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A18052	A plaine and compendious exposition of Christs Sermon in the Mount contayned in the 5.6.7. chapters of Saint Matthew. Being the substance of sundry sermons. By Iohn Carter minister at Belstead neare Ipswych	Carter, John, 1554-1635.	1627 (1627)	STC 4695; ESTC S116220	101,087	134

which serueth to commend the calling of the ministery aboue all other for the excellencie and necessitie of it By the third similitude drawne from a Citie on an hill he admonisheth his Apostles and all teachers that being as they are in the view of all good and bad they should in all their wayes walke so circumspectly and trylie as might be to the admiration instruction edification or conuiction at the least of the lookers on Their care should be to teach by worke as well as by word acting before the eyes of their hearers what they sprake the rather because men for the most part are affected and receiue a deeper impression from what they see with their eyes then from what they heare onely The contrarie also bringeth a very euill imputation vpon the Gospel it selfe which people ordinarily are giuen to iudge speake of according to the practise and conuersation of the Preachers and professors of it Wherefore they also I meane the hearers and professers of true religion had neede to looke well about them Hereunto tendeth his fourth and last comparison from a candle lighted in a house and set vpon a candlestick to giue light to all therin To put all teachers especially in mind that being not onely inwardly enlightned themselues but raised vp of God appointed to be enlightners of others they should endeuor with all their might to be indeed such not onely by teaching what to practice but by practising what they teach that the word of life and the life of the word may alwayes goe together That as a candle filleth that part of the house where it is placed with the shining brightnesse so should they fill that part of the house or Church of God ouer which the holy Ghost hath set them with the shining brightnesse both of their doctrine and life also And therein like the lampes in the sanctuaric to bee content euen to spend themselues while they serue others To which effect serueth that right notable exhortation following f Verse 16. Let your light so shine before men that they may see your good workes and glorifie your father which is in heauen that is haue your conuersation so honest so amiable so without all exception so rich and plentifull in all good words and works in the midst of a crooked and naughty generation that whereas for the most part they speake against you as euill-doers they may by your good workes which they shall see glorifie God in the day of their visitation that is when by his gracious blessing vpon your fruitfull teaching and liuing he shall as Saint g Act. 15. 14. Iames speaketh visit any of them to take them out of this sinfull world for a people to his name Yee ought the rather to bee stirred vp hereunto because the maine end of our being and of all Gods benefits spirituall and corporall in hand or in hope especially of ministeriall gifts and callings is the glorie of God which ought to be much more deare to vs then our liues yea then the saluation of our soules as it was to h Exod. 32. 32. Moses and i Rom. 9. 3. the Apostle Paul Now as our Lord and Master Iesus teacheth k Ioh. 15. 8. Herein is our heauenly father glorified if wee beare much fruit So that we see heere how the truth in all things must answer to the ancient type the Leuiticall Priests ministring in the holy place before the Lord are commanded to haue their l Exod 28. 33 34 golden bels and silken pomegranates vpon the skirts of their garments so the golden bels of pure and vncorrupt doctrine must euer bee heard from them that are the salt of the earth and light of the world and the pomegranates of a sauourie fruitfull and wholesome conuersation must euer be seene in them who are set as a Citie vpon an hill and as candles on the candlesticke to giue light to the house of God which is his Church The second meanes of ataining to this blessednesse is the law and the Prophets whereof he giueth a touch Verse 17. Thinke not saith he as the Scribes and Pharises erroneously thinke and slanderously giue out that I am come to destroy repeale or disanull the law that is the doctrine of Moses contayned in his fiue Bookes which are to be holden as the fundamentall Scriptures giuen by inspiration of God or the Prophets the expositors of that law and applyers of it euery one to their seuerall times and occasions all written by inspiration of God I came not to destroy them but leaue them as I finde them to bee the onely cannon or rule of sauing faith and of a life pleasing to God So many as desire to recouer their lost happinesse let them m Ioh. 5. 39. search these Scriptures with no lesse diligence and sedulitie then men search the bowels of the earth for precious mettals for in them is eternall life to bee found and they are they that testifie of me saith our Lord Christ elsewhere Not without cause therefore doth the blessed Apostle Peter as hee had learned of his master commend this diligence and in commending exhort all to continue and increase in it wee haue saith n 2. Pet. 1. 19. he a more sure word of prophesie to which yee doe well that yee take heed as vnto a light that shineth in a dark place vntill the day dawne and the day-starre arise in your hearts meaning thereby a perf●●●●r knowledge then was vnder the law by the cleare● 〈…〉 fest●tion of Christ Iesus And wee cannot bee ignora 〈…〉 the Prophet long before describeth a blessed man such a one as Christ speaketh of in this Sermon hereby and distinguisheth him from all other that o Psal 1. 2. his delight is in the law of the Lord and in that law doth he meditate or exercise himselfe day and night How much more doth this hold in vs Christians who besides the Law and the Prophets remaining still in full force for who shall repeale or disanull them if Christ doe not haue the more cleare writings of the Apostles and Euangelists as authenticall expositors of them shewing also plainely the fulfilling of all those things which were obscurely foretold and prefigured therein and expected of the people of God in all ages with so great longing Oh that it were wel weighed how vngratefull and miserable thing it is that such an vnualuable and most necessarie treasure should bee left to the Church of God and be so little regarded at most hands That the complaint of the Lord by the Prophet may too iustly bee taken vp p Hos 8. 12. I haue written vnto them the great things of my law and they were counted a strange thing or that of Salomon q Prou. 17. 16. Why is there a price in the hand of a foole to get wisdome and he hath no heart The third meanes of ataining to this blessednesse is Christs fulfilling of the Law and

and by reason thereof our feruencie slaketh wee may comfort and quicken our selues with the meditation of that fulnesse and Ocean as it were of Fatherly goodnesse which wee haue learned to bee essentiall and so immutable in him And this is yet further put home Luke 11. 13. where hee saith If yee which are euill can giue good gifts to your children how much more shall your heauenly Father giue the Holy Ghost to them that desire him meaning an happie increase of the gifts and graces of the Holy Ghost and if that then what not He that witholdeth not his Spirit what will he withhold The second part of Righteousnesse followeth which is Charitie and Equitie inferred as it seemeth vpon that which goeth before p Verse 12. Therefore all things whatsoeuer yee would that men should doe to you doe euen so to them for this is the Law and the Prophets As though he should say Since your heauenly Father being good and the vndrainable Fountaine of all goodnesse is more readie to giue good things to you then you who are euill are or can bee euen to your dearest children And since with what measure you mete it shall without all question bee met to you againe see therefore that you doe iustly and extend mercie in all things great and small to the vttermost of your power as your selues would gladly be dealt withall For besides this that you are one flesh end partake the same Image of God besides also that you may certainly expect not onely a iust retribution in the world to come but euen in this very life to drinke of the same cup your selues which you haue filled to others you are of necessitie to take knowledge that it is your heauenly Fathers will who streightly cha●geth you so to doe His will alone is and ought to bee reason enough without all other Reasons Yea it is not onely his will absolute Commandement but the tenour purport of the whole Law or Doctrine of Moses in his fiue Bookes and of the Prophets his Expositors so much as concerneth the second Table of the Law prescribing all dutie to our Neighbour Otherwise the Law and the Prophets containe all the duties of the first Table concerning Pietie towards God they containe also the promises and types concerning the Messiah then to come This pass●ge barreth all men from doing any harme to their Neighbour any manner of way directly or indirectly or to suffer any to bee done either in his person goods or name more then they would haue done to themselues It doth also lay a necessitie vpon euery one to turne his Brothers keeper no man q Phil. 2. 4. looking on his owne things but euery man on the things of others also Remembring euer wh● said Thou shalt loue thy Neighbour as thy selfe When we find any particular Rule in the holy Scripture to goe by let vs follow it and cleaue to it but where particular precepts are wanting there are wee alwayes to set before our eyes this generall direction not daring to goe one haires bredth from it and passing no day without strict examination of our liues and actions by it thanking God who hath set vs downe the whole mind of the Law and the Prophets and of this our great Prophet and Law-giuer Christ Iesus concerning mutuall loue in so few words And if this most equall and iust rule by which wee shall be iudged at the last day now beare palme in our hearts wee would euery one of vs erect such a high Court of Chancerie within our selues that a little law would serue the turne and many flaunting Lawyers would bee forced to turne their veluet and silken sutes into plaine beggers g●ay The third part of righteousnesse which is mortification of our owne corrupt nature r Verse 13. 14. followeth And this is brought in by way of an answer to a secret obiection If so exact loue towards our neighbours such faith and feruencie in prayer such reformation of our selues and discretion in our admonitions such resting vpon Gods prouidence for all necessaries of this present life and laying vp of treasures in heauen so spirituall vniuersall and sincere obedience in doing Gods commandements euen to the least bee requisite and necessarie who then can bee saued For vpon this ground no doubt was his question raised ſ Luk. 13. 23. Lord are there few that shall be saued our Lord Christ answereth there as heere that there are indeed few in comparison of the great multitude that perish and those few are to striue and straine mightily as if they were to croud hard in at a strait gate and goe on along in a very narrow way or lane which wee know is often mirie and many wayes vncheerly to trauellers whereas contrariwise the vngodly being many in number and marching by troopes and armies as it were enter in a-brest at the broad gates and expatiate all the fields and countrie ouer taking their delight and pastime therein so much the word 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 importeth But all is well that ends well and a wofull end maketh all that went before miserable and deare-bought pleasures and that our Sauiour Christ forgetteth not to put v● in mind of Fot when hee had first generally propounded his exhortation to his Disciples and all well affected Enter t Verse 13. in at the strait gate by way of explanation hee telleth vs that it is the wide gate and broad way that leadeth to destruction euerlasting and that many there bee which goe in thereat On the other side that u Vers 14. the gate is strait and the way narrow that leadeth vnto life euerlasting and few there bee that finde it Now for the wide gate and broad way taken by the vngodly there needes no great proofe experience testifieth sufficiently They follow the current of their corrupt nature and what great reluctation can there bee in that their predominant lusts command and they obey Besides the deuill en●yeth them not he crosseth them not but rather leuelleth and stroweth the way for them And as for the world and children thereof they c●y all haue with you yea when they giue Almes Pray Fast and doe other workes in themselues good as the Scribes and Pharisees did but not from the right fountaine nor to the right end that is not from a pure heart nor to the glorie of God they may gallop away with them as horses doe with an emptie Cart there is nothing to straiten the gate or way against them while God is not serued in the practice of such workes but their owne lusts they shall haue good thankes of the flesh world and deuill so be forward in them which made workes of that nature to bee so rife in Poperie and Paganisme and not to bee vnusuall among the better sort of ciuill people But let a man or woman according to Christs teaching elsewhere x Iohn 8. 31. continue in his word and so become his