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conscience_n	draw_v	evil_a	sprinkle_v	1,134	5	10.3564	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A86138	A three-fold cord to unite soules for ever unto God. 1. The mysterie of godlinesse opened. 2. The imitation of Christ proposed. 3. The crowne of afflicted saints promised. / As it was compacted by M. Richard Head, M.A. and sometimes minister of the Gospel, in his labours at Great Torrington in Devon. Published now, after his death, for publike profit.	Head, Richard, Rev.	1647 (1647)	Wing H1277B; Thomason E410_13; ESTC R204453	37,489	56

are sick of our Mothers Disease wee would ●aine know the Tree of Knowledge is goodly to behold and because we thinke it to be matter of great wit to finde out secrets we venture too sarre and to our o●ne●urt Ex●d. 20. God is faine to set-●imits unto his people that they presse not too neere the Mount Secret things belong to God we must heere fall downe in the worship of admiration ever praising him in a mysterious ignorance More especially in this great mystery of Christs Incarnation Who saith Esay that Evangelicall Prophet can declare his generation Credere 〈◊〉 jussu● discutere non per●aissum Ambrof The Virgin Mary was over-shadowed by the Holy Ghost so that God himselfe hath as it were veiled the truth and therefore we may not must not too earnestly pry into it And yet wee must look into it 't is the mysterie of Christ and therefore must be learned of every Christian so farre as it is revealed Ioh. 17.3 In the Arke of the Covenant the Cherubins had their faces towards the Mercy-seat the type of our Saviour to point out unto us that this is the mysterie the very Angols desire to stoop and looke into 1 Pet 1.12 Unto whom it was revealed that not unto themselves but unto us they did minister the things which are now reported unto you by them that have preached the G●spel unto you with the Holy Ghost sent downe from Heaven which things the Angels desire to looks into Wee must therefore make our initiation into the Schoole of Christ by praying to him hearing from him receiving his Sacraments Oh ●hon saith David that hearest prayers to thea shall all flesh come as properly may we say O thou that art manifested in the flesh to thee shall all flesh come Heb. 10.19 20. Having there fore brethren boldnesse to enter into the holiest by the blood of I●sus by a now and living way which ●e bath consecrated for us through the voile that is to say his Flesh and having an High-Priest over the House of God let us draw neere with a true heart in full assurance of faith having our hearts sprinkled from an evill conscience and our bodies washed with pure water c. Lastly if the incarnation of Christ be so great a myster● then it calls for revererce in all the parts and pleces of our service how precise were the Heathen and to this day are in their preparations unto devotions The Orator could say Caste jubet lex adire sacra how much more ought we c. Whosoever calleth on the Name of the Lord let him d●part from iniqulty 2 Tim. 2.19 Thirdly this myster● here is not onely great but godly a mysterie of Godlinesse The Devill had his mysteries for to whom but him did the Heathen of old their sacrifices their greater and lesser Elnsinea to Bacchus to Ceres and the rest 1 Cor. 10.20 But I say that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice they sacrifice to Devils and not to God Antichrist hath his my●teries also the very word mysterium is written in his fore-head there is not the least Ceremony among their many but is very mysticall their Durand hath given the world a book of them and he calls it his Rationale We also among our selves have our mysteries too and never so much as now c. too much of the Serpent too little or nothing of the Dove● Religion is made a stalking horse unto policie c. But the mysterie here is a mysterie of godlinesse the Gospel speaketh and preacheth piety reveales Gods wonderful love unto us Velatio deitatis revelatio charitutis Iob. 3.16 God so loved the world that ●e gave his onely begotten sonne that whosoever beleeveth in him should not perish but have everlasting life This calls us to an holy and godly life as Christ manifested himselfe in our flesh so must we manifest Christ in our loves and conversations O● use not this deare name Iesus not make wanton of his precious blood but in your prayer● and intercessions A mysterie not onely signifies as a Ceremony but operates and workes as a Ceremony doth not The myster● of iniquitie began to worke in the Apostles dayes no● a mysterie workes as other Agents doe it makes them in whom it workes like it sel●e wherefore as ours is the mysterie of godlinesse so must ●ee but selves be godly Christ must appeare in us our light must shine c. Tit. 2.11 12 13. For the grace of God that bring●th salvation hath appeared to all men teaching us that denying ungodlinesse and worldly lusts we should live soberly righteously and godly in this present world looking for that blessed hope and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Iesus Christ Nay more yet as our myster●e of godlinesse is great so must wee increase in godlinesse every day more and more we are mysticall enough aboundant yea and manifest too in the wayes of flesh and blood O let us be as skilfull as full and as open in the wayes of life and peace Gal. 6.16 And as many as walke according to this rule peace be on them and mercy and upon the Israel of God Fourthly and lastly the mysterie of godlinesse here is not onely great but great without controver●ie all that beleeve it doe in admiration acknowledge it But did not Simon Magus oppose it Were there not some who both thought and taught that Christ was not God some that he was not man Were not the Pharisees Sadduces Herod people Elders all against Christ Were not his Apostles when he was gone evill intereated for his sake Was not Peter drunke and Panl a mad man with them Was the Gospel of Christ any more with Leo then with them a fable Are there not some among us as with whom the profession of Christ is reproachfull Un Christana say the Italians when they mean a foole or a blockhend Even so it is with as if not worse saith Salvian of what esteeme is Christ among Christians when the very name is a●counted base among many But saith the Apostle We know in whom we have beleeved and what is foolishnesse to the world is the wisdome of God to the perfect the proposition therefore is most true Great is the my●teni● of godlinesse without all controversie Let us therefore make no controversie about it we have already too many in the world at the best unprofitable I would they were gone out of the world and their authors more wise or gone with them Let us humbly and heartily submit to the Gospel of Jesus Christ and then when he which came once in great humility to redeeme us shall come againe he will take as with him and we shall see him as he is 1 Ioh. 2.28 And now little children abide in him that when be shall appeare we may have considence and not be ashdmed before 〈◊〉 at his comming Soli Deo gloria THE REWARD OF IMITATION MATTHEVV 19.28 And Jesus said unto them verily I say