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A75710	Living loves betwixt Christ and dying Christians A sermon preached at M. Magdalene Bermondsey in Southwark, near London, June 6. 1654. At the funeral of that faithful servant of Christ Mr. Jeremiah Whitaker, Minister of the Gospel, and pastor of the church there. With a narative of his exemplarily holy life and death. By Simeon Ashe, his much endeared friend and brother. Together with poems and elegies on his death, by divers ministers in the city of London.	Ashe, Simeon, d. 1662.	1654 (1654)	Wing A3961A; ESTC R223578	67,742	92

his friend giving all Canaan to him and his seed after 1 Chron. 20. 7. him 3. The Lord embraceth them with a love of delight Amor Amiciti● and complacency he himself having made them lovely by putting upon them his own robes and ornaments both by justifying and sanctifying grace This is taught by Ps 45. 9 11 13. sundry expressions in that Song of Loves The Kings Daughter is all glorious within her cloathing is of wrought Gold Vpon thy right hand did stand the Queen in Gold of Ophir so shall the King greatly desire thy beauty And to the same purpose doth the Prophet Ezekiel metaphorically hold for this truth I washed thee with water yea I throughly washed away thy blood from thee and I anointed thee with oile I clothed thee also with broidered work I Ezek. 16. 9 10 11 12 13 14 girded thee about with fine linnen and covered thee with silk I decked thee also with Ornaments and I put bracelets upon thy hand and a chaine on thy neck And I put a Jewel on thy fore head and ear-rings in thy ears and a beautiful crown on thy head Thus wast thou decked with Gold and Silver and thy raiment was of fine linnen and silk and broidered work and thou wast exceeding beautiful and thy renown went forth among the Heathen for thy beauty for it was perfect through my comelinesse put upon thee saith the Lord God Therefore though the Elect themselves are rather loathsome then delightful in their unregenerate estate yet being covered with Christ his righteousnesse and adorned with the graces Tit. 3. 3. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 of his holy Spirit they are friends in whom he taketh much delight Hereupon the Church is called Hephzibah Isa 62. 4. for the Lord delighteth in her 4. Christ expresseth towards them the love of compassion Amor misericordiae Isa 63. 9. sympathizing with them in all their sorrows and sufferings in all their affliction he was afflicted As in reference to his friend Lazarus being brought to the place Joh. 11. 35 36. where he was buried Jesus wept And hence the Jewes inferred this conclusion behold how he loved him Vse 1 This makes much for the comfort of all truly gracious Christians seeing the Lord Jesus is their friend God intending to give David a cordial upon the death of his childe bestoweth upon him Solomon with this assurance 2 Sam. 12. 24 25. that he loved him whereupon he was called Jedi●iah And for the chearing of Daniels heart he was told once and againe that he was greatly beloved by the Lord. Now Dan. 3. 23. 10. 11 19. this refreshing reacheth all Gospel-Christians universally In the serving out of this cordial I will briefly endeavour to lay before you 1. The Characters of Christs beloved friends 2. The comforts hence deducible for their relief First for these signes of Christs beloved friends I refer you to the review and application of the particulars in the former branch of the Doctrine for the discovery of such who are his loving friends For this is most certaine that Christ loveth all those who love him And I adde Prov. 8. 17. these two further evidences of them who are beloved of Christ 1. Those who are beloved of the Lord are called to be Saints Rom. 1. 7. Two things are considerable in the quotation viz. That these Saints are not so titularly onely because so reputed and nominated among men but Saints in reality and practice being persons whose hearts are separated from common pollutions raised above creature contents to minde the matters of God in good earnest in which respect they are called his Saints devoted unto him Psal 56. 5. peculiarly And this calling is not alone external for thousands who continue haters of God are called upon to lay down Isa 65. 2 3. their arms of rebellion and to submit unto the government of Christ but it is a calling internal and efficacious conquering the soul to come in unto Christ leaving all in resolution affection and endeavour for him Therefore in the application of this note the Quere should be which way the strongest stream of minde and will do run whether sin ward world-ward or God-ward and what is the greatest designe driven on by project and practice whether to satisfie lusts and to grow great in the world or to conform unto laws divine and to advance Christs glory 2. The Apostle Paul conjoyneth faithful and beloved 1 Tim. 6. 2. Persons beloved by the Lord are faithful to the Lord. And this fidelity doth evidence it selfe by two things especially 1. By cleaving inseparably unto the guidance of God when others are swayed by the multitude swimming down the tide of times In this regard in times of general Apostacy Judah is said to continue faithful with the Saints holding close to his will in holy worship when Hos 11. 12. with chap. 5. 11. Ephraim followed mens traditions and commandments 2. By intending Gods glory more then personal advantage in course of life and conversation And in this respect the Apostle speaking of the servants duty doth place purloyning in opposition to good fidelity Tit. 2. 10. that servant who purseth his Masters gaine he is not faithful If these things were brought home by an unpartial application how many would be found in these times not befriended by Christ though they would be cryed up as his chiefest favourites among men Secondly the comforts which belong unto such whom Christ affecteth as his friends may be considered under two heads viz. 1. The quality of his love towards them 2. The efficiency First his love them ward for quality is 1. Most cordial They are the dearly beloved of his soul Jer. 12. 7. It is not lip-love love from the teeth outward but love from the heart-root 2. Most large it passeth knowledge it exceedeth all dimensions Eph. 3. 19. Whereas never greater love was expressed then Joh. 15. 13. that a man should die for his friend Christ commendeth his love as much more because he died for sinners and for enemies Rom. 5. 6. 7 8 3. Most refreshing This love is not only sweeter then Cant. 1. 3. Psal 63. 3. wine but also better then life yea better then lives as the Original imports All the comforts of life natural and civil all the comforts of the several ages and conditions of life are not comparable to this love 4 Most constant whom he loveth once he loveth to the Joh. 1. 31. end This Christ did cast in to chear his Disciples being to depart from them No opposition losse or change whatsoever can possibly separate beloved Christians from this love Rom. 8. 55 which the Apostle mentioneth as a matter of high joy and holy triumph Whereas Solomon telleth us that a friend Prov. 17. 17. 18. 24. loveth at all times and that there is a friend that sticketh closer then a brother this may