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A73905 Three sermons preached by that learned and reuerend diuine, Doctor Eedes, sometimes dean of Worcester, for their fitnesse vnto the present time, now published by Robert Horn ... Eedes, Richard, 1555-1604. 1627 (1627) STC 7527; ESTC S100344 78,692 109

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holiness_n and_o purge_v from_o the_o lust_n of_o concupiscence_n which_o be_v the_o lust_n of_o those_o which_o know_v not_o god_n 1_o thes_n 4.4_o 5._o which_o work_n of_o reformation_n though_o it_o shall_v be_v hinder_v by_o many_o as_o the_o second_o temple_n at_o jerusalem_n have_v many_o adversary_n neh._n 4.1_o 2_o 7_o 8_o &_o 2.19_o 20._o yet_o shall_v it_o proceed_v to_o the_o perfection_n of_o the_o body_n of_o christ_n as_o that_o other_o building_n go_v forward_o and_o be_v finish_v notwithstanding_o all_o that_o either_o malice_n or_o craft_n can_v do_v against_o it_o only_o let_v we_o not_o hinder_v it_o ourselves_o by_o live_v in_o uncleanness_n and_o by_o neglect_v to_o purge_v ourselves_o that_o we_o may_v be_v a_o peculiar_a people_n to_o god_n zealous_a of_o good_a work_n tit._n 2.14_o and_o what_o we_o believe_v let_v we_o practice_v we_o believe_v a_o holy_a catholic_a church_n let_v we_o therefore_o practice_v holiness_n that_o our_o practice_n be_v not_o against_o our_o faith_n let_v we_o labour_n to_o be_v holy_a as_o he_o be_v holy_a that_o have_v call_v us._n 1_o peter_n 1.15_o 16._o and_o see_v he_o have_v wash_v we_o who_o have_v give_v himself_o for_o we_o let_v we_o not_o plunge_v ourselves_o again_o in_o the_o mire_n ephes_n 5.25_o 26._o to_o wit_n in_o the_o mire_n of_o our_o first_o corrupt_a nature_n verse_n 22._o in_o who_o you_o all_o be_v build_v together_o for_o a_o habitation_n of_o god_n through_o the_o spirit_n for_o who_o will_v prepare_v for_o a_o great_a man_n his_o friend_n in_o a_o foul_a house_n or_o lodge_v he_o in_o a_o stable_n and_o be_v any_o person_n great_a or_o friend_n better_o to_o we_o then_o god_n or_o be_v any_o house_n or_o room_n of_o the_o house_n foul_a than_o a_o unpurged_a conscience_n and_o what_o stable_n be_v more_o loathsome_a than_o the_o loathsome_a stable_n or_o rather_o sty_v of_o a_o wicked_a heart_n but_o how_o do_v god_n dwell_v in_o we_o resp_n ministerial_o by_o his_o word_n and_o sacrament_n and_o principal_o by_o his_o spirit_n for_o his_o word_n therefore_o see_v he_o dwell_v in_o we_o by_o it_o we_o must_v resolve_v to_o give_v to_o it_o as_o to_o himself_o our_o best_a entertainment_n lodging_n it_o in_o the_o best_a room_n of_o the_o house_n the_o heart_n and_o not_o in_o the_o outhouse_n of_o the_o ear_n and_o for_o the_o sacrament_n chief_o that_o of_o the_o supper_n the_o chamber_n must_v be_v trim_v wherein_o christ_n will_v eat_v that_o sacrament_n with_o his_o disciple_n mark_v 14.15_o 16._o and_o for_o that_o which_o be_v chief_a and_o express_v in_o my_o text_n the_o spirit_n see_v it_o be_v the_o spirit_n of_o god_n and_o very_a god_n we_o must_v take_v heed_n how_o we_o sin_n against_o it_o that_o be_v the_o good_a motion_n of_o it_o in_o our_o heart_n wilful_o and_o despiteful_o for_o that_o be_v a_o sickness_n to_o death_n for_o which_o there_o be_v no_o physic_n by_o repentance_n this_o be_v a_o sin_n of_o man_n enlighten_v with_o the_o truth_n the_o gentile_n without_o god_n can_v commit_v it_o neither_o the_o jew_n that_o be_v without_o christ_n a_o sin_n wherein_o a_o man_n fall_v away_o general_o and_o malicious_o from_o god_n yea_o for_o ever_o and_o utter_o from_o he_o in_o all_o the_o effect_n of_o a_o reprobate_a heart_n and_o heart_n that_o can_v repent_v this_o be_v that_o great_a sin_n which_o satan_n have_v so_o black_v that_o it_o can_v never_o be_v make_v white_a a_o sin_n that_o shall_v not_o be_v forgive_v to_o a_o man_n either_o in_o this_o world_n or_o in_o the_o world_n to_o come_v that_o be_v never_o mat._n 12.32_o quest_n but_o be_v not_o the_o sin_n against_o the_o holy_a ghost_n a_o sin_n against_o the_o father_n and_o son_n as_o well_o as_o he_o ans_fw-fr this_o sin_n if_o we_o consider_v the_o person_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n it_o be_v no_o more_o against_o it_o than_o it_o be_v against_o the_o person_n of_o the_o father_n and_o the_o son_n but_o because_o the_o holy_a ghost_n immediate_o both_o convince_v conscience_n and_o enlighten_v it_o therefore_o when_o we_o sin_n against_o knowledge_n and_o the_o light_n of_o our_o heart_n we_o be_v say_v proper_o and_o direct_o to_o sin_n not_o against_o the_o father_n or_o son_n but_o holy_a ghost_n but_o a_o christian_n may_v sin_v against_o the_o spirit_n though_o in_o a_o far_o lesser_a degree_n of_o sin_n against_o he_o then_o by_o this_o which_o be_v so_o bitter_o offensive_a against_o all_o his_o grace_n in_o our_o heart_n to_o know_v how_o we_o must_v first_o know_v how_o and_o in_o what_o respect_n the_o holy_a ghost_n may_v be_v say_v to_o dwell_v in_o a_o christian_a or_o god_n by_o he_o and_o this_o be_v not_o in_o regard_n of_o substance_n for_o the_o whole_a substance_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n which_o can_v be_v divide_v can_v be_v shut_v up_o within_o the_o body_n or_o soul_n of_o man_n but_o in_o respect_n of_o some_o particular_a work_n or_o operation_n now_o a_o christian_a may_v sin_v against_o this_o work_n of_o the_o spirit_n in_o he_o either_o when_o grace_n be_v offer_v and_o not_o accept_v of_o or_o accept_v of_o and_o not_o well_o use_v for_o example_n grace_n be_v offer_v to_o the_o old_a world_n by_o noah_n and_o he_o warn_v they_o for_o a_o hundred_o and_o twenty_o year_n by_o prepare_v the_o ark_n but_o they_o have_v neither_o ear_n to_o hear_v it_o nor_o hand_n to_o receive_v it_o and_o so_o the_o ark_n that_o be_v the_o time_n of_o repentance_n offer_v by_o it_o condemn_v they_o heb._n 11.7_o sodom_n be_v exhort_v to_o repentance_n by_o just_a lot_n and_o a_o pleasant_a land_n yet_o she_o reject_v the_o spirit_n that_o speak_v by_o these_o unto_o she_o 2_o pet._n 2.6_o
word_n into_o our_o heart_n as_o into_o some_o prisonhouse_n hold_v the_o truth_n in_o unrighteousness_n rom._n 1.18_o or_o behead_v it_o as_o john_n be_v in_o prison_n mat._n 14.10_o second_o if_o we_o shall_v not_o receive_v a_o great_a man_n our_o friend_n cheerful_o or_o with_o good_a welcome_n we_o shall_v give_v he_o good_a cause_n with_o contempt_n to_o pass_v by_o we_o another_o time_n so_o if_o we_o shall_v not_o receive_v glad_o and_o willing_o the_o spirit_n of_o comfort_n how_o can_v we_o but_o drive_v away_o the_o comforter_n if_o we_o do_v not_o flow_v unto_o he_o as_o the_o sea_n after_o such_o a_o ebb_n and_o low-water_n of_o knowledge_n and_o true_a goodness_n how_o can_v we_o retain_v that_o god_n who_o will_v not_o tarry_v any_o while_n but_o where_o he_o find_v a_o cheerful_a giver_n three_o though_o a_o man_n receive_v his_o great_a friend_n into_o his_o best_a room_n yet_o if_o he_o do_v not_o dress_v up_o those_o room_n and_o make_v they_o sweet_a remove_v all_o noisome_a savour_n he_o shall_v great_o offend_v that_o person_n his_o friendly_a stranger_n so_o though_o we_o shall_v receive_v the_o spirit_n into_o our_o heart_n in_o some_o grace_n yet_o if_o we_o prepare_v not_o for_o his_o come_n nor_o make_v ready_a our_o heart_n for_o his_o abode_n among_o we_o remove_v our_o filthy_a and_o unsavoury_a sin_n that_o offend_v so_o much_o how_o can_v we_o but_o give_v just_a occasion_n to_o that_o same_o spirit_n to_o forsake_v we_o for_o what_o great_a despit_n can_v be_v offer_v to_o the_o spirit_n of_o grace_n and_o of_o glory_n then_o to_o see_v sin_n his_o most_o deadly_a enemy_n in_o his_o own_o habitation_n 1_o sam._n 2.32_o four_o though_o a_o man_n receive_v some_o great_a man_n his_o friend_n into_o a_o house_n sweep_v and_o garnish_v that_o be_v well_o prepare_v for_o he_o yet_o if_o afterward_o he_o bring_v his_o enemy_n the_o great_a he_o have_v to_o outface_v he_o and_o to_o vex_v he_o in_o the_o same_o place_n how_o can_v he_o but_o be_v move_v against_o and_o offend_v with_o such_o a_o host_n so_o though_o we_o entertain_v the_o spirit_n for_o a_o time_n in_o some_o good_a motion_n and_o in_o a_o heart_n reform_v in_o many_o thing_n as_o herod_n be_v yet_o if_o after_o some_o time_n we_o return_v be_v thus_o wash_v to_o our_o wallow_v again_o in_o the_o mire_n and_o begin_v to_o lick_v up_o the_o vomit_n that_o we_o cast_v how_o can_v we_o think_v to_o retain_v the_o spirit_n and_o this_o form_n of_o sin_v together_o for_o as_o if_o one_o shall_v set_v up_o a_o rebel_n in_o that_o king_n own_o dominion_n so_o be_v they_o who_o bring_v sin_n into_o the_o heart_n god_n own_o throne_n or_o further_o into_o any_o of_o their_o outward_a sense_n his_o own_o dominion_n do_v vex_v he_o as_o it_o be_v at_o home_n in_o his_o own_o possession_n five_o though_o one_o receive_v a_o noble_a man_n into_o a_o fair_a and_o well_o furnish_v house_n and_o possess_v he_o quiet_o of_o it_o yet_o if_o he_o provide_v not_o convenient_o for_o his_o person_n and_o train_n how_o can_v he_o please_v he_o so_o who_o can_v please_v the_o spirit_n though_o he_o make_v never_o so_o godly_a a_o show_n of_o be_v zealous_a in_o the_o law_n if_o he_o abridge_v he_o of_o the_o diet_n and_o ordinary_a that_o belong_v to_o his_o good_a keep_n in_o he_o if_o he_o care_v not_o to_o nourish_v his_o good_a motion_n at_o sermon_n and_o in_o the_o point_n of_o hear_v scantle_v he_o by_o attend_v upon_o the_o word_n but_o at_o certain_a time_n only_o and_o so_o become_v as_o master_n latimer_n merry_o say_v but_o a_o straw-berry-hearer_n and_o may_v not_o the_o spirit_n say_v to_o such_o as_o christ_n to_o those_o on_o his_o left-hand_a at_o the_o last_o day_n i_o be_v hungry_a and_o you_o feed_v i_o not_o thirsty_a and_o you_o give_v i_o no_o drink_n mat._n 25.42_o last_o though_o this_o great_a man_n shall_v be_v receive_v in_o all_o condition_n and_o manner_n answerable_a to_o his_o great_a place_n and_o company_n yet_o 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