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A75703	Christ the riches of the Gospel, and the hope of Christians. A sermon preached at the funerall of Mr William Spurstow the only childe of Dr Spurstow at Hackney near London, Mar. 10. By Simeon Ashe preacher of the Gospel, and lecturer there.	Ashe, Simeon, d. 1662.	1654 (1654)	Wing A3950; Thomason E744_11; ESTC R207025	34,966	48

humane learning even amongst the rich-gifted Corinthians determined not to know 1 Cor. 2. 2. any thing but Jesus Christ and him crucified And himself elsewhere giveth a rationall a satisfying account of this his resolution viz. because of the superlative both excellency and utility of this knowledge Doubtlesse I count all things Phil. 3. 8 10. but losse for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord That I may know him and the power of his resurrection c. Who can tell how many rarities lie hid in Christ or how great gain may be got by the knowledge of him 1. This is the way to procure justification by him By his knowledge shall my righteous Servant justifie many 2. Hereby Isa 53. the growth of all graces both in kindes and degrees is much promoted We all with open face beholding as in a glasse the Joh. 4. 10. 2 Cor. 4. 18. glory of the Lord are changed into the same image from glory to glory even as by the Spirit of the Lord. 3. And hence issueth glory The Text tells you that in him is the hope of glory This is life eternall that they may know thee the only true God Joh. 17. 3. and Jesus Christ whom thou hast sent If all this be not sufficient to quicken diligence in seeking out after the knowledge of Christ let me adde a double consideration from the practice of the holy Angels though they be not so much concerned in and advantaged by Christ as our selves 1. They did desire to pry and peep into those Typical and Prophetical 1 Pet. 1. 12. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 discoveries of him which were obscure before his Incarnation 2. And now they are content to come as it were to our Schools where we are taught unto our Congregations for clearer instruction in this mystery according to Gods minde Vnto the Principalities and Powers in heavenly places might be Eph. 3. 10. Sacro-sanctum vivificum mysterium Aug Est quidem fructuosum honorificum gloriosum hoc Evangelij mysterium Dav. in Text. known by the Church the manifold wisedom of God These things speak cogent arguments to them who are Christianly ingenuous to move more and more industrious endeavours to dive further and further into these rich divine mysteries whereof Gods Worthies have given many high commendations calling it an holy glorious fruitfull quickning happy-making mystery What commendation can be higher then that of our Apostle 1 Tim. 3. 16. Without controversie great is the mystery of godlinesse God manifest in the flesh justified in the Spirit seen of Angels preached unto the Gentiles beleeved on in the world received up into glory Herein is contained the marrow of Christianity And doubtlesse every Christian who mindeth the power of godlinesse either in reference unto Gods honour or self-welfare will by these Meditations be prevailed with to seek acquaintance with this rich mystery I shall speak no more unto this first Point viz. That Christ is the riches of Gospel-glorious Mysteries but I proceed unto the second That reall Saints beleeving Christians have even while Doct. 2 here on earth hope of glory Such were these Colossians to whom these words were spoken The Saints and faithful brethren in Christ Not only Saints ver 2. titularly but in reality whose Saintship and faith was witnessed by their brotherly disposition towards one another and their faithful walking in the world these these were they who had hope of future glory The like expression hath the same Apostle in his Epistle to the Romans Being justified by faith we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Rom. 5. 1 2. Christ and we rejoyce in hope of the glory of God This Doctrine I shall not much dilate upon but only give one touch or two by way of application Hence we are informed that the gain of godlinesse and Vse 1 the profitablenesse of a religious life is not to be judged of alone by the outward visible fruit reaped here for the rich Revenues of holinesse are rather in hope then in hand The world knoweth us not and it doth not yet appear what we shall 1 Ioh. 3. 1 2. Eccl. 9. 1. be No man knoweth love or hatred by all that is before them And therefore in the estimation of those who judge according to the sight of the eye If in this life only we have hope 1 Cor. 15. 19. in Christ we are of all men most miserable Though in very truth Christians who live by faith and walk holily with the Lord have cordials in secret which the world knoweth not of viz. peace which passeth all understanding and joys most unspeakable Phil. 4. 7. 1 Pet. 1. 8. 2 Cor. 1. 5. and full of glory which do wonderfully exceed and admirably sweeten all their sufferings yet the best is behinde these are only the tastes of that full glory reserved for them in heaven Thus the Prophet Malachy confuteth the carnall crew in his daies who said it was a vain thing to serve God He first telleth them of a book of Remembrance written before the Lord recording all the serviceablenesse of Saints in evil times and then referreth them to the last day when God shall make up his jewels adding these words Then Mal. 3. 17 18. shall ye return and discern between the righteous and the wicked between him that serveth God and him that serveth him not Would you give a right estimate of the precious incoms by godlinesse do not so much view their present outward wants and pressures but rather hearken to the language of their hopes When Christ who is our life shall appear then we also Col. 3. 4. 1 Ioh. 3. 2. shall appear with him in glory And we shall be like him for we shall see him as he is Vse 2 Therefore let us all try whether we can from good holding Ezek. 3. 6. Heb. 6. 11. grounds make out our hopes of glory As Ministers must beware of flattering people with vain hopes so the Apostle Paul perswadeth every one of us to shew diligence for the attaining the full assurance of hope yea the same diligence 1 Pet. 3. 15. which we use in reference to any act of obedience And Saint Peter would have all Christians ready to give a reason of the hope which is in them The necessity of this triall may be manifested by these following considerations 1. The worth of the thing hoped for viz. glory which is in value transcendently better then all things under the Sunne Herein consists everlasting heavenly happiness The phrase whereby the holy Scripture doth expresse it is very full a farre more exceeding and eternall weight of glory The 2 Cor. 4. 17. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 value of any commodity causeth cautiousnesse to prevent cheating Wisedom therefore will make wary that hopes hereof may not be built upon sandy bottoms 2. The usefulnesse of hope being as an Helmet to secure