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B10077 Seasonable thoughts in Passion-week. By J.S. Stearne, John, 1660-1745. 1691 (1691) Wing S5359; ESTC R184614 10,044 24

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SEASONABLE THOUGHTS IN PASSION-WEEK By J.S. 1. Cor. 9.22 I am made all things to all men that I may save some Dr. Jam. Gardiner Whoever a true Worshipper wou'd be Was taught his Duty first by Poesie Mr. G Herbert A Verse may find him who a Sermon flies And turn Delight into a Sacrifice DVBLIN Printed by Joseph Ray on Colledg Green and are to be sold by the Book sellers in Dublin 1691. THE ARGUMENT a Joh. 12.23.27 1 Pet. 1.20 Matt. 26.45 Joh. 17.1 Acts. 4.28 Luk. 22.22 The Hour is come in which God long Design'd His only Son shou'd die to save Mankind The Hour in which Heave'n b Gen. 3.15 openly Decreed On Adam's * Grego happy Fall the Woman's Seed Shou'd bruise the Serpents Head that wondrous Hour Both of the' c Joh. 10.18 Almighty's and the d Luk. 22 53. Devil's Pow'r Is come e Matt. 4. to 11. Luk. 22.3 the Devil assault's then vanquish'd lies f Isa 53.7 Matt. 26.52 53.54 Phil. 2.7 8. God-man Submit's awhile and silent dies g Rom 6.9 10 Revel 1.18 But then does an Eternal Conque'rour rise SEASONABLE THOUGHTS IN PASSION-WEEK I. 'T Is strange Chief Priests Scribes such Fools shou'd be To a Luk. 22 2. dread Man more than the Divinity b Luk 19.47 48 Mar 11 18. With some Pretence they Plot to kill the Heir Because they did the' admiring People fear Altho' their bloody close Hypocrisy c Heb. 4.13 Lay naked unto God's All-seeing Eye So we while worldly Int'erest does disswade From sin unwillingly are honest made A Childe does more our loosest Thoughts controul Than God d Gen. 1.26 27 who made and can e Mat. 10 28. destroy the Soul II. a Mat. 26 15. What will ye give Judas what Question 's this b Matt. 16 26. What shou'd man take for everlasting Bliss For Toys the Indi'ans give their common Gold But Thou for Thirty Pieces God hast Sold Pagans in such a fond Exchange may be Judg'd to act wisely when compar'd with Thee With Cov'etous Hearts what cannot Silver do Christ it buys from them and gets Heaven too III. When the worlds Savi'our freely condescend's a Luk 22.14 To make mean Fishermen his choicest Friends How can we without Joy and Wonder see Such kind Complyance of Humility It can't disgrace men in the Highest State The Son of God himself to b Joh. 12.26 13 15. Matr. 11 29 imitate Yet Mortals as they rich and higher grow With c Psal 73.6 Pro. 13 23. Jam. 2.3 Scornfull Eyes look down on all below d Luk. 16.21 22. Dogs feed within but Christi'ans at their Door As if we ' had better be Vn-man'd than Poor e Pro. 14 20 19 4. We value men for what they do possess f Act 20.35 Pro. 12.26 But God esteems them most for Holiness IV. a Matt. 26.47 A Murd'ering Band O Judas can'st thou Head And without trembling b Matt. 26.20.26 take the Sacred Bread Life's Food to thee is into Poyson curst Eat it thou may'st c Mat. 27.3 drink too Repent and d Act. 1.18 Mat. 27.5 Burst And then in everlasting Burnings Thirst e Luk. 16.24 To Abraham in vain for ever pray For one cool Drop thy Torments to allay Conscience awake at last will make Thee own f Matt. 27.4 'T was I betray'd the Lord 't was I alone Damn'd Hypocrite who did'st thy Wit employ g Iob. 1 29. 1. Pet 1.19 The Spetless Lawb of Ged for to destroy How did'st thou act two Parts to gain that end A real Traytor and a seeming Friend Yet be Apostle still and teach us all How to prevent our own by thy sad Fall Lest when we 're rais'd to any higher Place Our Fall shou'd be expos'd to-more disgrace Teach us h Luk. 14.16 17. 1 Cor. 5.8 when Christ invite's us to his Feasts All way to come and come i 1 Cor. 11. 27 28 29. prepared Guests With Souls from Cove'tous Thoughts and Malice free Still to receive the Holy Mystery From Thee we learn when Sin gain 's any Part Satan takes Courage to assault the Heart As when the outward Walls are beaten down A Conqu'erour enters and destroy's the Town V. a Gen. 22.1 Almighty God when he resolv'd to prove And signalize the b Gal. 3.9 Faithfull Abra'ham's Love Oblig'd him after all that he had done To c Gen. 22.2 offer his belov'd his only Son A Son the sorrow at whose Death might be Great as the d Gen. 21.6 7 8. Joy of his Nativity e Gen. 22. from 3. to 10. Yet Abra'ham God's and Isa'ac Abra'ham's will In that severe Injunction did fulfill And when a Savi'our God from Heaven sent He prov'd his Love by his own f Gen. 22.12 Argument g Heb. 11.17 Abra'ham's Intent'ion was his Sacrifice But Christ's can't be receiv'd unless he dies Yet he thus pay's the duty of a Son h Luk. 22.42 O Father not my will but thine be done True Love does with the hardest Terms comply Making us pleas'd to live and free to die Christ's Love bore all untill It overcame A i Isa 53.3 4. Life of sorrow and a k Heb. 12.2 Death of Shame VI. One Place at diff'erent times the Scene may be Of great Unhappiness and Felicity a Gen. 3. Man in the Garden Heaven forfeited b Ioh. 18.1 Mart. 26.36 There to regain it c L●k 22.44 Act 20.28 God his Blood did shed d Mut. 26 37. There first his Soul with sorrow was opprest e Ioh. 19.41 42. There from his Toils he in the Grave did rest In flow'ry Walks then we shou'd meditate On Adam's Sin and on our Savio'ur's Fate In them tho' we 2 Kin. 21.15 with Joseph cannot have Our Tomb we may think daily on our Grave VII If deep Concern to overloaded Eyes Life's great Restorer balmy sleep denies Sure a Isa 63.3.5 God ordain'd none shou'd Christ's Burden bear That none the Glory of his Death might share Since all your Grief had not suffici'ent Powe'r To b Matt. 26.38.40 45. keep your Eyes a wake for him one Hour The Hour is come his Soul'● with Grief opprest Sleep on Disciples now and take your Rest VIII To servent Pray'er how great an Enemy Are Crowds of Busi'ness and of Company Well therefore are we ' instructed what to do By our Lord's a Matt. 6 6. Doctrine and his b Luk. 22.42 Practice too When thou wou'd'st Pray from all the world be gone And in thy Closet meet thy God alone Who number 's c Psal 56.8 Isa 38.5 ev'ry Tear and ev'ry secret d Psal 38.9.102.20 Groan IX See how the Lord of Life Prepare's to die a Luk. 22.44 Earnestly Praying in an Agony When sufferings approach by slow degrees 'T is the best way to meet them on our Knees Sinners can't