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A88578	A Christians duty and safety in evill times Delivered in severall sermons, upon four texts of scripture, viz. Christ's prayer the saints support, on Iohn 17 15[.] A divine ballance to weigh all doctrines by, on 1 Thes.5. 21[.] A Christians great enquiry, on Acts 16.30, 31[.] A description of true blessedness, on Luke 11. 28[.] By that faithfull messenger of Jesus Christ, Mr Christopher Love, late minister of Laurence-jury, London. Whereunto is annexed The saints rest, or Their happy sleep in death. As it was delivered in a sermon at Aldermanbury, London. Aug. 24. 1651. By Edmund Calalmy. B. D.	Love, Christopher, 1618-1651.; Calamy, Edumnd, 1600-1666. Saints rest.	1653 (1653)	Wing L3147; Thomason E1434_3-4; ESTC R209589	82,542	242

Enquirie after Heaven then how few in the World shall come to Heaven Vse 2 Secondly from the Resolve that the Apostle gives to the Jaylors Question Believe on the Lord Iesus Christ rest on Christ for thy Salvation on his Merits on his Blood and on his Righteousnesse Hence learn what a great benefit and priviledge the children of men have by liveing under a Covenant of Grace for although they cannot be saved by what they can doe themselves yet they may be saved by what Iesus Christ hath done for them Thou canst not bee saved by all thy doing but thou maist be saved by believing by resting and relying on Jesus Christ expecting salvation by what hee hath done and suffered in thy stead in thy behalfe Had wee layn under a Covenant of Works then it had been Doe this and live but a Covenant of Grace saith Believe and live The condition of the Covenant of Workes is That we should give an exact and perfect Righteousnesse of our own unto God the Righteousnesse of another will not serve the turn And in this Covenant little will not be accepted for much the will for the deed the Sentence of Absolution shall be pronounced if ye be found without spot or blemish compleatly righteous but the Sentence of Condemnation if ye be found unrighteous in the least tittle This Covenant speaks not one word of Hope or Help Mercy or Peace to the poore lost sinner but pronounceth him accursed for the least transgression for the least deviation from the righteous Law of God and there is no place left for Repentance no place left for Mercy upon the breach of the Covenant Adam by one sin made all his posterity miserable and the Apostle saith Gal. 3.10 Gal. 3.10 Cursed is every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the Law to doe them So that there is no possibility of life by the Covenant of Workes because in our lapsed estate in our estate of corruption the Covenant of Workes is impossible to bee fulfilled by us since the day that sin came into the world that Adam eat the forbidden fruit never did any man fulfill the Covenant of Workes for there is no man that sineth not 1 Kings 8.46 2 Chron 6 36 2 Chron 6.36 There is not a just man upon the Earth that doth good and sineth not Eccle. 7.21 Eccl. 7.20 In many things we off end all Iames 3.2 Iames 3.2 O then what cause have we to admire the infinite unspeakable mercy goodnesse of God in makeing this Covenant of Grace with man a sinner this new Covenant when the former was violated which is as it were a plank after a ship-wrack that when man had voluntarily transgressed the righteous Law of God and thereby justly deprived both himselfe and his posterity of that life and blessednesse which was promised in that Covenant and was fallen under the Death and Curse which God had threatned for the breaking and transgressing of that Covenant yet notwithstanding that such should bee the infinite Mercy of God that he should not insist upon the forfeiture that he should not binde us up to the Covenant of Workes but take us out of the hand of his justice and put us into the hand of his Mercy not dealing with us according to our deserts but according to the exceeding riches of his Grace in his unsearchable Wisdom when Men and Angels were at a losse finding out a Remedy to help and relieve a poore forlorn lost sinner that is cast by the Covenant of Works not sparing his only begotten Sonne Jesus Christ the righteous the Mediator of the New Covenant Heb. 12.29 Heb. 12.24 who hath satisfied Gods justice slain that enmity which was betwixt God and us and made peace for us For in this Covenant of Grace the righteousnesse of Christ and satisfaction made by Christ is held forth and tendred unto the justice of God the Surety is punished and the Debtor is spared Esa 53.6.5 Esaiah 53.6.3 the Lord hath laid upon him the iniquity of us all he was wounded for our transgressions he was bruised for our iniquity the chastisement of our peace was upon him and with his stripes wee are healed And the Apostle saith 1 Iohn 2.1.2 1 Iohn 2 1.2 If any man sin wee have an Advocate with the Father Iesus Christ the righteous he is the propitiation for our sins So that here mercy may be found to help and relieve a poore sinner which is lost in the Covenant of Workes ●in this Covenant of Grace God accepts of the Will for the Deed hee doth not stand so strictly upon it as to cast the sinner out of favour for every transgression but as a father pittieth his children so the Lord pittieth them that feare him Psa 103.13 Psal 103.13 that is those that are faithfull with God in Covenant those that strive to doe the Will of the Lord and flie to his grace for pardon and acceptance those that repent of their transgressions and promise and perform upright obedience For in this Covenant here is place for Repentance and mercy for the penitent Acts 3.19 Acts 3.19 repent that your sinnes may bee blotted out when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord. And Proverbs 28.13 Prov 28.13 whoso confesseth and forsaketh his sinnes shall have mercy But under a Covenant of Workes there is no place left for Repentance nor mercy for the penitent Here then wee see the inestimable the unspeakable benefit wee have by a Covenant of Grace for now by laying hold on Jesus Christ by a true and lively faith by resting and relying on what hee hath done and suffered in our stead and in our behalfe we may lay a rightfull and infallible claim unto the Kingdom of Heaven Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shalt be saved FINIS A DESCRIPTION OF True Blessednesse Text. Luke 11.28 But hee said yea rather blessed are they which bear the Word of God and keep it IN the obscure humanity of Jesus Christ there did break forth such a glorious lustre of his Divinity that though as to his person he was deemed despicable and contemptible yet the words that he spake and the works that he did declared him to bee no lesse then the Son of God The words hee spake declared it his enemies themselves being judges John 7.46 Iohn 7.46 The Officers answered never man spake like this man And for the workes he did the miracles he wrought of them it is said That it was never done thus from the begining of the World As upon his healing of the man born blinde say they Iohn 9.32 It was never heard that a man born blind could afterwards see His miracles wrought admiration in the hearts even of those men The coherence of the words in whom it wrought envy The miracle he wrought in this chapter which was the disposessing of the

us from Evill yet wee must also pray for so he teacheth Math. 6.13 And lead us not into temptation but deliver us from Evill which is the same with this in the Text. Gerard It is an Observation of Gerard in his Harmonie saith hee The prayers of Iesus Christ were not only meritorious but they were also exemplary to teach us what and how we should pray Did Christ pray that I might be kept from sinne from the Evill of the time and place wherein I live should not this then teach mee to pray that God would keep mee from the temptations and snares that I may meet withal in the World and that lie in my way to Heaven Christ's Prayer must not exclude thy Prayers It is said Luke 22.40 And when he was at the place be said unto them pray that ye enter not into temptation It was not for them to say Christ praieth for us therefore what need we pray for our selves no saith Christ though I pray for you yet pray for your selves also that yee enter not into temptation This is my first inference Christ's Prayers must not exclude our Prayers Inference 2 2. Is this a truth that Christ praies to keep you from Evil in the World Then let this bee a comfort to your hearts as it was to Peters Luke 22.31 32. And the Lord said Simon Simon Satan hath a desire to winnow thee as Wheat but I have prayed for thee that thy Faith fayl not It may be you have not minded this passage but there is much comfort in it it is said that Satan did desire to winnow Peter to tempt Peter but at that time the Lord Jesus was actually praying for Peter Christ is praying before the Devill is tempting Before the Devil doth tempt thee to embrace a temptation Christ doth actually pray for thee that thou maist not bee overcome by the temptation when the Devil doth but purpose to tempt Christ doth actually pray to prevent the perill Christ doth not only pray in the fitt of temptation when the Devil makes a strong incursion and violent invasion on the Soul but before the Devill sets on thee Christ is praying for thee Satan desires to winnow thee but I have prayed for thee Oh then think with thy selfe I see the Devill is verie busie with my poor soul soliciting and provoking of mee to work wickednesse but now reflect upon thy selfe and remember that Christ is in Heaven praying for thee as the Devill tempts mee to yeeld Christ praies that I may not yeeld through the strength which he hath given me Now this may bee a ground of wonderfull comfort to remember that Christ praies for you that you may not bee overcome with the Evils of the World Inference 3d 3 This should be a check to controul thy Lust viz to remember that Christ praies for thee Christs prayer should check sinfull motions in us when ever the Devil solicites thee to any sin think thus with thy self I see now the Devil is very busie with me to tempt me to this way of wickedness but shall I dare to crosse mine own prayers nay shall I dare to crosse the prayer of Iesus Christ For as Christ prayed on earth so he now in heaven is praying that I may not yeeld to this temptation and shall I make void the prayer of my Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ when Christ praies to his Father to give me strength to resist temptation shall I carelesly run my self into temptation Inference 4 4. Christ's Prayer must not lessen our care A fourth inference is this viz. That Christs praying to his Father to keep you from evil must not lessen your care to keep your selves from evil It is a wretched use which is made of the indulgence of God the Father and the intercession of Jesus Christ when these shall make you presumptuously bold and securely careless how you live Christ I am sure bids you pray that you enter not into temptation You and I must so watch against temptation as if I had no body to watch the Devil but my self and so pray against temptation as if I had no body to pray against temptation but my self yet when I have prayed and watched and have bin kept from the Devils temptation I must ascribe all to the mercy of God and prayer of Christ and nothing to my self Inference 5 5 Doth Christ pray that you might be kept from evil There is a proness in our nature to sin Then hence learn that there is a Proness in our nature to be defiled with the Evil of the times and places wherein we live Christ would never have prayed to his Father for us unlesse there had been a strong inclination in our nature and minds to be defiled with the Evils of the world Inference 6 6. every man by nature is unable to keep himselfe Luk. 11.21 If Jesus Christ praies to his Father to keep us from the Evils of the world then hence learn That everie man by nature is unable to keep himselfe from the Evil of the world The Devil is a strong man armed Luke 11.21 and thou art an unarmed poore creature hee is stronger than thou and thou canst with as much ease subdue and overcome an Armie of an hundred thousand men as kill one Lust by thine owne power It is a good Note that Austin hath on these words without me ye can doe nothing Austin in 21. tract on Iohn saith he Christ doth not say without me ye can doe little but without me you can doe nothing The least work if it bee a gracious work cannot bee done without Jesus Christ Oh then see the feeblenesse and frailtie of thy nature thou canst doe nothing without Christ thou canst not make a little prayer nor subdue the least corruption without Jesus Christ oh this should make us see our inabilitie that Christ is driven to pray to his Father for us to keep us because wee cannot keep our selves The mother holds the child and the child holds by the mother but the strength lies not in the child but in the mother Thou fliest to Christ and laiest hold on Christ that is well done but the strength doth not lie here Christ goes to his Father and praies to his Father and saith Father keep such a poore soule that when he is tempted he may not yeeld he may not fall O therein thy strength doth lie that Christ goes to his Father and praies that thou maist not yeeld to such a temptation of the Devill or at least that thou maist not bee finally overcome as it was with Peter that though hee was foiled yet his Faith failed not In further application of the Doctrine consider that if Jesus Christ doth pray to his Father to keep you from Evill O then I entreat you all to carrie your selves so in the world as that you labour to accomplish the prayer of Jesus Christ If you shall ask me how may I doe that I

Devil out of a man that was dumb caused the fame of Christ to have great renown through many parts of the World And though for all this his enemies would not acknowledge the Divinity of Christ yet a certain young woman as may be gathered from the history came and lifted up her voice and said unto him Blessed is the womb that bare thee and the paps that thou hast sucked Now Christ instead of giving her thanks for applauding of him doth rather give her a rebuke a check and said I will tell thee who are blessed Rather blessed are they that bear the Word of God and keep it Thus you have the coherence of the words This speech of the woman was a proverbial speech amongst the Jews when any person did an acheivement that was praise worthy they would cry out and say Blessed is the womb that bare thee And from this proverbial speech I would note thus much Observa ∣ tion viz. That good children are a great prayse and blessing to their parents This woman could blesse the mother of Christ who bare such a son as he was Solomon saith A wise sonne maketh a glad father Pro. 15.20 And in many other places you read what great blessing Pro 15.20 and honour doth accrue to parents whom the Lord hath blessed with wise and godly children And on the contrary the Scrípture marks those parents with a brand of reproach that bring forth wicked children into the World children to encrease the number of the damned to fill Hell and to pollute the Earth therefore it is that you so often read in Scripture Pro 10.1.5 That a wicked child is a shame to his parents Pro. 10.1.5 Vse The Use is to teach you whom God hath blessed with good children to to be exceeding thankful unto God for it is a greater blessing unto you then if God should fill your house with silver and gold And you whom God hath thus afflicted in suffering bad children to come out of your loyns oh mourn under the heavy hand of God that he hath made you instrumental to bring forth children into the World which shall encrease the number of the damned in Hell Thus much from the womans speech who said The words of the text opened Blessed is the womb that bare thee and the paps that gave thee suck But Christ said Rather blessed are they which bear the Word of God and keep it Christ said Rather blessed He doth not say that his mother was not blessed but that the woman might not too much dote on his mother to think that she was so greatly blessed onely for bearing him in her womb therefore he said I will tell thee who indeed is the blessed man and woman even they that bear the Word of God and keep it Christ would not give way to her applause but he gives her a milde and loving rebuke Hence observe Observation That you must take heed that you bee not tickled with pride when you heare your selves or yours commended Christ would give no way to the womans commendation She thought that the virgin Mary was the happiest woman in all the World yet Christ puts a Rather on them that make conscience of hearing the Word of God and keeping of it A beleiver hearing and obeying Jesus Christ is Rather blessed in so doing then the virgin Mary was mearly for bringing Christ into the World although it was the happiest birth that ever was brought forth Oh how should this bee a spur unto you to hear and to practise what you heare seeing that by so doing you are thus blessed Observation 1 Now I shall observe somthing from the manner or form of expression that Christ doth here use It is not said blessed are they which hear the Word of God for there are many sorts of hearers who come short of blessedness but blessed are they that hear the Word of God and Keep it that incorporate it into their souls and become transformed into the Image of it There are four forts of hearers spoken of Mat. 13. Mat. 13. and three of them fell short of blessednesse All hearers although it be the Word of God which they hear do not attain unto blessednesse It is not hearing but keeping and observing the Word of God which makes men blessed Observation 2 2. Observe again That it is not sayd Blessed are yee that believe although it be indeed a truth that all true beleivers are blessed yet it is not so said lest men should think that a naked beleiving is enough to make them blessed or lest they should think that they are above hearing praying or receiving which are the proud aspiring vanities of many in this age Observation 3 Neither is it said Blessed are ye that keep the Word of God in a disjunction from hearing but in a conjunction with hearing Blessed are yee that heare and keep Many men pretend to a great perfection of life and conversation in keeping what Christ commands but it is with a disjunction from hearing they leave off hearing the Word But those only are blessed in the esteem of Jesus Christ who hear and keep the Word of God Observation 4 Again it is not said Blessed shall ye be that hear and keep the Word of God but Blessed are yee To shew that ye shall not only be Blessed when ye come to Heaven but that yee are blessed in so doing whilst ye are here on earth Rom. 6.22 Rom. 6.22 But now being made free from sin and become servants unto God you have your fruit unto holinesse and the end everlasting life Thou hast thy fruit O man if thou art an holy man even before thou comest to everlasting Life Observation 5 Again it is not said only Blessed are ye if ye hear and keep But if ye hear the Word of God and keep it Thou maist heare men that preach damnable errors and keep them fast in thine heart but in this case thou art nearer a cursing then a blessing Men may bee followers of Sermons but if those Sermons which they hear and practice bee not agreeable to the Word of God be not grounded upon the Scriptures they are under a curse and not a blessing by what they beare Therefore the Holy-ghost here faith Blessed are they that hear the Word of God and keep it This should teach men how they hear whom they hear and what they hear that they hear nothing but the Word of God and then keep what they hear We read of Teachers who shall bring in Damnable Heresies and that many shall follow their pernicious wayes ● Pet. 2.1 2 3. 2 Pet. 2.1 2 3. But there were false Prophets also amongst the people even as there shall be false Teachers among you who privily shall bring in damnable Heresies even to deny the Lord that bought them and bring upon themselves swift destruction and many shall follow their pernicious wayes by reason of whom the way of Truth shall bee evil