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The fauourite: or, A plaine demonstration from Holy Scripture of Gods especiall loue to the righteous, in a sermon preached at S. Andrewes in Norwich, the 18. of Nouemb. 1611. since enlarged and newly published for the comfort of Gods people. By Timo: Plummer preacher of Gods word
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before And so it will be with thee if thou shalt harken diligently vnto the voice of thy God to obserue and to doe all his Commandements with sinceritie and vprightnesse of heart Vers 3 c. Blessed shalt thou be in the Citie and blessed shalt thou be in the field Blessed shall be the fruite of thy body and the fruit of thy ground and the fruit of thy cattell the increase of thy Kine the flockes of thy sheepe Blessed shall be thy basket and thy store And a little after The Lord shall command the blessing vpon thee in thy store-houses and in all that thou settest thine hand vnto c. Vse 3 Thirdly Iam. 2.6 this sharpely reprooueth the wealthy-wicked that vsually despise and disdaine the poore righteous man and count him as the dung and off-scouring of the world let them know that although hee hath but a little Pro. 12.26 yet The righteous is more excellent then his neighbour and againe Better is the pore that walketh in his vprightnesse Pro. 28.6 then he that is peruerse in his wayes though he be rich And to say truth the righteous poore man is better then the wicked rich inasmuch as righteousnesse is better then riches Now righteousnesse excels rithes in many particulars especially in these foure 1 Riches cannot secute vs from Gods wrath Prou. 11.4 but righteousnesse can Riches auaile not in the day of wrath but righteousnesse deliuereth from death 1. Pet. 1.18 We are not redeemed with corruptible things as siluer and gold but learne what this meaneth Esa 1.27 Sion shall be redeemed with iudgement and her conuerts with righteousnesse 2 Riches adorne but the body but righteousnesse decketh and beautifieth the soule Luk. 16.19 Act. 12.21 Esa 61.10 Ezek. 16. He hath clothed me with the garments of saluation he hath couered me with the robe of righteousnesse as a bridegroome decketh himselfe with ornaments and as a Bride adorneth her selfe with iewels 3. Riches cannot giue content Eccl. 4.8 5.18 neither the eye nor the heart can be satisfied with riches mans spirit his immortall soule cannot be filled with these terrene and transitorie things Wee reade but of one â—â—au that said I haue enough Gen. 33.9 These trifling toyes cannot satisfie the vnsatiable heart of a naturall man Matth. 5.6 but they that hunger and thirst after true righteousnes shall be satisfied yea Ioh. 4.14 he that drinketh of the water that Christ doth giue shall thirst no more 4 Riches continue not they are not permanent and durable they make themselues wings and are soone flowne away Prou. 23.5 but righteousnesse is called euerlasting by the Prophet Daniel Dan. 9.24 Psal 82.3 and wee reade of the man that feareth God his righteousnesse endureth for euer Well then thou that despisest Gods poore God will contemne thee and set thee at naught and highly exalt his name and memory Vers 6. The righteous shall bee had in euerlasting remembrance and in another place Prou 10.7 The memory of the iust shall be blessed but the name of the wicked shall rot Vse 4 Fourthly to shut vp all in a word Let vs not enuie the vnhappy flourish of the wicked as wee are admonished in the entrance of this Psalme Verse 1. Prou. 24.1 Psa â— 1.16 and by Solomon also in his booke of Prouerbes Habakuk seemeth to repine at their prosperous estate saying Their portion is fat and their meate plenteous Iob 21.7 Job calleth their estate into question when he saith Wherefore doe the wicked liue become old yea are mighty in powwer c. Dauid himselfe stumbled at this rocke of offence Psal 73. Hee was offended at this through ignorance vntill he went into the Sanctuary of God and was well catechized concerning the point Then he vnderstood their end and would not change his estate with them Ibidem For though they prosper in the world and increase in rickes yet hee saw that God did set them in slippery places and cast them downe to destruction Therefore doe we see them aloft vpon the top of Fortunes wheele Claud. Iamnon ad culmine rerum iniustos creuisse queror tolluÌ„tur in altum vt lapsu grauiore ruant do they build their nests in the clouds stay awhile they will not bee long there they will come downe as fast as euer they went vp So saith the Prophet Man being in honour abideth not he is like the beast that perish Be not thou afraid when one is made rich when the glory of his house is encreased Psal 49.12 Verse 16. as in the same place neither stand amazed when they that worke wickednes are set vp as another Prophet speaketh because Computatis Computandis that is to say in right reckoning thou art aboue tenne thousand times a better man in thy estate Mal. 3.15 rather pity such as haue no more profit and gaine by that which they possesse What doth it profit a man to gaine the whole world and to loose his owne soule Mat. 16.26 And reioyce in thine owne aduantage and profite in that thou doest not labour in vaine Light is sowen for the righteous and ioy for the vpright in heart therefore 1. Cor. 15.58 Psal 97.11 Phil. 1.11 reioyce in the Lord ye righteous for if thou beest filled with the fruits of righteousnes know assuredly that the fruit of Righteousnes shall be vnto thee a Tree of life Prou. 12 3â— FINIS I. S. to the Reader REader if gladly thou wouldst be resolu'd Whom God delights in see thou here involud A plaine description of his Fauourite Not the prophane ne yet the Hypocrite It thwarts the purtnes of the iealous Lord To fauour sinners or with them accord But he who out of nature claspeth sure By faith vnfeined on his Sauiour pure Shewes forth his light abandons wickednesse And serues the Lord in truth and righteousnesse NExt if thou seekst wherein his fauour stands T is not in worldly wealth ne goods or lands But in his inward gifts and speciall grace Wrought in the hearts of such as he embrace Let not the rich then in his outward fate Thinke himselfe happy and in blest estate Nor let the poore repine but rest content With that same little which the Lord hath sent FOr lastly here is proou'd how God doth blesse The little portion that his owne possesse But cur eth wasteth and consumes the store Of rich-vngodly grinders of the poore Let then the righteous man be righteous still And frame his life according to Gods will For though the wicked here exalted be The righteous man is better farre then he FINIS
Gods reuealed will the onely rule of righteousnes 2. Cor 3.18 1. Cor. 15.49 and that from one degree vnto another vntill at the last hee hath Gods image repayred and restored in as ample and better manner then euer it was at the first Psal 17.15 Eph. 5.27 to the prayse and glory of Gods rich grace VVHen on the contrary a wicked man is such an one A description of a wicked man Ephes 2.1 1. Tim. 5 6. Eph. 4.18 2. Tim. 2.26 Eph. 2.3 1. Cor. 2.14 Phil. 2.13 Prou. 15.8 Esa 26.10 as beeing the cursed off-spring of rebellious Adam is by Gods eternall and iust appointment left in that damnable estate who beeing dead in sinnes and trespasses that is to say hauing his minde darkened his will captiuated his affections disordered is not able to vnderstand will or doe any thing pleasing vnto God in the whole course of his life yea notwithstanding all the meanes God vseth and fauour he sheweth to reclayme him there is none effectuall vnto him he will not learne righteousnesse but dayly walke in the willfull breach of Gods righteous Lawe waxing worse and worse and treasuring vnto himselfe wrath against the day of wrath 2. Tim. 3.13 Rom. 2.5 â— and reuelation of the righteous iudgment of God FIrst if wee now make a suruay of the face of the world 1. Vse wee shall finde the wicked swarme and gather together in great multitudes but for men qualified according to our description of the righteous man the number will be very small so that we may haue iust cause to obserue and bewaile the paucitie and fewnesse of those that are truly righteous God in the old world found onely Noah that righteous man and a preacher of righteousnesse 2. Pet. 2.5 Gen. 7.1 Thee haue I found righteous before mee in this generation In Sodom and Gomorrha there was not found ten righteons men though they might haue saued the whole Cities from perdition Gen. 18. Onely Lot is deliuered that righteous man that dwelt amongst them who seeing and hearing 2. Pet. 2.7 vexed his righteous soule from day to day with their vnlawfull deedes Iob 1.8 In Iobs time there was none like to him in the earth Yea it is the continuall complaint of the Prophets and Apostles Psal 12.1 Esay 57.1 Mich. 7.2 Rom. 9. that few are found walking in Gods righteous Law And shall we that are fallen into the dregges of time looke to sinde a greater plentie though wee search the world with lights But what shall we say or doe when wee finde such scarcitie and want of righteousnesse on the earth We must pray that righteousnes may looke downe from heauen Psal 85.11 Psal 4.1 Let vs desire the God of our righteousnesse to array the Church his Bride with fine linnen cleane and white the fine linnen is the righteousnesse of the Saints Reuel 19.8 In particular let vs put vp our suites in the behalfe of our English nation Prou. 14.34 that righteousnesse may exalt it and that sinne may not be a reproach vnto it In speciall manner for the Kings most excellent Maiestie Prou. 16.12 25.5 Psal 7â— 1 that his Royall throne may still bee established through righteousnesse Giue thy iudgements oh Lord vnto the King and thy righteousnesse vnto the Kings Sonne Let vs not forget the Illustrious Prince and Princesse Palatine with their hopefull issue but pray that God would blesse him in all his iust designes that his righteousnes may be brought forth as the light Psal 37.6 and his iudgement as the noone day Let all in authoritie vnder his Maiestie in Church and Common-wealth be compassed about with righteousnesse Let the Magistrates put on righteousnesse as a Robe and a Diademe Iob 30.14 Psal 132 9. and let thy Priests bee cloathed endue thy Ministers with righteousnesse yea let vs pray that euery priuate man may haue on him the brestplate of righteousnesse Eph. 6.14 that we may offer daily the sacrifice of righteousnesse Psal 4.5 putting our trust in the Lord Oh Lord leade euery one of vs by thy Spirit in the pathes of righteousnes vntil thou commest to iudge the world in righteousnesse Psal 9.8 Act. 17.31 2. Pet. 3.13 making a new heauen and a new earth wherein shall dwell righteousnesse Amen and Amen Vse 2 Secondly vpon our survay wee exclude from all comfort of this doctrine the greatest part of the world which are openly prophane and grossely wicked That hold the truth in vnrighteousnesse Rom. 1.18 whose lust is there law who haue no feare of God before their eyes Psal 36.1 c. as yee may reade euery where in the booke of God Against such the wrath of God is reuealed from heauen 1. Cor. 6.9 Verse 10. Know yee not that the vnrighteous shall not inherite the Kingdome of God Be not deceiued neither fornicators nor idolaters nor adulterers nor effeminate nor abusers of themselues with mankinde nor theeues nor couetous nor drunkards nor reuilers nor extortioners shall inherite the Kingdome of God And is this all their punishment this is punishment enough It is a hell to be out of heauen yet it were happie for them if they might escape with the depriuation of heauen but they shall be turned into hell Psal 9.17 the place prepared of old for the diuell and his angels Mat. 25.41 It was principally ordained for the diuell and his angels but wicked men sinning doe as it were encroach vpon the diuels right It is iust with God since wicked men will sinne like the diuell that they be punished with the diuell But oh thou liuing man while their is life in thy bodie there is hope of thy soule if thou wilt turne vnto the Lord he will receiue thee into fauour as I liue saith the Lord I haue no pleasure in the death of the wicked Ezech. 33.11 but that hee should turne from his way and liue Turne yee turne ye from your euill waies for why will ye die ye house of Israel Discite iustitiam moniti non temnere diuos Learne in time before the gate of Gods mercy be shut to breake off thy sinnes by righteousnesse and thine iniquities by shewing mercie to the poore Dan. 4.27 by a holy restitution of wrongs by the daily practise of repentance if it may be a lengthening of thy tranquilitie both in this life and in the life to come Let my counsell bee acceptable vnto thee doe not sell thy selfe to worke wickednes and gaine nothing but a roome in hell 1. King 21.25 in Tophet ordained of old Yea for the King it is prepared saith the Prophet he hath made it deepe and large Esay 30.33 the pile thereof is fire and much wood the breath of the Lord like a streame of brimstone doth kindle it Vse 3 Thirdly by this description we also vncase the hypocrite and ciuill man Luk. 18.9 Prou. 30.12 who haue