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A08356	Eight sermons publikely preached in the Vniversity of Oxford the second at St Peters in the East, the rest at St. Maries Church. Begunne in the yeare 1595. Decemb. XIIII. Now first published by Sebastian Benefield ...	Benefield, Sebastian, 1559-1630.	1614 (1614)	STC 1868; ESTC S101614	129,711	164

commandeth the Heaven the Earth the Sea and all that in them is Never will he forsake his children neither in health nor sicknesse light nor darknes in the land of the living nor in the land of forgetfulnesse But be it we are not set free from our miseries be it I saie that God suffereth vs as he suffered Stephen to be stoned or as hee suffered many his blessed Martyrs to bee stretched on the racke to be burnt with fire or more grievously to be tormented yet must we be full of comfort for God hath doth yet hereafter will deliver his children and yet hereafter will deliver vs not only from the death of our bodies when wormes rottennesse shall haue made their last prey vpon vs but from the death of our mindes too from that death I say whereby the spirit is buried vnder sorrowes and findeth no creature in Heavē or Earth to giue it comfort Content we then our selues for any assurance he haue of any temporall exaltation it is manifest our exaltation is spirituall so shall we be lifted vp So shall we be lifted vp from mortalitie to immortalitie from this vale of miserie to the citie of happinesse Ierusalem which is aboue from a momentary life to life eternall Which eternall life though we cannot fully possesse as long as this flesh encombreth vs yet in this flesh also in part we doe enioy it For in this flesh we knowe God to be the only very God and whome he hath sent IESVS CHRIST And this is life eternall saith Christ himselfe Ioh. 17.3 Hitherto belongeth that which is written 1. Cor. 13.9 wee knowe in part and we prophecie in part And Colos 1.13 God hath translated vs into the kingdome of his deare sonne and 1. Ioh. 3.14 wee knowe that we are translated from death vnto life Other like places might bee alleaged but these may suffice to shew that even in this life we haue a feeling and a tast of eternal life and therefore that even in this life our exaltation is begun which then shall be perfected when we shall be lifted vp from mortalitie to immortalitie from this vale of miserie to that citie of happinesse IERVSALEM which is aboue from a momentarie life to life eternall Gratious God make vs so to cast downe our selues before thee that thou in thy good time maist lift vs vp EST DEO GRATIA THE TABLE CONTAINING IN ALPHAbeticall order the particulars of this booke A. AAron 11 62. His rod. 7. 62. Abimelech 65. 137. 143 Abraham 14. 149. His faith 53 Absalon 70 Achan 11. 36 Achitophel 66 Adulterers 13 45 Afflictions 22 152. Compared 34. Evill 33. Profitable 37. They are Gods instruments 34 Afflictions of the godly 22 Comfort in Afflictions 31 Agur. 34. 67. 85. Ahab 32 93 Ahola 89 Ahaziah 38 All shall be saved in what sense 4 Ambition 61 Anabaptists 24 Anak 118 Ananiah his oblation 103 Ananias 63 Gods Anger 36 Asa 38 Athaliah 64 Astrologers condemned 124 B. BAasha 23. 36 Barzillai 66. 146 Begin betime 46 The Benefits of God 67 Bethesda 48 The Blessings of God 129 Our bodies must serue God 111 The flying Booke 18 The breeding of a man from his childhood 17 Want of bread 77 C. CAin 6 Cain his sacrifice 6. 103 Carnall men 17 Cast downe not others 78 79. 84. 89 Cast downe your selues not before men 95. 100 Things Casuall and contingent in respect of vs. 33 Christ diversly reputed 1 His kingdome no earthly kingdome 1 Christ our Master must be followed 8 not to be offended 9 By Chance nothing falleth out 32 The golden Cherubines 55 The three Children 22 The rule of Charitie 22 Christ described 39 Christ is the way c. 46 Christianitie 79 Christianity a matter of substāc● 98 The Churches complaint 62. 91 The Church hurt by ambitiō 62. 63 The Churches estate vnder Christ 92 Circes cups 121 The Commonwealth 64 Condemne not all 89 Coniurers 37 39 An exhortatiō to cōtentmēt 65. 67 Contentation 70 Continue to the end 55. 56. 57. 107. Cozbi 25 The creatures of God vsed against man for sinne 10 Crosses what they are 20. of two sorts 20. every man must take vp his crosse 22. the Papists take vp vnnecessary crosses 23. so doe the Donatists 24 and Anabaptists 24. how we must beare our Crosses 30 an exhortation to endure our Crosses 30 Crosses are evill yet must wee reioice in them 33 Our Crosses must be taken vp daily 34 Cunning. men 37 D DAvid 15. 33. 36. 81. 86 112 Davids adulterie 53 his loue 81 his zeale 53 his murther 87. 110 The Decrees of God consist of two parts 141 Delaies made in following Christ 47 We must Deny our selues 13 What it is to Deny our selues 14 Helps for the Denying of our selues 15 Inward Desire 110 Desperation 130 The Divell is come downe with great wrath 95 He staineth our best actions 96. Doeg 82 Donatists 24 Donatus 26 The Drunkard 44 Against Drunkards 11. 13. 64 E. EBedmelech 91 We bath in Ease 114 A wise Eie 85 A foolish Eie 85 Elah 11 Elias 48. 21 Elisha 11 Vniversalitie of Election 3. 7 Elizeus 81 The Elme 24 Enchanters 37 Epicures 17 Esau 6 Esau his teares 103 Esarhaddon 120 Examples teach 41. followed too much 42. of good men to be imitated 52. of the elect of 4 sorts 52 F FAith necessarie A generall defect of Faith 144 Famine 77 Saints may Fall 87. 88 The best men may Fall 83 Why the best haue had their Fals. 91 Ionas his Fish 32 Peter his Fish 32 The Flying booke 18 Whether the minister may Fly in time of persecution 27 Follow Christ 51. 46. all must not be followed 44 45. man is given to following 41 Friendship between senslesse things 24 G. GAine 121 Gedeon 34 Gloe-wormes 100 God Almightie 131. 132 God his will 106. 141. abilitie 131. power 131. 132. his secret wil. 106 revealed will 106. decrees 141. 142 threatnings 142 Wee must seeke to God in all troubles and losses 122. 125 God knoweth all 43. seethall 43. 128 able to doe all 131 God seeth our sinnes 128 God is present every where 125. 126 127 128 129. is mercifull 12. 48. 130. 131. is true 136. 143. is the fountaine of all good 74. 129 God his Maiestie described 152 his goodnesse 31 his liberalitie 129. his providence 32. 67 God how said to be angrie 140 to be iealouse 140. to repent 140 The Godly sometime disquieted in conscience 147 The Glutton 44 Al our Good is frō the Lord 74. 129 Good workes done before men 101 done in secret 97. how they may be spotlesse 102 Governers admonished 17 Grapes 89 H. HAm 85 Haman 65 82 The Harlots vow 103 Make Hast in the way to heaven 54 Hazael 87 Heare not tales 83 How we may Heare them 84 Make melodie in your Hearts 102 The hardnesse of our Hearts 144 Heaven 56 The way to Heaven 50 Heliotropium 25 The Helpe of man vaine 35. 116 All worldly Helpes vaine

You shall see now whether my word shall come to passe or no vers 23. A Prophet may prophecie in the greatest famine of Samaria albeit an Asses head Doues dunge be bought at an vnreasonable rate that yet to morrow at a certaine howre a measure of fine flower and two measures of barly shall be sold at a reasonable rate but a great man will not beleeue it but a prince will say though the LORD would make windowes in Heaven can this thing come to passe 2. King 7.2 But what saith Elisha to this Prince Beholde thou shalt see it with thine eies but shalt not eate thereof vers 2. Distrustfull men to satisfie our selues in such distrustful reasonings Heare we what S. Austin saith Ep. 3. ad Volusianum concerning the workes of God to vs vnprobable Tota ratio facti potentia facientis considera autorem tolle dubitationem the whole reason of the doing is the power of the doer it is God that hath done them Consider the author and all doubts will cease Sing we with the sweet singer Exod. 15.11 Who is like vnto thee O LORD among the Gods Who is like thee So glorious in holynesse so fearefull in praises so doing wonders Say wee with the shipmen Ionah 1.14 Thou O LORD hast done as it hath pleased thee This point as it cannot wel choose but strike a terrour into the seared cōsciences of the wicked because God is able to cast both body and soule into hell fire so may it well yeeld comfort to the Godly comfort to the barrē for he was able to make Hānah fruitfull comfort to the afflicted for he was able to deliver Iob from his miseries comfort to the hungry for he was able to send food to Elias by ravens comfort to the thirstie for he was able of an Asses tooth to make a spring of water to quench Sampsons thirst comfort for all for God is able to do al in all able to deliver from the fiery fornace able to make the shadow in the diall of Ahaz to run backe 10. degrees able to cause the Sunne and Moone to rest from their courses Thou haste done great things O LORD LORD who is like vnto thee O consider the Almightinesse of our God and say whether you are not thereby perswaded that it is he the Lord and none but he since all worldly helps are vaine that it is he the Lord that will lift you vp A fourth motiue to the same perswasion is the willingnes of God whereas hee is most present with you most liberall to you most able to help you whē you stand in need hee is also at all times most willing to work your ease This willingnesse of God importeth the necessity of the fulfilling of Gods promises and so concurreth with the second general note whereof in the next Sermon THE FIFTH SERMON ON THE EPISTLE OF SAINT IAMES CHAP. 4. VERS 10. Cast downe your selues before the Lord and he will lift you vp THE second note is of the certainety of the fulfilling of this promise concerning our lifting vp It is not here saide he will assay he will try he will doe his best to lift you vp but simply he will lift you vp The promises of God made vnto the sonnes of men in the word of God are of two sorts either they haue a condition annexed vnto them or else they are without condition the Gospel which is Gods power to salvation to them that beleeue is the foundation of the one the law which is his rod of yron to crush them in pieces that transgresse is the wel-spring of the other Both one and other assuredly true in their time shall be fulfilled For is the a 1. Sam. 15.29 strength of Israel as man b Num. 23.19 that hee should lie or as the sonne of man that he should repent Is he not c Heb. 13.1 yesterday and to day and the same for ever That d Rev. 1.4 was that is and that is to come My meaning is not only in substance but in will and intention doth he vse lightnesse Are his wordes yea and nay Hath he beene knowne to affirme deny too No. All his promises all his threatnings all his mercies all his iudgmēts all his words yea all the titles of all his words are e Rev. 1.7 Yea and Amen so firmely ratified that they cannot be broken so stāding immutable that they cannot be changed f Mat. 5.18 Heaven and Earth may passe they may be changed they may waxe old like a garment but the word of the Lord endureth for ever When Ahiiah the prophet had foretold Ieroboam of his overthrow namely that God would sweepe away g 1. Kin. 14.10 the remnant of his house as a man sweepeth away dunge till it be all gone that of his stocke none should die in the city but the dogs should eat none in the fields but the fowles should pray vpon that there should a king come over Israel to set abroach all those evils vnwilling to leaue any hope that this time was not yet to come that it was far of removed he correcteth himselfe with suddaine and quicke demaund and maketh the answere vnto it what saith he Yea evē now 1. Kin. 14.14 as if he had said what said I it should come to passe thus or thus Yea even now it is come to passe it is already done What this Prophet hath spoken concerning the Lords threatnings against Ieroboam may be verified of all the promises of the Lord such is their certainety ratified by the Lords owne wordes My covenant will I not breake nor alter any thing that is gone out of my lippes Psal 89.34 confirmed by his visiting of Sarah as he had saide and doing vnto her according as he had promised Gen. 21.1 allowed of by Ioshua's consent when he told the Israëlites that there had failed nothing of all the good things which the Lord had said vnto them but all came to passe Iosh 23.14 What shall I say then that Gods promises shall be fulfilled Yea even now even now they are come to passe they are fulfilled already God hath spoken once and I haue heard it twice that power belongeth vnto God saith David Psal 62.11 and so let mee say God hath spoken once and I haue heard it twice that truth belongeth vnto God God is very constant in the performance of his promises To driue it into our conceits hee hath spoken it once and twice not once but once and twice many times he hath spoken it eternally vnmoueably effectually without revokemēt once in the law and againe againe in the Gospell This sweet milke may be suckt plentifully out of both the breastes of the Church out of Moses and out of Christ out of the Prophets out of the Evangelists out of the Law and out of the Gospell O happy are they that feed only on this milke It is commonly said that truth cannot passe forth without contrarieties and quarrels