A guide to godlynesse or a Treatise of a Christian life shewing the duties wherein it consisteth, the helpes inabling & the reasons parswading vnto it ye impediments hindering ye practise of it, and the best meanes to remoue them whereunto are added diuers prayers and a treatise of carnall securitie by Iohn Douname Batcheler in Diuinitie and minister of Gods Word.

CAP. IIII.

Of our daily exercise in seeking God, and what are the things which are required vnto it.

§. Sect. 1 That our see∣king God dai∣ly, is a necessa∣ry duty.

THe second mayne dutie, which wee are dayly, and euen throughout the day to performe, is, to seeke the Lord our God, by consecrating our selues wholy both in our soules and bodies vnto his worship and seruice. The which dutie is required in many places of the Scriptures. So Dauid exhor∣teth the Princes of Israel, to set their hearts and soules to seeke the Lord their God; and the Lord by his Prophet requireth it of all the people; Seeke ye the Lord whilst he may be found, and call yee vpon him while he is neere. And againe; Seeke yee the Lord, and yee shall liue. For howsoeuer the Lord, in respect of the infinitenesse and immensitie of his nature and essence, fil∣leth all places with his presence, and therfore cannot be farre (as the Apo∣stle speaketh) from euery one of vs; for in him we liue, and moue, and haue our being, as the heathens saw euen by the very light of nature; and though in the state of innocencie and integrity man had sweete communion with God, and inioyed the comfortable and liuely influences of his sauing graces, and dwelled in God, and God in him: yet through the fall of our first parents, and the ouerspreading corruption which did accompany it; man lost God, & was depriued of his presence; was wholy estranged from that happie and holy communion, and had all influence of his grace stop∣ped from: And together with this inestimable losse, he lost also the sense of this losse, and of all the miseries which did accompany it, and there∣fore neuer cared or desired to seeke and finde him, that being againe rev∣nited vnto him, hee might thereby recouer his lost happinesse; till God,

out of his free grace and infinite goodnesse pittying mans losse and mi∣sery, like the good Shepheard, sought vs first, who like wandring sheepe did stray from him, without any desire of returning, and carrying vs home to his sheepefold, caused vs to finde him before we sought him, yea when wee gainesaid and refused to make this search, according to that of the Prophet cited by the Apostle, I was found of them who sought mee not; I was made manifest vnto them that enquired not after me: All the day long I haue stretched out my hands vnto a disobedient and gaine saying people. Yea, but seeing wee haue now found God, and haue him alwaies by his grace present with vs, what needeth (may some say) this daily search and dis∣quisition, seeing that labour may seeme vaine and to little purpose, which is spent in seeking that which is already found? To which I answere, that we may doe that act in an higher degree of perfection, which in the first degrees is done already, yea, seeing wee can neuer in this world doe it so perfectly as we should, therfore we ought to doe it daily and continually, that we may aspire vnto more perfection. And this God, who by his pre∣uenting grace caused vs to seeke him for our owne good: requireth vs to doe daily and more and more for our greater good: and because all our happinesse doth consist in our finding and inioying him; not contenting himselfe that we should be in the first and least degrees happie, by finding and inioying him in some small measure, hee maketh it our daily taske to seeke him more and more, that finding him more perfectly, wee may perfect our happinesse in our full finding and fruition. Yea, in truth there is none that hath truely found him, who doth not daily indeuour to finde him more and more. For what hungry man that hath once tasted delicate meates, that can content himselfe with a taste onely, and doth not rather desire to feede on them, till he be satisfied and his hunger allay∣ed? what wise Merchant finding a treasure in a field, which he hath long sought, contenteth himselfe onely to haue found it; and doth not ra∣ther purchase the field, that he may inioy the treasure hid in it? or fin∣ding a precious pearle, satisfieth himselfe with a slight sight of the lustre and beautie of it; and doth not rather sell all he hath, to buy it, being ne∣uer at quiet till he safely possesseth it in his owne Cabinet? or who fin∣ding a rich mine of gold or siluer, is contented with the first oare which it offereth vnto his view; and doth not rather digge deeper and deeper, till hee haue made himselfe owner of the whole treasure? And there∣fore it is impossible for any man, that hath tasted how good God is to those that seeke him, to leaue off and so content himselfe; but hee will labour still to feede on him more and more, till he (as the Psalmist speaketh) be satisfied with his likenesse in the Kingdome of heauen, seeing in his greatest fruition in this life, hee knoweth that he wanteth much of him. And to leaue off further hungring after God, after that wee haue tasted of his loue, bounty and goodnesse, and to content our selues with a taste only, without further feeding on them, is an euident signe that we are in the number of those relapsed hypocrites, who cannot be renewed by repentance. It is impossible, that if euer we truely felt the incomparable pleasure of Gods presence, but that we should seeke to inioy it more and more, til we attaine vnto fulnes of ioy in our ful fruitiō in Gods Kingdom.

§. Sect. 2 What it is to seeke God.

Let vs then make it our daily exercise to seeke the Lord our God, whom to finde, and to bee happy and blessed, is all one, and whom to misse and lose, is to be miserable and accursed, though we should gaine and inioy the whole world, and all the happinesse which it can offer vnto vs. And to this end, let vs consider what it is to seeke God, so as we may be sure to finde him. Secondly, the manner and properties of this seeking. Third∣ly, the inestimable benefits which accrew vnto them who daily seeke and finde him. And lastly, the euils, miseries, and mischiefes, which befall all those that neglect this holy duty. For the first; to seeke God, is to la∣bour daily in and through Christ, to recouer and make him our owne, whom wee haue lost through the fall of Adam, and our owne originall corruption and actuall transgressions, that being reconciled and revnited vnto him, and so becomming one with him, and he with vs, we may bee happy and blessed in his fruition. For in and through Christ alone, God is to be sought of vs; and by him and no other possible meanes can we euer finde him; in him onely Gods Iustice is satisfied, and wrath appeased; in him, as our alone propitiatory sacrifice, he is well-pleased, and being recon∣ciled in the body of his flesh through death, of a seuere Iudge and terrible ene∣mie, he is become our gracious Father and chiefest friend. And so perfect∣ly hath hee made our peace through the blood of his Crosse, that hee hath left nothing for vs to doe, but ioyning with his holy Spirit, to labour that this inestimable benefit may be applyed vnto vs; which is chiefly done by see∣king and suing, with earnest desires and hearty indeuours to obtaine and make it our owne by faith.

§. Sect. 3 What is requi∣red vnto the seeking of God. First, that wee daily la∣bour more per∣fectly to know him, and re∣member him.

And to this seeking of God and his fauour in Christ, there are diuers things required; first, that wee labour daily more and more perfectly to know him, not so much what he is in his owne nature, essence, and attri∣butes, as what he is in Christ vnto vs, that is, infinitely wise to gouerne vs, and all-sufficient by his Word and Spirit to make vs wise vnto saluation; that he is omnipotent to defend vs, and giue vs victory ouer all our ene∣mies; that he is immutable, not onely in his owne nature, but in his loue, goodnesse, and gifts vnto vs; that he is true to performe vnto vs his gra∣cious promises, and mercifull to forgiue vs our sinnes, and saue our soules; that Christ is an all-sufficient and perfect Redeemer, to deliuer vs out of the hands of all our spirituall enemies, and to bring vnto vs full redempti∣on; that the Spirit is not onely holy in his owne nature, but also to worke in vs sanctification and holinesse. In all which, and all other respects, we are not so much to labour to know these things in speculation, as in pra∣ctice and experience, nor to apprehend them in the braine, as to feele them in our hearts, nor to conceiue of their excellency and sufficiency as causes, but experimentally to feele and finde their efficacy, in producing their effects, and bringing foorth their fruits in vs. And this is that excel∣lent knowledge which the Apostle so much and continually laboured to attaine vnto, as a thing which being of most excellent vse, was also of great difficulty; and therefore he was content to be taken vp wholly of it, and in comparison of it, to neglect all other knowledge, not onely to know that Christ died and rose againe, and the vertue and sufficiency of them for his iustification and saluation, which were but the study of a few dayes or

houres, and is easie to bee found and learned in euery Catechisme; and therefore it is not to be thought that the Apostle, who was of such excel∣lent gifts, and illuminated with such an extraordinary measure of know∣ledge, did take so much paines, and spend his chiefest time and strength in attaining vnto it; but to finde and feele the power and efficacy of Christs death and resurrection in his owne heart, for the strengthening of his faith, the inflaming of his loue, the mortifying of his corruptions, and his spirituall quickening vnto new obedience and holinesse of life. And as wee are thus daily to seeke God, by labouring more perfectly and ef∣fectually to know him; so also by indeuouring to haue these things thus knowne in continuall remembrance, that thinking and meditating on them, wee may take all good occasions to reape the fruit and benefit of them for our owne vse, to speake of them as opportunity is offered, for the good and edification of others, and to draw this knowledge into con∣tinuall practice, for the reforming and amending of our liues and conuer∣sations. To which purpose, we must daily indeuour to purge our memo∣ries, and to cast out of these store-houses the rubbish and trash of sinfull vanities, which doe but cumber the roome, and take vp the place of spiri∣tuall riches and heauenly prouision, and as it were to blot out of these tables all lessons of impiety, which in the dayes of our ignorance were written in them, with all vaine, carnall, and corrupt motions and con∣ceits, which will bee so many distractions to withdraw our minds from God and spirituall meditations; and in place heereof wee must striue to write in them all profitable instructions, which we haue formerly learned, and those especially which we haue obserued in our last holy and spiritu∣all exercises. And if wee thus like scholers daily say our part, and recall to our remembrance the lessons which we haue learned the last Sabbath, or any day of the weeke besides, they will be so deepely imprinted in our memories, that they will not easily be forgotten, neither will the lear∣ning of new lessons, be a meanes to put out the old, and make vs forget what we haue formely learned.

§. Sect. 4 The second thing is, that we adhere vn∣to him with our hearts and affections.

Secondly, vnto this daily exercise of seeking God, it is required, that wee doe continually adhere and cleaue vnto him with our hearts and af∣fections; that wee labour and indeuour daily more and more to weane them from the world and worldly vanities, that they may wholly be fixed and fastned vpon him, not affecting and doting vpon earthly and momen∣tany trifles which profit not, but minding spirituall and heauenly excel∣lencies, and seeking those things which are aboue, where Christ sitteth at the right hand of God; and that we doe not carry our selues as Citizens of the earth, where we haue no abiding place, but that we haue our con∣uersation in heauen, from whence wee expect a Sauiour and Redeemer. More especially, wee must withdraw our affiance and trust from the arme of flesh, and earthly helpes and props, which will most faile vs when wee most rely vpon them; and fasten them wholly vpon God the immoueable Rocke of our saluation, and our chiefe Tower of strength, resting vpon him at all times, and for all things; prouision in time of want, protection in time of danger, as well in the absence as presence of all inferiour meanes; knowing that he is infinitely gracious, and all-sufficient to pre∣serue

and defend vs without, as well as with them. Wee must also fasten our hopes daily vpon God, who is the sure anchor-hold that will stay and secure vs against all the stormes of troubles and tentations; and daily comfort our selues in our earthly pilgrimage, and take incouragement in the performance of all good duties, euen when wee are crossed in them, and persecuted for them of the world, by continuall renewing our ex∣pectation of the performance of Gods gracious promises, especially those that concerne a better life, which will make vs to purge our selues, as he al∣so is pure, and not to doe any thing which may any way hazard our hea∣uenly happinesse. Moreouer, wee must labour daily that the true feare of the Lord may more and more possesse our hearts, making vs to reuerence him as our heauenly Father, and to stand in awe of him as our supreme Lord and King. By which sonne-like & holy feare, we shalbe more power∣fully restrained from all sinne, because it is displeasing vnto our louing Fa∣ther, then by all humane lawes, shame of men, or the sharpest and seuerest punishments; and inticed with more cheerefulnesse vnto all Christian du∣ties, because they are pleasing in his sight, then by all earthly hopes or temporary rewards. By it all other seruile feare of men will bee expelled, because when they haue done their worst, they can but kill the body; and when they haue most seuerely whipped vs, put a Pasport into our hands, for our more speedy conducting into our heauenly Countrey: and fearing onely God, we shall become bold and couragious in all good duties, and not caring greatly what men can say or doe, we will yeeld absolute obedi∣ence vnto Gods Commandements, and submit our selues in all things to be ruled by his Word and holy Spirit. And so shall wee approoue our selues to be true Israelites, sound members of the Church, and loyall sub∣iects of Christs Kingdome; of whom it is prophecied, that they shall re∣turne and seeke the Lord their God, and Dauid their King, and shall feare the Lord and his goodnesse in the latter dayes.

§. Sect. 5 That we must cleaue vnto God by fer∣uent loue.

Fourthly, vnto this daily exercise there is required, that we doe ad∣here vnto him by most feruent loue, setting our affections vpon him, and louing him aboue all things with all our mindes, with all our soules and with all our strength: And that we daily and continually renew our loue, by considering that he is in himselfe the chiefe goodnesse, infinite in all excellencie, beauty, mercy and all perfection, and therefore most louely and amiable; and also towards vs most good and gracious, benigne and bountifull. In which respects we are to esteeme it our chiefe happinesse, to be by his loue towards vs, and ours towards him, vnited vnto him, and to inioy him as our chiefe goodnesse and blessednesse. For if worldly men doe place all their happinesse in the fruition of those earthly things vnto which by loue their hearts are firmely vnited, as the ambitious man, in the inioying of his desired honours; the couetous man, of his beloued riches; the voluptuous man, of his wished pleasures; the carnall louer, in the obtaining of his loue; how much more ought we to esteeme it the top and perfection of our felicity, when by feruent loue we inioy God, be∣ing inseparably vnited vnto him, and hee vnto vs in the bonds of loue? how much more should our hearts bee rauished with delight (as the Spouse in the Canticles) with our mutuall and sweete imbracements,

entercourse of kindnesse, and tokens and testimonies of loue towards one another? In which loue if we would be truly happie, our daily care must bee to weane our hearts and affections more and more from the loue of the world and worldly vanities, that they may be wholy fastened and fix∣ed vpon God; and as men, when they would intend the whole strength of their sight to the more perfect beholding of an obiect, do winke with one eye, that all the visuall spirits being collected in the other, they may more vigourously and exactly discerne and comprehend it: so if wee would haue the whole keyes and influences of our affections directed vnto God, we must shut and auert them from the world, that wee may comprehend and imbrace him with more perfection, when they are wholy and soly fixed on him. Besides, the Lord is a iealous God, who can indure no cor∣riuals in his loue, and much lesse that wee should share and diuide our hearts betweene him and his enemies. He cannot abide, that professing our selues his chast Spouse, we should like filthy strumpets haue our hearts goe a whoring after strange louers. To which purpose one saith, that that soule cannot be filled with the gracious visitations of the Lord, which is subiect to worldly distractions, and by how much the more it is emptied of them, by so much it shalbe the more filled of the other; if much, then much; if little, then little. For if the Apostles adhering to the Lords bodily presence, which was most holy, could not be filled with the Spirit, till he was taken from them; how canst thou hope, who art glued and fastened to the world and thy filthy flesh, to haue the sweete presence of God and comforts of his Spirit, vnlesse thou indeuourest to renounce these carnall comforts?

§. Sect. 6 That we must labour daily to haue our com∣munion with God increa∣sed.

The fifth speciall duty required vnto our daily seeking of God, is, that wee labour more and more to haue our sweete communion with him increased, and the comfortable fellowship of his holy Spirit dwelling in our hearts, sealed and assured vnto vs. To which end it must bee our dai∣ly exercise, to purge and purifie them by faith from all noisome corrupti∣ons and sinfull thoughts, that they may bee fit temples and habitations for this pure and holy Spirit to dwell in; and to decke and adorne them with sanctifying graces, which will cause him to keepe his residence in vs with cheerefulnesse and delight: we must also submit our selues to be ru∣led by him, and not quench any good motion which hee suggesteth, ei∣ther by rebellious and flat denials, or by vaine excuses and sluggish delaies, but presently put the duties in practice vnto which he moueth vs, and open the dore of our hearts at his first knock and call, that hee may come in, and supping with vs, feast vs with a most delicious ban∣quet of Spirituall refections; lest putting off his kinde offers with sloth∣full excuses (like the Spouse in the Canticles) we moue him to depart, and hide from vs his gracious presence, and so moue vs by a sorrowfull and painefull search, before we can recouer and finde him, to make more pre∣cious account of his company when we doe againe inioy it. We must be carefull to preserue our peace with him, if we would inioy his com∣pany; for as the Prophet speaketh, How can two walke together, except they be agreed? To which end we must often renew our faith, and after any slip or infirmity, rely vpon the mediation of our Sauiour Christ for our

reconciliation and renewing of our peace. Neither must we alone apply Christ vnto vs for iustification, but also for sanctification, indeuouring in all things to please God; and if we desire to haue the peace of him, wee must binde our soules to our good behauiour; labouring with feruent zeale to glorifie him in all our cogitations, words, and actions, not pas∣sing any of our time vnfruitfully and vnprofitably: but imploying it so, as some glory thereby may redound to God, and some comfort to our owne soules, by furthering the assurance of their saluation. Contrariwise our care must bee, that wee doe not vexe and grieue the good Spirit of God, by quenching his good motions which hee suggesteth, or by defi∣ling our soules with sinfull corruptions; especially, that we doe not suffer voluntarily and wilfully any knowne sinnes to dwell in vs, which will pol∣lute our soules and bodies, and making them fitter to bee cages for vn∣cleane Birds, and noysome styes for filthy Swine, then Temples and habitations for him to dwell in, will mooue him, as weary of his lodg∣ing, to depart from vs. Moreouer, hauing this sweete communion with God, and comfortable fruition of his presence, by his holy Spirit dwel∣ling in vs, wee must labour to preserue it inuiolable, by carrying our selues daily, and in all our thoughts, words, and actions, as in his sight, and not to doe any thing before him, which wee would bee ashamed to doe in the presence of a man that is iust and religious. And seeing wee haue such communion with God, wee must indeuour to bee holy, as he is holy; for the Lord will bee sanctified in all those that come so nigh him, ei∣ther in his mercy or Iudgements; and being a consuming fire, wee must take heede that we bee not as stubble and chaffe, but as pure gold, which will not be consumed, but be made daily more pure by our communion with him. Finally, hauing this communion with God, wee must re∣ioyce in him aboue all things in the world; and as this communion must not bee by fits and starts, like that with our worldly friends, whom wee visite onely at good times, or when wee haue got some leasure from our businesse, but constant, daily, and continuall, like the communion of man and wife, who should dwell together in the same house, or of the head with the members, and soule with the body, which whilest life lasteth, admit of no diuision or separation: so must our ioy and reioy∣cing in God caused by this communion, be constant and continuall; ac∣cording to that of the Apostle, Reioyce euermore: And againe, Re∣ioyce in the Lord alwayes: and againe, I say, Reioyce; not onely in worldly prosperity, but also in affliction and tribulation; for if wee inioy this neere communion with God, hee may much more fitly say vnto vs, as Elcanah to Annah, Am not I much better vnto thee then all worldly comforts, which are vaine and worthlesse, for they last but a while, and leaue thee when thou most needest them? And this ioy will support vs, euen when all other forsake vs, and make our la∣bour of loue light and easie, which wee vndertake for the Lords sake; It will weane our hearts for all carnall delights, and make vs euen with great ioy and comfort to finish our tedious pilgrimage, when as wee haue the ioy and delight of so sweete a Companion in all our Tra∣uailes.

§. Sect. 7 That vnto the seeking of God is required, that we daily renew our re∣pentance.

Sixthly, to the daily seeking of God, is required, that we daily renew our repentance; for these in the Scriptures are vsually ioyned together, to intimate vnto vs that we then seeke God, when as wee doe vnfainedly re∣pent vs of our sinnes. Thus the Lord promiseth, that if the people of Is∣rael would in their tribulation seeke the Lord, with all their heart, and with all their soule, and turne to the Lord their God, and bee obedient vnto his voyce, then they should finde him. And that if they should humble themselues and pray, and seeke his face, and turne from their euill wayes, then he would heare from heauen, forgiue their sinnes, and heale their land. So the Prophet Esay ioyneth these together: Seeke yee the Lord while hee may bee found; call ye vpon him while hee is neere. Let the wicked forsake his way, and the vnrighte∣ous man his thoughts, and let him returne vnto the Lord, and he will haue mercy vpon him. Without which vnfained repentance, we cannot truely be said to seeke God, or to haue any communion with him; for if wee say that wee haue any fellowship with him, and walke in darkenesse, we lye, and doe not the truth. More especially we must seeke the Lord, by humbling our selues in true contrition and sorrow for our sinnes, which haue estranged God from vs, and made vs lose the sense and assurance of his loue and fauour. And therefore the Lord exhorteth the meeke of the earth to seeke him, that they might be hid in the day of his anger: And saith, that Israel and Iudah should come together, going and weeping, and should goe and seeke the Lord their God. Secondly, we must seeke him, not onely by bewailing and forsaking our sinnes, but also by bringing foorth the fruits of new obedience. Whereof it is, that these also are conioyned in the Scriptures; Hearken vnto me, ye that follow after righteousnesse, ye that seeke the Lord. Thus Iudah is com∣manded to seeke the Lord God of their fathers, and to doe after the Law and the Commandement. And Iehoshaphat is commended, because he sought the Lord God of his father, and walked in his commandements: which duties, if we ioyne together, we shall be blessed; according to that of the Psalmist, Blessed are they that keepe his Testimonies, and that seeke him with their whole heart.

§. Sect. 8 That we must seeke to haue and hold Gods grace and fa∣uour in Iesus Christ.

Finally, to this duty of seeking God, is required, that we seeke to haue and to hold his face and fauour in Iesus Christ; desiring nothing more in the world, then to haue the bright beames of his countenance continually shining vpon vs, and to finde and feele the sweete and vitall influences of his fauour, warming our hearts with ioy and comfort; for in him wee liue, and mooue, and haue our being: and if hee graciously behold vs with the benigne aspect of his mercy and loue, we liue and flourish; but if hee doe turne away his face, we are troubled; and if he but blow vpon vs with the breath of his displeasure, our breath will faile, and dying, we shall returne to our dust. He is the life-giuing Planet, and Sunne of all comfort and ioy, who by the beames and influences of his fauour, both giueth vs life, and preserueth vs in our well-being. And therefore as the inferiour crea∣tures are much indammaged, when in the eclipses of the Sunne they are for a short time depriued of its presence and vitall influences; so cannot our soules but receiue much hurt and spirituall detriment, if the beames of Gods fauour be for the shortest moment eclipsed from vs. Heereof it is, that we are exhorted to seeke the Lord and his face, because in him, our

life and strength, vertue and vigour chiefly consisteth. Seeke the Lord and his strength, seeke his face euermore: And therefore no sooner was Dauid mooued to performe this duty, but presently he vndertaketh it, as being aboue all other things most pleasant and profitable. When thou saydest (saith he) Seeke yee my face, my heart said vnto thee; Thy face, Lord, will I seeke. And hence it is, that if the Lord did neuer so little estrange him∣selfe, he doth so earnestly pray that hee would not hide his face from him; and cryeth out as a man vtterly forlorne and forsaken of all hope and com∣fort, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? why art thou so farre from helping me, and from the words of my roaring? And contrariwise, when he inioyed Gods face and fauour, he thought himselfe much more happy, then in the fruition of all earthly blessings. There are many (saith he) that say, Who will shew vs any good? Lord, lift thou vp the light of thy countenance vpon vs. Thou hast put gladnesse in my heart, more then in the time that their corne and wine increased. Now the meanes whereby we may preserue and assure vnto our selues, the face, fauour, and louing countenance of God, is daily to striue and labour after greater perfection in all spirituall graces, and in the duties of his seruice; as to know him more perfectly, to beleeue in him more assuredly, to loue him more intirely, to feare him more reue∣rently, to trust in him more firmely, to hope in him more cheerefully and patiently, to call vpon him more deuoutly and feruently, to heare his Word more attentiuely, and to performe all the duties of piety, righte∣ousnesse, and sobriety, more sincerely and diligently then we did the day before. And if we thus labour and indeuour to please God in all things, we shall be sure of his fauour, and notwithstanding our manifold infirmi∣ties, he will shine vpon vs with the light of his countenance, and graci∣ously accept, and be well pleased with vs in the face of his Beloued, and our onely Sauiour Iesus Christ.

Notes

• 1. Chro. 22. 19.
• Esa 55. 6.
• Amos 5. 4.
• Acts 17. 27, 28.
• Esa. 53. 5. Luke 15. 4, 5.
• Esa. 65. 1, 2. Rom. 10. 20, 21.
• Psal. 17. 15.
• Heb. 6. 5, 6.
• Esa. 59. 2.
• Ioh. 17. 21, 22, 23
• 1. Ioh. 2. 1.
• Col. 1. 20, 21.
• Phil. 2. 10, 11. 1. Cor. 2. 2.
• Col. 3. 1, 2.
• Phil. 3. 20.
• Psal. 18. 1. Pro. 18. 10.
• 1. Ioh. 3. 2, 3.
• Mal. 1. 6.
• Hos. 3. 5.
• Matth. 22 37.
• Impleri visitati∣onibus Domini anima non potest quae bis distra∣ctionibus subia∣cet, &c. Bern. In ascens. domini Serm. 3.
• Apoc. 3. 20.
• Cant. 5. 2, 3.
• Amos. 3. 3.
• Rom. 5. 1.
• Leuit. 19. 2. & 10. 2.
• 1. Thes. 5. 16. Phil. 4. 4.
• 1. Sam. 1. 8.
• Deut. 4. 29, 30.
• 2. Chro. 7. 14. Hos. 7. 10. & 10. 12. & 5. 15. Esa. 55. 6, 7.
• 1. Ioh. 1. 6.
• Zeph. 23.
• Ier. 50. 4.
• Esa. 51. 1.
• 2. Chro. 14. 4.
• 2. Chro. 17. 4.
• Psal. 119. 2.
• Act. 17. 28.
• Ps. 104. 29, 30.
• Psal. 105. 4.
• Hos. 5. 15. Psal. 106. 4.
• Psal. 27. 8.
• Vers. 9.
• Psal. 22. 1.
• Psal. 4. 6, 7.
• Mat. 3. 17.