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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A09967	The fulnesse of Christ for vs A sermon preached at the court before King James of blessed memory. By Iohn Preston, Dr. in Divinity, chaplaine in ordinary to his Majestie, Master of Emmanuel Colledge in Cambridge, and sometimes preacher of Lincolnes Inne.	Preston, John, 1587-1628.	1639 (1639)	STC 20224; ESTC S111967	15,862	70

The true Picture of Iohn Preston Dr. in Diuinity and sometimes 〈◊〉 of Lincolnes-Inn THE FVLNESSE OF CHRIST FOR VS A Sermon preached at the Court before King JAMES of blessed memory By IOHN PRESTON Dr. in Divinity Chaplaine in Ordinary to his Majestie Master of Emmanuel Colledge in Cambridge and sometimes Preacher of Lincolnes Inne Offendunt homines non cum Christi multa dicurt sed cum addunt sua sic quippe incidunt ex multiloquio in falsiloquium Ambr. LONDON Printed by M. P. for Iohn Stafford dwelling in Blake-horse-Alley neere Fleetstreet 1639. THE BOOKE-SELLER to the learned and godly Reader COurteous Reader you know better then I that the Church hath beene pestered with writings falsly fathered upon men of renowne There is scarce an Age in which many instances are not given Not onely Fathers and Councels but Historians have beene stuffed from other mens Pennes with adulterine conceits The Divell knowes that as Labans sheepe have conceived by the eye so men have been apt peremptorily to conclude from the opinions of their great Masters And men have so cleaved to the persons of men that they have catched up all shreds that have fallen from them with admiration and resolution to follow them This hath been very offensive it hath stayned the dead and corrupted the living It is not therefore alwayes safe to trust posthume writings and to say This such a man held because we finde it in the Books published under his name when hee is dead Yet is there an excellent use of such Workes of good men as may truely be affirmed to be theirs though time have brought them forth when their owners have inhabited their eternity Now Bookes are of excellent worth not to satisfie some greedy Tradesmen who know how to value them for themselves though otherwise they care not two pence for the Author when their own turne is served but to take up and gaine the eyes hearts and times of many who would reade none except they can reade new ones This here presented is certainly the Authors pretended though not for every word for I cannot promise that from a Copy which hath passed through many hands yet for the fu●●●●stance and sense and it is as certaine that it is new and so apt to invite unto it as a new fashion It is wondred that it is so new when many of the same Authors are so old It surely might have beene set in the front both for age and worth It was preached before many of the rest and savours of the Authours learning modesty piety and affection to Iesus Christ and his Church with us But though it hath beene formerly neglected yet now it is tendered in the Authors owne words and hearty affections so neare as I could You may see in it a glimpse of the full glory of Christ and of that use which we make of him as we must receive him to salvation If it may doe any service in the Church I into whose hands it hath fallen am glad If not yet I beseech you accept of my good meaning and be to me as I am to you a Christian ayming more at the glory of Christ and peace of the Church then at my owne profit Farewell Iohn Stafford The summe of this Sermon is this 1 It propounds the fulnesse of Christ. 1 In respect of his person 2 In respect of his Offices uncreated created 1 As a Prophet 2 As a Priest 3 As a King 3 In respect of his righteousnesse 4 In respect of his effects 2 It maintains it above the fulnes in the Saints 3 It applies it by foure Corrallaries Therefore 1 We must be invited to come to him 2 We must answer it with full affections 3 We must be satisfied with full Christ. 4 We must comfort our selves with the fulnesse of Christ against the fulnes of sin 4 It propounds this fulnesse of Christ for us Which we must receive if ever we have it 5 It applies it for direction of 1 Iudgements about the receit of Grace 2 Practise 1 In not deferring our repentance 2 In not being idle though we are receivers 3 In going to him from whom wee receive 4 In being affected as receivers 1 With thankfulnes for all receits 2 With humility because wee are receivers 3 With begging grace by prayers both Private Publike wherof Liturgies Setformes Esteeme of them THE FVLNESSE OF CHRIST FOR VS Or a Sermon upon JOHN 1. 16. Of his fulnesse we have all received grace for grace SAint Augustine seemes to stand amazed at the mystery which appeares in this Chapter Calvine saith that God doth heare Thunder from on high Iunius saith that hee was never strucke with an apprehension of the Deity till he read this Chapter affirming it to be the first and chiefest cause of his conversion from Atheisme to a sincere imbracing of Christianity And in all this Chapter I find no richer and fuller sentence then this which describes Christs fulnesse for us Of his fulnesse we have all received grace for grace You may be pleased to observe with mee three parts 1 A fulnesse given to Christ. 2 Not a repletive fulnesse here but a diffusive fulnesse that is not shut up in his owne banks but running over for our benefit and use 3 These receits are amplified from the variety of them Grace for grace That is Christ hath given us for all the graces which he received of his Father for us graces answerable As the Seale is said to give to the Waxe Print for Print Character for Character or as the father is said to give to the child limbe for limbe member for member though not of the same bignesse and proportion so doth Christ to us in grace and truth So that here is a full shop and many buyers and receivers choyce of Wares and precious Commodities or rather to use the Scriptures phrase a full Table many Guests and variety of Dishes of his fulnesse have wee all received grace for grace Note first that fulnesse is given to Christ and that in foure respects In regard of his person of his offices of his righteousnesse and of his effects In regard of his person he is full with an uncreated fulnesse Moses could have no communion with this fulnesse but with his back 〈◊〉 the effects of 〈◊〉 Deity 〈◊〉 in him are not onely the effects of his Deity as then but the Deity it selfe which is said to dwell in him corporally or personally in his incarnation He is full with a created fulnesse with all created and excellent good things wch St. Iohn reduceth to two heads first grace which comprehendeth all the beauties and perfections of the will secondly truth which comprehendeth all the vertues of the understanding In regard of his offices as a Prophet he is full of all treasures of wisedome and knowledge So that all light that the world ever had came from him as a Prophet All the mysteries that ever were declared to Saint