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A08129	Certaine sermons, preached by the reuerend and iudicious diuine master Thomas Nevvhovse late preacher of Gods word in the citie of Norwich. And now set foorth for the vse and benefit of Gods people, by Robert Gallard, Master of Arts and minister in the same citie	Newhouse, Thomas, d. 1611.; Gallard, Robert.	1614 (1614)	STC 18493; ESTC S102789	66,753	182

a symball and as it were a doore of their solemne entrance admissiō into the Church of God and for the time to come it is a seale and pledge vnto them of their certaine incorporation into the body of Christ Thus much of the first vse Secondly if by baptisme wee are ingrafted into Christ then let vs walk as it becommeth the members of Christ 2. Cor. 5.17 If any man be in Christ let him be a new creature that is renewed in his minde in his thoughts in his purposes in his desires in his affections in his speeches in his actions and whole conuersation let none of these sauour of the flesh but of the spirit and why so because All old things saith the Apostle are past and all things are become new So likewise Galath 5.25 If we liue in the spirit that is if being coupled vnto Christ we be quickned by his spirit in the inward man then let vs walke in the spirit that is let vs bring foorth the fruites and doe the workes of the spirit and not of the flesh If a man were called out of the countrie to liue in the citie and made one of the corporation his name being registred in the Roles and he enfranchised and entitled to all the priuiledges of a free Citizen he would shake off all his rude and rusticall behauiours and carry himselfe and conuerse ciuilly as a Citizen so likewise wee being called out of this world that is the corrupt stock of mankind and set into Christ the true vine our dutie is to cast off all our worldly and carnall behauiours and to carrie and demeane our selues honestly as it becommeth the members of Christ being now made as it were free Citizens of the kingdome of heauen Thirdly if by baptisme we are ingrafted into Christ let vs endeuour and vse al good meanes daily to grow vp more and more with him in this spirituall coniunction The members of the naturall bodie at the first are but small and slender but still they grow in strength and receiue daily increase till they come to their iust quantitie euen so it is in the mysticall body of Christ though at the first we be but babes in Christ yet by the continuall vse of the Word and Sacraments and by prayer meditation c. wee must looke to receiue continual increase growing from grace to grace till we come to be tall strong men in Christ Iesus The sience or graffe that is set into a stocke and doth not prosper and grow greater neither bearing leafe nor bringing foorth fruite we iudge it to be a dead and a rotten branch and that worthilie and that it liueth not by the sappe and iuyce of the roote semblablie when as by baptisme wee are set into Christ and make no progresse or proceedings in knowledge in faith in loue in zeale in godlinesse in obedience it is an argument wee are but dead branches and are but only outwardly in appearance before men ingrafted into Christ and not truly indeed before God Fourthly here al parents are taught their dutie as the common care of all is which is commendable by baptisme to bring their children into the Church so when they come to yeeres which is commonly neglected of al to instruct them touching the matter and vse of baptisme a maine principall point whereof is their infition into Christ labouring to bring them to the sight and sense of their sinnes to repentance vnfained for the same and consequently by the vse of the Word and Sacraments to true fellowship and communiō with Christ Fifthly heere is a matter of great comfort vnto all that are fallen or by infirmitie or otherwise haue made relapse in some or more grieuous sinnes for when a man fallen shall consider that baptisme is a signe and seale of our perpetuall insition and indissoluble vnion with Christ in which is granted a generall pardon of all sins past present and to come neuer to be repealed because the Couenant remaineth euer in force vnto them that repent and obserue the cōdition Esay 54.10 The couenant of my peace shall not faile he taketh hart and comforteth himself in hope of fauour and mercie if he returne vnto God by repentance For baptisme is like vnto a ship out of which if a man shall be fallen into the Sea and shall but catch hold of a board to bring him to the ship the Pylot will be readie to receiue him so if a man shall after his fall hauing caught the board of repentance returne vnto baptisme the Lord will be readie to receiue him to mercie and it will bee of force to saue him Lastly if baptisme bee the sacrament of our incorporation then wee ought to honour it to reuerence and regard it as the holie ordinance of God and by all meanes to testifie the same And heere a common abuse commeth to be taxed and reproued when men depart foorth of the congregation in the time of administration thereby manifesting their contempt of the holy Sacrament whereas by their presence and decent behauiour they ought to testifie their reuerence vnto the ordinance of God and their ioy for the adding of a member vnto the Church Haue put on Christ Christ is put on three waies First in his merit secondly in his efficacie and thirdly in his example For the first Christ is put on in his merit when as by faith his righteousnesse and meritorious obedience is applied vnto iustification and saluation this is signed and sealed by the action of the Minister besprinkling the bodie of the partie baptized with water thereby representing the blood of Christ which being sprinkled vpon the soule by the hand of faith purgeth and cleanseth it from all sinne 1. Ioh. 1.7 Our dutie therfore which we learne from hence is this that we are to labour aboue all things to bee purged and washed in our consciences from sinne that our hearts being purified by faith wee might stand blamelesse and without fault before God Acts 22.16 Ananias is brought in giuing this counsell vnto Paul Arise saith he and be baptized wash away thy sins c. Secondly Christ is put on in his efficacie when as by the vertue and power of his death a man killeth and crucifieth the corruption of his nature and by the power of his resurrection he reuiueth and is raised out of the graue of his sinne to holinesse and newnes of life this is also signed and sealed in our baptisme and for that cause we are said Rom. 6.3 to be baptized into the death of Christ because baptisme is the seale and sacrament of our mortification neither of that only but of our viuification also as may appeare Rom. 6.4 for we must be like fashioned vnto Christ not only in the similitude of his death that as he died for our sinnes so we by the vertue of the same death should die vnto sinne but also in the similitude of his resurrection that as hee rose againe for our iustification

carrieth with it desire and endeuour to know his will and commandements Hauing shewed both what this holy feare is and which bee the markes and signes thereof it followeth now that wee speake of the third generall things propounded namelie the meanes of obtaining this grace and of bringing our harts vnto a true feare of God which be these First meditation and serious consideration of God and that first of his authoritie rule and absolute dominion ouer all things which ought to strike a reuerence into all euen as Princes Magistrates and Superiours are feared for their authority Secondly of the glorie maiestie and sublimitie of God who is aboue al creatures nay in whose presence the Angels are not pure Esay 6.2 and the Sunne is darkenes and at whose becke all creatures are subiect as his hoast and armie to execute his will Thirdly the basenes of man both in respect of his weakenes who is not able to stand before God and to behold his presence no more then the brittle glasse to hold strong liquour and therfore the Apostle saith that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdome of heauen and that this corruptible must put on incorruption before it can enter into glorie and as also in regard of sin the conscience and guilt wherof maketh a man afraid and ashamed to come neere to God as may appeare in Adam Genes 3. who after his fall being ashamed of Gods presence sewed fig tree leaues together and made aprons to couer his nakednesse and if it were possible to hide it from God And Moses Exod. 3.6 and Peter Luk. 5.8 Fourthly of the omnipotencie of God who is able euen with the breath of his nosthrils to consume and bring to nought all that rebell against him Fifthly of his iustice iudgements and mercie Lastly of his omnipresence and of his omniscience Secondly earnest prayer for this grace especially for that is the conduit pipe to conuey this and all other graces into the hearts of Gods children Dauid praied for this grace particularly Psal 86.11 and God gaue it him for he testifieth of himselfe that his flesh trembled for feare of Gods iudgements God hath also promised to bestow it vpon his children Ieremie 32.40 Thirdly the deniall of our selues especially of our fleshly wisedome Prou. 3.7 Be not wise in thine owne eyes feare the Lord and depart from euill Come we now to the fourth point which is the motiues whereby wee may be perswaded to seeke after this heauenly grace and they be these First the commandement of God which wee haue in many places of Scripture and among others in these Eccles 12.13 Psal 34.9 Secondly the examples of holy men that haue herein gone before vs as of Abraham Gen. 22.12 of Iacob and Izhak Genes 31.42 and 53. of Ioseph Genes 39.9 of Dauid 1. Chron. 13 12. of Iob 1.1 of Simeon Luke 2.25 of Cornelius Acts 10.2 Thirdly the large promises which God hath made to this grace of good things both spirituall and temporall First spirituall blessings and they are many as first illumination and vnderstanding of the scriptures Psal 25.14 Then obedience and grace to liue well Psal 25.12 The loue and fauour of God Psal 103.17 life eternall Prou. 22.4 Prou. 19.23 and happinesse Psal 112.1 Prou. 28.14 Secondly for temporall good things God hath promised to them that feare him prosperitie Psal 34.9.10 Psal 112.3 Glorie and honour Prouerbs 22.4 A good condition of life together with the continuance of the same and immunitie from euill Prou. 19.23 long life on earth and length of daies Prou. 10.27 The blessing of children and posteritie Psal 112.2 Psalme 25.13 Protection from dangers Psal 33.18.19 All which good promises haue bin fulfilled in Abraham Dauid and their posteritie And if at any time these temporall promises are not performed vnto vs yet is not God false of his word because these promises and the like must alwaies be vnderstood with the exception of the crosse Yea in one word God hath promised to them which haue this grace all good things both temporal and spiritual as Psal 25.13 His soule shall dwell at ease that is be replenished with all blessings Fourthly let vs remember the exceeding great profits and commodities which attend vpon this feare of God It teacheth a man to obserue the golden rule of mediocrity in euery estate of life Eccles 7.20.21 It restraineth and hindreth vs from sinne Prou. 14.2.16 Iob. 1.1 It giueth true and inuincible fortitude in the midst of the greatest dangers Psal 112.7 Exod. 18.21 Men of courage fearing God these two are ioyned together An example whereof we haue in Elisha 2. King 6.16 and in Hezekiah 2. Chron. 32.7 and in the Martyrs who haue despised the threatnings of Tyrants and haue remained vndaunted in the midst of the flames whereupon Dauid grounded his courage Psal 27.2 Psal 46.1.2.3 It is the way to true wisedome Prou. 1.7 Now all men desire to be esteemed wise Fifthly let vs call to minde the threatnings which God hath denounced against them which feare him not Deut. 28.58.59 and against securitie Deut. 29.19.20 Lastly let vs consider how dangerous the estate of a secure man is which chieflie appeareth in these three things first a secure man deuoid of the feare of God goes downe suddenly to hell before he be aware or can thinke of his miserie as Nabal died liked a stone and as they in the daies of Noe Matth. 24. and Luk. 27. euen whilest they were eating and drinking and making merrie were ouerwhelmed in the flood so shall it be with the secure man Secondly he that feareth not God is very farre from true repentance for not knowing his disease and wretched estate he neuer dreasnes of a remedy Thirdly the longer he liues the more he increaseth his iudgement as it is euident Roman 2.5 FINIS WHo shrugg'st vnshelt'red in the open wide Cold staruing desart of mans wofull state Amid'st fell monsters set on eu'ry side As head strong Lusts huge Pride and ougly Hate Toade-tonged Slaunders greedie Couetise Diu'lish Prophanenesse tyrannizing Feare Wide-mouth'd despairing and that Cocatrice Which deadly poys'neth all that commeth neere Who neere the brinke of that vnbottom'd pit Of mazing horror on the bleaker shore All nak'd and shudd'ring doest forsaken sit Hal'd by hell Porter to that dismall doore Who art bedrinkled with the droppes that fall Of wrath and anger from th' offended God Threatning more tempests worse stormes that shal O'rewhelme thee grooueling with their furious load Hast hither hide thee vnder this new roofe Newhowse hath framed for thy sure behoofe No stud is here nor spar of any wood Of Spoongy Sallow or the Sappie shell Of crumbling shrublings but what 's firme and good As Oake of Bashan and the Cedar Dele And seasoned heart of Shittim and such stuffe Which God's wide forrest sacred Lebanon The holy Bible hath and yeelds inough To build safe refuge for each out-cast one Who void of harbour strayes and wanders wide For want of homestead or a place t' abide Gods sure Election as foundation stands Gods Feare as strongest pillar beares vp all The lasting building Baptisme is the band That ioyntes each rafter to his principall Baptisme the badge which beautifies the same With glorious var●●sh while * This hath reference to a sermon of his touching the doctrine of Iustification printed Anno 1612. Christs righteousnesse A roofe immortall shelters all the frame From dint of stormes and thunders eagernesse Here 's Gods Election Here 's Gods Feare Here is Baptisme the ioy of Christians Here is plaine Christs perfect Goodnesse couering our amisse Which who once gets shall neuer loose againe Who then art wandring and would'st find a stay Who art vncou'red and would'st hide thy shame Who hast no refuge for a stormy day Who seest thy death but can'st not shun the same Haste hither hide thee vnder this new reofe Newhowse hath framed for thy sure behoofe Fowlke Robarts REader if weightie truth with iudgement sound In method most distinct and order cleere Frō heauenly hart which did with grace abound In stile so plaine as to be wished were If so great worth as is but rarely found May giue content or please all this is here If other things thou seekest seeke else where Liue little booke and long in price remaine Proserue aliue thine Authors memorie Be to his friends in stead of picture plaine Where not his face but they his soule may see And reading freshly call to mind againe What grace what speech what spirit once had hee Too good if God saw good so soone to dye Dan. Heylet