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A02260	The happines of enjoying, and making a true and speedie use of Christ Setting forth, first, the fulnesse of Christ. Secondly, the danger of neglecting Christ, and the opportunity of grace. Thirdly, the Lord Jesus the soules last refuge. Whereunto is added, St. Pauls legacie, or farewell to the men of Corinth. By Alexander Grosse B.D. Minister of the Gospel, and pastour of Bridford.	Grosse, Alexander, 1596?-1654.	1640 (1640)	STC 12395; ESTC S103450	151,344	397

pray we sing we conferre we worke we thinke unto eternity how exact and serious should we be in our short walking the end whereof is eternall Vigilanti curâ saith Gregory per cuncta opera intentio nobis pensanda est ut nihil temporale in his quae agit appetat sed totam se in soliditate aeternitatis figat The intention is thorough all our works to bee weighed with vigilant care that in the things which it doth it may desire nothing temporall but wholly fasten it selfe on that which is eternall hee that walkes not circumspectly deprives himselfe of an eternity of felicity and casts himselfe into an eternity of misery better live strictly for a time then live miserably for ever nay bee assured that even for the present there is more comfort in one dayes strict walking with God then in a thousand dayes loose conversing with men Did men know the peace joy sweetnesse boldnesse honour and triumph of holy walking they would instantly and for ever abandon all dissolute living heaven is the paradice of all joyes he that in his holy walking commeth nearest unto heaven is doubtlesse of all men the most joyfull O say not then as a man of noble blood and acute wit but profane life sometime did when being demanded what he thought of the austere life of the godly and licentious life of the wicked answered Cum istis mallem vivere cum illis mori mallem I had rather live with the latter I had rather dye with the former But as you desire to dye the death of the righteous so bee very solicitous and studious very vigilant and industrious to live the life of the righteous Never promise your selves a blessed death without a holy life Lastly Be stedfast in adhering to the truth be not like children carried to and fro with every vaine perswasion nor like ships without anchor tossed up and downe with the winde of every empty doctrine But be constant in following the truth as the Wisemen did the starre untill you come home to Christ and as the Israelites did the fiery pillar untill you come to the heavenly Canaan Buy the truth saith Solomon and sell it not you can never over-buy it whatsoever you give for it you can never sufficiently sell it if you have all the world in exchange for it It is said of Caesar Major fuit cura Caesari libellorum quàm purpurae He had greater care of his books then of his royall robes for swimming through the waters to escape his enemies he carried his books in his hand above the waters but lost his robe What are Caesars bookes to Gods booke and his learning to Gods truth more then a glow-worme to the sunne Bee you therefore more carefull of the Gospel then of any earthly possession though you bee driven into the deepe waters of affliction and there lose all your worldly fulnesse yet hold fast the Gospel of Christ Jesus you shall finde infinitely more worth and comfort in the Gospel then in all the treasure of the world It is reported of Alexander the Great that hee had alwayes Homers Iliads under his pillow and preferred them above Darius his most precious and costly chest what are Homers Iliads to Christs Gospel or Darius chest to the invaluable treasure which is in Christ Have therefore the booke of God ever with you when you lye downe when you rise up when you walke abroad have it in your understandings to know it in your imaginations to thinke and meditate upon it in your memories to remember it in your hearts to love it to rejoice and delight your selves in it to solace refresh and comfort your soules with it in your tongues to speake of it to edifie and strengthen one another by it give it preheminence above the chiefest wordly substance The losse of all cannot make man miserable as long as hee sincerely and fully adheres unto and enjoyes the Gospel Make this therefore your constant and perpetuall light to guide you your heavenly Manna to feed you your celestiall treasure to enrich you your spirituall well-spring to refresh and fill you your firme and sure anchor to sustaine and stay you your holy and gracious Schoole to edifie you in the knowledge faith and love of Chrst to ravish your soules with the apprehension of CHRISTS beauties to fill you more and more with CHRISTS fulnesse and prepare you a sweet and entire communion of everlasting continuance with the Lord JESUS which hee most unfainedly desireth who ever remaineth Most intirely devoted to your spirituall service ALEXANDER GROSSE A TABLE OF THE Chiefe things contained in this Treatise on COL 2.9 10. For in him dwelleth the fulnesse of the Godhead bodily and ye are complete in him who is head of all principality and power CHAP. I. The transcendency of Christs fulnesse above all created fulnesse Fol. 1 CHAP. II. Christs fulnesse a ground of dehortation from humane inventions Fol. 3 Doct. 1. Such is Christs fulnesse that men ought not to joyne to him other doctrines and observations to further their eternall happiness Fol. 9 Foure grounds hereof Fol. 12 CHAP. III. The folly of not cleaving to and quieting and contenting our selves with Christ but going aside to humane inventions Fol. 18 Five grounds hereof Fol. 19 The vanity of humane doctrines displayed in 12. particulars Fol. 25 An admonition to wait on Christ and receive all our direction from him Fol. 27 CHAP. IIII. Doct. 2. All divine and heavenly fulnesse is to be found in Christ Jesus Fol. 30 Three grounds hereof Fol. 34 CHAP. V. The folly of neglecting Christ and seeking fulnesse elsewhere Fol. 41 Foure seekers of fulnesse deceived Fol. 43 1 Some leave Christ and seeke fulnesse in the creature ib. Mans folly in seeking fulnesse in the creature opened in 6 particulars Fol. 46 2 Some seeke fulnesse in themselves Fol. 50 Ignorance and unsensiblenesse of mans want of Christ the ground of this Fol. 52 3 Some seeke fulnesse in the naked use of the ordinances not labouring to see taste and receive Christ in them ibid. 4 Some seeke fuln●sse in humane observations their folly discovered Fol. 54 CHAP. VI. The folly of man in standing aloofe off from Christ and not comming fully home to Christ in whom is all fulnesse manifested Fol. 56 Foure grounds hereof Fol. 59 The folly of man in not comming unto Christ illustrated Fol. 68 CHAP. VII The valuing and esteeming of Christ above all is pressed Fol. 73 Christ to be valued above all 6. wayes Fol. 75 Foure things in Christ to be highly prized Fol. 81 CHAP. VIII Perswasion to come to Christ and get interest in Christ. Fol. 86 Three things perswading thereunto Fol. 90 The manner of comming to Christ laid down Fol. 98 Helps disposing and fitting man to come to Christ Fol. 101 CHAP. IX The making use of Christ is taught Fol. 104 CHAP. X. Full and constant acquiescence in Christ is perswaded Fol. 110 Consolations flowing from the fulnesse of

in mee and my promises with the eyes of godly sorrow mourning for your sinnes and offences with the eyes of love embracing me as the husband of your soules with the eyes of obedience fearing and obeying mee above all commanders Thus looke unto mee and bee yee saved saved from sinne that it sway not over you saved from Satan that hee rule not within you saved from affliction that it shall not swallow you and saved from the Law that it shall not condemne you Christ ministers all salvation to them that by a lively faith come unto him this is the end and fruit of Christs comming by his Word and Spirit to the soules of men My n Cant. 2.10 beloved saith the Spouse spoke unto mee outwardly by his Word and Ministers and inwardly by his Spirit Arise up my Love my faire one and come away Rise up from the death of sinne as sometime the dead rose up from the grave from the disease of sinne ignorance unbeliefe impenitencie as the sicke arise from their disease and returne to health from the sleep and slumber reigne and rule of sinne as Peter arose from his sleepe his fetters the two Souldiers and came forth of Herods prison from communion and fellowship with corrupt and carnall men as Lazarus rose out of his grave from the fellowship of the dead Rise up and come away from the world carnall acquaintance and fleshly delights as the Bride comes away o Psal 45.10 from her owne people and her fathers house unto the Bride-groome as sometime Abraham p Gen. 12.1 came away from his owne countrey and from his kindred and from his fathers house unto a land which the Lord shewed him Arise and come away from all sinfull pleasures as Samson arose from Delilahs lap burst his wit hs asunder and came away from her Rise up and come away from all corrupt and carnall doctrine as the prodigall arose from the huskes and the swine and came to his fathers house to eate his fathers bread Rise up and come away even from thy selfe by selfe-deniall and putting off thy old man as Lazarus rose up put away his grave-clothes and left them behinde him Thus rise up and come away to Christ That man alone comes to Christ Jesus who riseth up from the world himselfe and his own corrupt affections And unto him let us come as the lame man came to Bethesda that we may be healed as the Elders of Gilead came to Jeptha that we may be preserved protected delivered as the thirsty come to the full fountaine that wee may be filled and all our wants supplied Three things perswading to come to Christ And the more effectually to move and perswade you to come to Christ fasten your hearts and thoughts seriously upon these three things 1. Necessitie of Christ Mans necessity of Christ Mans misery without Christ Man is spiritually dead and none but Christ can raise him The life of the soule is hid in Christ as the life of the branch in the root Gehazi q 2 King 4. with Elishah's staffe without Elisha himselfe could not restore the woman of Shunems child to life the Minister with the Word of Christ without Christ concurring and working with him cannot quicken the soule that is dead in sinne all the instruments and meanes of grace leave the soule still gracelesse unlesse Christ the authour and fountaine of grace joyne his blessing to their endevours r Ioh. 5.5 The Sonne quickneth whom he will hee that eates ſ Ioh. 6.53 not the flesh of the Sonne of man and drinkes his bloud hee that comes not unto that beleeves not in Christ crucified hath no life in him no life of God no life of grace here no life of glory hereafter The life of man without faith in Christ is as no life but a very death man is dangerously diseased no Balme can heale him no Physician can cure him The art and labour of all Physicians about the diseased woman in the Gospel were fruitlesse Mark 5. untill she came to Christ Jesus The Poole at Bethesda cured no man unlesse the Angell moved in it the ordinance of God cures not unlesse Christ move in it worke together with it hee alone is the Sunne of righteousnesse that hath healing in his wings curing the wounds which are given by sin and Satan Man is possessed by an uncleane Spirit and none but Christ can eject him the soule of man is an uncleane dwelling untill Christ takes possession within him he rebukes the Divell causeth him to depart whom the Disciples cannot t Mat. 17.19 20 21. cast out David overthrew Goliah with whom no Israelite durst enter combate Christ overthrowes the Divell who without the power of Christ is invincible man of himselfe can no more overcome him no more deliver himselfe from him 1 Sam. 17. then the sheep under Davids custody was able to deliver it selfe from the Beare and the Lyon Man is blinde in darknesse and the shadow of death and no Sunne but Christ can enlighten him Man is naked and no garment but Christ can cloath and cover him all other garments are but rotten rags and fading leaves like Adams Figge-leaves a poore and base covering Man is poore and no treasure but Christ can enrich him all is but dung and drosse besides Christ Man is indebted and none but Christ can make satisfaction for him Mich. 6. a thousand Rammes and ten thousand rivers of Oyle nay ten thousand worlds if man were Lord and owner of them were an insufficient price for the least sinne of man None but Christ a price infinite and invaluable is the price of mans redemption Man is empty and none but Christ can fill him the world is a feast the more man feeds upon it the more his hunger is increased like the dropsie man the more hee drinketh the more hee thirsteth Christ alone satisfieth he gives u Joh. 4.1 water whereof whoso drinketh thirsteth no more Not the creature but the Lord Jesus is mans fulnesse Man is distressed perplexed tormented and none but Christ can quiet him hee casteth out the tormenting spirit hee appeaseth the stormy tempest hee calmeth the violent and surging waves and waters he leads him through the sea of affliction to a w Psa 61.2 Rocke that is higher then man to an estate and condition secure and safe from all opposing power Endlesse and easelesse are the soules perplexities which comes not to Christ Jesus As Bernard * Incassum laborat in acquisitione virtu●um qui eas alibi quam in Christo quaerit somtime said He labours in vaine in the acquisition of vertues that seeks them elsewhere then in Christ Thus man labours in vaine that seekes peace safety comfort any where except in Christ and what is man that wants Christ but a body without a head a dead and idle a loathsome lump a house without a foundation which cannot stand a field without dew which

Gods children a great griefe a meanes of very much disquiet as the daughters of Heth to Sarah Gen. 27.46 made her life a burthen and the presence of disobedient Ionah made the sea tempestuous the navigation very perillous to the Mariners This hath filled them full of complaints Psa 120.5 Woe is me saith David that I sojourne in Mesech that I dwell in the Tents of Kedar Psa 119.136 Mine eyes gush out with rivers of tears because men keepe not thy law saith David And Lot was vexed with the filthy conversation of the wicked 2 Pet. 2.7 That righteous man saith S. Peter dwelling among them in seeing and hearing vexed his righteous soule from day to day with their unlawfull deeds And therefore as he that dwells among thornes briars and scorpions Ezek. 2.6 desires to change his dwelling so doe Gods servants say Come Lord Jesus that they may have full freedome from the conversation of sinfull men In regard of love to Christ their love to him 2 Sam. 1.26 like the love of Jonathan to David is wonderfull they love him with all manner of love with a creatures love as he is their maker with a servants love as hee is their Lord and Master with a subjects love as he is their King and Ruler with a ransomed mans love as hee is their Redeemer with a friends love as hee is their Comforter with a childs love as he is their everlasting Father with a kinsmans love as hee is their Brother and with a Brides love as hee is the Bridegroome of their soules Can. 2.5 They are sicke of love and love breeds longing and longing breeds desire of fruition And as love constraines the wife to desire the presence of the husband so doth love cause the spouse of Christ to long for the presence of Christ to say Tit. 2.13 Come Lord Iesus to looke for that blessed hope and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Iesus Christ In regard of the plenary and perfect restauration of Gods image in their soules The day of Christs comming shall bee the day of their full freedome and perfect redemption wherein they shal be a garden without weeds a tree without barren branch superfluous bough or fading leafe As Absolon 2 Sam. 15. in respect of bodily perfection was without blemish from the crowne of the head unto the sole of the foot so shall Gods servants upon the comming of Christ be free from all blemish and glorious in soule and body Mat. 13.43 Luk. 21.28 like the Sun in the firmament This is called the day of their redemption And as the captive desireth the comming of the ransomer so doe they the comming of Christ our blessed Redeemer and therfore they say Come Lord Iesus that they may have the full possession of all joy and glory in heaven This openeth and unfoldeth the estate and condition of man Use even of the holiest and best men in this life even an estate of distance separation in part from Christ their desire of him their longing after him their crying Come Lord Iesus shewes they doe not enjoy Christ now in his greatest fulnesse Here Numb 13 23. like Israel in the way to Canaan they have a few grapes a little taste of the goodnesse of the land of heaven but the full vintage is reserved till their bodily dissolution till Christs second comming Now they are absent from the Lord they behold him as a friend a farre off While wee are at home in the body 2 Cor. 5.6 wee are absent from the Lord saith the Apostle Absent from the perfection of Gods Image from the fulnesse of the light of Gods countenance from the perfect and complete fruition of his presence and the glory he hath provided for us 1 Cor. 13.12 Now we see as through a glasse darkly in the workes of God as in a glasse wee see the generall wisedome power and goodnesse of God In the Word and Sacraments wee see as in a glasse the command and precept the will and counsell the love and mercie of God in Christ Jesus Hereafter wee shall see face to face truly without errour conspicuously without darknesse and fully without the mixture of all imperfections Now we are as runners in a race the price is not yet wonne 1 Cor. 9.24 therefore so runne that yee may obtaine saith S. Paul Now we are as Souldiers in the battle fighting the victory is not yet fully gotten Rev. 2.10 therefore be thou faithful saith our Saviour to the death and I will give thee a crowne of life Wee are now travellers our journey is not yet ended Psa 84.7 therefore we must go from strength to strength untill wee doe appeare before the Lord in Sion Matth. 24.13 For hee that continueth to the end shall be saved Now we are as pilgrimes and strangers we have not yet the possession of our heavenly dwelling and therefore as pilgrimes strangers 1 Pet. 2.11 let us abstaine from fleshly lusts which warre against the soule we halt like Iacob in our walking our goings are not absolutely perfect Gen. 32.31.35 our lives like Iacobs flock are spotty coloured a mixture of grace vice is in them our souls Gen. 25.24 like Rebecca's womb carry in them an Esau a Iacob the flesh lusting against the spirit the spirit against the flesh as Esau against Iacob Iacob against Esau In the Common-wealth of Israel 2 Sam. 3.1 there was continuall war between the house of Saul David in the common-weale of a regenerate soule there is continuall warre between God Satan between grace and corruption and therfore we must labour in the worke of grace like the house of David to grow stronger stronger to make sin like the house of Saul grow weaker weaker still pressing to more perfection ever saying with the Evangelist Come Lord Iesus as a guide to direct us a Physician to heale us and a man of warre to overcome for us This should wonderfully endeare unto us the Lord Jesus He is the desire of the soules of all beleevers to him we must go to him we must seek on him we must call When distresse commeth when sicknesse visiteth when death approacheth then we shall bee constrained to cry Come Lord Iesus then as the woman of Tekoah in a pretended distresse came to David and cried 2 Sam. 14.4 Help O King so shall we in the reall distresse of our soules bee constrained to cry Help O Christ When wee shall see Satan casting all his fiery darts at us setting with all his forces like an armed man upon us bringing all our sinnes like a subtile accuser against us when wee shall apprehend death as a Serjeant arresting hurrying and drawing us before the Lords tribunall and shall see the armes of all earthly helpers broken the lamp of all worldly lights put out and the tongues