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A funeral sermon, occasioned by the death of Mrs. Jane Papillon late wife of the very worthy Thomas Papillon, Esq; first preached July 24. 1698. and now published at his request. By John Woodhouse.
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Woodhouse, John, d. 1700.
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12. as received him that is believed on his Name When I receive him as God offers him and to the Ends and Purposes for which he offers him to do that for me which God hath appointed him and which he hath undertaken to do for me in the Gospel to be a Prince and Ruler as well as a Saviour to give Repentance as well as Remission of Sin to bless me Acts 5. 31. in turning me from my sins Is not this a Controversie between thee and thy Christ Sinner it hath been a Cause of parting betweeen him and many a Soul and is like to be so to many more Thou hast the more Reason to look diligently to it that it be not thy Case It is a common Case and a dangerous one see to it it be not thine own If thou name the Name of Christ in reality art indeed a Christian more than in Shew or Livery thou must thou wilt depart from Iniquity not only leave it in Affection and Conversation but fight on Christ's side against it as 2 Tim. 1◠16. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 that Word signifies This will this must reach to thy Constitution-Sin thy Calling-Sin which perhaps thou thinkest thou livest by thy Darling Sin that is Peccatum in delicijs One Reservation one Exception from Christ's Terms will not be born by him If thou dispence with thy self in any allowed way of known Iniquity he will not dispence with thee and such one Leak will sink thy Vessel He will not I had almost said he cannot indulge thee in one of these He will save thee from thy sins not in them how vainly soever thou flatterest thy self in the Matter He is the Author of Eternal Salvation but Heb. 5. 9. to none but those that obey him in whatsoever he Commands Yea even when he Calls them to cut off a right Mat. 5. 30. Ch. 18. 8. hand pluck out a right eye to mortifie sins that are as pleasurable and as useful as these I know but one Place in the whole Bible that seems to give Countenance to any thing cross to this and I think with Submission it is the Translation not 2 King 5. 18. the Original which affords the Umbrage to it Where Naaman taken to be a true Convert seems to ask and have a Grant to continue his Honourable and Gainful Post Bowing down in the Idolatrous Worship in the House of Rimmon Had it been translated The Lord pardon thy Servant when I have bowed down in the House of Rimmon as the Rules ◠Conversivum about the Conversive Particle in the Original and the Rules of the Accents some say do warrant tho' not fit matter for such a Discourse as this he had been brought in begging Pardon for what he had done not begging an Indulgence to go on in his Idolatry which seems inconsistent with his Sincerity and the same would be inconsistent with thine And when this is truly done thou must further add Thirdly A firm Affiance in and Recumbence on him Thou must rest upon him and him alone for all he hath undertaken to do for thee This in Scripture Language is called Staying on him and trusting in him Isa 26. 3. This is a special Exercise of Faith Paul trusted him committed his all 2 Tim. 1. 12. to him Trust to him for Grace all kind of Grace for Justification Sanctification yea and Eternal Salvation 1 Tim. 1◠16. Look unto him and Lean upon him as one that hath satisfied Divine Justice for thee merited that Divine Grace that is sufficient for thee Expect all from him and from none but him who is all to thee Trust not to thy Duties nor thy Graces for any thing Christ hath undertaken to do for thee Neither trust to Christ to repent believe and obey the Gospel for thee because he requires this of thee tho' he affords the help of his Grace to thee without which thou canst not thou wilt not do it Well Sirs will you see this be done that you may get into the Lord in Order to dying in him and being blessed with him Nothing short of this will do it Oh! live not short of this Nay let me beg of you this further 4. That you would when thus got into him Abide in Jesus dwell in him cleave unalterably to him never think of quitting him Whither canst thou go Is there Salvation in any other Canst thou have Salvation by him in any other way on Col. 2. 6. any other Terms As you have received Christ Jesus the Lord so walk in him Let him be the Principle Pattern and End of all when the Flesh and the World court thee to turn aside from him when Satan puts in to offer better things to thee for he will promise thee fair as he did thy Lord say No I see my need of him my lost Estate without him I cannot be better I am for my dear Lord he hath Dominion over me and he shall have it I have been am and will be govern'd by him that I may be saved by him I will follow him fully I will follow him whithersoever he goes I will do any thing suffer any thing rather than forsake him I will never leave him nor forsake his Ways nor reject his Terms his Righteous his Reasonable Terms Fifthly Above and besides all this Pray labour to get Evidence and Assurance of all this that you are got into him that you abide in him dwell in him and walk in him and so shall dye in him and be blessed by him There is a Blessedness some shall share in they have a good Title to it now and shall shortly have possession of it Can you produce a good Title to a share in it Sirs Do I speak all this to you as to Persons unconcerned about this Matter What will you not purchase a Farm or House without looking into the Title to see it be indefeasable And will you when any Doubts arise review and clear up the Title to it Will you in such a Case sit down without searching into the Matter and say I hope well Where is there a Fool of this Size to be found in City or Country And is a Title to Blessedness and Unspeakable Glory the only thing that is not worth Minding thy Clearing up What hast thou no Evidences for Heaven no Scripture Grounds for thy Hope of a Future Blessedness and wilt thou be at no Pains to get any 'till Sickness Old Age and Death overtake thee Wilt thou not get them 'till thou hast such Occasion to use them Alas Christians this is the Common Folly how many that hear such Things from us with little regard in times of Health cry out to us on their sick and dying Beds when indisposed and disabled by Sickness and Pains of Body and Anguish of Mind for such solemn and important Business Oh! what shall we do for cleared Evidences for Heaven and have them to seek when they should