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TWO ORIENTALL PEARLES , GRACE AND GLORY , Published by Mr. ZACHARIE BOYD , PREACHER of GODS WORD , at GLASGOW .

Iob. 42.5 .

I haue heard of Thee by the hearing of the eare , but now mine eyes seeth Thee .

Psal. 102.6 .

I am like a Pelican of the Wildernesse .

EDINBVRGH Printed by IOHN WRITTOUN . 1629.

TO THE NOBLE , AND POTENT LORD IAMES MARQVIS OF HAMILTOVN , EARLE OF ARANE , AND CAMBRIDGE , LORD AVEN , AND INNERDAILL , MASTER OF HIS MAIESTIES HORSES , AND ONE OF HIS MAIESTIES PRIVIE COVNSELL . MY most Honorable good Lord ,

THE Great GOD who honoureth these that honour him , hath honoured your Lo. with many graces both spiritually and temporally : As for the spirituall , of the loue of the trueth , and courage for the same , your L. hath already given a certaine proofe : wee all looke for more as occasion shall serue : In whomsoever the spirit of IESVS truely is , that man will goe from grace to grace : He ( said our Master , Ioh. 15.5 . ) that abideth in mee , and I in him , the same bringeth foorth much fruite .

As for the TEMPORALL , your L. is the first of the Royall blood in this Land after his MAIESTIE : You are the Sonne of the most wise and worthy Father , who in his lyfe was a most fast friend both to CHVRCH and Commoun-wealth .

The Lord also hath made you the Sonne of a most Religious and Noble Lady , even of a Lady LYDIA , whose heart the LORD in great mercy hath opened , for to let in and lodge the KING of GLORY . After my sixteene yeeres absence in Fraunce at my returne I arrived at KINNEILL , where her Ladiship received mee with such courtesie , that shall never want my most heartly and humble thankes .

In testimonie of my great desire to serue your L. I present you with these two m●st precious ORIENTALL PEARLES , viz. GRACE and GLORY , which are from him , Luk. 1.78 . whom ZACHARIE in his Song calleth ORIENS ab alto , the day spring from on high : In this sermon you will see whose Counsell you should cheefly seeke : All the counsell of men with the counsell of Achitophell may easily bee turned into follie ; 2. Sam. 15.31 . but heere is the counsell that failed never , even the COVNSELL of GOD : Note . When ever your Lo. is for to deliberate vpon any graue and weightie matter , let this secreet ejaculation first goe before , LORD guide mee with thy Counsell , and afterward receiue mee to Glory .

Note . The whole Church of Britaine most humbly intreats your L. to continue in your good course and courage for GODS glory : Read often these words of good MORDECAI to Ester . Thinke not with thy selfe that thou shall escape in the Kings house : Esth. 4.13.14 . For if thou altogether holdest thy peace at this tyme , then shall there enlargement and deliverance arise to GODS people from another place , but thou and thy Fathers house shall bee destroyed : And who knoweth whether thou art come to such honour for such a tyme as this ? Your Lo. sitteth at the common-sterne ; Helpe vs with your power , and wee will helpe you with our prayers .

Let it please your L. to take this Sermon in good part , though it be but litle .

Note . At the making of the Tabernacle not only were the great and rich presents acceptable , as PVRPLE , SCARLET , and BLVE SILK , but also RAMMES SKINNES , and GOATES HAIRE , which the poorer sort was able onely to affoord .

For to make an end by humble prayers to GOD for your L. I intreat the most high , 1. Thess. 3.13 . the God of Maiestie and mercie , to make your heart stable and vnblameable in holinesse , till hee hath in you crowned his graces with glorie .

Your Lo. Most humble and obedient Servant . Mr. ZACHARIE BOYD Preacher of GODS WORD , at GLASGOW . At Glasgow the 13 of Februar 1629.
GRACE AND GLORY . THE TEXT . Psal. 73.24 . Thou shalt guide mee with thy counsell , and afterward receiue me to glory .

IN my former Sermon yee heard of GOD his favours bestowed vpon his servant : both in tyme present , and in tymes by past : As for the present he said , I am continually with thee : As for the tyme past , he said Thou hast holden mee with thy right hand : In this verse his soule is riding at the anchor of hope : Hee is vpholden with the expectation of good things for times to come , Thou shalt guide mee with thy counsell and afterward receiue mee to glorie : That is , Thou shalt direct the whole course of my lyfe by thy wisedome and power , and after that thou hast brought mee thorow many tribulations and afflictions thou shalt first gloriouslie deliuer mee in this lyfe , and after this lyfe thou shalt glorifie me besides thy selfe in the Heavens for ever : Heere is both Grace and Glory .

THE DIVISION OF THE TEXT

IN the words we shall particularly consider these foure things 1. Who is this guider : The guider is GOD ; Thou shalt guide . 2. Who is guided , it is David : Thou shalt guide me . 3. wherewith , with thy counsell , Thou shalt guide me with thy counsell . 4. Wherevnto , even vnto glorie ; And afterward thou shalt receiue me to Glorie : Of these in order .

THE FIRST PART . THE GVIDER .

HEE who is said to guide , heere is the Lord the great Governour of the world : Hee is hee , who giues eyes to the blind and feete to the lame : He is he whose a a Isa. 32.19 . eyes are open vpon all the wayes of the Sonnes of men : As the b b Exod. 14.19 . Pillar of fire was Israels guide by night , and by day became a Pillar of a Clowd for their guard behind them , betweene them and the Egyptians , even so the LORD GOD is our guide & our guard ; Our guid like a Pillar of fire in darknesse shewing vs the way , our guard , like a Pillar of a clowd behind vs hiding vs from the cruell Pharao's , the enemies of our salvation .

All that is to bee required in a guide is in him in all perfection : In a good guide these foure things are chiefly required : 1. that hee see : 2. that hee be wise . 3. that hee bee willing . 4. that he be able to direct and goe before in the way .

1. As for the first , There is none that sees so clearely as the Lord : Note . Iohn sawe his eyes both bright and burning b. b. Revel. 1.14 . as a flame of fire : He must see most clearely , who by his word c. c. Psal. 19.8 . inlighteneth mans eyes : This was the Psalmists reasoning d. d. Psal. 94.9 . Hee that formed the eye shall he not see ? All other guides are but like these Pharisees whom Christ called e. e. Mat. 23.16 . Blind guides .

2. A guide had neede to be a wise man : Note . There bee many difficulties betweene vs and heaven : As the people of God went thorow f. f. Exod. 15.22 . a Wildernesse , before they could enter into Canaan , so must wee passe g. g. Act. 14.22 , thorow many tribulations before that we can come to glory : There is no wisedome but the wisedome of GOD , which can lead vs into that land of Righteousnesse .

3. As a guide must bee wise , so must hee bee willing : Note . The LORD is most willing to guide all wandering sinners : His delight is to doe good to the Children of men : Hee will most lovingly say to a wearied sinner , that which DAVID saith in the Psalme , h. h. Psal , 32.8 . I will instruct thee , and teach thee in the way that thou shalt goe , and I will guide thee with mine eye .

4. As GOD is wise and willing , so is he able to make way vnto his owne ; whether it bee thorow fire or water , nothing can withstand his power : In the firie fornace he made a way vnto the i. i. Dan. 3.25 . three Children : The k. k. Exod. 14.21 . red sea hee divided for to make a passage for his owne Israel : Hee who made the l. l. 2. King . 2.14 . mantle of Elijah to divide the Iordan , that Elisha might passe through : And Hee who can of a m. m. Mark . 10.25 . Camell make a threed for to passe thorow a needles eye , can easily guide his owne through all dangers and difficulties whatsoever , were it through the n. n. Psal. 23.4 . Valley of the shadow of death .

The doctrine I gather heere is , The doctrine . that the LORD is hee , who is the surest guide in the world : Flesh o. o. Psal. 73.26 . and heart may faile man , but the LORD never faileth . There bee no man so wise in guiding , but his wisedome at last , like p. p. 2. Sam. 17.14 . Ahitophels Counsell may bee turned into folie , but q. q. 1. Cor. 1.25 . the folie of GOD is wiser than all the wisedome of men .

The vse . The vse : Let this ever bee a part of our prayer , that the LORD would be our guide . Note . He who guided the two kine to r. r. 2. Sam 6.9 . Bethshemesh , though they lowed for the loue of their Calues , can easily find to vs an outgate in the greatest throng of all our temptations , and that vnto the praise of the glory of his grace .

THE SECOND PART . WHO IS GVIDED .

NOW let vs see whom the LORD is said to guide heere : Thou shalt guide mee , saith the Seer . Note . Consider and weigh well I pray you , how this great man of GOD , a Prophet , a Seer , trusteth not into his owne wits , but committeth himselfe altogether to GODS guiding .

The doctrine . The doctrine I obserue is , that weake is the wit of man : All men haue neede to bee guided by the LORD : If any haue neede of a guide , fooles haue neede : wee are all but fooles by nature : David in this Psalme acknowledgeth his folly , So foolish , ( saith hee , ) was I and ignorant , I was a beast before thee . v. 22.

Note . While a man sinneth , hee is like a man runne out of his wits , while hee repenteth , hee is like one returned to his wits againe : A man once out of his right wit can never know the way to returne vnto it , vntill the LORD guide him home againe .

The vse : The vse . Let none of vs all rely vpon our owne wisedome : s. s. Ier. 9.23 . Let not the wise man glory in his wisedome , nor the strong man in his strength . When David both a King and a Prophet , declareth that he hath neede to be guided , who is he who by his owne wisedome can walke t. t. 2. Pet. 2.21 . in the way of Righteousnesse ? All men are sinners : By sinne a man is misled from the right way . Note . Sinne maketh a man both like a PLANET , and a COMET , like a COMET in substance filthy , like a PLANET , in course ever wandring to and fro : All the wicked are but corruptible COMETS , and vnconstant wandering PLANETS , which wander so farre from the LORD that the spirit of GOD hath giuen out this verdict against them , u. u. Psal. 119.155 SALVATION is farre from the wicked : All the wicked are but wandring creatures , who can never learne that last point of GODS counsell , which is x. x. Micah 6.8 . to walke with their GOD.

Wee all naturally are blind like Moules , wee can not see ante pedes posita , the things which are directly before vs . Note . Our case spiritually is worse than that of the Moule ; for though it see not , it is most quicke in hearing : if it bee blind it is not deafe ; the least stirring of ones foot will giue it warning , and it will haste it selfe to its owne strength : Note . But wee all naturally are deprived of all our spirituall senses : The eyes and eares of our Soules , are like the eyes and eares of idoles , which y. y. Psal. 135.16 . haue eyes and see not , and eares and heare not : Wee are more deafe than the z. z. Psal. 58.4 . Adder , which is wilfully , deafe against the voice of the Charmer : Our eares are made heavy : Our eyes are Pharisaicall , full of beames : To every one of vs may bee said , as CHRIST said to the Pharisee , Thou a. a. Math. 7.5 . blind foole , cast out first that beame that is in thine eye : The sence of savoring is gone . While the word is preached , there is a b. b. 2. Cor. 2.16 . savour of life vnto life : Where CHRIST the c. c. Cant. 2. ● . Rose of Sharon , and the Lilly of the Valleys is preached , there may bee felt d d Ephes. 5.2 . a sweet smelling savour , like that costly e. e. Iohn . 12.3 . Spikenard of Mary , which filled the house with a sweet odour ; but wee are naturally like these , who are ever amongst odoure and dung , not able to find any savour at all : Our touching and our tasting is lost : Thomas after hee had f. f. Iohn . 20.29 . touched , by grace hee beleived : By grace also the g. g. Math. 9.21 . bloody woman in touching was healed : But all men by nature are like these h. h. Luke . 8.45 . multitudes , which in the throng touched CHRIST , but were not touched with that vertue that came out of him . As for our tasting , none by nature can i. i. Heb. 5.14 . taste and see how good is the LORD : It is onely by grace that wee haue our senses exercised .

Note . Thus as yee see the Soule of man is naturally deprived of its fiue senses , which are the fiue guides vnder GOD appointed , for to lead the Soule from grace to glory . Note . And which is the mischeefe of all , not onely are wee naturally deprived of all our fiue spirituall senses , but also of that Commoun sense , wherewith wee should judge of the other senses .

Note . The blind man by no sense , but by commoun sense can know that he is blind , and so of the deafe man : But if hee while hee is deafe and blind , hee think that hee heares & sees , hee hath lost his commoun sense : This is the folie of man , while hee wants the spirituall senses , hee knows not his wants : Note . This was the disease of Laodicea , shee said that shee k. k. Revel. 3.17 . had neede of nothing ; but GOD said , that shee had lost her commoun sense , because shee knew not that shee was wretched and miserable , and poore and blind , and naked : To all such the very wisedome of GOD is foly , till GOD begin to guide them . Vnderstands thou what thou readeth ? said Philip to that Enuch , reading the Prophecie of Isaiah : l. l. Act. 8.31 . How can I ( said he ) except that some guide mee ? So may 〈◊〉 say to you all , Vnderstand yee ●hat is your duetie both to GOD ●●d man in this world ? Know yee 〈◊〉 way that leades to life eternall ? ●●w can wee , ( may yee well say , ) ●●cept that GOD guide vs ?

Let vs therefore never rely vpon ●●y wisedome of flesh and blood , ●●r to bee guided thereby : The wis●●me of flesh is enimitie against GOD :

The wisedome of GOD befooles it : Note . ●ee who is wisest in his owne eyes , 〈◊〉 the greatest foole in GOD his ●●ght . It is not the wisedome of ●●is world , whereby the Church on ●●rth is guided , or hath her stan●●ng : It is by him , who confundit ●●pientiam sapientum , hath m. m. 1. Cor. 1.20 . made ●●●lish the wisedome of this world .

His custome is to make his wis●ome appeare in folie , Note . and to make ●is n. n. 2. Cor. 12.9 . strength to bee made perfect in 〈◊〉 weaknesse , as he manifested himselfe ●y fire in the midst of water , while it ●t was agreed vpon by Elijah and Ba●ls Priests , that o. o. 1. King 18.24 . the GOD that should ●nswere by fire should be GOD.

THE THIRD PART . WHEREWITH GOD GVIDETH his Servant .

Ambros . Consilium bonis datur , correctio errantibus . NOW in this third part of our Text , wee haue to considder wherewith the man of GODS heart desireth to bee guided : It is with GODS counsell : Thou shalt guide me with thy counsell .

The counsell of God is by Zacharie called , p. p. Zach. 6.13 . The counsell of peace ; whereby man is counselled to seeke Gods peace and man's peace , according to that of the Psalme , q. q. Psal. 34.14 . seeke peace and follow after it . Note : GODS Counsell Booke is the Bible : our preachings tend all to this , that wee make you vnderstand the counsell of God that yee may be guided thereby : That was a great word that St. Paul said to the Elders at Miletum r. r. Act. 20.27 . I haue not shunned to declare vnto you all the counsell of God : our lyfe is a warrefare , and therefore wee haue great neede of Counsell ; for s. s. 2. King 18.20 . Counsell and strength are for the warre .

Before I come to the doctrines : Facile pecunia consumitur , consilia exhauri nesciunt . 〈◊〉 vs considder how God giueth his ●●unsell vnto his beloued ones : The ●●rd counselleth man after two ●aners especialy , 1. outwardly , 2. in●●rdly : outwardly the Lord letteth men know his minde after two maners , 1. By the workes of nature , which while a man of a sanctified ●ye seeth them so contriued & guided , ●s is wonderfull , he receiueth counsell ●hereby , to feare and reuerence so ●reat a maiestie : t. t. Rom. 1.20 . The invisible things ●f God , saith Paul , are clearely seene , ●eing vnderstood by the things that ●re made : Behold in the things that are made , wee haue a counsell , make●ng vs to vnderstand the invisible ●hings of our God , even his power & Godhead , 2. By the preaching of the word , the Lord guideth vs as by his counsell .

Againe inwardly the Lord guides man , by the motions of his Spirit , which is effectuall in all the Children of election : Note . This Spirit hath diuers and very secret stirrings in the heart of man : whiles u. u. Revel. 3.20 . hee knockes at the doore of our heartes , counselling vs to open and let him in : whiles he puteth his finger in x. x. Cant. 5.4 . by the whole of the doore , letting drops of myrrhe fall downe vpon the handle of the barre , which is a sweete assureing counsell , for to make vs arise out of the bed of our securitie , for to seeke him and follow after him : sometimes he counsells vs to take in good part all the chastisements of our God , from this hee is called Z Z Iohn . 16.7 . the comforter : sometimes hee teacheth vs to stand in awe to offend the LORD our GOD , from this is he called a a Isa. 11.2 . the Spirit of the feare of the Lord : Againe while he counseleth vs to be holie , he is called b. b. Rom. 1.4 . the Spirit of holines : while he counselleth vs to loue trueth , and flie from lies , he is called c. c. 1. Iohn . 4.6 . the spirit of trueth : while hee quickeneth our dead Soules , he is called d. d. Revel. 11.11 . the spirit of lyfe : while he inlighteneth the mind with knowledge of things to come , hee is called e. e. Reuel. 19.10 . the Spirit of prophecie : In a word because hee maketh man of quick vnderstanding ? hee is called f. f. Isa. 11.3 . the Spirit of wisedome and of counsell : Because when no coun●●l is to be had , then he giueth coun●●l , he is said to bee g. g. Isa. 28.29 . wounderfull in ●ounsell and excellent in working .

The Spirit of GOD guideth men also by dreames and visions : Note . So by a dreame hee counselled Pilats Wife to counsell her husband not to trouble ●esus : h. h. Mat. 27.19 . when he was set downe on the ●●dgement seat , his wife sent vnto him , ●●ying , Haue nothing to doe with that ●●st man : for I haue suffered many ●hings this day in a dreame because of him : All this was from the counsell of God : I i. i. Psal. 16.7 . blesse the Lord , ( said David ) who hath giuen mee counsell : my reines ●lso instruct mee in the night season :

Note . While others are sleeping the godly man hath a doctour in his reines guiding him with counsell , whereby hee may bee made k. k. 2 Tim. 3.15 . wise to Salvation .

The doctrine . The chiefe doctrine I obserue heere , is , that the counsell of God is that whereby a man is guided on earth :

Counsell is mine and sound wisedome , I am vnderstanding saith the LORD , l. l. Prov. 8.14 .

The vse , Hee that desires to be well guided , The vse . let him intreat the Lord earnestly to guide him with his counsell , outwardly by his word , and inwardly by his Spirit : let vs in all our affaires ever seeke counsell from the Lord : If wee seeke it , hee will not refuse it : m. m. Ier. 33.2 . Call vpon mee , ( said he , ) and I will answere thee and shewe the great and mightie things which thou knowest not : Note . If wee would bee guided by Gods counsell , let vs first seeke earnestly the n. n. Isa. 11.3 . Spirit of counsell , and therafter let vs carefully meditate night and day of that which is in the Bible , the BOOKE of COVNSEL : Note . That which the o. o. Exod. 13.21 . PILLAR of FIRE was in the night to Israel , that is the counsell of GOD to all Israelites indeede , yea and more ; for that PILLAR of FIRE could not make the blind to see ; But the Counsell of GOD Meira Henaijm p. p. Psal. 19.8 . inlighteneth the eyes making wise the simple : Note . A wise man may giue a good counsell to a foole , but onely GOD by his counsell can make a foole wise : seeing it is so , let vs bee earnest in all our difficulties to come & seeke the Lords counsell in his Church , in his counsell-house : Note . David could ne●er vnderstand what GOD meaned i●●he prosperitie of the wicked , till 〈◊〉 ●ame to his q. q. Psal. 73.17 . Sanctuary , his Coun●●● house , where he heard the wordes o● his Counsell made plaine .

Woe to him that will not bee counselled by God his word : Note . This woe is very old : r, r, Isa. 29.15 . woe vnto them , ( ●●id Isaiah , ) that seeke deepe for ●●ide their counsels from the Lord : ●eare him yet againe , s. s. Isa. 30.1 : woe to the ●●bellious Children that take counsell , ●ut not of mee : Of all these that will ●ot bee guided by GODS counsell , but walke in the counsels of their owne heart , is said , that they t: t: Ier: 7 : 24 : goe backeward but not foreward : Note . Who ●ver he bee that will not bee guided ●y GODS counsell , the LORD shall ●iue him ouer to a foolish counseller , ●ven to himselfe : Of this we haue ●he practise in the Psalme u: u: Psal: 81 : 11 : My ●eople would not harken to my voice , and Israel would haue none of mee , that ●s , they would not take my counsell : But what did ensue ? x: x: Psal: 81 : 12 : So I gaue them vp vnto their owne hearts lust , and they walked in their owne counsels : That is they became their owne counsellers : Woe to that man , who dependeth vpon his owne counsell .

It is written , that Israell y: y: Psal: 106 : 13 : would not waite for his counsell ; But wha● followed vpon that ? v : 15 : Hee sent leanness into their soule : Because they z: z: Psal: 106 : 43 : provoked him by their counsell , hee brought them lowe for their iniquitie , till they a: a: Prover : 1 : 31 : were filled with their owne devices .

Note . By this the trueth of the wise mans saying is cleare , The b: b: Prever : 12 : 5 : counsels of the wicked are deceit , whereby they themselues are deceiued , even then when they think most to deceiue both GOD and man . It was wisely said by Solomon , There c: c: Prover : 19 : 21 : are many devices in a mans heart , neverthelesse , the counsell of the LORD ▪ that shall stand : Yea saith the LORD , My d: d: Isa: 46 : 10 : counsell shall stand , and I will doe all my pleasure . This is the counsell that will never faile . It is reported of a certaine godly man , that when ever hee came home to his house malecontent , hee cryed for GODS BOOKE of COVNSELL , say●●● , Note . Giue mee the BIBLE , for 〈◊〉 ●s the Booke that never failed 〈◊〉

〈◊〉 second vse : The 2 vse . Let this bee a reproo●e for all these that are carele●● of the counsell of GOD : Many 〈◊〉 not heare it at all , as many Pa●●● to whom the BIBLE , GODS ●●●NSELL BOOKE is closed , and ●●●ed : Note . Others againe are like ●●●hoboam , e: e: 1 : King : 12 : 9 : who after that hee had ●●●rd the wise mens counsell , would 〈◊〉 bee guided by it , but would also ●●are what the young fooles could say .

Many will come to the Church 〈◊〉 to heare GODS Counsell , Note . but after that they haue heard what GODS ●●sedome hath spoken , they will also ●●ue eare , and heare what the world can ●ye , what flesh can perswade , what ●heir passions can speak , what their rot●en lusts wold be at : As foolish Reheboam f: f: 1 : King 12 : 13 : forsooke the old Mens counsell , and followed the folies of yong men ; So many which bee old , and should haue beene wise long since , forsake the counsell of GOD , the g: g: Dan: 7 : 9 : Ancient of dayes , and follow the counsell of youth , even the folie of youth , not with standing all the LORDS counsells : Of this the LORDS complaines in Ieremie , h: h: Ier: 32 : 33 : They haue , ( said hee , ) turned vnto mee the backe , and not the face ; though I taught them , rising vp earely , yet they haue not hearkned for to receiue instruction . The most part of men are guided by the counsell , not of GOD , but of flesh and blood , whose advice is , that they breake i: i: Hos: 4 : 2 : out by swearing and lying , & committing adulterie , till blood touch blood : Flesh and blood are but dead things : Note . These who seeke counsell from them , are like these , who in their trouble had recourse vnto Wizards that peepe and mutter : Now what saith the LORD to such ? Should k: k: Isa: 8 : 19 : not a people seeke vnto their GOD ? for the living to the dead ? No not ; To the lawe and to the Testimonie : This is the LORDS COVNSELL-BOOKE : If any contemne this counsell , l: l: Isa: 8 : 20 : it is because there is no murning in them ; Note . That is , they are without all knowledge in the blacke night of ignorance , where they haue neuer seene the meanest light of grace , no no● so much as the least glimmering of ●ight , which appeareth at the dawin● or breake of day .

A man that is not godly hath many Counsellers , and they all tend vnto his ruine : Note : The LORD our GOD taking a speciall care of vs , discharged vs their counsell : m: m: Deut: 18 : 10 : Let none , ( saith hee , ) bee found amongst you that is a regarder of times , or a ●arker of the flying of fowles , or a ●harmer , v : 11 : or that counselleth with spirits , or that asketh counsell at the dead . Note : See wherevnto the folie of man carieth him , that from GOD his greatest friend hee runneth away for to seeke counsell from ill spirits his greatest enemies : And againe , what a brutish folie is this , that a living man should runne to seeke counsell from the dead , who haue no counsell for themselues ? The wise man said truely , There n: n: Eccles: 9 : 10 : is no worke , nor device , nor knowledge , nor wisedome in the graue : Note . That must be a slight COVNSELL-HOVSE , wherein is neither device , knowledge , or wisedome . Woe vnto them that haue an eare for GOD , and an other for Sathan , the World , and their owne corruptions : Woe vnto them that seeke counsell , but not from the LORD , the LORD at last shall curse all suc● counsels , and with the counsell of Ahitophell hee o: o: 2 Sam: 15 : 31 : shall turne them into foolishnesse .

As for you Brethren and Sisters , when ever yee finde your selues in perplexitie or anguish , be not like these of whom it is said in the Psalme p: p: Psal: 106 : 13 They waited not for his counsell : This is that wherewith good Moses branded Israel in his heavenly song , q: q: Deut: 32 : 28 : They were a nation voide of counsell : Note . Many are voide of GODS Counsell , who like Babylon r: r: Isa: 47 : 14 : are wearied in the multitude of their owne counsels : Note . Well are the counsels of the wicked called a multitude of counsels , for such men haue no certaine resolution , but are whiles s: s: Isa: 28 : 13 : on this line and whiles on that line , now on this precept and then on that precept , heere a little and there a little , like that wandring Leuite , who did goe to sojourne t: t: Iud: 17 : 9 : where he might finde a place , ●●ing sure of no place : Such in their ●●ings u: u: Isa: 28 : 13 : goe , and fall backward , they 〈◊〉 broken , and snared , and taken : ●f Ieremie in a muddie mind , Note : while 〈◊〉 flesh did fret , said vnto GOD 〈◊〉 wise counseller x: x: Ier: 20 : 7 : O LORD thou 〈◊〉 deceiued mee , and I haue beene ●●●eiued , O howe shall the wicked ●●e day curse their Counsellers , the ●●ltitudes of their counsellers , Satan , ●●e flesh , and the world , which are ●●t a companie of deceiuers , and a ●●ry knot of knaues .

Let vs heere againe obserue , The doctrine : that ●●eat is the prerogatiue of GODS ●hildren : Note : They are all GODS : ●ORDS of Counsell : He is indeede 〈◊〉 LORD of counsell , that can take ●ODS counsell : All the children 〈◊〉 GOD haue this honour to bee of ●ODS Counsell : for whom GOD ●●ides with his counsell , these hee ●uts vpon his counsell : y: y: Amos : 3 : 7 : surely , ( saith ●mos , ) the LORD GOD will doe ●●thing , but hee reuealeth his secrets ●nto his servants the Prophets : : Note . Hee ●hat is the z. z. Iam: 2 : 23 : friend of GOD , as Abraham was , shall bee one of h●● PRIVIE COVNSELL : wha● euer occurre , that is needefull to b● knowne shall not bee concealed fro● him . a: a: Gen: 18 : 17. shall I hide from Abraham th● thing which I doe ? ( said the LORD ) b: b: 1 : Cor: 2 : 16 , wee haue the minde of CHRIS● ( said the Apostle : ) Note . Behold how the LORD guides his owne , so wit● his Counsell , that in a maner hee putteth his minde into them .

The 1 vse . The vse : Let the children of GOD comfort themselves with this , that what ever calamities shall befall vnto them , the LORD shall guide them so with his counsell , that in all their temptations they shall come to a● happy c: c: 1 : Cor: 10 : 13 outgate : By his counsell he shall let him knowe how they shall come out of tribulation : Note . According to this , the Prophet Micah said to the Church in her affliction d: d: Micah : 4 : 9 : now why doest thou cry out aloude ? Is there no King in thee ? Is thy counseller perished ? for pangs haue taken thee as a Woman in travell .

The 2 Vse . Another vse of this doctrine is this , seeing the LORD guides the Faithfull with his counsell , let vs beware to giue ●●●nsell or take counsell against such 〈◊〉 Counseller : Note . Cursed are these and 〈◊〉 their followers , of whom the P●●lmist speakes e: e: Psal: 83.3 . they haue consulted t●●ether with one consent : thy are con●●●erate against thee : Cursed also are ●●ese that consult against the well of ●●s Children , like these of whom it 〈◊〉 said , They f: f: Psal: 83 : 3 : haue taken craftie coun●●l against thy people , and consulted ●●ainst thy hidden ones : * The ●gyptians were neuer so foolish , as ●hen they said , g: g: Exod: 1 : 10 : Come on , let vs ●●ale wisely .

The generall vse of all is , that wee ●●e at all times earnest in prayer , that ●●e LORD in all our businesse would ●●ide vs by his Counsell , and also ●●epe vs from all ill Counsell : Note . The ●●ine of King Ahazia is imputed vn●● this , that hee followed ill coun●●ll : h: h: 1 : Chron. 22.30 . Hee , ( saith the scripture , ) ●alked in the wayes of the house of Ahab , for his mother was his coun●●ller to doe wickedly . Bildad speak●●g of the wicked , ( saith , ) his i. i. Iob. 18 , 7 , owne ●●unsell shall cast him downe : Happy then , and thrise happie is hee , whom GOD in this lyfe guideth with hi● Counsell , for afterward he shall receiue him to glory : This last wee se● in the last part of our Text.

While my penne was heere , my deare Brother Mr. Robert Scot sleept , Anno DOM. 1629. the 27. of Ianuar , on a Weddinsday , a litle before nine houres in the morning .

THE FOVRTH PART .
Afterward thou shalt receiue mee to glory ,

THis is the last part of our Text , and this is the last of all GODS benefits : Note . This is GODS goodnesse which crowneth all his othe● mercies , when he receiueth vs to glory : when he hath done all the good that can bee done vnto vs in this lyfe , by beeing with vs continualy , and by holding vs by our right hand and guiding vs by his counsell , all ends with this that he receiues vt to glory : 〈◊〉 wee receiue grace , and after-ward 〈◊〉 are receiued to glory . These ●●●ds of my Text are sweete hony ●●●des , And afterward thou shalt ●iue mee to glory .

●eere wee haue to consider two ●●●gs , 1. the time of receiuing a man glory , it is , afterward , 2. what it ●o bee receiued to glory .

The time of receiuing man to Glory .

THE time wherein GOD is said to receiue a Soule to glory , 〈◊〉 heere set downe in the word ●FTERWARD : that is , after that ●OD hath ledde mee with his coun●● , he shall receiue mee to glory .

The doctrine which breefly I 〈◊〉 serue heere , is , The doctrine : that it is the coun●●l of GOD , which guideth to glory : ●●e way is grace , grace , from grace 〈◊〉 grace : The end of all is glory :

This is , Note . the Sea whereinto all good ●●●ngs end like riuers running to their ●●ther the Ocean , from whence they came .

The vse . The vse . Hee who would be receiued to glory , let him bee ledd● with GOD his counsell : If thou refuse to bee guided by his counsel● he shall refuse to receiue thee to glory k. k. Prov , 1 , 24. Because I haue called , ( said wisedome , ) and yee refused , I haue stretc●ed out my hand and no man regarde● &c. v , 26. And therefore I also will laug● at your calamitie , I will mocke wh● your feare commeth .

The doctrine . The other doctrine I obserue heer● is , a doctrine of patience , for the● that are in affliction : After man● tribulations the LORD at last sha● receiue them to glory .

The vse . The vse . What ever our affliction be , let vs not be discouraged : The● are but for a time , yea the time i● short , that done , afterward our GOD shall receiue vs to glory : The Lor● shall free vs then from all our woes . Though wee mourne now , yet afterward wee shall laugh , and GOD shal● wipe all tears from our eyes .

I intreat you Brethren to make vs● of this vse : how painefull soeve● your troubles bee , comfort you● selues with these most comfortable 〈◊〉 : Afterward thou shalt receiue 〈◊〉 ●o glory : Note . This AFTERWARD 〈◊〉 faithfull mans high Tower and stro●●est Hold : Hee stands vpon the ho●● of AFTERWARD , like a bes●●●● man . The Faithfull Man is b●●●ged with many temptations , but 〈◊〉 CASTELL of AFTERWARD 〈◊〉 never bee battered downe .

●●●●gh l: l: Iob : 19.26 . AFTER my skinne wormes 〈◊〉 ●oy this body , ( said Iob , ) yet in 〈◊〉 flesh shall I see GOD : Note . That is a●●●ppy destruction whereby we are b●●●ght vnto the sight of GOD : O le●●y bodie so bee destroyed , that m● Soule may see GOD , till AFTERWARD both in flesh and spirit I ●●●ll see him , and none other for me : 〈◊〉 m: m: 1 Cor: 15 : 19 : in this lyfe onely wee haue hope 〈◊〉 CHRIST , wee are of all men most ●●●erable : All the comforts of the ●●●dly are cheefly in AFTERWARD .

This is the Martyres song in the 〈◊〉 : Note . AFTERWARD thou shalt receiue ●●e to Glory .

Learne all the way to the strong ●●ld , where yee may be hidde when your enemies shall assault you .

Note . Looke ever vnto AFTERWARD . If thine enemie goe about to disgrace thee and trouble thee , it may be thou smart for a space , but it shall not be so for ever , for AFTERWARD thou shalt bee received to glory : If thine enemies reproach thee , if the wicked despise thee , if thy flesh faile thee , and if thy freinds forsake thee , GOD his helpe is in AFTERWARD : Heere is thy comfort O man , AFTERWARD the LORD shall receiue thee to glory : This is a salue for all sores . Note . GOD his AFTERWARD is like the last wine in that Banquet of Cana : At other Bankets in n, n, Iohn : 2 : 10. the beginning men did set foorth good wine , and when men had well drunke the worst came last ; but in CHRIST Banket the last was best : It is so of the life of all true Christians : Many o. o. Psal. 33 : 19 : are the troubles of the Righteous , it is said in a Psalme , but AFTERWARD it is said The p. p. Psal. 37.37 . end of that man is peace .

This is the great difference betwixt the Saints of GOD and the wicked , They will liue together , and lye together in q. q. Luk. 17.34 . one bed , yea ; and in one ●elly , in one house , in one s. s. Mat. 24.41 . mill ; 〈◊〉 one shall bee taken , r. r. Gen. 25.22 . and the o●●●r shall bee refused : They will be to●ether in the world : The wicked sh●ll bee swiming in his wealth , while th● Godly man shall be wearied with 〈◊〉 : Note . But tarry a litle , till the God●● man come to his AFTERWARD , and 〈◊〉 wicked man to his , and then ●●ke choise on whose side yee will 〈◊〉 : I t. t. Psal. 37.35 haue seene , ( said David , ) 〈◊〉 wicked in great power , and sprea●●●g himselfe like a greene bay tree : 〈◊〉 hold not an eare , but an eye wit●●●se : I haue seene him , saith hee , a braue ●●●n ; but what was the end and conclu●●●n of so faire a preface ? v. 36. Yet hee ●●ssed away , and loe hee was not :

O David what sayest thou ? Note . Loe ●●e was not : It may bee thou sought ●●m not : Yea I sought him , ( said Da●id , ) but I could not find him : Be●old now his AFTERWARD : Take vp ●ow our greene bay tree : All is wi●hered like that u. u. Iona. 4.7 . Gourd of Ionah : ●ut x. x. Psal. 37.37 . marke the perfect man , and be●old the vpright , for the end of that man is peace : Though for a space the Godly y. y. Psal. 98.13 lye amongst the Port AFTERWARD they become as the wing● of a Doue covered with silver , an● her feathers with yellow gold .

Note . The wicked and the Godly i● this world , are like Corne & Chaff● in one Barne ; but AFTERWARD the fanne shall make such a separation , that they shall never meete againe .

Note . Betweene Dives and Lazarus on earth , there may be but a doore or a C●urt ; O but tarry till AFTERVV RD , and behold a Z Z Luk. 16.16 . great GVLF fixed , wherethrough was no passage at all , ne ther from aboue nor from below : T●●ves in Hell lifting vp his eyes , did a. a. Luk. 16.23 see Abraham a farre of : These may well bee said to bee farre of , who shall never meete againe : So soone as the Godly and wicked are come to their AFTERWARD , they goe contrarie wayes : These b. b. Math. 25.46 . shall goe away to everlasting punishment ; but the righteous into life eternall .

If wee could looke to this AFTERWARD in our distresses , it should support vs wonderfully . A man that knowes where to get meate , will suffer ●●nger more patiently than hee that ●●owes not where to dine . Note . Let these who looke not for better AFTERWARD , fr●● in their present trouble : Present troubles are sore , yea vnsupportable 〈◊〉 these that looke for future woes .

The earnest of damnation is feare●●ll . Note . All the troubles of the wicked ●●ere , are the very earnest of dam●●tion : They cry to the wicked man , Assure thy selfe , the whole summe ●●all bee payed to thee at the terme .

But as for thee , Note . who can say to GOD , as is said in the verse before , 〈◊〉 am continually with thee , the LORD shall hold thee by thy right hand , ●ee shall guide thee with his coun●ell , and in the despight of all the ●owers of hell , AFTERWARD He ●hall receiue thee to glory .

2. The receiving of man to Glory .

WEE haue heard of the time of his receiving ; Now let vs see wherevnto hee shall bee received , Thou , ( said hee , ) shalt receiue mee to glory .

Note . In the Hebrew it is Cauod Tikacheni , that is , as Arias hath turned it , gloriam accipies me , thou shal● receiue mee glory : The words though in that exposition they seeme to be difficile are of great weight : The wordes , Thou shalt receiue mee gl●ry , import such a glory , that hee who shall bee glorified thereby shal● bee in a manner , glory it selfe when in the Gospell , as in a glasse wee behold the glory of the LORD , wee are c. c. 2. Cor. 3.18 : changed into this same image from glory to glory ; how much more shall wee all bee changed into glory , when in the Heavens with open face wee shall behold our GOD , not as in a glasse , or by representation , but face to face , and that for euermore ?

Note . The word glory in the originall , is Cauod , that is weighty : It is so called from its weightinesse : To this the Apostle seemes to looke , when hee saith , that d: d: 2 : Cor: 4.17 . our light affliction , which is but for a moment , ●●●keth for vs a farre more exceed●●● and eternall weight of glory :

Such an euerlasting PONDVS w●ight , Note . can no more be weighed in the heart of man ; then a mil●●●ne or a mountaine can bee weighed 〈◊〉 the little scale of a gold Ballance , 〈◊〉 herein I pray you can an exceed●●g weight bee contained ? if it could ●●e contained , it should not bee ●●ceeding : As it is infinite , exceeding ●●l dimensions , so it is not subiect to ●●y circumstance of time , for it is ●●ernall . Note . By this eternitie , the ●●ory of God is distinguished from the ●●ory of the world , which is but ●n evanishing shewe : e: e: 1 , Pet. 1 : 14. All flesh is ●rasse : ( saith the Apostle , ) and all ●he glory of man as the flower of the ●rasse : The grasse withreth , so doeth ●ll flesh ; and the flowre of the grasse ●asseth away , So doth all the glory ●f man : Note . Nay the glory of man ●s not so great as the glory of grasse : This the Lord declared when preach●ng vpon the lillies , hee said , that f: f: Mat : 6 , 29 : Solomon in all his glory was not one one of these : what are men and all their glory ? and that of all states i● g: g: Psal: 62 : 9 : surely men of low degree are vanitie , and men of high degree are a lye , to lay them vpon a ballance they are altogether lighter than vanitie : Noted . All the glory of flesh can no more bee called weightie , then a painted ma● can bee called a man : It is indeede some-what like vnto it ; but it hath nothing of its definition : It is but a painted glory , like a feast in print , wherein is no meate but resemblances , figures , coloures ; and representations : Now let vs proceede .

Afterwards thou shalt reeeiue mee to glory .

Note . GLory as yee see heere , is the resting place of the Saints : There is no right rest for a Soule , till it be received there ; the place is called GLORY , because GOD there manifesteth his glory : There the eyes of thy Soule O man , shall see the thinges which h: h: 1 : Cor: 2 : 9 : eye never sawe : There thine eares shall heare that which eare never heard : There bee such things that co●●d never enter into the heart of man .

This place is called our i: i: Mat : 25 : 21 Masters joy , a k: k: Luk: 23 : 43 : Paradise , or Garden of Pleasures : Everlasting l: l: Luk: 16 : 9 : Tabernacles , a building m. m. 2 : Cor , 5 : 1 : of GOD , & a house no● made with hands , it is also called GODS n. n. Heb: 3 : 11. rest , signified by that Canaan , which for that which it signifi●d was called his rest .

In the names of Heaven many comforts be infolded : The doctrine . If while we are ●eere wee are crossed and tossed with much griefe and sorrow , our Comfort is this , Math. 25 : 21 : that Heaven is our ᵒ Masters joy : If wee loath & abhorre the filthie stink of sinne , Heaven is a p: p: Luk: 23 : 43. ●aradise , a Garden of Heavenly ●owers , where is the q: q: Cant: 2 : 1 : Rose of Sa●●n , and the Lillie of the Valleyes : ●here is the sweet savour of GOD , 〈◊〉 whom is the savour r: r: 2 : Cor: 2 : 16 : of lyfe vn●● lyfe , of the lyfe of grace vnto ●he lyfe of glory : If wee bee heere 〈◊〉 lodged , aboue are prepared for ●s these everlasting s: s: Luk: 16 : 9 : tabernacles , ●ven a building t: t: 2 : Cor: 5 : 1 : of GOD , not made ●ith hands : If wee bee wearied Pilgrims heere , there is an everlasting rest : If wee bee naked heere , there wee shall be arrayed u: u: Revel: 7 : 13 : in white robes : If wee bee hungrie heere , there is the x. x. Revel: 22 : 2 : Tree of lyfe : If wee bee thirsty heere , there is that pure , cleane , cleere , and Cristall River , whereof the streames make glad the Citie of GOD. 1 Psa: 46.4 .

Heere let vs obserue diverse vses of this Doctrine , and that both for Comfort and for Counsell ; for comfort wee haue both for the living and dying ,

The 1 Vse . This should bee a chiefe comfort for the dying : Seeing there be such commodities in that other world , wee should desire gladely to flit and remoue from this sinfull world : y: y: 2. Cor. 5 : 2 : In this wee grone earnestly , desiring to be clothed vpon with our house , which is from Heaven . While wee are at home in this body , wee are absent from the Lord : Heere is meekle toile and turmoile , meekle shame and sorrow , and which is the mischiefe of all , heere is meekle sinne and iniquitie , but there , is glory , joy , rest , peace , and Z Z Psal. 16.11 . pleasures for evermore . While I think on these thinges , a. a. Psal. 42.2 . my Soule thirsteth for GOD , even for the living GOD : O! When shall I come , and appeare before GOD ? Note . Let all Godly men comfort themselues with this against the feare of death , Note . after that b. b. Iob. 14.14 . the time of their changing is come , the LORD shall receiue them to glory . Note . The voice came from Heaven with a command to write , Write , ( said the Spirit to Iohn . What shall I write ? said Iohn Write , c. c. Revel. 14.13 . Blessed are the Dead which die in the LORD , from hencefoorth , y●● , saith the Spirit , that they may rest from their labours : Such goe not away without good companie , ●or as the Spirit said to Iohn , their ●orkes doe follow them : The hearing 〈◊〉 this should make all sanctified ●oules , say with the Apostle , d. d. Philip. 1.23 . I de●●e to bee dissolved , and to bee with ●HRIST , which is meekle better ●or mee .

O what if there were a Coun●●ey on earth , Note . which were such a ●●nd of the Living , where death were discharged to come , where sinne , sicknesse , sorrow , hunger , cold , and nakednesse might get no entrie ? O what multitudes would swarme thither : Two e. e. 2. King . 5.17 . Mules burden of that earth should bee more precious than burdens of gold : All that a man hath , gladly will hee giue f. f. Iob. 2.4 . it for his life : How meekle then should wee thinke our selues obliged to GOD , who hath prepared a Countrey of glory for vs , a Countrey where the Tree g. g. Revel. 22.2 . of life groweth , where the indwellers shall liue in everlasting happinesse , which for greatnesse can not enter into the heart of man : Oh that wee had faith to beleeue this , so should wee not delight so much to wallow in the muddie mires of sinful mortalitie . Oh that wee had faith to beleeue , so should wee cry , h. h. Psal. 55.7 . O who will giue vs the wings of a Doue , that wee might flie vp to that Palace of i. i. Psal. 16 , 11. Pleasures for evermore : The tongues of Angels can not expresse the least glory that is there : St. Augustine hath a notable speach concerning this .

Facilius possumus dicere quid non 〈◊〉 vitâ aeternâ , quam quid ibi sit , August . Non est ibi mors , luctus , lassitudo , fa●●s , sitis , aestus , &c. Quid autem ib●●●sit vis nosse ? Haec nec oculus vidi●● nec auris audivit , nec in cor hom●nis ascendit : Si in cor hominis no●● ascendit , cor hominis illuc ascendat .

●hat is : It is more easy to tell what 〈◊〉 not , then what is , in eternall lyfe : 〈◊〉 here is neither death , nor sorrow , nor wearinesse , nor hunger , nor thirst , nor heat , &c. But wilt thou know what is there ? That which eye hath not seene , nor eare heard , neither ●●th it ascended into the heart of man : If it can not ascend into the heart of man , let the heart of man ●scend vnto it .

Againe heere is a comfort for 〈◊〉 living , that mourne for the dead . The 2 vse .

It is naturall to mourne for the absence of these whom wee haue lo●●d heere . Note . When Elisha sawe Eli●●● , caught vp and caried away thorow the clowdes , hee cryed , k, k, 2 , King 2 , 12 , My ●ather my father , the chariot of Israell , and the horsemen thereof : H● lamented sore his absence , but in th● was his great comfort ; that he i● him received to glory : Yee who 〈◊〉 fatherlesse or motherlesse , Note . Loo● not to the Church-yeard where yo● fathers and mothers are rotting 〈◊〉 rotten ; comfort your selues in th● GOD hath received them to glo●● Yee once busbands and now w●dowes , remember your wiues wh●● once were your glory , ( The l, l, 1 , Cor. 11 , 7 , wom●● is the glory of the man , ) heere 〈◊〉 your comfort , the LORD hath r●ceived them to glory : Likewise y●● women , who nowe heavily regra●● these , whose glory once yee wer● It was a great glory indeede f●● them to haue such subjects as yo● for this cause is the woman called t●● glory of the man : Comfort your selue● with this , the glory of your hu●bands is greater now , they are r●ceived to glory : So is it of you● Children and dearest friends , who ar● departed out of this lyfe , CHRIS● hath received them all to glory , whic● is the perfection of all the guifts of God A 〈◊〉 ●is doctrine serues for the com●●●●●oth of the living , The 3 vse . and of the 〈◊〉 , so also it serues for counsell 〈◊〉 living : The counsell is this , 〈◊〉 these who are guided with Go●● counsell , are afterward receiv●●●o glory , striue yee to be guided 〈◊〉 this counsell : If yee desire to be 〈◊〉 after this life , if also yee desire 〈◊〉 ●aue a comfort behind you to 〈◊〉 that shall lament your absence , 〈◊〉 well so long as yee are heere , 〈◊〉 we may comfort your mourners 〈◊〉 this , that CHRIST hath recei●● you to glory .

When a wicked man is dead , Note . I k●●w not what to say to his spouse : ●●●n a wicked wyfe is dead , I know 〈◊〉 what to say to her husband : what ●●●uld I say to such ? Such haue alrea●●●heir comforts in their bosome , that 〈◊〉 or she is well away : Such quie●ly ●●●●gh in their sleeue , while for shame ●●●nly they must seeme to mourne :

This is the just recompence of re●●●d , Note . that these who serue not GOD in ●●●ir life , shall not bee lamented at ●●●ir death .

They that serue not the LORD heere , let them goe , let them swelt in their sweate , let them burne and boile , the world is well quite of them . Note . When the Scripture speakes of that most vile traitour Iudas , it giveth him a disdainfull Epitaph , that m, m, Act , 1 , 16 , hee was guide to them that tooke IESVS : He would never be guided with CHRISTS counsell , and therefore now , like a mischant traitour , he lyes hauing this Epitaph , which shall bee read so long as the world stands , Heere lyes the Traitour that was guide to them that tooke IESVS ; at his death hee was not lamented : There was not one of the Apostles that ever said once , Alas n, n, 1 , King , 13 , 30. my brother .

A Prayer . Now GOD of his grace , so guide vs all by his counsell , that AFTERWARD he may receiue vs to glory . Amen , Amen .

FINIS .

LAVRVS .