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A52574	New-Englands duty and interest to be an habitation of justice and mountain of holiness containing doctrine, caution, & comfort : with something relating to the restaurations, reformations, and benedictions promised to the church and world in the latter dayes : with grounds of hope, that America in general & New-England in particular may may have a part therein : preached to the General Assembly of the Province of the Massachusetts-Bay, at the anniversary election, May 25, 1698 / by Nicholas Noyes ...	Noyes, Nicholas, 1647-1717.	1698 (1698)	Wing N1461; ESTC R16814	53,865	112

so far as it was of moral Equity it ought to be observed in Christian States and Caeteris paribus and Consideratis Considerandis is of Excellent use to all Lawgivers and Judges to the end of the world for that People were under a Theocrasy and their judicial Laws were of divine legislation for the most part If any were otherwise they had at least divine approbation The moral law is all of it of everlasting equity and amiableness as we have shewed as Holy Righteous and Good in Paul's time as in Moses's time Rom. 7.12 And in our times as in Moses's or Pauls For till heaven and earth pass one jot or title of the law shall in no wise pass Math. 5.18 The Assemblies reflection on this text is How much more needful is this Doctrine when men would make all the law void and not obligatory to believers Its Historys are our Examples either of imitation or caution 1 Cor. 10. Now these things were our Examples that is saith the English Annotations God set the punishment of those Israelites as a glass or image before us that we in them might see what we may expect if we sin as they did In the following verses the Apostle dehorts from Idolatry ●ornication Tempting Christ and the sin of Murmuring from ●●amples of caution written of old But saith the Apostle they were written for our Admonition upon whom the ends of the world are come v. 11 So Heb. 3.19 compared with Heb. 4.1 So we see that they could not enter in because of unbelief Let us therefore ●●ar c. So Esau's Example of selling his birth right for one morsel is urged by way of caution Heb. 12.16 We have also Examples of Imitation taken out of the Old Testament improv'd in the New So in Heb. 11. The Examples of Antediluvian Patriarchs and Postdiluvian Patriarchs and Kings Priests and Prophets Judges and Military Commanders all famous for Exploits of Faith Worship and Obedience are set before Christians for Imitation And the Apostle argues from them Heb. 12.1 That Cloud of Witnesses are to be followed by Christians as the Cloud was followed by the Israelites in the Wilderness So Peter urgeth the Example of holy Women of old and of Sarah in Particular for to teach Christian Women Subjection to their Husbands Conjugal Chastity and Modesty of Apparel So Abrahams faith and his justification by it is set forth for an Example to Christians for their imitation Rom. 4.4 Now it was not written for his sake alone that it was imputed to him but for us also to whom it shall be imputed if we believe The like may be said of Promises and Threatnings which are found Originally in the Old Testament but improved in the New Testament Of Promises some that seem National others Personal are by way of Analogy transferred to Christian People as if they had been made nextly and directly to them So Eph. 6.1 2. The Apostle Exhorting Christian Children to obey honour their Parents urgeth them to this duty 1. By the Intrinsical Goodness and Immutable and Eternal Equity is in what he Exhorts them to Children obey your Parents in the Lord for this is right 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Just 2. By the Authority of the fifth Commandment 3. By the Promise annexed for this is the first Commandment with promise i. e. the first of the Second Table for the second Command hath promise annexed to it Showing mercy to thousands viz. of Generations of them that love me and keep my Commandments i. e. Ordinances and Institutions means of Worship free from Superstition mens Inventions and Will worship When the Apostle saith the first Command with promise he refers to those words that thy days may be long in the Land which the Lord thy God giveth thee Which words in their next intention are directed to Jewish Children and mean a long and happy life in the Land of Canaan but the Apostle writing to the Children of the Church at Ephesus that had nothing to do with the Land of Canaan alters the words by Analogy and makes the promise run that it may be well with thee and that thou mayst live long upon the Earth So the promise made nextly to Joshua Josh 1.5 I will never leave thee nor forsake thee is by way of Analogical Accommodation transferred to Christians Heb. 13.5 So Davids confident conclusion Psal 118.6 The Lord is on my side I will not fear What can man do unto me is drawn into argumentation Heb. 13.6 And the words that Solomon sp●ke to his Son Prov. 3.11 is said to speak to the Christian Hebrews Heb. 12.5 Ye have forgotten the Exhortation or that consolatory Exhortation which speaketh unto you as Children My Son dispise not thou the Chastening of the Lord. Of Threatnings also applied by Analogy Heb. 4.7.9 11. I shall on this head only further show that Prophesies in the Old Testament are of use to Christians they help us in the belief of New-Testament Prophesies many of them being already accomplisht others also of them agree with Those in the Revelation and illustrate one another as the Text and the interpretation So also 2 Pet. 3.13 We according to his promise look for New Heavens and a New Earth wherein dwelleth Righteousness and many Prophesies in the Old Testament that flourish in expressions literally expressing temporal felicity yet were intended as Prophetick Types of Spiritual Blessings under the Messias And they had some kind of accomplishment in Temporal Deliverances Peace Plenty c. before the Coming of Christ but were more fully accomplisht in Spiritual Redemption and the Spiritual Priviledges Benefits and Graces Enjoy'd in the Churches of Christ If we consider what cognation there is between History and Prophesy it will not seem strange For Prophesie is History antedated and History is Postdated Prophesie the same thing is told in both If therefore the History of the Old Testament is Example to us and instructive to us so must needs be Prophesy And many things in the Old Testament are first set forth in Prophesy and afterward in History either of them yea both of them beneficial to the Church Besides Prophesies for the most part contain Promises or Threatnings in them And therefore if Old-Testament Promises and Threatnings are of use and may be by way of accommodation applied to us so may the Prophesies also I have insisted the larger on the foregoing head not only to show how genuine the Doctrines raised from the Text are and to strengthen the foundation on which I build the Superstructure of the Application I further intend but to vindicate the just Reputation of the Sacred Scriptures of the Old Testament from the indignity done them by those that speak of them as of things formerly useful but now antiquated and out of date as also for the benefit of those that esteem them by way of Direction how to use them that the Old and New-Testament may be used by us as two breasts of Sacred

New-Englands Duty and Interest To be an Habitation of JUSTICE AND Mountain of HOLINESS Containing Doctrine Caution Comfort WITH Something relating to the RESTAURATIONS REFORMATIONS and BENEDICTIONS Promised to the Church and World in the latter dayes With grounds of Hope that America in General New-England in Particular may have a Part therein Preached to the General Assembly of the Province of the Massachusetts-Bay at the Anniversary ELECTION May 25. 1698. By NICHOLAS NOYES Teacher of the Church at Salem Published by Order of Authority BOSTON in New-England Printed by Bartholomew Green and John Allen. Printers to the Governour Council 1698. Isa 1. v. 26. Afterward thou shalt be called the City of Righteousness the faithful City Luke 1. v. 75 In Holiness and Righteousness before Him all the dayes of our Life 2 Pet. 1.20 Knowing this first that no Prophesy of the Scripture is of any Private Interpretation Psalm 86.9 All Nations whom Thou hast made shall come and worship before Thee O Lord. Si est Gens quam non fecit Deus Non adorabit eum nulla est autem Gens quam non fecit Deus quia fontem omnium Gentium Adam Evam fecit Deus Omnes ergo Gentes fecit Deus Omnes ergo Gentes venient adorabunt Augustin in locum Psalm 100. v. 1. Make a Joyful noise unto the Lord all ye Lands Jam jubilat Domino universa Terra et Quod adhuc non jubilat Jubilabit Augustin in locum The Epistle Dedicatory To His EXCELLENCY RICHARD Earl of Bellomont AND Lord COOTE Colooney in the Kingdom of Ireland GOVERNOUR Of New-England New-York New Hampshire and Vice-Admiral of those Seas May it Please Your Excellency IT is recorded in the Holy Scriptures that the Gospel of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ though it was of great importance and concernment to all People yet it pleased God that it should by one of the Evangelists be directed in a special manner to a single Person called the most Excellent Theophilus as in Luke 1.6 I write unto thee most excellent Theophilus that thou mayest know the certainty of those things wherein thou hast been instructed Theophilus signifies A lover of God It is conceived by learned and pious Interpreters to be the proper Name of an Eminent Person who had been Converted to the Christian Faith at Antioch where the followers of Christ were first called Christians and the title Most Excellent given to him renders it very probable that he was in a chief place of Magistracy in that eminent City if not Governour of the whole Province for we read not of that style Most Excellent given to any but such as were Governours of Provinces such as Faelix Festus who were successively Governours of Judea as in Act. 23.25 Claudius Lysias to the most Excellent Governour Faelix c. So why might not this Theophilus be Governour of Syria by the special Providence of God raised up to such a Dignity that by the influence of his Example and Authority he might be a means under God for the Propagation and Progression of Christianity unto many others In like manner this Ensuing Sermon containing one great end of the Gospel of Christ viz. That all Christians should Serve the Lord in Holiness and Righteousness before Him all the dayes of our lives Luke 1.75 It is now presented to Your Self as to our most Excellent Theophilus in concurrence with all New England bowing down themselves before You as to our Governour sent from God and the King We give thanks to God for Your safe Arrival Per varios Casus Per tot discrimina rerum Now as God hath been with those Worthy men whom He hath graciously vouchsafed to bestow on this People to bear Rule over them particularly the Honorable William Stoughton Esq Lieutenant Governour and our Worthy Patriots assisting in Council whose Integrity we can't but remember at all times with Gratitude So we pray for Gods gracious Presence with Your Excellency and His more abundant Blessing upon Your Person Government that the end thereof may be attained that this People may live a quiet and peaceable life in all Godliness Honesty The good report of Your Personal qualifications Your Publick appearing for Securing of the Liberties of our dear England and Your good beginnings of Reformation at New-York where You first landed have filled our hopes and raised our Expectations that You are sent from God and are coming amongst us in the Spirit and Power of that Excellent Governour Nehemiah of whom it was said He was a man that came to seek the Welfare of the Children of Israel Neh. 2 10. W●●ch was a grief to their Enemies but matter of great rejoycing to that good People in their afflicted and low condition This People of New England are a People whom God hath Signally owned blessed in our first former times our Fathers coming into these ends of the Earth not upon any Worldly design but meerly on the account of Religion they had much of the gracious Presence of God with them in their Planting and Building Work and in laying the Foundations in Church Common wealth and in the additional blessings of Heaven Earth and Sea Land So that from a day of small things New England in a few years was grown up to be a thriving and flourishing Plantation But alas we their Successors have not answered the Lords Expectation or our own Profession but as we have been multiplyed encreased so we have Sinned and provoked the Lord to anger against us so that of late years He hath Severely witnessed against us by the variety of His Judgments in a Successive way and for a long time So that we are at present an Afflicted poor People greatly diminished impoverished and brought very low through Oppression Affliction and Sorrow as it is in Psal 107. from v. 33 to 42. And as yet it was said of the People of Israel when they were in a distressed condition that the Lord gave them Saviours Neh. 9.27 And with respect unto the latter dayes it is foretold That Saviours shall come up on Mount Sion and the Kingdom shall be the Lords Obad. the last v. This hath been frequently done in these latter times in some degree as might be shewed in many instances it may Suffice to mention Your Grandfather of blessed Memory who was raised up under God with an Heroick Spirit to be the Saviour of Ireland in the day of their distress in 1641. and we hope in God that He hath sent Your Self amongst us as a Saviour to New England bringing with You an Olive Branch of PEACE as a good Omen that the deluge of our Calamities is abated and our hopes encreased that yet New England may live in the sight of God and that under the Shadow of Your Government we may yet be revived and the work of God amongst us be renewed by degrees unto a more flourishing Condition than hitherto that