foode had not this propertie Your fathers said CHRIST did eate Mannah in the wildernesse and are dead No Apples of youth can preserue man from old age * Physicitians may prattle and say Cur moriatur homo cum salvia crescat in horto That is man needeth not to die if hee knew the vse of the herbe sage But if men could take this Saviour for saluia they should find that men neede not to die at all This Saviour is that spirituall Sage of Salvation wherefore should a man die seeing GOD hath so loued the world that hee hath giuen his onely sonne that whosoever beleeueth in him should not perish but haue euerlasting life Let vs all therefore beleeue in this Saviour for wherefore should yee die O yee house of Israel Let vs eate him by faith hee is that spirituall Sage and Salve which is the onely remeede against death Hee who is CHRISTS may well while hee goeth to the graue lay downe his head for to sleepe or take a little nap as wee say but hee cannot die because hee hath eaten his Salvation even this meate which endureth to everlasting lyfe The vse of this doctrine is that seeing this meate is of such worth wee bee carefull to labour for it If wee labour for it it will feede vs eternally But if wee labour not for it if wee loue it not but loath it it shall be our death the chiefe point of the condemnation of the wicked shall bee this that this meate was offered vnto him but they would none of it This is the condemnation of the world not that they haue sinned but because they haue despised the remedie of sinne This saith S. Iohn is the condemnation that light is comâ— into the world but men loued darkenesse rather then light * Now seeing yee are presently invited to the LORDS banket a banket not of dead meate but of liuiug meate which shall make your soules to liue for ever my Counsell is that as yesterday so also this day yee labour for it Take paines now vpon your Soules that they may bee wrought vnto a holy reuerence Bend vp all your spirits and prepare you for your GOD see what euery man can doe this day for the Salvation of his owne Soule Let vs all together wrestle with CHRIST as it were half middle half man and let vs say of this meate as Iacob said of the blessing I will not let thee goe * Bread in Hebrewe is called Lehem from a word that signifieth to fight because a man aboue all things earthly will fight for his meat If a man will fight for the foode of his belly what should hee not doe for to get meate to his Soule Let vs therefore labour and wrestle with Iacob powring our teares and prayers the armour of the Church let vs never let the LORD get rest till wee get that meate which endureth to everlasting lyfe THE SECOND PART Who is the giuer of this meate NOW let vs come to the second and third parts of our Text wherein I shall striue to be short In this second part wee haue to considder who is the giuer of this meate The giuer is called the sonne of man in these words which the sonne of man shall giue you Hee who is called heere the sonne of man is CHRIST * CHRIST in Scripture is called the Sonne of three 1. The Sonne of GOD. 2. The Sonne of Marie 3. The Sonne of man In regard of his Deitie as second person of the Trinitie Hee is the Sonne of GOD begotten of him from all eternitie coequall and coessentiall to his Father of whose glory he is the brightnesse and the expresse image of his person the appointed heire of all things Hee was called the Sonne of Mary because hee was conceiued in her Belly and borne of her Heere hee is called by himselfe the sonne of man because hee tooke vpon him mans nature and became man like vnto vs in all things sinne onely excepted * So soone as the fullnesse of time came GOD sent foorth his sonne made of a woman conceived of a woman and not begotten by a man and yet the sonne of man and the Sonne of a virgine even GOD manifested in the flesh a Sonne younger than MARIE his Mother a Son older than Adam the Father of his Mother a Sonne eternall with his FATHER that begate him * As in the Heaven He was Motherlesse as GOD so on earth Hee was Fatherlesse as Man and yet the Sonne of Man Heere bee the three greatest wonders of the World DEVM nasci Virginem parerâ— fidem haec credere That GOD should bee borne that a Virgine should bring foorth a Sonne that man can beleeue it though in the Creation hee may haue some ground * For seeing GOD at the beginning made the woman out of the man without the helpe of any woman why might hee not make a man and hewe him out of a woman without the helpe of any man Hee who could giue a beeing vnto nothing might also raise a nature of some thing but to leaue this let vs considder heere what is the office of this Sonne of man It is said heere that hee is ordained for to giue to vs the meate which endureth to euerlasting lyfe in these words which the sonne of man shall giue vnto you The doctrine I obserue heere is that * CHRIST is the great Steward of HEAVEN to whom the dispensation of eternall lyfe and of all other good things is committed No man said hee commeth vnto the Father but by mee There is nothing also that can come from the Father vnto man but by him The vse of this doctrine is that wee bee earnest to make our aquaintance with CHRIST if wee would haue any good thing from the HEAVENS The Children of this world are wise in their generation By the proceedings of naturall wise men we may learne spirituall wisedome * It is written of the men of Tyre and of Sidon that knowing that Herod was highly displeased with them they came with one accord to him to seeke peace for to obtaine this they made Blâ—stus the Kings Chamberlaine their friend It is so that wee should doe whether wee would pacifie GODS wrath raging against vs or obtaine any favour from GOD let vs first make IESVS CHRIST the great Steward and Chamberlaine of Heauen our friend Againe let vs obserue heere how wee get this Meate with Life euerlasting It is said that the Sonne of man shall giue it for two reasons CHRIST the Sonne of man is said to giue life vnto man First because in his humane nature by death hee hath merited this life vnto all beleeuers Secondly because his humane nature is the instrument whereby hee conuoyeth life vnto vs. * As the stocke sendeth sappe vp from the roote to the graft so the humanitie of CHRIST which is
his lyfe from the thrum Seing â—his change is appointed for all thâ— Sonnes of Adam let thy mercie toward him make him to change for the better even from bondage death and darknesse to life light aud libertie yea and from grace to glory Keepe now his Soule in readinesse that in a liuely hope hee may waite for thy Salvation Now Lord his last houre is come to a quarter The task of his toile is neere an end when all shall bee finished let him enter into the full possession of these joyes whereof hee hath receiued the pawnes and pledges by thy favour At the last blast and billow of Sathans temptations let him finde his Saviour Christ to bee a sure harbry for his Soule The Soule which thou keepest can never miscarrie Let thy grace bee the staffe of his strength till thou bring him vnto glory While the eyes of his body are couered with a shadowe of death cleare thou so the eyes of his Soule that with Stephen hee may see the Heavens open and thy Sonne his Saviour at thy right hand pleading a Psal. 19 v. 7. b Psal. 119. 99 c Psal. 1. 2. d Prover 12. 23. e Prover 5. 21. f Genes 43. 34. g Zach. 14. 4. h Psal. 120. 4 Note i 1. Sam. 15. â—9 k Psal. 133. 3. l Col. 1. 19. m Ephes. 1. 3. n 2. Cor. 9. 10. Note Note Daâ— 9. 7. Reuel 4. 10. Note Gen. 2. 7. Note 1. Cor. 15. 45. Note Iohn 2. v. 1. Psal. 34 v. 19. Note Gen. 49 v. 26. Note V. 15. V. 21. V. 25. Note Proverb 26. 23. Note Psal. â— V. 9. Note Math. 26. 49. Luke â—2 52. Math. 27. 28. Note Iohn 6. 26. The doctrine Note Tit. â— V. 1â— Note â— Dan. 2. V. 43. Note Note Math. 6. 25. Note Note Genes 27. 27. Note Math. 6. 33. The doctrine Math. 11. 22. Galat. 2. 11. The vse Note Note Luke 3. 5. Note 1 King 19. 11. V. 12. Note Note Note Genes 4â— 30. Luke 18. 13. Ier. 31. 19. Note Math. 15. 26. Note Psal. 101. 1. Genes 45. 4. Note Note Note The doctrine Note Mark 1. 17. Note Note Psal. 126. 6. Note Note Note The doctrine Note Note Note Eccles. 5. 3. The vse Note Note Note Mark 14. 41. Note Note Gen. 3. 19. Numb 5. 27. Note Gen. 2. 15. Gen. 3. 1â— Note Gen. â— 20. Note Mark 6. 3. Note Note Note Note Note Note Note Note Note Mat. 12. 5. The doctrine Note Note Note Note Luk. 10 43â—â— Note Math. 24. 28. Note Note Note Note Note The doctrine Note Note Ier. 3. â— Note Note Note Isa 3. 16 17. 2. Pet. 2. 14. Note 2 Tim. 4. 3. Note Iam 3. 6. Note Note Psal. 5. 10. Note Note Note Note Note Note Psal. 30. 12. Note Note Note The doctrine Note Note Note Math. 4. 9. Note The vse Note Exod. 3. 14. The doctrine Note Note Note Note Lam. 2. 12. Note Note Lam. 2. 20. Note Note Lam. 2. 11. Note Math. 15. 17. Note Note Note Note psal 90. 9 Note Note Note Luke 12. 20. The doctrine Note Note Iam. 1. 1â— Note Dan. 4. 33 Exod. 14. 21. Act. 12. 22. Note Mark 11. 10. Luke 23. 11. Note Iob 20. 5 v. â— v. 7. v. â— Note Mat. 24. 29. Psal 10. 2â— The vse Psal. 102. 26. The vse Note Note Note Note Note Note Note Iam. 4. 14. Psal. 90. 9. Iob. 20. 8. Note Note Note Note 1. Cor. 11. 30. 2. Chron. 19. Note Luke 23. 45. Note Note Math. 20. 22. Note Note Genes 41. 14. Math. 22. 11. Micah 6. 6 Note Note Note Mark 14. 8 Note Mar. 9. 24 Note 2. Chron. 30. 18. 19. v. â—o 1. Corin. 〈◊〉 30. Note Note 1. Cor. 11. 31. Note 1. Cor. 11. 32. Act. 20. 32. Gal. 3. 13. Exod. 20. 10. Note Reval 14. 13. Note Note Rom. 14. 13. The doctrine Note The vse Note The doctrine Revel 3. 17. Iohn 4. 7. Note Isa. 55. 1. Note â—sa 53. 1. Note Note The vse Note 1. Pet. 1. 13. Psal. 103. 1 Note Iosh. 9. 23. Psal. 119. 62 Gen 31. 40 Note The doctrine Prover 8. 17. The vse Note Note Note Note Note Note Psal. 78. 57. Note Luk 23 43 Note Note 〈…〉 Mal. 1. 13 Ezek. 18. 24. Note Isa. 58. 5. Note Note Note Revel 2. 25 Revel 3. 2 Revel 2. 4 The doctrine The vse Note Note Note Exod. 16. 31. Psal. 34. 8 Psal. 19. 10. Note Note Dan. 5. 4. Note Cant. 2. 4. Note Cant. â— 5. Note Note Note Cant. 2. 1. Note Gen. 27. 27 Note Note Note 2. Cor. 2. 16. Note Note Note Note Numb 21. 9. Note 2. Chron. 30. 19. Note 1. King 2â— 29. Act. 8. 2â— Psal. 1. 1. Note Note Iohn 13. 26. Note Exod. 16. 20. Iosh. 9. 12. The doctrine Psal. 90. 9. Note Iohn 6. 55 Note Note Eccles. 1. 2. Psal. 90. 20 Gen. 27. 33. Prover 8. 18. Iohn 4. 13. v. 14. Note Psal. 90. 10. Iohn 6. 49 Note Iohn 3. 16. Luk â— 3â— The vse Iohn 3. 19. Note Gen. â—2 26. Note Hosea 12. 4. Note Heb. 1. 2 Note Gal. 4. 4. 1. Tim. 3. 16. Note Note Note The doctrine Iohn 14. 6. The vse Note Act 12. 20. The doctrine Note 1. Tim. 5. 6 The vse Iâ—b 2. 4. Isa 2. 22. Psal. 78. 39. The doctrine Note Note The vse 1. Tim. 4. 1. Note Isa. 55. â— Ephes. 2. 8. Note Rom 6 23 Gen. 42. â—5 Rom. 4. 11. Revel 5. 7. Note Iohn 3. 33. Rom. 4. 11 Ephes. 1. 13 1. Tim 2 19 Note Heb. 1. 3 Psal. 45. Col. 1. 1. Iohn 1. 19. Iohn 7. 46. Iohn 15. 24 Mat. 3. 17. Col. 2. 9. Iohn 14. 9 Mat. 3. 17. Note Note The doctrine The vse Rom. 6. 22 Note Gen. 41. 24 Iohn 15 24. Iohn 3 34 Col 1 19 Psal. 8 18. Psal. 19 14 Revel 1 18 Psal. 130. 4 Psal. 86. 5. 1. Tim. 1. 15 1. Pet. 1. 2. Isa. 1. 18. Luk 8. 46 2. Cor. â—1â— 9. Psal. 51. 6. Hos. 11 8. Psal. 79. 11 1. Cor. 15. 55 Iohn 11 11 Isa. 57. â— â—sal 73 26. 〈…〉 Psal. 119. 162. Isa. 38. 2 Philip 3 8 Gen 2 7 Psal 42 1 Psal. 46 â—4 Iob 14 14 Isa 38. 12 1 Pet 1 3 Gen. 49 〈◊〉 Act. 7 56.
our hearts and fruitlesse in our lyues Giue vs for thy good names sake circumcised and sanctified eares Giue vs also circumcised and sanctified soules that when thou speakes vnto vs by thy trueth preached wee may reverently attentiuely and obediently and when wee send vp to the our GOD the Sacrifice of our supplications it may proceede from that solide faith and sincere fâ—rvencie which be commeth thy elect with-hold not from vs O fountaine of grace With-hold not thâ— spirit of grace which thou hast promised to all these that in humility doe aske the same Remember not against vs our by-past manifold iniquities whereby from time to time wee doe offend thee and griâ—ue thy holy spirit O our GOD cast all our sinnes behind thy back and looke in the face of thine anointed our Aduocate at thine owne right hand the LORD IESVS Graunt for his sake that so many as be heere now present may feele forcibly that Heavenly fire of the inward Teacher to come downe and enter into their hearts to inlighten and purge them to change and renewe them more and more till last it shall please thee in mercie to compleete in them the worke of grace and crowne the same with endlesse glory Finally seeing it is thy holy wil and accustomed working to imploy the weake ministrie of mortall and sinnefull men in carrying the great and weighty message of thy holy word let it please thee to strengthen and assist mee that both in fidelitie and wisedome and sinceritie I may expresse and vtter the Heavenly oracles to these who in humilitie shall aske the same Waken vp also their hearts and Consciences that as good and well prepared ground rightly they may receiue the immortall seede of thy trueth and heereafter bring foorth such good fruit as may glorifie thy thy blessed name adorne and beautifie their Christian profession edifie others by good example of life and certifie more and more their owne conscience that they are called effectually to bee heires of life through the Lord IESUS our blessed Saviour in whose name c. Our Father c. A Prayer fitted to the state of one that is neere the doores of death QVicken vs O LORD and we will call vpon thy name Let the words of our mouth and the meditations of our heart bee acceptable in thy sight O Lord our strength aâ—d our Redeemer O Father of mercyes which hast the keyes of death and of the graue at thy command thou rulest all that is aboue and belowe Thy mercy is euer aboue all thy workes O Lord mercy is with Thee that thou mayest bee feared Mercy also is with Thee that thou mayest bee loued yea and mercy is with Thee that Sinners may bee saued Thy word is pure and plaine that thou art plenteous in mercy to all that call vpon Thee Now for the sake of thy Sonne let it please Thee to pardon and pitie this poore tremâ—ling weake hearted sinner now drawing neere the jawes of death into which hee is euen now ready to fall Let it please Thee to seale fast vp in his heart the full remission of all his transgressions of thought word and worke Say vnto his Soule I am thy Salvation There is nothing that can pacifie thy wrath or allay the qualmes of his Conscience except onely the purging and purifing blood of thy Lamb the LORD IESVS who came into this world for to saue Sinners Let that blood of sprinkling by its diuine vertue make all his sinnes though double died in crimson colour to become white like Wooll and Snowe Thou who by the touching of thy garment suffred a HEAVENLY healing vertue to goe out for the curing of that bloodie fluxe bind not vp now the vertues and powers of thy mercy from this Soule sore yerning for thy â—auour In this last conflict of the last Battell of his Soule so sinewe him with thy grace and so support and vnderprop him by the strength of thy loue that in his greatest weakenesse he may find thy grace sufficient for him As his naturall strength shall decay let spirituall courage increase Thou desirest trueth in the inward parts put thou into his heart that which thou desires O thou whose most merciefull heart is ever turned within Thee and whose compassions are euer most cheerefully rolled together at the â—hing of the prisoner Take notice 〈◊〉 the sighs and grones of this thy Servant now in the extremitie of anguisâ— Sathan now is come to his tast onset the feare of death and the terrours of the graue are now in Battell array against him Now LORD confound Satan the ring leader of all his enemies Suffer him not to preuaile against him for whom thy Sonne hath suffered death Let his Soule know that thou hast disarmed death of its sting and that death is no more death but a sleepe to all the friends of CHRIST who hath plucked out the sting thereof Let neither the grips of death nor the greifes of the graue dismay him Let him know that by thy Resurection thou hast so ouercome the graue that thou hast made it a resting bed to each one walking in his vprightnesse How great or greeuous so ever the assaults of his enemies bee make him still hold him fast by Thee When flesh and heart and all shall faile him be thou then the strength of his heart and his portion for euer Behold hee hath none in Heaven buâ— Thee and there bee none on earth whome he desires besids Thee disappoint him not LORD Seeing hee trusts in The let his Soule rejoyce in thy Comforts as one that findeth a great spoile Make him now turne his backe vpon all worldly desires as Hezekiah did when hee turned his face to the wall Make the hope of Glory so strong within him that all that is heere belowe were it never so specious or precious may seeme to him Dirt and Dung in comparison thereof As the time of his departure shall approach so let his soule drawe neerer vnto thee that gaue it by breathing it into his nosthirls So long as it shall please thee that it remaine within him worke Heavenly motions in his heart that as the Hart panteth after the water brookes so may his Soule pant after that Riuer the streames whereof make glad the Citie of God We conclude all our confused sutes with the perfection of the paterne of all prayers â—â—ying as our LORD hath taught vs Our Father which art c. A prayer at the verie point of death NOW LORD it is tyme to help when breath begins to faile at â—he last dints of death All diseases are from thee and to thee belong the issues of death Now behold thy Servant heere in the very pangs and throes thereof The shadowe of death is now vpon his eye lids The appointed time of his changing is now come that thou wilt like a weauer cut off