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A68805	The principles of Christian practice Containing the institution of a Christian man, in twelve heads of doctrine: which are set downe in the next side. By Thomas Taylor D.D. and late pastor of Aldermanbury London. Perfected by himselfe before his decease.	Taylor, Thomas, 1576-1632.; Jemmat, William, 1596?-1678.	1635 (1635)	STC 23849; ESTC S118277	210,265	656

a further degree of the same punishment one begun here and the other eternally continued hereafter both due by that just sentence In the day thou sinnest thou shalt dye the death Doctr. The last judgement shall be not more glorious than righteous for if Jesus Christ be the Judge and if every person to bee judged shall receive according to his workes a righteous sentence the judgement must bee most just Rom. 2. 2. We know that the judgement of God is true that is equall and just And the Apostle abhorreth with detestation the least thought of any unrighteousnesse in God c. 3. 5. Is God unrighteous God forbid how should he then judge the world this will not stand with the proper office of God which is to be the Judge of all the world shall not hee deale justly 1. Where all helpes of righteous judgementare the judgement must needs bee righteous but so are they here for first in the person of the Judge there is wisedome● and piercing understanding farre above Salomans to finde out the truth and equitie of things He discernes persons and causes truly and infallibly as they are Hee can disclose and discover all secrets of hearts intentions and purposes which no creature can discern All other Judges may be deceived who judge only of the worke running into the senses and so mis-judge of men as David himselfe did of Mephibosheth But this Judge seeth the heart and hidden counsels of it This ground of righteous judgement is laid in Jeremy 17. 10. I the Lord search the heart and reynes to give to every man according to his workes Herein is this Throne exalted above all tribunals in that the most secret thoughts escape him not which the highest seats of justice in earth can take no notice of All things are naked to him Heb. 4. 13. Another helpe of righteous judgement is the opening of the bookes both in Gods custodie and in the custodie of the parties God hath a booke of providence in which all things and causes are written Psal. 139. 16. and a booke of memorie wherein all the good services of his Saints are recorded Mal. 3. 16. and a booke of life in which the names of the Elect are written Phil. 4. 3. these bookes shall be opened and read Rev. 20. 12. And I saw the dead both great and small stand before God and the bookes were opened and another book was opened which is the booke of life and the dead were judged of those things which were written in the bookes according to their workes The booke in the parties custodie is the book of every mans conscience either accusing or excusing Rom. 2. 15. These bookes shall be opened and if the conscience accuse God is greater than the conscience 1 Joh. 3. 20. 2. Where all letts are removed that judgement must bee most righteous but so is it here for this is a white throne like Salomons white ivory throne for the puritie of the Judge and judgement First here is no concealement of things no dawbing up of bad matters in corners no pleading of Lawyers to varnish falshood and cloud the truth no Proctors no Advocates but every man must give account of himselfe to God Secondly here is no respect of persons but causes no friends to gratifie no mans cloth or service shall protect an offender Thirdly here shall be no inducement by gifts gold shall gild no bad causes Fourthly here shall bee no sanctuaries no priviledged places to disturbe the course of justice no appeales no protections to avoid the sentence which shall lye eternally upon sinners From all which grounds we conclude the righteousnesse of this judgement Which serves first according to the scope of our Saviour to excite every one in the care of saving his soule and worke in us selfe-deniall taking up of our crosse and following of Christ for then shall every man receive according to his worke As the seed hath been so shall be the harvest As the worke hath beene so shall the wages bee Hee that hath sown to the flesh or to the world shall reape corruption but hee that hath sowne to the spirit shall reape immortalitie and life 1 Cor. 3. 8. Every one shall receive according to his owne labour Secondly here is a ground of repentance Act. 17. 31. He admonisheth all to repent because hee hath appointed a day in which hee will judge the world in righteousnesse The reason is strong now the Lord after a sort hideth his righteousnesse and useth patience and connivence with many sinners but then he shall draw it out Yea thou mayest now hide thine owne sinne with Adam and carry it close from men but that is a day of revelation then shall the bookes be opened and all thy sins except thou hast repented and got a cover in Christ shall hee manifest and openly read before God men and Angels Thinke not to avoid or ●lude the justice of this throne but stand in awe and sinne not get an awfull reverence of that God whose pure eyes behold all the wayes of man whose soule perfectly hateth all iniquitie whose hand will not spare but without respect of persons judge every mans workes and whose justice will reward every one according to that he hath done in the flesh be it good or evill By what stronger argument would the Apostle affright the the hard-hearted sinner who heapes up wrath against the day of wrath and declaration of the just judgement of God but this same that God will reward every man according to his workes Rom. 2. 5 6. So what more affectuall motive can wee use to terrifie wicked enemies out of their sinnes than that of the spirit of God Rev. 22. 11. He that is unjust let him be unjust still and hee that is filthy let him be filthy still let the enemies of grace of the word of grace of the preachers of grace be unjust malitious and scornfull still at their perill let the swearer sweare still so the drunkard harlot usurer But take the next verse with it vers 12. Behold I come shortly and my reward is with mee to give to every one according as his worke shall bee Thirdly here is a ground of patience in the midst of the confusions of the world and the many contempts and opprobries cast against the godly seeing every man shall receive a righteous sentence according to his works Phil. 4. 5. Let your moderation bee knowne unto all men the Lord is at hand Beware of revenge in the meane time commit all to him that judgeth righteously Storme not to receive unjust sentences against us to see our righteous wayes depraved our good repaid with evill every Barrabas preferred before Christ. There is a day wherein God shall make our righteousnesse breake out as the Sunne in his strength And even from hence the Scriptures conclude a providence and a future judgement Eccles. 3. 16. When

and all holy men yea of Iesus Christ himselfe and therefore is the way wherein we shall want no good guides nor company 2. Every one in his journey would enquire and choose the rightest way but the wayes of the Lord are right and the iust walke in them Hos. 14. 9. Elymas ceased not to pervert the right wayes of God Act. 13. 10. All other wayes are crooked paths and by-lanes Psal. 125. 5. 3. This is the lightest and most comfortable way Psalm 19. 8. the statutes of the Lord are right reioycing the heart In this way is peace of conscience joy of the holy Ghost comfort of heart in life and death and this joy shall none take away No marvell when Ezeki●l ate this little booke that it was sweet as honey in his mouth chap. 3. 3. Queene Elizabeth of blessed memory laying the Bible to her heart said It was her comfort in her trouble and therefore should bee in her Rule her rule But the way of the wicked is darkenesse Prov. 4 19. they know not where they shall erre and fall 4. This is the cleanest way 2 Sam 22. 31 the wayes of God are uncorrupt and pure Esa. 35 8 The way shall be called holy and the polluted passe not by it Deut. 4. 8. What nation hath so righteous lawes what passengers have so faire a way Silver tryed seven times is not so pure as these statute Psal. 19. 9. who would preferre the myrie and dirty wayes of sinfull pleasures before it 5. This is of all other the safest way freest from robbers and theeves in which thou art under the Lords protection being the Kings high-way yea wherin thou hast a guard of Gods Angels to keepe thee safe to the wayes end Psal. 91. 10 11. they are charged with thy safety 6. It is the shortest and most compendions way leading to life and in keeping this way shall be great reward All other are by-wayes that lead to the gates of death Now let the wisdome of God rule us to choose this oldest rightest lightest cleanest safest and shortest way as ever wee desire to come to an happy end of our way This is the Vse of incitation Now followes the second of reprehension And first of Recusant Papists who wilfully refuse the knowledge of God scorne and contemne the Preachers and expounders of those statutes yea hate them to the death and shun all the meanes of skil and instruction in those Statutes Can they be good subjects that will not know their Princes lawes that burne the Statute-bookes and their expounders too yet such good subjects are these to God who have chose the curse that Cain bewayled namely that he was cast from the face of God in his fathers house they willingly excommunicate themselves And adde unto these our mungrill Church-papists who sometime slip into the Church for odde respects Recusancie proves disgracefull or chargeable and would put them to more cost then their Religion is worth They can heare the Word when and of whom they list or must but to heare Popery refuted or disgraced is to cast dust in their eies They can heare a Sermon but detest and raile upon the Preacher Very devout they seeme and scrupulous in the least ceremony but like those devout women who stoned Paul To both these our Lord saith If ye were of God ye would heare his voyce Were their Religion of God they would love his statutes above their daily food and love the bringers so as to account their very feet beautifull Did they love Christ they would not hate his Disciple neither could the Temple of Dagon and the Arke stand together in the Temple of the heart Heare the counsell to be as thou seemest or seeme as thou art assuredly God will have no part of a divided person Secondly they are farre from the comfort of a good estate who will not be brought out of their dores their shops their Counting-houses to learne the way of Gods statutes but living in places of knowledge suffer ignorance to reigne in their hearts How farre are they from Davids minde and desire his heart brake within him for the desire of Gods judgements Psa. 119. 20. he esteemed the place of Gods worship Bethel the very house of God and the gate of heaven hee accounted them blessed that might dwell in or neare the house of God Psa. 84. But so farre are many from discerning this an happinesse that they esteeme every Sermon as the old prophecies the burden of the Lord a straw-matter can keepe them from Church and they are of the number of Salomons fooles that scorne wisdome and instruction They will alleage their hearts are good enough and their meaning is good though their skill be small and God will accept their good meaning But 1. that is false no meaning is good without knowledge Prov. 19. 2. Without knowledge the mind is not good 2. Meane what thou wilt if thou hearest not Gods word thou art not of God Ioh. 8. 47. 3. What a deceit of heart is it that can shrowd all under good meaning while it meanes never to bee good or thinke that God will accept an ignorant and unregenerate heart for a good heart 4. Examine this good heart of thine by that which issueth thence see if there come not out of it adulteries oaths blasphemies lyes rotten speeches injustice contempt of Gods Ordinances and servants And is this good Others love God above all and their neighbour as themselves what needs more But nothing is more bold than blindnesse Neglect the meanes of knowledge thou neither lovest God nor thy neighbour nor thy selfe Not God for if yee loved me saith Christ ye would keepe my Commandements Not thy neighbour if not him that begate not him that is begot Not thy selfe hee that hates wisdome hates his owne soule Prov. 8. 36. and chap. 4. 13. shee is thy life If thou lovedst thy soule thou wouldest heare and hide the Word in it and not hide thy selfe from the Word Others will pray and let others preach they will be devout let others runne to Sermons they will be active Christians while others are passive But 1. this is from the foolery of some Preachers who sever what God hath joyned and set two so neare friends and twins of the same wombe by the eares 2. Canst thou pray without teaching and hearing Consider wilt thou pray to an unknowne God or a God whom thou wilt not know Canst thou call on him on whom thou beleevest not or beleeve without hearing or can a right prayer be severed from much knowledge both of thine owne wants and unworthinesse of Gods mercy power and will to supply of the meanes of meriting that supply which is by Iesus Christ made thine owne and how to expect patiently and be delayed or denyed thankefully or else Christianly to use mercies received to the glory of the giver and