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A13873 A pearle for a prince, or a princely pearle As it was deliuered in two sermons, by Iohn Traske. Traske, John, d. ca. 1638. 1615 (1615) STC 24176; ESTC S102652 17,706 44

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Also such Ministers are reproued as flatter the rich and fawne vpon the mightie but scorne the weake and despise the poore These swarme in all parts where the Gospell is preached Not onely amongst those of Babels side but also euen here amongst vs. Yea those that are so conuersant about Touch not Taste not Handle not these that would bee reformers of others are herein most irreformed thēselues Oh fearefull is the condition of such surely the Lord neuer sent them or if they say he did they must proue it by that they haue such a commission as Christ himselfe neuer had He professeth himselfe to be sent a Isay 61.1 to the poore and hee reioyceth that b Mat. 11.5 The poore receiued the Gospell c verse 25 that babes vnderstood that which the rich and wise were ignorant of d Io. 7.49 The people of least esteeme were his chiefe followers Here also by this are discouered the darke courses of such as dare impudently to affirme that women haue no soules and that seruants are of no esteeme with God or that children shall bee damned Albeit the very naming such things is grieuous to an honest heart yet wee will a little touch these for satisfaction of any poore ignorant soule Such might read of e 1. Pet. 3.5.6 Sara that she is termed a holy woman yea the mother of faithfull women Of Priscilla famous for knowledge and practise for f Act. 18.26 knowledge able to instruct learned Apollos for g Ro. 16.3 practise readie to lay downe her life for Paul There is also an elect Ladie and her elect Sister many other women whose names are registred in the Booke of Life For seruants besides the Apostles mentiō of seruants where he writeth to none but Saints Onesimus being a seruant Phile. 16. hath such a title giuen him as no reprobate euer had As for children it is euident also in the Gospell by our Sauiours behauiour toward them his speeches of them Mar. 9.36 Act. 2.38 his promises to them and such as they are that it is without controuersie Heb. 8.11 they are within the Couenant and the promise extends euen as farre as them also To conclude this point Paul professeth himselfe A debter both to Greekes Rom. 1.14 and to the Barbarians both to the wise and to the vnwise And the Holy Ghost hath testified that in Christ there is neyther Iew Col. 3.11 nor Greeke circumcision nor vncircumcision Barbarian Scithian bond nor free but Christ is all and in all Lastly this serueth for the comfort of all that eyther desire Christ or alreadie haue obtained the possession of him It is as a shield for the one and a great incouragement for the other when Satan shall labour to discourage or affright Desirest thou to come to Christ and doth Satan tell thee it belongeth not to thee and that because of thy nation age or condition Thou maist holdly tell him that God inuites all therefore thee aswell as another Art thou in Christ and would Satan cause thee to doubt of any thing that concernes the life to come or distrust for this life Thou maiest boldly say The promises runne indifferently to all beleeuers Thou art a beleeuer therefore to thee Thus hauing concluded the first point That the promi●es of God doe stretch to euery beleeuer as well as to any Wee see in the next place from the restraint Hee that beleeueth Doct. 2 That the Promises of God doe extend to none but those that are beleeuers So we see in the forecited Scriptures Io. 1.12 But as manie as receiued him to them gaue he the right to become the sonnes of God To them and to none but them Ro. 1.16 So also in another place The Gospell of Christ is the Power of God vnto saluation Io. 3.16 to euery one that beleeueth And So God loued the World that hee gaue his onely begotten sonne that whosoeuer beleeueth in him should not perish but haue euerlasting Life Whosoeuer is the extent Whosoeuer beleeueth the restraint The reason hereof is Without Faith it is impossible to please God In Christ alone Heb. 11.6 Mat. 3.17 God is well pleased Hence it was that Paul spake such excellent things of Faith and so highly prized it Phil. 3.8 Thus hee esteemed all things but doung that hee might winne Christ and bee found in him Verse 9 not hauing his owne righteousnesse which was of the Law but the righteousnesse which is of Faith And hence it is Heb. 11.101 that Faith hath so excellent titles and effects mentioned in holy Scripture Seeing then that the promises of God are restrained onely to beleeuers As thou desirest comfort by the promises of God so must thou bee diligent in this search or inquisition Neyther is it any ground of Comfort that a man say I haue Faith or I doe beleeue as many presumptuously affirme For some there are that beleeue the Scriptures to bee true Iam. 2.19 The Deuils doe this and more they tremble And it were fearefull to affirme that they haue right to the promises of God Yea it may bee these haue attained such outward reformation that they are readie to censure all that are not so forward of Profanenesse and all that are more forward of singularitie These promise to themselues that Abraham is their Father There they doe begin as did those that were taxed for it by Iohn Baptist Luc. 3.8 Of such beleeuers I doe not speake For the difference betweene such and Infidels is but this Infidels not beleeuing at all are sure of condemnation and these beleeuing as they doe Luc. 12.48 of a greater condemnation Therefore not standing on the definition of Faith we will rather consider of the ground where it is sowen and of the companions that it hath The ground wher Faith is sowen is an humbled soule a wounded spirit Isay 66.2 Iam. 4 6. or rent heart to such God giueth the grace of Faith as are so prepared for it Mat. 5.6 Zach. 12.10.13.1 such as hunger and thirst for it such as mourne for it to such and to none but such doth hee open a fountaine for sinne and for vncleannesse Hereby then thou maist examine thy selfe Hast thou sought to God with feare and trembling Act. 16.19 Act. 2.37 as the Iailor did Hast thou come with a pricked Conscience and cried What must I doe to be saued Mat. 9.12 Mat. 11.28 Hast thou felt thy soule sick with sinne Hast thou beene pressed downe with the burden thereof Hath thine heart melted within thee and thine eyes gusht out with tea●es for thy sinnes This wounded spirit this sicke soule this rent heart this burdened Conscience this is indeed the ground where GOD doth sow Righteousnesse Hos 10.12 Psa 126.5 this is the man that shall reape in Mercie They onely that thus sowin teares shall reape inioy Thus much of the ground where Faith is sowen