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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A81485	A sincere believer, comforted, and encouraged. Or; a practical treatise, discovering the goodness of God to a sinful soul, in the enjoyment of Christ With the great benefit and comfort he hath thereby. Whereby as through a prospective, a true Christian may plainly see how to fit and prepare himself in such a manner, as his endeavours may not be in vaine. By R.D.M.A. and minister of the gospel in the Isle of Wight. Recommended to the serious perusal of all true Christians. By Thomas Goodwin, D.D. and Will Strong, M.A. deceased.	Dingley, Robert, 1619-1660.; Goodwin, Thomas, 1600-1680.; Strong, William, d. 1654.	1656 (1656)	Wing D1500; ESTC R230249	203,361	369

things to this point to shew how ridiculous and absurd this opinion is 1. If the body of Christ be still a true body as they grant then if it be in the circle of the Sun he hath a solitary hot and uneasie habitation so far above the sublunary world and below the seat of God and blessed soules Hot for the Sun is the fountaine of heat and warmes the whole universe uneasie and restlesse for the Sun is driven round the heavens in a day But how a glorified Christ can be in such an habitation with such inconveniences I see not 2. If this were so and beleeved 't were the way to make us all Persians 't would soone create reverence towards such a glorious Creature having such a Guest But God who gave his people such a charge to beware of worshipping the Sunne Deut. 4.19 And was so offended when 25. of them did it Ezek. 8.16 He would never put such a jewell there as might draw the hearn and eyes of the people to admire it above measure 3. They wilfully mistake the Psalmist for 't is not He hath set his Tabernacle in the Sun but in them hath he set a Tabernacle for the Sun as your Translation and u Ex quo soli disposuit tentorium in eis scil quarto Creationis die Gen. 1.16 Jun. Trem. in Psal 19.4 Junius renders it viz. In the fourth day of the Creation 4. 'T is expresly said Christ is ascended for above all Heavens Eph. 4.10 Therefore above the Orbe of the Sun which hath many Orbs and Heavens above that And Christ told the penitent Theife that that day he should be with him in P●radise and be sits downe at ●he right hand of the Father c. Therefore Christ is not cannot be in the Orbe and circle of the Sun any otherwise then he is every where namely by his Divinitie Vse 3 3. Is Christ the Sunne of the Church then see the happinesse of our condition in this Land never did the Sun of righteousnesse shine brighter upon a Nation 't is a mercy to enjoy the light of the Sun much more the light of the Gospel a mercy to injoy the light of Reason much more the light of Grace This light shines round about you pull downe the shutts of wilfull ignorance and 't will shine in you Vse 4 4. This opens their misery that have no interest in Christ they are as a people without the Sunne Wee reade of some Countries that are w Those that live neare the Articke Pole six moneths without the Sun thousans are without Christ many are exceeding dark and cold as if they had never heard of Christ x Plus ethnicis prosecit vitiorum ignoratio quam in nobis cognitio v●rtutis Just the twy-light of Nature hath prevailed more with some Heathens then the Noon-tide of the Gospel with many nominall Christians But if the light of Nature be enough to damne Heathens and Typicall light enough to damne Jewes then you 'l be damn'd with a witnesse that trade in sinne and ignorance * Non crimen Phoebus noctua crimen habet in these dayes of dismantled light and under this glorious Sun of righteousnesse you 'l be worse tormented then filthy Sodomites and fearfully beaten with many stripes Vse 5 5. It serves to check those that continually strive to cloud and eclipse this Sunne that would faine carry us back to y Est taliū poena Christus lux enim est quid talibus tam invisum Bernard de confid lib. 5. Aegypt Light is troublesome to such but stand for the Gospel and Ordinances and they 'l stand for you Christ is refreshed as a Gyant to run his race 't is not all the barking of dogges can hinder it all the smoake that comes out of the bottomlesse pit shall not darken him long Next Vse 6 be exhorted hence to many duties viz. 1. Admire the beauty and splendor of this Sunne if the Persians were driven to worship the Sunne how much more should wee adore Christ when all the Angells of Heaven admire him and worship him 2. Open your hearts to receive his light and glory in it the birds chirp and all the Creatures men and beasts seeme to smile together when the Sun shines z Oecolampadius when he lay a dying laid his hand on his heart saying Hic sat lucis here is light enough Oh le ts rejoyce in the light of Christs countenance kisse and embrace Christ and leap for joy when Christ shines 3. Get your selves cloathed with Christ righteousnesse covered with his rober for then you will be a Certe ecciesia quae Christum ejus justitiam induit multo clarius illustratur quam aer à sole Marlorat cloathed with the Sun and have the Moon under your feete Rev. 12.1 Where you have a lofty Poeticall Description of Christs imputed righteousnesse imagine a garment were cut out of the Su●● and put upon you how glorious woul● you be Well the righteousnesse of Chri●● is yours and much more glorious See G●● 3.27 2 Cor. 4.21 b Haec vera est servarū Christi●ota si unius Christi gloriae intenti coel ci● despicient tanquam su● p●● bus habea●t 1 Cor. 7.21 And being thus araye● behold the Moon is under your feete i. e. y●● trample on all sublunary things you p●●●●rthly things in their right place not a●● Crowne on your heads but as dirt unde●●●our feete because uncertaine and 〈◊〉 char●cable as the Moon and all their light an● comfort is borrowed from Christ 4. Set the Watches of your lives by this Sunne not by the world and ill examples but the light and life of Christ 'T is folly it selfe to set the Watches of your lives by the filly clocks of other mens Inventions opinions and practises and not by the unerring Sun-diall of the Word To the Law to the Testimony Search the Scriptures 5. Delight in Christs Day 't is commonly called c Dies sols Christs Day Dies Solis Sun-day or a day dedicated to the Sun of righteousnesse otherwise in the Institution for all the seaven dayes were dedicated to the heathenish Gods Dies Solis Sun-day to the Sunne in the Heavens Dies Lunae Moonday to the Moon Dies Martis Tuesday to Mars Dies Mercurij Wednesday to Mercury Dies Jovis Thursday to Jupiter Dies Veneris Friday to Venus and Dies Saturni Saturday to Saturne Thus all the dayes are dedicated to severall Gods among the Pagans and though I will not conclude it flatly unlawfull to use these names because it is the practice of Christian Churches and the Apostle stucke not to call a Ship d The names of other Gods not to be mētioned in cōmon talke Exod. 23.13 Josh 23.7 Psal 16.4 Zach. 13.2 Hos 2.17 Castor and Pollux Acts 28.11 Which the Painims feigned to be Gods of the Sea yet many could wish such names were abolisht among the Christians because God saith Thou shalt make no