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death_n	law_n	sin_n	spirit_n	23,097	5	6.5373	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A04608	Certaine sermons preached of late at Ciceter, in the countie of Glocester vpon a portion of the first chapter of the Epistle of Iames: wherein the two seueral states, of the riche and poore man are compared and examined, the differences in quality, and duety betwixt them shewed, both directed to such Christian parts and offices, as the sufficiencie of the one may, and ought to performe, and the wants of the other do necessarily require. Penned at the earnest requests of diuers well affected inhabitantes of the place: and now published as wel for the vse of others, as for the further profit of that particular congregation. By Philip Iones, preacher of the word of God in the same towne. Allowed by authoritie.	Jones, Philip, fl. 1589.	1588 (1588)	STC 14728; ESTC S119440	57,767	138

euer continue with him he with it but he is to know that as his life is vncertaine so is his riches forasmuch as the Lord giueth both and taketh both away at his pleasure so that he is not to ware proud or to growe arrogant vpon the tast and feeling of the felicitie of this life but rather to be meekly spirited in the time of his greatest florishing as knowing that although he be now at this present in much prosperitie hoysed vp to the top and mount of good fortune yet he may suddenly be turned downe to miserie and stript of all that now he possesseth Thirdly and lastly least the Apostle should seeme to speak this without his warrant and euidence he doth in the latter parte of the tenthe verse produce a reason as an amplification of the doctrine to fortifie his assertion withall which is done by way of similitude consisting of the qualitie and natur of a common flower of the grasse representing the weake state and short durance of humane prosperitie then which flower ye know your selues there is nothing more mutable and subiect to a change by reason of the small force and substance that it hath to abide and stand in his beautie for although it spread it selfe gloriously in the morning and seeme to be the thing wherein nature hath labored to shew all her skill yet the heate of the sunne when it riseth ouermatcheth the glorie thereof and makes it quickly to wither and come to nothing Such is the rich man and his riches So that by this onely diuision and resolutiō of the verses ye may well conceiue what notable and necessary matter is lodged and contayned in them Being such as doth concerne all estates and respect all degrees high and lowe rich and poore the noble personage and the poorest cotager all and euery one may herehence learne a direction for his life and furnish his minde with a sufficient treasure of instructions how after what maner to dispose of himselfe and his doings in the best sort to the glorie of God and the euerlasting comfort of his soule The poore man because of his wants and defectes is not to despaire the rich man by reason of his aboundance and fuperfluities is not to presume of himselfe and his abilitie the honorable is to temper his high degree with humblenesse of minde the Iazar or miserable creature to mitigate and qualifie his smart by the vse of patience as hereafter in the processe of our speech yee shall see by the grace of God more at large Concerning therfore the first of our parts although the Apostles phrase be here singuler seeming to speake of some special or perticuler person yet by cōferring other places with it of the same forme of wordes and by considering the reach of the doctrine to extend generally to all I doubt not but they are plurally to be taken and conserued For the propositiō being indefinite and the consequence of the place so ioyntly and sensibly depending vpon the precedence it cannot be but equiualent and the same with an vniuersall speech To acquaint you with my meaning in plaine termes albeit the Apostle doth heare say let the poore man or brother of lowe degree reioyce it is all one or as much as if he had said let al poore men and all breethren of low degree reioyce because that which he requireth at the hands of one of that sort he looketh for of all and if ye do with diligence note and with iudgment cōsider the scripture speeches ye shall in many places light vpon wordes of the same course nature deliuered in such singuler maner and yet importing and including vniuersall constructions In that the common name of a poore man is not heare vsed but the appellation of a brother it may teach vs what is to bee thought of such a one vpon whom it hath pleased God to impose and lay the crosse of pouertie in which case to bee taught and informed I take it to be very requisite and necessary for many of vs for we in our common iudgments are very carnall and in our opinions foolish who vse to measure the worthines of a man by the appearāce and vpon the sight and view of his misery doe by and by pronounce him a wicked person a vicious liuer a man accursed and punished in such sort deseruedly for his sins when as the purpose of God in the visiting of many with his crosses is not so much to notifie and confirme to the world the deserte in them of such afflictiōs but either to make proofe trial of their faith or else to conuert their humiliations to other good purposes seruing for his glory their bettering I cōfesse that there is not one man amōgst the sons of men cōsisting al of corrupt mortall matter so holy and righteouse as that hee deserueth not any punishment or correction if the Lorde woulde straightly marke iniquities do nothing but that which the rules of his iustice doe prescribe who then should stand as the prophet speakes Psal 130.3 but forasmuch as it hath pleased God in the aboundance of his loue to take away the curse of the lawe due for sinne by the death of his sonne and not to impute sinne to him that beleeueth and seeing the very faithfull themselues are subiect to crosses and afflictions sundrie wayes and in greater measure subiect then the children of vnbeleefe it cannot be that troubles and calamities should alwayes be demonstrations of the wrath of God or testimonies of great sinnes in those whose shoulders lye vnder such burdens But we are otherwise to thinke that sometimes God doth discipline his children by the vse of his rodde for some secret sinnes and imperfections which themselues doe not espie sometimes hee doth before hande preuent their sins the fruit of that corruption which lyeth hidde in them and would otherwise break forth except by sicknesse pouertie imprisonment hunger or such like meanes they be admonished and restrayned sometimes he hath respect to his owne glorie beginning with iudgment at his owne house least he should seeme to approue those sins in his elect which his iustice doth more sharpely punish in the reprobates somtimes he doth suffer Satan that roaring Lyon his ministers to haue after a sorte power ouer the states and bodies of his children for the experiment of their constancie and the instruction of others and sometimes also he doth vse the daungers extremities of the saints as occasions to shew foorth his owne power glorie mercie wisedome and righteousnesse in his church by miraculous deliuerances bringing them into manifest perils and yet finding meanes to preserue them beyond the hope and opinions of men These together with other intentions in the workes of God if they be well considered will bridle the ouerlashing humor of carnall iudgment and leaue no roote of cause in the minde of any man to take such persons for sinners and dispised of God whose

our Sauiour doeth there remember vs of the place wherein we liue 〈…〉 and vseth the same as a reason to withdraw our myndes from the heaping vp of treasure in the same This earth is not our habitation but thorowfare wee are not heere as dwellers for euer but as soiourners for a time as all our fathers were wee haue heere no rest Micha 2.10 Heb. 13.14 nor continuing Citie but wee must seeke one to come wee must haue wiues as if wee had none wee must weepe as though wee wept not and reioyce as though wee reioyced not and buye as though wee possessed not 1. Cor. 7.39.30 and vse this worlde as though wee vsed it not for the fashion of this world goeth awaye and therefore if there were any measure of ordinary witte and wisedome in vs wee woulde not so greedily apply our selues to couetousnesse nor so carnally dispose of our selues to the loue of the worlde and worldly thinges as wee doe beeyng by our owne knowledge so naturally subiect to a short durance and so constātly ordayned to an vniuersal destruction but rather wee woulde respect that place which is immortall and that treasure which is incorruptible and laye vp for our selues in store as the spirite speaketh a good foundation agaynst the time to come 1. Tim. 6.19 that wee maye obtayne eternall life 2. Pet 3.10.13 Doe wee not knowe that the Heauens shall passe awaye with a noyse and that the elementes shall melt with heate and that the earth with the woorkes that are therein shall bee burnt vp And if wee doe knowe it is it not expedient for vs that wee looke ouer and beyonde all these thinges and by a holy conuersation and faithfull hope expect newe Heauens and a newe earth wherein dwelleth righteousnesse Is it not requisite for vs to bee risen with Christ and to seeke those thinges which are aboue where Christ sitteth at the right hand of GOD that when hee shall appeare Colos 3.1.4 and come in iudgement with thousandes of Angels wee maye also appeare with him in glorie My beloued brethren and sisters in the Lorde suffer the woordes of exhortation if there bee any consolation in Christ if anye comfort of loue if anie felowshippe of the spirite Philip. 1. if any compassion of mercie looke to your selues and regarde the state of your soules let not the precious death of Christ Iesus bee made without effect in you grieue not the holy spirite of GOD by which you shoulde bee sealed agaynst the day of redemption Eph. 4 3● set your affections vpon heauenly thinges and not vppon the thinges of corruption Let your conuersation bee without couetousnesse to doe good Heb. 13.16 and to distribute forgette not for with such sacrifices God is pleased if all these thinges be amongest you and abounde in you you cannot possibly bee vnfruitefull in the acknowledging of Christ Nowe the God of peace that brought agayne from the dead our Lorde Iesus Heb. 13.20.21 the greate shephearde of the sheepe through the blood of the euerlasting couenant make you perfect in all good workes to doe his wil working in you that which is pleasant in his sight through Iesus Christ to whom be praise for euer and euer Amen FINIS The errors and misprinting of wordes escaped in the presse are here amended which otherwise might marre the sense and hinder the Reader Leafe Page Line Error Correction 3 2 25 rithes riches 6 2 18 corrupion corruption 8 1 22 gteater greater 14 1 1 exceeded exceede 15 2 22 these those 24 1 2 in in in 25 2 11 beefore beeing 27 2 23 approueth appeareth 29 2 26 which with 31 1 27 wee were 32 1 1 externall eternall 35 2 11 his this 40 2 13 riches ches riches 41 1 1 for so 42 2 15 hee the 44 2 24 forte sorte 50 2 16 saide saie 54 2 10 flying flitting 56 2 27 sponge sprang 57 1 22 bare barren lb. 1 27 ground gourde 59 1 10 hope heape ❧ Imprinted at London at the three Cranes in the Vintree by Thomas Dawson for Thomas Butter 1588.