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A15107 A sermon preached at Pawles Crosse on Sunday the ninth of December. 1576. by T.W. White, Thomas, ca. 1550-1624. 1578 (1578) STC 25405; ESTC S119910 24,628 74

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not to executiō Your good pollicies therin to preuent pardon for vnworthy persons is commendable but for tyme space for instruction repentaunce I speake that as we all desire the Lorde to geue vs tyme to keepe vs from soddaine death So as you best shall finde good deale with their soules I beséeche you whose bodies by iustice you commyt to death Iustice is well called the Lady of ciuile affayres or rather the mother of a cōmon weale and hir two daughters or damosels Lenity Seuerity are very necessary handmaids Iustice is to respect euery mans cause but no mans person for that is partiality Lenity is to mitigate or lessen the punishment but not the facte for that were iniquity and Seuerity is to punish the fault condignly but not without cause for that were tyranny I leaue this to your discretions euen thus bicause you are wyse inough to whome the matter is commited onely I pray you remembre that God is Iudge ouer all and that he setteth vp equity and righteousnesse in his kingdome Here is the ende of his comming or kingdome Israels safety by his time is meant for euer for who can tell his age Esa. 53. So long then as he is king so long shal Iuda be safe but he is king for euer therefore for euer shall Iuda be glad We are sealed therfore safe he hath all power therefore we are safe This is the perfect state of happinesse in deede not onely to be in peace but to be without feare of farther trouble This maye partly be vnderstoode of Israels delyuery which were in peace a long season in respect of their wonted troubles warres And it maye be applied to the mylitaunt Church which notwithstāding it is tossed with many tēpestes yet is it voyde of any feare of dampnation bicause of our fayth and faythfull foundation Iesus Christ. Eyther it maye be more effectually vnderstoode of the tryumphant Church which is safe and past all feare euen as Christ himselfe crowned in the heauens and past all the daungers of hell Hence we note the ende of Magistrates of Princes ruling to be their subiectes safetie without feare a shyp sailes to come to the port a man fights to get victory he that labours doth it that he maye rest Christes Church is mylitant that it may be triumphant And looke what the whyte is to him that shooteth and the same is peace to him that gouerneth The marke that Magistrates should ayme and shote at is the prosperity of the people That is no sound peace where there is daunger of warre there is no safety where there is continual feare now at meate and nowe in the fielde nowe in the Church and anon in prison As Israel was sore chased and vexed of their enimies at euery halfe whyle We haue no such cause to complayne God be thanked therefore and yet our hope and feare can not chuse but ebbe and flow bicause we haue had such a peace as the enimie doth enuie and the true Christian can not but feare what wyll followe But séeing Deus nobis haec otia fecit that God is the author of our peace we wyll not cease to put our trust in him and to pray vnto him for encrease of grace and so shall we be sure of long peace Let vs decline in déede from euyll doo in déede the thinges that are good let vs praye vnfeynedly for the bonde of peace which is vnitie but I woulde haue it in verity for a Citie deuided can not long stande He that knoweth both buildings their cause of ruines hath tolde vs so Parris is a pattern not of long ago and Antwerp an example but of yesterday happy are they whom other mennes harmes can make to beware and dolefull is theyr estate that dally with destruction The Lord knit the knot of peace make it fast from flypping and breaking that being at quiet in our bowelles from sedition at home we maye be stronger in body to resyst all forraigne powers abroade A most glorious and gratious tytle and cause of al our comfort how neare a name to this doth the Angell reueale to Ioseph when he called him Emanuel Math. 1. Esa. 8. which is God with vs As the plaister vnapplyed being neuer so good doth yet no good at all So al that we haue heard of this king can comfort vs nothing except it doo pertayne vnto vs nay the brightnesse and glory of his comming kingdom doth rather breede dispayre in vs that well consider what we are therefore to méete with this malady the mercy of the Lord hath discouered him to the full And to vs the daye starre shyneth bright and bringeth ioy in the morning so is the sonne of righteousnesse sprōg vp to vs that were in darknesse and in the shadow of death And hence is it the the ryghteous are sayde to shine as the sonne in the kingdome of God bicause the son himselfe is our righteousnesse at whose appearing the very sūne shal lose his beames the Moone hir brightnesse and the starres theyr lyght for they are darknesse vnto him and he is the Lorde our righteousnesse It is necessary that séeing the reward of sinne is flatte by the Lawe eternall death and that for very shame cōscience sake no man dare able himself iust before the barre or tribunall seate of god Which sore trial Dauid saw and how it would go with him when he cryed Lorde enter not into iudgement with thy seruaunt for no flesh is ryghteous in thy sight Notwithstanding that pestilent rable past all shame doth desperately dare to broche such dampnable doctrine of merite whereby establishing their owne righteousnesse they cast downe the righteousnesse of Iesus Christ as the Iewes dyd Rom. 10. but their rewarde is ready their destruction sléepeth not for their merits sake Let vs deny all worthynesse or towardnesse or sparke of goodnesse to be in vs which the Papistes do falsifie fayne to be a grace remayning in thē wherby they take away that all which is due to Iesus Christ. Who as he is all in all and alone hath wrought our redemption so alone he wyll be glorified and be altogether our righteousnesse without our helpe or addition wherefore it is sayde when we hated him he loued vs which is taught by that place He loued vs first and that he was founde of them that neuer sought after him but that he is made to vs wisedome ryghteousnesse sanctification redemption and onely hath preuēted our dampnation so that al other practises are but simple shifts merites are but popish paltry not woorth one gally halpeny nay whatsoeuer it be beside Christ it helpes to hell as round as can be For he is the way the trueth and the lyfe Of with all backe byases then which maketh vs runne out of course let vs kéepe our grounde beware of wandring for vaine opinion hath caryed many a
man out of the way and be sure that saluation commeth of Christe or else it neuer was If thou wylt haue it by merite then thou canst haue no grace for then merite shoulde not be merite So if thou must needes obtaine it by grace then not of works for else grace should not be grace God and man can not so be halues the precious pearle is not so patched vp Wherfore take héede of trusting to merites so that thou fayle of mercy in the end and acknowledge thy selfe vtterly destitute of the grace of God and appeale to his mercy seate for all haue sinned and there is not one good no not one euery mothers sonne the whole posteritie of Adam is starke naught cōming of a rotten stocke finde it out betymes iudge your selues that you be not iudged of the lord When thou bearest therefore that Christe is our righteousnesse looke not a farre off but into thy owne selfe for he is not thine except thou hast his spirite whereby thou art knytte ioyned incorporated into him then doest thou participate him and by a liuely faith art made one with him and he lyueth in thée by grace and thou in him by faith and nothing can bring the like comfort to thy conscience As the ofte meditation of this righteousnesse which wyll rauish thee more more of all carnall desires and kindle spyrituall delyghts in thée and nourish thée so by lyttle and lyttle that thou shalt receyue at length the earnest of thy saluation and then shalt thou be out of all doubt in thine owne hart then shalt thou feele that thou art reconciled by him vnto God. 2. Cor. 5. For so God predestinating vs before tyme doth yet call vs in our due tyme and whome he calleth them he iustifieth by geuing Christe to be our righteousnesse and as many as haue him are happy for they shall be glorified For he neuer leaueth vs vntyll he hath drawne vs vp vnto him selfe and as all our righteousnesse is in him so is our lyfe also hyd with him in God and when he which is our lyfe shall appeare then shall we also appeare with him in glory we can not therfore the whiles but longe for our perfection seeing very natures instaunt hath wrought this in brute Beastes and Phylosophers kéepe a great coyle to finde out and defende their summum bonum which is woorth nothing and shall Christian hartes be slowe in looking or longing for theyr onely ioye Shall we not rather wayle and wéepe for his comming shall we not sighe and sobbe for his kingdome seeing that whylste we are in the fleshe we are absent from him who is our righteousnesse our perfectnesse and our onely felycitie It can not be that Gods spyrite wyll be so styll in vs without working for he is not acquaynted with coldnesse and true fayth knoweth not ydlenesse all thinges are not well therefore except we féele this feruencie stronger and stronger in vs except we set our cogitations a worke our affections wyll be quyte caryed awaye and excepte we plye our saluation in déede our desyres wyll soone waxe faynte So féeble is our fleshe so suttle is Sathan to quenche the Spyrite our auncient sworne enimye who desyreth to shake and to sacke our fayth to wounde our Conscience and to breake the peace betweene GOD and vs But it can not be for our ryghteousnesse is the Lorde and there is no vnryghteousnesse wyth him And therefore are wee sure against all the Deuylles in hell for he prayeth for vs and his spyrite ceaseth not sighing in vs helping our infirmities so that we are ouercome our selues and confesse him all in all and are déepe in dette bounde both body and soule to syng out his prayses all the dayes of our lyfe who hath wrote our redemption by his most precious death To whome with God the Father and the holy ghost one onely eternall and euerlasting God be all honour and glorie Amen FINIS Iob. 14. 1. Pet. 5. vers 8. Eph. 5. ver 16. Luke 22. Math. 10. Esai 8. The grace of God doth so teach vs Titus 2. verse 12. Luke 17. verse 10. God is true and men are lyars Rom. 3. verse 4. 1. Iohn 1. verse 10. Iam. 2. verse 14. So runne that you may obtain 1. Cor. 9. Philip. 3. Math. 3. Esa. 5. Reue. 22. verse 12. Luke 12 Psal. 1. Marke 13. 2 Tim. 3. verse 5 Psal. 109. Rom. 1. verse 24. Ephe. 1. verse 4. Iohn 6. Iere. 8. et 5. Gen. 7. Gen. 19. The Text. Ieremy 23. verse 5. 2. Sam. ● vers 12 So play the Papists in the sacrament Iohn 6. to the Capernaites 2. Cor. 3. Esai 44. Ecce Roma 8. vers 24. Iohn 1. verse 15. Eccle. 3. verse 1. Iohn 1. Where the Philosopher endes the Phisition begyns and after the Phisition commes the Diuine when senses and all are gone Heb. 6. verse 18. Psal. 33 Daniel 3 verse 25 Psal. 14. Daniel 6 Math. 13 Luk. 16. verse 16. Obiection Solut. 1. Esdr. 9 Iohn 3 verse 4 1 Cor. 1 verse 14 ●sal 51 Obiection Solut. Math. 1 Thre causes why Christ is called the rightuous braunch of Dauid Englands happinesse Psal. 45. Obiection Amos. 5. Psal. 2. Luke 2 verse 14. I will be with you to the ende of the world Math. 28 Iudas Iohn 7. verse 12. He ruleth by the Magistrate Psal. 76. Rom. 13. Howsoeuer the Pope vsurpeth aucthority as a traytor to God and his prince He ruleth by his ministers Luke 10. verse 16 Gala. 1. Iohn 8 Heb. 4 Iere. 1. 1. Reg. 15 verse 22. He shall prosper with wisdome Psal. 32. Iudges 7 He shall set vp ●●●itie and ryghteousnesse Obiection Soluti Iohn 8. verse 8. In his time Iuda shall be saued and Israel shal be without feare The Lorde our ryghteousnesse Esai 9. Math. 13. ●sal 142. 1. Iohn 4. verse 10. 19. 1. Cor. 1. Iohn 14. Roma 11. verse 6. Roma 3. Roma 8. verse 9. Galath 2. Rom. 8. Collos. 3.