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Four sermons publickly delivered at several times in Ecclesfeild Church in Yorke-shire By Immanuel Knutton preacher of Gods word there.
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Knutton, Immanuel, d. 1655.
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Lord doest thou wash my feet this he seemed to say as fearing it had been too much dishonour for Christ the Son of the immortal God to wash a sinners feet not then fully understanding as after he did 1 Peter 1.19 that he came to redeem us with his own pretious bloud in effect he said O my Lord dost thou wash my feet with those sacred hands with which thou didst open the eyes of the blind heal the sick and raise the dead c. I am unworhty to perform this office to thee and wouldest thou do it for me Christ told him verse 7. What I do thou knowest not now c. as if he had said Peter thou doest not as yet understand the reason of this act of mine thou shalt in due time know upon what ground I do it but in the mean time it behooves thee to submit thy self with all humble obedience to this work I have in hand for if I wash thee not thou hast no part with me the meaning is if I do not wash thee both by my bloud shed for the expiation of mans sin and by the sanctifying power of my Spirit which I would represent unto thee by this washing thou canst have no part of glorious comfort with me no interest in me no benefit by me afterwards verse 12. Christ sat down with his Disciple to the Passover where by the way observe That Christ celebrated four Passovers The first was mentioned in John 2.23 which as the learned conceive was celebrated on the sixt day of April The second Passover they conceive is mentioned John 5.1 The third they conceive is in John 6.4 The fourth here mentioned in this chapter and in Math. 26. Mark 14. Christ kept his Passover the fourteenth day of the first moneth called in the Hebrew Abib Exod. 13.4 in the Chaldee tongue Nisan Esther 3.7 containing part of March and part of Aprill for that indeed was the proper time first appointed by the Lord Exod. 12.6 he did not tarry the other two dayes as the Jewes did before they kept it The tenth day every one was to begin to prepare and so Christ did by coming to Jerusalem for he came thither six dayes before the Jewes kept their Passover the first of which answered to our Monday and the fourth to Thursday That the Jewes kept not their Passover till two dayes after it is plain because he being taken by them that night and brought to the judgement Hall next morning being Friday it is said that they would not go in because it was their preparation to the Passover John 18.28 so they kept not the Passover till the next day being our Saturday but their Sabbath That Christ kept his Passover before the Jewes kept theirs is expresly noted in this chapter for his last Supper is said to be before the Passover but this by the way These words in my Text contain two parts 1. A Supposition If I wash thee not 2. A Position Thou hast no part with me Doct. From hence observe this Doctrine That if Christ wash us not we have no part with him that is no part of grace glory comfort or spiritual benefit with him what he spake to Peter he spake to us all This Point hath two branches The first is That Christ washeth us and that he doth five wayes 1. By the Sacrament of Baptisme Math. 3.11 I indeed baptize you with water c. but he shall baptize you with the holy Ghost and with fire that is with the holy Ghost like to fire in operation and effect Titus 3.5 But according to his mercy he saved us by the washing of regeneration and renewing of the holy Ghost that is by the renewing of the holy Ghost which is like a bath of water whereby our filthy sins are washt away Ezek. 36.25 26 27. whereof Baptisme is a sign and a seal in the original it is by the laver of regeneration he alludes to the laver of brass Exod. 30.18 in which the Priests washed themselves when they ministred in the Tabernacle 2. By his blessed Word John 15.3 Now ye are clean through the Word which I have spoken unto you that is the Word which I have spoken to you was accompanied with such power of the Spirit that like water it cleansed you from corrupt affections 3. Christ washeth us by the merit and efficacy of his pretious bloud 1 John 1.7 And the bloud of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin namely by the merit and efficacy of it 4. Christ washeth us by the saving graces of his holy Spirit Titus 3.5 and renewing of the holy Ghost Ezek. 36.25 Then I will sprinkle clean water upon you that is the saving graces of the holy Ghost 5. Christ washeth us by his gentle corrections and trials sanctified to us afflictions are compared to water Psalm 66.12 We went through fire and through water Psalm 42.7 Deep calleth unto deep at the noise of thy water spouts all thy waves and thy billows are gone over me as if he had said one affliction like so many waves comes in the neck of another and in a miserable succession as it were cals for the next upon the predetermination of these my adversities which do as it were gush out from thee by those conveiances which thou hast ordained now the fruit of these afflictions sanctified is set down in Isaiah 27.9 By this therefore shall the iniquity of Jacob be purged and this is all the fruit to take away his sin Reas Because God ordained and sent him for this end John 6.27 For him hath God the Father sealed that is ordained and authorized him to be the onely meanes to wash and cleanse us such as seek by other meanes to get their sins washt away and not by his bloud will loose their labour and such as seek to have them washt away by his bloud shall certainly enjoy this mercy because God hath ordained him to this work and he will do it perfectly 2. Because he onely can do it he hath infinite merit and efficacy in him it belongs to his priestly office to wash our sins away Hebr. 9.14 How much more shall the bloud of Christ who through the eternall Spirit that is his Godhead offered himself without spot to God purge your consciences from dead works c. all doctrine belongs to his Prophetical Office all merit belongs to his Priestly Office all efficacy belongs to his Kingly Office 3. Because Christ purchased and procured pardon of sins and peace with God for us therefore he is said 1 Corinth 1.30 to be made to us wisdom righteousness sanctification and redemption God the Father is every true beleivers portion Christ by his bloud hath purchased this portion for them and the holy Ghost seales this portion to them Ephes 1.13 Ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise that is which Christ promised to send to his Elect in John 14. and 16. chapters The second branch is If Christ wash us
Angels behold thee with delight for the Lord takes pleasure in them that fear him in those that hope in his mercy Psalm 147.11 3. A third priviledge is thou shalt serve and glorifie God in an acceptable manner Hebr. 9.14 How much more shall the bloud of Christ who through the eternall Spirit that is his Godhead offered himself without spot to God purge your consciences from dead works to serve the living God namely in an acceptable manner Revel 7.14 15. These are they which came out of great tribulation and have washed their robes and made them white in the bloud of the Lambe therefore are they before the throne of God and serve him day and night in his Temple and he that sitteth on the throne shall dwell among them that as the waters of the Sea though they be salt and brackish in their own nature yet by running through the veines of the earth loose their brackishness and become pure and sweet so though our service we perform to God be weak and polluted with sin yet being presented through the intercession of Christ and persumed with his merit it becomes pleasant and acceptable to God and that as David loved lame Mephibosheth for Jonothans sake even so will God take in good part thy weak service for Christs sake 4. I told you in the fourth place that Christ washeth us with the saving grace of the holy Ghost This Use still serves to comfort all such whom he hath thus washed For first he will give thee a new and a tender heart Ezek. 36.25 26. Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you and ye shall be clean from all your filthiness and from all your idols will I cleanse you a new heart also will I give you and a new spirit will I put within you and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh and I will give you an heart of flesh This is an excellent fruit of his spiritual washing you it is a greater blessing than a house full of gold David earnestly desired God to create a clean heart in him happy for ever art thou that hast a tender heart forthy service performed to God will be pleasing to him thou art freed from the dominion and damnation of sin thou art more fearful to offend God and more careful to please him than others 2. Now thou shalt be able to walk in Gods wayes and to keep his Statutes verse 27. And I will put my Spirit within you and cause you to walk in my statutes and ye shall keep my judgements and do them This is a great happiness for the wayes of the Lord are right and the just shall walk in them but the transgressours shall fall therein Hosea 14.9 and blessed is every one that feareth the Lord that walketh in his wayes for these are wayes of pleasantness and paths of peace carnal people know not these wayes neither can they walk in them but God hath given thee life to walk in them without weariness and fainting for the way of the Lord is strength to the upright now thou walkest with God and to God thou shalt go at thy latter end 3. God will be thy God and will bless thee Ezek. 36.28 29. And ye shall dwell in the land that I gave to your fathers and ye shall be my people and I will be your God I will also save you from all your uncleannesses and I will call for the corn and will increase it and lay no famine upon you He is God Almighty and can do more for you than you can ask or think he is God infinitely merciful and pittiful and therefore will do more for you than any enemy can do against you if you have him to be your God what can you desire more he is the God of all grace mercy and glory all happiness is in him he is the fountain of all blessedness happy is that people that is in such a case happy is that people whose God is the Lord. 5. I told you in the fifth place that Christ washeth us by gentle corrections sanctified to us This Use still serves to comfort all that be cleansed by afflictions sanctified to them For first Christ will keep thee safe in the midst of great calamities and dangers thou shalt be mediis tranquillus in undis Job 5. 20 21 22. In famine he shall redeem thee from death and in war from the power of the sword thou shalt be hid from the scourge of the tongue neither shalt thou be afraid of destruction when it cometh at destruction and famine thou shalâ— laugh neither shalt thou be afraid of the beasts of the earth He will shew his power most in preserving thee when thou art exposed to extream calamities as he kept the Israelites at the red sea the three Children in the fiery furnace Daniel in the Lions den and though Christ works not miracles ordinarily now yet he can preserve thee by ordinary means as well as by miraculous meanes let the meanes be what it will be yet thou hast the same almighty power and fidelity of Christ to save thee 2. Thou shalt have peace with his creatures Job 5.23 For thou shalt be in league with the stones of the field and the beasts of the field shall be at peace with thee that is all creatures who are ingaged in the quarrels of their Maker shall now stand in good terms with thee and joyn together to thy use and service the blessed Angels have a charge too keep thee in all thy wayes Psalm 91. so they delivered Lot out of Sodom and Peter out of prison they saved Jacob from Esau The starres in their courses fought against Sisera and helped Deborah and Barak Judges 4 and 5. the waters of the red Sea gave way to the Israelites to passe over safely now you are at peace with the master of the family all his servants shall be at your service 3. Thou shalt know that thy tabernacle shall be in peace and thou shalt visit thy habitation and shalt not sin Job 5.24 that is thy family shall live peaceably with thee and one with another all thine shall be safe and all thou hast shall prosper thou shalt look into the state of thy family requiring an account of thy children and servants how they have carried themselves and how things committed to them prosper and thou shalt not be deceived of thine expectation but shalt find things as thou thinkest and as thou wouldest have it and that thine have been faithful and thy affairs prosperous 4. Thou shalt know also that thy seed shall be great and thine off-spring as the grass of the earth Job 5.25 that is thou shalt live to see thy childrens children and shalt leave a great posterity behind thee like the grass on the earth for a good man being in covenant with God leaves Gods blessing for a legacy to his children when wicked men leave Gods curse to theirs 5. Thou shalt come to thy grave in