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A03342	CVIII lectures vpon the fourth of Iohn Preached at Ashby-Delazouch in Leicester-shire. By that late faithfull and worthy minister of Iesus Christ. Arthur Hildersam.; Lectures upon the fourth of John	Hildersam, Arthur, 1563-1632.; Cotton, John, 1584-1652.	1632 (1632)	STC 13462; ESTC S119430	700,546	622

the worke of the Ministry must be like vnto the housholder which hath a treasury of good prouision in himselfe and bringeth forth of it things both old and new Matth. 13. 52. This I thought needfull to stand vpon because I finde that those Ministers of all others are most vehement and bitter in complaining of their people for going from them who are either vtterly vnable to teach profitably and take vpon them to flye before they haue wings or such as are idle men and make no conscience to stirre vp that gift that God hath bestowed vpon them 3. The last direction I haue to giue to such Pastours is this That if they see cause to iudge that such as leaue them sometimes doe it without contempt of their Ministry in a dutifull manner seeking nothing in it but their profit and growth in grace and that they doe indeede profit by another more than they did by themselues that they are much bettered in knowledge zealous loue to the Word reformation of life conscience of all their waies since they went to heare such a man then take heed thou repine not at it but reioyce heartily that this worke is wrought in them though not by thy selfe Remember the doctrine that thou hast now heard Yea say they were such as left thee with some contempt yet if they profit more by another than by thee thou shouldest be willing to take knowledge of the good things that are euen in thine enemy and to reioyce in them also The Corinthians began to despise Pauls Ministry and to entertaine false Apostles that sought to disgrace him and yet doth he take knowledge of the good things were in them and praiseth God for them also 1 Cor. 1. 4 5. The like example he giueth vs also he reioyceth that Christ was preached euen by them who though they had good gifts and did both for matter and method teach profitably yet had naughty hearts and preached out of enuy and desire to add affliction vnto his bonds Phil. 1. 15 16 18. Lecture the fiftieth ninth Iune 24. 1610. IOHN IIII. XXXII XXXIV FOlloweth the fourth Property of true zeale to bee obserued in this example of our blessed Sauiour Though he had spent much time already in instructing the Woman yet as if he had done nothing hitherto he earnestly desires to do more Yea he professeth it was his meate to finish and perfect his fathers worke He that hath true zeale will not rest in any thing he hath already done but will still endeauour to goe forward and to be better than he hath beene and to finish his worke well Two branches there are you see of this property 1. He that hath any true zeale in him is carefull to grow and goe forward there is no one more essentiall property of true zeale than this desire to grow See a plaine example of this in Paul he had attained to a great measure and done much seruice to God yet heare what he saith Phil. 3. 13 14. I count not my selfe that I haue attained to perfection but one thing I doe as if he should say This is all my perfection I forget that that is behinde and endeauour my selfe to that which is before and follow hard toward the marke There is no certainer a signe that a man hath sauing grace in him than this when he earnestly desireth and endeauoureth to haue more grace They that haue had most store of grace haue euer beene most couetous and greedy to get more as none are so desirous of riches as they that haue most wealth nor any so desirous of knowledge as the best learned It is made a title of the seruants of God to hunger and thirst after righteousnesse Matth. 5. 〈◊〉 See an experiment of this in Dauid how he hungred after the sauing knowledge of Gods will Open thou mine eyes saith he that I may behold wondrous things out of thy Law Teach me thy statutes make mee to vnderstand the way of thy precepts Psalme 119. 18. 26 27. 2. His chiefe care is to finish his worke well This wee may see in Paul Acts 20. 24. I passe not at all I care not what I endure so I may fulfill my course with ioy And it is noted by the Holy Ghost of the best of Gods seruants that they neuer shewed such zeale and faithfulnesse in the worke of the Lord as when they were neare their end when they saw they were not to continue long Iacob Moses Ioshua Dauid Peter shewed more care of the Church and zeale of Gods glory toward their end than euer they did before Yea our Sauiour was neuer so zealous and painefull in instructing and praying for his Disciples as he was a little before his death See what he saith of this Ioh. 9. 4. I must worke the workes of him that sent me while it is day the night commeth when no man can worke And see what he did also how he doubled his diligence in preaching and praying for his Church immediately before his Passion In the day time euery day he was teaching in the Temple and at night he went out and abode in the Mount of Oliues And all the people came early in the morning to him in the Temple to heare him Luke 21. 37 38. To reprooue such as stand at a stay and thinke they haue done enough It is a certaine signe of a man that is but luke-warme in Religion when he thinketh he hath grace enough when he hath no desire nor vseth any endeauour to get more grace Thus is the luke-warme Laodicean described Apoc. 3. 16 17. he said he was rich and encreased with goods and had neede of nothing It is not possible but he that hath any soundnesse of grace in him must needs haue in him a desire to grow As in the naturall body euery member groweth till it come to full stature so is it in the mysticall body of Christ Col. 2. 19. All the body furnished and knit together by ioynts and bands increaseth with the increasing of God Iohn 15. 2. Euery branch that beareth fruit he purgeth it that it may beare more fruit Therefore though the Thessalonians were grown so farre that the Apostle praiseth God for their effectuall faith and diligent loue and patient hope 1. Thess. 1. 3. and saith of them that their faith grew exceedingly and their loue one toward another abounded 2. Thess. 1. 3. yet he earnestly exhorteth and beseecheth them that they would increase more and more 1. Thess. 4. 1. 10. 2. For conuincing of their errour that seeke to iustifie many corruptions both in manners and religion by this Argument In such and such a mans dayes such things were vsed and I hope he was a learned man and a good man and why may they not then be vsed now To these men I answer First that it hath beene an old tricke of hypocrites to pretend great reuerence and respect to the seruants of God that are dead when their credit might

maketh a man willing to foregoe the things he hath most delighted in as these women did that gaue their looking glasses made of fine brasse the instrument that they had vse of for the dressing and adorning of themselnes towards the building of Gods Tabernacle Exod. 38. 8. It maketh a man carelesse of his worldly ease and peace See what stripes and imprisonment and perils Paul endured that he might profit the Church 2. Cor. 11. 23 26. It maketh a man willing to neglect the comfort of society Paul was content to tarry at Athens alone and to want the comfort of Timothies societie rather than the Church should want his seruice 1. Thess. 3. 1. In a word though a man may lawfully vse and enioy the comforts of this life yet if he cannot sometimes be content to weane himselfe from them and to want them for the Lords sake and his seruice he hath no true zeale nor loue of God in him Nay a man shall neuer haue any sound comfort in Religion till he can say it hath cost him somewhat I will not offer burnt offerings vnto the Lord my God of that which doth cost me nothing saith Dauid 2. Sam. 24 24. No man can enioy this pearle with comfort that prizeth it not aboue all other things and cannot be content to sell all he hath for it rather then he will want it Matth. 13 46. For reproofe of such as pretend they loue the Lord and his Word and yet preferre euery trifle that hath the least shew of profit and comfort before it will suffer nothing for it will foregoe or forbeare no comfort or contentment of this life for it these men shamefully deceiue themselues Matth. 10. 37. He that loueth father or mother more then me is not worthy of me Specially this serueth to discouer the hypocrisie of such as cannot forbeare their sports on the Lords day first they violate the manifest commandement of God who forbids vs to doe that we take pleasure and delight in vpon his holy day and tells vs we doe not esteeme the Sabbath in our hearts as we doe nor honour him in it if we doe that wherein we finde pleasure vpon that day Esay 58. 13. secondly their sin is much increased and aggrauated because they doe it openly and publikely they declare their sin as Sodome they hide it not Esay 3. 9. thirdly they do it in contempt of the Word by the Ministry whereof the vnlawfulnesse of this hath beene discouered vnto them and they haue beene admonished and reproued for it And this as the Apostle saith Rom. 7. 13. makes sinne exceeding sinfull This circumstance made euen the gathering of a few sticks vpon the Sabbath a capitall crime Num. 15. 35. Let them also looke to this that suffer their seruants so to doe and set them on too Followeth the sixth and last property of true zeale He that hath true zeale maketh the reuealed will of God the guide and directour of his zeale Our Sauiour here shewed his zeale in doing the will of him that sent him and finishing his worke Gal. 4. 18. It is good to loue earnestly alway in a good thing saith the Apostle Pro. 19. 2. Without knowledge the minde is not good and he that hasteth with his feet sinneth as the faster a man goeth if he be out of the way the greater his danger is If a man be in the right way he cannot be too forward zealous or precise Psal. 119. 32. To run the way of Gods commandements is a duty and no fault To exhort such as desire to please God to seeke the knowledge of Gods Word Many good soules haue many troubles and discomforts and make their liues farre more irkesome than they need by making conscience and scruple of many things they need not by being righteous ouermuch as Salomon speaketh Eccles. 7. 18. To exhort all men to examine their zeale Zeale if it be not well guided is like a sword in a mad mans hand the most dangerous thing that may be and that that will draw vs into the most hainous sinnes euen to be most bitter enemies and persecutors of Gods truth and seruants Such is their zeale that stand for and vrge so eagerly the traditions of men This zeale was the chiefe cause of the greatest malice that euer was borne to the Doctrine and Church of God the deuout women in Antioch were the fittest instruments the Iewes could vse to persecute the Apostles and expell them out of their coasts Acts 13. 50. and it was Pauls zeale towards God that made him persecute the way of Christ euen vnto the death Acts 22. 3 4. And that that made the Iewes and other enemies of the Gospell to excommunicate Gods seruants and to kill them was this conceit they had out of a blinde zeale that they did God good seruice in it Iohn 16. 2. THE SIXTIETH LECTVRE ON IVLY XXXI MDCX. IOH. IIII. XXXV XXXVIII Say not yee there are yet foure moneths and then commeth haruest Behold I say vnto you Lift vp your eyes and looke on the fields for they are white already to haruest And he that reapeth receiueth wages and gathereth fruit vnto life eternall that both he that soweth and he that reapeth may reioyce together And herein is that saying true One soweth and another reapeth I sent you to reape that whereon yee bestowed no labour other men laboured and yee are entred into their labours OVr Sauiour hauing in the former verses giuen a most plaine demonstration of that ardent desire that was in him to winne soules vnto God doth in these verses labour to stirre vp and kindle the like affection in his Disciples And this he doth by three very effectuall arguments First from the present necessity of their care and diligence because the haruest was now euen ripe and ready for the sickle verse 35. Secondly from the great reward and comfort they should be sure to receiue for doing of this worke verse 36. Thirdly from the easinesse and facility of the labour God required of them verse 37 38. The first of these three arguments taken from this present necessity our Sauiour setteth downe verse 35. by a comparison taken from the care that men haue of their haruest they thinke of it and talke of it and prouide for it euen foure moneths before it come They so cast and dispose of their businesse that they may haue nothing to hinder them in haruest much more will they haue care of it when their corne groweth ripe and ready for the sickle then they will neglect all other businesse and breake their sweetest sleepe and labour early and late and forget their meales to saue and gather their corne And the reason of this care and diligence of men in their haruest workes is the present necessity when the corne is once ripe it will beare no delay because if it be not reaped and inned it is in danger to be lost and spoiled Now saith our Sauiour the