Thirdly, that by our xserious humiliation, and judging of our selves; we may escape the Judgement of the Lord; not for the merit of our fasting (which is none:) but for the Mercy of God, who hath promised to remove his judgements from us: when we by Fasting, do unfeignedly humble our selves unto him. And indeed no Child of God ever conscionably used this holy exercise, ⟨p. 657⟩but in the end he obtained his request at the hand of GOD, both in receiving graces, which he wanted; as appears in the examples of yAnnah, zJehoshaphat, aNehemiah, bDaniel, cEsdra, dEsther: as also in turning away Judgements threatened, or fallen upon him: as may be seen in the examples of the eIsraelites, the fNinevites, gRehoboam, hAcha•, iEzechia, kManasseh. He who gave his dear Son from heaven to the death, to ransom us when we were his Enemies: thinks nothing too deer on Earth, to bestow upon us, when we humble our selves, being made his reconciled Friends and Children.
Thirdly, that by our xserious humiliation, and iudging of our selues; we may escape the Iudgement of the Lord; not for the merit of our fasting (which is none:) but for the Mercy of God, who hath promised to remoue his iudgements from vs: vvhen wee by Fasting, doe vnfainedly humble our selues vnto him. And indeede no Childe of God euer conscionably vsed this holy exercise, ⟨p. 657⟩but in the end hee obtained his request at the hand of GOD, both in receiuing graces, which hee wanted; as appeares in the examples of yAnnah, zIehosaphat, aNehemiah, bDaniel, cEsdra, dHester: as also in turning away Iudgements threatned, or fallen vpon him: as may be seene in the examples of the eIsraelites, the fNiniuites, gRehoboam, hAcha•, iEzechia, kManasses. Hee who gaue his deare Sonne from heauen to the death, to ransome vs when wee were his Enemies: thinks nothing too deere on Earth, to bestow vpon vs, vvhen vve humble our selues, being made his reconciled Friends and Children.
- xJoel 2.18.19. 1 Cor. 11.Ioel 2.18.19. 1 Cor. 11.
- y1 Sam. 7.
- z2 Chro. 20
- aNehem. 1.
- bDan 9.
- cEsdr. 8.23.
- dHest. 9.
- e1 Sam 7.6.
- fJonah. 3.Ionah. 3.
- g2 Chron. 12.5 7. &c.
- h1 King. 21.
- i2 Chron. 32.26.
- k2 Cor. 33.18.19.
