legacie.

IF thou wanteſt children, apply, Deut 7.14. Thou ſhalt bee bleſſed above all people, there ſhall neither be male nor female barren among you. Deut. 28.11. The Lord ſhall make thee plentifull in the fruit of thy body Pſalm. 128.3. Thy wife ſhall bee as a fruitfull vine by the ſides of thine houſe, thy children like Olive plants, round about thy table. verſ. 4.6. Loe thus ſhall the man bee bleſſed that feareth the Lord. Thou ſhalt ſee thy childrens children.

If thou haſt conceived, apply this promiſe for keeping of it, Exod. 23.26. There ſhall none caſt their young, nor bee barren in thy land. This, and all other promiſes of earthly things, are to bee applyed ſo farre as is good for us: wee are not to doubt of them.

The 69. Legacie.

IF the Lord deny thee children, apply, Iſai. 56.5. To them will I give in mine houſe, and within my walls, a place and a name better then of Sonnes and of Daughters, I will give them an everlaſting name that ſhall not be cut off.

The 70. Legacie.

IF thou wouldeſt have the comfortable and holy uſe of thine habitation, apply, Iob. 5.24, Thou ſhalt know that thy Tabernacle ſhal be in peace, and thou ſhalt viſit thine habitation, and not ſinne.

Pſal. 91.10. There ſhall no evill befall thee, neither ſhall any plague come nigh thy dwelling. Prov. 14.11. The Takernacle of the upright ſhall flouriſh. Prov. 12.7. The houſe of the righteous ſhall ſtand.

If thou wouldeſt proſper in thine houſe, apply, Peace ſhall be in it. No plague ſhall come neare it. It ſhall flouriſh. If thou wouldeſt have it continne ſo; apply, It ſhall ſtand. That they may not bee a ſnare to thee, but thou maiſt uſe thy bleſſing, and not ſinne, apply, Thou ſhalt viſit thy habitation, and not ſinne.

The 71. Legacie.

IF thou wouldeſt have thy comming in and going out bloſſed, apply, Deut. 28.6. Bleſſed ſhalt thou bee when thou commeſt in, and bleſſed ſhalt thou be when thou goeſt out. Pſalm. 121.8. The Lord ſhall preſerve thy goin, out, and thy comming in; from this time forth, and even for evermore.

When thou goeſt out, if thou wouldeſt have the heavens and earth, and all creatures bleſſed to thee, and bee made able to make the ſpirituall uſe of them, apply, Bleſſed ſhalt thou bee when thou goeſt out, and when thou commeſt in. The Lord ſhal preſerve thy going out, and thy comming in. If thou wouldeſt haue the continuance of it, apply, From this time forth for evermore.

The 72. Legacie.

WHen thou eateſt or enjoyeſt any bleſſing, that it may ſatisfie thee, and thou mayeſt have the ſanctified uſe of it, apply, Ioel 2.26. Ye ſhall eate in plenty and be ſatisfied, and praiſe the name of the Lord your God.

That thy meate and outward bleſſings may give thee content, and ſatisfie thee, apply, Thou ſhalt eat and be ſatisfied.

That thou maiſt have the ſanctified uſe of it, apply, Thou ſhalt praiſe the Lord.

The 73. Legacie.

WHen thou takeſt thy reſt at night, apply, Prov. 3.24. When thou lyeſt downe thou ſhalt not bee afraid: yea thou ſhalt lie downe, and thy ſleepe ſhall be ſweet.

Job. 11.19. Alſo thou ſhalt lie downe, and none ſhall make thee afraid.

If thou art troubled with feares of the night, apply, Thou ſhalt not bee afraid.

When thou takeſt thy reſt, apply, None ſhall make thee afraid.

If thou art troubled with any thing that breakes thy reſt, apply, Thy reſt ſhall be ſweet.

The 74. Legacie.

WHen thou putteſt thine hand to any worke, that it may bee bleſſed, apply, Deut. 28.12. The Lord ſhall bleſſe all the worke of thine hand. Deut. 30.9. The Lord thy God will make thee plenteous in every worke of thine hand. The Lord will not onely bleſſe ſome of thy workes, but every one; therefore in every worke ſend up ſhort prayers for the clayming of them, and ſo at our going out, and comming in, or eating, or ſleeping, renew theſe promiſes upon thy ſelfe, by faith applying them, and by prayer ſuing for them.

The 75. Legacie.

IF thou wouldeſt have thy outward bleſſings bleſſed of God, apply, Deut. 28.4, 5. Bleſſed ſhall bee the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy ground, and the fruit of thy cattell, the increaſe of thy kind, and the flockes of thy ſheepe. Bleſſed ſhall be thy basket and thy ſtore. Deut. 7.13, 14 The Lord will alſo bleſſe the fruit of thy wombe, and the fruit of thy land, thy corne, and thy wine, and thine oyle, the encreaſe of thy Kine, and the flockes of thy ſheepe. There ſhall bee neither male or female barren a mong you, or among your cattell. That thy goods and thine houſe may be bleſſed, apply, Bleſſed ſhall bee thy basket and thy ſtore. If thou beeſt in debt, apply, Deuteron. 28.12. Thou ſhalt lend unto many, and ſhall not borrow.

The 76. Legacie.

IF thou deſireſt to enjoy the labours of thine hands, apply, Iſai 65.21, 23, 23. They ſhall build houſes and inhabit them, they ſhall plant vineyards and eate the fruit of them. They ſhall not build, and another inhabit; they ſhall not plant, and another eate: for as the dayes of a tree are the dayes of my people, and mine elect ſhall long enjoy the workes of their hands. They ſhall not labour in vaine, nor bring forth for trouble. Pſ. 128.2 Thou ſhalt cate the labour of thine hands.

The 77. Legacie.

WHen thou art diligent in thy calling, apply, Prov, 12.14.24. The recompence of a mans hands ſhall bee rendered unto him. The hand of the diligent ſhall beare rule. When thou enjoyeſt that thou haſt laboured for, apply, Pſal. 128.2. thou ſhalt cate the tabour of thine hands: happie ſhalt thou bee, andre ſhall be well with thee.

The 78. Legacie.

WHen thou ſeeſt the wicked to be carried with reſtleſſe deſires, hungring and thirſting after thoſe things which ſatisfie them not, and thou deſireſt content, apply, Iſaiah 65 13, 14. Thus ſaith the Lord, behold my ſervants ſhall cate, but yee ſhall be hungry: behold my ſervants ſhall drinke, but yee ſhall be thirſty, behold my ſervants ſhall rejoyce, but yee ſhall be aſhamed: Behold my ſervants ſhall ſing for joy of heart, but ye ſhall cry for ſorrow of heart, and ſhall howle for vexation of ſpirit.

The 79. Legacie.

IF thou feareſt thou ſhalt loſe by following the Lord, apply, Pſal. 37.9, 11, 18, 19, Thoſe that waite upon the Lord ſhall inherit the earth, their inheritance ſhall be for ever: they ſhall not be aſhamed in the evill time. They ſhall inherit the earth, and delight themſelves in the abundance of peace. Pſal. 112.3. Wealth and riches ſhall bee in his huſe. Iob 22.23, 24. Thou ſhalt bee built up, thou ſhalt lay up gold as duſt, & the gold of Ophir as the ſtones of the brookes. verſe 25. Yea, the Almighty ſhall be thy defence, and thou ſhalt have plenty of ſilver.

Gen. 15.1. I am thy exceeding great reward, Feareſt thou the loſſe of thy land, apply, Thou ſhalt inherit the earth, their inheritance ſhall bee for ever. Thou ſhalt poſſeſſe the Earth. Doe others trouble thee? apply, They ſhall have their delight in the multitude of peace. Art thou poore or feareſt the loſſe of thy goods? apply, Riches and taeaſure ſhal be in his houſe. Art thou oppreſſed by the wicked? apply, The Almighty ſhall bee thy defence.

The 80. Legacie.

WHen thou haſt loſt bleſſings by ſinne, apply theſe promiſes for their recovery, Joel. 2.24, 25, 26. The floores ſhall bee full of wheat, and the fats ſhall overflow with wine and oyle, and I will reſtore to you the yeares that the Locuſt hath eaten, the cankerworme, the caterpiller, and the palmerworme: and yee ſhall eat in plenty, and be ſatisfied, and praiſe the Lord. Deut. 20.5. I will multiplie you above your fathers.

The 81. Legacie.

IF thou feareſt the loſſe of thy good name, apply, Iob, 5.21. Thou ſhalt be hid from the ſcourge of the tongue. Iob. 11.15. Thou ſhalt lift up thy face without ſpot. Pſal. 37.6. He ſhall bring forth thy righteouſneſſe as the light, and thy judgment as the noone day. Prov. 10.7. The memory of the juſt is bleſſed.

Feareſt thou the wicked will take away thy good name? apply, Thou ſhalt bee hid from the ſcourge of the tongue. Caſt they blots upon thee? apply, Thou ſhalt lift up thy face without ſpot. Seeke they to darken the light of thy holy life? apply, He ſhall bring forth thy righteouſneſſe as the light, and thy judgement as the noone day.

The 82. Legacie.

IF the World deſpiſe thee, comfort thy ſelfe with theſe promiſes, Ex. 19.5. Yee ſhall be Gods peculiar treaſure above all people. 1. Sam. 3.30. Thoſe that honor me will I honor, ſaith the Lord. Pſal. 91.14. I will ſet him on high, beauſe he hathy knowne my name. Pſalm. 112.9. His horne ſhall bee exalted with honour. John 12.26. If any man ſerve me, him will my Father honour. Prov. 4.7, 8, 9. Get wiſedome, exalt her, and ſhe ſhall promote thee, Shee ſhall bring thee to honour when thou doſt embrace her; Shee ſhall give to thine head an ornament of grace, a crowne of glory ſhall ſhee deliver to thee.

When the world counts thee as the offſcouring of the world, vile, nought-worth: apply, Ye ſhall be Gods chiefe treaſure above all people. Doth the world debaſe thee? apply. The Lord will exapt thee. The Father will honour him.

The 83. Legacie.

WHen thou art in any want for ſoule, or body, apply, Pſal. 34.9.10. There is no want to them that feare him. The young Lions doe lacke and ſuffer hunger, but they that ſeeke the Lord ſhall not want any good thing. Pſal. 84.11. No good thing will hee with hold from them that walke uprightly. Mat. 6.33. Seeke ye firſt the Kingdome of God and his righteouſneſſe, and all theſe things ſhall be added unto you. Art thou troubled with diſtracting cares for outward things? apply, Seeke the Kingdome of Heaven and his righteouſneſſe, and all other things ſhall be caſt upon you. Feareſt thou that thou ſhalt bee overpreſſed with want? apply, Thoſe that ſeeke the Lord, ſhall want no good thing. No good thing will he withhold from-them that walke uprightly.

The 84. Legacie.

IN liberall giving, apply theſe promiſes, Prov. 11.25. The liberall ſoule ſhall be made fat, and he that watreth ſhall be watred alſo himſelfe.

Prov. 19.17. He that hath pittie on the poore, lendeth to the Lord: and that which he hath given will he pay him againe.

Math. 6.4. Givein ſecret, and thy Father himſelfe ſhall reward thee openly. 2. Cor. 9.6.10.11. Hee which ſoweth bountifully ſhall reape bountifully. He that miniſtreth ſeed to the ſower, doth miniſter bread for your food, and multiply your ſeed ſowne, and increaſe the fruits of your righteouſneſſe, being inriched in every thing to all bountifulneſſe.

Iſai. 58.10.11. If thou draw out thy ſoule to the hungry, and ſatisfie the afflicted foule: then ſhall thy light riſe in obſcurity, and thy darkeneſſe bee as the noone day. And the Lord ſhall guide thee continually, and ſatisfie thy ſoule in drought, and make fat thy bones, and thou ſhalt bee like a watred garden, and like aſpring of waters, whoſe waters faile not.

When thou giveſt to the people of God, and entreateſt them kindly, apply, Matth. 10.41, 42. He that receiveth a Prophet in the name of a Prophet, ſhall receive a Prophets rewards and he that receiveth a righteous man, in the name of a righteous man, ſhall receive a righteous mans reward. And whoſocver ſhall give to drirke unto one of theſe little ones a cup of cold water onely in the name of a Diſciple, verily I ſay unto you, hee ſhall in no wiſe loſe his reward.

The 85. Legacie.

IF ſickneſſe be amongſt us, apply, Exod. 23.52. I will take ſickneſſe away from the midſt of thee.

Pſal. 41.3. The Lord will ſtrengthen him upon the bed of languiſhing; thou wilt make all his bed in his ſickneſſe.

Deut. 7.15. And the Lord will take away from thee all ſickneſſe, and will put none of the evill diſeaſes of Egypt upon thee.

If the plague bee amongſt us, apply, Pſalm. 91.3.6, 7. Surely he ſhall deliver thee from the noyſome peſtilence. Thou ſhalt not bee afraid of the peſtilence that walketh in darkneſſe, nor for the deſtruction that waſteth at noon day. A thouſand ſhall fall at thy ſide, and ten thouſand at thy right hand: but it ſhall not come nigh thee.

Art thou ſicke? apply, The Lord will ſtrengthen him upon the bed of ſorrow: thou wilt make all his bed in his ſickeneſſe.

Art thou there where the ſicke are? apply, I will take away all ſickneſſe from the midſt of thee.

Feareſt thou the peſtilence? apply, I will deliver thee frrom the noyſome peſtilence.

The 86. Legacie.

IF thou feareſt death, apply, Iſai. 57.2. He ſhal enter into peace, they ſhall reſt in their beds. None feares to go to bed, when they know they ſhal reſt, being weary. This reſting is more ſure and laſting for ever. Rom. 8.11. Hee that raiſed vp Chriſt from the dead, ſhall quicken your mortall bodies. Therefore we muſt not thinke of it, but as a better life given by the Spirit of God.

The 87. Legacie.

IF thou feareſt untimely death, apply, Iob. 5.26. thou ſhalt come to thy grave in a full age, like as a ſhocke of corne commeth in, in his ſeaſon. Exod. 23.26. The number of thy daies will I fulfil. Pſalme 91.16. With long life will I ſatisfie him, and ſhew him my ſalvation Pſal. 41.2. The Lord will preſerue him and keepe him alive, and he ſhall be bleſſed upon the earth.

Haſt thou many enemies, and feareſt the loſſe of thy Life by them? apply, the number of thy daies wil I fulfill: the Lord wil preſerve him & keep him alive, therefore man cannot ſhorten it one day.

Feareſt thou that thou ſhalt either live too lōg, or die too ſoone? apply, Thou ſhalt goe to thy grave in a full age, as a ricke of corne commeth in due ſeaſon into the barne.

The 88. Legacie.

IF thou feareſt hurt by any of the creatures, apply, Gen. 9.2. The feare of you and the dread of you ſhall be vpon every beaſt of the earth, and upon every fowle of the ayre, upon all that moveth upō the earth, upon all the fiſhes of the ſea, into your hand are they delivered, Job. 5.23. Thou ſhalt be in league with the ſtones of the field: and the beaſt of the field ſhall be at peace with thee.

The 89. Legacie.

WHen thine heart is troubled either for ſoule or body, apply, Phil. 4.7. The peace of God which paſſeth all underſtanding, ſhall keepe your hearts and minder Pſal. 29 11, The Lord will bleſſe his people with peace.

Is thine heart troubled with many temptations of Satan, or with feares of ſin and miſery? apply, the peace of GOD ſhall preſerve your hearts. Haſt thou many troubles outwardly? ap. the Lord ſhalt bleſſe his people with peace.

The 90. Legacie.

IF thou wouldeſt have thy purpoſes to proſper, apply, Iob. 22.28. Thou ſhalt alſo decree a thing, and it ſhall be eſtabliſhed unto thee: and the light ſhall ſhine upon thy wayes.

Pſal. 1.3. Whatſoever he doth ſhall proſper. Pſal. 37.5. Commit thy way unto the Lord: truſt alſo in him, and he ſhal bring it to paſſe.

When thou often purpoſeſt to do good both for thy ſoule and body, and yet findeſt thy purpoſes broken, apply, Thou ſhalt decree A thing, and the Lord ſhall ſtabliſh it unto thee. He ſhall bring it to paſſe. When thou art in doing of any thing, apply, Whatſoever he doth ſhall proſper.

The 91. Legacie.

When thou art called to a great worke, wherein thou ſhalt have great oppoſition, apply, Deut. 31.8. The Lord he it is that doth goe before thee, he will bee with thee, he will not faile thee, neither forſake thee: feare not, neither be diſmaied, 2 Chron. 16.9. The Lord will ſhew himſelfe ſtrong in the behalfe of thē whoſe heart is perfect to wards him: Pſal. 91.11, 12 13. He ſhall give his Angels charge over thee, to keepe thee in all thy waies: They ſhall beare thee up in their hands, leſt thou daſh thy foote againſt a ſtone. Thou ſhalt treade upon the Lion and Adder: The young Lion and Dragon ſhalt thou trā ple under feet.

It maters not what be the lets to oppoſe us, when the Lord goes before us, hee will eaſily beat them downe: nor what ſtrength reſiſts ſuch, as hee hath promiſed to ſhew his ſtrength for: nor how many bee our dangers, when his Angels have charge over us to keepe us. Therfore go on in the worke, and feare not the iſſue, being ſtrengthned by the promiſes of him, that never faileth his.

The 92. Legacie.

IN the time of danger, apply, 1 Sam. 2.9. The Lord will keepe the feet of his Saints. Pro. 1.33. Who ſo harkneth unto me ſhall dwell ſafely, & ſhall be quiet from feare of evill. Iob. 11.18, 19. Thou ſhalt be ſecure, becauſe there is hope, yea thou ſhalt digge about thee, and thou ſhalt take thy reſt in ſafety, alſo thou ſhalt lie downe, and none ſhall make thee afraid. Pſal. 125 1, 2. They which truſt in the Lord, ſhall bee as mount Sion which cannot be removed, but abideth for ever. As the mountaines are roūd about Ieruſalem: ſo the Lord is round about his people from henceforth, even for ever.

Pſal. 121.3, 4, 5. He will not ſuffer thy foot to be mooved: be that keepeth thee will not ſlumber. Behold he that keepeth Iſrael will neither ſlumber nor ſleepe. The Lord is thy keeper, the Lord is thy ſhade vpon thy right hand. Seeing the Lord is our keeper, wee need not feare the danger.

The 93. Legacie.

WHen thou art in great trouble, apply; Iſai. 43.2. When thou paſſeſt through the waters I will bee with thee, and through the Rivers, they ſhall not over flow thee: whē thou walkeſt through the fire, thou ſhalt not be burnt, neither ſhall the flame kindle upon thee. verſ. 20. I wil give waters in the wilderneſſe, and rivers in the deſart, to give drinke to my people, my choſe. Pſal. 32.6, 7. Surely in the flood's of great waters, they ſhall not come nigh unto him. Thou art my hiding place, thou ſhalt preſerve mee frō trouble; thou ſhalt compaſſe me about with ſongs of deliverance.

When thou ſeeſt thy ſelfe compaſſed with many troubles, and beginneſt to feare? apply, I will bee with thee, they ſhall not over flow thee. In the fire of affliction, thou ſhalt not onely not be burnt, but the flame ſhall not kindle upon thee, the greateſt troubles ſhall not doe thee the leaſt harme, for God being with thee, will bring thee out, as he did Iſraell through the ſea, and the three children out of the fire, with not ſo much as the ſavour of fire about them: ſo ſhall not ſo much as the ſavour of evill be upon his, but he will compaſſe them about with ſongs of deliverance.

The 94. Legacie.

WHē thou ſeemeſt to bee forgotten in affliction, apply, Pſal. 9.9.18. The Lord alſo will be a refuge for the oppreſſed: a refuge in times of trouble. For the needy ſhall not alway be forgotten: the expectation of the poore ſhall not periſh for ever.

Iſa. 49.15. Can a woman forget her ſucking child, that ſhe ſhold not have compaſsion on the ſonne of her wombe? yea, they may forget, yet wil not I forget thee Pſal. 103.9. He will not alwayes chide: neither will he keepe his anger for ever. Lament. 3.31, 32. The Lord will not caſt off for ever. But though he cauſe griefe, yet will he have compaſsion, according to the multitude of his mercies.

The 95. Legacie.

WHen thou feareſt thou ſhalt end thy dayes in miſery, apply, Job. 36.11. They ſhall ſpend their dayes in proſperity, and their years in pleaſures.

The 96. Legacie.

WHen thy ſorrowes grow great, apply Job. 11.16. That ſhalt forget thy miſerie, and remember it as waters that paſſe away. Job. 8.20, 21. Behold, God will not cast away a perfect man, till hee fill thy mouth with laughing, and thy lips with rejoycing. Pſa. 27.14. Be of good courage, and he ſhall ſtrengthen thy heart, Pſal, 112.4. Vnto the upright there ariſeth light in the darkeneſſe. Pſal. 126.5, 6. They that ſow in teares ſhall reape in joy. He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious ſeed, ſhall doubt leſſe come againe with rejoycing, bringing his ſheaves with him.

Prov. 10.28.

The hope of therighteous ſhalbe gladneſſe.

Mat. 5.4.

Bleſſed are they that mourne, for they ſhall be comforted.

John 16.22.

Yee now have ſorrow: but I will ſee you againe, and your hearts ſhall rejoyce, and your joy no man taketh from you.

Hath ſorrow taken deep roote in thy ſoule, that thou feareſt thou ſhalt never finde hearty joy? apply, Hee ſhall comfort thine heart. Is ſuch a croſſe upon thee, that thou feareſt thou ſhalt never forget it? apply, thou ſhalt forget thy miſery, as waters that paſſe away.

The 97. Legacie.

WHen thou art in ſuch an eſtate, as thou knoweſt no way out of miſerie, either for ſoule or body, or both, apply, Ier. 33.3. Call unto mee, and I will anſwer thee, and ſhew thee great and mighty things which thou knoweſt not.

The 98. Legacie.

IF thou wouldeſt have deliverance out of trouble, apply, Pſal. 149.4. He wil beautifie the meek with ſalvation: or, He wil make the meek glorious by deliverance.

Pſ. 34.17.19. The righteous crie, & the Lord heareth: and delivereth them out of all their troubles. Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the Lord delivereth him out of them al. Job. 5.17, 18, 19. Happy is the man whom God correcteth for he maketh ſore & bindeth up: he woundeth, & his hands make whole. Hee ſhall deliver thee in ſixe troubles, in ſeaven there ſhall no evill touch thee. Pſ. 50.15. Call upon mee in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou ſhalt glorifie mee.

When thou art in many troubles, and feareſt thou ſhalt never get out of all, apply, The Lord will deliver thee out of al. If the Lord hath delivered thee once or twice, and thou feareſt he wil not continue ſo ſtill, as often as thou falleſt into troubles ap. He ſhall deliver thee in ſixe troubles, and the ſeaventh it ſhal not touch thee.

The 99. Legacie.

WHen thine enemies prevaile, apply, Pſ. 125.3. The rod of the wicked ſhal not reſt upon the lot of the righteous: leſt the righteous put forth their hands unto iniquitie: Pſal. 18.3. I will call upon the Lord: ſo ſhall I be ſaved from mine enemies, 1 Sam 2.10. The adverſaries of the Lord ſhall be broken to pieces: the eies of the wicked ſhall faile, their refuge ſhall periſh, their hope ſhall be ſorrow of minde. Job. 11 20. Deut. 28.7. The Lord ſhall cauſe thine enemies that riſe up againſt thee, to be ſmitten before thy face.

Seeſt thou many to riſe up to trouble thee? apply, thine enemies that riſe againſt thee, ſhall fall before thy face. Hope they to prevaile againſt thed? apply, their hope ſhall be ſorrow of minde: Have they great meanes to cauſe them to proſper? apply, their refuge ſhall periſh. Have they long oppreſſed thee? apply, the rod of the wicked ſhall not alwaies reſt upon the lot of the righteous. Seeſt thou no meanes to get from them? ſay with the Prophet David, will call upon the Lord, ſo ſhall I bee ſafe from mine enemies.

The 100. Legacie.

THat thou maieſt be delivered, and thine enemies afflicted in thy ſtead, apply, Deut. 30.7. The Lord thy God will put all theſe curſes upon thine enemies, and on them that hate thee, which perſecute thee. Prov. 21.18. The wicked ſhall bee a ran ſome for the righteous, and the tranſgreſſour for the upright.

The 101. Legacie.

IF thou wouldeſt have thine enemies deſtroyed, apply, Job. 8.22. They that hate thee ſhall be cloathed with ſhame, and the dwelling place of the wicked ſhal come to naught.

Iſaiah 41.11.13.15. Behold, all they which were incenſed againſt thee ſhall bee aſhamed and confounded, they ſhall be as nothing, and they that ſtrive with thee ſhall periſh: for I the Lord thy God will hold thy right hand, ſaying unto thee, Feare not, I will helpe thee. Thou ſhalt threſh the mountaines and beat them ſmall, and ſhalt make the hils as chaffe, by which mountaines and hils, is meant the greateſt enemies. 1. Sam. 2.30. They that deſpiſe mee ſhall bee lightly eſteemed. Theſe promiſes are to be applyed by us, as they are the enemies of God and his Goſpell, and ours for his ſake.

The 102. Legacie.

IF the wicked plot againſt thee, apply, Pſal. 37.12. The wicked plot againſt the juſt; their ſword ſhall enter into their owne heart, their bow ſhall be broken. The Lord ſhall laugh at him. Iſai. 54.15. The enemies ſhall ſurely gather themſelves together againſt thee, but not by me; whoſoever ſhall gather themſelves together againſt thee ſhall fall.

The 103. Legacie.

IN the troubles of the Church, apply, Pſalme 128.6. Thou ſhalt ſee peace upon Iſrael, Thou ſhalt ſee the good of Ieruſalem all the dayes of thy life. Jer. 31.12. Thou ſhalt come and ſing in the height of Sion: when thou haſt applyed the promiſes, and uſed all the meanes, and yet findeſt not thy ſelfe filled with God, as thou deſireſt, then comfort thy ſelfe with this, Yet is little while, and when thou awakeſt, thou ſhalt be ſatisfied with his image. Pſal. 17.15.

The 104 Legacie.

BEcauſe the time draweth neere of the fall of Antichriſt, wee muſt ſtirre up our ſelves to haſten the Lord by earneſt prayers, and for the ſtrengthning of our faith, apply theſe promiſes, Rev. 17.16. And the ten horned which thou ſaweſt upon the Beaſt, theſt ſhall hate the Whore, and ſhall make here deſolate and naked, and ſhall cate her fleſh, and ſhall burne her with fire, Reu. 18.8.21. Therefore ſhall her plagues come in one day, death and mourning, and famine, and ſhe ſhall be utterly burnt with fire, for ſtrong is the Lord God who judgeth her. And a mighty Angell tooke up a great ſtone, like a great Milſtone, and caſt it into the Sea ſaying, Thus with violence ſhall that great City Babylon bee throwne downe, and ſhall be found no more at all, Even ſo down Lord Joſus, and hallen this happie day.

The 105. Legacie.

SEEing the Lord hath promiſed many glorious things to the Jewes, with much grace and pouce, both to the Jewes so Gentiles at their converſion; when the tonne tribes ſhall bee reunited to the two, which never yet was, let us never give him reſt till he ſet up Jeruſalem the praiſe of the world, and for the ſtrengthning of us in prayer, apply, theſe promiſes: Ezek. 37.21, 22. Thus ſaith the Lord God, Behold, I will take the children of Iſrael, from among the heathen, whither they be gone, and will gather them on every ſide, and bring them into their owne land: and I will make them one nation, in the land upon the mountaines of Iſrael: and one King ſhall bee King to them all, and they ſhall be no more two Nations, neither ſhall they bee divided into two kingdoms any more at all, Jer. 3.18. In thoſe dayes the houſe of Iudah ſhall walke with the houſe of Iſrael, and they ſhall come together out of the land of the North to the land that I have given for an inheritance unto your fathers: Iſaiah 60.2, 3, 4, 5, 15, 16. The Lord ſhall ariſe upon thee, and his glory ſhall be ſeene upon thee. And the Gentiles ſhall come to the light, and Kings to the brightneſſe of thy riſing, thy ſonnes ſhall come from farre, and thy daughters ſhall bee nurſed at thy ſide, then thou ſhalt ſee and flow together, and thine heart ſhall feare and be enlarged, becauſe the Sea ſhall bee converted unto thee: the forces of the Gentiles ſhall come unto thee. Whereas thou haſt beene forſaken and hated, ſo that no man went through thee, I will make thee an eternall excellencie, a joy of many generations: Thou ſhalt alſo ſucke the milke of the Gentiles, and ſhalt ſucke the breaſt of Kings. Iſaiah 62.2, 3, 49. The Gentiles ſhall ſee thy righteouſneſſe, and all Kings thy glory, and thou ſhalt be called by a new name, which the mouth of the Lord ſhalt name, thou ſhalt alſo bee a crowne of glory in the hand of the Lord, and a roy all diadem in the hand of thy God. Iſaiah 61.4, 5, 6. They ſhall build the old waſtes, they ſhall raiſe up the former deſolations, they ſhall repaire the waſt Cities the deſolations of many generations. And ſtrangers ſhall ſtand and feed your flockes, and the ſonnes of the alien ſhall be your plow-men, and your vinedreſſers, but yee ſhall bee named the prieſts of the Lord: men ſhall call you the mintſters of our God, yee ſhall cate the riches of the Gentiles, and in their glory ſhall you boaſt your ſelves. Iſaiah 49.22, 23. Thus ſaith the Lord. Behold, I will lift up my hand to the Gentiles, & ſet up my ſtandard to the people, and they ſhall bring thy ſons in their armes, and thy daughters ſhall be carried upon their ſhoulders, and Kings ſhall be thy nurſing fathers, and their Queenes thy nurſing mothers, they ſhall bow down to thee with their face towards the earth, and licke up the duſt of thy feet.