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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A03614	Three sermons I. The wrath of God against sinners, II. God's eternitie, and mans humanitie, III. The plantation of the righteous / by T.H.	Hooker, Thomas, 1586-1647.	1638 (1638)	STC 13739.7; ESTC S4071	32,486	158

truth goes further Shall I once name an Idoll ●…n my mouth much lesse set up an Idoll in Gods service Is not this much more but stay you there saith the carnall heart as it is with an old man that lyeth upon his ●…icke-bed when his eyes ●…re failing him hee cannot ●…oke on the Sunne when it ●…hines in his face and there●…ore he desires them to draw ●…he curtaine for sayes he the ●…unne shines too full in my ●…ace give me a little light ●…old you there a weake ●…ght and a weake light so when the Word comes to ●…ne that would not part with sinne if it come to shine fu●… in his face and to pull dow●… his proud heart and to deprive him of libertie O●… saith he Draw the Curtain for the Sunne shines too f●… in my face but so much 〈◊〉 serves the turne Christ a●… libertie Christ and t●… world oh hold you the●… saith he Deut. 12.31 Ye sh●… not worship God as H●… thens doe but as Christian Oh draw the Curtaine ●… and if thy neighbour off thee more for a commode then it is worth thou sho●… dest not take it Oh d●… the Curtaine●… the Su●… shines too full in my fa●… saith he You must not 〈◊〉 off your Ware with ly●… Oh draw the Curtaine 〈◊〉 and so of drunkennesse c. ●…riefely I conceive you doe 〈◊〉 some measure know how ●…at they hinder the worke ●…f the light of the truth saith ●…remy I hearkned heard 〈◊〉 any laid their hands on ●…eir thigh and said What ●…ve I done Oh brethren ●…e truth of God comes to ●…ur doores and hearkens ●…hether any of you lay your ●…nd on your thigh and say What have I done Secondly whereby they under and hold down truth 〈◊〉 carnall heart labours to ●…pose this the powerfull ●…ication of this and that it ●…th thus A carnall heart ●…ses up an evill report on ●…e good truth of God that ●…night appear ugly to them that should lay hold of i●… The Spies when they we●… into Canaan they did not f●… much consider the plenty 〈◊〉 the land to perswade th●… people to come but raise●… up lies there is strong hold●… and Iron Chariots an●… mighty men to dampe the●… hearts so it is with a carn●… heart the Saints reprove a●… Ministers preach every o●… comes to reprove him a●… yet he is not perswaded ●… Iohn 6.6 There was ma●… that followed Christ 〈◊〉 loaves but when Chr●… pitched upon matter of 〈◊〉 actnesse say they it is a 〈◊〉 saying Carnall hearts w●… Christ is commended 〈◊〉 pleasantnesse nothing 〈◊〉 beauty full of comfort 〈◊〉 happy are they that can get him Grace here and glory ●…ereafter Oh say they it is a ●…ard saying they present him onely crucified contemned and mocked thus they ●…bour onely to hinder it Take notice and see the grounds why they profit so little it is because the worke of the Word is hindered by the businesse of our hearts we deale ill with the blessed truth of God it is with the Truth as with a Trade some ●…re borne to great estates ●…nd they are able to follow 〈◊〉 yet their estate it may bee decayes what is the reason they have been wonderfully hindered by many oppressions and cruell dealings at some Vsurers hand just so it is with the truth of God you have had good meane●… Oh you have oppressed th●… Word of God and would not open if any would ope●… he would come in but y●… have quenched the motion of Gods Spirit Object Is it in our power to make the Word effect●… all Answ No but it is 〈◊〉 your power to doe what y●… are able to doe your leg●… may as well carry you to t●… Word as to an Alcho use your eares may heare t●… Word as well as songs y●… may reade good Bookes 〈◊〉 well as Play Bookes D●… you what you are able to d●… and cry to God and see wh●… he will doe though you a●… not able to save your selves yet your corruptions are able to hinder the Word and this is the reason why the Word prevailes not with you the Lord may give what he will and deny what he will but destruction is from thy selfe thou hast free will to sinne learne from hence to see the reason and cause where the fault lies Luke 7.29 The Publicanes justified God being baptised with the baptisme of Iohn But the Pharisees and Lawyers rejected the Counsell of God against themselves the way of life was chalked out before them but the Scribes and Pharisees rejected the good counsell of God thou seest many are called Oh blame thy selfe Where am I all this while the Word would enlighten but I have contemned it the Word would quicken but I have neglected it I was almost converted but o●… wretch that I was company came and I choked it and would not walke in the way of God and the Lord hath often come to me by the Spirit and I have quenched the good motions of the same Brethren it is true Oh blame your selves goe home and say why may not my heart be made cleane the Lord wrought on such a one and why not on me Thirdly A carnall heart doth oppose the good Word of God by resisting the work of conviction if a man be so that he cannot but say that he is in a good way he cannot gain say the power of the truth if it be so with him then he labours with all carnall cavils as much as in him lies to defeat the truth of God Oh that convicting Oh that powerfull Word the Word of the Lord commeth like a sword the Lord seemes to aime at a sinner that he saith it is my sinne that is now discovered Brethren all the shift they ●…ave is to put by the power of the truth As a man that is beset by an enemy labours to keepe off the blow lest he should be slaine so a carnall man laboureth to stop the evidence of the Word that it might not prevaile against his soule though it seeth the truth it is not satisfied therewith Numb 22. As when Balack fent to Baalam to curse the people thinking him to be a Witch therefore whom he blessed was blessed and whom hee cursed was cursed God saith to Balaam thou shalt not goe with them yet when they returned this answer to Balack and that Balack sent more honourable men the●… they and tels him hee wi●… promote him Marke the poore sinfull covetous wretch the sinfull man saith stay all night and I will se●… what the Lord will say he●… would faine have the Lo●… change his minde Why d●… he bid him stay The Lo●… saith in the Text going before Thou shalt not goe with them I but his affections were lingring after the hous-full of gold therefore hee would have God change his minde So there is many a carnall heart followeth the wages of Baalam as Saint Iude speaketh hearing the Word certainly saith hee this truth I will follow but when