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A52802	A Christians walk and work on earth, until he attain to heaven which may serve as a practical guide, and a plain direction in his pilgrimage thither, through his personal and relative duties : marvelously useful to all persons, and families of all ranks and qualities, both in city and country / by Christopher Nesse ...	Ness, Christopher, 1621-1705.	1678 (1678)	Wing N443; ESTC R3369	121,975	273

is but we are bidden to sing the word of Christ Col. 3. 16. not the words of David now Answer first David writ his Psalms in the Spirit of Christ 2 Sam. 23. 2. the Lord Christ had spoken by the Mouth of his servant David Act. 4. 23. 'T was the Rock Christ that spake to and by David and made him the sweet singer of Israel 2 Sam. 23. 1 3. All the holy Scriptures by which you must be guided here and Judged hereafter is wholly the words that Christ hath spoken Joh. 12. 48. So that while you sing the Psalms of David c. You do verily sing the words of Christ 2. Answer the Hebrew Titles of David Psalms be Misimorim Tehillim and Shurim which doth expresly correspond with the express phrase of the Apostle Eph. 5. 10. Col. 3. 19. Psalms Hymns and Spiritual Songs wherein he plainly points out the use of Davids Psalms as being also the word of Christ and richly suiting to all Conditions and such Psalms which cannot be Sung as your Experience yet may you Sing them for your Instruction Divine truth is the same in Meter that it is in Prose and may as well be Sung as Read 3. Answer Such Hymns as are composed by any now suppose they be free from the rash and raw Eructations of a private Spirit which cannot edify as it ought 1 Cor. 14. 26. yet as comming from an Ordinary gift only for God no where promised another gift it must needs infinitely fall short of those Scripture Psalms eomposed by the holy Pen-men of the Word to whom the Lord vouchsafed such an High Publick and Infallible Conduct in Composing what was Consigned to the use of the Church for ever these must excel private Hymns as much as the holy Scripture exceeds all other Books whatsoever The fift Religious duty Or walk of a Christian is Godly Conference CHAP. VII 1. NOw to manage your self in this fist walk of Christianity Consider you must first have a New heart and then you cannot want a New tongue for where Christ comes he makes all New Rev. 21. 5. 2 Cor. 5. 17. a New Constitution a New Communication and a New Conversation not only a New heart and a New life but also a New speech he turns to his Redeemed a pure Language Zeph. 3. 9. Or a lip of Excellency Prov. 17. 7. as choice Silver that hath a good sound Prov. 10. 20. So as to feed many by administring grace to all hearers Eph. 2. 29. So that this New tongue shall scatter Pearles Math. 7. 6. and cast abroad Rich Treasure Math. 12. 35. yea even Apples of Gold in Pictures of Silver Prov. 25. 11. yet none of this can be till Christ cast in a cruse full of the Salt of grace into the Fountain as Elisha did 2 King 2. 20 21 22. and healed the waters for as is the Fountain so are the streams sweet or bitter the streams cannot rise higher nor run better then is the spring qualia principia talia principiaetam as is cause so are the effects good or evil as is the Tree so are the Fruits and as is the Treasure so are the Expences an evil Man out of the evil Treasure of his heart brings forth nothing but rotten and corrupt Communication Matth. 12. 35. the Bell is known by the Clapper whether it consist of good mettal or bad what kind of water is in the Well the same will be in the Bucket And what is in the Ware-house the same will be in the Shop So whatever is in the heart the same will be in the Mouth for out of the aboundance of the heart the Mouth speaketh the heart of the wicked is little worth Prov. 10. 20. till Christ renew it for and in you 2. Consider your speech also must be seasoned with Salt Col. 4. 6. even your common Communication and Conference must be seasoned with grace that you may leave the Savour of grace in all places and companies wherein you come as those meats that are most apt to putrify are most poudered So that unruly member the Tongue Jam. 3. 6. Is apt to have rotten and putrifyed Discourse 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Eph. 4. 29. unless it be well seasoned with the salt of mortification and of that Christian wisdom which is from above upon this uncomely part you must put on the greatest comliness 1 Cor. 12. 23. that your Mouth be not as the unclean vessel under the Law that wanted a covering Numb 19. 15. you must have the covering of the Spirit Esa 30. 1. that will let no corrupt Communication no rotten discourse no obscene borborology nor filthy speeches come from you while God by his Spirit keeps the door of your lips Psal 141. 3. stinking breath proceeds from ulcerated lungs and such as have their Excrements come out of their Mouths have that mortal and desperate disease cal'd Miserere mei upon them 't is very unlikely that ever the holy God entred into such an House and such an heart that hath so unclean a door that hath not God 1 In their heads Psal 10. 4. nor 2 In their hearts Psal 14. 1. nor 3 In their words Psal 12. 4. no nor 4 In their works or ways Tit. 1. 16. he is 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 an Atheist Eph. 2. 12. that is thus without God any way every way in the World They were not Sons but two Bastards that would dare to shoot their Arrows against the dead body of their Father according to the determination of the Judg Judging which of the three was the right heir of his Fathers goods but he that was angry with them both for so doing and surely those cannot be the right heirs of Heaven that dare frequently shoot their venemous Arrows of blasphemous Oaths at the heart of God 3. Consider that God hath a Book of Rememberance wherein to write down all that men say as well as do Mal. 3. 16. in order hereunto he hearkens what Sinners say Jer. 8. 6. as well as Saints That he may make memorable mention of them at least at the last day when all shall be either justified or condemned by their words Mat. 12. 36 37. Idle as well as evil words and waste as well as wicked words must then be accounted for in that great Ampitheatre Plato thought it meet that mens speeches at Meals and meetings should be written should this Platonick proposal be put into practice O what strange Records would they be and yet though men do not Register them God doth you have need therefore to take heed to your ways that you offend not with your tongue Psal 39. 1. which was a lesson that old Pambus was 30. Years in diligently Learning it yet prosessed he could not yet take out that one Lesson God in that infinite wisdom wherein he made all things hath set a double hedge afore this unruly member the tongue to wit of teeth and lips to keep it up and in and he hath also placed

cares that they stay at Church-door with Bernard and at the foot of the hill of God with Abraham as above but they must not go up or in with you if they presume to press in with you drive them away as Abraham did the Fowls that disturbed if not defiled his Sacrifice Gen. 15. 11. The Rabbies say that in the Temple though there was much flesh for Sacrifice used in it yet not so much as one Flie was seen stirring there So not a wandring thought should appear stirring in your worship especially considering you are the Temple of the Holy Ghost so should not think your own thoughts Isa 58. 13. in Gods Temple have more of Sabbath thoughts on week-day then week-day thoughts will less trouble you on Sabbath-day 7. The third Direction for preparing your heart to this Religious duty is beware of a prejudiced Spirit either against the person Teaching or against the Doctrin Taught 1. You may not have a prejudicate opinion against the Teacher if once you distast his person you can never relish his Doctrin the best of Ministers are exposed to prejudice even Christ himself that Palmoni Hamadabber Dan. 8. 13. or Prince of Preachers was personally cavilled at viz. Is not this the Carpenter And can any good thing come out of Nazareth c. If this did befal that green Tree what can the dry expect Mark 6. 3. Joh. 1. 46. Luk. 23. 31. Hence Paul admonished Timothy so to behave himself in the Church of God that none might despise his youth 1 Tim. 4. 12. this is a great Impediment to a prospering and profitting Gospel the Heathen could say Inter senum deliria Juvenum praejudicia cadit Respublica 'twixt the dotage of old men and the prejudice of young men the Common-wealth falleth O that we had not cause to say that betwixt those two cadit Religio the common Salvation falleth the plainest Preachers are exploded by such as if they stood not in need to be put in Remembrance of those things they know 2 Pet. 1. 12. The end of Preaching is not only to inform the Judgment but also to reform the affections not only to teach Men what they know not but also to stir them up to Practise what they know 'T is ordain'd for this as well as that 8. Neither 2ly must you have prejudice against the truth taught as those of Itching ears 2 Tim. 4. 3. not abiding sound Doctrin as fore eyes not enduring the Sun-shine the fault is not in the Sun but in the eyes so 't is not in the Doctrin but in them which savours no Doctrine save that which suites with their Itching tempers being not willing to frame the heart to the Word but rather desirous to have the Word framed to the heart Thus Carnal men despise Prophecying 1 Thes 4. 12 20. and plain Preaching is foolishness to them 1 Cor. 1. 21. though it be under the blessing of a Divine Institution in that phrase It pleased God which is not so Solemnly set upon bare Reading the Word you may indeed and must try the Spirits 1 Joh. 4. 1. and prove all things in Order to the holding fast of that which is good 1 Thes 5. 21. as those well bred Bereans did Act. 17. 11. and if you find the grain good never quarrel with the seeds-man Elias's food was acceptable to him though unclean Ravens were his Servitours and Currant Coin is not to be refused though from a Leprous hand yet 't is ever best from a Barnabas Act. 11. 24. of all others 9. The fourth Direct herein is beware of presumption as well as prejudice that you come not to the word with an heart resolved before hand what to do let God and his Ministers say what they please Jer. 2. 25. so as to take your own way and to follow your own course Jer. 44. 16 17. as if you scorn'd to bend to truth this is proud obstinacy or stubborn pride which you must abandon Say not you know enough already for you know nothing yet as you ought to know 1 Cor. 8. 2. you must become a fool for Christ 1 Cor. 2. 18. and sit down at the very foot of God Esa 41. 2. to receive his Law Deut. 3. 33. Thus Mary sate at Jesus feet and heard his Word Luk. 10. 39. great Naaman will learn good from a little Maid 2 King 5. 2 3 4. c. Bring along with you a bored ear Psal 40 6. and a bowing heart as Samuel speake Lord for thy Servant heareth 1 Sam. 3. 10. as Saul said Lord what wilt thou have me to do Act. 9. 6. In a Word pray to God that all this may be done that he would bless the Word both for the killing of Sin and the quickening of grace c. Do you beg a blessing on the food of your body and not of your Soul Prov. 2. 3 5. cry after it this is your life Matth. 4. 4. Esa 38. 16. Joh. 6. 63. 10. The second thing you are to mind is concomitant as the first things preparation the second is performance to wit w●●● is required of you in this Religious duty and 't is threefold 1 Attention 2 Intention and 3 Retention 1 Attention of the ear 2 Intention of the heart and 3 Retention of the Memory 1 of the first of these to wit Attention of the ear The ear is the sense of Faith as the eye is the sense of love Faith comes by hearing Rom. 10. 17. God makes the ear to be the Organ of our Salvation in working Faith by hearing the word as it was the Instrument of our destruction when our first parents lent their ear in listening unto Satans lies the Milk of the word is not to go in at the mouth but at the ear the ear is the Instrument to take in God by and not the eye Exod. 33. 19. Moses desires to see Gods glory Ver. 18. no saith God I will proclaim it and accordingly he doth so Exod. 34. 6 7. and thus likewise God doth testify to Elias in a still small voice not in visible things as fire and Earth-quake but in a voice which is Audible 1 Kin. 19. 11 12. both those Instances teaches you that teaching by a voice should be the principal means to bring your soul to the saving knowledge of God Moses thought that his seeing of God would much confirm him as Papists thinks of their seeing of Pictures and Crucifixes but God Rectifies Moses errour and proclaims himself the Lord Rectify the Popish mistake also 11. Hearing prevail not neither will Seeing no not your seeing a man from the dead Luke 16. 27 31. the Jews were so far from believing when they saw Lazarus raised from the dead that they would have kill'd him for no other fault but because he who had been dead was alive again Joh. 12. 10. their seeing of such an one was so far from working Faith in them that it Transported them into fury and into such sublime malice and