The Lot or Portion of the Righteous, Table of contents
The Contents of the Sermon following.
THe Exordium or Praeface.
The Analyſis, or Paraphraſe.
The ſumme and parts.
Foure Questions about the righteous.
There are Righteous perſons in the world.
Who they be that are righteous.
By what meanes men are made righteous.
The markes whereby Righteous men may be knowne from others.
Chriſtians must hauehave a respect to all the commandements of God.
In all good workes men muſt hauehave an eye to Gods glorie.
Godly perſons muſt continue in their godlineſſe to the ende.
Men muſt louelove goodneſſe in others as well as in themſelues, and labour to make others good like vntounto themſelues.
The righteous ſhall hauehave troubles here in this world.
God in louelove will correct the Righteous.
The diuell in malice will aſſault the righteous.
The world in hatred will purſue the righteous.
There are ſeuen things, wherein righteous perſons paſſe others.
The end which God doth aime at, in correcting the righteous, is alwayes for their good.
Afflictions are no ſigne of reiection, but a marke rather of Election, to euerlaſting life.
Comfort & ſuccour muſt be miniſtred vntounto the righteous in their troubles.
Holy perſons muſt prepare their hearts for troubles.
The preparation that muſt be made againſt troubles, ſtandeth chiefly in the meditation of 3. things, (viz.) of the neceſſitie of trouble, of the vtilitie of troubles, and of the multiplicitie of thoſe promiſes, which God hath made vntounto vsus about our troubles.
The commodities which troubles do bring vntounto the righteous, are foure: two belonging to this life; two others, respecting the next life. Godlineſſe and credit for this life. An aſſurance of glory, and a larger meaſure of glorie for the next life.
The troubles of the righteous are many. Many for the perſons from whome they come: many for the meanes through which they come: many for the times wherein they come: many for the parts to which they come: many for the ſorts by which they come: many luſtly, for the effects which they bring at their comming.
Sixe cauſes, why the troubles of the righteous are many, (viz:) becauſe their ſinnes are many: their graces many: their enemies many: their bleſſings many: their exerciſes of religion many: and their contentions againſt the world, the fleſh, and the diuell many.
A comfort to the godly, who hauehave many troubles.
The difference between the troubles of the wicked, and the godly, which ſtandeth in 3. things, (viz.) the cauſe of their troubles: the māner of bearing their troubles, & the end or fruite which doth follow vponupon their troubles.
Righteous perſons muſt labour to hauehave patience, as a moſt needfull thing for them in all their troubles.
Holy perſons muſt euermore looke for croſſes in this life.
God will deliuer the righteous out of all their troubles.
Foure reaſons why God doth ridde the righteous out of their troubles, (viz) his louelove towards them: his promiſe vntounto them: his feeling with them: and his glory from them: ioyned with their louing truſt in him, and truſting louelove towards him.
GOD muſt hauehave the onelyonly praiſe of thoſe deliuerances which the righteous hauehave.
In all miſeries holy perſons must reſort vntounto the Lord, and relye onelyonly vponupon him for their deliuerance therefrom.
A comfort to the Saints againſt all their tribulations.
GOD doth ſaue his ſometimes by meanes, and ſometimes without meanes, and ſometimes contrary to all meanes.
A cooling-card to the world, who oppoſe themſelues againſt the righteous.
The troubles wherein the Kings Maieſtie was in Scotland, by Gowries conſpiracie, diuided into 3. parts, togither with his deliuerances frō the ſame.
The Kings thanking of God for his victory, and the great reioycing of all the land for his deliuerance.
A Prayer for the King.
An Application to the Auditorie, wherein ſixe reaſons are ſet downe, why troubles ſhould not trouble any of them though they be manie.