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A10391	The description of fleshly lusts. Or a profitable and fruitfull sermon vpon the first Epistle of Saint Peter, Chap. 2. vers. 11. 12. Preached and penned by that famous, learned, iudicious, orthodoxall, holy, wise, and skilfull preacher and servant of God, now deceased, and with his God triumphing in Heaven, Iohn Randall, Batchelour of Divinitie, pastour of St. Andrewes Hubbart in little East cheape London, sometimes fellow of Lincolne Coledge in Oxford. And now published, to the glory of God, the edification of his church, and the honourable memoriall of the author, by William Holbrooke, preacher of the word of God in the church aforesaid	Randall, John, 1570-1622.; Holbrooke, William.	1622 (1622)	STC 20669; ESTC S102397	17,941	33

extended to our whole nature both of soule and bodie except we be regenerate and borne anew so that whatsoeuer is in vs vnregenerate it is here called by the name of flesh For so it is taken Mat. 16.17 where Christ sayth vnto Peter flesh and bloud hath not revealed this vnto thee that is nothing that is in the nature of man hath taught thee this but it is the speciall worke of the spirit of God And in the 1. to the Corinthians Chap. 2. vers 4. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 The naturall man he sayth not the carnall man but euen the whole nature of man soule and all is so darkened that it cannot perceiue the things that are of God and therefore the Apostle calls our whole man Corpus peccati The bodie of sinne Rom. 6.6 because sinne hath infected our whole man nay he calles it Corpus mortis Rom. 7.24 The body of death because it is in it selfe wholly cut off from the life of God wherewith we were quickened before our fall The Reasons why the vnregenerate man and in the best of vs the vnregenerate part is called by the name of flesh as here in this place are two First because either they proceed meerely of the flesh or at least are wrought by the flesh Some lusts proceed meerely of the flesh our originall sinne it is not to be thought to arise in our soule for that is created holy and infused holy from aboue into euery one of vs at our first quickening in our Mother but it is the materiall part the flesh which we draw from our Parents that is infected with sinne in it selfe and as soone as ever the soule is vnited and ioyned vnto it it infects the soule also As Cosbi the Midianitish Woman defiled Zimri the Israelite by lying with him as we reade Numbers 25. And as Salomons wiues strange women turned his heart after other Gods 1 King 11.4 And so the flesh which we receiue of our Parents as soone as it is married as it were vnto the soule as soone as they are knit into one nature the flesh by clipping and embracing the soule doth defile the soule and turne it after carnall lusts and when once this lust this originall infection hath seized vpon vs in body and soule too then our nature is become like a fiery Furnace that continually sends forth many flames of Concupiscence it still egges vs on and provokes vs vnto sinne as the wife of Putiphar did sollicite Ioseph day by day to commit wickednesse and to sinne against God Other lusts though they doe not arise out of the flesh yet they are wrought in vs by the flesh It is the olde pollicie of Satan to seeke first to overcome the weakest that afterward he may overcome the strongest he set first vpon Eue that so he might overcome Adam and so still he sets first vpon our flesh which is the weakest and most inclinable to sinne that afterward he may overcome the spirit which if it were not for the perswasions and allurements of the flesh would withstand sinne For the Devill could never doe any thing against vs but that he findes fit matter in our flesh to worke vpon As our Sauiour spake of himselfe Ioh. 14.30 The Prince of this world commeth and hee finds nothing in me so if we had not any corruption in our owne flesh Satan could even hardly fasten any temptation vpon vs. No Beloved here that is verified which our Saviour spake in another case Inimici hominis domestici eius The enemies of a man are they that are of his owne houshold and that also which our Saviour proved by his owne experience He that dippes his finger with me in the dish it is he that lifts vp his heele against me euen the same flesh which we nourish in our owne bosome lifts vp it selfe against vs to destroy vs. Here then let the children of God learne hereby to beware of their owne flesh and whensoever Satan tempts thee take heed that thy owne flesh doe not play the traytor with thee and deliver thee over into the will and power of thine enemies And let this kindle in every one of vs a serious desire to be dissolved out of this earthly Tabernacle which we beare about vs and to be ridde from this treacherous enemy of our owne flesh 2. A second Reason why the lusts of the vnregenerate are called after the name of flesh is because they tend to the cherishing of the flesh the carnall or naturall part For why doth the Epicure wallow vp and downe in all licentiousnesse and the Voluptuous man sell himselfe over to the pleasures of this life and the Covetous man obey his vnsatiable lust and desire of gaine but that all thinges seeme to tend to the cherishing of their owne flesh I say seeme to tend because it is but in appearance onely for indeede these things are so farre from cheririshing the flesh that contrariwise they are the very spoyle of our flesh and decay of our Nature Voluptuousnesse is called by the Holy Ghost 1. Cor. 6.18 a sinne against a mans owne body Gluttony and Drunkennesse shorten mens liues and deforme their bodies and marre their constitutions and Covetousnesse wasts away a mans spirits and sokes vp the moisture of Nature Let this therefore teach vs to bee carefull and circumspect that wee be not deceived by the outward appearance of sinne though it make never such a goodly shew of cherishing our nature seeing indeede it is the very bane of our nature hurtfull to our bodies in this world and the vtter destruction both of Soule and Body in the world to come 3. Lastly wee are to speake in one word concerning Abstinence which is the third point here to bee spoken of Abstaine from fleshly lusts As a carefull Phisitian that is desirous to recover the health of his patient doth giue him speciall charge to abstaine from such meates and drinkes as are enemies to his health so the Apostle here wils this chosen people of God to abstaine from fleshly Lustes and to forbeare them as they loue their Soules health In the first Epistle to the Corint chap. 9. ver 25. The Apostles enforces this exhortation vpon vs by way of Comparison Every one that proveth Masteries sayth hee abstaines from all things that might bring his body out of temper and this he doth for a corruptible Crowne how much more ought wee to abstaine from all fleshly lustes which will bring our Soules out of temper especially considering that the Crowne which wee striue for is incorruptible and everlasting in Heaven And this is the true Abstinence which the Lord requireth at our hands to absteine from sinne to abstaine from lustes to abstaine from the workes of the flesh Though we should abstaine eyther from certaine meates never so precisely or from all meates so farre as it is possible yet if we doe not withall abstaine from sinne and from the lusts of the flesh it is no abstinence at all but rather fond superstition Wherefore beloved let vs hearken to this cousell of the Apostle and obserue it in our dayly practise to abstaine from fleshly lustes Doth our corrupt nature at any time aske any thing at our hands Let vs deny it and say it nay and forbeare such desires Doth our flesh sollicite vs to do or thinke any thing that is against our obedience to God Let vs deny our flesh and forbeare all such lusts Indeede if we were our owne then might wee iustly take our libertie to our selues and doe what wee list but the Apostle 1 Cor. 6.19 Tels vs plainely that wee are not our owne but are bought with a price even with the most precious blood of Iesus Christ and therefore wee must bee ruled by him that bought vs because wee are his and abstaine from our owne lusts and deny our owne Flesh and Nature because wee are not our owne Our Saviour tels vs wee must denie and forsake our selues or els wee are not to follow him Luke 9.23 Oh let vs follow him in the regeneration by abstaining from our fleshly lusts which fight against our Soules and so wee shall receiue at length the end of our Faith the salvation of our Soules even that vncorruptible Crowne that Crowne of righteousnesse spoken of by the Apostle Saint Paul in the first Epistle to the Corinthians chap 9. ver 25. and the second Epistle to Timothie chap 4. ver 8. which the Lord the righteous Iudge shall giue at that day to all them that loue that his appearing and is attaineable by and promised onely to those that thus abstayne from and overcome their fleshly lusts 1 Cor. 9.25 Rom 8.13 Revel 2.26 Revel 3.5 which that wee may so doe as wee are here exhorted let vs conclude with prayer calling vpon God for the spirit of power to enable vs thereunto and that through Iesus Christ to whom with God the Father and the blessed Spirit three distinct Persons and yet but one God bee all Honor and Glory both now and for ever Amen Amen

THE DESCRIPTION OF FLESHLY LVSTS OR A PROFITABLE AND FRVITFVLL SERMON Vpon the first Epistle of Saint Peter Chap. 2. vers 11.12 Preached and Penned by that famous learned iudicious Orthodoxall holy wise and skilfull Preacher and servant of God now deceased and with his God triumphing in Heaven IOHN RANDALL Batchelour of Divinitie Pastour of St Andrewes Hubbart in little East-cheape LONDON Sometimes Fellow of Lincolne Colledge in OXFORD And now published to the glory of God the edification of his Church and the honourable Memoriall of the Author by WILLIAM HOLBROOKE Preacher of the Word of God in the Church aforesaid LONDON Printed by I. D. for Nathaniel Newbery and William Sheffard and are to be sold at their Shops in Popes-head Alley 1622. TO THE VVORTHY AND TRVLY RELIGIOVS LADY THE LADY WELD ALL BLESSINGS internall and externall spirituall and bodily in this life and eternall Glory in the world to come be multiplied WORTHY LADY IT is the promise and worde of the Almighty 1 Sam. 2.30 that he will honor them that honour him which extendeth it selfe not onely to the time of this life but to the time of death and after also this promise it is our part and duty to verifie and make good to and vpon the heads of all the people of God both in the time of their life death and afterwards that so God may be found true in his promise and to doe what hee hath sayd This is done of vs as by many wayes so by keeping and being meanes of preserving an honorable memoriall of them that therein they may for ever be blessed and honorable according to that of Salomon Pro. 10.7 The memoriall of the iust shall be blessed Psal 112.6 and that of the Prophet David The righteous shall be had in everlasting remembrance The consideration whereof mooved mee to thinke and consider with my selfe how I might performe this duty to the Authour of this following Sermon which whilest I thought vpon I saw no better meanes to performe it by then by publishing some of his worthy labours that so by Heb. 11.4 and in them he might liue and speake though he bee dead as it is sayd of Abell and be had in everlasting and honourable remembrance to the ende of the worlde For which ende next to Gods glory and the good of his Church I haue published for the present two Sermons given me by his Executors which I found in his Study perfected and written with his own hand faire and legible aboue any thing which yet I find of his as if he had purposed them for the Presse and had fitted them therevnto one of which Sermons is this following which I make bolde to offer to the view of the World vnder the protection of your Ladiship It needeth not a Letter or Epistle of Recommendation from me or any other it is able enough and will speake for it selfe both for Method and Matter wherein I dare say as the Text is Methodically genuinely and naturally handled so the matter is worthy and excellent and divers passages therein not ordinary and no wonder seeing it is the worke of a skilfull Workeman who was more then ordinarily gifted from God and fitted for the Worke of the Ministery which the Lord appoynted him vnto The reason why I attempt the performance of this Dutie first to him is this because he was one that loved me dearely in his life time yea honoured me much by his high esteeme reverent speech to all of me and his countenancing and incouraging me in the worke of my Ministery for the space of nine yeares last past during all which time I exercised my Ministery in his charge with great approbation from him and comfort to him as he often confessed so that I had reason to be first in this worke and lege talionis to honour him that honoured me I haue made bolde and beene moved to Dedicate this Sermon to your Ladiship for two reasons especially first because of that honourable esteeme and respect which I know is seated in your religious heart to all the faithfull Ministers of God and was to the Author of this Sermon in particular and speciall whereupon I perswade my selfe that you will esteeme and respect a Fatherles childe of his now tendered vnto you by me a friend to the dead and the living and affoord it all the countenance you can by kinde receiuing of it and other wayes as you would haue done to the Author of it whom you oft desired to haue bin familiarly acquainted with and to haue entertained as you long haue done and still doe many of Gods faithfull Ministers and Servants The second reason is that I might take occasion hereby publiquely to acknowledge my vnfained thankfulnesse to your Ladiship for all the kindnesses you haue shewed and done to me and mine This I thought to haue acknowledged long before this time by publishing some worke of my owne and dedicating it to your Ladiship but haue hitherto kept back for divers reasons known to my selfe notwithstanding continuing my resolution so to doe if God will and permit life and opportunity Having thus rendred my reasons why I dedicate this little worke to your Ladyship I beseech you accept them for excuse of my boldnes in so doing and accept this worke as the labour yea the childe of a faithfull servant of God and one that put vp many a hearty prayer to God for you especially considering it will requite all the countenance you can shew it by the good which through Gods blessing it will doe to your Soule which I heartily wish to your Ladyship and all that shall reade it from him that is able with the showers of his grace to make it fruitfull to you and them Pro. 10.22 His blessing onely maketh rich both for Soule and Body without his blessing wee Preach and Print and the people heare and reade in vaine To him that is the onely true God one in Essence three in Person I doe and dayly will commend your Ladyship in my dayly prayers for attaynement of all needefull blessings for Soule and body in this life and eternall Glory in the world to come through our Lord Iesus Christ In whom I am and ever will be at Your Ladyships Commaund in the worke of the Lord WILLIAM HOLBROOKE THE DESCRIPTION OF FLESHLY LVSTS 1 PETER CHAP. 2. ver 11. and 12. Dearely beloued I beseech you as Strangers and Pilgrimes to abstaine from fleshly lusts which fight against the Soule And haue your conversation honest c. THe Church of God hauing suffered a great Eclipse of her glory having beene exceedingly diminished by the falling away of the whole Nation of the Iewes a people which the LORD had chosen peculiar to himselfe was soone after supplyed partly through the preaching of Iohn the Baptist and partly through the teaching and myracles of Christ himselfe and partly through the ministery of his Apostles and Disciples together with the happy