THE Galatians, unto whom S. Paul writes this Epistle, had in his absence been perverted and seduced from the true Doctrine of the Gospel which he had preached unto them, by some false Teachers that had crept in among them,
THE Galatians, unto whom S. Paul writes this Epistle, had in his absence been perverted and seduced from the true Doctrine of the Gospel which he had preached unto them, by Some false Teachers that had crept in among them,
and had perswaded them, that tho' they did believe (and that rightly) that Jesus was the true Messias whom the Prophets foretold should come into the world,
and had persuaded them, that though they did believe (and that rightly) that jesus was the true Messias whom the prophets foretold should come into the world,
yet still it was necessary for them to be Circumcised, and to conform to the Law of Moses (which they thought was never to be abrogated) as well as to the Law of Christ,
yet still it was necessary for them to be Circumcised, and to conform to the Law of Moses (which they Thought was never to be abrogated) as well as to the Law of christ,
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and the Scripture foreseeing that God would justifie the Heathens through faith preached before the Gospel unto Abraham, saying, In thee shall all Nations be blessed.
and the Scripture Foreseeing that God would justify the heathens through faith preached before the Gospel unto Abraham, saying, In thee shall all nations be blessed.
So then they which be of faith are blessed with faithful Abraham, chap. 3. 7, 8, 9. And tho' indeed the Jews had most glorious Privileges and Favours conferred upon them by the bounty of God under the Mosaical Oeconomy, beyond what he had vouchsafed to any People upon earth besides ( for unto them were committed the oracles of God, and they received the Law by the disposition of Angels.
So then they which be of faith Are blessed with faithful Abraham, chap. 3. 7, 8, 9. And though indeed the jews had most glorious Privileges and Favours conferred upon them by the bounty of God under the Mosaical Oeconomy, beyond what he had vouchsafed to any People upon earth beside (for unto them were committed the oracles of God, and they received the Law by the disposition of Angels.
So that the Psalmist had great reason to confess, that he had not dealt so with any Nation ) yet for all this our Apostle assures them, that how great soever these Privileges of the Jews might seem (and indeed really were) in comparison of what God had vouchsafed to other Nations, during the time of the Law,
So that the Psalmist had great reason to confess, that he had not dealt so with any nation) yet for all this our Apostle assures them, that how great soever these Privileges of the jews might seem (and indeed really were) in comparison of what God had vouchsafed to other nations, during the time of the Law,
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yet they were, far inferiour to those which the Church was afterwards to enjoy under the Oeconomy of the Gospel, the glorious and everlasting Kingdom of Christ:
yet they were, Far inferior to those which the Church was afterwards to enjoy under the Oeconomy of the Gospel, the glorious and everlasting Kingdom of christ:
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Whereupon he resembles the Law to a School-master which was to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith, chap. 3.24. But, saith he, After that faith is come, we are no longer under a School-master.
Whereupon he resembles the Law to a Schoolmaster which was to bring us unto christ, that we might be justified by faith, chap. 3.24. But, Says he, After that faith is come, we Are no longer under a Schoolmaster.
and that it will furnish us with excellent Matter, with a most magnificent and heavenly Feast of fit and proper Meditations, to entertain our Souls with at this great Festival, which we celebrate in Memory of the wonderful Incarnation and Nativity of our blessed Saviour.
and that it will furnish us with excellent Matter, with a most magnificent and heavenly Feast of fit and proper Meditations, to entertain our Souls with At this great Festival, which we celebrate in Memory of the wondered Incarnation and Nativity of our blessed Saviour.
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Indeed it is hard to instance in any other Text of Scripture, wherein the whole Mystery of our Saviour's Incarnation is so amply and fully explained in so few words,
Indeed it is hard to instance in any other Text of Scripture, wherein the Whole Mystery of our Saviour's Incarnation is so amply and Fully explained in so few words,
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as it is in these which I have now made choice of for the Subject of my Discourse, which evidently contains all these important Truths. 1. Here is our Saviour's Divinity implied in these words, God sent forth his Son. 2. Here is his Humanity, together with the manner how he became Man, and how qualified;
as it is in these which I have now made choice of for the Subject of my Discourse, which evidently contains all these important Truths. 1. Here is our Saviour's Divinity implied in these words, God sent forth his Son. 2. Here is his Humanity, together with the manner how he became Man, and how qualified;
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And since God was graciously pleased to shew so great Mercy to Mankind (greater than whatever he vouchsafed to any of his Creatures besides) as to reconcile them unto himself, through the Mediation of the Messias;
And since God was graciously pleased to show so great Mercy to Mankind (greater than whatever he vouchsafed to any of his Creatures beside) as to reconcile them unto himself, through the Mediation of the Messias;
it was necessary for him to give the world timely notice, that in his good time he would send such a person into it, who should accomplish this great work;
it was necessary for him to give the world timely notice, that in his good time he would send such a person into it, who should accomplish this great work;
and also to describe him so plainly, by such infallible Marks and Characters, as that the whole World might be sensible of his coming, that he might be visibly discernible from all Mankind besides;
and also to describe him so plainly, by such infallible Marks and Characters, as that the Whole World might be sensible of his coming, that he might be visibly discernible from all Mankind beside;
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He declared it afterwards more plainly to Abraham, and the rest of the Patriarchs; more fully yet to Moses: And lastly, most clearly of all by the Prophets;
He declared it afterwards more plainly to Abraham, and the rest of the Patriarchs; more Fully yet to Moses: And lastly, most clearly of all by the prophets;
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If then these things be so (as most certainly they are) it is plain that by the Scriptures we may most evidently discern whether the Messias be already come or no;
If then these things be so (as most Certainly they Are) it is plain that by the Scriptures we may most evidently discern whither the Messias be already come or no;
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or Christ, which is the same thing in another Language signifying, Anointed, a Person set apart and appointed by God, to a most high and eminent Office and Employment.
or christ, which is the same thing in Another Language signifying, Anointed, a Person Set apart and appointed by God, to a most high and eminent Office and Employment.
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First then, that Jesus is the true Messias appears from his coming into the world punctually at the time, wherein God had foretold in the Scriptures of the Old Testament, that the Messias should come.
First then, that jesus is the true Messias appears from his coming into the world punctually At the time, wherein God had foretold in the Scriptures of the Old Testament, that the Messias should come.
He sent not the Messias quickly (for he came not until the World was near 4000 years old) and, besides other later Prophecies of it, he punctually foretold the time when he should come near 1700 years before-hand:
He sent not the Messias quickly (for he Come not until the World was near 4000 Years old) and, beside other later Prophecies of it, he punctually foretold the time when he should come near 1700 Years beforehand:
I shall instance only in these three as being the chief and principal of them, and abundantly sufficient of themselves without the concurrence of any other to prove this Point.
I shall instance only in these three as being the chief and principal of them, and abundantly sufficient of themselves without the concurrence of any other to prove this Point.
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The first is that ancient Prophecy of Jacob, Gen. 49.10. The Sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a Lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come;
The First is that ancient Prophecy of Jacob, Gen. 49.10. The Sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a Lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come;
All the ancient Expositors of the Jews understand these words as we do) to be a Prophecy of the coming of the Messias, called here by the name of Shiloh, which signifies sent, or,
All the ancient Expositors of the jews understand these words as we do) to be a Prophecy of the coming of the Messias, called Here by the name of Shiloh, which signifies sent, or,
that that Tribe should continue all along, without any Interruption, to be a Body politick, having a power of Government and Jurisdiction within it self,
that that Tribe should continue all along, without any Interruption, to be a Body politic, having a power of Government and Jurisdiction within it self,
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until the coming of the Messias (as it is manifest that it did, after it had once received that Power, from David 's time until the coming of our Saviour) but that it should be deprived of this Power,
until the coming of the Messias (as it is manifest that it did, After it had once received that Power, from David is time until the coming of our Saviour) but that it should be deprived of this Power,
Nay more than thus, forasmuch as it is plain in Chronology, that the Commonwealth of the Jews was not destroyed immediately upon the Birth of our Saviour, nor immediately after his Death.
Nay more than thus, forasmuch as it is plain in Chronology, that the Commonwealth of the jews was not destroyed immediately upon the Birth of our Saviour, nor immediately After his Death.
The second Prophecy which I shall instance in, to prove that our Saviour came at the time appointed by God for the coming of the Messias is Hagg. 2.6, 7, and 9th Verses.
The second Prophecy which I shall instance in, to prove that our Saviour Come At the time appointed by God for the coming of the Messias is Haggai 2.6, 7, and 9th Verses.
The chief end and design of both these Prophecies is to foretel that the Messias should come while the second Temple was standing, viz. that Temple which was built by Zerubbabel, after that the Jews were returned from the Babylonish Captivity,
The chief end and Design of both these Prophecies is to foretell that the Messias should come while the second Temple was standing, viz. that Temple which was built by Zerubbabel, After that the jews were returned from the Babylonish Captivity,
as well as we, however their modern Writers now labour to wrest them to some other sense, that they may not be forced to own our Saviour to be the true Messias, at whom it is evident nevertheless, that these Texts do directly point.
as well as we, however their modern Writers now labour to wrest them to Some other sense, that they may not be forced to own our Saviour to be the true Messias, At whom it is evident nevertheless, that these Texts do directly point.
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For whereas (as we read Ezr. 3.12.) when Zerubbabel had begun to build this Temple, many of the ancient men among the Jews, that remembred the former Temple that was built by Solomon, wept,
For whereas (as we read Ezra 3.12.) when Zerubbabel had begun to built this Temple, many of the ancient men among the jews, that remembered the former Temple that was built by Solomon, wept,
thereupon God sends the Prophet Haggai to encourage them in the building of it, and to assure them, That the glory of this latter house should be greater than of the former.
thereupon God sends the Prophet Chaggai to encourage them in the building of it, and to assure them, That the glory of this latter house should be greater than of the former.
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And as for any other Glory, except that which it received by being honoured by the Presence of the Messias, it is certain, that in all other respects it came far short of Solomon 's Temple.
And as for any other Glory, except that which it received by being honoured by the Presence of the Messias, it is certain, that in all other respects it Come Far short of Solomon is Temple.
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For who can with any reason suppose that a conquered Nation newly returned out of Captivity, from under the hand of a potent Enemy, should have so much Wealth and Riches as to be able to build a Temple that might vie with that of Solomon's, who exceeded all the Kings of the earth for riches and for wisdom? And though it be true, that Artaxerxes gave very large and magnificent Contributions towards the building of this second Temple,
For who can with any reason suppose that a conquered nation newly returned out of Captivity, from under the hand of a potent Enemy, should have so much Wealth and Riches as to be able to built a Temple that might vie with that of Solomon's, who exceeded all the Kings of the earth for riches and for Wisdom? And though it be true, that Artaxerxes gave very large and magnificent Contributions towards the building of this second Temple,
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or bestowed so much cost about the building of this Temple, as Solomon did about his, who according to that mighty Wisdom and Riches, with which God had blessed him, built unto the Honour of God's name, both for Cost and Workmanship, undoubtedly the stateliest Fabrick that ever the world beheld.
or bestowed so much cost about the building of this Temple, as Solomon did about his, who according to that mighty Wisdom and Riches, with which God had blessed him, built unto the Honour of God's name, both for Cost and Workmanship, undoubtedly the Stateliest Fabric that ever the world beheld.
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For besides that, at the Dedication of Solomon 's Temple we read that Fire came down in a wonderful manner from Heaven, and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices;
For beside that, At the Dedication of Solomon is Temple we read that Fire Come down in a wondered manner from Heaven, and consumed the burned offering and the Sacrifices;
The third Prophecy which I shall produce for the Confirmation of this point is, Dan 9.24. Seventy weeks are determined upon thy People, and upon thy holy City, &c. and ver. 26. it is said, that after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off.
The third Prophecy which I shall produce for the Confirmation of this point is, Dan 9.24. Seventy weeks Are determined upon thy People, and upon thy holy city, etc. and ver. 26. it is said, that After threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be Cut off.
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and also of the time of the Destruction of Jerusalem is the unanimous Opinion of all learned and judicious Expositors, who by the seventy week here mentioned understand weeks for years ( i e. ) seventy times seven years, which amounts to just 490. At the end of those years (reckoning from the timewhen the second Temple was finished) was Jerusalem to be destroyed,
and also of the time of the Destruction of Jerusalem is the unanimous Opinion of all learned and judicious Expositors, who by the seventy Week Here mentioned understand weeks for Years (i e.) seventy times seven Years, which amounts to just 490. At the end of those Years (reckoning from the timewhen the second Temple was finished) was Jerusalem to be destroyed,
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That these things were punctually fulfilled, viz. both the Crucifixion of our Saviour, and the Destruction of Jerusalem, according to the time foretold in this Prophecy, appears so plain in History, that it cannot be denied with any tolerable shew of reason:
That these things were punctually fulfilled, viz. both the Crucifixion of our Saviour, and the Destruction of Jerusalem, according to the time foretold in this Prophecy, appears so plain in History, that it cannot be denied with any tolerable show of reason:
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and the Destruction of Jerusalem, fell out exactly about the time foretold in this Prophecy, being thus understood, that they may not own our Saviour to be the Messias, deny that by that word the Messias himself is here intended,
and the Destruction of Jerusalem, fell out exactly about the time foretold in this Prophecy, being thus understood, that they may not own our Saviour to be the Messias, deny that by that word the Messias himself is Here intended,
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and to never a one of these with the least probability of truth, which that it is a most intolerable obstinacy appears from this one remarkable Observation, that the Messias is no where called by his own name directly,
and to never a one of these with the least probability of truth, which that it is a most intolerable obstinacy appears from this one remarkable Observation, that the Messias is no where called by his own name directly,
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and it is very likely that the ancient Jews before our Saviour's time, learn'd to give unto the Messias his proper name from this very Prophecy, which they will not own now, to have any relation to him;
and it is very likely that the ancient jews before our Saviour's time, learned to give unto the Messias his proper name from this very Prophecy, which they will not own now, to have any Relation to him;
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Thus I have made it sufficiently evident by these three samous Prophecies, that of Jacob, that of Haggai, (joyntly considered together with that of Malachy ) and this of Daniel, that our Saviour is the true Messias,
Thus I have made it sufficiently evident by these three famous Prophecies, that of Jacob, that of Chaggai, (jointly considered together with that of Malachy) and this of daniel, that our Saviour is the true Messias,
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and declared himself to be the Messias, which none else did about that time, but only some few notorious Impostors, which were all quickly renounced as such,
and declared himself to be the Messias, which none Else did about that time, but only Some few notorious Impostors, which were all quickly renounced as such,
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as also from the general Opinion and Expectation which the Jews had, that the Messias should come about that very time when our Saviour was born, which no doubt was grounded upon these Prophecies which I have been handling,
as also from the general Opinion and Expectation which the jews had, that the Messias should come about that very time when our Saviour was born, which no doubt was grounded upon these Prophecies which I have been handling,
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for both Suetonius and Tacitus tell us, that at that time the Jews were in great Expectation of a mighty Person that should rise up amongst them, under whose Conduct and Government their Nation should flourish far beyond whatever it had done in former times,
for both Suetonius and Tacitus tell us, that At that time the jews were in great Expectation of a mighty Person that should rise up among them, under whose Conduct and Government their nation should flourish Far beyond whatever it had done in former times,
which Opinion was their ruin in a short time afterwards, for it made them so confident, that upon this Presumption they rebelled against the Romans so obstinately, that at the last they were utterly destroyed by them,
which Opinion was their ruin in a short time afterwards, for it made them so confident, that upon this Presumption they rebelled against the Romans so obstinately, that At the last they were utterly destroyed by them,
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But I have already said enough to clear this Truth, that our blessed Saviour came into the world precisely at that time, which God by his Prophets had foretold and prefixed for the coming of the Messias,
But I have already said enough to clear this Truth, that our blessed Saviour Come into the world precisely At that time, which God by his prophets had foretold and prefixed for the coming of the Messias,
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and consequently that he is the true Messias, since none other, neither about that time, nor since, ever laid claim to that Title with any probable appearance of truth;
and consequently that he is the true Messias, since none other, neither about that time, nor since, ever laid claim to that Title with any probable appearance of truth;
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neither can any one do it hereafter, seeing that, if these Prophecies be not already fulfilled, it is now many Ages too late for the accomplishment of them:
neither can any one doe it hereafter, seeing that, if these Prophecies be not already fulfilled, it is now many Ages too late for the accomplishment of them:
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for the fulness of the time is long since past, and God hath already sent forth his son made of a woman, made under the law, to redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons.
for the fullness of the time is long since past, and God hath already sent forth his son made of a woman, made under the law, to Redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of Sons.
IN the handling of this portion of Scripture, I undertook to prove this Proposition, that our Lord Jesus Christ is the true Messias, whom God hath long since sent into the world,
IN the handling of this portion of Scripture, I undertook to prove this Proposition, that our Lord jesus christ is the true Messias, whom God hath long since sent into the world,
This I have cleared already in one particular, viz. that of the time when, according to the Predictions of the Prophets in the Old Testament, the Messias was to come;
This I have cleared already in one particular, viz. that of the time when, according to the Predictions of the prophets in the Old Testament, the Messias was to come;
Thus far therefore it is evident, that our Saviour hath a just right to the Title of the Messias, in that he appeared in the world precisely, at the time prefixed by God for the coming of the Messias.
Thus Far Therefore it is evident, that our Saviour hath a just right to the Title of the Messias, in that he appeared in the world precisely, At the time prefixed by God for the coming of the Messias.
as the Jews are in rejecting him, when they find this one material Circumstance attended and corroborated invincibly, beyond all Exception, with every other material and necessary Circumstance mentioned in the Old Testament, relating both to the person and office of the Messias.
as the jews Are in rejecting him, when they find this one material Circumstance attended and corroborated invincibly, beyond all Exception, with every other material and necessary Circumstance mentioned in the Old Testament, relating both to the person and office of the Messias.
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but will most fully demonstrate it being joyned with the two other Circumstances contain'd in my Text, viz. the manner how our Saviour came into the World;
but will most Fully demonstrate it being joined with the two other circumstances contained in my Text, viz. the manner how our Saviour Come into the World;
In the doing of which I shall shew you first, that our blessed Saviour came into the World exactly in the same manner, in which the Prophets in the Old Testament foretold that the Messias should come;
In the doing of which I shall show you First, that our blessed Saviour Come into the World exactly in the same manner, in which the prophets in the Old Testament foretold that the Messias should come;
and that he effected and accomplished those ends in the very same way and method that, according to the Predictions of the same Prophets, the Messias was to do.
and that he effected and accomplished those ends in the very same Way and method that, according to the Predictions of the same prophets, the Messias was to do.
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even in every minute Circumstance, in which the Prophets foretold that the Messias should come. Our Apostle here in my Text takes notice only of these two;
even in every minute Circumstance, in which the prophets foretold that the Messias should come. Our Apostle Here in my Text Takes notice only of these two;
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and in this particular the Jews agree with us, that he was to be of the Tribe of Judah, according to Jacob 's Prophecy, The sceptre shall not depart from Judah,
and in this particular the jews agree with us, that he was to be of the Tribe of Judah, according to Jacob is Prophecy, The sceptre shall not depart from Judah,
upon which account that Tribe was by God honoured with many signal and eminent Privileges, beyond any other of the twelve Tribes of Israel. Now that our blessed Saviour was of this Tribe is a thing so undeniable, that the Apostle writing to the Jews takes it for granted that they all acknowedged it, without any dispute. Hebr. 7.14. For it is evident that our Lord sprang out of Judah:
upon which account that Tribe was by God honoured with many signal and eminent Privileges, beyond any other of the twelve Tribes of Israel. Now that our blessed Saviour was of this Tribe is a thing so undeniable, that the Apostle writing to the jews Takes it for granted that they all acknowedged it, without any dispute. Hebrew 7.14. For it is evident that our Lord sprang out of Judah:
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But this will appear yet more clearly from the Consideration of the second Circumstance, observable in the coming of the Messias, viz. of what Family he was to be:
But this will appear yet more clearly from the Consideration of the second Circumstance, observable in the coming of the Messias, viz. of what Family he was to be:
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and that was of the Family of David, who it is most certain was of the Tribe of Judah. And this was so plainly and frequently foretold by the Prophets, that the Jews themselves never made any question of it,
and that was of the Family of David, who it is most certain was of the Tribe of Judah. And this was so plainly and frequently foretold by the prophets, that the jews themselves never made any question of it,
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but do even unto this day expect that their imaginary Messias, whom they yet look for, shall arise out of the Family of David. This Promise God made unto David, and confirmed it with his Oath.
but do even unto this day expect that their imaginary Messias, whom they yet look for, shall arise out of the Family of David. This Promise God made unto David, and confirmed it with his Oath.
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It shall be established for ever as the moon, and as the faithful witness in heaven. So Isa. 11.1. There shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a branch shall grow out of his roots:
It shall be established for ever as the moon, and as the faithful witness in heaven. So Isaiah 11.1. There shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a branch shall grow out of his roots:
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By these Texts, together with several others to the same purpose, the Jews were fully convinced of this Truth, that the Messias was to be of the Family of David; insomuch that they used that Expression of the son of David to signifie the Messias,
By these Texts, together with several Others to the same purpose, the jews were Fully convinced of this Truth, that the Messias was to be of the Family of David; insomuch that they used that Expression of the son of David to signify the Messias,
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when he rode in triumph to Jerusalem, Crying, Hosanna to the son of David, Matth. 21.9 And in the next Chapter, ver. 42. when our Saviour asks the Pharisees this question, What think ye of Christ? whose son is he? They readily answer him, without any scruple, The son of David; though they could not so readily answer him the next question, How then doth David in spirit call him Lord, saying, The Lord said unto my Lord, sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool.
when he road in triumph to Jerusalem, Crying, Hosanna to the son of David, Matthew 21.9 And in the next Chapter, ver. 42. when our Saviour asks the Pharisees this question, What think you of christ? whose son is he? They readily answer him, without any scruple, The son of David; though they could not so readily answer him the next question, How then does David in Spirit call him Lord, saying, The Lord said unto my Lord, fit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool.
Thus then it is plain, that the Messias was to be the Son of David: and it is as plain, that our blessed Saviour whom we believe to be the Messias was the Son of David: for S. Matthew gives an account of his Genealogy from Abraham; and S. Luke proceeds farther,
Thus then it is plain, that the Messias was to be the Son of David: and it is as plain, that our blessed Saviour whom we believe to be the Messias was the Son of David: for S. Matthew gives an account of his Genealogy from Abraham; and S. Luke proceeds farther,
and that both these Evangelists were faithful in the account that they have given us of it is manifest, in that the Jews never offered to find any flaw or errour in it;
and that both these Evangelists were faithful in the account that they have given us of it is manifest, in that the jews never offered to find any flaw or error in it;
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for this very reason, that it might be apparent, when the Messias did come, that he was of the Family of David, according to the Predictions of the Prophets, that there could be no dispute about this Point.
for this very reason, that it might be apparent, when the Messias did come, that he was of the Family of David, according to the Predictions of the prophets, that there could be no dispute about this Point.
This is the second Circumstance observable in the manner of the Messias his coming into the World, he was to be the Son of David; and so was our Saviour.
This is the second Circumstance observable in the manner of the Messias his coming into the World, he was to be the Son of David; and so was our Saviour.
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And herein the Jews agree with us again, that, according to the Predictions of the Prophets, the Messias was to be born in Bethlehem. For so we read, Mic. 5.2 But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah,
And herein the jews agree with us again, that, according to the Predictions of the prophets, the Messias was to be born in Bethlehem. For so we read, Mic. 5.2 But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah,
Now that the Jews did expect the Messias should be born in that City is plain, from the answer which the Scribes and chief Priests gave to Herod, when being troubled at the News which the wise men of the East brought him, of a King being born unto the Jews, he enquired of them where Christ should be born;
Now that the jews did expect the Messias should be born in that city is plain, from the answer which the Scribes and chief Priests gave to Herod, when being troubled At the News which the wise men of the East brought him, of a King being born unto the jews, he inquired of them where christ should be born;
they answered with one accord, In Bethlehem of Judea, grounding their answer upon this Prediction of the Prophet Micah. And so Joh. 7.42. when the people were divided in their Opinions concerning our Saviour, and many said, Of a truth this is the Prophet.
they answered with one accord, In Bethlehem of Judea, grounding their answer upon this Prediction of the Prophet micah. And so John 7.42. when the people were divided in their Opinions Concerning our Saviour, and many said, Of a truth this is the Prophet.
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But some said (perhaps not knowing where our Saviour was born, or else maliciously pretending not to know it) shall Christ come out of Galilee? Hath not the Scripture said, that Christ cometh of the seed of David,
But Some said (perhaps not knowing where our Saviour was born, or Else maliciously pretending not to know it) shall christ come out of Galilee? Hath not the Scripture said, that christ comes of the seed of David,
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and out of the Town of Bethlehem, where David was? By these passages it appears, that the Jews did unanimously confess and acknowledge that the Messias,
and out of the Town of Bethlehem, where David was? By these passages it appears, that the jews did unanimously confess and acknowledge that the Messias,
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and it will be worth our while to take a short view of it, being a thing wonderfully effected by the secret and over-ruling Providence of God, contrary to all likelihood and probability, that the prediction of the Prophet concerning this matter might be fulfilled.
and it will be worth our while to take a short view of it, being a thing wonderfully effected by the secret and overruling Providence of God, contrary to all likelihood and probability, that the prediction of the Prophet Concerning this matter might be fulfilled.
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when at the Salutation of the Angel Gabriel, she conceived our Saviour, until the time of her Delivery was at hand, excepting only those three Months which she spent with her Cousin Elizabeth in the Hilly Countrey, from whence we read expresly, that she returned to her own house, Luk. 1.56. In all probability therefore, our Saviour was likely to be born at Nazareth, had not God unexpectedly ordered the matter otherwise: which accordingly he did.
when At the Salutation of the Angel Gabriel, she conceived our Saviour, until the time of her Delivery was At hand, excepting only those three Months which she spent with her cousin Elizabeth in the Hilly Country, from whence we read expressly, that she returned to her own house, Luk. 1.56. In all probability Therefore, our Saviour was likely to be born At Nazareth, had not God unexpectedly ordered the matter otherwise: which accordingly he did.
as not being then very able to undertake a Journey) are constrained to go to be taxed in the Town belonging to their Family, which was Bethlehem. And so it was, saith S. Luke, that while they were there, the days were accomplished that she should be delivered.
as not being then very able to undertake a Journey) Are constrained to go to be taxed in the Town belonging to their Family, which was Bethlehem. And so it was, Says S. Lycia, that while they were there, the days were accomplished that she should be Delivered.
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because there was no room for them in the Inn, Luk. 2.6, 7. Thus did God in his great Wisdom order this matter so, that (all the Family of David being called together at the same time,
Because there was no room for them in the Inn, Luk. 2.6, 7. Thus did God in his great Wisdom order this matter so, that (all the Family of David being called together At the same time,
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as it were on purpose to be Witnesses of our Saviour's Birth) we might not want sufficient evidence to prove, that our blessed Lord was not only born of the House of David, but also in the Town of Bethlehem. The next Circumstance to be considered in the coming of the Messias is the manner of his Birth,
as it were on purpose to be Witnesses of our Saviour's Birth) we might not want sufficient evidence to prove, that our blessed Lord was not only born of the House of David, but also in the Town of Bethlehem. The next Circumstance to be considered in the coming of the Messias is the manner of his Birth,
nor ever shall, happen to any man in the World besides. This was foretold by the Prophet Isaiah, chap. 7.14. Behold a Virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel;
nor ever shall, happen to any man in the World beside. This was foretold by the Prophet Isaiah, chap. 7.14. Behold a Virgae shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel;
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Now that this is an express Prophecy of the Birth of the Messias, is so clear that it affords no tolerable grounds for any Objections to be made against it.
Now that this is an express Prophecy of the Birth of the Messias, is so clear that it affords no tolerable grounds for any Objections to be made against it.
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if not upon the Messias, who was undoubtedly to be honoured with far more glorious Privileges than any other of the Sons of men besides? Since then God by his Prophet did foretel that such a wonder as this should be effected, that a Virgin should conceive and bear a son, we cannot with any probability imagine that any other person should be so born but only the Messias.
if not upon the Messias, who was undoubtedly to be honoured with Far more glorious Privileges than any other of the Sons of men beside? Since then God by his Prophet did foretell that such a wonder as this should be effected, that a Virgae should conceive and bear a son, we cannot with any probability imagine that any other person should be so born but only the Messias.
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It is true, that there is not any one thing in all the Gospel which the Jews are more unwilling to believe than this, that our Saviour came into the world by such a miraculous Birth as this, this one Circumstance being in a manner of it self sufficient to convince any reasonable person that whosoever was so born could be none else but the Messias:
It is true, that there is not any one thing in all the Gospel which the jews Are more unwilling to believe than this, that our Saviour Come into the world by such a miraculous Birth as this, this one Circumstance being in a manner of it self sufficient to convince any reasonable person that whosoever was so born could be none Else but the Messias:
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And for proof of this, against all sense and reason, they affirm that the Hebrew word in this Prophecy, which we translate Virgin, doth not always signifie so;
And for proof of this, against all sense and reason, they affirm that the Hebrew word in this Prophecy, which we translate Virgae, does not always signify so;
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Which is a most malicious and false Assertion, and contains two notorious errors and absurdities, the one visible only to the Learned, the other easily discernible by men of ordinary Capacities.
Which is a most malicious and false Assertion, and contains two notorious errors and absurdities, the one visible only to the Learned, the other Easily discernible by men of ordinary Capacities.
For sirst, learned Men, that are as well acquainted with the Hebrew Tongue as the Jews themselves, have evidently made it appear, that wheresoever this word occurs in any other place of the Old Testament it always signifies a pure and undefiled Virgin;
For sirst, learned Men, that Are as well acquainted with the Hebrew Tongue as the jews themselves, have evidently made it appear, that wheresoever this word occurs in any other place of the Old Testament it always signifies a pure and undefiled Virgae;
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Ahaz King of Judah being much afraid of the Kings of Syria and Samaria that were coming to war against him, God sends the Prophet Isaiah to comfort him,
Ahaz King of Judah being much afraid of the Kings of Syria and Samaria that were coming to war against him, God sends the Prophet Isaiah to Comfort him,
and to assure him that they shall not prevail against him, and withal gives him leave to ask some great Sign to be given him, to satisfie him that God would certainly protect him, which when he refused to do ( I will not ask, saith he, neither will I tempt the Lord ) God himself most graciously promises to give him a Sign;
and to assure him that they shall not prevail against him, and withal gives him leave to ask Some great Signen to be given him, to satisfy him that God would Certainly Pact him, which when he refused to do (I will not ask, Says he, neither will I tempt the Lord) God himself most graciously promises to give him a Signen;
What Sign, what Wonder is there in this? Certainly no more than what is to be seen every day, every hour, every minute in one place or other in the world.
What Signen, what Wonder is there in this? Certainly no more than what is to be seen every day, every hour, every minute in one place or other in the world.
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Now that our biessed Saviour was born of a pure Virgin, is a thing so clearly revealed and firmly attested by persons of unquestionable Fidelity and Integrity authorized and commissioned by God himself to give the world a true account of these matters,
Now that our biessed Saviour was born of a pure Virgae, is a thing so clearly revealed and firmly attested by Persons of unquestionable Fidis and Integrity authorized and commissioned by God himself to give the world a true account of these matters,
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and guided and assisted by his Spirit in the doing of it, that it can be denied by nothing less obstinate than the same malice which would pervert the sense of that famous Prophecy which foretold it.
and guided and assisted by his Spirit in the doing of it, that it can be denied by nothing less obstinate than the same malice which would pervert the sense of that famous Prophecy which foretold it.
and to prove that their Writings are the word of God, and consequently that they are most certainly and infallibly true, is beyond my present Purpose, which is to shew that there is not any one Prophecy in the Old Testament concerning the Messias which we find not punctually fulfilled,
and to prove that their Writings Are the word of God, and consequently that they Are most Certainly and infallibly true, is beyond my present Purpose, which is to show that there is not any one Prophecy in the Old Testament Concerning the Messias which we find not punctually fulfilled,
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even to the least tittle, in the person of our Saviour in that account, which the Evangelists have given us of him, which sufficiently demonstrates him to be the true Messias,
even to the least tittle, in the person of our Saviour in that account, which the Evangelists have given us of him, which sufficiently demonstrates him to be the true Messias,
And thus it was necessary, that the Messias should make his Entry into the world, who was to be conceived and born without sin, sanctified from the Womb, holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners.
And thus it was necessary, that the Messias should make his Entry into the world, who was to be conceived and born without since, sanctified from the Womb, holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from Sinners.
but because he did appear in such a Condition they utterly deny him to be the Messias, whom they still expect to come with exceeding great Pomp and Splendour,
but Because he did appear in such a Condition they utterly deny him to be the Messias, whom they still expect to come with exceeding great Pomp and Splendour,
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Had our Saviour come in this manner, and made their Nation the head of the World, it is more than probable that this one Circumstance would have fully satisfied them,
Had our Saviour come in this manner, and made their nation the head of the World, it is more than probable that this one Circumstance would have Fully satisfied them,
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and in what manner they would have unanimously proclaimed him to be the true Messias, the Son of David, and the redeemer of Israel. But that a person of so mean and obscure a Birth as our Saviour was, one, who as to his external Condition, made so inconsiderable a figure in the world, that the Carpenter the Son of Mary (as they scornfully called him) should declare himself to be the greatest of all the Sons of men, their so long expected,
and in what manner they would have unanimously proclaimed him to be the true Messias, the Son of David, and the redeemer of Israel. But that a person of so mean and Obscure a Birth as our Saviour was, one, who as to his external Condition, made so inconsiderable a figure in the world, that the Carpenter the Son of Marry (as they scornfully called him) should declare himself to be the greatest of all the Sons of men, their so long expected,
and that their very opposition, rejection, and Crucifixion of him were all necessary and material Arguments, which we could by no means have wanted, to prove him to be the true Messias.
and that their very opposition, rejection, and Crucifixion of him were all necessary and material Arguments, which we could by no means have wanted, to prove him to be the true Messias.
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Since then we cannot deny that our blessed Saviour did come into the world in a poor and mean Condition, far different from that wherein the Jews expected the Messias should appear;
Since then we cannot deny that our blessed Saviour did come into the world in a poor and mean Condition, Far different from that wherein the jews expected the Messias should appear;
in such a Condition indeed in which humane Reason, would little imagine that God would send into the world his only begotten Son, the Son of his eternal Love, in whom he is well pleased, him who was to be so highly exalted, and to have a name given him above every name.
in such a Condition indeed in which humane Reason, would little imagine that God would send into the world his only begotten Son, the Son of his Eternal Love, in whom he is well pleased, him who was to be so highly exalted, and to have a name given him above every name.
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For all the world as well as the Jews might very reasonably expect that such a person as this would come attended with the most pompous and magnificent Circumstances imaginable, suitable to the Grandeur and Glory of him who was to be higher than the Kings of the earth;
For all the world as well as the jews might very reasonably expect that such a person as this would come attended with the most pompous and magnificent circumstances imaginable, suitable to the Grandeur and Glory of him who was to be higher than the Kings of the earth;
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it concerns us above all other Circumstances relating to the coming of the Messias, firmly and substantially to prove this, which of all others seems to be the most improbable, that he was to come in this mean and contemptible Condition.
it concerns us above all other circumstances relating to the coming of the Messias, firmly and substantially to prove this, which of all Others seems to be the most improbable, that he was to come in this mean and contemptible Condition.
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For since it is manifest from the Writings of the Prophets that the Messias was to be a most mighty King, of the increase of whose Government and Peace there should be no end upon the throne of David and upon his Kingdom, to order it,
For since it is manifest from the Writings of the prophets that the Messias was to be a most mighty King, of the increase of whose Government and Peace there should be no end upon the throne of David and upon his Kingdom, to order it,
if this great person was to be born of mean Parents, in a Stable, and afterwards all his life time to continue in a Condition answerable to that obscure Birth;
if this great person was to be born of mean Parents, in a Stable, and afterwards all his life time to continue in a Condition answerable to that Obscure Birth;
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or else it could never have been expected that when he did come, any Man living should have been able to discern him in so strange a Disguise, God having no where revealed any such thing.
or Else it could never have been expected that when he did come, any Man living should have been able to discern him in so strange a Disguise, God having no where revealed any such thing.
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then it is evident that our Saviour's coming in that mean Condition, in which we confess he did, is so far from being any Objection against us, that, joyned with the former Circumstances,
then it is evident that our Saviour's coming in that mean Condition, in which we confess he did, is so Far from being any Objection against us, that, joined with the former circumstances,
And that God did foretel that the Messias should appear in this low and despicable State, besides other places of Scripture, we have the whole 53d. Chap. of the Prophecy of Isaiah to convince us;
And that God did foretell that the Messias should appear in this low and despicable State, beside other places of Scripture, we have the Whole 53d. Chap. of the Prophecy of Isaiah to convince us;
Who hath believed our report? And to whom is the arm of the Lord revealed? And then in the two following Verses he gives an exact Description of this mean Condition in which the Messias was to come.
Who hath believed our report? And to whom is the arm of the Lord revealed? And then in the two following Verses he gives an exact Description of this mean Condition in which the Messias was to come.
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Now if this be truly (as we affirm it is) a Prophecy of the Messias, it is manifest, that it agrees exactly with the manner of our Saviour's appearing in the world.
Now if this be truly (as we affirm it is) a Prophecy of the Messias, it is manifest, that it agrees exactly with the manner of our Saviour's appearing in the world.
First it is very unreasonable to imagine, that God would suffer every punctilio of this Prophecy to be completely accomplished and fulfilled, in the person of one who owned and declared himself to be the Messias,
First it is very unreasonable to imagine, that God would suffer every punctilio of this Prophecy to be completely accomplished and fulfilled, in the person of one who owned and declared himself to be the Messias,
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The second Argument to prove this to be a Prophecy of the Messias is the unanimous Opinion of many of the ancient Rabbies and Doctors of the Jews before,
The second Argument to prove this to be a Prophecy of the Messias is the unanimous Opinion of many of the ancient Rabbies and Doctors of the jews before,
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and no reason can be assigned for their so doing, but their obstinate prejudice, that will not suffer them to apply any passage of Scripture to the Messias, that seems to be inconsistent with worldly Pomp and Grandeur.
and no reason can be assigned for their so doing, but their obstinate prejudice, that will not suffer them to apply any passage of Scripture to the Messias, that seems to be inconsistent with worldly Pomp and Grandeur.
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Thus I have proved to you, that our blessed Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ is the true Messias from these two Circumstances, the time when he came into the world, and the manner how.
Thus I have proved to you, that our blessed Lord and Saviour jesus christ is the true Messias from these two circumstances, the time when he Come into the world, and the manner how.
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SERMON III. GAL. IV. 4, 5. But when the fulness of the time, &c. YE may remember that when formerly I began to handle this portion of Scripture, I laid down this Proposition as the Foundation of my Discourse, That our blessed Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ is the true Messias, whom God hath long since sent forth into the world;
SERMON III. GAL. IV. 4, 5. But when the fullness of the time, etc. you may Remember that when formerly I began to handle this portion of Scripture, I laid down this Proposition as the Foundation of my Discourse, That our blessed Lord and Saviour jesus christ is the true Messias, whom God hath long since sent forth into the world;
This I undertook to prove chiefly by these Arguments with which the Apostle furnishes us here in my Text, taken from the Consideration of the time when, the manner how,
This I undertook to prove chiefly by these Arguments with which the Apostle furnishes us Here in my Text, taken from the Consideration of the time when, the manner how,
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and that is the reason and end of his coming, which the Apostle comprises in these words, To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons.
and that is the reason and end of his coming, which the Apostle comprises in these words, To Redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of Sons.
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Sometimes we find him represented as a Priest that should make an atonement for the Sins of his People. So Psal. 110.4. The Lord hath sworn, and will not repent, thou art a Priest for ever after the order of Melchisedeck.
Sometime we find him represented as a Priest that should make an atonement for the Sins of his People. So Psalm 110.4. The Lord hath sworn, and will not Repent, thou art a Priest for ever After the order of Melchisedeck.
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And wherein his priestly Office chiefly consisted the Prophet Isaiah informs us (chap. 53.) He was to pour out his soul unto death, to be an offering for sin; to be numbred with the transgressours; to bear the sin of many;
And wherein his priestly Office chiefly consisted the Prophet Isaiah informs us (chap. 53.) He was to pour out his soul unto death, to be an offering for since; to be numbered with the transgressors; to bear the since of many;
Since by Nature we are utterly ignorant of the Will of God, and destitute of all saving Knowledge, it was necessary that he should be a Prophet sent from Heaven to reveal it unto us.
Since by Nature we Are utterly ignorant of the Will of God, and destitute of all Saving Knowledge, it was necessary that he should be a Prophet sent from Heaven to reveal it unto us.
And since we were to engage in a dangerous War, to fight against Principalities and Powers, Adversaries far stronger and mightier than our selves, that with all their force continually withstand us in our way to Heaven,
And since we were to engage in a dangerous War, to fight against Principalities and Powers, Adversaries Far Stronger and Mightier than our selves, that with all their force continually withstand us in our Way to Heaven,
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and that he was most eminently qualified in the same manner as they foretold he should be, is most clearly evident in the account which the holy Evangelists and Writers of the New Testament have given us of him.
and that he was most eminently qualified in the same manner as they foretold he should be, is most clearly evident in the account which the holy Evangelists and Writers of the New Testament have given us of him.
First he came for that very end for which the Messias was to come, which (as the Prophet Daniel speaks) was to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins,
First he Come for that very end for which the Messias was to come, which (as the Prophet daniel speaks) was to finish the Transgression, and to make an end of Sins,
which is the same in effect which the Apostle saith here, in my Text, To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons.
which is the same in Effect which the Apostle Says Here, in my Text, To Redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of Sons.
The son of man, saith our Saviour of himself, is come to seek and to save that which was lost, Luk. 19.10. and Matth. 20.28. The son of man came not to be ministred unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransome for many.
The son of man, Says our Saviour of himself, is come to seek and to save that which was lost, Luk. 19.10. and Matthew 20.28. The son of man Come not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.
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The end of all his Sermons, of all his Miracles, of his most holy Life and heavenly Doctrine, of his most meritorious Death and Passion, of his most glorious and triumphant Resurrection and Ascension into Heaven, of his most gracious Mission of the Holy Ghost,
The end of all his Sermons, of all his Miracles, of his most holy Life and heavenly Doctrine, of his most meritorious Death and Passion, of his most glorious and triumphant Resurrection and Ascension into Heaven, of his most gracious Mission of the Holy Ghost,
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Thus ye see the end of our blessed Saviour's coming into the world, is both by himself and his Apostles plainly declared to be the very same for which the Messias was to come.
Thus you see the end of our blessed Saviour's coming into the world, is both by himself and his Apostles plainly declared to be the very same for which the Messias was to come.
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By this one passage, which is a plain Prophecy of the Messias, it is manifest that he was to be the greatest Prophet that ever should come into the world;
By this one passage, which is a plain Prophecy of the Messias, it is manifest that he was to be the greatest Prophet that ever should come into the world;
and by his Law whosoever looks on a woman to lust after her is already become an adulterer; whoso hastily reproaches his Brother as a Fool doth thereby bring himself in Danger of Hell-fire;
and by his Law whosoever looks on a woman to lust After her is already become an adulterer; whoso hastily Reproaches his Brother as a Fool does thereby bring himself in Danger of Hell-fire;
And as the Precepts and Commands of our Saviour far exceed those of Moses and the Prophets, so likewise hath he enforced the performance of them with the Promise of a far more glorious Reward to the obedient,
And as the Precepts and Commands of our Saviour Far exceed those of Moses and the prophets, so likewise hath he Enforced the performance of them with the Promise of a Far more glorious Reward to the obedient,
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and the threatning of a far more dreadful Punishment to the Transgressors, than any mentioned in the Law of Moses. And all this he did with far greater Authority,
and the threatening of a Far more dreadful Punishment to the Transgressors, than any mentioned in the Law of Moses. And all this he did with Far greater authority,
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and whereas the Law of Moses was published only to the Children of Israel, that of Christ extends it self to all Mankind, wheresoever dispersed over the face of the whole Earth, Goye, saith he to his Apostles, into all the world, and preach the Gospel to every creature, Mark 16.15.
and whereas the Law of Moses was published only to the Children of Israel, that of christ extends it self to all Mankind, wheresoever dispersed over the face of the Whole Earth, Goye, Says he to his Apostles, into all the world, and preach the Gospel to every creature, Mark 16.15.
and by his Authority, to teach this Doctrine, he confirmed and ratified it with the broad Seal of Heaven, with innumerable and most astonishing Miracles,
and by his authority, to teach this Doctrine, he confirmed and ratified it with the broad Seal of Heaven, with innumerable and most astonishing Miracles,
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These Miracles of his were so many and so wonderful, that more could not be expected from the Messias, by the Confession of many of the Jews that believed on him:
These Miracles of his were so many and so wondered, that more could not be expected from the Messias, by the Confessi of many of the jews that believed on him:
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and for that very reason they conspired against him, and put him to Death, as we read they did upon his raising of Lazarus from the Dead. Joh. 11.47. Then gathered the chief Priests and Pharisees a council, and said, What do we? for this man doth many miracles.
and for that very reason they conspired against him, and put him to Death, as we read they did upon his raising of Lazarus from the Dead. John 11.47. Then gathered the chief Priests and Pharisees a council, and said, What do we? for this man does many Miracles.
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All these things (which I only name, presuming them to be well known to all that live within the sound of the Gospel) evidently demonstrate our blessed Saviour to be far the greatest Prophet that ever came into the world;
All these things (which I only name, presuming them to be well known to all that live within the found of the Gospel) evidently demonstrate our blessed Saviour to be Far the greatest Prophet that ever Come into the world;
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That he hath already performed one of these Offices, and that he doth still perform the other, we are assured by all the holy Pen-men, whose business it was to give us a true and faithful account of these matters.
That he hath already performed one of these Offices, and that he does still perform the other, we Are assured by all the holy Penmen, whose business it was to give us a true and faithful account of these matters.
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Christ, being come an High-Priest of good things to come, by a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this building,
christ, being come an High-Priest of good things to come, by a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this building,
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neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood, entred in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us, Hebr. 9.11, 12. And, without looking any further, that one Epistle to the Hebrews may satisfie us in this Point, the main Design of it being to convince the Jews that Jesus Christ was such an High-Priest as we are speaking of, Who was once offered to bear the sins of many;
neither by the blood of Goats and calves, but by his own blood, entered in once into the holy place, having obtained Eternal redemption for us, Hebrew 9.11, 12. And, without looking any further, that one Epistle to the Hebrews may satisfy us in this Point, the main Design of it being to convince the jews that jesus christ was such an High-Priest as we Are speaking of, Who was once offered to bear the Sins of many;
so doth he likewise continually intercede for us at his right hand, pleading the merits of his most precious Death and Passion in our behalf, that we thereby may be delivered from the Curse of the Law,
so does he likewise continually intercede for us At his right hand, pleading the merits of his most precious Death and Passion in our behalf, that we thereby may be Delivered from the Curse of the Law,
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but into heaven it self, now to appear in the presence of God for us, Hebr. 9.24. and Hebr. 7.25. He tells us, That he is able to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them. So Rom. 8.34. Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us.
but into heaven it self, now to appear in the presence of God for us, Hebrew 9.24. and Hebrew 7.25. He tells us, That he is able to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever lives to make Intercession for them. So Rom. 8.34. Who is he that Condemneth? It is christ that died, yea rather that is risen again, who is even At the right hand of God, who also makes Intercession for us.
Thus then it is evident, that our blessed Saviour is by the holy Evangelists and Apostles (that have given us a true and faithful account of him) represented to be,
Thus then it is evident, that our blessed Saviour is by the holy Evangelists and Apostles (that have given us a true and faithful account of him) represented to be,
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For surely he that is exalted unto the right hand of God, can be no less than a King in the highest Degree, a King of Saints and Angels a King of Kings,
For surely he that is exalted unto the right hand of God, can be no less than a King in the highest Degree, a King of Saints and Angels a King of Kings,
and Lord of Lords Let the Jews perswade themselves what they please concerning the greatness of the Kingdom of their imaginary Messias, whom they fondly dream is yet to come into the world,
and Lord of lords Let the jews persuade themselves what they please Concerning the greatness of the Kingdom of their imaginary Messias, whom they fondly dream is yet to come into the world,
yet a greater King they cannot imagine him to be than we know, and are fully assured by the unanimous Testimony of most faithful and unexceptionable Witnesses, that our blessed Saviour already is;
yet a greater King they cannot imagine him to be than we know, and Are Fully assured by the unanimous Testimony of most faithful and unexceptionable Witnesses, that our blessed Saviour already is;
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and given him to be the head over all things to the Church, Eph. 1.20, 21, 22. That our blessed Saviour was to be such a King as this the Angel Gabriel expresly foretold to the Virgin Mary at his Conception, Luk. 1.31. Behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name Jesus.
and given him to be the head over all things to the Church, Ephesians 1.20, 21, 22. That our blessed Saviour was to be such a King as this the Angel Gabriel expressly foretold to the Virgae Marry At his Conception, Luk. 1.31. Behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name jesus.
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that ye may eat and drink at my table in my Kingdom, and sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel, Luk. 22.29, 30. A King even Pilate himself seemed positively to declare him by the Superscription upon his Cross, Jesus of Nazareth the King of the Jews;
that you may eat and drink At my table in my Kingdom, and fit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel, Luk. 22.29, 30. A King even Pilate himself seemed positively to declare him by the Superscription upon his Cross, jesus of Nazareth the King of the jews;
Having first told his Disciples that all power is given unto him in heaven and in earth, he shews them the truth of it by ocular Demonstration, visibly in their sight ascending up into Heaven, to take Possession of his eternal Kingdom;
Having First told his Disciples that all power is given unto him in heaven and in earth, he shows them the truth of it by ocular Demonstration, visibly in their sighed ascending up into Heaven, to take Possession of his Eternal Kingdom;
sending moreover two Angels to comfort them, and assure them that he, the same Jesus, which was taken up from them into heaven, shall so come in like manner as they had seen him go into heaven, Act. 1.11.
sending moreover two Angels to Comfort them, and assure them that he, the same jesus, which was taken up from them into heaven, shall so come in like manner as they had seen him go into heaven, Act. 1.11.
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even that of the Holy Ghost upon the Day of Pentecost, thereby, to the astonishment of all that beheld them, impowering them to work Miracles and to speak with Tongues, in order to the accomplishing that great work about which he employed them;
even that of the Holy Ghost upon the Day of Pentecost, thereby, to the astonishment of all that beheld them, impowering them to work Miracles and to speak with Tongues, in order to the accomplishing that great work about which he employed them;
and receive him for their Soveraign Lord and King, he will most assuredly be the authour of eternal salvation, having redeemed them from the Curse of the Law,
and receive him for their Sovereign Lord and King, he will most assuredly be the author of Eternal salvation, having redeemed them from the Curse of the Law,
and purchased for them the adoption of sons; and that, when at the last day he shall come again in the Glory of his Father, to judge the world in righteousness, he shall then as an omnipotent King, whose Power nothing can resist, execute Vengeance upon all his Enemies,
and purchased for them the adoption of Sons; and that, when At the last day he shall come again in the Glory of his Father, to judge the world in righteousness, he shall then as an omnipotent King, whose Power nothing can resist, execute Vengeance upon all his Enemies,
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and reward all his faithful and obedient Subjects with everlasting Felicity, receiving them into his heavenly Kingdom, there to Reign together with him in Glory, as Kings and Priests unto God for ever;
and reward all his faithful and obedient Subject's with everlasting Felicity, receiving them into his heavenly Kingdom, there to Reign together with him in Glory, as Kings and Priests unto God for ever;
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or notorious Ignorance or Prejudice, which must needs be weak and groundless) that our blessed Saviour is the true Messias, whom God hath long since sent forth into the World,
or notorious Ignorance or Prejudice, which must needs be weak and groundless) that our blessed Saviour is the true Messias, whom God hath long since sent forth into the World,
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and this I have done according to my propounded method, chiefly by those Arguments with which my Text furnishes us, taken from the Consideration of the time when, the manner how,
and this I have done according to my propounded method, chiefly by those Arguments with which my Text furnishes us, taken from the Consideration of the time when, the manner how,
and that it is absolutely impossible, that they ever should agree to any other person whatsoever, the time prefixed by God for the coming of the Messias being long since past;
and that it is absolutely impossible, that they ever should agree to any other person whatsoever, the time prefixed by God for the coming of the Messias being long since past;
If then our blessed Saviour be the true Messias whom God, out of his great love to Mankind, hath sent into the World to reconcile it unto himself, redeem us from the Curse of the Law, that we might receive the adoption of sons, and that whosoever believes in him should not perish,
If then our blessed Saviour be the true Messias whom God, out of his great love to Mankind, hath sent into the World to reconcile it unto himself, Redeem us from the Curse of the Law, that we might receive the adoption of Sons, and that whosoever believes in him should not perish,
but have everlasting life, woe be to all those that receive him not as such How shall we escape if we neglect so great salvation? For there is none other name under heaven given among men whereby we must be saved, but that of the Lord Jesus Christ.
but have everlasting life, woe be to all those that receive him not as such How shall we escape if we neglect so great salvation? For there is none other name under heaven given among men whereby we must be saved, but that of the Lord jesus christ.
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and, when those that have rejected him shall be covered with eternal Shame and Confusion, blacker than that darkness into which they must be for ever banished from the Presence of the Lord, he shall cloath us with the glorious Robe of his own righteousness,
and, when those that have rejected him shall be covered with Eternal Shame and Confusion, blacker than that darkness into which they must be for ever banished from the Presence of the Lord, he shall cloth us with the glorious Robe of his own righteousness,
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The slightest Favour we receive from any of our Friends, if it proceed from an hearty Intention to do us good, deserves at least our kind acceptance and thanks.
The slightest Favour we receive from any of our Friends, if it proceed from an hearty Intention to do us good, deserves At lest our kind acceptance and thanks.
But such a Signal and extraordinary Obligation may be laid upon us even by an earthly Benefactor, that we can do no less than devote our lives and fortunes to his Service,
But such a Signal and extraordinary Obligation may be laid upon us even by an earthly Benefactor, that we can do no less than devote our lives and fortune's to his Service,
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But still the greatest Benefits that we can receive from the hand of Man, are nothing in comparison of the least of those which we receive daily from the hand of God, from whom alone comes every good and perfect gift.
But still the greatest Benefits that we can receive from the hand of Man, Are nothing in comparison of the least of those which we receive daily from the hand of God, from whom alone comes every good and perfect gift.
that we breath his Air, that we drink his Water, that we tread upon his Earth, that we seed upon his Creatures, that we behold his Light, that he created us and brought us out of the dark Abyss,
that we breath his Air, that we drink his Water, that we tread upon his Earth, that we seed upon his Creatures, that we behold his Light, that he created us and brought us out of the dark Abyss,
And yet all these Mercies which I have already mentioned are nothing to that which is behind, his Redemption of us by the Death of his only begotten Son,
And yet all these mercies which I have already mentioned Are nothing to that which is behind, his Redemption of us by the Death of his only begotten Son,
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'tis only this, that we will glorifie him that hath redeemed us. For ye are bought, &c. Which words contain these three things. 1. God's Mercy towards us;
it's only this, that we will Glorify him that hath redeemed us. For you Are bought, etc. Which words contain these three things. 1. God's Mercy towards us;
he hath bought us with a Price, and so we are his by right of Purchase. 2. The Duty which thereupon he requires us to perform to him; we must therefore glorifie him. 3. The manner how;
he hath bought us with a Price, and so we Are his by right of Purchase. 2. The Duty which thereupon he requires us to perform to him; we must Therefore Glorify him. 3. The manner how;
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and when we have had a true Prospect of that we shall be the better enabled to discern how great an Obligation lies upon us to perform that Duty, which thereupon the Apostle in the name of God requires of us.
and when we have had a true Prospect of that we shall be the better enabled to discern how great an Obligation lies upon us to perform that Duty, which thereupon the Apostle in the name of God requires of us.
'Tis true he created Creatures of an higher order and nobler nature than Man, even the glorious Angels of Light whom he ordained to be the immediate Attendants about his Throne,
It's true he created Creatures of an higher order and Nobler nature than Man, even the glorious Angels of Light whom he ordained to be the immediate Attendants about his Throne,
Thus far God's Love and Goodness was greater towards the Angels than towards Man. But when some of these (once glorious) Creatures rebelled against their Creator,
Thus Far God's Love and goodness was greater towards the Angels than towards Man. But when Some of these (once glorious) Creatures rebelled against their Creator,
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but left them to reap the fruit of their Folly, and condemned them for ever to that remediless Misery into which their sin had most deservedly plunged them.
but left them to reap the fruit of their Folly, and condemned them for ever to that remediless Misery into which their since had most deservedly plunged them.
for when he also by transgressing that easie Command which was given him in Paradise, had incurred the same Condemnation with those apostate Spirits, God was pleased here to mingle Mercy with Justice,
for when he also by transgressing that easy Command which was given him in Paradise, had incurred the same Condemnation with those apostate Spirits, God was pleased Here to mingle Mercy with justice,
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and to order the matter so, that tho' he did both pronounce and execute the Sentence of Death upon him, which he had threatned in case of his disobedience,
and to order the matter so, that though he did both pronounce and execute the Sentence of Death upon him, which he had threatened in case of his disobedience,
This was a Mercy beyond all Expectation, above the thoughts of Men or Angels to comprehend, that whereas he left no place of Repentance to the fallen Angels,
This was a Mercy beyond all Expectation, above the thoughts of Men or Angels to comprehend, that whereas he left no place of Repentance to the fallen Angels,
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but hat reserved them in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day, yet he had pity on Man though a Creature of an inferior Nature,
but hat reserved them in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgement of the great day, yet he had pity on Man though a Creature of an inferior Nature,
but so far was God from suffering him to enjoy the Pleasure of such a Triumph, that he presently declares that that supposed Victory that he had gained over Man, should end in his own eternal overthrow;
but so Far was God from suffering him to enjoy the Pleasure of such a Triumph, that he presently declares that that supposed Victory that he had gained over Man, should end in his own Eternal overthrow;
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that though he had dispossessed the first Adam of his earthly Paradise, yet he would at his appointed time send another Adam that should conduct all the race of Mankind, that would believe in him and obey him, to take Possession of those glorious Mansions from whence he and his rebellious Companions were fallen;
that though he had dispossessed the First Adam of his earthly Paradise, yet he would At his appointed time send Another Adam that should conduct all the raze of Mankind, that would believe in him and obey him, to take Possession of those glorious Mansions from whence he and his rebellious Sodales were fallen;
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and things under the earth, a Man that should have the keys of hell and of death, who having lead captivity captive, and spoiled principalities and powers should ascend into the highest Heavens, and sit on the right hand of God, Angels and Authorities,
and things under the earth, a Man that should have the keys of hell and of death, who having led captivity captive, and spoiled principalities and Powers should ascend into the highest Heavens, and fit on the right hand of God, Angels and Authorities,
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But though God was resolved, that though Man was thus miserably lost, and sold into the hands of Satan, to the utter confusion and astonishment of him that had wrought his ruin, he should be redeemed and restored again;
But though God was resolved, that though Man was thus miserably lost, and sold into the hands of Satan, to the utter confusion and astonishment of him that had wrought his ruin, he should be redeemed and restored again;
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yet many (who notwithstanding call themselves Christians) will not be perswaded to believe it, most impudently and ungratefully denying the Lord that bought them,
yet many (who notwithstanding call themselves Christians) will not be persuaded to believe it, most impudently and ungratefully denying the Lord that bought them,
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Satan would have had too great cause to triumph, and blasphemously to boast that he had baffled the Wisdom and Goodness of God, having utterly ruined and destroyed Man the chief work of all the visible Creation, a Creature highly beloved of God and precious in his sight, whom he plainly declared that he designed for great and noble Ends,
Satan would have had too great cause to triumph, and blasphemously to boast that he had baffled the Wisdom and goodness of God, having utterly ruined and destroyed Man the chief work of all the visible Creation, a Creature highly Beloved of God and precious in his sighed, whom he plainly declared that he designed for great and noble Ends,
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It was therefore a Stratagem worthy of the wisdom and goodness of God, to rescue so considerable a part of the Creation out of the paw of that roaring Lyon who thought to have devoured it,
It was Therefore a Stratagem worthy of the Wisdom and Goodness of God, to rescue so considerable a part of the Creation out of the paw of that roaring lion who Thought to have devoured it,
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and lastly, I should shew you how great Glory this price hath purchased for us, which would appear likewise the greater after the sight of that Misery from which it hath redeemed us:
and lastly, I should show you how great Glory this price hath purchased for us, which would appear likewise the greater After the sighed of that Misery from which it hath redeemed us:
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for rest is most welcome to the weary, ease and liberty is by none so highly valued as by those persons that have been long detained in Bondage and Slavery,
for rest is most welcome to the weary, ease and liberty is by none so highly valued as by those Persons that have been long detained in Bondage and Slavery,
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Who is able to describe the horrour of the infernal Pit, or to tell what it is to lie in Chains of darkness, exiled for ever from the Divine Providence! Who can ascend into the holy Hill of the Lord, that he may give us an account of those Pleasures which are at God's right hand for evermore!
Who is able to describe the horror of the infernal Pit, or to tell what it is to lie in Chains of darkness, exiled for ever from the Divine Providence! Who can ascend into the holy Hill of the Lord, that he may give us an account of those Pleasures which Are At God's right hand for evermore!
Let it suffice us then to know in short, that whereas by Sin we had rendered our selves obnoxious to the greatest Misery that could possibly befal us, had sold our selves to be Slaves and Vassals of Satan, to be the most forlorn Objects of the eternal Scorn,
Let it suffice us then to know in short, that whereas by since we had rendered our selves obnoxious to the greatest Misery that could possibly befall us, had sold our selves to be Slaves and Vassals of Satan, to be the most forlorn Objects of the Eternal Scorn,
that he should make him have dominion over the works of his hands, and put all things under his feet? But when through his own fault he fell into Dishonour,
that he should make him have dominion over the works of his hands, and put all things under his feet? But when through his own fault he fell into Dishonour,
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but that God should cast him for ever out of his Presence as the filth of the Creation? And when after all this he meets with Mercy instead of Vengeance,
but that God should cast him for ever out of his Presence as the filth of the Creation? And when After all this he meets with Mercy instead of Vengeance,
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when God himself becomes his Advocate instead of his Enemy, and instead of condemning him to Hell, sends his only begotten Son to purchase for him the adoption of Sons,
when God himself becomes his Advocate instead of his Enemy, and instead of condemning him to Hell, sends his only begotten Son to purchase for him the adoption of Sons,
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what Testimony of gratitude ought we to shew for so incomprehensible Love? What can we say, what can we do, to this Preserver of men? The Apostle tells us in the following words of my Text: we must glorifie him.
what Testimony of gratitude ought we to show for so incomprehensible Love? What can we say, what can we do, to this Preserver of men? The Apostle tells us in the following words of my Text: we must Glorify him.
even for the least of his Benefits, less than what he requires of us for the greatest? The slightest Favour that we receive from the bountiful hand of God,
even for the least of his Benefits, less than what he requires of us for the greatest? The slightest Favour that we receive from the bountiful hand of God,
and hath done all this by paying for our Ransome, the richest and most precious Jewel that was to be found in all the Treasury of Heaven, still he asks but the same thing of us that he did before, viz. that we will glorifie him.
and hath done all this by paying for our Ransom, the Richest and most precious Jewel that was to be found in all the Treasury of Heaven, still he asks but the same thing of us that he did before, viz. that we will Glorify him.
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And is it possible that there should be any man found that can refuse to perform so reasonable and pleafant a Service as this to so great a Benefactor? Is it possible that when the blessed Son of God, hath for our Salvation shed his most precious Blood, laid down his Life, and poured out his righteous soul unto death, and made it an offering for our sins, we should after all this think much to offer unto him the calves of our lips, and refuse to sing an Hymn of praise to our Redeemer, saying with the Saints in the Revelation, Salvation, and glory, and honour,
And is it possible that there should be any man found that can refuse to perform so reasonable and pleafant a Service as this to so great a Benefactor? Is it possible that when the blessed Son of God, hath for our Salvation shed his most precious Blood, laid down his Life, and poured out his righteous soul unto death, and made it an offering for our Sins, we should After all this think much to offer unto him the calves of our lips, and refuse to sing an Hymn of praise to our Redeemer, saying with the Saints in the Revelation, Salvation, and glory, and honour,
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and power unto the Lord our God? Yes it is so possible, that this black Ingratitude should be found amongst us, that the greatest part of Mankind are guilty of it.
and power unto the Lord our God? Yes it is so possible, that this black Ingratitude should be found among us, that the greatest part of Mankind Are guilty of it.
and in their spirit, even in the very face of the glorious light of the Gospel that shines about them, against all the strength of Reason, the universal Consent of Mankind in all Ages,
and in their Spirit, even in the very face of the glorious Light of the Gospel that shines about them, against all the strength of Reason, the universal Consent of Mankind in all Ages,
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though they own the name of Christians, and acknowledge one eternal and omnipotent God, yet instead of glorifying God because they are bought with a price, against the express words of the Apostle in my Text,
though they own the name of Christians, and acknowledge one Eternal and omnipotent God, yet instead of glorifying God Because they Are bought with a price, against the express words of the Apostle in my Text,
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and the concurrent Sense and Harmony of the whole Gospel, absolutely deny that there was ever any such purchase made, disowning both the Divinity of Christ,
and the concurrent Sense and Harmony of the Whole Gospel, absolutely deny that there was ever any such purchase made, disowning both the Divinity of christ,
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and when he tells us most plainly in his word, that he hath purchased his Church with his own blood, that we are bought with a price, and that our blessed Saviour gave himself a ransome for all, and that not only NONLATINALPHABET neither,
and when he tells us most plainly in his word, that he hath purchased his Church with his own blood, that we Are bought with a price, and that our blessed Saviour gave himself a ransom for all, and that not only neither,
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How many thousands are there yet, even amongst us Christians, who, instead of glorifying God in their body and in their spirit, openly dishonour him in both, glory in their shame, and by their wicked and profligate Lives crucifie afresh the Son of God, and blaspheme that worthy Name by which they are called? Lastly,
How many thousands Are there yet, even among us Christians, who, instead of glorifying God in their body and in their Spirit, openly dishonour him in both, glory in their shame, and by their wicked and profligate Lives crucify afresh the Son of God, and Blaspheme that worthy Name by which they Are called? Lastly,
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how many Myriads, how many Millions are there besides all these, that yet sit in darkness and in the shadow of Death? Who never heard of the glad tidings of the Gospel,
how many Myriads, how many Millions Are there beside all these, that yet fit in darkness and in the shadow of Death? Who never herd of the glad tidings of the Gospel,
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and Superstition, and Idolatry, by the benign and salutiferous influence of the Son of righteousness? Who instead of glorifying God, give away his Glory to his greatest Enemy,
and Superstition, and Idolatry, by the benign and salutiferous influence of the Son of righteousness? Who instead of glorifying God, give away his Glory to his greatest Enemy,
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and do Sacrifice unto the Devil? These are sad Considerations; that infinite Mercy and Love should be received with such prodigious Scorn and Ingratitude;
and do Sacrifice unto the devil? These Are sad Considerations; that infinite Mercy and Love should be received with such prodigious Scorn and Ingratitude;
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that but a small and inconsiderable number in comparison of the whole Race of Adam should wash their robes and make them white in the blood of that Lamb that was slain for the sins of the whole World,
that but a small and inconsiderable number in comparison of the Whole Raze of Adam should wash their robes and make them white in the blood of that Lamb that was slave for the Sins of the Whole World,
Since then the Case is thus with us, that most of us are liable to lose the benefit of this Price, by neglecting to perform this Duty of glorifying God, to which it hath indispensably obliged us, let us briefly consider the reasonableness and necessity of this Duty (that we may be the more encouraged unto it) upon these following Accounts.
Since then the Case is thus with us, that most of us Are liable to loose the benefit of this Price, by neglecting to perform this Duty of glorifying God, to which it hath indispensably obliged us, let us briefly Consider the reasonableness and necessity of this Duty (that we may be the more encouraged unto it) upon these following Accounts.
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how much more then is that Prerogative peculiar unto God, By whom Kings reign, and Princes decree Justice? From whom all Honour, both in Heaven and Earth is derived,
how much more then is that Prerogative peculiar unto God, By whom Kings Reign, and Princes Decree justice? From whom all Honour, both in Heaven and Earth is derived,
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we must needs acknowledge that these are Creatures beyond all our thoughts happy and glorious: but when we consider further, that as great and good, and happy as they are,
we must needs acknowledge that these Are Creatures beyond all our thoughts happy and glorious: but when we Consider further, that as great and good, and happy as they Are,
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yet still they are but Creatures, and that all these rich Endowments that they have received they owe to the father of spirits, from whom alone comes every good and perfect gift, all the Praise and Glory redounds solely to the Almighty Creator, Who makes his Angels spirits,
yet still they Are but Creatures, and that all these rich Endowments that they have received they owe to the father of spirits, from whom alone comes every good and perfect gift, all the Praise and Glory redounds solely to the Almighty Creator, Who makes his Angels spirits,
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and for himself glorious, and is the Spring and Fountain of Glory and Honour to all his Creatures that do in any measure participate of it, reason dictates to us (and we need enquire no further) that it is our Duty to glorifie him;
and for himself glorious, and is the Spring and Fountain of Glory and Honour to all his Creatures that do in any measure participate of it, reason dictates to us (and we need inquire no further) that it is our Duty to Glorify him;
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and therefore it would be a manifest piece of Injustice (of which God can never be capable) for him to give that Love or Glory to another, which is due to none else but himself alone.
and Therefore it would be a manifest piece of Injustice (of which God can never be capable) for him to give that Love or Glory to Another, which is due to none Else but himself alone.
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that is my name: and my glory will I not give to another, Isa. 42.8. No, he hath reserved it wholly to himself, and for the manifestation of it he hath created all things.
that is my name: and my glory will I not give to Another, Isaiah 42.8. No, he hath reserved it wholly to himself, and for the manifestation of it he hath created all things.
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for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are, and were created. The ultimate end of the whole Creation, was the Glory of the Creator.
for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they Are, and were created. The ultimate end of the Whole Creation, was the Glory of the Creator.
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The heavens declare the glory of God, and the firmament sheweth his handy-work, saith the Psalmist, Ps. 19.1. whoth at considers the certain and regular Motions of the celestial Bodies, can chuse but extol and magnifie the Power and Wisdom of that God that made them, saying with the Psalmist, Praise ye him, sun and moon;
The heavens declare the glory of God, and the firmament shows his handiwork, Says the Psalmist, Ps. 19.1. whoth At considers the certain and regular Motions of the celestial Bodies, can choose but extol and magnify the Power and Wisdom of that God that made them, saying with the Psalmist, Praise you him, sun and moon;
Even the merciless and unruly Sea obeys the Decree of him who hath shut it up with doors, and suffers its proud Waves to be bounded and checkt by the Sand. There go the ships, and there is that Leviathan whom he hath made to play therein.
Even the merciless and unruly Sea obeys the decree of him who hath shut it up with doors, and suffers its proud Waves to be bounded and checked by the Sand. There go the ships, and there is that Leviathan whom he hath made to play therein.
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And who again that considers these things can chuse but proceed with the Psalmist, and say, Praise the Lord from the earth ye dragons, and all deeps:
And who again that considers these things can choose but proceed with the Psalmist, and say, Praise the Lord from the earth you dragons, and all deeps:
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fire and hail, snow and vapour; stormy wind fulfilling his word. Mountains and all hills; fruitful trees and all cedars; beasts and all cattel; creeping things and all fowl.
fire and hail, snow and vapour; stormy wind fulfilling his word. Mountains and all hills; fruitful trees and all cedars; beasts and all cattle; creeping things and all fowl.
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when Sin had laid both it, and himself together in the dust, out of which they were both raised at the first, God was pleased by a Miracle of mercy to restore to Honour once more,
when since had laid both it, and himself together in the dust, out of which they were both raised At the First, God was pleased by a Miracle of mercy to restore to Honour once more,
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nay to greater Honour than he had before, even to the Honour (if he forfeits it not again by his own monstrous Ingratitude) of being made like unto the Angels in Heaven, of being numbred among the children of God,
nay to greater Honour than he had before, even to the Honour (if he forfeits it not again by his own monstrous Ingratitude) of being made like unto the Angels in Heaven, of being numbered among the children of God,
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and having his lot among the saints? I say shall Man whom of all the rest of his Creatures, God hath delighted most to Honour, be of all the rest of the Creatures, the most ungrateful and most backward to give Praise and Glory to God? Oh, wheresoever this Ingratitude be to be found, let it not be found amongst us;
and having his lot among the Saints? I say shall Man whom of all the rest of his Creatures, God hath delighted most to Honour, be of all the rest of the Creatures, the most ungrateful and most backward to give Praise and Glory to God? O, wheresoever this Ingratitude be to be found, let it not be found among us;
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Thirdly, that this Duty of glorifying God, is both reasonable and necessary is evident, in as much as all Mankind, both good and bad, shall most certainly, one way or other, give glory to God.
Thirdly, that this Duty of glorifying God, is both reasonable and necessary is evident, in as much as all Mankind, both good and bad, shall most Certainly, one Way or other, give glory to God.
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For the Lord will be King for ever, be the people never so tumultuous and unquiet: and though he be offended, and provoked, and blasphemed every day, yet he is strong as well as patient, and will one day vindicate his abused patience and longsuffering,
For the Lord will be King for ever, be the people never so tumultuous and unquiet: and though he be offended, and provoked, and blasphemed every day, yet he is strong as well as patient, and will one day vindicate his abused patience and long-suffering,
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Then shall all those foolish Wretches that refused to give unto the Lord the glory due unto his name, and to celebrate the Praise of his mercy that endureth for ever, be forced by their everlasting Punishment to glorifie his Justice.
Then shall all those foolish Wretches that refused to give unto the Lord the glory due unto his name, and to celebrate the Praise of his mercy that Endureth for ever, be forced by their everlasting Punishment to Glorify his justice.
if notwithstanding this wonderful Redemption that God hath wrought for us, we will again sell our selves Slaves to Sin and Satan? And if but the tasting of a forbidden fruit brought Death into the world,
if notwithstanding this wondered Redemption that God hath wrought for us, we will again fell our selves Slaves to since and Satan? And if but the tasting of a forbidden fruit brought Death into the world,
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and made all Mankind obnoxious to the eternal wrath of God, what Vengeance is reserved for them that tread under foot the Blood of his only begotten Son;
and made all Mankind obnoxious to the Eternal wrath of God, what Vengeance is reserved for them that tread under foot the Blood of his only begotten Son;
but what sets us an Example, and invites us to glorifie our Creator) this Duty of glorifying God is most highly reasonable for us to perform while we are upon Earth,
but what sets us an Exampl, and invites us to Glorify our Creator) this Duty of glorifying God is most highly reasonable for us to perform while we Are upon Earth,
Those glorious Mansions above resound incessantly with Hymns of Praise unto the King of Saints, To whom all Angels cry aloud continually, the Heavous and all the powers therein, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of Sabbaoth.
Those glorious Mansions above resound incessantly with Hymns of Praise unto the King of Saints, To whom all Angels cry aloud continually, the Heavous and all the Powers therein, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of Sabbaoth.
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For certainly if we do not now tune our Voice to an Hallelujah, and practise the Musick of Heaven while we are upon Earth, Candidates for a Place in the celestial Choire, we shall never be qualified to bear a part in that new Song, which is to be sung before the throne of God,
For Certainly if we do not now tune our Voice to an Hallelujah, and practise the Music of Heaven while we Are upon Earth, Candidates for a Place in the celestial Choir, we shall never be qualified to bear a part in that new Song, which is to be sung before the throne of God,
Let us therefore now, and evermore joyn with those blessed Spirits, in glorifying our Almighty Creator, saying as our Church teaches us, (and with which words we will at present break off our Discourse) Therefore with Angels and Archangels,
Let us Therefore now, and evermore join with those blessed Spirits, in glorifying our Almighty Creator, saying as our Church Teaches us, (and with which words we will At present break off our Discourse) Therefore with Angels and Archangels,
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SERMON V. 1 COR. VI. 20. For ye are bought with a price, &c. THE reasonableness of this Duty of glorifying God, to which in these words the Apostle exhorts us, we have already seen;
SERMON V. 1 COR. VI. 20. For you Are bought with a price, etc. THE reasonableness of this Duty of glorifying God, to which in these words the Apostle exhorts us, we have already seen;
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and overwhelmed and oppressed their Reason by that very thing which was designed to refine and perfect it, will all of them acknowledge, that God is to be worshipped in Spirit and in Truth;
and overwhelmed and oppressed their Reason by that very thing which was designed to refine and perfect it, will all of them acknowledge, that God is to be worshipped in Spirit and in Truth;
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And indeed this is the chief and main thing that we are to take care of in the worship of God, that our Soul be zealously and earnestly intent upon what we are about:
And indeed this is the chief and main thing that we Are to take care of in the worship of God, that our Soul be zealously and earnestly intent upon what we Are about:
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yet if our Spirit be not proportionably humbled, all this is no better than gross Hypocrisie, a downright mocking of God who cannot be deceived with counterfeit shews and shadows of Religion.
yet if our Spirit be not proportionably humbled, all this is no better than gross Hypocrisy, a downright mocking of God who cannot be deceived with counterfeit shows and shadows of Religion.
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That we make a free-will-offering of our Soul unto God, committing the keeping of it unto him as unto a faithful Creator, permitting him to guide and govern it according to his own good will and pleasure throughout the whole course of our life, in whatsoever circumstances, both in Prosperity and Adversity;
That we make a Free will offering of our Soul unto God, committing the keeping of it unto him as unto a faithful Creator, permitting him to guide and govern it according to his own good will and pleasure throughout the Whole course of our life, in whatsoever Circumstances, both in Prosperity and Adversity;
and consequently will be careful to direct all his Thoughts, Words and Actions to this one end, that the Glory of God may be advanced by whatsoever he undertakes.
and consequently will be careful to Direct all his Thoughts, Words and Actions to this one end, that the Glory of God may be advanced by whatsoever he undertakes.
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and this will make him watch continually over his Soul, and keep it pure and undefiled, that no unclean thing may enter into that Spirit which is wholly devoted to the God of Purity.
and this will make him watch continually over his Soul, and keep it pure and undefiled, that no unclean thing may enter into that Spirit which is wholly devoted to the God of Purity.
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For certainly nothing can be a more powerful motive to induce us to keep our Heart with all diligence than the consideration of God's Omnipresence and Omniscience, that he sees us perpetually in our most private Retirements,
For Certainly nothing can be a more powerful motive to induce us to keep our Heart with all diligence than the consideration of God's Omnipresence and Omniscience, that he sees us perpetually in our most private Retirements,
He that walks before God, that is, he that orders his whole Life and Conversation as knowing and considering that God's Eye is always upon him, cannot chuse but endeavour to keep both his Soul and his Body blameless and undefiled,
He that walks before God, that is, he that order his Whole Life and Conversation as knowing and considering that God's Eye is always upon him, cannot choose but endeavour to keep both his Soul and his Body blameless and undefiled,
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Again, he that hath made such an Offering as this of his Soul unto God will be careful that in all things his Soul be obedient and conformable to the Will of God.
Again, he that hath made such an Offering as this of his Soul unto God will be careful that in all things his Soul be obedient and conformable to the Will of God.
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Thus will the blessed Will and Pleasure of God be unto him as it were the Load-star to guide and direct his Soul how to steer its course towards the Haven of everlasting Happiness streight and steddy through all the Changes and Chances of this mortal life, teaching him that hard Lesson, which so few can learn,
Thus will the blessed Will and Pleasure of God be unto him as it were the Loadstar to guide and Direct his Soul how to steer its course towards the Haven of everlasting Happiness straight and steady through all the Changes and Chances of this Mortal life, teaching him that hard lesson, which so few can Learn,
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or whensoever he is in his Closet performing his Private Devotions, will be exceeding careful to set his Heart and Affections then especially upon those things which are above;
or whensoever he is in his Closet performing his Private Devotions, will be exceeding careful to Set his Heart and Affections then especially upon those things which Are above;
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he will be sure to banish all worldly thoughts out of his Mind, and study to behave himself so as becomes one that is admitted to appear in the Presence-Chamber of the King of Kings, either to put up his Petitions to him, or to receive his Commands;
he will be sure to banish all worldly thoughts out of his Mind, and study to behave himself so as becomes one that is admitted to appear in the Presence-Chamber of the King of Kings, either to put up his Petitions to him, or to receive his Commands;
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following that excellent Counsel of Solomon, Eccl. 5.1. Keep thy Foot when thou goest to the House of God, and be more ready to hear than to give the Sacrifice of Fools:
following that excellent Counsel of Solomon, Ecclesiastes 5.1. Keep thy Foot when thou goest to the House of God, and be more ready to hear than to give the Sacrifice of Fools:
And how few there are that do follow this Counsel is but too evident from that vain and loose Deportment of many persons which we daily see in the Church, to the great scandal and grief of all pious and devout Christians, who cannot chuse but be exceedingly troubled and offended to see God publickly dishonoured and affronted in his own House, by persons that pretend to come thither on purpose to joyn in the Celebration of his Publick Worship and Praise.
And how few there Are that do follow this Counsel is but too evident from that vain and lose Deportment of many Persons which we daily see in the Church, to the great scandal and grief of all pious and devout Christians, who cannot choose but be exceedingly troubled and offended to see God publicly dishonoured and affronted in his own House, by Persons that pretend to come thither on purpose to join in the Celebration of his Public Worship and Praise.
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He that hath banished all unchast thoughts out of his Mind will make a Covenant with his Eyes too, that they shall not cast a wanton glance upon Beauty.
He that hath banished all unchaste thoughts out of his Mind will make a Covenant with his Eyes too, that they shall not cast a wanton glance upon Beauty.
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and will be so far from hurting any Man by word or deed, that he will most gladly embrace every opportunity that is offered him of doing good to any that stand in need of help.
and will be so Far from hurting any Man by word or deed, that he will most gladly embrace every opportunity that is offered him of doing good to any that stand in need of help.
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since one as well as the other is a Temple of the Holy Ghost, and a Member of Christ, he will endeavour to the best of his power that both of them may be preserved blameless,
since one as well as the other is a Temple of the Holy Ghost, and a Member of christ, he will endeavour to the best of his power that both of them may be preserved blameless,
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And this is the direct sense and meaning of the Apostle's Argument from the fifteenth Verse to the end of this Chapter, whereby he labours to disswade the Corinthians from Fornication, and all manner of Uncleanness.
And this is the Direct sense and meaning of the Apostle's Argument from the fifteenth Verse to the end of this Chapter, whereby he labours to dissuade the Corinthians from Fornication, and all manner of Uncleanness.
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If therefore we affect vain and pompous Attire, if we long for every fantastick Dress as fast as the apish Fashion-mongers can invent them, till we have array'd our selves so that we think we may vie both for Smell and Beauty with the Lilies of the Field;
If Therefore we affect vain and pompous Attire, if we long for every fantastic Dress as fast as the apish Fashion-mongers can invent them, till we have arrayed our selves so that we think we may vie both for Smell and Beauty with the Lilies of the Field;
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or Drink, or Raiment, any further than what Necessity and Decency requires, Matth. 6.31. Take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, what shall we drink? or, wherewithall shall we be cloathed? (for after all these things do the Gentiles seek) for your Heavenly Father knows that ye have need of all these things.
or Drink, or Raiment, any further than what Necessity and Decency requires, Matthew 6.31. Take no Thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, what shall we drink? or, wherewithal shall we be clothed? (for After all these things do the Gentiles seek) for your Heavenly Father knows that you have need of all these things.
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and whose Treasure, and Heart, and Conversation is in Heaven. Therefore, as our Apostle exhorts us, 1 Cor. 10.31. Whether we eat, or drink, or whatsoever we do, let us do all to the Glory of God.
and whose Treasure, and Heart, and Conversation is in Heaven. Therefore, as our Apostle exhorts us, 1 Cor. 10.31. Whither we eat, or drink, or whatsoever we do, let us do all to the Glory of God.
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And if we yield a consciencious Obedience to this Command, labouring as God hath ordained in a lawful Employment, we may turn this Curse into a Blessing,
And if we yield a conscientious obedience to this Command, labouring as God hath ordained in a lawful Employment, we may turn this Curse into a Blessing,
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he shall have no Bread in this World (or at least, none that he can justly call his own) and he shall want Water in the other wherewithal to cool his Tongue.
he shall have no Bred in this World (or At least, none that he can justly call his own) and he shall want Water in the other wherewithal to cool his Tongue.
Not that all Men are obliged by this Command to the same measure and Degree of bodily Labour (this were to degrade the States-man from the Council-table to the Threshing-floor,
Not that all Men Are obliged by this Command to the same measure and Degree of bodily Labour (this were to degrade the Statesman from the Council table to the threshing-floor,
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and the King himself from sitting upon his Throne to grind at the Mill) but that all Men are obliged in their several Stations and Capacities to employ their Body as well as their Soul to the Glory of God,
and the King himself from sitting upon his Throne to grind At the Mill) but that all Men Are obliged in their several Stations and Capacities to employ their Body as well as their Soul to the Glory of God,
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and much study is a weariness of the Flesh, Eccl. 12.12. Therefore as our Apostle exhorts us again, 1 Cor. 7.24. Let every Man wherein he is called therein abide with God. But further,
and much study is a weariness of the Flesh, Ecclesiastes 12.12. Therefore as our Apostle exhorts us again, 1 Cor. 7.24. Let every Man wherein he is called therein abide with God. But further,
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We must glorifie God in our Body not only by our Sweat, but, if we be called to it, by our Blood too, which we must be always ready patiently and chearfully to shed for his sake, whensoever he is pleased to require it of us.
We must Glorify God in our Body not only by our Sweat, but, if we be called to it, by our Blood too, which we must be always ready patiently and cheerfully to shed for his sake, whensoever he is pleased to require it of us.
And St. Paul tells us, That all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer Persecution, 2 Tim. 3.12. This indeed is the hardest Task that God requires us to perform:
And Saint Paul tells us, That all that will live godly in christ jesus shall suffer Persecution, 2 Tim. 3.12. This indeed is the Hardest Task that God requires us to perform:
and as our Saviour commands us, and as we read, that the Apostles, and Primitive Christians did, we should rejoyce and be exceeding glad whensoever God calls us to suffer Persecution, knowing that great is our reward in Heaven, and that our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of Glory.
and as our Saviour commands us, and as we read, that the Apostles, and Primitive Christians did, we should rejoice and be exceeding glad whensoever God calls us to suffer Persecution, knowing that great is our reward in Heaven, and that our Light affliction, which is but for a moment, works for us a Far more exceeding and Eternal weight of Glory.
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Lastly, (for I do but name these Particulars, designing to insist something more largely upon that which I am now propounding) We must glorifie God in our Body by an humble, reverent and decent behaviour of our Body in the House of God, especially in the time of the Celebration of his Publick Worship.
Lastly, (for I do but name these Particulars, designing to insist something more largely upon that which I am now propounding) We must Glorify God in our Body by an humble, reverend and decent behaviour of our Body in the House of God, especially in the time of the Celebration of his Public Worship.
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and surely that Man must either have lost the use of his Reason, or at least must have extreamly impaired it by Prejudice and a bad Education that will not readily acknowledge, that God is to be glorified and worshipped by us as well with our Body as with our Soul. But yet if we consider the prophane and graceless deportment of many (especially of the vulgar sort of People) in our Country Churches now-a-days, that are so far from worshipping God with a bended Knee, that they will not vouchsafe so much as to uncover their Heads before him;
and surely that Man must either have lost the use of his Reason, or At least must have extremely impaired it by Prejudice and a bad Education that will not readily acknowledge, that God is to be glorified and worshipped by us as well with our Body as with our Soul. But yet if we Consider the profane and graceless deportment of many (especially of the Vulgar sort of People) in our Country Churches nowadays, that Are so Far from worshipping God with a bent Knee, that they will not vouchsafe so much as to uncover their Heads before him;
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and to publish to the World, that Dust and Ashes dares presume to sit unconcerned in the presence of that infinite Majesty before whose Throne Angels and Archangels and all the glorious Inhabitants of Heaven cast their Crowns and fall down and worship, it cannot but be granted, that it is both seasonable and needful to prove the necessity of Bodily Worship in the House of God,
and to publish to the World, that Dust and Ashes dares presume to fit unconcerned in the presence of that infinite Majesty before whose Throne Angels and Archangels and all the glorious Inhabitants of Heaven cast their Crowns and fallen down and worship, it cannot but be granted, that it is both seasonable and needful to prove the necessity of Bodily Worship in the House of God,
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because God hath redeemed our Body as well as our Soul from Hell, and designs to glorifie the one as well as the other in Heaven, which is the Apostle's Argument in my Text,
Because God hath redeemed our Body as well as our Soul from Hell, and designs to Glorify the one as well as the other in Heaven, which is the Apostle's Argument in my Text,
and to change it into a Glorious, Immortal and Incorruptible Body, and to admit it together with our Soul into the Regions of Eternal Joy and Happiness,
and to change it into a Glorious, Immortal and Incorruptible Body, and to admit it together with our Soul into the Regions of Eternal Joy and Happiness,
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and shall this Body, as if it were utterly insensible of this inestimable Favour, shew no demonstrations of Gratitude to so great a Benefactour? What can be more ungrateful? What can be more unreasonable?
and shall this Body, as if it were utterly insensible of this inestimable Favour, show no demonstrations of Gratitude to so great a Benefactor? What can be more ungrateful? What can be more unreasonable?
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Secondly, That God requires that we should worship him with our Body as well as with our Soul is plain from the Second Commandment, wherein he hath forbidden us to bow down our Body before an Image for this very reason,
Secondly, That God requires that we should worship him with our Body as well as with our Soul is plain from the Second Commandment, wherein he hath forbidden us to bow down our Body before an Image for this very reason,
because he is a Jealous God (i. e.) jealous of his Honour, which he declares that we rob him of whensoever we bow our Body (thereby intending Religious Worship) to any other but himself alone.
Because he is a Jealous God (i. e.) jealous of his Honour, which he declares that we rob him of whensoever we bow our Body (thereby intending Religious Worship) to any other but himself alone.
and therefore though a private Ejaculation of our Soul, wherein our Body is not at all concerned, may be very acceptable and well-pleasing in his sight at other times;
and Therefore though a private Ejaculation of our Soul, wherein our Body is not At all concerned, may be very acceptable and Well-pleasing in his sighed At other times;
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For there both Men and Angels are Spectators of our Piety, neither of which can judge of the Sincerity of it any otherwise than by our outward Behaviour;
For there both Men and Angels Are Spectators of our Piety, neither of which can judge of the Sincerity of it any otherwise than by our outward Behaviour;
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and provoke them to loath and abhorr our Religious Assemblies, which delight to frequent them so long as they observe that we behave our selves so that they may plainly discern our inward Piety by our outward Deportment.
and provoke them to loath and abhor our Religious Assemblies, which delight to frequent them so long as they observe that we behave our selves so that they may plainly discern our inward Piety by our outward Deportment.
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And for this reason St. Paul forbids Men to be covered in the Church, and Women to be uncovered because of the Angels, 1 Cor. 11. The Angels cannot endure to behold any such indecency and disorder in the Church;
And for this reason Saint Paul forbids Men to be covered in the Church, and Women to be uncovered Because of the Angels, 1 Cor. 11. The Angels cannot endure to behold any such indecency and disorder in the Church;
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for it cannot be imagined, that when every little Passion of our Mind causes (more or less) some visible alteration in our Body, that Religion, which is the noblest Passion with which our Soul can be affected (and that too at that very time when we come with a pretence to profess it openly before Men and Angels in God's own House) should cause no alteration at all,
for it cannot be imagined, that when every little Passion of our Mind Causes (more or less) Some visible alteration in our Body, that Religion, which is the Noblest Passion with which our Soul can be affected (and that too At that very time when we come with a pretence to profess it openly before Men and Angels in God's own House) should cause no alteration At all,
No certainly, if our Soul were truly humbled, as it ought to be before the Throne of Grace, it would command the Body to humble it self likewise, to uncover the Head,
No Certainly, if our Soul were truly humbled, as it ought to be before the Throne of Grace, it would command the Body to humble it self likewise, to uncover the Head,
and bend the Knee, to lift up the Eyes and the Hands, and to bear it company, with a devout and reverent behaviour of all its Members, in its Suit and Supplication to the Divine Majesty.
and bend the Knee, to lift up the Eyes and the Hands, and to bear it company, with a devout and reverend behaviour of all its Members, in its Suit and Supplication to the Divine Majesty.
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Lastly, That God is to be worshipped with our Body as well as with our Soul is evident from the universal consent and practice of Mankind in all Ages, all Nations,
Lastly, That God is to be worshipped with our Body as well as with our Soul is evident from the universal consent and practice of Mankind in all Ages, all nations,
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Not only Christians, but Jews, Mahometans, Heathens and Pagans, all agree in this point, that Divine Worship is to be performed by our Body as well as by our Soul. And therefore those Men that imagin Bodily Worship to be needless in the Service of God and behave themselves accordingly, do in effect render themselves no better than Monsters, not only to be wondered at,
Not only Christians, but jews, Mahometans, heathens and Pagans, all agree in this point, that Divine Worship is to be performed by our Body as well as by our Soul. And Therefore those Men that imagine Bodily Worship to be needless in the Service of God and behave themselves accordingly, do in Effect render themselves no better than Monsters, not only to be wondered At,
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and observe Men sitting irreverently with their Hats on in the House of God, even at the very time when they are receiving a Message concerning their everlasting Salvation from the Mouth of his Ambassadour, would stand astonished,
and observe Men sitting irreverently with their Hats on in the House of God, even At the very time when they Are receiving a Message Concerning their everlasting Salvation from the Mouth of his Ambassador, would stand astonished,
and exclaim against Christianity, as the most impious and profane Religion in the World, that allowed men to be hail fellow well met with that God whom they pretend to worship, shewing him less respect and reverence even in his own House than they ordinarily pay to a Man that is but a little their Superiour either in Estate or Quality.
and exclaim against Christianity, as the most impious and profane Religion in the World, that allowed men to be hail fellow well met with that God whom they pretend to worship, showing him less respect and Reverence even in his own House than they ordinarily pay to a Man that is but a little their Superior either in Estate or Quality.
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If in this case they would fall down and worship (as I question not but that they would) I know no reason why they should not likewise behave themselves with a profound Reverence and Devotion both of Body and Soul in the Church, which is the place of God's special and extraordinary presence,
If in this case they would fallen down and worship (as I question not but that they would) I know no reason why they should not likewise behave themselves with a profound reverence and Devotion both of Body and Soul in the Church, which is the place of God's special and extraordinary presence,
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and then surely it is but reasonable that we that sit at God's Foot-stool here on Earth should uncover our Heads and bend our Knees in his presence when we read that the Holy Angels do no less above, casting their Crowns and falling down and worshipping before his Throne in Heaven:
and then surely it is but reasonable that we that fit At God's Footstool Here on Earth should uncover our Heads and bend our Knees in his presence when we read that the Holy Angels do no less above, casting their Crowns and falling down and worshipping before his Throne in Heaven:
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But after all this, granting (which I hope I have sufficiently proved) that bodily Worship of God is necessary, it may reasonably be demanded wherein this bodily worship chiefly consists,
But After all this, granting (which I hope I have sufficiently proved) that bodily Worship of God is necessary, it may reasonably be demanded wherein this bodily worship chiefly consists,
In general therefore those Gestures and Ceremonies which by the Custom of our Countrey we are obliged to use in token of civil Honour and Respect in our Addresses to men that are much our Superiours;
In general Therefore those Gestures and Ceremonies which by the Custom of our Country we Are obliged to use in token of civil Honour and Respect in our Addresses to men that Are much our Superiors;
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or to sit irreverently upon his Seat when the Minister is upon his Knees offering up Prayers and Supplications unto the Throne of Grace in the Name of the whole Congregation.
or to fit irreverently upon his Seat when the Minister is upon his Knees offering up Prayers and Supplications unto the Throne of Grace in the Name of the Whole Congregation.
Persons that thus mis-behave themselves in the Worship of God may justly expect such an answer from him as he gives to the Priests that offered polluted bread upon his Altar, Mal. 1.8. Offer it now unto thy Governour, will he be pleased with thee or accept thy Person, saith the Lord of Hosts.
Persons that thus misbehave themselves in the Worship of God may justly expect such an answer from him as he gives to the Priests that offered polluted bred upon his Altar, Malachi 1.8. Offer it now unto thy Governor, will he be pleased with thee or accept thy Person, Says the Lord of Hosts.
since amongst them the uncovering of the Head is so far from being acknowledged to be a Demonstration of Honour and Respect, that it is indeed lookt upon to be an absurd and ridiculous thing,
since among them the uncovering of the Head is so Far from being acknowledged to be a Demonstration of Honour and Respect, that it is indeed looked upon to be an absurd and ridiculous thing,
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and therefore he ought to behave himself with the same fear and reverence, and to use the same manner of Worship and Adoration which in those Countries was usual and customary in the Temples and holy Places dedicated to the Service of God.
and Therefore he ought to behave himself with the same Fear and Reverence, and to use the same manner of Worship and Adoration which in those Countries was usual and customary in the Temples and holy Places dedicated to the Service of God.
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And had the Ceremony of uncovering the Head been in use in those Countries as it is here, we may rationally conjecture that God would have altered his Command accordingly.
And had the Ceremony of uncovering the Head been in use in those Countries as it is Here, we may rationally conjecture that God would have altered his Command accordingly.
from what hath been said it is plain that the outward Gestures and Ceremonies which we are obliged to use in the publick Worship of God are chiefly these three;
from what hath been said it is plain that the outward Gestures and Ceremonies which we Are obliged to use in the public Worship of God Are chiefly these three;
As for sitting, though the general practice of all men hath made it to be connived at in the time of the Sermon (or the like) yet it is a posture that is never very commendable in the Church:
As for sitting, though the general practice of all men hath made it to be connived At in the time of the Sermon (or the like) yet it is a posture that is never very commendable in the Church:
and that is, That our Bodily Worship may be compleat, we must take care that our Tongue be duly employed in bearing, its part in the publick Service of God as the Church hath appointed:
and that is, That our Bodily Worship may be complete, we must take care that our Tongue be duly employed in bearing, its part in the public Service of God as the Church hath appointed:
and in the Works of his Commandments that through his most mighty protection, both here and ever, we may be preserved in Body and Soul, through our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
and in the Works of his commandments that through his most mighty protection, both Here and ever, we may be preserved in Body and Soul, through our Lord and Saviour jesus christ.
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SERMON VI. HEB. IV. 14. Seeing then that we have a great Highpriest, that is passed into the Heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our Profession.
SERMON VI. HEBREW. IV. 14. Seeing then that we have a great High priest, that is passed into the Heavens, jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our Profession.
The first of these, his Resurrection from the Dead we Commemorated at Easter, and the present time invites us now to Exercise our Meditations upon the second, his Ascension into Heaven,
The First of these, his Resurrection from the Dead we Commemorated At Easter, and the present time invites us now to Exercise our Meditations upon the second, his Ascension into Heaven,
For first, the Apostle lays down the Truth of this Doctrine, that our Saviour is ascended into Heaven, and secondly, he shews us what influence the consideration of his Ascension should have upon us.
For First, the Apostle lays down the Truth of this Doctrine, that our Saviour is ascended into Heaven, and secondly, he shows us what influence the consideration of his Ascension should have upon us.
The Doctrine that our Saviour is ascended into Heaven, the Apostle takes for granted in the former part of the Verse, Seeing then that we have a great High-priest, that is passed into the Heavens, Jesus the Son of God.
The Doctrine that our Saviour is ascended into Heaven, the Apostle Takes for granted in the former part of the Verse, Seeing then that we have a great High priest, that is passed into the Heavens, jesus the Son of God.
but into Heaven it self, now to appear in the presence of God for us, and chap. 7. ver. 26. Such an High-priest became us, who is Holy, Harmless, Ʋndefiled, separate from Sinners,
but into Heaven it self, now to appear in the presence of God for us, and chap. 7. ver. 26. Such an High priest became us, who is Holy, Harmless, Ʋndefiled, separate from Sinners,
and to contend earnestly for the Faith which was once delivered to the Saints. Seeing then, &c. In speaking to which Text, I shall do these three Things;
and to contend earnestly for the Faith which was once Delivered to the Saints. Seeing then, etc. In speaking to which Text, I shall do these three Things;
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First, I shall shew you, That Jesus Christ our Redeemer, the Eternal Son of God, he who we own and believe to be the true Messias, whom all the Prophets pointed at, is truly ascended into Heaven.
First, I shall show you, That jesus christ our Redeemer, the Eternal Son of God, he who we own and believe to be the true Messias, whom all the prophets pointed At, is truly ascended into Heaven.
For the first of these, not to trouble you with an account of all the several Significations of the word Heaven in Scripture, we are to understand by that Heaven into which our Saviour is ascended, the Heaven of Heavens, the highest and most glorious Heaven, which is the Imperial Throne of the Majesty of God, far above all those Celestial Orbs which are visible to our Sight, wherein the Sun,
For the First of these, not to trouble you with an account of all the several Significations of the word Heaven in Scripture, we Are to understand by that Heaven into which our Saviour is ascended, the Heaven of Heavens, the highest and most glorious Heaven, which is the Imperial Throne of the Majesty of God, Far above all those Celestial Orbs which Are visible to our Sighed, wherein the Sun,
if we consult the Original (for what our Translation Renders is passed into the Heavens, is in the Greek, NONLATINALPHABET, which is passed through the Heavens, (i. e.) through all these visible Heavens, into that invisible one, wherein he dwelt with his Father in inaccessible Light and Glory, and Majesty from all Eternity.
if we consult the Original (for what our translation Renders is passed into the Heavens, is in the Greek,, which is passed through the Heavens, (i. e.) through all these visible Heavens, into that invisible one, wherein he dwelled with his Father in inaccessible Light and Glory, and Majesty from all Eternity.
And that this is the meaning of that Heaven into which our Saviour is ascended, is plain from that Expression of our Apostle, which I cited before, Hebr. 7.26. where he tells us, That such an High-priest became us, as was made higher than the Heavens:
And that this is the meaning of that Heaven into which our Saviour is ascended, is plain from that Expression of our Apostle, which I cited before, Hebrew 7.26. where he tells us, That such an High priest became us, as was made higher than the Heavens:
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I answer, he ascended not by any local Motion or Translation of his Divine Nature from Earth to Heaven, (for that being Infinite and Omnipresent, filling all places at once, cannot be supposed to be capable of being removed any whither, where before it was not) but he ascended by translating his humane Nature, his whole Man, both Body and Soul, from Earth, where he had assumed that Nature,
I answer, he ascended not by any local Motion or translation of his Divine Nature from Earth to Heaven, (for that being Infinite and Omnipresent, filling all places At once, cannot be supposed to be capable of being removed any whither, where before it was not) but he ascended by translating his humane Nature, his Whole Man, both Body and Soul, from Earth, where he had assumed that Nature,
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First, this Ascension of his was typified and prefigured under the Mosaical Law, by the High-priests entering once a Year into the Holy of Holies, to make an Atonement for himself,
First, this Ascension of his was typified and prefigured under the Mosaical Law, by the High priests entering once a Year into the Holy of Holies, to make an Atonement for himself,
But Christ being come an High-priest of good Things to come by a greater and more perfect Tabernacle not made with Hands, that is to say, not of this Building,
But christ being come an High priest of good Things to come by a greater and more perfect Tabernacle not made with Hands, that is to say, not of this Building,
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Again, this Ascension of our Saviour into Heaven, was Typified by those extraordinary Translations of Enoch and Elias. Secondly, it was foretold by the Prophets,
Again, this Ascension of our Saviour into Heaven, was Typified by those extraordinary Translations of Enoch and Elias. Secondly, it was foretold by the prophets,
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Thou hast received Gifts for Men; which place St. Paul expresly applies to our Saviour's Ascension, Eph. 4.8. and Ps. 24. is almost all of it a prophetical Description of this Ascension, and is therefore very fitly appointed by our Church, to be Read upon that Day, which we set apart for the Commemoration of it.
Thou hast received Gifts for Men; which place Saint Paul expressly Applies to our Saviour's Ascension, Ephesians 4.8. and Ps. 24. is almost all of it a prophetical Description of this Ascension, and is Therefore very fitly appointed by our Church, to be Read upon that Day, which we Set apart for the Commemoration of it.
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To the same effect, is that Prophecy of Isai. chap. 63.1. where the Prophet describes the Holy Host of Heaven rejoicing and wondering at the Glorious Ascension of our Lord into those everlasting Mansions.
To the same Effect, is that Prophecy of Isaiah chap. 63.1. where the Prophet describes the Holy Host of Heaven rejoicing and wondering At the Glorious Ascension of our Lord into those everlasting Mansions.
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Who is this, say they, that cometh from Edom, with died Garments from Bozrah? This that is Glorious in his Apparel, travelling in the greatness of his Strength? I that speak in Righteousness, mighty to Save.
Who is this, say they, that comes from Edom, with died Garments from Bozrah? This that is Glorious in his Apparel, traveling in the greatness of his Strength? I that speak in Righteousness, mighty to Save.
And when this was to be fulfilled, that there might not want sufficient Witnesses to attest the truth of his Ascension, the Evangelist St. Luke tells us, That when he was about to ascend up to his Father, he led his Disciples out as far as to Bethany; and that there he lift up his Hands and Blessed them;
And when this was to be fulfilled, that there might not want sufficient Witnesses to attest the truth of his Ascension, the Evangelist Saint Lycia tells us, That when he was about to ascend up to his Father, he led his Disciples out as Far as to Bethany; and that there he lift up his Hands and Blessed them;
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and received up into the Air, whether he did really ascend into Heaven or not, to remove all manner of occasion of such doubting God immediately sends two Angels from Heaven to certifie them that he was really ascended thither:
and received up into the Air, whither he did really ascend into Heaven or not, to remove all manner of occasion of such doubting God immediately sends two Angels from Heaven to certify them that he was really ascended thither:
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which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into Heaven? This same Jesus, which is taken up from you into Heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into Heaven.
which also said, You men of Galilee, why stand you gazing up into Heaven? This same jesus, which is taken up from you into Heaven, shall so come in like manner as you have seen him go into Heaven.
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Thus much briefly of my first particular, that Christ our Redeemer is truly and really ascended into Heaven, i.e. that his humane Nature, both Body and Soul, are actually by the Omnipotent Power of his God-head translated into the highest Heavens.
Thus much briefly of my First particular, that christ our Redeemer is truly and really ascended into Heaven, i.e. that his humane Nature, both Body and Soul, Are actually by the Omnipotent Power of his Godhead translated into the highest Heavens.
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If any man sin, saith S. John, we have an Advocate with the Father Jesus Christ the righteous, 1 Joh. 2.1. and who is he that condemneth? saith S. Paul. It is Christ that died;
If any man since, Says S. John, we have an Advocate with the Father jesus christ the righteous, 1 John 2.1. and who is he that Condemneth? Says S. Paul. It is christ that died;
so that there is no soundness in their flesh, because of his anger, neither any rest in their Bones because of their Sin, They find the benefit of such an Intercession,
so that there is no soundness in their Flesh, Because of his anger, neither any rest in their Bones Because of their since, They find the benefit of such an Intercession,
and how desperate and remediless their condition would be, had they not such an High-priest that is ever ready upon their true Repentance to make an atonement for them, to plead the merit of his sufferings in their behalf,
and how desperate and remediless their condition would be, had they not such an High priest that is ever ready upon their true Repentance to make an atonement for them, to plead the merit of his sufferings in their behalf,
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even the Holy Ghost to abide with us for ever. This was one main reason of his Ascension, as himself declares to his Disciples. John 16.7. Nevertheless, I tell you the truth.
even the Holy Ghost to abide with us for ever. This was one main reason of his Ascension, as himself declares to his Disciples. John 16.7. Nevertheless, I tell you the truth.
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This he had promised long before by the prophet Joel c. 2. of that Prophecy, v. 28. It shall come to pass, saith he, that I will pour out my Spirit upon all flesh,
This he had promised long before by the Prophet Joel c. 2. of that Prophecy, v. 28. It shall come to pass, Says he, that I will pour out my Spirit upon all Flesh,
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This promise he fulfilled upon his Apostles upon the day of Pentecost, Acts 2. and he performs it dayly to all his elect continually begetting and increasing in their hearts the Graces of his Holy Spirit by the Ministery of his word.
This promise he fulfilled upon his Apostles upon the day of Pentecost, Acts 2. and he performs it daily to all his elect continually begetting and increasing in their hearts the Graces of his Holy Spirit by the Ministry of his word.
This is that blessed Spirit of truth that guides us into all truth and teaches us all things, that bears witness with our Spirits that we are the children of God,
This is that blessed Spirit of truth that guides us into all truth and Teaches us all things, that bears witness with our Spirits that we Are the children of God,
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that we have a great High-priest, Jesus the Son of God, that is already passed into the Heavens, on purpose to prepare for us there an Everlasting Crown of Glory? The consideration of the blessed Effects of the Ascension of our Lord,
that we have a great High priest, jesus the Son of God, that is already passed into the Heavens, on purpose to prepare for us there an Everlasting Crown of Glory? The consideration of the blessed Effects of the Ascension of our Lord,
if we make a right use of it, will enable us to fight the good fight of Faith with Courage, to keep our selves unspotted of the World in whatsoever Circumstances we are,
if we make a right use of it, will enable us to fight the good fight of Faith with Courage, to keep our selves unspotted of the World in whatsoever circumstances we Are,
For, first, Hath God Blessed us with Peace and Prosperity in this World? Hath he given us a plentiful Portion of the good Things of this Life? Hath he heaped upon us Riches and Honour, filled our Barns with Plenty,
For, First, Hath God Blessed us with Peace and Prosperity in this World? Hath he given us a plentiful Portion of the good Things of this Life? Hath he heaped upon us Riches and Honour, filled our Barns with Plenty,
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If in the midst of these worldly Blessings, we frequently and seriously call to mind, that we have a great High-priest, that is preparing for us things that are incomparably better, and more glorious in Heaven;
If in the midst of these worldly Blessings, we frequently and seriously call to mind, that we have a great High priest, that is preparing for us things that Are incomparably better, and more glorious in Heaven;
We shall set no higher an Estimate upon them than they deserve, but shall be careful to use them with a Christian Prudence and Moderation, to the glory of God,
We shall Set no higher an Estimate upon them than they deserve, but shall be careful to use them with a Christian Prudence and Moderation, to the glory of God,
and such poor Members of Christ as we see stand in need of our Charity. We shall look upon all these temporal Blessings to be but only lent us for a time;
and such poor Members of christ as we see stand in need of our Charity. We shall look upon all these temporal Blessings to be but only lent us for a time;
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but our Hearts and Affections will be wholly fixed with most ardent and longing Desires upon that eternal and incorruptible Inheritance which our High-priest hath purchased for us in Heaven. Thus I say,
but our Hearts and Affections will be wholly fixed with most Ardent and longing Desires upon that Eternal and incorruptible Inheritance which our High priest hath purchased for us in Heaven. Thus I say,
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if in this World God hath blessed us with Wealth and Honour, the consideration of our Saviour's Ascension will be a powerful means to restrain us from the abuse of those Blessings;
if in this World God hath blessed us with Wealth and Honour, the consideration of our Saviour's Ascension will be a powerful means to restrain us from the abuse of those Blessings;
Secondly, On the contrary, hath God dealt otherwise with us? Hath he with-held these Blessings from us? Is our Condition in this World very Poor and Mean,
Secondly, On the contrary, hath God dealt otherwise with us? Hath he withheld these Blessings from us? Is our Condition in this World very Poor and Mean,
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and whatsoever is necessary to the support of our Lives to our richer Neighbours? The consideration of our Saviour's Ascension into Heaven will exceedingly comfort us,
and whatsoever is necessary to the support of our Lives to our Richer Neighbours? The consideration of our Saviour's Ascension into Heaven will exceedingly Comfort us,
For how can we be troubled at our low Fortune in this World, when we remember that we have an High-priest in Heaven, that hath a Crown of Glory in his Hand ready to put on our Heads,
For how can we be troubled At our low Fortune in this World, when we Remember that we have an High priest in Heaven, that hath a Crown of Glory in his Hand ready to put on our Heads,
And we cannot be, if we consider, as it follows in the Verse after my Text, that in Heaven we have not an High-priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our Infirmities;
And we cannot be, if we Consider, as it follows in the Verse After my Text, that in Heaven we have not an High priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our Infirmities;
And as he himself was for the suffering of Death, crowned with Glory and Honour, so hath he promised the same Reward to all those that suffer for his sake.
And as he himself was for the suffering of Death, crowned with Glory and Honour, so hath he promised the same Reward to all those that suffer for his sake.
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How then can Persecution seem grievous to us, when we consider that we suffer for our High-priest, who hath suffered far greater and bitterer Torments for us,
How then can Persecution seem grievous to us, when we Consider that we suffer for our High priest, who hath suffered Far greater and bitterer Torments for us,
than we can do for him, and who now sits on the Right Hand of God, ready to make us a vast amends for our light and momentary Affliction here, by bestowing upon us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of Glory? Thus powerful is the Meditation of our Saviour's Ascension, to guide and direct us, to make us wary and cautious in Prosperity,
than we can do for him, and who now sits on the Right Hand of God, ready to make us a vast amends for our Light and momentary Affliction Here, by bestowing upon us a Far more exceeding and Eternal weight of Glory? Thus powerful is the Meditation of our Saviour's Ascension, to guide and Direct us, to make us wary and cautious in Prosperity,
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and to strengthen and comfort us, and to make us patient and couragious in Adversity, and to arm and fortifie us both against the smiles and frowns of the World.
and to strengthen and Comfort us, and to make us patient and courageous in Adversity, and to arm and fortify us both against the smiles and frowns of the World.
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Nay, Secondly, When Death it self approaches near us, when the King of Terrors is ready to seize upon us, the same Meditation will make us bid that Hour welcome, when we consider that we have an High-priest in Heaven, that hath swallowed up Death in Victory,
Nay, Secondly, When Death it self Approaches near us, when the King of Terrors is ready to seize upon us, the same Meditation will make us bid that Hour welcome, when we Consider that we have an High priest in Heaven, that hath swallowed up Death in Victory,
and brought down as it were even to Hell with the dreadful apprehension of the Wrath of God, which thereby we have justly deserved? Let not the Devil (who in such a Case, is ever ready to do it) perswade us to Despair, that there is no hopes of Mercy for us,
and brought down as it were even to Hell with the dreadful apprehension of the Wrath of God, which thereby we have justly deserved? Let not the devil (who in such a Case, is ever ready to do it) persuade us to Despair, that there is no hope's of Mercy for us,
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Let us remember, that tho' we have sinned, yet we have a great High-priest, that is passed into the Heavens, Jesus the Son of God, who ever lives to make Intercession for us.
Let us Remember, that though we have sinned, yet we have a great High priest, that is passed into the Heavens, jesus the Son of God, who ever lives to make Intercession for us.
Let us, trusting in the Merits and Righteousness of our High-priest, come boldly, tho' humbly and penitently, to the Throne of Grace, that we may obtain Mercy,
Let us, trusting in the Merits and Righteousness of our High priest, come boldly, though humbly and penitently, to the Throne of Grace, that we may obtain Mercy,
and never cease his Intercession in our behalf, until our Pardon be Sealed in Heaven. Thus you see that in whatsoever Circumstances we are engaged, the Meditation of our Saviour's Ascension is ever extremely beneficial to our Souls.
and never cease his Intercession in our behalf, until our Pardon be Sealed in Heaven. Thus you see that in whatsoever circumstances we Are engaged, the Meditation of our Saviour's Ascension is ever extremely beneficial to our Souls.
as they are ever profitable, so be ever welcome and dear unto us? Let us not then set up our Staff on this side Jordan, let us not lie groveling upon Earth,
as they Are ever profitable, so be ever welcome and dear unto us? Let us not then Set up our Staff on this side Jordan, let us not lie groveling upon Earth,
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So when this King of Glory shall come again with the Keys of Heaven and Hell in his Hands, to render unto every Man according to his Works, he shall open for us those everlasting Doors, through which he himself is already passed as our Fore-runner,
So when this King of Glory shall come again with the Keys of Heaven and Hell in his Hands, to render unto every Man according to his Works, he shall open for us those everlasting Doors, through which he himself is already passed as our Forerunner,
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GREAT Travel is created for every Man, (saith the Son of Sirach, Eccles. 40.1.) and an heavy Yoke is upon the Sons of Adam, from the Day that they go out of their Mother's Womb, till the Day that they return to the Mother of all Things.
GREAT Travel is created for every Man, (Says the Son of Sirach, Eccles. 40.1.) and an heavy Yoke is upon the Sons of Adam, from the Day that they go out of their Mother's Womb, till the Day that they return to the Mother of all Things.
And here in my Text he makes a most gracious Invitation, and a promise of Refreshment to every Man, that finding himself thus Burdened and Oppressed, will come unto him for help.
And Here in my Text he makes a most gracious Invitation, and a promise of Refreshment to every Man, that finding himself thus Burdened and Oppressed, will come unto him for help.
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Such Persons as these are so far from seeking Rest, in being eased of their Sins, that on the contrary, they seek for Rest and Happiness in Sin it self, where it is certain that it never can be found:
Such Persons as these Are so Far from seeking Rest, in being eased of their Sins, that on the contrary, they seek for Rest and Happiness in since it self, where it is certain that it never can be found:
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in the Example of the Pharisee that justified himself, and despised the Publican, praying on this manner, God, I thank thee, that I am not as other Men are, Extortioners, Unjust, Adulterers, or even as this Publican.
in the Exampl of the Pharisee that justified himself, and despised the Publican, praying on this manner, God, I thank thee, that I am not as other Men Are, Extortioners, Unjust, Adulterers, or even as this Publican.
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nay, more than so, that they can do Works of Supererrogation, and sell them also for the benefit of others that stand in need of them, contrary to the express Command of our Saviour to his Disciples, Luk. 17.10. When ye have done all those Things which are commanded you, say, We are unprofitable Servants:
nay, more than so, that they can do Works of Supererogation, and fell them also for the benefit of Others that stand in need of them, contrary to the express Command of our Saviour to his Disciples, Luk. 17.10. When you have done all those Things which Are commanded you, say, We Are unprofitable Servants:
We have done that which was our Duty to do; and contrary to the Example of the wise Virgins, Matt. 25.9. who refused to part with any of their Oyl unto the Foolish;
We have done that which was our Duty to do; and contrary to the Exampl of the wise Virgins, Matt. 25.9. who refused to part with any of their Oil unto the Foolish;
Such Persons as these then, both such as delight in Sin, and such as trust in their own Righteousness, are utterly excluded from this Invitation of our Saviour:
Such Persons as these then, both such as delight in since, and such as trust in their own Righteousness, Are utterly excluded from this Invitation of our Saviour:
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Now that Sin is a most intolerable and insupportable Burthen, must needs appear to all Men that will seriously consider it upon these two Accounts. 1. From the danger of it. 2. From the foulness and loathsomness of it.
Now that since is a most intolerable and insupportable Burden, must needs appear to all Men that will seriously Consider it upon these two Accounts. 1. From the danger of it. 2. From the foulness and loathsomeness of it.
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First, That Sin is of all things the most dangerous is acknowledged by all men that believe that there is a God who as he is a rewarder of all them that diligently seek him,
First, That since is of all things the most dangerous is acknowledged by all men that believe that there is a God who as he is a rewarder of all them that diligently seek him,
what dismal plagues and judgments it renders us obnoxious to in this world we read at large, Deut. 28. and, Lev. 26. It brings a curse upon our selves and all that belongs to us in all places whithersoever we go, in all Business whatsoever we undertake;
what dismal plagues and Judgments it renders us obnoxious to in this world we read At large, Deuteronomy 28. and, Lev. 26. It brings a curse upon our selves and all that belongs to us in all places whithersoever we go, in all Business whatsoever we undertake;
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And yet all this is but the beginning of sorrow, is nothing in comparison of that misery which Sin will certainly bring upon all those that forsake it not in the world to come.
And yet all this is but the beginning of sorrow, is nothing in comparison of that misery which since will Certainly bring upon all those that forsake it not in the world to come.
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but when the reprobate Men and Angels shall have lien in Hell ten thousand thousand times as many Millions of ages as there are drops of water in the Ocean or grains of dust in the Body of the Earth, their punishment will still be as far from an end as it was at the begining:
but when the Reprobate Men and Angels shall have lain in Hell ten thousand thousand times as many Millions of ages as there Are drops of water in the Ocean or grains of dust in the Body of the Earth, their punishment will still be as Far from an end as it was At the beginning:
yet the most noisome Vermin that the Earth affords is so far from being filthy and ugly, that if rightly understood it is quite contrary, being created by God for wise and gracious purposes:
yet the most noisome Vermin that the Earth affords is so Far from being filthy and ugly, that if rightly understood it is quite contrary, being created by God for wise and gracious Purposes:
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If therefore any of God's Creatures appear to us to be otherwise, it is purely through the fault of our corrupt reason which is apt to take a false estimate of things.
If Therefore any of God's Creatures appear to us to be otherwise, it is purely through the fault of our corrupt reason which is apt to take a false estimate of things.
How pleasant soever therefore Sin may seem to us whose understanding is darkned, and whose reason is enslaved and led captive by our unruly lusts and passion,
How pleasant soever Therefore since may seem to us whose understanding is darkened, and whose reason is enslaved and led captive by our unruly Lustiest and passion,
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so that it is of it self utterly unable to judge aright of any thing it is notwithstanding most certain and undeniable that Sin is the most foul and loathsom thing in the World, seeing it is pronounced to be so by God himself who is infinitely wise and cannot be deceived and infinitely good and cannot hate any thing but what is evil.
so that it is of it self utterly unable to judge aright of any thing it is notwithstanding most certain and undeniable that since is the most foul and loathsome thing in the World, seeing it is pronounced to be so by God himself who is infinitely wise and cannot be deceived and infinitely good and cannot hate any thing but what is evil.
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From these 2 considerations then it is sufficiently evident that Sin is a most intolerable burden, both upon the account of the danger of it and the foulness of it.
From these 2 considerations then it is sufficiently evident that since is a most intolerable burden, both upon the account of the danger of it and the foulness of it.
He therefore that hath taken this strict and impartial survey of Sin, and finds that himself is guilty of it, will soon be ready to cry out with David: Mine iniquities are gone over mine head:
He Therefore that hath taken this strict and impartial survey of since, and finds that himself is guilty of it, will soon be ready to cry out with David: Mine iniquities Are gone over mine head:
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But though the case of every one of us be thus bad, yet it is not desperate to any man that is thus truly sensible of his condition, that feels the weight of his burden and desires to be eased of it.
But though the case of every one of us be thus bad, yet it is not desperate to any man that is thus truly sensible of his condition, that feels the weight of his burden and Desires to be eased of it.
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one that is both able and willing to help us, and hath here in my Text made this gracious invitation with his own mouth to all men that are thus qualified to come unto him.
one that is both able and willing to help us, and hath Here in my Text made this gracious invitation with his own Mouth to all men that Are thus qualified to come unto him.
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for alass how can we that are but worms upon earth come thus unto him who is exalted unto the Right-hand of God in the highest Heavens? But though we cannot come thus to him,
for alas how can we that Are but worms upon earth come thus unto him who is exalted unto the Right-hand of God in the highest Heavens? But though we cannot come thus to him,
And if this be all that is required of us in coming to Christ, to believe that Jesus Christ came into the world to save sinners, and to acknowledge our selves to be such, who then shall not be saved? surely then the way to Heaven is much easier than it is generally represented to be,
And if this be all that is required of us in coming to christ, to believe that jesus christ Come into the world to save Sinners, and to acknowledge our selves to be such, who then shall not be saved? surely then the Way to Heaven is much Easier than it is generally represented to be,
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and that is to be obedient to those most holy Laws, and to follow as far as we are able through the Assistance of his Grace, that most excellent Example which in his last Will and Testament he hath left us for the Rule of our Life and Conversation.
and that is to be obedient to those most holy Laws, and to follow as Far as we Are able through the Assistance of his Grace, that most excellent Exampl which in his last Will and Testament he hath left us for the Rule of our Life and Conversation.
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But then he tells us what this faith is, Gal. 5.6. It is faith which works by love, and 1 Thess. 1.3. he calls it the work of faith, and Labour of Love.
But then he tells us what this faith is, Gal. 5.6. It is faith which works by love, and 1 Thess 1.3. he calls it the work of faith, and Labour of Love.
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For what work is this, to believe the truth of a Store when there are most unanswerable Arguments to prove it? though indeed it is a work, and an hard work too;
For what work is this, to believe the truth of a Store when there Are most unanswerable Arguments to prove it? though indeed it is a work, and an hard work too;
and Angels, and to the quiet and satisfaction of our own Consciences, let us follow the advice both of S. James and S. Peter. The former tells us that Faith without works is dead, and that by works Faith is made perfect.
and Angels, and to the quiet and satisfaction of our own Consciences, let us follow the Advice both of S. James and S. Peter. The former tells us that Faith without works is dead, and that by works Faith is made perfect.
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And the latter upon the substantial, and never failing, foundation of a true faith raises a most noble Structure by which we may gradually ascend into those Mansions of Glory which our blessed Saviour hath prepared for all those that love his appearing, 2 Peter 1.5.
And the latter upon the substantial, and never failing, Foundation of a true faith raises a most noble Structure by which we may gradually ascend into those Mansions of Glory which our blessed Saviour hath prepared for all those that love his appearing, 2 Peter 1.5.
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From hence ye may plainly see that the faith which is here meant by coming unto Christ, is more than a bare belief of the truth of the Gospel, more than a bare recumbency and leaning upon Christ for Salvation,
From hence you may plainly see that the faith which is Here meant by coming unto christ, is more than a bore belief of the truth of the Gospel, more than a bore recumbency and leaning upon christ for Salvation,
Such a faith as this many men trust to, that have been strangers all their lifetime to the perfect Law of Liberty, by which S. James tells us that we must all be judged at the last.
Such a faith as this many men trust to, that have been Strangers all their lifetime to the perfect Law of Liberty, by which S. James tells us that we must all be judged At the last.
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But the faith which our Saviour here requires in all that come unto him, implies, besides, a full and steadfast belief of all that is contained in the Gospel, a firm purpose and resolution,
But the faith which our Saviour Here requires in all that come unto him, Implies, beside, a full and steadfast belief of all that is contained in the Gospel, a firm purpose and resolution,
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and precepts, and Laws which the Gospel injoyns us to perform, to imitate that most holy example which our blessed Lord hath sett us, striving to be perfect as he was perfect;
and Precepts, and Laws which the Gospel enjoins us to perform, to imitate that most holy Exampl which our blessed Lord hath Set us, striving to be perfect as he was perfect;
And this brings me to my third and last particular, which is the end wherefore all that labour and are heavy laden with the burthen of their Sins, are invited to come unto Christ:
And this brings me to my third and last particular, which is the end Wherefore all that labour and Are heavy laden with the burden of their Sins, Are invited to come unto christ:
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a freedom from the anguish of an afflicted conscience, from the insupportable troubles of a wounded Spirit, that is smitten with the arrows of the Almighty from the wrath of God,
a freedom from the anguish of an afflicted conscience, from the insupportable Troubles of a wounded Spirit, that is smitten with the arrows of the Almighty from the wrath of God,
And he that by a true faith applies these Merits of Christ's Death, and passion to himself, he hath already obtained this rest which Christ here promises;
And he that by a true faith Applies these Merits of Christ's Death, and passion to himself, he hath already obtained this rest which christ Here promises;
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This rest therefore is, in a word, our justification in the sight of God by which purely for the sake of the Merits of Jesus Christ, we are acquitted and absolved of all our Sins, and are reconciled to God.
This rest Therefore is, in a word, our justification in the sighed of God by which purely for the sake of the Merits of jesus christ, we Are acquitted and absolved of all our Sins, and Are reconciled to God.
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Being justified by faith, saith the Apostle, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, Rom. 5.1. This is that peace which passes all understanding;
Being justified by faith, Says the Apostle, we have peace with God through our Lord jesus christ, Rom. 5.1. This is that peace which passes all understanding;
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but will bear us company even before the Tribunal of Christ, and will enable us to lift up our Heads with joy in that great day when the whole World shall tremble,
but will bear us company even before the Tribunal of christ, and will enable us to lift up our Heads with joy in that great day when the Whole World shall tremble,
Sad and disconsolate Sinners that are oppressed with the weight of their Sins are invited by Christ, to come and cast that insupportable burden upon him who alone is able to bear it and instead thereof to receive from him the most blessed rest and peace imaginable.
Sad and disconsolate Sinners that Are oppressed with the weight of their Sins Are invited by christ, to come and cast that insupportable burden upon him who alone is able to bear it and instead thereof to receive from him the most blessed rest and peace imaginable.
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and beg of God that he would open our eyes by the Grace of his H. Spirit (without whom we can do nothing that is good) that so we may discern both the Misery of Sin with which by nature we are laden,
and beg of God that he would open our eyes by the Grace of his H. Spirit (without whom we can do nothing that is good) that so we may discern both the Misery of since with which by nature we Are laden,
for the Angels refuse our Worship, and own themselves to be but our Fellow-servants; as is evident by two plain instances in the Revelation, Chap. 19.10. and 22.9.
for the Angels refuse our Worship, and own themselves to be but our Fellow servants; as is evident by two plain instances in the Revelation, Chap. 19.10. and 22.9.
and give them no other answer from Heaven than what she gave to the Servants at the Marriage-Feast in Cana of Galilee, while she was upon earth, John 2.5. Whatsoever he saith unto you do it.
and give them no other answer from Heaven than what she gave to the Servants At the Marriage-feast in Cana of Galilee, while she was upon earth, John 2.5. Whatsoever he Says unto you do it.
and instead of seeking either to her or any other Person for salvation, let us come unto the Lamb of God which taketh away the Sins of the World, even to Christ himself who hath invited us and whatsoever he saith unto us in his Gospel let us do it.
and instead of seeking either to her or any other Person for salvation, let us come unto the Lamb of God which Takes away the Sins of the World, even to christ himself who hath invited us and whatsoever he Says unto us in his Gospel let us do it.
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SERMON VIII. COL. II. 18, 19. Let no Man beguile you of your Reward, in a voluntary Humility, and worshipping of Angels, intruding into those things which he hath not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly Mind;
SERMON VIII. COL. II 18, 19. Let no Man beguile you of your Reward, in a voluntary Humility, and worshipping of Angels, intruding into those things which he hath not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly Mind;
THESE words are such a plain and direct Prohibition of Angel-worship, (and consequently of Saint-worship too) that it is one of the greatest wonders in the World, that there should be found in it a Christian Church, that stiles her self Catholick, (and that in so arrogant a manner as to appropriate that Title to her self exclusively to all Christian Churches in the World besides) and yet in open and hostile Opposition of this Text of Scripture should not only allow of the Worship of Angels and Saints as lawful,
THESE words Are such a plain and Direct Prohibition of Angel-worship, (and consequently of Saint-worship too) that it is one of the greatest wonders in the World, that there should be found in it a Christian Church, that stile her self Catholic, (and that in so arrogant a manner as to Appropriate that Title to her self exclusively to all Christian Churches in the World beside) and yet in open and hostile Opposition of this Text of Scripture should not only allow of the Worship of Angels and Saints as lawful,
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For certainly whosoever laying aside all Prejudice, and Partiality, and Hypocrisie, devoutly and seriously consults the Holy Oracles of God, will find in the Writings of the New Testament,
For Certainly whosoever laying aside all Prejudice, and Partiality, and Hypocrisy, devoutly and seriously consults the Holy Oracles of God, will find in the Writings of the New Testament,
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and his Behaviour and Reception in the World, as in the Old Testament there is of the Messias; and seeing both exactly foretold, will not think it a greater wonder, that by one part of the World the Man of Sin should be worshipped as a Saint,
and his Behaviour and Reception in the World, as in the Old Testament there is of the Messias; and seeing both exactly foretold, will not think it a greater wonder, that by one part of the World the Man of since should be worshipped as a Saint,
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For the blessed Spirit of Truth, who alone can guide us into all Truth, hath told us expresly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the Faith, giving heed to seducing Spirits, and Doctrines of Daemons.
For the blessed Spirit of Truth, who alone can guide us into all Truth, hath told us expressly, that in the latter times Some shall depart from the Faith, giving heed to seducing Spirits, and Doctrines of Daemons.
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And that for this cause God shall send them strong Delusion, that they should believe a lye, that they all might be damned who believed not the Truth, but had pleasure in Ʋnrighteousness.
And that for this cause God shall send them strong Delusion, that they should believe a lie, that they all might be damned who believed not the Truth, but had pleasure in Ʋnrighteousness.
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And since this Prophecy must needs be fulfulled, it was highly necessary that the Holy Ghost should forewarn us to beware of all those false Doctrines,
And since this Prophecy must needs be fulfulled, it was highly necessary that the Holy Ghost should forewarn us to beware of all those false Doctrines,
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one of which the Apostle cautions us against in the words of my Text. Let no Man beguile you of your Reward, &c. The Text in the Original is something difficult, and hath therefore occasioned some difference in Translations;
one of which the Apostle cautions us against in the words of my Text. Let no Man beguile you of your Reward, etc. The Text in the Original is something difficult, and hath Therefore occasioned Some difference in Translations;
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though none so great, but that any one of them that I have seen, and I have consulted several) contains as direct a Prohibition of the Worshipping of Angels, as the Greek it self:
though none so great, but that any one of them that I have seen, and I have consulted several) contains as Direct a Prohibition of the Worshipping of Angels, as the Greek it self:
For whether we render the word NONLATINALPHABET, Let no Man judge against you, as Beza, or, Let no Man condemn you, as Diodate, or, Let no Man master, or govern you, as the French;
For whither we render the word, Let no Man judge against you, as Beza, or, Let no Man condemn you, as Diodate, or, Let no Man master, or govern you, as the French;
or, Let no Man beguile you of your Reward, as our Translatours have rendered it, it comes all to one and the same thing, viz. that no Man upon Earth hath any Power to impose upon us the Worship of Angels;
or, Let no Man beguile you of your Reward, as our Translators have rendered it, it comes all to one and the same thing, viz. that no Man upon Earth hath any Power to impose upon us the Worship of Angels;
The main difference that I can observe consists in joining the word NONLATINALPHABET (as it may be indifferently) either to the preceeding or following words.
The main difference that I can observe consists in joining the word (as it may be indifferently) either to the preceding or following words.
Let no man beguile you of your Reward, or condemn, or master, or seduce you willingly, arbitrarily, usurping over you a Power and Authority which was never committed unto him;
Let no man beguile you of your Reward, or condemn, or master, or seduce you willingly, arbitrarily, usurping over you a Power and authority which was never committed unto him;
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These things being premised, I shall confine my self to our English Translation, which in my Judgment is of all that I have seen, the most faithfully rendered according to the Original,
These things being premised, I shall confine my self to our English translation, which in my Judgement is of all that I have seen, the most faithfully rendered according to the Original,
for the proof of which proposition (besides some other Arguments which we may produce) the Apostle furnishes us with four in my Text. 1. This Worship of Angels is a false and voluntary Humility, a Will-worship invented by Man, not enjoined by God. 2. It proceeds from a real and carnal Pride:
for the proof of which proposition (beside Some other Arguments which we may produce) the Apostle furnishes us with four in my Text. 1. This Worship of Angels is a false and voluntary Humility, a Will-worship invented by Man, not enjoined by God. 2. It proceeds from a real and carnal Pride:
Of all the Temptations with which Satan is wont to assault our Souls, there are none so dangerous as those which he offers to us under colour of Religion.
Of all the Temptations with which Satan is wont to assault our Souls, there Are none so dangerous as those which he offers to us under colour of Religion.
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The common Baits of sensual Pleasures of worldly Profit, or Honour, and the like, sinell so rank of the old Serpent, that he that hath but half an Eye may discern that there is an Hook under them;
The Common Baits of sensual Pleasures of worldly Profit, or Honour, and the like, sinell so rank of the old Serpent, that he that hath but half an Eye may discern that there is an Hook under them;
as being not yet sully understood nor practised by us, according to the true intent and meaning of the Gospel, it is not every Man that will look for a cloven Foot,
as being not yet sully understood nor practised by us, according to the true intent and meaning of the Gospel, it is not every Man that will look for a cloven Foot,
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Now of all those Excellent Graces which the Gospel requires of us, there is none more lovely and amiable, none that doth more adorn and beautifie our Souls,
Now of all those Excellent Graces which the Gospel requires of us, there is none more lovely and amiable, none that does more adorn and beautify our Souls,
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Upon this plausible Foundation the grand Enemy of our Salvation, established the Worship of Angels among some Hereticks very early, even in the Apostle's Time;
Upon this plausible Foundation the grand Enemy of our Salvation, established the Worship of Angels among Some Heretics very early, even in the Apostle's Time;
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which was the occasion of S. Paul 's giving the Colossians this necessary Caution against it here in my Text. Theodoret upon the place informs us that they that maintained it necessary to observe the Law introduced also the Worship of angels affirming that the Law was given by them.
which was the occasion of S. Paul is giving the colossians this necessary Caution against it Here in my Text. Theodoret upon the place informs us that they that maintained it necessary to observe the Law introduced also the Worship of Angels affirming that the Law was given by them.
And this wickedness was long practised in Phrygia and Pisidia. Wherefore the Council of Laodicea (which is the Metropolis of Phrygia ) made a Canon on purpose to prohibit praying to Angels.
And this wickedness was long practised in Phrygia and Pisidia. Wherefore the Council of Laodicea (which is the Metropolis of Phrygia) made a Canon on purpose to prohibit praying to Angels.
And even to this day, saith he, there are to be seen amongst them and their neighbours, Oratories of S. Michael. Now saith he they did this upon pretence of Humility, saying, That whereas God Almighty was invisible, incomprehensible,
And even to this day, Says he, there Are to be seen among them and their neighbours, Oratories of S. Michael. Now Says he they did this upon pretence of Humility, saying, That whereas God Almighty was invisible, incomprehensible,
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Now I would fain know the difference betwixt that Worship of Angels which the Church of Rome calls Catholick (and hath declared to be good and profitable for us) and this which Theodoret condemns as Heretical,
Now I would fain know the difference betwixt that Worship of Angels which the Church of Room calls Catholic (and hath declared to be good and profitable for us) and this which Theodoret condemns as Heretical,
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for as this honest Father hath (no doubt faithfully) stated the case, the Phrygians (had they but known them) might as justly have pleaded the Distinctions of NONLATINALPHABET and NONLATINALPHABET for their Excuse as ever the Romanists could, only the former were so impudent as to venture their Heresie into the World naked;
for as this honest Father hath (no doubt faithfully) stated the case, the Phrygians (had they but known them) might as justly have pleaded the Distinctions of and for their Excuse as ever the Romanists could, only the former were so impudent as to venture their Heresy into the World naked;
but the Mischief is, the Garment they have bestowed upon it is so exceeding thin, and thred-bare, that it doth rather expose than conceal its Deformity.
but the Mischief is, the Garment they have bestowed upon it is so exceeding thin, and threadbare, that it does rather expose than conceal its Deformity.
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the Patrons of it tell us that for us miserable Sinners directly and immediately to address our selves, in our devotions, to the most sacred and infinite Majesty of God is too great a presumption,
the Patrons of it tell us that for us miserable Sinners directly and immediately to address our selves, in our devotions, to the most sacred and infinite Majesty of God is too great a presumption,
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and that therefore it becomes us rather humbly to implore the help and assistance of the blessed Angels and Saints, (and especially of the Virgin Mary, who as a Mother cannot chuse but be very powerfull with her Son) and to beg of these holy Persons, that are so gracious in the Court of Heaven, to present our Prayers and Supplications,
and that Therefore it becomes us rather humbly to implore the help and assistance of the blessed Angels and Saints, (and especially of the Virgae Marry, who as a Mother cannot choose but be very powerful with her Son) and to beg of these holy Persons, that Are so gracious in the Court of Heaven, to present our Prayers and Supplications,
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and that by thus doing we perform an acceptable piece of Humility, paying both to God and to the Holy Angels and Saints, that Honour which is due respectively unto them both, ascribing unto God a Superiour, to the Angels and Saints,
and that by thus doing we perform an acceptable piece of Humility, paying both to God and to the Holy Angels and Saints, that Honour which is due respectively unto them both, ascribing unto God a Superior, to the Angels and Saints,
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And so the question in short will be this, Whether the Church of Rome or we and the rest of the Reformed Churches, that have justly separated our selves from her,
And so the question in short will be this, Whither the Church of Room or we and the rest of the Reformed Churches, that have justly separated our selves from her,
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as from a Church that is full of Corruptions, and is Schismatical from the whole Body of the Holy Catholick Church of Christ, shew the most sincere and acceptable Humility unto God in our Devotions and Religious Worship;
as from a Church that is full of Corruptions, and is Schismatical from the Whole Body of the Holy Catholic Church of christ, show the most sincere and acceptable Humility unto God in our Devotions and Religious Worship;
But now the mischief is, that we Hereticks (as they are pleased to call us) will never submit to the Judgment of any one but God himself for the Decision of any of these Controversies in Religion,
But now the mischief is, that we Heretics (as they Are pleased to call us) will never submit to the Judgement of any one but God himself for the Decision of any of these Controversies in Religion,
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And hence will follow these two things. 1. That whosoever directs all his Religious Worship wholly and solely to that Object unto which God in his Word hath commanded him to direct it, exclusively to all other Objects, is, in that respect, insallibly secure of paying unto God as much Humility as he requires of him. 2. That whosoever presumes to direct any part of his Religious Worship to any Object unto which God hath not commanded him to direct it;
And hence will follow these two things. 1. That whosoever directs all his Religious Worship wholly and solely to that Object unto which God in his Word hath commanded him to Direct it, exclusively to all other Objects, is, in that respect, infallibly secure of paying unto God as much Humility as he requires of him. 2. That whosoever Presumest to Direct any part of his Religious Worship to any Object unto which God hath not commanded him to Direct it;
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I shall illustrate these two propositions by the Example of Saul, which one would think should be a sufficient warning to deter any man from interpreting any of God's positive Commands otherwise than according to the direct sence and meaning of the Words, in their most natural and proper signification.
I shall illustrate these two propositions by the Exampl of Saul, which one would think should be a sufficient warning to deter any man from interpreting any of God's positive Commands otherwise than according to the Direct sense and meaning of the Words, in their most natural and proper signification.
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When God sent that unhappy King to destroy Amalek, he commanded him in these words; Go, and smite Amaleck and utterly destroy all that they have, and spare them not;
When God sent that unhappy King to destroy Amalek, he commanded him in these words; Go, and smite Amalek and utterly destroy all that they have, and spare them not;
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but slay both Man and Woman, Infant and Suckling, Ox and Sheep, Camel and Ass. The sense of this Command seems to be plain enough, that God would not have one Man, Woman or Child,
but slay both Man and Woman, Infant and Suckling, Ox and Sheep, Camel and Ass The sense of this Command seems to be plain enough, that God would not have one Man, Woman or Child,
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Now it is demonstrably evident to any man, that is in his right Wits that he that directs all his Prayers and Religious Worship solely and immediately unto God himself,
Now it is demonstrably evident to any man, that is in his right Wits that he that directs all his Prayers and Religious Worship solely and immediately unto God himself,
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and it is as demonstrably evident, that whosoever directs his Prayers and Religious Worship to any other Object but God, upon whatsoever pretence (though it be to honour God the more by it) cannot be sure that he doth not therein transgress this Commandment.
and it is as demonstrably evident, that whosoever directs his Prayers and Religious Worship to any other Object but God, upon whatsoever pretence (though it be to honour God the more by it) cannot be sure that he does not therein transgress this Commandment.
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If then we had no other Text in Scripture but this one to be guided by in this case, it is manifest that we who (understanding these words of our Saviour in the strictest sense) refuse to give Religious Worship to any one but God himself, cannot thereby incur his Displeasure;
If then we had no other Text in Scripture but this one to be guided by in this case, it is manifest that we who (understanding these words of our Saviour in the Strictest sense) refuse to give Religious Worship to any one but God himself, cannot thereby incur his Displeasure;
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whereas the Church of Rome interpreting this Law without any warrant for it, in a larger sense ( viz. as not restraining all Religious Worship solely unto God;
whereas the Church of Rome interpreting this Law without any warrant for it, in a larger sense (viz. as not restraining all Religious Worship solely unto God;
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and the like) and thereupon presuming to give such Worship, though in an inferiour Degree, to the Holy Angels and Saints, is altogether as inexcusable in so doing,
and the like) and thereupon presuming to give such Worship, though in an inferior Degree, to the Holy Angels and Saints, is altogether as inexcusable in so doing,
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yet it would have been much greater, if God in the Commission which he gave him had expresly named Agag, and forbidden him to save even the King himself,
yet it would have been much greater, if God in the Commission which he gave him had expressly nam Agag, and forbidden him to save even the King himself,
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but he hath moreover in express Terms commanded us particularly not to Worship Angels in these words of my Text. Let no man beguile you of your Reward in a voluntary Humility, and Worshiping of Angels:
but he hath moreover in express Terms commanded us particularly not to Worship Angels in these words of my Text. Let no man beguile you of your Reward in a voluntary Humility, and Worshipping of Angels:
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And yet all these Distinctions, may be easily baffled (and they will be so at the Day of Judgment) with this one question, Who hath required this at your hand.
And yet all these Distinctions, may be Easily baffled (and they will be so At the Day of Judgement) with this one question, Who hath required this At your hand.
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In the Old they can find never a Command for it, and all that they insist upon there is the Examples of some holy Men that did worship Angels, without being reproved for it, which they think is a plain Argument, that such Worship was not then unlawful,
In the Old they can find never a Command for it, and all that they insist upon there is the Examples of Some holy Men that did worship Angels, without being reproved for it, which they think is a plain Argument, that such Worship was not then unlawful,
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For first, it is the opinion of some of the Fathers, and of most of the best Expositours of Scripture, that it was our blessed Saviour himself, that appeared to those holy Men in the Old Testament:
For First, it is the opinion of Some of the Father's, and of most of the best Expositors of Scripture, that it was our blessed Saviour himself, that appeared to those holy Men in the Old Testament:
And therefore if they will answer ingenuously to this Question, Who hath required this at your hand? they must confess that it was not God, but themselves;
And Therefore if they will answer ingenuously to this Question, Who hath required this At your hand? they must confess that it was not God, but themselves;
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And if so, I am sure that Saul had every whit as fair a Pretence for his voluntary M•rcy, in sparing Agag, as they have for their voluntary Humility, in worshipping of Angels:
And if so, I am sure that Saul had every whit as fair a Pretence for his voluntary M•rcy, in sparing Agag, as they have for their voluntary Humility, in worshipping of Angels:
and we know who would never stoop so low as to stile himself Servus Servorum Dei, if it were not to add a greater lustre to his more beloved Title of Christi Vicarius; which how pleasing soever it may seem in Latin, I am sure hath a very unlucky sound in Greek.
and we know who would never stoop so low as to style himself Servus Servorum Dei, if it were not to add a greater lustre to his more Beloved Title of Christ Vicar; which how pleasing soever it may seem in Latin, I am sure hath a very unlucky found in Greek.
For the word NONLATINALPHABET as properly signifies Christi Vicarius, as Christi Adversarius: and it is not improbable but that the Holy Ghost made choice of this word on purpose to point at a Person unto whom it might be applicable in either sence;
For the word as properly signifies Christ Vicar, as Christ Adversarius: and it is not improbable but that the Holy Ghost made choice of this word on purpose to point At a Person unto whom it might be applicable in either sense;
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For as if it were a small matter to tread upon the Necks of Kings and Emperours and to kick their Crowns off of their Heads at his pleasure, he ventures once in his life ( viz. at his Inauguration) to come as near as possible to the trampling upon Christ himself placing his Feet upon the high Altar esteeming his Masters Throne no better than his footstool,
For as if it were a small matter to tread upon the Necks of Kings and emperors and to kick their Crowns off of their Heads At his pleasure, he ventures once in his life (viz. At his Inauguration) to come as near as possible to the trampling upon christ himself placing his Feet upon the high Altar esteeming his Masters Throne no better than his footstool,
whilst by counterfeit Miracles, fabulous Legends, and such like Impostures, he endeavours to perswade us, that he is thoroughly acquainted with all the Transactions of the other World;
while by counterfeit Miracles, fabulous Legends, and such like Impostors, he endeavours to persuade us, that he is thoroughly acquainted with all the Transactions of the other World;
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of all which matters S. Paul, after he had been caught up into the third Heaven, either was utterly ignorant or most unpardonably negligent, in fourteen several Epistles never to acquaint us with this comfortable Doctrine.
of all which matters S. Paul, After he had been caught up into the third Heaven, either was utterly ignorant or most unpardonably negligent, in fourteen several Epistles never to acquaint us with this comfortable Doctrine.
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Nay, which is worse, he seems directly to contradict it as if he were as obstinate an Heretick as we are, affirming positively, that there is one God, and one Mediatour between God and Men, the Man Christ Jesus. 1 Tim. 2.5.
Nay, which is Worse, he seems directly to contradict it as if he were as obstinate an Heretic as we Are, affirming positively, that there is one God, and one Mediator between God and Men, the Man christ jesus. 1 Tim. 2.5.
they that are guilty of it hold not the Head: that is by offering such a manifest affront to the blessed Son of God they do in effect deny him to be the sole Head of his Church, cutting themselves off from being Members of his Body,
they that Are guilty of it hold not the Head: that is by offering such a manifest affront to the blessed Son of God they do in Effect deny him to be the sole Head of his Church, cutting themselves off from being Members of his Body,
Now not to insist upon the former of these two things, it is plain from what I have already said, that the latter of them ( viz. to receive Prayers and divine Worship) is an incommunicable Prerogative of God, of which none can upon any Account whatsoever be capable but himself only.
Now not to insist upon the former of these two things, it is plain from what I have already said, that the latter of them (viz. to receive Prayers and divine Worship) is an incommunicable Prerogative of God, of which none can upon any Account whatsoever be capable but himself only.
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God the Father therefore having conferred this high Honour upon his only begotten Son our Lord Jesus Christ, who as he was Man, had purchased it by his Death and Passion,
God the Father Therefore having conferred this high Honour upon his only begotten Son our Lord jesus christ, who as he was Man, had purchased it by his Death and Passion,
and having not given us the least Intimation in his word that he allows any part of this Honour to any of the holy Angels or Saints, what can be more plain than that they who pray to Angels and Saints as Mediatours, at least, of Intercession together with Christ, do thereby highly affront him by joyning Co-partners with him in this incommunicable Honour of being the only Mediatour both of Redemption and Intercession between God and Man. And that our blessed Saviour is so, the Scripture most plainly and frequently declares.
and having not given us the least Intimation in his word that he allows any part of this Honour to any of the holy Angels or Saints, what can be more plain than that they who pray to Angels and Saints as Mediators, At least, of Intercession together with christ, do thereby highly affront him by joining Copartners with him in this incommunicable Honour of being the only Mediator both of Redemption and Intercession between God and Man. And that our blessed Saviour is so, the Scripture most plainly and frequently declares.
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Saith S. Paul, in the Place above-mentioned, where it is observable, that this Office of Mediatour between God and Men, is an Office so divinely glorious and honourable, that the Apostle thinks it no sacrilege to mention it with the same Reverence and Respect that he doth God himself;
Says S. Paul, in the Place abovementioned, where it is observable, that this Office of Mediator between God and Men, is an Office so divinely glorious and honourable, that the Apostle thinks it no sacrilege to mention it with the same reverence and Respect that he does God himself;
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Since this Mediatour is God, and Sits together with his Father in his Throne, being able to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever lives to make intercession for them, Heb. 7.25. Let the Church of Rome produce but any one plain Text of Scripture to Satisfie us that there is any other Mediatour (whether of Redemption or Intercession) between God and men, besides the Lord Jesus Christ;
Since this Mediator is God, and Sits together with his Father in his Throne, being able to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever lives to make Intercession for them, Hebrew 7.25. Let the Church of Room produce but any one plain Text of Scripture to Satisfy us that there is any other Mediator (whither of Redemption or Intercession) between God and men, beside the Lord jesus christ;
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but if they can produce no such Text let us repose all our Trust and Confidence in that one Mediatour whom God in his Word hath pronounced to be so, assuring our selves, that whosoever joyn other Mediatours together with him praying upon that Account either to Angels or Saints,
but if they can produce no such Text let us repose all our Trust and Confidence in that one Mediator whom God in his Word hath pronounced to be so, assuring our selves, that whosoever join other Mediators together with him praying upon that Account either to Angels or Saints,
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yea even to the blessed Virgin Mary her self, by so doing offer a manifest Affront to this one Mediatour between God and Men, cutting themselves off from Christ, and not holding the Head.
yea even to the blessed Virgae Marry her self, by so doing offer a manifest Affront to this one Mediator between God and Men, cutting themselves off from christ, and not holding the Head.
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And now I need say very little concerning our Apostles last Argument against the Worship of Angels, which is this, that it is destructive and deadly to our own Souls,
And now I need say very little Concerning our Apostles last Argument against the Worship of Angels, which is this, that it is destructive and deadly to our own Souls,
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if it proceed from a real and carnal Pride in the Imposers of it, who intrude into those things which they have not seen, vainly pufft up by their fleshly mind;
if it proceed from a real and carnal Pride in the Imposers of it, who intrude into those things which they have not seen, vainly puffed up by their fleshly mind;
if it be injurious to the royal and incommunicable Prerogative of our Lord Jesus Christ, which is to be the sole Mediatour between God and Men, insomuch that whosoever owns any other Mediatour besides him (whether it be Saint or Angel) doth thereby in effect renounce his Saviour, not holding the Head: then certainly this Worship of Angels must needs be deadly to our Souls,
if it be injurious to the royal and incommunicable Prerogative of our Lord jesus christ, which is to be the sole Mediator between God and Men, insomuch that whosoever owns any other Mediator beside him (whither it be Saint or Angel) does thereby in Effect renounce his Saviour, not holding the Head: then Certainly this Worship of Angels must needs be deadly to our Souls,
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Hence then it is evident, that had we no other Reason (as we have many and great ones) this one were abundantly sufficient to justifie our Separation from the Church of Rome; wherein the Worship of Angels and Saints is not only allowed,
Hence then it is evident, that had we no other Reason (as we have many and great ones) this one were abundantly sufficient to justify our Separation from the Church of Room; wherein the Worship of Angels and Saints is not only allowed,
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and the Practice of the Primitive Christians, for about three hundred years after Christ. This, I say, is sufficient to prove our Church to be herein Catholick and Apostolical,
and the Practice of the Primitive Christians, for about three hundred Years After christ. This, I say, is sufficient to prove our Church to be herein Catholic and Apostolical,
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that is not the true Head, which is Christ, though they have a false one that hath usurped that Title, wherein they have literally fulfilled these words of my Text. Stand fast therefore, Brethren, in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made you free,
that is not the true Head, which is christ, though they have a false one that hath usurped that Title, wherein they have literally fulfilled these words of my Text. Stand fast Therefore, Brothers, in the liberty wherewith christ hath made you free,
let no man therefore impose it upon you neither by fraud nor violence, since whosoever doth so beguiles you of your Reward, that crown of life which our Lord hath promised to give unto all that are faithful unto death.
let no man Therefore impose it upon you neither by fraud nor violence, since whosoever does so beguiles you of your Reward, that crown of life which our Lord hath promised to give unto all that Are faithful unto death.
For I say unto you, That except your Righteousness shall exceed the Righteousness of the Scribes and Pharisees ye shall in no case enter into the Kingdom of Heaven.
For I say unto you, That except your Righteousness shall exceed the Righteousness of the Scribes and Pharisees you shall in no case enter into the Kingdom of Heaven.
OF all other Sects among the Jews, the Scribes and Pharisees were the Chief, and by their Learning and the outward shew that they made of Religion, had gained an extraordinary Respect and Veneration from the common People, who looked upon them as infallible Doctors of the Chair,
OF all other Sects among the jews, the Scribes and Pharisees were the Chief, and by their Learning and the outward show that they made of Religion, had gained an extraordinary Respect and Veneration from the Common People, who looked upon them as infallible Doctors of the Chair,
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and therefore he often charges his Disciples to beware of treading in their steps, not to acquiesce in such a vain and Hypocritical Ostentation of Religion, which however it may gain the Applause of Men, who can see no further than the outside, will be nothing worth when it comes to be examined before his Tribunal,
and Therefore he often charges his Disciples to beware of treading in their steps, not to acquiesce in such a vain and Hypocritical Ostentation of Religion, which however it may gain the Applause of Men, who can see no further than the outside, will be nothing worth when it comes to be examined before his Tribunal,
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In the handling of which words I shall endeavour, 1. to shew you what the Righteousness of the Scribes and Pharisees was, which will not be thought worthy to be admitted into the Kingdom of Heaven. 2. What manner of Righteousness ours must be, that will procure us an entrance thither. 1. For the Righteousness of the Scribes and Pharisees,
In the handling of which words I shall endeavour, 1. to show you what the Righteousness of the Scribes and Pharisees was, which will not be Thought worthy to be admitted into the Kingdom of Heaven. 2. What manner of Righteousness ours must be, that will procure us an Entrance thither. 1. For the Righteousness of the Scribes and Pharisees,
and indeed it is impossible to suppose it to be otherwise, when we consider how many sharp Reproofs and dreadfull Woes, are denounced against it by our Saviour.
and indeed it is impossible to suppose it to be otherwise, when we Consider how many sharp Reproofs and dreadful Woes, Are denounced against it by our Saviour.
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for as much as in general they had a very false Notion of the Obligation of the Law of God, which they interpreted only in the literal Sence of the words,
for as much as in general they had a very false Notion of the Obligation of the Law of God, which they interpreted only in the literal Sense of the words,
and that for an idle Word or for a lustful or malitious thought or Intention, provided that it broke not out into Action, there was no fear of Damnation.
and that for an idle Word or for a lustful or malicious Thought or Intention, provided that it broke not out into Actium, there was no Fear of Damnation.
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But our Saviour passes a very severe sentence upon them for teaching this Doctrine, in the verse immediately before my Text, Whosoever saith he, shall break one of these least Commandments,
But our Saviour passes a very severe sentence upon them for teaching this Doctrine, in the verse immediately before my Text, Whosoever Says he, shall break one of these lest commandments,
and having confined the Sense of the Law to so narrow a Compass, they thereupon concluded that they were able to keep and perform it to a Title without any Supernatural Grace and Assistance from Heaven.
and having confined the Sense of the Law to so narrow a Compass, they thereupon concluded that they were able to keep and perform it to a Title without any Supernatural Grace and Assistance from Heaven.
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and every idle word is to be accounted for at the Day of Judgment, who then can pretend to innocence? who then can say, that he hath made his Heart clean,
and every idle word is to be accounted for At the Day of Judgement, who then can pretend to innocence? who then can say, that he hath made his Heart clean,
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and that he is pure from his Sin? No, the best of Men must then be forced to acknowledge himself to be a debtor to the Law, that he falls more than seven times in a day,
and that he is pure from his since? No, the best of Men must then be forced to acknowledge himself to be a debtor to the Law, that he falls more than seven times in a day,
And yet that the Pharisees had this fond opinion of themselves, is plain from the Parable of that proud Pharisee that justified himself in his Prayer to God Almighty, Luke 18.11.
And yet that the Pharisees had this found opinion of themselves, is plain from the Parable of that proud Pharisee that justified himself in his Prayer to God Almighty, Lycia 18.11.
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I fast twice in the week, I give Tythes of all that I possess; and from the confident Answer of the young Man, Matth. 19.20. who when our Saviour shewed him that the way to enter into Life was to keep the Commandments and what those Commandments were, presently replies, All these things have I kept from my youth:
I fast twice in the Week, I give Tithes of all that I possess; and from the confident Answer of the young Man, Matthew 19.20. who when our Saviour showed him that the Way to enter into Life was to keep the commandments and what those commandments were, presently replies, All these things have I kept from my youth:
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but all this while though he thought that he had exactly kept the Commandments of the second Table he understood not the meaning of those of the first;
but all this while though he Thought that he had exactly kept the commandments of the second Table he understood not the meaning of those of the First;
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But, thirdly, they stay'd not here, but they proceeded a step further, and having entertained that false Opinion, That they were able to perform a perfect Obedience to the Law, they thereupon perswaded themselves, that that Obedience of theirs was meritorious in the Sight of God,
But, Thirdly, they stayed not Here, but they proceeded a step further, and having entertained that false Opinion, That they were able to perform a perfect obedience to the Law, they thereupon persuaded themselves, that that obedience of theirs was meritorious in the Sighed of God,
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and arrogantly boasted of them even to God himself, as ye may see by the instance I but now mentioned of the Pharisee that trusted in his own Righteousness, and despised the Publican.
and arrogantly boasted of them even to God himself, as you may see by the instance I but now mentioned of the Pharisee that trusted in his own Righteousness, and despised the Publican.
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for this end they made long Prayers in the Synagogues and in the Corners of the Streets, in the most publick places they could find, that they might be seen of Men,
for this end they made long Prayers in the Synagogues and in the Corners of the Streets, in the most public places they could find, that they might be seen of Men,
Sixthly and lastly, they preferred their own Traditions before the written Word of God, upon which account they are sharply reproved by our Saviour, Matt. 15. Why, saith he, do you transgress the commandment of God by your tradition? For God commanded saying, Honour thy Father and Mother,
Sixthly and lastly, they preferred their own Traditions before the written Word of God, upon which account they Are sharply reproved by our Saviour, Matt. 15. Why, Says he, do you transgress the Commandment of God by your tradition? For God commanded saying, Honour thy Father and Mother,
but above all that which they observed with the greatest preciseness and strictness imaginable was their washing of their Hands before they eat, which as the learned Dr. Hammond tells us upon that occasion they held to be so necessary and indispensable a duty that one of their Rabbies saith, That he that takes meat with unwashed Hands is worthy of Death,
but above all that which they observed with the greatest preciseness and strictness imaginable was their washing of their Hands before they eat, which as the learned Dr. Hammond tells us upon that occasion they held to be so necessary and indispensable a duty that one of their Rabbies Says, That he that Takes meat with unwashed Hands is worthy of Death,
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and that the same person being in Prison and having some water given him for his use to wash and to drink, having accidentally spilt one half of it he washed his Hands in the Remainder, thinking it more necessary to do so than to drink,
and that the same person being in Prison and having Some water given him for his use to wash and to drink, having accidentally spilled one half of it he washed his Hands in the Remainder, thinking it more necessary to do so than to drink,
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as we find it described to us in the holy Scriptures, and if we mark it narrowly and consider on the one hand the great veneration they had for unwritten Traditions, their false and corrupt interpretation of the holy Scriptures and their great confidence and trust in the merits of their own works,
as we find it described to us in the holy Scriptures, and if we mark it narrowly and Consider on the one hand the great veneration they had for unwritten Traditions, their false and corrupt Interpretation of the holy Scriptures and their great confidence and trust in the merits of their own works,
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and on the other hand their rash and intolerable censoriousness, and the ungoverned liberty which they gave to their tongues, their vain-glorious Ostentation of Religion, their excessive Pride,
and on the other hand their rash and intolerable censoriousness, and the ungoverned liberty which they gave to their tongues, their vainglorious Ostentation of Religion, their excessive Pride,
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and their ambitious desire of being accounted Saints, the Children of Abraham and the precious People of the Lord, it seems to be a compleat mixture of Popery and Phanaticism,
and their ambitious desire of being accounted Saints, the Children of Abraham and the precious People of the Lord, it seems to be a complete mixture of Popery and Fanaticism,
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and however they pretend now to be ashamed one of the other, and are at so much odds and variance that a large Kingdom is too little to contain them both,
and however they pretend now to be ashamed one of the other, and Are At so much odds and variance that a large Kingdom is too little to contain them both,
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Having thus taken a view of the false and Hypocritical Righteousness of the Scribes and Pharisees which shall in no case obtain an entrance into the Kingdom of Heaven, let us in the next place consider what manner of Righteousness ours must be which will bring us to those Mansions of Glory.
Having thus taken a view of the false and Hypocritical Righteousness of the Scribes and Pharisees which shall in no case obtain an Entrance into the Kingdom of Heaven, let us in the next place Consider what manner of Righteousness ours must be which will bring us to those Mansions of Glory.
and so long as that is right and sincere as to the Main, though we do sometimes through the Frailty of our Nature and the strength of some Temptation that hath overcome us, fall into any sin,
and so long as that is right and sincere as to the Main, though we do sometime through the Frailty of our Nature and the strength of Some Temptation that hath overcome us, fallen into any since,
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It is not sufficient for us that our outward Actions are not Evil, but we must take heed to our Words and our Thoughts, we must make a Covenant with our Eyes, keep our Mouth with a bridle that we offend not in our Tongue,
It is not sufficient for us that our outward Actions Are not Evil, but we must take heed to our Words and our Thoughts, we must make a Covenant with our Eyes, keep our Mouth with a bridle that we offend not in our Tongue,
for, for every idle Word and every misguided Thought we shall give an account at the Day of Judgment. 2. Our Righteousness must not be such as makes us presume, that we can of our selves,
for, for every idle Word and every misguided Thought we shall give an account At the Day of Judgement. 2. Our Righteousness must not be such as makes us presume, that we can of our selves,
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that we are so far from being able to perform any good Work, that we cannot of our selves so much as think a good Thought without the Holy Spirit of God inspires it into our Hearts, who work in us both to will and to do of his good pleasure, that there is not a just man upon Earth that doth good,
that we Are so Far from being able to perform any good Work, that we cannot of our selves so much as think a good Thought without the Holy Spirit of God inspires it into our Hearts, who work in us both to will and to do of his good pleasure, that there is not a just man upon Earth that does good,
These, and the like expressions in Scripture, if we consider them, are sufficient to satisfie us that we are so far from being able to keep the whole Law, that we cannot perform any one Title of it as we ought:
These, and the like expressions in Scripture, if we Consider them, Are sufficient to satisfy us that we Are so Far from being able to keep the Whole Law, that we cannot perform any one Title of it as we ought:
And if so, much less must we in the third place, as they did, and the Church of Rome, who follows their Example, doth at this day, boast of and Glory in our own works,
And if so, much less must we in the third place, as they did, and the Church of Rome, who follows their Exampl, does At this day, boast of and Glory in our own works,
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when we have done our best, to say that we are unprofitable Servants, and to desire that the iniquity even of our most Holy things, and the shamefull Nakedness of our Righteousness may be covered and hid from the pure Eyes of God, by the white and spotless Robe of the Righteousness of Christ.
when we have done our best, to say that we Are unprofitable Servants, and to desire that the iniquity even of our most Holy things, and the shameful Nakedness of our Righteousness may be covered and hid from the pure Eyes of God, by the white and spotless Robe of the Righteousness of christ.
Fourthly, we must not as the Pharisees did, (and as too many that tread in their steps do at this day) place our Righteousness in our forwardness to censure the Lives and Conversations of other Persons,
Fourthly, we must not as the Pharisees did, (and as too many that tread in their steps do At this day) place our Righteousness in our forwardness to censure the Lives and Conversations of other Persons,
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except we have an ambition to be of the number of those mockers which S Jude prophesied should come in the last time, who should walk after their own ungodly Lusts, Separating themselves, sensual, having not the Spirit: all incomparable qualifications for Saint-ship!
except we have an ambition to be of the number of those mockers which S U^de prophesied should come in the last time, who should walk After their own ungodly Lustiest, Separating themselves, sensual, having not the Spirit: all incomparable qualifications for Saintship!
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Thus ye see that our Righteousness must be thoroughly purged and cleansed from all those Defects with which the Righteousness of the Scribes and Pharisees was defiled.
Thus you see that our Righteousness must be thoroughly purged and cleansed from all those Defects with which the Righteousness of the Scribes and Pharisees was defiled.
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That Righteousness which must bring us thither must be absolutely compleat and perfect, without Spot or Blemish such as the All seeing Eye of God can discern no Defect in;
That Righteousness which must bring us thither must be absolutely complete and perfect, without Spot or Blemish such as the All seeing Eye of God can discern no Defect in;
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for without Holiness, ay, and perfect Holiness too, no man shall see the Lord. Since therefore we our selves are not able to perform such a Righteousness as this,
for without Holiness, ay, and perfect Holiness too, no man shall see the Lord. Since Therefore we our selves Are not able to perform such a Righteousness as this,
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and to whom should we have recourse for it, but to Christ our Saviour, who of God is made unto us Wisdom and Righteousness, and Sanctification, and Redemption.
and to whom should we have recourse for it, but to christ our Saviour, who of God is made unto us Wisdom and Righteousness, and Sanctification, and Redemption.
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but whereas the Righteousness of the Scribes and Pharisees and of all other Hypocrites and Dissemblers with God shall sink them into the bottomless Pit, this Righteousness of Faith will refresh our Souls,
but whereas the Righteousness of the Scribes and Pharisees and of all other Hypocrites and Dissemblers with God shall sink them into the bottomless Pit, this Righteousness of Faith will refresh our Souls,
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and chear our Hearts with the sweet Hopes and comfortable Expectation here, and bless them hereafter eternally with the joyfull Fruition of that Glory which God hath prepared for all them that love him.
and cheer our Hearts with the sweet Hope's and comfortable Expectation Here, and bless them hereafter eternally with the joyful Fruition of that Glory which God hath prepared for all them that love him.
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but yet alas how small is the Number of those that demonstrate the Truth and Sincerity of their Faith, by their Holy Lives and Conversations? We all of us know,
but yet alas how small is the Number of those that demonstrate the Truth and Sincerity of their Faith, by their Holy Lives and Conversations? We all of us know,
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and are assured, that there is a just God who will render to every man according to his deeds, Rom. 2.6. and will by no means clear the guilty, Exod. 34.7. We believe that there is an Heaven prepared for Saints, and an Hell for Sinners;
and Are assured, that there is a just God who will render to every man according to his Deeds, Rom. 2.6. and will by no means clear the guilty, Exod 34.7. We believe that there is an Heaven prepared for Saints, and an Hell for Sinners;
But notwithstanding all this Obstinacy and Hardness of our Hearts the Lord God, who is ever merciful and gracious, long-suffering, and abundant in goodness and truth, leaves us not to our selves,
But notwithstanding all this Obstinacy and Hardness of our Hearts the Lord God, who is ever merciful and gracious, long-suffering, and abundant in Goodness and truth, leaves us not to our selves,
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Sometimes Heaven is pleased to smile upon us, and as it were kindly to desire and intreat us to come and be its Inhabitants, to accept of the glorious Liberty of the Children of God, to be made Citizens of Sion, and free Denizens of the New Jerusalem: and at other times it frowns and awakens us with Thunder out of our sinful Lethargy.
Sometime Heaven is pleased to smile upon us, and as it were kindly to desire and entreat us to come and be its Inhabitants, to accept of the glorious Liberty of the Children of God, to be made Citizens of Sion, and free Denizens of the New Jerusalem: and At other times it frowns and awakens us with Thunder out of our sinful Lethargy.
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Sometimes he holds forth the golden Scepter to us, and graciously invites us to come and kiss the Son lest he be angry, and sometimes he shakes his Rod of Iron over our Backs,
Sometime he holds forth the golden Sceptre to us, and graciously invites us to come and kiss the Son lest he be angry, and sometime he shakes his Rod of Iron over our Backs,
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amongst all which there is scarce one to be found, that is more emphatical and piercing than this of my Text, which must needs fill the Hearts of all obstinate and impenitent Sinners with Horrour;
among all which there is scarce one to be found, that is more emphatical and piercing than this of my Text, which must needs fill the Hearts of all obstinate and impenitent Sinners with Horror;
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when in the great and terrible Day of the Lord, they shall look upon him whom they have pierced, they shall be confounded with Horrour, and shall wonder and perish.
when in the great and terrible Day of the Lord, they shall look upon him whom they have pierced, they shall be confounded with Horror, and shall wonder and perish.
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And yet in the Midst of this perverse and crooked Generation, amongst whom the Divine Providence hath appointed us to sojourn, it is hard to meet with any Man that doth not desire to be accounted righteous,
And yet in the Midst of this perverse and crooked Generation, among whom the Divine Providence hath appointed us to sojourn, it is hard to meet with any Man that does not desire to be accounted righteous,
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Certainly such Persons as these are not the Righteous that are here meant in my Text, who shall be accounted worthy through much Tribulation, to enter into the Kingdom of God;
Certainly such Persons as these Are not the Righteous that Are Here meant in my Text, who shall be accounted worthy through much Tribulation, to enter into the Kingdom of God;
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I mean Men who in general are of honest and upright Conversation, who endeavour to frame and order their lives so according to God's word, that no Man can find any just reason to question their Title to Salvation:
I mean Men who in general Are of honest and upright Conversation, who endeavour to frame and order their lives so according to God's word, that no Man can find any just reason to question their Title to Salvation:
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and though the Pleasure they take in it, makes them willing to think it but a little one, it will at the last prove so big as to hinder their entrance at the strait Gate.
and though the Pleasure they take in it, makes them willing to think it but a little one, it will At the last prove so big as to hinder their Entrance At the strait Gate.
but they hope God will bear with them in this one thing; as Naaman said to the Prophet Elisha, 2 Kings 5.18. When I bow down my self in the House of Rimmon, the Lord pardon thy Servant in this thing.
but they hope God will bear with them in this one thing; as Naaman said to the Prophet Elisha, 2 Kings 5.18. When I bow down my self in the House of Rimmon, the Lord pardon thy Servant in this thing.
If Salvation must cost so much, he was resolved to let it alone, and thought it not worth his while to part with his present Enjoyments for the Reversion of Heaven:
If Salvation must cost so much, he was resolved to let it alone, and Thought it not worth his while to part with his present Enjoyments for the Reversion of Heaven:
and perswade themselves into a groundless presumption of their own Salvation, and that the condition of their Souls is very good when it must of necessity be otherwise,
and persuade themselves into a groundless presumption of their own Salvation, and that the condition of their Souls is very good when it must of necessity be otherwise,
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so long as they harbour a Serpent in their bosom which will be sure to sting them to death, some beloved sin or other of which they cannot find in their Hearts to repent.
so long as they harbour a Serpent in their bosom which will be sure to sting them to death, Some Beloved since or other of which they cannot find in their Hearts to Repent.
It is but a faint representation, an empty shadow of that unspeakable comfort and joy in the Holy Ghost which is a continual Feast to the Godly, a Heaven upon Earth to all those happy Souls, who are sealed unto the day of Redemption.
It is but a faint representation, an empty shadow of that unspeakable Comfort and joy in the Holy Ghost which is a continual Feast to the Godly, a Heaven upon Earth to all those happy Souls, who Are sealed unto the day of Redemption.
But if the Preacher chance to touch one of these Men to the quick, and saith to him in plain Terms, Thou art the Man; then he is more ready to fly in his Face like Ahab, and to tell him, that he is a Troubler of Israel, than to confess with David, that he hath sinned against the Lord.
But if the Preacher chance to touch one of these Men to the quick, and Says to him in plain Terms, Thou art the Man; then he is more ready to fly in his Face like Ahab, and to tell him, that he is a Troubler of Israel, than to confess with David, that he hath sinned against the Lord.
Or at the best he goes away sorrowing like the Rich-man, or trembling like Felix, and desires to hear no more of those matters till the Archangel's Trump shall summon him to hear of them, to his Everlasting Confusion.
Or At the best he Goes away sorrowing like the Richman, or trembling like Felix, and Desires to hear no more of those matters till the Archangel's Trump shall summon him to hear of them, to his Everlasting Confusion.
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While he speaks to them in the still small Voice of the Gospel, and preaches the glad Tidings of Peace and Reconciliation with God by Jesus Christ, they are pleased at the Heart,
While he speaks to them in the still small Voice of the Gospel, and Preaches the glad Tidings of Peace and Reconciliation with God by jesus christ, they Are pleased At the Heart,
and never have been served up in a Charger, to satisfie the longing of a revengeful Woman, had he but permitted Herod quietly to enjoy his beloved Herodias. Our blessed Saviour had never been Crucified, had he not so frequently and publickly reproved the Hypocrisie of the Scribes and Pharisees.
and never have been served up in a Charger, to satisfy the longing of a revengeful Woman, had he but permitted Herod quietly to enjoy his Beloved Herodias. Our blessed Saviour had never been crucified, had he not so frequently and publicly reproved the Hypocrisy of the Scribes and Pharisees.
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Thus ye see the Righteousness of these partial Professours of Piety, and how dangerous a thing it is for Men to take the liberty to cherish any one Sin. For though at the present it may seem to be but a little one, it will one Day shew it self more at large, appear in its proper Colours,
Thus you see the Righteousness of these partial Professors of Piety, and how dangerous a thing it is for Men to take the liberty to cherish any one Sin. For though At the present it may seem to be but a little one, it will one Day show it self more At large, appear in its proper Colours,
but surely they will tremble at the fiery Trial, and make Shipwreck concerning Faith in the Tempest of Persecution? They may bless God when they are in Prosperity,
but surely they will tremble At the fiery Trial, and make Shipwreck Concerning Faith in the Tempest of Persecution? They may bless God when they Are in Prosperity,
and cry Hosanna, to the Son of David, when he rides in Triumph towards Jerusalem; and a Peter may deny him when he is at Calvary. 'Tis Persecution that is the surest Touch-stone to try a Christian:
and cry Hosanna, to the Son of David, when he rides in Triumph towards Jerusalem; and a Peter may deny him when he is At Calvary. It's Persecution that is the Surest Touchstone to try a Christian:
But suppose there arises no such thing as Persecution to disturb them, but all be calm and quiet, such Persons as these must needs be very unhappy notwithstanding.
But suppose there arises no such thing as Persecution to disturb them, but all be Cam and quiet, such Persons as these must needs be very unhappy notwithstanding.
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if it will profit a Man nothing though he gain the whole World, and lose his own Soul, what a Madness then are they guilty of, who being otherwise well affected to all the Duties of Religion, forfeit Heaven for the Satisfaction of but one predominant Lust? This is like Esau to sell their Birth-right for a Mess of Pottage;
if it will profit a Man nothing though he gain the Whole World, and loose his own Soul, what a Madness then Are they guilty of, who being otherwise well affected to all the Duties of Religion, forfeit Heaven for the Satisfaction of but one predominant Lust? This is like Esau to fell their Birthright for a Mess of Pottage;
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so quick sighted, that they can discover such a splendour and beauty in Virtue, and such an abominable Filthiness and Deformity in Vice, that the former is sweeter to them than their Life,
so quick sighted, that they can discover such a splendour and beauty in Virtue, and such an abominable Filthiness and Deformity in Vice, that the former is Sweeten to them than their Life,
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Neither Art, nor Force, neither Flatteries, nor Threats can divorce them from that sweet content and joy, which is the natural effect and consequence of a Virtuous Life,
Neither Art, nor Force, neither Flatteries, nor Treats can divorce them from that sweet content and joy, which is the natural Effect and consequence of a Virtuous Life,
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They see all that Madness that reigns and rages in the World, and they find that there is no true Comfort and Satisfaction to be had in any thing, but Virtue alone;
They see all that Madness that reigns and rages in the World, and they find that there is no true Comfort and Satisfaction to be had in any thing, but Virtue alone;
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as Historians tell us, were Socrates, and Cato, and many more of the ancient Heathens who never heard of the blessed Jesus, the only Name under Heaven given among Men whereby we must be saved.
as Historians tell us, were Socrates, and Cato, and many more of the ancient heathens who never herd of the blessed jesus, the only Name under Heaven given among Men whereby we must be saved.
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Thus far I have given you only a negative description of the Righteous Man, and shewed you what Manner of Persons, that make a fair shew in the World, have nevertheless no just right to that Title.
Thus Far I have given you only a negative description of the Righteous Man, and showed you what Manner of Persons, that make a fair show in the World, have nevertheless no just right to that Title.
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And now to declare to you positively who he is, and to shew you the difference of the Righteous Man here meant in my Text, from the three former sorts of Men which I have been describing, I must tell you, that he hath nothing at all in him of the first sort (for it is impossible that ye should imagin him to be a notorious Hypocrite) and he hath all in him that is good in either of the two latter,
And now to declare to you positively who he is, and to show you the difference of the Righteous Man Here meant in my Text, from the three former sorts of Men which I have been describing, I must tell you, that he hath nothing At all in him of the First sort (for it is impossible that you should imagine him to be a notorious Hypocrite) and he hath all in him that is good in either of the two latter,
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but a true and lively one that brings forth Fruits meet for Repentance, such a Faith as will be sure to shew it self in him by the Holiness of his Life and conversation,
but a true and lively one that brings forth Fruits meet for Repentance, such a Faith as will be sure to show it self in him by the Holiness of his Life and Conversation,
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but in a more eminent Manner Sublimated and refined by Grace, and made acceptable to God by Faith, without which it is impossible to please him. Cato might love his friends; but he loves his Enemies.
but in a more eminent Manner Sublimated and refined by Grace, and made acceptable to God by Faith, without which it is impossible to please him. Cato might love his Friends; but he loves his Enemies.
and Prays for them which despitefully use him and persecute him. Cato 's heroick Spirit might (one would have thought) patiently have endured Tribulation;
and Prays for them which despitefully use him and persecute him. Cato is heroic Spirit might (one would have Thought) patiently have endured Tribulation;
as well when God takes away from him all that he had as when he caused his candle to shine upon his head, and made him the greatest of all the Men of the East.
as well when God Takes away from him all that he had as when he caused his candle to shine upon his head, and made him the greatest of all the Men of the East.
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though it hath procured them a Name which is far better than precious oyntment, and will shine in History as long as the World shall last, to the shame of all Christians that come short of their perfections,
though it hath procured them a Name which is Far better than precious ointment, and will shine in History as long as the World shall last, to the shame of all Christians that come short of their perfections,
either from some hopes and expectation they had of a reward in another Life, or else from that Peace and Tranquility of mind which they found that it procured them in this:
either from Some hope's and expectation they had of a reward in Another Life, or Else from that Peace and Tranquillity of mind which they found that it procured them in this:
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All his actions, as near as he can, he designs primarily and principally to advance the Glory of his Creatour and his own Salvation possesses but the second place in his thoughts.
All his actions, as near as he can, he designs primarily and principally to advance the Glory of his Creator and his own Salvation Possesses but the second place in his thoughts.
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when he hath fought the good fight, finished his course, kept the Faith, overcome all his Spiritual Enemies, resisted the temptations of Satan, subdued and mortified his own Lusts and Corruptions, despised the Derision of those Fools that sit in the seat of the scornful;
when he hath fought the good fight, finished his course, kept the Faith, overcome all his Spiritual Enemies, resisted the temptations of Satan, subdued and mortified his own Lustiest and Corruptions, despised the Derision of those Fools that fit in the seat of the scornful;
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trampled upon all the vain pomps and flattering Glories of this present World, and after all this perhaps at the last is called to suffer an ignominious and painful Death for the testimony of a good conscience and to endure the cruellest torments that the wit and malice of wicked Men can inflict upon him;
trampled upon all the vain pomps and flattering Glories of this present World, and After all this perhaps At the last is called to suffer an ignominious and painful Death for the testimony of a good conscience and to endure the Cruellest torments that the wit and malice of wicked Men can inflict upon him;
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then he takes up his Cross with joy, goes like a Lamb to the Slaughter, acknowledging that he hath done nothing, that he is but an unprofitable Servant, that he is less than the least of all God's Mercies,
then he Takes up his Cross with joy, Goes like a Lamb to the Slaughter, acknowledging that he hath done nothing, that he is but an unprofitable Servant, that he is less than the least of all God's mercies,
while they triumph in the very Gall of Bitterness, and Bonds of Iniquity, he is a Prisoner of Jesus Christ; while they are in great Power, and spread themselves like a green Bay tree, lie upon Beds of Ivory,
while they triumph in the very Gall of Bitterness, and Bonds of Iniquity, he is a Prisoner of jesus christ; while they Are in great Power, and spread themselves like a green Bay tree, lie upon Beds of Ivory,
and Luxury, and Pleasure, nourishing their Hearts as in a day of slaughter, and pampering up those Lusts, which of themselves are too apt to rebel, he keeps under his Body and brings it into subjection, crucifies the old Man, that the Body of Sin may be destroyed, subdues and mortifies his Corruptions by Prayer and Fasting,
and Luxury, and Pleasure, nourishing their Hearts as in a day of slaughter, and pampering up those Lustiest, which of themselves Are too apt to rebel, he keeps under his Body and brings it into subjection, Crucifies the old Man, that the Body of since may be destroyed, subdues and Mortifies his Corruptions by Prayer and Fasting,
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He grieves for his own Sins, and he grieves for those of other Men, whom he sees with so much Eagerness and Jollity posting towards the Gates of Death:
He grieves for his own Sins, and he grieves for those of other Men, whom he sees with so much Eagerness and Jollity posting towards the Gates of Death:
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To shew you why St. Peter here supposes the Righteous to be scarcely saved. Which word implies not an Impossibility that they should be saved (for certainly then of all Men they would be most miserable ) nor a Possibility that any one of them should not be saved:
To show you why Saint Peter Here supposes the Righteous to be scarcely saved. Which word Implies not an Impossibility that they should be saved (for Certainly then of all Men they would be most miserable) nor a Possibility that any one of them should not be saved:
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For every one of them is as sure to obtain Salvation, as he is sure to obtain it scarcely. Those that thou gavest me, saith our Saviour, I have kept, and none of them is lost,
For every one of them is as sure to obtain Salvation, as he is sure to obtain it scarcely. Those that thou Gavest me, Says our Saviour, I have kept, and none of them is lost,
But this word scarcely denotes only the many and great Difficulties, and Troubles, and Dangers, through which the Righteous are to pass in their way to Heaven.
But this word scarcely denotes only the many and great Difficulties, and Troubles, and Dangers, through which the Righteous Are to pass in their Way to Heaven.
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And now if David that reposed so great a Confidence in his God, and was sufficiently assured, that he was ordained to be King over Israel, did nevertheless begin to despond,
And now if David that reposed so great a Confidence in his God, and was sufficiently assured, that he was ordained to be King over Israel, did nevertheless begin to despond,
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and was sore afraid that he should one Day perish by the Hand of Saul, much more may the Righteous fear and tremble, who have far greater and mightier Enemies than Saul, to oppose them, able to dismay the stoutest Souldier in the Camp of Christ, had he not a Shield of Faith to defend him from their Weapons,
and was soar afraid that he should one Day perish by the Hand of Saul, much more may the Righteous Fear and tremble, who have Far greater and Mightier Enemies than Saul, to oppose them, able to dismay the Stoutest Soldier in the Camp of christ, had he not a Shield of Faith to defend him from their Weapons,
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and through much Tribulation, through many and great Troubles and Afflictions, through many amazing Difficulties and affrighting Dangers, he shall at the last enter into the Kingdom of Heaven,
and through much Tribulation, through many and great Troubles and Afflictions, through many amazing Difficulties and affrighting Dangers, he shall At the last enter into the Kingdom of Heaven,
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The best and holiest of Men (our Blessed Saviour only excepted) who was sanctified from the Womb) are all conceived and born in Sin. By one Man, saith St. Paul, Sin entred into the World,
The best and Holiest of Men (our Blessed Saviour only excepted) who was sanctified from the Womb) Are all conceived and born in Sin. By one Man, Says Saint Paul, since entered into the World,
but certain, Propagation, is of a spreading and infectious Nature, as dangerous and deadly to the Soul (if it be not carefully subdued and mortified) as Leprosie to the Body.
but certain, Propagation, is of a spreading and infectious Nature, as dangerous and deadly to the Soul (if it be not carefully subdued and mortified) as Leprosy to the Body.
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It is ever active and stirring, labouring and struggling continually to get the Mastery over the Soul, that so it may break out into open and actual Transgressions:
It is ever active and stirring, labouring and struggling continually to get the Mastery over the Soul, that so it may break out into open and actual Transgressions:
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and bringing him into Captivity to the Law of Sin which is in his Members, Rom. 7.23. In every Man, as the same Apostle speaks, Gal. 5.17. The Flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the Flesh:
and bringing him into Captivity to the Law of since which is in his Members, Rom. 7.23. In every Man, as the same Apostle speaks, Gal. 5.17. The Flesh Lustiest against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the Flesh:
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and with a Soul throughout the whole Course of his Life, sorrowful and distracted with Multiplicity of Cares and Troubles, tormented with Fears, tired with Labour,
and with a Soul throughout the Whole Course of his Life, sorrowful and distracted with multiplicity of Cares and Troubles, tormented with Fears, tired with Labour,
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This sad Condition which all Mankind is in by Nature, I say, the wiser Sort even amongst the Heathen, amidst the gross Darkness of Paganism and Idolatry had some little Knowledge of,
This sad Condition which all Mankind is in by Nature, I say, the Wiser Sort even among the Heathen, amid the gross Darkness of Paganism and Idolatry had Some little Knowledge of,
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And therefore they made it their chief Care and Business, by their Learning and Philosophy, according to the best of their Power to correct and amend it.
And Therefore they made it their chief Care and Business, by their Learning and Philosophy, according to the best of their Power to correct and amend it.
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But unto us Christians God hath unlocked this Secret, and hath fully discovered this great and hidden Mystery, which all the Learning of the profoundest Heathen Philosophers was not able to search out.
But unto us Christians God hath unlocked this Secret, and hath Fully discovered this great and hidden Mystery, which all the Learning of the profoundest Heathen Philosophers was not able to search out.
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because it cleaves to us so closely, and inseparably, and with so much Force and Violence, presses and besieges all the Strength and Powers of our Soul. The word in the Original is very Elegant and Emphatical,
Because it cleaves to us so closely, and inseparably, and with so much Force and Violence, presses and besieges all the Strength and Powers of our Soul. The word in the Original is very Elegant and Emphatical,
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that Sin which doth as it were hug and embrace us, and is continually insinuating and winding it self like a Serpent into our Hearts, with a Design to deceive and beguile us.
that since which does as it were hug and embrace us, and is continually insinuating and winding it self like a Serpent into our Hearts, with a Design to deceive and beguile us.
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because it is ever plentiful in producing evil Branches, and corrupt and deadly Fruit. This is that which by St. James is called, the Lusts that war in our Members, James 4.1 and by St. Peter, the fleshly Lusts which war against the Soul, 1 Pet. 2.11. St. Paul calls it the old Man, and the Body of Sin, Rom. 6 6. And what the Members of that Body are, he tells us, Coloss. 3.5. Fornication, Uncleanness, inordinate Affection, evil Concupiscence, and Covetousness, which is Idolatry? Thus ye see the first Difficulty that the Righteous Man hath to encounter within his way to Heaven, which renders that way so troublesome to him, that notwithstanding all his Courage and Resolution, he cannot walk in it without great Pains and Labour.
Because it is ever plentiful in producing evil Branches, and corrupt and deadly Fruit. This is that which by Saint James is called, the Lustiest that war in our Members, James 4.1 and by Saint Peter, the fleshly Lustiest which war against the Soul, 1 Pet. 2.11. Saint Paul calls it the old Man, and the Body of since, Rom. 6 6. And what the Members of that Body Are, he tells us, Coloss. 3.5. Fornication, Uncleanness, inordinate Affection, evil Concupiscence, and Covetousness, which is Idolatry? Thus you see the First Difficulty that the Righteous Man hath to encounter within his Way to Heaven, which renders that Way so troublesome to him, that notwithstanding all his Courage and Resolution, he cannot walk in it without great Pains and Labour.
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And had he no other Enemies but this one to vanquish, even this alone might be sufficient to satisfie us, that he shall scarcely be saved; since it is most certain that he never shall be saved at all,
And had he no other Enemies but this one to vanquish, even this alone might be sufficient to satisfy us, that he shall scarcely be saved; since it is most certain that he never shall be saved At all,
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except he do overcome this first Enemy of his Salvation, which of all others is the most formidable. One deceitful Dalilab was worse to Samson, than all the Philistines:
except he do overcome this First Enemy of his Salvation, which of all Others is the most formidable. One deceitful Dalilah was Worse to samson, than all the philistines:
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and this one innate, intestine Foe of ours, which lies continually in our Bosom, is more dangerous to us than either the World or the Devil, both which join their Forces together, with this, to bring us to Destruction:
and this one innate, intestine Foe of ours, which lies continually in our Bosom, is more dangerous to us than either the World or the devil, both which join their Forces together, with this, to bring us to Destruction:
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And could we (as we have all solemnly promised, and engaged to do in our Baptismal Vow,) renounce all the sinfull Lusts of the Flesh, we might easily renounce also the Devil,
And could we (as we have all solemnly promised, and engaged to do in our Baptismal Voelli,) renounce all the sinful Lustiest of the Flesh, we might Easily renounce also the devil,
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But still to render the Righteous Man's Task harder, and his way to Heaven more rugged and difficult, he hath besides this Enemy within him (his own original Corruptions) two Enemies more without to engage with, the World, and the Devil.
But still to render the Righteous Man's Task harder, and his Way to Heaven more rugged and difficult, he hath beside this Enemy within him (his own original Corruptions) two Enemies more without to engage with, the World, and the devil.
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First, The World, which with all its Pomps and Vanities, its gilded Baits, and deceitful Enticements allures and invites him to set his Heart and Affections wholly upon these worthless Toyes and Trifles here below.
First, The World, which with all its Pomps and Vanities, its gilded Baits, and deceitful Enticements allures and invites him to Set his Heart and Affections wholly upon these worthless Toys and Trifles Here below.
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With all the specious Promises of Pleasure, Riches, Honour, and what not? It seeks to alienate and estrange his Thoughts from God, from his native Country, from the Heavenly Canaan, that Jerusalem, which is above, the Mother of us all;
With all the specious Promises of Pleasure, Riches, Honour, and what not? It seeks to alienate and estrange his Thoughts from God, from his native Country, from the Heavenly Canaan, that Jerusalem, which is above, the Mother of us all;
and, like the Children of Reuben and Gad, to content himself with an inheritance on this side Jordan; for the Transitory and perishing enjoyments of this present Life, to exclude himself out of the Kingdom of Heaven,
and, like the Children of Reuben and Gad, to content himself with an inheritance on this side Jordan; for the Transitory and perishing enjoyments of this present Life, to exclude himself out of the Kingdom of Heaven,
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This World is a Shop, an inexhaustible Magazine of Temptations suitable and correspondent to the Constitution and desires of all the Sons and Daughters of Adam. Here then the Righteous Man, the constant and faithful Souldier and Champion of Jesus Christ, is again, fiercely assaulted in his way to Heaven by this second Adversary the World Here he meets with every thing that can gratifie the most carnal and sensual Appetite.
This World is a Shop, an inexhaustible Magazine of Temptations suitable and correspondent to the Constitution and Desires of all the Sons and Daughters of Adam. Here then the Righteous Man, the constant and faithful Soldier and Champion of jesus christ, is again, fiercely assaulted in his Way to Heaven by this second Adversary the World Here he meets with every thing that can gratify the most carnal and sensual Appetite.
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Which way soever he stands most inclined (and some way or other that natural Corruption, wherein all Men are conceived and born, will be apt more or less, to sway him) he shall be sure to have a Bait fitted to his Humour.
Which Way soever he Stands most inclined (and Some Way or other that natural Corruption, wherein all Men Are conceived and born, will be apt more or less, to sway him) he shall be sure to have a Bait fitted to his Humour.
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besides these two Enemies of his Salvation, his own flesh, and the World he hath still another that is indefatigable in plotting, and contriving his Destruction;
beside these two Enemies of his Salvation, his own Flesh, and the World he hath still Another that is indefatigable in plotting, and contriving his Destruction;
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and when they seek to draw us away to any thing that is evil, he is ever ready to back and strengthen their Temptations with his own secret whispers, and suggestions.
and when they seek to draw us away to any thing that is evil, he is ever ready to back and strengthen their Temptations with his own secret whispers, and suggestions.
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When the World offers any thing to us that is pleasant and inviting, he is ready to set a fresh gloss upon it, that may render its Charms more prevalent.
When the World offers any thing to us that is pleasant and inviting, he is ready to Set a fresh gloss upon it, that may render its Charms more prevalent.
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He leaves no Stone unturned, no project, nor Design unattempted, by which he may bring us into the Bondage and Slavery of Sin. His Power is great, his Industry unwearied and his Malice implacable against all the Sons of Men:
He leaves no Stone unturned, no project, nor Design unattempted, by which he may bring us into the Bondage and Slavery of Sin. His Power is great, his Industry unwearied and his Malice implacable against all the Sons of Men:
And surely, if he had so much impudence as not to leave Christ our Head before the third Assault, he will much more hardly suffer a repulse from any of his Members.
And surely, if he had so much impudence as not to leave christ our Head before the third Assault, he will much more hardly suffer a repulse from any of his Members.
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Thus ye see how great opposition the Righteous Man is sure to meet with, and with what cruel and dangerous Enemies he is daily to fight, during the time of his Sojourning here upon Earth.
Thus you see how great opposition the Righteous Man is sure to meet with, and with what cruel and dangerous Enemies he is daily to fight, during the time of his Sojourning Here upon Earth.
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And by this Means it comes to pass that he is scarcely saved; so scarcely, that if the incessant importunities of his own corruptions, the sweet and alluring Baits and Temptations of the World;
And by this Means it comes to pass that he is scarcely saved; so scarcely, that if the incessant importunities of his own corruptions, the sweet and alluring Baits and Temptations of the World;
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All these things are entailed upon every true Disciple of Christ, and he must expect to have his share, more or less, of every one of them While the wicked are in great Power,
All these things Are entailed upon every true Disciple of christ, and he must expect to have his share, more or less, of every one of them While the wicked Are in great Power,
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and spread themselves like a green Bay-tree, while they enjoy the world at will, and live in Ease and Plenty and Prosperity, the Righteous are killed all the day long,
and spread themselves like a green Bay tree, while they enjoy the world At will, and live in Ease and Plenty and Prosperity, the Righteous Are killed all the day long,
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And if God dealt thus hardly with his only begotten Son in whom he was ever well-pleased, it would be unreasonable for his Disciples and Followers to expect to fare so much better than their Lord,
And if God dealt thus hardly with his only begotten Son in whom he was ever well-pleased, it would be unreasonable for his Disciples and Followers to expect to fare so much better than their Lord,
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surely, then we shall not enter into the Kingdom of Heaven, except we drink more or less of the same Cup. This our blessed Lord hath assured us shall be the Portion of all that will follow him, Luke 14.26, 27. If any Man come to me and hate not his Father,
surely, then we shall not enter into the Kingdom of Heaven, except we drink more or less of the same Cup. This our blessed Lord hath assured us shall be the Portion of all that will follow him, Lycia 14.26, 27. If any Man come to me and hate not his Father,
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but S. John the Disciple whom our Saviour seemed to love above the rest, and perhaps was therefore pleased to exempt him from suffering a violent Death, as the other did.
but S. John the Disciple whom our Saviour seemed to love above the rest, and perhaps was Therefore pleased to exempt him from suffering a violent Death, as the other did.
And now I have given you an Account of all those dangerous Enemies, and those manifold and great Difficulties and Troubles, which the Righteous Man hath to overcome in his way to Heaven.
And now I have given you an Account of all those dangerous Enemies, and those manifold and great Difficulties and Troubles, which the Righteous Man hath to overcome in his Way to Heaven.
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and therefore the Apostle takes it for granted, appeals to your own Judgment, and leaves it to your selves to determine the question in the words of my Text;
and Therefore the Apostle Takes it for granted, appeals to your own Judgement, and leaves it to your selves to determine the question in the words of my Text;
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If the Righteous scarcely be saved, where shall the Ungodly and the Sinner appear? If the Righteous that hath undergone so many Troubles, hath taken so much pains to subdue and mortifie his Lusts, hath with so much Constancy and Resolution turned away his Eyes and his Heart from the bewitching Baits and ensnaring Pomps and Vanities of this sinful World, hath with so much Courage and Faith resisted the Temptations of Satan,
If the Righteous scarcely be saved, where shall the Ungodly and the Sinner appear? If the Righteous that hath undergone so many Troubles, hath taken so much pains to subdue and mortify his Lustiest, hath with so much Constancy and Resolution turned away his Eyes and his Heart from the bewitching Baits and ensnaring Pomps and Vanities of this sinful World, hath with so much Courage and Faith resisted the Temptations of Satan,
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and is a Triumphant Conquerour over Principalities and Powers, still but an unprofitable Servant, and dares not appear before God's Tribunal, trusting in his own Righteousness,
and is a Triumphant Conqueror over Principalities and Powers, still but an unprofitable Servant, and dares not appear before God's Tribunal, trusting in his own Righteousness,
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but in that which is through the Faith of Christ, the Righteousness which is of God by Faith, how then shall the Ungodly and the Sinner, that hath taken no pains at all, to fight the good Fight of Faith, that hath let loose the Reins to his Lusts, that hath yielded himself a Slave to his Passions, that hath put God out of all his Thoughts, hath set-his Heart and Affections wholly upon the things which are on Earth,
but in that which is through the Faith of christ, the Righteousness which is of God by Faith, how then shall the Ungodly and the Sinner, that hath taken no pains At all, to fight the good Fight of Faith, that hath let lose the Reins to his Lustiest, that hath yielded himself a Slave to his Passion, that hath put God out of all his Thoughts, hath set-his Heart and Affections wholly upon the things which Are on Earth,
and glutted himself with sensual Pleasures, hath harkned to the wicked suggestions of the Devil, hath walked according to the Course of this World, according to the Prince of the Power of the Air, the Spirit that works in the Children of Disobedience, hath enjoyed his good things in this Life,
and glutted himself with sensual Pleasures, hath hearkened to the wicked suggestions of the devil, hath walked according to the Course of this World, according to the Prince of the Power of the Air, the Spirit that works in the Children of Disobedience, hath enjoyed his good things in this Life,
and hath not come into trouble like other Men, be able to stand before the Righteous Judge of all the Earth, when he shall be summoned to give an account of all his Actions done in the flesh. The case is plain:
and hath not come into trouble like other Men, be able to stand before the Righteous Judge of all the Earth, when he shall be summoned to give an account of all his Actions done in the Flesh. The case is plain:
If then we desire to stand in that great Day, and to lift up our Heads with joy at the coming of our Saviour, let us resolve and labour with all our Might,
If then we desire to stand in that great Day, and to lift up our Heads with joy At the coming of our Saviour, let us resolve and labour with all our Might,
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Ye see in what Circumstances we are, how great Opposition every faithful Champion of Jesus Christ is like to meet with in this troublesome Wilderness,
You see in what circumstances we Are, how great Opposition every faithful Champion of jesus christ is like to meet with in this troublesome Wilderness,
but let us animate our selves by the Example of the blessed Apostles and Martyrs and Confessours to run with patience the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus the Authour and finisher of our Faith, who for the joy that was set before him, endured the Cross, despising the shame,
but let us animate our selves by the Exampl of the blessed Apostles and Martyrs and Confessors to run with patience the raze that is Set before us, looking unto jesus the Author and finisher of our Faith, who for the joy that was Set before him, endured the Cross, despising the shame,
OF all those manifold and subtile Stratagems, with which the great Enemy of our Salvation seeks to beguile us of our Everlasting Inheritance, there is none more dangerous,
OF all those manifold and subtle Stratagems, with which the great Enemy of our Salvation seeks to beguile us of our Everlasting Inheritance, there is none more dangerous,
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and that our Faith is so strong, that it is able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked, to baffle the strongest Temptation with which it can be assaulted,
and that our Faith is so strong, that it is able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked, to baffle the Strongest Temptation with which it can be assaulted,
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This Temptation had prevailed so far among the Corinthians, that many of them were so puffed up with the conceit they had of that great proficiency, they had made in the School of Christ,
This Temptation had prevailed so Far among the Corinthians, that many of them were so puffed up with the conceit they had of that great proficiency, they had made in the School of christ,
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and of that knowledge they had gained in the Mysteries of the Gospel, under so excellent a Tutour as S. Paul, that they thought that now they had done their work,
and of that knowledge they had gained in the Mysteres of the Gospel, under so excellent a Tutor as S. Paul, that they Thought that now they had done their work,
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And particularly upon the Notion they had entertained of Christian Liberty, they ventured upon some Actions, which though they might perhaps in some Cases be in themselves lawful;
And particularly upon the Notion they had entertained of Christian Liberty, they ventured upon Some Actions, which though they might perhaps in Some Cases be in themselves lawful;
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and were therefore by this Circumstance rendered sinful and hurtful to their own Souls. One of which practices was their eating of things offer'd to Idols:
and were Therefore by this Circumstance rendered sinful and hurtful to their own Souls. One of which practices was their eating of things offered to Idols:
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which though the Apostle seems to grant to be a thing indifferent to them that have knowledge to discern, that an Idol is nothing in the World, and that meat commendeth us not to God:
which though the Apostle seems to grant to be a thing indifferent to them that have knowledge to discern, that an Idol is nothing in the World, and that meat commends us not to God:
Therefore from this abuse of their Christian Liberty and from that too confident Opinion of that knowledge and Faith which God had bestowed upon them, he labours to reclaim them in severall Chapters of this Epistle.
Therefore from this abuse of their Christian Liberty and from that too confident Opinion of that knowledge and Faith which God had bestowed upon them, he labours to reclaim them in several Chapters of this Epistle.
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And this he doth first by propounding to them his own Example, shewing them, that as to the point of Christian Liberty he was so tender of the Salvation of all Men, that he very frequently abridged himself of that Liberty which otherwise he might have used,
And this he does First by propounding to them his own Exampl, showing them, that as to the point of Christian Liberty he was so tender of the Salvation of all Men, that he very frequently abridged himself of that Liberty which otherwise he might have used,
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And as for being puffed up with the consideration of the manifold Graces which God had bestowed upon him he declares that he was so far from it that instead of that he still called to mind the length of that race which he had to run before he could obtain the Prize;
And as for being puffed up with the consideration of the manifold Graces which God had bestowed upon him he declares that he was so Far from it that instead of that he still called to mind the length of that raze which he had to run before he could obtain the Prize;
least that by any Means, when I have preached to others, I my self should be a Cast-away, Chap. 9.26, 27. And lest his own Example should not be sufficient to disswade them from this Spiritual Pride, he propounds to them in the second Place the Example of the Children of Israel, in the beginning of this tenth Chapter unto my Text. God had bestowed most extraordinary Graces and Favours upon that People,
lest that by any Means, when I have preached to Others, I my self should be a Castaway, Chap. 9.26, 27. And lest his own Exampl should not be sufficient to dissuade them from this Spiritual Pride, he propounds to them in the second Place the Exampl of the Children of Israel, in the beginning of this tenth Chapter unto my Text. God had bestowed most extraordinary Graces and Favours upon that People,
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They who had received great Grace under the Law, by their abuse of it came short of their earthly Canaan, and we who have received far greater Grace under the Gospel, may by our abuse of it come short likewise of our heavenly one.
They who had received great Grace under the Law, by their abuse of it Come short of their earthly Canaan, and we who have received Far greater Grace under the Gospel, may by our abuse of it come short likewise of our heavenly one.
and fall from Grace. 2. That it is every Man's Duty to take heed lest he do so fall. 3. I shall give you some necessary Rules and Directions to be observed by all that will take heed that they do not so fall.
and fallen from Grace. 2. That it is every Man's Duty to take heed lest he do so fallen. 3. I shall give you Some necessary Rules and Directions to be observed by all that will take heed that they do not so fallen.
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And this, as it is the express Doctrine of our Church, which declares in her sixteenth Article, That after we have received the Holy Ghost, we may depart from Grace given,
And this, as it is the express Doctrine of our Church, which declares in her sixteenth Article, That After we have received the Holy Ghost, we may depart from Grace given,
as will appear by these following Instances. 1. It is plain from our Saviour's Parable, Matth. 18. of the Servant unto whom his Lord upon his humble Supplication, freely forgave that vast Debt of ten thousand Talents, which he was in no wise able to pay, by which is meant God's pardoning and justifying of a Sinner upon his true Repentance:
as will appear by these following Instances. 1. It is plain from our Saviour's Parable, Matthew 18. of the Servant unto whom his Lord upon his humble Supplication, freely forgave that vast Debt of ten thousand Talents, which he was in no wise able to pay, by which is meant God's pardoning and justifying of a Sinner upon his true Repentance:
so likewise may he that is at the present regenerate and reconciled unto God, fall again into a State of Damnation. 2. There is nothing more plain than this from those Passages, Ezek. 18.24. & 33.12. When the Righteous turneth away from his Righteousness, and committeth Iniquity, and doth according to all the Abominations, that the wicked Man doth, shall he live? All his Righteousness that he hath done shall not be mentioned:
so likewise may he that is At the present regenerate and reconciled unto God, fallen again into a State of Damnation. 2. There is nothing more plain than this from those Passages, Ezekiel 18.24. & 33.12. When the Righteous turns away from his Righteousness, and Committeth Iniquity, and does according to all the Abominations, that the wicked Man does, shall he live? All his Righteousness that he hath done shall not be mentioned:
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as appears by the Description which he gives of him from the 5th Verse of this 18th Chapter of Ezekiel unto the 10th, where he expresly declares him to be one that hath walked in his Statutes,
as appears by the Description which he gives of him from the 5th Verse of this 18th Chapter of Ezekielem unto the 10th, where he expressly declares him to be one that hath walked in his Statutes,
neither would he oppose Hypocrifie to Iniquity, as a thing contrary to it, when he hath so frequently declared in his word, that Hypocrifie it self is most gross Iniquity, such as his Soul abhors.
neither would he oppose Hypocrify to Iniquity, as a thing contrary to it, when he hath so frequently declared in his word, that Hypocrify it self is most gross Iniquity, such as his Soul abhors.
Since therefore we cannot suppose God here to speak of Counterfeit and Hypocritical Righteousness, it must needs follow from these Texts of Scripture, That he who was once truly Righteous may turn from such Righteousness,
Since Therefore we cannot suppose God Here to speak of Counterfeit and Hypocritical Righteousness, it must needs follow from these Texts of Scripture, That he who was once truly Righteous may turn from such Righteousness,
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and fall so too, that it shall be impossible to renew them again unto Repentance. I might produce many more Texts of Scripture for the Confirmation of this Doctrine:
and fallen so too, that it shall be impossible to renew them again unto Repentance. I might produce many more Texts of Scripture for the Confirmation of this Doctrine:
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which certainly were recorded on purpose to teach us this excellent Lesson here in my Text, that he that thinks he stands may take heed lest he fall.
which Certainly were recorded on purpose to teach us this excellent lesson Here in my Text, that he that thinks he Stands may take heed lest he fallen.
but kept not their first Estate, and the Case of our First Parents, who though they were created by God in his own Image, in Righteousness and Holiness,
but kept not their First Estate, and the Case of our First Parents, who though they were created by God in his own Image, in Righteousness and Holiness,
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And certainly unto whomsoever the blessed Spirit of God vouchsafes to come, Grace, and true Grace too, must needs come along with him, who is the Fountain and Authour of it,
And Certainly unto whomsoever the blessed Spirit of God vouchsafes to come, Grace, and true Grace too, must needs come along with him, who is the Fountain and Author of it,
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They therefore, that deny, that Saul had once true Grace, may with as good reason deny, that the Man in the Parable, Matth. 25. that received but one Talent, ever had a true Talent:
They Therefore, that deny, that Saul had once true Grace, may with as good reason deny, that the Man in the Parable, Matthew 25. that received but one Talon, ever had a true Talon:
until he was restored again by the Ministery of the Prophet Nathan. St. Paul tells us expresly, that Adulterers shall not inherit the Kingdom of God, 1. Cor. 6.9.
until he was restored again by the Ministry of the Prophet Nathan. Saint Paul tells us expressly, that Adulterers shall not inherit the Kingdom of God, 1. Cor. 6.9.
And S. John saith, that no Murderer hath Eternal Life abiding in him, 1 John 3.15. It is manifest therefore that by these Sins, David did fall from Grace, and had he died without Repentance must have perished Eternally.
And S. John Says, that no Murderer hath Eternal Life abiding in him, 1 John 3.15. It is manifest Therefore that by these Sins, David did fallen from Grace, and had he died without Repentance must have perished Eternally.
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In the Rubrick after the Order of publick Baptism of Infants, the Church tells us, that it is certain by God's Word, that Children which are baptized, dying before they commit actual Sin, are undoubtedly saved.
In the Rubric After the Order of public Baptism of Infants, the Church tells us, that it is certain by God's Word, that Children which Are baptised, dying before they commit actual since, Are undoubtedly saved.
To fall, let it be in what manner it will, always implies danger and mischief: but to fall from Grace is the most dangerous and dreadful fall imaginable.
To fallen, let it be in what manner it will, always Implies danger and mischief: but to fallen from Grace is the most dangerous and dreadful fallen imaginable.
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For upon whomsoever he bestows this, upon him he designs to bestow Heaven it self, Grace being the only sure and certain Guide to conduct us to those blessed Mansions of Everlasting Glory.
For upon whomsoever he bestows this, upon him he designs to bestow Heaven it self, Grace being the only sure and certain Guide to conduct us to those blessed Mansions of Everlasting Glory.
For we wrestle not against Flesh and Blood, but against Principalities, against Powers, against the Rulers of the Darkness of this World, against Spiritual Wickedness in high Places, against such Adversaries as (if they were not restrained by the Omnipotent Power of God) would quickly destroy the whole Race of Man,
For we wrestle not against Flesh and Blood, but against Principalities, against Powers, against the Rulers of the Darkness of this World, against Spiritual Wickedness in high Places, against such Adversaries as (if they were not restrained by the Omnipotent Power of God) would quickly destroy the Whole Raze of Man,
though he dreads a Wound from the Sword of the Spirit, and knows that the Shield of Faith is impregnable against all his fiery Darts, will easily make a Prey of a naked and defenceless Soul, a Soul that hath forsaken God,
though he dreads a Wound from the Sword of the Spirit, and knows that the Shield of Faith is impregnable against all his fiery Darts, will Easily make a Prey of a naked and defenceless Soul, a Soul that hath forsaken God,
lest having for some time fought manfully under Christ's Banner the good Fight of Faith, we afterwards grow weary and faint, desert our Colours, make shipwreck of our Faith,
lest having for Some time fought manfully under Christ's Banner the good Fight of Faith, we afterwards grow weary and faint, desert our Colours, make shipwreck of our Faith,
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for him that is at the present in the Gall of Bitterness, and in the Bond of Iniquity, entangled in the snare of Satan, to be delivered from that Bondage into the Glorious Liberty of the Children of God;
for him that is At the present in the Gall of Bitterness, and in the Bound of Iniquity, entangled in the snare of Satan, to be Delivered from that Bondage into the Glorious Liberty of the Children of God;
so likewise there is a possibility for him that for the present runs well the good race that is set before him to faint before he comes to the End of it and by so doing to lose his Prize;
so likewise there is a possibility for him that for the present runs well the good raze that is Set before him to faint before he comes to the End of it and by so doing to loose his Prize;
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for him who had once escaped the Pollutions of the World through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, to be again entangled therein and overcome;
for him who had once escaped the Pollutions of the World through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour jesus christ, to be again entangled therein and overcome;
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insomuch that his latter end shall be worse than the beginning: and therefore no Man ought to be over confident, and secure, of his final Perseverance,
insomuch that his latter end shall be Worse than the beginning: and Therefore no Man ought to be over confident, and secure, of his final Perseverance,
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and of the Condition of his Soul, he finds that he is in a State of Grace, that that State is unalterable and that he shall infallibly continue in it unto his life's end:
and of the Condition of his Soul, he finds that he is in a State of Grace, that that State is unalterable and that he shall infallibly continue in it unto his life's end:
And of what a dangerous Consequence such a presumption is we may see by the Example of S. Peter, and indeed of all the rest of our Saviour's Disciples:
And of what a dangerous Consequence such a presumption is we may see by the Exampl of S. Peter, and indeed of all the rest of our Saviour's Disciples:
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for as they all joyned with S. Peter in that good Resolution of never forsaking Christ (for Peter said unto him, Though I should die with thee yet will I not deny thee.
for as they all joined with S. Peter in that good Resolution of never forsaking christ (for Peter said unto him, Though I should die with thee yet will I not deny thee.
But S. Peter that was the most confident of all denies him the most shamefully and basely of all, with Oaths and Curses, swearing that he knew him not.
But S. Peter that was the most confident of all Denies him the most shamefully and basely of all, with Oaths and Curses, swearing that he knew him not.
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but he that hardneth his heart shall fall into mischief, Proverbs 28.14. Secondly, if we will take heed that we fall not from Grace, let us take heed that we fall not into Sin, especially into presumptuous and willful Sin, against the light of our conscience.
but he that Hardeneth his heart shall fallen into mischief, Proverbs 28.14. Secondly, if we will take heed that we fallen not from Grace, let us take heed that we fallen not into since, especially into presumptuous and wilful since, against the Light of our conscience.
which is bestowed upon us on purpose to preserve, and defend us from the power of Sin, that it may not Reign in our mortal Bodies, that we should obey it in the lusts thereof.
which is bestowed upon us on purpose to preserve, and defend us from the power of since, that it may not Reign in our Mortal Bodies, that we should obey it in the Lustiest thereof.
For there can be no fellowship betwixt Righteousness and Unrighteousness, no Communion betwixt Light and Darkness, no Concord betwixt Christ and Belial, no Agreement nor Cohabitation of the Spirit of God and Satan.
For there can be no fellowship betwixt Righteousness and Unrighteousness, no Communion betwixt Light and Darkness, no Concord betwixt christ and Belial, no Agreement nor Cohabitation of the Spirit of God and Satan.
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And how deadly a wound such Sins make in the conscience, God for our instruction (that his example might be a warning to us to beware of the like Sins) suffered him to find by a sad Experience.
And how deadly a wound such Sins make in the conscience, God for our instruction (that his Exampl might be a warning to us to beware of the like Sins) suffered him to find by a sad Experience.
That premeditated wilful Murder of one of his innocent subjects changed the Man after God's own Heart into one after the Heart of him who was a murderer from the beginning, and made him such an one as Satan would have all Men to be, if he could prevail.
That premeditated wilful Murder of one of his innocent subject's changed the Man After God's own Heart into one After the Heart of him who was a murderer from the beginning, and made him such an one as Satan would have all Men to be, if he could prevail.
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His Hand, his Tongue, his Heart were all out of tune, all unfit for the Celebration of God's Praises in which they were wo … continually to be imployed.
His Hand, his Tongue, his Heart were all out of tune, all unfit for the Celebration of God's Praises in which they were woe … continually to be employed.
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Even his own sacred Hymns, and Anthems were nauseous to him, and the sweet Psalmist of Israel was become a stranger to the songs of Sion. Grace was then lost, and Sin reigned in him;
Even his own sacred Hymns, and Anthems were nauseous to him, and the sweet Psalmist of Israel was become a stranger to the songs of Sion. Grace was then lost, and since reigned in him;
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the Spirit of God had for that Time forsaken him, and Satan had taken Possession of his Soul. Let us take heed then of presumptuous and wilful Sins (and every habitual Sin is a step towards them, they wrought a sad change in David; but they may work a worse in us.
the Spirit of God had for that Time forsaken him, and Satan had taken Possession of his Soul. Let us take heed then of presumptuous and wilful Sins (and every habitual since is a step towards them, they wrought a sad change in David; but they may work a Worse in us.
Ye therefore beloved seeing ye know these things before, beware lest ye also being led away with the errour of the wicked, fall from your own steadfastness.
You Therefore Beloved seeing you know these things before, beware lest you also being led away with the error of the wicked, fallen from your own steadfastness.
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but blessed are they that hunger and thirst after Righteousness; for they shall be filled. The path of the just, saith Solomon, is as the shining Light, that shineth more,
but blessed Are they that hunger and thirst After Righteousness; for they shall be filled. The path of the just, Says Solomon, is as the shining Light, that shines more,
And our blessed Saviour compares the Kingdom of Heaven (by which is meant the Grace of God in our Hearts) unto a grain of mustard seed, which though it be less than all the seeds that be in the earth,
And our blessed Saviour compares the Kingdom of Heaven (by which is meant the Grace of God in our Hearts) unto a grain of mustard seed, which though it be less than all the seeds that be in the earth,
That we may not therefore fall from Grace, let us be careful to improve that Grace which God hath already bestowed upon us, by waiting upon him duly,
That we may not Therefore fallen from Grace, let us be careful to improve that Grace which God hath already bestowed upon us, by waiting upon him duly,
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such as are diligent Reading and Meditating in his Word at home, hearing it preached and expounded in his House, frequent receiving the Holy Sacrament,
such as Are diligent Reading and Meditating in his Word At home, hearing it preached and expounded in his House, frequent receiving the Holy Sacrament,
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