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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A46911	Eklampsis tōn dikaiōn, or, The shining forth of the righteous a sermon preached partly upon the death of that reverend and excellent divine, Mr. Stephen Charnock, and in part at the funeral of a godly friend / by John Johnson.	Johnson, John, M.A.	1680 (1680)	Wing J783; ESTC R16247	41,797	47

did that which for the matter of it was right in the sight of the Lord in a good mood was more forward and zealous in repairing the House of God than his Tutor vers 4.5 6. chides him but vers 17.18 as soon as Jehoiada was dead out of sight and hearing he fe●l to his own Course and Bias again his eye being only to the Lords people and the Lords Minister though he did what was right in the sight of God his heart was not right with God he took up the Religion of the fawning Princes of Judah That was more for his turn his interest now But would he not repent if any of the Lords Ministers would boldly tell him of his backslidings No many did vers 18.19 them he regarded not Jehoiada's own Son did and he gave express order they should Stone him So many are righteou● before men that godly Ministers good people may have a great opinion of them they carry it cunningly whilst godly Ministers Parents Friends Acquaintance live yet are Hypocrites and gross Dissemblers before God 5. But the occasion calls louder upon me than the time and constrains me to be thus abrupt to omit the remainder of this and the use of consolation which will take up another S●●eet and may come to your view There●ore stay Sirs Ye that have heard Mr. Charnock Preach yea if there be any such here that first gave your own selves unto the Lord then unto him by the will of God ye will hearken ye will be exhorted and prevailed with Is it Is it not I know it is your hearts desir to be received into the Kingdom of your Father and be perfectly glorified Let it be your constant care and endeavour to be found still amongst the righteous to shine in grace in holiness and righteousness in light and love faith and new obedience above all in uprightne● and sincerity Be ye righteous before God in his All-discerning eye not only in your own or other mens eyes which may soon easily be dazed blinded and so deluded by you At your leasur● weigh these Scriptures 1 Thes 4.1 to 10. Luke 1.75 and 1 Thes 3.12 13. Thus ye will Embalm the Deceased put him in the best Repository and preserve in your minds his Remains Ye are to eternize the name of that Reverend and Excellent Divine your faithful Pastor Mr. Stephen Charnock a name of precious and eternal memory ye are to follow his faith to walk in the way of righteousness you saw how he went before you My observation of his walking growth and perseverance in the way that is called Holy makes me conclude that he was 1. A sincere Convert born of the Word and Spirit the seed of Grace and Righteousness sprang up betimes in his heart The Deed of Gift or rather Copy of it which shewed his title to Heaven I believe perished with his Books in Londons flames and I have forgot the particular places of Scripture by which he was most wrought upon which were there inserted That it was pure Gospel is evident whatever any that heard him not may think or have heard of his Preaching but Morality or Metaphysicks in all his Sermons Prayers Conversation Gospel-light appeared to each that had any thing of the spirit of discerning and Love did abound more and more in knowledg in all judgment and experience How would he deeply search into and prove things that differ which many others at first view would well approve of and allow only what he found pure and excellent whereby he might make himself others sincere without offence and to be filled with the fruits of righteousness For this I had him in my heart at my first acquaintance with him in Cambridge Thirty six years since I found him one that Josiah-like had turned to the Lord with all his heart all his soul and all his might and none like him which did more endear him to me How had he hid the Word of God in a fertile soyl a good and honest heart which made him flee youthful lusts and Antidoted him against the infection of youthful vanities His Study was his Recreation the Law of God all his delights Had he it not think ye engraven on his heart He was as choice circumspect and prudent in his election of Society as of Books to converse with all his delight being in such as excelled in the Divine Art of directing furthering and quickening him in the way to Heaven the Love of Christ and Souls Most choice he was of the Ministers that he would hear what he learnt from Books Converse or Sermons that which affected and wrought most upon him he prayed over till he was delivered into the form of it and had Christ Grace and the Spirit formed in him True he had been darkness and then he said full of doubtings fears and grievously pestred with temptations 'T is in the night the ugly Serpent crawls forth alas he was to be trained up as he might counsel and comfort others but God vouchsafed to dart such raies into his heart as gave the light of the knowledg of the glory of God in the face the person of Jesus Christ So was he made light in the Lord and believing on Christ and God in him filled with inward peace and comfort 2 ly He was a sound Believer and oft said he esteemed his own righteousness as none at all nor would he be found in it 't was impure imperfect defiled stain'd like a menstruous cloth All his desire was to be found in Christ and arrayed with the fine linnen clean and shining the righteousness of the Saints One excellency of this excellent Divine lay in his knowledg belief of and the soundness of his judgment to clear unto the understanding of others fundamental Truths viz. concerning the first Covenant the apostacy and defection of our first Parents by which term the Fathers in the Primitive times judiciously delight to delineate the fall of Adam and ours in him The first promise that 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 concerning Christ the seed of the Woman and that before the Judiciary sentence past The Covenant of Redemption the New Covenant of Grace which filled up the greatest room in his head heart meditations prayers and discourses the nature of Original sin want of original righteousness corruption of nature impossibility of being justified by the Law by Works Justification by Christ by faith in him the sufferings of Christ Regeneration c. and the love of God in all How oft have we found him as if he had lately been with Paul caught up into the third Heaven and heard unspeakable words magnifying and adoring the mercy love and goodness of God the freeness and the riches of his Grace in giving the promise before the sentence giving Christ righteousness and faith in him Oh! said he oft to this effect the grace of God! the freeness and exceeding riches of his grace who is rich in mercy for his great love wherewith he hath

Adam being made partakers of the Divine Nature and receiving of the Lord Christs fulness Grace for grace In Regeneration the principles and seeds of grace in Sanctification gracious dispositions and habits are infus'd and wrought He is a sinner that wanting original rectitude hath corruption of nature in lieu of it Evil dispositions inclining him instead of fearing serving and glorifying God as God to cast off the fear of God to sin against and dishonour him and instead of loving his neighbour as himself his righteous neighbour best with such a love to hate others as his enemies so he becomes more like a beast than a man and the godly most of all So he is more like a child of the Devil than a child of God So he is righteous who being created over again hath such habitual grace and good dispositions wrought in him as incline and facilitate him to serve the Lord 1. In Holiness 2. In righteousness Luk. 1.75 both in acts of piety towards God and Justice towards man and fill him with love to God and all that bear his image and to all that have as Bucer spake any thing of Christ in them So 1 Pet. 4.18 the righteous are opposed to the ungodly and sinners unrighteous ones that have not the fear of God before their eyes not the love of God in their hearts nor grace to live and act justly and honestly towards themselves or others Rom 1.29 c. Hence 2. they love righteousness as their Lord Jesus did to whose Image they were predestinated to be conformed He being perfectly righteous did perfectly love righteousness and hate inquity they receiving of his fulness do it in their measure and degree which they manifest by a constant serious purpose and endeavour to follow after holiness and righteousness exercising themselves herein to keep a conscience void of offence towards God and man and to depart from iniquity Though through remainders of corruption they may sometimes omit some duties or fail in the performance of them or be overcome and fall into the commission of some sins yet as to the constant frame of their hearts they love righteousness and as to their course 3. They do righteousness and do no iniquity Sinners being void of all grace filled with all unrighteousness commit sin work and do mischief are workers of iniquity Mat. 25. Sin-makers by the Trade they drive you may know their calling They do nothing else but sin and manifest themselves to be ungodly unrighteous by their ungodly and unjust practices By their actings they shew themselves to be men not only of loose and licentious but flagitious lives living in gross open and scandalous sins They sin like the Devil who from the first never ceased to sin was a lyar a murtherer from the beginning is and will be so 1 Joh. 1.6 c. 3.4.6.8 Es 59.6 So 1 Joh. 1.7 c. 2.29 c. 3.6 9 10. They are righteous that work righteousness making it the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the main business and employment of their lives 4. They that are righteous by acceptation in the Lords though not the Laws account i. e. though they are not legally absolutely and most compleatly righteous so as they might challenge from God and by the Law justification and life upon account of personal and perfect obedience yet are righteous Evangelically in a Gospel sense yea through the Lords gracious acceptation in Gods own account God accepts them that are truly and really righteous though they be not absolutely perfect and dignifies them with that title of honour upon account of their uprightness and sincerity which is a Jewel in the Lords eye yea all in all in his account so were Abel Noah Zachariah and Elizabeth righteous before God whereas Hypocrites are only seemingly righteous and that before men in appearance outward shew and profession Righteousness usually is defined to be a constant and perpetual desire purpose and will to give unto every one his own Observe wherein Noahs Righteousness lay when he was the only righteous person in the age wherein he lived and you 'l see what that righteousness is which God approves and accepts through Christ and the New Covenant 1. He gave to God his own that faith fear love obedience that internal and external worship which was due unto him when Gen. 6.12 All flesh had corrupted their way i. e. in worshipping God and turn'd Idolaters as the Hebrew phrase oft intends Exod. 32.7 Deut. 32.5 he knew 't was just the great the good God His God should be served in the first place most and best served by him always according to his own will 2. He gave unto others their due when Gen. 6.18 the earth was filled with violence i. e. Injustice cousenage and oppression He took what care he could for the good the preservation and Salvation of others especially of his Family as well as of himself 3. He was perfect i. e. upright amongst a world of hypocrites his heart right with God and he was righteous before him what he did for God or others he did all as under Gods eye as in his presence Gen 6.9 4. He was righteous in his faithful discharge of duty in that office and station which God set him in as a Master of a Family a Father a Preacher of Righteousness Gen. 6.22 'T is rare but the most amiable sight to see persons Mat. 3 1● fulfilling all righteousness in their particular callings John had need as he said to be baptized of Christ but Christ had not entred on his office John had and his office was to baptize so Christ saith Suffer it now it becomes us to fulfill all righteousness 2. As to their preferment Note 2 ly The righteous shall be glorified being regenerate justified and sanctified they walk uprightly and work righteousness They shall be taken up and admitted into the Kingdom of their Father and shall dwell there Psal 15 1 2 And 1 There they shall shine They were darkness but God bespoke them out of it and they were made light in the Lord Eph. 5.8 as in the first so in their new Creation 2 Cor. 4 6. God said Let there be light and there was light Light immediately sprang up out of darkness into their understandings and they appeared as Luminaries in the World Phil. 2.15 and gave light to others Mat 5 15 16 but they do only 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 appear sometimes then they shall 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 always shine and shine bright Here their light is a little twinkling glimmering light as the light of here and there a Star at distance one from another in a pitchy dark night look wishly and you may see here and there a Saint in his Conversation holding forth the word of life but then being fixed as thick as they can stand one by another all together an innumerable company will shine bright in one Constellation giving out their light In heaven none but Saints are