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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A77999	A sermon preached before the Right Honourable the House of Peeres, in the Abbey at Westminster, the 26. of Novemb. 1645. Being the day appointed for solemne and publique humiliation. / By Jer: Burroughes. Published by order of the said House.	Burroughs, Jeremiah, 1599-1646.	1645 (1645)	Wing B6117; Thomason E310_2; ESTC R200440	36,639	57

saith he is not only to be understood in the Genitive case singular Domini but in the nominative plural we are Domini the Lords of life and death whether we dye or live though wee be not Lords of so much Land of such Mannors we cannot Lord it over so many Tenants yet over life and death we are Lords we can Lord it over them Death takes away all your possessions and Lordships from you but death is part of the possessions of the Saints they are Lords over it 1 Cor. 3.22 Life or death or things present or things to come all are yours A gracious heart who lies low under God and Christ yet hath all other things under his feet yea the lower he lies the more hath he all the bravery pomp and glory of the world under his feet great is this mysterie of godlinesse 7. According to the increase of his abundance he seeks a proportionable measure of holinesse Solomon desired much wisdome because he had a great people to govern men who have sensuall hearts think a little Religion is enough for a Gentleman or Nobleman it is for poore men who have little else to minde or content themselves in to look after Religion in the strictnesse of it But if God gives a gracious man abundance he doth not think that measure of grace that he had before will serve his turne now except God causeth his grace to abound as wel as his estate and honour he lookes upon himselfe as miserable 8. He is as much apprehensive and sensible of his dependance upon God in the height of prosperitie as in the depth of adversitie Hence Noblemen and Princes are taught by Christ to come every day to Gods gate to beg their bread 9. A godly man enjoyes his abundance aright by getting all he hath sanctified to him by the Word and Prayer 1 Tim. 4.4 5. All a man hath is sanctified when it is consecrated to the last end for God and for the furtherance of eternall good as time and place is sanctified when there is a consecration upon them for God so when the blessing of God is upon my estate all I have so as all works to my eternall good in the glory of God now it is sanctified to me But how comes it to be so By the Word and Prayer 1. Through the Word of the Gospel revealing the restitution of my right forfeited by sinne yea a higher title then ever I had in Adam 2. By the Word of Promise which gives nothing without a blessing to it If indeed I had what I enjoy meerly in a naturall way of general providence I could not expect such a blessing but now enjoying all by the Word I enjoy it all in a spirituall way all is sanctified to me Hence of all men Gentlemen and Noblemen have most cause to be much conversant in Scripture it would be a sad charge upon any of you who abound so much in the world that you have not a Bible in your closets or seldome look into it And by Prayer The more any man hath the more he had need to pray Carnall men will pray much in affliction but to be put on to prayer by prosperity this is rare Gentlemen had need pray more then poore men Noblemen more then Gentlemen But if this be a truth certainly it is a mysterie few of you think so fewer doe so 5. The excellency of this lesson 1. When this is learned grace in you will be very conspicuous it will appeare in the lustre of it as a Diamond in a golden ring Magna faelicitatis est à faelicitate non vinci Aug. or rather set in a Crowne sparkles and is more glorious then in a dirty rag Zech. 9.16 there is a Prophesie that the Saints shall be as the stones of a Crowne lifted up it is in part made good when grace appears in the glory of it in you who are in eminent place 2. You may doe abundance of good many soules will blesse God for you and for all the abundance you enjoy of which there is so good an improvement Blessed be God that ever such men lived in such places and times the Cause of God and the good of his Saints how hath it been promoted by them will not this be a greater good to you then all your titles of honour and bravery of your lives Judges 5.9 My heart is towards the governours of the people which offer themselves willingly Blesse ye the Lord. Because of the great service that a rich man may doe Paul was so moved when he had liked to have lost Sergius Paulus the Deputy of the country Act. 13.7 8. c. he set his eyes upon Elimas who sought to turne him away from the faith which he began to hearken after and embrace and said Oh full of all subtilty and all mischief thou child of the devil thou enemy of all righteousnesse wilt thou not cease to pervert the right wayes of the Lord 3. This argues much strength of grace Magni pectoris inter secunda moderatio Sen. as the braines resisting abundance of vapours so as not to be hurt by them argues the strength of it 4. From these who have learned thus God receives most of that rent of praise and honour that is due to him for all the good things of the earth he lets out to the children of men You who are great Landlords complaine much that in these times you cannot receive your rents they were never so ill paid as they are now call your selves to account how well you pay your rents to the Lord of whom you hold all you have You esteeme well of such as are certaine and punctuall in paying your rents God esteemes high of those who render to him in a constant way his rent for those many plentifull enjoyments they have in this world 5. There is no fear that adversity that any afflictions should doe hurt to such who know thus how to use prosperity If you can deliver your selves from the deceits of the one it will not be very difficult to resist the temptations of the other Nulla infaelicitas frangit quem nulla faelicitas corrumpit 6. This is the more excellent because it is so rare Where is the man who is able to stand against the temptation of a prosperous estate if Adversity hath slaine her thousands Prosperity hath slain her ten thousands Rara virtus humilitas honorata 7. How sweetly and comfortably may such dye who have honoured God with their riches and honours They may with a holy boldnesse in the close of all look up to God and say with Nehemiah Chap. 13. vers last Remember me oh my God for good Let God be remembred with your goods and he will remember you for good 6. He that will be skilfull in this mysterie of knowing how to abound must learne also these lessons 1. The lesson of the feare of God Deut. 6.11 12. God forewarnes his people that they should