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Seasonable thoughts in Passion-week. By J.S.
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Stearne, John, 1660-1745.
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SEASONABLE THOUGHTS IN PASSION-WEEK By J.S. 1. Cor. 9.22 I am made all things to all men that I may save some Dr. Jam. Gardiner Whoever a true Worshipper wou'd be Was taught his Duty first by Poesie Mr. G Herbert A Verse may find him who a Sermon flies And turn Delight into a Sacrifice DVBLIN Printed by Joseph Ray on Colledg Green and are to be sold by the Book sellers in Dublin 1691. THE ARGUMENT a Joh. 12.23.27 1 Pet. 1.20 Matt. 26.45 Joh. 17.1 Acts. 4.28 Luk. 22.22 The Hour is come in which God long Design'd His only Son shou'd die to save Mankind The Hour in which Heave'n b Gen. 3.15 openly Decreed On Adam's * Grego happy Fall the Woman's Seed Shou'd bruise the Serpents Head that wondrous Hour Both of the' c Joh. 10.18 Almighty's and the d Luk. 22 53. Devil's Pow'r Is come e Matt. 4. to 11. Luk. 22.3 the Devil assault's then vanquish'd lies f Isa 53.7 Matt. 26.52 53.54 Phil. 2.7 8. God-man Submit's awhile and silent dies g Rom 6.9 10 Revel 1.18 But then does an Eternal Conque'rour rise SEASONABLE THOUGHTS IN PASSION-WEEK I. 'T Is strange Chief Priests Scribes such Fools shou'd be To a Luk. 22 2. dread Man more than the Divinity b Luk 19.47 48 Mar 11 18. With some Pretence they Plot to kill the Heir Because they did the' admiring People fear Altho' their bloody close Hypocrisy c Heb. 4.13 Lay naked unto God's All-seeing Eye So we while worldly Int'erest does disswade From sin unwillingly are honest made A Childe does more our loosest Thoughts controul Than God d Gen. 1.26 27 who made and can e Mat. 10 28. destroy the Soul II. a Mat. 26 15. What will ye give Judas what Question 's this b Matt. 16 26. What shou'd man take for everlasting Bliss For Toys the Indi'ans give their common Gold But Thou for Thirty Pieces God hast Sold Pagans in such a fond Exchange may be Judg'd to act wisely when compar'd with Thee With Cov'etous Hearts what cannot Silver do Christ it buys from them and gets Heaven too III. When the worlds Savi'our freely condescend's a Luk 22.14 To make mean Fishermen his choicest Friends How can we without Joy and Wonder see Such kind Complyance of Humility It can't disgrace men in the Highest State The Son of God himself to b Joh. 12.26 13 15. Matr. 11 29 imitate Yet Mortals as they rich and higher grow With c Psal 73.6 Pro. 13 23. Jam. 2.3 Scornfull Eyes look down on all below d Luk. 16.21 22. Dogs feed within but Christi'ans at their Door As if we ' had better be Vn-man'd than Poor e Pro. 14 20 19 4. We value men for what they do possess f Act 20.35 Pro. 12.26 But God esteems them most for Holiness IV. a Matt. 26.47 A Murd'ering Band O Judas can'st thou Head And without trembling b Matt. 26.20.26 take the Sacred Bread Life's Food to thee is into Poyson curst Eat it thou may'st c Mat. 27.3 drink too Repent and d Act. 1.18 Mat. 27.5 Burst And then in everlasting Burnings Thirst e Luk. 16.24 To Abraham in vain for ever pray For one cool Drop thy Torments to allay Conscience awake at last will make Thee own f Matt. 27.4 'T was I betray'd the Lord 't was I alone Damn'd Hypocrite who did'st thy Wit employ g Iob. 1 29. 1. Pet 1.19 The Spetless Lawb of Ged for to destroy How did'st thou act two Parts to gain that end A real Traytor and a seeming Friend Yet be Apostle still and teach us all How to prevent our own by thy sad Fall Lest when we 're rais'd to any higher Place Our Fall shou'd be expos'd to-more disgrace Teach us h Luk. 14.16 17. 1 Cor. 5.8 when Christ invite's us to his Feasts All way to come and come i 1 Cor. 11. 27 28 29. prepared Guests With Souls from Cove'tous Thoughts and Malice free Still to receive the Holy Mystery From Thee we learn when Sin gain 's any Part Satan takes Courage to assault the Heart As when the outward Walls are beaten down A Conqu'erour enters and destroy's the Town V. a Gen. 22.1 Almighty God when he resolv'd to prove And signalize the b Gal. 3.9 Faithfull Abra'ham's Love Oblig'd him after all that he had done To c Gen. 22.2 offer his belov'd his only Son A Son the sorrow at whose Death might be Great as the d Gen. 21.6 7 8. Joy of his Nativity e Gen. 22. from 3. to 10. Yet Abra'ham God's and Isa'ac Abra'ham's will In that severe Injunction did fulfill And when a Savi'our God from Heaven sent He prov'd his Love by his own f Gen. 22.12 Argument g Heb. 11.17 Abra'ham's Intent'ion was his Sacrifice But Christ's can't be receiv'd unless he dies Yet he thus pay's the duty of a Son h Luk. 22.42 O Father not my will but thine be done True Love does with the hardest Terms comply Making us pleas'd to live and free to die Christ's Love bore all untill It overcame A i Isa 53.3 4. Life of sorrow and a k Heb. 12.2 Death of Shame VI. One Place at diff'erent times the Scene may be Of great Unhappiness and Felicity a Gen. 3. Man in the Garden Heaven forfeited b Ioh. 18.1 Mart. 26.36 There to regain it c Lâ—k 22.44 Act 20.28 God his Blood did shed d Mut. 26 37. There first his Soul with sorrow was opprest e Ioh. 19.41 42. There from his Toils he in the Grave did rest In flow'ry Walks then we shou'd meditate On Adam's Sin and on our Savio'ur's Fate In them tho' we 2 Kin. 21.15 with Joseph cannot have Our Tomb we may think daily on our Grave VII If deep Concern to overloaded Eyes Life's great Restorer balmy sleep denies Sure a Isa 63.3.5 God ordain'd none shou'd Christ's Burden bear That none the Glory of his Death might share Since all your Grief had not suffici'ent Powe'r To b Matt. 26.38.40 45. keep your Eyes a wake for him one Hour The Hour is come his Soul'â— with Grief opprest Sleep on Disciples now and take your Rest VIII To servent Pray'er how great an Enemy Are Crowds of Busi'ness and of Company Well therefore are we ' instructed what to do By our Lord's a Matt. 6 6. Doctrine and his b Luk. 22.42 Practice too When thou wou'd'st Pray from all the world be gone And in thy Closet meet thy God alone Who number 's c Psal 56.8 Isa 38.5 ev'ry Tear and ev'ry secret d Psal 38.9.102.20 Groan IX See how the Lord of Life Prepare's to die a Luk. 22.44 Earnestly Praying in an Agony When sufferings approach by slow degrees 'T is the best way to meet them on our Knees Sinners can't
27.52 53. dead are grown more sensible Yet cease at last surely the worst is done O my dear Savio'ur O my Son my Son XXXIV See from the Cross how she attends his Herse At ev'ry step new Grief her Heart does pierce And yet no weak distrust in her appear's The Christi'an's Hope ore'come's the Mother's Fears a Mar. 16.10 Luk 23.55 She weep's look's on him lying dead like men Shee look's upon him and she weep's agen Yet she believ's a Joyful Morn will come When rising like a God he shall deceive the Tomb So drooping Flow'ers set in the ground in Rain With greater Glory soon spring up again XXXV a Joh. 19.39 40. 'T is kind tho' needless to embalm God's Son b Act. 13.35 37. Whose Body cannot see Corrupti'on Death can't destroy One who from death can save And being Buri'd He perfume's the Grave Yet to our Savio'ur such Offici'ous Love Sweeter than all your Spice shall ever prove XXXVI Spend not ye Jealous Priests a Matt 27. from 62â—0 End your care in vain b Mar. 8.31 10 34. After three days the Christ shall rise again Your wit can't finde nor can your Malice have Bonds more secure or stronger than the Grave Death c Act 2 24. can't hold him and can Man 's powe'r defer One moment's rising from the Sepulchre His Pow'r on d Mar. 5.41 42. Luk. 7.12.14 15 8 55. Joh. 11.39 43 44. other Bodies you have known Shall he do more for them than for his Own Cease then your vain Attempt 't will only prove Your Watch and Malice e Cant. 8.6 weaker than his Love His Love that brought him from a Glori'ous State To Joh. 10.17.18 lay his Body down and then translate XXXVII In vain a Mat 17.64 lest any shou'd their Master steal b 66. Upon the Stone you set both Watch and Seal c 51 52. Both Graves and Rocks were open'd yesterday To morrow will not One Tomb-stone give way XXXVIII a Jer. 23.29 Heb. 4.12 Strong is the working b Isa 1.18 great the change of Grace A defil'd Soul it makes an holy Place Our Magdalen since God her Heart had turn'd With most refined flames has ever burn'd c Luk. 7.37 Idols on Earth enjoy'd too long her Love From that bless'd Hour 't was set on things above All d Luk. 8.7 Devi'ls dislodg'd as a more worthy Guest The e Luk. 7.44 44 45 46 47. Lord she gladly took into her Breast f Luk. 7.38 She wept and wash'd his Feet with joyful Tears Bowing her Head to wipe them with her Hairs Then having kiss'd She did anoint his Feet With such kind Gratitude did his free Pardon meet g Luk. 8.1 2 3. Living he prov'd all day her Soul's delight And entertain'd her waking Thoughts at Night Nor with his Life cou'd her Affecti'on end It make's her on his h Mat. 27.55 56. Cross and i Luk. 23.55 Grave attend Tho' night and Labour summon all to Sleep Love does her melting Eye-lids waking keep Her Body no refreshing Slumber know's As if she too did watch her Lord's Repose To her how tedi'ous is the Mournful Night No colder Reg'ion long 's so much for Light As her benighted Soul for dawning Day And tho' the Sun be early on his way It seem's too long for his Approach to stay Thr'o the k Joh 20.1 dark Cold fearing the least neglect Love that had l Luk 24 1. fill'd her hands her feet does well direct We see by This and wonder when we see How generous and bold true Love can be Cou'd David enter on Life's Stage agen He m 2 Sam 1.26 1 Sam. 18.1 wou'd not praise so much the Love of Men His Jonathan's out done by Magdalen And since love come's with n Mar 16.1 2. Spices and with Speed Tho' her rais'd Lord can no embalming need He rate 's her Will as highly as the Deed. o Luk 7.13 Her preci'ous Spikenard he did once receive Now 't is enough she did designe to give Lovers like p Gen 29 20 30. Jacob purchase their delights with many toilsome days and restless nights Yet think it great Reward for all they 've past To ' enjoy the Object of their Love at last But q Pro 13 14. disappointment of their Hopes and care Sink's Sorrow down into a damn'd Dispair How pleas'd had our great female Convert been Cou'd she her Lord tho' in the Tomb have seen But r Joh 20.12.13 Grief or'ewhelm's her at an empty Grave Missing that Lord who all her sins Å¿ Luk 7.4 forgave In vain she asks t Joh 20.25 where her dear Lord was Laid More by her Looks than all her words she said Her Tears with most perswasive Rheto'rick show The'im pat'ient longing of her heart to know Where she the u Joh 20 15. pious Present might bestow But w Joh 20 16. hearing Christ it cannot be exprest What mighty Passi'ons strove within her Breast Tokens of great Respect they Both conser x Joh 20.16 She wellcome's Him to Life He honour's Her y Matt. 28.9 Joh 20.17 2 Kings 4.17 His Feet with hasty Eagerness She kist z Matt. 28.10 Joh 20.17 Mark 16.9 And He makes her the first Evangelist a Joh 20.18 This Office she perform'd and with her Love Still follow'd him unto the Seats above When Conqu'erour like b Eph 4 8. He ' Ascended up on high And Captive bravely led Captivity The Best tho' last half of her days was giv'en To him on Earth she still convers'd with Heav'en 'T is Gratitude unto that c Ro 14.8 God to live Who does our many d Isa 1.18 scarlet Sins forgive XXXIX How wonderfully did our Savi'our come From a Luk 23 53. Death's and from b Matt. 1.23 25. a Womans sealed Womb Of Mary He was born to c Psal 22.6 7 8. Isa 53 3. Heb 12 1. Phil 2 8 9. Grief and Scorn But from the Dead to Joy and Honour born d 1 Cor. 15.20 Col. 1.18 First-born He was too for our Happiness e Rom 11.16 Lev. 23.10 As the first-Fruits succeeding Crops did bless 'T was fit so great a Person shou'd obtain To Virgin-Places f Joh. 19.41.42 where no Man had lain XXXX Of Angels as of Men sure Christ is Lord Such constant service they to him afford a Luk. 2.14 Glory to God on high and Peace on Earth Was their sweet Anthem at his wondrous Birth b 1 Pet. 4.11 1 Cor. 10.31 Heb. 12.14 The same great ends may all our Acti'ons have Untill our borrow'd Dust c Ecl. 12.7 return's to th' Grave No sooner was his Glori'ous Combate past But from above d Mat. 4.11 they to his Aid did haste e Heb. 1.14 Psal 91.13 Such powe'rful Guards his members still desend While with the Prince of Darkness they contend When with an heavy load of Sin and Grief f Luk. 22 43. He sunk one swiftly flew to his Relief And when our Lord after his g Mat. 12.40 three days sleep No longer his cold Bed of death wou'd keep But was resolv'd h Mat. 28.1 2 3 4. to rise at th' dawn of Day Another came and roll'd the Stone away Like lightning bright his Countenance did grow And all his Raiment was as white as snow At his descending well might Souldi'ers shake When th' Earth It self on which they stood did Quake So pale they grew one might have thought them then Not the Grave's Keepers but Its Guests dead Men And when he saw the mighty work was done He sate in Triumph on the Conquer'd Stone FINIS