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A12171 The bruised reede, and smoaking flax Some sermons contracted out of the 12. of Matth. 20. At the desire, and for the good of weaker Christians. By R. Sibbes. D.D. Sibbes, Richard, 1577-1635. 1630 (1630) STC 22479; ESTC S102404 79,256 424

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and resolutions otherwise they stand not onely convicted but condemned by the Word and Christ that rideth on the White horse will spend all his arrowes upon them and wound them to death If any shall blesse himselfe in an ill way Gods wrath shall burne to hell against such There is no more comfort to bee expected from Christ then there is care to please him Otherwise to make him an abetter of a lawlesse and loose life is to transforme him into a phansie nay into the likenesse of him whose workes hee came to destroy which is the most detestable Idolatry of all One way whereby the Spirit of Christ prevaileth in his is to preserve them from such thoughts yet wee see people will frame a divinity to themselves pleasing to the flesh sutable to their own ends which being vaine in the substance will prove likewise vaine in the fruit and as a building upon the sand The maine scope of all is to allure us to the entertainment of Christs milde safe wise victorious government and to leave men naked of all pretences why they will not have Christ to rule over them when we see salvation not onely strongly wrought but sweetly dispensed by him His government is not for his owne pleasure but for our good We are saved by a way of love that love might be kindled by this way in us to God againe because this affection melteth the soule and mouldeth it to all dutie and acceptable manner of performance of dutie It is love in duties that God regards more then duties themselves This is the true and Euangelicall disposition arising from Christs love to us and our love to him againe and not to feare to come to him as if wee were to take an Elephant by the tooth It is almost a fundamentall mistake to think that God delights in slavish feares when as the fruits of Christs Kingdome are peace and joy in the Holy Ghost for from this mistake come weake slavish superstitious conceits Two things trouble the peace of Christians verie much their weaknesses hanging upon them and feare of holding out for time to come A remedy against both is in this Text for Christ is set out here as a milde Saviour to weake ones and for time to come his powerfull care and love is never interrupted untill hee bring forth judgement to victory And thereupon it is that both the meanes of salvation and grace wrought by meanes and glory the perfection of grace come all under one name of the KINGDOME of GOD so oft because whom by meanes he brings to grace he will by grace bring to glory This maketh the thoughts of the latter Iudgement comfortable unto us that he who is then to be our Iudge cannot but judge for them who ●…ve beene ruled by him here for whom hee gu●…des by his counsell those he brings to glory If our saith were but as firme as our state in Christ is secure and glorious what manner of men should we be If I had gone about to affect writing in a high straine I should have missed of mine end and crossed the argument in hand For shall we that are servants quench those weake sparkes which our Lord himselfe is pleased to cherish I had rather hazard the censure of some then hinder the good of others which if it be any wayes furthered by these few observations I have what I aymed at I intended not a treatise but opening of a Text what I shall be drawne to doe in this kind must bee by degrees as leisure in the midst of many interruptions will permit The Lord guide our hearts tongues and pennes for his glory and the good of his people R. SIBBES A TABLE OF the Contents I. Part. Christ will not breake the bruised Reed THose that Christ hath to deale withall are bruised Bruising is necessary 1 Before conversion 10 2 After conversion 16 Vse Not to be rash in iudging such 18 Christ will not breake the bruised Reed 19 Confirmed from his borrowed titles 20 Relations 21 Offices ibid. Vse 1. Goe boldly to the throne of grace 25 Vse 2. Despaire not in thy bruisings 27 Vse 3. See the contrary to this in Sathan 28 1 Signes of bruisings 30 2 M●…anes of bruisings 33 3 Measure of bruisings 39 4 Comfort to the bruised 43 II. Part. Nor quench the smoaking flaxe ¶ Grace is little at the first 46 Vse Not to be discouraged at small beginnings 49 ¶ Grace is mingled with corruption 52 Vse Hence wee iudge so variously of our selves 56 ¶ Christ will not quench small and w●…ake beginnings 58 Because it is from him 58 for him ibid. Vse No more should we therefore 1 Let all men in generall cary themselves with moderation 61 Yet with wisedome to discerne those that are not such 67 And tendernesse towards beginners 70 2 In particular to admonish of this 1 The Church 76 2 Ministers i●…id 3 Magistrates 77 4 Private Christians that they quench not good things in others by their 1 Example 81 2 Slanderings 82 3 Censuring and iudging them 1 For matters indifferent 83 2 For weaknesses 85 Use. 2. Examine whether wee be such as Christ will not quench 1 Rules how to examine our selves 91 2 Signes whereby to examine our selves 101 Some scruples of heart answered that keepe us from the comfort of our examination 122 Vse 3. We are incouraged to set upon duties notwithstanding our weaknesses and disabilities 130 A case about indisposition to dutie resolved 139 Two doubts of acceptance either 1 From scruples about duties 149 2 Ignorance of our condition in Christ. 151 Weaknesses what 153 How to recover lost peace 157 Vse 4. Let us frame our conceits accordingly and not beleeve Sathans representations of Christ to us 160 Or of us unto our selves ibid Vse 5. Reproofe of such as sinne against this mercifull disposition in Christ as those doe 1 That goe on in ill courses either from despaire 175 or presumption 177 or a wilfull purpose to quench the light that is in them ibid. 2 Neglect good courses from hopes to have comfort because Christ is thus mercifull 182 3 That ill require so gracious a Saviour as Christ is 1 By neglecting his Mediatorship 2 Or by being cruell to him in his 1 Members 195 2 Name 195 3 By divisions in opinion 197 4 That walke contrary to Christ in their dealing with the tender for their owne gaine 202 5 That 〈◊〉 and stumble at this low stooping of Christ. ibid. III. Part. Vntill hee send forth judgment unto Uictorie Explanation of the words 208 The spirituall government of Christ is joyned with judgement and wisedome 215 Vse 1. Spirituall wisedome and iudgement is excellent and in what respects 217 Why Sathan envies and spighteth it 221 It is most necessary for the mannaging of a Christians course 224 Where true wisedome and iudgment is there Christ sets up his government 230 The best method for practice 236 Use. 2. There is no true iudgement