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A81485	A sincere believer, comforted, and encouraged. Or; a practical treatise, discovering the goodness of God to a sinful soul, in the enjoyment of Christ With the great benefit and comfort he hath thereby. Whereby as through a prospective, a true Christian may plainly see how to fit and prepare himself in such a manner, as his endeavours may not be in vaine. By R.D.M.A. and minister of the gospel in the Isle of Wight. Recommended to the serious perusal of all true Christians. By Thomas Goodwin, D.D. and Will Strong, M.A. deceased.	Dingley, Robert, 1619-1660.; Goodwin, Thomas, 1600-1680.; Strong, William, d. 1654.	1656 (1656)	Wing D1500; ESTC R230249	203,361	369

mention of the names of other ther Gods Exod. 23.13 And the Israelites changed the Names of Idolatrous places Numb 32.38 However call not the sabbath-Sabbath-day Sunday unlesse in reference to Christ the Sun of righteousnesse whose day it is and therefore called the Lords day Rev. 1.10 viz. A day set apart for if not by the Lord Christ to commemorate his Resurrection The rising of this Sun of righteousnesse in the Text Oh therefore lift up Christs glory in his own day speake good of his Name 't is not more for Christs honour then your good For without the conscionable and spirituall observation of the Lords day Religion lyes a bleeding 6. Learne of Christ the Sun of righteousnesse labour to be and doe like him The Sun keeps his Orbe c E sede itio facile fi● seditio doe you keepe your stations be you likewise of a f Injurtam facit acceptis Christi bonis qui illa tenacuèr sibi soli usurpat Musculus in Johan 1.16 doe you keepe your stations be you likewise of a f publick communicative nature keep still in motion and therein be swift and constant 7. and lastly Let Pilgrims take comfort your journey is long and wayes deepe but the Sunne is before you Musculus in Johan 1.16 Christ shines upon you here is some comfort you shall see your way Is this all No This Sun is in love with thee and courts thee in thy way it lookes upon thee cloathed with its own beauty Cant. 6.10 Who is shee that lookes forth as the morning faire as the Moone and cleare as the Sunne See how Christ admires his own Graces in thee By nature thou art blacker then Hell but he counts thee cleare as the Sun Glorious Titles are given to Beleevers which belong to Christ g Psal 105.15 Rom. 8.33 Gen. 23.6 Rom. 8.17 Rev. 5.10 Phil. 2.15 They are said to be anoynted and chosen to be Princes Heires Kings and lights in this world And there you see he compares his Church to the Sunne who yet is full of spots unlesse in reference to his own righteousnesse on her h Ezek. 16.14 and so she is perfect She is faire as the Moone cleare as the Sun Well goe on to admire and follow this Sun of righteousnesse then see for your comfort Mat. 13.43 When this life is ended you shall shine forth as Suns in the Kingdome of your Father Who hath eares to heare let him heare Jesus Christ is the Sun of righteousnesse Doct. 3d scil 1. The Sun of Righteousnesse Inherent he is in himselfe a holy pure and righteous Sun without spot without sinne 2. The Sunne or Fountaine of righteousnesse imparted scil All spiritual Graces are rayes shed from this pure Sun into the Heart 3. The Sun and Fountaine of Righteoutnesse imputed scil That perfect righteousnesse of God wherewith a Beleever is cloathed 4. The Sun of righteousnesse remunerative in scattering rewards and punishments i Non quia solis ctiam splendorem non superabunt sed quod nunc nihil fulgentius sole videmus Chry. Hom. 12. in Matth. with a just equall and impartiall hand All these may very well be included in the Text and therefore wee shall speak of them severally by Gods assistance First 1. Christ the Sun of righteousnesse inherent 1 Pet. 2.22 Christ is the Sun of righteousnesse inherent in himself which is nothing else but the full and perfect conformity of ●strists humane Nature Will and Wayes at all times and in every thing to the Will and Law of God according to the exactest rigor of the same k Dicitur ergo Christus per Antonomasiam Sol justitiae id est justus verusque sol bonus benignus liberalis bona sua omnibus impertiens Musculus in Mal. 4. p. 357. He did no sin but was a Lamb without blemish a Sunne without spot If Christ had not been innocent himself his sufferings had not been available for us John saith The Word dwelt among us full of Grace and Truth John 1.14 where Truth comprehends all the vertues of the minde and Grace all the beauties and perfections of the will Never man spake nor lived like him Enoch is commended for Piety Abraham for Truth Job for Patience Isaac for Meditation Joseph for Chastity Moses for Meeknesse Phineas for Zeale Samuel for Uprightnesse Daniel for Devotion and Solomon for Wisdome l Omnia in eo adeo erant divina quadam elegant ia suspicienda ut nihil possit fingi eo gratosius omnia quoque ejus absolutam adeo inimitabilem virtutem prae se ferebant ut nemo posset illum homine esse majorem dubitare Mart. Bucerus in Joh. 1. But all in Christ eminently when he was upon earth Hee went up and down doing good and judg'd it became him to fulfill all righteousnesse Matth. 3.15 This could not be otherwise for in him dwelt the fulnesse of the Godhead bodily 1. Quest Was he not like us in all things Quest 1 Yes sin onely excepted 2. Quest Did he not spring from a sinfull woman Quest 2 Ans True yet he was not conceived in sinne m Qumvis ex Abrahae semine genitus sit Christus nihil tamen contagii ex vitiosa natura contraxit quoniam ab psa origine purum servavit Dei spiritus nec tantum ut in se privatim sanctitate pol leat sed magis ut suos sanctificet Calv●n Luc. 1.35 See this point ●f the Incarnation excellently treated of by James Vsher Archbishop of Armah in a little Tract called Immanuel bound with his Body of Divinity pag. 3 4 5 c. for he was not begotten after the ordinary course by man but formed of the onely substance of a pure virgin and that in the conception overshadowed and sanctified by the holy Ghost and so that holy thing Jesus came without sinne from ●infull flesh 3. Quest How could justice afflict him in that measure that was innocent Quest 3 Ans n Non tantum pro nobis mortuus est Christus sed tanquā a Deo maledictus peccator omnium scelestissimus imputatione mortuus est sie enim mori multo magis est quam meri Gal. 2.13 S●rcerius in 2 Cor. 5.21 Christ Jesus had then all the sins of the Elect upon him and so was the greatest sinner in the world not by pollution but imputation 2 Corinth 5.21 He hath made him to be sinne for us who knew no sinne that we might be made the righteousnesse of God in him See Isai 53.45 Quest. 4. But was hee not tearmed a Blasphemer Quest 4 a Wine-bibber an enemy to Caesar a Devil Ans God had one Son without sin no Sonne without slanders and persecutions And usually the worlds poysoned arrowes are shot at a white mark they are levelled at the godly to hide or lessen the reall wickednesse of themselves and fellow-sinners they blaze and aggravate the pretended infirmities of such as walke by Rule No soule so

things to this point to shew how ridiculous and absurd this opinion is 1. If the body of Christ be still a true body as they grant then if it be in the circle of the Sun he hath a solitary hot and uneasie habitation so far above the sublunary world and below the seat of God and blessed soules Hot for the Sun is the fountaine of heat and warmes the whole universe uneasie and restlesse for the Sun is driven round the heavens in a day But how a glorified Christ can be in such an habitation with such inconveniences I see not 2. If this were so and beleeved 't were the way to make us all Persians 't would soone create reverence towards such a glorious Creature having such a Guest But God who gave his people such a charge to beware of worshipping the Sunne Deut. 4.19 And was so offended when 25. of them did it Ezek. 8.16 He would never put such a jewell there as might draw the hearn and eyes of the people to admire it above measure 3. They wilfully mistake the Psalmist for 't is not He hath set his Tabernacle in the Sun but in them hath he set a Tabernacle for the Sun as your Translation and u Ex quo soli disposuit tentorium in eis scil quarto Creationis die Gen. 1.16 Jun. Trem. in Psal 19.4 Junius renders it viz. In the fourth day of the Creation 4. 'T is expresly said Christ is ascended for above all Heavens Eph. 4.10 Therefore above the Orbe of the Sun which hath many Orbs and Heavens above that And Christ told the penitent Theife that that day he should be with him in P●radise and be sits downe at ●he right hand of the Father c. Therefore Christ is not cannot be in the Orbe and circle of the Sun any otherwise then he is every where namely by his Divinitie Vse 3 3. Is Christ the Sunne of the Church then see the happinesse of our condition in this Land never did the Sun of righteousnesse shine brighter upon a Nation 't is a mercy to enjoy the light of the Sun much more the light of the Gospel a mercy to injoy the light of Reason much more the light of Grace This light shines round about you pull downe the shutts of wilfull ignorance and 't will shine in you Vse 4 4. This opens their misery that have no interest in Christ they are as a people without the Sunne Wee reade of some Countries that are w Those that live neare the Articke Pole six moneths without the Sun thousans are without Christ many are exceeding dark and cold as if they had never heard of Christ x Plus ethnicis prosecit vitiorum ignoratio quam in nobis cognitio v●rtutis Just the twy-light of Nature hath prevailed more with some Heathens then the Noon-tide of the Gospel with many nominall Christians But if the light of Nature be enough to damne Heathens and Typicall light enough to damne Jewes then you 'l be damn'd with a witnesse that trade in sinne and ignorance * Non crimen Phoebus noctua crimen habet in these dayes of dismantled light and under this glorious Sun of righteousnesse you 'l be worse tormented then filthy Sodomites and fearfully beaten with many stripes Vse 5 5. It serves to check those that continually strive to cloud and eclipse this Sunne that would faine carry us back to y Est taliū poena Christus lux enim est quid talibus tam invisum Bernard de confid lib. 5. Aegypt Light is troublesome to such but stand for the Gospel and Ordinances and they 'l stand for you Christ is refreshed as a Gyant to run his race 't is not all the barking of dogges can hinder it all the smoake that comes out of the bottomlesse pit shall not darken him long Next Vse 6 be exhorted hence to many duties viz. 1. Admire the beauty and splendor of this Sunne if the Persians were driven to worship the Sunne how much more should wee adore Christ when all the Angells of Heaven admire him and worship him 2. Open your hearts to receive his light and glory in it the birds chirp and all the Creatures men and beasts seeme to smile together when the Sun shines z Oecolampadius when he lay a dying laid his hand on his heart saying Hic sat lucis here is light enough Oh le ts rejoyce in the light of Christs countenance kisse and embrace Christ and leap for joy when Christ shines 3. Get your selves cloathed with Christ righteousnesse covered with his rober for then you will be a Certe ecciesia quae Christum ejus justitiam induit multo clarius illustratur quam aer à sole Marlorat cloathed with the Sun and have the Moon under your feete Rev. 12.1 Where you have a lofty Poeticall Description of Christs imputed righteousnesse imagine a garment were cut out of the Su●● and put upon you how glorious woul● you be Well the righteousnesse of Chri●● is yours and much more glorious See G●● 3.27 2 Cor. 4.21 b Haec vera est servarū Christi●ota si unius Christi gloriae intenti coel ci● despicient tanquam su● p●● bus habea●t 1 Cor. 7.21 And being thus araye● behold the Moon is under your feete i. e. y●● trample on all sublunary things you p●●●●rthly things in their right place not a●● Crowne on your heads but as dirt unde●●●our feete because uncertaine and 〈◊〉 char●cable as the Moon and all their light an● comfort is borrowed from Christ 4. Set the Watches of your lives by this Sunne not by the world and ill examples but the light and life of Christ 'T is folly it selfe to set the Watches of your lives by the filly clocks of other mens Inventions opinions and practises and not by the unerring Sun-diall of the Word To the Law to the Testimony Search the Scriptures 5. Delight in Christs Day 't is commonly called c Dies sols Christs Day Dies Solis Sun-day or a day dedicated to the Sun of righteousnesse otherwise in the Institution for all the seaven dayes were dedicated to the heathenish Gods Dies Solis Sun-day to the Sunne in the Heavens Dies Lunae Moonday to the Moon Dies Martis Tuesday to Mars Dies Mercurij Wednesday to Mercury Dies Jovis Thursday to Jupiter Dies Veneris Friday to Venus and Dies Saturni Saturday to Saturne Thus all the dayes are dedicated to severall Gods among the Pagans and though I will not conclude it flatly unlawfull to use these names because it is the practice of Christian Churches and the Apostle stucke not to call a Ship d The names of other Gods not to be mētioned in cōmon talke Exod. 23.13 Josh 23.7 Psal 16.4 Zach. 13.2 Hos 2.17 Castor and Pollux Acts 28.11 Which the Painims feigned to be Gods of the Sea yet many could wish such names were abolisht among the Christians because God saith Thou shalt make no

will appear there when he comes to judgement from Matth. 24.27 7. And lastly as all the united power and policie of the world cannot hinder the rising of the Sun the next day so though Men and Devils make one Conclave and lay their heads together they cannot hinder the rising of Christ this Sunne of righteousnesse in a soule in the world 1. In the soule of an elect child of God when God hath a purpose to doe a soule good who can let him what can hinder him Phil. 4.22 Paul mentions a Church in Neros house whence Doctor k Doct. Hen. Airay in Lect. on Phil. 4.23 pag. 948. Airay observes that Gods mercy is such that hee will and his power such that he can beget children in the faith in the worst places and companies where the truth is most opposed to shew that nothing can hinder him and to magnifie Free grace the more 2. Nothing can hinder the rising of Christ in the world the Gospel must flourish maugre all opposition l If Luthers dim candle could not be blown out much lesse the Sunne of the Gospel See Richard Web on Psal 2. p. 20. Psal 2.1 2. When people and great ones rage and storme against Christ they imagine a vaine thing as if one should think to stop with his hand the current of the Sea or devise Engines or Bulwarks to keep the Sun from rising a vain a mad thing no though such combine against Christ though all the natiōs m Rev. 12.8 Mat. 16.18 Isai 8.10 Psal 121.4 of the world should joyn heads and purses to destroy the Gospel 't were a vain imagination hee that sits in heaven would laugh them to scorn and wise discree● persons fearing the Lord may wonder a● them Why doe the Heathen rage c. No weapons formed against Christ shall prosper n Portae urbiū munitissimae sunt fere propugnacula habent firmissima per inferos autem omnem vim contrariam Satanicam omnem hostis impetum intellige Magnae sunt firmissimae ●romissiones quae fidelium conscientias tranquillant consolantur quum cogitant se ita stabilitos ac fundatos ut certo sciant se resistere posse omni potestati Satanicae Zuinglius in Matth. 16.18 And the gates of hell shall not prevail against the Church Christ is stronger and wiser and diligenter then all his enemies he must reign 4. The disparity between Christs the Sunnes rising Fourthly somewhat of the disparity wherein Christ and the Sunnes arising differ 1. The Sunne riseth every day and never misseth so doth not Christ David waited above a year for his rising How long saith hee wilt thou hide thy face from me Beleevers may bee long in desertion● 2. The Sunne riseth but for a day and no longer Eccles 1.5 The Sun riseth and the Sunne goeth down and hasteth to the place where he arose Christ hath his settings but not his daily settings though a Christians comfort be short lived yet it may live longer then the o Ephemeron eodem die quo oritur moritur Arist Hist Anim. lib. 4. cap. 33. Ephemeron which riseth and dieth in a day Isai 54.8 In a little wrath I hid my face from thee for a moment but now with everlasting kindnesse will I have mercy on thee saith the Lord thy Redeemer 3. When the Sun ariseth to us he sets to the p Austin and Lactantius denied that there were Antipodes which Hackwel may wel wonder at Antipodes those of the other Hemispheare but 't is not ever so here Christ can and will arise to the whole world at one time Rev. 11.15 4. The time of the Suns rising may be known to a minute though it may vary cōtinually but no man knowes when Christ will manifest himself to a soule or to kingdomes in darknesse Times and seasons are in the Fathers hands and secret things belong unto God To shut up this point be directed and exhorted to foure duties 1. Rejoyce in the appearances of Christ Vse 1 delight in his discoveries in our dayes Mary did thus Luk. 2.31 32. Luk. 1.46 Luke 1. My Spirit hath rejoyced in God my Saviour And so did Simeon Let thy servant depart for mine eyes have seen thy salvation which thou hast prepared before the face of all people a light to lighten the Gentile● and the glory of thy people Israel Oh let us be glad and rejoyce for the q Rev. 19.7 marriage of this Lamb is come the Bride-groome shewes himselfe and the Bride hath made her selfe ready Amen Halelujah 2. Worship and adore at the rising of this Sunne Vse 2 let the eyes of your mindes bee turned towards Christ as the Faces of the Cherubims were towards the mercy-seat The Persians every morning worshipt the rising Sunne whilst their r In the Comment on Lactantius neighbours in opposition curst it and flung stones at it All which could not hinder his progresse So here Let beleevers lie prostrate before Christ for all the Angels of Heaven worship him whilst some oppose Christ and goodnesse in opposition to some good men whom they judge their enemies and so to vex others they will damne themselves but do you worship the rising Sun with the ſ Matth. 1.11 wise men that fell down and offer'd gold frank-incense and myrrh But Mistake not I doe not mean that you should t Pompeius dixit plures esse qui solem oriētem quam occidentem adorent change and turn with the times and ever admire the side which is uppermost you must not thus worship the rising Sunne 3. Reckon on the rising of others with Vse 3 but against Christ For when Christ arises persecution will arise for the Gospels sake Matth. 13.21 False Prophets will arise to darken Christ Mat. 24.24 And that in u claborate Epistle before a booke of Will. Fenner called Self-murder all Ages though God hath found out some to countermine them See Tho. Hils behold I have told you before that you may not wonder when it comes to passe w See how the Heathens disputed against the Christians with fire and sword Euseb lib. 5. cap. 10. the world will rage against you Cain will be killing Abel to the end of all things and men shall speak all manner of evill against you drunkards shall spawle their slanders upon you false brethren that will not endure sound doctrine shall hate you so that between prophane x Many a man may say with Hypermnestra Est mihi supplicii causa fuisse pium Ovid. Epist ones and hereticks y Non tam vos quam Christum in vobis persequuntur Salv. de Prov. lib. 8. you 'l have little rest when Christ is risen either in you or the Land But z Patientiae in prosper is nullus usus est Greg. Moral lib. 11. cap. 19. in patience possesse your soules a Mariners say no storme like a long calm Aristotles she goats were