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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A34900	The light of Gods countenance: or, The glory of God in the face of Ghrist [sic] Jesus infinitely out-shining all earthly vanities. Set out in a sermon preached at Lantilio Pertholy, in Monmouth-shire, June 5. 1653. By John Cragge, Master of Arts, and dispenser of the gospell there.	Cragge, John, M.A.	1654 (1654)	Wing C6787; ESTC R215238	20,478	30

THE LIGHT OF Gods Countenance OR THE GLORY OF GOD IN THE FACE OF GHRIST JESUS Infinitely out-shining all earthly VANITIES Set out in a Sermon preached at Lantilio Pertholy in Monmouth-shire June 5. 1653. By JOHN CRAGGE Master of Arts and Dispenser of the GOSPELL there JOHN 1.9 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 MAT. 13.45 46. The Kingdome of Heaven is like unto a Merchant man seeking goodly Pearles who when he had found one Pearl of great price he went and sold all that he had and bought it LONDON Printed by J.G. for NATH WEB and WILL GRANTHAM at the sign of the Bear in S. Paul's Church-yard near the little North door 1654. To my much honoured Friend Mr. William Williams and Mrs. Margaret Williams his Wife Grace Mercy and Peace be multiplied WORTHIES I Present you here with a small Token of my Love and Thankfulnesse which may be worth your acceptation not as mine for so it 's rude and homely but as it 's God's a truth most deare and precious Diamonds are esteemed not for the curiosity of cutting but for their weight and worth when you heard it it affected the eare and I hope the heart which made you desire a copy of it I dare not quench the Spirit but according to promise tender it to the eye though not so soone as expected yet perhaps in a dress unexpected Segnius irritant animum demissa per aurea Quam quae sunt oculis commissa fidelibus c. Hor. It containes a heavenly Jewell in an earthly Cabinet worth all the Arabian Gold Indian Pearle Riches of China the wealth of the West Indians company or that which Solomons Navy brought from Tarshish for it 's that one precious Rearle Christ for which the Merchant sold all that he had and bought it Chymists boast much of the Philosophers Stone that turnes all mettalls into Gold Empericks of Aesculsapius his Herbe Panase that cures all diseases Warriers of Vulcans Panoplie or Armour of proof against all weapons Jewellers of the precious Stone Opalum that hath the vertue of all Stones But here is an Elixir or Quintescence that turnes all things into Gold of the Sanctuary an Herb of Grace that cures all Soule-sicknesses Christs whole Armorie both offensive and defensive to shield against all spirituall enemies a precious Corner Stone that comprises the vertue of all stones in the building of the New Jerusalem nay it is the New Jerusalem it selfe from above whose light is the Lambe a light which if truely received would quell Schisme in Discipline Heresie in Doctrine Sects in the Church Factions in the State Quench that Granado of Selfishness and Pride that rends the mysticall body of Christ in pieces I can assure you in the Word of Life and Truth the richest and rarest confluence of all humane happinesses the most exquisite excellency and variety of the greatest worldly pompe and splendour that ever the Sun saw since the first moment of its creation or shall look upon while it shines in heaven is but dust in the ballance to one graine of grace it is but dung to an humble mind savingly enlightned but with the fore-tast but of the least glimpse of that incomprehensible endless glorie which shall shortly be revealed it is all in the true valuation but as vaine smoake which does not onely vanish as it riseth it utterly loseth it selfe at the highest but also drawes teares from a mans eyes nay at last wrings the very heart-strings of every impenitent soule with that extreamest everlasting honour which would burst ten thousand hearts seriously and sensibly to think on it before hand it is not onely vanity but vexation of spirit let worldly wisdome say what it will and disparage them who sincerely by the help of the holy Ghost hold a constant counter motion to the course of the world and corrections of the time that they may keep a good Conscience the richest Treasure the dearest Jewell that ever the heart of man was acquainted with who infinitely desire rather to be Religious than Rich to be Good than Great to enjoy the favour of God than the Soveraignty and pleasures of all the Kingdomes of the Earth yet assuredly when all is said and summed up it is onely the true feare of Gods blessed Name a zealous forwardnesse for his Glory Goodnesse and good Causes that at the last day shall truly beautifie and adorne both all other personall sufficiencies and indeed sanctifie and blesse all publique Employment and services of State Goe then in this golden meane betwixt Prophanenesse on the one hand Singularity and Hypocrisie on the other and yours shall be the crowne and comfort when wickednesse shall lye buried in the dust and dungeon of hell To this end the thirsty longing of my heart and heartiest prayers shall ever be that you may shine every day more and more gloriously in all personall sanctity in all holy zeale in setting forward the affaires of God that when the last period of your mortall abode in this vale of tears which drawes on apase shall present it selfe you may looke death in the face without doubt the grave without feare the Lord Jesus with comfort and Jehovah blessed for ever with everlasting joy That as God hath blessed you and your parents with the things of this life he may blesse you and your posterity with the treasures of grace and the life to come which are the serious votes of him who will be for ever Yours to serve you in the LORD JESUS JOHN CRAGGE PSAL. 4 6. There be many that say Who will shew us any good Lord lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us THe heavenly language of this Psalm informes us That it was inspired by the holy Ghost the Inscription that it was penned by David the matter and manner in generall that it was a comfortable sob of a distressed soule in time of affliction The stream of Interpreters the whole course and current of the Text his mixt passion of joy and sorrow distraction and consolation as the pings of a woman in travell compared with the History in Samuel as shreds of a broken vessell laid one to another tells us that it was occasioned by Sauls persecuting of him after he was elected and chosen King by Samuel This will appeare more plainly by the parts which are three The first concernes God and David and that 's a 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 or deprecation wherein he petitions God that he would shield him from Saul and his complices The second concernes David and his enemies for having made God his shield he falls into an expostulation with them in the second verse the third verse is a defence and apologie for himselfe being deeply slandered the fourth and fift shew of what spirit he is like Christ that came out of his loynes he spends his breath for their Instruction that sought his Destruction The third part is an earnest prayer unto God againe for us he was his Alpha so he must