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A02260	The happines of enjoying, and making a true and speedie use of Christ Setting forth, first, the fulnesse of Christ. Secondly, the danger of neglecting Christ, and the opportunity of grace. Thirdly, the Lord Jesus the soules last refuge. Whereunto is added, St. Pauls legacie, or farewell to the men of Corinth. By Alexander Grosse B.D. Minister of the Gospel, and pastour of Bridford.	Grosse, Alexander, 1596?-1654.	1640 (1640)	STC 12395; ESTC S103450	151,344	397

which words wee may take notice 1. Of a particle of conclusion Finally 2. Of a title of compellation Brethren 3. Of a terme of valediction and farewell Farewell 4. of a vote Of exoptation or wishing Be perfect be of good comfort be of one minde live in peace and the God of love and peace be with you Wherein Saint Paul like a Testator or Parent that makes his last Will Testament bequeatheth these five gifts as five Legacies to the Corinthians his children in Christ which are like the h Gen. 45.22 five changes of rayment which Joseph gave to Benjamin for the spirituall warmth and ornament which they minister to the soules of Gods children like the i Judg. 18.7 five men which brought good tidings to their brethren incouraging them to arise and enter into the land for the comfortable newes which they bring to the soules of men encouraging them to enter into Gods service to set their feet into the wayes of peace and holinesse like the k 1 Sam. 21.3 five loaves of bread which David asked of the Priest for the nourishment refection and strength which they minister to the soules of Gods servants and these I shall being now as a dying man to you bequeath unto you as a Legacie of choycest worth to adorne you of greatest strength to support you of best nourishment to feed you of sweetest peace to solace you Finally brethren farewell Be perfect c. The branches growing on this tree are many the streames issuing from this fountain are divers and having but one day to gather the fruit here growing to draw the waters hence arising I shall but briefly touch give you a taste of each of them and first of the particle of conclusion Finally lastly Denique quod superest or as touching that which remaineth that is after that I have done mine office and have instructed you by the word threatned you by the judgements and intreated you by the mercies of God and have used all meanes to move you to repentance and to draw you to Christ Finally or what remaineth more to be done now but that you doe your duty that you beleeve repent reforme bee perfect and draw home to Christ with all your soule and might This is that which now remaineth which is now on your behalfe expected And hence you see Doct. That the Ministers long and frequent preaching must be attended with much perfection in the people After the Ministers long and frequent instruction faith repentance and true conversion must shew it selfe forth in the people When the Minister hath done his dutie towards men men must doe their dutie towards God The l Exod. 17.6 rocke gushed out water after Moses striking it After the Priests seven times compassing the walles of Jericho and m Jos 6.20 blowing of their Rammes horns the walles fell unto the ground After the Prophets n 2 Kings 4.34 spreading himselfe upon the woman of Shunems child the flesh of the child waxed warme hee neesed and opened his eyes After the Ministers often smiting our hearts with the hammer of the word often sounding of the trumpet of the Gospel in our eares and right dividing and applying of the word unto our hearts our stony hearts should be softned and send forth the waters of godly sorrow the strong and mighty holds of sinne should bee cast downe our soules enlivened the eyes of our understandings most clearly and savingly opened After the shining of the Sunne the aire is inlightned after the distilling of the dew and plentifull influence of the heavens the earth fructifieth after the long shining of the light of the Gospel and frequent distilling and dropping down of the dew of heavenly doctrine mens understandings should bee filled with knowledge as the aire with light and their lives replenished with all spirituall and heavenly fruit This the Lord expecteth o Isa 5.4 What could have been done more to my vineyard saith the Lord that I have not done in it in regard of the externall meanes wherefore I looked that it should bring forth grapes that like a vineyard long and well dressed it should bring forth good grapes of knowledge faith repentance and the like this is the property of Gods children as good p Mat. 13.24 ground receiving good seed they bring forth much fruit as living and healthy children sucking their mothers breasts they q 1 Pet. 2.2 grow by the sincere milke of the word of God This fruit hath followed the labours of Gods Ministers Saint Peter r Acts 2.44 testi●●● and exhorted and his word was glad 〈…〉 and about three thousand soules were 〈◊〉 to the Church Saint Paul preached and as ſ Acts 13.48 many as were ordained unto life beleeved The Apostle preached at Ephesus t Acts 19.20 many beleeved came and confessed and shewed forth their deeds so mightily grew the word of God and prevailed u Exod. 17.11 Iosua fought Moses prayed and Israel prevailed over Amalek When the Minister preacheth and prayeth Gods Israel must prevaile over Satan and their corruption Peter w Ioh. 21.11 casteth the net the second time into the sea and a multitude of fishes are taken in it At the Ministers first and second frequent and often preaching many soules should by the net of the Gospel bee drawne out of the gulfe and sea of sinne and the world And that In regard of the end of the Ministers Reason 1 long and frequent preaching The x Psa 104.22 23. Sunne ariseth sayth the Psalmist the wilde beasts gather themselves together and lay them downe in their dennes man goeth forth to his worke and to his labour untill the evening The Gospel like the Sunne ariseth and all the lusts of men which like so many wilde beasts walke forth and make their prey upon the soules of men in the right of their ignorance must now lye themselves downe by humiliation mortification and true repentance and man must arise from the bed of sinne and goe forth out of himselfe as out of his house to his worke and to his labour y Phil. 2.12 working out his salvation with feare and trembling never z 1 Thess 1.3 ceasing from the worke of faith and labour of love and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ untill the evening untill the sunne of his life be wholly gone down and set This the Apostle presseth from the end of the appearing of the Gospel a Rom. 13.11 The night is farre spent the time and state of ignorance and blindnesse is farre gone and the light is neere at hand the day of the Gospel breaketh forth and the light of illumination doth appeare Let us therefore cast off the workes of darknesse as men cast off their bed-clothes in the morning and let us put on the armour of light as men put on their day clothes and so let us walke and b Tit. 2.11 the grace of God saith

Upon the joy arising hence 4. ●oy ari●i●g 〈◊〉 it Fulnesse of grace brings fulnesse of joy strong joy dispelling all sorrow and sadnesse as the Sunne doth the clouds full joy making the understanding joyfull in the knowledge of God making the will joyfull in the choyce and embracement of God in the sinners free and full intendment of God and the glory of God making the imagination joy●ull in the meditation and thought of God making the memory joyfull in the remembrance of God and his word and workes making all the affections joyfull in the trusting fearing and loving of God making all the members of the body joyfull in the performance of their severall offices and services to God-ward This filleth with all joy and peace with the joy of children for our adoption with the joy of brides for our spirituall conjunction with the joy of friends for our knowledge of Gods secret and counsell with the joy of rich men for our treasure and interest in all things with the joy of heires for our claim and title to Gods kingdome with the joy of Nobles for our dignitie and exaltation with the joy of Conquerours for our victory over all opposition with the joy of free men for our spirituall prerogatives and freedome with the joy of Kings for our holy and gracious dominion with the inchoation of all joyes in this life and the consummation and perfection of endlesse joy hereafter in heaven FINIS THE DOLEFULNES AND DANGER OF NEGLECTING CHRIST AND THE OPPORTUNITY OF GRACE PROV 1.29 30 31. For that they hated knowledge and did not choose the feare of the Lord. 30 They would none of my counsell they despised all my reproofe 31 Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way and be filled with their own devices JER 51.9 We would have healed Babylon but she is not healed forsake her and let us go every one into his own countrey for her judgement reacheth unto heaven and is lifted up even unto the skies LONDON Printed by R. Young for Iohn Bartlet at the gilt Cup neere Saint Austins gate 1640. THE DANGER OF NEGLECTING CHRIST c. LUKE 19.41 42. When he was come neere he beheld the City and wept ouer it 42 Saying If thou hadst knowne even thou at least in this thy day the things which belong unto thy peace c. THe more men doe abound in true grace and saving goodnesse the more they grieve at other mens impieties the more they are affected with other mens miseries according to the measure of their grace is their detestation of sin their indignation against sin their sorrow for the dishonour brought to God by sin their sense and feeling of their brethrens present affliction their apprehension of the future calamities like to fall upon them Good men mourne not onely for their owne corruptions but also for other mens transgressions they sorrow not only for their own troubles but also for other mens miseries When Nehemiah heard how the walls of Jerusalem were broken downe Neh. 1 3 4 their gates burnt with fire the people in great afflict●on and reproach he sate down and wept David a man after Gods owne heart considering the obstinacy and rebellion of the people his eyes gushed out with teares Psal 119.136 And here the Lord Jesus whose soule whose worke whose way was as the Sun wherein is no spot a Garden in which is no weed a Tree whereon was neither superfluous barren nor withered branch nor fading leafe in whom as it is said of Absoloms beauty was no blemish from the crowne of the head unto the sole of the foot from the first instant of his conception to the last moment of his passion in whom was a singular sweet full perfect confluence and concourse of all graces as of lines in one Center beams in one Sun rivers in one Ocean This glorious and matchlesse patterne of all perfection considering and beholding the present rebellion the ensuing desolation of Jerusalem his bowels yearned within him teares came from him commiseration on the one side and indignation on the other side wrought wonderfully with him for When he was come neere he beheld the City and wept over it Saying If thou hadst knowne even thou at least in this thy day the things which belong unto thy peace but now they are hid from thine eyes The words are a narration of our Saviours affection towards the people of Jerusalem wherein we have 1 Our Saviours Commiseration v. 41. 2 His Exprobration of them ver 42. In his Commiseration we have the occasion preparation or impulsive causes of it 1 His appropinquation He came neere Christ as God is every where not Locomotivus but is free from all motion mutation but he commeth neere by his creatures as an Almighty Maker by his works presenting his Deity and almighty power he commeth neere by his Ministers as a King by his Embassadours proposing his dominion over us offering conditions of peace unto us he commeth neere by assuming our flesh as a Mediatour a Brother declaring his mercy and loving kindnesse he commeth neere by his Ordinances as a King by enacting lawes to his Subjects as a Nurse drawing forth the breasts to her children as a Friend revealing himselfe to his intimate acquaintance as a Lover wooing a Bridegroome betrothing himselfe unto us but here he came neere by his bodily presence and comming neere his bowels yearned We are usually most affected with the miseries of our brethren when we are present with them After his appropinquation as a second occasion ensued his inspection hee beheld He beholdeth all things as God with the eye of his counfell in regard of purpose and preordination he sees first ad intra and accordingly hee workes ad extra hee neither begges nor borrowes knowledge from the creature Hee beholdeth all things with the eye of his generall providence in regard of gubernation limitation Hee beholdeth his children with the eye of speciall care and tender affection powerfull and gracious disposition of all to worke for the best unto them Hee beholdeth all things with the eye of his wisedome all the deepe things of God in regard of revelation all the deep things of men in regard of detection Here hee beheld with the eye of his body as man wept The serious view of other mens miseries is very forcible to move our affections The last thing in this verse is the expression of his affection hee wept as God ●ee was free from all passion as Man hee tooke upon him our affections and infirmities which Divines call Miserabiles as sorrow hunger thirst but not those which are Detestabiles as sinne sicknesse c. Christ as Man had a sympathy of their miserable condition as the holy One of God hee was much troubled to see their rebellion as Mediator hee was grieved to see his labour to bring them to salvation frustrated and therefore hee wept and did not onely weepe but upbraid them with their

women of whom the Apostle speakes that were alwayes learning 2 Tim. 3.7 and never came to the knowledge of the truth Story relates of Augustus how in his solemne feasts hee gave gifts giving to some gold to others trifles So God in his banqueting house in the use of his ordinances with which hee feasts and feeds the soules of his servants giveth to some gold the saving graces of his Spirit which are more pretious then gold to others hee gives trifles common knowledge historicall faith c. and with this they rest content Fourthly how great is the number of profane carnall and ignorant people Are they not in respect of them that shew forth the power of godlinesse in their conversations as the Midianitish Armie to Gideons three hundred souldiers as the tares over-topping the wheat the people that truly feare God are to the rest but as Lot among the Sodomites Ier. 2.14 Mat. 7.13 one of a Citie two of a Tribe saith the Prophet Straight is the way narrow is the gate which leadeth unto life few saith Christ few comparatively are they that find it and among the great number of impenitent transgressours there is no one swearer drunkard adulterer idolater c. but his sinne becommeth the sinne of the kingdome congregation place family where hee lives hee being a member thereof Ios 7.12 as the sinne of Achan became the sin of the whole Army And thus it continueth unlesse wee humble our selves for it seeke the pardon stop the course and labour the removall thereof as the mariners removed Ionah Jona 1. that the stormy tempest might be appeased Fifthly what entertainment finde such as doe truely make conscience of their wayes and refuse to runne with others into the same excesse of ryot Do not the hearts of men rise against them their tongues reproach them their hands oppresse them Isa 59.15 Doth not hee that departeth from iniquity make himselfe a prey as the Sheep to the Lyon the Dove to the Raven Hath not our Saviour foretold us Luke 6.22 that for this their names shall bee cast out as abominable Sixthly what wearinesse of holy duties religious exercises as in the dayes of the Prophet they complained of the length of the Sabbaths Amos 8.5 How untoothsome to many persons is the doctrine of the Gospel it is become like the Manna to Israel Num. 11.5.7 a light bread they finde no relish in it Gods Ordinances are to many as Sauls armour unto David they cannot walke in them Seventhly what reformation have the punishments inflicted on us wrought Have we come forth of these as gold out of the fire Naaman out of Iordan Nay may not the Lord say of many of us as hee did of Israel Isa 1.5 They revolt more and more What effect have the punishments inflicted on other nations taken in us Have wee feared by the sight of their strokes Have wee learned to beware by their harmes Are we not still secure tread wee not the same path runne wee not our wonted race hath not the Lord lost his labour in regard of any reformation on the behalfe of the greatest number of people O let us thinke on these things lay them to our hearts be affected with them Ja. 4.9 10. turne our laughter into mourning humble our selves in the sight of the Lord Humble your selves and mourne inwardly in your soules by grieving as the Church did Lam. 1. Lament 1. Humble your selves outwardly by unfained confession of the sinnes of your owne soules and the sinnes of the Church Dan. 9. Kingdome Congregation Towne Family where you live Humble your selves publickly in the Congregation as Ezra did Ezra 10.1 Humble your selves privatly let your soules mourne in secret weep as Christ over Jerusalem Weep O Ministers over your congregations weep O Rulers over your people weepe O Masters of families over your wives sonnes daughters servants that the Lord may have mercie upon you pardon your barrennesse and for the time to come make you more fruitfull in all goodnesse This must cause us to strive under the Use 2 meanes and in the use of the meanes to bee fruitfull in all holinesse rich in all grace as the sea is full of waters and the starres in the firmament are full of light This the Lord who by his power created us by his hand supporteth us the Lord who hath all jurisdiction over us all interest in us before whose dreadfull and glorious tribunall every soule must shortly make his appearance requireth 2 Pet. 3.18 Grow saith the Lord by the Apostle in grace and in the knowledge of our Lord Iesus Christ Grow in knowledge as Schollers in learning Tradesmen in skilfulnesse in the mysteries of their Trade grow in all grace as Willowes by the water courses Isa 44.4 as children by the milke suckt from their Nurses 1 Pet. 2.2 This is one speciall end of our Saviours incarnation passion resurrection to purifie us to himselfe Tit. 2.14 a peculiar people Zealous of good workes This is a prime and singular fruit of the Ministery the clouds are appointed for the watering and making of the earth fruitfull the builders for the perfecting of the house and the Ministers for the making of us rich in grace Eph. 4.11 13. and perfect to every good work This is the fervent prayer and ardent desire of Gods faithfull Ministers As the husbandman desires the field may be fruitfull and the nurse that the childe may grow So doth the spirituall husbandmen of Gods vineyard the nurses of Gods children pray that they may bee fruitfull in every good work Col. 1.10 This is the proper and gracious operation of the Word in the hearts of the Lords people Mat. 13. and therefore I beseech you give all diligence to make your calling and election sure and to abound in all goodnesse make the inward and the outward man like the tree bearing twelve sorts of fruit every moneth Rev. 22.2 be yee furnished with all sorts of spirituall fruits and that at all seasons Bee fruitfull in your Understandings enriched in all knowledge 1 Cor. 1.5 know the efficacie of the word of God discovering thy sinne Heb. 4.12 as a two edged sword dividing between the bone and marrow know the power of it awakening thy conscience Acts 2.37 as a Trumpet awakeneth the sleepy know the vertue of it healing the wounds of thy soule as a patient knowes the vertue of the medicine as Naaman knew by experience the vertue of the river Iordan washing him as hee that is cold knowes the heat of the fire warming him Know the Lord as a servant his master in regard of reverence and subjection as a friend in regard of communion as a father in regard of affiance and child-like affection Bee fruitfull in your Memories by treasuring up the testimonies of the Lord as gold silver pretious jewels in a rich store-house by carrying

his testimonies he hath not dealt so with every people he hath not shewed such mercy to every congregation therefore as the tree which hath much soile cast about him brings forth much fruit as the servant which had five talents brought much advantage to his Lord and Master so strive yee to bring a measure of glory to God answerable to the measure of the meanes hee hath affoorded you the Lord hath sowne much and lookes to reap much the harvest must answer the seed bee therefore filled with all heavenly graces as the sea with waters be strong in faith as the tree growes deepe in the rootes bee fervent in love as a fire of much wood abound in all the fruits of the Spirit like the tree which bare Å¿ Rev. 22.2 twelve sorts of fruit The more you abound in grace under the Gospel the longer the Gospel shall be continued the more sweetnesse shall your soules taste in it the neerer shall you draw to God by it the more effectually shall the pardon of your sinne bee sealed up through it and the more comfortable account shall you render to God at last for all the labours of his Ministers whereof God hath made you partakers the more comfortably shall I againe behold your faces at our last generall appearance the more blessed account shall I make to Christ my great Lord and Master of this my Ministeriall service and shall the more joyfully for the present in the words of the Apostle here this day take my last leave of you and say Finally brethren farewell Bee perfect bee of good comfort bee of one minde live in peace and the God of love and peace be with you Finally brethren Brethren is a title of compellation the second branch of this tree There are brethren by nature brethren by condition and brethren by profession and participation of one Christ the last of these are the brethren here mentioned whom the Apostle here stileth brethren in respect of Originall having one God for their Father with him in respect of Relation being knit to Christ by one bond of saving faith and one golden chaine of unfained love among themselves with Saint Paul the Apostle and in respect of true and fervent Love the Apostle loving them as his brethren and this the Apostle chiefly intendeth here it being his purpose now to manifest his love unto them And hence we learne That there is in all Gods faithfull Ministers Doct. a very fervent and unfained love to their Hearers A brotherly love a love like that of Jonathan to David t 2 Sam. 1.26 a love surpassing the love of women being deare unto them as the apple of their eye as the signet upon their finger or the Bride unto the Bride-groome therefore are the Ministers stiled Husbandmen Shepheards Watch-men Parents Nurses as the Husband-man loves the vineyard which hee hath planted the Shepheard the flocke which hee keepeth the Watch-man the Citie which hee watcheth the Father the children which he begetteth or the Nurse the child to which shee draweth forth her breast and feedeth so Gods Ministers love their hearers the vineyard which they plant the flock which they keepe the Citie over which they watch the children which they ministerially beget and nurse for thus the people are stiled by names expressing the Ministers high prizing of them great delight in them and singular love unto them as u Isa 8.18 children w 1 Thes 2.19 20. hope joy crown of rejoycing glory and joy the Apostle putting on the indulgent affection of a father and in the strength and passion of his love so stiles them and speakes thus unto them What is our hope or joy or crowne of rejoycing Are not even yee in the presence of our Lord Iesus Christ at his comming for yee are our glory and joy And Saint Paul speaking of his love to the Corinthians calleth it a x 2 Cor. 7.4 more aboundant love that is a high a strong a transcendent love such love that hee saith his y 2 Cor. 6.11 mouth was open to them and his heart was enlarged His whole man was open to them as a Bridegroomes house is opened to the Bride to entertaine them to love them to rejoyce in them to communicate himselfe to the utmost unto them as the open Sunne sendeth forth his light and the open cloud doth power out his raine nay they were in z 2 Cor. 7.3 his heart to live and dye with them And who can doubt of the love of Gods faithfull Ministers towards their hearers that shall but looke Upon their labours to save the soules of Reas 1 their hearers They are a 2 Tim. 4.2 instant in season and out of season taking all opportunities they sow in the morning and with-hold not their hand in the evening they have no rest they hold not their b Isa 62.11 peace day nor night as Naomi said of Boaz The man will not bee c Ruth 3. ult at rest untill hee hath finished the thing this day so such is the love of Gods Ministers that they are at no rest untill they have finished the worke of grace in their hearers consummated the marriage between them and Christ Upon their sorrowes sadnesse sighes Reas 2 and teares to behold the peoples barrennesse under their labours obstinacie against their perswasions and the danger where into they thrust their soules no father is more grieved to see the lewdnesse of his child d Jer. 13.17 Jeremies soule weepes in secret for his people Isaiahs bowels sound like a e Isai 16.11 harpe for Moab Paul had f Rom. 9.2 continuall sorrow for the Iewes he was pained as a g Gal. 4.19 woman in travel for the Galatians and out h 2 Cor. 2.4 of much affliction and anguish of heart he wrote with many teares to the Corinthians that they might know the love which he had more abundantly unto them You may in the teares and sorrowes of Gods Ministers for the peoples disobedience read their love as in lively characters the greatnesse of the Ministers griefe for the peoples misery argues the strength of their desire to make them happy Reas 3 Upon their sufferings for their hearers they suffer reproach in their names being made a i 2 Cor. 4.9 spectacle to Men and Angels they suffer losse of goods losse of peace losse of libertie and losse of life that they may be k Acts 20.24 faithful in their calling finish the course of their Ministery and save the soules committed to them The sufferings of faithfull Ministers are a clear and lively evidence of their love to their hearers Gods Ministers doe often sustaine great temporall losses for other mens everlasting gaine and advantage And whereunto should this love of Gods Ministers move and work our hearts Use but to frequent and diligent attendance on their labours as wee cheerfully hearken to their voyce who love us as children come cheerfully to the banquet