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The great treaty of peace: or, A serious exhortation upon a sad occasion to double diligence about making peace with God Part whereof was preached at the funeral of Mrs. Anne Kyrl, April 6. 1677. To which is added, the character of that worthy gentlewoman. By H. S. minister of the Gospel.
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for such things made her diligent industriously diligent that she might be found of Christ in peace without spot and blameless in a reconciled justified and sanctified estate She gave her mind she set her self to be found in this estate She was instant in season and out of season about this In the morning she sowed her seed and in the evening she withheld not her hand Eccles 11. 6. She gave all diligence to add to her faith vertue and to vertue knowledge c. She gave diligence to make her calling and election sure 2 Pet. 1. 5 10. She was not slothful but shewed diligence to the full assurance of hope Heb. 6. 11 12. And whatsoever she apprehended was commanded by the God of Heaven she would diligently do it Ezra 7. 23. What more shall I say Her eyes were turned away from beholding vanity Ps 119. 37. Her ears were swift to hear Jam. 1. 19. In her tongue was the Law of kindness Prov. 31. 26. Her hands were stretched out to the poor and needy Prov. 31. 20. Her feet were shod with the preparation of the Gospel of Peace Eph. 6. 15. Her knees were bowed unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ Eph. 3. 14. Her face was Zion-ward Jer. 50. 5. Her clothing was humility 1 Pet. 5. 5. Her ornaments a meek and a quiet spirit 1 Pet. 3. 4. Her girdle sincerity Eph. 6. 14. Her speech was savoury seasoned Salt Col. 4. 6. Corrupt communication proceeded not out of her mouth but such as might minister Grace to the hearers Eph. 4. 29. Her conversation was upright Ps 37. 14. Ordered aright Ps 50. 23. As became the Gospel Phil. 1. 27. Without covetousness Heb. 13. 5. Chaste coupled with fear 1 Pet. 3. 2. Honest 1 Pet. 2. 12. Holy 1 Pet. 1. 15. Heavenly Phil. 3. 20. All her springs whence slowed these streams were in God Ps 87. 7. Her confidence was not in the slesh Her rejoycing was in Christ Phil. 3. 3. Christ was her All Col. 3. 11. Her wisdom to direct her righteousness to justifie her sanctification to cleanse her redemption to set her at liberty 1 Cor. 1. 30. When she was hungry his flesh was her meat When thirsty his blood was her drink John 6. 55. When she fainted he was her cordial Luke 2. 25. When she fought with her spiritual adversaries he was her victory and triumph 1 John 5. 4 5. 1 Cor. 15. 57. Rom. 8. 37. When she failed Christ was her Advocate with the Father John 2. 1 2. In life he was her hope 1 Tim. 1. 1. In death he is her gain Phil. 1. 21. In the grave he will be her life and resurrection John 11. 25. I think I may say of her as Hezekiah of himself Isa 38. 3. That she walked before God in truth and with a perfect heart and did that which was good in his sight And as Christ of Nathanael John 1. 47. Behold an Israelite indeed in whom is no guile Her dying words exprest much of a Christian indeed To instance They exprest 1. Her expectation of a change I do not hope to live long 2. Her weannedness from the world and sense of the badness of it For said she being fit to dye 't is the best time to dye in and the worst age to live in 3. Her lamenting after God for she complained of unprofitableness under the means she enjoyed and of the want of former refreshments 4. Her confidence in God For said she though I am a great sinner yet I believe I am a pardoned sinner and so have rest and quiet One saying to her There is need of the Lords help Yea said she and God hath laid help upon one that is mighty and by his stripes I am healed One repeating that Scripture Ps 116. 6. The Lord preserveth the simple I was brought low and he helped me Yea said she the Lord will remember me in my low estate Her thankfulness Blessed be God said she I have refreshing though not rest At other times she would say O the consolations of the Lord are not small things 6. Her prayerfulness In her last fit she said Lord ease Lord help Pray pray pray And so whiles we were praying for her she fell asleep Thus she has given you an Example as Christ did his Disciples John 13. 15. I will not call you to lamentation but to imitation I must Not to lamentation Though some of you have lost a dear Sister And some of you a tender Aunt And some a faithful Friend And some a helper of their faith and joy And some an encourager in the ways of God The poor have lost a visitor and liberal benefactor And this Congregation a worthy member And she her self has lost something too she has lost her Asthma or difficulty of breathing Her pains sighs and groans Her cold sweats and fainting fits Her sorrows and sufferings Her troubles and temptations Her sins and corruptions But what are her gains No tongue can express nor heart can conceive what they are She has gained Heaven What eye hath not seen nor ear hath heard nor hath it entred into the heart of man 1 Cor. 2. 9. A Kingdom Everlasting Luke 12. 32. 2 Pet. 1. 11. A Crown of righteousness and life 2 Tim. 4. 8. James 1. 12. An Inheritance rich and glorious Eph. 1. 18. Incorruptible undefiled and that fadeth not away 1 Pet. 1. 4. She has gained fulness of joy in the presence of God and pleasures for ever more at his right hand Ps 16. 11. An exceeding exceeding eternal weight of glory 2 Cor. 4. 17. The Beatifical Vision Mat. 5. 8. The immediate and full fruition of God and Christ An eternal life with God and Christ and Saints and Angels And therefore I must not call you to lamentation But as I said to imitation I must Follow her as she followed Christ 1 Cor. 11. 1. Let her Vertues live in you so shall she in some sense still live with you 1. Look for such things as she did Look for new Heavens and new Earth Look to things not seen and things that are eternal Look for the blessed hope and glorious appearing of c. Look for and hasten unto the coming of the day of God 2. Let the expectation of such things make you diligent in the use of means to be found of Christ at his coming in peace without spot c. in a reconciled justified and sanctified estate Give your minds set your selves to be found in this estate Be instant in season and out of season about it In the morning sow your seed and in the evening withhold not your hand Eccles 11. 6. Give all diligence adde to your faith vertue c. 2 Pet. 1. 5. Give diligence to make your calling and election sure 2 Pet. 1. 10. Be not slothful but shew diligence to the full assurance of hope Heb. 6. 11 12. And whatsoever shall be commanded you by the God of Heaven diligently do it Ezra 7. 23.
and to suffer what the Law threatens Therefore when he came into the World he was made under the Law Gal. 4. 4. and says Lo I come to do thy Will O God Heb. 10. 5. and Ps 40. 8. I delight to do thy Will O God yea thy Law is within my heart It becometh us saith he to John Baptist to fulfill all righteousness Mat. 3. 15. I am not come to destroy the Law but to fulfill it Mat. 5. 17. And this he did that the righteousness of the Law might be fulfilled in us Rom. 8. 4. How often doth he say his Father had sent him and that he came to do the Will of him that sent him Joh. 6. 38 39 40. and Joh. 9. 4. I must work the works of him that sent me and in his prayer Joh. 17. 4. He tells his Father that he had finished the work he had given him to do 3. He takes delight in these transactions between him and his Son about this peace making for Man Prov. 8. 30 31. The counsel and contrivance of the work of our redemption and salvation was the mutual delight of the Father and Son God forseeing how these transactions between him and his Son about mans reconciliation with God would issue in his own eternal glory is delighted and pleased therewith The Father and Son foreseeing how by this means the Law would be fulfilled Gods justice would be satisfied Gods glory would be repaired Satan would be trodden under foot and his works destroyed and poor captives would be delivered and sinners reconciled are greatly delighted The Father rejoyces in the Sons undertaking this work the Son rejoyces in the Fathers undertaking for his protection and assistance and success in the work See how 't is expressed Isa 42. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7. Behold my servant whom I uphold mine Elect in whom my soul delighteth in whom my soul is well pleased Mat. 12. 18. My beloved Son in whom I am well pleased Mat. 17. 5. and Mat. 3. 17. I have put my spirit upon him he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles He shall not cry nor lift up nor cause his voice to be heard in the streets A bruised Reed shall he not break and the smoking Flax shall he not quench He shall bring forth judgment unto truth He shall not fail nor be discouraged till he have set judgment in the earth and the Isles shall wait for his Law Thus saith the Lord he that created the Heavens c. I the Lord have called thee in righteousness and will hold thine hand and will keep thee and give thee for a Covenant of the People for a light of the Gentiles to open the blind eyes and to bring out the Prisoners out of the Prison and them that sit in darkness out of the Prisonhouse The foresight of these things was their delight 4. He has been at great cost and expence even the expence of blood precious blood 1 Pet. 1. 19. yea God-blood Acts 20. 28. to have this peace with himself purchased and procured for us It pleased the Father Christ having made peace through the blood of his Cross by him to reconcile all things to himself c. And youth at were sometimes alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works yet now hath he reconciled in the body of his flesh through death to present you holy and unblameable and unreproveable in his sight See Col. 1. 19 20 21 22. See also Ephes 2. 13 14 15 16. When we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son Rom. 5. 10. 5. He has provided and taken care that this purchased peace should be preached and proffered unto us Christ himself came and preached it Ephes 2. 17. and has commissionated others to do so too Mar. 16. 15. Go preach the Gospel the Gospel of Peace Rom. 10. 15. to every Creature God sent to the Children of Israel preaching peace by Jesus Christ Acts 10. 36. He hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation to wit That God was in Christ reconciling the world unto himself not imputing their trespasses unto them and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation 2 Cor. 5. 18 19. This grace is given to Ministers that they might preach the unsearchable Riches of Christ Eph. 3. 8. When Christ sent forth the 70 Disciples he commissioned them to say to every house where they came Luke 10. 5. Peace be to this house After Christ was risen he appears to his Disciples John 20. 21. saying Peace be unto you as my Father hath sent me so send I you to preach the Gospel even the Gospel of Peace 6. He hath given us a charge to accept of proffered peace to believe on his Son for peace and reconciliation 1 John 3. 23. This is his Commandment that we should believe on the Name of his Son Jesus Christ and Isa 27. 5. Let him take hold of my strength that he may make peace with me 7. He hath expressed and manisested his great desire of our making peace with him 1. By Writing Christ writes to the Church of Ephesus to repent and make her peace lest he come against her Rev. 2. 1. with 5. 2. By sending Ministers are Messengers sent to us Job 33. 23. Embassadors sent to treat with us about peace and reconciliation with God 2 Cor. 5. 20. The Lord God of their Fathers sent to them by his Messengers because he had compassion on them 2 Chron. 36. 15. As my Father sent me saith Christ John 20. 21. so send I you In the same Errand that I was sent I send you my Errand was to make peace and that 's yours Luke 10. 5. Say Peace be to this house 3. By praying and beseeching Now then we are Embassadors for Christ as though God did beseech you by us we pray you in Christs stead be ye reconciled to God 2 Cor. 5. 20. 4. By expostulating and reasoning the case Turnye turnye for why will ye dye Ezek. 33. 11. 5. By Wishing O that thou hadst hearkened unto my Commandments then had thy peace been as a River Isa 48 18. O that my people had hearkened unto me and Israel had walked in my ways I should soon have subdued their Enemies and turned my hand against their Adversaries O if thou hadst known in this thy day the things belonging to thy peace Luke 19. 42. O that there were such a heart in them Deut. 5. 29. 6. By waiting for our coming in and making peace with him The Lord waits that he may be gracious Isa 30. 18. Behold I stand at the door and knock if any man hear my voice and open the door I will come in to him and sup with him and he with me Rev. 3. 20. 7. By Swearing As I live saith the Lord God I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked but that the wicked turn from his way and live Ezek. 33. 11. So but that he lay down his weapons and be at