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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A33300	Christian good-fellowship, or, Love and good works held forth in a sermon preached at Michael's Cornhill London before the gentlemen natives of Warwickshire at their feast November the 30, 1654 / by Samuell Clarke.	Clarke, Samuel, 1599-1682.	1655 (1655)	Wing C4505; ESTC R26025	19,446	26

persecution upon this ground because he is faithfull that hath promised and thereupon in this Verse of my Text hee shewes how they may be furthered therein viz. If they would consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works Wherein we have 1. The duty pointed out Let us consider one another 2. The end of the duty To provoke unto love and to good works Let us consider one another the words in the Originall are {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} Observemus Let us observe one another It doth not barely signifie to look into or consider Sed magno studio mentem in rem intendere But to bend the mind with the greatest study and diligence that can be to find out a matter To provoke {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} which word is taken two waies in Scripture 1. In a bad sence for a sharp contention as Act. 15. 39. where speaking of the difference which arose between Paul and Barnabas about taking John Mark along with them the Text saith The contention was so sharp between them that they departed asunder one from the other Or such a provoking as makes al the body to tremble or that sets the teeth on edge of {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} and {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} Acetum vineger but here secondly It 's used in a good sence for stirring up or quickning one another to a necessary duty From the context as this Verse looks back to the two and twentieth we may gather this proposition That there is no true Faith which is not accompanied with love and good works The Apostle James Chap. 2. Tells us of a twofold Faith A dead Faith and a living Faith A dead Faith is that which consists in words and profession onely without good works ver. 14. What saith he doth it profit my brethren though a man saith he hath Faith and hath not workes Can Faith save him Hee meanes such a livelesse saplesse Faith For saith he ver. 17. Faith if it hath not works is dead being alone For according to the usuall Maxim as Faith justifies our persons so works justifie our Faith And Paul writing to Titus chargeth him to teach this Doctrine to his hearers This is a faithfull saying and these things I will that thou affirm constantly That they which have believed in God might be carefull to maintain good works This therefore cashieres from the number of true believers all those rough and rugged Esau's who Salamander-like love to live in the fire of contention and are never well but when they are embroiled in quarrells Or that instead of provoking to love do all that they can to make Nationall and Church divisions by distinctive names and titles seeking to divide and subdivide us till they have crumbled us all to pieces A most Diabolicall sin who is the Author of Division and among the vulgar is known by his cloven foot whereas God is the God of Peace Jesus Christ the Prince of Peace the Gospell the Gospell of Peace Christs Ministers the Ambassadors of peace and therefore all his people should cry with David I am for peace Psal. 120. 7. Secondly all such Solifidians as boast much of their Faith but are not carefull to maintain good works These are barren Figtrees that bear fair leaves of profession without any fruit at all but when Christ shall come with his basket and turn up their fair leaves and find no fruit he will set down his basket and take up his Axe as Mat. 3. 10. Now also is the axe laid unto the root of the Trees therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewen down and cast into the fire Or else he will curse them for their barrennesse as he did that tree Mar. 11. 14. No man eat fruit of thee hereafter for ever Let us consider one another Hence observe That Christians should with much seriousnesse and diligence consider and acquaint themselves each with other Quest But what is it that they are to observe each in other Answ. 1. Their gifts graces experiences and virtues to draw them forth for their mutuall benefit 2. Their wants and weaknesse to pitty cover and heal them 3. Their dispositions and temper that we may know the better how to deal with them According to that of Jud. verse 22. 23. Of some have compassion making a difference and others save with fear pulling them out of the fire Therefore when we meet together we should not squander away our pretious time in frothy and idle discourses or in vain and fruitless impertinences but according to the Apostles counsell here we should consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works And this brings me to the principall point for which I made choise of this Text viz. That it 's the duty of all Christians to provoke one another to love and to good works which Point you see consists of two branches First that we should provoke one another to love So did Abraham speaking to Lot Gen. 13. 8. Let there be no strife I pray thee between me and thee and between my Herdsmen and thy Herdsmen for we be bretheren And Joseph speaking to his brethren Gen. 45. 24. See that yee fall not out by the way And Peter speaking to all Christians saith Love the brotherhood 1 Pet. 2. 17. Quest What is this love that we must provoke one another to Answ. It 's a Christian virtue or Grace infused into us by the Holy Ghost whereby we sincerely love God for himself and our brethren for Gods sake I call it a Christian virtue or Grace to distinguish it from the naturall affection of love which we bring into the World with us And from that morall virtue which may be acquired by our own diligence and industry whereas this is the work of Gods spirit in us and an evidence of our future salvation 1 Ioh. 3. 14. For we know that we have passed from death to life because we love the brethren he that loveth not his brother with this holy love abideth in death This love you see hath a two fold Objection God and man The latter I conceive is principally meant in this Text therfore I shal speak to that it is an uniting and cementing Grace that soders mens hearts one to another as Jonathans to David 1 Sam. 18. 1. The soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David and he loved him as his own soul And this is that which the Apostle exhorts us to Eph. 4. 2. 4. Forbearing one another in love endeavouring to keep the unity of the spirit in the bond of peace And Col. 2. 2. That their hearts might be comforted being knit together in love And this is that for which the Primitive Christians were so famous Act. 4. 32. The multitude of them that believed were of one heart and of one soul c. Quest What arguments may we