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A53259	The last sermon and sayings of that most pious and reverend divine, Mr. John Oakes, minister of the gospel in the City of London who was struck with death in his pulpit, in the afternoon after he had preached this sermon; to the admiration of all his hearers. A subject of great account, worthy to be written in letters of gold. Being a thanksgiving sermon, for God's great goodness in delivering this nation from popery, slavery, and destruction, by that eminent instrument of God's glory, King William King of England. Discoursed of from these words, Notwithstanding in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you, but rather rejoice because your names are written in heaven. Luk. 10. 20. And having preached upon the first part of the text in the forenoon, of God's great deliverance of this kingdom from popery, &c. and coming to treat more fully in the afternoon, what it is to have our names written in heaven, God took him to himself, and gave him a full enjoyment thereof. With a brief sum of his funeral sermon preached the next Sunday after, by the reverend divine Mr. Williams. To which is added two Godly	Oakes, John, d. 1689?	1689 (1689)	Wing O19A; ESTC R218540	11,358	25

heart as he doth of thousands even of all who are in an unregenerate estate the devils dwells in their hearts there he rules and reigns yet people through their folly are not sensible of it I do not quote this Text as an instance to quench or put a stop unto those joys or rejoicings in God on the account of that most astonishing Deliverance which God lately hath begun to work upon us no but to rectifie our joys and rejoicings We are not to rest in Rejoicing in our Deliverance from our dangers without we are now delivered from dangers within but alas Sirs let me tell you for us to be preserved from our dangers without and not to be preserved from our dangers within it all signifies nothing all our temporal deliverances will signifie nothing From this prohibition I note Doct. That the best of Gods people are liable unto Irregularity in their Actings of their Affections These Disciples were so our Saviour checks them here for it and so are we too much prone to be irregular in the acting of our Affections The Affections are the wings of the Soul by which they do carry a kind of vehemency and readiness to the Objects set before them as they are distinct Lode Delight Ioy on one hand Hatred Fear Sorrow on the other hand These God has planted in the Vnderstanding enlightened and in the Will rectified so that these considered aright are of great use to us These were rectified but when Man became depraved in his Affections and rose up in Rebellion against God himself These Affections became rustick and rude and in rebellion against God until God brought the faculties of the Soul into due order again Man in his imperfection those Affections as unsanctified doth a World of mischief but when rightly considered they are of great use whilst unfanctified they are set on wrong Objects as for instance Mans Love being corrupted and depraved his Love is liable to be set on such things as he should rather loath than desire Christ is lovely yea altogether lovely yet such is the corruption of man's Nature that sée not any form or comeliness in Christ Those Objects that are set before us and offered to us as most desirable and delightful in themselves the corruption of mans Nature is such that that which it should love it loaths it calls Evil Good and Good Evil Thus is mans Nature till it is renewed and when it is renewed we have not such Affections for Christ as we should have Alas that disease of man's Affections is not fully cured So for worldly desires they are in many so immoderate their Affections for the World are so immoderate that they set their hearts on the world they make a God of it many will not have Idols in their Houses oh but they will set up an Idol in their Hearts they do not think of spiritual Idolatry Covetousness is Idolatry which is set up in their Hearts Solomon directs us in the day of prosperity to be joyful c. Eccl. 7. 14. 'T is true the very dawning of the day of our temporal prosperity is great ground for our Rejoicing if our joy be manag'd aright In the day of prosperity be joyful but in the day of adversity consider God also hath set the one against the other to the end that man should and nothing after him but there is a Generation who are not concern'd either the one way or the other for adversity or prosperity God in a way of Iudgment hath threatned to ruine us of this Nation and that deservedly enough God knows but now God in a stupendious way hath turned the Scene of his Providence and smiled on this Nation He now smiles on England that hath not deserved it God knoweth But whether God smiles or frowns it is all one with some they are not concerned they care not so they may thrive in their Enterprizes they care not how it goeth with the Church of God. But this is a sinful life indeed to live thus Now Sirs how is it with you you are not it may be concerned at this great turn of Providence in Gods so wonderful Delivering us notwithstanding our provocations of him How is it with you Did you take notice what God did this last week past we were in fear we should have been destroyed and our Enemies design The Prince of Orange's Arrival at St. Jame's was that we should be cut off but God sent a Deliverer to this Nation though unexpected Notwithstanding what God now hath done for England for London just sinking and for the Protestant Interest that was even gasping for life bleeding yet some do not Rejoice in God for these temporal Deliverances and on the account of these temporal Immunities which are again restored and in respect of those Cockatrice-Eggs which shall all be removed Certainly now the Heathen will say there is a God I must tell you there hath been a great deal of Atheism amongst us but now sure the Atheist will own there is a God for none but God could bring about such a miraculous work Vse If these outward Deliverances be sanctified then have we cause to rejoice These are great Blessings and Deliverances but let me tell you if they be not sanctified they will be great Plagues to us therefore rejoice in them that God would sanctifie them to you as to lengthen out the Gospel-Liberty that Sinners who are strangers to God may be brought home to God that God may smile upon us that God may pardon our Sins if this be then you may joy and rejoice and that abundantly excess of joy is forbid but herein we cannot be excess in our rejoicing If your names are written in heaven you have cause to rejoice in God that you are freed from those snares and temptations that might hinder you in the Ioy of your Salvation and if you are as yet strangers unto God you have cause to rejoice in God for this temporal Deliverance for the hopes you have of God's continuing the Gospel for the hopes you have of the means that you may be brought home to God otherwise you are not to meddle with this Ioy for it is true you are delivered from Papists and their bloody designs but let me tell you if you are not brought home to God you are yet brought into Slavery the slavery of the Devil and are dropping into Hell. Let all rejoice primarily not in this meerly as it is an outward means of deliverance but as it may be a means of Repentance and of bringing the Sinner home unto God as this outward means may be sanctified otherwise I know not what cause you have to rejoice Let us labour to get our Hearts into such a frame as to joy and rejoice on account of this temporal deliverance Now I shall shew you in four considerations the foundation of your joy on the account of this our begun deliverance 1. Consider what Evils this Providence hath delivered us from

The Last Sermon and Sayings Of that most Pious and Reverend Divine Mr. John Oakes Minister of the Gospel in the City of London who was struck with Death in his Pulpit in the Afternoon after he had preached this Sermon to the admiration of all his Hearers A Subject of great Account worthy to be Written in Letters of Gold. Being a Thanksgiving Sermon for God's great Goodness in delivering this Nation from Popery Slavery and Destruction by that Eminent Instrument of God's Glory King William King of England Discoursed of from these words Notwithstanding in this rejoice not that the Spirits are subject unto you but rather rejoice because your Names are written in Heaven Luk. 10. 20. And having preached upon the first part of the Text in the Forenoon of God's great deliverance of this Kingdom from Popery c. and coming to treat more fully in the Afternoon What it is to have our Names written in Heaven God took him to himself and gave him a full Enjoyment thereof With a brief sum of his Funeral Sermon preached the next Sunday after by the Reverend Divine Mr. Williams To which is added two Godly prayers Printed for J. Conyers in Holbourn 1689. M R. Oakes His Last Sermon c. Luk. 10. 20. Notwithstanding in this rejoice not that the spirits are subject unto you but rather Rejoice because your Names are written in Heaven THis Text read unto you may at the first view seem to be like Rain in the Harvest or Snow in Summer very unseasonable and may seem to contradict the loud Calls of the present Providence which God's Providence at this day seems to call on us for when we are called to Rejoice for that signal Mercy and unparallel'd Deliverance which God hath wrought for us and this poor Nation at this time when God hath in so short a time and by such unlooked for means and by such an unexpected way so suddenly altered the Scene of our Affairs when God hath broken the Snare the Wicked had prepared for us and suffered them to be taken by the works of their own hands and found out a way for the accomplishing of such a Delivrance as this is which you will every day be more and more convinced of Surely the Lord calls for People at this day to rejoice and yet my Text séems to put a check on this rejoicing Rejoice not in this that the Lord hath thus delivered us Why The various Circumstances as attends this marvellous Deliverance calls for Joy a●d Singing of Praises unto the Lord Psal 126. 1 2. When the Lord turned again the captivity of Zion we were like them that dream So suddenly and by such unexpected means God turned about the Captivity of England and turned away from us that bondage we were like to be in we were like them that dream And what were the Consequences of Ziors great Deliverance Then was our mouth filled with laughter and our tongue with singing then said they among the Heather the Lord hath done great things for them The very wicked Atheists may take notice of this and may say the Lord is God and he hath done great things for us and shall not we say so the Lord hath done great things for us whereof we are glad and have reason to be so This is that God calls for But let the righteous be glad let them rejoice before God yea let them exceedingly rejoice s●ng unto God sing praises to his Name Psal 68. 3 4 And this is that which the generality of Protestants are disposed for now you cannot but expect every one you meet withal will have a smile in his or her face except it be in the face of a Papist who have cause for sorrow But whence is it God's People have cause to rejoice It is a necessary duty to rejoice praise is comely for the Saints when God delivers Zion we should rejoice and be glad yet says my Text Rejoice not Now how shall we reconcile these séeming contradictions to put our hearts into a right frame we must look into the Context and see how these words are brought in and what is the drift of them In the foregoing Chapter you find our Saviour giveth commission unto his Apostles to go forth and work Miracles and to preach the Gospel and to encourage them he promises to protect them and to give them success in it And in this Chapter ●e sends forth other seventy and they go forth and afterwards they return to their Master to give him an account of their success ay in the 17th verse And the seventy returned again with joy and said Lord even the Devils are subject unto us through thy name They returned to their Master with joy By the way let me tell you We are Ambassadors sent forth by our Lord and Master Christ and in a little time we know not how soon we must return unto our Master and give an account unto our Lord and Master of our success what it hath been And Sirs by the Call of God I have been among you nigh Ten years What success shall I give account of unto my Master as to you what account shall I give of you to my Lord and Master at my return shall my return be with joy or shall I say to my Lord and Master Lord I went and stretched forth my hand to a gain-saying people they would not be prevailed with they would not hear they would not hearken This would be a sad account as to you Well but these Apostles return with joy and had good success and amongst the rest they tell their Master that the very Devils were subject unto them whereever Gospel-Ministers are sent forth the Devil raises all the force he can if possible he will raise all the power of Hell that if he can help it one Sinner shall not be gained to Christ The Devils are subject unto us This was the power the Devils then had it was to torment the members of the body but now it is very rare the Devils power is lengthened out so far if he had power to torment our bodies he would make sad havock of mens bodies but blessed be God all the power of Devils is limitted they are chained up now they cannot go no further than God permits them But then it was a common trade for Devils to possess mens bodies and to to ment them The Proverb is he will play at any Game Now for wise ends God permitted the Devil to have such encursions upon mens bodies so he had upon Job's body he filled it with Diseases noisome Diseases to try Job but his aim is to possess the heart mostly there he doth the greatest mischief but now God lets not loose the Devil on mens bodies O dreadful and sad would it be if God should let go the Devil to possess peoples bodies he then would make them mad and it would be a sad judgment of God but sadder it is for the Devil to possess the