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The comforter: or A comfortable treatise wherein are contained many reaso[n]s taken out of the word, to assure the forgiunes of sinnes to the conscience that is troubled with the feeling thereof. Together with the temptations of Sathan to the contrarie, taken from experience: written by Iohn Freeman sometime minister of the word, in Lewes in Sussex.
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Freeman, John, fl. 1611.
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STC 11368; ESTC S113774
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maner which I will also set downe that thou maiest conser them together saying This â—s the couenant that I wâ—ll maâ—e with the house of Israel after those daies saith the Lord. I will put my lawes in ther inward parts wr te theÌ„â—n the r harts And I wil be their God they shal be my people And they shal not teach euery man his neighbour saying Know the Lord for al shal kâ—ow me froÌ„ the least to the greatest of theÌ„ For I wil be mercâ—ful vnto their vnrighteousnes I will remember their sins and their iniquities no more In which words thou seest the very couÌ„terpane of the former IndeÌ„ture of the Lords couenaÌ„ts almost word for word So that now thou hast a pair of these IndeÌ„tures of couenaÌ„ts to warrant thee forgiunes of thy sins And least thou shouldst lose or lay vp that Indenture that is with thee at thy heeles and so should not haue it to shew when need requireth behold the kindnes of God to thee ward who hath taken the paine to coppie out the sum of the couenants in the 10. to the Hebrues in these words following This is the couenaÌ„t that I will make vnto them after those daies saith the Lord. I wil put my lawes in their harts in the r minds wil I write them And their siâ—s and iniquities wil I remeÌ„ber no more So that thou seest how faithfully the Lord as one that ment not to deale deceitfully with thee hath dealt in this behalfe What can he do more Thou wilt not take his word nor his oath he hath entred into couenants bound himselfe by his Indenture to performe his couenants And this Indenture he hath caused to be made interchangeably and so a paire of them to be drawn one for the principall on the behalfe of the Lord the other for euer to remaine with thee And that which is more he hath giuen withall a coppie thereof if thou shouldest forget where to find the Indenture it selfe And least thou shouldst take some exception against the hand or the scriuener that wrote the same the Lord as before I said drew the couenants Indenture it selfe with his owne hand and finger which is the holy Ghost who is with the father and the son God blessed for euermore As plainely appeareth by the witnesse of the holy Ghost himselfe who saith that no Scripture came of any priuate motion bâ—t holy men wrote as they were moued and g â—ded by the holy Ghost â—nd therfore Christ Peter and Paule with all the rest of the Apostles when they spake of the writings of the Prophets and their witnes called it the witnes and writings of the holy Ghost So that these Indentures were drawen and written by the holy Ghost which is the hand and finger of God So that thou hast the couenants of God drawne also with the Lords owne hand for thy better and full assurance And least that this Indenture should want any thing of his ful vertue power and strength the Lord hath added his Sacraments which are fitly by Paule in the fourth to the Romane speaking of circumcision which was a Sacrament to Abraham and the same that Baptisme is in the particular or that the Supper of the Lord is in the generall vnto vs called the seals of the couenant of God So that the Lord hauing added his Sacraments to his couenants hath therein added his seale to his Indentures For his Sacraments aâ—e his seales The matter whereof consisteth not as doe the seales of kings and princes of the earth either of yellow or greene or red wax but of the red bloud of the Imaculat and vnspotted Lambe the Son of God Iesus Christ which is visibly exhibited in the Sacrament of the Supper of the Lord. For which cause the Lord himselfe and the Apostle Paule in the 11. of the first to the Corin. calleth the cup in the Lords supper the bloâ—d of the new couenaÌ„t for that this new couenaÌ„t before set down is ratified established coÌ„firmed therwith sealed as it were with a seal Wherin also least thou shoâ—ldst take some exception against this seale as if it were either counterâ—ait or by stealth added and affiâ—ed thervnto thou art to vnderstand first that it is the Lords broad seale For euen as in the kings broad seale there is imprinted ingrauen and so represented the person of his maiestie so in this Sacrament of the Lords supper which is his seale is imprinted in grauen and so represented the veâ—y body and blood and so the very and liuely person of the son of God Iesus Christ the bread representing his bodie the wine representing his bloud that in such a liuely maner forme as that Christ himselfe calleth the bread his body and the wine his bloud it selfe So that the person of the King is not so liueâ—y represented in his broad seale as the person of the Son of God is represented in his broad seale Secondly thou art to know that therein also is his seale of armes ingrauen For therin is shewed forth the arms of Christ nailed to the crosse which is the cognisance of a true Christian his bodie broken and his bloud shed for the remission of thy sinnes And this is in such a liuely maner by the breaking of the bread which is his bodie and the shedding of the wine which is his bloud shewed forth vnto the eies of our body as that we there behold visibly as in a mirror Christ crucified before our eies his body broken and his bloud shed for the forgiuenesse of our sins So that our eies may there see the worke of our redemption fulfilled so with all his seale of armes his armes being spread vpon the crosse and his bodie wounded for our transgressions So that euen as the broad seale of England hath on the one side the person of the Prince and on the other side the armes of the land ingrauen so hath this seale of God fixed to his Indenture of couenants the person of the Lord on the one side his armes on the other side liuely and euidently imprinted Thirdly thou must coÌ„sider that this is his seale which is vsually affixed in such cases and to such writings For it hath been alwaies the vse of the Lord to seale these and such like couenants of spirituall graces by the shedding of blood As may appear in the 15 of Genesis where the Lord confirming and sealing his couenant of the land of Canaan which represented that heauenly Ierusalem vnto them which he promised vnto Abâ—aham and his seed caused him to slâ—y a calfe a goat and a ram of three yeares of age and to cut them a sunder according to the vse of those nations So the Lord in the 17 of Genesis being to enter into a new couenaÌ„t with Abraham concerning the child of promise sealed the same with circumcision which was a Sacrament of blood But most liuely of all this appeareth in the 24 of
Exodus where the Lord being to establish his fiâ—st which is that old couenant with the Iewes in the hand of Moses the Mediator of the old Couenant caused diuers beasts to be sacrificed and their bloods to be taken in two vessels acco ding to the two persons that is God and the Iewes with whom the Couenant was to be made and the blood to be sprinkled vpon the pillars erected for that purpose the one representing the Lord the other the people which being accordingly performed by Moses he added saying This is the blood of that couenant which the Lord hath made with you That is to say this blood is that blood by the which the Lord sealeth vnto you the couenant that before hee coâ—enanted with you Thus as the Lord sealed his old couenants with the blood of bullocks goats and rammes which were but tipes of Christ the body of all the shadowes So he sealed according to his vsuall maner this his Indenture of the new couenant in like maner with blood and that with the blood of his only begotten sonne And the reason why the Lord after this manner sealed his couenants was this for that vnto those people a will or a testament and a couenant were all of one nature And therefore the Apostle to the Hebrues the spirit of God in diuers places beside comprehendeth them both vnder one name or word which is 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 which signifieth either a will or testament also a couenant Now we know that a testament or wiâ—l and so a couenant is neuer ratified vntill the death of the testator that is the man that made the will but he being once dead the will cannot be altered but must stand vnchangeably For a man that is dead cannot alter his will or couenant The Lord therefore being immortall and therefore could not die that he might by the same vnchangeable manner ratifie and confirme his promises caused certaine beasts which represented his bodie as tipes and figures of himselfe to be slaine for him and in his stead vntill that Christ himselfe who was aboue all things God blessed for euermore should in his owne person by his owne death and the shedding of his most precious bloud estab ish and confirme this his owne good will and testament that is this new couenant afore mentioned And thereby seale sinnes and purge iniquitie so bring in euerlasting peace as the Angell speaketh to Daniel in his ninth Chapter Christ therefore by his death and bloodshedding hath established this new couenant of the forgiuenes of our sinnes in such sort as that it cannot be changed For the man being dead as the Apostle sheweth to the Hebrewes the wil is not to be altered God therfore that he might assure vs that he would not alter this his good will couenant of grace laid downe his owne life and so by his death which was by the shedding of his blood hee hath so sealed this his couenant as that it cannot be broken nor disanulled And as hereby hee hath inuincibly confirmed his couenants so hath he herein vsed no other seale to seale them withall thaÌ„ that which hath been alwayes vsuall in the like cases For as all his former couenants especially the old couenant were confirmed by blood so likewise is this his Indenture sealed and so ratified by the blood of Iesus Christ which is therfore as before I said verie fitly called the blood of the new couenant for that thereby this couenant is ratified sealed vnchangeably confirmed Thus then thou hast the Lords Indenture written with his owne hand and sealed with his owne blood which is that broad seale and that seale of Armes that is vsually affixed vnto such couenants escripts And herein least thou shouldest thinke that this seale were a counterfeit or added by stealth thou art to know that the institution of this seale or Sacrament came not from man but froÌ„ God himselfe who the same night that hee was betraied ordained the same coÌ„maunded it to be ioyned and added vnto the word of grace and the preaching of the forgiuenesse of sinnes as infinit proofes might be alleaged if it were a mater of any doubt The truth therfore and the lawfulnes of the seale is a matter out of all doubt and controuersie What is there els then that thou requirest for the confirmation of this his or rather thine euidence Desirest thou witnesse Behold the testimonie of all the Prophets and Apostles who were the pen-men and writers hereof who therfore ought to stand for double witnesses Behold the witnes of the Father the Sonne and the holy Ghost the witnes of all the faithfull of God who with one mouth as afterward in part shall appeare do confesse the same But what shalt thou need to bee carefull hereof when thou mayest bee assured that the lord if thou shew him his own writings and scriptures will neuer deny his owne hand Hauing therefore this Indenture writing of the Lords own hand follow herein the example of that godly king Ezekiah who wheÌ„ he had receiued letters from Zenacherib that were blasphemous against God entred into the temple of God vnfolded them and layd them open before God to mooue the Lord the rather thereby to bowe downe his eares and to heare his requests that hee powred out before him So thou hauing receiued not from maÌ„ but from God himselfe writing euideÌ„ces not of wrath but of his free meâ—cie and the forgiuenesse of thy sinnes enter into thy chaÌ„ber take these euidences couenants of the Lord with thee vnfold them spread them lay them open and read them before the face of God And withall after the example of Ezechiah poure forth thy prayers supplications before the Lord and say vnto him as followeth OH most merciful God the father o all comfort and consolation thou that art that strong God that forgiuest offences and passest by iniquitie in the remnant of thy possession thou that preparest the heart of the poore then openest thine eare to hearken therevnto Incline O Lord thine eare heare open O Lord thine eies and see behold O Lord the word of thine owne lips the writings of thine owne hand Of a truth Lord I haue sinned and done exceediÌ„g wickedly in thy sight I acknowledge it confesse it before the throne of thy grace But thou O Lord according to the riches of thy mercy and louing kindnes hast promised to forgiue mine offences Yea the more to shew the stablenes of thy counsell thou hast tied thy selfe by an oath thereunto And that which is more thou hast couenanted and indented with me by thiâ— thy couenant to passe by mine iniquities to remember my sinnes no more And now Lord regard I beseech thee thy gracious and free mercie the oath of thy holinesse and behold the words of thine owne mouth the works and the couenants of thine owne hands sealed with thine own most precious blood confirmed by thy death