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A62052 The pastors farevvell, and vvish of vvelfare to his people, or, A valedictory sermon by George Swinnock ... Swinnock, George, 1627-1673. 1662 (1662) Wing S6280; ESTC R39111 44,281 80

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hath his Factors in all parts of the world trading for him at the throne of Grace That the Gospel is the word of Gods Grace And to Observ 4 the word of his Grace The word Grace is taken in Scripture 1. For favour or good will Grace be with you And so Col. 1.2 Grace be unto you 2. For the effects and fruits thereof Jude v. 4. Turning the grace of God into lasciviousness The Gospel in both respects is fitly termed the Word of his Grace 1. Because it containeth the Infinite grace and favour of the most high God to Sinners The Law speaks in effect mans bottomless misery but the Gospel speaks Gods boundless mercy the Law is a Court of Justice but the Gospel a Throne of Grace Grace sits as Commander in cheif in the Gospel and as Ahashuerus to Hester holdeth out the golden Scepter of Mercy for poor condemned persons to touch with the hand of faith and live The sum of the Gospel is comprehended in a song of that Angelical Quire Glory to God in the highest peace on earth and good will towards men the substance and body of Gods love to man was never dissected and laid open to the view of mortals till the Gospel was preached Before it ran as a river under ground but in the Gospel it bursts forth and sheweth it self to refresh us with its pleasant streams the Law is as it were a warrant under heavens hand and seal for mans execution but the Gospel like the Dove comes flying swiftly to prevent it with the Olive branch of peace and pardon in its mouth Ephes 1.5 2 Tim. 1.9 Rom 3.24 1 Pet. 3.7 Chusing-grace Calling-grace Justifying-grace and Glorifying-grace are all discovered in the Gospel and therefore it may well be called the word of his grace 2. Because the Gospel is the effect and fruit of Gods grace or good will to men Philosophers observe that dew never falleth in stormy tempestuous weather the dropping of the dew of the Gospel on parched scorched hearts is a sign and fruit of serene calm heavens that our parts of the world like Gideons fleece should be wet with this dew when other parts are dry this is meerly from Grace I have caused it to rain on one City and not upon another Amos 4.7 this rain of the Gospel which cooleth heat melloweth the hearts and cleanseth the unholy goeth by Coasts Psa 147.19 20. 3. Because the Gospel is the usual means of begeting grace As Manna fell about the Isrealites tents with the dew so grace is distilled and dropt down with the Gospel Many of the Jews heard the thunders of Sinai the threatnings of the Law and were not moved but the Baptist wins their children with the songs of Sion the promises of the Gospel Received ye the Spirit by the preaching of the law or the hearing of faith The ice which is hardened by the cold is melted with the Sun When the murderers of our Saviour heard the Gospel they were pricked to the heart Acts 2.37 The hard flint is broken upon the soft pillow That the Gospel is effectual not onely for conversion Observ 5 but also for edification Which is able to build you up The Gospel doth not only bring forth souls to Christ but likewise build up souls in Christ the natural childe is nourished when in the world by the same seed by a further concoction turned into milk by which it was conceived in the womb the spiritual child is begotten by the Gospel I have begotten you through my Gospel and built up by the same 1 Pet. 2.2 As new born babes desire the sincere milk of the Word that ye may grow thereby That the word of Gods grace can carry men to glory Observ 6 And to give you an inheritance It doth like Moses lead the Saints out of Egypt deliver him from bondage to his lusts conduct him through the Wilderness of the World and also like Joshua bring him into Canaan the land of promise It s called the grace of God which bringeth salvation Tit. 2.11 It bringeth salvation to man and it bringeth man to salvation Obser 7 That Heaven is an inheritance And to give you an inheritance An inheritance is an estate left or given by the Father to his Son and heir Saints are all Gods Sons and his Sons are all first born and so Heirs Gods natural Son is his natural Heir but his adopted Sons are his adopted Heirs and so have an inheritance given them by their Father Others have inheritances by their births Saints have theirs by their new births Their inheritance is incomparable it s the same which the natural Heir hath joynt heirs with Christ Earthly possessions are to it less then nothing Their right to it is indefeasible An inheritance reserved for us in Heaven 1 Pet. 1.3 they can never be deprived of it either by others cruelty nor their own carelesness for t is in Gods keeping reserved for us Obser 8 That the inheritance of Heaven is onely for them that are Holy Among all them that are sanctified None but the Children of God such as are born again are heirs of this inheritance All that are saved must be sanctified The inheritance is undefiled and so must all the inhabitants be If a carnal unsanctified person ever enter into that Royal Pallace he must first make the Gospel a Lye Rev. 2● ult and God a Lyer And into it can in no wise enter any thing that is defiled or unclean All that are there are admitted into Gods immediate service and will so great a King be served in unclean vessels dirty feet are not for Royal presence Chambers The Doctrine which I intend to prosecute and which will include the substance of the verse is this The Doctrine That the greatest good a Pastor can do for his Brethren whom he must leave is to commend them to God And now Brethren I commend you to God and to the word of his grace I shall speak principally to the fountain of their being and bliss their recommendation to God and in the close of the Sermon briefly touch the Channel of the Gospel which he hath cut out as the means of conveying his blessings to the Children of men I say again That its the duty and the greatest good a Minister can do for his friends whom he must leave to commend them to God The Apostle had a great love to and tender respect for the Brethren but how doth he manifest it by commending them to God That its the practice duty and greatest kindness of Chistians to commit their friends to God is visible in the Scriptures Paul and Barnabas when they came to Derbe commended the Brethren to the Lord on whom they beleived Acts 14.23 But especially when Parents leave their Children they commit them to the care of some faithful person When Old Jacob was to dye he commends his Children to the living God Gen. 48.15 16. and 49. before Moses left the