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A54660 Needful counsel for lukewarm Christians being a consideration of some part of the message sent to the angel of the church in Laodicea / by Charles Phelpes ... Phelpes, Charles. 1672 (1672) Wing P1981; ESTC R35387 186,481 284

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even of all the Glory of God of which we came short by sinning against God he hath restored that which he took not away Heb. 9. 12. so as that in him there is helpfulness and Salvation for us when we have rendred our selves vile and brought our selves into a loathsome condition he is the fountaine of life of living waters of Grace and truth the treasury and store-house of all Gods fulness for us that he may dispense thereof to us according to our various wants and capacities and that of his fulness we may receive and Grace for Grace indeed he is the beginning and end of this new Creation the Author and finisher of the faith whose hands have laid the foundation and whose hands shall finish it and he shall bring up the top-stone with shouting and crying Grace Grace to it Rev. 1. 8 11. Zech. 4. 7 9 Heb. 12. 2. This is the Counseller the Counseller of peace that giveth this gracious and useful Counsel on him resteth the Spirit of Counsel and might and his name is Wonderful Counseller the Mighty God the Everlasting father the Prince of peace one who died for us and in his Cross and Testimony the Amen the faithful and True wi●ness of of the fathers graciousness and faithfulness and him in whom all the promises are established and ascertained and the beginning of the Creation of God one in whom is all help and healing for us Isa 11. 2 3. 9. 6. Oh that we may hear his Counsel and receive his instruction that we may be wise in the latter end Prov. 8 14 19 20. 2. We have next to consider and speak to the person or persons counselled both whom and what manner of Persons this blessed Counseller giveth this needful and good Counsel to 1. To whom and that is directly and expresly to the Angel of the Church of the Laodiceans a Church still our Saviour calleth it though it was so greatly polluted that it was threatned to be spued out of the mouth of Christ And so the Corinthians to whom the Apostle writeth are called the Church of God at Corinth concerning whom or some amongst them the Apostle thus speaketh I fear least when I come I shall not find you such as I would and that I shall be found unto you such as you would not least there be debates envyings wraths str●●es backbitings wisperings swellings tumults and lest when I come again my God will humble me among you and that I shall bewail many which have sinned already and have not repented of the uncleanness and fornieation and lasciviousness which they have committed 2 Cor. 1. 1. w●th Chap. 12. 20 21. see also Gal. 1. 2. Rev. 3. 1 2. 2 Thes 2. 4. To the Angel of this Church he directly speaketh that is to their Messenger or Messengers Mal. 2. 7. Rev. 2. 24. to those that were over them in the Lord and did or should go before them in the word of the Lord Chap. 1. 20. and this Counsel is given to the Angel in the first place Because by their office and furniture they are Ministers of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God and it is required of them that they be found faithful in communicating to others what is given and imparted to them for their good 1 Cor. 4. 1 2. They are set to watch for the Souls of others as they that must give an account Heb. 13. 17. And to them first to signifie that they are first to re-receive from Christ what they give and communicate to others they also are to be swift to hear slow to speak that they may speak his words they are first to hear what he speaketh to them and to eat his words consider them digest them meditate on them Receive in their Heart all the words he speaketh unto them in his Testimony and hear them with their ears and then go and speak to his people and cause them to hear his words that so they go not before they are sent for what have they worthy communicating but what they receive Ezek. 2. 7 10. 3. 1 3 10 11 17. Rev. 10. 9. And to them because they themselves might be polluted with this distemper and be lukewarm and through their slothfulness and negligence doing the work of the Lord negligently they might be some occasion of this distemper in the Church as our Saviour signifieth that while the servants also slept the enemy came and sowed tares Matt. 13. 25. And to them first might this Epistle be sent and counsel given that they might judge and take shame to themselves and receive reproof and be recovered and when they themselves did repent and were converted they might be instruments of returning restoring and strengthening their brethren as Luk. 22. 32. And yet also this counsel was given to the whole Church in Laodicea as appeareth in that Jesus Christ giveth instruction to John that what he saw he should write in a book and send it unto the Seven Churches which are in Asia unto Ephesus and unto Laodicea Yea the instruction and counsel given to this Church is needful to be minded and considered by the residue of the Churches yea and to be heard by every one that hath an Ear as is signified Rev. 3. 22. He that hath an Ear let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the Churches 2. And to what manner of persons this counsel is given we may be helped to see and understand in what followeth Vers 15. I know thy works By knowing here is not only meant a seeing and understanding what they were and of what nature for so he seeth and knoweth all things Joh. 21. 17. Nor at all an owning and approving them Indeed the word know doth many times signify approve as the Lord knoweth the way of the righteous he owneth it and will preserve it for ever as opposed to the perishing of the way of the ungodly Psal 1. 6. And so the Lord knoweth them that are his that come unto and abide upon the foundation of God 2 Tim. 2. 19. So 1 Cor. 8. 3. Joh. 10. 27. But in this sense he did not know their works for their works were not perfect before him as Rev. 3. 2. But hereby know is meant I take notice off and wistly observe thy works I consider them and the nature and quality of them In this sense it is often to be taken both as with respect to God and men So with respect to God and by him it is said Hos 13. 5. I did know thee in the Wilderness namely he did then take notice of them to provide for them and take care of them and rebuke and chasten them as need was So the Psalmist it seemeth useth considering and knowing as words of a like signification when he saith thou hast considered my trouble thou hast known my soul in adversities Psal 31. 7. So with respect to men As not knowing minding considering taking notice that the goodness of God leadeth thee to