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A42555 Wisdom justified of her children, or, Two sermons sometime preached in Cockshutt Chappel, in the county of Salop, and lately at Brightling in Sussex, on Matth. XI. XIX. and now at the request of friends enlarged, and published / by William Gearing ... Gearing, William. 1668 (1668) Wing G439; ESTC R16127 41,501 72

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repented at John's preaching believed Christ and his Doctrine so that the several ways that God taketh to bring men to Christ is meant by wisdom in this place SECT II. II. We are to enquire what is meant by justifying Wisdom is justified c. 1. Justification is taken sometimes for Commendation Wisdom is justified 1 It is highly admired commended praised Godly men do highly commend and praise God in this way of Salvation through faith in Christ the Saints do admire God's Wisdom in contriving such an effectual way of saving mankind in contriving a means to satisfie offended justice by an infinite and plenary sarisfaction and yet manifest his Free-grace Love and Mercy Marvellous in the eyes of Saints is Gods Wisdom Love goodness Justice Mercy in Christ The Phasees slighted this Wisdom of God called it Heresie and the Greeks called it foolishness but believers cry out O the depth of God's Wisdom in the Gospel 2. Others understand the word justified thus it is received by the godly and approved as the only safe way to salvation No other Jacob's ladder to climb up into the third heaven by nor door to truth life and righteousness but Jesus Christ set forth in the Gospel Believers do with joy dance after Christs piping and lament when John mourneth though the wicked Pharisees reject Christs righteousness and the preaching of the Gospel as things unable to salvation 3. To be justified is to be cleered from all false imputations what blasphemous imputations did the malicious Pharisees lay and fasten upon Christ A Wine-bibber a Glutton a Friend of Publicans and sinners a Samaritane a Devil an ignorant Carpenters son So Chrysostome and others do interpret the words thus seeing the Wisdom of God trieth all ways and neglecteth no means conducing to the conversion of sinners he trieth by mourning trieth by dancing he trieth by preaching terrour he trieth by preaching free grace and mercy he trieth by love he trieth by severity he trieth by promises by threatenings by denouncing woes and curses and yet men remain obstinate and impenitent Rebels against the Counsel of God the wisdom of God is now justified 1 Is absolved is altogether excusable and free from their detractions and false imputations their eternal perishing is from their own stubbornness So to this very day how do profane men lay upon Religion and the holiness of Christ shining in the conversations of the godly false bitter and scandalous crimes and imputations yet true believers do free Christ Religion and Holiness from these calumniations Though they account Religion to be a Moopish and Foolish thing and call holiness preciseness indiscretion overmuch strictness yet the godly will justifie Religion to be an excellent thing and say that Wisdom is the principal thing Prov. 4.7 Though the Pharisees disgrace Christ and call him the Carpenters son yet Peter will justifie him to be the Son of the living God They call him Glutton Wine-bibber Devil but the Saints will justifie him to be the holy One of God the Lamb of God without spot to be undefiled separate from sinners to be the God of Gods and King of Kings 4. To justifie in our common phrase is to maintain what a man speaks or doth A man useth to say I will justifie my words and actions so godly men will plead for wisdom stand to Christ and his ways and will maintain Religion against all oppositions and contradictions SECT III. 3. Who are meant by the children of wisdom It is an Hebraism by children of wisdom are meant wise men godly men As in Scripture by children of disobedience are meant disobedient persons wicked and ungodly men so by children of wisdom thosse that are truly wise every godly man every man in Christ will justifie the wisdom of God in Christ justifie Religion justifie God in his ordinances truth and holiness This point may be strongly proved from Scripture See with what an undaunted courage Peter and John did justifie Christ before all the Jews both Rulers and people who had charged them not to mention the name of Christ Act. 4.10 11 12. Be it known unto you all and to all the people of Israel that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth whom ye Crucified whom God raised from the dead even by him doth this man stand before you whole This is the stone which was set at nought by you builders which is become the head of the Corner Neither is there salvation in any other for there is no other name under heaven given among men whereby we must be saved and vers 20. We cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard We are Resolved to do it we cannot but do it The profession of Christ and his Gospel was accounted Heresie and believers were accounted factious and schismatical yet S. Paul would justifie it to be the only way and worship of God for thus saith he to Felix Act. 24.14 after the way which they call Heresie worship I the God of my Fathers What holy resolution had the three noble children in the cause of God's worship A stately Idol is advanced by Nebuchadnezzar and All are commanded to worship this dead stock solemn Proclamation is made to this purpose hereupon come in a company of Informers such as are ready on all occasions to do the Devil service they come and accuse the Jews vers 9. They come in a flattering way O King live for ever and vers 12. There are certain Jews whom thou hast set over the affairs of the Province of Babylon Shadrach Meshech and Abednego These men O King have not regarded thee they serve not thy Gods nor worship the golden Image which thou hast set up As who should say under correction your Majesty is mistaken in setting these men in such an eminent place and they are very unthankful for this preferment These men O King regard not thee nor worship thy Gods Hereupon they are called to examination and the King himself takes cognizance of the cause vers 13. Then Nebuchadnezzar in his rage and fury which is no fit qualification for a Judge or Ruler calleth for them to be brought before him and then puts them to interrogatories vers 14. Is it true O Shadrach Meshech and Abednego Do ye not serve my Gods c. Now if ye be ready that at what time ye hear the sound of the Cornet Lute Harp c. ye fall down and worship the Image that I have made well but if ye worship not ye shall be cast the same hour into the midst of a fiery furnace and who is that God that shall deliver you out of my hand Martial Law He speaks thus in effect Have you any God greater than my Gods and seemeth to rely more upon his own strength than upon the strength of his Gods therefore he saith who shall deliver you out of my hand he was puffed up with his many great victories that he is forgetful both of God and man But see their