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The fauourite: or, A plaine demonstration from Holy Scripture of Gods especiall loue to the righteous, in a sermon preached at S. Andrewes in Norwich, the 18. of Nouemb. 1611. since enlarged and newly published for the comfort of Gods people. By Timo: Plummer preacher of Gods word
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Mic. 6.14 Prod. 13.25 Pauxillum pium satiat-affluentia impium non satiat Scultet Dcut. 8.3 God makes bread to be a staffe and stay to satiate and strengthen the righteous man when the wicked haue the staffe of bread broken and the stay taken away they eate eate eate and are not satisfied The righteous eateth to the satisfying of his soule but the belly of the wicked shall want In a word man liueth not by bread onely but by euery word of God Now one word of God is a word of blessing which the wicked haue not So that as Salomon saith of the labourers sleepe The sleepe of the labouring man is sweete Eccles 5.12 whither he eate little or much so may I say of the righteous mans meate it is sweet whether it be little or much for the blessing of God doth so sweeten and season it that his very appetite and hunger is a sauourie sauce vnto it Thirdly in that he hath an heart comfortably to enioy his little Esay 3.10 Say ye to the righteous it shall be well with him for they shall eate the fruite of their doing As it is Gods mercy to reward the righteous for well-doing so it is Gods gracious blessing that they taste eate and enioy euen in this life a part of their reward That men may say Psal 58.11 Verily there is a reward for the righteous verily there is a God that iudgeth in the earth And that this is a speciall fauour hearken what Salomon saith Behold that which I haue seene to eate and to drinke Eccles 5.18 19. it is good and comely for one Iustus dirigi tur a deo vt sciat vti divitijs non est avarus non est prodigus c. Bellarm. and to enioy the good of all his labours that he taketh vnder the Sunne all the daies of his life which God giueth him for it is his portion Euery man also to whom God hath giuen riches and wealth and hath giuen him power to eate thereof and to take his portion and to reioyce in his labour This is the gift of God When on the other side there is an euill seene of him vnder the Sunne and it is common amongst men Eccle. 6.1.2 A man to whom God hath giuen riches wealth and honour so that he wanteth nothing for his soule of all that he desireth yet God giueth him not power to eate thereof but a stranger eateth it This is a vanitie and an euill disease Horat. Quo mihi fortunas si non conceditur vti Prou. 15.16 17. 17.1 Eccles 4.6 Is not then a little eaten and enioyed better then abundance laide vp and lookt on I thinke I cannot conclude better then with that of Salomon Better is a little with the feare of of the Lord Better is a dinner of hearbes Better is a drie morsell Better is a handfull with quietnes c. then the abundant superfluitie of many wicked Vse 1 First hence floweth comfort and encouragement to all them that haue traced in the way of righteousnes Let not the righteous man forsake his righteousnesse Ezek. 18. â—4 or slacke his pace but rather goe on since the righteous mans estate is so good He may say as Iob in another sense Iob 27.6 My righteousnesse I hold fast Reu. 22.11 and I will not let it goe If God be so good to the righteous Let him that is righteous be righteous still Hos 6.4 Let not thy goodnesse O Christian professour be as the morning cloud or the earely dewe soone dryed vp and gone away but as I would haue the sowe the seede of righteousnesse in the morning of thy age Eccle. 11.6 begin betimes so I would not haue thee withhold thy hand in the euening giue in in thy old age but be faithfull vnto the death Reu. 2.10 Yea since God dorh not in his mercies graces and blessings forsake vs when wee are old and gray-headed Psal 71.18 let vs not forsake him in our old age but let our gray-head be a crowne of glory vnto vs Prou. 16.31 being found in the way ef righteousnesse Let vs encrease in all well-doing Prou. 4.18 that our pathes as the shining light may shine more and more vnto the perfect day Secondly this may moue all men to bee much affected yea 2. Vse euen rauished with this estate and happy condition and to be induced with all speed to seeke the Kingdom of God and his righteousnes Math. 6.33 since all things shall be so comfortably added vnto them Let vs labour to be partakers of that kingdome which consist not in meat and drinke Rom. 14.17 but in righteousnesse Let this be first sought after of vs and it will bee the most readie way to thriue in the world for all things shall be so added blessed and bettered as nothing needfull shall be wanting to vs. Psal 4.6 It is the onely question in the world Who will shew vs any good We that are preachers do shew thee Mic. 6.8 O man what is good and what the Lord requireth of thee nay we shew thee the good and right way to encrease and better thy outward estate It is the Diuels Prouerbe He that vseth plaine dealing shall die a begger The plaine and iust way is the sure safe and gainfull way It is a slander to say It is vaine to serue God and what profit is it that wee keepe his ordinances c. Dauid hath long since confuted that saying Mâ—l 3.14 Iob 21.15 Psal 19.11 In keeping Gods righteous iudgements there is great reward If we would trie God in the practice of his will see if God would not open the windowes of heauen Mal 3.10 and poure vs out a blessing that there shall not be roume enough to receiue it Hos 2.22 yea when God hath betrothed vs vnto himselfe in righteousnesse then he will heare the heauens and the heauens shall heare the earth and the earth shall heare the corne and the wine and the oyle and they all shall heare vs. So long as thou goest on O vaine man in the way of wickednesse thou art an outlaw out of Gods protection God neede take no care of thee But when thou turnest thy feet to Gods commandements thou mayst claime the priuiledge of a good subiect take the benefite of Gods Couenant and promise wherein God is tyed in little or much to bestow vpon thee a great blessing I thinke we may say as Bildad to Iob If thou beest pure and vpright Iob 8.6.7 surely now he will awake for thee and make the habitation of thy righteousnesse prosperous though thy beginning was small yet thy latter end shal greatly encrease so it came to passe with him the Text is euident for it Iob. 42.12 The Lord blessed the latter end of Iob more then his beginning yea Verse 10. Deut. 28.1 God gaue him twise as much as he had
Gods reuealed will the onely rule of righteousnes 2. Cor 3.18 1. Cor. 15.49 and that from one degree vnto another vntill at the last hee hath Gods image repayred and restored in as ample and better manner then euer it was at the first Psal 17.15 Eph. 5.27 to the prayse and glory of Gods rich grace VVHen on the contrary a wicked man is such an one A description of a wicked man Ephes 2.1 1. Tim. 5 6. Eph. 4.18 2. Tim. 2.26 Eph. 2.3 1. Cor. 2.14 Phil. 2.13 Prou. 15.8 Esa 26.10 as beeing the cursed off-spring of rebellious Adam is by Gods eternall and iust appointment left in that damnable estate who beeing dead in sinnes and trespasses that is to say hauing his minde darkened his will captiuated his affections disordered is not able to vnderstand will or doe any thing pleasing vnto God in the whole course of his life yea notwithstanding all the meanes God vseth and fauour he sheweth to reclayme him there is none effectuall vnto him he will not learne righteousnesse but dayly walke in the willfull breach of Gods righteous Lawe waxing worse and worse and treasuring vnto himselfe wrath against the day of wrath 2. Tim. 3.13 Rom. 2.5 â— and reuelation of the righteous iudgment of God FIrst if wee now make a suruay of the face of the world 1. Vse wee shall finde the wicked swarme and gather together in great multitudes but for men qualified according to our description of the righteous man the number will be very small so that we may haue iust cause to obserue and bewaile the paucitie and fewnesse of those that are truly righteous God in the old world found onely Noah that righteous man and a preacher of righteousnesse 2. Pet. 2.5 Gen. 7.1 Thee haue I found righteous before mee in this generation In Sodom and Gomorrha there was not found ten righteons men though they might haue saued the whole Cities from perdition Gen. 18. Onely Lot is deliuered that righteous man that dwelt amongst them who seeing and hearing 2. Pet. 2.7 vexed his righteous soule from day to day with their vnlawfull deedes Iob 1.8 In Iobs time there was none like to him in the earth Yea it is the continuall complaint of the Prophets and Apostles Psal 12.1 Esay 57.1 Mich. 7.2 Rom. 9. that few are found walking in Gods righteous Law And shall we that are fallen into the dregges of time looke to sinde a greater plentie though wee search the world with lights But what shall we say or doe when wee finde such scarcitie and want of righteousnesse on the earth We must pray that righteousnes may looke downe from heauen Psal 85.11 Psal 4.1 Let vs desire the God of our righteousnesse to array the Church his Bride with fine linnen cleane and white the fine linnen is the righteousnesse of the Saints Reuel 19.8 In particular let vs put vp our suites in the behalfe of our English nation Prou. 14.34 that righteousnesse may exalt it and that sinne may not be a reproach vnto it In speciall manner for the Kings most excellent Maiestie Prou. 16.12 25.5 Psal 7â— 1 that his Royall throne may still bee established through righteousnesse Giue thy iudgements oh Lord vnto the King and thy righteousnesse vnto the Kings Sonne Let vs not forget the Illustrious Prince and Princesse Palatine with their hopefull issue but pray that God would blesse him in all his iust designes that his righteousnes may be brought forth as the light Psal 37.6 and his iudgement as the noone day Let all in authoritie vnder his Maiestie in Church and Common-wealth be compassed about with righteousnesse Let the Magistrates put on righteousnesse as a Robe and a Diademe Iob 30.14 Psal 132 9. and let thy Priests bee cloathed endue thy Ministers with righteousnesse yea let vs pray that euery priuate man may haue on him the brestplate of righteousnesse Eph. 6.14 that we may offer daily the sacrifice of righteousnesse Psal 4.5 putting our trust in the Lord Oh Lord leade euery one of vs by thy Spirit in the pathes of righteousnes vntil thou commest to iudge the world in righteousnesse Psal 9.8 Act. 17.31 2. Pet. 3.13 making a new heauen and a new earth wherein shall dwell righteousnesse Amen and Amen Vse 2 Secondly vpon our survay wee exclude from all comfort of this doctrine the greatest part of the world which are openly prophane and grossely wicked That hold the truth in vnrighteousnesse Rom. 1.18 whose lust is there law who haue no feare of God before their eyes Psal 36.1 c. as yee may reade euery where in the booke of God Against such the wrath of God is reuealed from heauen 1. Cor. 6.9 Verse 10. Know yee not that the vnrighteous shall not inherite the Kingdome of God Be not deceiued neither fornicators nor idolaters nor adulterers nor effeminate nor abusers of themselues with mankinde nor theeues nor couetous nor drunkards nor reuilers nor extortioners shall inherite the Kingdome of God And is this all their punishment this is punishment enough It is a hell to be out of heauen yet it were happie for them if they might escape with the depriuation of heauen but they shall be turned into hell Psal 9.17 the place prepared of old for the diuell and his angels Mat. 25.41 It was principally ordained for the diuell and his angels but wicked men sinning doe as it were encroach vpon the diuels right It is iust with God since wicked men will sinne like the diuell that they be punished with the diuell But oh thou liuing man while their is life in thy bodie there is hope of thy soule if thou wilt turne vnto the Lord he will receiue thee into fauour as I liue saith the Lord I haue no pleasure in the death of the wicked Ezech. 33.11 but that hee should turne from his way and liue Turne yee turne ye from your euill waies for why will ye die ye house of Israel Discite iustitiam moniti non temnere diuos Learne in time before the gate of Gods mercy be shut to breake off thy sinnes by righteousnesse and thine iniquities by shewing mercie to the poore Dan. 4.27 by a holy restitution of wrongs by the daily practise of repentance if it may be a lengthening of thy tranquilitie both in this life and in the life to come Let my counsell bee acceptable vnto thee doe not sell thy selfe to worke wickednes and gaine nothing but a roome in hell 1. King 21.25 in Tophet ordained of old Yea for the King it is prepared saith the Prophet he hath made it deepe and large Esay 30.33 the pile thereof is fire and much wood the breath of the Lord like a streame of brimstone doth kindle it Vse 3 Thirdly by this description we also vncase the hypocrite and ciuill man Luk. 18.9 Prou. 30.12 who haue