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A44566 Rich treasure in earthen vessels a sermon preached, Jan. 1, 1662/3, at the funeral of that reverend and faithful servant of Jesus Christ, Mr. James Nalton, late minister of God's word at St. Leonards Foster-lane / by T. Horton ... Horton, Thomas, d. 1673. 1663 (1663) Wing H2879; ESTC R7695 15,146 23

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Rich Treasure in Earthen Vessels A SERMON Preached Jan. 1. 1662 3. at the FUNERAL OF That Reverend and faithful Servant of Jesus Christ Mr. JAMES NALTON Late Minister of God's Word at St. LEONARDS Foster-Lane By T. HORTON D.D. Your Fathers where are they and the Prophets do they live for ever LONDON Printed in the Year 1663. To the READER Courteous Reader I Do here present unto thee a Sermon preached by a Reverend and Learned Minister in this City at the Funeral of that faithful godly and truly consciencious Minister of Jesus Christ Mr. James Nalton whose Name is as a precious Oyntment poured forth unto all the godly in this Nation He was one of those precious sons of Zion of whom the world is not worthy ejected by men but now taken into a better Living by the great Bishop of souls Surely Englands sins are very great and hainous that have turned God and Man against us Our Teachers are thrown into corners by men and called away from us by God Oh that our eyes could run down with Rivers of tears but who layes this to heart the righteous are despised rejected and taken away but no man regards it if our wrestling Jacobs our Moses's in the gap our praying Elijahs our weeping Jeremiahs be called home Lord what will become of England whose prayers will be instrumental to remove those judgments incumbent and prevent those which are imminent if the mourners in Zion cease from among us surely then 't is not only our duty but our safety to pray for and consequently bewaile the loss of their lives who are our Fathers the chariots horsemen of England for whose sake this Nation is kept from the judgements of Sodom Gomorrah yet guilty of greater abominations I shall say no more but commend this Sermon to thy reading and intreat that candor from thee that if thou findest any errata in words or phrases or any thing that seems imperfect not to impute it to the reverend and learned Dispenser but to the Transcriber hereof So I commend thee to God Far well Rich treasure in Earthen Vessels c. 2 Cor. 4.7 But we have this Treasure in Earthen Vessels that the excellency of the Power may be of God and not of us THere is nothing so excellent or compleat in this World but hath its diminishment and qualifications and something that doth disparage it and abates of the excellency thereof not the things of this World onely but spiritual things in some sort as to enjoy them and partake of them in this life have their inconveniences and disparagements annext and are mingled with something that abates of their worth an instance of which we have here in this present Scripture which the Apostle Paul signifies to us concerning the enjoyment of the Ministry of the Gospel of Christ He had in the verse before the Text told us the great priviledge that both Ministers and others had in having the glorious Gospel viz. The light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ shining into our hearts the consideration of which is of great encouragement to us yet adds this as a qualification of it viz. But we have this treasure in earthen Vessels c That which doth qualifie it is That this excellent treasure hath its conveyances through weak and mean persons men of frailty and mortality In the words there are two main parts I. The Dispensation it self II. The Account of it I. The Dispensation it self This Treasure we have in earthen Vessels c. II. The account of it That the excellency of the power may be of God and not of us I shall begin with the first the Dispensation it self which hath two blanches 1 The Depositum the thing laid up 2. The Repository in which this Treasure is laid up First The Depositum or thing laid up which is a Treasure and what is this Treasure but the Gospel of Jesus Christ The Gospel is a Treasure according to a twofold consideration In respect of the 1. Matter of it In respect of the 2. Ministry of it Both make up a treasure The Matter of it the things of the Gospel are rich things and the conveyances of it the Ministerial gifts and ability by which the Gospel is administred do make up the Treasure 'T is a Treasure in both respects 1. In respect of the matter of it therefore it is we read of the Riches of Christ of the Riches of the Gospel The Scripture makes mention of three things wherein the Gospel is agreeable to a treasure 1. A Treasure is a thing of dignity and worth 't is not a company of pebbles though many that will make up a Treasure a Treasure consists of things of worth and dignity and thus is the Gospel in it are contained excellent and admirable truths the Mysteries of salvation by Christ the doctrine of the Gospel brings glad tydings of peace and reconciliation with God in Christ there we have the gifts and graces of God there we have glory and immortality c. and those things in the Gospel are administred to us there is no science in the world brings such treasure as this 2. The Gospel is a treasure for variety abundance and plurality 'T is not one thing of worth but many that makes up a treasure if few yet much worth must be comprehended in them so in the Gospel we have the manifold wisdom of God the rich treasures of Wisdom and Knowledge The Gospel though it be but one for substance yet 't is many for improvements 't is a chain of many links one faith but divers articles of it so it is a treasure in that respect 3. 'T is a treasure for its closeness We do not open a treasure to every one but it is kept close The Gospel is a secret mystery hidden not revealed to every one it is not discovered to carnal worldly men though it may be revealed to them in the outward proposition yet not in the spirituality of it But where shall wisdom be found and where is the place of understanding saith Job ch 28. v. 12. The peace of the Gospel is a treasure hid in the field not found by every one 2. The Gospel is a treasure in respect of the ministry of it so the Apostle hints 't is not onely light but a shining light which hath shined into our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God c. 'T is a treasure in this respect viz. in the discovery and shining of it the conveyances the several gifts and graces of the ministry by which the Gospel is conveyed to us makes up a treasure and as the Ministry is a treasure so the opportunities and advantages thereof are Thus the Gospel and the Ministry thereof is pretious and ought to be esteemed and made use of by us We should highly account of the Gospel and put a high value on it for it is a treasure yea it