A treatise of the divine promises in five bookes : in the first, a generall description of their nature, kinds, excellency, right use, properties, and the persons to whom they belong : in the foure last, a declaration of the covenant it selfe .../ by Edvvard Legh ...

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Title: A treatise of the divine promises in five bookes : in the first, a generall description of their nature, kinds, excellency, right use, properties, and the persons to whom they belong : in the foure last, a declaration of the covenant it selfe .../ by Edvvard Legh ...
Author: Leigh, Edward, 1602-1671.
Publication: London :: Printed by George Miller, and are to be sold by Thomas Underhill ...,; 1641.
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Subject terms: God -- Promises.; Christian life -- Early works to 1800.; Man (Theology)
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2. Promises for those that suffer for the practise of good.

* 1.1Blessed are they which are per∣secuted for righteousnesse sake, for theirs is the kingdome of Heaven, Matth. 5.10. If yee suffer for righ∣teousnesse sake, happy are ye, 1 Pet. 3.14. Hereby they give their te∣stimony to CHRIST and the Gospell, when they partake of the afflictions of the Gospell, 2 Tim. 1.8.

And as there be promises for such as suffer either for truth or goodnesse, so there are for such who suffer for both together, and these either

Generall in regard of any kind of suffering, as these fol∣lowing.

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For if they suffer with CHRIST, they shall raigne with him in ano∣ther world, 2 Tim. 2.11, l2. When CHRIST appeares in his glory, they shall be glad and reioyce, 1 Pet. 4.13. What shall separate us from the love of CHRIST? shall tribulation, distresse, or persecu∣tion, &c▪ nay in all these things we are more then conquerours, * 1.2 Rom. 8.35, 36, 37.

GOD may turne the hearts of the wicked,* 1.3 and make them of Lions and Tigers, to become Lambes, and no more to doe hurt in the mountaine of the LORD, Esay 11.6, 7, 8, 9. Esay 65.25.

GOD will subdue all their ene∣mies; I will blesse them that blesse thee, and curse them that curse thee, Gen. 12.3. See Deut. 30.7 Jer. 12.14. Psal. 37.14, 15, 17. Job 8.22. Esay 41.11, 12. & 54.15. & 59.19. Pro. 22.23. & 21.18.

Their troubles shall not be long, though violent, For the elects sake those daies shall be

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shortened, Matth. 24.22.

Or Speciall,
- as Losse,
  - 1. Of name, in reproa∣ches.
  - 2. Of liberty, in im∣prisonment.
  - 3. Of goods, any or all.
  - 4. Of life it selfe.

Notes

* 1.1

Daniel was cast into the Lyons den for praying unto God, Dan 6.10. and Christ was perse∣cuted for doing works of mercy, Mat. 3.••.

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* 1.2

Occidi pos∣sumus, vinci non possamus

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* 1.3

2 Thess. 1.6.

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