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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A94207	An analysis of the I. Timoth. I. 15. and an appendix, which may be called Chronologia vapulans. / By Laurence Sarson, Batchelour in Divinity and Fellow of Immanuel Colledge.	Sarson, Laurence, fl. 1643-1645.	1645 (1645)	Wing S702; Thomason E315_8; ESTC R200515	164,409	194

bring forth serpents The grace of God if turned into wantonnesse becometh the savour of death unto death And those sink themselves deep into condemnation whose sinnes mention what should induce to repentance 4. Neglect not salvation purchased by Christ O tast and see that the Lord is good Psal 34.8 Divine goodnesse hath condescended so farre that it is obvious to sense to the sight in a body assumed born conversing with men upon earth dying rising from the dead ascending into heaven but moreover to the tast Popish transubstantiation disclaimed in the Eucharist But to be affected onely with what tickleth our senses with what pleaseth the fantasie doth not transcend Popish superstition We must see Gods goodnesse with our understandings and tast it with rationall affections I deny not but both seeing and tasting may well agree to the understanding The intellect as it containeth eminently some one sense cannot comprehend sufficiently Gods clemency Yet I should chuse rather to attribute tasting to the affections We should at least but Tantalize if we should see and not tast We must tast otherwise we cannot see how gracious the Lord is We may learn who receive Christ aright and likewise be incited so to receive him from John 1.12 13. But to as many as received him to them gave he power to become the sonnes of God even to them that believe on his name which were born not of bloud nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man but of God Those who receive Christ aright are not overswayed by naturall corruptions nor yet by the commandments of men moreover attain somewhat both beyond the reach of nature and education are by regeneration conformed to Gods will * See Field concerning severall degrees of Love in the Apendix to his third book of the Church chap. 5 They embrace Christ not onely as a Priest offering up himself for their sinnes but likewise as a Prophet to direct them and as a King to rule over them They are made the sonnes of God and heirs of eternall life and shall for ever enjoy the presence of God Bonum honestum utile jucundum meet together as we see in the receiving of Christ Christs bloud the true Pactolus 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 floweth with riches One drop of it is enough to enrich thousands of worlds to all eternity Uranople the new Jerusalem hath its foundations garnished with all manner of precious stones Apocalyp 21.19 If heaven upon earth be so glorious what shall we conceive of heaven in its proper place As it cannot seem a new thing that truths so precious should want acceptance so undoubtedly some time or other each truth will obtain audience When any of us is in danger of death or at furthest immediately after death S. Pauls doctrine will be confessed worthy of all acceptation All who have heard it and not received it will acknowledge themselves fools at the day of judgement 5. Let us offer up all possible praise honour glory and thankfulnesse to the sacred Trinity contriving such a way for our recovery to God the Father who gave his onely begotten Sonne in whom he was well pleased to be a ransome for us to God the Sonne who suffered an accursed death for us to that Spirit which sanctifieth us Let us propagate our thankfulnesse into our lives Let us not think any peice of self-deniall any service too deare for God Christ hath descended lower for us then 't is possible for us to debase our selves for him The saints upon earth sing a new song in the honour of Christ Thou art worthy to take the book and to open the seals thereof For thou wast slain and hast redeemed us to God by thy bloud out of every kindred and tongue and people and nation Rev. 5.9 10. Heaven answers as by an eccho the musick upon earth in the mean time continuing verse 11 12. Worthy is the Lambe that was slain to receive power and riches and wisdome and strength and honour and glory and blessing This song of Angels putteth Christ in the third person He took not upon him the nature of Angels He is nearer to us All creatures come in as the Chorus v. 13. And every creature which is in heaven and on the earth and under the earth and such as are in the sea and all that are in them heard I saying Blessing honour glory and power be unto him that sitteth upon the throne and unto the Lambe for ever and ever As man began so he concludes the song v. 14. And the foure living creatures said Amen And the foure and twenty Elders fell down and worshipped him that liveth for ever and ever Because there are severall degrees of thankfulnesse I shall adde to these examples some motives which may quicken us in the duties mentioned 1. We are unable in our own persons to fulfill the morall law Let us exceed the Scribes and Pharisees who so farre relyed upon self-sufficiency that they conceiv'd the Gospel in regard of themselves impertinent doctrine 2. Could we avoid all actuall transgressions yet originall sinne is able to damn us 3. No one merely a creature can supererogate can spare us any part of his obedience The blessed Angels of all creatures most nimble and cheerfull in obedience have oyl little enough in their lamps for themselves 4. No one merely a creature nor yet all creatures could by sufferings redeem so much as one soul They should alwayes be suffering but never satisfie If any commend any other way to salvation as the fulfilling of the morall Law the intercession of the Virgine Mary c. besides Christ that proverb mentioned by Aristotle in his Meteorologie is verified of him viz. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 manus Christi to wit nailed to the crosse is the onely physick for a sin-sick soul We stand in need as you see of Christs merits but let us preferre ingenuity before necessity let us expose our hearts to the woundings of a friend Christ as Anacreon upon a worse occasion 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Suffer his love to wound your hearts Meditate returns answerable in some proportion to his sufferings Let us propagate our thankfulnesse into our lives and praise and honour God by doing his will So shall his will be done in earth as it is in heaven Let none who maketh profession of Christianity carry himself scandalously Muta nomen vel age fortiús 6. Forasmuch as Christ came into the world to save sinners and is a sufficient Mediatour able abundantly to save let us not seek unto any other Let us not go about to alienate any part of his office to conferre honour prerogative to him upon saints angels or images The Scripture speaketh expressely that in the later times some shall depart from the faith giving heed to seducing spirits and the doctrine of daemons 1. Tim. 4.1 Beza upon the last word of that comma thus commenteth Notum est quid hoc nomine Platonici presertim