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A05341	A sermon preached aboard of the Globe the 18. of May, anno 1617 At an anchor by the Cape of Good Hope, in the Bay of Souldania, 34. degrees to the southward of the æquinoctiall line. By William Lesk, minister of Gods Word. Entertained by the Honourable Companie of Marchants trading into East India, for the instruction and comfort of the fleet, by them sent forth for those easterne parts anno, 1614.	[Lesk, William].	1617 (1617)	STC 15493; ESTC S108492	35,356	52

and therefore in the booke of the Law where summarily and in generall is set downe whatsoeuer elsewhere throughout the Text of holy Scripture is more at length deliuered Moses vnder those two comprehends all the motiues which possibly can be deuised and found out eyther for animating and encouraging of man vnto the better things or disswading of him frō the worst See I haue set before thee this day life and good death and euill Deut. 30.15 16 17 18. in that I command thee this day to loue the Lord thy God to walke in his wayes and to keepe his commandements and his statutes and his iudgements that thou mayest liue and multiplie and the Lord thy God shall blesse thee in the Land whither thou goest to possesse it but if thine heart turne away so that thou wilt not heare but shalt be drawne away and worship other gods and serue them I denounce vnto you this day that yee shall surely perish and that yee shall not prolong your dayes vpon the Land whither thou passest ouer Iordan to goe to possesse it And againe It shall come to passe Deut. 38.1.15 if thou shalt hearken diligently vnto the voice of the Lord thy God to obserue and doe all his commandements which I command thee this day that the Lord thy God will set thee on high aboue all Nations of the earth but if thou wilt not hearken vnto the voice of the Lord thy God to obserue and doe all his commandements and his statutes which I command thee this day that all these curses shall come vpon thee and ouertake thee In like manner haue the Lords proceedings beene with particular persons Gen. 4.6 7. And the Lord said vnto Cain Why art thou wroth and why is thy countenance fallen if thou doe well shalt thou not be accepted and if thou doest not well sinne lyeth at the dore 2. Sam. 7.14 I will set vp thy Seede after thee which shall proceed out of thy bowels and I will establish his kingdome I will be his father and he shal be my sonne if he commit Iniquity I will chasten him with the rodde of men and with the stripes of the children of men 1. Kings 3.14 If thou wilt walke in my wayes to keepe my statutes and commandements as thy Father Dauid did walke then I will lengthen thy dayes And here in the Text which now we haue in hand Christ friendly inuiting such as labour and are heauie laden to come vnto him the exhortation is enforced by an ample and large promise of reward Come vnto me all ye that labour and are heauie laden and I will giue you rest For as the elements of the world naturally incline each of them to his owne Region and place of abode so the soule of man by transgression hauing fallen from his rest is so perplexed and wearied wandering to and againe that it hearkens vnto nothing more willingly then motions and means seruing for that purpose Confess lib. 1. cap. 1. according to that of S. Augustine Cor nostrum creasti ad te Domine nisi te nunquam satiari potest O Lord thou hast created our soules to thine owne image so that but in thee they neuer receiue content Which our Sauior well considering vseth the same as an vnfaileable argument to induce and perswade vs to come and drinke freely of the waters of life 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and I will giue you rest The word 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 is commonly vsed when as after labour and toyle we betake our selues vnto tranquillitie and ease for refreshing of our wearie ouer-spent and decaying strength as in that of Lucian 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 after long and tedious sicknesse receiuing or enioying rest and Suidas 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 who would not out of miserie and tedious employment come vnto rest And thus the Greeke Translation vseth the word in expressing the Lords speech vnto Dauid concerning his sonne Salomon 1. Chron. 22.9 Behold a sonne shall be borne vnto thee who shall be a man of rest and I will giue him rest from all his enemies round about him But most frequently in the text of holy Scripture this word is vsed to expresse the tranquillitie and calmenesse of the mind as in the fift of Genesis and nine and twentieth verse old Lamech supposing that his sonne had beene the Messias promised in the Garden calls him Noah saying This sonne shall comfort vs concerning our worke and toile of our hands because of the ground which the Lord hath cursed Where the Greeke Translations vse the word 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Whereunto our Sauiour alluding saith 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Come vnto me and I will giue you rest Giuing vs thereby to vnderstand that he is that true Noah from whom the holy Patriarchs labouring vnder the burthen of sinne and iniquitie did expect and looke for rest vnto their soules In like manner the day of festiuitie and ioy which the Iewes celebrated vpon the newes of their deliuerance from the trecheries of wicked Haman and sentence of death formerly passed vpon them is called 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 a day of rest and tranquillitie And againe the refreshment which Saul vexed with the euill spirit receiued by Dauids Musike the Greeke Translation expresseth it by 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 1. Sam. 16.23 so Saul was refreshed and was well and the euill spirit departed from him From hence then it is easie to vnderstand the nature of this promise which Christ here in the Text makes vnto such as labouring and heauie laden vnder the burthen of their sinnes come vnto him for reliefe and comfort viz. in this life refreshment rest and ease vnto their soules from the consuming heat of Gods wrath the rottennesse of sinne and heat of the torment and torture of conscience which formerly they haue endured and in that which is to come perfect ioy felicitie and happines being freed from all miserie whatsoeuer Therefore S. Peter calls the time of Christs comming vnto iudgement 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the times of refreshing or rest What paines are answerable vnto so great a reward Shall not the children of this life rise vp and condemne vs in the last day who refuse no trauell perplexitie and trouble for attainement of worldly preferment Which gotten is first corruptible and subiect to the out-wearing power of time secondly vncertaine and doubtfull after a world of miserie and trouble vndertaken for attainement of the same I will not now speake of Alexander his trauailes in subduing Asia of Annibal his labours in passing from Spaine ouer the Alpes into Italie Xerxes his perplexitie during his abode in Europe together with many other of that nature whereof some after vnspeakable paines haue come short of their ends as Xerxes of the conquest of Europe Annibal of Italie Crassus and Antonius of Persia others after great labor and paine haue still continued vncertaine fearefull and in doubt till the very moment

the seed Rom. 4.10 not to that onely which is of the Law but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham who is the father of vs all And in the will faith leaueth an assurance that God is both able and in due time wil make good in our particular the generall promises of Mercie and Grace according to that of the Apostle I am persuaded that neither Death nor Life nor Angles Rom. 8.38 39. nor Principalities nor Powers nor things present nor things to come nor height nor depth nor any other creature shall be able to separate vs from the loue of God which is in Christ Iesus our Lord. Therefore it is that almost euery where the Holy Ghost speaking of things for Christ his sake in due time to be conferred and bestowed vpon vs he speaks of them in the time past as if alreadie we were in full possession thereof Blessed be God the Father of our Lord Iesus Christ Ephes 1.3 who hath blessed vs with all spirituall blessings in heauenly places in Christ Iesus in whom we haue edemption through his bloud the forgiuenesse of sinnes according to the riches of his grace but God who is rich in mercie Ephes 1.7 2.4 5 6. for his great loue wherewith he loued vs euen when we were dead in sinnes and trespasses hath quickened vs together and hath made vs sit together in heauenly places in Christ Iesus Such then is the assurance which faith leaues in the heart that the beleeuer speakes and thinkes of the promises of mercie and saluation as of things present whereof alreadie he is in full possession againe that in faith there is not onely a sure and certaine knowledge of the Historie of Gods holy Word but also an assurance of the loue and fauour of God in and for the mediation of Iesus Christ these subsequent Scriptures sufficiently witnesse Rom. 5.1 Being iustified by faith we haue peace with God through our Lord Iesus Christ Now this is certaine that the knowledge of the Historie of Gods holy Word is so farre from quieting and bringing peace vnto the soules of men that on the contrarie it serues rather more and more to encrease amazement feare and terror in their hearts according to that of S. Iames Iam. 2.19 The Deuils beleeue and tremble they beleeue that is by the Historie they know the wrath of God to be so fierce against Sinne and Iniquitie that it can be expiate and done away by no other meanes but by the death of his onely begotten Sonne by the knowledge of the Historie of Gods holy Word they vnderstand themselues finally and without all hope of redemption wholly to be reiected and cast off by the Historie they know that IESVS is appointed Iudge both of Men and Angels and that for euer they shall haue their abode in euerlasting miserie and torment therefore they beleeue and tremble Man likewise in the knowledge of the Historie what can hee see but euery where manifest tokens of the wrath of God against sinne as Death Disease and diuers other calamities vsually ensuing and befalling vs whilest we liue here vpon earth and which most of all encreaseth our feare that the wrath and indignation of the Almightie is such and so great against all manner of iniquitie that it could by no other meanes be appeased but by the death of his onely begotten Sonne IESVS CHRIST all which bringing rather matter of horror and feare then peace vnto the soules of men there must be something else besides Historicall knowledge in that faith whereby being iustified we haue peace with God which can be nothing else but an assurance of the loue and fauor of Almightie God in and for the mediation and all-sufficient sacrifice of his dearely beloued Sonne IESVS CHRIST by whom also wee haue accesse by faith into this grace wherein wee stand Abak 1.4 To the same purpose makes that of Abbakuk The iust shall liue by faith No man liueth by an Historicall knowledge of the Word of God which as euen now at great length hath been deliuered furnisheth rather matter of horror desperation and feare then of life health happinesse and the like therefore the faith spoken of by the Prophet must besides knowledge be an assent vnto and assurance of the loue and fauour of God in and for the mediation of his Sonne Thirdly S. Paul in his Epistle to the Ephesians so plainely maintaines and powerfully auoucheth the assurance of faith which now we haue in hand that if there were no more this one Scripture may well serue for confirmation of the same Eph. 3.12 In whom we haue boldnesse with confidence by the faith of him and againe Let vs therefore come boldly vnto the Throne of grace Heb. 4.16 that we may obtaine mercie and find grace to helpe in time of neede Who knowing onely the Historie of Gods holy Word dare presume boldly and with confidence to approach and draw neere vnto the dreadfull Maiestie of Almightie God whom as an angrie seuere Iudge he seeth readie to powre downe the viols of his fierce wrath and indignation vpon the transgressors of his Law that faith then whereby with boldnesse confidently we present our selues before God besides knowledge of the Historie must of necessitie haue an assurance of reconciliation in IESVS CHRIST Gen. 4.4.5.24 49.20 This is that faith whereby Abel became more acceptable in the sight of the Lord then his brother Cain Enoch walked with God and was seene no more Iacob dying tooke order for his buriall in the promised Land Luke 7.48 and Marie Magdalene obtained free pardon and forgiuenesse of all her transgressions If therefore yee haue this faith Come vnto me all yee that labour and are heauie laden and I will giue you rest Come From this and other Texts of holy Scripture Psal 50.15 of the same or like nature as Call vpon me in the day of trouble and I will deliuer thee and thou shalt glorifie me Mal. 3.13 Returne vnto me and I will returne vnto you Turne ye now from your euill wayes and from your euill doings Wash yee Zach. 1.4 make you cleane put away the euill of your doings from before mine eyes cease to doe euill learne to doe well seeke iudgement Esay 1.16.17.19 relieue the oppressed iudge the fatherlesse plead for the widow if ye will be obedient ye shall eate the good of the Land The Sanballats and subtle Sophists of these last dayes gather I cannot tell what naturall and imborne abilitie and power in man ex puris naturaelibus as they say to performe obedience vnto the Commandements of God because first it were in vaine to exhort aduise request and beseech such as wholly and altogether are impotent and vnable to hearken and obey againe the large promises of health and happinesse in case of obedience were mockages rather then true promises if there were no power at all in man to performe