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A35325	The three last sermons preached by the late Reverend Mr. Timothy Cruso, who dyed Novem. 26, 1697 to which is added his sermon on the 5th Nov. 1697.	Cruso, Timothy, 1656?-1697.; Fuller, Francis, 1637?-1701.	1698 (1698)	Wing C7444; ESTC R31349	39,661	90

THE Three Last Sermons PREACHED By the Late Reverend Mr. Timothy Cruso Who Dyed Novem. 26. 1697. To which is added His SERMON On the 5th Nov. 1697. LONDON Printed by S. Bridge for Tho. Park-hurst at the Bible and Three Crowns in Cheapside near Mercers-Chapel 1698. TO THE READER THE Reverend Author of these Sermons was well known for his Eminency in Ministerial Abilities and his great Faithfulness and Diligence in the Exercise of them to his Honour from whom he had receiv'd them and to whom they were wholy Due He had a good Vnderstanding in the Visions of God and found out as the Preacher did acceptable Words to explain them such as did at once both Please Eccles 12.10 and Profit By his skilfulness in those Visions he was as Eyes to the Blind and by his Diligence in the Vse of it he consum'd himself like a Taper by giving Light to others which makes the Loss the greater and the Repair the more difficult The Argument he makes use of to perswade backsliding Sinners to return to God is grounded on the Divine Precept and the Divine Promise on the Precept as the Ground of Conscience and on the Promise as the Ground of Confidence on that as their Warrant and on this as their Encouragement to it Sin has indeed made a Separation between God and Sinners as to his Grace and Favour though not as to his Essence and Power But a New and Living Way by Christ who united God to Man in Favour by Uniting God to Man in Person is opened wherein they who are at a great Distance from God and deserve to be set at an irrecoverable Distance from him may have free Access to him The Command shows they must com and the Promise that with Hope they may that makes it necessary to be done and this Beneficial if it is The swiftness of the Compassionate Fathers Motion towards the returning Prodigal Son who ran while he did but come and the great Entertainment he made for him when come shew how willing the Father was that he should come and how Welcome the Son was when he did come stands upon Record to express that great Compassion in God to Sinners who more willingly calls them than they either are or can be to come at his call and that delicate Provision the best and sweetest a Feast of Fat Things the sweetest Part of Meat and of Marrow the sweetest Part of Fat and those strong and pure Consolations Wine on the Lees well refin'd one noting Strength and the other Purity that he Feeds them with in the Way in his Banqueting-house the House of Pleasure and Feasting the foretasts of that better Chear reserv'd for them in the Mansion-house those Everlasting Consolations that are ever the same always satiating without Loathing and ever Renewing without Finishing This Good-Will of God to Sinners on his Part might allure them to come but the Necessity on their Part to come should Compel them to it for their is no Medium betwixt Salvation and Damnation nor any Way to obtain the one or escape the other but by Coming The Philosopher tells us Ar. Rh. l. 1. c. 9. that there is no Counsel about things of Necessity they admit no Debate Impossibility is a Hinderance to Reason Difficulty is a Hinderance to Sloth but Necessity Quickens to Action and would they but set the Necessity against the Difficulty they would either find no Difficulty or make it none by overcoming it especially in a Matter of that Moment where a Delay makes the Case dangerous and a total Neglect makes it desperate You have Gods Call to come let him have your Answer that you will come that you are coming behold we come with your Call to him to draw you that you may come for there is no Coming to him but by Strength from him and with full purpose of Heart cleave to him when come for without it you would not be receiv'd though you did come for you come before you are call'd and shall be sent away as you come Now that what is here Published may be Read and Bless'd to an effectual prevailing with Sinners to turn from Sin to God so from Sin as never more to turn to it and so to God as never willingly to turn away from him is the sincere Desire Of your Friend and Servant in our Lord. F. Fuller April 5th 1698. ERRATA PAge 3. Line 14. for yet read that p. 8. l. 1. after for r. first of all p. 13. l. 8. r. it is before the p. 14. l. 23. r. for before what p. 15. l. 15. r. throughout p. 37. l. 26. for how r. what p. 45. l. 9. for the r. who p. 49. l. 6. after not r. that p. 70. l. 19. r. they These Books lately Printed for Tho. Parkhurst DIscourses upon the Rich Man and Lazarus By Mr. Tim. Cruso There is now Published those two scarce and excellent Books the Fountain of Life opened in Forty Two Sermons And a Treatise of the Soul of Man in 4to Both by the Late Reverend and Learned Mr. John Flavel Minister of the Gospel at Dartmouth Mr. Howe 's Sermon on the Day of Thanksgiving His Sermon for Reformation of Manners His Sermon at the Funeral of Mr. Rich. Adams M. A. The great Duty and comfortable Evidence keeping our selves from our Iniquity open'd and applied By John Whitlock Minister of the Gospel in Nottingham A Perswasive to full Communion with the Churches of Christ in all Gospel-Ordinances and Priviledges By the Late Reverend Mr. George Day Minister of the Gospel in London-street in Ratcliff A short History of the Late War between King William the Confederates and the French King SERMON I. Of Conversion to God JER III. 22. latter part Behold we come unto Thee For Thon art the Lord our God THERE are several earnest Exhortations by the Prophet in this Chapter to sollicite and persuade the unfeigned Conversion of a sinful People to God As ver 1. again ver 7. then ver 12. and lastly in this ver 22. which represents a kind of Dialogue between God and the People of the Jews his Speech to them in the former Part of the Verse and their Reply to him in the latter Part of it What he says is full of Kindness and Affection What they say is expressive of their Duty and Submission 1. What God says This contains a Precept and a Promise A Precept Return you backsliding Children A Promise And I will heal your Backsliding 2. What the People say both with Reference to the Act it self Behold we come unto Thee and the Reason of it For thou art the Lord our God Whether the Jews were ever really prevailed with to do after this Manner by the Ministry of the Prophet is very doubtful or whether this were a Prophecy concerning the Time to come though it be spoken in the Time present here and in the Time past ver 21. A Voice was heard c. is also questionable But