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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A16895	The preachers charge, and peoples duty about preaching and hearing of the Word : opened in a sermon, being the first fruits of a publike exercise, begun in the parish church of Lownd, for the benefit of the island of Louingland in Suffolke / by Iohn Brinsley ...	Brinsley, John, 1600-1665.	1631 (1631)	STC 3790.5; ESTC S1527	26,069	42

〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the Word it admits of many and diuers significations in the Scriptures In this place it may be taken two wayes First for Christ himselfe who is sometimes in the phrase of the Scripture called the Word In the beginning was the Word That is the eternall sonne of God the vncreated essentiall Word of the Father Christ is called The Word to omit other more witty than solid coniectures principally for two reasons First because he is the summe and substance of that Word that first and great Word that Word of words the Word of promise made by God himselfe to his Church at the beginning and afterwards in effect from time to time renewed and ratified vnto the Patriarchs The seed of the woman shall breake the Serpents head The substance of this promise is Christ himselfe the seed of the Virgin in him this promise is verified and made good and therefore called the Word Secondly he is the Word because by him the will and purpose of God is made knowne to the Church as our mindes are expressed to other men by our words No man hath seene God at any time but the onely begotten sonne of the Father he hath declared him Declared him 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 saith the Originall the word signifieth to conduct and direct and leade a man as it were by the hand to the finding out of something that was hid before The will of God was a thing that was locked vp in the breast of his secret counsell a thing hidden from our eies as the purpose of a mans heart is from the knowledge of another Now Christ hath led vs to the knowledge of this will by declaring of it as a mans words lead another to the knowledge of the intents and purposes of his heart and therefore called The Word Secondly by the Word here wee may vnderstand the reuealed will of God made knowne in his Word in the Scriptures specially his will concerning his sonne and the saluation of his people by him The Word of the Gospell The Gospell is called the Word the word 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the whole Bible euery part and parcell of it is the word of God but the Gospell is the pith the marrow the quintessence the summe and substance of this word and therefore called by way of eminency The Word of the Gospell That the Gentiles might heare the Word of the Gospell 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the word by way of eminency This is the Word which the Spirit of God is pleased to honour with so many honourable additions and compellations in the Scriptures sometimes calling it the Word of life the Word of eternall life Master thou hast the words of eternall life saith Peter to our Sauiour The Law is a Word of death a killing letter the Gospell is a Word of life a quickening Word giuing life leading vnto life Sometimes againe the word of Truth In whom yee also beleeued after that ye heard of the Word of Truth Euery word of God is a true word the Gospell is the word of Truth Sometimes the word of the Kingdome Whensoeuer a man heareth the Word of the Kingdome The Word of the Kingdome because by this Word as by his Scepter Christ ruleth like a King in the hearts of his people and by this Word he maketh them Kings bringing them by it to the Kingdome of grace here and of glory hereafter Sometimes againe the Word of saluation To you is the Word of this saluation sent saith Paul to the men of Antioch The Word of saluation because it is the power of God to saluation There is a singular excellency and eminency in this word of the Gospell and therefore here in the text called The Word Now to which of these two interpretations we should incline it matters not there is no materiall difference betwixt them Whether Christ or the Gospell of Christ all commeth to one Christ is the subiect of the Gospell and the Gospell is the doctrine of Christ the sense is still one and the same That which Timothy and the Ministers of the Gospell must preach is nothing but the Word Christ the Gospell of Christ They must preach Christ Him did Philip preach vnto the Samaritans He preached Christ vnto them Him did Paul preach immediately after his conuersion Straightway he preached Christ in the Synagogues To this subiect did he euer confine his preaching We preach Christ crucified Hee preached Christ nothing but Christ I determined not to know any thing among you saue Iesus Christ. Thus must wee preach Christ and the Gospell of Christ They are the expresse words of our Commission Goe Preach the Gospell Here is then the subiect of our Preaching nothing but Christ the Gospell of Christ. True indeed we must preach Moses we must preach the Law but how Wee must Preach Moses as a harbinger to Christ wee must Preach the Law but in reference to the Gospell that we may thereby with Iohn the Baptist Prepare the way of the Lord and make his paths straight that we may by this meanes leuell and smooth the way for Christ that the offer of saluation by him may finde the better entertainment That which we must principally eye and looke at in our Preaching is this Word Christ and the Gospell of Christ. To preach Christ and the Gospell of Christ is a great worke if you would know what it is it consisteth principally in foure Ministeriall actions I will but name them 1. In reuealing of Christ in laying open the truth of doctrine concerning Christ his owne person his two natures Godhead and Manhood his three offices Kingly Priestly Propheticall with the seuerall workes of either the seuerall passages of his incarnation birth life death resurrection ascension intercession comming againe at the last day 2. In reuealing the will of God concerning Christ viz. that it is his will to saue sinners by him and him alone that he hath set him forth as a meanes of reconciliation that he hath giuen him as an all-sufficient sacrifice for the sinnes of the world so making a generall offer and tender of Christ to all that will receiue him as a Sauiour and a Lord. 3. In reuealing the way to come vnto Christ and to God by him viz. By faith and faith alone which is the onely hand and instrument ordayned of God to apprehend and take hold of Christ to apply the merit of his actiue and passiue obedience vnto eternall life 4. And lastly in giuing and applying Christ particularly to euery poore penitent sinner that is heauy laden vnder the burthen of sinne Commanding him in the name of God to beleeue in Christ to receiue him as a Sauiour to take hold of him and to rest vpon him assuring him withall in the name of God that Christ dyed for him in particular and that the merit of his death

and passion belongeth to him and shall be imputed vnto him so by this particular application forming Christ in the soule from whence will follow a through change and conuersion both in heart and life This it is to Preach Christ and the Gospell of Christ. And this is the duty which S. Paul here imposeth vpon Timothy and which all the Ministers of the Gospell should principally be imployed about I might here now giue you some reasons of the necessity of this duty of preaching the Word after this manner To omit all other The reason of reasons is because it is the ordinance of God his power vnto saluation that is his powerfull instrument which he hath in his wisedome appointed and set apart for the working of the saluation of his people for the begetting beginning of grace increasing of grace perfecting of grace in the hearts of his chosen and so consequently to bring them through grace to glory The time preuents mee giue mee leaue now to passe from the duty it selfe to the manner of performance I shall make the application of both together The manner how this important duty should bee discharged is set downe first generally then illustrated and explayned more particularly generally Be instant particularly In season out of season I will be briefe in all Be instant 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 saith the originall the word signifieth to stand to or ouer a businesse Our English word expresseth it fully Be instant To bee instant in a businesse imports two things Earnestnesse and Diligence Thus must the Ministers of the Gospell be instant in preaching of the Word they must stand to and stand ouer the worke 1. with earnestnesse 2. with diligence First they must be instant and earnest about this worke of Preaching the Word Earnest 1. VVith themselues 2. with others 1. They must bee earnest with themselues and that in stirring and exciting vp themselues to the worke in putting themselues forward vpon this seruice great need of earnestnesse this way There are many auocations which will be ready to diuert and turne vs aside to call vs away to plucke vs back from the worke profits pleasures preferments ease quietnesse and the like Flesh and bloud will alwayes be whispering in our eares as Peter in his Masters Master fauour thy selfe Besides these auocations wee must make account to meet with many discouragements many dangers much hardship Beares and Lyons in the way stormes and tempests enow to make vs not onely to looke backe but euen to leaue the plough of God in the open field Besides these discouragements much resistance much opposition Euery Paul must make account to meet with an Elimas euery Moses with a Iannes and Iambres Alwayes in one kinde or other wee must make account to finde Satan standing at our right hands when we are to goe about this worke as hee stood at the right hand of Iehoshuah to resist him when he was to stand before the Lord to execute his office Great need of earnestnesse to put our selues forward in a seruice where we shall meet with so many auocations so many discouragements so much opposition All our earnestnesse will bee little enough to make vs beare vp head against this tide Strange it is how farre these haue preuailed many times against the faithfull messengers of God to the disheartning almost to the silencing of them It was the Prophet Ieremies owne case such was the entertainment that he met withall in the discharge of his office that hee had euen resolued with himselfe not to make mention of God not to speake any more in his name It made him almost to silence himselfe from Preaching any more and had not the Word beene in his heart as a burning fire shut vp in his bones as he there speakes hee had beene for euer silent Such defamations such minting and coyning of slanderous reports such catching at his words such watching for his haltings such lying in wayt to intrap him as himselfe telleth vs in the next verse that he had euen resolued to turne his backe vpon his office If any of the Messengers of God meet with better measure in the discharge of their duties it is more than God hath promised them or they can promise to themselues Great need therefore to stand vp to the worke that wee may ouerlooke and ouerleape all these blockes that lye in the way Great need to be earnest euen to offer a kinde of holy violence to our selues to stirre vp our selues to the worke Euen as the Cocke the true Embleme of a Minister of the Word first awakens himselfe by the clapping of his wings that hee may awaken others by his crowing so must wee offer a kinde of holy violence to our selues to awaken and stirre vp our selues to the worke of our Ministry that being stirred vp our selues first wee may 2. Awaken and stirre vp others Ministers must bee instant and earnest with others as well as with themselues offer violence to others in Preaching the Word as well as to themselues The Kingdome of heauen should suffer violence as well in the speaker as in the hearer in the mouth of the one as in the heart of the other It is the charge which the Master of the Feast giueth vnto his seruant when hee sendeth him forth into the high wayes to fetch in guests to the Supper Compell them to come in Thus should wee Preach the Gospell inuite men to the participation of Christ with commanding arguments with compulsiue perswasions so as to take no deniall So should we deale with the soules of men as the Angels did with the bodies of Lot and his family plucke them as fire-brands out of the flames and that with a holy violence It is the charge which the Lord giueth to the Prophet Esay Esa. 55. Cry aloud spare not Great reason the Ministers of the Word should Cry aloud they often speake vnto dead men such as are dead in trespasses and sinnes Doe we see men sleeping and snorting securely in their natural states and conditions without sense without remorse Cry aloud Maledictum silentium quod hic conniuet Cursed silence that now spares to speake Doe wee see men walking on securely in the paths of hell and of death liuing in any sinfull course posting on to hell and destruction Cry aloud spare not Crudelis misericordia Cruell is that mercy that suffers a man rather to bee drowned than to pull him out of the water by the hayre of his head Thus must wee 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 be instant about this worke of our Ministry bee earnest both with our selues and others Secondly we must be instant againe that is Diligent 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Sta cum diligentiâ so the Syriacke renders the word in this place Stand to the worke with diligence Ministers must be diligent as well as earnest This is the commendation of that eloqueut Apollos he was