this sense also we must take that of the Apostle where he forbids to eat witb publick and notorious offenders For the Apostles mind was not that such men were to be given over for gone or that we should acquaint our selves onely with the good and not with the bad For our Saviour Christ familiarly conversed eat and drank with publicans and sinners and gives the reason of it Because he came to call not the the righteous but sinners to repentance and we cannot think that S. Paul is contrary to Christ The four and Thirtieth Meeting A. I. MAtth. 7. 7. Search and ye shall find not every particular Truth for experience teaches us that cannot be the interpretation but whether you find or no the Truth which you search for you shall find the reward of Searching which is happiness II. 1 Cor. 2. 14. The natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit c. I conceive it ought to be rendred the sensual man for such is 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in the Greek animalis in the Latin 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 many times signifying the lower and sensitive part of the soul in distinction to 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 which is the upper or rational So the meanning is That whilst a mans reason is seduced by his appetites and passions it is an unfit judge of spiritual matters neither can be Umpire for a peace having joyn'd it self to the party of those things which are in perpetual war far against the Spirit III. â— Cor. 10. 5. Casting down reasonings c. S. Paul relates in vindication of his own just greatness against the calumnies of some that despised his person especially as weak and rude of speech how he had confuted those persons that opposed themselves by reasonings against the doctrine of Christ And whereas their understandings before were enslaved and captivated to the desires of the sensual soul which hindred them from the obedience of Christ he freed them from their cruel bondage by casting down all their strong holds brought them into another captivity by right of conquest but such a one where the yokes are light and the burdens easie i. e. by true reason he overcame and captivated their false ones B. I. 1 COr 5. 11. With such a one no not to eat By eating with him is understood familiar society in dyet or lodggin For in case I come to an ordinary or Inn to eat and see at the Table an excommunicate person sitting whom I have no power to exclude what can hinder me from dining with him II. Cor. 11. 28. Let a man examine himself And yet perfect Faith â—r Repentance is not required as some by too much urging perfection which is no where found shut out almost all for ever from the Communion God accepts of a weak Faith if it be sincere III. 1 Cor. 13. 7. Chariâ—y beareth all things believeth all things He requireth here simplicity and humanity in judging these being the perpetual companions of Charity whereby a Christian thinks it better to be deceived through his benignity and facility than by a sinister suspicion to grieve his brother C. I. 1 COr 12. 8. S. Paul reckons Wisdome and knowledge in the first rank of the gifts of God and if he any where seem to reflect severely upon wisdome or humane learning he onely censures the Abuse never intending to blame the thing it self II. 1 Cor. 11. 22. What have you not houses to eat and drink in or despise ye the Church of God Where that by Church is not meant the Assembly meeting but the place in which they used to assemble is evident partly from what went before for their coming together in the Church is expounded by their coming together into one place partly from the opposition which he makes between the Church and their own private houses in this verse If they must have such irregular banquets they had houses of their own much fitter for it and for their ordinary repast than that place set a part for the common exercises of Religion III. 1 Cor. 16. 1 2. The Apostle giving directions to the Church of Corinth as he had done in the like case to other Churches concerning their contributions to the poor suffering brethren he bids them lay aside upon the first day of the weak which seems plainâ—y to respect their Religious Assemblies upon that day for then it was that every one according to his ability deposited someting for the relief of the poor and the uses of the Church The five and Thirtieth Meeting A. I. REv. 1. 18. On the Lords day This was the more proper and prevalent name of the first day week that day whereon our Lord made his triumphant return from the dead This Justin Martyr assures us Apol. 2. was the true Original of the Title upon Sundays sayes he we all assemble and meet together c. He and Terlullian call it Sunday and it seldome passes under any other name in the imperial Edicts of the first Christian Emperours The Primitive Christians looked upon this day as a time to be celebrated with great expression of joy and accordingly restrained whatever might savour of sorrow and sadness A day of rest that men might have nothing to do but to worship God and be better instructed in the Christian Faith II. Gal. 4. 15. S. Paul bears record to the Galatians that he was accounted so dear to them that if the plucking out their eyes would have done him any good they were ready to have done it for his sake And the antient Christians carried themselves toward their Bishops and Ministers with all that kindness and veneration which they were capable to express towards them S. Clement testifieth of the Corinthians that they walked in the Laws of God being subject to them that had the rule over them yielding due honour to their spiritual guides III. Col. 3. 16. In the antient times even the most rude and illiterate persons instead of profane wanton songs which vitiate and corrupt the minds of men 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Chrysostome calls them Songs of the divels composure used nothing but spiritual and divine Hymns so that as Hierome relates of the place where he lived you could not go into the field but you might hear the Plow-man at his Hallelujahs the Mower at his hymns and the Vinedresser singing Davids Psalms B. I. 1 COr 11. The Lords supper The Eucharist which S. Paul speaks of in the Church of Corinth was solemnized in the morning the Apostle calling it a supper as Chrysostom thinks not because 't was in the evening but the more effectually to put them in mind of the time when our Lord did institute those holy mysteries II. 1 Tim. 5. 10. S. Paul expresly requires it as a qualification in a Widow that was to be taken in as a Deaconess into the Church that she be one that has us'd to lodge strangers and to wash the Saints feet Tertullian assures us 't was usually
temperate in all things c. Iâ— Revel 2. 17. In the same degree in which we relish and are in love with spiritual delights the hidden Manna with the sweetnesses of devotion with the joys of thanksgiving with rejoycings in the Lord with the comforts of hope with the deliciousness of Charity and alms deeds with the sweetness of a good conscience with the peace of meekness and the felicities of a contented spirit in the same degree we disrelish and loath the husks of swinish lusts and the parings of the apples of Sodom and the taste of sinful pleasures III. 1 Cor. 10. 25. Whatsoever is set before you eat If it be provided for you you may eat it be it never so delicate and be it plain and common so it be wholsome and fit for you it must not be refused upon curiosity for every degree of that is a degree of intemperance C. I. LUk 21. 34. Take heed to your selves lest at any time your hearts be overcharged c. Christ forbids both the actual and the habitual intemperance not onely the effect of it but the affection to it for in both there is sin It is a sin inordinately to love or use the drink tho the surfeiting or violence do not follow II. 1 Thes 5. 8. Let us who are of the day be sober The Faith of the Mahometans forbids them to drink wine and they abstain religiously as the Sons of Rechab And the Faith of Christ forbids drunkenness to us and therefore is infinitely more powerful to suppress this vice when we remember that we are Christians and to abstain from drunkenness gluttony is part of the Faith and discipline of Jesus and that with these vices neither our love to God nor our hopes of heaven can consist III. 1 Cor. 6. 12. All things are lawful for me but I will not be brought under the power of any In all cases be careful that you be not brought under power of such things which otherwise are lawful enough in the use To be perpetually longing and impatiently desirous of any thing so that a man cannot abstain from it is to loose a mans liberty and to become a servant of meat and drink or smoke The Fortieth Meeting A. I. 1 THes 4. 4. to possess his vessel in sanctification and honour Chastity is that grace which forbids and restrains all irregular desires in the matter of carnal pleasures keeping the body and soul pure in that state in which it is placed by God whether of the single or of the married life II. Revel 14. 4. Single life is more excellent then the married in that degree in which it hath greater religion and a greater mortification a less satisfaction of natural desires and a greater fulness of the spiritual and just so is to expect that little Coronet or special reward which God hath prepared extraordinary and besides the great Crown of all Faithful souls for those Who have not defiled themselves with women but follow the Virgin Lamb for ever III. Hos 2. 6. The Appetites of uncleanness are full of cares and trouble and its fruition is sorrow and repentance The way of the adulterer is hedged with thorns full of fears and jealousies burning desires and impatient waitings tediousness of delay and sufferance of affronts and amazements of discovery B. I. MAtth. 5 Blessed are the pure in heart A pure mind in a chast body is the mother of Wisdome and Sober counsel Love of God and self-denial peace and confidence holy prayer and spiritual comfort and a pleasure of spirit infinitely greater than the scottish and beastly pleasures of unchastity For to overcome pleasure is the greatest pleasure and no victory is greater then that which is gotten over our lusts and filthy inclinations Cyprian II. Gen. 26. 11. Abimelech to the men of Gerar made it death to meddle with the wife of Isaac and Judah condemned Thamar to be burnt for her adulterous conception and God besides the law made to put the adulterous person to death did constitute a settled and constant miracle to discover the adultery of a suspected woman that her bowels should burst with drinking the waters of jealousie Num. 5. 14. III. Matth. 5. If a man lets his eye loose and enjoys the lust of that he is an adulterer Look not upon a woman to lust after her And supposing all the other members restrained yet if the eye be permitted to lust the man can no otherwise be called chast than he can be called severe and mortified that sits all day long seeing plays and revellings and out of greediness to fill his eye neglects his belly C. I. 1 PEt. 1. 22. Seeing ye have purified your souls see that ye love one another c. A Virgin that consecrates her body to God and pollutes her spirit with rage or impatience or inordinate anger gives him what he most hates a most foul and defiled foul II. 1 Cor. 7. 5. It is S. Pauls rule that by consent for a time they should abstain that they give themselves to fasting and prayer And tho when Christians did receive the holy communion every day it is â—ertain they did not abstain but had children yet when the Communion was more seldome they did with Religion abstain from the marriage bed during the time of their solemn preparatory devotions as antiently they did from eating and drinking til the solemnity of the day was past III. Eph. 5. 32. Marriage is by Christ hallowed into a mystery to signifie the Sacramental and mystical union of Christ and his Church He therefore that breaks this knot which the Church and their mutual Faith has tyed and Christ hath knit up into a mystery dishonours a great rite of Christianity of high spiritual and excellent signification The one and Fortieth Meeting A. I. MAtth. 11. 29. Humility is the great ornament and jewel of Christian Religion having been first put in a discipline and made part of a religion by our Lord Jesus Christ who propounded himself imitable by his Disciples so signally in nothing as in the twin sisters o Meekness and humility Learn of me for I am Meek and humble c. II. Dan. 4. 27. Entertain no fancies of vanity and private whispers of this Divel of pride such as was that of Nebuchadnezzar Is not this great Babylon which I have built for the honour of my name Some phantastick spirits will walk alone and dream waking of greatnesses of Palaces of excellent Orations loud applauses nothing but the fumes of pride III. Jam. 4. 6. God resisteth the proud professing open defiance and hostility against such persons but giveth grace to the humble Grace and pardon content in all conditions tranquility of spirit patience in afflictions love abroad peace at home and freedome from contention and the sin of censuring others and the trouble of being censured themselves B. I. MAtth. 7. 3. The humble man will not judge his brother for the mote in his eye being more troubled at
Pâ—inted for Samuel Kebble 1674. Contents of the New Testament Mark the signal words with your Pen in every Chapter MAtthew 28 Mark 16 Luke 24 John 21 the Divine Acts 28 Romans 16 and the Corinthine 16 13 Gal. 6 Eph. 6 Phil. 4 Col. 4 and Thessalon 5 3 Timothy 6 4 Titus 3 Philemon 1 Hebrews 13 James 5 Peter 5 3 John 5 1 and 1 Jude 1 The things to come Reveal'd 22 and view'd Matth. 28. A1 Jesus 21 the Virgin 23 2. The Wise men 1 3. John 1 Baptist Jesus 13 4. Tempted 1 then 5. Blest 3 perfect 48 6. Alms 1 fasting 16 and prayer 5 7. Judge 1 not Lord 21 Lord. 8. Sick 6 Sea 27 and Air. 9. Matthew 9 is calld 10. Twelve sent away 5 11. John 7 Baptist my Yoke 29 12. Sabbath 1 day 13. The Sower 3 Tares 25 14. Herod 3 and John 15. Tradition 3 great 28 faith 16. Christ 16 the Son 17. Transfigur'd 2 tribute 24 18. Child 2 forgive 35 19. Wife 3 life 16 20. The Vineyard 1 who is chief 17 21. Hosanna 9 two Sons 28 22. Great 36 command 23. Hypocrites 13 Salem 37 24. No stone 2 stand 25. Ten Virgins 1 come ye 34 26. Christ is prais'd 15 27. Judged 19 crucified 35 buried 60 28. rais'd 6 Mark 16 1. Disciples 20 called 2. Davids 25 need 3. The witherd 3 hand The twelve 14 4. The seed 2 5. Swine 12 damsel 41 6. Herod 16 it is I 50 7. Vain 7 worship dogs 28 8. Satan 33 deny 34 9 Hear 7 him a Child 36 10. Wife 7 riches 23 sight 51 11 Colt 2 temple 15 faith 22 12. Heir 7 Cesar 17 might 42 13 False Christs 6 14. Bread 22 and Wine watch 33 and pray 15 The Cross 21 Sepulcher 46 16. The first 2 day Luke 24. 1. Zachary 5 Mary 27 2. Shepherds 8 fear 3. Prepare 4 the way 4. Th'accepted 19 year 5. Draught 4 walk 23 fast 34 6. Twelve 13 love 27 enemies 7. Centurion 2 kiss 45 8. Seed 5 Maid 54 arise 9. Twelve 2 sent Christ 20 10. Seventy 1 one thing 42 best 11. Prayer 2 Womb 27 sign 29 12. Fool 20 flock 32 servant 43 blest 13. Repent 5 fruit 7 strive 24 14. Feast 13 Father hate 20 15. Prodigal 12 16. Steward 1 rich-mans 19 gate 17. Offences 1 Ten 17 18. Pray 1 sight 41 receive 19. Zachee 2 pound 20 wept 41 20. Heir 14 Scribes 46 deceive 21. The end 9 watch 36 22. Feast 1 Peter 57 denies 23. Jesus gave 46 up 24. Risen 6 opened 31 eyes John 21. 1. The word 1 life 4 witness 7 2. Wine 9 three 19 days 3. New born 3 love 16 John 27 4. Drink 10 go thy ways 50 5. Pool 2 dead 21 search 39 Moses 46 6. Living 35 bread 7. Feast 2 Christ 26 8. Adultress 2 Abram 52 dead 9. Born 2 blind 10. Good 11 Shepherd sought 39. to take 11. Lazarus 1 12. Spikenard 3 Esay 38. spake 13. Wash breast 25 command 34 14. Way 6 if you 15 love 15. The Vine 1 friends 14 16. Comfort 7 from above 17. The prayer 1 18. The garden 1 whom 4 seek ye 19. 'T is finisht 30 20. Thomas 24 21. Lovest 15 thou me Acts 28. 1. Th'ascent 9 Matthias 26 2. Pentecost 1 3. Lame 2 repent 19 bless 26 4. Bold 13 Holy Ghost 31 5. Sapphira 1 Peter 8 shame 41 6. Stephens 5 face 7. His speech 2 and death 58 8. The Eunuchs 36 grace 9. Saul Saul 4 10. Devout Centurion 2 11. Good Barnabas 24 12. Peter 16 knocks on 13. Paul speaks 16 14. Is stoned 19 by the rout 15. James answered 13 16. Prison 23 fetch 37 us out 17. The unknown 23 God 18. Apollos 24 taught 19. John 3 Ephesus 26 20. Paul 1 Church 28 dear bought 21. Agabus 10 Paul 37 led 22. Speaks 1 free-born 28 23. High Priest 4 the Captain 15 24. Felix scorn 25 25. Appeal 11 26. Pauls 4 life Agrippa's doom 34 27. The shipwrack 41 28. Viper 3 Paul 16 at Rome Rom. 16. 1. Not ashamed 16 proud 30 2. Art thou 21 a Theif 3. God justifies 30 4. Abrams 3 belief 5. Gods love 8 free 16 gift 6. Sin out 14 of date 7. Sold under 14 sin 8. Who separate 35 9. Nay but 20 O man 10. Preach 15 sent all day 25 11. The natural 21 branches 12. I 'le 19 repay 13. Be subject 1 14. Judge 3 not eat 23 in faith 15. He exhorts 1 to bear 16. Salutes 3 and prayeth 24 1 Cor. 16. 1. Where is the 20 wise 2. Eye hath 9 not seen 3. Ye are yet 3 carnal 4. Fools we have 10 been 5. Fathets 1 wife purge 7 6. Bought 20 with a price 7. Virgin and 34 wife 8. Love edifies 1 9. Preach Gospel 14 10. Bear temptation 13 11. Shew the â—6 Lords death 12. Gifts 4 body 20 one 13. Charity 4 14. Prophets 32 decency 40 15. Christ the first 28 fruits 16. Watch constantly 13 2 Cor. 13. 1. Father of 3 mercies 2. A sweet 15 savour 3. We not sufficient 5 4. Blessed 17 labour 5. Embassadours 20 6. A father 18 kind 7. A godly sorrow 10 8. Willing mind 12 9. Not grudgingly 7 10. Presence 10 weak is 11. I more 23 12. Caught 2 up 13. An 12 holy kiss Gal. 6. 1. Perswade 10 men 2. Withstood 11 to the face 3. Justified not by law 11 but grace 4. A Son and 7 Heir 5. True liberty 1 6. Restore 1 not weary 9 Grace be 18 wi' ee Eph. 6. 1. Chosen 4 in Christ 2. He is our 14 peace 3. The Gentiles 6 being 3. One 5 faith release 32 5. Now are 8 ye light wives 22 mystery 6. Not eye 6 service sincerity 24 Phil. 4. 1. To dye is gain 21 2. Form 6 of God sent 28 3. The mark 14 vile body 21 4. Learn 11 content Col. 4. 1. First born 15 head of the 18 Church 2. Beware 8 3. Mortify 5 4. Continue 2 in prayer 1 Thes 5. 1. Affliction 6 2. Please 4 God 3. The great 13 day 4. Be quiet 11 hope 13 5. Rejoyce 16 and pray 17 2 Thes 3. 1. Kingdom 5 of God 2. Delusion 11 3. Withdraw 6 work 10 word 14 conclusion 16 1 Tim. 6. 1. Christ Jesus 15 came 2. Kings 2 ransome 5 Eve 13 3. A blameless 2 Bishop 4. Teach 11 and live 12 5. Widows 2 rule well 17 some follow 24 laté 6. Yoke 1 gaine 6 content 8 communicate 18 2 Tim. 4. 2. Stir up 6 hold fast 13 2. Divide 15 aright 3. A form 5 all Scripture 16 4. A good 7 sight Tit. 3. 1. Set 5 things in order and ordain 2. The aged 2 young 4 3. Good 8 works maintain Philemon 1. The Prisoner writes to make another At once a Servant and a Brother Heb. 13. 1. Ministring 14 spirits 2. Abrahams 16 feed 3. An evil 12 heart 4. Rest 9 time of 16 need 5. Thou art 5 my son 5. Fall 4 Anchor 19 sure 7 Melchisedec 1 8. A covenant 10 pure 9 Christs Blood 12 10. Forsake 25 not but exhort 1. Faith 1 promised men of good 39 report 2. Look unto 2 Jesus holiness 14 3. Remember 7 Rulers God of peace 20 Vamâ—s 5. 1. Blessed â—an 13 pure â—eligiâ—n 27 2. Gold ring 2 good works 18 and faith 26 alone 3. Unruly 8 tongue a wise 13 man strife 16 4. Draw 8 nigh 5. Be Patient 7 save 20 a life 1 Pet. 5. 1. Fore-knowledge 2 All flesh falls 24 away 2. Milk 2 King 13 example 21 gone 25 astray 3. Adorning 3 4. Ye partakers 13 are 5. Feed the 2 flock cast on 7 him the care 2 Pet. 3. 1. Great promises 4 light in dark 19 place 2. Bad Angels 4 3. Scoffers 3 grow in 18 grace 1 John 5. 1. Walk in 7 the light our sins confess 9 2. Advocate 1 3. New 9 born can't transgress 4. Believe 4 not but the spirits prove 5. Commands are sweetned 3 by love 2 and 3 John 2. This is true love that 6 we obey 3. Obedient children 4 greatest joy Jude 1. Dominion do 8 not despise Give glory to God 25 only wise Revelat. 22. 1. Seven stars 20 are Angels 2. Of life 10 crown 3. Wretched and poor 17 4. Elders 10 fall down 5. A book 1 and Seals 6. The rider 2 crownd 7. Sealed 3 white robes 14 8. The Angels 7 sound 9. One woe 12 is past 10. Face like 1 the Sun 11. Voice Elders 12 fell 12. Under 16 feet Moon 13. Beast 1 14. New song 3 Virgins 4 Babylon 8 15. Sea of Glass 2 16. Vial 1 great Hail-stone 21 17. Mystery 5 beast 8 18. Kings 9 wail her fall 19. King of Kings 13 20. Thrones 4 books 12 judged 13 all 21. The new Jerusalem 2 discry'd 22. The Tree 2 of life come saith 17 the Bride FINIS New Books 8º to be sold by Samuel Kebble in Fleet-street between Serjeants Inn and Ram-Alley Three Ministers communicating their Collections and Notions touching Holy Scripture at their weekly Meeting The First Year St. Cyprian Bishop and Martyr of the Discipline and habit of Virgins of the Lords prayer of the good of patience And St. Basil the Great of Solitude Hugo Grotius Of the Government and Rites of the ancient Church the conciliation of Grace and Free-will the assurance of Salvation the Government of the highest powers in Church affairs Annotationes Selectae Hugonis Grotii in septem capita St. Matthaei Jacobi Augusti Thuani Elogia doctorum virorum A Manuduction to Dr. Hammond's practical Catechism â—