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A75800	The spirituall use of an orchard, or garden of fruit-trees. Set forth in divers similitudes betweene naturall and spirituall fruit-trees, in their natures, and ordering, according to Scripture and experience. The second impression; with the addition of many similitudes. By Ra: Austen, author of the first part. By Ra: Austen, author of the first part.	Austen, Ralph, d. 1676.	1657 (1657)	Wing A4236; Thomason E915_8; ESTC R208885	172,355	230

of this inclosed Garden to enter into it those that did never yet feast nor banquet with Christ there nor so much as tast of any of his delicates O let them all take notice of these things and consider where they are and what they are a doing They are now in a dry and barren wildernesse where there is a dearth a scarcity and want of all profitable and pleasant things they are now with the prodigall feeding swine and grasping empty husks to satisfie themselves being ready to famish for want of foode while they might have bread enough and the fatted Calfe to feed upon if they will come into this pleasant Garden there they shall have a feast of fat things of wine on the lees wee l refined They shall have all that their hearts can desire Psal 37.5 they shall have joy and peace and full satisfactions there they shall have Christ and all his fulnesse made theirs there they shall have God for their Portion in whom they shall find infinitely more happinesse and satisfaction than in all the Creatures both in heaven and earth Therefore come into this Garden now even now while it is called to day and be partakers of the Profits and pleasures of it Vse 2 Let all those who dwell in this Garden inclosed and are partakers of all these great priviledges consider and admire the abundant love and kindnesse of God towards them and walke in some measure answerable thereunto There are some of the freinds of Christ with whom he feasts and banquets frequently letting them find the powerfull workings of his spirit establishing and refreshing their spirits in many discoveries of his love to them assurance of the pardon of sin freedome from Hell Sathan the condemning power of the Law or Covenant of workd c. discovering to them that all the waies and proceedings of his providences towards them are in Wisdome Love and Mercy to the increase of grace here and to fit them for glory hereafter his spirit witnessing and sealing unto them the unchangeable love of God in Christ in the Covenant of free grace whereby they have an habituall and well grounded assurance of their present state of happinesse and of their perseverance in it unto the end And then an exaltation unto infinite glory unto all Eternity These and such like are the dishes and dainties in the Feasts and Banquets that are found in this Garden inclosed the Church of God The sixtie fifth Observation in Nature THe husbandman does carefully fence his Orchard or Garden of fruit-trees round about he makes a Wall Pale hedg ditch or some fence or other on every side of his Garden that no Cattle nor any other enemies may anoy or hurt it This shadowes out unto as That The Church of God is encompassed Proposition shadowed and preserved by God himselfe The Prophet Esay speaking of the Lords Vineyard Chap. 5.2 saies He fenced it or as it is in the Margent he made a Wall about it that is he himselfe is about it Psal 125.2 As the hills are round about Jerusalem so is the Lord round about his people from henceforth even for ever All the Attributes of God are for the safty and preservation of his people Ps 5.12 With favour shalt thou compasse him as with a sheild so of his power wisdome faithfulnesse c. This was the hedg that Sathan saw was about Job chap. 1. ●0 Hast not thou made an hedg about him and about his house and about all that he hath on every side 2 Ki. 6.17 There were Charets and horses round about Esha which were Angels for the preservation of Elisha as the Prophet hath it Psal 68.17 the Charets of God are 20000 even thousands of Angels so the Angels are still ministring spirits to all the faithfull God gives them a charge to keep his people in all their waies Psal 91.11 The Church of God is called a Garden a garden compassed and fenced Cant. 4.12 a Garden inclosed is my sister my spouse This is sound and unspeakable consolation to all that feare God The Power Wisdome Love Mercy faithfulnesse of God even Vse 1 God himselfe compasseth them round about they dwell in God Job 17.21 and 1 Joh. 4.16 who or what then can hurt them or prevaile against them Souldiers within a strong impregnable Garison neede not feare a besieging enemy if they have all things necessary and convenient for them there so the people of God dwell in God in whom is all fulnesse Esay 33.16 He shall dwell on high his place of defence shall be the munition of Rocks bread shall be given him his waters shall be sure see here the safety of such as feare God The Tower wherein they are is so high that no enemy can possibly scale it neither can they undermine it it is built upon a Rock or Rocks and they have provision enough within bread and water by which is understood all the fulnesse of God given out both in temporals and spirituals so that the Gates of hell all the powers of men and devills combining together against them shall not prevaile over them nay their enemies shall be destroyed in their attempts for God is a Wall of fire round about his people Zeck 2.5 and a consuming fire Heb. 12.29 all the enemies of God and of his people shall be consumed by it So then we seethe safety and happinesse of all the trees of Gods inclosed Garden they are implanted into Christ they are inclosed and incompassed by God himselfe they shall be preserved from all evill and shall want no manner of thing that is good All the Attributes of God even God himselfe is a Brazen Wall a Wall of fire compassing them round about so that nothing shall hurt them And although their enemies sometimes may kill them yet they cannot hurt them Though possibly they may loose their heads yet they shall not loose an haire of their head Luk 21.16 17 18. Their losse for Christ is gaine The sixty sixt Observation in Nature WHen the husbandman dresseth up his Orchard or Garden and removes such trees and plants as are barren and unfruitfull or that bear naughty fruits and plants others in their roomes that are choice and speciall trees and gathers out the stones weeds rubbish and whatsoever is offensive and bestowes much time cost and labour in preparing and ordering all things in his Garden for his profit and delight men may judg by all these things that he intends to come settle himselfe Proposition shadowed and dwell there This shadowes out unto us That When God doth purg a Nation or place from persons and things that are offensive to him and brings in his owne people and worship in stead thereof this is an evident taken that God intends to dwell there God is infinite and is not included in one place more than another The Heaven of heavens cannot containe him 2 Chro. 6.18 yet he is said to dwell in some places rather than in others

the word of God See Observ in Nature 8. 22. The foure and fortieth Observation in Nature IN a Fruit-tree the Bigg and great Boughes are but a few in Number in respect of the small Boughes there are multitudes of little small Boughes branches and Twiggs upon a Tree for one great Bough Proposition shadowed This shadowes out unto us That The great persons in the world who are in Christ are but few in number in respect of the meaner sort Wee see by too much experience That the rich and great ones of the world for the most part refuse Christ Their licencious lives their walking according to the flesh sufficiently testify that such who so walke are in a Carnall state but those that follow Christ as his Disciples are generally of the meaner sort of persons The Apostle is expresse in this 1 Cor. 1.26 27. Ye see your calling Brethren how that not many wise men after the flesh not many Mighty not many Noble are called But Jam. 2.5 God hath chosen the poore of this world rich in faith and heires of the Kingdome which he hath promised to them that love him Joh. 7.48 Have any of the Rulers or Pharisees beleeved on him But the Poore receive the Gospell This calls aloud to all great persons to try and examine themselves Vse 1 whether they be in the faith Lest they be of the number of those who have their portion in this life There is no reason any one should envy or desire the condition Vse 2 of Carnall eminent persons That sparke or blaze of seeming glory may quickly be extinguished in everlasting darknesse The five and fortieth Observation in Nature THe Branches and Boughes of fruit-trees are tossed and shaken by the winds yet there is no danger of their falling while the Roote remaines firme in the Earth Hence we learne That Although believers are shaken by the winds of Temptations yet they cannot be overturned because they are fixed upon Christ Proposition shadowed We have no promise that we shall be free from Temptations tossings and shakings in this life but rather are foretold of them Joh. 16.33 In the world yee shall have tribulations but he of good cheare I have overcome the world But we have a sure promise that no Temptation shall be too hard for us 1 Cor. 10.13 The house built upon the Rocke shall stand against all the floods windes and stormes of Temptations Matth. 7.24 The faithfulnesse 1 Pet. 1.5 and all the Attributes of God are ingaged for our safety and deliverance 1 Cor. 10.13 God is faithfull who will not suffer you to be tempted above your strength but will give an issue to every Temptation that yee may beare it Job David Heman and many others we read were much shaken with windes and stormes of Temptations but yet they were all the while safe they were not overturned because they were fixed upon Christ they were Rooted in him So all the people of God are as Mount Sion which cannot be removed but abideth fast for ever Ps 125.1 Vse This is a ground of great Consolation to believers in their greatest Troubles Though they passe through the waters they shall not be drowned though they walke through the fire they shall not be burnt Esay 43.2 Though they as Branches of a tree are shaken and tossed this way and that way yet they shall not be overturned because they grow upon the Roote and their stock or Roote is stedfast and immoveable The six and fortieth Observation in Nature IRregular Buds or shoots of fruit-trees are easily rubbed or broken off at their first putting forth but if let alone they will grow great and strong soe that then it will be far wore difficult to cut or break them off The Proposition shadowed hereby is That Proposition shadowed Sinfull thoughts and motions in the soule are most easily supprest at their first rising If we give way to the motions of Corruption within us they will grow gather strengrh be much more hard to master bring downe than at their first stirrings Solomon upon this Accompt adviseth to be aware and to leave off Contention in the beginning so soone as it begins to appeare Prov. 17.14 The Children of Mysticall Babilon must be dasht in peeces soe soone as they are borne If a Poole of water begin to break the Bank its wisdome to stop the breach suddenly els it quickly growes wider and more hard to be done Diseases are more easily cured at first then when they have got strength so spirituall diseases Vse It s a great point of spirituall wisdome to watch over the heart to suppresse risings of Lusts and Corruptions quickly And therefore let us take and observe Solomons advice Prov. 4.23 to keepe the heart with all diligence for out of it are the issues of life The seven and fortieth Observation in Nature FRom one fruit tree are sometime● taken Grafts for many trees which being ingrafted upon severall stocks multitudes of other Trees are thereby propagated and increased which also beare store of good fruits Proposition shadowed That The Instructions of one godly person Proposition shadowed sometimes are effectuall by the spirit to the implanting of many into Christ As one sinner destroyeth much good Prov. 9.18 so often one good man is the Instrument and meanes of much good God makes use of him for the conversion of many unto God He turnes many to righteousnesse Dan 12.3 Many Grafts of good Motion counsels and Instructions are sometimes taken from one good man which take hold and grow in the minds of many others as long as they live Grafts taken from that excellent fruit-tree the Apostle Peter were effectuall to the ingrafting of many into Christ Acts 2.37.41 The same day there were added unto them about 3000 soules And againe Acts 4.4 Many of them which heard the word believed and the number of the men were about 5000. Their Counsels and Instructions were ingrafted into their Minds as the Apostle speaks James 1.21 Receive with meeknesse the Ingrafted word The word takes hold and rooting in the heart as a Graft in the stock which growes there and brings forth fruit Col. 1.6 The Gospell is come unto you and bringeth forth fruit Good Mysticall fruit-trees holy men afford many good Grafts Pr. 15.4 a wholsome Tongue is a tree of life which affords many good Grafts whereby many other fruit-trees are increased of the same kind Trees of righteousnesse of the Lords planting Es 61.3 which beare store of good fruits to the husbandman Vse 1 This should ingage us to shew love and reverence to holy men not only for that they beare the Image of God upon their spirits and bring forth good fruits But also for that they are the meanes of so much good to others Who by their Prayers Preaching Printing Instructions Government and good examples are instruments and meanes of bringing many soules to God of Ingrafting and multiplying fruit-trees in Gods inclosed

printing Bookes communicating their Talents for the good of others by their Almes and acts of charity and love to their brethren and to all by their good Examples which shine forth as lights in the world directing others They are profitable to others both in privative and positive respects wicked persons who live amongst them are often spared for their sakes the Tares are suffered to grow because amongst the Wheat yea and share of many positive outward blessings for their sakes Laban and his family shared of the blessings powred downe upon Jacob Gen. 30.27 which Laban acknowledged I have learned saith he by experience that the Lord hath blessed me for thy sake So Potiphar had many outward blessings for Iosephs sake likewise Pharaoh and all his Court fared the better because of Ioseph he and his house had a full Table when others perished with hunger Yea Godlinesse and Godly men are profitable to all purposes 1 Tim. 4.8 having the promise of the life that now is and of that which is to come Hence we may conclude the madnesse and unreasonablenesse Vse 1 of all unregenerate persons who hate the godly and persecute them continually although they are their best freinds preserving them from many Judgments and procuring to them many temporall blessings every man naturally seekes the destruction of things dangerous and deadly to him but who but unreasonable men will seek to destroy things usefull and profitable to them yea persons and things without which they cannot subsist for were the Godly taken out of the world a floud of fire would quickly consume the wicked A whole City was preserved for a time for Lots sake Gen. 19.22 I cannot do any thing till thou be come to Zoar. Vse 2 This should make every one to love and cherish these profitable Trees where ever they grow and to defend them from spoyle or hurt as much as in us lies When Onesimus was ingrafted into Christ then he became profitable both to Paul and to others Epistle to Philemon 10 11. Now profitable both to thee and me so that Paul requires of Philemon to accompt of him now not as a servant but as a brother even as of Paul himselfe vers 12. So that we should love the people of God not only because they are belov'd of God and beare his Image and are fellow brethren and fellow Members with us but also because they are so many waies profitable The seventy sixth Observation in Nature THe sower and bitter sap of the wild stocke which is ingrafted runs through all the whole tree into the body boughes branches buds leaves blossomes fruits and does something a Although the graft changes the sap of the wild stock into its owne Nature yet not totally a tang of the wild nature remaines imbase the fruits making them lesse pleasant and sweete yet the fruits are good and acceptable fruits This shadowes out unto us That Proposition shadowed The most spirituall actings of believers tast of corrupt nature which notwithstanding are acceptable unto God The soule and spirit of man is the stock into which the word of God and Principles of grace are ingrafted and these drawing and making use of the sap life strength and powers of the soule in all the faculties doe change them into their owne spirituall nature in a great measure yet not totally even as the a Of this see more pa. 119. Observ 59. naturall grafts of a good and pleasant nature do change the sap vertue and strength of the wild and sower stockes so much thereof as the Grafts draw into their owne nature in a great measure but not wholly Though Christ and his graces dwell in his people yet corruption in a measure abides there also and this corruption runs through the whole man and is mixed with all our thoughts words and actings though they proceed from the principles and habits of grace fixed in the soule by the spirit of God as some noxious or hurtfull quality in the Liver mixeth it selfe with the blood and staines it throughout all the body Spirituall acts as they proceed from the spirit of God Principles of grace and are done in love to God and directed to right ends are pure and perfect these fruits have a pleasant tast with God the husbandman yet as they proceed from us and are acted in and through the faculties of the soule where Corruptions and imperfections reside they are imperfect This mixture of corruptions with our services and duties was typified in the offerings of the people Exod 28.38 Aaron a type of Christ bore the iniquity of the holy things And the Prophet Esay upon this accompt pronounces all our best righteousnesses to be as filthy raggs Esay 64.6 The Apostle also knowing this complained of it Rom. 7.21 I find a Law that when I would do good evill is present with me All believers know and find this by continuall Experience Vse 1 This shewes the vanity and unsoundnesse of that Doctrine that maintaines good workes as meritorious and meanes of Justification but let us looke unto Christ our high Priest to beare the imperfections of our best workes The consideration of this may be a meanes to pull downe the high thoughts of such as are lifted up in looking upon their Gifts Vse 2 of Nature acquired abilities graces and best workes in regard Corruption runnes through all these and staines them our purest wine is mixt with water and our best fruits are but bitter-sweets This should make us rejoice in and admire the infinite love of Vse 3 God in Christ who notwithstanding all imperfections and failings accepts and likes yea and is delighted with the duties and services of his people Love covereth all sins Prov. 10.12 Though the Church and every believing soule be black and spotted as the Moone through the staines of Corruptions yet such is the love of Christ that he over lookes all as though nothing were amisse Can. 4.7 Thou art faire my love there is no spot in thee The seventie seventh Observation in Nature IN Fruit-trees are two Natures the one of the sower wild stock the other of the pleasant graft Now these two natures being in one body strive together as all contraries joined do to convert each other into its owne kind or nature a Even as hot water and cold being mixed these qualities strive to change each other and that which is most powerfull prevailes but the Nature of the graft is predominant and converts the sap that it drawes into its owne nature though not totally See pag. 119. This Observation shadowes out unto us That There is a continuall combate betweene grace and nature in every regenerate person but grace prevailes Every believer by engrafting into Christ Proposition shadowed receives another nature the Divine Nature 2 Pet. 1.4 which abides in the soule together w th the other the corrupt nature which it had before Now these two natures being contary oppose one another all our lives long