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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B12376	Heauens ioy, for a sinners repentance A sermon preached at VVhite-Hall the 4. of March, 1623. By Iohn Denison, Doctor of Diuinity, one of his Maiesties chaplaines.	Denison, John, d. 1629.	1623 (1623)	STC 6590; ESTC S109579	71,485	186

Supererogatiue workes vnder his Holinesse locke and key can serue the sinners turne in that day for the Wise Virgins could not lend any Oyle Math. 25.6 lest they should lacke for themselues It is not any mans Potency can be his Protection for the most powerfull Monarch is but as a Potters vessell easily broken into sheards and shiuers with the least touch of Gods yron rod. Reuel 2.27 It is not the subtill pate of the deepest Politician can preuaile for any man For the wisedome of the World is but foolishnesse with God 1 Cor. 1.20 Esay 29.14 I will destroy the wisdome of the wise and will cast away the vnderstanding of the prudent saith the Lord. No course can be taken to disappoynt God of his reuenging purposes for as the Prophet hath it Amos 2.14 15 6. The flight shall perish from the swift and the strong shall not strengthen his force neither shal the mightie saue his life nor hee that handleth the bowe shall stand and hee that is swift of foot shall not escape neither shall hee that rideth the horse saue his life And he that is of a mightie courage among the strong men shall flee away naked in that day saith the Lord. Omnis sine person●rum exceptione sin excusationum algatione sine alicuius cuosione Gorth in locū So that without any personall exception without any excusiue allegation without any particular ones euasion Euery tree euery man not bringing foorth good fruit the fruits of holin●sse and sanctification shall be hewen downe and cast into the fire Euery tree not bringing forth Good fruit Many in their own account passe for current Christians and are perswaded they shall go for no lesse with God when they are called to giue vp their accounts vnto him if they do not bring forth bad fruit Luke 18 11. if like the proud Pharise they can but plead for themselues Not guiltie as other men Extortioners vnjust adulterers If they can say We are no Drunkards no Swearers no spend thrifts no grinders of the Poore and the like If like Saint Iohns Herbe which as Cookes report being put into the pot procureth nor good nor hurt to the pottage so if they doe no hurt though they neuer do any good if they be honest harmlesse men as they are commonly stiled such as neither meddle nor make with others but liue quietly it is no matter for religiously among their Neighbours all is well they hope in God to goe to Heauen as sure as the best Alas poore miserable wretches how palpably how grossely they deceiue themselues Ixion-like embracing a Cloud instead of Iuno like Camelions feeding vpon the ayerie hope of that happinesse they shall neuer find Indeed Not to doe euill is commendable but not to doe good is culpable is condemnable Cast the vnprofitable seruant into vtter darkenesse Math. 25.30 there shall bee weeping and gnashing of teeth And here in my text Euery tree not bringing forth good fruit shall bee hewen downe and cast into the fire Luke 16. Wee doe not reade that the Rich man in the Gospell dispoyled Lazarus of any thing whereof he was possessed yet because he did not open vnto him the bowells of compassion and cause to be tendered vnto him wherewith to sustaine him in his want therefore Hell mouth was opened to swallow him vp vnto euerlasting torments Now the reason is this 1. Iohn 3.4 wee read in Iohn that 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Sinne is the transgression of the Law and the transgression of the Law is Sinne and the wages of Sinne is Death Rom 6.23 Now the Lords Mandates are as well Affirmatiue for the ensuing of Good as Negatiue for the eschewing of Euill and the Affirmatiue as well as the Negatiue vnder the Curse require exact obedience So that He is no lesse lyable vnto the Laws malediction Qui omittit facienda which omitteth things to be done then Qui facit omittenda He which doth things to bee omitted The last and great Assises will fully and plainely resolue this case determine this point Matt. 25.41 for Then shall the Sonne of man say vnto the Goates on the left hand Depart from me yee cursed into euerlasting Fire prepared for the Diuels and his Angels Here is the Curse Heare wee the Cause It followeth For I was an hungred and yee gaue me no meate I thirsted and yee gaue me no drinke I was naked and yee clothed me not Sicke and in prison and yee visited me not Where we may see the bare omission of the good works of mercie the procuring cause of perpetuall miserie ratifying the Position in my Text that euery Tree not bringing forth good fruit shall be hewen down and cast into the fire Now if Euery Tree not bringing forth forth good fruit shall be thus serued how fearefully shall it fare with those trees that do not onely not bring foorth good fruit but also bring forth bad fruite Dionyst●● Carthusianus in loc● Si sola omissio aternoigne punitur vitiosa actio quid meretur If the bare omission and neglect of a pious office bee punishable with euerlasting fire what doth a vicious action deserue Si sterilitas condemnatur continuata impietas foeda delectatio affectuosa peccati prosecutio quam dirè torquebitur If sterilitie and barrennesse be condemned how direfully shall continued impietie wallowing with delight in the stinking puddle of iniquitie an affected prosecution of all vngodlinesse euen with greedinesse bee tortured and tormented Non minoris est criminis habē i tollere quà cum possit habes indigen●ibus denegare Ambr. in quedam Ser. If those shall bee thrust into Hell that haue not relieued the poore and needy in their want and miserie what shall be come of such as lay violent hands vpon their Patrimony If such as neglect the performance of Religious duties whether towards God or Man are guiltie of euerlasting damnation How shall they escape the dreadfull iudgement of God which like the vnrighteous Iudge feare nor God nor man Luke 18 4. but liue in the wilfull breach of their Makers Lawes If such shall most certainely be condemned as are onely barren in goodnesse what shall be come of those that are also fruitfull in the damnable workes of darkenesse If the Figge tree for not bringing forth good fruit must bee cursed Math. 21.19 how shall the Vines of Sodome and Gomorrha escape which bring foorth bad fruite Deut. 32.32 3● fruite bitter as Gall Deadly as the poison of Dragons O Consider this all yee that forget your God Psal 50. ●2 that forget your owne good in being strangers from the life of God least the Lord in his wrath hew you downe and there bee none to deliuer you For if God spared not his blessed Angells nor his beloued Israel when they brought forth the cursed fruit of rebellion and disobedience how shall hee spare vs that are but dust and

them all dutifull obedience in the Lord least ye pluck their Curse vpon your heads and the Lord hearing it 9 Masters of families hew you downe cast you into the fire Yee that haue the care of Seruants committed to your charge bring forth the Good fruite of Good Masters in your seuerall Families doe vnto your Seruants that which is iust and equall Col. 4.1 knowing that yee also haue a Master in Heauen Command them not but in the Lord and that louingly Allow them a befitting competency be it in matter of indument for the Backe or aliment for the Belly and doe not with-hold their wages from them But aboue all instruct them in the knowledge and feare of God as well by your examples as precepts and allow not their profanation of the Lords Sabaths the least Conniuence Least the Lord hew you downe and cast you into the fire 10 Seruants And yee that are Seruants serue your Masters faithfully both in word and deede and obserue them with all respectiue reuerence and submit your selues vnto them to obey them in the Lord least the Lord hew downe you also and cast you into the fire In a word to drawe towards a conclusion giue me leaue to drawe out an Eare or two of the Corne we haue already inn'd for I feare growing too voluminous and large in particularizing farther Yee haue heard how gracious and bountifull a God the Lord hath vowed to shew himselfe vnto all those that submit themselues vnto his lawes and labour to serue him faithfully in bringing forth good fruite in leading a holy and religious course of life that he will reward and crowne their holy endeauours with an eternall weight of Glory in the kingdome of Heauen Yee haue likewise heard how seuere and terrible a Iudge hee will reueale himselfe vnto all such as runne disobedient and rebellious courses that hee will wound the hayrie Scalpe of euery one that goeth on in his wickednesse yea that hee will hew downe and cast into the fire euery Tree not bringing forth good fruite If therefore the sweete blessings of Gerizim the louing mercies of God cannot worke vpon our rebellious hearts to reclaime vs from our wicked wayes let the bitter cursings of Eball the dreadfull terrours of the Law make vs feare to offend least the Lord in his wrath deliuer vs vp vnto a reprobate minde and in that fearefull estate hew vs downe that is by a violent Death rent our Soules and Bodies a sunder cast vs both soule body into the fire to be intollerably eternally tormented in the flames of Hel. My beloued as God is Iealous of so he is Zealous for his glory if he be not glorified a nobis of vs by our conuersion he will be glorified de nobis vpon vs by our confusion if we do not turne vnto him he wil turne vs into Hell for it is a conclusion so ratified as neuer to bee repealed that Euery one whether Iew or Gentile bond or free high or low rich or poore Euery tree not bringing forth good fruit shall be hewen downe and cast into the fire O then let euery one of vs make a diligent search into his owne bosome iudge himselfe least he be iudged of the Lord. Let vs dissect rip vp that body of sinne which is within vs not only that Naturall corruption which we haue all alike succ●ssiuely receiued from our first Parēts but also those personal transgressiōs which euery man hath made himselfe guilty of more or lesse Then hauing faithfully laid open our sinfulnes let vs look on it with a loathing eye a lamenting heart vnfeinedly deploring the time wherein to our iust damnation had we our deserts we haue not only brought forth no fruit but also naughty fruit fruite cursed abominable herein not only dishonored God our selues but also to our further damnation drawn others to doe the like by our lewd examples for which let vs go with faith in the blood of Iesus Christ to the throne of Grace imploring mercy at the hands of our heauenly Father who is ready willing to imbrace with the armes of his mercy al such petitioning him for grace in the Name of his Sonne let vs for the time following entertain this setled resolution into our hearts faithfully to labor in the reformation of all those faults we lament And which is the consummation perfectiō of our repentance let vs crowne our holy resolutions by putting them into action by bringing forth fruit worthy amendment of life as it is in the verse before my Text or as it is here in my Text by bringing forth good fruit by leading in our seueral places callings a right holy religious course of life For it is not a bare entertainement of better courses into our thoughts of dead of naked purposes nor an outside of Religion an outward conformity to the seruice of God will preserue vs from the wrath to come the former being but a bringing forth of good leaues the latter but of good flowers or if of fruit but of such as is false and counterfeit No wee must either bring forth good fruit that is as ye haue heard Fruit not onely outwardly beautifull and good in the eye of man but also inwardly good and sound in the sight of God or we must vndergoe the wrath of God be hewen down and cast into the fire Such fruit must euery Tree bring forth and that 1. Properanter presently 2. Abundanter plentifully 3. Perseueranter perseuerantly VVe must bring foorth good fruit First we must bring forth good fruit properanter presently it is a taske wee must take in hand out of hand 1. Presently as much is implied in the letter of my text Euery tree 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 not bringing forth good fruit that is Now presently for it is a word of the present tense and doth vrge a present taske shal be hewen downe and cast into the fire This Speed is emphatically pressed in the first words of my text Now is the axe laid vnto the root of the trees as if the Baptist had more largely deliuered himselfe thus It is no delaying the time of your turning vnto God he hath taried your leasure so long that he is resolued to attend you no longer therefore looke to your selues God wil now be but a word and a blow for he hath already taken his Axe the instrument of death into his hand yea he hath already lifted vp his arme to strike nay more he hath so farre set forward his blow that he hath euen laid his Axe to the root of the trees resolutely determining to make his blow to hew you downe out of hand and cast you into the fire if ye do not presently repent bring foorth fruite worthy amendment of life O then my beloued I beseech you let vs consider that now onely is the time of making or marring our fortunes for euer Alas what